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The idea that the people have a right to shape political decisions
through democratic means is widely accepted. The same cannot be
said of the decisions that impact on our everyday economic life in
the workplace and beyond. Andrew Cumbers shows why this is wrong,
and why, in the context of the rising tide of populism and the
perceived crisis of liberal democracy, economic democracy's time
has come. Four decades of market deregulation, financialisation,
economic crisis and austerity has meant a loss of economic control
and security for the majority of the world's population. The
solution must involve allowing people to 'take back control' of
their economic lives. Cumbers goes beyond older traditions of
economic democracy to develop an ambitious new framework that
includes a traditional concern with workplace rights and collective
bargaining, but shifts the focus to include consideration of
individual economic rights and processes of public engagement and
deliberation beyond the workplace. This topical and original book
will be essential reading for anyone interested in radical
solutions for our economic and political crises.
Clusters have become a key focus of urban and regional policy in
advanced economies as regional specialisation in particular
industries has come to be regarded as advantageous in the context
of debates about globalization and the knowledge economy. In
particular, spatial proximity between associated firms and
organisations facilities is claimed to stimulate processes of
innovation and learning. Consequently, governments have promoted
dynamic clusters as a means of generating competitive advantage in
particular cities and regions. In this collection, these claims are
critically assessed by drawing upon the work of leading specialists
from Western Europe and North America. Going beyond the celebrated
'hot-spots' of economic development, the book draws upon evidence
from a broader range of cities and regions to help fill some
important gaps in our knowledge of how clusters operate within the
contemporary global economy. Cluster dynamics are situated in time
and space; interrogating both how firms, organisations and actors
within clusters adapt to changes over time, and how clusters are
embedded within broader spatial divisions of labour at regional,
national and international scales. This book was previously
published as a special issue of the journal Urban Studies.
The idea that the people have a right to shape political decisions
through democratic means is widely accepted. The same cannot be
said of the decisions that impact on our everyday economic life in
the workplace and beyond. Andrew Cumbers shows why this is wrong,
and why, in the context of the rising tide of populism and the
perceived crisis of liberal democracy, economic democracy's time
has come. Four decades of market deregulation, financialisation,
economic crisis and austerity has meant a loss of economic control
and security for the majority of the world's population. The
solution must involve allowing people to 'take back control' of
their economic lives. Cumbers goes beyond older traditions of
economic democracy to develop an ambitious new framework that
includes a traditional concern with workplace rights and collective
bargaining, but shifts the focus to include consideration of
individual economic rights and processes of public engagement and
deliberation beyond the workplace. This topical and original book
will be essential reading for anyone interested in radical
solutions for our economic and political crises.
In the context of great economic turmoil and uncertainty, the
emergent conflict between continued globalisation and growing
economic nationalism means that a geographical economic perspective
has never been so important. An Introduction to Economic Geography
guides students through the key debates of this vibrant area,
exploring the range of ideas and approaches that invigorate the
wider discipline. This third edition includes new chapters on
finance, cities and the digital economy, consumption and the
environment. Underpinned by the themes of globalisation, uneven
development and place, the text conveys the diversity of
contemporary economic geography and explores the social and spatial
effects of global economic restructuring. It combines a critical
geographical perspective on the changing economic landscape with an
appreciation of contemporary themes such as neoliberalism,
financialisation, innovation and the growth of new technologies. An
Introduction to Economic Geography is an essential textbook for
undergraduate students taking courses in Economic Geography,
Globalisation Studies and more broadly in Human Geography. It will
also be of much interest to those in Planning, Business and
Management Studies and Economics.
In this collection, innovative and eminent social and policy
analysts, including Colin Crouch, Anna Coote, Grahame Thompson and
Ted Benton, challenge the failing but still dominant ideology and
policies of neo-liberalism. The editors synthesise contributors'
ideas into a revised framework for social democracy; rooted in
feminism, environmentalism, democratic equality and market
accountability to civil society. This constructive and stimulating
collection will be invaluable for those teaching, studying and
campaigning for transformative political, economic and social
policies.
In the context of great economic turmoil and uncertainty, the
emergent conflict between continued globalisation and growing
economic nationalism means that a geographical economic perspective
has never been so important. An Introduction to Economic Geography
guides students through the key debates of this vibrant area,
exploring the range of ideas and approaches that invigorate the
wider discipline. This third edition includes new chapters on
finance, cities and the digital economy, consumption and the
environment. Underpinned by the themes of globalisation, uneven
development and place, the text conveys the diversity of
contemporary economic geography and explores the social and spatial
effects of global economic restructuring. It combines a critical
geographical perspective on the changing economic landscape with an
appreciation of contemporary themes such as neoliberalism,
financialisation, innovation and the growth of new technologies. An
Introduction to Economic Geography is an essential textbook for
undergraduate students taking courses in Economic Geography,
Globalisation Studies and more broadly in Human Geography. It will
also be of much interest to those in Planning, Business and
Management Studies and Economics.
