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Paperback. Condizione: New. Paul Webb's Advanced Introduction to Party Systems expertly draws upon major theories and concepts, existing literature, and cutting-edge empirical evidence to present an authoritative contribution to the field of party systems. Webb rigorously explores the different types of party systems that exist, the role of socio-political cleavages and electoral systems in shaping them, their evolution over time, and their significance for government and the wider functioning of democracy.Key Features:Discusses the ways in which social and institutional factors shape party systemsProvides a rich conspectus of the different party systems which exist across the democratic world todayExamines the connections between party organisation and party systems using diverse real-world examplesExplores the impact of multi-partyism and ideological polarisation on governmental stability and the role these issues play in shaping government performance and political legitimacyBoth stimulating and incisive, the Advanced Introduction to Party Systems will be an indispensable read for academics and students in politics and public policy, political geography and geopolitics, international relations, and leadership studies. It will also be a fundamental resource for policy makers and practitioners wanting to better understand party systems today.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world's leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas.This illuminating Advanced Introduction explores the intricate relationship between business and politics. It examines how the political impact of business varies across governance levels, countries, institutions, issues and firms, using multidisciplinary perspectives to dissect these complex dynamics. David Coen and Matia Vannoni discuss key concepts across a range of subject areas, including asset specificity and market concentration, interest intermediation, political lobbying, global governance, transnational business and the strategic deployment of resources. They comparatively analyse the political role of businesses across Western and non-Western countries, with detailed case studies comparing companies such as eBay and Alibaba and identifying key differences between the EU and the USA. Key Features:Highlights future avenues of research in the fieldInvestigates core issues at micro, meso and macro levelsProvides practical insights into effective lobbying strategies and public policy implementation Students and scholars of political economy and economics, political science, public policy and business and management will greatly benefit from this Advanced Introduction. It is also an essential resource for practitioners of public policy and administration.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world's leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas.This timely Advanced Introduction explores federalism as a subject of intellectual inquiry, discussion and debate. Alain-G. Gagnon and Arjun Tremblay examine the role federalism plays in achieving fairness, justice and equality, as well as the impact it can have on the survival of political systems. Ultimately, they argue that the constitutional division of powers between levels of government remains a significant institutional blueprint for the present and future of democratic societies.Key Features:Recent and emerging trends in federalism scholarshipIllustrates the complex, evolving and distinctly political nature of federalismExplores federalism in the context of postcolonial and settler colonial statesThe impact of cutting-edge issues including COVID-19, populism and democratic backsliding on federalismProviding an accessible survey of the key concerns and questions surrounding federalism studies, this Advanced Introduction will be vital reading for students and scholars of political science, international studies and international affairs. It will also be an important guide for policy-makers seeking insight into the effectiveness of federal responses to political challenges.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. This ground-breaking book expertly brings together the many effective dementia interventions to reduce the symptoms of this debilitating condition and also, for the first time, a Cost-Benefit Analysis of those interventions to establish whether the benefits outweigh the costs. Focussing on new interventions such as years of education, medicare eligibility, hearing aids and vision correction, Robert Brent also takes an innovative look at the need to reduce elder abuse and initiate an international convention for human rights. Cost-Benefit Analysis and Dementia takes an insightful look at dementia by using a behavioural definition and explaining how the symptoms can affect daily life activities, rather than just using the medical definition. It examines the causality of dementia interventions to establish their effectiveness, dealing with the risk factors and expanding the current list of interventions. Furthermore, it provides an in-depth three-step procedure for evaluating the monetary benefits of those interventions to establish whether these are found to be socially worthwhile. Written in a comprehensive, yet accessible style, this book will be an excellent resource for economists interested in the Cost-Benefit Analysis of dementia care. Healthcare professionals and policymakers as well as non-professionals will find the different interventions discussed to reduce symptoms of dementia illuminating and informative.