Political economy Books
Taylor & Francis America and the Postwar World Remaking International Society 19451956
a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.
£39.99
Taylor & Francis Business Interests and the Development of the Modern Welfare State
a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.
£128.25
Taylor & Francis Principles of Macroeconomics
a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.
£166.25
Taylor & Francis Principles of Macroeconomics
a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.
£58.99
Taylor & Francis US Hegemony and the Americas
a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.
£128.25
Taylor & Francis US Hegemony and the Americas
a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.
£43.99
Taylor & Francis The Impact of Chinas Belt and Road Initiative
a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.
£128.25
Taylor & Francis Geoeconomics and Power Politics in the 21st Century
a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.
£128.25
Taylor & Francis The EuJapan Partnership in the Shadow of China
a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.
£128.25
Taylor & Francis The Nordic Regions and the European Union
a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.
£82.64
Taylor & Francis The Political Economy of the European Constitution
a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.
£128.25
Taylor & Francis Affective Politics of the Global Event
a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.
£128.25
Taylor & Francis The Political Economy of Chinas Economic Zones
a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.
£166.25
Taylor & Francis Contending Approaches to the Political Economy of Taiwan
a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.
£31.43
Taylor & Francis Ltd Broken Images Broken Selves Dissociative Narratives In Clinical Practice
a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.
£123.50
Taylor & Francis Ltd Ethics and Economics
Book SynopsisThis textbook applies economic ethics to evaluate the free market system and enables students to examine the impact of free markets using the three main ethical approaches: utilitarianism, principle-based ethics and virtue ethics.Ethics and Economics systematically links empirical research to these ethical questions, with a focus on the core topics of happiness, inequality and virtues. Each chapter offers a recommended further reading list. The final chapter provides a practical method for applying the different ethical approaches to morally evaluate an economic policy proposal and an example of the methodology being applied to a real-life policy.This book will give students a clear theoretical and methodological toolkit for analyzing the ethics of market policies, making it a valuable resource for courses on economic ethics and economic philosophy.The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available uTrade Review"With this book, Graafland provides both an excellent introduction to ethics-and-economics and an innovative exploration of the effect of free markets on happiness and inequality, grounded in moral philosophy and economic theory and supplemented by a wealth of real-world data. This is truly a landmark achievement that is certain to be an indispensable resource for scholars, teachers, and students for years to come." – Mark D. White, Chair and Professor, Department of Philosophy, College of Staten Island/CUNY, and editor of The Oxford Handbook of Ethics and Economics."This text is unique in showing how to apply alternative ethical theories, from Utilitarianism and Kantian ethics to virtue ethics, to assess policy measures implemented in different market settings. These theories are applied to three areas: happiness, inequality and virtuousness. I have no doubt that both scholars and interested readers will benefit from this applied approach to ethics and economics." – Dr. Giancarlo Ianulardo, University of Exeter Business School"With this book, Graafland provides both an excellent introduction to ethics-and-economics and an innovative exploration of the effect of free markets on happiness and inequality, grounded in moral philosophy and economic theory and supplemented by a wealth of real-world data. This is truly a landmark achievement that is certain to be an indispensable resource for scholars, teachers, and students for years to come." – Mark D. White, Chair and Professor, Department of Philosophy, College of Staten Island/CUNY, and editor of The Oxford Handbook of Ethics and Economics"This text is unique in showing how to apply alternative ethical theories, from Utilitarianism and Kantian ethics to virtue ethics, to assess policy measures implemented in different market settings. These theories are applied to three areas: happiness, inequality and virtuousness. I have no doubt that both scholars and interested readers will benefit from this applied approach to ethics and economics." – Dr. Giancarlo Ianulardo, University of Exeter Business SchoolTable of Contents1 Introduction PART I FREE MARKETS, WELFARE AND HAPPINESS 2 Utilitarianism 3 Three economic perspectives on the "good" market system 4 Free markets, welfare and happiness: Empirical research PART II FREE MARKETS, RIGHTS AND INEQUALITY 5 The ethics of duties and rights 6 The ethics of justice 7 Free markets, rights and inequality: empirical research PART III FREE MARKETS, VIRTUES AND HAPPINESS 8 Virtue ethics and care ethics 9 Adam Smith on markets, virtues and happiness 10 Markets, virtues and happiness: empirical research PART IV CONSOLIDATION AND INTEGRATION 11 Liberalism and communitarianism 12 The morality of free markets: Integration and application
£44.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd Economic Growth and Inequality
Book SynopsisIn an era of increasing inequalities, and also of deep anxieties about the consequences of two major economic crises, economists are faced with a major question: can economic growth be achieved without inequalities? Economic Growth and Inequality critically evaluates the economic literature on this question from a pragmatic perspective, seeking to reconcile those who regard economic liberties as a paramount value, and critics who object that prioritizing these liberties leads to inequitable outcomes. The book presents an overview of the models used by economists to define and measure inequalities and the ongoing dialogues between political philosophers and economists in an effort to find solutions to the problems. It explores Rawlsian justice, Sen's capability theory, and the theory of rent and compares and contrasts the most often discussed institutions and policies designed for remedying poverty and reducing inequalities.This book marks a significant contributTable of ContentsFOREWORD CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 2 EQUALITY OF WELFARE: THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES (WELFARE ECONOMICS)CHAPTER 3 EQUALITY OF WELFARE: EMPIRICAL PERSPECTIVESCHAPTER 4 EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY: CLASSICAL LIBERAL PERSPECTIVESCHAPTER 5 EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY: EGALITARIAN PERSPECTIVESCHAPTER 6 WHAT TO DO ABOUT ECONOMIC INEQUALITIES: POLICY OPTIONS
£118.75
Taylor & Francis Ltd Constitutional Law and the EU Balanced Budget
