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“massimo asta”

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  • The Value of Work since the 18th Century

    Custom, Conflict, Measurement and Theory

    Edited by Massimo Asta, Pedro Ramos Pinto ...
    Beginning in the 18th century, a turning point in labour history as work encountered an industrialising modernity, this book explores how different forms of work have been valued up to the present day. Focusing on the cultural, intellectual, social and political implications of wages, the chapters in this collection historicise the labour market, conceiving it as complex system of social relations ... Read more

    $32.39 USD

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    by Philippe Van Parijs, Yannick Vanderborght ...
    “Powerful as well as highly engaging—a brilliant book.”—Amartya SenA Times Higher Education Book of the WeekIt may sound crazy to pay people whether or not they’re working or even looking for work. But the idea of providing an unconditional basic income to everyone, rich or poor, active or inactive, has long been advocated by such major thinkers as Thomas Paine, John Stuart Mill, and John Kenneth ... Read more

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  • The Hegemony of Growth

    The OECD and the Making of the Economic Growth Paradigm

    by Matthias Schmelzer ...
    In modern society, economic growth is considered to be the primary goal pursued through policymaking. But when and how did this perception become widely adopted among social scientists, politicians and the general public? Focusing on the OECD, one of the least understood international organisations, Schmelzer offers the first transnational study to chart the history of growth discourses. He ... Read more

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  • Alt-Finance

    How the City of London Bought Democracy

    by Marlène Benquet, Théo Bourgeron ...
    Translated by Théo Bourgeron, Meg Morley ...
    Powerful financial forces have supported the neoliberal project since the 1980s to advance their interests; but there are now signs that these forces have a new face and a new strategy. The majority of the British finance sector threw its support behind Britain leaving the European Union, a flagship institution of neoliberalism. Beyond this counterintuitive move, what was really happening and why? ... Read more

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  • Business and Human Rights

    History, Law and Policy - Bridging the Accountability Gap

    by Nadia Bernaz ...
    Series series Human Rights and International Law
    Business corporations can and do violate human rights all over the world, and they are often not held to account. Emblematic cases and situations such as the state of the Niger Delta and the collapse of the Rana Plaza factory are examples of corporate human rights abuses which are not adequately prevented and remedied. Business and human rights as a field seeks to enhance the accountability of ... Read more

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  • Transnational Capitalism and the Struggle over European Integration

    by Bastiaan van Apeldoorn ...
    Series series RIPE Series in Global Political Economy
    This book presents an analysis of the transnational social forces in the making of a new European socio-economic order that emerged out of the European integration process during the 1980s and 1990s. Arguing that the political economy of European integration must be put within the context of a changing global capitalism, Van Apeldoorn examines how European change is linked to global change and how ... Read more

    $60.99 USD

  • The History of the European Union

    Origins of a Trans- and Supranational Polity 1950-72

    Edited by Wolfram Kaiser, Brigitte Leucht, Morten Rasmussen ...
    Series series Routledge/UACES Contemporary European Studies
    This book radically re-conceptualises the origins of the European Union as a trans- and supranational polity as it emerged between the Schuman Plan of May 1950 and the first enlargement of the European Communities at the start of 1973.Drawing upon social science theories and debates as well as recent historical research, Wolfram Kaiser and Morten Rasmussen in their introductory chapters discuss ... Read more

    $68.99 USD

  • China & the USA

    Globalisation and the Decline of America’s Supremacy

    by Vassilis K. Fouskas, Shampa Roy-Mukherjee, Qingan Huang, Ejike Udeogu ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book examines the political economy of conflict between China, a rising power, and the USA, a declining one. It provides an informed analysis as to why China is the main beneficiary of neo-liberal globalisation, a project launched in the wake of the collapse of the Bretton Woods system in the late 1960s under the aegis of the USA. Why are Huawei and other Chinese high-tech giants targeted by ... Read more

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  • Globalisation and European Integration

    Critical Approaches to Regional Order and International Relations

    Edited by Petros Nousios, Henk Overbeek, Andreas Tsolakis ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Globalisation
    This book explores the links between European integration and globalisation, and examines the potential for social transformation in the context of the global economic crisis and the resulting EU reforms.Divided into three parts, this book offers both empirical and theoretical analyses of social integration, supranationality and global competition. Drawing on Critical Political Economy research, ... Read more

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  • New Perspectives on the Welfare State in Europe

    Edited by Catherine Jones ...
    Not since the 1940s has there been such comprehensive scope for uncertainty within and about Europe. New Perspectives on the Welfare State in Europe offers an appraisal of comparative social policy and applies it to current uncertainties concerning European communities and European-North American and East Asian relationships.Including contributions from Deakin, Klein, Leibfried, Mishra and Rose ... Read more

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  • Economic Policy and the History of Economic Thought

    Edited by Stavros Drakopoulos, Ioannis Katselidis ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in the History of Economics
    This book discusses key issues in economic policy in the context of the history of economic thought.Most of the current and past academic controversies in economics are, explicitly or implicitly, centred around the application and form of economic policy. This is particularly evident in the post-WWII period, with the appearance of economic policy as a distinguishable subfield, but important ... Read more

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  • Women and Immigration Law

    New Variations on Classical Feminist Themes

    Edited by Thomas Spijkerboer, Sarah Van Walsum ...
    This book examines immigration law from a gender perspective. It shows how immigration law situates gender conflicts outside the national order, projecting them onto non-western countries, exotic cultures, clandestine labour and criminal organizations. In doing so, immigration law sustains the illusion that gender conflicts have moved beyond the pale of European experience. In fact, the classical ... Read more

    $51.99 USD