Carles Boix shows that an increasingly interdependent world economy and recent technological shocks have exacerbated the dilemmas faced by governments in choosing amongst various policy objectives, like job creation and reducing income inequality.
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Demonstrates that finance is the driveshaft that links inequality to economic instability.
Monograph on the social and cultural anthropology of urban development under colonialism, with particular reference to the role of UK in India - discusses political aspects, urbanization and living conditions, the urban planning of new delhi, etc. Bibliography pp. 300 to 315, di…
In this book, nationally recognized education authority Diane Ravitch explains the origins of the movement to establish national standards and assessments; examines its rationale; defines what standards are and the purposes they might serve in education; explores the history of …
Comprises 11 papers which explore the economic consequences of populism in Latin America. Looks at definitions of populism and addresses aspects of populist economics' doctrine and policies. Describes populist experiences in six Latin American countries and examines the absence …
"We live in a revolutionary age of communicative abundance in which many media innovations--from satellite broadcasting to iPhones and electronic books--spawn great fascination mixed with excitement. In the field of politics, hopeful talk of digital democracy, cybercitizens and …
Examines the relationship between the World Bank and NGOs in the light of policy change at the Bank in 1970s and 1980s. Reports on the varied postures of NGOs strategies to date, and suggests guidelines for planning and assessing future interaction.
"Privacy is the capacity to negotiate social relationships by controlling access to information about oneself. As laws, policies, and technological developments increasingly structure our relationships with social institutions, privacy faces new threats and new opportunities." "…
Increasingly topical is the question of which development strategies work best for newly industrialised countries. This book offers an up-to-date assessment of development theories leading to clear policy prescriptions.
The emerging consensus that institutions shape political and economic outcomes has produced few theories of institutional change and no defensible theory of institutional origination. Kiren Aziz Chaudhry shows how state and market institutions are created and transformed in Saud…
Covers the period from 1989 to 1996.
Covers the period from 1989 to 1996.
Case study of the lancashire handloom textile workers during a period of major technological change affecting the cotton textile industry in the UK - covers working conditions, standard of living, trade union and strike action, public opinion, social reform, etc., and includes s…
"Globalisation is an issue that has been high on the research agenda for several years, spawning a vast and at times unwieldy literature. A concept often ill-defined, it has generated a plethora of unresolved and fiercely contested questions, the nature of which depends on which…
Australia once had extremely high levels of trade union participation, yet since the 1970s the number of union members has been falling dramatically. This book gives the clearest picture yet of why people do or do not belong to unions and, in a sophisticated way, examines the re…
Examines the possibilities for a new-style solidarity suited to a complex capitalist modernity. Explores the past internationalism of labour and socialism and the present one of radical-democratic social movements, discussing how the Left might build on this experience to recove…
Comprises nine essays grouped under three themes: Capitalism and welfare; Comparative social policies and welfare outcomes; and Social policy, the economy and alternative futures.
Features a passionate, considered argument for the need for a greater understanding of inequalities in India, despite economic development. This book presents an analysis of India's deprivations and inequalities, and also of the restraints on addressing them - and of the possibi…