Political economy Books

This publication explores how data from ships' Automatic Identification System (AIS) can be used to produce near real-time, granular statistics for analyzing maritime activities and detecting disruptions to port operations. Recent global supply chain...

Diplomarbeit aus dem Jahr 2007 im Fachbereich Orientalistik / Sinologie - Chinesisch / China, Note: 2,0, Westsächsische Hochschule Zwickau, Standort Zwickau, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Diese Arbeit hat es sich zum Ziel gesetzt einen ganzheitliche...

The different approaches to post-adjustment development economics are all examined in this study. The aim is to combine the critical reaction to structural adjustment with the new approaches of a number of schools of thought which seek to go further than...

Currency is the portion of the national money supply consisting of banknotes and government-issued paper money and coins that can be used as a medium of exchange in the economy. Central banks can sell the domestic currency to lower its value, called...

Over the past decade the notion of sustainability has emerged as a precept thathas been applied to government, commerce, the environment and technology.This volume will discuss how sustainability is reflected in economics, politicalscience and geography...

'Attitudinal change' in the context of economic reforms has been referred to in Rodrik and Subramanian (2005), DeLong (2003), Kohli (1989), and Panagariya (2004, 2008). This dissertation provides empirical support for this literature, establishing an...

The book ""Free Tobacco Bill: Hearings Held During The Fifty-Eighth And Fifty-Ninth Congresses On Bills For The Relief Of Tobacco Growers (1907)"" is a collection of transcripts from hearings held by subcommittees of the Finance Committee of the United...

""Europe And America, In 1821 V2"" is a historical book written by Abbe De Pradt in 1822. The book provides an in-depth examination of the political and social climate of Europe and America in the year 1821. The author analyzes the plan laid before the...

The book will be of value to students, faculty, and analysts, as well as to practitioners who seek to learn about intellectual foundations of homeland and civil security across domains and boundaries, and how those apply to addressing real-world...

In diesem Buch wurden 40 Jahre Wirtschaftsreformprozess in China diskutiert: Von der Ausgangssituation bis zur schrittweisen Verbesserung der Marktwirtschaftsstruktur wird der neue Reformkurs vorgestellt und analysiert.

This book examines Adam Smith's main principles in Wealth of Nations as the basis for effective policymaking. Adam Smith wanted to increase happiness through this formula for a good life: equality, liberty, and justice. Free market interpretations of...

This book makes an important contribution to contemporary debates over the place of civic participation in democratic theory and practice. Drawing on a detailed case study of the Blackbird Leys area of Oxford, the book employs a novel empirical approach...

This book investigates the crucial EU policy of competition, which is enforced by the Commission and by national agencies that enjoy various degrees of autonomy from their governments. More and more policy-making activities are nowadays delegated to...

This book offers a novel interpretation of the Great Recession and the ensuing Euro Crisis as a consequence of the evolution of capitalism since the 1970s. Chapters argue that the neoliberal development trajectory pursued in recent decades is ...

This book examines the interface between transnational private governance and domestic politics in South America.  It explores the social and political factors that condition how 'global' private norms, discourses, and initiatives dealing with...

This book presents an unorthodox identity economics that approaches social identity through a non-classical psychology. Garai applies the modern physics concept of wave-particle duality to economic psychology, finding a corresponding duality in...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. ...

Il libro ""Vittorio Emanuele II e il Piemonte (1860)"" di De La Varenne, Pierre Charles Mathon ����� una biografia del re italiano Vittorio Emanuele II e del suo regno in Piemonte nel 1860. Il libro esplora la vita del re, la sua ascesa al trono e la sua...

""Toelichting en Verdediging van Eenige Daden van Mijn Bestuur in Indi�����"" is een boek geschreven door Jan Jacob Rochussen in 1853. Het boek is een verdediging van zijn beleid als gouverneur-generaal van Nederlands-Indi�����. Rochussen beschrijft in...

Le livre ""Tableau Historique De La Politique De La Cour De Rome (1810)"" publi����� par A. Galland est une �����uvre qui explore l'histoire politique de la cour de Rome. L'auteur examine les politiques et les pratiques de la cour papale et explore les...

""Sociedades Americanas en 1828"" es un libro escrito por Simon Rodriguez y publicado en 1842. En este libro, el autor realiza un an�����lisis detallado de las sociedades americanas de la �����poca, especialmente de las sociedades latinoamericanas. El...

Le livre ""Second M�����moire pr�����sent����� par le Gouvernement du Chili: et Troisi�����me M�����moire pr�����sent����� par le Gouvernement du Chili (1897)"" par Georges Bridel est une collection de deux m�����moires pr�����sent�����s par le...

