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Global Development in the Arctic - International Cooperation for the Future (Hardcover): Andrey Mineev, Anatoli Bourmistrov,... Global Development in the Arctic - International Cooperation for the Future (Hardcover)
Andrey Mineev, Anatoli Bourmistrov, Frode Mellemvik
R3,783 Discovery Miles 37 830 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Viewing the Arctic as a key region for global development in the 21st century, this book offers a cross-disciplinary conceptual framework for understanding what international cooperation is, why it is difficult and what kind of alternative views can apply in the Arctic. Written by Arctic experts, the book presents major trends and scenarios for international cooperation in the Arctic up to 2035 and future prospects for international cooperation in the Arctic in various sectors: energy, business and economy, transportation and logistics, climate change, diplomacy and security, culture, innovations, higher education and research. Implications of the scenarios for global development are discussed in the light of the United Nations Agenda for Global Development and Sustainable Development Goals. The book offers a cross-disciplinary conceptual framework of international cooperation in the Arctic and discusses implications of this framework for global development. Filling the gap in analytical understanding of international cooperation, this book will be of interest to academics, students and professionals concerned with global development and the Arctic region.

Globalization and the Decline of American Power - The Political Economy of the American Fall (Hardcover): Cyrus Bina Globalization and the Decline of American Power - The Political Economy of the American Fall (Hardcover)
Cyrus Bina
R3,774 Discovery Miles 37 740 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book explores America's decline as a global power, arguing that the implosion of Pax Americana was initiated by the process of globalization, preceding the collapse of the Soviet Union by nearly a decade. The era of Pax Americana, and with it American hegemony, is conclusively passed, and will not return in current global conditions. There is a stark contrast between the present epoch and the postwar era of American hegemony (1945-1979) in which the United States, at least outside of the Soviet sphere of influence, largely managed the international economy and reigned over international politics and relations. Drawing on both theoretical and empirical evidence, this book shows that the era of globalization unleashed forces-social, political, and economic-which broke down the status quo of American hegemony. Author Cyrus Bina also establishes that since the Iranian Revolution (1979), US involvement throughout the Middle East, in Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Syria, Yemen, and now notably in Ukraine has been motivated by the freefall of American hegemony and an attempt to get it back by direct or indirect military force. Bina utilizes these contexts for wider analysis and critique of a number of theories commonly used to analyze economy, polity, geopolitical, and dynamics of crisis and social change in capitalism. This book will be of great interest to students, academics, and policymakers on subjects of Economics, International Relations, Global Studies, International Political Economy, Political Geography, Sociology, and postwar History.

The Global Challenge to Industrial Districts - Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in Italy and Taiwan (Hardcover, illustrated... The Global Challenge to Industrial Districts - Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in Italy and Taiwan (Hardcover, illustrated edition)
Paolo Guerrieri, Simona Iammarino, Carlo Pietrobelli
R3,001 Discovery Miles 30 010 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The current trend towards globalization is posing a substantial challenge to SME clusters to restructure and reach out to distant markets and knowledge sources, while at the same time exploiting the advantages of local factors and agglomeration. This book represents a first attempt to analyze these issues in detail, employing novel empirical evidence. The authors focus on Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Italy and Taiwan, two countries in which these businesses characterize the national industrial structure. They find that in the current climate of globalization, there is no best practice model for organizing an industrial cluster since a diversity of successful institutional arrangements is possible. They demonstrate that over time SME clusters can evolve and that globalization can reshape their upgrading options by providing a variety of international knowledge linkages. Thus, the authors conclude that the development of local and global networks and new interactive modes of knowledge creation, which have co-evolved as a result of globalization, have provided the necessary conditions for competitive survival. Taking a multidisciplinary approach, the authors utilize a number of analytical tools to evaluate their survey data and present an original comparison between the experiences of two countries that are facing the challenges of globalization, often with differing strategies. This book will be of great interest to industrial and international economists, policymakers, and corporate and SME managers.

