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Political Economy of Italy in the Euro
Between Credibility and Competitiveness
Inbunden, 2017
1098 kr
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This book proposes an alternative political economy framework in which to analyse the question of the credibility of international economic agreements, in general, and monetary arrangements in particular. The focus is on European monetary arrangements, from the establishment of the European …
What’s in a Job?
Rethinking Labour, Gender, and Precarity in Central Asia
Av Franco Galdini, Eugenia Pesci
Inbunden, 2026
1508 kr
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This book situates the transformation in the world of work and employment relations in Central Asia within broader and uneven processes of labour precarisation in the global political economy during the past decades. Contributions show how a region that has largely remained marginal to the …
Political Economy of International Capital Mobility
Av M. Watson
Inbunden, 2007
549 kr
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Matthew Watson draws a distinction between the spatial and the functional mobility of capital, allowing fresh insights into existing work on the subject whilst repoliticizing the very idea of capital being 'in motion'. The dynamics of capital mobility and the patterns of risk exposure are …
Statecraft, Welfare and the Politics of Inclusion
Inbunden, 2006
549 kr
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Jayasuriya explores the dynamics of a new social agenda conceived within the boundaries of neo liberalism. The enhanced focus on issues such as poverty through strategies of inclusion frames new terms of engagement for social policy, different from that which existed in the terrain of the post war …
National Perspectives on Globalization
Av J. Petras, H. Veltmeyer m. fl.
Inbunden, 2007
549 kr
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This book brings together authors from eleven countries to analyze and reflect on what globalization means to them. Does it mean the same in Russia as it does in the U.S.? The same in China as in South Africa? This book provides a global dialogue on globalization and brings much-needed new …
Regional Perspectives on Globalization
Av J. Petras, H. Veltmeyer m. fl.
Inbunden, 2007
549 kr
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The authors provide new perspectives on how we should think about globalization, its impacts and forms of resistance and response. Twelve regional chapters, encompassing all of the major regions of the world, provide a global dialogue and reveal the varied meanings and effects of globalization.
Multinational Companies from Emerging Economies
Composition, Conceptualization and Direction in the Global Economy
Av A. Goldstein
Inbunden, 2007
566 kr
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This comprehensive study of the rise of multinational corporations from emerging economies explores the basis of their success. Andrea Goldstein argues that the history of multinational business offers valuable lessons for the present and shows how emerging multinationals are embedded in dense …
Development, Civil Society and Faith-Based Organizations
Bridging the Sacred and the Secular
Av G. Clarke, M. Jennings m. fl.
Inbunden, 2007
1092 kr
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This book examines the role of faith-based organizations in managing international aid, providing services, defending human rights and protecting democracy. It argues that greater engagement with faith communities and organizations is needed, and questions traditional secularism that has …
Post-Neoliberalism in the Americas
Inbunden, 2009
1092 kr
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This collection brings together a diverse range of analyses to interrogate policy changes and to grapple with the on-going transformations of neoliberalism in both North America and various Latin American states.
Globalization, Development and The State
The Performance of India and Brazil since 1990
Inbunden, 2008
549 kr
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In its comparison of two major emerging nations, India and Brazil, this book approaches the subject through an innovative theoretical combination of developmental states theory and theories of the changing nature of global capitalism.
Political Economy of East Asia
Regional and National Dimensions
Av K. Cai
Inbunden, 2008
566 kr
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In a systematic study of the political economy of East Asia, Cai adopts an historical perspective alongside a contemporary focus, exploring East Asia's development since the late 19th century. Following similar paths to economic development, East Asian states have achieved economic success, …
Global Health Governance
Crisis, Institutions and Political Economy
Av A. Kay, O. Williams
Inbunden, 2009
1092 kr
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Eminent scholars investigate the sharp contrast between the acute and multi-dimensional scale of the challenges to global health governance and the contradictory and ineffective responses to them. They draw on a wide range of disciplines to uncover the critical political economy dynamics in the …
Advancing Governance in the South
What Roles for International Financial Institutions in Developing States?
Inbunden, 2008
566 kr
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Drawing on the Latin American political economy, this book brings to the fore empirical questions on different patterns of involvement of IFIs in pursuing politically-sensitive reforms, the capacity of local actors to influence outcomes, the context in which they interact, the type of policy ideas …
China’s Automotive Modernization
The Party-State and Multinational Corporations
Av G. Chin
Inbunden, 2010
1124 kr
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As a window for understanding the relationship between globalization and the state's pursuit of national industrial development, this book examines how and why the Chinese government succeeded in leveraging China's international competitive advantages to modernize the country's automotive industry.
Globalization and the 'New' Semi-Peripheries
Inbunden, 2009
549 kr
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This collection re-examines and re-assesses the role of the semi-periphery in world politics and argues that the processes of globalization have led us to widen our understanding of the semi-periphery, through a range of case studies as well as theoretical chapters.