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world's leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas.This Advanced Introduction provides an essential overview of the Chinese legal system, situating its institutions within the wider political framework. By examining the motivations and roles of key actors such as the police, prosecutors and judges, Donald Clarke presents crucial insights into current events.Key Features:Highlights the influence of rank within the Chinese legal and political systemDetails various sources of law and their differing degrees of binding authorityExplores foundational fields including administrative, criminal, tort and land lawIllustrates how political and stability concerns can take precedence over law in Chinese court rulingsEvaluates the distinct internal logic of Chinese law and its social and political functionThe Advanced Introduction to Chinese Law is highly beneficial for legal scholars and students interested in Chinese law and authoritarian legality. It is also relevant to those in numerous fields of modern China studies - including economics, political science and sociology - looking to deepen their understanding of the Chinese legal system.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world's leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas.This incisive book presents a succinct overview of the economics of organization. Combining traditional approaches with more challenging, cutting-edge perspectives, Richard N. Langlois critically examines the ways in which tasks and transactions in the economy are organized.Drawing on a diverse array of historical and real-world examples, chapters outline key principles of the field including division of labor, transaction costs, moral hazard, and asset specificity. This Advanced Introduction investigates 'organization' more broadly, delving into underexplored areas such as capabilities and routines, evolutionary selection, dynamic transaction costs, and modular systems.Key Features:Emphasizes narrative and storytelling to convey technical conceptsDeconstructs popular misconceptions and didactic fables in the fieldProvides an engaging, non-technical analysis of the economics of organizationThe Advanced Introduction to the Economics of Organization is an invaluable resource for academics and students in economics, business and management, sociology, finance, and accounting, as well as instructors in graduate-level microtheory courses.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world's leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas. This Advanced Introduction provides a compact overview of US federal income tax, covering foundational topics such as deductions and credits, tax shelters, accounting and attribution. Richard Schmalbeck begins with a definition of gross income based on economic theory and examines the various modifications engrafted onto it under US federal law. Key Features:Explores how income has been translated into the provisions of US statutes and codified in the Internal Revenue CodeExamines the structure of American tax returns and their basic constituent elements: gross income, taxable income and deductions and creditsDiscusses the procedural aspects of enacting tax legislation and administering the income tax, including compliance and litigation of disputesThe Advanced Introduction to Federal Income Taxation is an essential resource for scholars and students of tax and fiscal policy. Non-specialist legal practitioners seeking an overview of this complex subject will also benefit from its succinct analysis and accessible style.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world's leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas. This timely Advanced Introduction analyses the European Union's innovation policy on smart specialisation strategies (S3). Dominique Foray and Jan-Philipp Kramer clarify the S3 theory, outlining its core concepts and assessing policy progress at regional and national levels. Key Features: Explains how S3 concepts challenge traditional innovation policy theoryConnects academic theory with practical insights, providing a foundation of evidence regarding the history of S3 strategiesProposes suggestions for effective smart specialisation policymaking based on novel quantitative and qualitative assessments The Advanced Introduction to Smart Specialisation Strategies is a key resource for scholars and students of economics, finance, innovation and technology. S3 policymakers and development professionals will similarly benefit from its astute perspective and actionable recommendations.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world's leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas.George Zodrow offers a fresh look at taxation from a public economics perspective, focusing on how taxes affect economic behaviour and impact the decisions of both households and businesses.Zodrow explores both the theoretical and empirical literatures, discussing classic results and modern extensions. He demonstrates how knowledge of economic behavior can be utilized to construct both analytical and computable models of the effects of taxes on the United States economy. He concludes by exploring optimal taxation, which balances efficiency and equity goals when designing tax systems that aim to maximize social welfare while taking into account the constraints imposed by the tax-induced behavioral responses of households and businesses.Key FeaturesExamines effects of taxes on household and business behaviorConsiders international taxation, income shifting and tax competitionDiscusses general equilibrium modeling of the effects of taxationExplores alternative tax systems, including proposals for fundamental tax reformAnalyzes classic and modern results on optimal taxationEvaluates the ongoing debate regarding the policy implications of optimal tax theoryThis Advanced Introduction to Taxation is an invaluable guide to students in public economics, public finance and taxation. This book will also be of interest to tax professionals and readers interested in improving their understanding of the many economic effects of taxation.