Unravelling The Persistence of Dollarization - The Case of Georgia (Hardcover): Ia Eradze Unravelling The Persistence of Dollarization - The Case of Georgia (Hardcover)
Ia Eradze
R3,921 Discovery Miles 39 210 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This volume engages with the roots, dimensions, and implications of foreign currency domination in states with a national currency. Referred to as unofficial dollarization in literature, this is a worldwide phenomenon among developing countries and has a long history. This monograph provides a political economic analysis of dollarization in Georgia and is structured around three themes: the genesis of dollarization (1991-2003), the persistence of dollarization (2003-12) and the politicization of dollarization (2012-19). The case of Georgia is especially representative of the post-socialist transition states, but also has wider applicability. A high level of dollarization is a significant barrier to economic growth, macroeconomic and political stability, functional monetary policy, as well as social welfare. The Covid-19 crisis and the increasing debt of developing countries in foreign currency exacerbate dollarization-related vulnerabilities for these economies. This book will be of interest to postgraduate students in global/comparative political economy, development economics or transition economies, researchers in monetary sovereignty, central banking, exchange rate policies, currency hierarchy, money, financialization, and policy makers in dollarized countries and global institutions.

Insurance Market Integration in the European Union (Hardcover): Slawomir Ireneusz Bukowski, Marzanna Barbara Lament Insurance Market Integration in the European Union (Hardcover)
Slawomir Ireneusz Bukowski, Marzanna Barbara Lament
R3,759 Discovery Miles 37 590 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Insurance Market Integration in the European Union offers an in-depth analysis of the mechanisms of insurance market integration and measures the degrees of this integration. It examines the operation of the EU single financial market and, against this backdrop, the regulation relating to the insurance market. In addition, the book focuses on the specificity and determinants of international insurance market development and the issues with assimilation set against other financial market segments such as money market, credit-deposit and bond and equity. It discusses the advantages and disadvantages of insurance market integration on an international scale. The authors propose a unique approach to the subject in the context of the EU and particularly in relation to the European area. They also apply new measures of insurance market integration in the EU in practice through the use of statistical data and implementation of econometric modeling. Further, they investigate how the financial and fiscal crisis has affected the insurance market in EU countries and the impact of European Central Bank monetary policy on the degrees of integration in the European area during and after the financial crisis. This book will find an audience among academics and researchers in the fields of international economics and finance and applied, financial and growth economics.

Environmental Economics in Developing Countries - Issues and Challenges (Hardcover): Achiransu Acharyya Environmental Economics in Developing Countries - Issues and Challenges (Hardcover)
Achiransu Acharyya
R3,796 Discovery Miles 37 960 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare the vulnerabilities of socio-economic systems globally and exposed the risks that natural capital degradation imposes on human health, economy, and society. This book studies the environmental challenges faced by developing economies in a post-COVID-19 world. Exploring diverse case studies from South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa, the volume discusses the impact that economic development and, recently, COVID-19 has had on the environment, ecology, and economy of these regions. It analyses nature conservation policies aimed at minimizing ecological damage arising from economic development and discusses the policy objectives of sustainable development. It also highlights the significant role that environmental economics networks have played in capacity building, framing of policies using ecological economics tools, and developing a local leadership trained in addressing local sustainability issues. An important contribution to the study of environmental economics of the Global South, the book will be of interest to students and researchers of economics, environment, development studies, development economics, environmental policies, and South Asia studies. It will also be useful for policymakers and NGOs working in this field.

The Role of Crises in Shaping Financial Systems - From the Global Financial Crisis to COVID-19 (Hardcover): Malgorzata... The Role of Crises in Shaping Financial Systems - From the Global Financial Crisis to COVID-19 (Hardcover)
Malgorzata Iwanicz-Drozdowska, Elzbieta Malinowska-Misiag, Piotr Mielus, Pawel Smaga, Bartosz Witkowski
R3,764 Discovery Miles 37 640 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The book provides in-depth insight into the financial systems in European Economic Area countries, accentuating the role of crises in shaping the condition and development of the financial arena. The authors outline their predictions for the future of financial systems, focusing on the structural changes and legacy of the COVID-19 crisis and global financial interlinkages. The book adopts both theoretical and practical approaches to explore the key issues and as such, will appeal to academics and students of financial economics and international finance, as well as policymakers and financial regulators.

