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Welfare State Change in Leading OECD Countries : The Influence of Post-Industrial and Global Economic Developments
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ISBN: 9783834986221 9783834919014 Year: 2010 Publisher: Wiesbaden Gabler

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For decades, issues regarding the sustainability of the welfare state have been an important agenda in both academic and public debate. The existing literature primarily points out to economic globalization and post industrial developments as drivers behind recent welfare state change. Ingmar J. Schustereder investigates the relative influence of these factors and examines to what extent different national systems of social protection have preserved their core institutional features over time. He applies a combination of econometric and qualitative techniques using data of 17 leading OECD countries from 1975 to 2005.


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Measuring globalisation: gauging its consequences
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ISBN: 9780387740676 9780387740690 0387740678 1441925449 9786611920081 1281920088 0387740694 Year: 2008 Publisher: New York, N.Y. Springer

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During the last few decades, human dynamics, institutional change, political relations, and the natural environment have become successively more intertwined. While the increased global economic integration, global forms of governance, globally inter-linked social and environmental developments are often referred to as "globalisation," there is no unanimously-agreed upon definition of the term. Depending on the researcher or commentator, it can mean, among other things, the growing integration of markets and nation-states, receding geographical constraints on social and cultural arrangements, the increased dissemination of ideas and technologies, the threat to national sovereignty by trans-national actors; or the transformation of the economic, political and cultural foundations of societies. Regardless of perspective, globalisation permeates our economic, political, and social institutions to a profound degree. Recently, the issue of "sustainability" has reached the mainstream: are the forces of globalisation ultimately contributing to growth and opportunity—or to destruction and chaos? Against the chorus of globalisation’s proponents and detractors, the authors propose an approach for measuring globalisation and its consequences. Undertaking a comprehensive review of the literature on globalisation and using data from the MGI and KOF indices, the authors build a framework for defining globalisation and analyzing the relationships among economic, political, and social variables. In particular, they apply the methodology to analyze the effects of globalisation on tax policy, government spending, economic growth, inequality, union power, and the natural environment and consider additional avenues for research, analysis, and decision making. In the process, they hope that by introducing objective measures to enhance our insight into the functioning of the complex global system. Dreher, Gaston and Martens have produced the most systematic and comprehensive research I have seen on both measuring globalisation and analyzing its impact on the most important social and economic issues of our time. Globalisation research is a dense thicket. This books stands out among its many thorns. -Geoffrey Garrett, President of the Pacific Council on International Policy This is an important contribution to the growing literature on measuring globalization. The analysis is comprehensive and insightful, making it a work that the students of globalization cannot ignore. -Jagdish Bhagwati, University Professor, Economics and Law, Columbia University and Author of In Defense of Globalization.

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International relations. Foreign policy --- International economic relations --- Quantitative methods (economics) --- Economics/Management Science. --- Development Economics. --- Economic Growth. --- Economic Policy. --- International Economics. --- Economics. --- Endogenous growth (Economics). --- Economic policy. --- International economics. --- Economie politique --- Croissance endogène (Economie politique) --- Politique économique --- Globalization --Economic aspects. --- International economic relations. --- AA / International- internationaal --- 382.11 --- 307.60 --- #SBIB:303H13 --- #SBIB:303H15 --- Theorie van het internationale evenwicht. Economische onafhankelijkheid van een natie. Globalisering. Mondialisering. --- Statistieken van de handel, de prijzen en het toerisme: algemeenheden. --- Methoden en technieken: politieke wetenschappen --- Methoden en technieken van de bestuurswetenschappen --- Globalization --- Economic aspects. --- Economic policy, Foreign --- Economic relations, Foreign --- Economics, International --- Foreign economic policy --- Foreign economic relations --- Interdependence of nations --- International economic policy --- International economics --- New international economic order --- Development economics. --- Economic growth. --- Sociology. --- Sociology, general. --- Economic policy --- International relations --- Economic sanctions --- Economic aspects --- Statistieken van de handel, de prijzen en het toerisme: algemeenheden --- Theorie van het internationale evenwicht. Economische onafhankelijkheid van een natie. Globalisering. Mondialisering


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Globalization and summit reform : an experiment in international governance
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ISBN: 9780387777139 9780387765310 9780387765334 9781552503959 0387765336 038776531X 155250395X 038777713X 9786611492106 9786611728052 1281728055 1281492108 Year: 2008 Publisher: New York : Springer,

