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Book SynopsisHow can governments control spending pressure from influential groups, often representing powerful regional interests? This book is concerned with institutional solutions that allow modern nation states to balance historically grown cultural, political and economic diversity.Laura von Daniels combines different literatures in economics and political science, and draws on interviews with former government leaders, and country experts from international organizations. She applies this research to topics such as fiscal institutions and budget balances, presenting a critical review of different institutional approaches to resolving fiscal imbalances and public indebtedness.Students and scholars of various disciplines, including politics, public and social policy, economics and business will find the discussions and detailed description of institutional reforms in emerging market nations to be of use to their research. It will also be of interest to practitioners working on fiscal decentralization and budget control.Trade ReviewThis book makes an excellent contribution to our understanding of the role of budgetary institutions in fiscal stabilization in emerging market economies. Focusing on the governance structure Laura Von Daniels broadens the standard perspective in political science by analyzing the interplay between fiscal federalism and incentives of budget players. The theoretical underpinnings, case studies and empirical analysis are well-written and highly educational. The book holds interesting policy lessons which could inspire the debate on improving fiscal rules and budgetary institutions and procedures --Ludger Schuknecht, Chief Economist, Ministry of Finance, GermanyFiscal Decentralization and Budget Control makes a simple, but very powerful argument: fiscal decentralization can only work if it is supported by sound national fiscal institutions. Laura von Daniels analyzes in an elegant and succinct manner cases of institutional reforms in Latin America and draws important conclusions for the region and beyond. --Achim Kemmerling, CEU, BudapestTable of ContentsContents 1. Fiscal Institutions and Budget Balances 2. Overview: Institutional Approaches to Fiscal Imbalance and Public Indebtedness 3. Fiscal Institutions and Their Effects on Public Households 4. Fiscal Imbalances in Latin American and Caribbean Countries 5. Fiscal Stabilization, Subnational Fiscal Indiscipline and Institutional Reform in Brazil 6. Fiscal Federalism under Decentralized Budgetary Institutions in Argentina 7. Comparing Institutional Reform Success in Argentina and Brazil 8. Conclusion: Balancing Subnational Fiscal Autonomy and Overall Fiscal Stability References Index

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Book SynopsisFor too long, the rule of law has been assumed as opposed to rigorously interrogated. Christopher May's excellent study not only draws attention to this oversight, but also lucidly demonstrates how and why the rule of law rule of law has achieved the status of common sense of global politics. For anyone interested in the legalization of global politics as well as its social, political and ideological consequences, this superb book is essential reading.'- Susanne Soederberg, Queen s University, CanadaThis timely book explores the complexities of the rule of law - a well-used but perhaps less well understood term - to explain why it is so often appealed to in discussions of global politics. Ranging from capacity building and the role of the World Bank to the discourse(s) of lawyers and jurisprudential critiques, it seeks to introduce non-lawyers to the important and complex political economy of the rule of law.In accessible terms, Christopher May argues that we can no longer merely use the idea of the rule of law without question but rather must appreciate its multifaceted and contested character if we are to begin to understand how and why it is now seen as a 'good thing' across the political spectrum. He expertly examines the problems encountered by rule of law programes in post-conflict and developing countries, as well as presenting the range of contested meanings of the term. The author also considers the possibility of establishing a pluralistic account of the rule of law and investigates the plausibility of an international rule of law.By building on and extending debates in socio-legal studies about the social role of law, and dealing with issues largely absent from international political economy this book will be of great interest to socio - legal scholars and political economists. It also presents an overarching analysis of the manner in which politics and law interact that will be of great value to political scientists and development economists.Contents: Preface Introduction: The Rule of Law as the Common Sense of Global Politics 1. The Rule of Law as Social Imaginary, A Methodological Interlude: How I Do (Global) Political Economy 2. Defining the Rule of Law, Between Thick and Thin Conceptions 3. The Rule of Law and the Legaliization of Politics 4. Building the Rule of Law With a Political Focus 5. Building the Rule of Law With an Economic Focus 6. Global Constitutionalism. The Rule of Law by Another Name? 7. One Rule of Law or Many? Internal and External Challenges to the Rule of Law 8. Concluding Thoughts Bibliography IndexTrade Review‘For too long, the rule of law has been assumed as opposed to rigorously interrogated. Christopher May’s excellent study not only draws attention to this oversight, but also lucidly demonstrates how and why the rule of law has achieved the status of common sense of global politics. For anyone interested in the legalization of global politics as well as its social, political and ideological consequences, this superb book is essential reading.’ -- Susanne Soederberg, Queen’s University, Canada‘Christopher May’s The Rule of Law is clearly a must for all those interested in legal problems, international political economy, economic development, post-conflict restructuring or, more generally, the role of norms in today’s globalised world. A timely and insightful disruption of the monotony of the rule of law discourse, this book definitely calls into question our supposedly commonsensical assumptions and self-evident practices. It is, therefore, clearly a significant achievement and undoubtedly recommended.’ -- Ignas Kalpokas, LSE Book ReviewTable of ContentsContents: Preface Introduction: The Rule of Law as the Common Sense of Global Politics 1. The Rule of Law as Social Imaginary, A Methodological Interlude: How I Do (Global) Political Economy 2. Defining the Rule of Law, Between Thick and Thin Conceptions 3. The Rule of Law and the Legaliization of Politics 4. Building the Rule of Law With a Political Focus 5. Building the Rule of Law With an Economic Focus 6. Global Constitutionalism. The Rule of Law by Another Name? 7. One Rule of Law or Many? Internal and External Challenges to the Rule of Law 8. Concluding Thoughts Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis thought-provoking book considers the global challenges and challengers to the economic supremacy of the West.Jan Winiecki explores the various problems that the West must deal with in order to remain an efficient competitor in the world economy. These, he argues, are primarily consequences of the ever-expanding welfare state; consequences that are not only economic but also socio-psychological and, therefore, political. The author also considers the evolution of Western Europe and the USA from a new perspective, noting the 'Europeanization' of US economic policies and regulation and the 'Americanization' of polices and regulation in some European countries. The book concludes that the main challengers to the West - Brazil, Russia, India and China (the so-called BRIC group of countries) - are unlikely to gain economic supremacy over the West any time soon, given that they have to contend with their own difficulties.Economic Futures of the West will prove a stimulating and challenging read for academics, researchers and students in the fields of economics, heterodox economics and development.Contents: Preface Part I: Global Challenges: Irrelevant? Imaginary? Immaterial? 1. Anti-Globalists - Funny Children of Marx and Coca-Cola 2. World is Running Out of Resources (Once Again...) 3. Climate Alarmists, Climate Skeptics Part II: BRIC Countries and Global Economic Shifts: Projections and Realities 4. The Uneven Quality of the BRIC: Russia and Brazil as the Weaker Half 5. China and India: Competitors for Future Leadership in the Global Economy Part III: West in Decline and Still (Largely) in Denial 6. Global Financial Crisis as an Accelerator of Damaging Long-Term Trends 7. Intra-European Divergences at the Time of Crumbling Welfare State 8. How Much of American Exceptionalism is Still Left in the Europeanized United States? 9. Underpinnings for Scenario Postscript - Back to the Future IndexTable of ContentsContents: Preface: A Few Words About the Book Part I: Global Challenges: Irrelevant? Imaginary? Immaterial? 1. Anti-globalists: Funny Children of Marx and Coca-Cola 2. The World is Running Out of Resources (Once Again) 3. Climate Alarmists, Climate Skeptics and the Politics and Economics of Global Warming Part II: The BRIC Countries and Global Economic Shifts: Projections and Realities 4. The Uneven Quality of the BRIC Countries: Russia and Brazil as the Weaker Half 5. China and India: Competitors for Future Leadership in the Global Economy Part III: The West in Decline – and Still (Largely) in Denial 6. The Global Financial Crisis as an Accelerator of Damaging Long-term Trends 7. Intra-European Divergences at the Time of the Crumbling Welfare State 8. How Much of US Exceptionalism is Still Left in the ‘Europeanized’ USA? 9. Underpinnings for Scenario A Postscript: Back to the Future Index

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Book Synopsis'As immigration has spread from traditional receiving nations to developed countries throughout the world, the economics of migration has become a burgeoning field of research. Amelie Constant and Klaus Zimmermann's International Handbook offers an excellent, state-of-the-art guide to the rapidly changing intellectual terrain, providing comprehensive coverage of the topics necessary to comprehend patterns and processes of migration in the world today. It will be an indispensable guide to scholars and policy-makers for years to come.'- Douglas S. Massey, Princeton University, USMigration economics is a dynamic, fast-growing research area with significant and rising policy relevance. While its scope is continually extending, there is no authoritative treatment of its various branches in one volume. Written by 44 leading experts in the field, this carefully commissioned and refereed Handbook brings together 28 state-of-the-art chapters on migration research and related issues.Well-written and highly accessible, each chapter comprises a critical assessment of the status quo and presents challenges to the traditional economics of migration by addressing taboo issues. Topics explored include: child labor migrants; immigrant educational mismatch; ethnic hiring; immigrants, wages and obesity; ethnic identities and the nation-state; natural disasters and migration; immigration-religiosity intersections; immigration and crime; immigrants' time use; happiness and migration; diaspora resources and policies; and the evaluation of immigration policies.Forging new foundations in the field of migration and providing areas for future research, this Handbook will prove a seminal reference for academics and students with an interest in international and labor economics, and in regional studies. Social psychologists and behavioral scientists, as well as practitioners in political, cultural, social, demographic, environmental and healthcare arenas, will find the ethnic identities coverage and analysis of methods for studying ethnic identities an invaluable reference tool.Contributors: F.M. Antman, L.M. Argys, S.L. Averett, A. Aydemir, A.R. Belasen, B. Bell, A.F. Constant, D.J. DeVoretz, E.V. Edmonds, G.S. Epstein, R.W. Fairlie, G. Friebel, D. Furtado, T. García-Muñoz, C. Giulietti, M. Grignon, S. Guriev, T.J. Hatton, M. Kahanec, J. Kennan, J.L. Kohn, S. Machin, S. Neuman, D. Neumark, O. Nottmeyer, P.M. Orrenius, Y. Owusu, K. Patel, M. Piracha, S. Plaza, S.W. Polachek, D.C. Ribar, U. Rinne, Y. Savchenko, M. Shrestha, N.B. Simpson, A. Sweetman, S.J. Trejo, F. Vadean, F. Vella, J. Wahba, J.R. Walker, M. Zavodny, K.F. ZimmermannTrade Review’Constant and Zimmermann have assembled a collection of essays that is remarkable in one extremely important way: it integrates many novel research topics into the mainstream immigration literature, including ethnic hiring patterns, obesity, the economic consequences of interethnic marriages, the link between natural disasters and migration, immigrant time use, and the relationship between migration and happiness. These survey papers are destined to become beacons for future researchers as each of these topics will inevitably receive much more attention in future research.’ -- George Borjas, Harvard University’This is an extremely impressive volume which guides readers into thinking about migration in new ways. In its various chapters, international experts examine contemporary migration issues through a multitude of lenses ranging from child labor, human trafficking and jobs to the political economy of migration and refugees. The result is a fascinating assessment of the role of migration in driving population change in the modern age. This will surely serve as a reference volume for those interested in migration for years to come.’ -- Deborah Cobb-Clark, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, Australia’A comprehensive, truly encyclopedic collection of original surveys and essays discussing migration and topics related to the movement of people among countries and areas. The studies both present and review the literature critically and in many cases offer new results. The basic theory is laid out right from the start, providing a nice introduction and framework for the other 27 chapters. While most are interesting and worth reading, as a novice in the field of migration I found the essays on human smuggling and natural disasters to be particularly enlightening and important. I can recommend this Handbook to any labor economist or sociologist with a scholarly interest, either for research or for instruction, in this general area. The volume is definitive.' -- - Daniel S. Hamermesh, University of Texas at Austin, US and Royal Holloway, University of London, UK'As immigration has spread from traditional receiving nations to developed countries throughout the world, the economics of migration has become a burgeoning field of research. Amelie Constant and Klaus Zimmermann's International Handbook offers an excellent, state-of-the-art guide to the rapidly changing intellectual terrain, providing comprehensive coverage of the topics necessary to comprehend patterns and processes of migration in the world today. It will be an indispensable guide to scholars and policy-makers for years to come.' -- - Douglas S. Massey, Princeton University, USTable of ContentsContents: Frontier Issues in Migration Research Amelie F. Constant and Klaus F. Zimmermann PART I: INTRODUCTION 1. Migration and Ethnicity: An Introduction Amelie F. Constant and Klaus F. Zimmermann PART II: THE MOVE 2. Modeling Individual Migration Decisions John Kennan and James R. Walker 3. The Economics of Circular Migration Amelie F. Constant, Olga Nottmeyer and Klaus F. Zimmermann 4. The International Migration of Health Professionals Michel Grignon, Yaw Owusu and Arthur Sweetman 5. Independent Child Labor Migrants Eric V. Edmonds and Maheshwor Shrestha 6. Human Smuggling Guido Friebel and Sergei Guriev PART III: PERFORMANCE AND THE LABOR MARKET 7. Labor Mobility in an Enlarged European Union Martin Kahanec 8. Minority and Immigrant Entrepreneurs: Access to Financial Capital Robert W. Fairlie 9. Migrant Educational Mismatch and the Labor Market Matloob Piracha and Florin Vadean 10. Ethnic Hiring David Neumark 11. Immigrants in Risky Occupations Pia M. Orrenius and Madeline Zavodny 12. Occupational Sorting of Ethnic Groups Krishna Patel, Yevgeniya Savchenko and Francis Vella 13. Immigrants, Wages and Obesity: The Weight of the Evidence Susan L. Averett, Laura M. Argys and Jennifer L. Kohn PART IV: NEW LINES OF RESEARCH 14. Immigrants, Ethnic Identities and the Nation-State Amelie F. Constant and Klaus F. Zimmermann 15. Interethnic Marriages and their Economic Effects Delia Furtado and Steven J. Trejo 16. The Impact of Migration on Family Left Behind Francisca M. Antman 17. Natural Disasters and Migration Ariel R. Belasen and Solomon W. Polachek 18. Immigration–Religiosity Intersections at the Two Sides of the Atlantic: Europe and the United States Teresa García-Muñoz and Shoshana Neuman 19. Immigration and Crime Brian Bell and Stephen Machin 20. Immigrants’ Time Use: A Survey of Methods and Evidence David C. Ribar 21. Happiness and Migration Nicole B. Simpson PART V: POLICY ISSUES 22. Frontier Issues of the Political Economy of Migration Gil S. Epstein 23. Skill-based Immigrant Selection and Labor Market Outcomes by Visa Category Abdurrahman Aydemir 24. Refugee and Asylum Migration Timothy J. Hatton 25. The Economics of Immigrant Citizenship Ascension Don J. DeVoretz 26. Welfare Migration Corrado Giulietti and Jackline Wahba 27. Diaspora Resources and Policies Sonia Plaza 28. The Evaluation of Immigration Policies Ulf Rinne Index

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Book SynopsisThis extensive collection, skillfully edited by David Deese, provides a comprehensive overview of the politics of international trade in the contemporary era. Bringing together an unusually diverse group of scholars from multiple disciplines, approaches, and countries, the volume examines trade both on its own terms and in relation to a host of other topics, including human rights, the environment, the internet, and more. Essential reading for experts and students alike.'- David A. Lake, University of California, San Diego, US'Since the global financial crisis, policymakers and researchers need to revisit the fundamentals of global governance. The Handbook of the International Political Economy of Trade tightly edited by David Deese is an indispensable roadmap and guide to the rapidly evolving multilateral system of trade its institutions, processes, regulatory rules and trade politics. In particular students will find the diversity of perspectives and approaches of the contributors essential to grasp the dynamics of the world trading order being reshaped by regional trade agreements, the rise of emerging market economies, global value chains and new trade strategies. The Handbook is packed with information, analytical insight and case studies from an international political economy perspective. It makes for essential reading about the interface between trade, global governance and domestic politics.'- Daniel Drache, Robarts Centre for Canadian Studies, York University, Toronto, Canada'The less the World Trade Organization can deliver, the more national governments engage in bilateral and regional trade agreement, and thus encompassing negotiations of trade deals have become prominent in the last couple of years. Trade policies today are not so much about tariffs any longer than they are about market access, intellectual property rights, foreign direct investment rules, and regulatory practices. This volume, edited by David Deese, is timely, and covers exactly such relevant areas of trade policy. Students and practitioners alike will benefit from the deep analytical insights.'- Kurt Huebner, Jean Monnet Chair for European Integration and Global Political Economy, The University of British Columbia, CanadaIntegrating work from the fields of political science, economics, law and policy the Handbook of The International Political Economy of Trade is a fresh perspective on the fundamental political causes and consequences of trade.Under the guidance of David Deese, a prestigious group of international authors address the most important and promising research questions underlying international trade policy today including:- Trade as an 'Engine' of integration, growth or inequality?- Domestic politics, development strategy and democracy- Regions and regionalism in the lead- The global governance of trade: who's accountable and who governs?- Trade as globalization- The future of tradeThis accessible, comprehensive and pertinent Handbook will be of interest to academics, researchers and students working in the fields of international politics, in particular political economy and foreign policy, and the economics of trade. Practitioners working in civil society trade organizations, government agencies, and intergovernmental organizations will also find much of interest.Contributors: S.A. Aaronson, M. Abdollahian, A. Afilalo, G. Anderson, C. Bliss, D.A. Deese, D. Elms, M.D. Froese, M. Garcia, K.J. Hancock, R.R. Hendrickson, B. Hoekman, W. Liang, M.A. Madeira, R. Maxim, C. May, E. Mitbrodt, A. Nölke, E. Postnikov, J.M. Rothgeb, Jr., E. Smythe, A. Tomashevskiy, J.P. Trachtman, S. Trommer, G. Villalta Puig, Z. Yang, L. ZarskyTrade Review‘This extensive collection, skillfully edited by David Deese, provides a comprehensive overview of the politics of international trade in the contemporary era. Bringing together an unusually diverse group of scholars from multiple disciplines, approaches, and countries, the volume examines trade both on its own terms and in relation to a host of other topics, including human rights, the environment, the internet, and more. Essential reading for experts and students alike.’ -- David A. Lake, University of California, San Diego, US‘Since the global financial crisis, policymakers and researchers need to revisit the fundamentals of global governance. The Handbook of the International Political Economy of Trade tightly edited by David Deese is an indispensable roadmap and guide to the rapidly evolving multilateral system of trade – its institutions, processes, regulatory rules and trade politics. In particular students will find the diversity of perspectives and approaches of the contributors essential to grasp the dynamics of the world trading order being reshaped by regional trade agreements, the rise of emerging market economies, global value chains and new trade strategies. The Handbook is packed with information, analytical insight and case studies from an international political economy perspective. It makes for essential reading about the interface between trade, global governance and domestic politics.’ -- Daniel Drache, Robarts Centre for Canadian Studies, York University, Toronto, Canada'The less the World Trade Organization can deliver, the more national governments engage in bilateral and regional trade agreement, and thus encompassing negotiations of trade deals have become prominent in the last couple of years. Trade policies today are not so much about tariffs any longer than they are about market access, intellectual property rights, foreign direct investment rules, and regulatory practices. This volume, edited by David Deese, is timely, and covers exactly such relevant areas of trade policy. Students and practitioners alike will benefit from the deep analytical insights.' -- Kurt Huebner, Jean Monnet Chair for European Integration and Global Political Economy, The University of British Columbia, CanadaTable of Contents1. Introduction: Politics, Trade and the International Political Economy David A. Deese PART I: TRADE AS AN “ENGINE” OF INTEGRATION, GROWTH, OR INEQUALITY? 2. Commerce as Communication: Montesquieu’s View Randal R. Hendrickson 3. Trade, Development, and Inequality Christopher Bliss 4. Trade Networks, Regional Agreements, and Growth Zining Yang and Mark Abdollahian PART II: DOMESTIC POLITICS, DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY AND DEMOCRACY 5. The New Politics of the New Trade: The Political Economy of Intra-Industry Trade Mary Anne Madeira 6. From “Investor Rights” to “Sustainable Development”? Challenges and Innovations in International Investment Rules Lyuba Zarsky 7. Developing Countries and Temporary Trade Barriers John M. Rothgeb, Jr 8. Agricultural Trade and Economic Development: Contradictions and Incongruities between Law and Policy Gonzalo Villalta Puig and Erik Mitbrodt 9. Democracy and Trade: Which Leads and How? Andrey Tomashevskiy PART III: REGIONS AND REGIONALISM IN THE LEAD 10. Regionalism’s Past, Present, and Future Greg Anderson 11. Governing Trade: Regional Leadership in the Asia Pacific Deborah Elms 12. African Regionalism: The Complex Role of Regional Trade Kathleen J. Hancock 13. Multilateral Institutions and African Economic Integration Bernard Hoekman 14. The EU, China and Trade in ‘Green’ Technologies: Cooperation and Conflict Maria Garcia PART IV: The Global Governance of Trade: Whose Accountable and Who Governs? 15. Trade Policy Review and Dispute Settlement at the WTO Marc D. Froese 16. Looking Back, Looking Forward: Multilateral and Regional Trade Governance Wei Liang 17. Rotating Checks and Balances in International Economic Law Ari Afilalo PART V: Trade as Globalization 18. Using Ideas Strategically: Non-State Actors and the Politics of Trade Silke Trommer 19. Capitalism in Large Emerging Economies and the New Global Trade Order Christian May and Andreas Nölke 20. Food is Different: Globalization, Trade Regimes and Local Food Movements Elizabeth Smythe 21. The Political Economy of International Migration Law Joel P. Trachtman PART VI: THE FUTURE OF TRADE 22. The Design of Social Standards in EU and US Preferential Trade Agreements Evgeny Postnikov 23. Trade and the Internet: Policies in the US, EU, and Canada Susan Ariel Aaronson and Rob Maxim Index

