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'The definitive account of the history of poverty finance' -
Susanne Soederberg Finance, mobile and digital technologies - or
'fintech' - are being heralded in the world of development by the
likes of the IMF and World Bank as a silver bullet in the fight
against poverty. But should we believe the hype? A Critical History
of Poverty Finance demonstrates how newfangled 'digital financial
inclusion' efforts suffer from the same essential flaws as earlier
iterations of neoliberal 'financial inclusion'. Relying on
artificially created markets that simply aren't there among the
world's most disadvantaged economic actors, they also reinforce
existing patterns of inequality and uneven development, many of
which date back to the colonial era. Bernards offers an astute
analysis of the current fintech fad, contextualised through a
detailed colonial history of development finance, that ultimately
reveals the neoliberal vision of poverty alleviation for the pipe
dream it is.
There can be little doubt that the "benign neglect" from which the
EC/EU so long benefited has come to an end. As European
institutions expand and affect member State citizens in an ever
more direct manner, issues of supranational governance and
constitutionalism surge to the fore in every sphere of activity.
These issues do not easily lend themselves to resolution. Scholars
are in general agreement that the EU, although it displays some
features of federalism, is a new kind of entity that continues to
resist any known constitutional model. Multilevel Governance in the
European Union presents the EU as a system in which public power is
divided into layers of government where each layer retains
autonomous power and none can claim ultimate power over the others.
The author invites us to regard the EU as the product of the need
for cross-border common action over a wide range of economic and
social issues in the context of the absence of a conscious and
willing European demos. He argues against a purely
intergovernmental understanding of the EU just as much as against a
purely supranational one. With a wealth of reference to caselaw, he
shows that co-operation and co-ordination rather than assertion of
ultimate authority are the principles on which the EU legal order
is organised. The implications for law and constitutionalism are
profound. The law is less the expression of a programme of
government than the result of interaction between multiple
stakeholders and the constitution less a set of fixed boundaries on
power than a framework to organise that interaction. In its
emphasis on the multilevel and polycentric character of the EU
policy, Multilevel Governance in the European Unionshifts the focus
of EU scholarship to a highly promising new locus highlighting
issues of legitimation, citizenship, and the multiplicity of actors
capable of influencing legislative outcomes. It is a rich and
rewarding study that almost certainly will be seen as a
ground-breaking work on the legal, social, economic, and political
structure of Europe at the turn of the 21st Century.
'The definitive account of the history of poverty finance' -
Susanne Soederberg Finance, mobile and digital technologies - or
'fintech' - are being heralded in the world of development by the
likes of the IMF and World Bank as a silver bullet in the fight
against poverty. But should we believe the hype? A Critical History
of Poverty Finance demonstrates how newfangled 'digital financial
inclusion' efforts suffer from the same essential flaws as earlier
iterations of neoliberal 'financial inclusion'. Relying on
artificially created markets that simply aren't there among the
world's most disadvantaged economic actors, they also reinforce
existing patterns of inequality and uneven development, many of
which date back to the colonial era. Bernards offers an astute
analysis of the current fintech fad, contextualised through a
detailed colonial history of development finance, that ultimately
reveals the neoliberal vision of poverty alleviation for the pipe
dream it is.
The 39th Annual Denver X-Ray Conference on Applications of X-Ray
Analysis was held July 30 -August 3, 1990, at the Sheraton
Steamboat Resort and Conference Center, Steamboat Springs,
Colorado. The "Denver Conference" is recognized to be a major event
in the x-ray analysis field, bringing together scientists and
engineers from around the world to discuss the state of the art in
x-ray applications as well as indications for future develop ments.
In recent years there has been a steady expansion of applications
of x-ray analysis to characterize surfaces and thin films. To
introduce the audience to one of the exciting and important new
developments in x-ray fluorescence, the topic for the Plenary
Session of the 1990 Conference was: "Surface and Near-Surface X-Ray
Spectroscopy. " The Conference had the privilege of inviting five
leading world experts in the field of x-ray spectroscopy to deliver
lectures at the Plenary Session. The first two lectures were on
total-reflection x-ray fluorescence spectrometry. Professor P.
Wobrauschek of Austria reviewed "Recent Developments and Results in
Total-Reflection X-Ray Fluorescence. " Trends and applications of
the technique were also discussed. Dr. T. Arai of Japan reported on
"Surface and Near-Surface Analysis of Silicon Wafers by Total
Reflection X-Ray Fluorescence. " He emphasized the importance of
using proper x-ray optics to achieve high signal-to-noise ratios. A
mathematical model relating the x-ray intensity to the depth of
x-ray penetration was also described.
