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Book Synopsis“Lopes brings his rigour, insight, and experience to this timely new book, presenting a compelling rethink of traditional development models in Africa and the need to seize on transformational change to build a sustainable future for the continent."—Kofi Annan, former United Nations Secretary General “Some readers will enjoy Lopes’ eclectic brilliance and breath-taking culture. Others will salute his ability to bring compelling new angles to every topic. Everyone will be impressed with his craftsmanship, his rich and multi-faceted approach to development, and his high ethical standards. It is impossible to read this jewel book and not feel smarter.”—Célestin Monga, African Development Bank’s Vice President and Chief Economist “Drawing on his distinguished academic career, policy experience at the highest level, and deep love of the continent, Lopes provides a visionary analysis of Africa's current problems and future prospects. This book provides a highly unusual combination of intellectualism and hard-nosed pragmatism. A singular achievement.” —Ha-Joon Chang, University of Cambridge, UK“Thorough, thought-provoking, and beyond rhetoric: definitely a must-read for anyone who wants to understand Africa’s present and future.”—Enrico Letta, former Prime Minister of Italy, Dean of the Paris School of International Affairs, Sciences Po, France Lopes delivers an overview of the critical development issues facing the African continent today. He offers readers a blueprint of policies to address issues, and an intense, heartfelt meditation on the meaning of economic development in the age of democratic doubts, identity crises, global fears and threatening issues of sustainability.Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction: Reflecting on Africa’s Contemporary DynamicsChapter 2: Changing PoliticsChapter 3: Respecting DiversityChapter 4: Understanding Policy SpaceChapter 5: Structural Transformation through IndustrialisationChapter 6: Increasing Agricultural ProductivityChapter 7: Revisiting the Social ContractChapter 8: Adjusting to Climate ChangeChapter 9: Inserting Agency in the Relations with ChinaChapter 10: Conclusions

