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Book SynopsisThis unique and original book offers a critical survey of the regulation approach, an influential theoretical school born in the 1970s and belonging to the neo-Marxist and radical political economy traditions.Trade ReviewWhilst the regulation approach has gone beyond its peak of influence and has been diluted of much of its radical content, this outstanding critical appreciation of its strengths and weaknesses will prove an invaluable point of reference for all those engaged in the political economy of the national within the global economy. --- Ben Fine, University of London, UKTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Part I: The Regulation Approach: An Overview 1. Regulation in Context 2. Influences and Sources of Inspiration Part II: The Regulation Approach: A Middle-Range Theory 3. Middle-Range Theories 4. The Regulation Approach as a Middle-Range Theory Part III: Regulation’s Consumption Theory 5. Regulation and Consumption: Theory and Evidence 6. Regulation and the Mode of Consumption: A Critique Part IV: Regulation, the Labour Theory of Value and Economic Analysis 7. Regulation and Value Theory 8. Value Theory and Regulation’s Macroeconomics Conclusions References Index

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Strongly recommended as an excellent work for the college-level student."—History: Reviews of New Books "A concise history of the New Deal that is perfect for survey and upper-level classes interested in a brief, interpretative overview of the thirties."—Journal of Southern HistoryTable of ContentsTable of Contents Preface Introduction 1. Herbert Hoover and the Great Depression 2. The Hundred Days 3. Agricultural Adjustment 4. The Blue Eagle 5. Relief and Social Welfare 6. The Politics of Preemption, 1934-1936 7. The New Deal in Eclipse, 1937-1939 8. The Rise of Labor 9. A New Deal for Blacks? 10. Women and the New Deal 11. The New Deal and Urban America Conclusion Notes Bibliographical Essay Index

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Strongly recommended as an excellent work for the college-level student."—History: Reviews of New Books "A concise history of the New Deal that is perfect for survey and upper-level classes interested in a brief, interpretative overview of the thirties."—Journal of Southern HistoryTable of ContentsTable of Contents Preface Introduction 1. Herbert Hoover and the Great Depression 2. The Hundred Days 3. Agricultural Adjustment 4. The Blue Eagle 5. Relief and Social Welfare 6. The Politics of Preemption, 1934-1936 7. The New Deal in Eclipse, 1937-1939 8. The Rise of Labor 9. A New Deal for Blacks? 10. Women and the New Deal 11. The New Deal and Urban America Conclusion Notes Bibliographical Essay Index

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Book SynopsisThe powerful Thai politician Banharn Silpa-archa has been disparaged as a corrupt operator who for years channeled excessive state funds into developing his own rural province. This book reinterprets Banharm''s career and offers a detailed portrait of the voters who support him. Relying on extensive interviews, the author shows how Banharm''s constituents have developed a strong provincial identity based on their pride in his advancement of their province, Suphanburi, which many now call Banharm-buri, the place of Banharm. Yoshinori Nishizaki''s analysis challenges simplistic perceptions of rural Thai voters and raises vital questions about contemporary democracy in Thailand.Yoshinori Nishizaki''s close and thorough examination of the numerous public construction projects sponsored and even personally funded by Banharn clearly illustrates this politician's canny abilities and tireless, meticulous oversight of his domain. Banharn's constituents are aware that Suphanburi was loTrade Review"Here is the story of Banharm Silpa-archa, the former PM and arch-electocrat of Thai politics, told by a scholar whose extensive field research and critical sympathy have enabled him to capture the complexity of Banharn's talents and enduring reign. As Nishizaki demonstrates, Banharn's success in the province of Suphanburi (a.k.a. Banharn-buri) was not built on a sleazy mix of guns, goons, and gold, but constructed through careful cultivation of a proud provincial identity and the targeted reallocation of state resources. This study by a political anthropologist attuned to the voices of Banharn's rural constituents challenges all facile put-downs of Thai provincial voters as duped country bumpkins and charts a new direction for Thai political analysis." -- Kasian Tejapira, Thammasat University, author of Commodifying Marxism: The Formation of Modern Thai Radical Culture, 1927–1958"Written by a born story teller with an ear for telling quotations and an eye for the foibles of human nature, this book brings to life Banharn Silpa-archa, one of Thailand's most successful and formidable politicians.... How do rulers win their subjects’ obedience, asks Nishizaki? People willingly, sometimes eagerly follow a ruler who enhances their collective pride. This [is a] rich study, provocative in its claims and compelling in its arguments." -- Craig J. Reynolds, Australian National University

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Book SynopsisKornai presents an assessment of Hungary's transition from a socialist to a market economy. In a comprehensive critique of socialist economy reform, Kornai explains how the system's ideological and political attributes deny the idea of "market socialism."

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Book SynopsisSince the end of the Cold War, competition among states has been waged along economic rather than ideological or military lines. In Canada, as elsewhere, this shift has forced a rethinking of the role of intelligence services in protecting and promoting national economic security. The scholars and practitioners featured here explore the aim, existing mandate, and practical applications of economic espionage from a Canadian and comparative perspective, and present a range of options for policy-makers. Economic Intelligence & National Security examines the laws in place to thwart economic spying, and the challenges and ethical problems faced by agencies working clandestinely to support their national private sectors.

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Book SynopsisTrade Review‘Mengerian Economics is an intriguing book that revives, reiterates, extends and broadens Carl Menger’s groundbreaking approach to economics. The chapters expand our understanding of Menger’s work by tracing its origins in philosophy and stimulate new scholarship by showing how his legacy can further illuminate contemporary issues.’ -- Per Bylund, Oklahoma State University, USTable of ContentsContents: Foreword: Menger belongs in a museum x Mateusz Machaj 1 Carl Menger and his philosophical influences 1 Krzysztof Turowski 2 Menger’s untersuchungen and the methodological development of the Austrian School 21 Norbert Slenzok 3 Carl Menger – an unwitting revolutionary? 42 Witold Kwaśnicki† 4 Institutional spontaneity and social cooperation 78 Jakub Bożydar Wiśniewski 5 Debt and the origin of money 87 Przemysław Rapka 6 Bitcoin from Menger’s perspective 106 Łukasz Jasiński 7 Carl Menger’s contribution to capital theory 118 Eduard Braun 8 Technical changes in economic development: selected issues in the context of Austrian economics 141 Robert Ciborowski 9 Perfect competition and an imperfect world: considerations on the gender wage gap in the light of Carl Menger’s theory 155 Alicja Sielska 10 Anticommons: a very brief introduction with selected applications 168 Karol Bolko Zdybel Index 182

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Book SynopsisIn his updated second edition, David Reisman examines the ideological and material underpinnings of the global mixed economy. Drawing upon current research in economics and international relations, Global Political Economy is an impartial and comprehensive analysis of the world order in an age of reappraisal and doubt.Trade ReviewPraise for the First Edition:'Global Political Economy is sweeping in its coverage of the major sub-areas of IPE, as well as its treatment of leading contributions to the field. The analysis of the three leading theories and nine sub-areas is probing, thoughtful and impressively balanced. This book will be useful for intermediate and advanced undergraduate courses, graduate students, and public officials at all levels of governance' -- David Deese, Boston College, US‘In a crowded textbook market, Reisman's Global Political Economy stands out for its fresh heterodox perspective. Building outward from more conventional analytical approaches, Reisman offers unique insights into the interactions between economics and politics on the world stage. Accessible in style, the book is both instructive and provocative.’ -- Benjamin J. Cohen, University of California, Santa Barbara, USTable of ContentsContents: 1. A global political economy 2. Science and ideology 3. The national interest 4. The hegemon 5. Goods and services 6. Regions and blocs 7. The developing countries 8. Development and trade 9. The multinational enterprise 10. International liquidity 11. Money without borders References Index

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Book SynopsisThis timely book provides 15 chapters of cutting edge academic work related to Post-Keynesian economics for the future: This includes stock-flow consistent modelling and analyses of the key challenges associated with the economic policies of sustainability.Trade Review‘This book is unique in the sense that it reflects the nascent broadening and transformation of Post Keynesian economics into questions about the contemporary consequences of economic activity and economic policy for the economy as a whole. More now than ever do the insights offered by Keynes as he portended the end of laissez-faire and the possibilities for our grandchildren come to the forefront in this collection of chapters by Jespersen, et al. The traditional divide between micro- and macroeconomics becomes blurred in favor of the distributional and environmental consequences of economic activity in the 21st century; as it should.’ -- Roy Rotheim, Skidmore College, US‘Society urgently needs effective macroeconomic theory and policy addressed to environmental sustainability and social justice, given the limitations of the mainstream macroeconomic approach. This welcome book edited by Jespersen, Olesen and Byrialsen addresses this need. It brings together an innovative and important collection of realist Post-Keynesian research which sets out an alternative approach at the levels of methodology, theory and policy.’ -- Sheila Dow, University of Stirling, UK‘‘This fascinating book by authorities in the field demonstrates the power of Post-Keynesian economic theory to shed light on some very important questions of macroeconomic policy and methodology. The 15 chapters deal convincingly with the Post-Keynesian approach to global warming, to monetary and fiscal policy, and to demand management more generally. Strongly recommended.’ -- John King, La Trobe University, AustraliaTable of ContentsContents: Preface and acknowledgements ix 1 Progressive post-Keynesian economics for the future: an introduction 1 Jesper Jespersen, Finn Olesen and Mikael Randrup Byrialsen PART I SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND SFC MODELLING 2 Modelling transition-related shocks in the green economy 9 Andrew Jackson 3 Economic impacts of climate change: an empirical stock-flow consistent model for Viet Nam 25 Etienne Espagne and Thi Thu Ha Nguyen 4 The tensions of the “green transition” for South American economies 49 Sebastian Valdecantos 5 Conventional and unconventional economic policies in an econometric SFC model of the French economy 62 Jacques Mazier and Luis Reyes-Ortiz 6 A quarterly empirical model for the Danish economy: a stock-flow consistent approach 85 Mikael Randrup Byrialsen, Hamid Raza and Sebastian Valdecantos PART II ECONOMIC THEORY AND POLICY IMPLICATION 7 Demand-led growth and macroeconomic policy regimes in the Eurozone: implications for post-pandemic economic policies 108 Eckhard Hein 8 Phillips curves, behavioral economics and post-Keynesian macroeconomics 124 Peter Skott 9 How not to do monetary policy 140 Louis-Philippe Rochon 10 Inflation, monetary policy and the hierarchy of consumer goods 152 Thibault Laurentjoye PART III METHODOLOGY AND THEORY 11 On Keynes’s uncertainty: a tragic rational dilemma 170 Anna Maria Carabelli 12 The Principle of Effective Demand – reconsidered: ‘Anything we can actually do, we can afford’ 185 Jesper Jespersen 13 Lucas, modern macroeconomics and the post Keynesians 198 Finn Olesen 14 The General Theory as a macroeconomics of power 210 Geoff Tily 15 Economics for the future: inspiration from the writings of Karl Polanyi 228 Mogens Ove Madsen Index 242

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Book SynopsisThis ground-breaking book goes beyond conventional arguments to explore how and why populists are able to hold power for long periods. It illustrates that exclusionary populist movements maintain power whenever they succeed in stabilizing social structures around a political project promoted as an alternative to the current hegemony.