Book SynopsisExploring the balanced budget rule as an economic standard and as a legal principle, this book explains the context and content of the balanced budget rule and presents a critical appraisal of its impact on legal systems, political institutions and social values, and particularly an evaluation of its constitutionalization in the European and national legal systems.Examining a range of perspectives on the balanced budget rule as a legal principle, a series of chapters investigate the feasibility and effectiveness of the balanced budget rule. The book considers the impact this may have on the separation of powers within the state, on democratic decision-making, on the European social model and on the protection of fundamental social rights within the European Union. It suggests that this impact goes beyond the ethical issue of the public debt considered as a burden placed on future generations, and beyond injunctions imposed by international financial institutions on national public finances. The transfiguration of fiscal discipline from an economic requirement into a legal rule demanding a balanced budget embodies a challenge to the political nature of the budgetary process while creating the flexibility needed in order to further fiscal federalism within the European Union.This book argues that the balanced budget rule is nothing more than it has always been: an instrument for devising public policies in a rational manner, a tool for conceiving qualitative choices regarding the well-being of citizens.Table of ContentsIntroduction - Balanced budget rule and/in the LawEric Oliva, Elena-Simina TanasescuPart I: Balanced Budget as Normative and Economic StandardChapter 1: Balanced budget as a substantive legal rule Gilbert Orsoni Chapter 2: On the economic concept of a balanced budget Thomas Stauffer Part II: Balanced Budget as Constitutional RuleChapter 3: The German Debt Brake Ralph Schenke Chapter 4: The Constitutional stakes of the "golden rule" Marc Verdussen Part III: Balanced Budget and Separation of Powers Chapter 5: Balanced budget rule and representative democracy Giulia Aravatinou Leonidi Chapter 6: The Financial Local Autonomy – A Tale of Balanced Budgets and Vertical Separation of Financial Power Simona Gherghina Chapter 7: Balanced budget rule and the transversality of agencies Bogdan Iancu Part IV: Balanced Budget, Governance and Fundamental Rights Chapter 8: Balanced budget rule and social rights George Katrougalos, Daphne Akoumaniaki Chapter 9: The organizational foundations the IMF’s doctrinal turn on fiscal policy after the Great Recession Cornel Ban Final remarks - Balanced Budgets: the Vanity of a PrincipleMichel Bouvier
£43.69
Taylor & Francis Spatial Justice and Cohesion
Book SynopsisPlace-based strategies are widely discussed as powerful instruments of economic and community development. In terms of the European debate, the local level â cities, towns and neighbourhoods â has recently come under increased scrutiny as a potentially decisive actor in Cohesion Policy. As understandings of socio-spatial and economic cohesion evolve, the idea that spatial justice requires a concerted policy response has gained currency.Given the political, social and economic salience of locale, this book explores the potential contribution of place-based initiative to more balanced and equitable socio-economic development, as well as growth in a more general sense. The overall architecture of the book and the individual chapters address place-based perspectives from a number of vantage points, including the potential of achieving greater effectiveness in EU and national level development policies, through a greater local level and citizens' role and concrete actions for achieving this; enhancing decision-making autonomy by pooling local capacities for action; linking relative local autonomy to development outcomes and viewing spatial justice as a concept and policy goal. The book highlights, through the use of case studies, how practicable and actionable knowledge can be gained from local development experiences.This book targets researchers, practitioners and students who seek to learn more about place-based based development and its potentials. Its cross-cutting focus on spatial justice and place will ensure that the book is of wider international interest.The Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license. Funded by The University of Eastern Finland.
£37.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd Sovereignism and Populism
Book SynopsisAt a time when populism and appeal for national and popular sovereignty are on the rise â in Europe, the USA, and beyond â this volume proposes a new research agenda in political science that focuses on the linkages between populist and sovereignism in Europe.The bookâs core question is to know and describe whether, how, and to what extent populism has been able to articulate the calls for âtaking back controlâ of the national borders and authority, by looking at both the âdemandâ and âsupplyâ sides. Through compelling empirical analyses, the authors offer fresh data and theoretical insights on the determinants of the support for sovereigntist claims and its impact on voting choices, as well as on the features of the sovereignist discourse in populist parties.Coupled with the growing electoral success of party-based populism, sovereignism actually poses challenges to the ongoing processes of supranational integration. This urges a timely rethinking of democratic politiTable of ContentsPreface Introduction: Sovereignist wine in populist bottles? 1. Reclaiming national sovereignty: the case of the conservatives and the far right in Austria 2. Should we stay or should we join? 30 years of Sovereignism and direct democracy in Switzerland 3. Economic populism and sovereignism: the economic supply of European radical right-wing populist parties 4. Taking back control? Brexit, sovereignism and populism in Westminster (2015–17) 5. ‘For whom the sovereignist bell tolls?’ Individual determinants of support for sovereignism in ten European countries Conclusions. The populism-sovereignism linkage: findings, theoretical implications and a new research agenda
£128.25
Taylor & Francis Ltd Covid19 and the Global Political Economy
Book SynopsisCovid-19 and the Global Political Economy investigates and explores how far and in what ways the Covid-19 pandemic is challenging, restructuring, and perhaps remaking aspects of the global political economy.Since the 1970s, neoliberal capitalism has been the guiding principle of global development: fiscal discipline, privatisations, deregulation, the liberalisation of trade and investment regimes, and lower corporate and wealth taxation. But, after Covid-19, will these trends continue, particularly when states are continuing to struggle with overcoming the pandemic and violating one of neoliberalism's key principles: balanced budgets? The pandemic has exposed the fragility of the global political economy, and it can be argued that the intensification of global trade, tourism, and finance over the past 30 years has facilitated the spread of infectious diseases such as Covid-19. Therefore, economies in lockdown, jittery markets, and massive government spending have spaTable of ContentsIntroduction: The Covid-19 Pandemic, International Political Economy and Social Reproduction Part I: Global Power, Inequality, and Climate Change 1. "A Once in a Lifetime Opportunity": Covid-19 in the Age of Finance 2. The Billionaire Boom: Capital as Power and the Distribution of Wealth 3. Neoliberalism, Race, and Ignorance in an Era of Covid-19 4. Covid-19: Decarbonization under Duress 5. Engineering the Coronaverse: The Wild, Wild Sovereignty of Big Meat in the Age of the Corporate State Part II: Global Health, Social Care and Reproduction during the Covid-19 Pandemic 6. Global Health, Covid-19, and the Future of Neoliberalism 7. From Operation Warp Speed to TRIPS: Vaccines as Assets 8. Covid-19 and the Economy of Care: Disability and Aged Care Services into the Future Part III: The Future of Production, Money, Energy and Food Regimes 9. Covid-19 and the Future of Work: Continuity and Change in Workplace Precarity 10. MMT, the Pandemic and the Fiscal Deficit Fright 11. Carbon Capitalism, the Social Forces of Annihilation, and the Future of Energy 12. Covid-19 and the Future of Food Conclusion: The Ongoing Covid-19 Dystopia: A Crossroads for Critical IPE and Humanity
£36.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd The Meaning of the Twentieth Century
Book SynopsisOriginally published in 1965 and written by a noted economist and leader in the field of conflict resolution, this book traces the forces which have brought the 20th century post-civilisation' into being: the ever-increasing power of science and the scientific attitude, the global communication network, the high efficiency of industrial societies. New conditions pointed to a life of ease but also enormous problems. The book discusses how though our technical resources have become immense, social and psychological conflicts remain. The author's training in psychology and economics combines with a deep sense of history to create a book which is as relevant now as when it was first published. Table of Contents1. The Great Transition 2. Science as the Basis of the Great Transition 3. The Significance of the Social Sciences 4. The War Trap 5. Economic Development: The Difficult Take-Off 6. The Population Trap 7. The Entropy Trap 8. The Role of Ideology in the Great Transition 9. A Strategy for the Transition.