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Book SynopsisThis is a must-read volume on globalization in which some of the foremost scholars in the field discuss the latest issues. Truly providing a global perspective, it includes authorship and discussions from the Global North and South, and covers the major facets of globalization: cultural, economic, ecological and political. It discusses the historical developments in governance preceding globalization, the diverse theoretical and methodological approaches to globalization, and analyzes underdevelopment, anti-globalization movements, global poverty, global inequality, and the debates on international trade versus protectionism. Finally, the volume looks to the future and provides prospects for inter-civilizational understanding, rapprochement, and global cooperation. This will be of great interest to academics and students of sociology, social anthropology, political science and international relations, economics, social policy, social history, as well as to policy makers.Trade ReviewAn encyclopedic coverage of regions and issues, some of the best scholarship in the field, and an emphasis on solutions make this book an important contribution.”Miguel Angel Centeno, Princeton University“Exceptionally diverse and comprehensive… [this] is certain to become an essential reference work on the economic, moral, human rights and civilizational aspects of globalization.”Daniel Chirot, University of Washington“…a much-needed comprehensive, updated, and non-Western-centric introduction to the origins, dynamics, and latest trends of globalization as seen from the perspectives of Global North and South.”Ho-fung Hung, Johns Hopkins University“..a timely and solid overview of the key theoretical and methodological challenges faced across the social sciences as we seek to understand the possible futures of globalization.”Roberto Patricio Korzeniewicz, University of Maryland“Ino Rossi has brought together a range of authors covering multiple aspects of our current condition. This diversity of engagements is what we need to sort out our major challenges.”Saskia Sassen, Columbia University"It is the best collection of studies on ecological globalization, latest impact on the Global South, millennia ascent of individual rights, and alternative designs of the future world order."Alvin Y. So, Hong Kong University of Science and TechnologyThis is a must-read volume on globalization in which some of the foremost scholars in the field discuss the latest issues. Truly providing a global perspective, it includes authorship and discussions from the Global North and South, and covers the major facets of globalization: cultural, economic, ecological and political. It discusses the historical developments in governance preceding globalization, the diverse theoretical and methodological approaches to globalization, and analyzes underdevelopment, anti-globalization movements, global poverty, global inequality, and the debates on international trade versus protectionism. Finally, the volume looks to the future and provides prospects for inter-civilizational understanding, rapprochement, and global cooperation. This will be of great interest to academics and students of sociology, social anthropology, political science and international relations, economics, social policy, social history, as well as to policy makers.Table of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction: Globalization and the Millennial Ascent of Individual Rights; Ino Rossi.- PART I. GLOBALIZATION AS A FIELD OF STUDY: CONCEPTUALIZING AND EXPLORING GLOBALIZATION: Introduction: Chapter 2. The Global Turn; Roland Robertson.- Chapter 3. Global Systemic Anthropology and the Analysis of Globalization; Jonathan Friedman.- Chapter4. Media, Sociocultural Change, and Meta-Culture; York Kautt.- Chapter 5. Globalization and the Challenge of the Anthropocene; Leslie Sklair.- Chapter 6. Conceptual Structures for a Theory of World Society; Rudolf Stichweh.- Chapter 7. Principles of Geo-Political Dynamics; Jonathan H. Turner.- Chapter 8. Transdisciplinarity in Globalization Research: The Global Studies Framework; Manfred B. Steger. PART: GLOBALIZATION PROCESSES: CULTURAL, POLITICAL, ECONOMIC AND ECOLOGICAL: ON CULTURAL GLOBALIZATION : Chapter 9 Goals, Values, and Endemic Conflicts in the New Global Culture; Martin Albrow.- Chapter 10. The Affectual Landscape of Globalization: New Migration, Generalized Discontent, and Ressentiment; Jörg Dürrschmidt.- Chapter 11. Globalization, Cosmopolitanization, and a New Research Agenda; Joy Zhang.-. PART ON POLITICAL GLOBALIZATION : Chapter 12. Global Transformations in Polity, Policy, and Politics: World Polity, Europe, and the Nation-State; Didem Buhari Gulmez.- Chapter 13. The Politics of the Adjective Global: May’s Global Britain and the ‘New World’; Sabine Selchow.- Chapter 14. (Postmodern) Populism as a Trope for Contested Glocality; Barrie Axford.- Chapter 15. Globalization and the Rise of the Economic State: PRC and USA in Comparison; Guoguang Wu PART: ON ECONOMIC GLOBALIZATION: Chapter 16. Trade Globalization and Its Consequences; Michael C. Dreiling.- Chapter 17. The Political Economy of the United States and the Structure of the Millennial World-System; Salvatore Babones.