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Book SynopsisWith novel insights into the ambitions and objectives behind President Jean-Claude Juncker’s European Commission, this innovative book elucidates how the Commission has transcended the concept of ‘ever closer union’ in its attempts to adopt a future-proof EU reform agenda in the highly contested fields of migration and economic policy.Trade Review‘Bojovic's empirically rich study of the Juncker Presidency will be of interest to all those seeking to understand the European Commission’s ambitions for European integration in the highly sensitive domains of economic governance and justice and home affairs.’ -- Dermot Hodson, Birkbeck College, University of London, UK‘Bojovic's work on the Juncker Commission is a great piece of research, which flags the centrality of supranational institutions for new intergovernmentalist scholarship. The book shows how Juncker sought to combine political ambition and complicity with intergovernmental institutions, experiencing both success and failure of Commission leadership.’ -- Uwe Puetter, Europa Universität Flensburg, Germany‘This book is a stellar analysis of the Juncker Commission, providing fresh insights into its political purposes and aspirations. Accessing the views of Brussels bureaucrats and other European policy makers, Bojovic delivers a compelling account of the Commission’s goals and strategies around the critical policy concerns of European border control, migration, and asylum as well as around banking union proposals and revamping the European stability mechanism – policy episodes critical in shaping and checking the EU supranational project.’ -- Diane Stone, European University Institute, ItalyTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction: what makes the Juncker Commission interesting? 2. Theory and methods: how to explain the ambition of a supranational actor 3. The Commission’s ambition in Justice and Home Affairs 2014–19 4. The Commission’s ambition in the Economic and Monetary Union 2014–19 5. Conclusion: main findings and implications Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisTrade Review‘It is difficult to think of anyone more qualified to survey the state of IPE scholarship than Benjamin Cohen, who has long been among its leading contributors. In this latest book his diagnosis of the field is characteristically passionate, precise and bracing: IPE is in a state of disrepair and possibly flirting with collapse. Many readers will not agree with every aspect of this critique or with the proposed remedies. But all will benefit from engaging with Cohen’s arguments at a time when the stakes for the academy and the world may never have been higher.’ -- Andrew Walter, University of Melbourne, Australia‘Benjamin Cohen’s latest book on the state of international political economy is a cri de cœur, a passionate yet highly perceptive account of the growing gap between IPE’s potential and its current reality. It is a must-read, and the challenge it presents to the subject field should be tackled head-on.’ -- Matthew Watson, University of Warwick, UK‘One of the giants and founders of IPE, Cohen provides a compelling analysis of progress and pathologies in the field while sketching a path forwards. Scholars both fresh and well seasoned will profit from a close read of his timely reflections.’ -- David Lake, University of California, San Diego, US‘Benjamin Cohen’s career spans over a half century, and so it is entirely appropriate that he capitalizes on this vantage point to provide us with a penetrating appraisal of the state of our field. Honestly engaging with his assessment can only strengthen what we do. I highly recommend it.’ -- Randall Germain, Carleton University, CanadaTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. The Big Picture 3. Rethinking purpose 4. Rethinking diversity 5. Rethinking agenda 6. The Big Challenge Index

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Book SynopsisTrade Review‘Torry’s monograph should become a must-read for social policy makers and social legislators, as well as for politicians at all levels, students in many humanities disciplines, and scholars. The book is both very informative and readable, and I believe it could be produced in further, expanded editions.’ -- Kristina Koldinská, European Journal of Social Security‘This book is undoubtedly a valuable reference resource, since it draws together commentaries from a variety of secondary resources and gathers in one place summaries of historically significant philosophical arguments, policy proposals and studies. It offers a guide through the bewildering twists, turns and inflections in the terminologies these have entailed, but it also reveals the ways in which the position of some key thinkers has shifted over time and in which shifts in perspective can result in a Gestalt switch in perception.’ -- Hartley Dean, Journal of Human Development and Capabilities'Malcolm Torry has produced the first and only comprehensive history of Basic Income from the historical origins of the idea to the growing movement around it today.'- Karl Widerquist, Georgetown University-Qatar‘An extremely well informed account of the many modest origins and recent worldwide dissemination of the idea of Basic Income, and in particular of the role played by British thinkers and activists.' -- Philippe Van Parijs, University of Louvain, Belgium and Basic Income Earth Network'As Basic Income moves up the political agenda, the need to understand the history of the idea has never been more pressing. Malcolm Torry's wide-ranging study draws on a lifetime of research and will be an invaluable contribution to the growing literature on the subject.' -- Peter Sloman, University of Cambridge, UKTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. A history of Basic Income 2. Who thought of Basic Income first? 3. Basic Income during the nineteenth century 4. Basic Income in the United Kingdom during the early twentieth century 5. Basic Income during the mid-twentieth century in the United Kingdom 6. Basic Income and diversity in Canada and the USA 7. Basic Income, research and feasibility in Great Britain and Ireland 8. Multiple approaches to Basic Income in continental Europe 9. A worldwide Basic Income debate 10. A global Basic Income debate 11. Conclusions: where now for Basic Income? Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisAristotle’s Economics is a thoughtful and comprehensive account of Aristotle's intellectual system. Drawing upon all of his surviving writings, this book deftly illustrates how Aristotle considered economics to be just one of many topics which made up the social and political whole.Trade Review‘With a unique and astute approach, David Reisman shows that Aristotle espoused a political economy which promoted a middle ground between free markets and government control. In doing so, he weaves together the many strands of Aristotle's thinking, explores his kinship to a variety of theories of political economy and offers lessons for contemporary economics.’ -- Donald Stabile, St. Mary's College of Maryland, USTable of ContentsContents: 1 Introduction 2 A code of conduct 3 A science of society 4 Property 5 Exchange 6 Exchange gone wrong 7 Consumption 8 Nature in motion 9 The state 10 Intervention and reform 11 The constitution 12 Aristotle today References Index

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Book SynopsisIllustrating the knowledge and ideas of thinkers such as Mandeville, Hume, Montesquieu and Smith, this book fully investigates the entire panorama of social sciences as well as providing a clear and concise analysis of the history of the social sciences from the point at which evolutionary theory entered the field.Trade Review‘The questions raised by this short study of unintended consequences in the Enlightenment science of man will be of great interest to all students of the history of the social sciences and of the relationship of social science to both politics and religion.’ -- Ryan Patrick Hanley, Boston College, US‘A learned journey through the challenges of understanding unintended consequences in European thought. From antiquity to modernity, unintended consequences have been morphed into intentions of either magical forces, deities, or some form of supreme rationality. Infantino eruditely walks us through how we eventually arrived at a genuine understanding of unintentionality.’ -- Maria Pia Paganelli, Trinity University, US‘Infantino provides an essential contribution in understanding the intellectual history of “the problem of unintended consequences”. Emphasizing the continued importance of Hume, Smith, Hutcheson, and Montesquieu to problems of social organization and the dangers of expertise, Infantino provides a book of both great scholarly scope and contemporary relevance.’ -- Marianne Johnson, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. The problem of the unintended consequences of human actions 2. Pierre Bayle and Bernard de Mandeville 3. Francis Hutcheson and David Hume 4. Charles-Louis de Montesquieu and Adam Smith 5. Initial continuities and discontinuities 6. Additional considerations References Index

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Book SynopsisTrade Review‘Frank Gunter has written an outstanding book covering the full spectrum of Iraq’s political economy with sufficiently detailed descriptions and analysis to allow for sound policy recommendations. Much has changed, and not all for the best, since the first edition, but Frank continues to provide the same unique perspective, that of an expert who combines theory with actual on-the-ground in Iraq experience, that is sorely needed for understanding Iraq’s political economy.’ -- Ahmed Tabaqchali, AFC Iraq Fund and The American University of Iraq-Sulaimani, Iraq‘Frank Gunter provides an excellent guide to the fundamentals of Iraqi political economy, assessing the principal barriers to political and economic progress, and offering solid recommendations for overcoming those obstacles. It is both comprehensive and comprehensible and, in those two regards, probably has no rival in the field.’ -- Alan Luxenberg, Former President of the Foreign Policy Research Institute, US'This most thoughtful treatise is another example of Frank Gunter's intellectual discipline and fine analytical mind, writing on Iraq, a country he has studied for many years. He combines objective and informed narrative with a comprehensive understanding of the challenges facing the country, but underlying the whole work is a care and concern for the future wellbeing of the country, one which he and I both respect and honour.' -- Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne, President, The Iraq Britain Business Council, UK'Frank Gunter has written the definitive account in English of the contemporary Iraqi economy... Following a brief history and overview, chapters cover social indicators, corruption, macroeconomic policy, state-owned enterprises, entrepreneurship, oil agriculture, banks, infrastructure, and international trade. The scope of overage and degree of detail is matched by clear exposition and thoughtful analysis... While his optimism about and affection for Iraq is obvious, he is refreshingly blunt about the systemic problems often downplayed in reports from international organizations…Essential.' -- Review of first edition in Choice MagazineTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Iraq’s lost decades 2. Population and key macroeconomic variables 3. Health, poverty, education, and gender issues 4. Corruption 5. Preventing al Qaeda 3.0 6. Domestic and international politics 7. Oil and gas 8. Agriculture and the environment 9. Financial intermediation 10. Large industrial enterprises 11. Entrepreneurship in post-conflict Iraq 12. Infrastructure and essential services 13. International trade and finance 14. Fiscal, monetary, and exchange rate policies 15. Iraq in 2035 Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisTrade Review‘Charles Whalen and his contributors have distilled the core strengths of Post Keynesian, Evolutionary, and Institutionalist economics into a state-of-the-art review of Post-Keynesian Institutionalism. This book makes the strongest case for placing that tradition in the contemporary arsenal of scholars of economics and political economy.’ -- Anastasia Nesvetailova, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Switzerland‘In A Modern Guide to Post-Keynesian Institutional Economics, Charles Whalen assembles the valuable insights of a generation of Institutional economists whose research, in sharp contrast to Neoclassical orthodoxy, reveals how the real-world economic system actually evolves, operates, and performs.’ -- William Lazonick, University of Massachusetts, Lowell, US‘This Modern Guide offers a smart collection of essays on the intersection of economic growth, wealth and debt inequality, and financial stability, with plenty of attention to Hyman Minsky’s warning that institutions matter. Well-edited with great tables and graphics.’ -- Teresa Ghilarducci, The New School for Social Research, US‘Minsky always insisted that his theory was an elaboration of the evolution of the “financial structure,” while most only consider his idea of financial instability. This book is especially welcome as an elaboration of the idea of the evolving financial structure and how its institutions not only support economic expansion, but also produce financial instability.’ -- Jan Kregel, Levy Economics Institute of Bard College, USTable of ContentsContents: PART I INTRODUCTION 1 Introduction to the history, contours, and frontiers of Post-Keynesian Institutional economics 2 Charles J. Whalen PART II MONEY MANAGER CAPITALISM 2 The transition from managerial to money manager capitalism: the role of risk and its distribution 36 David A. Zalewski 3 Financialization and employment: a Post-Keynesian Institutionalist understanding of the transnational corporation under money manager capitalism 59 Avraham I. Baranes 4 Money manager capitalism and the coronavirus pandemic 89 Yan Liang and Charles J. Whalen 5 Wealth inequality, household debt, and macroeconomic instability 121 Christian E. Weller and Emek Karakilic 6 Labor-market institutions matter: inequality, wage policy, and worker well-being 144 Oren M. Levin-Waldman PART III CONCEPTS AND METHODS 7 Social capital and public policy: the role of civil society in transforming the state 173 Asimina Christoforou 8 Constructing an economically democratic society in the former Soviet Union: Post-Keynesian Institutionalist insights in historical perspective 194 Anna Klimina 9 A Post-Keynesian Institutionalist perspective from Latin America: the monetary circuit across stages of development 216 Alicia Girón 10 What do economists really mean? Post-Keynesian Institutionalists as economic translators 230 Timothy A. Wunder 11 Stock-flow consistent macroeconomic modeling and Post-Keynesian Institutionalism 253 Marc Lavoie PART IV THEORIES AND SYNTHESES 12 The market for labor in Post-Keynesian Institutionalism: a theoretical framework 274 Eduardo Fernández-Huerga 13 The cyclical evolution of financial regulation: a theoretical explanation 299 Samba Diop 14 From Public Choice to Minskyan collective action: the case for macro rationality-based financial regulation 322 Faruk Ülgen 15 Women’s work and its conceptualization in Post-Keynesian Institutionalism 339 Anna Zachorowska-Mazurkiewicz 16 Toward real sustainability: incorporating insight from Ecological economics into Post-Keynesian Institutionalism 359 Charles J. Whalen Index