£28.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability
a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.
£39.99
Taylor & Francis The Western Balkans in the World
Book SynopsisThis book provides a detailed understanding of how different types of engagements impact upon the reform and EU integration of the Western Balkan region. It examines the influence of Russia, China, Turkey and the UAE in the region and analyses the range of existing links.Contributors offer an academic and multifaceted perspective of the role of external and non-Western actors in the region that goes beyond, on the one hand, the tendency of some Western decision makers to perceive all engagement by third powers as a sinister threat and, on the other, the view of regional governments of all external involvement as a boon coming at a time of Western neglect and reduced foreign investments. By looking at the importance of Russia, Turkey, China and the UAE in the Western Balkans, the book sheds light on one key arena of global competition, offers new insights on the strengths and weaknesses of EuroâAtlantic integration and advances our knowledge of foreign policy and its economic,Trade Review"Academics and policy makers are increasingly interested in how Russia, China and Turkey are seeking to shape the Western Balkans. However, there has been little by way of systematic or comparative analysis of their involvement and how they each pose a challenge to the wider processes of Euro-Atlantic integration. This volume is a very timely contribution to our understanding of how these key international actors are seeking to exert influence in this important, but still unstable, region." - James Ker-Lindsay, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK"The Western Balkan countries have once again become a playground for wider global politics. The authors demonstrate how non-Western actors increasingly interact with, and influence the politics (internal and external) of, the Western Balkan states. This book makes an important contribution to our understanding of the geopolitical relevance of the Western Balkans, and the wider challenges to the Euro-Atlantic integration of the region." - Soeren Keil, Canterbury Christ Church University, UK"The Western Balkans in the World is a deeply thought-out, well researched and comprehensive exploration of the place of the region within the broader context of international relations. Instead of looking at each state in isolation, this volume analyzes the Western Balkans through a network of linkages, shared interests and soft power that are much broader than the region itself. The book is an extremely timely contribution to the scholarship on Western Balkans and foreign policy." - Jelena Subotic, Georgia State University, USA.Table of ContentsIntroduction: The Influence of External Actors in the Western Balkans Part I Regional Dynamics Chapter 1 Security co-operation in the Western Balkans: Cracks and erosion of Euro-Atlantic integration? Chapter 2 The economic development of the Western Balkans: The importance of non-EU actors Part II Western Balkan Case Studies Chapter 3 Serbia: Looking East, going West? Chapter 4 Bosnia and Herzegovina: Abandoned by the West, embraced by the East?Chapter 5 Kosovo: Between Western and Non-Western States Chapter 6 North Macedonia: A fertile ground for external influences Chapter 7 Montenegro: Always at a Crossroads Chapter 8 Albania: New Geopolitics and shifting linkages Part III Non-Western Countries Chapter 9 Russia: Playing a Weak Hand Well Chapter 10 China: A New Geoeconomic Approach to the Balkans Chapter 11 Turkey: Forced marriage or marriage of convenience with the Western Balkans? Chapter 12 UAE: Sultanism meets illiberal democracy. Conclusions
£39.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd Multilateralism Past Present and Future
Book SynopsisThis book offers an important chronological perspective on the evolution of multilateralism within Europe and beyond.It provides a critical reconstruction of the history of the idea and praxis of peaceful global governance, a comparative analysis of regional multilateral organisations and a discussion about concrete trends and perspectives of a new multilateralism against the challenging context of the current multipolar power politics. Focusing on the changing European interplay with multilateralism from Eurocentric cradle of civilian cooperation among sovereign imperial states, to political dwarf after the two world wars and decolonisation, and to potential co-leader of a multilayered and multi-actor cooperation within the current multipolar order, it addresses a theoretical gap by fuelling the long-recognised idealism v. realism debate over international cooperation and institutionalisation with both historical and new empirical insights.This book will be of key inTrade Review"Mario Telò has moved the boundaries of comparative regionalism significantly from its Eurocentric foundation, and through his global network of scholars, challenged traditional views and proposed new ideas and methods to study regional and global governance. This outstanding book captures the depth and breadth of his exceptional scholarship and would be welcomed by scholars and policymakers around the world."Prof. Amitav Acharya, American University, Washington DC, Emeritus ISA President, USA"This book is an extraordinary achievement. The range and the erudition is breathtaking. Telò’s ability to cover both the history of international relations of the last few hundred years bringing out the tension between national sovereignty and international cooperation in European political thought and practice, combined with a detailed comparative analysis of regional, interregional, global and multilateral forms of cooperation, and a prospectus for the future of the international system is very impressive. the rise of authoritarian states, the internal threats to the democracies, and the major challenges of avoiding nuclear confrontation and dealing with climate change". Andrew Gamble, Professor of International Relations, Sheffield and Cambridge University, UK"By this book, Mario Telò recognizes the need to change some long-followed practices. His thesis is that for multilateral cooperation to survive, Europe needs to become also a military power without losing the values of a civilian power that have made it such a force for multilateralism and attempts to solve pressing transnational problems such as climate change. Becoming a military power implies difficult geopolitical choices and tradeoffs, a tougher life than purely civilian multilateralism." Prof. Robert O. Keohane, Emeritus professor of International Relations, Princeton and emeritus APSA president, USA"Peace or war? This latest book by Mario Telò on the "European perspective" makes clear that the status quo is not an option in this dangerous world: developing the EU’s strategic autonomy; working for enhanced and pluralist participation of regional organisations in global governance and ensuring a more efficient and legitimate form of multilateral cooperation are the urgent alternatives to the dark scenario of growing conflict and war supported by Russia. For these reasons, this book is an outstanding contribution for all citizens who fight everywhere for a sustainable peace."Josep Borrell Fontelles, High Representative for the EU for foreign affairs and security policy and Vice-President of the European CommissionTable of ContentsIntroduction Part 1. The historical origins and transformation of multilateralism Introduction: The ambivalence of state sovereignty Chapter 1: From the Renaissance to the Westphalian European system (1)The first multipolar and multilateral treaty: the Treaty of Lodi (1454) (2) The genealogy of and developments in sovereignty and diplomacy within the multipolar system: European political thinking (3) The European case from a comparative perspective (4) The Treaty of Westphalia (5) Institutionalising multilateral cooperation (6) The European Concert (1814-1914): Strengths and limitations (7) Internationalism from below: The participation of