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This comprehensive Companion analyses the relevance of the OECD as
a transnational policy-maker, idea broker, and standard-setter.
Bringing together diverse disciplines and methodologies, it
establishes the influence of the OECD on modern understandings of
governance. Through scholarly reviews and original empirical
analyses, this Companion covers the evolution and structure of the
OECD, its role in transnational policy-making, and its domestic
impact. It consolidates work from disciplines including economics,
social policy, history, international relations, and legal studies
to critically analyse the concepts, methods, and tools of
governance in global policy-making. Contributors explore the
comparative impact of the OECD in developed and developing
countries, the OECD’s work in various policy sectors, and
emerging issues on the OECD’s agenda such as governance reform,
cyber-security, and sustainability. Ultimately, the Companion
advances inter-disciplinary knowledge of the OECD’s methods of
governance and position in global politics. Providing in-depth
insight on the structure and impact of the OECD, The Elgar
Companion to the OECD will be an authoritative and original
reference text for scholars and students of global governance,
international relations, political economy, and public policy. It
will also be essential reading for practitioners seeking to better
understand modern global governance and public policy.
The book covers advertising from top to bottom, including the
history and development of the advertising industry, the academic
thinking that underpins how advertising is practiced today and the
strategies used in both conventional and digital advertising today.
It offers extensive coverage of traditional and contemporary
approaches to all mainstream media, strategy and planning, insights
into the creative advertising process and how messages and content
are developed and a wealth of contemporary examples from around
Europe and beyond. Importantly, the book also includes coverage of
the challenges of measuring and delivering tangible results. This
book is the essential companion for undergraduate, postgraduate and
professional students studying Advertising, Media and related
subjects.
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Henry F.De Francesco
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R704
Discovery Miles 7 040
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This book places itself at the intersection of two fields of
study--military history and political ideologies--in order to
investigate the troubling links between warfare and republicanism
during the Revolutionary era. This international team of historians
probes the dynamics of nations born of revolutions, and the violent
confrontations that erupted as republicans carried their principles
beyond their borders. The collection presents fresh work, including
articles by scholars who have not previously published in English.
Their wide-ranging inquiries highlight the impact of war on slave
emancipation in the Caribbean and the United States, as well as the
attempts to impose republicanism through warfare in Ireland, Italy
and Spain. They trace debates in theaters, diplomatic communiques,
and conscription strategies to understand the meaning of war in the
name of a republic. Together, the contributions reveal the
profound, often damaging, and sometimes liberating consequences of
those combined military and political undertakings.
This unique collection of essays provides a re-evaluation of the
term 'Atlantic, ' by placing at the core of the debate on
republicanism in the early modern age the link between continental
Europe and America, rather than assuming British political culture
as having been widely representative of Europe as a whole.
This book provides a critical examination of over 300 historical
works about the French Revolution, published in Europe (in
particular in France, Great Britain, Germany, Italy and Russia) as
well as in the United States between 1789 and 1989. It also goes on
to examine recent trends in French Revolution historiography and
consider where histories of this landmark event may go in the
future. By emphasizing the elements which have been valued or
hidden, exalted or silenced, Historicizing the French Revolution
shows how reflections on 1789 are always fundamentally tied to the
times in which they are formulated. Antonino De Francesco looks at
the ways in which these historical accounts can be seen to support
and, at times, contrast with the formation of political modernity -
both in national and international contexts - as it has taken shape
in the hundreds of years that have followed this key moment in
world history.
