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«Krauze se ha distinguido por sus intervenciones a favor de la democracia y el debate para mejorar la vida pública…
de México. Ha sido un estadista ciudadano, con ánimo valiente frente al poder y la incomprensión.» Gabriel Zaid Para Enrique Krauze, la crítica al poder es un compromiso de larga data que se conecta con la aspiración de que logremos pasar de una presidencia imperial a una institucional. Al final, estas páginas vislumbran la posibilidad de reconstruir la concordia perdida en México, cuyo camino está en la convergencia entre los partidos de oposición y una valiente y activa sociedad civil. La crítica ha dicho: «El cúmulo de cortaduras y pinceladas con que Krauze analiza la situación política mexicana debería ser una fuente de inspiración para todos, a la izquierda o a la derecha, sin que se le exija a él que adopte las identidades que otros deben asumir. Como liberal, su tarea ha sido la de mantenerse independiente y lúcido, sin otro compromiso que el de la luz de su inteligencia.» Roger Bartra«La fórmula que ha prescrito Enrique Krauze, y a esa me atengo, y por ello, lo felicito, porque la ha practicado y suscitado, es debatir, debatir, debatir.» Miguel Ángel Granados Chapa «En el marco de la movilización cívica que se registraba en Chihuahua en 1986, quizá por primera vez en la etapa posrevolucionaria, la intelectualidad mexicana se pronunció en forma por demásencomiable y firme con relación con temas electorales. Y en esa actitud tuvo mucho que ver Enrique Krauze.» Luis H. Álvarez «El abuelo de Krauze hizo trajes para un prominente miembro del pri. Ahora su nieto es el contundente obituarista de ese partido.» Hugh Thomas «Krauze, con sus escritos, ayudó a asentar, extender y hacer pertinente a los ojos de muchos el ideal democrático. Polemizó con el autoritarismode los gobiernos del pri pero también con las izquierdas que no acababan (o no acaban) por hacer suyo ese horizonte y ese medio.» José Woldenberg
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An essential business guide on how to develop an organization's innovation culture and internal entrepreneurs (intrapreneurs)The Intrapreneur’s Journey: Empowering Employees…
to Drive Growth is an essential guide on effectively creating and implementing a sustainable culture of innovation and entrepreneurship within organizations. The book is based on the insight that established organizations see continuous delivery of innovative products, services and processes when they enable teams of entrepreneurial employees to think and behave like start-ups.Three qualities make this book unique. First, it explores the theory and practice of intrapreneurship and innovation with a particular, but not exclusive focus on key issues in African contexts. Second, it includes a large, diverse set of instructive examples and case studies of intrapreneurship and innovation in organizations in Africa. And third, it features a useful toolkit: the Intrapreneurship Empowerment Model, a simple yet complete implementation framework. The book includes key resources of practical, real-world tools and assets used by some of the world’s most intrapreneurial and innovative organizations.The Intrapreneur’s Journey adds value for both practitioners and scholars of intrapreneurship and innovation in Africa and other parts of the world.
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A multidisciplinary analysis of how state capture unfolded in South Africa and was contested within both civil society and the…
state itself. It presents a scholarly and empirical understanding of how things went awry, even with various regulating bodies in place, and how to prevent state capture from happening again in the future.The metaphor of ‘state capture’ has dominated South Africa’s political discourse in the post-Zuma presidency era. What is state capture and how does it manifest? Is it just another example of a newly independent, failed African state? And is it unique to South Africa? The contributors in this collection try to explain the phenomenon from a variety of viewpoints and disciplines. All hold fast to the belief that the democracy that promised the country so much when apartheid ended has been significantly eroded, resulting in most citizens expressing a loss of hope for the future. Read together, the essays cumulatively show not only how state capture was enabled and who benefitted, but also how and by whom it was scrutinised and exposed in order to hold those in power accountable. The book aims to present a scholarly and empirical understanding of how things went awry, even with various regulating bodies in place, and how to prevent state capture from happening again in the future.
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Combining current scholarship with practical examples, Wilson/Dilulio/Bose/Levendusky's AMERICAN GOVERNMENT: INSTITUTIONS AND POLICIES, 17th Edition, delivers a clear and approachable tool…
to help any student trying to understand the U.S. government. Highlighting emerging issues in American politics, the text focuses on the importance of governmental institutions, the historical development of governmental procedures and policies, as well as who governs in the U.S. and to what ends. New coverage includes changes during the Trump administration, the 2018 and 2020 elections, the COVID-19 crisis, the media's role in political polarization, the U.S. wealth gap and more. Insightful debates on policy dynamics engage students and bolster comprehension. A pedagogically proven course of study maximizes student involvement with text material.