multiple and various civil society stakeholders (8) Multilateral conferences and regimes, between functionalism and ambitions of hegemony: The first wave of civilian cooperation arrangements (9) The global dimension of Eurocentric multilateralism and its collapse (10) Innovating International Relations theory beyond realism Chapter 2: The era of US-led multilateralism (1) Building cultural leadership: W. Wilson and the League of Nations (2) The League of Nations: Structure and policies (3) The USA’s isolationism and the decline of the League of Nations (4) Three lessons from the failure of the League of Nations: Coping with the challenges of economic development and decolonisation (5) Competing with the communist international challenge (6) Coping with fascist and authoritarian combinations of nationalism and regionalism (7) US hegemony and F.D. Roosevelt’s universal multilateralism: The Bretton Woods and United Nations systems (8) The controversy about regional versus global organisation (9) The impact of the Cold War on multilateral cooperation (10) The parabola of US hegemony. From the new frontier to the instrumentalist neoliberal use of international organisations. (11) Conclusion. What happens after the era of US hegemony? Ambiguities surrounding Europe’s role. Chapter 3: Theoretical Challenges (1) The diverse process in state transformation (2) US post realist research and multilateralism (3) The emergence of various Chinese International Relations theories (4) Controversies on the theory of hegemony (5) Innovations in European critical thinking Conclusions Part 2: Regionalism and interregionalism as forms of multilateralism. Between hegemony, cooperation and fragmentation Introduction: The emergence of and developments in regional and interregional cooperation Chapter 4: Contribution to a historical interpretation: Three types of regionalism in the history of the twentieth century (1) Authoritarian and hierarchical regionalism in the 1930s and 1940s. Regionalism at the crossroads between free trade, protectionism and ideational drivers. (2) Regionalism during the time of US hegemony. (3) The new regionalist era. (4) Conclusion: Is a fourth framework emerging for regionalism in the 21st century? Chapter 5: Introduction to a synchronic analysis of regional cooperation: The evolving external and internal variables Chapter 6: Synchronic analysis of regional cooperation: the Americas (1) An unprecedented crisis in regional cooperation: Structural and conjunctural dimensions (2) Diverging ideational roots of hemispheric and South American regionalism (3) The golden age of Latin American regional organisation (4) NAFTA as a workshop for US foreign trade policy, between bilateralism, regionalism and interregional globalism: The failure of FTAA and the shift towards CUSMA transactional regionalism (5) Conclusion: The uncertain future of regional American cooperation Chapter 7: Regional cooperation in Africa (1) Origins and developments of African regionalism (2) African regionalism from the OAU to the AU: A long term view (3) Between regional economic cooperation, leadership and securitisation: The examples of SADC, ECOWAS and NEPAD (4) Conclusions: Alternative regionalism and universalisation of regional law Chapter 8: Regional cooperation in Asia (1) Introduction (2) The ‘ASEAN way’ distinctive path in the Asia-Pacific area (3) Comparing the dynamics of ASEAN with other regional organisations: The counterexample of SAARC (4) The historical consolidation of ASEAN and its international relevance (5) A challenged regional architecture of concentric circles (6) Conclusion Chapter 9: Authoritarian regionalism (1) The Eurasian Economic Community and the EEU (2) The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) (3) The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) (4) The Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA) (5) Conclusion Chapter 10: Interregional relations (1) Introduction. Conceptualising interregionalism (2) EU interregionalism (3) EU interregionalism: Africa (4) EU interregionalism: The Mediterranean (5) The EU’s interregional relations with North America (6) EU interregionalism: East Asia (7) EU interregionalism: Latin America (Central and South America) (8) US-led interregionalism (9) China’s interregional relations Conclusions Part 3: Multilateralism at stake from the 20th to the 21st century and the EU perspective. Introduction: The war in Ukraine and the global scenarios Chapter 11: Multilayered governance is not just a descriptive concept. (1) Three reasons for an enhanced regional role in global governance (2) Changing global governance without treaty revision Chapter 12: Europe as a revived neo-multilateral reference? Background, crises and prospects for evolution (1) The Community method and the acquis communautaire (2) New challenges and the populist wave (3) 2019-2022: EU resilience and potential historical changes (4) A multidimensional defensive and offensive agenda (5) The EU as a fledgling form of multilateralist civilian and geopolitical power: defence policy and global actorness (6) Enhancing the EU’s capacity to act via differentiated integration Chapter 13: A less contingent legitimacy with regard to the multilateral system (1) From output to input legitimacy? (2) Reforming policy making and multilateral institutions via enhanced legitimacy (3) Gender equality as a way to improve the quality of legitimacy Chapter 14: The open controversies about more binding forms of governance as features of a new form of multilateralism (1) The challenge of development (2) Peace and security: UN Charter Chapter VII (a) The nuclear challenge beyond the Leviathan (b) The non-proliferation regime (3) Humanitarian intervention and the responsibility to protect (4) The ups and downs of the climate change negotiations (5) The Bretton Woods institutions and their evolution (6) The WTO and trade governance (7) Digital governance: An increasingly central issue (8) The WHO and the fight against pandemics Conclusions: Alternative scenarios: International anarchy or a stronger form of multilateralism. The role of diffuse reciprocity and intercultural dialogue. Conclusions: Between realism and cosmopolitanism: The EU perspective. (1) Collective leadership beyond the Westphalian paradigm (2) Republican and transnational legitimacy (3) Multilateralism A and B (4) The EU as an upgrading civilian and geopolitical power for a new form of multilateralism Bibliography Index
£36.99
Taylor & Francis The Routledge Handbook of Transatlantic Relations
The Routledge Handbook of Transatlantic Relations is an essential and comprehensive reference for the regulation of transatlantic relations across a range of subjects, bringing together contributions from scholars, policy makers, lawyers and political scientists. Future oriented in a range of fields, it probes the key technical, procedural and policy issues for the US of dealing with, negotiating, engaging and law-making with the EU, taking a broad interdisciplinary perspective including international relations, politics, political economic and law, EU external relations law and international law and assesses the external consequences of transatlantic relations in a systematic and comprehensive fashion.The transatlantic relationship constitutes one of the most established and far-reaching democratic alliances globally, and which has propelled multilateralism, trade regulation and the EU-US relationship in global challenges. The different contributions will propose solutions to overcome these problems and help us understand the shifting transatlantic agenda in diverse areas from human rights, to trade, and security, and the capacity of the transatlantic relationship to set new international agendas, standards and rules. The Routledge Handbook of Transatlantic Relations will be a key reference for scholars, students and practitioners of Transatlantic Relations/EU-US relations, EU External Relations law, EU rule-making, EU Security law and more broadly to global governance, International law, international political economy and international relations.
