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Book SynopsisBringing together a range of illustrative case studies coupled with fresh theoretical insights, this volume is one of the first to address the complexities and contradictions in the relationship between migration, time, and capitalism. While temporal reckoning has long fascinated anthropologists, few studies have sought to confront how capitalism fetishizes time in the production of global inequalities—historically and in the contemporary world. As it explores how the agendas of capitalism condition migration in Europe, North America, and Oceania, this collection also examines temporality as a feature of migrants’ experiences to ultimately provide a theoretically robust and ethnographically informed investigation of migration and temporality within a framework defined by the political economy of capitalism. Table of Contents1. Temporalities and Migration: Introduction2. Chronotopes of Migration Scholarship: The Challenges of Radical Contemporaneity3. The Timescape of Post-WWII Caribbean Migration to Britain: Non contemporaneity as Challenge and Opportunity4. Time at Sea: Temporal Horizons of Rescue and Its Avoidance in the Central Mediterranean5. Flexible Kinship and Discrepant Temporalities in Chinese Transpacific Migration 6. ’Lost Time’ – The Experience of Waiting for a Future among Young Somali Migrants en route7. Labour and Population: Migration Pathways to Rural Manitoba Past and Present8. Badocari Temporalities: Perspectives on Time, Bottles, and Economies for Romanian Roma Bottle Collectors in Copenhagen9. Migration and Temporal Dissonance in Canada Philippine Migration10. Temporality, Migration, Reproduction: Cycles, Alignments, and Misalignments in Late Capitalism

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Book SynopsisThis Palgrave Pivot revisits the topic of how British colonialism moulded work and life in India and what kind of legacy it left behind. Did British rule lead to India’s impoverishment, economic disruption and famine? Under British rule, evidence suggests there were beneficial improvements, with an eventual rise in life expectancy and an increase in wealth for some sectors of the population and economy, notably for much business and industry. Yet many poor people suffered badly, with agricultural stagnation and an underfunded government who were too small to effect general improvements. In this book Roy explains the paradoxical combination of wealth and poverty, looking at both sides of nineteenth century capitalism. Between 1850 and 1930, India was engaged in a globalization process not unlike the one it has seen since the 1990s. The difference between these two times is that much of the region was under British colonial rule during the first episode, while it was an independent nation state during the second. Roy's narrative has a contemporary relevance for emerging economies, where again globalization has unleashed extraordinary levels of capitalistic energy while leaving many livelihoods poor, stagnant, and discontented. Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: The making of British India.- Chapter 3: The business of the cities.- Chapter 4: Unyielding land.- Chapter 5: A poor state.- Chapter 6: End of famine.- Chapter 7: A different story? The princely states.- Chapter 8: Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisThis volume is intended to serve as a review of the “next generation” of political economy scholars in what can be called the “Wagnerian” tradition, which traces its roots to Buchanan and De Viti De Marco in the 1930s, who argued that any decision that results from a political entity must be the product of individual decision makers operating within some framework of formal and informal rules. To treat these decisions as if they were the product of one single mind, or even simply the additive result of several decisions, is to fundamentally misunderstand and mischaracterize the dynamics of collective action. Today, Richard Wagner is among the most prominent theorists in analyzing the institutional foundations of the economy and the organization of political decision-making. In this collection of original essays, former students schooled in this tradition offer emerging insights on public choice theory, public finance, and political economy, across a range of topics from voting behavior to entrepreneurship. Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Emergence and Entanglement in a Theory of Political Economy.- Chapter 3: Swimming in a Tuxedo: A Systems Theory Approach to Understanding Politics.- Chapter 4: Complex and Entangled Public Policy: Here Be Dragons.- Chapter 5: Taxonomy of Entrepreneurship: A Means-Oriented Approach.- Chapter 6: From Taciturn to Talkative Political Economy.- Chapter 7: Entanglement and Perverse Spontaneous Orders.- Chapter 8: The Tax Code as an Emergent Phenomenon.- Chapter 9: Political Property Rights and Entangled Political Economy.- Chapter 10: The Fiscal Squeeze: Budgets between Fiscal Illusion, Fiscal Commons, and the Tyranny of Experts.- Index.