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Book SynopsisWith contributions from an international range of experts, this cutting-edge Research Agenda collates the most important and emerging research in the field to map out the new directions and promising paths ahead for the international political economy (IPE).

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Book SynopsisThe Upside of Aging: How Long Life Is Changing the World of Health, Work, Innovation, Policy and Purpose explores a titanic shift that will alter every aspect of human existence, from the jobs we hold to the products we buy to the medical care we receive - an aging revolution underway across America and the world.Table of ContentsForeword xiMichael Milken Preface: Aging and Change—A New Day is Coming xixPaul H. Irving Acknowledgments xxiii Introduction: The Rise of a Mature World: By the Numbers xxvPaul H. Irving and Anusuya Chatterjee Part One: Opportunities and Innovations 1 Chapter 1: Our Aging Population—It May Just Save Us All 3Laura L. Carstensen Longevity is Here to Stay 5 The Future of Aging Societies 7 Senior Moments 8 The Power of the Aging Brain 11 Motivation, the Aging Brain’s Secret Weapon 14 Tapping a Rich Resource 16 Notes 16 Chapter 2: Personalized Aging: One Size Doesn’t Fit All 19Pinchas Cohen Personalizing Medicine 23 Genomics: Sci-Fi No Longer 24 Nutrition and Genes 25 To Diet or Not? 26 A Field in Its Infancy 27 Let’s Prove It 28 To Run or Walk? 29 Supplemental Jury Out 30 Looking Good, Feeling Good 30 Conclusion 31 Notes 32 Chapter 3: The Bold New World of Healthy Aging 35Freda Lewis-Hall The Mother of All Confluences 36 A Data and Diagnosis Revolution 37 Our New Guardian Angels 39 A Golden Age of Medicines 42 The New World of Vaccines 43 Never Too Old—For Surgery 44 Is That My Liver on the Printer? 45 The Wild Card: Tackling Alzheimer’s 46 We Have Met the Solution, and It is Us 47 Eight Days a Week—Only the Start 48 Notes 48 Chapter 4: Disruptive Demography: The New Business of Old Age 51Joseph F. Coughlin Demographic Transition and the New Face of Old Age 52 Mapping New Markets in an Aging Society 53 Supporting People as They Age 56 Enabling Independence 57 New Lifestyles of the Mature Adult 58 The Boomers’ Social Impact 61 Conclusion 61 Notes 62 Chapter 5: A Longevity Market Emerges 63Ken Dychtwald The Age Wave Marketplace 64 What, Me—Old? 66 I Am Not My Age 68 Targeting Self-Perception 68 Show Them Something New 69 The New Look of Longevity 71 Aging and Experiences: Doing, Not Owning 71 Comfort Matters 73 The Psychology of Security and Safety 75 Accommodating the Aging Body 76 The Age Wave Marketplace: What’s Next? 77 Fitting the New Form 80 Notes 80 Chapter 6: The New Global Economy, through an Aging Lens 83Michael W. Hodin Peril or Promise? 84 Global Strides Toward Aging’s Upside 86 It’s Just Good Business 87 Creating Age-Friendly Workplaces 92 Embracing the Window of Opportunity 94 Notes 95 Part Two: A Changing Landscape 97 Chapter 7: Encore: Mapping the Route to Second Acts 99Marc Freedman Rethinking the Patio Life 100 A New Stage of Life 101 A Gap Year for Grown-Ups 104 Highest Education 105 Paying for the Encore 106 The Freedom to Work 108 Capitalizing on the Upside 110 Notes 111 Chapter 8: The Mature Workforce: Profiting from All Abilities 113Jody Heymann A Shaky Foundation 114 Revisiting Perceptions and Biases 116 Deflating Age Discrimination 117 Laying the Foundation 119 Reaping the Economic Gains 121 A Zero-Sum Game or an Intergenerational Win? 122 A Rejuvenated Workforce 124 The Space-Program Effect 125 Notes 126 Chapter 9: Boomer Philanthropists: A Golden Age of Civil Society 131Susan Raymond Philanthropy as Leadership 132 Older and Kinder 133 A Golden Age of Civil Society 135 The Rising Role of Women 137 Philanthropy and Ethnicity 139 Reinforcing the Golden Age 140 Conclusion 142 Notes 143 Chapter 10: A City for All Ages 145Henry Cisneros Demography and Urban Destiny 146 Aging in America’s Cities 147 Aging and the Living Environment 148 Fostering Independent Urban Lives 149 Building the City for All Ages 150 A Strategy for Human Service Needs 154 Conclusion 161 Notes 162 Chapter 11: Aging and Learning: The Future University 163Steven Knapp Universities in the New World of Aging 165 The Study of Aging 166 Back to School 168 Learning from Older Teachers and Scholars 172 Conclusion 175 Notes 175 Part Three: Perspectives and Possibilities 177 Chapter 12: Aging in a Majority–Minority Nation 179Fernando M. Torres-Gil The Great Challenge 181 The Political Tempest 184 A Journey of Ethnicity and Aging 185 Boomers and Latinos—Demographic Destiny 186 A Symbiotic Convergence 188 The Common Ground 190 Shifting Political Winds and Alliances 192 Notes 192 Chapter 13: Healthy Ageing and Well-Being in Britain and the World 195Baroness Sally Greengross Ageing in Britain 197 Increased Pressure on a Fragile NHS 198 Conquering Alzheimer’s Disease 199 Advancing Age-Friendly Environments 201 Eliminating Ageism 203 Conclusion 205 Notes 205 Chapter 14: Financial Security: Longevity Changes Everything 209Dan Houston The New Retirement 211 Off Track 211 A Foundation for Success 213 The Way Forward 214 The Final Challenge 222 Notes 222 Chapter 15: New Transitions: A Changing Journey of Life and Health 225Philip A. Pizzo The Life Continuum 227 Knowing When to Change 228 Timing a Transition 229 Health Opens Options 232 Contemplating Transformation 233 A New Kind of Sabbatical 234 Reaching for the Upside 236 Notes 236 Chapter 16: Life Reimagined: The Second Aging Revolution 237A. Barry Rand The Changes behind the Change 239 The First Aging Revolution 241 Redefining the “Golden Years” 242 Reimagining Life 244 What is Next? 247 Notes 248 About the Editor 251 About the Authors 253 Index 265

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Book SynopsisOver the last decade, political economy has grown rapidly as a specialist area of research and teaching within communications and media studies. The Handbook of Political Economy of Communication combines authoritative overviews of core ideas with new case study materials and the best of contemporary theorization and research.Table of ContentsAbout the Editors viii Notes on Contributors ix Series Editor’s Preface xvi Acknowledgments xvii Introduction: The Political Economy of Communications: Core Concerns and Issues 1 Janet Wasko, Graham Murdock, and Helena Sousa Part I Legacies and Debates 11 1 Political Economies as Moral Economies: Commodities, Gifts, and Public Goods 13 Graham Murdock 2 The Political Economy of Communication Revisited 41 Nicholas Garnham 3 Markets in Theory and Markets in Television 62 Eileen R. Meehan and Paul J. Torre 4 Theorizing the Cultural Industries: Persistent Specificities and Reconsiderations 83 Bernard Miège (translation by Chloé Salles) 5 Communication Economy Paths: A Latin American Approach 109 Martín Becerra and Guillermo Mastrini Part II Modalities of Power: Ownership, Advertising, Government 127 6 The Media Amid Enterprises, the Public, and the State: New Challenges for Research 129 Giuseppe Richeri 7 Media Ownership, Concentration, and Control: The Evolution of Debate 140 John D. H. Downing 8 Maximizing Value: Economic and Cultural Synergies 169 Nathan Vaughan 9 Economy, Ideology, and Advertising 187 Roque Faraone 10 Branding and Culture 206 John Sinclair 11 Liberal Fictions: The Public–Private Dichotomy in Media Policy 226 Andrew Calabrese and Colleen Mihal 12 The Militarization of US Communications 264 Dan Schiller 13 Journalism Regulation: State Power and Professional Autonomy 283 Helena Sousa and Joaquim Fidalgo Part III Conditions of Creativity: Industries, Production, Labor 305 14 The Death of Hollywood: Exaggeration or Reality? 307 Janet Wasko 15 The Political Economy of the Recorded Music Industry: Redefinitions and New Trajectories in the Digital Age 331 André Sirois and Janet Wasko 16 The Political Economy of Labor 358 Vincent Mosco 17 Toward a Political Economy of Labor in the Media Industries 381 David Hesmondhalgh and Sarah Baker Part IV Dynamics of Consumption: Choice, Mobilization, Control 401 18 From the “Work of Consumption” to the “Work of Prosumers”: New Scenarios, Problems, and Risks 403 Giovanni Cesareo 19 The Political Economy of Audiences 415 Daniel Biltereyst and Philippe Meers 20 The Political Economy of Personal Information 436 Oscar H. Gandy, Jr. 21 The Political Economy of Political Ignorance 458 Sophia Kaitatzi-Whitlock Part V Emerging Issues and Directions 483 22 Media and Communication Studies Going Global 485 Jan Ekecrantz 23 New International Debates on Culture, Information, and Communication 501 Armand Mattelart (translation by Liz Libbrecht) 24 Global Capitalism, Temporality, and the Political Economy of Communication 521 Wayne Hope 25 Global Media Capital and Local Media Policy 541 Michael Curtin 26 The Challenge of China: Contribution to a Transcultural Political Economy of Communication for the Twenty-First Century 558 Yuezhi Zhao Name Index 583 Subject Index 596