£45.59
Taylor & Francis The European Union and Regional Integration in
Book SynopsisThis book examines European countriesâ engagement in promoting regional integration in the East African Community (EAC). In addition to their usage of the European Union (EU), states employ other bilateral initiatives to channel their regional aid to the EAC. The book explores differing national interests and the decisions to engage with the EAC, both multilaterally via the EU and through their other bilateral channels.In addition to analysing statesâ interests, the book goes further, to examine how lack of coordination of those European initiatives creates various challenges in the EAC. It is shown how EAC bureaucrats have to engage separately with the EU and its member states in their different channels, thus experiencing challenges in different stages of their aid project cycles, for instance in the identification, implementation and reporting phases. This book will be an excellent resource for researchers and practitioners focusing on the topics of European promotion of rTable of ContentsTable of ContentList of TablesList of Abbreviations and AcronymsPrefaceAcknowledgementsChapter 1 – Introduction PART I: MULTILATERAL PROMOTION OF REGIONAL INTEGRATIONChapter 2 – Collective Interests and Regionalism SupportChapter 3 – Coordinating Multilateral Regionalism SupportPART II: BILATERAL PROMOTION OF REGIONAL INTEGRATIONChapter 4 – National Interests and Regionalism SupportChapter 5 – How States ChoosePART III: EFFECTS IN EAST AFRICA Chapter 6 – Donor Coordination and ProliferationChapter 7 – Coordination and Proliferation on the GroundChapter 8 – ConclusionReferencesIndex
£49.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd Global Media Dialogues
This book, the first of its kind, brings together leading scholars from multiple perspectives in a serious dialogue about continuity and change in global media production and content. Looking at a wide swath of the world, these authors show the emergence of transnational collaboration in global television and film production across national borders that seem to transcend national cultures and identities. At the same time, traditional class analysis of such phenomena is reframed within the rise of myriad social movements for equality, democracy, human rights, and defense of the environment. What are the effects of media, local or global? Does the West continue to dominate or is cultural imperialism waning? With original chapters written by leading scholars from a variety of disciplines, this book will appeal to students and scholars interested in global media communication, cultural studies, and international political economy.
£35.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd Collective Action
Book SynopsisThis book examines how different levels and forms of human collectivity have interacted, voluntarily or coercively, and how these transformed societies and polities.Every size and type of human collective involve co-operation among members and competition with other groups. The two most recent trends in human relations individualism and economic globalisation have contributed to authoritarianism in politics and inequality among citizens. This book analyses how collective action might offset the most destructive consequences for well-being of these two tendencies. It explores these manifestations of collective action and their impact on social relations and social policies in the developed world. Further, the volume sets out a programme for more progressive and egalitarian future for global populations.Engaging, accessible and transdisciplinary, this book will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of politics and public policy, sociology, social psychology,Table of Contents1. Introduction, 2. The History and Dynamics of Collective Action: Crisis and Transformation, 3. Relationship: The Dynamics of Feeling, 4. Couples and Families, 5. Well-being and Social Value, 6. Civic Relationships and Civil Society, 7. Globalisation, 8. Conflict and Coercion, 9. A New Direction?, 10. The Revival of Nationalism, 11. The State, 12. Mobility and Migration, 13. Extremism, Political and Religious, 14. Nations and Sustainability, 15. A New Cold War?, 16. A New Basis for Citizenship, 17. Conclusions
£37.99
Taylor & Francis Legal and Political Foundations of Capitalism
Book SynopsisâœInstitutions matterâ, is a common refrain amongst all economists â including many who have proposed progressive alternatives to free market fundamentalism. However, this sentiment does not go far enough.This book draws principally on the Original Institutional Economics and American Legal Realist traditions to propose a theory of legal institutionalism or institutional political economy. By arguing that society is a political community it challenges the private law versus public law or state versus markets distinction. Focusing on property, money and credit, constitutional law, and corporations the book argues that laissez faire has never existed and that âœstate intervention versus de-regulationâ or âœmarket failures versus free marketsâ are false dichotomies. The book proposes the need to engage with legal-economic theory and history to understand what institutions are, what economic regulation means, lawâs intrinsic connection to the economy, and the distribution of powe
£37.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd Shifting Categories of Work
What do human beings do when they work, how is work organized, and what are its multidimensional economic, social, political, biographical, ecological effects? We cannot answer these questions without drawing on the numerous categories that we use to describe work, such as skilled or unskilled work, domestic work or wage labor, gig work or platform work. Such categories are not merely theoretical labels as they also have practical effects. But where do these categories come from, what are their histories, how do they differ between countries, and how are they evolving? Shifting Categories of Work asks these questions, illuminating the many ways in which our societies categorize work. Written by sociologists, philosophers, historians and anthropologists as well as management and legal scholars, the contributions in this volume contrast different cultural practices and frameworks of categorizing work across different countries. Organized around the three axes of (un)or
£35.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd The Politics of Financial Control
Book SynopsisOriginally published in 1966, this book takes a look at the ancient and traditional, as well as more recent procedures in parliament for controlling finance. It questions outdated procedures and also examines the tendency of the party leaders to restrict control and even debate of financial matters in the House of Commons.
