Introduction : on commons in a "glocal" world : linking local and global systems, power processes and local reactions in the management of common pool resources / Tobias Haller, Thomas Breu, Christian Rohr, Tine de Moor and Heinzpeter Znoj -- Shared ownership as key issue of swiss history :...

Until recently, economists studying economic development have tended to consider it a universal process, or focussed their attention on common aspects. This book originates from the growing recognition of significant sectoral differences in economic development and examines the catching-up...

"This interdisciplinary volume brings together a richly substantive collection of case studies that examine European-indigene interactions, economic relations, and their materialities in the formation of the modern world. Research has well demonstrated the extent and complexity of the varied...