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In this landmark text, Gilbert Rist provides a comprehensive and compelling overview of what the idea of development has meant…
throughout history. He traces it from its origins in the Western view of history, through the early stages of the world system, the rise of US hegemony, and the supposed triumph of third-worldism, through to new concerns about the environment and globalization. <p><p>Assessing possible post-development models and considering the ecological dimensions of development, Rist contemplates the ways forward. Throughout, he argues persuasively that development has been no more than a collective delusion, which in reality has resulted only in widening market relations, whatever the intentions of its advocates. <p><p>A classic development text written by one of the leaders of post-development theory.
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This is volume 85 issue 4 of The Journal of Politics. Established in 1939 and published for the Southern Political…
Science Association, The Journal of Politics is a leading general-interest journal of political science and the oldest regional political science journal in the United States. The scholarship published in The Journal of Politics is theoretically innovative and methodologically diverse, and comprises a blend of the various intellectual approaches that make up the discipline. The Journal of Politics features balanced treatments of research from scholars around the world, in all subfields of political science including American politics, comparative politics, international relations, political theory, and political methodology.
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Foreign aid and international development frequently bring with it a range of unintended consequences, both negative and positive. This book…
delves into these consequences, providing a fresh and comprehensive guide to understanding and addressing them. The book starts by laying out a theoretical framework based on complexity thinking, before going on to explore the ten most prevalent kinds of unintended effects of foreign aid: backlash effects, conflict effects, migration and resettlement effects, price effects, marginalization effects, behavioural effects, negative spillover effects, governance effects, environmental effects, and ripple effects. Each chapter revolves around a set of concrete case studies, analysing the mechanisms underpinning the unintended effects and proposing ways in which policymakers, practitioners, and evaluators can tackle negative side effects and maximize positive side effects. The book also includes personal testimonies, a succinct overview of unintended effects, and suggestions for further reading. Providing a clear overview of what side effects to anticipate when planning, executing, and evaluating aid, this book will be an important resource for students, development practitioners, and policymakers alike.
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This book turns to the intellectual discourses that have emerged from India and Latin America, two outposts of the Global…
South, on the themes of imperialism, sovereignty, development, and socio-economic, racial and caste inequalities. It recovers the elided reflective traditions of thinkers, writers and activists from these peripheries and highlights the distinctive ideas, alliances and parallelisms in their works, as well as the manner in which they articulate liberatory paradigms which continue to have contemporary relevance. The book maps the innovative epistemic engagements of thinkers from India and Latin America, highlighting the manner in which they have disrupted and challenged the hierarchies of global knowledge production. It argues that political, spatial and historical distinctions notwithstanding, the experiences of peripheralization, their common traditions of resistance to oppression and their deeply entangled histories have forged a shared intellectual identity and a rich alternative set of emancipatory epistemologies grounded in the realities and histories of Southern nations. The book recovers this body of work as mass movements the world over seek civilizational alternatives to capitalist modernity. The book will be of interest to students and researchers of development studies, history, political science, sociology, political economy, South Asian studies, Latin American studies and Global South studies.
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This Open Access edited collection calls for a greater understanding of ‘the local’ within the ways the arts, culture and creative practices…
are governed, promoted, regulated, resourced and valued. Cultural policy studies tends to privilege the national (and international) as the primary site at which cultural policy is enacted, and focuses on the ‘local’ as a case study of practice, rather than a site of policy in its own right. While this may make global policy transfer manageable for national policy agencies, it ignores the contingent relationships, diverse geographies and distinct identities of localities. This volume addresses this gap and is structured around three themes: disciplining the local, which examines key concepts from different academic fields of study; managing the local, which identifies policy approaches that engage with the idea of ‘the local’ in different ways; and practising the local, which offers case studies of how ‘local’ cultural policies are being enacted in places of differing scale and geography.
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This book reflects on the continuing expansion of extractive forms of capitalist development into new territories in Latin America, and…
the resistance movements that are trying to combat the ecological and social destruction that follows. Latin American development models continue to prioritise extractivism: the intensive exploitation and exportation of nature in its primary commodity form. This constant expansion of the extractive frontier into new territories leads to a continuing process and dialectic of colonization, de-colonization and re-colonization which the authors describe as ‘territorialities in dispute’. This book uncovers the underlying trends and dynamics of these territorialities in dispute, and the socio-ecological resistance movements that are emerging as marginalised communities struggle to reclaim their territorial rights and defend and protect their right of access to the global commons. A focus on territorialities in dispute renders visible the unsustainable expansion of extractivist territories and opens up new horizons to learn from these processes and to consider post-extractivist/post-development imaginings of another world and alternate futures. This book will be of interest to both students and researchers in the fields of international development, political ecology, critical geography, social anthropology, as well as to activists engaged in socio-ecological/eco-territorial movements.