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Book SynopsisHow should we address today’s big problems, and what we can take from icons of economics past? How would John Maynard Keynes have resolved today’s debt problem, or how would Adam Smith have assessed the European carbon emission trading market? This book applies the ideas of ten renowned economists (Marx, Minsky, Keynes, Knight, Bergmann, Veblen, Sen, Myrdal, Smith, Robinson) to real world economic problems, directly or indirectly related to the causes and consequences of the 2008 financial crisis. Each chapter presents an economist, and structures the ‘problem’, the ‘insight’ (the economist’s idea), the ‘economist’ (short bio), and two ‘practices’ offering real-world alternatives. This book presents a lively and original approach that will be of interest to economists and non-economists alike, discussing key elements of an economics for a postcapitalist economy and connecting policy insights to real-world problems of today.Table of Contents

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Book SynopsisThis open access book examines the transition to sustainable energy systems in emerging cities. Experts from around the world present case studies from different countries and discuss efforts were needed for achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The authors look into the issue of environment vs. economics and discuss the question of whether the energy transition goal can conflict with other development goals such as decent work and economic growth. Furthermore, innovation in energy transition is introduced, both in technology and citizens’ engagement. The book presents the latest developments on energy access and transition to sustainability throughout the overall value chain: from basic research in universities to documentation of lessons learned in the field. The empirical evidence presented makes this book appealing to scholars in the field of energy sustainability as well as to policy-makers and energy service companies.Table of ContentsSustainable Energy Access for Sustainable Communities – Introduction by a Social Scientist.- Local Dimensions of Sustainable Energy Governance: Case Study.- Can Municipalities Lead the Energy Transition? On Available Policy, Competences and Requirements for Action.- Local Action for Energy Sustainability: A Review of Policies’ Impact.- Techno-Economic Assessment of Renewable Energy Potential in Cities: Case Studies of Solar Photovoltaic, Waste-To-Energy and Wind Energy.- Management of Intermittent Solar and Wind Energy Resources: Storage and Grid Stabilization.- Modelling Sustainable Energy Transition for Cities: Case Studies of LEAP, ENPEP-BALANCE, and Moces.- Hidden Costs of Decarbonizing Utility Generation: Investment on Grid Stability & Contribution of Renewable Energies.- Democratization of Energy Planning: On a New Planning Tool Tailored to the Needs of Developing Countries.- Innovation for the Better: How Renewable Energy Technologies Improve Living Standard.- Energy Potential of Crop Residues in Senegal: Technology Solutions for Valorization.- Energy in Development Objectives: How the Energy Ecological Footprint Affect Development Indicators?.- Electricity Consumption in Working-Class Districts: Case Studies of Grand Yoff and Grand Dakar.- Cookinations: Mechanisms to Decouple Wood Production and Food Preparation in Sub-Urban Areas.- Citizen Awareness of the Social Dimension of Energy: Lessons From a Survey in Dakar.

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Book SynopsisThis open access book encompasses a collection of in-depth analyses showcasing the challenges and ways forward for macroeconomic modelling of R&D and innovation policies. Based upon the proceedings of the EC-DG JRC-IEA workshop held in Brussels in 2017, it presents cutting-edge contributions from a number of leading economists in the field. It provides a comprehensive overview of the current academic and policy challenges surrounding R&D as well as of the state-of-the-art modelling techniques.The book brings to the forefront outstanding issues related to the assessment of the macroeconomic impact of R&D policies and its modelling. It speaks to the rising importance of R&D and innovation policy, and the proliferation of macroeconomic models featuring endogenous technological change.The contents of this book will be of interest to both academic and policy audiences working in the fields of R&D and innovation.Table of Contents1. Introduction.- Part I. Macroeconomic Modelling of Innovation Policy: State-Of-The-Art.- 2. Innovation, Public Policy and Growth: What the Data Say.- 3. Innovation and Growth: Theory.- 4. The Frontier of Macroeconomic Modelling: Proceedings of the JRC-IEA Workshop 2017.- Part II. Impact Assessment of Innovation Policies: Models and Examples for the European Union.- 5. The RHOMOLO spatial CGE model.- 6. The QUEST III R&D Model.- 7. The NEMESIS macro-econometric model.- 8. Taking Stock.- 9 Other Innovation Policies and Alternative Modelling Approaches.- Part III. Conclusions.