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Book Synopsis''An urgent and extraordinary book. Weaving a philosophical analysis of Heidegger, Agamben and Foucault, Jan draws out the implications of their thought for a radical analysis of the ontological politics of Islam and Pakistan. Whether writing about the ''Ulama and Deoband schools, blasphemy laws, the military, beards, or the Bamiyan Buddhas, Jan provokes and challenges our thinking while unearthing the ground on which Pakistanand our worldare built.''Joel Wainwright, Department of Geography, Ohio State University, USA ''In this exceptionally inventive and important book, Jan shows us that the problems besetting political life in Pakistan are part of a more troubling crisis in modern forms of power. Challenging accounts that cordon off political Islam from the West, Jan discloses their fundamental indistinction and thus, through his practice of critical ontology, reorients our understanding of how power and violence are at work in the world.''Joshua Barkan, DepartmenTrade Review‘An urgent and extraordinary book. Weaving a philosophical analysis of Heidegger, Agamben and Foucault, Jan draws out the implications of their thought for a radical analysis of the ontological politics of Islam and Pakistan. Whether writing about the ‘Ulama and Deoband schools, blasphemy laws, the military, beards, or the Bamiyan Buddhas, Jan provokes and challenges our thinking while unearthing the ground on which Pakistan—and our world—are built.’Joel Wainwright, Department of Geography, Ohio State University, USA ‘In this exceptionally inventive and important book, Jan shows us that the problems besetting political life in Pakistan are part of a more troubling crisis in modern forms of power. Challenging accounts that cordon off “political Islam” from “the West,” Jan discloses their fundamental indistinction and thus, through his practice of critical ontology, reorients our understanding of how power and violence are at work in the world.’Joshua Barkan, Department of Geography, University of Georgia, USATable of ContentsSeries Editor’s Preface Acknowledgement Introduction Islamapolis: The Crisis of Islam and the Political in Pakistan 1. Critical Ontology: The Biopolitical Apparatus 2. The Space of Emergency: The Military, Discipline and Political Theology 3. The Space of Law: ‘Ulama, Shari‘a, and the Technology of Blasphemy 4. The Space of War: Homo Islamicus, Body Politics and Jihad 5. The Space of Exception: Nationalism and Biopolitical Sovereignty Conclusion: The Metacolonial and The Space of Thinking Appendix A Appendix B Glossary References

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Book Synopsis''An urgent and extraordinary book. Weaving a philosophical analysis of Heidegger, Agamben and Foucault, Jan draws out the implications of their thought for a radical analysis of the ontological politics of Islam and Pakistan. Whether writing about the ''Ulama and Deoband schools, blasphemy laws, the military, beards, or the Bamiyan Buddhas, Jan provokes and challenges our thinking while unearthing the ground on which Pakistanand our worldare built.''Joel Wainwright, Department of Geography, Ohio State University, USA ''In this exceptionally inventive and important book, Jan shows us that the problems besetting political life in Pakistan are part of a more troubling crisis in modern forms of power. Challenging accounts that cordon off political Islam from the West, Jan discloses their fundamental indistinction and thus, through his practice of critical ontology, reorients our understanding of how power and violence are at work in the world.''Joshua Barkan, DepartmenTrade Review‘An urgent and extraordinary book. Weaving a philosophical analysis of Heidegger, Agamben and Foucault, Jan draws out the implications of their thought for a radical analysis of the ontological politics of Islam and Pakistan. Whether writing about the ‘Ulama and Deoband schools, blasphemy laws, the military, beards, or the Bamiyan Buddhas, Jan provokes and challenges our thinking while unearthing the ground on which Pakistan—and our world—are built.’Joel Wainwright, Department of Geography, Ohio State University, USA ‘In this exceptionally inventive and important book, Jan shows us that the problems besetting political life in Pakistan are part of a more troubling crisis in modern forms of power. Challenging accounts that cordon off “political Islam” from “the West,” Jan discloses their fundamental indistinction and thus, through his practice of critical ontology, reorients our understanding of how power and violence are at work in the world.’Joshua Barkan, Department of Geography, University of Georgia, USATable of ContentsSeries Editor’s Preface Acknowledgement Introduction Islamapolis: The Crisis of Islam and the Political in Pakistan 1. Critical Ontology: The Biopolitical Apparatus 2. The Space of Emergency: The Military, Discipline and Political Theology 3. The Space of Law: ‘Ulama, Shari‘a, and the Technology of Blasphemy 4. The Space of War: Homo Islamicus, Body Politics and Jihad 5. The Space of Exception: Nationalism and Biopolitical Sovereignty Conclusion: The Metacolonial and The Space of Thinking Appendix A Appendix B Glossary References

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Book SynopsisWide ranging and up to date, this is the single most comprehensive treatment of the most influential political philosopher of the 20th century, John Rawls.Table of ContentsNotes on Contributors ix Introduction 1 Jon Mandle and David A. Reidy Part I Ambitions 7 1 From Philosophical Theology to Democratic Theory: Early Postcards from an Intellectual Journey 9 David A. Reidy 2 Does Justice as Fairness Have a Religious Aspect? 31 Paul Weithman Part II Method 57 3 Constructivism as Rhetoric 59 Anthony Simon Laden 4 Kantian Constructivism 73 Larry Krasnoff 5 The Basic Structure of Society as the Primary Subject of Justice 88 Samuel Freeman 6 Rawls on Ideal and Nonideal Theory 112 Zofia Stemplowska and Adam Swift 7 The Choice from the Original Position 128 Jon Mandle Part III A Theory of Justice 145 8 The Priority of Liberty 147 Robert S. Taylor 9 Applying Justice as Fairness to Institutions 164 Colin M. Macleod 10 Democratic Equality as a Work-in-Progress 185 Stuart White 11 Stability, a Sense of Justice, and Self-Respect 200 Thomas E. Hill, Jr 12 Political Authority, Civil Disobedience, Revolution 216 Alexander Kaufman Part IV A Political Conception 233 13 The Turn to a Political Liberalism 235 Gerald Gaus 14 Political Constructivism 251 Aaron James 15 On the Idea of Public Reason 265 Jonathan Quong 16 Overlapping Consensus 281 Rex Martin 17 Citizenship as Fairness: John Rawls’s Conception of Civic Virtue 297 Richard Dagger 18 Inequality, Difference, and Prospects for Democracy 312 Erin I. Kelly Part V Extending Political Liberalism: International Relations 325 19 The Law of Peoples 327 Huw Lloyd Williams 20 Human Rights 346 Gillian Brock 21 Global Poverty and Global Inequality 361 Richard W. Miller 22 Just War 378 Darrel Moellendorf Part VI Conversations with Other Perspectives 395 23 Rawls, Mill, and Utilitarianism 397 Jonathan Riley 24 Perfectionist Justice and Rawlsian Legitimacy 413 Steven Wall 25 The Unwritten Theory of Justice: Rawlsian Liberalism versus Libertarianism 430 Barbara H. Fried 26 The Young Marx and the Middle-Aged Rawls 450 Daniel Brudney 27 Challenges of Global and Local Misogyny 472 Claudia Card 28 Critical Theory and Habermas 487 Kenneth Baynes 29 Rawls and Economics 504 Daniel Little 30 Learning from the History of Political Philosophy 526 S.A. Lloyd 31 Rawls and the History of Moral Philosophy: The Cases of Smith and Kant 546 Paul Guyer Index 567

