Foreword / J. Rotmans -- Prologue / J. Köhler and G. Holtz -- Making it a science : aspirations and hesitations of transitions research / F.J. de Haan -- Modelling and social science : problems and promises / F. Bianchi and F. Squazzoni -- Modelling and multi-level perspective :…
"Investigating the causes of our current global crisis by drawing on the work of Karl Polanyi, Peadar Kirby explores Polanyi's theory that social disruptions are caused by the attempt to run society according to the rules of the market. Kirby uses these ideas to tackle weaknesse…
State theory and capitalist democracy -- Imperialist restructuring and global capitalism -- From neoliberalism to political crisis -- Transforming class politics and the state. "It is often remarked that critical - and especially Marxist - state theory began to lose its central…
"The Contributors to this book explore the current situation of North Korea in various aspects and provide policy suggestions for North Korea to become part of the international community and achieve sustainable development. Focussing on three key areas, of economic development:…
Explores the history of China from the founding of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) to the present day. Essential reading for anyone who wants to understand this rising superpower in what promises to be the 'Chinese century'.
"It would be an understatement to say that the fate of Mercedes-Benz in China has undergone drastic changes over the past 50 years. In Mao's China in the 1970s, Mercedes cars were a rarity, and only the very top government officials rode in them. During that period, my family an…
"This book intends to be a contribution to the 'varieties of capitalism' paradigm. The theoretical background is Weber's theory of legitimacy. Was communism ever 'legitimate'? What kind of legitimacy claims were made in the transition from communism to capitalism? Central Europe…