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Book SynopsisThis comprehensive Handbook showcases the burgeoning and cutting edge research that has come to constitute the study of gender and International Political Economy (IPE). It surveys the diversity of contemporary feminist IPE research, exploring a range of different theoretical and methodological traditions and reviewing the broad empirical scope of this research. The Handbook also critically interrogates the intersections and points of tension between the different disciplines that have inspired contemporary approaches.Expert contributors offer insights into how to the categories of ?masculine? and ?feminine? have been established and maintained globally, while also documenting and challenging the privileging of the former over the latter in different sites and spaces. They further show how gender power relations are shaped by race, nationality, sexuality, class, and more. The Handbook explores and demonstrates how gender operates as a relation of social power in the global political economy. The Handbook on the International Political Economy of Gender will appeal to undergraduate and post-graduate students of politics and international relations, security studies, development studies, economics, and gender and queer studies, as well as policymakers and practitioners interested in issues of global (in)equality and development.Trade ReviewIn their Handbook of the International Political Economy of Gender, Juanita Elias and Adrienne Roberts offer a collection that not only provides an overview of the "state of the art" in ongoing IPE gender studies debates, but also highlights avenues for theoretical advance and future research. In addition to offering incisive critiques of conventional IPE approaches, this collection highlights the diversity of Feminist IPE perspectives themselves, across disciplinary, theoretical and subfield divides - and so stands to advance gendered IPE analyses specifically, and IPE debates more generally across, our entire field.'--Wesley W. Widmaier, Griffith University, Australia'Elias and Roberts have pulled off quite a feat: they have made a Handbook exciting. This collection is packed with up-to-the-minute feminist international political economy findings. Each contributor knows the current debates and why every one of these (often fierce) debates matters.'--Cynthia Enloe, author of The Big Push: Exposing and Challenging Persistent Patriarchy'An indispensable reference for understanding the breadth, depth, sophistication, and political robustness of feminist international political economy today by leading scholars in the field. From the political economies of migration, sex and domestic work, industrial labor, incarceration, and privatized security to global governance, globalization, and development and their effects on social reproduction and everyday life, this compendium shows how critical feminist perspectives are to resisting the violences of the contemporary international political economy.'--Anne Sisson Runyan, University of Cincinnati, US'This rich collection provides ample evidence that the interdisciplinary field of feminist International Political Economy has come into its own. It showcases the diversity of theoretical influences, methods of analysis, political engagements, and topic areas that make up the field. It also highlights the strength of the feminist revision of IPE for challenging contemporary issues and inequities. Building on the most recent feminist research, this engaging and thought-provoking Handbook is of great value to scholars, students and practitioners alike.'--Suzanne Bergeron, University of Michigan Dearborn, USTable of ContentsContents: Introduction: Situating Gender Scholarship in IPE Juanita Elias and Adrienne Roberts Part I Theories and Approaches 1. Problematic Premises: Positivism, Modernism and Masculinism in IPE V. Spike Peterson 2. The Production of Life Itself: Gender, Social Reproduction and IPE Meg Luxton 3. Postcolonial Feminism Sheila Nair 4. Liberalism, Feminism and the Global Political Economy of Liberal Feminism Jane S. Jaquette 5. Constructivist thought in Feminist IPE: Tracking Gender Norms Gülay Çaglar 6. Gender, IPE and Poststructuralism: Problematizing the Material/Discursive Divide Penny Griffin 7. Queer theory and feminist political economy Nicola Smith 8. A Feminist Institutionalist Approach to IPE and Gender Georgina Waylen Part II Engagements and Perspectives 9. Close(d) Encounters: Feminist Security Studies Engages Feminist (International) Political Economy and the Return to Basics Heidi Hudson 10. Gender and Development Shirin M. Rai 11. Feminist Engagements with ‘Everyday Life’ Stephanie M. Redden 12. Multiple Dimensions of Gender Inequality: Engaging ‘the State’ in IPE Stefanie Wöhl 13. The Political Economy of Post-Conflict Violence against Women Jacqui True 14. Perspectives on Private Security: The Myth, the Men and the Markets Amanda Chisholm 15. Feminist Perspectives on the UN Women’s Empowerment Principles Catia Gregoratti 16. Social reproduction: From welfare to the global prison? Victoria Pereyra Iraola Part III Governing Markets and Economies 17. Financialization, unconventional monetary policy and gender inequality Brigitte Young 18. Microfinance: Empowering Women and/or Depoliticizing Poverty? Kenji Wada 19. Remittances in the Global Political Economy Rahel Kunz 20. Financial Crises in Historical Perspective Adrienne Roberts and Juanita Elias 21. Feminist Political Economy Perspectives on Gender Expertise Lucy Ferguson 22. The World Bank and the Challenge of ‘the Business Case’ for Feminist IPE Sydney Calkin 23. Gender Mainstreaming at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Sara Wallin 24. The Diverse Economy: Feminism, Capitalocentrism and Postcapitalist Futures Katharine McKinnon, Kelly Dombroski and Oona Morrow Part IV The Political Economy of People and Things 25. Women and Unfree Labour in the Global Political Economy Genevieve LeBaron 26. Transnational Care Work and the ‘Care Crisis’ Hironori Onuki 27. Marketization, Commodification and Privatization of Care Services Tiina Vaittinen, Hanna-Kaisa Hoppania and Olli Karsio 28. Sex Work Sara Kallock 29. Migrant and Domestic and Care Workers: Unfree Labour, Crises of Social Reproduction, and the Unsustainability of Life under ‘Vagabond Capitalism’ Sedef Arat-Koç 30. Gender, Migration and Social Reproduction Eleonore Kofman and Parvati Raghuram 31. Industrialization, Feminization and Mobilities Samanthi J. Gunawardana 32. The Gender Dynamics of Trade Zoe Pflaeger Young 33. Critical Perspectives on Gender, Food and Political Economy Merisa S. Thompson 34. The Global Political Economy of Beauty Angela B. V. McCracken Index

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Book SynopsisThe opening of the National September 11th Memorial and Museum in 2014 marks a new era of reflection toward enhancing homeland security regulation in the United States. In the context of this new era, it is necessary to consider how policy intended to reinforce homeland security is evaluated.Benefit-Cost Analyses for Security Policies describes how to undertake the evaluation of security policies within the framework of benefit cost analysis and offers a unique contribution to analysis of homeland security regulations in the United States. The authors outline how established procedures for benefit-cost analysis must adapt to meet challenges posed by current security policy, through examining specific security related regulations. The logic of risk assessment, selection of a discount rate, valuation of travelers' time when delayed due to screening, valuation of changes in risks of injury or death, and impacts of terrorist events on the economy as a whole are among the issues discussed. An outline of the research and policy evaluation steps needed to build robust benefit-cost methods to evaluate security related regulations in the future is presented in the book. A series of examples is offered to illustrate how new security regulations should be reassessed to ensure resources are not wasted.Policy analysts will benefit from the insight drawn on how to evaluate homeland security regulation in the United States. Academic researchers interested in homeland security policy evaluation will find this book valuable and informative. Postgraduate students of public policy or applied economics will find examples of the challenges in using the methods of benefit-cost analysis in this new area for policy evaluation.Contributors include: K. Boyle, C. Dockins, S. Farrow, A. Hashemi, M. Jones-Lee, S. Kaul, M.E. Kahn, S. Kaul, X. Li, C. Mansfield, K.E. McConnell, A. Rose, V. K. Smith, W.K. Viscusi, W. WheelerTable of ContentsContents: PART I: INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES 1. Introducing the Issues: Meeting the Challenges in Evaluating Homeland Security Policy Carol Mansfield and V. Kerry Smith 2. The Design of Benefit Cost “Architecture” for Homeland Security Policy Analysis V. Kerry Smith and Carol Mansfield PART II: SECURITY POLICIES AND REDUCING RISKS 3. Lessons from Risk Assessment, Economics, and Risk Management at EPA Chris Dockins and William Wheeler 4. The Heterogeneity of the Value of Statistical Life: Evidence and Policy Implications W. Kip Viscusi 5. Dealing with Safety in UK Public-Sector Project Appraisal Michael Jones-Lee 6. A Comparison of Key Benefit Estimation Issues for Natural Hazards and Terrorism: Ex Ante / Ex Post Valuation and Endogenous Risk Scott Farrow PART III: ADAPTATION AND ECONOMY WIDE EFFECTS 7. Urban Adaptation to Low-Probability Shocks: Contrasting Terrorism and Natural Disaster Risk Matthew E. Kahn 8. Macroeconomic Consequences of Terrorist Attacks: Estimation for the Analysis of Policies and Rules Adam Rose PART IV: PRACTICAL IMPLEMENTATION OF POLICY EVALUATION 9. Valuing Time for Department of Homeland Security Projects and Policies Kenneth E. McConnell 10. Applicability of Benefit Transfers for Evaluation of Homeland Security Counterterrorism Measures Kevin Boyle, Sapna Kaul, Ali Hashemi and Xiaoshu Li 11. What We Know and What We Need to Learn Carol Mansfield and V. Kerry Smith Index

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Book SynopsisIn 1997 the British state relinquished control of Hong Kong. From that point an established prosperous community was faced with reordering its sense of itself and its links with the wider world around the authority of Beijing. This book traces the political relationship between Hong Kong and China, and sketches a number of possible future scenarios ranging from successful mutual understanding, through to breakdown and the imposition of rule from Beijing.Having lived and worked in East Asia, Peter Preston brings a sympathetic outsiders eye to the problems of Hong Kong and Beijing relations. He pursues four main issues including the manner of embedding a new political settlement, the business of governing the territory, the issue of democracy, and the likely future of the extant form of life. Students and scholars specialising in comparative politics, and international relations of East Asia will find this book to be of interest. It will also be of use to those addressing political conflict in that part of the world.Trade ReviewAll in all, this book does a valuable job in providing a concise account of Hong Kong politics from the British colonial times to the Chinese SAR period. Experienced researchers of Hong Kong politics will find this book illuminating while new readers of Hong Kong politics will find it a good and handy introductory text.' -- The China QuarterlyTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Framing the Debate: London, Beijing and Hong Kong 2. Hong Kong’s Historical Trajectory 3. After 1997: Creating and Embedding a New Political Settlement 4. Popular Politics 5. Imagining Routes to the Future Index

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Book SynopsisThe evolving field of the economics of terrorism has been and continues to be the subject of much research. Professor Enders, in this authoritative research review, charts the development of this topic over the past century. The areas discussed include incentive regulation, competition in generation, market power, transmission and system operation as well as retail competition and future developments. Table of ContentsContents: Introduction Walter Enders PART I TERRORIST MOTIVES, TYPES AND ORGANIZATIONS 1. David C. Rapoport (2004), ‘The Four Waves of Modern Terrorism’, in Audrey Kurth Cronin and James M. Ludes (eds), Attacking Terrorism: Elements of a Grand Strategy, Chapter 2, Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press, 46-72 2. Martha Crenshaw (1981), ‘The Causes of Terrorism’, Comparative Politics, 13 (4), July, 379–99 3. Max Abrahms (2008), ‘What Terrorists Really Want: Terrorist Motives and Counterterrorism Strategy’, International Security, 32 (4), Spring, 78–105 4. Robert A. Pape (2003), ‘The Strategic Logic of Suicide Terrorism’, American Political Science Review, 97 (3), August, 343–61 5. Walter Enders and Xuejuan Su (2007), ‘Rational Terrorists and Optimal Network Structure’, Journal of Conflict Resolution, 51 (1), February, 33–57 6. Ethan Bueno de Mesquita (2005), ‘The Quality of Terror’, American Journal of Political Science, 49 (3), July, 515–30 PART II DEMOCRACY, THE MEDIA AND TERRORISM 7. Burcu Savun and Brian J. Phillips (2009), ‘Democracy, Foreign Policy, and Terrorism’, Journal of Conflict Resolution, 53 (6), December, 878–904 8. W. Kip Viscusi and Richard J. Zeckhauser (2003) ‘Sacrificing Civil Liberties to Reduce Terrorism Risks’, Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 26 (2–3), March, 99–120 9. James A. Piazza (2008), ‘Incubators of Terror: Do Failed and Failing States Promote Transnational Terrorism?’, International Studies Quarterly, 52 (3), September, 469–88 10. William Eubank and Leonard Weinberg (2001), ‘Terrorism and Democracy: Perpetrators and Victims’, Terrorism and Political Violence, 13 (1), Spring, 155–64 11. Quan Li (2005), ‘Does Democracy Promote or Reduce Transnational Terrorist Incidents?’, Journal of Conflict Resolution, 49 (2), April, 278–97 12. Paul S. Nelson and John L. Scott (1992), ‘Terrorism and the Media: An Empirical Analysis’, Defence Economics, 3 (4), 329–39 13. Darren W. Davis and Brian D. Silver (2004), ‘Civil Liberties vs. Security: Public Opinion in the Context of the Terrorist Attacks on America’, American Journal of Political Science, 48 (1), January, 28–46 PART III EDUCATION AND POVERTY 14. Alan B. Krueger and Jitka Malečková (2003), ‘Education, Poverty and Terrorism: Is There a Causal Connection?’, Journal of Economic Perspectives, 17 (4), Fall, 119–44 15. Alberto Abadie (2006), ‘Poverty, Political Freedom, and the Roots of Terrorism’, American Economic Review, 96 (2), May, 50–56 16. Walter Enders, Gary A. Hoover and Todd Sandler (2012), ‘The Changing Nonlinear Relationship between Income and Terrorism’, Journal of Conflict Resolution, online first, 1–31 17. James A. Piazza (2011), ‘Poverty, Minority Economic Discrimination, and Domestic Terrorism’, Journal of Peace Research, 48 (3), May, 339–53 18. Efraim Benmelech, Claude Berrebi and Esteban F. Klor (2012), ‘Economic Conditions and the Quality of Suicide Terrorism’, Journal of Politics, 74 (1), January, 113–28 19. Claude Berrebi (2007), ‘Evidence about the Link Between Education, Poverty and Terrorism Among Palestinians’, Peace Economics, Peace Science and Public Policy, 13 (1), i, 1–38 PART IV COSTS OF TERRORISM 20. S. Brock Blomberg, Gregory D. Hess and Athanasios Orphanides (2004), ‘The Macroeconomic Consequences of Terrorism’, Journal of Monetary Economics, 51 (5), July, 1007–32 21. Todd Sandler and Walter Enders (2008), ‘Economic Consequences of Terrorism in Developed and Developing Countries: An Overview’, in Philip Keefer and Norman Loayza (eds), Terrorism, Economic Development, and Political Openness, Chapter 1, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 17–47 22. Zvi Eckstein and Daniel Tsiddon (2004), ‘Macroeconomic Consequences of Terror: Theory and the Case of Israel’, Journal of Monetary Economics, 51 (5), July, 971–1002 23. Alberto Abadie and Javier Gardeazabal (2003), ‘The Economic Cost of Conflict: A Case Study of the Basque Country’, American Economic Review, 93 (1), March, 113–32 24. Bruno S. Frey, Simon Luechinger and Alois Stutzer (2009), ‘The Life Satisfaction Approach to Valuing Public Goods: The Case of Terrorism’, Public Choice, 138 (3–4), March, 317–45 PART V COUNTER-TERRORISM AND SUBSTITUTION EFFECTS 25. William M. Landes (1978), ‘An Economic Study of U.S. Aircraft Hijacking, 1961-1976’, Journal of Law and Economics, 21 (1), April, 1–31, errata 26. Walter Enders and Todd Sandler (1993), ‘The Effectiveness of Antiterrorism Policies: A Vector-Autoregression-Intervention Analysis’, American Political Science Review, 87 (4), December, 829–44 27. Victor Asal and R. Karl Rethemeyer (2008), ‘The Nature of the Beast: Organizational Structures and the Lethality of Terrorist Attacks’, Journal of Politics, 70 (2), April, 437–49 28. Howard Kunreuther and Geoffrey Heal (2003), ‘Interdependent Security’, Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 26 (2–3), March, 231–49 [19] PART VI ASSISTANCE 29. Bruno S. Frey and Simon Luechinger (2003), ‘How to Fight Terrorism: Alternatives to Deterrence’, Defence and Peace Economics, 14 (4), August, 237–49 30. Jean-Paul Azam and Véronique Thelen (2010), ‘Foreign Aid Versus Military Intervention in the War on Terror’, Journal of Conflict Resolution, 54 (2), April, 237–61 31. Navin A. Bapat (2011), ‘Transnational Terrorism, US Military Aid, and the Incentive to Misrepresent’, Journal of Peace Research, 48 (3), May, 303–18 32. Subhayu Bandyopadhyay, Todd Sandler and Javed Younas (2014), ‘Foreign Direct Investment, Aid, and Terrorism’, Oxford Economic Papers, 66 (1), January, 25–50 PART VII ENDING TERRORISM 33. Audrey Kurth Cronin (2006), ‘How al-Qaida Ends: The Decline and Demise of Terrorist Groups’, International Security, 31 (1), Summer, 7–48 34. Audrey Kurth Cronin (2014), ‘The “War on Terrorism”: What Does it Mean to Win?’, Journal of Strategic Studies, 37 (2), 174–97 35. Khusrav Gaibulloev and Todd Sandler (2014), ‘An Empirical Analysis of Alternative Ways that Terrorist Groups End’, Public Choice, 160 (1–2), July, 25–44 Index

