Political economy Books

How do international negotiations affect domestic politics? Starting in the 1990s, countries throughout Latin America embarked on many and simultaneous negotiations. On the shifting ground of widening and deepening trade agendas and diverse arenas, what...

Innovation has become an important focus for governments around the world over the last decade, with greater pressure on governments to do more with less, and expanding community expectations. Some are now calling this 'social innovation' - innovation...

Over the past forty years, numerous theoretical advances have been made. From Ayres' and Braithwaite's ground breaking work on 'responsive regulation', we have seen models of 'smart regulation', 'regulatory governance' and 'regulatory capitalism' emerge...

This is a book about the modernization of public governance and the development of strategic states. It focuses on six Gulf countries (United Arab Emirates, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait) and presents research findings from quantitative...

""Etude Biographique Sur Colbert"" est un livre �����crit par Louis Dussieux et publi����� en 1886. Ce livre est une �����tude approfondie de la vie et de l'�����uvre de Jean-Baptiste Colbert, un homme d'�����tat fran�����ais du XVIIe si�����cle qui a...

Histoire Morale, Civile, Politique Et Litteraire Du Charivari (1833) par Peignot, Gabriel est un livre qui explore l'histoire du journal satirique Charivari. L'auteur examine l'impact du Charivari sur la soci�����t����� fran�����aise et son r�����le dans...

Essai sur l'Histoire de la R�����volution en Loz�����re (1894) est un livre �����crit par Louis Andr�����. Il s'agit d'un essai historique sur la R�����volution fran�����aise dans le d�����partement de la Loz�����re. L'auteur y d�����crit les...

Das Buch ""Die Commune von Paris vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart (1872)"" von Ludwig Wittig besch�����ftigt sich mit der Geschichte der Pariser Kommune, die im Jahr 1871 gegr�����ndet wurde. Der Autor geht dabei jedoch nicht nur auf die Ereignisse des...

Essai Sur Les Anciennes Assembl�����es Nationales De La Savoie, Du Pi�����mont V1: Et Des Pays Qui Y Sont Ou Furent Annex�����s (1829) par Pozzo, Ferdinand Dal est un livre qui traite des anciennes assembl�����es nationales de la Savoie, du Pi�����mont...

The Science of Business, Lesson 7: Being the Philosophy of Successful Human Activity Functioning in Business Building or Constructive Salesmanship is a book written by Arthur Frederick Sheldon in 1917. The book explores the principles and strategies that...

The Romanian Nation And The Romanian Kingdom is a historical book written by Vasile Stoica in 1919. The book provides a comprehensive overview of the history of Romania, from its early beginnings to the establishment of the Romanian Kingdom. It delves...

The Passing of the Tariff is a book written by Raymond Landon Bridgman, first published in 1909. The book is a historical account of the events leading up to the passage of the Payne-Aldrich Tariff Act of 1909, which was a major piece of legislation that...

The Navigation of the Euphrates and Tigris: And the Political Rights of England Thereon is a book written by Thomas Kerr Lynch in 1884. The book discusses the navigation of the Euphrates and Tigris rivers, and the political rights of England in relation...

The Natural Law of Money is a book written by William Brough and originally published in 1894. The book explores the concept of money and its role in society, as well as the natural laws that govern its use and distribution. Brough argues that money is a...

Sir Louis Mallet: A Record Of Public Service And Political Ideals is a biography written by Bernard Mallet in 1905. The book chronicles the life and career of Sir Louis Mallet, a British civil servant who served in various high-ranking positions during...

""Observations Upon The Law Of Ancient Demesne"" is a book written by Yeatman and Pym, originally published in 1884. The book is a comprehensive study of the law of ancient demesne, which refers to land that was held by the Crown at the time of the...

Examining business-state networks in Egypt (1991-2020), this book highlights the complicity of international actors in facilitating inequality and elite capture. Using interdisciplinary methodology, it argues that Western actors promoting...

After a quarter of a century of market reform, China has become the workshop of the world and the leading growth engine of the global economy. Its immense labour force accounts for some twenty-nine per cent of the world's total labour pool but...

Bringing together experts on regionalism and federalism this collection explores the impact of legislative regions on parties and voters. It reflects on the 1980 publication of Small Worlds by David Elkins and Richard Simeon, which outlined how and why...

The rate of economic change in East Asia over the past two decades has been astounding. High levels of growth have been experienced by a number of the region's developing economies, centralized systems have developed large market sectors, Japan has...

The Politics of European Competition Regulation provides an original and theoretically informed account of the political power struggles that have shaped the evolution of European competition regulation over the past six decades. Applying a critical...

It is often assumed that Iran must necessarily submit to the forces of globalization and liberalize its economy, but the country's ruling elites have continued throughout the post-revolutionary era to resist these pressures for neo-liberal economic...