*** Winner of the Myrdal Prize for Evolutionary Political Economy
*** The last few years have seen the spectacular failure of market
fundamentalism in Europe and the US, with a seemingly never-ending
spate of corporate scandals and financial crises. As the
environmental limits and socially destructive tendencies of the
current profit-driven economic model become daily more
self-evident, there is a growing demand for a fairer economic
alternative, as evidenced by the mounting campaigns against global
finance and the politics of austerity. Reclaiming Public Ownership
tackles these issues head on, going beyond traditional leftist
arguments about the relative merits of free markets and central
planning to present a radical new conception of public ownership,
framed around economic democracy and public participation in
economic decision-making. Cumbers argues that a reconstituted
public ownership is central to the creation of a more just and
sustainable society. This book is a timely reconsideration of a
long-standing but essential topic.
This book provides a critical investigation of what has been termed
the 'global justice movement'. Through a detailed study of a
grassroots peasants' network in Asia (People's Global Action), an
international trade union network (the International Federation of
Chemical, Energy, Mining and General Workers) and the Social Forum
process, it analyses some of the global justice movement's
component parts, operational networks and their respective
dynamics, strategies and practices. The authors argue that the
emergence of new globally-connected forms of collective action
against neoliberal globalisation are indicative of a range of
place-specific forms of political agency that coalesce across
geographic space at particular times, in specific places, and in a
variety of ways. Rather than being indicative of a coherent
'movement', the authors argue that such forms of political agency
contain many political and geographical fissures and fault-lines,
and are best conceived of as 'global justice networks':
overlapping, interacting, competing, and differentially-placed and
resourced networks that articulate demands for social, economic and
environmental justice. Such networks, and the social movements that
comprise them, characterise emergent forms of trans-national
political agency. The authors argue that the role of key
geographical concepts of space, place and scale are crucial to an
understanding of the operational dynamics of such networks. Such an
analysis challenges key current assumptions in the literature about
the emergence of a global civil society. -- .
In this updated collection of interviews with 22 of the most
important writers of the English-speaking Caribbean, matters of
relevant biography, social and political context, the writer's
attitudes toward language, and his or her agenda as a Caribbean
person are explored. Providing more than just a valuable sourcebook
for readers of West Indian writing, these interviews are probing,
combative, reflective, and absorbing. The writers interviewed
include Michael Anthony, Louise Bennett, Jan Carew, Martin Carter,
Denis Williams, Austin Clarke, Neville Dawes, Wilson Harris, John
Hearne, C. L. R. James, Ismith Khan, George Lamming, Earl Lovelace,
Tony McNeil, Pam Mordecai, Velma Pollard, Mervyn Morris, Orlando
Patterson, Vic Reid, Dennis Scott, Sam Selvon, Michael Thelwell,
Derek Walcott, and Sylvia Wynter.
'A lack of exercise could be killing twice as many people as
obesity...' Research from The University of Cambridge Mounting
evidence shows that regular exercise is an essential part of a
healthy lifestyle and can help reduce the risk of developing a
range of negative health issues. Those who exercise are less likely
to get ill and they will generally live longer. Physical activity
does not have to be vigorous and people, from young children and
teenagers through to pregnant women and the elderly, can
incorporate some form of exercise into their daily routine. This
book uncovers the physiological advantages of running and
demonstrates how a feeling of well-being equips us to handle
challenges in life. Start Line goes beyond running and covers the
broader topics of flexibility, strength training, high intensity
training (HIT), swimming and cycling. There are expert-ratified
chapters on pain management, running for women and access for the
disabled as well as numerous valuable 'Authors' Tips'. Martin Haigh
and Geoff Cumber have been running for pleasure, health and in
competition for many years and they bring vast experience to bear
in this easy-to-navigate text. Start Line is an inspiring read that
shows how and why people can take up the sport of running and gain
enormous benefits to their health and well-being.
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This
IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced
typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have
occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor
pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original
artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe
this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections,
have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing
commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We
appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the
preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
The vibrant humor of African American women is celebrated in this bold and unique collection that the Miami Herald describes as "breathtakingly broad and deep."
In this "dazzling anthology" (Publishers Weekly), Daryl Cumber Dance has collected the often hard-hitting, sometimes risqué, always dramatic humor that arises from the depth of black women's souls and the breadth of their lives. The eloquent wit and laughter of African American women are presented here in all their written and spoken manifestations: autobiographies, novels, essays, poems, speeches, comic routines, proverbial sayings, cartoons, mimeographed sheets, and folk tales. The chapters proceed thematically, covering the church, love, civil rights, motherly advice, and much more.
"Dance leavens this mixture of humorous work by well-known authors such as novelist April Sinclair and poet Maya Angelou with a sprinkling of salty proverbs. . . . The result makes for many hours of enjoyable reading on subjects from O. J. to rum cake."—Newsday
"Authors of contemporary women's fiction, Zora Neale Hurston, and Moms Mabley are included in this more than 600-page collection . . . celebrating the priceless, ever-present Black female sense of humor."—Emerge
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