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Book SynopsisThe Handbook of the International Political Economy of Production offers a comprehensive, state-of-the-art overview of the changing world of global production. The book explores the topic in a range of directions, including the human material 'used' in production across the globe and alternatives proposed from different quarters.Chapters cover the geography of why and where jobs are moving in both manufacturing and services. The doubling of the world's available labor supply after the opening up of the planned economies in Europe and Asia has sharply tilted the balance of power towards giant corporations. Labor and the politics of work is analyzed in a number of key countries. Possible signs of a recovery of organized labor's negotiating power on this vastly expanded playing field are discussed in separate chapters, and a complete overview is provided of labour research networks currently active. This important volume addresses topics relating to the human and natural basis on which production rests, from the consequences of the exploitation of the body and mind to sex work, biotechnology, and the prospects for ecological re-balancing.Written by a team of authors from fourteen different countries and comprising some of the biggest names in contemporary social science as well as topical specialists, this Handbook will prove a critical resource to political economists at all levels, trade unionists and NGO activists in the labor and human rights sphere, politicians and journalists.Contributors: J. Baines, A. Bhattacharjee, M. Boyer, D. Bradanini, U. Brand, J. Chan, C.B.N. Chin, M. Davies, R. Delgado Wise, R. Desai, A. Fishwick, A. Freeman, S. Gindin, K. Gray, J.-C. Graz, Y. Gromyko, J. Harrod, O. Holman, R. Ihara, Y. Jang, S. Kay, D.T. Martin, S. McGrath, J. Merk, P. Moore, L. Panitch, M. Paterson, N. Pun, A. Roy, S. Sassen, M. Selden, B. Selwyn, G.M. enalp, Ö. enalp, W. Seppmann, B.J. Silver, K. Strauss, M. Wissen, J. WullweberTable of ContentsContents: Introduction: The World of Production and Political Economy Kees van der Pijl Acknowledgements Table of Contents PART I RESTRUCTURING THE GLOBAL POLITICAL ECONOMY Introduction to Part I 1. Labour, War and World Politics: Contemporary Dynamics in World-Historical Perspective Beverly J. Silver 2. Rethinking Production, Finance and Hegemonic Decline in IPE Leo Panitch and Sam Gindin 3. Innovation Policies and the Competition State–The Case of Nanotechnology Joscha Wullweber 4. The Political Economy of Global Labour Arbitrage Raúl Delgado Wise and David T. Martin 5. Apple’s iPad City: Subcontracting Exploitation to China Jenny Chan, Pun Ngai and Mark Selden 6. The Grapes of Wrath. Social Upgrading and Class Struggles in Global Value Chains Benjamin Selwyn 7. Global Outsourcing and Socialisation of Labour–the Case of Nike Jeroen Merk 8. Standardizing Services: Transnational Authority and Market Power Jean-Christophe Graz 9. Encumbered Behemoth: Wal-Mart, Differential Accumulation and International Retail Restructuring Joseph Baines 10. Beyond the BRICS—New Patterns of Development Cooperation in the Trans-Eurasian Corridor Yury Gromyko PART II. LABOUR AND THE POLITICS OF WORK Introduction to Part II 11. Look Back in Hope? Reassessing Fordism Today Radhika Desai 12. Paternalism, Taylorism, Socialism: The Battle for Production in the Chilean Textile Industry 1930-1973 Adam Fishwick 13. Trasformismo and the Defeat of the Left in Italy Davide Bradanini 14. Flexibilization of Labour in the European Union Otto Holman 15. Globalization and Japanese-style Management: Image and Changing Reality Ryoji Ihara 16. Work, Power and the Urban Poor. Jeffrey Harrod 17. Unfreedom and Workers’ Power: Ever-present Possibilities Siobhán McGrath and Kendra Strauss 18. The Race to the Bottom Halted? Passive Revolution and Workers’ Resistance in China Youngseok Jang and Kevin Gray 19. Bargaining in the Global Commodity Chain–The Asian Floor Wage Alliance Anannya Bhattacharjee and Ashim Roy 20. Twilight of the Machinocrats: Creative Industries, Design, and the Future of Human Labour Alan Freeman Appendix to Part II: Current Networks of Radical Labour Research Örsan Şenalp and Mehmet Gürsan Şenalp PART III. PRODUCTION, REPRODUCTION, NATURE Introduction to Part III 21. Tracking Bodies, the ‘Quantified Self’ and the Corporeal Turn Phoebe Moore 22. Production in Everyday Life: Poetics and Prosaics Matt Davies 23. Automobility: Culture, (Re-)Production, and Sustainability Matthew Paterson 24. Risk Capitalism, Crisis of Socialisation, and Loss of Civilisation Werner Seppmann 25. Servicing the World: Women, Transnational Migration and Sex Work in a Neoliberal Era Christine B. N. Chin 26. Molecular Biotechnologies: Insights on Production through the Lens of Reproduction Miriam Boyer 27. Alternatives to Agribusiness: Agro-ecology and the Peasant Principle Sylvia Kay 28. Strategies of a Green Economy, Contours of a Green Capitalism Ulrich Brand and Markus Wissen Conclusion: Emergent Predatory Logics Saskia Sassen Index

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Book SynopsisThe expert authors in this timely volume offer diverse perspectives on how corruption distorts state and market relations, while drawing from insights in political science, economics, and law.This book represents a new wave of research in political economy, relying on methodological rigor to address topics ranging from corruption in taxation and trade to crony capitalism and false anti-corruption reforms. Key chapters provide a thorough review of the literature on links between political connections and democratic institutions. Special attention is paid to the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention, the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, China's anti-corruption drive, and language used to discuss tax evasion. Case studies from various regions-such as China, Paraguay, South Africa, and New York City-anchor the analysis with real-world situations.Greed, Corruption, and the Modern State is a critical resource for students, researchers, and practitioners interested in development, economics, governance, and corruption.Contributors: P. Alldridge, D. Batzilis, J. Bussell, K.E. Davis, A. Díaz-Cayeros, R. Fisman, N. Hite-Rubin, F. Hualing, R. Huang, P. Lagunes, B. Magaloni, K. Moene, V. Romero, S. Rose-Ackerman, S. Sequeira, T. Søreide, M.C. Stephenson, S. Straub, F. VareseTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Susan Rose-Ackerman and Paul Lagunes PART I POLITICAL CONNECTIONS, CORRUPTION AND POLICY 1. Typologies of Corruption: A Pragmatic Approach Jennifer Bussell 2. Good Governance Facades Kalle Moene and Tina Søreide 3. Political Connections and Commerce - A Global Perspective Raymond Fisman 4. Corruption and Democratic Institutions: A Review and Synthesis Matthew C. Stephenson 5. Wielding the Sword: President Xi’s New Anti-Corruption Campaign Fu Hualing PART II CORRUPTION AND STATE PERFORMANCE 6. The Story of Paraguayan Dams: The Long Term Consequences of Wrongdoing in Procurement Stéphane Straub 7. Saving Gotham: Fighting Corruption in New York City’s Property Tax System Paul Lagunes and Rongyao Huang 8. Corruption and Trade Costs Sandra Sequeira 9. A Corruption, Military Procurement and FDI Nexus? Nancy Hite-Rubin 10. Caught in the Crossfire: The Geography of Extortion and Police Corruption in Mexico Alberto Díaz-Cayeros, Beatriz Magaloni and Vidal Romero PART III CONTROLLING CORRUPTION ACROSS INTERNATIONAL BORDERS 11. Bribing Abroad Dimitris Batzilis 12. Regulation of Foreign Bribery: The FCPA Enforcement Model Kevin E. Davis 13. Tax Avoidance, Tax Evasion, Money Laundering and the Problem of ‘Offshore’ Peter Alldridge 14. Underground Banking and Corruption Federico Varese Index

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Book SynopsisIs the United States ceding its economic power to China? In this compelling book, Gordon C.K. Cheung uses theoretical exploration as well as empirical studies to scrutinize this key question and China's complex relations with the global economy. Employing innovative concepts, the author demonstrates that China's economic identity is now heavily influenced by the growth in its entrepreneurial spirit.Critically questioning the ebbing authority of the US in the East Asian region, Cheung identifies how China's exercise of soft power not only appeals to East Asian historical tradition, but also has begun to translate into tangible economic benefits. The author evaluates China's future economic competitiveness in the global economy and how its performance will be tested in areas of national interest: the protection of intellectual property rights, financial integration and the role of China's sovereign wealth funds. China's two grand ambitions, the Belt and Road Initiative and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank - both of enormous significance to the future of global economic development - are also discussed. With strong empirical evidence and a fresh perspective on China's development, this book will be of great interest to postgraduate students of economics, international relations, business and globalization, as well as scholars and policy makers interested in China's international influence.Trade Review'This is a fascinating book that goes well beyond the conventional academic debates and focuses a great deal on China's political-economic development in the past 10-15 years. It's written in a highly accessible manner and filled with very timely information or evidence from the author's original fieldwork and useful secondary sources. I am particularly impressed by the wide-ranging issues covered in this very readable book, from China's massive industrial transformation and domestic entrepreneurship to more recent phenomena such as innovation, financialization, and globalization. It helps us understand far better China's rise in the new global economy than many highly specialized monographs on China's economic transformation.' --Henry Wai-chung Yeung, Global Production Networks Centre, National University of Singapore'Anyone trying to make sense of China's transformative impact on the global economy needs to read Gordon Cheung's timely and accessible analysis of its rise and growing influence.' --Mark Beeson, The University of Western AustraliaTable of ContentsContents: Preface PART 1 INTRODUCTION 1. China’s economic transformation in a changing world PART II PERSPECTIVES AND DEVELOPMENT 2. From hegemonic decline to regional interdependence: shifting economic paradigm 3. From peaceful rise to soft power: the manufacturing of attractiveness 4. From developmental to entrepreneurial: varieties of political economy PART III NEW GLOBAL ECONOMIC FOOTPRINTS 5. Innovation protection and the significance of intellectual property rights 6. Crisis resolution and the global financial competition 7. Global inequality, sovereign wealth funds and China’s ‘go out’ enterprises PART IV CONCLUSION 8. Globalization, resistance and assimilation References Index

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Book SynopsisThis collection of chapters constitutes a highly valuable and informed input to the debate on the European Union's present and potential role in the shaping of our common future. Together, the contributors take a comprehensive perspective covering legal, political and economic imbalances in the world that are of acute relevance for the possibilities to effectively tackle challenges common to us all, such as climate change, poverty, trafficking and the supply of scarce fundamental commodities. To what extent can the European Union be a constructive force in ameliorating these imbalances, and thereby in world politics, and how ought it to proceed?'- Per Cramér, University of Gothenburg, Sweden'The international dimension of the EU's activities is under-researched and often poorly understood. This book, drawing on a range of disciplinary perspectives and bringing together a range of authors from the Nordic countries, provides a timely and well-thought-out exposition of the challenges the EU faces in the world.'- Iain Begg, London School of Economics and Political Science, UKThe EU's Role in Fighting Global Imbalances looks at the role of the European Union in addressing some of the greatest challenges of our time: poverty, protectionism, climate change, and human trafficking. The recent crisis has depleted the Union s economic and political resources. At the same time the Union is, like never before, expected to confront these global challenges on the world political arena, where new regional power centres are establishing themselves. Based on a broad and interdisciplinary understanding of the concept of global imbalances, this book argues that these challenges follow from pervasive global imbalances, which at root are economic, political, and legal in character.Contributions from ten leading scholars in the fields of economics, law, and political science provide in-depth analyses of three key dimensions of EU foreign policy, namely: the internal challenges facing the EU, as its 28 member countries struggle to coordinate their actions; the external challenges facing the EU on the global arena, in areas where global imbalances are particularly pervasive, and where measures taken by the Union can have an important impact; and the EU´s performance on the global arena, in the eyes of other key actors.This policy-oriented, interdisciplinary volume offers real insight into the European Union and its role in global affairs and will appeal to academics and policy-makers alike.Contributors: L. Aggestam, A.Bakardjieva Engelbrekt, A. Bigsten, S. Bogojevi , O. Elgström, M. Henrekson, A. Jonsson Cornell, A. Kokko, M. Mårtensson, A. Moberg, L. Oxelheim, T. Persson, T. Sanandaji, A. Schmidt-FelzmannTrade Review‘This collection of chapters constitutes a highly valuable and informed input to the debate on the European Union’s present and potential role in the shaping of our common future. Together, the contributors take a comprehensive perspective covering legal, political and economic imbalances in the world that are of acute relevance for the possibilities to effectively tackle challenges common to us all, such as climate change, poverty, trafficking and the supply of scarce fundamental commodities. To what extent can the European Union be a constructive force in ameliorating these imbalances, and thereby in world politics, and how ought it to proceed?’ -- Per Cramér, University of Gothenburg, Sweden‘The international dimension of the EU’s activities is under-researched and often poorly understood. This book, drawing on a range of disciplinary perspectives and bringing together a range of authors from the Nordic countries, provides a timely and well-thought-out exposition of the challenges the EU faces in the world.’ -- Iain Begg, London School of Economics and Political Science, UKTable of ContentsContents: 1. The EU and Global Inbalances Antonina Bakardjieva Engelbrekt, Moa Mårtensson, Lars Oxelheim and Thomas Persson 2. Transformative Power or Political Dwarf? European Leadership and Global Imbalances Lisbeth Aggestam 3. The Role of Aid in Reducing Global Imbalances: The EU and Africa Arne Bigsten 4. Superentrepreneurship and Global Inbalances: Closing Europe’s Gap to Other Industrialised Regions Magnus Henrekson and Tino Sanandaji 5. Global Imbalances in Climate Protection, Leadership Ambitions and EU Climate Change Law Sanja Bogojević 6. Human Trafficking as a Result of Global Imbalances: The Role of the European Union Anna Jonsson Cornell 7. Can the European Union Use Agreements to Even Out the Global Imbalance in the Protection of Human Rights? Andreas Moberg 8. The Imbalances Between the European Union and China Ari Kokko 9. The EU’s Relations With Russia: Off Balance and Beyond Repair? Anke Schmidt-Felzmann 10. External Perceptions of the EU: Obstacle or Asset in the Fight Against Global Imbalances? Ole Elgström Index

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Book SynopsisInstitutional theory has become one of the dominant organizational approaches in recent decades. Its roots can be traced to Europe and an important intellectual objective of this book is to examine North American theory strands and to reconnect them with European research traditions in order to explore new perspectives. For that purpose, this book focuses on how organizations and individuals handle heterogeneous and challenging social conditions which are subsequently reflected in various forms of change. In particular, the book: sheds light on neo-institutionalism from a European perspective examines neo-institutionalism in North American sociological and organizational theories and (re-)connects them with European research traditions explores novel and innovative methodologies to analyse institutions analyzes institutional and organizational change links micro- and macro-approaches to institutions reconnects organizational institutionalism with sociological theories. Finally, the book includes an afterword by John Meyer which is intended to stimulate further discussion. New Themes in Institutional Analysis will appeal to students and academics in organization, management and institutionalism.Contributors include: J.L. Alvarez, N. Arnold, C. Berg Johansen, S. Boch Waldorff, S. Bohn, M. Bottura, R. Corrado, G. Delmestri, G.S. Drori, B. Forgues, R.O. Friedland, M.A. Höllerer, T. Klatetzki, K. Kloos, V.P. Korff, G. Krücken, M. Lounsbury, C. Mazza, J.W. Meyer, R.E. Meyer, A. Mica, A. Oberg, V. Odorici, C.R. Oelberger, M. Pawlak, W.W. Powell, B. Soppe, J. Strandgaard Pedersen, S. Svejenova, P. Walgenbach, E. Weik, A. WestenholzTable of ContentsContents: 1. New themes in institutional analysis: Topics and issues from European research Georg Krücken, Renate E. Meyer and Peter Walgenbach 2. The value of institutional logics Roger Friedland 3. What are institutional logics - and where is the perspective taking us? Christina Berg Johansen and Susanne Boch Waldorff 4. Conventions and institutional logics. Invitation to a dialogue between two theoretical approaches Ann Westenholz 5. From contention to mainstream: Valuing and institutionalizing moral products Nadine Arnold and Birthe Soppe 6. Changing the C-suite: New Chief Officer roles as strategic responses to institutional complexity Silviya Svejenova and José Luis Alvarez 7. Refusing, connecting, and playing off conflicting institutional demands: A longitudinal study on the organizational handling of the end of nuclear power, climate protection, and the energy turnaround in Germany Stephan Bohn and Peter Walgenbach 8. Constructing domains of corporate social responsibility – a politicization of corporations at the expense of a de-politicization of society? Markus A. Höllerer, Renate E. Meyer and Michael Lounsbury 9. Forest and trees, institutional dynamics and artifacts: On visual organizational indicators of global and historical cultural patterns Gili S. Drori, Achim Oberg and Giuseppe Delmestri 10. Professional emergence and boundary work in the Italian wine industry: “Nella botte piccola c'è il vino buono” Marco Bottura, Raffaele Corrado, Bernard Forgues and Vincenza Odorici 11. Organizational adaptation and inverse trajectories: Two cities and their film festivals Carmelo Mazza and Jesper Strandgaard Pedersen 12. Institutional analysis in a digital era: Mechanisms and methods to understand emerging fields Walter W. Powell, Achim Oberg, Valeska Korff, Carrie Oelberger and Karina Kloos 13. Organizing vigilante lynching. A neo-institutional perspective Thomas Klatetzki 14. Coping with the unintended consequences of institutional work Mikołaj Pawlak and Adriana Mica 15. Institutions as adverbs? The dynamic form of institutional substances Elke Weik 16. Fragmented organizations in the society of organizations John W. Meyer Index

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Book SynopsisChina's recent evolution is not only a story of extraordinary economic growth but also a story of great institutional change. Fan Zhang challenges traditional theory to explain the real origins of China's reform, the political and economic forces driving it, and the reasoning behind its stagnation. The institutional re-arrangement of government and market has been crucial in this marketization process.Using a wealth of documents and cases, Zhang provides a detailed analysis of China's institutional changes over the past 40 years, focusing on the government-market relationship. A theoretical framework is presented to explain the targets and incentives of government and business firms in a bureaucratic-market system, which promoted economic growth, but also fostered corruption and resulted in a re-centralisation of the system. Using an index of marketization in China since 1978, Zhang shows that overall, market expansion has continued but with diminishing marginal gains. The government control of financial resources that had previously been relaxed in the early years of reform has been enhanced to some extent as a result of the changing institutional environment. Policy makers dealing with China-related policies, researchers and postgraduate students in political science, economics and Chinese studies will find this book a compelling exploration of the current and constant cooperation and conflict between government and market.Trade ReviewA report on South China Morning News on the author and the book can be find at scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/2168432/china-must-recapture-reformist-mood-safeguard-its-economicTable of ContentsContents: Introduction to The Institutional Evolution of China 1. Analytical Framework 2. From Command-and-Control to Reform: 1949-1978 3. Reform 1979-1989: Building Market Institutions 4. Reform and Political Coalition: 1990-2003 5. Stagnation: 2003-2012 6. The Post-Reform Period: 2012-Present 7. Lessons Learned and Long-Term Expectations References Index

