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by R. Hendrickson
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2014
Addressing an under-studied aspect of U.S. foreign policy towards sub-Saharan Africa, Hendrickson provides a critical historical analysis of institutions designed to promote private investment in the region. She draws attention to the interaction between strategic factors, domestic interests, and the ideas used to achieve consensus on policy.
The Political Economy of Labour Market Reforms
Greece, Turkey and the Global Economic Crisis
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2014
Duman examines the transition from Keynesianism to monetarism by presenting an analysis of labour market reforms in Greece and Turkey - questioning the role of class struggle on the implementation process. She also scrutinises the influence of the global economic crisis and the execution of reform policies in these two countries.
The Withering of the Welfare State
Regression
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2012
Since the 1970s the public commitment to social solidarity between citizens through comprehensive provision of welfare has been eroded by the imperatives of international markets. In this volume the problems posed to public intervention are analyzed. The contributors compare and evaluate how different countries have dealt with these challenges.
Regions and Crises
New Challenges for Contemporary Regionalisms
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2012
Investigates the intimate relationship between regional governance processes and global crises. Analysing the current turmoil in the European Union, it also looks at regional cooperation and integration in the Arab world, Africa, Asia and Latin America through topical case studies.
Emerging Markets and the State
Developmentalism in the 21st Century
Language: English
Release Date: July 27, 2017
This book, through an analysis of case studies in Latin America and Southeast Asia, sets out to understand the form and function of contemporary states seeking to guide and cajole markets, hoping to stimulate economic growth and generate robust development outcomes. In the context of contemporary...
Government Agencies
Practices and Lessons from 30 Countries
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2016
This book describes and compares how semi-autonomous agencies are created and governed by 30 governments. It leads practitioners and researchers through the crowded world of agencies, describing their tasks, autonomy, control and history. Evidence-based lessons and recommendations are formulated to improve agencification policies in post-NPM times.
Energy Security in the Era of Climate Change
The Asia-Pacific Experience
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2016
Leading scholars assess the transformations in energy security policy that flow from recognition of global climate change. They explore through case studies the key policy responses formulated in the Asia-Pacific and identify potential synergies between energy policy and climate mitigation efforts.
The Rise of China and India
Impacts, Prospects and Implications
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2010
This volume is a timely addition to the emerging literature on the rise of China and India, focusing on how rapid economic growth and geopolitical changes in these countries are reshaping the world economy and global governance. It covers issues such as productivity, labor market, trade competition, and energy.
by Paul Marx
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2015
Insecure temporary employment is growing in Europe, but we know little about how being in such jobs affects political preferences and behaviour. Combining insights from psychology, political science and labour market research, this book offers new theories and evidence on the political repercussions of temporary jobs.
Sunset in the Land of the Rising Sun
Why Japanese Multinational Corporations Will Struggle in the Global Future
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2010
Even casual observers will be familiar with the Cherry Blossom or Sakura tress of Japan. When in full bloom the sight is spectacular but it sadly only takes a week until the tree is bare. In a longer cycle of nations and business, we see, unfortunately, a similar pattern for Japanese Multinational Corporations.
Human Rights in the 21st Century
Continuity and Change since 9/11
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2011
This is the first book to offer a systematic analysis of human rights in the 21st century. The chapters, written from diverse methodological perspectives, provide rich and varied insights on vital questions concerning the resiliency, weaknesses, and prospects of human rights today.
Bodies in Resistance
Gender and Sexual Politics in the Age of Neoliberalism
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2016
As part of the emerging new research on civic innovation, this book explores how sexual politics and gender relations play out in feminist struggles around body politics in Brazil, Colombia, India, Iran, Mexico, Nepal, Turkey, Nicaragua, as well as in East Africa, Latin America and global institutions...
by A. Santos
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2012
This book explores the relationship between social movements, sexual citizenship and change in Southern Europe. Providing a comparative analysis about LGBT issues in Italy, Spain and Portugal, it discusses how activism can generate legal, political and cultural impact in post-dictatorial, Catholic and EU-focused countries.
by Alpaslan Özerdem, Sukanya Podder
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2011
This book examines the complex and under-researched relationship between recruitment experiences and reintegration outcomes for child soldiers. It looks at time spent in the group, issues of cohesion, identification, affiliation, membership and the post demobilization experience of return, and resettlement.