Il libro ""Saggio Storico Sulla Amministrazione Finanziera Dell' Ex-Regno D'Italia Dal 1802 Al 1814"" scritto da Giuseppe Pecchio nel 1852, ����� un'opera che analizza l'amministrazione finanziaria del Regno d'Italia durante il periodo che va dal 1802 al...

Peter Hjort Lorenzen: Et Bidrag Til Den Dansk-Slesvigske Sags Historie (1865) er en historisk bog skrevet af Laurids Skau. Bogen handler om den dansk-tyske konflikt om Slesvig-Holsten omr������det i midten af 1800-tallet. Konflikten opstod p������ grund...

Il libro ""Per La Provincia Di Catanzaro Contro Il Ministero Delle Finanze (1896)"" di Bernardino Grimaldi ����� una raccolta di documenti e relazioni riguardanti la controversia tra la provincia di Catanzaro e il Ministero delle Finanze italiano nel...

""Para La Historia: La Legaci������n De Chile En El Per������ Desde Abril Hasta Setiembre De 1864 Y El Conflicto Peruano Espa�����ol"" (1872) es un libro escrito por Jos����� Nicol�����s Hurtado que narra la historia de la legaci������n chilena en...

""Opmerkingen Over Het Beheer Van Gemeente-Ondernemingen"" is een boek geschreven door Johan Jacob Belinfante in 1898. Het boek gaat over het beheer van gemeentelijke bedrijven en de rol van de overheid hierin. Belinfante bespreekt de verschillende...

Ontwerp Van Eene Kolonisatie is een boek geschreven door Frederik Hendrik van Vlissingen en werd voor het eerst gepubliceerd in 1857. Het boek behandelt de oprichting van een kolonie in Suriname, waarbij Van Vlissingen zijn visie en plannen voor de...

In Latin America and beyond, societies are deeply unequal, the poor are marginalized, and states face continuous fiscal shortages and real or potential political instability. In this context, democracy functions imperfectly. It intermeshes with...

In this perceptive book, cultural and political theorist Jason M. Adams moves beyond increasingly inadequate accounts of speed and acceleration to reflect upon the temporality of the Occupy Wall Street movement. In doing so, he develops the concept of...

With frequent discoveries of energy resources in remote and undeveloped areas, the importance of transnational oil and gas pipelines is set to grow ever more prominent. This study dissects the diplomacy involved in cross-border energy transportation...

The railways have a long tradition in Europe and the impact that they have on history is as much political as it is social or economic. National governments have traditionally had an active interest in the railways and indeed railways have become...

When the global financial crisis spread to Europe and its weak periphery through the banking sector, few contemplated that the real causes of the crisis did not reside only in the faulty architectures of globalisation and European integration but also in...

Economic Development Strategies and the Evolution of Violence in Latin America explores the links between Latin American governments' economic policies and the nature and dynamics of inter-group violence. Based on the patterns of ten countries, the...

'Non-standard' employment is becoming more common. Fewer people are working full-time and/or have permanent employment contracts; more are working part-time, have fixed-term contracts or are self-employed. Many scholars have pointed to the negative...

This book provides an explanation of some of the root causes of civil upheaval and violent political conflict in Mexico by examining the cases of Oaxaca and Nuevo León in the period from 2000 to 2006. Oaxaca and Nuevo León represent 'two Mexicos': the...

This book is a story of one village, Yantian, and its remarkable economic and social transformation. The village sits in the Pearl River Delta, the engine of China's emergence as the hub of global manufacturing and production. The village's success...

Reevaluating NAFTA seeks to answer the question: has NAFTA integrated North America? A fifteen-year NAFTA appraisal finds trade expansion boosting optimism, but also unveils stark asymmetry between developed and developing countries as well as top-heavy...

Mobilities within the European Union (EU) have changed significantly since the classical intra-regional migrations of the 1950s-1970s. After a period of reduced, less visible flows in the 21st century mobilities increased again, first linked to EU...

How rich should the 1% be? And, most importantly, when does the distance in economic resources between the richest citizens and 'us', the average citizenry, become a concern for justice?This volume explores how excessive economic inequality gives the...

In this insightful book, author Arthur Shadwell examines the contentious issue of coal mine nationalization in the United Kingdom. Offering a balanced perspective, Shadwell explores the pros and cons of nationalizing coal mines and its potential...

This important report examines the state of the American postal system at the turn of the 20th century and offers recommendations for reform. Written by a committee of experts in the field, it provides a detailed analysis of the challenges facing the...

In the past sheep-rearing was the main means of existence for most Bedouin. Today it is developing in a new direction. For some it is as important as ever, for others it has become only a subsidiary source of income and a safeguard against economic...