Political economy

Once deemed a dysfunctional democracy with a feckless set of political institutions and a drunk economy, today s Brazil has undergone a complete reversal of fortune.

Traditional economics is built on the assumption of self-interested individuals seeking to maximize personal gain, but that is far from the whole story.

"e;Voskoboynik's book offers an exhilarating introduction to our ecological crisis, what caused it, and how we can imagine a better future.

Today, the European Union is facing a crisis as serious as anything it has experienced since its origins more than half a century ago.

We are told that this is a new world, with which old theories cannot cope.

Analyses the European Union''s constitutional transformation during the euro crisis, especially the interaction between politics and the ECJ in its materialization.

This new study deals with the unfolding of the great political and economic transformations of the modern Egyptian state from the appointment of Muhammad Ali as governor of Egypt in 1805 to the era of President Mubarak, with a special focus on the period 1990 2005, which witnessed a rigorous implementation of structural adjustment policies, the acceleration of economic privatization and liberalization, the emergence of a group of neoliberals within the ruling National Democratic Party, and the consolidation of business interests and representation in parliament and government.

Something dramatic happened in the late summer and autumn of 2008.

"e;Rai subjects the projects of both national development and globalization to searching scrutiny through a gender lens.

Social relations are crucial for understanding diverse economic actions and a network perspective is central to that explanation.