This book, based upon a large-scale research project, examines alternative types of exchange rate policies being pursued and the changing nature of exchange rate policy during the transition process in four countries, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Poland and the Czech Republic.
Interest in Aristotelianism and in virtue ethics has been growing for half a century but as yet the strengths of the study of Aristotelian ethics in politics have not been matched in economics.
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.
This three volume series of intellectual biography considers the life, work and impact on economic, social and political theory of the Italian economist, sociologist and political scientist Vilfredo Pareto (1848-1923).
With the new team of Chinese leaders at the helm following the successful hosting of the 16th Party Congress in November 2002, the attention of China's scholars has now shifted to the raft of challenges that await the new leadership.
This book focuses on China's fast-growing outward foreign direct investment (ODI) and discusses the underlying causes and profound effects of Chinese enterprises' "e;going global.
Dans le cadre de l’initiative de l’OCDE relative aux Nouvelles approches face aux défis économiques (NAEC), des experts de l’Organisation et des personnalités extérieures ont été invités à examiner la théorie de la complexité.
This study develops the important work carried out on American literature through the frameworks of transnational, transatlantic, and trans-local studies to ask what happens when these same aspects become intrinsic to the critical narrative.
The rise of populism across Europe and the US - first in the wake of the 2008 global financial crisis and then in the shape of Donald Trump's presidential campaign and the Brexit vote in 2016 - are indicative of a seismic shift in the terrain of economic ideas in public discourse.
Written in 1985, at a time when the world oil industry was facing a difficult period of over-supply and falling prices, this book examines some of the most important strategic issues facing both the producers and consumers of oil and gas.
Sebastian Hartmann aims at answering the question whether socioeconomic policies implemented by governments are generally rather similar or whether their content actually varies with the ideological background of governments.
Multiculturalism has shaped identity politics in the Americas over the past decades, as illustrated by politics of recognition, affirmative action, and increasing numbers of internationally recognized cultural productions by members of ethnic minorities.
A thoroughly revised and updated edition of the highly regarded 1993 book "e;Driven by Growth"e;, this work presents the political-economic evolution of the Asia-Pacific countries, with overviews of the impact of economic development on political change.
This book shows that agglomeration economies, new industrial clusters, and Japanese multinational firms' location are particularly important for the Japanese manufacturing industry in Japan and East Asia.
This book examines the current main sustainable development issues in Asia from a socio-economic, macroeconomic, and financial perspective, beyond a plain environmental context.
This book argues that democracy is the inevitable product of China's industrialization and modernization, and is necessary for the development of China's current society.
Mit der Umsetzung des Umweltprogramms der Bundesregierung begannen bedeutende Aktivitäten auf den Gebieten Forschung und Entwicklung von Umweltschutzmaßnahmen.
First Published in 1937, Public Enterprise presents a broad overview of the numerous public boards and commissions established in Britain during early twentieth century.
This edited collection brings together internationally recognized experts in a range of areas of statistical science to honor the contributions of the distinguished statistician, Barry C.
A provocative argument that unless Europe takes serious action soon, its economic and political decline is unavoidable, and a clear statement of the steps Europe must take before it''s too late.
The Nordic Regions and the European Union is an authoritative book on the influences of European integration on the regional level in the Nordic countries.
Despite the rise of 'new' security threats like terrorism, cyber-war and piracy, the terrible destructive power of nuclear weapons still hangs over the world.
The transition from traditional economic patterns to a model marked by enhanced efficiency, environmental responsibility, and the adaptation to a "e;new normal"e; economic philosophy marks a pivotal moment in understanding Europe's economic ecosystem within the new world economy.
Published with the support of the Academy for Social Sciences, this volume provides an illuminating look at topics of concern to everyone at the beginning of the twenty-first century.
Das Buch ist ein grundlegendes Praxislehrbuch für Wirtschaftsförderinnen und Wirtschaftsförderer, die sich einen Überblick über Strategien, Themen und Techniken verschaffen wollen.
Tracing key trends of the global-regional-local interface of power, Ines Duran Matute through the case of the indigenous community of Mezcala (Mexico) demonstrates how global political economic processes shape the lives, spaces, projects and identities of the most remote communities.