'Standard' employment relationships, with permanent contracts,
regular hours, and decent pay, are under assault. Precarious work
and unemployment are increasingly common, and concern is also
growing about the expansion of informal work and the rise of
'modern slavery'. However, precarity and violence are in fact
longstanding features of work for most of the world's population.
Lamenting the 'loss' of secure, stable jobs often reflects a
strikingly Eurocentric and historically myopic perspective. This
book argues that standard employment relations have always
co-existed with a plethora of different labour regimes.
Highlighting the importance of the governance of irregular forms of
labour the author draws together empirical, historical analyses of
International Labour Organisation (ILO) policy towards forced
labour, unemployment, and social protection for informal workers in
sub-Saharan Africa. Archival research, extensive documentary
research and interviews with key ILO staff are utilised to explore
the critical role the organization's activities have often played
in the development of mechanisms for governing irregular labour.
Addressing the increasingly widespread and pressing practical
debates about the politics of precarious labour in the world
economy this book speaks to key debates in several disciplines,
especially IPE, global governance, and labour studies. It will also
be of interest to scholars working in development studies and
critical political economy.
'Standard' employment relationships, with permanent contracts,
regular hours, and decent pay, are under assault. Precarious work
and unemployment are increasingly common, and concern is also
growing about the expansion of informal work and the rise of
'modern slavery'. However, precarity and violence are in fact
longstanding features of work for most of the world's population.
Lamenting the 'loss' of secure, stable jobs often reflects a
strikingly Eurocentric and historically myopic perspective. This
book argues that standard employment relations have always
co-existed with a plethora of different labour regimes.
Highlighting the importance of the governance of irregular forms of
labour the author draws together empirical, historical analyses of
International Labour Organisation (ILO) policy towards forced
labour, unemployment, and social protection for informal workers in
sub-Saharan Africa. Archival research, extensive documentary
research and interviews with key ILO staff are utilised to explore
the critical role the organization's activities have often played
in the development of mechanisms for governing irregular labour.
Addressing the increasingly widespread and pressing practical
debates about the politics of precarious labour in the world
economy this book speaks to key debates in several disciplines,
especially IPE, global governance, and labour studies. It will also
be of interest to scholars working in development studies and
critical political economy.
"Traditional food production and food economies have changed
drastically as a result of social, economic, and political
influences. A decrease in subsistence production and consumption of
country food and concomitant increase in imported and prepared food
has brought increased health risks. But neither are country foods
without risk, with impacts of contamination, climate, and cultural
change. Contributions from a 5-year multi-disciplinary study
examine the impacts of development and environmental change,
conservation, co-management and quota systems, fur boycotts and
anti-sealing lobbies, the disruption of traditional distribution
networks, impacts of new technologies, transportation and
infrastructure, the influence of wage economies, market forces,
social policies, as well as legal and jurisdictional influences.
Issues and their intensity vary between regions of the
circumarctic, but many common themes emerge. Introduction by Gerard
Duhaime and Nick Bernard. Chapters by: Sophie Theriault, Ghislain
Otis, Gerard Duhaime, and Christopher Furgal; Gerard Duhaime, Eric
Dewailly, Paule Halley, Christopher Furgal, Nick Bernard, Anne
Godmaire, Carole Blanchet, Heather Myers, Stephanie Powell, Susie
Bernier, and Jacques Grondin; Heather Myers, Stephanie Powell, and
Gerard Duhaime; Heather Myers, Stephanie Powell, and Gerard
Duhaime; Marcelle Chabot; Rasmus Ole Masmussen, Gerard Duhaime,
Eric Dewailly, Christopher Furgal, Nick Bernard, Carole Blanchet,
Peter Bjerregaard, and Alexandre Morin; Rasmus Ole Rasmussen; Josee
Arsenault; Ludger Muller-Wille, Leo Granberg, Mika Helander, Lydia
Heikkila, Anni-Siiri Lansman, Tuula Tuisku, and Delia Berrouard;
Ludger Muller-Wille, Jorunn Eikjok, and Dietbert Thannheiser; Tuula
Tuisku; Larissa Abrutina; Chris D. James Paci, Cindy Dickson, Scot
Nikels, Hing Man Chan, and Christopher Furgal; and Gerard Duhaime
and Nick Bernard. Poster presentations presented as plates by:
Gerard Duhaime, Nick Bernard, and Alexandre Morin; Ghislain Otis
and Sophie Theriault; Paule Halley and Genevieve Parent; Marcelle
Chabot; Paule Halley; Marie-Josee Verreault and Paule Halley;
Alexandre Morin and Gerard Duhaime; Veronique Belanger and Paul
Halley; and Anne Godmaire and Gerard Duhaime. "
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