The Promise of Access: Technology, Inequality, and the Political Economy of Hope (Greene Daniel)(Paperback)

The Promise of Access: Technology, Inequality, and the Political Economy of Hope (Greene Daniel)(Paperback)

Why simple technological solutions to complex social issues continue to appeal to politicians and professionals who should (and often do) know better. Why do we keep trying to solve poverty with technology? What makes us feel that we need to learn to code--or else? In The Promise of Access, Daniel

Development and Underdevelopment - The Political Economy of Global Inequality (Seligson Mitchell A.)(Paperback / softback)

A Political Economy of the Middle East (Cammett Melani)(Paperback)

A Political Economy of the Middle East is the most comprehensive analysis of developments in the political economy of the region over the past several decades, examining the interaction of economic development processes, state systems and policies, and social actors in the Middle East.The fourth

For a Critique of the Political Economy of the Sign (Baudrillard Jean)(Paperback)

A material analysis of the sign which deepens Marx's critique of political economy for spectacular

Principles of Political Economy: And Chapters on Socialism (Mill John Stuart)(Paperback)

This volume unites, for the first time, Books IV and V of Mill's great treatise on political economy with his fragmentary Chapters on Socialism. It shows him applying his classical economic theory to policy questions of lasting concern: the desirability of sustained growth of national wealth and

Digital Divisions: How Schools Create Inequality in the Tech Era (Rafalow Matthew H.)(Paperback)

In the digital age, schools are a central part of a nationwide effort to make access to technology more equitable, so that all young people, regardless of identity or background, have the opportunity to engage with the technologies that are essential to modern life. Most students, however, come to

Process Philosophy and Political Liberalism: Rawls, Whitehead, Hartshorne (Dombrowski Daniel a.)(Paperback)

Daniel A. Dombrowski brings together the thought of the 20th-century philosophy's greatest political liberal, John Rawls, with the thought of the great process philosophers, Alfred North Whitehead and Charles Hartshorne. He shows that political liberalism is intimately linked with process

Paths to a Green World - The Political Economy of the Global Environment(Paperback / softback)

A new edition of a book that takes a comprehensive look at the ways economic processes affect global environmental outcomes. This comprehensive and accessible book fills the need for a political economy view of global environmental politics, focusing on the ways international economic processes

The Making of the Indebted Man: An Essay on the Neoliberal Condition (Lazzarato Maurizio)(Paperback)

A new and radical reexamination of today's neoliberalist 'new economy' through the political lens of the debtor/creditor relation.'The debtor-creditor relation, which is at the heart of this book, sharpens mechanisms of exploitation and domination indiscriminately, since, in it, there is no

The Economics and Political Economy of Energy Subsidies (Strand Jon)(Pevná vazba)

The economic and political aspects of energy subsidies, viewed both theoretically and empirically, with a focus on fossil fuel subsidies in developing nations.Government subsidies to energy are widespread and represent a heavy burden on public budgets in many countries. Both producers and consumers

Capitalist Political Economy: Thinkers and Theories (Whiteside Heather)(Paperback)

Winner of the Rik Davidson/Studies in Political Economy 2022 Book Prize A key text, Capitalist Political Economy: Thinkers and Theories analyses the field-forming theoretical contributions to political economy that have defined, debated, critiqued, and defended capitalism for more than three

Capital: Volume 3: A Critique of Political Economy (Marx Karl)(Paperback)

The third volume of a political treatise that changed the world Unfinished at the time of Marx's death in 1883 and first published with a preface by Frederick Engels in 1894, the third volume of Capital strives to combine the theories and concepts of the two previous volumes in order to prove

Capoeira: An Exercise of the Soul (Dawson C. Daniel)(Paperback)

The Atlantic slave trade caused havoc on the cultures and political states of Africa and led to the forced migration of millions of Africans to the Americas. The Africans could not bring their material cultures and artifacts, but most important, they brought their histories and

Capital: Volume 1: A Critique of Political Economy (Marx Karl)(Paperback)

The first volume of a political treatise that changed the world One of the most notorious works of modern times, as well as one of the most influential, Capital is an incisive critique of private property and the social relations it generates. Living in exile in England, where this work was largely

Boone: A Biography (Morgan Robert)(Paperback)

The story of Daniel Boone is the story of America--its ideals, its promise, its romance, and its destiny. Bestselling, critically acclaimed author Robert Morgan reveals the complex character of a frontiersman whose heroic life was far stranger and more fascinating than the myths that surround him

The Industrial Vagina: The Political Economy of the Global Sex Trade (Jeffreys Sheila)(Paperback)

The industrialization of prostitution and the sex trade has created a multibillion-dollar global market, involving millions of women, that makes a substantial contribution to national and global economies.The Industrial Vagina examines how prostitution and other aspects of the sex industry have

Jazz and Justice: Racism and the Political Economy of the Music (Horne Gerald)(Paperback)

A galvanizing history of how jazz and jazz musicians flourished despite rampant cultural exploitation The music we call 'jazz' arose in late nineteenth century North America--most likely in New Orleans--based on the musical traditions of Africans, newly freed from slavery. Grounded in the music

Global Political Economy: Understanding the International Economic Order (Gilpin Robert)(Paperback)

This book is the eagerly awaited successor to Robert Gilpin's 1987 The Political Economy of International Relations, the classic statement of the field of international political economy that continues to command the attention of students, researchers, and policymakers. The world economy and

The Asset Economy (Adkins Lisa)(Paperback)

Rising inequality is the defining feature of our age. With the lion's share of wealth growth going to the top, for a growing percentage of society a middle-class existence is out of reach. What exactly are the economic shifts that have driven the social transformations taking place in

A Republic of Equals: A Manifesto for a Just Society (Rothwell Jonathan)(Paperback)

Why political inequality is to blame for economic and social injustice Political equality is the most basic tenet of democracy. Yet in America and other democratic nations, those with political power have special access to markets and public services. A Republic of Equals traces the massive income

Global Political Economy: Theory and Practice (Cohn Theodore H.)(Paperback)

Praised for its authoritative coverage, Global Political Economy places the study of IPE in broad theoretical context and has been updated to cover the rise of populism, Brexit, the USMCA, US-China trade wars, tariffs, refugees and global migration, the Keynesian-monetarist debate, Fordism,

Universality and Identity Politics (McGowan Todd)(Pevná vazba)

The great political ideas and movements of the modern world were founded on a promise of universal emancipation. But in recent decades, much of the Left has grown suspicious of such aspirations. Critics see the invocation of universality as a form of domination or a way of speaking for others, and

Global Political Economy: Evolution and Dynamics (O'Brien Robert)(Paperback)

Offering an accessible introduction to both the historical roots and the contemporary dynamics of today's world economy, the extensively revised sixth edition of this bestselling textbook continues to lead the way in equipping students with the knowledge required to make sense of the fast-paced

The Political Determinants of Health (Dawes Daniel E.)(Paperback)