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Book SynopsisThis collection of chapters comprises timely aspects of two rapidly growing bodies of academic research: entrepreneurship and economic freedom.Expert editors add to an important field of research, the economics of entrepreneurship, and explore how institutions influence entrepreneurial behavior. This book provides comprehensive and contemporary insights into the interaction between economic behavior of firms and households, economic freedom, and entrepreneurship, and how it generates an environment with greater opportunities for growth and development for individuals, households, and private-sector firms.This advanced and revolutionary book will prove to be a valuable tool for academics conducting research in entrepreneurship and/or economic freedom as well as for graduate students studying in these areas. The volume also provides insight into the measurement and value of economic freedom around the world, making it a useful resource for policymakers and practitioners. Contributors: G.M. Alexander, N.J.Ashby, D.L. Bennett, J. Bologna, R. Boylan, S.B. Caudill, T. Cavusoglu, R.J. Cebula, J.R. Clark, S.O. Crofton, O. Dincer, R.K. Goel, D.M. Gropper, R.W. Hafer, Joshua C. Hall, V. Hartarska, J.C. Heckelman, R.G. Holcombe, J.V. Koch, R. Lawson, D.R. Lee, J.E. Long, F.G. Mixon, Jr., R. Murphy, M.A. Nelson, B. Nikolaev, J.E. Payne, R.M. Robinson, M.G. Simonton, D. Stansel, D. Tarabar, R. VedderTrade Review'This is an indispensable book for anyone seriously interested in learning about the many ways in which economic freedom incentivizes behavior to promote growth and development. The topics covered and analyses provided should prove equally useful to academics, business leaders, and policymakers. Most importantly, this is the right book to understand how such freedom can improve the lives of people in countries everywhere.' --James Barth, Auburn University and Milken Institute, US'Cebula, Hall, Mixon and Payne provide an intellectual feast on the relationship between various measures of economic freedom, entrepreneurship, and economic prosperity and underlying theory. Their book is happily both a valuable read for citizens and scholars who want to know more about economic freedom research and an excellent teachers choice for senior and graduate seminars in economics, public policy, and politics.' --Bruce Yandle, Clemson University and George Mason University, USTable of ContentsContents: 1. Misperceptions about Capitalism, Government and Inequality Daniel L. Bennett and Richard J. Cebula 2. Measuring Institutions and Policies Across Countries Robert Lawson and Ryan Murphy 3. Economic Freedom Studies: A Survey Joshua C. Hall, Dean Stansel and Danko Tarabar 4. Sub-National Indices of Economic Freedom Dean Stansel and Jamie Bologna 5. Institutions and Entrepreneurship Randall G. Holcombe 6. The Entrepreneurial Ethic, Economic Behavior, and Motivation Richard M. Robinson 7. Freedom as a Public Good J.R. Clark and Dwight R. Lee 8. Economic Freedom Convergence Clubs Jac C. Heckelman 9. An Exploratory Study Regarding Whether Greater Labor Freedom Reduces New Home Prices Daniel L. Bennett, Richard J. Cebula and Robert Boylan 10. The Impact of Property Confiscation Experiences on Individual Patience in Transition Economies: An Exploratory Study Steven B. Caudill, Stephanie O. Crofton, James E. Long, Franklin G. Mixon, Jr. and Mary Greer Simonton 11. Economic Freedom, Economic Behavior and Settlement Patterns: Preliminary Evidence for 2010 for the Case of Undocumented Immigrants Richard J. Cebula 12. Why Do People Move from One Metropolitan Area to Another? James V. Koch 13. Preliminary Findings on the Impact of Labor Market Freedom on the Male Labor Force Participation Rate Gigi M. Alexander and Richard J. Cebula 14. Economic Freedom and Microfinance Efficiency in Eastern Europe and Central Asia Steven B. Caudill, Daniel M. Gropper, Valentina Hartarska and Franklin G. Mixon, Jr. 15. Economic Freedom and Subjective Well-Being Boris Nikolaev 16. Destructive and Productive Entrepreneurship: An Analysis of International Panel Data Nathan J. Ashby 17. On The Relationship Between Economic Freedom and Entrepreneurship R.W. Hafer 18. Entrepreneurship and Cross-National Economic Freedom Rajeev K. Goel, Michael A. Nelson and James E. Payne 19. Economic Freedom and Entrepreneurial Activity in American States Tarkan Cavusoglu and Oguzhan Dincer 20. Freedom, Growth and Entrepreneurship: Several Sources of US Evidence Richard Vedder 21. The US Entrepreneurship-Unemployment Nexus James E. Payne Index

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Book SynopsisThis wide-ranging set of papers deals with crucial questions in economic theory, economic policy and economic history. The papers help explain why economic performance deteriorated dramatically in the West over the past three decades as the ''Golden Age'' of capitalism after World War II was replaced by global neoliberal capitalism. They show that theoretical frameworks rooted in the radical and heterodox traditions can explain this evolution and the current global economic and financial crisis, something mainstream theories cannot do. Topics include but are not limited to: methodology: a critique of ''positivism'' is used to explain why mainstream reliance on fairy-tale assumptions should be replaced by realistic assumption sets as argued by Marx and Keynes Marx, Keynes and Minsky on financial market instability versus mainstream theories of ''efficient'' financial markets how Keynes's assumption that the future is unknowable revolutionized not only macro theory but the micro theory of agent choice as well structural causes of the current global financial crisis how innovative theories of competition, globalization, capital investment and financialization inspired by Marx, Keynes and Schumpeter can be used to explain the crisis tendencies of neoliberal capitalism the influence of class conflict on economic policy, including in the current ''austerity'' regimes. The papers in this book should be of interest to most economists and can be used in both graduate and upper level undergraduate courses. Many of these papers are accessible to anyone who reads the business press.Trade ReviewThis is a marvelous collection of essays of Jim Crotty. They are a joy to read, and provide contributions a plenty for analysing and understanding the evolution of capitalism through globalization and financialization, and developing theories alternative to the mainstream based on realistic assumptions.' --Malcolm Sawyer, University of Leeds, UK'No one has written with greater clarity and insight about economic theory and capitalist dynamics in the past three decades than James Crotty. This collection, assembling his best papers in one place, is a must-have for established and aspirational political economists alike. There is wisdom on every page.' --Gary Dymski, Leeds University Business School, UK'At a time when mainstream economics is being questioned across the world for its lack of relevance and inability to explain observed reality, James Crotty's work comes as a welcome reminder of how economics can be both relevant and insightful. This body of work spanning more than four decades is still fresh and topical, and essential reading for anyone who wants to understand contemporary capitalism.' --Jayati Ghosh, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, IndiaTable of ContentsContents: Introduction PART I: METHODOLOGY AND THEORY AS IF REALITY MATTERED: FRIEDMAN VS. KEYNES, MARX AND MINSKY 1. The Realism of Assumptions Does Matter: Why Keynes-Minsky Theory Must Replace Efficient Market Theory as the Guide to Financial Regulation Policy 2. Are Keynesian Uncertainty and Macrotheory Compatible? Conventional Decision Making, Institutional Structures and Conditional Stability in Keynesian Macromodels 3. The Centrality of Money, Credit and Financial Intermediation in Marx’s Crisis Theory: An Interpretation of Marx’s Methodology PART II: UNDERSTANDING THE GREAT FINANCIAL CRISIS OF 2007-2008 4. If Financial Market Competition is Intense, Why are Financial Firm Profits so High?: Reflections on the Current “Golden Age” of Finance 5. Structural Causes of the Global Financial Crisis: A Critical Assessment of the “New Financial Architecture” 6. How Bonus-Driven “Rainmaker” Financial Firms Enrich Top Employees, Destroy Shareholder Value and Create Systemic Financial Instability PART III: KEYNES, THE “KEYNESIANS” AND “NEW KEYNESIANS” ON INVESTMENT THEORY 7. Is New Keynesian Investment Theory Really “Keynesian”?: Reflections on Fazzari and Variato 8. Owner-Manager Conflict and Financial Theories of Investment Instability: A Critical Assessment of Keynes, Tobin and Minsky PART IV: COMPETITION, GLOBALIZATION, ACCUMULATION AND FINANCIALIZATION IN THE SPIRIT OF MARX, SCHUMPETER AND KEYNES 9. Rethinking Marxian Investment Theory: Keynes-Minsky Instability, Competitive Regime Shifts and Coerced Investment 10. Core Industries, Coercive Competition and the Structural Contradictions of Global Neoliberalism 11. The Neoliberal Paradox: The Impact of Destructive Product Market Competition and Modern Financial Markets on Nonfinancial Corporation Performance in the Neoliberal Era PART V: RADICAL THEORY, CLASS CONFLICT AND POLICY IN THE US AND ABROAD 12. Was Keynes a Corporatist?: Keynes’s Radical Views on Industrial Policy and Macro Policy in the 1920s 13. Class Conflict and Macropolicy: The Political Business Cycle 14. The Great Austerity War in the US: What Caused the US Deficit Crisis and Who Should Pay to Fix It? 15. Was IMF-Imposed Economic Regime Change in South Korea Justified: The Political Economy of the IMF Index

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Book SynopsisThe emergent Indignados movement in Spain is transforming Spanish politics and society, heralding an end to the Transition since Franco, and responding to multiple legitimation crises in Spain and in Europe. This movement is rooted in the Stop Evictions campaign led by Ada Colau in Barcelona following the bursting of the subprime mortgage bubble in the wake of the 2008; as well as the 15-M Movement arising in May 2011 Puerta del Sol of Madrid, symbolizing the Indignez-Vous outrage of a lost generation.

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Book SynopsisThe policy framework advocated by Minford et al. . . . is grounded in economic theory and an incisive empirical analysis of the costs of UK's membership of the EU. Their thesis that the EU is a political union practising economic protectionism in the guise of gradualism towards free trade makes sense. . . . Minford and his associates' analysis suggests that the EU's policy framework of free trade for members but restrictions on trade of non-members with the EU countries is a second best policy adopted to promote political rather than economic objectives.'- V.N. Balasubramanyam, Lancaster University, UK'The EU got the Nobel Prize for Peace in 2012, but such an award is not forthcoming for economics. In fact, the EU faces a stern public discontent throughout Europe. For years EU leaders have been unable to agree on almost anything. The eurozone's toxic monetary embrace is a colossal failure that has provoked misery in most of the participating countries and, worst of all, suffocated the hopes of prosperity for many years to come. The EU is no longer a venture that inspires people to run on barricades to defend it. Should Britain be a part of the crumbling EU project? This book provides a timely and documented answer. It is highly recommended reading.'- Miroslav N. Jovanovi , University of Geneva, Switzerland'Much too much of the debate about the UK's relationship with the European Union relies upon general declarations unsupported by facts and assertions and claims not substantiated by evidence. This is why we need so badly the careful quantitative analysis provided by Patrick Minford and his colleagues. The UK electorate will have a momentous decision to take when the EU referendum takes place. History and emotions will be important, but getting the facts straight is even more vital.'- John Mills, Founder and Chairman of JML and Co-Chairman of Business for Britain'Patrick Minford and his team have performed a hugely valuable service by quantifying the costs of Britain's EU membership. In particular, they show that Britain pays too much for too high a proportion of its imports. The EU's protectionism in its trade with the rest of the world costs Britain a significant slice of its national output. Their demonstration of this vital point is thought-provoking and sophisticated, and greatly strengthens the case for the UK to leave the EU.'- Tim Congdon, CBE, International Monetary Research LtdPlaced in the context of the upcoming referendum, this second edition brings up to date a thorough review of all economic aspects of the UK's membership of the EU. It notes the intention of the EU to move to 'ever closer union' and the nature of the regulatory and general economic philosophy of its dominant members, whose position is enforced by qualified majority voting. The book highlights the UK s dilemma that, while extending free markets to its local region is attractive, this European philosophy and closer union are substantially at odds with the UK's traditions of free markets and freedom under the common law.This comprehensive examination of the economic costs and benefits of membership uses state-of-the-art modeling methods and includes estimates of its net costs as a percentage of GDP. The book explains how the decision to leave would follow from a judgement on the political economy of the EU as compared with that of the UK. It details the misconceptions involved in much of the debate about trade with the EU, and argues that the key issue is not access to markets but rather the prices at which trade takes place. Covered in careful detail is the economics of the UK's trade with the EU in the key sectors of agriculture, manufacturing, and services.Trade Review‘The policy framework advocated by Minford et al. . . is grounded in economic theory and an incisive empirical analysis of the costs of UK’s membership of the EU. Their thesis that the EU is a political union practising economic protectionism in the guise of gradualism towards free trade makes sense. . . Minford and his associates’ analysis suggests that the EU’s policy framework of free trade for members but restrictions on trade of non-members with the EU countries is a second best policy adopted to promote political rather than economic objectives.’ -- V.N. Balasubramanyam, Lancaster University, UK‘The EU got the Nobel Prize for Peace in 2012, but such an award is not forthcoming for economics. In fact, the EU faces a stern public discontent throughout Europe. For years EU leaders have been unable to agree on almost anything. The eurozone’s toxic monetary embrace is a colossal failure that has provoked misery in most of the participating countries and, worst of all, suffocated the hopes of prosperity for many years to come. The EU is no longer a venture that inspires people to run on barricades to defend it. Should Britain be a part of the crumbling EU project? This book provides a timely and documented answer. It is highly recommended reading.’ -- Miroslav N. Jovanovic, University of Geneva, Switzerland‘Much too much of the debate about the UK’s relationship with the European Union relies upon general declarations unsupported by facts and assertions and claims not substantiated by evidence. This is why we need so badly the careful quantitative analysis provided by Patrick Minford and his colleagues. The UK electorate will have a momentous decision to take when the EU referendum takes place. History and emotions will be important, but getting the facts straight is even more vital.’ -- John Mills, Founder and Chairman of JML and Co-Chairman of Business for Britain'Patrick Minford and his team have performed a hugely valuable service by quantifying the costs of Britain’s EU membership. In particular, they show that Britain pays too much for too high a proportion of its imports. The EU’s protectionism in its trade with the rest of the world costs Britain a significant slice of its national output. Their demonstration of this vital point is thought-provoking and sophisticated, and greatly strengthens the case for the UK to leave the EU' -- Tim Congdon, CBE, International Monetary Research Ltd‘Whether you are IN or OUT, this is certainly a book worth reading, in order to gain some knowledge and insight into both sides of the argument.’ -- Breakaway ReviewersTable of ContentsContents: PART I UK COSTS AND BENEFITS OF EU MEMBERSHIP 1. Introduction, The UK’s Relationship to the EU, The Aim of this Book and Policy Conclusions 2. The Costs of EU Regulation 3. The Cost of the Euro 4. The Cost of EU Trade Policies for the UK PART II RECENT TRADE DEVELOPMENTS- FACTS AND ANALYSIS 5. Agriculture 6. Manufactures 7. Services Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThe policy framework advocated by Minford et al. . . . is grounded in economic theory and an incisive empirical analysis of the costs of UK's membership of the EU. Their thesis that the EU is a political union practising economic protectionism in the guise of gradualism towards free trade makes sense. . . . Minford and his associates' analysis suggests that the EU's policy framework of free trade for members but restrictions on trade of non-members with the EU countries is a second best policy adopted to promote political rather than economic objectives.'- V.N. Balasubramanyam, Lancaster University, UK'The EU got the Nobel Prize for Peace in 2012, but such an award is not forthcoming for economics. In fact, the EU faces a stern public discontent throughout Europe. For years EU leaders have been unable to agree on almost anything. The eurozone's toxic monetary embrace is a colossal failure that has provoked misery in most of the participating countries and, worst of all, suffocated the hopes of prosperity for many years to come. The EU is no longer a venture that inspires people to run on barricades to defend it. Should Britain be a part of the crumbling EU project? This book provides a timely and documented answer. It is highly recommended reading.'- Miroslav N. Jovanovi , University of Geneva, Switzerland'Much too much of the debate about the UK's relationship with the European Union relies upon general declarations unsupported by facts and assertions and claims not substantiated by evidence. This is why we need so badly the careful quantitative analysis provided by Patrick Minford and his colleagues. The UK electorate will have a momentous decision to take when the EU referendum takes place. History and emotions will be important, but getting the facts straight is even more vital.'- John Mills, Founder and Chairman of JML and Co-Chairman of Business for Britain'Patrick Minford and his team have performed a hugely valuable service by quantifying the costs of Britain's EU membership. In particular, they show that Britain pays too much for too high a proportion of its imports. The EU's protectionism in its trade with the rest of the world costs Britain a significant slice of its national output. Their demonstration of this vital point is thought-provoking and sophisticated, and greatly strengthens the case for the UK to leave the EU.'- Tim Congdon, CBE, International Monetary Research LtdPlaced in the context of the upcoming referendum, this second edition brings up to date a thorough review of all economic aspects of the UK's membership of the EU. It notes the intention of the EU to move to 'ever closer union' and the nature of the regulatory and general economic philosophy of its dominant members, whose position is enforced by qualified majority voting. The book highlights the UK s dilemma that, while extending free markets to its local region is attractive, this European philosophy and closer union are substantially at odds with the UK's traditions of free markets and freedom under the common law.This comprehensive examination of the economic costs and benefits of membership uses state-of-the-art modeling methods and includes estimates of its net costs as a percentage of GDP. The book explains how the decision to leave would follow from a judgement on the political economy of the EU as compared with that of the UK. It details the misconceptions involved in much of the debate about trade with the EU, and argues that the key issue is not access to markets but rather the prices at which trade takes place. Covered in careful detail is the economics of the UK's trade with the EU in the key sectors of agriculture, manufacturing, and services.Trade Review‘The policy framework advocated by Minford et al. . . is grounded in economic theory and an incisive empirical analysis of the costs of UK’s membership of the EU. Their thesis that the EU is a political union practising economic protectionism in the guise of gradualism towards free trade makes sense. . . Minford and his associates’ analysis suggests that the EU’s policy framework of free trade for members but restrictions on trade of non-members with the EU countries is a second best policy adopted to promote political rather than economic objectives.’ -- V.N. Balasubramanyam, Lancaster University, UK‘The EU got the Nobel Prize for Peace in 2012, but such an award is not forthcoming for economics. In fact, the EU faces a stern public discontent throughout Europe. For years EU leaders have been unable to agree on almost anything. The eurozone’s toxic monetary embrace is a colossal failure that has provoked misery in most of the participating countries and, worst of all, suffocated the hopes of prosperity for many years to come. The EU is no longer a venture that inspires people to run on barricades to defend it. Should Britain be a part of the crumbling EU project? This book provides a timely and documented answer. It is highly recommended reading.’ -- Miroslav N. Jovanovic, University of Geneva, Switzerland‘Much too much of the debate about the UK’s relationship with the European Union relies upon general declarations unsupported by facts and assertions and claims not substantiated by evidence. This is why we need so badly the careful quantitative analysis provided by Patrick Minford and his colleagues. The UK electorate will have a momentous decision to take when the EU referendum takes place. History and emotions will be important, but getting the facts straight is even more vital.’ -- John Mills, Founder and Chairman of JML and Co-Chairman of Business for Britain'Patrick Minford and his team have performed a hugely valuable service by quantifying the costs of Britain’s EU membership. In particular, they show that Britain pays too much for too high a proportion of its imports. The EU’s protectionism in its trade with the rest of the world costs Britain a significant slice of its national output. Their demonstration of this vital point is thought-provoking and sophisticated, and greatly strengthens the case for the UK to leave the EU' -- Tim Congdon, CBE, International Monetary Research Ltd‘Whether you are IN or OUT, this is certainly a book worth reading, in order to gain some knowledge and insight into both sides of the argument.’ -- Breakaway ReviewersTable of ContentsContents: PART I UK COSTS AND BENEFITS OF EU MEMBERSHIP 1. Introduction, The UK’s Relationship to the EU, The Aim of this Book and Policy Conclusions 2. The Costs of EU Regulation 3. The Cost of the Euro 4. The Cost of EU Trade Policies for the UK PART II RECENT TRADE DEVELOPMENTS- FACTS AND ANALYSIS 5. Agriculture 6. Manufactures 7. Services Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisElgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences and law, expertly written by the world's leading scholars. This Advanced Introduction presents a focused narrative about political decision-making based on the work that has defined public choice as a discipline. Randall G. Holcombe emphasizes the theoretical foundations of Public Choice, examining the way that voter preferences are aggregated through democratic decision-making, the way that political exchange leads to the production of public policy, and the way that the constitutional framework within which political activity takes place is designed. He provides a concise discussion of the main models of Public Choice in an engaging manner, giving readers a foundation for understanding the theoretical and empirical work in the field. Each chapter ends with a Notes section that discusses the research on which the chapter is based, with an emphasis on the pioneering work that has shaped the development of Public Choice.Undergraduate and graduate level students in economics, political science and public administration will find this introduction an essential resource for understanding political decision making. Instructors in those fields will find this book a useful and affordable text and an indispensable resource for teaching Public Choice.Trade Review'In this slim volume, Randall Holcombe takes the reader masterfully on an informative journey through the main regions of public choice theory. Among the topics this fine volume covers are voting theory, presidential vs. parliamentary systems, interest groups, bureaucracy, political entrepreneurship, and constitutional political economy. Someone who works through this book will be solidly prepared to venture into the higher reaches of public choice theory.' --Richard E. Wagner, George Mason University'Robert Kennedy said that ''Some men see things as they are, and ask why. I dream of things that never were, and ask why not.'' This is a book for both kinds of people. Holcombe provides a hard-headed analysis of how government and politics actually works, and careful analysis of why the dreams for optimal outcomes, whether coming from the formal models of supposedly sophisticated economists, (based on ''as if'' assumptions that exclude politics), or those coming from idealist ''reformers'' (stemming from their utopian visions), end up shattered by harsh behavioral and institutional realities. Written in a completely non-technical fashion, and covering topics like rational ignorance, rent-seeking and regulatory capture, this book works beautifully either as a complement to traditional introductory economics courses, or to introductory courses in political science.' --Bernard Grofman, University of California, Irvine'The author has extensive personal connections to all the aspects of public choice, and has produced a masterful volume. The insights of public choice are varied, but its explanatory power is consistent. Holcombe manages to weave together an interesting and informed commentary on the many strands of public choice scholarship in a way that will be useful even to experts, while providing an overview that a determined newcomer will be able to pick up immediately.' --Michael Munger, Duke UniversityTable of ContentsContents: Part I: Introduction 1. Public Choice and Public Policy Part II: Aggregating Voter Preferences 2. The Politics of Left and Right 3. Institutions: Proportional vs. Plurality; Parliamentary vs. Presidential 4. Political Strategy: Turnout and the Distribution of Preferences 5. Multidimensional Issue Space 6. Why Do People Vote? Rational Ignorance, Expressive Voting, Rational Irrationality Part III: Designing Public Policy 7. Transaction Costs and Political Exchange 8. Political Markets: Interest Groups, Rent-Seeking, and Regulatory Capture 9. Bureaucracy 10. Political Organization: Districts, Committees, and Institutional Design 11. Political Entrepreneurship Part IV: Constitutional Design 12. Constitutional and Post-Constitutional Decision-Making 13. Interest Groups and Constitutional Evolution 14. Checks and Balances: Elites and Masses Index