The Economics of Recession (Hardcover): Arturo Estrella The Economics of Recession (Hardcover)
Arturo Estrella
R17,151 Discovery Miles 171 510 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This timely research review analyses a broad selection of important readings from the existing literature addressing several fundamental questions about recessions. These include what a recession is, the causes and effects of recessions, how to identify and predict recessions, and how to manage the associated risks. The review offers a general overview of the subject, detailed analysis of the readings, discussion of policy implications and acknowledgment of the areas where further research is required, proving itself to be an invaluable source of reference for academics, scholars and practitioners alike.

Woman's Worth - Sexual Economics and the World of Women (Hardcover): Lisa Leghorn, Katherine Parker Woman's Worth - Sexual Economics and the World of Women (Hardcover)
Lisa Leghorn, Katherine Parker
R3,499 Discovery Miles 34 990 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Originally published in 1981, Woman's Worth takes up the challenge to the male preserve of economics - which was raised nearly a century ago by Charlotte Perkins Gilman in her classic work Women and Economics. Patriarchal economic systems - socialist as well as capitalist - are founded upon women's unpaid labour. On this premise, Lisa Leghorn and Katherine Parker base their exploration of the economic basis of women's culture across cultures: from the USA to South America, the Middle East, socialist countries, Africa and Europe. Women's Worth is accessible and informative to those who have been intimidated by the term 'international economics'. Its sources are women's perspective and experience in many countries, in their words and in their writings, published and unpublished. Thus the authors are able to reveal the economic nature of facets of women's lives which have hitherto been dismissed by traditional economics as features of family or personal life, and to build a new vision of an economics based in female values.

Women and the Labour Market (Hardcover): Teresa Rees Women and the Labour Market (Hardcover)
Teresa Rees
R3,039 Discovery Miles 30 390 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The labour market was undergoing considerable change. In particular, the advance of new technology and the development of positive action training for women had the potential to change patterns of gender segregation in the workplace. Originally published in 1992, Teresa Rees draws on a wide range of international studies of these issues and discusses them in the context of current theoretical and political debate. Based on work carried out by the author in Britain, Germany and Australia, Women and the Labour Market focuses on education and training policy, changes in labour supply, and changes in the nature and size of labour demand. It highlights the obstacles to equality at work, showing how the ideology of the family, the limitations of material reality and the exclusionary mechanisms operated by men have had an adverse impact upon women's experiences of paid work. As well as underlining the power of patriarchy in shaping the labour market, Women and the Labour Market also discusses the development of policy measures which might have some effect on breaking down gender inequalities. An important contribution to debates at the time, the study puts forward practical suggestions for adjusting the system at the key points of recruitment, training and work organisation.

Completing a Genuine Economic and Monetary Union (Paperback): Iain Begg Completing a Genuine Economic and Monetary Union (Paperback)
Iain Begg
R555 Discovery Miles 5 550 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This Element examines efforts to strengthen Economic and Monetary Union in the European Union, especially over the last decade, asking if enough has been done to render it more sustainable and resilient. Drawing on a survey of 111 leading experts on the economics and politics of EMU, this Element reviews the wide-ranging reforms undertaken since the crises of the early 2010s and assesses whether they go far enough. Although it concludes that much has been done to push the euro towards being a more complete currency, it identifies remaining flaws and challenges which EU leaders need to resolve.

Tariff Structure, Intermediate Goods, and China-U.S. Trade Friction (Paperback): Haichao Fan Tariff Structure, Intermediate Goods, and China-U.S. Trade Friction (Paperback)
Haichao Fan; Contributions by Wendy Dai, Yichao Fang
R1,232 Discovery Miles 12 320 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Focusing on the interconnection of tariff structure, international trade and welfare evaluation, the book investigates the characteristics of tariff structures of China and the U.S. in recent years and measures the impact of the Sino-U.S. trade friction that started in 2018. The first part of the book discusses levels and evolution trends of tariff systems of China and the U.S. from 2000 to 2014 and makes a comparison between the two countries' tariff structures. The second part centers on the Sino-U.S. trade friction in 2018, analyzing its development, overall impact on welfare, and relevant impact mechanisms. The author draws on the quantitative analysis method currently prevailing in the field of international trade, taking global value chains, intermediate goods, and variable markup into consideration. In contrast to the research conclusion applying standard trade theory, the result indicates that either unilateral imposition of additional tariffs or bilateral tariff friction will give rise to the deteriorated welfare level of both countries. The book will appeal to academics and policy makers interested in international trade, China-U.S. relation and the trade friction.