- Chapter 18. Global Inequality and Capitalist World-Economy, 1500—Present: A Critique of Neo-Modernization Theories; Sahan S. Karatasli.- Chapter 19. Mind the Gaps! Clustered Obstacles to Mobility in the Core/Periphery Hierarchy; Marilyn Grell-Brisk and Christopher Chase-Dunn.- Chapter 20. Global Inequality and Global Poverty; Robert Holton. PART: ON ECOLOGICAL GLOBALIZATION: Chapter 21. Reconfiguring Ecology in the Twenty-First–Century. Social Movements as Producers of the Global Age; Geoffrey Pleyers.- Chapter 22. Globalization, Marginalization, and the External Arena; Robert Schaeffer.- Chapter 23. Global Indigenism and the Web of Transnational Social Movements; Christopher Chase-Dunn, James Fenelon, Thomas D. Hall, Ian Breckenridge-Jackson, and Joel Herrera.- PART: GLOBALIZATION IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH: VIEWS FROM THE ASIA-PACIFIC: Globalization and Political Economy Chapter 24. Globalization in Asia or Asian Globalization?; Habibul Haque Khondker.- Chapter 25. China’s Global Rise: From Socialist Self-reliance to the Embracement of Economic Globalization; Yin-wah Chu.- Chapter 26. The Newness of the Chinese Developmental State Under Xi’s Administration; Falin Zhang.- Chapter 27. India’s Transition: A New Complex of Capitalism and Hindu Nationalism; Anjan Chakrabarti, Anup Dhar, and Sayonee Majumdar.- Chapter 28. Socially Sustainable Globalization? The Domestic Politics of Globalization in Australia; Tom Conley. Part: Impact of Globalization on Culture.- Chapter 29. Neoliberalism Without Guarantees: The Glocality of Labor,Education, and Sport in Japan from the 1980s to the 2000s; Koji Kobayashi and Steven J. Jackson.- Chapter 30. “The Impact of Globalization on Chinese Culture and “Glocalized Practices” in China”; Ning Wang.- Chapter 31. Border-Crossing and Interfacing in Asia: Approaches, Patterns, and Consequences; Ming-Chang Tsai.- Chapter 32. Transformations in Kinship Relations in a Globalized India: Interrogating Marriage, Law, and Intimacy; Rukmini Sen Part: Globalization, Law and Democracy.- Chapter 33. The Ascent of Asian Strongmen: Emerging Market Populism and the Revolt Against Liberal Globalization; Richard Javad Heydarian.- Chapter 34. Globalization and Indian Political Modernity; Leïla Choukroune.- Chapter 35. Whose Democracy? Governing Indonesia in a Globalized World; Lena Tan PART: VIEWS FROM SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA: Globalization and Political Culture.- Chapter 36. Globalization, Democracy, and Good Governance in Africa; Ngozi Nwogwugwu.- Chapter 37. Political Globalization in an African Perspective: Continuity and Change; Goran Hyden Globalization, Poverty and Economic Development.- Chapter 38. Human Capital Contribution to the Economic Growth of Sub-Saharan Africa: Does Health Status Matter? Evidence from Dynamic Panel Data; Abel Kinyondo and Mwoya Byaro.- Chapter 39. Globalization, Poverty, and Development in Africa: Looking Past to the Future; Samuel Ojo Oloruntoba, Ebenezer Babajide Ishola,and Israel Kehinde Ekanade.- Chapter 40. Africa’s Industrialization and Prosperity: Time for Structural Change; David Sseppuuya PART: VIEWS FROM LATIN AMERICA: Globalization and Political Economy.- Chapter 41. Latin America: Between the Promises of Globalization and the Chimera of Nationalism; Ronaldo Munck.- Chapter 42. Globalization and the Transformation of Latin America’s Political Economy; William I. Robinson.- Chapter 43. The Caribbean and Global Capitalism: Five Strategic Traits; Jeb Sprague.- Part Impact of Globalization on Culture: Chapter 44. Through Thick and Thin: Globalization and Contested Conceptualizations of the Rule of Law in Latin America; Craig L. Arceneaux.- Chapter 45. Indigenous People in Pluricultural Nations of Latin America; June Nash PART: DESIGNS FOR A FUTURE WORLD ORDER: Introduction: TOWARD A DEMOCRATIC GLOBALIZATION Chapter 46. Re-embracing the Masses Economically by Financialization; Jürgen Schraten.- Chapter 47. A Manifesto for Good Globalization: Or, the Manifesto as Method; Paul James.- Chapter 48. Forging a Diagonal Instrument for the Global Left: The Vessel; Rebecca Álvarez and Christopher Chase-Dunn.- Chapter 49. Alternatives to Neoliberal Globalization; Vishwas Satgar PART: ALTERNATIVE CIVILIZATIONAL DESIGNS: Chapter 50. Global Mobilization in the Name of Islam: the Global Imaginary of Political Islam; Amentahru Wahlrab and Rebecca A. Otis.- Chapter 51. Tian Xia: A Confucian Model of State Identity and Global Governance; Tongdong Bai.- Chapter 52. Russian Civilization and Global Culture: Alternative or Coexistence?; Ilya Ilyin and Olga Leonova.- Chapter 53. (Re)Constructing Neo-Confucianism in a “Glocalized” Context; Ning Wang PART: TOWARD AN INTER-CIVILIZATIONAL AND COSMIC WORLD ORDER: Chapter 54. From Cultural Pluralism and Civilizational Disintegration to a Global Cultural-cum-civilizational System; Alexander N. Chumakov.- Chapter 55. From World Politics to a World Political System; Olga Leonova and Ilya Ilyin.- Chapter 56. The Final Frontier of Global Society and the Evolution of Space Governance; Eytan Tepper .- PART. CONCLUSION: Chapter 57. Toward a New Globalization Paradigm and a UDHR-Based Inter-civilizational World Order - Ino Rossi

