1 Introduction -- 2 Theorising the economic transformation -- 3 The rise of the rentier class in the post-Soviet space -- 4 Rentier capitalism in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan -- 5 Social movements and activism in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan -- 6 Alternative economic imaginaries in Central Asia -- 7...

1. A Comprehensive Framework of Understanding the Context and Content of China’s New United Front Work on Hong Kong -- 2. The Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong as Flagship of China’s United Front Work -- 3. Political Participation of Fujianese Interest Groups...

Chapter 1. Propaganda v. Economics: Constructing a Myth -- Chapter 2. Buying Power Not Protest: The Myth Presents Unrest -- Chapter 3. The Myth’s Modern Purveyors: Reviewing Selig and Nielsen -- Chapter 4. The Myth at Play: The Oh So Suitable Environment -- Chapter 5. Freedom Was the Call but...

1. Introduction: Global Political Activism and Campaigns on Universal Basic Income -- 2. Disagree to Agree: Forming Consensus around Basic Income in Times of Political Divisiveness -- 3. Is Democracy Fit for Basic Income? Towards a Hybrid Income Guarantee for Future Generations -- 4. Basic...

Introduction: Civil Society in the era of Globalization: emerging concerns as a social welfare provider -- Part I: Changing South Asian Society and Developmental Challenges -- Chapter 1: Role of Civil Society Organization in the Welfare of People with Deaf and blindness in South Asia: A Case...

Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: New Social Movements: Theories and Approaches -- Chapter 3: Social Movements as Drivers of Paradigm Innovations in Rural Development -- Chapter 4: Actors of New Rural Social Movements as Agents of Change -- Chapter 5: Rural Paradigm Shift and New Social...

Chapter 1: The socio-economic impact of cultural heritage: setting the scene -- Part 1: From cultural heritage to local development: the role of tourism -- Chapter 2: Cultural heritage, tourism and economic development in the existing literature and beyond -- Chapter 3: From cultural heritage to...

1. Introduction -- 2. The Ideological Trick of Climate Change and Sustainability -- 3. Words Count: the Role of Language in Overcoming Climate Inertia -- 4. Measuring Complex Socio-Economic Phenomena. Conceptual and Methodological Issues -- 5. Glaciers: Vanishing Elements of our Mountains and...

Part 1: Eurasian Business Perspectives: Human Resources Management -- A Qualitative Study of Factors Influencing Employee Ecological Behavior 0f Academics in Higher Education -- Leadership in Various Project Management Methodologies -- Part 2: Eurasian Business Perspectives: Management -- Impact...