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPreface xii About the Companion Website xiii 1 Globalization 1 Conceptualization, Origins, and History Conceptualizing Globalization 3 From “Solids” to “Liquids” 4 “Flows” 7 “Heavy” and “Light” 8 “Heavy” Structures that Expedite “Flows” 10 “Heavy” Structures as Barriers to “Flows” 12 Subtler Structural Barriers 16 Origins and History of Globalization 17 Hardwired 17 Cycles 18 Phases 18 Events 19 Broader, More Recent Changes 20 Chapter Summary 23 Discussion Questions 24 Further Reading 24 References 25 2 Theorizing Globalization 29 Imperialism 30 Colonialism 32 Development 33 Americanization 35 Anti‐Americanism as a Global Process 37 Neoliberalism 38 Neoliberalism: Basic Ideas 41 The Neoliberal State 42 Critiquing Neoliberalism: Karl Polanyi 43 Contemporary Criticisms of Neoliberalism 44 Neo‐Marxian Theories 46 Transnational Capitalism 46 Empire 48 Chapter Summary 51 Discussion Questions 53 Further Reading 53 References 54 3 Structuring the Global Economy 58 Before Bretton Woods 59 A Prior Epoch of Globalization 59 Economic Development During and After WW II 60 Bretton Woods and the Bretton Woods System 61 General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 63 World Trade Organization (WTO) 64 International Monetary Fund (IMF) 65 World Bank 67 The End of Bretton Woods 69 Changes in, and Critiques of, Bretton Woods‐Era Organizations 70 Other Important Economic Organizations 74 The Role of Emerging Economies 75 The Multinational Corporation (MNC) 76 The Myth of Economic Globalization? 79 Chapter Summary 80 Discussion Questions 81 Further Reading 81 References 82 4 Global Economic Flows 85 Trade 86 Trade Surpluses and Deficits 86 Global Trade: Economic Chains and Networks 87 Global Value Chains 88 T‐Shirts 88 iPhones 90 Conventional, Hybrid, and Electric Automobiles 91 Increasing Competition for Commodities 92 The Economic Impact of the Flow of Oil 93 Oil Wealth 94 Race to the Bottom and Upgrading 96 Upgrading in the Less Developed World? 96 Outsourcing 98 Financial Globalization 100 The Great Recession 100 Consumption 104 Consumer Objects and Services 106 Consumers 106 Consumption Processes 106 Consumption Sites 107 Global Resistance 107 Chapter Summary 108 Discussion Questions 109 Further Reading 109 References 109 5 Global Political Structures and Processes 113 On Political Flows 114 The Nation‐State 115 Threats to the Nation‐State 116 Global Flows 116 Universal Human Rights 117 Sustainability and Liquid Sovereignty 118 In Defense of the Nation‐State 119 “Imagined Community” 120 Changes in Global Nation‐State Relations 122 The European Union and Brexit 122 China 125 United Nations (UN) 126 United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) 127 United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) 127 Global Governance 127 Civil Society 130 International Non‐Governmental Organizations (INGOS) 134 Chapter Summary 137 Discussion Questions 138 Further Reading 139 References 139 6 High‐Tech Global Flows and Structures 143 Technology, Media, and the Internet Technology, Time–Space Compression, and Distanciation 144 Space‐Based Technologies 146 Robots and Economic Production 147 Leapfrogging 148 Mass Media 151 Media Imperialism 152 New Global Media 153 Thinking About the Global Media 154 The Internet and Social Media 156 Online Social Networking 157 Bitcoin and Blockchain 159 The Internet in China 161 The Fight for Global Internet Governance 163 Social Media and Social Movements 164 Chapter Summary 166 Discussion Questions 167 Further Reading 167 References 168 7 Global Culture and Cultural Flows 171 Cultural Differentialism 173 Civilizations 173 Cultural Hybridization 177 Muslim Girl Scouts 179 Appadurai’s “Landscapes” 180 Cultural Convergence 182 Cultural Imperialism 182 Deterritorialization 184 World Culture 184 McDonaldization 186 McDonaldization, Expansionism, and Globalization 188 Beyond Fast Food 189 The Globalization of Nothing 191 Cricket: Local, Glocal, or Grobal? 192 Chapter Summary 193 Discussion Questions 194 Further Reading 194 References 195 8 Global Flows of Migrants 198 Migrants 199 Migration 200 Flows of Migrants to and from the United States 203 Undocumented Mexican Migrants to the United States 203 Increased Law Enforcement 205 Flows of Migrants into and within Europe 208 Brexit and British–EU Migration 208 Undocumented Migration Across the Mediterranean into Europe 209 Flows of Migrants in Asia 211 The Case Against the Backlash to Undocumented, or “Illegal,” Immigration 213 Remittances 215 Diaspora 218 Chapter Summary 220 Discussion Questions 221 Further Reading 221 References 222 9 Global Environmental Flows 225 Modernization and Environmental Flows 227 Differences Among Nation‐States 229 Global Climate Change 230 Rising Sea Levels 231 Loss of Biodiversity 232 Threats to Food Security 233 Global Warming and Health 233 Other Environmental Problems 234 Destruction of Natural Habitats 235 Decline of Fish 235 Decline in Fresh Water 236 The Paradox of Bottled Water 237 Toxic Chemicals 238 Population Growth 238 Global Responses 239 Sustainable Development 239 Multilateral Agreements 241 Carbon Tax 242 Cap‐and‐Trade 243 Carbon Neutrality 243 Alternative Fuels and Power Sources 244 A Technological Fix? 245 Economic Issues 245 Opposing Environmentalism 246 Collapse 246 Chapter Summary 247 Discussion Questions 249 Further Reading 249 References 250 10 Negative Global Flows and Processes 253 Dangerous Imports, Diseases, Terrorism, War Dangerous Imports 255 Borderless Diseases 256 HIV/AIDS 256 Ebola Virus 257 Tropical Diseases in Europe 258 Terrorism 258 War 265 Global Military Structures 268 Drones and Other Technology 269 Information War, Trolls, and Fakes News 270 Cyber‐War 272 The Impact of Negative Global Flows on Individuals 273 Chapter Summary 274 Discussion Questions 275 Further Reading 276 References 276 11 Economic Power and Inequality 280 Class Inequality and Global Cities Class Inequality 281 Inequality in the World System 282 Trends in Economic Inequality 283 “The Bottom Billion” 286 Conflict Trap 286 Natural Resources Trap 287 Trap of Being Landlocked with Bad Neighbors 288 Bad Governance Trap 288 Summary 289 Growing Global Inequality in Health and Healthcare 290 Global Digital Divide 291 Global Cities 292 Global Cities in the World Economy 292 Changes in the Network of World Cities 294 Global Slums and Gentrification 295 Chapter Summary 299 Discussion Questions 300 Further Reading 300 References 301 12 Global Inequalities II 303 Inequalities of Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Sexuality Defining Majority–Minority Relations 304 Majority–Minority Relations in a Global Context 304 The Social Construction of Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Sexuality 307 Intersectionality 309 Race and Ethnicity 310 Ethnic Conflict and Genocide 313 The Latin Americanization of Race and the Value of Whiteness 314 Gender 316 Gender and the Economy 317 Global Care Chains 321 Responding to and Resisting Global Minority Status: The Case of Women 322 Sexuality 323 Chapter Summary 325 Discussion Questions 326 Further Reading 327 References 327 13 Dealing with, Resisting, and the Future of Globalization 331 Dealing with Globalization 332 Dealing with the Global Economy 332 Protectionism 332 Fair Trade 335 Helping the “Bottom Billion” 337 Dealing with Political Globalization 338 Accountability 339 Transparency 339 Resisting Globalization 340 Local Resistance 342 The Global Rise of Populism 343 Social Movements 345 The Movement for Global Justice and Democratization 346 Social Movements and the Global Boomerang 348 World Social Forum 349 Is the Resistance to Globalization Significant? 350 The Futures of Globalization 350 A “Mad Max” Scenario 352 Chapter Summary 353 Discussion Questions 354 Further Reading 355 References 355 Index 359

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Book SynopsisFrontier Assemblagesoffers a new framework for thinking about resource frontiers in Asia Presents an empirical understanding of resource frontiers and provides tools for broader engagements and linkages Filled with rich ethnographic and historical case studies and contains contributions from noted scholars in the field Explores the political ecology of extraction, expansion and production in marginal spaces in Asia Maps the flows, frictions, interests and imaginations that accumulate in Asia to transformative effect Brings together noted anthropologists, geographers and sociologists Trade Review'Cons and Eilenberg’s Frontier Assemblages is a collection of richly textured essays tracing the incorporation of remote areas into new territorial formations in the context of Asia. Framed through the notion of assemblage, the collection speaks to the complexity, lability, and nonlinearity of these transformative processes. It will be essential reading for border scholars and specialists of Asia alike.'Franck Billé, University of California, Berkeley 'This fascinating collection sheds new light on the varied dynamics of frontier-making across a diverse and sometimes surprising set of spaces in Asia. It is especially strong on frontier temporalities of anticipation and ruin, and on the productive (not just extractive) work of resource frontiers. Frontier Assemblages is highly stimulating, analytically rich, and not to be missed.' Derek Hall, Wilfrid Laurier UniversityTable of ContentsList of Figures vii Series Editors’Preface ix Notes on Contributors xi Acknowledgements xvii Introduction: On the New Politics of Margins in Asia: Mapping Frontier Assemblages 1Jason Cons and Michael Eilenberg Part I Frontier Experimentations 19 Framing Essay: Assemblages and Assumptions 21Christian Lund 1 All that Is Solid Melts into the Bay: Anticipatory Ruination on Bangladesh’s Climate Frontier 25Kasia Paprocki 2 Subsurface Workings: How the Underground Becomes a Frontier 41Gokce Gunel 3 Groundwork in the Margins: Symbiotic Governance in a Chinese Dust‐Shed 59Jerry Zee Part II Frontier Cultivations and Materialities 75 Framing Essay: Frontier Cultivations and Materialities 77Nancy Lee Peluso 4 Mainstreaming Green: Translating the Green Economy in an Indonesian Frontier 83Zachary R. Anderson 5 Growing at the Margins: Enlivening a Neglected Post‐Soviet Frontier 99Igor Rubinov 6 Patterns of Naturecultures: Political Economy and the Spatial Distribution of Salmon Populations in Hokkaido, Japan 117Heather Anne Swanson Part III Frontier Expansions 131 Framing Essay: Assembling Frontier Urbanizations 133K. Sivaramakrishnan 7 China’s Coasts, a Contested Sustainability Frontier 139Young Rae Choi 8 Spaces of the Gigantic: Extraction and Urbanization on China’s Energy Frontier 155Max D. Woodworth 9 Private Healthcare in Imphal, Manipur: Liberalizing the Unruly Frontier 171Duncan McDuie‐Ra Part IV Frontier Re(Assemblies) 187 Framing Essay: Framing Frontier Assemblages 189Prasenjit Duara 10 Frontier 2.0: The Recursive Lives and Death of Cinchona in Darjeeling 195Townsend Middleton 11 Frontier Making and Erasing: Histories of Infrastructure Development in Vietnam 213Christian C. Lentz Conclusion: Assembling the Frontier 229Michael Eilenberg and Jason Cons Bibliography 235 Index 259

