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Cover Capital Movements and Corporate Dominance in Latin America
Capital Movements and Corporate Dominance in Latin America
Reduced Growth and Increased Instability
Editors: Noemi Levy-Orlik, Jorge A. Bustamante-Torres, and Louis-Philippe Rochon
This book addresses the problems of Latin America, through two of the most important features of the post-Bretton Woods economic order, large corporations and weak financial markets. In turn, it shows that their impact on economic growth and development is feeble and short-lived. This resulted in income concentration and an extremely unequal distribution of wealth in the region. 
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Monograph Book
Publication Date:
08 Jun 2021
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800372146
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Economics 2021
Cover Energy Transitions in Mediterranean Countries
Energy Transitions in Mediterranean Countries
Consumption, Emissions and Security of Supplies
Silvana Bartoletto
This illuminating book analyses energy transitions, carbon dioxide emissions and the security of energy supply in Mediterranean countries. Unpacking the history of energy transitions, from coal to oil and natural gas, and from non-renewable to renewable energy sources, Silvana Bartoletto offers a comparative approach to the major trends in energy consumption, production, trade and security in Mediterranean countries in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa.
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Publication Date:
06 Oct 2020
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788977555
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Social and Political Science 2020
Cover Varieties of Capital Cities
Varieties of Capital Cities
The Competitiveness Challenge for Secondary Capitals
David Kaufmann
The political and symbolic centrality of capital cities has been challenged by increasing economic globalization. This is especially true of secondary capital cities; capital cities which, while being the seat of national political power, are not the primary economic city of their nation state. David Kaufmann examines the unique challenges that these cities face entering globalised, inter-urban competition while not possessing a competitive political economy.
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31 Aug 2018
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788116435
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Social and Political Science 2018
Cover Competition Policies and Consumer Welfare
Competition Policies and Consumer Welfare
Corporate Strategies and Consumer Prices in Developing Countries
Editors: Lahcen Achy and Susan Joekes
The fundamental goal of competition law is to support productivity and innovativeness; in fact, the short-term effect of enforcement actions is often a reduction in product prices. This book reports the findings of consumer market studies into a range of goods and services in developing countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America. It finds a pervasive lack of competition in those markets, which not only reduces the standard of living of consumers, including poor and vulnerable groups, but also softens the incentives on firms to improve the efficiency of their operations and the quality of their products
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Publication Date:
30 Sep 2016
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781784717230
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Economics 2016
Cover The Financialization Response to Economic Disequilibria
The Financialization Response to Economic Disequilibria
European and Latin American Experiences
Editors: Noemi Levy and Etelberto Ortiz
Europe and Latin America’s social and economic stagnation is a direct result of the unresolved phenomena of the financialization crisis that broke out in 2008 in developed countries. Editors Noemi Levy and Etelberto Ortiz analyze the limitations of economic growth and development under capitalist economic organizations where financial capital is dominant, as well as explore alternative economic policies.
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24 Jun 2016
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781785364761
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Economics 2016
Cover Fiscal Decentralization and Budget Control
Fiscal Decentralization and Budget Control
Laura Von Daniels
Fiscal Decentralization and Budget Control explores possible institutional solutions to fiscal instability in countries that have traditionally been caught up in problems of over-expenditure and over-indebtedness. How can governments control spending pressure from influential groups, often representing historically grown regional interests? Drawing on a mix of statistical analyses and case studies in institutional theory, the book provides new insights on previous stabilizations in Latin America and facilitates a better understanding of common dynamics of deficits and debt accumulation.
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Publication Date:
25 Mar 2016
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781783475957
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Social and Political Science 2016
Cover The Political Economy of Sustainable Development
The Political Economy of Sustainable Development
Policy Instruments and Market Mechanisms
Timothy Cadman, Lauren Eastwood, Federico Lopez-Casero Michaelis, Tek N. Maraseni, Jamie Pittock, and Tapan Sarker
Since the Rio ‘Earth’ Summit of 1992, sustainable development has become the major policy response to tackling global environmental degradation, from climate change to loss of biodiversity and deforestation. Market instruments such as emissions trading, payments for ecosystem services and timber certification have become the main mechanisms for financing the sustainable management of the earth’s natural resources. Yet how effective are they – and do they help the planet and developing countries, or merely uphold the economic status quo? This book investigates these important questions.
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Publication Date:
27 Nov 2015
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781783474844
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Social And Political Science 2015
Cover Handbook of Research on Fair Trade
Handbook of Research on Fair Trade
Editors: Laura T. Raynolds and Elizabeth A. Bennett
Fair trade critiques the historical inequalities inherent in international trade and seeks to promote social justice by creating alternative networks linking marginalized producers (typically in the global South) with progressive consumers (typically in the global North). The first of its kind, this volume brings together 43 of the foremost fair trade scholars from around the world and across the social sciences. The Handbook serves as both a comprehensive overview and in-depth guide to dominant perspectives and concerns. Chapters analyze the rapidly growing fair trade movement and market, exploring diverse initiatives and organizations, production and consumption regions, and food and cultural products. Written for those new to fair trade as well as those well versed in this domain, the Handbook is an invaluable resource for scholars and practitioners interested in global regulation, multi-stakeholder initiatives, social and environmental certification, ethical labeling, consumer activism, and international development.
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Handbook
Publication Date:
27 Mar 2015
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781783474622
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Social And Political Science 2015
Cover New Capitalism in Turkey
New Capitalism in Turkey
The Relationship between Politics, Religion and Business
Ayşe Buğra and Osman Savaşkan
New Capitalism in Turkey explores the changing relationship between politics, religion and business through an analysis of the contemporary Turkish business environment.
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Monograph Book
Publication Date:
25 Apr 2014
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781783473137
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Social And Political Science 2014
Cover The Rise of the BRICS in the Global Political Economy
The Rise of the BRICS in the Global Political Economy
Changing Paradigms?
Editors: Vai Io Lo and Mary Hiscock
Taking an interdisciplinary approach, Vai Io Lo and Mary Hiscock, together with scholars and researchers from around the world, investigate the rise of the BRICS and assess the extent of their further development and influence from the perspectives of economics, international relations and law.
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Monograph Book
Publication Date:
31 Jan 2014
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781782545477
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Social And Political Science 2014