Science, Policy and Politics of Modern Agricultural System: Global Context to Local Dynamics of Sustainable Agriculture (Behnassi Mohamed)(Pevná vazba)

Africa and Its Global Diaspora: The Policy and Politics of Emigration (Mangala Jack)(Pevná vazba)

Platform Power and Policy in Transforming Television Markets (Evens Tom)(Pevná vazba)

1. Introduction: Planet Of The Platforms.- 2. From Local Utility To Global Commodity, Case Liberty Global: All Along The Value Chain.- 3. Game Of Screens, Case Netflix: Turning Data Into Content.- 4. Power To The Platforms, Case Hulu: Partners In Crime.- 5. The Retransmission Swamp, Case Fox

Sustaining Global Food Security: The Nexus of Science and Policy (Zeigler Robert S.)(Pevná vazba)

Population growth alone dictates that global food supplies must increase by over 50% in coming decades. Advances in technology offer an array of opportunities to meet this demand, but history shows that these can be fully realized only within an enabling policy environment. Sustaining Global Food

The the Science of Science Policy: A Handbook (Lane Julia I.)(Pevná vazba)

This handbook provides an overview of the current theoretical and empirical basis for a science of science policy. It offers perspectives from the federal science and policy community, and look towards a research agenda for

The Changing Politics and Policy of Austerity (Bdeker Sebastian)(Pevná vazba)

This collection of original essays explores the myriad expressions of austerity since the 2008 financial crisis. Case studies drawn from Canada, Australia and the European Union provide extensive comparative analysis of fiscal consolidation and the varied political responses against austerity

European Union Governance and Policy Making: A Canadian Perspective (Brunet-Jailly Emmanuel)(Pevná vazba)

European Union Governance and Policy Making introduces Canadian students to the politics of the EU. Divided into three parts, the collection examines its political system (history, theories, institutions), specific policies, and some of the challenges that the EU currently faces. Geared toward

Mussolini's policemen: Behaviour, ideology and institutional culture in representation and practice (Dunnage Jonathan)(Pevná vazba)

Examines Italy's police in the context of fascism's efforts to modernise and establish ideological control over the state. Presenting an inside perspective on fascist repression, it focuses on recruitment, training and professionalism in the Interior Ministry Police, and their ideological

Interest and Prices: Foundations of a Theory of Monetary Policy (Woodford Michael)(Pevná vazba)

With the collapse of the Bretton Woods system, any pretense of a connection of the world's currencies to any real commodity has been abandoned. Yet since the 1980s, most central banks have abandoned money-growth targets as practical guidelines for monetary policy as well. How then can pure fiat

Sustainable Development in Science Policy-Making: The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research's Policies for International Cooperation in Su (Schwachula Anna)(Paperback)

New knowledge, created in international cooperation, is essential for global sustainability. Set against this background, this study focuses on German science policy for research cooperation with developing countries and emerging economies in sustainability research. Based on interviews with policy

Global Trends in Educational Policy (Baker David P.)(Pevná vazba)

This volume of 'International Perspectives on Education and Society' highlights the valuable role that educational policy plays in the development of education and society around the world. The role of policy in the development of education is crucial. Much rests on the decisions, support, and most

Globalization and Higher Education in Albania (Rexhepi Jevdet)(Pevná vazba)

This book focuses on the impacts of global and transnational trends in higher education policy in Albania and provides a window into the variable interplay of local and global forces in an under-studied Balkan

Social Policy Review 33: Analysis and Debate in Social Policy, 2021 (Pomati Marco)(Pevná vazba)

Considering the global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual Social Policy Review is even more critical than before. This comprehensive volume addresses critical debates throughout the international social policy field over the past year with a key focus on responses to COVID-19 and

Co-Operative Canada: Empowering Communities and Sustainable Businesses (Fairbairn Brett)(Pevná vazba)