Economic Growth and Distribution - On the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (Hardcover, illustrated edition): Neri... Economic Growth and Distribution - On the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (Hardcover, illustrated edition)
Neri Salvadori
R4,256 Discovery Miles 42 560 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Economic Growth and Distribution isolates and compares the logical structures and methodological underpinnings underlying the relationship between economic growth and distribution. It carries out an in-depth analysis of a wide range of issues connected with growth theory considered from different theoretical perspectives. Its uniqueness is derived from the original contributions by a number of scholars of different persuasions; some within the mainstream and others from Keynesian-Kaleckian-Sraffian positions. The book deals with a wide variety of research topics concerning economic growth and distribution, such as the transition from the epoch of Malthusian stagnation to the contemporary era of modern economic growth; comparisons among the classical tradition, modern theory, and heterodox models; problems of policy; dynamics and business cycles; and the role of institutions. For its emphasis on comparisons and complementariness among alternative theories of growth and distribution, Economic Growth and Distribution complements the work of advanced textbooks on the topic. It is a companion to Innovation, Unemployment and Policy in the Theories of Growth and Distribution (edited by N. Salvadori and R. Balducci) and Classical, Neoclassical and Keynesian Views on Growth and Distribution (edited by N. Salvadori and C. Panico). The book will be appreciated by scholars of the theory of economic growth, the theory of distribution, macroeconomics, classical and Keynesian economics, as well as historians of economic thought.

The European Community and its Mediterranean Enlargement (Hardcover): Loukas Tsoukalis The European Community and its Mediterranean Enlargement (Hardcover)
Loukas Tsoukalis
R2,752 Discovery Miles 27 520 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First published in 1981 The European Community and its Mediterranean Enlargement examines the background to the economic developments in Greece, Spain and Portugal, their relationship with the Community and the political and economic interests at issue during negotiations. At the same time the study of enlargement provides an excellent opportunity for a critical appraisal of existing Community policies (especially those affecting industry and agriculture) and a discussion of likely future developments and pressures for change within the context of the 'Community of Twelve'. Loukas Tsoukalis combines a thorough familiarity with Community affairs with a good knowledge of Southern Europe and the ability to work in several European languages. This book crosses many disciplinary boundaries and is a must read for scholars and researchers of European politics, European Union, international relations and European history.

Configuring the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank - Power, Interests and Status (Paperback): Ian Tsung-Yen Chen Configuring the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank - Power, Interests and Status (Paperback)
Ian Tsung-Yen Chen
R1,229 Discovery Miles 12 290 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Studying the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) through the lens of international relations (IR) theory, Chen argues that it is inappropriate to treat the AIIB as either a revisionist or a complementary institution. Instead, the bank is still evolving and the interaction of power, interests, and status that will determine whether the bank will go wild. Theoretically, the current shape of the AIIB will influence global strategic conditions and global perceptions of the bank itself, consequently affecting China's level of dissatisfaction with its power and status in the international financial system and maneuvering in the AIIB. To empirically show that, this book presents the evolution of the AIIB, compares the bank with its main competitors in the Asia-Pacific region, and conducts ten comparative case studies to show how countries around the world have positioned themselves in response to the emergence of the AIIB. This book presents critical insights for scholars and foreign-policy practitioners to understand China's surging influence in international organizations and how China can shape the world order. It should prove of interest to students and scholars of IR, strategic studies, China Studies, Asian Studies, developmental studies, economics, and global finance.