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Book SynopsisThis book explains why inflation remains subdued after recessions, based on three revolutionary concepts: defensive expectations, compensatory savings, and cumulative wage gap. When income falls, consumption falls, and savings rise, as people rebuild their past wealth. Households will not spend more until they fully recover what they lost. The revised Phillips Curve explains that current inflation depends on the cumulative difference between current income and past income.This new theory is tested and validated by data for US since 1960 to date and for 35 OECD countries from 1990 to date. A number of policy implications are derived from these results. The book calls for an optimal policy mix between monetary policy and fiscal policy; it also discusses the coronavirus crisis as an extreme case of defensive expectations.Table of Contents1. The Phillips Curve: what went wrong.- 2. An alternative theory of consumption.- 3. The post-crisis Phillips Curve: cumulative wage gap vs. inflation gap.- 4. Empirical evidence.- 5. Policy implications.

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Book SynopsisThis book argues for the abolition of the employment system in favor of workplace democracy and thus escapes the usual capitalism-versus-socialism binary choice by reframing the basic issue as the employment contract, not private property or a market economy. The author repositions the political and economic debate in the lineage of abolitionism - against the owning of other people - which in its modern version of neo-abolitionism would also abolish the renting, or hiring, employing, or leasing of other people.The overall argument is based on three recovered theories, each one of which is sufficient to yield the neo-abolitionist conclusion. These three rights-based theories are developed throughout the book. The three theories are 1) inalienable rights theory, 2) the natural rights or labor theory of property, and 3) democratic theory as based on a democratic constitution that only delegates governance rights versus a non-democratic constitution that alienates governance rights. The book, therefore, is a must-read for everybody interested in a better understanding of the political economy, workplace democracy, rights-based theories, and the employment system. Table of Contents1: Introduction1.1: Neo-Abolitionism1.2: What is “the system” being argued against?1.3: What is the system being argued for?2: Contract: The case against the human rental contract based on inalienability2.1: Contractual defenses of slavery2.2: History of inalienability theory2.3: Modern Theory of Inalienable Rights2.4: How to (Mis)Understand Inalienability Theory3: Property: The case against the human rental system based on private property rights3.1: The misnomer of “Capitalism” and the fundamental myth3.2: Marginal productivity theory3.3: History of property theory4: Governance: The case against the employment system based on democratic theory4.1: Intellectual history of consent-based non-democratic government4.2: Intellectual history of the case for democratic governance4.3: The debate about corporations5: Summary and Conclusions5.1: Conventional Classical Liberalism5.2: Summary: Inalienable rights theory5.3: Summary: The natural rights or labor theory of property5.4: Summary: Democratic theory and the democratic alternative

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Book SynopsisThis book examines economic policies utilized within Southeast Europe in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Covering countries both within and outside the European Union, the human and economic cost of the pandemic is calculated using macroeconomic models from a short and longer term perspective. The economic policies used during the pandemic are analyzed, alongside crisis management approaches, to highlight the effectiveness of monetary policy, fiscal policies and potential future economic solutions for the post COVID-19 period. This book aims to provide policy recommendations based on findings from Southeast Europe. It is relevant to researchers and policymakers involved in economic policy and the political economy, as well as anyone interested in the responses to the COVID-19 pandemic.Table of Contents1. Macroeconomic developments and COVID-19 recession in (CE)SEE.- 2. COVID-19 contagion among countries: Croatia and Slovenia in Comparison.- 3. The Short-Term Economic Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic in the EU.- 4. Macroeconomics of the COVID-19 Crisis.- 5. Central bank's balance sheet as a monetary policy tool in Croatia during Covid-19 recession.- 6. Quantitative Easing, Inflation and New Monetary Paradigm, Marinko Škare and Dean Sinkovic.- 7. Monetary policy during two global crises; The Case of Croatia.- 8. Monetary transmission in Croatia.- 9. Monetary and fiscal policy responses to COVID-19 crisis in Bosnia and Herzegovinia.- 10. Emergency financial (mis) management in Croatia.- 11. Modern Monetary Theory and crises management.- 12. Reversing pension privatization in the context of the Covid-19 crisis.- 13. Monetary and fiscal policy recommendations during and post COVID crisis.