A shift in US bank policy. A demonstration in Greece. A tsunami in Japan. These types of events can have profound effects on the economic well-being of Canadian communities. In such a heavily globalized environment, it may seem that only large corporations with access to transnational resources can

Monetary and Financial Policy in the Euro Area: An Introduction (Fandl Maximilian)(Pevná vazba)

Explains the functioning of the monetary and financial system in the euro area from a policy perspective, taking into account the profound changes following the financial crisis Easily accessible introductory textbook, based on professional practical experience and observations, instead of models

Macroeconomic Policy After the Crash: Issues in Microprudential and Macroprudential Policy (Barwell Richard)(Pevná vazba)

Part 1) Microprudential Policy.- 1) The causes of the crash.- 2) The crisis response.- 3) Global reform.- 4) Local Reform.- 5) The wider prudential policy agenda.- Part 1) Macroprudential Policy.- 1) The macroprudential agenda.- 2)Turf wars: the relationship between macroprudential policy and other

Mitigating Inequality: Higher Education Research, Policy, and Practice in an Era of Massification and Stratification (Camp Yeakey Carol)(Pevná vazba)

Now more than ever, the issue of access to higher education for all is a matter of global importance. As colleges and universities worldwide increasingly extend their academic programs abroad, develop internationally mixed research teams and create international curricular initiatives, it is

Children in Crisis: Seeking Child-Sensitive Policy Responses (Harper Caroline)(Pevná vazba)

Experts from the global North and South analyze the implications of economic crises on children, with a particular focus on the emerging evidence from the recent global economic crisis and food and fuel price volatility of 2008-2010. They point out key policy responses deployed by governments and

When Politics Meets Bureaucracy: Rules, Norms, Conformity and Cheating (Lo Christian)(Pevná vazba)

This book presents an ethnographic study of policy-making in two different Norwegian municipalities, where the author analyses the straregies and tactics employed by both local politicians and bureaucrats. Through an interdisicplinary approach, the book explores the relationship between the central

Strategies for Monetary Policy (Cochrane John H.)(Pevná vazba)

As the Federal Reserve System conducts its latest review of the strategies, tools, and communication practices it deploys to pursue its dual-mandate goals of maximum employment and price stability, Strategies for Monetary Policy--drawn from the 2019 Monetary Policy Conference at the Hoover

Penology: Theory, Policy and Practice (Harrison Karen)(Pevná vazba)

This textbook considers the full breadth of the criminal justice system, going beyond prisons to cover other punishments such as out-of-court disposals and community penalties, as well as issues around rehabilitation and reintegration. It offers a holistic and contemporary account of the penal

Developing States, Shaping Citizenship: Service Delivery and Political Participation in Zambia (Hern Erin)(Pevná vazba)

At the nexus of political science, development studies, and public policy, Developing States, Shaping Citizenship analyzes an overlooked driver of political behavior: citizens' past experience with the government through service provision. Using evidence from Zambia, this book demonstrates that the

The Politics of Hunger: Protest, Poverty and Policy in England, C. 1750-C. 1840 (Griffin Carl J.)(Pevná vazba)

The 1840s witnessed widespread hunger and malnutrition at home and mass starvation in Ireland. And yet the aptly named 'Hungry 40s' came amidst claims that, notwithstanding Malthusian prophecies, absolute biological want had been eliminated in England. The eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries

National Policy, Global Giants: How Australia Built and Lost Its Automotive Industry (Wormald John)(Pevná vazba)

What can we tell about the future of automobiles and the industries that make them by examining their past? Wormald and Rennick trace the history of powered land transport, the rise and fall of the railways, the spectacular rise of the automobile, and what might come next. Delving into the mighty

The Art of War in an Age of Peace: U.S. Grand Strategy and Resolute Restraint (O'Hanlon Michael)(Pevná vazba)

An informed modern plan for post-2020 American foreign policy that avoids the opposing dangers of retrenchment and overextension Russia and China are both believed to have 'grand strategies'--detailed sets of national security goals backed by means, and plans, to pursue them. In the United States,