This book examines the local and global political and institutional processes that have led to the strengthening of the Israeli central bank within the context of the now predominant neoliberal regime. Using Israel as a case study to identify broader...

Small island developing states (SIDS) are characterised by high economic, geographical and social vulnerability. These states are perceived as economically vulnerable, exhibiting poor economic performance, and embedding low levels of achieved well-being...

This book asks how a more liberating economics could be constructed and taught. It suggests that if economists today are serious about emancipation and empowerment, they will have to radically change their conception about what it means for a citizen to...

Based upon distinguishing capitalism from other economic systems, as well as analysis of capitalist change across its stages of development, Richard Westra argues that the economic tendencies we refer to as globalization constitute a world historic...

In a world of continuing financial volatility, this book critically evaluates the oft-cited claim that US firms and the US government attempt to open emerging markets in economic distress and acquire valuable industrial and financial assets...

This first volume of the Official History studies the background to privatisation, and the privatisations of the first two Conservative Governments led by Margaret Thatcher from May 1979 to June 1987. First commissioned by the then Prime Minister Tony...

Three decades of reform since 1978 in the People's Republic of China have resulted in the emergence of new social groups which have included new occupations and professions generated as the economy has opened up and developed and, most spectacularly...

China's stunning record of economic development since the 1970s has been marred by an increasingly obvious gap between the country's 'haves' and its 'have-nots'. While people living in some parts of the country have enjoyed dramatically improved...

The role of the German Historical School and of Carl Menger (founder of the Austrian School) is appraised in this new book. This important period of the history of economics is vital to understand how the discipline developed over the next half-century...

This timely volume discusses the debates concerning sustainable consumption and the environment.Sustainable consumption stands as a wide objective that attracts a growing attention within sustainable development policy circles and academic research. The...

During the period 1949 to 1979, communist China was officially pursuing a policy of self-sufficiency, and the United States and its allies were officially implementing a trade embargo against communist China. However, this book, based on extensive...

The official AEC scorecard is expected to track the implementation of measures and the achievement of milestones committed in the AEC Strategic Schedule. However, the scorecard, in its current form, is too brief and general to be useful for the ASEAN...

This book incorporates a selection of eight revised papers presented to the Conference on Managing Economic Crisis in East Asia, organized jointly by the Saw Centre for Financial Studies, NUS Business School, and the East Asian Institute, National...

Singapore had been one of the nations severely affected by the 2008-09 global financial and economic crisis. The city state came under pressure through the financial, trade, and confidence channels. To counter these shocks, Singapore policymakers...

"Founded in 1974, Southeast Asian Affairs provides, without fear or favour, informed and in-depth annual analyses of this vibrant region and its component countries. It is the only publication which does this and is in its own class without peers. It is...

Southeast Asia witnessed a wide array of policy actions at the regional and international levels to unravel the ripple effects of the global economic downturn and to set the stage for a long-term recovery. Yet the quest for regional and global solutions...

Never be Unemployed Again! There is a metaphorical smorgasbord of survival jobs other than flipping burgers, wiping tables, and cleaning bathrooms. You just need to know where to look... Inside this book you will discover 10+ of the best...

War has influenced economic history profoundly across time and space. Winners of wars have shaped economic institutions and trade patterns. Wars have influenced technological developments. Above all, recurring war has drained wealth, disrupted markets,...

"Science Diplomacy is an aid to improving the international relation, facilitating international scientific cooperation and supporting foreign policy objectives to address common issues between the nations related to strategic growth, trade etc...

The present study is a complex research in the economic history of Yugoslavia after World War II, revealing and analyzing the regularities of formation of market relations in that country, which had created the first and hitherto only self-managed...

Dieser Band ist ein Worterbuch ZUT - nicht "der" - politischen Okonomie. Wir haben nicht den Ehrgeiz, in wohlabgewogener Weise aIle Fragen zu erortern, die mit dem Zusammenwirken okonomischer und politischer Fakten und...

Der strukturelle Wandel von Flughäfen zu multifunktionalen Dienstleistungsstandorten und zu Initiatoren von Flächenentwicklung im Flughafenumfeld wirft die Frage nach der Handhabung einer Infrastruktur auf, die sich von einem...

Dr. Alexander Groß Ministerialdirektor im Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Technologie Der für Deutschland prognostizierte Bevölkerungsrückgang und die zu erwartenden Veränderungen der Altersstruktur werden ...

In der sozialwissenschaftlichen Auseinandersetzung mit Regionalismus haben die regionalen Integrationsprozesse afrikanischer Staaten bislang nur nachr- giges Interesse erfahren. Dementsprechend ist die Anzahl existierender...

Großbritannien beschloss im Jahr 1997 seine Banken-, Versicherungs- und Wertpapieraufsicht zusammenzulegen und schuf mit der "Financial Services Authority" (FSA) eine neue Form der Finanzaufsicht. Seit 2002 wird nun auch der deutsche Finanzmarkt von...