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Book SynopsisThis textbook serves as an introduction to the major economic topics and events in Latin America’s history, from the settling of the region by indigenous Americans and then Europeans, Africans and Asians, to the economic consequences of COVID-19. Each chapter concentrates on a particular period—for example, pre-Columbian America, the 1980s debt crisis, the 21st Century decline in income inequality—and introduces the concepts needed to understand the events of that period. These concepts include theories such as Dutch Disease and Dependency Theory, policies such as import-substituting industrialization and neoliberalism, and analytical tools such as the circular flow of income and the foreign exchange market. Descriptive data are used to illustrate these concepts: for example, Latin America’s current account balance during the 1970s and 1980s shows the impact of the debt crisis, while the relationship between money supply growth and inflation in Argentina during the 1980s and 1990s shows the impact of expansionary monetary policy and convertibility.With its focus on Latin American economic history and on the key concepts for understanding that history, this book can serve as the core textbook for an introductory course on Latin American Economics, or as a complementary text for an introductory course in Latin American Studies or a social science course on Latin America.Table of ContentsChapter 1. The Land They Found.- Chapter 2. Adapting to a New World.- Chapter 3. Colonial Latin America.- Chapter 4. The First Century of Independence.- Chapter 5. Industrialization.- Chapter 6. Alternatives.- Chapter 7. The Commodity Boom of the 1970s.- Chapter 8. The Lost Decade of the 1980s.- Chapter 9. Emerging Markets and Financial Crises.- Chapter 10. The Rise of China and the Decline in Inequality.- Chapter 11. Crosscurrents: Translatinas, Remittances and the Novel Coronavirus.