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This book utilises a new theoretical approach to understand the dynamics of the peasantry, and peasant resistance, in relation to…
capitalism, state, class, and imperialism in the global South. In this companion volume to Peasants, Capitalism, and the Work of Eric R. Wolf, the authors further develop their thinking on agrarian transitions to capitalism, the development of imperialism, and the place of the peasantry in these dynamics, with special reference to the global South in an era of politico-ecological crisis. Focusing on the political role of the peasantry in contested transitions to capitalism and to modes of production outside of, and beyond, capitalism, the book contends that an understanding of these dynamics requires an analysis of class struggle and of the resources, material and discursive, that different classes can bring to bear on this struggle. The book focuses on the rise of capitalism in the global South within the context of imperial subordination to the global North, and the place of the peasantry in shaping and resisting these dynamics. The book presents case studies of contested transitions to agrarian capitalism in Bolivia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, and South Asia. It also examines the case of transition to a post-capitalist mode of production in Cuba. The book concludes with an assessment of the nature of capitalism and imperialism within the context of the contemporary politico-ecological crisis, and the potential role of the peasantry as agent of emancipatory change towards social and environmental sustainability. This book will be of great interest to students and researchers in the areas of peasant studies, rural politics, agrarian studies, development, and political ecology.
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Philosophy, Politics and government, Science and technology
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This Brief discusses the translation of global environmental norms across local contexts in France. It provides a snapshot of how…
global-level environmental norms travel vertically across levels of governance, from the global to the local, and asks how global environmental norms are (re)interpreted by local-level actors and translated to a particular local context. Chapters focus on three in-depth case studies, each involving multi-stakeholder environmental governance: (1) the Cerbère-Banyuls Marine Nature Reserve, (2) the Thau Fisheries Local Action Group (FLAG), and (3) the Biovallée biodistrict. In each of these cases, the author assesses how twilight norms are used to frame, promote, and generally develop a local discourse that centers on environmental conservation and sustainability. By combining concepts from the literature on norm localization with processes from the literature on norm-based institutional change, this Brief will generate new insights on the dynamic aspects of norm translation. As such, it will be of interest to researchers studying environmental politics, comparative policy, governance, and norms.
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History, Politics and government
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In 1959 the prefecture of Yamanashi, Japan, was devastated by two typhoons. Richard Thomas, an Iowan who served in the…
U. S. military in Japan after World War II, helped organize an "Iowa Hog Lift" that sent 35 pigs to Yamanashi. That act led to America's first sister-state relationship with Japan. For kindergarten-grade 3. 2004. NOTE: the print edition included a translation of the story into Japanese. For grades K-3
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Laws and statutes, Politics and government, Law and crime, General non-fiction
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Dieses Buch behandelt sexuelle und geschlechtsspezifische Gewalt (SGBV) gegen Frauen aus völkerrechtlicher Sicht. Es zeigt die Gründe für SGBV gegen…
Frauen auf, wobei der Schwerpunkt auf kulturellen Praktiken liegt, mit denen versucht wird, sie zu rechtfertigen, und verdeutlicht die rechtlichen Herausforderungen im Zusammenhang mit dem Thema sowohl für nationale als auch internationale Justizsysteme. Die sieben Kapitel des Buches sind: i) Einleitung ii) SGBV ein globales Problem; iii) Internationaler Rechtsschutz; iv) Rolle der internationalen Institutionen; v) Rolle kultureller Faktoren und vi) Herausforderungen vii) Schlussfolgerungen. Vor dem Hintergrund konzertierter globaler Bemühungen, SGBV gegen Frauen zu beenden oder zumindest stark einzudämmen, bietet das Buch einen Fahrplan für das System der Vereinten Nationen, Staaten, internationale Institutionen, multidisziplinäre Wissenschaftler, Organisationen der Zivilgesellschaft und andere globale Akteure.Das Buch enthält ein Vorwort von Peter Maurer, Präsident des Internationalen Komitees vom Roten Kreuz (IKRK).
