Originally published in 1954. This great work surveys the distribution of the world’s population and the food production of all countries chosen as important by reason of either their demands on the world food market or their contributions to it. The author concludes that the more advanced countries can be reasonably assured of food supplies for an indefinite period. The less advanced countri…
This open access handbook is distinguished by its emphasis on international energy, rather than domestic energy policies or international geopolitic aspects. Addressing key topics such as energy production and distribution, renewables and corporate energy structures, alongside global energy trends, regional case studies and emerging areas such as the digitalization of energy and energy transiti…
ABSTRACT This is a first of its kind book which examines the remittances in the two largest corridors in the World: India-Saudi Arabia and Mexico-U.S.A. This book aims to treat remittances as an act of social norm involving individuals, nation-states, and diaspora communities. It treats remittances both as an act of individual obligation as well as a social fact that needs to be understood …
Introduction: Start-up wolf of Shenzhen -- Contextualising transnational entrepreneurs in China -- Performative governance: the campaign of mass entrepreneurship and innovation -- To be entrepreneured: creating hierarchies among privileged biographies -- Entrepreneurship competitions: the state and market ideals of talents -- Striving talents: performing excellence for economic privilege -- Pre…
Introduction: Worlds of imagination / Stijn Reijnders, Emiel Martens, Apoorva Nanjangud, Deborah Castro, Rosa Schiavone and Débora Póvoa -- The runaway production of A daughter of the gods : film, tourism and empire in early twentieth-century Jamaica / Emiel
ABSTRACT The Political Economy of Populism explores the interplay between identity, the economy and inequality to explain the dynamics of populist votes since the beginning of the 20th century. The book discusses the political and economic implications of populist governance using data on populist incumbencies and linking it to historical data on the macro economy and democracy. Chapters dr…
ABSTRACT Originally published in 1989, this book provides an overview of the economic dimensions of climate and human activities, and considers how the variable nature of the atmosphere must be accepted as an integral part of the management package. It discusses how climatic repercussions can hold major importance for international politics, particularly in the light of the impacts of climatic…