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Cover Liberal Solidarity
Liberal Solidarity
The Political Economy of Social Democratic Liberalism
Geoffrey M. Hodgson
The twenty-first century has seen major challenges to freedom and democracy. Authoritarianism is on the rise and democracy is in retreat. Some promote individualism and markets as the solution to almost every problem. On the other side there are those who champion collectivism and full public ownership. Neither side is convincing. Unrestrained capitalism has exacerbated inequality. Socialism in practice has ended democracy. Effective defenders of liberty and human flourishing must find a different course. This book argues for a pragmatic, social democratic liberalism that avoids unrealistic extremes and tackles major problems such as inequality and climate change.
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Monograph Book
Publication Date:
06 Aug 2021
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800882171
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Economics 2021
Cover Handbook of Innovation and Standards
Handbook of Innovation and Standards
Editors: Richard Hawkins, Knut Blind, and Robert Page
Innovation and standardization might seem polar opposites, but over many years various scholars have noted close connections between the two. This Handbook assembles a broad range of thinking on this subject, with contributions from several disciplinary perspectives by over 30 leading scholars and experienced practitioners. Collectively, they summarize and synthesize the existing body of knowledge – theory and evidence – pertaining to standards and innovation, and provide insights into how this knowledge can be useful to scholars, industrial strategists, policy-makers and standards practitioners.
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Handbook
Publication Date:
25 Aug 2017
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781783470082
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Economics 2017
Cover Trust, Social Capital and the Scandinavian Welfare State
Trust, Social Capital and the Scandinavian Welfare State
Explaining the Flight of the Bumblebee
Gunnar L.H. Svendsen and Gert T. Svendsen
Denmark exemplifies the puzzle of socio-economic success in Scandinavia. Populations are thriving despite the world’s highest levels of tax and generous social benefits. Denmark would appear to be a land of paradise for free-riders and those who want ‘money for nothing’. However, the national personality is characterized both by cooperation in everyday life and the numerous ‘hard-riders’ who make extraordinary contributions. Applying Bourdieuconomics, the authors focus on contemporary case studies to explain how social capital and trust are used to counteract free-riding and enable the flight of the Scandinavian welfare state ‘bumblebee’.
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Monograph Book
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26 Feb 2016
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781785365584
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Social and Political Science 2016
Cover The Governance of Socio-Technical Systems
The Governance of Socio-Technical Systems
Explaining Change
Editors: Susana Borrás and Jakob Edler
Examining the “who” (agents), “how” (policy instruments) and “why” (societal legitimacy) of the governance process, this book presents a conceptual framework about the governance of change in socio-technical systems. Bridging the gap between disciplinary fields, expert contributions provide innovative empirical cases of different modes of governing change. The Governance of Socio-Technical Systems offers a stepping-stone towards building a theory of governance of change and presents a new research agenda on the interaction between science, technology and society.
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Monograph Book
Publication Date:
28 Nov 2014
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781784710194
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Social And Political Science 2014
Cover The Political Economy of Destructive Power
The Political Economy of Destructive Power
Mehrdad Vahabi
Economic science has extensively studied the creative power of individuals and social groups, but it has largely ignored the destructive power of economic agents. This highly original book redresses the balance and, for the first time, looks at how much an agent can destroy. Destructive power is conceptualised in a unique way, covering all types of deliberate (violent and non-violent) social conflict behaviour. The theoretical arguments in the book are skilfully linked to burning political issues of our time such as the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the Second Gulf War.
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Monograph Book
Publication Date:
28 Sep 2004
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781845421724
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Economics 2010 and before