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world's leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas.This Advanced Introduction provides a concise overview of nonprofit law in the United States, with reference to international approaches, examining how legal frameworks regulate nonprofit entities and the ongoing challenges they face. Dana Brakman Reiser explores how nonprofit law structures the way charities are organized and the activities in which charities engage, while also empowering and restricting the leaders who govern them.Key FeaturesEvaluates the key intersections of corporate, trust, tax and constitutional law for US nonprofitsExamines the fiduciary obligations of leaders under nonprofit corporate and charitable trust lawAnalyses the symbiotic relationship between the substantial tax incentives provided to nonprofits and the deeply entrenched American reliance on themIncorporates international case studies that highlight alternative approaches to nonprofit regulationInformed and succinct, this Advanced Introduction is an essential resource for students studying nonprofit law, regulation, governance, fiscal policy and comparative law. It also acts as a practical reference for professionals and policymakers working with nonprofits and NGOs on when to engage with lawyers and how to make the best use of their services.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world's leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas.Providing a comprehensive overview of the key fields in political network research, Volker Schneider demonstrates that relational structures play a crucial role in many areas and levels of politics and policymaking as interaction, communications, or dependency relations. Schneider expertly guides the reader from the basic concepts through to advanced methods, using empirical analysis of local, national and global case studies.Key Features:Covers multiple levels from local politics to global governance networksExplores the development of political thought traced through network relationsIllustrates a variety of network forms and exemplary applications using advanced methods in network visualisationsThe analytical range covered from theory to more complex statistical methods in this Advanced Introduction provides an excellent resource for scholars in political science, public administration, political sociology and communication studies.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world's leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas.The Advanced Introduction to Applied Green Criminology provides a comprehensive overview of interventions and practices that contribute to environmental protection. Topics include crime prevention, environmental regulation and law enforcement, environmental forensics, greening of criminal justice institutions, and social activism. Underpinning these topics is the notion of eco-justice, which focuses on environmental justice (humans), ecological justice (ecosystems) and species justice (non-human animals and plants). Key Features:Discusses practical ways to prevent and stop environmental crimes and harmsPresents grounded examples and knowledge gained from years of experience and expertise reflecting a 'pracademic' orientationProvides insightful summaries of intervention practicesThis Advanced Introduction will be invaluable to practitioners, such as green criminologists, conservation scientists, and environmental lawyers and regulators, as well as academics and students interested in preventing, stopping, and deterring environmental crimes and harms..…

Paperback. Condizione: New. Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world's leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas.In this incisive book, Vincent Correia guides the reader through the intricate field of public and private international air law, explaining its foundational principles and addressing contentious issues and trends. He examines how the values of uniformity and cooperation, upheld by the International Civil Aviation Organization, are now threatened amidst heightened geopolitical conflicts and unilateralism. Ultimately, the book provides insights into the historical background and modern challenges of aviation law while anticipating the field's future and fostering further academic discussions.Key Features:Presents complex issues through a didactic lensFocuses on current topics such as self-regulation and standardization, market access and technological innovationsDiscusses the influence of international frameworks, including the 1944 Chicago Convention, the 1999 Montreal Convention, the Warsaw System and the 'Open Skies' agreementsThe Advanced Introduction to International Air Law is an essential resource for scholars and students of international law, competition and antitrust law, and environmental law. Air law professionals and government representatives will also benefit from its practical and theoretical insights.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences and law, expertly written by the world's leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas. The intellectual origins of the area are explicated, and the current state of the subfield outlined. Specific topics covered include conflict over terminology, pedagogy, and content in the field of economics, measurement of the unmeasured economy, the role of caring labor in the economy, heteronormativity in economics, feminist approaches to economic development, multiple approaches to empiricism, modeling of intrahousehold relationships, consideration of the role of property rights in reifying gender roles, differential effects of international trade and finance by gender, and feminist approaches to public finance and social welfare.