Political economy Books

Esse livro trata da Pandemia provocada pelo vírus Covid-19. Pela primeira vez o povo brasileiro se deixou trancar em suas casa, acuado e refém do medo. Uma doença trágica, que ceifou vidas, mas que teve um forte viés político que ainda perdura. Doença...

Analysen des Zusammenhangs von unvollständigem Wettbewerb und der gesamtwirtschaftlichen Entwicklung stoßen in den letzten Jahren wieder auf zunehmendes Interesse. Mit diesem Band werden sowohl eine Bestandsaufnahme zum Stand...

Die Studie untersucht die Vor- und Nachteile einer Trennung von Post-und Fernmeldewesen in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Dazu wird zunächst die Situation im Ausland, insbesondere in Großbritannien beschrieben. Auf der Basis...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2019 im Fachbereich BWL - Wirtschaftspolitik, Note: 2,0, Hochschule Aschaffenburg, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Am 22 Januar 1972 unterzeichnen die Vertreter von Großbritannien und weiteren Ländern in Brüssel die...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2019 im Fachbereich BWL - Wirtschaftspolitik, Note: 1,3, FOM Essen, Hochschule für Oekonomie & Management gemeinnützige GmbH, Hochschulleitung Essen früher Fachhochschule, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Diese Arbeit beschäftigt...

This contributed volume explores and reveals the dynamics, strengths and weaknesses, trends and implications of entrepreneurship in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Presenting papers by respected experts in the field, it shares essential...

The old philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900), now more than 100 years ago, prognotized that mankind would now and then enter into what is known as “Crazy Epochs” and, perhaps we are in such a one now? Aren’t our times, rather...

This is the book Big Government and Hollywood doesn't want you to read. With national debt in excess of our Gross Domestic Product the nation is in a major crisis point. Adding deficits of 1 trillion dollars per year has put a point of no return on...

"The Joseph Principle" Online Reference and Review: In economic crisis and downturn, have you ever lost your retirement, job, savings, and/or home? American families lost trillions in personal wealth during the last crisis and have not fully recovered...

The main theme of this book is to provide a critical analysis of the "Nigerian dependentmanagement and leadership development in the post world war II colonial Nigeria".(1945-to-1960) and beyond, using foreign fi rms-global/multinational and...

Tingjin Lin explores the conflict between self-interest and the provision of equality of opportunity facing educators in China. Provincial leaders prove reluctant to equalize education when doing so means sacrificing their future promotion.

Mark Findlay's treatment of regulatory sociability charts the anticipated and even inevitable transition to mutual interest which is the essence of taking communities from shared risk to shared fate. In the context of today's global crises, he explains...

The financial crisis of 2008-09 took an unexpected turn upon challenging a core symbol of Europe's integration project, the Euro. In this volume, leading experts tackle questions on the capacity of the EU to respond, the manner discontent electorates...

A tension between (richer) contributing Member States and (poorer) recipient Member States has always characterised the history of the budget of the European Union, the politics of which has often turned fraught. This volume evaluates the prospects for...

Influenced most notably by Émile Durkheim and Zygmunt Bauman, Dawson outlines how this long neglected stream of socialist theory can help us more fully understand, and possibly move beyond, the problems of neoliberalism and our conceptions of political...

In 1997, the World Bank announced a strategy to help its borrowers combat corruption, despite earlier claims that work of this kin violated the Bank's non-political mandate. Despite many attempts to reshape corruption as an economic issue rather than a...

The Caribbean banana trade is a controversial issue within international affairs. Peter Clegg investigates the complex political relationships between the traditional actors in the trade and how the issues of colonialism and globalization have shaped...

This comparative study of industrial capitalism is an examination of state-economy relations in mixed economies ranging from the interventionist German and Japanese to the less interventionist Anglo-American. Following the postwar consensus that resulted...

Globalization has provoked passionate debate and street demonstrations reminiscent of May 1968. The central question of Europe and Globalization is 'what did Europe do for globalization in the past, and what is globalization doing for Europe today?' The...

This volume examines the interaction between private and public institutions in the trade policy-making process of eight Latin American countries and trade bargaining in sub-regional, hemispheric and multilateral fora. Faced with expanding trade agendas,...

Privatisation and Structural Change in Transition Economies brings together specialists from different areas (governance, regulation, macro-econometrics, micro-econometrics, enterprise culture, foreign direct investment, technology transfer) to focus on...