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From the Afterword, by The Right Honourable Paul Martin "[e]ven if only a partial transition to multi-polarity occurs, we face a significant institutional challenge, because for the moment there is no effective framework within which this broader distribution of power can be contained, managed and mobilized for the common good of humankind. This is the fundamental reason why the L-20 is needed—we need a body that can form the consensus required to deal on a timely basis with issues of all kinds that have global repercussions." This account of the 'L-20 project' describes and analyses a 3-year mobilization designed as an alternative to the political deadlocks preventing progress on critical global issues. The L-20 would include leaders from the existing G-countries, augmented by key regional powers such as China, Brazil, India, South Africa and Egypt. The book traces the origins and findings of the project, which generated a broad array of cutting-edge research and over twenty substantive, action-oriented workshops involving hundreds of experts and practitioners around the world. The workshop series examined in detail the operational possibilities for a Leaders Group addressing a range of issues, including infectious disease control, climate change/global warming, energy security, nuclear proliferation, management of international financial crises, and the provision of safe drinking water and sanitation, to name just a few. In the context of a rapidly globalizing world, the book addresses the classical problems of international governance – How do we prevent war? How do we feed the hungry? How do we house the homeless? How do we cure the sick and safeguard the healthy? Featuring a Foreword by Dr. Gordon Smith, an Afterword by the Right Honourable Paul Martin, former Prime Minister of Canada, and a glossary of terms, Globalization and Summit Reform provides a unique, insiders’ perspective on the process of international governance and its future prospects.


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La guerre en Irak : les médias et les conflits armés
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ISBN: 2802722301 9782802722304 Year: 2006 Volume: 3 Publisher: Bruxelles: Bruylant,

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Malgré le temps écoulé depuis le 19 mars 2003, date de son déclenchement, la « guerre en Irak» s’impose encore dans l’actualité. Intervention armée voulue par les Etats-Unis dans un contexte géopolitique a priori défini par les événements du 11 Septembre 2001 et de la lutte contre le terrorisme... La décision de « faire la guerre » ne saurait faire abstraction des modalités de l’information des citoyens via les médias de masse, en particulier des chaînes de télévision et du sens des images censées montrer les faits. Mais quid de chaque contexte précisément ? Dans une crise de cette ampleur, les médias des démocraties historiques ont-ils assuré toutes leurs fonctions ? Le débat a-t-il encore un sens ou est-il réduit aux seuls dirigeants prenant leurs décisions sur des motifs de politique internationale et/ou de défense d’intérêts économiques ? Peuvent-ils agir contre la majorité des concitoyens, quitte à manipuler faits et arguments par une communication publique outrancière pour emporter leur adhésion ? Finalement, à qui profite la « guerre en Irak » ?


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Globalization from the bottom up : a blueprint for modern capitalism
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ISBN: 9780387770987 0387770976 9780387770970 1441910425 9786611920166 1281920169 0387770984 Year: 2008 Publisher: New York : Springer,

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There is no doubt that the wheels of globalization are inexorably turning. Pundits on both sides of the fence argue that its forces are either creating greater opportunity for every citizen of the planet or driving a deeper wedge between the haves and the have-nots. In Globalization from the Bottom Up, Josh Samli argues that concentration of wealth is not sustainable; the world-wide financial and economic crisis that began in 2008 is a clear example of the impact of excess. This accumulation of wealth—and the political influence that it bestows—is what Samli calls the "greed factor"; left unchecked and unguided, it could spell economic, environmental, and cultural disaster. While acknowledging that power will continue to be concentrated at the top level of the pyramid, Samli offers an alternative model, a philosophy and practice of "social capitalism" that is grounded in a bottom-up approach to wealth creation. Drawing from examples around the world, Samli argues that wherever the entrepreneurial spirit is tapped, financial, social, and political change will inevitably take place, as other actors in the system recognize opportunities to reap the benefits (for example, through the creation of more consumers and collection of more taxes). Institutions and infrastructure designed to create more entrepreneurs may well be the key to emerging from the current crisis and setting the stage for a more diverse, inclusive global economy. Making the direct links among entrepreneurship, economic development, environmental protection, and political freedom, and offering practical recommendations for enlarging the pie, rather than slicing it into smaller pieces, Samli presents a provocative, and ultimately hopeful, view of a more inclusive, wealthier, and sustainable future.

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Economics/Management Science. --- Development Economics. --- Economic Growth. --- Economic Policy. --- Entrepreneurship. --- Economics. --- Endogenous growth (Economics). --- Economic policy. --- Economie politique --- Croissance endogène (Economie politique) --- Politique économique --- Entrepreneuriat --- Capitalism. --- Economic development. --- Globalization --Economic aspects. --- International economic relations. --- Globalization --- Economic development --- International economic relations --- Capitalism --- Business & Economics --- Commerce --- Economic Theory --- International Commerce --- Economic aspects --- AA / International- internationaal --- 382.11 --- 331.31 --- 331.32 --- Theorie van het internationale evenwicht. Economische onafhankelijkheid van een natie. Globalisering. Mondialisering. --- Economisch beleid. --- Structuur van de economie. --- Economic aspects. --- Market economy --- Economic policy, Foreign --- Economic relations, Foreign --- Economics, International --- Foreign economic policy --- Foreign economic relations --- Interdependence of nations --- International economic policy --- International economics --- New international economic order --- Development, Economic --- Economic growth --- Growth, Economic --- Development economics. --- Economic growth. --- Economics --- Profit --- Capital --- Economic policy --- International relations --- Economic sanctions --- Statics and dynamics (Social sciences) --- Development economics --- Resource curse --- Entrepreneur --- Intrapreneur --- Business incubators --- Economic nationalism --- Economic planning --- National planning --- State planning --- Planning --- National security --- Social policy --- Economisch beleid --- Structuur van de economie --- Theorie van het internationale evenwicht. Economische onafhankelijkheid van een natie. Globalisering. Mondialisering