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world's leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas.This illuminating book explores how societies reshape themselves through innovation, reviewing methods for foreseeing, guiding and evaluating these changes. It demonstrates how a community can use shared goals and priorities to promote and pursue outcome-oriented public values innovation.John Nelson and Barry Bozeman examine the impacts of innovation on public values such as economic prosperity and equity, national security, public health and safety, and environmental wellbeing. They discuss the positive and negative features of these impacts, including job creation and destruction, economic restructuring, shifting circumstances for conventional warfare and cyberattacks, and pollution output or remediation. The Advanced Introduction to Innovation and Public Values synthesizes existing social and policy scholarship into practical guidance, advocating for innovation that advances prosperity, health, and liberty for all citizens.Key Features:Articulates the novel concept of 'public values innovation' to assess the impact of innovation systems on public prioritiesOutlines frameworks by which governments, corporations and civil society shape the aims, content and outcomes of innovationInvestigates the role of existing innovation systems, which run primarily through markets and private corporations, in shaping innovation outcomes-sometimes to public detrimentStudents and scholars of organisational innovation, the economics of innovation, public policy and administration, engineering, and the sciences will greatly benefit from this insightful book. It is also an essential resource for policymakers and practitioners in public, private, and nonprofit innovation policy and management.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world's leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas.This updated second edition presents nationalism as the most important social force shaping the ways in which people live their lives. It explains the formative influence of nationalism in the public spheres of politics and the economy, as well as the private spheres of emotional wellbeing and mental illness. In this new edition, Liah Greenfeld adds the discussion of civilization to concepts addressed in the original edition, providing an original, meaningful, logical definition of the concept, and allowing for a reliable delineation of the three civilizations coexisting in the world today: the monotheistic one, the Indic, and the Sinic. She explains how nationalism is modified by the civilizational background. Basing its conclusions on over 35 years of original comparative historical research, this book bears the characteristic Liah Greenfeld imprint: fact-based discussion, logical rigor, unexpected connections, and an exceptionally wide range of issues woven together to explain the way we live now.Key features of the second edition include:preface addressing the spread of nationalism into China and Indiaupdated reading lists, directing students and scholars towards useful resources for further in-depth study.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. Lessons for Citizens of a New Democracy provides an authoritative analysis of the foundations of democracy, with relation to the demise of communist ideology. This significant contribution by a leading expert details the tentative process towards democracy in the successor states of the former Soviet Union and attempts to prioritise the issues of central importance in structuring a new democratic state.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world's leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas.This insightful Advanced Introduction presents a succinct overview of International Relations (IR), addressing contemporary issues, challenging assumptions, and critically examining the fundamental aspects of the field.Benjamin de Carvalho and Halvard Leira showcase the diversity of IR by reconfiguring the theoretical traditions around empire, recurrence and science. They illustrate that, while the discipline has traditionally focused on state-to-state interactions, it now also includes non-state actors such as multinational companies, media platforms, autonomous or contested regions, influential individuals and international organizations. The book combines historical and theoretical accounts to emphasize the multifaceted nature of IR and reflect on how this can be used to explain the global issues of today.Key Features:Historicises current questions and challengesDebunks mythologized accounts of global politicsAdvocates for the centrality of borders to understanding IRStudents and scholars of IR, international politics, public policy and political economy will greatly benefit from this discerning Advanced Introduction.