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Mncs And Chinese Workers: The Foxconn Case, Lukas Danner Mar 2012

Mncs And Chinese Workers: The Foxconn Case, Lukas Danner

Lukas K. Danner

No abstract provided.


Building Democracy In Japan, Mary Alice Haddad Dec 2011

Building Democracy In Japan, Mary Alice Haddad

Mary Alice Haddad

How is democracy made real? How does an undemocratic country create new institutions and transform its polity such that democratic values and practices become integral parts of its political culture? These are some of the most pressing questions of our times, and they are the central inquiry of Building Democracy in Japan. Using the Japanese experience as starting point, this book develops a new approach to the study of democratization that examines state-society interactions as a country adjusts its existing political culture to accommodate new democratic values, institutions and practices. With reference to the country's history, the book focuses on …


Avanzando En La Integración De América Latina: Elementos Jurídico - Económicos Para La Construcción De Una Propuesta En Materia De Convergencia, Iván A. Rojas V Jun 2011

Avanzando En La Integración De América Latina: Elementos Jurídico - Económicos Para La Construcción De Una Propuesta En Materia De Convergencia, Iván A. Rojas V

Iván Rojas V

En un escenario comercial caracterizado por el auge de Acuerdos de Libre Comercio (ALC) en América Latina y el mundo – conocido como Spaghetti Bowl – la búsqueda de alternativas para la reducción de la complejidad jurídica y económica que implica la proliferación de ALC, es en la actualidad uno de los temas relevantes en el contexto académico y político regional.
Existen algunos estudios, iniciativas y propuestas preliminares para abordar el tema de la convergencia en América Latina y el Caribe, como discusiones y aportes teóricos de expertos y entidades locales y regionales que son un insumo fundamental para la …


Business Cycle Program, Howard J. Sherman Dec 2010

Business Cycle Program, Howard J. Sherman

HOWARD J SHERMAN

No abstract provided.


Minority Procurement: Beyond Affirmative Action To Economic Empowerment, Sherri Wallace Dec 1998

Minority Procurement: Beyond Affirmative Action To Economic Empowerment, Sherri Wallace

Sherri L. Wallace

This is an inferential case study of minority procurement activity in Erie County situated in the ambivalent climate regarding the continuation of federal procurement policies to minorities.  


Foundations Of Radical Political Economy, Howard Sherman Dec 1986

Foundations Of Radical Political Economy, Howard Sherman

HOWARD J SHERMAN

No abstract provided.


The Salt Of Public Enterprise., Derek Shearer Feb 1976

The Salt Of Public Enterprise., Derek Shearer

Derek Shearer

Examines the basic flaws in the American economy. Need to look beyond economics to political economy; Economists' opinion that inflation could be decreased if productivity were to rise faster than prices; Need to increase competition; Democratic economy's need to increase free choice.