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Book SynopsisOver the past few decades, corporations have been neglected in studies of international political economy (IPE). Seeking to demystify them, what they are, how they behave and their goals and constraints, this Handbook introduces the corporation as a unit of analysis for students of IPE. Providing critical discussion of their global and domestic power, and highlighting the ways in which corporations interact with each other and with their socio-political environment, this Handbook presents a thorough and up-to-date overview of the main debates around the role of corporations in the global political economy. Bringing together international contributors, this Handbook provides a nuanced and global perspective on the IPE of corporations. With a multidisciplinary introduction to corporations from an IPE perspective, this Handbook investigates the role of the corporation in the twenty-first century and highlights the complexities of corporations and the environments in which they exist. Chapters provide insights into corporations' internal structures, how they are embedded in their national environments and how their transnational relations are structured, as well as their position in the global economy. Carefully written and edited to ensure accessibility, the Handbook of the International Political Economy of the Corporation is a crucial resource for students of IPE seeking to deepen their understanding of the discipline as well as for postgraduate scholars who need reference material within which to frame their research. Contributors: C. Bakir, M.V. Balestro, T.L. Berge, D. Bohle, L. Campling, W.K. Carroll, J. Clifton, F. de Beule, D. Díaz-Fuentes, A. Dienes, M. Ebenau, S. Eckert, J. Eckhardt, D. Finchelstein, D. Fuchs, B. Ganson, J.-C. Graz, C. Gregoratti, T. Gumbert, H. Hveem, O.C. Iheduru, A. Jakli , D. Kinderman, J. Klinkhammer, H.-A. Lee, C. May, L. Mondi, G. Morgan, A. Nölke, S. Pinto, M. Pohlmann, A. Rebérioux, A. Roberts, G. Roudaut, J.P. Sapinski, V. Scepanovic, B. Selwyn, S. Tornhill, A. Wennmann, M.A. Witt, J. Woods, K. YoungTrade Review'This book does an excellent job of bringing together a range of studies that give centrality to corporations, often anchored in national systems but with global aspirations. Different countries and regions, as well as different policy fields, are covered, and different theoretical perspectives from specialists across the social sciences are offered. The Handbook provides interesting examples of how corporations exercise power, may come to dominate policy at domestic and international levels and under specific circumstances are strong enough to present themselves as problem solvers.' --Karsten Ronit, University of Copenhagen, DenmarkTable of ContentsContents: 1. The delusion of the global corporation: Introduction to the Handbook Christian May and Andreas Nölke PART I THE CORPORATION AND ITS STAKEHOLDERS 2. Corporate governance and accountability Antoine Rebérioux and Gwenaël Roudaut 3. Interlocking directorates and corporate networks J.P. Sapinski and William K. Carroll 4. Labour in the corporation: the political economy of capital versus the political economy of labour Matthias Ebenau 5. Worker co-operatives and other alternative forms of business organization Sanjay Pinto 6. Corporations, gender equality and women’s empowerment: feminism co-opted? Catia Gregoratti, Adrienne Roberts and Sofie Tornhill 7. The state and public corporations Judith Clifton and Daniel Díaz-Fuentes 8. Corruption, organizational deviance and corporate compliance Markus Pohlmann and Julian Klinkhammer PART II DOMESTIC INSTITUTIONAL EMBEDDING OF THE CORPORATION 9. The company in Western business systems and national varieties of advanced capitalism Sandra Eckert 10. The institutional embeddedness of transnational corporations: dependent capitalism in Central and Eastern Europe Vera Šćepanović and Dorothee Bohle 11. Asian business systems Michael A. Witt 12. Natural resource corporations and patrimonial capitalism: Russia and the Arab region Alexandra Dienes (née Vasileva) 13. Social embedding of the corporation: family conglomerates around the world Diego Finchelstein 14. The varying role of the state in the making of Latin American multinationals Moisés V. Balestro 15. Affirmative action and corporate development in Malaysia and South Africa Hwok-Aun Lee and Lumkile Mondi PART III CROSS-BORDER INVESTMENTS AND NEGOTIATIONS 16. Multinational enterprises: theories, practices, effects and policies Filip de Beule and Andreja Jaklič 17. Power relations within multinational corporations Glenn Morgan 18. Host State Bargaining with Multinationals Caner Bakir and Judith Woods 19. The corporation and violent conflict: perspectives, policy responses and future trends Brian Ganson and Achim Wennmann 20. The international regime for investment: a history of failed multilateralism Tarald Laudal Berge and Helge Hveem 21. The African corporation, ‘Africapitalism’ and regional integration in Africa Okechukwu C. Iheduru PART IV THE CORPORATION AS A GLOBAL PLAYER 22. The corporation as an institution of global governance Christopher May 23. Corporations and global standards of corporate social responsibility Daniel Kinderman 24. The modern financial corporation and global policy Kevin Young 25. Corporations and global trade policy-making in the twenty-first century Jappe Eckhardt 26. Value chains and the world economy: genealogies and reformulations Liam Campling and Benjamin Selwyn 27. The power of corporations in global food sector governance Tobias Gumbert and Doris Fuchs 28. Global corporations and the governance of standards Jean-Christophe Graz Index

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Book SynopsisHow have the most influential political economists of the past three centuries theorized about sovereign borrowing and shaped its now widespread use? This important question receives a comprehensive answer in this original work, featuring careful textual analysis and illuminating exhibits of public debt empirics since 1700. Beyond its value as a definitive, authoritative history of thought on public debt, this book rehabilitates and reintroduces a realist perspective into a contemporary debate now heavily dominated by pessimists and optimists alike. The book simultaneously explicates and critiques the most prominent theories concerning why states borrow in the first place, whether or not they borrow productively, the incidence of their debts, why they sometimes borrow too much and why they often default, whether explicitly or implicitly. The author classifies major public debt theorists as pessimists, optimists or realists. This book also examines the influence of regime types, especially why most modern welfare states tend not only to over-issue bonds but also to incur even larger implicit obligations via unfunded, off-balance sheet liabilities. Scholars and undergraduate and graduate students in economics and political science, as well as policymakers, will find this analysis of public debt and public spending insightful and revealing.Trade Review'Richard Salsman presents a powerful indictment of the world's delusions about public debt. His arguments are so lucid and evidence so clear that even politicians and journalists can follow them with much profit.' --(Steve H. Hanke, Johns Hopkins University, US)'The Political Economy of Public Debt is an insightful treatment of all the major theories and controversies regarding public debt since the 1700s. The author, moreover, is no axe grinder; to the contrary, he presents a fair and balanced narrative that will prove informative to all interested readers.' --(Richard Wagner, George Mason University, US)'Salsman provides a very insightful integration of the history of public debt and the primary theories regarding the consequences of governmental debt. His discussion of economic laws and political science raise a clear issue about the relationship of unrestricted democracy and unrestricted public debt. This book is an important contribution to understanding an issue that will have significant impact on the future of western civilization. Well worth reading.' --(John Allison, Retired Chairman and CEO of BB&T and Retired President and CEO of Cato Institute, US)Table of ContentsContents: Introduction 1. A Brief History of Public Debt 2. Classical Theories of Public Debt 3. Keynesian Theories of Public Debt 4. Public Choice and Public Debt 5. The Limits of Public Debt Conclusion Index

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Book SynopsisPolitical Entrepreneurship explores the role of political entrepreneurs in regional growth and entrepreneurial diversity. The authors define a political entrepreneur as a politician, bureaucrat or officer within the publicly funded sector who encourages entrepreneurship for growth and employment using innovative approaches. This book aims to enrich the established research on entrepreneurship with in-depth knowledge of the conditions conducive for political entrepreneurship in Sweden. Political entrepreneurs have the potential to be innovative and encourage entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial diversity by fundamentally challenging the prevailing formal and informal institutions. It is argued that, in times of economic stress, political entrepreneurship is essential to find new ways of promoting growth, employment and welfare. By using social science and economics perspectives, this study complements the dominant business administration research on entrepreneurship by increasing our knowledge of the economic and political contexts in which entrepreneurship and private enterprise is conducted.This book is essential reading for students, researchers and policymakers interested in politics, economics and entrepreneurship, as well as for those working in the public sector.Contributors include: D.E. Andersson, S. Andersson, A.E. Andersson, P. Assmo, C. Berggren, T. Bromander, C. Karlsson, M. Nilsson, C. Silander, D. Silander, P. Strömblad, M.-L. von Bergmann-Winberg, Y. von Friedrichs, E. WihlborgTrade Review'Policymakers, researchers and society at large struggle with ways in which policy can support entrepreneurship and business. There is a clear need for new and innovative policy tools. This collection of high-quality contributions puts political entrepreneurship at center stage, and illuminates the role the political entrepreneur could play in creating new and improved ways to develop and implement public support for entrepreneurship. The arguments are sound, and are presented and organized in a coherent way. The book is a pleasure to read and provides important insights.' --Martin Andersson, Blekinge Institute of Technology, Research Institute of Industrial Economics and Lund University, SwedenTable of ContentsContents: 1. The Political Entrepreneur for Regional Growth and Entrepreneurial Diversity Daniel Silander and Charlotte Silander 2. The Political Entrepreneur Daniel Silander 3. Legitimate and Legal Boundaries for Political Entrepreneurship Staffan Andersson and Tobias Bromander 4. Political Entrepreneurship, Industrial Policy and Regional Growth Charlie Karlsson 5. Political Entrepreneurship, Infrastructure and Regional Development David E. Andersson and Åke E. Andersson 6. Political Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Growth in Rural Areas Per Assmo and Elin Wihlborg 7. Political Entrepreneurs and Women´s Entrepreneurship Charlotte Silander and Caroline Berggren 8. Political Entrepreneurs, Networking Women Entrepreneurs and Business Growth Marie-Louise von Bergmann-Winberg and Yvonne von Friedrichs 9. Political Entrepreneurs and Immigrants’ Entrepreneurship Per Strömblad 10. Political Entrepreneurs, Higher Education and Young Entrepreneurship Martin Nilsson and Tobias Bromander 11. Political Entrepreneurship: final remarks Daniel Silander and Charlotte Silander Index

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Book SynopsisThis insightful book provides an astute analysis of how resilient multiple regional economies across Europe were to the global economic crisis of 2008-9. Assessing the impact and geography of the crisis, this book offers a cross-comparative study of how regional economies were affected, as well as an exploration of the role of local and regional policy in influencing economic resilience.The different experiences seen across Europe throughout the economic crisis raise a number of important questions: why were some regions more resilient to the crisis than others? What is meant when discussing a resilient economy? How might local and regional policy-makers help support the resilience of their economies? The expert contributors take these crucial questions into account, presenting detailed case studies using quantitative and qualitative research data to analyse how the crisis affected various European regions.Economic Crisis and the Resilience of Regions will be an essential read for academics, researchers, and policymakers interested in the concept of regional economic resilience, its measurement, and the factors influencing it, as well as for analysts interested in the geographical impact of the 2008-9 global economic crisis.Contributors include: G. Bristow, A. Healy, C. Kakderi, L. Kirchner, F. Koch, G. Masik, I. Sagan, M. Sensier, V. Sepp, D. Speda, U. Varblane, U. Varblane, R. WinkTrade Review'This timely collection of essays examines the geographical responses and reactions to the economic crisis that disrupted much of Europe from 2007-8 onwards. The unifying thread of the case studies that make up the book is the concept of resilience, which has risen to prominence in regional studies in recent years as an analytical and interpretative framework for studying the impact of major economic shocks. The book puts that concept to work to original and valuable effect in advancing our understanding of the European economic crisis and its geographies.' --Ron Martin, University of Cambridge, UKThis book is the best text to date on the profoundly uneven regional consequences of the great recession across Europe. The detailed comparative studies provide a rich resource and carefully unpack the meanings and causes of regional economic resilience. The analysis confirms that understanding regional economic resilience is a complex but essential challenge.' --Peter Sunley, University of Southampton, UK'Building resilience in the face of economic crisis is key for regional development policy, but this requires new thinking and analysis. This book makes a valuable contribution to this objective by demonstrating the scale and urgency of the issue and how different European regions are responding to the challenge. A must read for researchers, policy-makers and planners.' --John Tomaney, University College London, UKTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction: Economic Crisis and Resilience in the European Union Gillian Bristow and Adrian Healy 2. Measuring Resilience across European Regions Marianne Sensier 3. The Economic Crisis and the Pomorskie Region of Poland: a Case Study of Resistance Iwona Sagan and Grzegorz Masik 4. The Economic Resilience of Stuttgart: Vulnerable but Resilient and Adaptable Rüdiger Wink, Laura Kirchner, Florian Koch and Daniel Speda 5. The Economic Crisis and North Estonia: a Case Study of Rapid Recovery Uku Varblane and Urmas Varblane 6. The Economic Resilience of South West Ireland Adrian Healy 7. Regional economic resilience and the role of traditional structures: The case of West Macedonia, Greece Christina Kakderi and Anastasia Tasopoulou 8. The economic crisis in the Uusimaa region of Finland: a non-resilient region Veiko Sepp 9. Conclusion and Recommendations Gillian Bristow and Adrian Healy Index

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Book SynopsisProviding an assessment of regional frameworks in Africa, this timely book looks at how regional cooperation among countries in Africa has intensified over the last 30 years. The authors explore how unequal power relations and unequal levels of development among partner states influence these frameworks. Analysing the main factors influencing the political economy of Africa's asymmetrical regionalism, chapters focus on regional and sub-regional trade, investment, and the movement of people and services. Wil Hout and M.A. Mohamed Salih pay particular attention to the ways in which regional and sub-regional dynamics are impacted by extra-regional relations. Peace and security are also analysed as important factors shaping relations and dynamics, demonstrating that African regionalism is influenced by more than economic processes. Political economy and development studies scholars will benefit from the data-rich analysis in the book. It will also be a valuable read for policy makers and advisors involved in regional cooperation in and with African regions.Trade Review‘. . . this work brings a new and substantive analysis of the issues on African regionalism.’ -- Akiko Yanai, The Developing Economies‘Hout and Salih have provided a tour d’horison of African regionalisms – a project that has dominated many of the discussions at continental and sub-regional level. As Africa enters a new chapter in its continental integration, the African Continental Free Trade Area, and as the AU aims to silence the guns, this academic work provides an essential analysis of the specificities and challenges of African regionalism and the multiple asymmetries that have come to define it and impact on its effectiveness. Critically, this analysis eschews a European-determined framework of regionalism. Hout and Salih have painted a holistic picture of the successes and weaknesses of the regional integration project, providing a pragmatic, yet not cynical perspective, of the road that still needs to be traversed.’ -- Elizabeth Sidiropoulos, South African Institute of International Affairs, South Africa‘This excellent book by Wil Hout and M.A. Mohamed Salih bridges the gap in African literature on regional integration and the asymmetric relations it is characterized by. Thus, this is an invaluable book for researchers, students and policy makers in the continent that are concerned with regional integration and African development.’ -- Alemayehu Geda, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia, University of London, UK and African Economic Research Consortium (AERC), Kenya‘Africa’s Regional Economic Communities (RECs), which have the potential to be building blocks for continental integration and to facilitate Africa’s peaceful transformation, are still a work in progress. Employing an empirically-grounded comparative approach, this book provides an authoritative analysis of the internal and external drivers and hindrances to the development of Africa’s RECs. The book is an essential read for scholars and students of regionalism as well as for policy makers.’ -- Kidane Mengisteab, Pennsylvania State University, US‘The authors of this book have lived up to their promise of offering the reader a well-argued overview of the theoretical and policy implications of the development of African regional asymmetries. This book is a must read for senior management and staff of the AU, RECs and other regional institutions, as well as academics and professionals working on regionalism in Africa and other developing countries.’ -- From the Foreword by Abdalla Hamdok, Prime Minister, Republic of the Sudan and Former Deputy Executive Secretary and Chief Economist of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA)Table of ContentsContents: Foreword by Dr Abdalla Hamdok Introduction 1. African Regionalisms: Exploring the Drivers and Actors 2. Evolution of African Regionalisms 3. Regional Socio-economic Asymmetries 4. Conflict, Democracy and Regional Integration 5. Intra-African Trade: Aspirations, Realities and Asymmetries 6. Africa and the World: Continuing or New Asymmetries? Conclusions Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisSet in the context of growing interdisciplinarity in legal research, The Political Economy of International Law: A European Perspective provides a much-needed systematic and coherent review of the interactions between political economy and international law. The contributors reflect the need felt by international lawyers to open their traditional frontiers to insights from other disciplines - and political economy in particular. The methodological approach of the book is to take the traditional list of topics for a general treatise of international law, and to systematically incorporate insights from political economy to each.Students and scholars of political economy and international law will find the topics discussed to be of great interest to their work. This book will also provide valuable insights for economists, lawyers, and policy-makers.Contributors include: E. Benvenisti, L. Boisson De Chazournes, B. Delcourt, A. Fabbricotti, A. Gianelli, E. Kica, U. Kohut, C. Leb, T.A. Lehmann, M.K. Lewis, P. Merkouris, A. Nollkaemper, M. Panizzon, N. Petersen, P.B. Stephan, J.P. Trachtman, A. Van Aaken, D. Vitiello, A. Von Staden, R.A. Wessel, J. WoutersTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Alberta Fabbricotti PART I FRAMEWORK ISSUES 1. Political Economy of International Law: Towards a Holistic Model of State Behavior Anne Van Aaken and Joel P. Trachtman PART II POLITICAL ECONOMY AND THE SOURCES OF INTERNATIONAL LAW 2. The Political Economy of Customary International Law Niels Petersen 3. Can Political Economy Help Solve The Riddle of Customary International Law? Alessandra Gianelli 4. The Political Economy of Jus Cogens Paul B. Stephan 5. The Political Economy of International Treaties Panos Merkouris 6. Political Economy and the Decisions of International Organizations: Choosing Governance Arrangements Through Informality Ramses A. Wessel and Evisa Kica PART III POLITICAL ECONOMY AND THE ENFORCEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL LAW 7. Political Economy of International Law: A Convenient Alliance for the Study of Compliance? Barbara Delcourt 8. International Political Economy and the Prisoner’s Dilemma: Compliance with International Law Meredith Kolsky Lewis 9. The Political Economy of Judicial Production of International Law Paul B. Stephan 10. The Political Economy of The (Non-)Enforcement of International Human Rights Pronouncements by States Andreas Von Staden 11. The Political Economy of International Lawmaking by National Courts Eyal Benvenisti 12. Political Economy and the Responsibility of States: The Problem of Many Hands in International Law André Nollkaemper PART IV POLITICAL ECONOMY AND SUBSTANTIVE FIELDS OF INTERNATIONAL LAW 13. The Political Economy of Regional Trade Agreements Alberta Fabbricotti 14. Political Economy and International Investment Law: The Conclusion of IIAs by Developing Countries during the Twentieth Century Tobias A. Lehmann 15. Political Economy and International Water Law: Political Economy Induced Changes to the Uptake of Benefit Sharing in International Water Law Laurence Boisson De Chazournes and Christina Leb 16. Political Economy and the Protection of Human Rights: Political Economy and Compliance with Human Rights Treaties Ulyana Kohut 17. Political Economy and International Migration Law Daniela Vitiello and Marion Panizzon PART V CONCLUSIONS 18. Political Economy and International Law: Paradoxes and Potential Eyal Benvenisti and Jan Wouters Index

