Problems of Communism
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 604 pages
File Size : 17,5 MB
Release : 1986
Category : Communism
ISBN :
The State and Women in the Economy
Author : Jean Larson Pyle
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 33,27 MB
Release : 1990-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780791403792
Book Description
This book examines the effect of state policies on women's roles in the economy. At the most concrete level it investigates the relative lack of response of women's labor force activity rates to export-led development in the Republic of Ireland. At a broader level, it provides critical insights into current labor market debates regarding the causes of women's subordination and the efficacy of state policies designed to alleviate them. The book shows how the state, in addition to and interactively with the workplace and household, can maintain gender inequality. In so doing, Pyle demonstrates the usefulness of a revitalized and broader structural approach to feminist analysis.
Development and Underdevelopment in Historical Perspective
Author : Gavin Kitching
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 16,3 MB
Release : 2010-11-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0415602076
Book Description
How do the intellectual origins and historical background of western and other theories of development affect their relevance to contemporary Third-World conditions? This is the central question behind Gavin Kitchingâe(tm)s examination of âe~development studiesâe(tm), first published in 1982, from its origins in the late 1940s through to the contemporary era. While presenting the contemporary âe~radical orthodoxyâe(tm) of development studies, Kitching argues that these theories are continuations of much older traditions of populist and neo-populist thought.
Fisheries Development and the Food Needs of Mauritius
Author : Erik C. Paul
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 15,55 MB
Release : 1987-06-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789061916277
Book Description
The Effects on Income Distribution and Nutrition of Alternative Rice Price Policies in Thailand
Author : Pras?n Trairatw??rakun
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 19,87 MB
Release : 1984-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780896290471
Book Description
Introduction; Rice price, poverty, and income distribution; The response of paddy supply to price changes; The effects of rice price changes on the rural farm wage rate; The effects of rice price changes on the calorie intake of consumers; The effects of rice price changes on the calorie intake of paddy farmers; The effects of rice price changes on incomes and food consumption of low-income people.
States of Subsistence
Author : José Ciro Martínez
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 425 pages
File Size : 50,88 MB
Release : 2022-04-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1503631338
Book Description
On any given day in Jordan, more than nine million residents eat approximately ten million loaves of khubz 'arabi—the slightly leavened flatbread known to many as pita. Some rely on this bread to avoid starvation; for others it is a customary pleasure. Yet despite its ubiquity in accounts of Middle East politics and society, rarely do we consider how bread is prepared, consumed, discussed, and circulated—and what this all represents. With this book, José Ciro Martínez examines khubz 'arabi to unpack the effects of the welfare program that ensures its widespread availability. Drawing on more than a year working as a baker in Amman, Martínez probes the practices that underpin subsidized bread. Following bakers and bureaucrats, he offers an immersive examination of social welfare provision. Martínez argues that the state is best understood as the product of routine practices and actions, through which it becomes a stable truth in the lives of citizens. States of Subsistence not only describes logics of rule in contemporary Jordan—and the place of bread within them—but also unpacks how the state endures through forms, sensations, and practices amid the seemingly unglamorous and unspectacular day-to-day.
The Rise and Decline of Communist Czechoslovakia ́s Railway Sector
Author : Tomáš Nigrin
Publisher : Central European University Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 50,86 MB
Release : 2022-06-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9633864771
Book Description
Once the pride of interwar Czechoslovakia, and key during the forced industrialization of the Stalinist period, during the 1970s and 1980s the Czechoslovak railway sector showed the symptoms of the political tiredness and economic exhaustion of the Soviet Bloc. This book examines the failure of central economic planning through the lens of this national transport system. Based on the presentation of its history and on the detailed scrutiny of the actors, institutions, internal mechanisms, and conditions of the railway sector, the analysis reveals the identities of the real stakeholders in the state administration. This case shows how the country was governed by Communist Party institutions and government ministries, and how developments in the transportation sector—like in every sector—reflected their priorities. Numerous tables with selected statistics underscore the economic analysis and black and white photos offer a glimpse on the technical base of the railway sector. The book is filled with enlightening comparisons of the Czechoslovak transportation industry with its counterparts in the whole Eastern Bloc. Integration into the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (Comecon) of the Bloc could have been an asset, yet the records have more to say about conflicts than cooperation.
A History of Modern Libya
Author : Dirk Vandewalle
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 18,25 MB
Release : 2012-03-26
Category : History
ISBN : 1107019397
Book Description
In the wake of the civil war and Qadhafi's demise, the time is ripe for a new edition of Dirk Vandewalle's classic history of Libya. The book, which was originally published in 2006, traces the country's history back to the 1900s, through the Italian occupation in the early twentieth century, the Sanusi monarchy and, thereafter, to the revolution of 1969 and the accession of Qadhafi. The following chapters analyse the economics and politics of Qadhafi's revolution, offering insights into the man and his ideology as reflected in his Green Book. The new edition covers the intervening years, since 2005, when, courted by the West, Qadhafi came in from the cold. At home, though, his people were disillusioned, and economic liberalization came too late to forestall revolution. In an epilogue, the author reflects upon Qadhafi's premiership and the legacy he leaves behind.
The Industrial Experience of Tanzania
Author : A. Szirmai
Publisher : Springer
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 29,40 MB
Release : 2001-08-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0230524516
Book Description
The central aim of The Industrial Experience of Tanzania is to explain why the Tanzanian manufacturing sector experienced a long period of stagnation after an initial phase of rapid industrial growth. Tanzania has been an extreme case with a high level of state intervention, but the contributors show that there are lessons to be learnt here for African economies in general. The analysis includes previously unpublished data, and presents important conceptual and methodological advances.
Adjustment Policies and Development Strategies in the Arab World
Author : Mr.Saíd El-Naggar
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 27,36 MB
Release : 1987-09-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780939934966
Book Description
This Selected Issues paper discusses the assessment of economic activity in Togo in absence of quarterly GDP series. Togo collects about 40 macroeconomic indicators monthly that span a wide range of sectors of the economy. The selection of the variables for the economic activity index is conducted by finding the combination of variables. The indicators are aggregated into an index using a methodology used by the Conference Board. Then an economic activity index is constructed that effectively replicates the historical growth rates of real GDP in Togo. The selected index minimizes the deviations between the growth rates of the indicator and actual real GDP growth over 2002–13.