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Book SynopsisThis open access handbook is distinguished by its emphasis on international energy, rather than domestic energy policies or international geopolitic aspects. Addressing key topics such as energy production and distribution, renewables and corporate energy structures, alongside global energy trends, regional case studies and emerging areas such as the digitalization of energy and energy transition, this handbook provides a major new contribution to the field of international energy economics. Written by academics, practitioners and policy-makers, this handbook is a valuable and timely addition to the literature on international energy economics. This book was published open access with the support of Eni. Table of ContentsIntroduction1. Part 1: Economics of energy production and distribution1.1. Economics of oil and gas production - Nadine Bret-Rouzeaut (SciencesPo, France) - Relative cost of exploration and development under different conditions (onshore, offshore, unconventional). Evaluation of upstream projects. Sensitivity to price changes.1.2. Economics of oil tanker transportation - TBC - Cyclicality of tanker business. Main determinants of tanker cost. Cost of transporting oil over long distances. Implications for arbitrage.1.3. Economics of gas transportation by pipeline or LNG - Manfred Hafner (IFP School, Switzerland) - Cost determinants of long-distance pipelines. Implications for cost of transport of gas over long distance. Implications for gas supply contracts and price discovery. Determinants of cost of LNG plants and cost of transport by tanker.1.4. Economics of oil refining - Jean-Pierre Favennec (IFP School, Switzerland) - Determinants of refinery cost and competitiveness. Complexity and oil quality. Implications of shifting patterns of products consumption and refinery localization.1.5. Economics of biofuels - Adam Brown, International Energy Agency - Types of biofuels, respective cost structures, international trade in biomass/biofuels.1.6. Economics of power generation - Arash Farnoush (IFP School, Switzerland) or Martin Everts (Head of Energy Economics at AxPo Holding AG, Switzerland) and/or Eicke Bluhme-Werri (AxPo Holding AG, Switzerland) - Alternative technologies for power generation and their respective key economic characteristics (CAPEX, OPEX, dispatchability, flexibility, location constraints, etc.)1.6.1. Coal and oil-based generation1.6.2. Gas-based generation (OCGT/CCGT)1.6.3. Nuclear generation (including SMRs)1.6.4. Hydropower (different forms)1.6.5. Solar energy1.6.6. Wind energy1.6.7. Other renewables1.7. Economics of energy networks - Andrea Bonzanni (SciencesPo, France) - Gas and electricity as network-based energy sources. Cost of network, natural monopoly, TPA, regulation, tarification, hubs.1.8. Economics of energy storage – TBC - Which energies can be stored and to what extent. Cost and revenue opportunities of storage. Storage and security of supply1.9. Financing of energy investment – TBC - Different financial models normally adopted to finance different energy investment projects: equity/debt ratios, project financing, risk, investors’ profiles.2. Part 2: Economics of energy trading and price discovery2.1. International trade in energy in the context of globalization - Giacomo Luciani, (SciencesPo, France) - Importance of energy products in the context of global trade; potential evolution in light of energy transition and income growth at the global level2.2. The trading and price discovery for crude oils - Giacomo Luciani or Bassam Fattouh (Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, UK) or Liz Bossley (CEO, Consilience Energy Advisory Group Ltd, UK) - The structure and functioning of the global oil market, physical and paper. Issues of financialization and volatility. Price makers and price takers.2.3. The trading and price discovery for oil products - Liz Bossley (CEO, Consilience Energy Advisory Group Ltd, UK) - The structure and functioning of markets for petroleum products. Major contracts and derivatives, opportunities for hedging, influence of products on crude oil prices2.4. The trading and price discovery for natural gas - Manfred Hafner (IFP School, Switzerland) - Alternative price discovery mechanisms, their respective rationale and evolving importance of each for pipeline gas and LNG2.5. The trading and price discovery for coal - Sylvie Cornot-Gandolphe (Oxofrd Institute