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Book SynopsisFrontier Assemblagesoffers a new framework for thinking about resource frontiers in Asia Presents an empirical understanding of resource frontiers and provides tools for broader engagements and linkages Filled with rich ethnographic and historical case studies and contains contributions from noted scholars in the field Explores the political ecology of extraction, expansion and production in marginal spaces in Asia Maps the flows, frictions, interests and imaginations that accumulate in Asia to transformative effect Brings together noted anthropologists, geographers and sociologists Trade Review'Cons and Eilenberg’s Frontier Assemblages is a collection of richly textured essays tracing the incorporation of remote areas into new territorial formations in the context of Asia. Framed through the notion of assemblage, the collection speaks to the complexity, lability, and nonlinearity of these transformative processes. It will be essential reading for border scholars and specialists of Asia alike.'Franck Billé, University of California, Berkeley 'This fascinating collection sheds new light on the varied dynamics of frontier-making across a diverse and sometimes surprising set of spaces in Asia. It is especially strong on frontier temporalities of anticipation and ruin, and on the productive (not just extractive) work of resource frontiers. Frontier Assemblages is highly stimulating, analytically rich, and not to be missed.' Derek Hall, Wilfrid Laurier UniversityTable of ContentsList of Figures vii Series Editors’ Preface ix Notes on Contributors xi Acknowledgements xvii Introduction: On the New Politics of Margins in Asia: Mapping Frontier Assemblages 1Jason Cons and Michael Eilenberg Part I Frontier Experimentations 19 Framing Essay: Assemblages and Assumptions 21Christian Lund 1 All that Is Solid Melts into the Bay: Anticipatory Ruination on Bangladesh’s Climate Frontier 25Kasia Paprocki 2 Subsurface Workings: How the Underground Becomes a Frontier 41Gokce Gunel 3 Groundwork in the Margins: Symbiotic Governance in a Chinese Dust‐Shed 59Jerry Zee Part II Frontier Cultivations and Materialities 75 Framing Essay: Frontier Cultivations and Materialities 77Nancy Lee Peluso 4 Mainstreaming Green: Translating the Green Economy in an Indonesian Frontier 83Zachary R. Anderson 5 Growing at the Margins: Enlivening a Neglected Post‐Soviet Frontier 99Igor Rubinov 6 Patterns of Naturecultures: Political Economy and the Spatial Distribution of Salmon Populations in Hokkaido, Japan 117Heather Anne Swanson Part III Frontier Expansions 131 Framing Essay: Assembling Frontier Urbanizations 133K. Sivaramakrishnan 7 China’s Coasts, a Contested Sustainability Frontier 139Young Rae Choi 8 Spaces of the Gigantic: Extraction and Urbanization on China’s Energy Frontier 155Max D. Woodworth 9 Private Healthcare in Imphal, Manipur: Liberalizing the Unruly Frontier 171Duncan McDuie‐Ra Part IV Frontier Re(Assemblies) 187 Framing Essay: Framing Frontier Assemblages 189Prasenjit Duara 10 Frontier 2.0: The Recursive Lives and Death of Cinchona in Darjeeling 195Townsend Middleton 11 Frontier Making and Erasing: Histories of Infrastructure Development in Vietnam 213Christian C. Lentz Conclusion: Assembling the Frontier 229Michael Eilenberg and Jason Cons Bibliography 235 Index 259

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Book SynopsisDiscover how blockchain will facilitate a new currency that will transcend space and time Largely inspired by The Denationalization of Money by Fredrich Hayek, Money Without Boundaries' ideological foundation is also inspired by economists and thought leaders like Milton Friedman and Irving Fisher, advancements in capital markets over the past 50 years, and the convergence of old and new technologies. Author Thomas J. Anderson explains how blockchain acts as the filter and the glue, making it all possible. Compared with other currencies, blockchain-managed money markets are more straightforward and transparent. It is easier to monitor, understand, and assess the quality of their full-faith and credit. Money Without Boundaries shows how not only money, but also the process of borrowing and lending, will evolve to be conducted in a 100% trusted, secure, transparent, open architecture environment. Anderson begins with a history of money and discusses the rise of cryptocurrency, concludingTable of ContentsPreface xi Acknowledgments xxi Introduction 1 What is Money? 2 Money as a Store of Value 5 Demise of the Gold Standard 6 Planting the Seed for the Denationalization of Money 9 Part One: The Foundation 11 Chapter 1: Money Through Time – A Different Perspective 13 “The Holy Gift of Free Gold” 17 National Debt, National Blessing? 18 Following the Yellow Brick Road 21 “Breaking of the Gold Fetters” 24 “Let Me Lay to Rest the Bugaboo…” 27 Chapter 2: The Fundamentals of Money 31 Narrow Money versus Broad Money 33 The Theory of Money and Credit 35 Full Faith and Credit: Money is the Government’s Debt 37 Chapter 3: Banking – An Overview 41 A System That Multiplies Money 43 Money is Credit, and Credit is Money 45 “Not for Profit, Not for Charity, but for Service” 45 Chapter 4: The Denationalization of Money 47 Irving Fisher: Abolish Fractional Reserve Banking 48 Milton Friedman and Setting the Nominal Interest Rate to Zero 50 Friedrich Hayek: Denationalize Money 51 Chapter 5: The Rise of Cryptocurrency 55 Coins and Tokens 57 Is it a Security or a Utility? The Howey Test 60 Stablecoin: Establishing Trust and Stability 62 How Should We Value Coins and Tokens? 63 Chapter 6: The Role Model 69 Everything the Banking System is Not 71 Part Two: The Four Pillars – Our Building Blocks 77 Chapter 7: Pillar 1 – Modern Portfolio Theory and the Risk-Free Asset 79 Evolving Modern Portfolio Theory and the Risk-Free Asset 83 Summary of Pillar 1 84 Chapter 8: Pillar 2 – The Credit Theory of Money 87 Creating Money Under the Credit Theory of Money 88 Creating a Medium of Exchange 91 Summary of Pillar 2 93 Chapter 9: Pillar 3 – Solving the Trust Gap = Blockchain 95 It All Started with the Cloud 98 What, Exactly, is Blockchain? 100 Why Should We Care? 103 How Does Blockchain Work? 103 Why Would Anybody Do This? 106 Who Maintains the Network? 107 Blockchain Components and Ecosystem 108 Protocol Tokens and App Coins/Tokens: Working Together 112 The Other Layers 114 Summary of Pillar 3 115 Chapter 10: Pillar 4 – Capital Markets as a “Technology” 117 What are Capital Markets? 118 What are Money Market Accounts? 119 What’s in a Money Market Fund? 121 How Efficient is the Repurchase Market? 123 How Does This Relate to Our Third Pillar, Blockchain? 124 What is Securitization, and Why the Prejudice Against It? 125 How Securitization Works 126 How Subordination Works 128 Slicing and Dicing Our Way to Risk-Free 129 Summary of Pillar 4 130 Part Three: The Concept 133 Chapter 11: Transcending Space and Time 135 From Star Trek to the Death Star 136 “Copper, Beads, and Such Like Trash” as Money 138 A Store of Value that Transcends Space and Time 140 Chapter 12: Bringing the Building Blocks Together 141 A Known Store of Value: The Blockchain Revolution 143 A Different Objective: Zero Risk 144 Weight, Mass, and the “Risk-Free Rate” 144 The Kilogram and the Specimen 145 An Elastic Definition of the Specimen 149 A Sample Specimen 151 Convergence Checklist 154 Chapter 13: A Neural Network Begins 155 A Perspective on a Decentralized Market in Money 156 The Other Sides of Zero 159 The Paradigm Begins to Shift 160 The Paradigm Shifts: One Loan 162 The Neural Network is Born 164 Chapter 14: Conclusion 165 Securitizing Individuals at an Individual Level with Blockchain 170 Welcome to a Whole New World, Mr. Keynes 172 Appendix A: The Future of Money – A Credit-Based Society 175 Structural Superiority 177 Illustration 178 Appendix B: A House of Cards 179 A Debt-Fueled Illusion 181 Our Perspective Must Shift 182 Glossary 185 Resource Guide 191 Bibliography 207 About the Author 221 Endnotes 223 Index 241

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Book SynopsisThe literature surveys presented in this edited volume provide readers with up-to-date reviews on eleven contemporary topics in finance. Topics include unconventional monetary policy, implicit bank guarantees, and financial fraud - all linked to the exceptional event of the Global Financial Crisis Explores how recent studies on inflation risk premia and finance and productivity have benefitted from new empirical methods and the availability of relevant data Demonstrates how angel investing, venture capital, relationship lending and microfinance have benefitted from increased research as they have become more seasoned Investigates crowdfunding and crypto-currencies which have both arisen from recent technological developments Table of Contents1. Contemporary Topics in Finance: A Collection of Literature Surveys 1Iris Claus and Leo Krippner 2. A Survey of the International Evidence and Lessons Learned about Unconventional Monetary Policies: Is a ‘New Normal’ in our Future? 11Domenico Lombardi, Pierre Siklos and Samantha St. Amand 3. Implicit Bank Debt Guarantees: Costs, Benefits and Risks 41Sebastian Schich 4. Financial Fraud: A Literature Review 79Arjan Reurink 5. Estimating Inflation Risk Premia Using Inflation-Linked Bonds: A Review 117Alexander Kupfer 6. Finance and Productivity: A Literature Review 151Mark Heil 7. Business Angels Research in Entrepreneurial Finance: A Literature Review and a Research Agenda 183Francesca Tenca, Annalisa Croce and Elisa Ughetto 8. Venture Capital Internationalization: Synthesis and Future Research Directions 215David Devigne, Sophie Manigart, Tom Vanacker and Klaas Mulier 9. Is Relationship Lending Still a Mixed Blessing? A Review of Advantages and Disadvantages for Lenders and Borrowers 249Andi Duqi, Angelo Tomaselli and Giuseppe Torluccio 10. Determinants of the Performance of Microfinance Institutions: A Systematic Review 297Niels Hermes and Marek Hudon 11. Crowdfunding and Innovation 331Fabrice Herve and Armin Schwienbacher 12. Crypto-Currencies – An Introduction to Not-So-Funny Moneys 351Christie Smith and Aaron Kumar Index 383

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Book SynopsisA wise and wide-ranging reminder of the things we should have been talking about when we were talking about Brexit.Stephanie Flanders, Head of Bloomberg EconomicsWith the national debate bogged down in the messy process of negotiating the UK's exit from and future relationship with the EU, this book is a timely look at the bigger question: what kind of country do we want to be after Brexit and how do we make it happen? Sharp, clear writing on the most important question of our time, by some of the smartest people around.Sarah O'Connor, investigations correspondent and columnist, Financial Times This excellent collection of astute and forward-looking essays, from some of Britain's leading commentators and academics, offers much-needed perspective on the emerging trends in our economy, society and politics which are reshaping the UK in fundamental ways. It is an indispensable read for those interested in understanding what these dynamics mean for public policy now, and in decades to comeTrade Review Table of ContentsNotes on Contributors1. Introduction: Brexit and the Future of the British Model of Democratic Capitalism (GAVIN KELLY and NICK PEARCE)2. The British Model and the Brexit Shock: Plus ça Change? (DUNCAN WELDON)3. Brexit and the Future of Trade (SWATI DHINGRA)4. The City and Financial Services: Historical Perspectives on the Brexit Debate (CATHERINE SCHENK)5. Macroeconomic Policy Beyond Brexit (SIMON WREN LEWIS)6. The Prospects for the UK Labour Market in the Post-Brexit Era (PAUL GREGG and STEPHEN CLARKE)7. Dual Disruptions: Brexit and Technology (DIANE COYLE)8. Brexit and the Future of the UK’s Unbalanced Economic Geography (ANDREW CARTER and PAUL SWINNEY)9. Can a Post-Brexit UK Grow a Knowledge-Based Economy that Works for Everyone? (GEOFF MULGAN)10. Tax and Spending in the 2020s (GEMMA TETLOW)11. Brexit and the Politics of Housing in Britain (BEN ANSELL and DAVID ADLER)12. Energy Supply and Decarbonisation Beyond Brexit: Politics and Policy (MATTHEW LOCKWOOD and ANTONY FROGGATT)13. My Generation, Baby: The Politics of Age in Brexit Britain (TORSTEN BELL and LAURA GARDINER)14. British Culture Wars? Brexit and the Future Politics of Immigration and Ethnic Diversity (MARIA SOBOLEWSKA and ROBERT FORD)15. The Divergent Dynamics of Cities and Towns: Geographical Polarisation and Brexit (WILL JENNINGS and GERRY STOKER)16. Brexit and the Nations (MICHAEL KEATING)17. The Realignment of British Politics in the Wake of Brexit (ANDREW GAMBLE)18. Brexit and the Future of UK Capitalism (MARTIN SANDBU)Index

