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Governance in a disenchanted world : the end of moral society
Willke, Helmut - 2010
This book expounds the idea of a disenchanted world composed of nation states and global functional systems. The nation state is losing some of its regulatory prerogatives and, at the same time, extending its legitimacy base in 'chains of legitimacy' to transnational institutions. There is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850751
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Social evolution, economic development and culture : what it means to take Japan seriously
Dore, Ronald Philip - 2001
Social evolution, economic development and culture brings together Ronald Dore's key writings for the first time, making his work accessible across a wide range of social science disciplines. It produces a distinctive perspective with four interlinking themes--technology-driven social evolution,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850609
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Globalisation and social development : European and Southeast Asian evidence
Cuyvers, Ludo (ed.) - 2001
The impact of globalisation on social development is a critical issue for both developed and developing countries. In Globalisation and Social Development, leading experts investigate this from the perspective of European, and more specifically, Southeast Asian economies including Thailand, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014474096
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Cases on transformational entrepreneurship
Mass, Gideon (ed.); Johnston, Andrew (ed.) - 2024
"This book brings together a wealth of international case studies to examine transformational entrepreneurship and its multifaceted applications across different sectors, including the arts, business, engineering, government, healthcare, university and nonprofit sectors. Contributors illustrate...
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Regulating development : evidence from Africa and Latin America
Amann, Edmund (contributor) - 2006
Regulating Development examines the impact that regulation--good or bad--can have on the development of poorer societies. It opens with a succinct review of critical issues, including the implications of the spread of intellectual property rights legislation and the role of the World Trade...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851078
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Uneven paths of development : innovation and learning in Asia and Africa
Oyelaran-Oyeyinka, Oyebanji - 2009
sectors act as seeds of economic progress. Detailed firm-level studies were carried out in seven countries, three in Africa … (Nigeria, Mauritius and South Africa) and four in Asia (China, Taiwan, Malaysia and Indonesia) …Learning to innovate : information hardware sector in Asia and Africa -- The rapid rise of China -- Low value …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851295
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Exploring the entrepreneurial society : institutions, behaviors and outcomes
Bonnet, Jean (contributor); Dejardin, Marcus (contributor);  … - 2017
poverty the inevitable dark side of an entrepreneurial society? / Uwe Fachinger and Anna Frankus -- Index … entrepreneurs. Understanding the development of a vivid entrepreneurial society requires attention to several interacting factors … institutional, behavioral and policy issues of primary importance to seizing the entrepreneurial society. Exploring the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012419940
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Classical liberalism and civil society
Rowley, Charles K. (ed.) - 1997
centralized, unitary systems of government and the breakdown of civil society in Sub-Saharan Africa. He argues persuasively that …, provide a robust defence of the concept of classical liberalism in modern 'civil' society. In the first essay, Douglas … contributions from some of the most eminent scholars in the field, Classical Liberalism and Civil Society provides a rigorous …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473966
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The dynamics between entrepreneurship, environment and education
Fayolle, Alain (contributor); Kyrö, Paula (contributor) - 2008
This book introduces the expanding European dialogue between entrepreneurship, environment and education. It considers the shape, dimensions and horizon of this multidisciplinary landscape in entrepreneurship research. The striking differences and contradictions in entrepreneurial activities,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850844
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Social innovations, institutional change and economic performance : making sense of structural adjustment processes in industrial sectors, regions and societies
Hämäläinen, Timo J. (contributor);  … - 2007
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