for Energy Studies) or Jan Beckaert - Different coal qualities and price discovery tools. Major contracts. Price makers.2.6. The trading and price discovery for biofuels - major existing biofuels markets: ethanol and biodiesel. Major markets (Ethanol: US and Brazil; biodiesel: EU). Competition with food chain. Subsidies and their implications on trading. Arbitrage between different potential uses of biomass.2.7. The trading of electricity - Eleanor Morrison (London Financial Studies) and/or Philippe Vassilopoulos (Cambridge University) - Structures of major liberalized power markets. Main traded contracts. Impact of variable renewables on market based on marginal cost. Capacity markets.2.8. The trading of carbon - Alfred Evans (Climate Change Capital Ltd) or Eleanor Morrison (London Financial Studies) - The rationale for ETSs and the various implementations of the concept. The experience of the EU ETS and its ongoing evolution.3. Part 3: Corporate energy structures3.1. Determinants of vertical integration in energy – TBC - What is the rationale for vertical integration in the energy industry and does it stand to critical evaluation?3.2. Unbundling, markets and regulation - Eleanor Morrison (London Financial Studies) - Breaking up vertically integrated incumbent monopolies and enforcing competition through regulation: alternative approaches3.3. Energy companies: sensible conglomerates? – TBC - Does an energy conglomerate make more sense than conglomerates in general? Is there an advantage in simultaneously investing in several forms of energy?3.4. Energy (power) decentralization and the future of networks - TBC - Decentralization of power generation may either mean an enhanced role for network or their erosion, possibly implosion. Cost/benefit of extended networks3.5. Energy corporate governance - John Gault (former Chief Economist of the International Energy Development Corporation, US) - Dialectic of major stakeholders in shaping energy investment decisions. Corporate responsibility, transparency, corruption3.6. The impact of digitalization - TBC - From the digital well to blockchain, and issues of cyber security: cost/benefit of digitalization4. Part 4: Global energy trends4.1. Energy scenarios: comparative analysis of black boxes - Manfred Hafner (IFP School, Switzerland) - Comparing the methodology, assumptions and results of major scenarios from industry, international organizations, individual governments and NGOs4.2. Disruptive technologies - Fabio Genoese (Centre for European Policy Studies, Belgium) - Technologies having the potential of radically changing our understanding of energy futures4.3. Drivers of energy demand - TBC - Opportunities for energy saving and economic obstacles to their realization4.3.1. Energy demand for buildings4.3.2. Energy demand for industry4.3.3. Energy demand for transportation5. Part 5: The trilemma and economics of tradeoffs5.1. Internalizing externalities: market vs. regulatory approaches to decarbonisation – TBC - GHG emissions as market failure: can the cost be effectively internalized? Carbon tax vs. ETSs. Regulation undermines market approaches5.2. Market solutions to security of supply - Giacomo Luciani (SciencesPo, France) - Security of supply has a cost and the final consumer should be able to decide how much security he wants. How can the cost of security be transferred to the final consumer?5.3. Energy subsidies - TBC - Mapping widespread subsidization of energy products and the debate on their validity5.4. Economics of access to energy - What economic obstacles prevent 1.2 billion people from having access to modern commercial energy? and policies/approaches to overcome the same6. Part 6: Energy and the economy - Energy models differ very significantly across regions. This group of chapters will discuss the interplay of energy supply/demand and economic development with an emphasis on how issues of access and decarbonization opportunities affect each region.6.1. Energy and the economy in China6.2. Energy and the economy in India - Dagmar Graczyk (International Energy Agency)6.3. Energy and the economy in Sub Saharan Africa – Philippe Copinschi (SciencesPo)6.4. Energy and the economy in Latin America - TBC6.5. Energy and the economy in the Middle East and North Africa - TBC6.6. Energy and the economy in Russia - Tatiana Mitrova (Russian Academy of Sciences)6.7. Energy and the economy in North America - TBC6.8. Energy and the economy in Europe - TBC