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Medicine, Politics and government, General non-fiction
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This book presents an overview of social problems and health problems that arose out of, or were flared up by,…
the global COVID-19 pandemic. It addresses most vital problems in developed and developing countries from literally around the world, by top country experts in their respective fields of study. The book debates first certain overall thematic topics and then analyzes a number of key country case studies. Apart from a set of key theme/problem-based chapters, the country case studies from major-hit countries in the world are yet another highlight of the book. They also feature, in addition to analyzing the pandemic and policy responses per se, one extra special focal point each. The book hence covers the core of most severe social problems, including health problems, that have been spurred or set off by the COVID-19 pandemic. An overall theory chapter that uses a global data analysis and a short theoretical appraisal on the 'human face' of the Pandemic is also offered at the beginning of book, to bring back humanity and human decency (i.e. decency of the human condition) into the scientific debate as well as policy making arena, which is utterly needed at this point of human development.
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This book explores optimal decisions for companies and governments to build a sustainable supply chain and economy by applying analytical…
models from new perspectives. Taking differentiated carbon permit-buying and -selling prices into consideration, it investigates the optimal emission permit cap under the “cap-and-trade” regulation and discusses how to establish a two-period carbon tax scheme with a two-period planning horizon. Moreover, it examines how to balance the economic and environmental performances in a closed-loop supply chain, how to implement trade-in program when employing green technologies, and how to strategically use the blockchain technology to improve the environmental performance of supply chain under the carbon tax policy. This book is written for students and researchers who are specialized in the field of operations management with a focus on environmental sustainability. It is also beneficial for specialists and executives at companies that are facing carbon emission regulation challenges, as well as government officials who develop the emission control policies.
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Politics and government, General non-fiction
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Dieses Buch untersucht den Regionalismus in der Entwicklungsgemeinschaft des Südlichen Afrika (SADC) und beleuchtet die Einflussnahme der Europäischen Union (EU)…
als außerregionaler Akteur auf die Organisation und den Integrationsprozess. Die SADC, eine ehrgeizige Organisation, die die Zusammenarbeit in einer Reihe verschiedener Politikbereiche fördert, ist eine Fallstudie darüber, wie erfolgreicher Regionalismus als Strategie für politische Sicherheit und wirtschaftlichen Wohlstand dienen kann, ähnlich wie das erfolgreiche Beispiel des europäischen Integrationsprozesses. Muntschicks Studie zeigt, dass Südafrika eine regionale Schlüsselrolle als Motor für die Integration spielt, während der externe Einfluss der EU ambivalenten Charakter hat, da er sowohl eine unterstützende als auch eine behindernde Wirkung auf den Regionalismus in der SADC entfaltet. Der Autor argumentiert, dass die EU auf der Grundlage von Mustern asymmetrischer Interdependenz Einfluss auf regionale Integrationsprozesse in der SADC gewinnt und zu einem "gamechanger" wird, insofern sie Lösungen für regionale Kooperationsprobleme entweder erleichtert oder behindert.
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Arts and entertainment, Politics and government
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Can people use new participatory spaces to reclaim their rights as citizens and challenge structures of political power? This book…
carefully examines the constraints and possibilities for participatory governance under capitalism. To understand what is at stake in the politics of participation, we need to look beyond the values commonly associated with it. Citizens face a dilemma: should they participate, even if this helps to sustain an unjust system, or not participate, thereby turning down rare opportunities to make a difference? By examining the rationale behind democratic innovation and the reasons people have for getting involved, this book provides a theory of how citizens can use new democratic spaces to challenge political boundaries. Connecting numerous international case studies and presenting original research from Rosario, Argentina, this book offers a crucial corrective to previous research. What matters most is not the design of new models of participation nor is it the supposed radical imagination of political leaders. It is whether people use new spaces for participation to renegotiate what democracy means in practice. Bridging critical urban studies and democratic theory, this book will be of interest to researchers and students in the fields of democratic innovations, political economy and urban planning. It will also provide activists and practitioners of participatory democracy with important tools to expand spaces of grassroots democracy.
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General non-fiction, Politics and government
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The Social Work Experience: An Introduction to Social Work and Social Welfare introduces students to the social work profession and…
presents detailed descriptions of eight major fields of practice. The text provides in-depth information concerning major social welfare policies that are are presented in historical perspective, along with thorough discussion of current issues and probable future trends. Major case studies assist students in understanding how professional expertise can advance social-work practice and how enlightened social policies must be present if professional interventions are to be effective.
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What happens when democracy produces "bad" outcomes? Is democracy good because of its outcomes or despite them? This "democratic dilemma"…
is one of the most persistent, vexing problems for America abroad, particularly in the Middle East--we want democracy in theory but not necessarily in practice.