The purpose of this paper is to introduce the section entitled "The New European Oligopoly " which focuses on the reshaping of the European economic system. The focus is primarily on the large corporations, leaving discussions related to SMEs aside. The papers referred to include: G. Dosi; T....

Differences in income have increased both in respect of full-time employees with university studies and those with secondary education and in respect of employees of non-productive sector and those in the industry. Differences have increased both in the `80, and end the years` 90, despite the...

Alya Guseva, Professor of Sociology at Boston University, was interviewed by Natalia Khalina, a Lecturer at the Higher School of Economics. The interview was conducted during the workshop “Consumption and Economic Crises: Post-Socialist Experiences” (Moscow, 9-10 October 2014) where A....

The article unravels the globalizing process in the context of cricket in India. It traces the process of the game’s diffusion from the colonial period to the liberalized era. In the colonial context, it demonstrates the role of the state apparatus in facilitating this end. Although the...

Simon Marginson - Professor of International Higher Education, Institute of Education, University of London. Address: 20 Bedford Way, London WC1H 0AL, United Kingdom. E-mail: s.marginson@ioe.ac.ukSince the end of the Soviet period much has changed, though in higher education and science, the...