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Book SynopsisThis insightful and original book explores the key issues that countries in Africa and South Asia need to address in order to escape poverty. Challenging traditional assumptions about the world’s poorest countries, the top priorities to address are identified as adult literacy, electricity for manufacturing, and the consequence of the relationship between fertility and savings. These suggestions are placed within a historical perspective, placing discussions on modern day Africa and South Asia alongside the development of East Asia, Europe, and the Americas in previous generations and centuries. The Time-Travelling Economist aims to move conversations about development beyond the resource curse or private sector failings, with a fresh focus on the policies that governments can embark on independently and affordably that will transform their future. It will be of interest to anyone interested in the future of the world’s low income countries.Trade Review“How come no one told me about this book before? … it is one of the best popular economics books of the last decade, and one of the best books on economic development period. People should talk about it more! And to be sure, that description ‘popular’ is misleading. Like other good books in this genre, it is deeper and better than merely being ‘popular,’ … .” (Tyler Cowen, Marginal Revolution, marginalrevolution.com, February 8, 2023)“The book is the product of more than a decade of research and extensive travel across Africa and other developing countries. It is genuinely original contribution to how development can be achieved." (David Whitehouse, the africa report, theafricareport.com, June 2, 2022)Table of ContentsEducation: No Take Off Without Adult Literacy.Electricity: Power to the People.Sex and Money: How Many Babies Are Too Many?.Debt: A Debt Crisis Is Probably Unavoidable in a Bid to Create Jobs.Demographics and Growth: Who Booms, When?.What the Future Holds: Democracy, Corruption, ESG and Emigration.Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisThis book examines the role of the Arctic in Iceland’s foreign and security policies from the end of the Cold War to the present. Based on extensive research and drawing on approaches from the fields of history and international relations, it shows that Iceland’s Arctic policies have gone through multiple phases during this period, all of which have been heavily influenced by external geopolitical factors including its relationship with the United States, the 2008 financial crisis, the rise of China, and the Ukrainian crisis. It also demonstrates how Iceland’s strategic position in the North Atlantic has important repercussions for the United States, Russia and China. With an emphasis on geopolitics, nation branding, and governance, this book will appeal to scholars and students of Arctic policies, geopolitics and international relations.Table of ContentsIntroduction.- 1. The Role of the Arctic in Icelandic Foreign Policy after the End of the Cold War.- 2. From the Closure of the US Military Base to the Financial Crisis: Iceland’s Prioritization of the Arctic as a Crisis Response.- 3. Touting Arctic Exceptionalism: Iceland’s First Arctic Policy.- 4. The Spill-over Effects of the Ukrainian Crisis on Iceland’s Arctic Policy.- 5. Iceland’s Regains its Strategic Importance in the North.- 6. Iceland’s New Arctic Policy: Juggling Realpolitik with “Exceptionalism”.- 7. Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisChapter 1. Focusing on When Do People Obey Laws and Why It Matters.- Part I: Developing an Integrated Approach to Compliance.- Chapter 2. An Integrated Framework of Compliance With Law as Social Influence: When Law Changes Behaviors.- Chapter 3. When Law Changes Attitudes Within the Integrated Approach.- Part II: Applying an Integrated Approach to Compliance to Motivational Mechanisms of Why People Obey Laws.- Chapter 4. Understanding the Powers and Limits of Legal Expression to Create Change Through the Integrated Approach to Compliance.- Chapter 5. Understanding the Role of Procedural Justice in Compliance Through the Integrated Framework.- Chapter 6. Understanding When Do People Obey Laws Through an Integrated Approach to Compliance: Concluding Remarks.