Analyzing Georg Simmel s theory of domination and subordination as
presented in his Soziologie (1908), Adele Bianco focuses on
concrete case studies to derive an interpretation of globalization
processes. Within sociology, domination and subordination are
reciprocal. They represent constitutive modes of associated living,
based on a hierarchical structure. Domination and subordination
reflect social configurations, but are very controversial
categories. Sometimes perceived as a justification of the status
quo, they also run the risk of legitimizing the perpetuation of
inequalities. In truth, they are tools to help us understand social
order and identify inequalities' regulating structures. Domination
and Subordination as a Social Organization Principle in Georg
Simmel's Soziologie begins by defining the relationship between
domination and subordination at the micro level the relationship
among subjects. Then, after discussing the macro level, Bianco
employs a variety of case studies to expose the intricacies of
Simmel's domination and subordination theory. The ensuing
discussions of democracy, employment relationships, social
relationships, and globalization answer such questions as: Why is
society divided between a top and a bottom? What does it mean to
wield authority? What degrees of power are held by those in a
position of inferiority? Why is the strong subject ultimately in
need of the weak subject? What can be said of a majority winning in
a democracy, and what is the minority left with? How can the social
condition of the modern worker be reconciled with his proclaimed
freedom? (and) What does subordination to the employer effectively
comprise? Scholars and students of sociology, social theory, labor
studies, and psychology will benefit from this book's combination
of intricate theories and real-world case studies towards a
comprehensive theory of modern globalization."
This collection probes the troubling connections between war and
republic during Revolutionary era, 1776-1840. It presents the work
of an international team of scholars, some of them in English for
the first time.
The European Union and its member states are investing in ambitious
programmes for 'better regulation' and targets of regulatory
quality. This book, available in paperback for the first time,
lifts the veil of excessively optimistic propositions covering the
whole better regulation agenda. It provides an innovative
conceptual framework to handle the political complexity of
regulatory governance. It approaches better regulation as an
emerging public policy, with its own political context, actors,
problems, rules of interaction, instruments, activities and
impacts. Focusing on the key tools of impact assessment,
consultation, simplification, and access to legislation, the
authors provide fresh empirical evidence on the progress made in
the member states and in Brussels, drawing on an extensive research
project and an original survey of directors of better regulation
programmes in Europe. Radaelli and De Francesco show how indicators
define, measure, and appraise better regulation policy, linking
measures to policy processes in which the stakeholders learn by
monitoring. Although better regulation is a top priority for
competitiveness in Europe and the legitimacy of EU policy, the
level of commitment and the development of tools vary considerably.
The major challenge for better regulation is institutionalisation -
this calls for clear choices in terms of what the EU wants from
better regulation. Essential reading for academics (political
scientists, lawyers, and public economists) and policy-makers in
charge of regulatory reforms in governments and international
organisations. -- .
This unique collection of essays provides a re-evaluation of the
term 'Atlantic', by placing at the core of the debate on
republicanism in the early modern age the link between continental
Europe and America, rather than assuming British political culture
as having been widely representative of Europe as a whole.
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((( (Paperback)
Alessandro De Francesco
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R633
Discovery Miles 6 330
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Featuring local produce and seasonal selections, share showcases
the joy of healthy, affordable, culturally-diverse cooking and
highlights the power of good food to bring people together.
Celebrate fresh food and home-cooked meals with Adrienne De
Francesco and Marion Kane, as they guide you through recipes that
are thoughtfully selected, thoroughly tested, and thoroughly
delicious.
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Writing Art (Paperback)
Alessandro De Francesco; Jeremy Fernando
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R595
R488
Discovery Miles 4 880
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Continuum (Paperback)
Alessandro De Francesco
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R960
R799
Discovery Miles 7 990
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How comes that Mr. Berlusconi is still leading the biggest Italian
political Party? How is it possible that after being found guilty
of fiscal fraud by the Italian High Court after all the appeals, as
a convicted felon he is received by the President of the Republic
to have talks about constituting the new government? How comes that
the chief of the opposition, Matteo Renzi, has continuously
consulted with him to create his government? How can possibly
happen, that a convicted felon, expelled from the Italian Senate
and barred from holding any public office for three years, still is
the official representative of half the country? In this writing
the author finally answers to all those questions, explaining how
that is possible, all in less than 10,000 words, avoiding to
side-track the reader into long and often boring explanations. This
book can be read in less than one hour and in the end you will
finally feel to have understood what's going on in Italy.