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world's leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas.Written by James Midgley, a leading authority on international social policy and social development, this Advanced Introduction offers a concise, readable and wide-ranging overview of how protection schemes such as social assistance, social insurance, employer mandates and social allowances promote social welfare by meeting peoples' income needs and improving their living standards. It defines the field, traces its historical evolution, discusses the contribution of theories and ideologies and examines its impact on poverty.Key features include:Discussion of the impact of social protection on incomes and living standards and considers the role of social protection in the economy, politics and societyExamination of the role of theories and ideologies in social protectionA global perspective with a special focus on social protection in the Global SouthAn accessible analysis of the challenges facing social protection and the way these are being dealt with.This perceptive Advanced Introduction will be an excellent resource for both graduates and undergraduates studying public and social policy, economics and the social sciences. It will also be a useful guide for civil servants and officials in international agencies as well as social protection practitioners in non-profits and community organizations.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. Promises, Promises examines from a libertarian perspective, the differing methods and levels of success of adapting contract law in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and especially Russia in the wake of political change. The author analyses the roles of government power and policy, opportunism and private regulatory mechanisms within the pattern of change.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world's leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas. Advanced Introduction to U.S. Disability Law provides a timely and accessible overview of disability law in the United States, focusing primarily on the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (the 'ADA'). Peter Blanck addresses the social and legislative history leading up to the development of the ADA; coverage and remedies under the ADA's three main titles; some of the fundamental and recent cases informing the ADA's interpretation; and current issues facing U.S. courts, law makers, and policy makers. Key Features:Provides an overview of Titles I-III of the ADADiscusses the enforcement of, and relief provided by, the ADAAnalyses the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on people with disabilities and on the ADA's enforcementHighlights concerns as well as positive legal and social developments for people with disabilitiesFocuses on extensive changes in technology and the employment market since the enactment of the ADAThis Advanced Introduction will be essential reading for students and scholars of disability law, discrimination law, health law, human rights, and law and society. It will also be beneficial for advocates for disability rights in public and private institutions, as well as researchers addressing disability issues.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world's leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive academic and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas.Frank W. Geels provides an insightful and evidenced introduction to one of the most important and dynamic topics in contemporary debates on how to address grand challenges like climate change and biodiversity loss.This book outlines current theories and research avenues in the rapidly growing field of sustainability transitions. Using a diverse range of empirical case studies, it emphasises the role of green innovations in relation to business, user, political, and cultural contexts in situated energy, mobility, and food systems. To capture this, the book shows how insights from mainstream disciplines have been integrated into the multi-level perspective, which has become the field's central middle-range conceptual framework.Written in an accessible style, this Advanced Introduction is vital for students and scholars of development economics, innovation, environmental politics and policy, sustainability studies and human geography.Key Features:Interdisciplinary in scopeDiscusses essential characteristics, theories, frameworks and actors of sustainability transitionsCovers topics including incumbent firm resistance and reorientation, the role of the state, policy instrument mixes and policymaking processes, social justice, grassroots innovation, consumption, emerging economies and geopolitics.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world's leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas.This insightful book provides a nuanced guide to the intricacies of U.S. corporate tax law. Jeffrey L. Kwall sheds light on the double taxation process, highlighting critical issues surrounding the system that requires both corporations and shareholders to pay tax on the same income.Chapters explain key topics including the taxation of contributions of property to a corporation, distributions (dividends and stock buybacks) by a corporation, and corporate asset sales and stock sales. Kwall also addresses noncorporate enterprises subject to corporate tax, as well as the circumstances under which corporations are not taxed.Key Features:Analyzes key tax issues across all stages of the life cycle of a corporationIncludes a detailed discussion of the tax aspects related to mergers and acquisitionsExamines the tax treatment of corporations not subject to corporate tax, known as S CorporationsThe Advanced Introduction to U.S. Corporate Tax Law is an essential resource for students and scholars in corporate law and governance, tax law and fiscal policy, and commercial law. It is also beneficial to researchers and practitioners seeking to understand corporate tax law and its wider applications.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world's leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas. Advanced Introduction to Social Constructivism examines an influential strain of social thought holding that human powers and socio-political arrangements are 'co-constitutive': people make society what it is, society makes people what they are, and social construction makes the world as we know it. 