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Book SynopsisIncluding specially commissioned articles and produced in association with JCMS,The Journal of Common Market Studies Annual Review, covers the key developments in the European Union, its member states, and acceding and/or applicant countries in 2019. Written by leading experts in their respective fields covering a wide array of political, economic and legal issuesIncludes Thomas Christiansen's Annual Lecture on the ability of the European institutional architecture to adapt in face of repeated crisesOther articles cover the appointment of the first woman president the European Commission, the complex relationship between media coverage and citizens' engagement with the EU, citizens' rights vis-à-vis the ongoing process of Brexit, the impact of national elections (especially Italy and France) on EU politics, and the 2019 European Parliament elections in key member stateAlso an opportunity to reflect on the ten years since the Greek Crisis, the impact of austerity politics on the rise of anti-EU sentiments, the future of the European Neighbourhood Policy and finally the EU's role as a climate change actorThe Annual Review is the most up-to-date and authoritative source of information for practitioners, scholars, students and researchers of European integration as well as for general readers who simply want to know more about the European Union and have a pluralism of voicesTable of Contents1. Calm before the Storm? 2019 in Perspective (Theofanis Exadaktylos, Roberta Guerrina, and Emanuele Massetti) 2. The EU’s New Normal: Consolidating European Integration in an Era of Populism and Geo-Economics (Thomas Christiansen) 3. The 2019 Elections to the European Parliament: The Continuation of a Populist Wave but Not a Populist Tsunami (Daniel Stockemer and Abdelkarim Amengay) 4. Green Versus Radical Right as the New Political Divide? The European Parliament Election 2019 in Germany (Carl C. Berning and Conrad Ziller) 5. Macron versus the RN? The Battle Lines of French Politics Following the 2019 European Elections (Gabriel Goodliffe) 6. Italy and the European Elections of 2019 (Erik Jones and Matthias Matthijs) 7. Brexit and the 2019 EP Election in the UK (Sofia Vasilopoulou) 8. Media Personalization during European Elections: the 2019 Election Campaigns in Context (Katjana Gattermann) 9. Democratic Erosion? One Dominant Party and Ineffective Opposition (Magdalena Solska) 10. Great Expectations, Structural Limitations: Ursula von der Leyen and the Commission’s New Equality Agenda (Gabriele Abels and Joyce M. Mushaben) 11. The EU’s Socioeconomic Governance 10 Years after the Crisis: Muddling through and the Revolt against Austerity (Amandine Crespy) 12. The Impact of Brexit on Black Women, Children and Citizenship (Iyola Solanke) 13. A Decade of Crisis in the European Union: Lessons from Greece (Alexia Katsanidou and Zoe Lefkofridi) 14. Mainstreaming Gender and Climate Change to Achieve a Just Transition to a Climate‐Neutral Europe (Gill Allwood) 15. The EU and its Neighbourhood: The Politics of Muddling Through (Tobias Schumacher) 16. EU snapshots: 2019 a blurred view of the horizon (Nikolaos Gkotsis Papaioannou) Index

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Book SynopsisIncluding specially commissioned articles and produced in association with JCMS,The Journal of Common Market Studies Annual Review, covers the key developments in the European Union, its member states, and acceding and/or applicant countries in 2020. Written by leading experts in their respective fields covering a wide array of political, economic and legal issuesThe Annual Review is the most up-to-date and authoritative source of information for practitioners, scholars, students and researchers of European integration as well as for general readers who simply want to know more about the European Union and have a pluralism of voicesThis year, a set of articles analyse various aspects of the Covid-19 crisis and of the EU responses to it: institutional, political economic and medicalIncludes a longer-term analysis and reflection on emergency politics in the EU, as well as a piece on how the Black Lives Matter movement developed in EuropeOther contributions focus on the impact of the pTable of Contents1. A Year like no Other: Hope out of Despair? (Theofanis Exadaktylos, Roberta Guerrina and Emanuele Massetti) 2. How 2020 Has Shaped the Future of the European Union: When a Crisis Turns into an Opportunity (Federica Mogherini) 3. The Impossibility of Constitutionalizing Emergency Europe (Stefan Auer and Nicole Scicluna) 4. The EU Institutional Architecture in the Covid-19 Response: Coordinative Europeanization in Times of Permanent Emergency (Stella Ladi and Sarah Wolff) 5. Fiscal Integration in an Experimental Union: How Path-Breaking Was the EU’s Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic? (Waltraud Schelkle) 6. The EU Response to COVID-19: From Reactive Policies to Strategic Decision-Making (Rebecca Forman and Elias Mossialos) 7. Social Perspectives on Brexit, COVID-19 and European (Dis) Integration (Linda Hantrais) 8. The European Green Deal and the EU’s Regulatory Power in Times of Crisis (Sandra Eckert) 9. Immigration, Refugees and Responses (Jane Freedman) 10. Towards a Reading of Black Lives Matter in Europe (Jean Beaman) 11. ‘Our European Friends and Partners’? Negotiating the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (Simon Usherwood) 12. Societal Resilience and the EU Response: The Case of Belarus from a Complex IR Perspective (Elena Korosteleva and Irina Petrova) 13. Territorial Conflict, Domestic Crisis, and the Covid-19 Pandemic in the South Caucasus: Explaining Variegated EU Responses (Tobias Schumacher and Cengiz Günay) 14. Elastic Relations: Looking to both Sides of the Atlantic in the 2020 US Presidential Election Year (Stephanie C. Hofmann) 15. Controversial Developments of EU–China Relations: Main Drivers and Geopolitical Implications of the Comprehensive Agreement on Investments (Mario Telò) Index

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Book SynopsisHow to lead the digital transformation of governments Digital Government Excellence: Lessonsfrom Effective Digital Leadersdelivers a fascinating treatment of digital leadership as governments around the world start or restart the digital transformation of their work and service delivery. The author provides a playbook on how to achieve digital excellence via interviews with 20 remarkable digital government leaders from around the world. Each one offers insights on strategies for how to incorporate the best of digital into public services and practical tips on leading digital reforms and delivery teams. The book also: Explores how to begin the task of making all of government to go digital or go deeper and bolder in this direction, including the first steps and beyondHighlights leadership styles and practices for effective and lasting delivery of digital strategies and reformsProvides food for thought about whatit takes to be an impactful digital transformation leader in government and beyond The book is ideal for Chief Digital/Information/Technology Officers or digital agency leaders in public service. Digital Government Excellence is also an indispensable resource for any practitioner, policymaker or political leader in governments at any level, as well as any student or advisor of governments looking intohow to deliver digital transformation in the public sector.Table of ContentsPreface ix Acknowledgments xi List of Abbreviations xiii Introduction xv 1. Aisha Bin Bishr, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) 1 2. Alex Benay, Canada 15 3. Anna-Maija Karjalainen, Finland 31 4. Barry Lowry, Ireland 45 5. Bolor-Erdene Battsengel, Mongolia 59 6. Cheow Hoe Chan, Singapore 71 7. Daniel Abadie, Argentina 83 8. Diego Piacentini, Italy 97 9. Hillary Hartley, Ontario, Canada 109 10. Innocent Bagamba Muhizi, Rwanda 123 11. José Clastornik, Uruguay 135 12. Lars Frelle-Petersen, Denmark 147 13. Luis Felipe Monteiro, Brazil 159 14. Mike Bracken, United Kingdom 173 15. Pedro Silva Dias, Portugal 189 16. Randall Brugeaud, Australia 203 17. Shai-Lee Spiegelman, Israel 219 18. Taavi Kotka, Estonia 233 19. Tim Occleshaw, New Zealand 245 20. Yolanda Martínez, Mexico 261 Epilogue: How to Lead a Government to Digital Excellence 279 About the Author 287 Index 289