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Book Synopsis'While market activity and political activity are often analyzed independently of each other, Wagner demonstrates their interdependence. His novel analysis shows that politics has a level of complexity well beyond the way it is typically depicted in the social sciences, and shows that political activity has more in common with market activity than is commonly recognized. The book offers a wide range of insights and pushes readers to take a more nuanced view of politics.'- Randall G. Holcombe, Florida State University, USEconomists typically treat government as something outside the business realm, a sort of 'Lord of the Manor'. Richard Wagner argues that this is the wrong approach and can ultimately be destructive to capitalism and to society.Modern governments are a peculiar form of business enterprise. They face the same problems as regular businesses, such as ascertaining demand and organizing production, and act within the system in a way that can lead to a parasitical relationship with the market. Largely rooted in political economy, this book develops new theoretical ideas and formulations to explain why democracy is a difficult form of government to maintain. The author explores how and why limited governments can morph into a system of destructive politics, and looks at ways to escape this process.This dynamic book will be useful for public choice scholars, economists, political scientists, and lawyers who are interested in political economy in its various guises.Trade Review'There is more to the theory of entangled political economy than just noting superficial similarities to, say, particle physics. In this, I believe, the author has succeeded. He has devised an intriguing theoretical framework and applied it to interesting issues in public choice and public finance, and I am comfortable recommending it to all scholars working on these topics, broadly conceived.' --Alexander William Salter, Public Choice'Wagner sees a complex web of interrelations ("entanglements") between the public and private spheres of human action in which neither set of actors operates independently of the other. Combining insights from Austrian economics, such as the impossibility of economic calculation in the absence of explicit price and profit signals, the methodological individualism of public choice scholars and an analytical approach that rejects partial equilibrium models in favor of ''systems thinking'' about markets and governments, Politics as a Peculiar Business ranges widely to ask and answer important questions about the foundations of a free society, including how to undo the "Faustian bargain" between citizens and an overweening state.' --William F. Shughart II, Utah State University, US'Political competition, like market competition, is a discovery process. But politics involves many people paying different costs to settle on one outcome, where markets involve many people responding in different ways to a single market price. As Wagner points out in this lively book, the two processes are ''entangled,'' so analyses that separate politics and markets mislead. Worse, politics have ensnared markets, as mechanisms created to protect economic liberty increasingly promote political control instead. Politics in the US is a business, a peculiar business. And Wagner's book is a profound step toward understanding the reasons, and implications, of this fact.' --Michael C. Munger, Duke University, USTable of ContentsContents: 1. Public Choice and the Virginia Tradition of Political Economy 2. Alternative Paths for a Theory of Political Economy 3. Systems Theory and Parts-to-whole Relationships 4. The Logic of Economizing Action: Universal Form and Particular Practice 5. Reason, Sentiment, and Electoral Competition 6. Parasitical Political Calculation 7. Societal Tectonics and the Art of the Deal 8. Moral Imagination and Constitutional Arrangement Index

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Book SynopsisA History of American State and Local Economic Development presents the history of American local and state economic development from 1790 to 2000. This multi-variable, multi-disciplinary history employs a bottom-up policy-making systems approach through three eras of American state and local economic development. The history offers insight into why the practice and profession evolved as it has and comments on its present day complexity. It stresses mainstream economic and community development as an output of jurisdictional policy systems driven by political culture and three key forces of change-industry/sector profit cycle, population mobility and three competitive urban hierarchies-which continue to impact policy-making. With several chapters on each major US region, this book observes two macro political cultures, Privatism and Progressivism, that have persisted since the Early Republic and have inspired two often conflicting approaches to confront urban growth and decline. This history of American state and local economic development will be of main interest to the academic community and economic development professionals, particularly those in political science, public policy, history, economics, planning, urban sociology and geography. Research, policy institutes and NGOs will also find value in the comprehensive history.Trade Review'Coan frames American sub-national economic development as two ships passing in the night, but his seminal work demonstrates that state and local economic development efforts are shaped by an armada of historical forces. He masterfully ties historical economic patterns to key events-many of which have not headlined the more familiar American narrative, yet have played a vital role in shaping the economic legacy of the nation's communities and states.' --Kenneth E. Poole, Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness, US'This is an amazingly comprehensive interpretive analysis of the factors, forces and institutions that shaped the evolution of economic development in America. Ronald W. Coan examines and interprets the historic evolution of both the institution and the practice of economic development. It is this analytic model and its use for the examination of the duality of economic development in America that separates this work from others that examine American economic history and from parts of other books and essays that examine the role and fact of economic development over the 200+ years of the American nation.' --Roger Stough, George Mason UniversityTable of ContentsContents: Preface Part I Classic Era of Economic Development 1. In the Beginning was Chapter One 2. As the Twig is Bent: Pre-Civil War Migration and Political Culture 3. Early Republic Economic Development 4. The Industrial Big City: Primeval Soup of Big City Economic Development 5. Big City Economic Development 6. Two Paths Diverge: Take One 7. Pre-Depression South 8. Western Economic Development into the Twenties 9. The Twenties: Not So Calm Before the Storm Part II “Red sky in the morning, sailor take warning” The Winds of Depression, War and Victory: 1930-1961 10. Big Cities: New Deal, War Years 11. Urban Renewal: The Scarlet Letter of Economic Development 12. The South: New Deal, World War II and the Fifties 13. The West: New Deal, War Years and Fifties 14. Dry Rot to Decay: Big City Change in the ‘Wonder Bread’ Years 1945-1960 15. Hegemonic Big Cities and Rising Sunbelt Part III Foundations of Contemporary ED/CD 16. The Sixties 17. The Seventies: The World Turned Upside Down 18. Through the Eighties: Reversing Decline 19. Foundations of Contemporary Practice and Policy Emerge 20. As Two Ships Pass in the Night: The Short Story of American Economic Development Index

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Book SynopsisDespite the global financial crisis in 2007-2008, neoliberalism has remained dominant and even informs the responses to the crisis. In his masterful analysis, Damien Cahill demonstrates that this resilience is due to neoliberalism being firmly embedded within wider class relations, institutions and ideological norms. And yet, as Cahill also argues, progressive change is possible provided it is based on large-scale political mobilisation. I most strongly recommend this book for reading.'- Andreas Bieler, Nottingham University, UK'Damien Cahill has emerged as one of the most penetrating social scientists on the politics of neoliberalism in the advanced capitalist societies. In his new book, he brings his many years of pouring over policy documents to examine neoliberalism in the new 'age of austerity'. The result is an impressive survey of the history and debates about neoliberal policies. But more powerful is Cahill's hard-headed analysis of why neoliberalism may not simply be in decline, despite the great social disasters it has produced: the 'Great Recession' of 2008 only being the most spectacular. Cahill insists on what many are only beginning to realize: that a new progressive political economy will not emerge as a result of the 'failure of neoliberal ideas', but only when an alternative vision of society fuses with new organized forms of social resistance.'- Greg Albo, York University, Toronto, CanadaWhen the global financial crisis hit in 2007, many commentators thought it heralded the end of neoliberalism. Several years later, neoliberalism continues to dominate policy making. This book sets out why such commentators got it so wrong, and why neoliberalism remains so durable in the face of crisis.This book is the first comprehensive critique of the dominant 'ideas-centered' approach to understanding neoliberalism. It offers an alternative view of neoliberalism as a policy regime that is embedded in institutions, class relations and ideological norms. Damien Cahill argues that the socially embedded nature of neoliberalism explains why policy makers continue to use neoliberal policies as forms of crisis response, even though the crisis itself resulted from several decades of neoliberal restructuring. It takes aim at dominant interpretations of neoliberalism, arguing that it is wrongly viewed as reflecting neoliberal free market ideals, or as resulting from the influence of fundamentalist neoliberal intellectuals. The book concludes with a prognosis of the future prospects for neoliberalism.The End of Laissez-Faire? is a compelling and insightful analysis of neoliberalism, which will appeal to scholars and students of public policy, political science, sociology, political economy, anthropology, human geography, industrial relations and economics-related studies.Contents: Introduction 1. The Idealist View of Neoliberalism 2. Actually Existing Neoliberalism 3. Did Neoliberal Ideas Create the Neoliberal State and Economy? 4. Always Embedded Neoliberalism 5. The Class Embedded Nature of Neoliberalism 6. Institutionally Embedded Neoliberalism 7. Ideologically Embedded Neoliberalism 8. The Global Financial Crisis and the Future of Embedded Neoliberalism Bibliography IndexTrade Review‘A book should be celebrated for its achievement if it advances knowledge, debate, and makes an indelible contribution to its field. Damien Cahill has achieved all of these merits and more in delivering the most compelling analysis of neoliberalism in The End of Laissez-Faire?. Of course, questions can always be raised about this or that aspect of any scholarly accomplishment. But the fact remains that the arguments delivered by Damien Cahill in The End of Laissez-Faire? will shape the terrain of neoliberalism studies for the coming future across the frontiers of political economy, sociology, and international studies.’ -- Adam David Morton (2015): The Who of Power?, Globalizations‘The End of Laissez-Faire? On The Durability of Embedded Neoliberalism is outstanding, a thoroughly researched and most cogently argued piece of scholarship. It is highly readable and enjoyable – even as one’s unquestioned beliefs are logically destroyed. Scholars who care about social justice, about societies of citizens rather than consumers, about decent standards of living – and about thorough scholarship – should read this book and ponder what is to be done.’ -- Di Kelly, Journal of Industrial Relations‘Despite the global financial crisis in 2007–2008, neoliberalism has remained dominant and even informs the responses to the crisis. In his masterful analysis, Damien Cahill demonstrates that this resilience is due to neoliberalism being firmly embedded within wider class relations, institutions and ideological norms. And yet, as Cahill also argues, progressive change is possible provided it is based on large-scale political mobilisation. I most strongly recommend this book for reading.’ -- Andreas Bieler, Nottingham University, UK‘In a sobering account, Damien Cahill illuminates the true nature of neoliberalism and explains why and how it has been able to survive what some of us hoped would be its terminal crisis. His concept of “embedded neoliberalism” is indispensable for understanding the connection between ideas and class power.’ -- Fred Block, University of California at Davis, US‘For those who expected neoliberalism to disappear, discredited by the global financial crisis, Cahill’s penetrating analysis explains its resilience and offers a first-class account of its three decades as a socially embedded policy regime. Offering a materialist rather than idealist interpretation of neoliberalism, Cahill is able to explain why governments’ apparently Keynesian responses to the crisis do not flag its demise. This is a must-read book for those who study or care about the direction of the world economy.’ -- Professor Verity Burgmann, Monash University, Australia‘Damien Cahill has emerged as one of the most penetrating social scientists on the politics of neoliberalism in the advanced capitalist societies. In his new book, he brings his many years of pouring over policy documents to examine neoliberalism in the new 'age of austerity'. The result is an impressive survey of the history and debates about neoliberal policies. But more powerful is Cahill's hard-headed analysis of why neoliberalism may not simply be in decline, despite the great social disasters it has produced: the 'Great Recession' of 2008 only being the most spectacular. Cahill insists on what many are only beginning to realize: that a new progressive political economy will not emerge as a result of the 'failure of neoliberal ideas', but only when an alternative vision of society fuses with new organized forms of social resistance.’ -- Greg Albo, York University, Toronto, Canada‘Neoliberalism, we have learned, lives in crisis. Today, the most important questions about neoliberalism, for all its well-known flaws and limits, concern its institutional entrenchment and dogged reproduction. These are the driving questions in Damien Cahill’s theoretically astute and politically savvy book. This bold and original analysis, drawing on Marx and Polanyi in equal measure, is heterodox political economy at its very best.’ -- Jamie Peck, University of British Columbia, CanadaThis book offers the clearest, most comprehensive, detailed, readable, insightful, sensible, balanced and systematic analysis of neoliberalism available today. This is an indispensable read for anyone interested in the most important topic on contemporary capitalism. Cahill offers the most convincing analysis of the origins, key features and limitations of neoliberalism, and the most promising examination of how it can be overcome. This book debunks myths, pierces illusions and suggests the most promising avenue for resistance against the current phase of global capitalism.’ -- Professor Alfredo Saad Filho, SOAS, University of London, UKTable of ContentsContents: Introduction 1. The Idealist View of Neoliberalism 2. Actually Existing Neoliberalism 3. Did Neoliberal Ideas Create the Neoliberal State and Economy? 4. Always Embedded Neoliberalism 5. The Class Embedded Nature of Neoliberalism 6. Institutionally Embedded Neoliberalism 7. Ideologically Embedded Neoliberalism 8. The Global Financial Crisis and the Future of Embedded Neoliberalism Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisInnovatively rethinking the discipline of political economy, Fred P. Gale builds on a range of contemporary examples to develop a pluralistic conception of sustainability value that underpins sustainable development. He identifies why current approaches are having no meaningful impact and unifies diverse perspectives into one integrative approach. This definitive work argues that sustainability value?s realization requires a complete rethink of the way firms and polities are governed, challenging the idea that preferences are rational. Treating sustainability value as supervening on four other elemental economic values, the book illustrates how '?tetravaluation?' is being partially realized at the level of the firm and the state. With vast differences in institutional requirements across conventional liberal, nationalist and socialist frameworks, Gale implores political economy to abandon its monistic modernist legacy and embrace the pluralistic, reflexive and interdisciplinary standpoint that sustainability demands. With striking implications for existing political, economic and cultural institutions, Gale offers a new perspective on generating better policy outcomes for public policy professionals and sustainability practitioners. This book is a must-read for public policy theorists, political and ecological economists, and environmental policy researchers, as Gale challenges the conventional ideas linked to the functioning of liberal democracy and explores the future of political economic thought.Trade Review'Gale's book is a must-read for anyone interested in the complex history and multi-faceted nature of value and valuation. It develops a pluralistic, transdisciplinary conception of ''sustainability value'' as the synthesis of different forms of usefulness, including exchange, use, labour and function value. It will help to build the transdisciplinary bridges so critical to solving our current problems and creating a sustainable and desirable future.' --Robert Costanza, The Australian National UniversityTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction 2. Economic Value in Political Economic Thought 3. Economic Value in Environmental Thought 4. Deriving Sustainability Value from Sustainable Development 5. Measures of Sustainability Value 6. Governing Business for Sustainability Value 7. Governing the Polity for Sustainability Value 8. Governing Preferences for Sustainability Value 9. Conclusion: Getting to Sustainability Value References Index

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Book SynopsisInnovatively rethinking the discipline of political economy, Fred P. Gale builds on a range of contemporary examples to develop a pluralistic conception of sustainability value that underpins sustainable development. He identifies why current approaches are having no meaningful impact and unifies diverse perspectives into one integrative approach. This definitive work argues that sustainability value?s realization requires a complete rethink of the way firms and polities are governed, challenging the idea that preferences are rational. Treating sustainability value as supervening on four other elemental economic values, the book illustrates how '?tetravaluation?' is being partially realized at the level of the firm and the state. With vast differences in institutional requirements across conventional liberal, nationalist and socialist frameworks, Gale implores political economy to abandon its monistic modernist legacy and embrace the pluralistic, reflexive and interdisciplinary standpoint that sustainability demands. With striking implications for existing political, economic and cultural institutions, Gale offers a new perspective on generating better policy outcomes for public policy professionals and sustainability practitioners. This book is a must-read for public policy theorists, political and ecological economists, and environmental policy researchers, as Gale challenges the conventional ideas linked to the functioning of liberal democracy and explores the future of political economic thought.Trade Review'Gale's book is a must-read for anyone interested in the complex history and multi-faceted nature of value and valuation. It develops a pluralistic, transdisciplinary conception of ''sustainability value'' as the synthesis of different forms of usefulness, including exchange, use, labour and function value. It will help to build the transdisciplinary bridges so critical to solving our current problems and creating a sustainable and desirable future.' --Robert Costanza, The Australian National UniversityTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction 2. Economic Value in Political Economic Thought 3. Economic Value in Environmental Thought 4. Deriving Sustainability Value from Sustainable Development 5. Measures of Sustainability Value 6. Governing Business for Sustainability Value 7. Governing the Polity for Sustainability Value 8. Governing Preferences for Sustainability Value 9. Conclusion: Getting to Sustainability Value References Index

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Book SynopsisThis book examines the three historical master tales and questions their validity and relevance in today's moment of global disorientation and lack of convincing and dominant economic narrative. Investigating the ideological dimension and exploring the continued impact of Marx, Keynes and Hayek, the authors demonstrate how these three economic narratives became entangled over time and under increasing complexity, overlapping and competing with each other. The book reflects on the meaning of the historical legacy of the three narratives and investigates their significance today. All three outlined the prospects of a better and more economically efficient world with increased social justice, Magnusson and Strath argue that they constitute a legacy on which a new economic tale must be based, a legacy to draw on or confront. A concise and engaging work, this is an ideal resource for students and academics interested in economics, political science, history and global studies. A Brief History of Political Economy presents a powerful economic history of the last 170 years as a basis for economic reconsideration.Trade Review'Two of Scandinavia's most illustrious scholars have produced a highly readable guide to political economy. By focusing on the competing narratives of Marx, Keynes, and Hayek, their book makes sense of the last century of economic history and provides a powerful diagnosis of the crises that have wracked the global economy over the last decade.' --Fred Block, University of California at Davis'This excellent volume portrays Marx, Keynes and Hayek not only as great economists, but also as visionary thinkers who tried to come to grips with the changes and crises of their time. The book serves as a reminder that economics must be about the real world challenges, rather than simply the construction of models. It also show how much we can still learn from this diverse but fascinating trio of giants.' --Geoffrey M. Hodgson, University of Hertfordshire, UKTable of ContentsContents: 1. The Tale of Marx 2. The Tale of Keynes 3. The Tale of Hayek Epilogue:Towards a New Tale? Index

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Book SynopsisThis book assesses the competitive and contentious EU-Russia relationship in relation to Ukraine from 2010 to 2013, focusing on the important areas of trade, energy and security. The key issue explored is whether this relationship played any meaningful role in the deterioration of the situation in Ukraine since late 2013.Nicholas Ross Smith begins by exploring the competitiveness of the triangular EU-Russia-Ukraine relationship before the crisis. He then examines the eruption of the Ukraine crisis in greater detail, with a particular focus on trade, energy and security. The book goes on to compare three theoretically and empirically informed medium-term scenarios for the future of the relationship. This research provides a wide-ranging snapshot of EU-Russia-Ukraine relations by comparing the foreign policies of the EU and Russia as well as examining the interplay of identity and perceptions on their foreign policy decision-making.Touching upon both international relations and foreign policy analysis, this book will prove invaluable to scholars and practitioners working on Eastern Europe, the EU and Russia. International relations and foreign policy analysis scholars and students will also find much of interest.Trade Review'In this theoretically-informed and exhaustively researched study, Nicholas Smith provides a nuanced analysis of the contemporary Ukrainian crisis and its roots in the history of Russian-EU competition in this region. Through an analysis of Russian and EU policy toward Ukraine in the areas of trade, energy and security, Smith shows how the current crisis was a logical step in the course of Russian-EU relations in this region. This book is a must-read for anyone seeking to understand the contemporary Ukrainian crisis.' --Graeme Gill, University of Sydney, Australia'Nicholas Ross Smith has written an important and timely book. By recounting the inception of the Ukraine crisis in great detail and developing a set of theoretical tools to think about the issues analytically he has improved our understanding of one of the most pressing foreign and security policy issues facing contemporary Europe.' --Hiski Haukkala, University of Tampere, Finland'Well researched and very readable: EU-Russian Relations and the Ukraine Crisis represents a first draft of history and helps fill a gap in the study of European Security.' --Asle Toje, The Norwegian Nobel Institute, NorwayTable of ContentsContents: Introduction 1. A theoretical framework for the analysis of EU-Russian interaction in Ukraine: A neoclassical realist-inspired approach 2. The geopolitical setting in Europe before the Ukraine crisis: Crude regional bipolarity in an emerging multipolar international system 3. Assessing the external trade policies of the EU and Russia towards Ukraine: Geoeconomic competition in Ukraine? 4. A precarious transit state? Assessing the external energy policies of the EU and Russia towards Ukraine 5. Conflicting security preferences? Assessing the regime promotion strategies of the EU and Russia in Ukraine 6. The Ukraine crisis Conclusion References Index