Sarah Owen Vandersluis critically examines approaches to cultural policy within the global economy. This study taps into the growing debate on ethical theory and International Political Economy. It challenges the normative positions of nationalists and...

The long postwar economic boom in Japan ended in the early 1990s. Since then, the Japanese economy has stagnated and a series of reforms have failed to initiate economic growth. S. Javed Maswood focuses on the period after the Asian Crisis and looks at...

People in Europe have seen their lives profoundly affected by the policies of the European Union. The contributors to this book provide an overview of the EU within global capitalism, a survey of policies within key issue areas and a treatment of the...

Although many industrialized countries have had to face the same political and economic pressures in reforming their public sectors there have been different reactions and a diversity of solutions to the emerging problems. This book examines the most...

The last two and a half decades witnessed China's epoch-making economic growth and great social changes, which indicates the commence of China's national rejuvenation after a near two centuries-long stagnant or backward period. In exploring the causal...

Central to the dynamics of India's post-interventionist era has been the performance of its corporate sector. A lot of hope has been placed on its ability to deliver increased growth rates and levels of 'development'. In the light of this view, the...

The transformation from a closed and inward-looking economy to an active integration into the European Union is one which a number of countries are facing. This book examines the experience of southern European countries where such transformation has...

Based on original research this book is a unique attempt at a general assessment of EU frontiers. Internal frontiers are losing some of their key functions but there are many responses to the new situation, as a case study of French frontiers abundantly...

State, Anarchy and Collective Decisions provides an introduction to the applications of game theory to a series of questions that are fundamental in political economy. These questions include: Why do we need states? What might happen without protection...

This book deals with general political and economic developments that took place in Russia since the collapse of the Soviet Union. The major aim of the book is to analyse successes and failures of Russian reform attempts, as well as their effect on the...

Banking Reform in India and China seeks to explore the ways in which banking reform is conditioned by a variety of institutional mechanisms. To uncover these dynamics, Saez draws primarily from analytical tools developed in modern game theory and...

This book focuses on the Macquarie Group Ltd. From its modest beginnings in Australia, Macquarie has achieved preeminence as the world's leading non-governmental operator of infrastructure assets. Its infrastructure fund model leases (or buys) staid...

The Fundamentals of Developing Operational Solutions for the Government guides professionals on how to use operations research to solve problems and capture opportunities for government customers. The governments of modern democratic nations manage large...

The book visits the idea of New India, studying how the political economy of India has changed significantly in post-liberalisation India.

This book critically engages with the proliferation of literature on postcapitalism, which is rapidly becoming an urgent area of inquiry, both in academic scholarship and in public life. It collects the insights from scholars working across the field of...

This book examines the underlying conditions that give rise to effective, efficient, and bureaucratically inclusive states. A key reading for advanced students and researchers in these areas, this book draws real-life policy lessons for practitioners and...

Peace through Commerce: Responsible Corporate Citizenship and the Ideals of the United Nations Global Compact contains a foreword, introduction, and twenty-one chapters by major business leaders and scholars who discuss the issues set out by the United...

In many discussions of nations' development, we often focus on their economic and social development. Is it becoming wealthier? Is its society modernizing? Is it becoming more technologically sophisticated? Are social outcomes improving for the broad...

La mayoría de los textos de administración se inclinan hacia una orientación empresarial, centrados en el sector privado. Esta tendencia deja un hueco considerable en la educación de aquellos que aspiran a servir en el sector público. Mi objetivo con...

This annual report provides details about the 2019 activities and performance of the People's Republic of China Poverty Reduction and Regional Cooperation Fund (PRC Fund).The report focuses on the technical assistance and grants provided through the PRC...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2015 im Fachbereich BWL - Wirtschaftspolitik, Note: 1,7, FOM Hochschule für Oekonomie & Management gemeinnützige GmbH, Stuttgart, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Der demographische Wandel prägt die deutsche Bevölkerung seit...

Africa has had a long history of regional integration from the early days of pan-African struggle for the liberation, independence and unity of African states and peoples, to the era of collective search for Africa's development. Regional integration,...

Face aux politiques actuelles, rongées par les intérêts partisans, la TUP propose une vision universaliste qui s'attache au bien être local dans un esprit désintéressé.  La démocratie politique est devenue un vaste canular pour les peuples du monde...

This is a true story from Major Harold Ferguson's personal diary and letters describing his experiences during World War I and his life as a citizen of Los Angeles during the formative years of the 1920s.Major Harold Ferguson was a Stanford graduate...