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Provides a systematic assessment of FSB operations, from standard
setting to implementation review in order to identify the power
wielded by government networks in global financial governance.
Develops a novel theory of legislative reluctance as a limit to the
power of government networks, showing its strong inferential
leverage in comparison with a variety of competing explanations
drawn from economics, political science, and law. Engages in the
debate on the role of government networks in global governance with
a well-founded but controversial argument that questions the role
of national parliaments in managing global economic affairs in the
public interest. Suggests a novel institutional solution to the
effectiveness-legitimacy dilemma that global governance forums
face, combining the advantages of functional specialization and
electoral accountability.
Provides a systematic assessment of FSB operations, from standard
setting to implementation review in order to identify the power
wielded by government networks in global financial governance.
Develops a novel theory of legislative reluctance as a limit to the
power of government networks, showing its strong inferential
leverage in comparison with a variety of competing explanations
drawn from economics, political science, and law. Engages in the
debate on the role of government networks in global governance with
a well-founded but controversial argument that questions the role
of national parliaments in managing global economic affairs in the
public interest. Suggests a novel institutional solution to the
effectiveness-legitimacy dilemma that global governance forums
face, combining the advantages of functional specialization and
electoral accountability.
This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC
BY-NC-ND 4.0 International licence. It is free to read at Oxford
Scholarship Online and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and
selected open access locations. In one country, the prime minister
pushes for the liberalization of digital finance as a central
pillar of the country's national strategy, while the central bank
almost makes it a criminal offence. In another, the digital
minister tries to scupper the very process to support digital
transformation that the president has asked them to co-lead. This
book gives a ringside seat on seven developing countries'
tumultuous early steps on the path to a reform of the economy and
the government using technology. Written by a group of academics
and practitioners from Oxford at the heart of the process, but
foregrounding the voices of the policymakers and participants, this
book documents and critically assesses efforts to assist a set of
governments to kick-start digital transformation. In doing so, it
offers lessons for policymakers in other countries who want to
pursue similar efforts. Beyond that, however, it is also an
exposition of the process of policymaking more generally in the
2020s, and offers broader insight into how outsiders can play a
sensible role in other reform processes in developing and emerging
countries.
This book is about the least known, yet very fascinating part of
the photographic industry, namely Photofinishing. It converts
images, be they digital or film, from the camera to print, greeting
cards or other media. Ever since George Eastman introduced
inexpensive films and cameras at the end of the nineteenth century,
photography has been one of the most popular pastimes. Prior to
that time, photography was very complicated not to mention
expensive and very few people practiced it. Eastman realised that
to popularise photography, a developing and printing service was
required and he launched this with the slogan You press the button
we do the rest . That was the beginning of the photofinishing
industry, which is what the book is about. The book s first two
chapters are a short history of photography from Daguerre and Fox
Talbot in 1839 to the present day. Then there are 3 chapters about
the technology of photofinishing, including minilabs and the
digital age. These are followed by accounts of photofinishing in
the US, the UK, France, Germany, Italy and Japan plus a short note
concerning other countries. These chapters include many anecdotes,
often by larger than life characters, which many people will find
entertaining. Finally there is a chapter about photo labs and the
environment. The book is written in an easy to read style combining
interesting historical stories with descriptions of technology
which are not widely known. It is aimed to appeal to a wide
spectrum of readers, including happy snappers, serious
photographers, people who have worked in the photofinishing
industry and students. Not everyone will want to read every page of
the book, but there is plenty to appeal to most people who have any
interest in photography. For this reason alone it should make an
attractive present. The authors, Peter Rockwell and Peter Knaack
have spent much of their working lives in this very international
industry and have inside knowledge of how it operates in many
countries.
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