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Book SynopsisIn the age of globalisation, goods, services, labour and capital are crossing international borders on a scale never before known. They are creating a nationless market. Governed by both the invisible hand of business and interest and the visible hand of authority and direction, a world market can be a free-for-all, but it can also be constrained by the national interest of countries that differ greatly in their social institutions and material circumstances. This book provides a lucid and comprehensive account of contemporary international political economy. Beginning with the ideological underpinnings, it examines the globalisation of trade in goods and services and labour and capital. It relates the free economic market to social consensus and political regulation, both within sovereign countries and at the supra-national level. The book is comprehensive and interdisciplinary, incorporating philosophical, political, social and economic insights on an international scale and applying them directly to the ongoing phenomenon of globalisation. Topical and non-nation specific, it covers the WTO, EU, the transfer of technology, the multinational corporation, the exchange rate, free versus regulated trade, the status of agreements and blocs, as well as contemporary issues such as populism, xenophobia and rapid economic growth in both rich and poor nations. Accessible to specialists, students and the informed reader alike, State and Trade offers wide-ranging analysis of the politics of trade in goods and services, international investment and the migration of labour across the globe.Trade Review'State and Trade is a concise, comprehensive, and insightful assessment of international political economy (IPE) in the 21st century. Its balanced perspective is appropriate for students, and the crisp, original writing style, with thoughtful side comments, will attract scholars and experts alike.' --David A. Deese, Yale University and Boston College, USTable of ContentsContents: 1. The earth is flat 2. Science and ideology 3. The National Interest 4. Collective Action 5. Goods and Services 6. Agreements and Blocs 7. Development and Trade 8. The Multinational Enterprise 9. International Liquidity 10. Money without Borders Index

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Book SynopsisMonetary problems are important and widely debated, but the complexity of the international monetary system and the disparate systems that make it up gives rise to many fallacies about the inner workings of these systems. When shared by those who decide economic and monetary policies, these fallacies can have damaging consequences. This book provides a rigorous and approachable analysis of these systems and consequences, providing the keys to untangling and understanding their mechanisms and influence.A clear understanding of the working of monetary systems becomes an indispensable decision-making tool when it comes to pressing questions about reform and issues of global debate such as whether a country should join (or leave) the Eurozone or attempts to cure the so-called 'balance of payments problems'. Starting from basic concepts, Pascal Salin progressively builds upon his analysis of monetary systems in a coherent and easily readable way, drawing on the most reliable theoretical contributions from research and giving examples of lessons that can be drawn from this rigorous examination of topics including devaluations, fixed and flexible exchange rates, monetary integration, monetary crises, monetary policy, and more. His clear, orderly style pares down accumulated details and theories to leave a concise and usable toolkit for analysis and action.This book makes it possible for anyone, starting from scratch, to come to a comprehensive understanding of the working of monetary systems. Students and scholars in economics as well as policy makers and practitioners will find this lucid volume an important resource and reference, as it provides intellectual instruments to evaluate the working of any monetary system.Trade Review‘. . . The International Monetary System and the Theory of Monetary Systems is replete with well-grounded arguments and thought-provoking insights. It is thus both a useful and distinctive resource for economics scholars and students, and an intellectually compelling journey into the principles of domestically sound currencies, and into how to build sound international monetary systems..’ -- Carmen Elena Dorobat, ?Quarterly Journal of Austrian EconomicsTable of ContentsContents: PART I BASIC STATEMENTS AND ANALYSES 1. The Concept of Nation 2. The Theory of Exchange 3. Equilibrium and Disequilibrium 4. The Demand for Money 5. Money Creation 6. The Exchange Rate 7. An Overview of Monetary Systems and Exchange Rate Regimes PART II THE BALANCE OF PAYMENTS 8. The Accounting Approach to the Balance of Payments 9. The Economic Approach to the Balance of Payments 10. Lessons from the Analysis of the Balance of Payments PART III INTERNATIONAL MONETARY EQUILIBRIUM IN MODERN MONETARY SYSTEMS 11. Money Creation in Hierarchical Systems 12. Inflation, a Monetary Phenomenon 13. The Formation of International Prices 14. General Principles about the Working of Fixed Exchange Rate Systems and Flexible Exchange Rate Systems 15. The Monetary Approach to the Balance of Payments (Under Fixed Exchange Rates) 16. The Processes of Transmission Between Monetary Systems Under Fixed Exchange Rates 17. International Monetary Equilibrium Under Fixed Exchange Rates 18. The Monetary Approach to Exchange Rate Variations 19. The Devaluation PART IV MONETARY PROBLEMS 20. The Very Long Term Evolution of Monetary Systems 21. The Working of Fixed Rate Systems Without an International Currency 22. Monetary Policy and Monetary Crises 23. Monetary Integration in Europe Conclusion : The Future Of Monetary Systems References Index

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Book Synopsis'While market activity and political activity are often analyzed independently of each other, Wagner demonstrates their interdependence. His novel analysis shows that politics has a level of complexity well beyond the way it is typically depicted in the social sciences, and shows that political activity has more in common with market activity than is commonly recognized. The book offers a wide range of insights and pushes readers to take a more nuanced view of politics.'- Randall G. Holcombe, Florida State University, USEconomists typically treat government as something outside the business realm, a sort of 'Lord of the Manor'. Richard Wagner argues that this is the wrong approach and can ultimately be destructive to capitalism and to society.Modern governments are a peculiar form of business enterprise. They face the same problems as regular businesses, such as ascertaining demand and organizing production, and act within the system in a way that can lead to a parasitical relationship with the market. Largely rooted in political economy, this book develops new theoretical ideas and formulations to explain why democracy is a difficult form of government to maintain. The author explores how and why limited governments can morph into a system of destructive politics, and looks at ways to escape this process.This dynamic book will be useful for public choice scholars, economists, political scientists, and lawyers who are interested in political economy in its various guises.Trade Review'There is more to the theory of entangled political economy than just noting superficial similarities to, say, particle physics. In this, I believe, the author has succeeded. He has devised an intriguing theoretical framework and applied it to interesting issues in public choice and public finance, and I am comfortable recommending it to all scholars working on these topics, broadly conceived.' --Alexander William Salter, Public Choice'Wagner sees a complex web of interrelations ("entanglements") between the public and private spheres of human action in which neither set of actors operates independently of the other. Combining insights from Austrian economics, such as the impossibility of economic calculation in the absence of explicit price and profit signals, the methodological individualism of public choice scholars and an analytical approach that rejects partial equilibrium models in favor of ''systems thinking'' about markets and governments, Politics as a Peculiar Business ranges widely to ask and answer important questions about the foundations of a free society, including how to undo the "Faustian bargain" between citizens and an overweening state.' --William F. Shughart II, Utah State University, US'Political competition, like market competition, is a discovery process. But politics involves many people paying different costs to settle on one outcome, where markets involve many people responding in different ways to a single market price. As Wagner points out in this lively book, the two processes are ''entangled,'' so analyses that separate politics and markets mislead. Worse, politics have ensnared markets, as mechanisms created to protect economic liberty increasingly promote political control instead. Politics in the US is a business, a peculiar business. And Wagner's book is a profound step toward understanding the reasons, and implications, of this fact.' --Michael C. Munger, Duke University, USTable of ContentsContents: 1. Public Choice and the Virginia Tradition of Political Economy 2. Alternative Paths for a Theory of Political Economy 3. Systems Theory and Parts-to-whole Relationships 4. The Logic of Economizing Action: Universal Form and Particular Practice 5. Reason, Sentiment, and Electoral Competition 6. Parasitical Political Calculation 7. Societal Tectonics and the Art of the Deal 8. Moral Imagination and Constitutional Arrangement Index

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Book SynopsisAs the international economy globalises, there is a need for national infrastructure systems to adapt to form a global infrastructure system. This network of networks aids mobility between national systems as a means of supporting their territorial needs and preferences. This reflects a strategic approach to state infrastructuring as nations seek to utilise these physical systems to support and enhance their territoriality. Providing a thorough examination through the lens of economic infrastructure, the book addresses the forces of integration and fragmentation in global networks.This book explores the trend towards the development of regional infrastructure systems within the context of territorial strategy. Regional systems emerge out of states seeking to position themselves within the international system. Colin Turner identifies the diverse processes that are driving regional infrastructures, as well as examining the formal and informal patterns of integration that are shaping developments. This book is ideal for international political economy and regional development scholars who seek an advanced understanding of current regional infrastructure systems. It will also serve as a vital tool for practitioners who need to understand the implications for policy-making.Trade Review‘Regional Infrastructure Systems provides a comprehensive account of RIS in the areas surveyed even if this account is geographically and developmentally normative at times. The book's focus on both soft and hard infrastructure nevertheless enables a complex and multi-layered account of the role of territoriality in shaping global connections, particularly the emerging role of China in RIS. The book is an important and helpful foundation for students, educators, and researchers working on regional infrastructures.’ -- Holly Randell-Moon, Eurasian Geography and Economics'Colin Turner has produced a fascinating, timely and comprehensive study on the development of regional and international infrastructures. Infrastructure will continue to play a vital role in shaping our ever inter-connected world. This book combines excellent theoretical depth with rich empirics on the subject. It is a vital read for anyone interested in understanding the future paths of both regionalism and globalisation.' --Christopher M. Dent, University of Leeds, UKTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. The Rise of Regional Infrastructure Systems 2. The European Infrastructure System 3. The Asian Infrastructure System 4. The African Infrastructure System 5. The Americas’ Infrastructure System 6. Regional Infrastructure Systems: A Conclusion Index

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Book SynopsisAre public banks a better alternative to private banks? Do they provide sufficient finance for development? Do they serve as stability anchors in financial markets? This is an invaluable comparison of public banks from countries at different economic development levels. The contributors highlight both the benefits of public banks and their governance failures, overcoming the sterile debate of private versus public.Empirically analyzing three countries with significant public banks - Brazil, Germany and India – contributors support the Keynesian argument that public banks can contribute to employment by stabilizing the business cycle and by providing finance on a long-term basis. Taking cues from critical interpretative policy analysis, it is argued that neither changes in the incentive structure of management, nor institutional fora for public deliberations will prevent irresponsible behavior. Management’s perception of the mission of public banks has to change, as well as its understanding of their role in society.Public Banks in the Age of Financialization will give insight to advanced students of finance, comparative politics and public management. Policy experts and public bank managers will also benefit from the in-depth case studies that provoke discussion on both the positives and negatives of public banks.Contributors include: O. Butzbach, P. Chavan, S. Deos, M. Dieterle, K. Mettenheim, A. Nunes Ferreira, X. Polikhronidi, M. Rajeev, A.R. Ribeiro de Mendonça, C. Ruocco, C. Scherrer, D. Seikel, H. Semenyshyn, B.H. Sibin, E. Sotto Tibiriçá Rosa, T. TagievaTrade Review'A powerful and persuasive case for the continuing importance of public banks. Economists and policymakers cannot afford to ignore this comprehensive, insightful and careful discussion of the experience of public banking in both developed and developing countries.' --Jayati Ghosh, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India'Wonderful and timely contribution. The turmoil in the global economy in the aftermath of the 2007 crisis underscored the need for financial institutions able to promote stable, sustainable and inclusive growth. This book highlights the potential unique contribution of public banks to that end. Rich and nuanced empirical work from Brazil, India and Germany is offered to support the argument. The authors go beyond ideological controversies to reveal with impeccable scholarship the important role of public banks as anchors of economic stability and development. The crucial need of governance mechanisms that guarantee accountability to the public also emerges from the reading.' --Mariano Laplane, Centre for Strategic Studies and Management, Brazil'The global financial crisis has shown the fragility of private banks. The question is whether public banks are the panacea contributing to a more sustainable financial system. The editors gathered many of the best analysts to critically examine this proposition. For this purpose, they use new interpretative theoretical insights to interrogate case studies from Brazil, Germany, and India to understand the role of public banks at different development stages. In a persuasive manner, the authors demonstrate the benefits of public banks, but at the same time point out that public banks are not immune to governance failures. Focusing on irresponsible management behavior is a much needed, and more nuanced, intervention in the sterile debate of private versus public banks.' --Brigitte Young, University of Muenster, GermanyTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Christoph Scherrer Part I Justifications for Public Banks 1. Beyond the Market Failure Argument: Public Banks as Stability Anchors Ana Rosa Ribeiro de Mendonça and Simone Deos 2. Back to the Future of Alternative Banks and Patient Capital Kurt von Mettenheim and Olivier Butzbach Part II Public Banks as stability anchors: Case Studies 3. Facing The 2008 Crisis: Brazilian Central Bank and Public Banking System as Minskyan ‘Big Banks’ Simone Deos and Ana Rosa Ribeiro de Mendonça 4. Federal Public Banks in Brazil: Historical Overview and Role in the Recent Crisis Simone Deos, Camilla Ruocco and Everton Sotto Tibiriçá Rosa 5. Public Banks and Recent Anticyclical Policies: A comparison of the experiences of Brazil and Chile Ana Rosa Ribeiro de Mendonça and Brunno Henrique Sibin Part III Public Banks and Development 6. The Role of the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) in the Brazilian Development Policy Adriana Nunes Ferreira and Everton Sotto Tibiriçá Rosa 7. Public Banks and Financial Intermediation in India: The Phases of Nationalisation, Liberalisation and Inclusion Pallavi Chavan 8. Governance of Development Banks under Uncertainty Tamilla Tagieva Part IV Political Attacks on Public Banks in Europe 9. Savings banks and Landesbanken in the German Political Economy. The Long Struggle Between Private and Public Banks Daniel Seikel 10. Marginalizing the German Savings Banks through the European Single Market Halyna Semenyshyn Part V Keeping public banks accountable to the public 11. Governance Makes a Difference: A Case Study of the German Landesbanken Helaba and WestLB Xeniya Polikhronidi and Christoph Scherrer 12. Changing Structure of Non-Performing Loans: The Case of Indian Public Banks Meenakshi Rajeev 13. The Stake-holder Governance of Microfinance Magdalena Dieterle 14. The Challenge of Keeping Public Banks on Mission Christoph Scherrer Index

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Book SynopsisWages are the main determinant of living standards for the vast majority of workers and families around the world. This manual describes a new methodology to measure what constitutes a decent but basic standard of living and how much workers need to earn to afford this, making it possible for researchers to estimate comparable living wages around the world and determine gaps between living wages and prevailing wages.The new, practical methodology in this manual draws on 10 years of research and experience to clearly explain each step in the estimation process, based on standards for a low cost nutritious diet, healthy housing, and all other needs including decent health care and children's education. It stresses transparency and the need for time and place specific living wage estimates, and is replete with examples from country studies that have put it to the test. The authors describe how living wages can be estimated in locations and countries where secondary data are limited and make new, practical recommendations on how to value in kind benefits as partial payment of a living wage.An essential tool for Researchers and NGOs interested in wages, poverty, living standards, and corporate social responsibility issues, this manual will also serve company professionals responsible for corporate social responsibility and human resources. It is also an excellent tool for Bank governments and unions, and international organizations such as the United Nations, UNDP, ILO and World Bank involved in setting minimum wages, poverty alleviation programs and trade policies.Trade Review‘The manual could serve as the basis for an applied masters course in Development Economics. It belongs on the shelf of every development practitioner, where it would sit confidently alongside classics like Gittinger’s (1982) Economic Analysis of Agricultural Projects.’ -- African Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics‘Anker and Anker have delivered a substantial, practically-minded resource for helping to establish living wage standards in nations and regions across the world, and which should be of vital interest to all those interested and engaged in this battle as it continues to advance.’ -- British Journal of Industrial Relalions‘This book is a substantial achievement, and evidence of a research project with the potential to make a real difference to the world.’ -- Citizen’s Income Newsletter‘Overall, Living Wages around the World: Manual for Measurement looks set to become a well-thumbed reference guide for researchers, governments/policy analysts, international organisations, NGOs and community groups interested in a deeper understanding of living wage standards and policies. This book is likely to stoke a developing and important dialogue over what constitutes equitable, meaningful and relevant pay around the globe.’ -- Labour & IndustryTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction 2. Overview of the Anker Living Wage Methodology PART I COST OF A BASIC BUT DECENT LIFE FOR WORKER AND FAMILY 3. Model Diet for a Living Wage 4. Local Food Prices 5. Local Housing Standard for a Living Wage 6 Local Cost of Decent Housing for a Living Wage 7. Non-Food and Non-Housing Costs 8. Post Checks of Non-food Non-housing Costs: Introduction 9. Health Care Cost Rapid Assessment Post Check 10. Education Cost Rapid Assessment Post Check 11. Provision for Unexpected Events and Sustainability 12. Family Size for a Living Wage PART II ESTIMATING A LIVING WAGE 13. Number of Workers per Family 14. Take Home Pay Required and Taking Statutory Deductions into Account PART III PREVAILING WAGES AND GAPS TO A LIVING WAGE 15. Measuring Prevailing Wages to Compare to a Living Wage 16. In Kind Benefits as Partial Payment of a Living Wage 17. Living Wage in Context: Wage Ladder and Wage Trends PART IV: TYPICAL LIVING WAGE REPORT AND UPDATING A LIVING WAGE ESTIMATE 18. Suggested Outline of a Living Wage Report 19. Summary Tables to Include in a Living Wage Report 20. Updating a Living Wage Estimate References Index

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Book SynopsisWages are the main determinant of living standards for the vast majority of workers and families around the world. This manual describes a new methodology to measure what constitutes a decent but basic standard of living and how much workers need to earn to afford this, making it possible for researchers to estimate comparable living wages around the world and determine gaps between living wages and prevailing wages.The new, practical methodology in this manual draws on 10 years of research and experience to clearly explain each step in the estimation process, based on standards for a low cost nutritious diet, healthy housing, and all other needs including decent health care and children's education. It stresses transparency and the need for time and place specific living wage estimates, and is replete with examples from country studies that have put it to the test. The authors describe how living wages can be estimated in locations and countries where secondary data are limited and make new, practical recommendations on how to value in kind benefits as partial payment of a living wage.An essential tool for Researchers and NGOs interested in wages, poverty, living standards, and corporate social responsibility issues, this manual will also serve company professionals responsible for corporate social responsibility and human resources. It is also an excellent tool for Bank governments and unions, and international organizations such as the United Nations, UNDP, ILO and World Bank involved in setting minimum wages, poverty alleviation programs and trade policies.Trade Review‘The manual could serve as the basis for an applied masters course in Development Economics. It belongs on the shelf of every development practitioner, where it would sit confidently alongside classics like Gittinger’s (1982) Economic Analysis of Agricultural Projects.’ -- African Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics‘Anker and Anker have delivered a substantial, practically-minded resource for helping to establish living wage standards in nations and regions across the world, and which should be of vital interest to all those interested and engaged in this battle as it continues to advance.’ -- British Journal of Industrial Relalions‘This book is a substantial achievement, and evidence of a research project with the potential to make a real difference to the world.’ -- Citizen’s Income Newsletter‘Overall, Living Wages around the World: Manual for Measurement looks set to become a well-thumbed reference guide for researchers, governments/policy analysts, international organisations, NGOs and community groups interested in a deeper understanding of living wage standards and policies. This book is likely to stoke a developing and important dialogue over what constitutes equitable, meaningful and relevant pay around the globe.’ -- Labour & IndustryTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction 2. Overview of the Anker Living Wage Methodology PART I COST OF A BASIC BUT DECENT LIFE FOR WORKER AND FAMILY 3. Model Diet for a Living Wage 4. Local Food Prices 5. Local Housing Standard for a Living Wage 6 Local Cost of Decent Housing for a Living Wage 7. Non-Food and Non-Housing Costs 8. Post Checks of Non-food Non-housing Costs: Introduction 9. Health Care Cost Rapid Assessment Post Check 10. Education Cost Rapid Assessment Post Check 11. Provision for Unexpected Events and Sustainability 12. Family Size for a Living Wage PART II ESTIMATING A LIVING WAGE 13. Number of Workers per Family 14. Take Home Pay Required and Taking Statutory Deductions into Account PART III PREVAILING WAGES AND GAPS TO A LIVING WAGE 15. Measuring Prevailing Wages to Compare to a Living Wage 16. In Kind Benefits as Partial Payment of a Living Wage 17. Living Wage in Context: Wage Ladder and Wage Trends PART IV: TYPICAL LIVING WAGE REPORT AND UPDATING A LIVING WAGE ESTIMATE 18. Suggested Outline of a Living Wage Report 19. Summary Tables to Include in a Living Wage Report 20. Updating a Living Wage Estimate References Index