Islamic Monetary Economics - Finance and Banking in Contemporary Muslim Economies (Paperback): Taha Egri, Zeyneb Hafsa Orhan Islamic Monetary Economics - Finance and Banking in Contemporary Muslim Economies (Paperback)
Taha Egri, Zeyneb Hafsa Orhan
R1,245 Discovery Miles 12 450 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The existence of fiat currencies has long been cited as one of the major contributing factors to the challenges facing contemporary economies, and the current monetary system is not only a key source of exorable increases in interest rates but also a principal cause of inflation and decline in the value of money in many countries. The editors argue that an Islamic monetary system, with its specific money concepts, interest-free financial institutions, and monetary policy embedded in real growth, provides a solution to this conundrum. Contributions from many world-renowned experts consider a wide array of topics, ranging from the theoretical concepts of money and banking in conventional and Islamic economics to the historical journey of money from precious metals to plastic money and digital currency today. The book outlines the problems that sprout from interest-based banking and multiple debt structures. It then mirrors the Islamic concepts of money as well as idiosyncrasies of its monetary policy. Supported with meticulous research and empirical evidence, the book demonstrates the efficacy of Islamic monetary system in delivering real growth along with equitable distribution of wealth and prosperity in the economy. It additionally acquaints the readers with juristic debates about money and monetary policy. This is essential reading for both students and researchers in Islamic economics, banking, and finance, expertly promoting a fair and just economic system that emerges as a result of interest-free banking and monetary policy based on Islamic principles.

Capitalism, Power and Innovation - Intellectual Monopoly Capitalism Uncovered (Paperback): Cecilia Rikap Capitalism, Power and Innovation - Intellectual Monopoly Capitalism Uncovered (Paperback)
Cecilia Rikap
R1,278 Discovery Miles 12 780 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In contemporary global capitalism, the most powerful corporations are innovation or intellectual monopolies. The book's unique perspective focuses on how private ownership and control of knowledge and data have become a major source of rent and power. The author explains how at the one pole, these corporations concentrate income, property and power in the United States, China, and in a handful of intellectual monopolies, particularly from digital and pharmaceutical industries, while at the other pole developing countries are left further behind. The book includes detailed empirical mappings of how intellectual monopolies develop and transform knowledge from universities and open-source collaborations into intangible assets. The result is a strategy that combines undermining the commons through privatization with harvesting from the same commons. The book ends with provoking reflections to tilt the scale against intellectual monopoly capitalism and arguing that desired changes require democratic mobilization of workers and citizens at large. This book represents one of the first attempts to capture the contours of an emerging new era where old perspectives lead us astray, and the old policy toolbox is hopelessly inadequate. This is true for the idea that the best, or only, way to promote innovation is to transform knowledge into private property. It is also true for anti-trust policies focusing exclusively on consumer prices. The formation of global infrastructures that lead to natural monopolies calls for public rather than private ownership. Scholars and professionals from the social sciences and humanities (in particular economics, sociology, political science, geography, educational science and science and technology studies) will enjoy a clear and all-embracing depiction of innovation dynamics in contemporary capitalism, with a particular focus on asymmetries between actors, regions and topics. In fact, its topical issue broadens the book's scope to those curious about how innovation networks shape our world.

Handbook on the Globalization of the World Economy (Hardcover, Uk Ed.): Amnon Levy Handbook on the Globalization of the World Economy (Hardcover, Uk Ed.)
Amnon Levy
R7,081 Discovery Miles 70 810 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This authoritative Handbook provides a thorough account and analysis of the important issues relating to the globalization of the international economy. The increasing interdependence of the world's economies has caused a breakdown in national economic boundaries and a freer access to goods, services and labour. This comprehensive book, written by experts in the field, addresses major issues associated with this international economic integration. This reference work considers: global growth including inequality, saving, foreign direct investment, external debt and multinational corporations regionalization and globalization of trade such as the role of international institutions, external economies of scale and trading blocs transition to market economies in Central and Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union and East Asia internationalization and integration of markets including the financial, capital, labour and agricultural markets global environmental and resource problems including transboundary pollution, the implication of North-South trade for natural resource depletion and environmental degradation, and the impact of energy markets on global growth, pollution and economic stability.

The Connectivity Cooperation Between China and Europe - A Multi-Dimensional Analysis (Hardcover): Liu Zuokui, Branislav Dordevic The Connectivity Cooperation Between China and Europe - A Multi-Dimensional Analysis (Hardcover)
Liu Zuokui, Branislav Dordevic
R5,102 Discovery Miles 51 020 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The book offers researches of scholars from multiple countries on the different topics of China-EU connectivity Conducts an in-depth analysis and discussion of many facets of the coorperation between China and Europe. A focused theme with abundant case studies. A comprehensive study on the present and future relationship between China and Europe.