£27.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd Socialist Economic Systems
Book SynopsisBernie Sanders' socialist advocacy in the United States, communist China's economic successes and a Marxist revival are inspiring many to muse about improved strategies for building superior socialist futures. Socialist Economic Systems provides an objective record of socialism's promises and performance during 18202022, identifies a feasible path forward and provides a rigorous analytic framework for the comparison of economic systems. The book opens by surveying pre-industrial utopias from Plato to Thomas More, and libertarian communal designs for superior living. It plumbs all aspects of the revolutionary and democratic socialist political movements that emerged after 1870 and considers the comparative economic, political and social performance of the USSR and others from the Bolshevik Revolution onwards. The book also provides case studies for all revolutionary MarxistLeninist regimes, and supplementary discussions of Mondragon cooperatives, Israeli kibbutzim, NoTable of ContentsList of Figures and Tables, Acknowledgements, Preface, Executive Summary, Methodology, Introduction, Part I Socialist Cross Currents 1820-1920, Chapter 1 Utopia, Chapter 2 Libertarian Socialism, Chapter 3 Socialist Utopian Fiction, Chapter 4 Marxist-Leninism, Part II Marxist-Leninism 1917-1991, Chapter 5 Bolshevik Revolution, Chapter 6 Planning, Chapter 7 Perestroika, Chapter 8 Worker Self-Management, Chapter 9 Maoism, Chapter 10 Castroism, Chapter 11 Reform Communism, Chapter 12 World Communism, Chapter 13 Dystopian Socialist Fiction, Chapter 14 Crimes against Humanity, Chapter 15 Oblivion, Part III Post Command Planning, Chapter 16 Chinese Market Communism, Chapter 17 Democratic Socialism, Chapter 18 Anarcho-Socialism, Chapter 19 New Age Planning, Chapter 20 Egalitarian Socialism, Chapter 21 Japanese Communalism, Chapter 22 Twenty-first Century Socialism, Conclusion, Appendix 1 Bergson’s Systems Function, Appendix 2 Marx, Lenin and Stalin, Appendix 3 Marxist Economics, Appendix 4 Perfect Competitive Benchmark, Appendix 5 Soviet Statistics, Index
£128.25
Taylor & Francis Ltd Comparative Criminal Justice
Book SynopsisThis book offers a scholarly and lively introduction to comparative criminal justice. It considers the state of crime globally and examines and reflects on the ways different countries and jurisdictions deal with the main stages in the criminal justice process, from policing to systems of trial, to sentencing, and punishment. This popular bestseller has been fully updated and expanded for the fifth edition. This textbook provides the reader with: A comparative perspective on criminal justice and its main components Insight into methods for comparative research and analysis A discussion of global trends such as the global drop in crime, the punitive turn, penal populism, privatisation, international policing, and international criminal tribunals An understanding of the emerging concepts in comparative criminal justice such as security, surveillance, crimmigration, and penal exceptionalism Global and historical consideration of the death pena
£34.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd Political Economy of the Spanish Miracle
Book SynopsisIn the 1950s and 1960s, Spain underwent one of the most rapid processes of economic development the world had ever seen. Most existing analyses of this process explain the Spanish Miracle as a product of the unleashing of market forces and of changes in economic policy made by the Franco regime in the 1950s. Political Economy of the Spanish Miracle provides an alternative explanation of Spanish economic development, analyzing the Miracle from an interdisciplinary political economy perspective that treats capitalist growth as a complex and dynamic interaction between capitalists, workers and the state. The Spanish Miracle is linked to changes in Spanish society produced by the Spanish Civil War, to the class structure of the regime brought to power by that Civil War and to the interaction between domestic social struggles under the Franco regime and Spain's insertion into the international political economy of the Cold War capitalist world. Ambitious in scope, Political Table of ContentsI. Perspectives on the Spanish Miracle II. Economy and Society in Restoration Spain, 1874–1936 III. Peasant War and the Social Origins of the Franco Regime, 1931–1939 IV. Reconfiguration of State and Capital, 1936–1945 V. The Political Economy of “Autarky,” 1939–1951 VI. Primitive Accumulation, 1939–1951 VII. Acceleration, 1951–1957 VIII. Takeoff, 1957–1973
£128.25
Taylor & Francis Ltd Positivist and PoliticalEconomic Theories of
Book SynopsisThis book provides an introduction to positivist-pluralist theories of international relations (IR) which emerged during the early-and mid-1950s along with Marxist political economic and non-Marxist economic theories of IR.Positivist and Political-Economic Theories of International Relations is an in-depth critical study of texts and literature which highlight IR's methodological pluralism even after it gained maturity. It examines how pluralist political status quo and radical economic criticism coexist in discrete areas of the discipline. Insights are provided into key positivist liberal-pluralist theories, namely decision-making approaches, and theories of integration, regionalism, interdependence, and regime. It discusses the four political economic and critical theories of Marxism, dependency, world systems, and international political economy.The book, as an advanced supplementary reader, will be of great interest to researchers and students of internatiTable of ContentsPreface. Acknowledgements. List of Abbreviations. Part I: Positivist Liberal-Pluralist Theories 1. Introduction 2. Decision-making Theory: From Snyder to Allison and After 3. Integration Theory: The Four Schools and Beyond 4. Theories of Regionalism: Early, Old and New 5. Theories of Interdependence 6. Regime Theory Part II—Political-Economic and Radical Theories 7. Marxism and Its Variants in International Relations Theory 8. Dependency Theory 9. World Systems Theory 10. International Political Economy. Index.
£35.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd Constructing Global Challenges in World Politics
Book SynopsisThis interdisciplinary book investigates the problematization of global challenges in world politics by analyzing what they are and how they come to be.Offering a conceptual framework, including four modes of constructionuniversalizing, bundling, upscaling, and creating urgencythis book provides a heuristic method for understanding how the process of rendering an issue a global challenge unfolds. It examines the role of the global challenges discourse, which may either reinforce or challenge the dominant orders of world politics, such as the capitalist market-based system and the liberal international order. As a consequence, the global challenges discourse facilitates the emergence of new actors and policy fields.The book will be of interest to students, academics, and practitioners of global governance, international organizations, and, more broadly, international political economy and international relations.
£36.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd Ethnicity and Development
Ethnicity and Development explores the impact of ethnic fragmentation on the success or failure of nations and uses case studies of Bangladesh and Pakistan to illustrate this. It analyzes the role of institutions in engendering economic and social progress and challenges the New Institutional Economics (NIE) narrative.The book argues that the NIE narrative has some gaps, particularly that it is blind to ethnic fragmentation and therefore does not account for the construction of institutions that can build national cohesion in low- and low-middleincome countries (L/LMICs). It shows that L/LMICs have a different cultural context and that they need to first build national cohesion on a foundation of horizontal across ethnic groups and vertical across classes equity. The author's analysis also examines other novel issues, such as the boost that is provided by nations acquiring the right of self-determination. Other novelties are the distinction between prime causes (
£49.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd Ujamaa and Ubuntu
Book SynopsisFor over a decade, the world has experienced an accelerating erosion of a language that took hundreds of years to emerge. It is a language ordering time and space with words, such as enlightenment, reason, rationality, modernization, and the most recent by-word, globalization. However, it is a language that has been accompanied by colonialism, imperialism, racism, the exploitation of people and nature, an unequal distribution of the world's resources, pogroms, genocides, and world wars. There has been a gap between assumptions underlying a visionary ambition and the often-brutal practices that have accompanied it. Moreover, it is a language that expresses European values, with the implicit or explicit suggestion that they pertain to the whole world, a civilizing mission from a European centre. Although the established narrative argued that there was continuous progress, it was a conclusion reached through hindsight. The idea of progress had to be repeatedly recreated through new visTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. Ujamaa: evasive and elusive African socialism 3. The translation of the unwritten: ubuntu as religion, as law and as politics 4. Epilogue: can we learn from ujamaa and ubuntu?