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Book SynopsisNow in its 152nd edition, The Statesman's Yearbook continues to be the reference work of choice for accurate and reliable information on every country in the world. Covering political, economic, social and cultural aspects, the Yearbook is also available online for subscribing institutions: www.statesmansyearbook.com .Trade Review'This yearbook is an invaluable source of reliable and concise information in the world of international affairs where rapid change makes it almost impossible to keep track of who is who and who does what. The yearbook is sober and reliable, qualities that are all the more important when agendas shift with the current news in the media.' - Professor Janne Haaland Matlary, Norwegian Military Staff College and the University of Oslo 'Over 1,000 pages of essential facts. Just as current but more reliable than the internet, I consult it almost daily.' - Professor R.N Lebow, King's College London 'Although the World Almanac and CIA World Factbook serve as excellent sources for country information, this remains the preeminent and most comprehensive ready-reference source for current material about countries worldwide. Highly recommended.' - Donald Altschiller, Boston University Library 'While the Yearbook is primarily a reference book, to be consulted when you would like to find out the population of a particular country, the name of its President, or the number and size of its religious denomination, it is also a delight to leaf through it, discovering unexpected facts...' - The Times Literary Supplement 'Even in an increasingly interconnected world, there is still a need to know about the national jurisdictions that make up the international state system, and this remains the great strength of the Yearbook.' - The Times Literary Supplement 'Its wealth of information is arranged in a logical and consistent manner.' - The Times Literary Supplement 'A delight to leaf through...discover unexpected facts about some of the more obscure as well as some of the less obscure nations. Its wealth of information is arranged in a logical and consistent manner...there are also splendid world maps and flags of the world...even more important, however, is the Yearbook's reliability' - The Times Literary Supplement "The fact that so much information can be crammed into one volume is a testament to the care and research involved." - The Diplomat "The most comprehensive guide to world political and economic affairs." - Robert Thomson, Publisher, Dow Jones and The Wall Street Journal "The most convenient and reliable starting point for information on International affairs. Its coverage is unparalleled for a one-volume resource, and it has never let me down." - George J. Mitchell, American special envoy to the Middle East "A miracle of compression: the key facts about the entire world crisply collated in [its] tightly edited pages. It is an essential desktop guide for anyone who needs to think, write or talk about the nature and future of our unimaginably odd and constantly surprising planet." - Godfrey Smith, The Sunday Times "All you need to know about the population of various states and countries, officials, exports, constitutions, governments, diplomatic representatives, religion, finance and basic histories." - The New York Times "Full of invaluable material about every country in the world. For someone like me who spends much of my time travelling, it is an invaluable treasure trove. I would warmly recommend it to other readers." - The Right Honourable Christopher F. Patten, CH, Chancellor of Oxford University, UK "Should be in every office which is concerned with world trade and, indeed, in every school which produces the future traders. It is an essential tool of all global thinking." - Geographical Magazine Bestselling Reference title - "Originally designed for statesmen but now used by anyone needing information on the politics, cultures, and economies of the world, this yearbook is one of the longest-running annual publications in history." - Library Journal "The information this book contains renders it indispensible." - The New York Times, 1874Table of ContentsTime Zones Map Flags of the World/Map of the World (Colour Pull-out Section) Key World Facts Chronology of World Events PART I 1. International Organizations PART II: COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD A-Z: 2. Key Historical Events 3. Territory and Population 4. Social Statistics 5. Climate 6. Constitution and Government 7. Government Chronology 8. Recent Elections 9. Current Government 10. Current leaders 11. Defence 12. Economy 13. Energy and Natural Resources 14. Environment 15. Industry 16. International Trade 17. Communications 18. Social Institutions 19. Religion 20. Culture 21. Diplomatic Representatives 22. Further Reading Abbreviations Place and International Organizations Index Index of Current leaders

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Book SynopsisThis book is about is more than a subdiscipline within the field of economics---it is about a new field named public choice political economy that gradually evolved during the 1970s and 1980s at Virginia Polytechnic Institute in Blacksburg, Virginia. What is the field Public Choice Political Economy all about? How did it originate? Who were the main architects and builders? What values and work habits motivated the work? Finally, how did the facts about the development of public choice political economy stack up against what we know about science in general and how it has developed? The authors of the essays included in this volume, originally came together in May of 2000 in Blacksburg to celebrate their scientific achievements and take pride in the regimen of research and the processes that brewed at the legendary Public Choice center in Virginia. This location provided what turned out to be a fortuitous combination of obscurity and rustic quiet for original thoughts and conTable of ContentsIntroduction (Joseph C. Pitt, Djavad Salehi-Isfahani, Douglas Eckel). The Importance of Deviance in Intellectual Development: Especially at Virginia Tech in the 1970s (Richard B. McKenzie with Roman Galar). Public Choice and Deviance: A Comment (Steven G. Medema). Public Choice as an Academic Enterprise: Charlottesville, Blacksburg, and Fairfax Retrospectively Viewed (Richard E. Wagner). Public Choice as an Academic Enterprise: Retrospectively Viewed Again (Eugenia F. Toma). Life in the Putty-Knife Factory! (Geoffrey Brennan). The Quest for Meaning in Public Choice (Elinor Ostrom and Vincent Ostrom). Commentary on "The Quest for Meaning in Public Choice" by Elinor Ostrom and Vincent Ostrom (Michael C. Munger). Bargaining with the Devil: Commentary on the Ostroms' "Quest for Meaning in Public Choice" (Sonia Amadae). A Toy Model of Scientific Progress (Suzanne Lohmann). Scientific Progress and Lessons for Institutional Design: Comments on "A Toy Model of Scientific Progress" by Suzanne Lohmann (Susan K. Snyder). When Hard Heads Collide: A Philosopher Encounters Public Choice (Loren E. Lomasky). What Public Choice and Philosophy Should Not Learn from One Another (Robert Sugden). Prudence and Constitutional Rights (Edward F. McClennen). Comments on McClennen's "Prudence and Constitutional Rights": Or How Do You Turn Words Into Action? (Joseph C. Pitt . Heraclitian Vespers (James M. Buchanan)

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Book SynopsisThis fourth edition provides an in-depth, up-to-date, chronological analysis of Japan's current political system and the contributions of its leaders. It emphasizes why Japan and its politics matters in a global society. Ideal for college courses on Japanese or comparative politics as well as for those interested in Japanese war memory, constitutional revision, and Japan's relationship with the US, China, and North and South Korea Investigates the divided aspects existing below the veneer of consensus in Japanese politics Explores conflicts between power-hungry political groups as well as fundamental differences regarding Japan's constitution, the interpretation of Japanese actions in the Asia-Pacific War, and Japan's place in today's world Advocates a system that readily permits changes of party in power for the present system dominated by the Liberal Democratic Party Trade Review"The first three editions (1975, 1982 and 1999) have been essential reading for the last two generations of Japan scholars. The latest, published in 2008, is no exception. This is a masterful display of concise and informative writing and a joy to read." (Japanese Studies, December 2009) "This clearly written and well-organized volume will continue to be of great service to students of Japanese politics." (Pacific Affairs, Autumn 2009) "Devoid of jargon, this book is written clearly and crisply, and peppered with wit and wisdom. ... Refreshing and pleasing to hear the voice of an eminent British scholar on Japanese politics in a field dominated by American and Japanese academics." (Japanese Journal of Political Science, 2009) "Arthur Stockwin ... is the leading British expert on Japanese politics. His analysis is succinct and he has managed to unravel most of the complexities of Japanese politics. There is much food for thought in this stimulating and informative book." (Japan Times) Table of ContentsGeneral Editor’s Introduction ix List of Tables x Maps xii Conventions xiv Acknowledgements xv 1 Introduction: Why Japan and its Politics Matter 1 2 Historical Background: Japan’s Emergence as a Modern State and the Politics of War, 1853–1945 12 3 Social Background: How far Social Norms and Behaviour Influence Politics 28 4 Political Reconstruction and Development, 1945–1989 48 5 One Step Forward and One Step Back: Attempting Political Reform in the 1990s 76 6 New Politics for the New Millennium: The Koizumi Effect 101 7 Who Runs Japan? 135 8 Parliament and Parliamentary Elections: The Changing Character of Electioneering 156 9 The Politics of Party: The Liberal Democrats and their Rivals 179 10 Some Problems of the Constitution 202 11 Issues of Domestic Political Concern 224 12 Issues of Foreign Policy and Defence 246 13 Conclusions: The Analytical Challenge of Japanese Politics 265 Appendix 1: House of Representatives election results, 1946–1955 273 Appendix 2: House of Representatives election results, 1958–1972 275 Appendix 3: House of Representatives election results, 1976–1990 276 Appendix 4: House of Representatives election results, 1993–2005 278 Appendix 5: House of Councillors election results, 11 July 2004 280 Appendix 6: House of Councillors election results, 29 July 2007 281 Further Reading 282 Index 289

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Book SynopsisA broad yet distinctive analysis of the growing political, economic, and social gap existing between the world's northern and southern hemispheres.Trade ReviewNorth and South in the World Political Economy is a superb guide for the study of the critical North-South relations in this century. The authoritative, well thought out, effectively researched, and successfully integrated chapters present a full account of the broad set of problems that face today’s decision makers in both regions. Jacek Kugler, Claremont Graduate UniversityTable of ContentsList of Figures and Tables. Notes on Contributors. List of Abbreviations. 1. Observations on the North–South Divide: Rafael Reuveny (Indiana University) and William R. Thompson (Indiana University). Part I: Problems of Trade:. 2. Globalization, Poverty, and the North–South Divide: Arie M. Kacowicz (Hebrew University of Jerusalem). 3. Reproducing the North–South Divide: The Role of Trade Deficits and Capital Flows: Bruce E. Moon (Lehigh University). 4. New Configuration or Reconfiguration? Conflict in North–South Energy Trade Relations: Paul A. Williams (Bilkent University). Part II: Problems of Development:. 5. Virtuous or Vicious Cycle? Human Rights, Trade, and Development: Robert G. Blanton (University of Memphis) and Shannon Lindsey Blanton (University of Memphis). 6. Structural Adjustment, Development, and Democracy: Mark R. Brawley (McGill University, Montreal, Canada) and Nicole Baerg (McGill University, Montreal, Canada). 7. War as Development – in the North but not the South: Espen Moe (Norwegian University of Science and Technology). 8. Nature, Disease, and Globalization: An Evolutionary Perspective: Dennis Pirages (University of Maryland). Part III: Points of Conflict:. 9. Challenging Hegemony: Political Islam and the North–South Divide: Mohammed Ayoob (Michigan State University). 10. Fear and Loathing in the International System: Ayşe Zarakol (Washington and Lee University). 11. Globalizing Media and North–South Initiatives: Francis A. Beer (University of Colorado) and G. R. Boynton (University of Iowa). 12. The UN Security Council and the North–South Divide: Plus ça change?: Jane Boulden (Royal Military College of Canada). 13. “Failed” States and Global Security: Empirical Questions and Policy Dilemmas: Stewart Patrick(Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies). 14. Nuclear Proliferation and the Geocultural Divide: The March of Folly: J. David Singer (University of Michigan). Part IV: Alternative Paths to Ameliorating the North–South Divide:. 15. Lessons from/for BRICSAM about South–North Relations: Economic Size Trumps All Else?: Andrew F. Cooper (University of Waterloo, Ontario), Agata Antkiewicz (Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI), Ontario), and Timothy M. Shaw (Royal Roads University, Victoria, Canada). 16. Dueling Imperialism or Principled Policies? A Comparative Analysis of EU and US Approaches to Trade and Development: Vicki Birchfield (Georgia Institute of Technology). 17. Assessing Strategies for Reducing Global Poverty: Barry Hughes (University of Denver) and Mohammod T. Irfan (University of Denver, Colorado). 18. North–South Contradictions and Bridges at the World Social Forum: Christopher Chase-Dunn (University of California, Riverside), Ellen Reese (University of California, Riverside), Mark Herkenrath (University of Zurich), Rebecca Giem (University of California, Riverside), Erika Gutierrez (University of California, Riverside), Linda Kim (University of California, Riverside), and Christine Petit (University of California, Riverside). 19. The Higher Realism: A US Foreign Policy for Transcending the North–South Divide: Seyom Brown (Brandeis University). Index

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