Globalization, like many great geopolitical ideologies before it, is now dead. Despite the almost-religious certainty with which it was originally conceived, a growing vagueness now surrounds the original promise of the global ideal that the fading power of nation states would be replaced by global markets that economics, not politics or arms, would determine the course of human events and that…
In this refreshingly revisionist history, Erik Reinert shows how rich countries developed through a combination of government intervention, protectionism, and strategic investment, rather than through free trade. Reinert suggests that this set of policies in various combinations has driven successful development from Renaissance Italy to the modern Far East. Yet despite its demonstrable sucess,…
Global Dreams focuses on five companies to reveal the far-reaching impact global corporations have on the world's economy, environment, and people. Today, 300 companies control about 25% of the world's productive assets and governments are losing control of their countries economies. This book illuminates these shadowy areas.
Indonesia Dikhianati adalah sebuah analisis mendalam tentang dinamika demokratisasi dan reformasi dalam konteks pembangunan proyek-proyek neoliberal yang mengutamakan pembangunan perusahaan besar, yang tak jarang mengakibatkan masyarakat jadi korbannya. Kasus-kasus ditampilkan untuk menelanjangi penyalahgunaan kekuasaan. Mahasiswa, pengamat, partisan partai politik, birokrat, dan siapa pun yang…
Indonesian and US political scholars explore the impact of economic growth on twelve major Indonesian institutions, including private and public enterprises, formal political institutions, the armed forces, the bureaucracy, non-governmental organizations, the media, and trade unions. They find that the growing gap between a governing structure that is slow to change and a dynamic broader societ…
Buku ini merupakan kumpulan delapan karangan yang membahas berbagai aspek globalisasi dan posisi Indonesia dalam hiruk pikuk globalisasi. Lima karangan pertama menyelam jauh ke dasar samudera globalisasi, membedah soal beban utang, melacak gagasan di balik gelombang privatisasi listrik dan air, menelusuri nasib petani Indonesia di bawah pasal-pasal World Trade Organization, mengupas posisi Indo…
This textbook offers students a solid understanding of the present state of labor law in Great Britain, explaining its history from the end of World War II to the end of Margaret Thatcher's term as Prime Minister. The origins of the legislation is used as a framework to discuss labor law so that it will be helpful to lawyers, as well as students and scholars of politics, sociology, and economics.
Buku ini mengulas berbagai aspek hukum dan politik di bidang kedirgantaraan, baik pada dimensi nasional maupun internasional. Di dalam buku ini dibahas pemanfaatan dirgantara baik dari sisi kesejahteraan maupun keamanan yang berlaku universal dan sejalan dengan konsep aerospace power tanpa memisahkan sisi sipil dan militer dari kemampuan tersebut.
Environmental Law continues its reputation as the leading text in its field. Covering a wide range of topics, it introduces students to all of the key areas and latest developments of environmental law, drawing on legislation, case law, policy, and practice. New to this edition: - Detailed analysis of the Environmental Permitting Regulations 2007 regime and its impact on IPPC and waste ma…
Dalam era globalisasi di mana persaingan menghendaki produktivitas dan efisiensi yang berlaku sesuai dengan standar internasional, buku ini dapat memberikan peralatan analisis yang ampuh untuk mengkaji produktivitas dan efisiensi, menentukan jumlah input, seperti modal, pekerja, bahan-antara, dan energi, termasuk kombinasi di antaranya yang paling optimal (input demand management), serta untuk …