£49.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd Authoritarian Populism and Bovine Political
Book SynopsisAuthoritarian Populism and Bovine Political Economy in Modi's India analyses how the twin forces of Hindu nationalism and neoliberalism unfold in India's bovine economy, revealing their often-devastating material and economic impact on the country's poor.This book is a rare, in-depth study of India's bovine economy under Narendra Modi's authoritarian populism. This is an economy that throws up a central paradox: On the one hand, an entrenched and aggressive Hindu nationalist politics is engaged in violently protecting the cow, disciplining those who do not sufficiently respect and revere it; on the other hand, India houses and continuously promotes one of the world's largest corporate-controlled beef export economies that depends on the slaughter of millions of bovines every year. The book offers an original analysis of this scenario to show how Modi's authoritarian populist regime has worked to reconcile the two by simultaneously promoting a virulent Hindu nationaliTable of Contents1. Authoritarian Populism, Bovines, and State Contradictions in Modi’s India; 2. Hindu Nationalism and Bovine Political Economy; 3. The “Double Victimisation” of Classes of Labour in Countryside and City; 4. Towards Corporate Concentration: Covid-19 and Beyond; 5. Concluding Reflections on State Contradictions and Counter-Hegemonic Projects under Modi’s Authoritarian Populism; Index
£49.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd Reading John Maynard Keynes
Book SynopsisThis book focuses on understanding the thinking of one of the greatest economists of the 20th century, John Maynard Keynes (JMK), stressing the evolution of his thinking from adherence to the classic Quantity Theory of Money to the development of his own novel theories of unemployment, stagnation and instability in modern capitalism and the need to have active policies to combat these malaises.The author dissects Keynes's three main analytical works that shaped his thinking and policy recommendations: A Tract on Monetary Reform (1923); A Treatise on Money (1930); and The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money (1936). Thia book undertakes a direct analysis of the texts of each of these three books themselves, rather than drawing on secondary literature studying what Keynes wanted to say according to other authors sympathetic or unsympathetic with Keynes's ideas. It is an ideal text for a reader who wants to know in clear terms the thou
£49.99
Taylor & Francis The Geoeconomics of Money in the Digital Age
Book SynopsisIn a more contentious world economy, where trade and finance are increasingly interlinked with economic security and geopolitical considerations, questions arise about the underpinnings of the US dollar''s global leadership. For decades, the US dollar has reigned supreme, serving as a powerful tool of US foreign policy. However, history shows that currency dominance can shift with global power dynamics. Will China or another power rise to challenge the US-led system? Will the international monetary system experience a process of fragmentation, or will a new global order emerge? Will financial technology ease such a change? This book delves into the intricate web of how three forces - economic dislocation, evolving geopolitical relations and technology could potentially foster transformations in the international monetary system. Adopting a multidisciplinary lens, it analyses the strategic elements that might compel major international powers to instigate change or solidify the curr
£55.25
Taylor & Francis The Political Economy and Ethics of Debt
Book SynopsisThis book takes a fresh look at an age-old controversy in ethics and political economy that stretches right back to Aristotle: the morality and the economics of debt financing, or the charging of interest on loans. It endeavours to show the immense relevance of those ancient debates in the contemporary economy.Outside of countries which practise Islam and Islamic finance, the charging of interest is taken completely for granted today and little or no thought is devoted to its morality or economic and social impacts. This book argues that in fact the question of the morality of charging interest is still debatable and deserves to be considered anew in the 21st century for the light it can shine on certain salient contemporary sources of economic malaise. This book will first of all review the ancient debates on these questions stretching back to Aristotle seeking to restate the concerns in terms of contemporary economic theories and realities. It will also then delve into the
£47.49
Taylor & Francis Philosophy in the Time of Economic Crisis
Book SynopsisFor over 2000 years, economics was studied in the West as a branch of ethics, or moral philosophy. Presently, though, few economists and no textbook in economic orthodoxy claim any close connection between economic science and philosophy. However, might the current crises' in economics, and in the economics profession have their deep roots in the separation of economics from philosophy and ethics? American pragmatism, among the various contemporary philosophic traditions, lends itself specially to dialogue with economics because of its view of philosophy as an instrument for solving the real, concrete problems of human life, both personal and social. The essays in this volume, drawing heavily on the tradition of pragmatism, suggest that the economic crises of our time (the 2008 collapse of real estate and finance markets) might not be merely technical in nature - that is, the result of faulty applications of economic tools by politicians and policy makers, baseTable of ContentsI. The Crisis in Philosophical and Historical Perspective1. Philosophy and the Crisis of Economic Science, by Kenneth W. Stikkers (Southern Illinois University Carbondale, USA)2. On the Shadow and the Substance: Adam Smith, John Dewey, and the Great Recession, by Michael Schleeter (Pacific Lutheran University, USA)3. John Dewey: A Philosophy for Times of Crisis, by Matteo Santarelli (Unversity of Molise, Italy)II. The Narrative and Rhetoric of ‘Crisis’4. Neopragmatist Ethnocentric Rhetoric on Economic Crisis: Richard Rorty and Social Amelioration by Redescription, by Krzysztof Piotr Skowroński (Opole University, Poland)5. If Philosophers Are So Smart: A Metaphor of ‘Global Economic Crisis’, by Maja Niestrόj (Opole University, Poland)III. The Economy of Happiness and Desire6. Mead's Bio-Social Theory of the Self and the Economics of Happiness, for a Pragmatist Philosophy of Economics, by Guido Baggio (Pontifical Salisian University, Rome, Italy)7. The Hegemony of Finance: Recognition and the Capture of Desire, by Henry Kelly (Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland)8. Deep Capture: The Hidden Role of Rationalizations, Psychology, and Corporate Law, and What Philosophy Can Do about It, by Marcin Kilanowski (Nicolas Copernicus University, Torun, Poland)IV. The Efficiency of Markets9. Pragmatic Theory of Information and the Efficient Market Hypothesis: From Philosophical Ideas to Traders' Behaviour Analyses, by Agnieszka Hensoldt (Opole University, Poland)10 The Relativity of Transaction Costs, by Liu Mu (Beijing University of Chemical Technology, China) and Kenneth W. Stikkers (Southern Illinois University Carbondale, USA)V. Looking Beyond the Crisis11. A Pragmatist Model of Transforming Urban Inequalities: Creating Livable Cities in a Time of Crisis, by David W. Woods (New York University, USA)12. Deepening Piketty’s Pragmatism: Hopeful Leadings for Democratic Political Economy, by Judith Green (Fordham University, USA)
£128.25
Taylor & Francis Global Inequalities in WorldSystems Perspective