The Routledge Handbook of Transformative Global Studies (Paperback): S.A. Hamed Hosseini, James Goodman, Sara C. Motta, Barry... The Routledge Handbook of Transformative Global Studies (Paperback)
S.A. Hamed Hosseini, James Goodman, Sara C. Motta, Barry K. Gills
R1,435 Discovery Miles 14 350 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Routledge Handbook of Transformative Global Studies provides diverse and cutting-edge perspectives on this fast-changing field. For 30 years the world has been caught in a long 'global interregnum,' plunging from one crisis to the next and witnessing the emergence of new, vibrant, multiple, and sometimes contradictory forms of popular resistance and politics. This global 'interregnum' - or a period of uncertainty where the old hegemony is fading and the new ones have not yet been fully realized - necessitates critical self-reflection, brave intellectual speculation and (un)learning of perceived wisdoms, and greater transdisciplinary collaboration across theories, localities, and subjects. This Handbook takes up this challenge by developing fresh perspectives on globalization, development, neoliberalism, capitalism, and their progressive alternatives, addressing issues of democracy, power, inequality, insecurity, precarity, wellbeing, education, displacement, social movements, violence and war, and climate change. Throughout, it emphasizes the dynamics for system change, including bringing post-capitalist, feminist, (de)colonial, and other critical perspectives to support transformative global praxis. This volume brings together a mixture of fresh and established scholars from across disciplines and from a range of both Northern and Southern contexts. Researchers and students from around the world and across the fields of politics, sociology, international development, international relations, geography, economics, area studies, and philosophy will find this an invaluable and fresh guide to global studies in the 21st century.

The Economic Consequences of the Euro - The Safest Escape Plan (Paperback): Stefan Kawalec, Ernest Pytlarczyk, Kamil Kaminski The Economic Consequences of the Euro - The Safest Escape Plan (Paperback)
Stefan Kawalec, Ernest Pytlarczyk, Kamil Kaminski
R1,156 Discovery Miles 11 560 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This book presents a new narrative on the eurozone crisis. It argues that the common currency has the potential to kill the European Union, and the conventional wisdom that the eurozone can be fixed by a common budget and further political integration is incorrect. The authors address key questions such as why the European Union and the single market have been successful, why the common currency poses a threat to European integration, and whether it is possible to either fix the eurozone or dissolve it while keeping the EU and the single market. Contrary to the view that it would be best if the Southern European countries left the eurozone first, the book makes the case that the optimal solution would be to start the process with the most competitive countries exiting first. The authors argue that a return to national currencies would be beneficial not only to the crisis-ridden southern countries, but also to France and Germany, which were the main promoters of the single currency. An organised unwinding of the euro area would be beneficial both for the European economy and for Europe's main trading partners. The authors contend that to defend the euro at all costs weakens the European economy and threatens the cohesion of the European Union. If pro-European and pro-market EU leaders do not dismantle the eurozone, it will most likely be done by their anti-European and anti-market successors. If that happens, the European Union and the common market will be destroyed. This book will be a useful and engaging contribution to the existing literature in the fields of macro, monetary and international finance and economics.

Post-Corona Capitalism - The Alternatives Ahead (Hardcover): Andreas Noelke Post-Corona Capitalism - The Alternatives Ahead (Hardcover)
Andreas Noelke
R2,231 Discovery Miles 22 310 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The COVID-19 pandemic is a Rorschach test for society: everyone sees something different in it, and the range of political and economic responses to the crisis can leave us feeling overwhelmed. This book cuts through the confusion, dissecting the new post-coronavirus capitalism into several policy areas and spheres of action to inform academic, policy and public discourse. Covering all the major aspects of contemporary capitalism that have been affected by the pandemic, Andreas Noelke deftly analyses the impacts of the crisis on our socio-economic and political systems. Signposting a new era for global capitalism, he offers alternatives for future economic development in the wake of COVID-19.