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Book SynopsisThis open access book provides the current research on the features of Romanian management theory and practices. Since the revolution of 1989 and the integration into NATO and the European Union, Romanian management systems are once again an integral part of the global economy.

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Book SynopsisVorworte.- Einführung.- Das Projektmanagementbüro (PMO).- Kategorisierungsoptionen für PMOs.- Die richtige Positionierung des PMO.- Aufgaben und Verantwortlichkeiten des PMO.- Ermittlung des Verantwortungsbereichs, Einführung und Verankerung des PMO.- Erfolgsfaktoren und Akzeptanz.- Fallstudien.- Index.

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Book SynopsisPart I: Concepts.- 1. Introduction.- 2. The Frame of Reference in Absolute Poverty Measurement.- 3. Practical Aspects of EU-Wide Measurement.- Part II: Implementation.- 4. Reference Budget-Based Approach to Absolute Poverty measurement.- 5. Survey-Based Approach to Absolute Poverty Measurement.- 6. Food-Based Statistical Approach to Absolute Poverty Measurement.- 7. Thematic Aspects of Absolute Poverty Measurement Across the EU.- Part III: Results and Conclusions.- 8. New Absolute Poverty Estimates for the EU.- 9. Future Measurement and Monitoring.

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Book Synopsis.- Part I Introductory Matters..- On Financial Inclusion and Global Development: Introductory Remarks..- An Overview of SDGs 8.10.1 and 8.10.2..- Forward and Backward Linkages of Financial Inclusion, Fintech, and Sustainable Development Goals: A Bibliometric Analysis and Concept Mapping. .- Part II Conceptual Concerns..- Financial Inclusion Reduces Inequality and Poverty: Myth or Reality?..- Driving Financial Inclusion through Frugal Innovation to Achieve UN SDG Target 8.10..- The Benefits and Costs of Fintech..- Digital Finance, Agriculture and Inclusive Development..- Financial Literacy, Economic Inequality, and Trust in Government..- Financial literacy, access to microfinance, and Sustainable Development..- Part III Global and Regional Topics..- Financial Inclusion of Rural Women in the Global South..- Assessing the impact of financial inclusion on economic growth in island economies..- Financial Inclusion: Initiatives and Challenges in the BRICS Countries..- Assessing Financial Inclusion in 41 African Countries..- Part IV Country Studies..- The Role of School Banking in Promoting Financial Inclusion: Evidence from Bangladesh..- Microenterprises in the agricultural sector and (lack of) insurance: Exploratory case studies from fresh fruit farmers and retailers from Northern Pakistan..- Financial inclusion for climate resilience in rural South Africa: a qualitative analysis of opportunities and barriers..- Gendered Social Norms and Financial Inclusion in Turkey..- Fintech and Financial Inclusion in the Kingdom of Morocco: Demographics and Socioeconomic Characteristics..- Mobile Money Transactions for Financial Inclusion in Socio-Economic Development: An Interpretative Account of Two Ghanaian Rural Communities..- Part V Driving the Research Forward..- Nexus between Financial Inclusion and Economic Activity: A Study about Traditional and Non-Traditional Financial Service Indicators Determining Financial Outreach..- Micro- and Macro-Economic Factors of Mobile Money Adoption in the Middle East and North Africa..- UN SDG Indicators 8.10 for Measuring Financial Inclusion: An Assessment.

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Book SynopsisChapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Transparency and the Formation of International Agreements: Evidence from EU-Treaty Making.- Chapter 3. Transparency in International Adjudication: Opening Up International Adjudication.- Chapter 4. From Transparency to Information: the Salience of ECtHR Rulings.- Chapter 5. Does Salience Matter? The Impact of Public Attention on Compliance with ECtHR Rulings.- Chapter 6. From Information to Meaning: Framing Trade Agreements.

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Book Synopsis100 years of academic economic and social research in Romania.- Is basic scientific research still a priority in Romania.- Exploring the recent inflationary pressure. Features and challenges for central banks.- Fiscal consolidation in Eurozone countries.- BRICS+ and the New International Economic Order.- The Influence of private credit on economic development in Romania.- The synergy of open banking and artificial intelligence in banking system.- A comparison between human trading and algorithmic trading.- Econometric analysis on the interdependence between the size of the population, level of CO2 emissions and evolution of GDP.- Bridging the gap: Population statistics as a tool for measuring sustainable development.- Demographic trends and human impact on landscape A Corine Land Cover data analysis of artificial surface expansion.- Demographic dynamics A key factor in the transition to zero energy buildings (ZEB) standard.- Effects of the use of AI on jobs and on the employment model. Limits and risks.- Assessing the behaviour of generation Z in the labour market from an organizational perspective.- Analyse of the European Union's supportive measures for overcoming challenges of youth unemployment.- Moral values and human values support for sustainable societal development.- Motivating employees to ethics within public organizations.- Employing disadvantaged people corporate social responsibility action of companies.- The concern of the European citizens about their own and family health at the beginning of Covid 19 Pandemic in May 2020.- Radiography of the pre university educational system in Romania Decisive factors in performance appraisal.- Features of investments dynamics during Romanias second transition to market economy.- Vulnerabilities of the Romanian manufacturing industry in the context of the War in Ukraine.- Using entrepreneurship to address economic challenges.- Business performance by promoting digital transformation a continuous adaptation process.- Sustainable and resilient development of regions in times of economic crisis.- Collaborative economy and sustainable development on the 2050 Horizon.- The integration of ethical principles into project management.- The particularities of ethics in the management of sports organizations.- Sustainability reporting developments and trends in Romania.- Sustainability in the digital age.- The Impact of corporate governance on corporate sustainability empirical insights from listed companies in emerging economy.- Study on energy sources in the conditions of the energy transition and in the context of the conjugate crises.- Bibliometric analysis of European integration and globalization: new challenges in the energy sector.- The energy crisis and inflation after 2019 Using time series clustering for identifying trends in the European Union.- Romania's perspectives Net provider or recipient of energy security at the European level.- Innovation and green transition in Romania.- How may natural gas be a reliable partner for the transition to green energy.- Possibilities for reconversion of polluting transports in the community.- Economic growth and consumption of material resources.- Main trends on using economic instruments for management of water resources in Romania.- Agriculture of Romania far from the market, but close to the aids.- The particularities of sustainable development of agricultural organizations.- Some prospects of Romanian vegetable self-sufficiency in short and long term.- Bricks obtained from industrial and agricultural waste.- The export specialization and investment potential of the North East Region of Romania.- Trends in Romanian biodiversity research: A bibliometric analysis.- Rural urban partnership, challenges and opportunities in the current multi crisis context.- The impact of European funds and National programs on SMEs in the counties of North West Romania.- Support tool for strategic planning of territorial complex systems.- Challenges and opportunities regarding the sustainable development of dark tourism in Romania.- Mountain convergence principle the basis of sustainable development in relation with climate change.- The role of short supply chains The Dorna country as a supplier of public goods.- The role and contribution of the National Agency of the Mountain Area to the sustainable development of the mountainous region in Romania.- Conclusions and Follow Ups.