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Numbers (Paperback)
Henry F.De Francesco
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R482
R381
Discovery Miles 3 810
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A Guide To Creative Contemporary Work In Jewelry For Art And
Industrial Arts Students And Teachers, Occupational Therapists,
Amateur And Professional Craftsmen, And Hobby Workers Of Every Age
And Level.
Through three empirical, regulatory impact analysis (RIA) case
studies, this volume analyzes the role of the international
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in
policy innovation diffusion, exhibiting the impact of transnational
networks on national policy processes. The text's analytical
framework showcases the institutional features as well as the
internal and international determinants of a policy innovation such
as RIA. Drawing on original data sets, case studies measure the
extent to which the OECD worked with various governments to adopt,
implement, and evaluate RIA.
"Transnational Policy Innovation" underscores the usefulness of
concepts of policy innovation diffusion for understanding the
dynamics of transnational governance. The volume calls attention to
the OECD's success in framing and diffusing a template of
evidence-based decision making, yet it downplays RIA as an
instrument of political control, noting its limiting influence on
the OECD's peer review and comparative indicators within
institutional and administratives settings.
A Guide To Creative Contemporary Work In Jewelry For Art And
Industrial Arts Students And Teachers, Occupational Therapists,
Amateur And Professional Craftsmen, And Hobby Workers Of Every Age
And Level.
This book provides a critical examination of over 300 historical
works about the French Revolution, published in Europe (in
particular in France, Great Britain, Germany, Italy and Russia) as
well as in the United States between 1789 and 1989. It also goes on
to examine recent trends in French Revolution historiography and
consider where histories of this landmark event may go in the
future. By emphasizing the elements which have been valued or
hidden, exalted or silenced, Historicizing the French Revolution
shows how reflections on 1789 are always fundamentally tied to the
times in which they are formulated. Antonino De Francesco looks at
the ways in which these historical accounts can be seen to support
and, at times, contrast with the formation of political modernity
– both in national and international contexts – as it has taken
shape in the hundreds of years that have followed this key moment
in world history.
Il volume si articola intorno a cinque blocchi tematici: diagramma,
struttura, modello, pelle e ibridazione. Tali ambiti sono i
catalizzatori degli scritti a firma di autori di volumi monografici
su UNStudio, nonche dei saggi degli architetti del Dottorato di
Ricerca in Architettura - Teorie e Progetto a "Sapienza" Universita
di Roma. All'interno del volume vi e anche il resoconto del
workshop sui processi progettuali dello studio olandese tenutosi in
occasione di un Simposio presso il Museo MAXXI di Roma.
Nell'insieme si tratta di un libro particolarmente approfondito su
uno degli studi internazionali di maggiore rilevanza
nell'applicazione delle Rivoluzione informatica in architettura: un
testo indispensabile per quanti vogliono comprendere a fondo
ragioni e strumenti di una ricerca e non solo ammirarne gli
straordinari esiti che sono presentati nel volume con le belle
immagini fornite da Ben van Berkel che ha seguito con amicizia ed
interesse la redazione di questo atipico volume.
Nell'attuale fase storica e necessario limitare il consumo di suolo
agricolo per focalizzare l'attenzione verso il recupero dei "vuoti
urbani". A questo fine e necessario creare "infrastrutture di nuova
generazione" che possano "invertire la direzione dello sviluppo".
Il Tevere e ripensato in questa luce attraverso cinque principi
fondamentali che vanno dalla multifunzionalita alla presenza di
sistemi ecologici, dalla mobilita alla presenza di reti
informatiche al rilancio del ruolo civico e simbolico del fiume. Il
volume ripercorrere l'intero approccio al progetto denominato
"Tevere cavo", sia nei suoi aspetti teorici che in quelli
metodologici e di esaminare piu di quaranta progetti per molte aree
del grande settore urbano che segue l'andamento del fiume nel
settore nord di Roma. I progetti illustrati nel volume presentano
molte idee innovative che sono di stimolo alla trasformazione di
questo settore della citta secondo i parametri che muovono molte
altre capitali del mondo di oggi.
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