Book SynopsisDuring its 500-year history, the modern world-system has seen several shifts in hegemony. Yet, since the decline of the U.S. in the 1970s, no single core power has attained a hegemonic position in an increasingly polarized world. As income inequalities have become more pronounced in core countries, especially in the U.S. and the U.K., global inequalities emerged as a new topic of social scientific scholarship, ignoring the constant move toward polarization that has been characteristic of the entire modern world-system. At the same time, the rise of new states (most notably, the BRICS) and the relative economic growth of particular regions (especially East Asia) have prompted speculations about the next hegemon that largely disregard both the longue durÃe of hegemonic shifts and the constraints that regional differentiations place on the concentration of capital and geopolitical power in one location. Authors in this book place the issue of rising inequalities at the center of their analyses. They explore the concept and reality of semiperipheries in the 21st century world-system, the role of the state and of transnational migration in current patterns of global stratification, types of catching-up development and new spatial configurations of inequality in Europeâs Eastern periphery as well as the prospects for the Global Left in the new systemic order. The book links novel theoretical debates on the rise of global inequalities to methodologically innovative approaches to the urgent task of addressing them.Trade ReviewEconomic inequality is a leading contributor to today’s escalating global tensions and uncertainty and thus the most urgent social issue of our time. This timely and pathbreaking collection offers a wealth of conceptual and methodological innovations to advance new understandings of inequality and the contemporary crises of global capitalism. Leading scholars from several countries offer diverse perspectives and insights that will advance our thinking about today’s global predicament and how social science can help us both understand and act to address it. —Jackie Smith, Professor of Sociology, University of Pittsburgh and editor Journal of World-Systems ResearchHow does one comprehend contemporary global inequalities? Using the modern world-system perspective this book brings together some innovative essays that explores the way inequalities are being structured in the semi-peripheries through state interventions and migration patterns. A must read for those interested in global stratification patterns. —Sujata Patel, President of the Indian Sociological Society, and Professor of Sociology, University of Hyderabad.This book contains valuable reviews of the research literature on topics that are central to the world-systems perspective as well as new contributions that extend the framework to issues that have emerged from recent developments in the story of the world. Global inequalities continue to generate both progressive and reactionary social movements and the trajectory of the 21st century could either become another "age of extremes" or it could see the birth of a collectively rational and democratic global commonwealth. The chapters in this book contribute to this second possibility. —Christopher Chase-Dunn, Institute for Research on World-Systems, University of California-RiversideInequality is a burning problem of early-21st century world that fueling revolts and influencing the future. There are several contradictory regional trends today from decreasing to increasing inequalities, the catching-up of East Asia and some of the former European peripheral regions (Ireland, Finland, Spain) to the ‘third-worldization’ of Russia, Ukraine, Moldova and other Soviet successor states. Deep factual analysis and theoretical debates are needed for a good understanding. This volume is an important contribution for a better understanding. —Ivan Berend, Professor Emeritus, University of California, Los Angeles (U.C.L.A)Table of ContentsIntroduction Part I. Semiperipheries in the World-System 1. World-System Zones in the 21st Century: Beyond Core and Periphery, Who Fits Where? - David A. Smith 2. World-Systems Analysis and Political Economy - Hartmut Elsenhans 3. The Semiperipheral Adandonat and the Unmaking of the Capitalist Geoculture - Antonio Gelis-Filho Part II. Global Stratification and the State 4. Statehood at the End of the Rainbow? Agonistics of Potentiality in the World-System - Juho T. Korhonen 5. Migration as a Response to Global Inequality - Vilna Bashi Treitler 6. Long Waves and Changes in the Structure of the Capitalist World System - Zenonas Norkus 7. "Creative Destruction" From a World-Systems Perspective: Billionaires and the Great Recession of 2008 - Scott Albrecht and Roberto Patricio Korzeniewicz Part III. Developments on and From Europe’s Eastern Periphery 8. 1918–1945–1989: Political Shifts in Eastern Europe and Three Logics of Catch-up Development in Poland - Dariusz Adamczyk 9. Debt-Ridden Development on Europe’s Eastern Periphery - Tamás Gerőcs and András Pinkasz 10. New Configurations of Inequality and Glam-Capitalism Structures - Dmitry Ivanov Part IV. Future Prospects 11. Prospects for the World Left - Immanuel Wallerstein
£35.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd The International Committee of the Red Cross
Book SynopsisThe International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has a complex position in international relations, being the guardian of international humanitarian law but often acting discretely to advance human dignity. Treated by most governments as if it were an inter-governmental organization, the ICRC is a non-governmental organization, all-Swiss at the top, and it is given rights and duties in the 1949 Geneva Conventions for Victims of War.Written by two formidable experts in the field, this book analyzes international humanitarian action as practiced by the International Red Cross, explaining its history and structure as well as examining contemporary field experience and broad diplomatic initiatives related to its principal tasks. Such tasks include: ensuring that detention conditions are humane for those imprisoned by reason of political conflict or war providing material and moral relief in conflict promoting development of the humaTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Historical development 2. Organization and management 3. The ICRC and international humanitarian law 4. Humanitarian assistance and restoration of family ties 5. Detention visits 6. Conclusion: the future of the ICRC
£37.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd Physical Limits to Economic Growth
Book SynopsisThe debate on the physical limits and constraints to the economic growth of globalized society is now widespread. This book explores the physical and economic aspects of the conflict between humans, with their thoughtless focus on growth through material production, and environmental constraints.In the context of the looming shortage of material resources and the latest science on climate change, Physical Limits to Economic Growth offers new insights which provide a broad and comprehensive picture of the conflict between humans and environmental constraints. The authors' approach goes beyond the boundaries of specialized disciplines to explore climate change, resource depletion, technical innovation and the interactions between these within the socio-economic-institutional systems we live in. This volume looks at opportunities for rethinking these systems if we moved away from fossil fuel dependence, while considering the status of current mainstream economic thinking Table of ContentsIntroduction, 1. The Limits to Material Resources Ugo Bardi, 2. Global Climate Change Stefano Caserini, 3. Limits for a growing complexity system Angelo Tartaglia, 4. Depletion vs. Innovation: The Fundamental Question of Sustainability Joseph A. Tainter, Deborah Strumsky, Temis G. Taylor, Michelle Arnold, José Lobo, 5. Strategies for an Economy Facing Energy Constraints Ian Schindler and Julia Schindler, 6. Limits to Material Growth and Economics: Ecological Conditions and Values and the Core Components of Economic Theories Roberto Burlando, Conclusions
£128.25
Taylor & Francis Ltd Time and Globalization
Both academic and popular representations of globalization, critical or celebratory, have tended to conceptualize it primarily in spatial terms, rather than simultaneously temporal ones. However, time, in both its ideational and material dimensions, has played an important role in mediating and shaping the directions, courses, and outcomes of globalization. Focusing on the intersection of time and globalization, this book aims to create an interdisciplinary dialogue between the (largely separated) respective literatures on each of these themes. This dialogue will be of both theoretical and empirical significance, since many urgent issues of contemporary human affairsfrom large epochal problems such as climate change, to everyday struggles with the dynamics of social accelerationinvolve a complex interplay between temporality and globalization. A critical understanding of the relationship between time and globalization will not only facilitate innovative thinking
£82.64