Corporate Social Responsibility
Comparative Critiques
Av R. Raman, R. Lipschutz
Inbunden, 2010
566 kr
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Internationally renowned scholars investigate the discourses, practices and perspectives on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) across a wide range of multicultural, multi-ethnic and cross country experiences. Case studies are included from Canada, Europe, Latin America, Africa and Asia.
World Orders, Development and Transformation
Av E. Sahle
Inbunden, 2010
549 kr
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The book examines how hegemonic development ideas and practices emerged in the context of the changing world order post-1945 and how this transformation was characterized by neoliberalism and securitization of development and security. Sahle also explores the rise of China and the start of Obama's …
Globalizing Social Justice
The Role of Non-Government Organizations in Bringing about Social Change
Av Jeffrey Atkinson, Martin Scurrah
Inbunden, 2009
549 kr
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A study of the international NGO advocacy for social and environmental justice, it looks at the fundamental issues of legitimacy, accountability and democracy that such activities involve and how they are manifested. It presents case studies on trade issues, labour rights, extractive industries and …
Health for Some
The Political Economy of Global Health Governance
Av S. MacLean, S. Brown m. fl.
Inbunden, 2009
549 kr
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Poverty and inequality are among the most significant determinants of health. Increased inequality gaps associated with globalization have serious implications for global health. Global changes in political economy shape global health influencing who bears the burden from epidemics, unhealthy …
Contentious Politics in North America
National Protest and Transnational Collaboration under Continental Integration
Av J. Ayres, L. Macdonald
Inbunden, 2009
549 kr
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This is the only book of its kind devoted to exploring contentious politics from a North American perspective, including protests, social movements, transnational contention, and emergent regional governance processes, between Canadian, U.S. and Mexican state and civil society actors.
Critical Theory of Robert W. Cox
Fugitive or Guru?
Av A. Leysens
Inbunden, 2008
549 kr
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This book, some 20 years after the publication of Robert W. Cox's seminal Production, Power and World Order: Social Forces in the Making of History , offers the reader an analytical and comprehensive overview of his work and illustrates the continuing relevance thereof for contemporary research.
Investment Incentives and the Global Competition for Capital
Av K. Thomas
Inbunden, 2010
1124 kr
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This is a global study of government subsidies to attract investment. The book shows how corporations use site selection as rent extraction, with developing countries investing more than developed ones. It demonstrates that incentive use is rarely a good policy, especially for countries without …
China's Resource Diplomacy in Africa
Powering Development?
Inbunden, 2012
1124 kr
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The book seeks to understand China's evolving political and economic role in Africa and assesses what impacts Chinese aid, trade and investment have on the politics of specific African countries, and the extent to which it excites geopolitical competition.
Politics of Housing Booms and Busts
Av Leonard Seabrooke, H. Schwartz
Inbunden, 2009
1092 kr
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This book demonstrates how housing systems are built from political struggles over the distribution of welfare and wealth. The contributors analyze varieties of residential capitalism through a range of international case studies, as well as investigating the links between housing finance and the …
Politics of Housing Booms and Busts
Av Leonard Seabrooke, H. Schwartz
Häftad, 2009
1092 kr
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This book demonstrates how housing systems are built from political struggles over the distribution of welfare and wealth. The contributors analyze varieties of residential capitalism through a range of international case studies, as well as investigating the links between housing finance and the …
Globalization and Labour in China and India
Impacts and Responses
Av P. Bowles, J. Harriss
Inbunden, 2010
549 kr
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Globalization has pushed China and India to the centre of the stage but what has been the impact on workers in these countries? This book demonstrates the complexity of the processes and responses at play. There are signs that both states are shifting their role in a 'counter movement from above'. …
Sugar: Refined Power in a Global Regime
Inbunden, 2009
549 kr
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Sugar is a commonplace product with a complex background, mainly because of the high degree of protectionism given to the industry and the benefits of ensuring domestic producers stay in business. This book asks why there are such disagreements over trade policy, who profits within the current …
International Cultural Policies and Power
Av J. Singh
Inbunden, 2010
549 kr
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Political scientists by and large ignore cultural industries and technologies whereas they are prominent in other disciplines. This book provides insights from local, societal, national, and international levels in understanding cultural industries, technologies, and policies and integrates these …
Africa and International Relations in the 21st Century
Av S. Cornelissen, F. Cheru m. fl.
Inbunden, 2011
983 kr
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This book examines key emergent trends related to aspects of power, sovereignty, conflict, peace, development, and changing social dynamics in the African context. It challenges conventional IR precepts of authority, politics and society, which have proven to be so inadequate in explaining African …
Politics of Intellectual Property Rights and Access to Medicines
Inbunden, 2011
549 kr
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This book shows why contests over intellectual property rights and access to affordable medicines emerged in the 1990s and how they have been 'resolved' so far. It argues that the current arrangement mainly ensures wealth for some rather than health for all, and points to broader concerns related …
