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This series, originally published between 1990 and 1994 arose out
of the increasing need for the international debate and
dissemination of on-going empirical and theoretical research
associated with rural areas in advanced societies. Rural areas,
then, as now, their residents and agencies, are facing rapid
social, economic and political change. Local, national and
international political forces have direct influence upon rural
areas, not only for those concerned with agriculture but also
regarding rural development initiatives, overall economic and
social policy and regional and fiscal arrangements. The volumes are
designed to appeal to a wide audience associated with international
comparative research. They provide reviews of research available at
the original time of publication, taking as their focus one major
theme per volume.
Originally published in 1994, this book brings together papers
developing feminist analyses of the rural condition from a wide
range of industrialised countries, informed by the national and
local cultural constructions of gender and rurality which they
interpret. The chapters address the gendered power relations of
rural households and agricultural science; women's mobilisation in
farming and environmental politics; the intersection of domestic
and rural values and practices as they shape gender identities.
Originally published in 1994, this volume brings together a set of
essays reflecting the complex political, social and institutional
problems encountered by modern states in seeking to manage their
agricultural sectors. Drawing on different national and
international viewpoints, the essays present original analyses of
agricultural regulation in a comparative context. The aspects
covered include the roots of the post-war food order; the roles of
corporatism, agribusiness and technological change, the challenge
of de-regulation and environmental reforms, the introduction of
market principles and mechanisms into centrally planned economies
and the efforts to forge a new order in international trade.
Originally published in 1992, the volume shows through the lens of
labour processes how global forces are played out at the local
level. A range of important issues is addressed, including the
commoditization and transformation of rural labour, and the role
played by state policy in restructuring rural labour markets.
Originally published in 1990, this volume addresses issues
surrounding global ecological changes and sustainability of present
patterns of urbanisation and industrialisation. The book discusses
these problems and other issues such as how rural environments in
many developed and developing countries have been transformed by a
technological revolution. Looking at a diverse range of topics from
climate change to slurry pollution and the destruction of genetic
resources to the risks of biotechnology, this volume addresses
these issues which concern the dynamics and social relations of
technological change in rural areas.
Originally published in 1990, this volume discusses the broad theme
of rural restructuring looking at the nature of rural related
responses to global processes of change. This book provides global
viewpoints which show readers a more integral and critical analysis
on rural areas based on the changing realities of the 1990s.
Originally published in 1991, the focus of the contributions in
this book is the relationships between rurality and small-scale
production, particularly in Europe. This remains relevant, as then,
as when the book was first published, the issues covered had a
particular resonance in the shifting terrain of Europe and the
political debates surrounding its common future. The contributors
explore the diversity and significance of rural small-scale
production in different countries and the regional disciplinary
theoretical discourses which inform research.
Originally published in 1991. The focus of the contributions in
this book concentrate on the relationships between rurality and
small-scale production. The contributors explore the diversity and
significance of rural small-scale production in different countries
and the regional disciplinary theoretical discourses which inform
research.
This volume contains papers presented at the 18th Annual EU
Competition Law and Policy Workshop. The papers examine means of
balancing effective (public) competition law enforcement and the
requirements of legitimate and accountable exercise of public
authority. The authors address the design and performance of
various enforcement tools at European and national levels,
including sanctions and remedies but also distinctive instruments
under Regulation 1/2003 (eg commitment procedures) and under the
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (Article 106(3)
when used as a basis for infringement procedures). From the
perspective of legitimacy, reflections focus on the implications of
fundamental rights standards and general principles of law for the
EU's complex and quasi-federal enforcement architecture. Issues
that may sometimes escape judicial scrutiny are also discussed,
such as how agencies prioritise their activities, and how
investigation responsibilities are distributed within the European
Competition Network. Effectiveness and legitimacy are then
considered in the context of public enforcement cooperation beyond
the EU, where international organisations, regional cooperation and
a range of formal and informal modes of governance prevail.
In the wake of BSE, the threat to ban fox hunting and Foot and
Mouth disease, the English countryside appears to be in turmoil.
Long-standing uses of rural space are in crisis and,
unsurprisingly, political processes in rural areas are marked by
conflicts between groups, such as farmers, environmentalists,
developers and local residents. Using an innovative theoretical
approach based on 'networks of conventions', this book investigates
the 'regionalisation' of the English countryside through a series
of case-studies. These studies are based on a set of 'ideal types':
'the preserved' countryside, where environmental pressures are
strongly expressed; the 'contested' countryside, where development
processes are shaped by disputes between agrarian and environmental
interests; and the 'paternalistic' countryside, where large
landowners continue to oversee patterns of land development. It
looks in detail at landowners, residents, politicians, planners,
farmers, and environmentalists and shows how these groups compete.
The Differentiated Countryside argues that the countryside is
increasingly governed by regional policies. It becomes hard to
discern a single English countryside; we see the emergence of
multiple countrysides, places where diverse modes of identity are
expressed and differing forms of development take place. Such
diversity, it is argued, now lies at the heart of rural England.
The structure and future of Britain's agriculture sector are the
central concerns of this volume, first published in 1986. It
critically examines the mystique surrounding agriculture which has
done much to underpin the special support the industry had enjoyed.
The papers collected here address many of the key questions: What
is distinctive about the social and economic organisation of
agricultural production? What are the main factors which have
influenced policy formation? And how are the policy makers likely
to respond to widespread concern about the economic and
environmental impact of those policies?
