Examines China's transition from socialism to capitalism through a case study of coal mining, focussing on the shift to a market economy, the rise of rural industry and the situation of China's working class. Provides a comprehensive treatment of issues from the establishment of…
Jihad vs. McWorld is an analysis of the fundamental conflict of our times: consumerist capitalism versus religious and tribal fundamentalism. Jihad vs. McWorld offers a lens through which to understand the chaotic events of the post-Cold War world. Benjamin R. Barber argues that…
Examines the nature and evolution of the market economy.
Monograph arguing for market economy and democracy in relation to economic development and human rights, particularly in the USA - gives examples of expansion of government control relating to the 1929 economic recession, tariff policy, inflation monetary policy and price policy…
In 1900 international trade reached unprecedented levels and the world's economies were more open to one another than ever before. Then as now, many people considered globalization to be inevitable and irreversible. Yet the entire edifice collapsed in a few months in 1914. Globa…
How do realize democratic values in a complex, deeply unequal modern economy and in the face of unresponsive governmental institutions? Drawing on Progressive Era thought and sparked by the real policy challenges of financial regulation, Democracy Against Domination offers a nov…
L'économiste dénonce l'inadéquation des théories économiques défendues par les milieux académiques, médiatiques et politiques pour résoudre la crise. Déplorant leur aveuglement, il propose d'étudier les impasses du capitalisme actionnarial, les marges de manoeuvre des politiques…
Projecting win-win situations, new economic opportunities, green growth and innovative partnerships, the green economy discourse has quickly gained centre stage in international environmental governance and policymaking. Its underlying message is attractive and optimistic: if th…
by European Training Foundation, Bonturi, Marcos, Evans, Lowri, Pilloux, Alain, Serban, Madlen, Heder, Efka, Kisielewska, Marzena, Kyriatzis, Christos, Matheu de Cortada, Xavier, Falcetti, Elisabetta, Ruhe, Charlotte, European Commission., Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, South East European Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
The development of a dynamic and vibrant SME sector is of paramount importance for the seven EU pre-accession economies: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Turkey. The region's productive structure is predo…
This is a probing study of the interactions between ideological trends and economic reform in the era of Deng Xiaoping. It explores an important but frequently neglected issue in the contemporary study of China - the transformation from the orthodox anti-market doctrine into a m…
"Is it true that there is no alternative to the neo-liberal ideology of free trade, deregulation of markets, and government abandonment of social programmes? Must we accept, in the name of globalisation, the relentless pressure to reduce wages and cut social spending? Can poor c…
Sharing isn't new. Giving someone a ride, having a guest in your spare room, running errands for someone, participating in a supper club - these are not revolutionary concepts. What is new, in the "sharing economy" is that you are not helping a friend for free, you are providing…
Pourquoi le régime de croissance des trente glorieuses s'est-il enrayé ? Comment expliquer que les innovations financières aient d'abord accéléré la croissance avant de déboucher sur une crise majeure ? L'euro, supposé unifier le vieux continent, ne creuse-t-il pas une fracture …