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Book Synopsis This open access book offers an interdisciplinary perspective and presents various case studies on music as ICH, highlighting the importance and functionality of music to stimulating social innovation and entrepreneurship. Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) covers the traditions or living expressions proposed by the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in five areas, including music. To understand the relationship between immaterial and material uses and inherent cultural landscapes, this open access book analyzes the symbolic, political, and economic dimensions of music. The authors highlight the continuity and current functionality of these artistic forms of expression as well as their lively and changing character in continuous transformation. Topics include the economic value and impact of music, strategies for social innovation in the music sector, music management, and public policies to promote cultural and creative industries.Table of ContentsPart I. Economic, cultural and social identity.- Chapter 1. Introduction. Music, from intangible cultural heritage to the music industry.- Chapter 2. The impact of the music industry in Europe and the business models involved in its value chain.- Chapter 3. The role of public policies in enhancing cultural and creative industries: an analysis of public policies related to music in Colombia.- Chapter 4. Soundcool: a business model for cultural industries born out of a research project.- Chapter 5. Breaking the gender gap in rap/hip-hop consumption.- Part II. Music and territory: the case of bands in the Valencian Region.- Chapter 6. The intangible cultural landscape of the Banda Primitiva de Llíria.- Chapter 7. Music for the Moors and Christians festivities as intangible cultural heritage: a specific genre for wind bands in certain Spanish regions.- Chapter 8. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on musical societies in the Valencian Region, Spain.- Chapter 9. Conclusions: music as an economic, social, cultural, creative and resilient activity

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Book SynopsisThis book examines the rise, spread and decline of participatory budgeting in Brazil. In the last decade of the twentieth century Brazil became a model of participatory democracy for activists, practitioners, and scholars. However, some thirty years later participatory budgeting is in steep decline, and on the verge of disappearing from Brazil. Drawing from institutional, political choice, civil society, and public administration literature, this book generates theory that accounts for the rise and fall of an innovative democratic institution. It examines what the arc of the creation, spread, and decline of participatory budgeting tells us about the long-term viability and potential democratic impact of this innovative democratic institution as it spreads globally. Will the same inverted trajectory plague other countries in the future, or will they be able to sustain participatory budgeting for greater periods of time?Table of ContentsChapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: Analytical Framework: Internal, Horizontal, VerticalChapter 3: Creation: Workers’ Party Governments and Civil Society AlliesChapter 4: The Spread of PB: The Workers’ Party and BeyondChapter 5: Outcomes: When and Where Did PB Live Up to the Hype?Chapter 6: The Slow Decline of PB from 2005 to 2020Chapter 7: Conclusion

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Book SynopsisThis textbook presents a systematic study of terrorism from the standpoint of economic analysis. Choosing the kind and level of measures to counter terror is, to a large extent, an economic decision, as counterterrorism (CT) measures and their side effects are costly. This text, contains theoretical models that illustrate the economic mechanisms of different types of CT measures. A vast array of empirical studies and regularities are also presented. Some chapters discuss in depth the empirical results in the literature as well as the underlying statistical/econometric methodologies that go beyond ordinary regression. General Appendix A provides an exposition of the concept of compensating surplus and elements of the basic game theory, to help the reader with an economics background recapitulate micro theory concepts used in the book. General Appendix B lays out the notions of hypothesis testing, regression and more advanced statistical/econometric methods, so that the reader understands or at least can have an intuitive idea of how the results are derived and what they mean with some degree of inner comfort. Aimed at students at the intermediate undergraduate and graduate levels, the text requires knowledge of basic micro, first-order conditions of profit or utility maximization and cost minimization, and statistical concepts of hypothesis testing and regression. This textbook is intended for use in courses in economics, political science, criminal justice, and emergency management. Additionally, professionals working with national security in government and non-governmental organizations may find it useful. Table of Contents1. Introduction.- 2. Origin, Objective and History of Terrorism and Terrorist Organizations.- 3. Tracking Terror: Trends and Patterns.- 4. Cost of Organizing, and, Financing of Terror.- 5. Economic Costs of Terrorism and Costs of Counter-Terrorism Measures.- 6. Economic and Health Effects of Terrorism.- 7. Behavior, Internal Organization and Survival of Terror Groups.- 8. Security.- 9. Preemptive Strikes, CanWe Win the War on Terror?.- 10. Combating Financing of Terror.- 11. Security-Deterrence ‘and’ Preemptive Measures.- 12. Hostage-Taking, Ransom and Negotiations.- 13. Combining Preventive Measures with Preemptive Measures.- 14. Religious Orthodoxy and Terrorism.- 15. Root, Breeding and Propagative Causes of Terrorism.

