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ethics (nor much of political philosophy more broadly) without encountering and wrestling with his careful contributions. He was welcoming of discussion and generous with his intellectual energies. Ongoing ... pathologies on the legitimate functioning of political decision-making institutions 1 Department of Philosophy, Carnegie Mellon University , Baker Hall 155C, Pittsburgh, PA 15219 , USA A B S T R A C T It was
, political economy – the tool of commerce – was often considered the natural counterpart of warfare – the tool of empire. In many regards political economy was – and still is – considered an appealing ... & Co.’s colonial and overseas trade and finance between ca. 1726 and 1770, in connection to their political and colonial-administrative networks in the Dutch Republic during that period. Subsequently, he
(1994) recently obtained his research Master in Colonial and Global History from Leiden University. He is currently doing research on the circulation of ideas of political economy in nineteenth-century ... Sicily, following his interests in intellectual history of political economy. and global economic history. X close Abstract Books under review: Johan Mathew, Margins of the Market. Trafficking
, there have been persistent murmurings for a ‘GINA 2.0’ to extend the protections of the original law. Although it is plausible to assume that the insurance industry has the political economy to control ... information that balances between social and economic considerations. Without compromise, continued saliency and a weakened political economy of insurers will foster continued entrenched debate on the issue
coalitions Dennie Oude Nijhuis In this excellent book on the postwar evolution of the Dutch political economy, Jeroen Touwen deals with a question that has long puzzled political economists: how is it ... from the process of depillarization and associated tendency towards greater political party fragmentation, to the ongoing decline in union membership and more recent surge in small self-employment, have
and intangible assets, aspects that provide competitive advantages for medium and large companies; therefore, we suggest to improve the political-private strategy of business management with incentives
Over the last few decades most guild studies in medieval history have successfully shifted towards a growing attention for the ‘extra-economic’ aspects of guilds, pointing at the social, political ... a stronger emphasis on the functionality of social ties among craftsmen within the organization of manufacture and the guild’s political economy by investigating the social networks among a population
studies the general political-economic history of British colonialism in Africa through a fiscal lens. The main argument is straightforward. The metropolitan government in London was reluctant to finance ... characterize the continent's postcolonial history. ?Taxing Colonial Africa? is composed chronologically and focuses on taxation from a political-economic macro-perspective. The book mainly deals with Kenya and
differences in philosophy and perception of how work should be done, as well as conflicting personal goals. Robbins & Judge [2], the origin of most conflicts is the transmission of poor communication, this ... , union and labor problems with the workers, by the doctrines or political inclination of some leaders. That is why the daily performance of companies, conflict situations of various nature and intensity
main objective of the EU is to be climate neutral by 2050 and, in addition to having proposed a law that turns this political commitment into a legal obligation, to achieve this objective it will be ... conditions or under what philosophy or thought those goods have been produced. In addition, since Asia is responsible for a large volume of production over the world total, it would be interesting for Spain to
an unstable policy and legal framework that ultimately, weakens a country’s political commitment towards energy policies; they downplay the investments needed to motivate research and development ... to reasonable amounts which now leads to O&G companies to be flexible and adapt their business models considering the changing regulatory environment owing to the political compliance pressures. These
The problem of order in the Middle East has always been a challenging issue on the world’s political agenda. The peculiarity of the problem lies in the fact that the Middle East has a complex social ... problem seems to be related to incapacity of governance. The problem of establishing order in the Middle East is a problem of governing the ethnic, religious and political complexity. This means developing
explained by three interrelated factors: the direct impact of the foodcrisis, structural economic developments and the political organization of poor relief. ... effectiveness of coping strategies such as poor relief could differ according to specific regional and local political, social and economic structures and institutions in place.6 Although research remains
In this article we aim to make a case for a renewed attention to the structural social and political processes that influenced changes in early modern levels of inequality. We argue that early modern ... (exogenous) demographic trends and macro-economic growth, but by structural changes in the (political) economy of early modern society. By studying a micro-level case-study of inequality during a period of
"cradle to cradle" philosophy. One of the alternatives proposed in this research is the use of asphalt emulsion for the improvement of the subgrade, since both its production and application are
evaluated to choose the most promising one, with which you can proceed to the prototype construction stage. This work philosophy allows significant savings, not only in time, but also in resources, by
This article advances the idea that the concept of conflict resolution, which is usual in social, economic, political and legal history of premodern Europe and in the social sciences in general, is ... conflicts, and the institutions created to this end, have been in the spotlight in economic, social, political and legal history. The topic of pre - modern conflict resolution, especially from a mercantile
This article advances the idea that the concept of conflict resolution, which is usual in social, economic, political and legal history of premodern Europe and in the social sciences in general, is ... conflicts, and the institutions created to this end, have been in the spotlight in economic, social, political and legal history. The topic of pre - modern conflict resolution, especially from a mercantile
grain trade on the one hand, and public grain stocks on the other. The article shows how social, political and economic characteristics of each region affected the way in which the authorities attempted ... concept of the ‘moral economy’ or notions of the ‘common good’, representing intervention primarily as the outcome of social and political conflict. Research along these lines, however, is usually not