Computing Myths, Class Realities is about the extensive change-on the job, where people live, in social relations-taking place in contemporary societies. The book examines whether this social change is caused by the introduction of computer-based new technology or "computerization." To answer this question, computerization is examined culturally, through the holistic approach of anthropology.
This book is mostly about the economics of inequality. In various essays in this volume, Stiglitz describing the nexus between politics and economics: the vicious circle by which more economic inequality gets translated into political inequality, especially in America's political system, which gives such unbridled power to money.
For anyone interested in understanding the rich networks that operate across Asia—from India to Indochina and the ASEAN states that the greater China trio of the PRC, Hong Kong and Taiwan, and finally the North Asian powerhouse of Japan and Korea.
In The Global Class War, Jeff Faux argues that the politics of the new world market is dominated by a virtual “Party of Davos,” the globe-trotting network of corporate investor and CEOs and the politicians and journalists who work on their behalf. Clinton and his treasury secretary, Robert Rubin, and Bush and his defense secretary, Donald Rumsfeld, may use different strategies, but they pro…
To be a woman in America at the close of the 20th century what good fortune. That's what we keep hearing, anyway. The barricades have fallen, politicians assure us. Women have "made it." Madison Avenue cheers. Women's fight for equality has "largely been won," Time magazine announces. Enroll at any university, join any law firm, apply for credit at any bank. Women have so many opportunities now…
This book is more than a thorough case study; it is a critical analy- sis for anyone interested in women, poverty, and economic development. Together with BRAC field staff, Chen helped organize over six thousand women into over two hundred and fifty cooperative groups. Through these groups, the women have begun to generate higher incomes and exercise more power and autonomy. The learning and ex…
Buku ini membahas empat inti masalah politik: penciptaan identitas bersama, pengorganisasian alat kekuasaan yang efektif, pembentukan otoritas yang sah, serta produksi dan distribusi ekonomi. Keempat masalah tersebut menghasilkan enam konsep kunci di dalam ilmu politik, kemudian dirinci menjadi dimensi-dimensi konsep.
Contents: Part one: An introductory overview - The central European and balkan regions in transition Part two: Transformation in east central Europe and the balkans - Europeanization of central and eastern Europe - The triple transition and nation-building building institutional democracy parliamentary and presidential systems - The role of political parties political culture and electora…
All prime ministers deliver speeches. This book states that what makes Dr Manmohan Singh's speeches exquisite is that they bear the imprint of true statesmanship, vast knowledge and above all the rare patriotic fervour of a visionary leader.
The essays examine various regional integration initiatives in Africa and assess their achievements, flaws and promises. The argument is made that, without mobilizing the necessary social forces to militate for integration, mere economic rationality will not lead to the integration of African economies.