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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 SynopsisDieses Buch untersucht, warum österreichische Ökonomen es versäumen, den Rahmen der spontanen Ordnung auf kooperative Beziehungen – wie einen dynamischen und sich entwickelnden öffentlichen Sektor – anzuwenden, die einen florierenden Markt ergänzen könnten. Als direkte Antwort auf Israel Kirzners "The Driving Force of the Market" stellt sie die traditionelle österreichische Wirtschaftswissenschaft infrage, indem sie die demokratische Prozesstheorie als Parallele zur Marktprozesstheorie vorschlägt und die Möglichkeiten einer Wirtschaftsorganisation aufzeigt, die sich die Kraft einer transparenten und effektiven Demokratie zunutze macht. Unter Berücksichtigung der zentralen Probleme, die in sozialistischen und kapitalistischen Ländern aufgrund eigennütziger politischer und wirtschaftlicher Akteure aufgetreten sind, hebt "Die treibende Kraft des Kollektivs"die Vorteile des öffentlichen Sektors hervor, die sich daraus ergeben, dass sich Kultur und Institutionen endogen als spontane Ordnung des öffentlichen Sektors entwickeln könnenTable of Contents1. Kollaborative Entdeckung und der konversive demokratische Prozess: Ein post-österreichischer Ansatz2. Der individualistische Subjektivismus der österreichischen Volkswirtschaftslehre3. Subjektivismus, Freiheit und soziales Interesse4. Die Grenzen der Demokratie: Das Reale und das Imaginäre5. Die Ethik des Wettbewerbs und der Zusammenarbeit6. Einige ethische Einsichten über die Natur des Gewinns7. Koordination und Kollaboration: Einigung als Kriterium für demokratische Güte8. Überlegungen zum misesianischen Erbe des Hyperindividualismus9. Wissen und das österreichische Verständnis des demokratischen Systems10. Kultur, Hayek und die Idee der Plan-Koordination11. Konversation und der demokratische Prozess: Einige lehrhafte Prüfsteine12. Die treibende Kraft des Kollektivs: Die Idee der Konversation in der zeitgenössischen Wirtschaftstheorie und in der post-österreichischen Theorie des demokratischen Prozesses13. Fehlallokation und/oder Missverständnis: Eine Neubetrachtung des Mises'schen Berechnungsproblems14. Die Gesellschaft, das Kollektiv und der wirtschaftliche Imperialismus

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Book Synopsis.- Part I..- Introduction to FDI in Authoritarian States..- Theoretical Foundations for Understanding Autocratic FDI..- Understanding FDI under Autocracy: Theoretical Approach..- Political Competition and FDI Inflows: Empirical Findings..- Economic Elites and FDI Inflows: Empirical Findings..- Testing the Mechanism of Policy Uncertainty..- Targeted FDI in Nondemocratic States: Empirical Findings..- FDI in Authoritarian States: Conclusions..- Part II..- Examination of Foreign Portfolio Investment..- Examination of Democratic States..- Examination of Domestic Investment..- Applications for Conflict and Foreign Policy..- Other Types of Elites..- Conclusions and Policy Implications.

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Book SynopsisPart I. Introduction.- Chapter 1. Introduction.- Part II. Theoretical Framework.- Chapter 2. Political Discontent: Specificity, Trajectory, and Discontent.- Chapter 3. The Unique Problem of Political Disaffection.- Chapter 4. Digital Platforms and their Democratic Role.- Chapter 5. Territory and Political Engagement.- Part III. Methodological Approach.- Chapter 6. Questionnaire Design.- Chapter 7. The Analysis.- Part IV. Results and Discussion.- Chapter 8. Results.- Part V. Conclusion.- Chapter 9. Final Remarks.

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Book SynopsisIntroduction Empirical Applications of the Median Voter Model.- Do Voter Initiatives Affect the Interest Group Orientation of Government Spending.- The Political Economy of Automobile Insurance Elected vs Appointed Regulators.- Conflicting Objectives of Cartel Members Analysis of Voting Behavior in the NCAA.- Get Psyched An Empirical Analysis of Colorados Legalization of Psychedelic Drugs.- The Racial Political Economy of Bank Entry Restrictions.- The Political Economy of Public Pension Reform.- Determining if a State Will Adopt a Renewable Portfolio Standard.- California Voters Reject the Fair Pricing for the Dialysis Act.