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Book SynopsisChapter 1 Africa on the Rise: Myth or Reality?.- Chapter 2 Prospects of Sustained Economic Growth in Africa.- Chapter 3 Growth, Employment, and Poverty.- Chapter 4 Population, Youth Bulge and Economic Development.- Chapter 5 COVID-19 Trends, Economic Impact and Policy Responses.- Chapter 6 Climate Change and Sustainability.- Chapter 7 Industrial Performance and Prospects of Structural Transformation.- Chapter 8 Regionalism and Industrial Development.- Chapter 9 Innovation, Technology, and Structural Transformation.- Chapter 10 Aid, Debt, and Foreign Direct Investment.- Chapter 11 Gender, Youths, and Sustainable Development.- Chapter 12 Information and Communication Technologies.- Chapter 13 Closing the Development Gap in Africa.

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Book SynopsisThis book is an introduction to the many challenges of sustainability. The first half of the book develops a framework for sustainability thinking. The second half considers application areas and personal and corporate responses to sustainability challenges. Basic facts, figures, and information related to sustainability are presented in a way that should convey to readers a sense of scale for the many sustainability challenges we face. Throughout, the end-of-chapter projects and discussion questions focus on tradeoffs among competing goods and the ethical and social implications of decisions related to sustainability. This book was written for a university seminar course on sustainability but could be used in other small-group discussion settings. It is intended to be easy to read but hard to digest.Table of ContentsList of Figures.- List of Tables.- Preface.- Acknowledgments.- Introduction.- Planetary Boundaries.- Population.- Affluence.- Resource Intensity of Economic Activity.- Impact of Resources.- Households.- Transportation.- Agriculture.- Land Use.- Collective Action.- Individual Action.- Afterword.- Authors' Biographies.- Index.

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Book SynopsisThis book gives an in-depth and up-to-date insight into China's economy from a domestic as well an international perspective. The book covers the reform trajectory and performance of China's economy since Deng Xiaoping kicked-off the reform and opening-up policy in 1978 until the current challenges and economic policies under Xi Jinping including the integration in the world economy.The analysis is based on empirical evidence and respective data. This enables the reader to take an unprejudiced look on China's political economy. The book applies fundamental economic concepts in a non-technical way to the case of China and processes the main relevant scientific and applied research to the topic. Readers gain an in-depth understanding of the second largest global economy that will shape the twenty-first centuryits past, present, and future.The book is structured into three concise chapters: the reform trajectory of China's economy since 1978, the domestic and international fundamentals of China's economy today, and the long-term challenges and respective economic policies for the future. One of the key insights of the book is that China's economy and its economic model are at a critical tipping point, after a long period of successful development from a low to a middle-income country. This includes the need for a new growth model and a renewed integration into the world economy. Both challenges pose systemic risks that could seriously impede the future development of China and its economy if not carefully managed. 

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