In the wake of BSE, the threat to ban fox hunting and Foot and Mouth disease, the English countryside appears to be in turmoil. Long-standing uses of rural space are in crisis and, unsurprisingly, political processes in rural areas are marked by conflicts between groups, such as farmers, environmentalists, developers and local residents. Using an innovative theoretical approach based on 'networks of conventions', this book investigates the 'regionalisation' of the English countryside through a series of case-studies. These studies are based on a set of 'ideal types': 'the preserved' countryside, where environmental pressures are strongly expressed; the 'contested' countryside, where development processes are shaped by disputes between agrarian and environmental interests; and the 'paternalistic' countryside, where large landowners continue to oversee patterns of land development. It looks in detail at landowners, residents, politicians, planners, farmers, and environmentalists and shows how these groups compete. The Differentiated Countryside argues that the countryside is increasingly governed by regional policies. It becomes hard to discern a single English countryside; we see the emergence of multiple countrysides, places where diverse modes of identity are expressed and differing forms of development take place. Such diversity, it is argued, now lies at the heart of rural England.
This text explores the effectiveness of British organizations and
groups in the environmental field in responding to the challenge of
European integration. It examines the relative European orientation
of British environmental policy and the impact of British concerns,
organizations and processes on European environmental policy. The
authors explore issues of environmental diplomacy, institutional
dynamics, and policy debates relating to specific environmental
concerns such as pollution, land use, transport and natural
conservation. Presenting examples throughout, the book draws
together contributions from leading academics and practitioners at
the British/Europe and the environmental interface, from
institutions and organizations such as the DOE, European
Commission, WWF and CPRE. The changing context of international
relations and global environmental politics, as well as links with
Eastern Europe, helps frame the analysis which looks towards future
strategies for the British environmental sector in Europe. This
book offers a comprehensive introduction to a broad range of
institutions and policy sectors within the environmental field.
This work explores the effectiveness of British organizations and
groups in the environmental field in responding to the challenge of
European integration. Examining the relative European orientation
of British environmental policy, and the impact of British concerns
on European environmental policy, the book examines issues of
environmental diplomacy, institutional dynamics, and policy debates
relating to specific concerns such as pollution, land use,
transport and natural conservation. Presenting examples throughout,
the book draws together contributions from academics and
practitioners from institutions and organizations such as the DOE,
European Commission, WWF and CPRE. The changing context of
international relations and global environmental politics, as well
as links with Eastern Europe, helps frame the analysis which looks
towards future strategies for the British environmental sector in
Europe. This book offers an introduction to a range of institutions
and policy sectors within the environmental field.
Originally published in 1991. The focus of the contributions in
this book concentrate on the relationships between rurality and
small-scale production. The contributors explore the diversity and
significance of rural small-scale production in different countries
and the regional disciplinary theoretical discourses which inform
research.
The structure and future of Britain's agriculture sector are the
central concerns of this volume, first published in 1986. It
critically examines the mystique surrounding agriculture which has
done much to underpin the special support the industry had enjoyed.
The papers collected here address many of the key questions: What
is distinctive about the social and economic organisation of
agricultural production? What are the main factors which have
influenced policy formation? And how are the policy makers likely
to respond to widespread concern about the economic and
environmental impact of those policies?
As the first book in the Restructuring Rural Areas series,
"Constructing the countryside" presents a new methodological
approach to the analysis of rural change. The authors seek to link
wider developments in the global political economy to the behaviour
of local actors and, in so doing, they place research into rural
studies much more firmly than hitherto in the mainstream of social
science enquiry. The outcome is a book that promotes a truly
interdisciplinary approach through which the constant
"reconstruction" of the countryside can be properly understood.
This holistic perspective, sustained by an historical analysis of
rural change, has been made possible by the extensive research
experience of the authors. The book is a product of the work done
at the London Countryside Research Centre, which was set up in 1989
by the Economic and Social Research Council. The Centre's research
has focused upon the social and political forces for change in
rural areas and how these relate to rapid alterations in national
economic circumstances and to public policies affecting the
countryside (for example, the Common Agricultural Policy of the EC
). On the one hand, the book provides a set of i
Every year, top-level market regulators, academics and legal and
economic practitioners contribute to the Annual Competition
Workshop organised at the European University Institute in
Florence. The Co-Directors of the Workshop are Philip Lowe, Mel
Marquis and Giorgio Monti. Workshop participants address and
critically analyse a particular set of topical issues in the field
of competition law and policy. The proceedings are published in
Hart's European Competition Law Annual series. This is the
fifteenth in the ECLA series. It encompasses numerous chapters that
examine the field of merger control from a variety of perspectives.
In these chapters the contributors discuss legal and economic
issues of substantive analysis, procedure, comity and best
practices, as well as matters relating to the litigation of merger
cases, particularly before the European Courts. The discussion also
benefits from the perspectives of policy makers and experts from
Canada, China, Japan, Korea, the United States and other
jurisdictions and regions. Authors contributing to this book
include: John Boyce Calvin Goldman Andreas Mundt Rachel
Brandenburger Klaus Gugler Lars-Hendrik Roeller Jochen Burrichter
Barry Hawk Tadashi Shiraishi Maher Dabbah Scott Hemphill Irwin
Stelzer Thomas Deisenhofer Seonghoon Jeon James Venit Goetz Drauz
William Kovacic Sven Voelcker Kirsten Edwards Mel Marquis Vanessa
Yanhua Zhang Adam Fanaki Abel Mateus Xinzhu Zhang
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