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Book SynopsisChapter 1. Introduction (Peter Batey).- Part I. Antecedents of Regional Science.- Chapter 2. Walter Christaller (1893–1969): Originator of Central Place Theory.- Part II. Establishing and Institutionalizing Regional Science.- Chapter 3. Benjamin H. Stevens (1929–1997): Shepherding New Developments at Penn and Beyond (Michael L. Lahr).- Chapter 4. François Perroux (1903–1987): Father of French Regional Science and Growth Pole Theory (André Torre).- Chapter 5. Peter Hall (1932–2014): A Key Figure in Defining the Institutional Identity of Regional Science / Regional Studies (Peter Batey).- Chapter 6. Developing Regional Science in Indonesia: The Key Roles Played by Hendra Esmara (1935–2000) and Iwan J. Azis (1953–) (Yuri Mansury).- Part III. Laying the Foundations of Regional Science.- Chapter 7. Charles Mills Tiebout (1924–1968): “Life is a Biased Sample” (Richard S. Conway).- Chapter 8. Harvey Franklin (1928–2015): A Different Road… (Philip S. Morrison).- Chapter 9. Åke E. Andersson (1936–2021): A Versatile Swedish Renaissance Mind (Björn Hårsman).- Chapter 10. Charles S. ReVelle (1938–2005): A Leader in Location Modeling and Environmental Management (Richard L. Church).- Chapter 11. Yorgos Papageorgiou (1936–): Theorizing Urban Structure (K. Bruce Newbold).- Chapter 12. Edwin Smith Mills (1928–2021): A Pioneer Urban Economist (Tschangho John Kim).- Chapter 13. William Alonso (1933–1999): Urban Economist and Economic Demographer Par Excellence (Jacques Poot).- Chapter 14. Janice Fanning Madden (1947–): A Pioneer in Spatial Labor Markets and Discrimination (Janet E. Kohlhase).

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Table of ContentsFrontmatter -- Part 1: Introduction -- Chapter 1 African Organisational Environments -- Chapter 2 The Nature of Managerial Work -- Part 2: Managing Purpose and Direction -- Chapter 3 Strategic Management -- Chapter 4 Leadership and Management Styles -- Part 3 : Managing the Work Setting -- Chapter 5 Organisations as Sociotechnical Systems -- Chapter 6 Organisational Structure and Design -- Chapter 7 Configurations of Organisational Structure -- Chapter 8 Participation and Decentralisation -- Chapter 9 Culture and Organisation -- Part 4: Managing Change and Conflict -- Chapter 10 Organisational Development and Change -- Chapter 11 Role Conflict and Stress -- Part 5: Managing and Developing People -- Chapter 12 Motivation and Job Design -- Chapter 13 Management Development -- References -- Index

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Book SynopsisEnergy – in the headlines, discussed controversially, vital. The use of regenerative energy in many primary forms leads to the necessity to store grid dimensions for maintaining continuous supply and enabling the replacement of fossil fuel systems. Chemical energy storage is one of the possibilities besides mechano-thermal and biological systems. This work starts with the more general aspects of chemical energy storage in the context of the geosphere and evolves to dealing with aspects of electrochemistry, catalysis, synthesis of catalysts, functional analysis of catalytic processes and with the interface between electrochemistry and heterogeneous catalysis. Top-notch experts provide a sound, practical, hands-on insight into the present status of energy conversion aimed primarily at the young emerging research front.

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Book SynopsisThis book explores the interactions between private sector development, public policies and societal institutions with a strong view on contributing to sustainable and inclusive development in emerging countries. The private sector is often praised as an engine of economic growth. This belief has led to significant efforts to promote private sector development in emerging countries. Development agencies prioritize private sector development and national governments are following suit, resulting in often huge incentives to stimulate and attract private investment. However, private sector development is not a panacea for sustainable and inclusive development as the past decades have clearly shown. Economic growth, societal development and environmental sustainability are often in a sharp conflict; and more often than not economic growth has failed to improve the lives of all citizens. This book examines the role the state and the private sector should play to benefit from the dynamics of business development, while ensuring that these benefits are shared broadly without jeopardizing sustainability. The views presented differ in detail, but the analyses and case studies presented share common themes, namely that the relative roles of state and private sector of should be balanced and that this particular balance should be based on the context of each country in order to make the private-public sector interaction work for all people.

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