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Book SynopsisPetroleum Resource Management offers a thought-provoking examination of how countries manage their offshore petroleum resources by comparing the different approaches to licensing and regulation taken by Australia, Norway and the UK.Based on extensive research into their policies, licensing systems and resource management regulations, including interviews with government regulators and companies, John Chandler explores how these countries all face similar challenges as their offshore petroleum basins mature, including smaller discoveries, marginal production and ageing infrastructure. Identifying further challenges such as climate change and the increasing accountability in relation to sustainability and social issues, Chandler analyses how their petroleum policy, systems of regulation and regulators developed up to the present, and how they are responding to these challenges, as well as how they deal with exploration, development, infrastructure sharing and production.This timely and informative book will be essential reading for those in petroleum policy and governance, including petroleum lawyers, government officials, regulators and analysts. Academics and students on courses relating to petroleum regulation and the governance of resources will also benefit from this engaging book.Trade Review‘Petroleum Resource Management represents an important‘This book is a well-written, thoughtful overview of how petroleum resource management is effected, resulting in a very helpful comparative analysis. It is a welcome addition to an area in which the pub- lished literature to date has been somewhat lacking.’ -- Peter Roberts, Journal of World Energy Law and Business‘This book is a valuable addition to a resources law practitioner’s library in that it explains and discusses context – understanding the multitude of interconnected issues that affect the business of a client in the petroleum sector (commercial, legal, regulatory and environmental, to name a few).’ -- Tasman Ash Fleming, Law Institute Journal‘Petroleum Resource Management will appeal particularly to Australian scholars, law- and policy-makers, and industry professionals. It will also be of considerable value to readers from other jurisdictions, who may wish to learn about the management of offshore oil and gas resources in these three mature jurisdictions. More broadly the author's thoughtful and future-focused engagement with concepts of stewardship, national interest, sustainability and good governance, will enhance broaden its application and readership.’ -- Erika Techera, Marine Policy‘Detailed in its understanding of licensing in offshore petroleum resources, this book by John A.P. Chandler is a must read not only for practitioners but also students and academics dwelling on tricky questions of appropriate legal structuring and architecture for effective natural resource governance.’ -- Roopa Madhav, Law Environment and Development Journal‘Legal and government professionals, as well as academics and students, will find this work valuable. There is also little doubt that the comparative analysis provided by this work will be valuable to readers from both inside and outside the three chosen jurisdictions.’ -- R. Pritchard, Oil, Gas & Energy Law Intelligence‘As the oil and gas industry and host governments in developed jurisdictions confront the challenges of maturity and low carbon energy transition, this timely book provides a detailed, thoughtful and perceptive analysis of the legal, regulatory and fiscal dimensions. Required reading for all who need to understand the implications of a rapidly changing situation.’ -- John Paterson, University of Aberdeen, UK‘This book gives a good overview of the issue of prudent resource management and an insightful and thorough comparison between the petroleum regimes of Australia, Norway and the UK.’ -- Mette Agerup, Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, Norway‘Leading lawyer and academic John Chandler has produced a timely, and tremendously useful, examination of how the Australian, Norwegian and UK governments are managing their petroleum resources. He also explains how they are evolving their licensing systems to respond to the various challenges facing the global petroleum industry.’ -- Geoff Simpson, Allen & Overy, AustraliaTable of ContentsContents 1. Introduction 2. Licences 3. Regulatory structures and regulators 4. The companies 5. Resource rent, value and stewardship 6. Economic recovery and good oilfield practice 7. Resource management policy 8. Production sharing contracts 9. Exploration 10. Development 11. Production 12. Infrastructure 13. The future of offshore petroleum resource management Index

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Book SynopsisThe modern welfare state finds itself in the middle of two major upheavals: the impact of technology and immigration. Having taken in more refugees per capita than most other countries, the pillars of the Swedish welfare state are being shaken, and digital technologies are set to strengthen already existing trends towards job and wage polarization. The development of skills to keep pace with technology will enter into a critical period for the labor market in which inadequate policy responses could result in further inequality and polarization. In this regard, a platform-based labor market could help by opening up a vast range of new work opportunities. Marten Blix examines the implications of these trends that drive change in developed economies and, in particular, the impact that they have on Sweden and other European countries with rigid labor markets and comprehensive tax-financed welfare services. Increasing costs from immigration and rising inequality could further reduce the willingness to pay high taxes and erode support for redistribution. Failure to address challenges like this one could herald much more drastic changes down the road. There are already signs of economic and political tensions and there is a risk that the social contract could crack. This new discussion on the future of work and the welfare state will be of interest not only to scholars but in policy circles and corresponding societies in sociology, labor relations, political science and public administration.Trade Review'The famous Swedish Model of the welfare state is at a turning point as the pressures of technological change, income inequality and high levels of immigration meet the constraints of the country's inflexible labour and housing markets. Marten Blix argues in this incisive book that with its sound public finances and high levels of trust, Sweden is well placed to respond to the pressures, and he describes a route through these challenges; but it will require some profound institutional changes. The Swedish Model of the future will have to look very different if it is to succeed.' --Diane Coyle, University of Manchester, UK'Using the economic and social laboratory of Sweden, Mårten Blix provides a fascinating window into the future of the welfare state with the threats and opportunities from a massive increase in immigration and rapid digitilisation of the economy. The Swedish Model's core features of collective bargaining, broad unionisation and a strong fiscal base are eroding, increasing inequality and challenging the legitimacy of the political consensus to date. His interesting observations and balanced analysis of the growing importance of platform-based jobs and life-long learning have implications much beyond Sweden.' --Erik Berglöf, London School of Economics, UK'While the treatment of a Citizen's Income is inadequate, this is a most useful book and particularly useful is its focus on Sweden.' --Citizen's IncomeTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. A Perfect Storm 2. The Welfare State in Transition 3. The Labor Market in Transition 4. Digitalization Changing the Economy and the Labor Market 5. Fiscal Pressures from Digitalization and Immigration 6. Immigration, Inequality and Skills in the Digital Economy 7. Future Challenges for the Welfare State Index

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Book SynopsisWhile creative destruction and disruptive innovation change the entrepreneurial landscape, regulation - especially regulation of sectorial markets and competition regulation - can delay this change or even bring it to a halt. Grounded in a particular understanding of the economic concept of the market as a series of processes, this book explores the implications of creative destruction, competition regulation and the role that businesses play. Instead of discussing this in a purely abstract manner, this book uses Uber as a case study. Uber plays an active role between these two forces: first as an agent of creative destruction and then possibly as a champion of regulation on its own terms. Henrique Schneider analyses Uber as an economic phenomenon, investigates the fundamental problems with competition regulation, and explores the intermediation of idle capacity through technology. Ultimately, Schneider concludes that the more Uber is regulated, the less innovative it becomes. This groundbreaking book will appeal to a broad and varied readership including economists, educators, students and law professionals.Trade Review'Henrique Schneider's Creative Destruction and the Sharing Economy: Uber as Disruptive Innovation discusses the business model of Uber and the evolution of the company through a market process framework. The author provides an insightful analysis on the nature between innovation and regulation, while also drawing on the history of taxi regulations. Anyone interested in 'Uber-nomics' and the economic implications of regulation and innovation should read this book.' --Liya Palagashvili, Purchase College, State University of New York, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface Introduction 1. What is the Economics of Uber (and of this Book)? 2. What is Uber’s Business Model? 3. What are Creative Destruction and Disruption Innovation? 4. Are Innovation and Regulation Opposites? Conclusion: Destroying Uber, The Destroyer? References Index

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Book SynopsisElgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject in provocative ways, and map out the potential directions of travel. They are relevant but also visionary. At a time when neoliberalism has become an accepted term in public debate to refer to the current state of modern societies and their political economies, Kean Birch critically analyses the conflicting theories that shape our understanding of 'neoliberalism'. With an ever-expanding variety of perspectives on the concept of neoliberalism, it is increasingly difficult to identify any commonalities. This book explores how different people understand neoliberalism, and the contradictions in thinking of neoliberalism as a market-based ethic, project, or order. Detailing the intellectual history of 'neoliberal' thought, the variety of critical approaches and the many analytical ambiguities, Kean Birch presents a new way to conceptualize contemporary political economy and offers potential avenues for future research through a judicious exploration of 'neoliberal' practices, processes, and institutions. This work will be an essential resource for undergraduate and postgraduate students, scholars, and researchers to critically assess the concept of neoliberalism across many disciplines. The book will also serve as a general introduction to a wider audience interested in the term 'neoliberalism', its potential pitfalls, and its contested future.Trade Review'Kean Birch is, in my estimation, one of the most sophisticated thinkers on the subject of neoliberalism, and in this new book we see him push his thought in a bold new direction that challenges some of the foundational discourses that have attached themselves to the concept. This is a timely and vitally important intervention.' --Simon Springer, University of Victoria, Canada.'Engagingly written, this book offers a refreshing introduction to the intellectual history of neoliberalism. Offering an explanation of where neoliberal ideas came from, the varying ways in which these ideas have been analysed and used, and the core contradictions in the neoliberal interpretation of contemporary capitalism, it will be of great value to scholars and students alike. At a time when market ascendance is increasingly challenged, it also convincingly shows why neoliberalism cannot serve as a road map for the future.' --Wendy Larner, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand'Birch's book is full of valuable detail and insight. . . it does an important job of establishing the contours of the discussion of neoliberalism in such a way that anyone reading it will be unlikely to lapse into the lazy straw man forms of commentary which remain all too evident both within and beyond the academy.' --LSE Review of BooksTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction Part I WHAT IS NEOLIBERALISM? 2. An Intellectual History of Neoliberal Thought 3. How to Think like a Neoliberal Part II CURRENT CONCEPTIONS OF NEOLIBERALISM 4. Different Conceptions of Neoliberalism 5. Struggling with Neoliberalism as a Concept Part III A NEW RESEARCH AGENDA FOR NEOLIBERALISM 6. Neoliberalism and the Problem of the Corporation 7. From Entrepreneurship to Rentiership in Neoliberalism 8. Neoliberalism as a Contract-based Order 9. Conclusion

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Book SynopsisLarge-scale socio-economic, political and structural changes characterize contemporary agriculture and food today. This Handbook provides an essential overview to help readers understand the future evolution of agri-food through an analysis of the economy in key regions around the world.Along with chapters that investigate agri-food in North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia and Oceania, the book includes contributions that cover topics such as labor, science and technology, the financialization of agri-food, and supermarkets.This Handbook will be required reading for researchers, scholars and students in the social sciences looking to learn more about agriculture and food. Policy makers and industry leaders interested in agri-food will also find this to be an insightful read.Contributors: G. Aboites, C. Bain, J.S. Barbosa Cavalcanti, M.Belo Moreira, B. Bock, A. Bonanno, B. Brandl, L. Busch, I. Cucco, T. Dandachi, M. del Rosario Castro Bernardini, J. Dixon, M. Etxezarreta, M. Fairbairn, M. Fonte, L. Glenna, L. Horlings, K. Jones, E.E. Krone, G. Lawrence, F. Martinez, M. Miele, G. Otero, A. Patel-Campillo, G. Pechlaner, E. Ransom, J. Rosell, C. Sachs, K. Sekine, L. ViladomiuTrade Review'This Handbook makes an important contribution to agrifood studies. Departing from more generalized analyses of globalization and neo-liberalism we are presented with a rich range of country level and thematic studies by highly respected authors. In this way, common trends are subjected to the detailed scrutiny of individual Nation States both in the North and the South, unwrapping the heterogeneous forces at work in each. The thematic section in its focus on key issues and actors similarly exposes the complex tendencies often hidden by more generalized accounts of the global agrifood system. Political economy at its best!' --John Wilkins, Graduate Center for Development, Agriculture and Society, Rural Federal University, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilTable of ContentsContents: THE INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD: AN INTRODUCTION Alessandro Bonanno and Lawrence Busch PART I THE INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD: SELECTED COUNTRIES AND REGIONS 1. The Political Economy of Agriculture in Southern Africa Elizabeth Ransom 2. “100% Pure”? Private Governance Efforts to Mitigate the Effects of ‘Dirty Dairying on New Zealand’s Environment Carmen Bain and Tamera Dandachi 3. The Political Economy of Agri-Food in Mexico Francisco Martinez and Gilberto Aboites 4. Argentina’s Agrifood Transformations in the Context of Globalization: Changing Ways of Farming Clara Craviotti 5. The Political Economy of Agriculture in Colombia: An Unfinished Business Anouk Patel-Campillo and María del Rosario Castro Bernardini 6. Brazilian Farmers, Quality and Markets Josefa Salete Barbosa Cavalcanti and Evander Eloi Krone 7. The Political Economy of Agriculture and Food in North America: Toward Convergence or Divergence? Gabriela Pechlaner and Gerardo Otero 8. Transition of Agriculture and Agricultural Policies in Japan: From Postwar to the Neoliberal Era Kae Sekine 9. The European Common Agriculture Policy: a Tale of Slow Adjustment to Neoliberal Globalization Manuel Belo Moreira 10. An Overview of Spanish Agriculture in the 21st Century Miren Etxezarreta, Jordi Rosell and Lourdes Viladomiu PART II SELECTED THEMES OF THE INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD 11. The Political Economy of Agri-Food: Supermarkets Geoffrey Lawrence and Jane Dixon 12. Finance and the Food System Madeleine Fairbairn 13. The Political Economy of Labor Relations in Agriculture and Food Alessandro Bonanno 14. The Political Economy of Alternative Agriculture in Italy Maria Fonte and Ivan Cucco 15. Animal Welfare: the Challenges of Implementing a Common Legislation in Europe Mara Miele, Bettina Bock and Lummina Horlings 16. International Political Economy of Agricultural Research and Development Leland Glenna, Barbara Brandl, and Kristal Jones 17. Gender and the International Political Economy of Agri-Food Carolyn Sachs Index

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Book SynopsisExamining the processes, evolution and consequences of China's rapid integration into the global economy, this Handbook highlights how China's role is ever increasing in prominence. The systematic structure offers an overview of the scope of China's global economic activities, with leading international scholars evaluating key theoretical debates and providing comprehensive coverage on all areas of international political economy. Chapters explore the behaviour, interests and motivations underlying China's international economic initiatives. The influence of both domestic and international politics is also discussed in terms of the country's global economic footprint. Through analyses of international economic engagements in areas such as trade, investment, finance, sustainable development and global economic governance, chapters give their assessment on the IPE of China and reveal how China's role on the political and economic stage is evolving. A much-needed reference for students and scholars of Chinese foreign policy, IPE and Asian studies, this Handbook enriches our understanding of the domestic and international contexts of China's global economic trajectory. Contributors: P. Andrews-Speed, M. Beeson, A. Berger, J.-M.F. Blanchard, P. Bowles, D. Di, A.D. Dixon, A. Fuchs, M.D. Harpaz, A. He, Y. Jiang, Y.-w.V. Li, W. Liang, B.K. MacLean, A. Malkin, D. McDowell, S. Meunier, B. Momani, B. Naughton, M. Pearson, X. Ren, M. Rudyak, B. Sheng, Y. Tu, M. Wan, J. Wang, X. Wang, S. Xu, P.K. Yu, K. Zeng, H. Zhang, Y. ZhengTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction Ka Zeng Part I Trade and the Changing Context of China’s International Political Economy 2. China’s International Political Economy Barry Naughton 3. China’s Trade Policy Bin Sheng and Xiaosong Wang Part II Foreign Direct Investment 4. Foreign Direct Investment in China Yu Zheng 5. Chinese Outward Foreign Direct Investment (COFDI) Jean-Marc Blanchard 6. Chinese Direct Investment in Europe: Economic Opportunities and Political Challenges Sophie Meunier 7. China’s Investment Relations with Japan Ming Wan and Hong Zhang 8. China’s International Energy Engagement Philip Andrews-Speed 9. The Political Economy of Chinese Investment Treaties Axel Berger Part III China and International Finance 10. You Can Check in Anytime You Like, but You Can (Almost) Never Leave Anton Malkin and Yu-wai Vic Li 11. From Tailwinds to Headwinds Daniel McDowell 12. U.S.-China Currency Disputes Yonghong Tu and Dongsheng Di 13. The China Investment Corporation and the Rise of Sovereign Wealth Funds Adam Dixon 14. The Domestic Politics of China’s Exchange Rate policy Alex He Part IV China and Global Economic Governance China in the Global Trading System 15. China and the WTO Marcia Harpaz 16. China’s Policy on Free Trade Agreements Yang Jiang China and Global Financial Governance 17. From Activism to Status Quo Anton Malkin and Bessma Momani 18. The Rise of a Constrained Power in International Financial Governance Jue Wang 19. China, the G-20 and Global Governance Xiao Ren 20. China’s Evolving Role in Global Governance Mark Beeson and Shaomin Xu 21. China and the “One Belt, One Road” Initiative (BRI) Wei Liang 22. China and Regional Financial Cooperation: From Observer, to Participant, to (Co)leader … of an Irrelevance? Paul Bowles and Brian K. MacLean China and International Development 23. The Motives of China’s Foreign Aid Andreas Fuchs and Marina Rudyak 24. China and Global Climate Change Governance Margaret Pearson 25. The Rise of China in the International Property Regime Peter Yu Index

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Book SynopsisFor some, Sweden is proof that a generous welfare state is fully compatible with a growing competitive economy. For others, it is a frightening example of what big government can do to a once thriving economy. Sweden and the Revival of the Capitalist Welfare State tackles a number of controversial questions regarding Sweden's economic and political development: How did Sweden become rich? How did Sweden become egalitarian? Why has Sweden since the early 90s grown faster than the US and most EU-countries despite its high taxes and generous welfare state?The author uses new research on institutions and economic reforms to explain the rise, the fall and the recent revival of the Swedish welfare state. The central argument is that a generous welfare state like that of Sweden can work well, provided that it is built on well-functioning capitalist institutions and economic openness. The book expertly explains how Sweden developed from a poor and highly unequal society to one of the richest and most egalitarian countries in the world by building a universal welfare state on a capitalist foundation. It also engages in an important discussion about the current and future challenges for the welfare state in general.The book will fit well in introductory and advanced courses on welfare state policy, social work, sociology, economic history, institutional economics and political science. In all these disciplines, the case of Sweden has always provoked interest and debate, due to Sweden's combination of prosperity, equality and extensive welfare state. The rapid pace of change in Sweden over the last 25 years, however, means that most other books are descriptively dated.Contents: 1. Introduction 2. Prosperity and equality: The golden years 1870-1970 3. The 'not quite so golden' years 1970 - 1995 4. The return of the capitalist welfare state 5. The capitalist welfare state's bloc-transcending history 6. The consequences of increasing competition 7. The resilience of labor market regulation and rent control 8. Challenges ahead: Can the capitalist welfare state survive? Appendices Bibliography IndexTrade Review'Sweden has a remarkable political culture that marries market liberalism and social democratic sensibilities. Bergh's fine book helps us get beyond a sense of paradox in that.' --Daniel Klein, George Mason UniversityTable of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction 2. Prosperity and equality: The golden years 1870-1970 3. The ‘not quite so golden’ years 1970 – 1995 4. The return of the capitalist welfare state 5. The capitalist welfare state’s bloc-transcending history 6. The consequences of increasing competition 7. The resilience of labor market regulation and rent control 8. Challenges ahead: Can the capitalist welfare state survive? Appendices Bibliography Index

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