The Lomé convention and a new international economic order
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ISBN: 9028602178 9789028602175 Year: 1977 Volume: 11 Publisher: Leyden: Sijthoff,

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European law --- Economic assistance, European --- International economic relations --- Aide économique européenne --- Relations économiques internationales --- European Economic Community --- Lomé Convention --- European Economic Community countries --- Developing countries --- Pays de l'Union européenne --- Pays en développement --- Foreign economic relations --- Relations économiques extérieures --- International economic relations. --- AA / International- internationaal --- 334.153.2 --- 382.11 --- 351.82 --- European Union --- #SBIB:327.4H71 --- 341.014 --- Economic policy, Foreign --- Economic relations, Foreign --- Economics, International --- Foreign economic policy --- Interdependence of nations --- International economic policy --- International economics --- New international economic order --- Economic policy --- International relations --- Economic sanctions --- Ontwikkelingssamenwerking. Europees Ontwikkelingsfonds. --- Theorie van het internationale evenwicht. Economische onafhankelijkheid van een natie. Globalisering. Mondialisering. --- Economisch recht. Economische wetgeving. Economische reglementering. Subsidies voor het bedrijfsleven --- Derde wereld en wereldsysteem, internationale relaties --- Europese Unie --- Internationale organisaties --- Europese Unie. --- Internationale organisaties. --- 351.82 Economisch recht. Economische wetgeving. Economische reglementering. Subsidies voor het bedrijfsleven --- Aide économique européenne --- Relations économiques internationales --- Lomé Convention --- Pays de l'Union européenne --- Pays en développement --- Relations économiques extérieures --- Ontwikkelingssamenwerking. Europees Ontwikkelingsfonds --- Theorie van het internationale evenwicht. Economische onafhankelijkheid van een natie. Globalisering. Mondialisering --- CEE --- Evropeĭskiĭ Soi︠u︡z --- C.E.E. --- Communauté économique européenne --- Comunidad Económica Europea --- Comunità economica europea --- EEC --- EC --- Europäische Wirtschaftsgemeinschaft --- Europejska Wspólnota Gospodarcza --- Europese Economische Gemeenschap --- Európai Gazdasági Közösség --- EHS --- Kurapʻa Kyŏngje Kongdongchʻe --- Kurapʻa Kongdong Sijang --- EEG --- Evropeĭska ikonomicheska obshtnost --- Evropské hospodářské spolecenstvi --- Comunidade Económica Europeia --- EWG --- Europæiske økonomiske fællesskab --- EØF --- Koinē Agora --- EOK --- MCE --- Mercado Común Europeo --- Europeiske økonomiske fellesskap --- Evropeĭskoe ėkonomicheskoe soobshchestvo --- MEC --- Evropska ekonomska zaednica --- EZZ --- Common Market --- Marché commun --- EĖS --- Avrupa Ekonomik Topluluğu --- AET --- Müşterek Pazar --- Ortak Pazar --- Sūq al-Ūrūbbīyah al-Mushtarakah --- Mercado Comum --- Europaikē Oikonomikē Koinotēta --- Evropska gospodarska skupnost --- Mercato comune --- EEZ --- Evropska ekonomska zajednica --- Euroopan Yhteisö --- EY --- EIO --- Shuḳ ha-Eropi ha-meʼuḥad --- Suq Komuni --- Eurōpaïkē Koinotēta --- Comunidade Européia --- Mercado Comum Europeau --- Unia Europejska --- Koinotēta --- E.G. --- קהילה האירופית --- קהילייה האירופאית --- שוק הארופאי המשותף --- Evropeisku Félagsmarknaðin --- EF --- A.C.P.-E.E.C. Convention of Lomé --- A.C.P.-E.E.C. Lomé Convention --- ACP-EEC Convention of Lomé --- ACP-EEC Lomé Convention --- Convention de Lomé --- Convention de Lomé A.C.P.-C.E.E. --- Convention de Lomé ACP-CEE --- Lomé-Vertrag --- CEE (European Economic Community) --- C.E.E. (European Economic Community) --- EEC (European Economic Community)

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