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Justice Unbound? Globalisation, States and the Transformation of the Social Bond
Devetak, Richard; Higgott, Richard - Centre for the Study of Globalisation and … - 1999
globalisation, governance and justice. It does so in three stages: (i) It explains how, under conditions of globalisation …Conventional accounts of justice suppose the presence of a stable political society, stable identities, and a … Westphalian cartography of clear lines of authority--usually a state--where justice can be realised. They also assume a stable …
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Changes in Hedonic and Eudaimonic Well-Being After a Severe Nationwide Disaster: The Case of the Great East Japan Earthquake
Uchida, Yukiko; Takahashi, Yoshiaki; Kawahara, Kentaro - In: Journal of Happiness Studies 15 (2014) 1, pp. 207-221
This paper presents the results of a longitudinal survey (N = 10,744) that examined how the Great East Japan Earthquake of March 2011 affected the hedonic and eudaimonic well-being of young people in Japan outside of the afflicted area. Our dataset consists of Japanese citizens in their 20 and...
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Settling into a new home as a teenager: About establishing social bonds in different types of foster families in Sweden
Hedin, Lena; Höjer, Ingrid; Brunnberg, Elinor - In: Children and Youth Services Review 33 (2011) 11, pp. 2282-2289
This paper provides a glimpse into young people's experiences and understandings of everyday life during their initial stages of placement in various types of foster families. The way family interactions strengthen or weaken the social bond between foster youth and foster family is focused upon....
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HDR 1999 - Globalization with a Human Face
UNDP - Human Development Report Office, United Nations …
Global markets, global technology, global ideas and global solidarity can enrich the lives of people everywhere. The challenge is to ensure that the benefits are shared equitably and that this increasing interdependence works for people—not just for profits. This year’s Report argues that...
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BRICS: Advancing Cooperation and Strengthening Regionalism
Jayan, P.A. - In: India Quarterly: A Journal of International Affairs 68 (2012) 4, pp. 363-384
In the era of regional international relations and more interdependence, organisations like the Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) can play a meaningful role in international level as well as regional in years to come. The recent summit of the BRICS reiterates that more...
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Commodity Currencies vs Fiat Money; Automaticity vs Embedment
Hermele, Kenneth - Financialisation, Economy, Society & Sustainable …
Commodity currencies have been stood against fiat money in the discourses on the history of money, implying a development from primitive forms of money – which needed anchor in a real commodity to gain acceptance, for instance gold, silver or copper – to a more sophisticated monetary regime...
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Human Rights, Transnational Corporations and Embedded Liberalism: What Chance Consensus?
Whelan, Glen; Moon, Jeremy; Orlitzky, Marc - In: Journal of Business Ethics 87 (2009) 2, pp. 367-383
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Le juge, l’avocat et l’expert de partie : pratiques commerciales, pratiques pénales
Charrier, Emmanuel - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2011
French Forensic experts are associated to the judges; in Common law experts are chosen by parties. The conference questions business and criminal issues.
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Representational predicaments at work: How they are experienced and why they may happen
Snell, Robin; Wong, May; Chak, Almaz; Hui, Sandy - In: Asia Pacific Journal of Management 30 (2013) 1, pp. 251-279
Representational predicaments reflect unfavorable perceptual or attributional incongruence between subordinates and superiors about the employees’ work, and adversely affect morale. Critical incident interviews were held with 63 Hong Kong Chinese employees from over 50 organizations. Stories...
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Distributional orderings: an approach with seven flavors
Amiel, Yoram; Cowell, Frank; Gaertner, Wulf - In: Theory and Decision 73 (2012) 3, pp. 381-399
flavors include inequality, risk, social welfare and justice. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media, LLC. 2012 …
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