The Handbook of Globalisation, Third Edition (Paperback, 3rd edition): Jonathan Michie The Handbook of Globalisation, Third Edition (Paperback, 3rd edition)
Jonathan Michie
R1,498 Discovery Miles 14 980 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The past 30 years are often depicted as an era of globalisation, and even more so with the recent rise of global giants such as Google and Amazon. This updated and revised edition of The Handbook of Globalisation offers novel insights into the rapid changes our world is facing, and how best we can handle them. With multi-disciplinary contributions from leading experts, this Handbook covers a broad spectrum of issues and opportunities surrounding modern globalisation. It explores the idea that globalisation is not new, natural or inevitable, but rather that current global arrangements are the result of corporate pressure and the choices of politicians. It highlights the fact that the deregulated, free market form of globalisation is not unavoidable and explores a new era of global co-operation based around a Green New Deal. It also considers the future of globalisation in the face of the Trump presidency, Brexit and the move towards more state-centred policies. This Handbook continues to be a vital resource for scholars, students and researchers of economics, international relations, and business and management who wish to gain a more in-depth understanding of globalisation from a variety of different disciplines. Politicians and policy makers will also benefit from the advice offered to avoid some of the increasingly negative impacts of our globalising world. Contributors include: P. Arestis, E. Braunstein, P. Brosnan, H.-J. Chang, C. Craypo, G. DeMartino, G. Dymski, G. Epstein, A. Glyn, J. Heintz, C. Hines, P. Hirst, G.M. Hodgson, J. Howells, G. Ietto-Gillies, M. Koenig-Archibugi, S. Lee, P. Lysandrou, J. Michie, J.G. Palma, M. Panic, J. Perraton, J. Plasmans, M. Sawyer, S. Sinclair, A. Singh, J. Stanford, B. Sutcliffe, G. Thompson, J. Toye, F. Wilkinson, R. Woodward, A. Zammit

The Effects of Globalisation on Firm and Labour Performance (Paperback): Chin Hee Hahn, Dionisius Narjoko, Ha Thi Thanh Doan,... The Effects of Globalisation on Firm and Labour Performance (Paperback)
Chin Hee Hahn, Dionisius Narjoko, Ha Thi Thanh Doan, Shujiro Urata
R1,250 Discovery Miles 12 500 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book examines driving factors and the effects of globalisation on economic development through firm and product-level data. The book is organised into four themes, i.e., productivity, innovation, wage and income gap, and within-firm reallocation of resources. The comprehensiveness and richness of firm and product-level data shed light upon the channels through which trade and investment affect firms' competitiveness and unveil factors shaping firms' heterogeneous responses towards globalisation. The book looks at Asian economies as well as Australia and how they have experienced substantial structural change and become more integrated into the global economy and will be a useful reference for those who are interested in learning more about the relationship between globalisation and firm performance. This book will appeal to policy makers and researchers interested in the impact of globalisation on firm performance.

China, Trust and Digital Supply Chains - Dynamics of a Zero Trust World (Hardcover): Warwick Powell China, Trust and Digital Supply Chains - Dynamics of a Zero Trust World (Hardcover)
Warwick Powell
R4,060 Discovery Miles 40 600 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

China, Trust and Digital Supply Chains presents a critical reflection on blockchain technologies in the context of their adoption in China and the world that China is engaged in and shaping. Approaching the issues of blockchain technology adoption and development on China's own terms is critical if policy makers and others are to make effective sense of one of the key dynamics shaping the next few decades of the global landscape. The work challenges the 'trust' trope that dominates much discussion of blockchain technology's application. It argues, contrary to the predominant trust trope, that blockchain is not about trust at all. It shows that China's re-imagining of the 21st century global order is premised on driving intensified cross-border economic interactions without the presupposition of trust, and blockchain technology makes that possible. It also explores the paradox of technological decentralisation being taken up with vigour by a centralist polity, the role of blockchain technology as a critical condition of existence for the successful globalisation of China's digital currency initiative, and the need to devise governance institutions that are multilateral in nature, to reflect the multi-polar nature of decentralised information systems with domestic and cross-border permutations. This book is of significant interest to readers of political economy, public policy, blockchain technology and Chinese studies.

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