How can we develop a global economic architecture which is efficient, morally acceptable, geographically inclusive, and sustainable over time? If global capitalism -- arguably the most efficient wealth-creating system known to man -- is to be both economically viable and socially acceptable,...

Poverty violates fundamental human values through its impact on individuals and human environments. Poverty also goes against the core values of democratic societies. Lotter talks about poverty in ways that depict this devastating human condition clearly. He shows why inequalities associated...

Brazil, while not immune to the effects of the financial and economic crisis, has fared reasonably well compared to many countries in terms of economic and labour market performance. This report examines the way in which social protection measures were utilized in order to mitigate the social...

In a capitalist economy, taxes are the most important instrument by which the political system puts into practice a conception of economic or distributive justice. This book aims to bring together the philosophical discussions of justice with the complex debates about tax policy that go on in...

Neoliberalism, Social Exclusion, and Social Movements critically examines struggles for social justice in an era of neoliberal globalization. Its framework makes significant connections between debt restructuring, privatizations, free-market policies, and grassroots efforts to create...

Front Cover -- About the Authors -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Tables and Figures -- Acknowledgements -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Introduction: From the Republic of Tahrir to the Republic of Fear? Theorising Revolution and Counter-Revolution in Egypt 2011-14 -- States and...

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction: Understanding World Bank Power -- 2. The Rise of the Bank -- 3. Producing Green Science inside Headquarters -- 4. The Birth of a Discipline: Producing Environmental Knowledge for the World -- 5. Eco-Governmentality and the...

Intro -- Contents -- Series Foreword -- Preface -- From Alison -- From Julian -- Chapter 1. Introduction: The Food Movement as Polyculture -- Situating Food Justice -- Food Justice and Environmental Justice -- Food and (Poly)culture -- Overview -- Notes -- References -- I. The Production of...

Introduction / Keith Hart -- Economy versus democracy -- Habits of austerity : financialization and new ways of dealing with money / Jürgen Schraten -- What financial crisis? The global politics of finance : distributional consequences and legitimizing narratives / Horacio Ortiz -- Party...

Intro -- Urban and Industrial Environments Series -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Histories of the Dustheap -- Part I The Subjectivities of Garbage -- 1 Darker Shades of Green: Love Canal, Toxic Autobiography, and American Environmental Writing -- 2 "The Most Radical View of the...