Ethical Implications of Post-communist Transition Economics and Politics in Europe
Author : Bruno S. Sergi
Publisher :
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 31,59 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :
Trust and Democratic Transition in Post-communist Europe
Author : Ivana Marková
Publisher :
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 34,99 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Europe
ISBN : 9780191734922
Book Description
A collection of essays concerned with theoretical and empirical analyses of trust and distrust in post-communist Europe which show that, while political and economic changes can have rapid effects, cultural and psychological changes may linger and influence political trust and representations of democracy.
Studies in Economics and Policy Making
Author : William T. Bagatelas
Publisher : Verlag Barbara Budrich
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 35,81 MB
Release : 2010-10-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 3863884175
Book Description
This book presents a broader, more courageous interpretation of economic thinking and associated tasks of policy making. The reader will go far beyond traditional boundaries of economic thought and practice. While conceptualizing in broader manner, the fundamentals of economic and managerial thought in the context of today’s transformation process, it offers a genuine account regarding the pace of adaptation and change, in the wake of globalization’s latest phase. It asserts that knowledge management has become an essential component beyond previous assumptions, while complimenting and enhancing larger achievements at domestic and international levels. Increasingly, necessary managerial skill levels and ability, including enhanced leadership skills, effective communication, and capacities for knowledge mobilization, while enhancing ethical outcomes, help lead societies towards greater success amidst greater uncertainty.
Europe as Empire
Author : Jan Zielonka
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 20,46 MB
Release : 2007-10-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0199231869
Book Description
This book offers a strikingly new perspective on EU enlargement. Basing his findings on substantial empirical evidence, Zielonka presents a carefully argued account of the kind of political entity the European Union is becoming, with particular reference to recent enlargement.
Studies in International Relations and Politics
Author : William T. Bagatelas
Publisher : Verlag Barbara Budrich
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 27,85 MB
Release : 2010-10-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 3863884183
Book Description
The book represents a major examination regarding the current practice of international relations and world politics. It analyzes the international relations of large, medium, and smaller sized actors, and how they influence the larger dynamics and ebb and flow of the international system. While assessing the perspectives of 21st century international systems, it also examines how relations between actors may improve or worsen, surely the most timely issue presently facing global and relational politics. Through globalization, the concept of a more balanced version of the American Dream has extended worldwide. Irrespective of wealth or poverty, globalization’s promise of prosperity has been adopted eagerly, despite uneven progress along the way. Together with the larger realities of Neo-Liberal thinking and influence, where global and cyber markets have evolved with little supervision, we have seen a move from enlightened self interest to the reality of pure self-interest. This book addresses the larger ethical implications of this global trend.
The Oxford Handbook of Populism
Author : Cristóbal Rovira Kaltwasser
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 737 pages
File Size : 18,99 MB
Release : 2017
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0198803567
Book Description
The Oxford Handbook of Populism presents the state of the art of research on populism from the perspective of Political Science. The book features work from the leading experts in the field, and synthesizes the main strands of research in four compact sections: concepts, issues, regions, and normative debates. Due to its breath, The Oxford Handbook of Populism is an invaluable resource for those interested in the study of populism, but also forexperts in each of the topics discussed, who will benefit from accounts of current discussions and research gaps, as well as a map of new directions in the study of populism.
Informal Politics in Post-Communist Europe
Author : Michal Klíma
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 16,38 MB
Release : 2019-09-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1351332252
Book Description
This book offers a fascinating, thought-provoking and ground-breaking study of post-communist political life. It is published just as the countries of Central and Eastern Europe mark thirty years since gaining freedom and have embarked on the path of democracy. This book is one of the first full-length academic works to explore the question of how informal structures, headed by bosses, godfathers and oligarchs, affect formal party politics and democracy. The unique post-communist transition is observed as a specific historical moment of disorder, offering a window of opportunity for the large-scale exploitation of public resources in the sense of a kind of "Klondike Gold Rush." Phenomena of corruption, clientelism, patronage, party capture and state capture are topical themes that are deeply explored. This text will be of key interest to scholars and students of Central and Eastern European politics, democratisation, transitional societies, clientelism, party systems and more broadly of comparative and European politics.
Western Balkan Economies in Transition
Author : Reiner Osbild
Publisher : Springer
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 26,76 MB
Release : 2018-08-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 3319936654
Book Description
This book explores the economic and social development of the Western Balkan region, a group of six countries that are potential candidates for EU membership. It focuses on the key economic issues facing these countries, including the challenge of promoting economic growth, limiting public deficits and debt, and fostering international trade relations. Given the severe impact of the recent economic crisis on social welfare in the region, it also investigates the nature and extent of social exclusion, a factor likely to produce future political instabilities if not effectively addressed by a return to sustainable economic growth. The contributions explore these issues in light of the major influence of EU policy instruments and advice, which are currently guiding the economies along an accession trajectory to future EU membership.
The Economics of Post-Communist Transition
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 21,52 MB
Release : 1998
Category :
ISBN :
Book Description
Fighting Terrorism and Drugs
Author : Jörg Friedrichs
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 43,64 MB
Release : 2007-09-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1134132050
Book Description
Fighting Terrorism and Drugs is an examination of European states in their fight against terrorism and drugs, from the 1960s up to the present day. Jörg Friedrichs explores what makes large European states willing or unwilling to participate in international police cooperation against terrorism and drugs. The book examines forty-eight case studies, with particular regard to the policy preferences of the four largest and most politically important EU Member States: Britain, France, Germany, and Italy. The author argues that if a real understanding of international cooperation is to develop, it is important to understand what individual states want and why they want it. To explain state preferences, Friedrichs considers interests, institutions and ideas from domestic, national and international levels that can affect state preferences either positively or negatively. This theoretically coherent book looks at international police cooperation from a truly international perspective and will be of interest to students and scholars of international relations, terrorism, criminology, international law and European integration.
