Governance theory and practice: a cross-disciplinary approach

Confusion about governance abounds. Many lack appreciation of how different traditions of thought in the social sciences contribute to our understanding. This book tackles these weaknesses head on and aims to provide a wider vision of the area, examining three critical areas of practice: environmental, corporate and participatory governance.

Indonesia's changing political economy: governing the roads

Indonesia is Southeast Asia's largest economy and freest democracy yet vested interests and local politics serve as formidable obstacles to infrastructure reform. In this critical analysis of the politics inhibiting infrastructure investment, Jamie S. Davison utilizes evidence from his research, press reports and rarely used consultancy studies to challenge mainstream explanations for low inves…

Capitalism with Chinese characteristics : entrepreneurship and the state

This title explains why China grew differently in the 1980s than in the 1990s and beyond, and what consequences this has today.

Hegemony : the new shape of global power

'Hegemony' explores the drive by the US to create comsumer capitalism abroad through political pressure & the promise of consumer goods.

A brief history of neoliberalism

"David Harvey, author of The Condition of Postmodernity and The New Imperialism, here tells the political-economic story of where neoliberalization came from and how it proliferated on the world stage. While Thatcher and Reagan are often cited as primary authors of this neoliberal turn, Harvey shows how a complex of forces, from Chile to China and from New York City to Mexico City, have also pl…

The Retreat of the state: the diffusion of power in the world economy

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ISBN/ISSN

0521564298

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xvii, 218 p. ; 23 cm.

Series Title

Cambridge studies in international relations ; 49

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[POL-LIB-67]

The road to serfdom

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ISBN/ISSN

0226320774

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xxiii, 248 p. ; 21 cm.

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[POL-LIB-68]