'Making' the world shapes what we accept and craft as meaning, understanding, knowledge, truth, reality, institutions, and power. Chapters illustrate these dynamics, encouraging readers to question assumptions and imagine new possibilities. Key Features:Discusses how social realities, truths, and facts are created and contestedExplores the roles of meaning, power, and language in constructing understandingSketches the rise of constructivist scholarship in a dozen fields of studyEngages with the ethical implications of social construction and interdisciplinary perspectivesEvaluates why certain descriptions of reality feel natural and inevitable, yet are at root socially constructedDraws on examples from everyday life, art, science, media, and contemporary politics This Advanced Introduction invaluably helps students and scholars of philosophy, sociology, political science, international relations, and education keenly engage and deeply navigate contemporary discussions and perspectives on social constructivism and socio-political possibilities.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. This highly informative Advanced Introduction explores a range of private law theories, highlighting the ways in which they affect the legal building blocks of social life, with a particular focus on property, contracts and torts.Hanoch Dagan analyses how these leading modern theories function in key social spheres, including the market, workplace, neighborhood and within close relationships. He investigates the contribution of private law theories across a variety of legal fields, such as work law and choice of law, demonstrating the ways in which private law theory can yield significant explanatory and reformist results. In light of rapid technological change, economic globalization and the rise of new forms of family and personal relations, this Advanced Introduction examines and answers emerging challenges and questions in the field.Key Features:Contains concise explanations of a wide variety of influential theoriesProvides both foundational and advanced analysis for readers of all levelsDiscusses current and future concerns such as artificial legal persons, transnational wrongs and structural injusticeScholars and students of law, particularly those interested in property, contracts, torts, private law and legal theory more broadly will greatly benefit from this valuable resource.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. This Advanced Introduction explores innovation in the public sector, examining the mindsets, methods and strategies needed for success at every stage. It draws on global case studies to showcase key practical tools that can support innovation across local, regional and national governments.Key Features:Demonstrates how to generate, gather and assess promising ideasEvaluates the role of markets and competitionPresents approaches used to identify, spread and scale efficient new methodsHighlights ways to prevent government and political environments from crushing imaginative risk-takingCovers the benefits and drawbacks of diverse methods, from the organisation of specialist teams and labs to systemic change, and from different models of finance to the use of data and AIProviding an accessible and rigorous framework, this Advanced Introduction is essential reading for practitioners working in both city and national governments, as well as scholars and students of public policy, public sector economics, regulation and governance, administration, management and organisational innovation.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world's leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas. This Advanced Introduction to Capital Punishment provides a succinct overview of the modern American death penalty, tracing its historical roots in colonialism to contemporary applications within the juridical system. The authors analyse the mechanics of sentencing, the decisive role of jury selection, and the enduring influence of race despite formal safeguards. Key Features: Discusses foundational cases such as the Supreme Court's decisions in Furman v. Georgia and Gregg v. GeorgiaEngages with current issues and controversies related to the administration of the death penalty and the execution processExplains how American capital punishment was dismantled and reconstructed in the "modern era" using Eighth and Fourteenth Amendment legal doctrinesExplores the crucial role of defense counsel and the complex system of appellate reviewIncludes insights from three primary experts in the field, with both academic and capital litigation experienceThis Advanced Introduction provides an accessible overview of the complex field of capital punishment law, making it a valuable resource for academics, researchers and students of criminal law and justice, and law and society.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world's leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas.This Advanced Introduction provides the first concise and integrated exploration of the five core sub-fields of international economic law (IEL) (trade, investment, money, finance, and tax). Gregory Shaffer and Michael Waibel assess the contested principles, concepts, and contemporary challenges of IEL.Key Features:Brings together diverse perspectives to outline potential pathways for reformExamines binding law as well as non-binding instruments and mechanisms with significant impacts on private cross-border economic activityAnalyses how these five core sub-fields implicate other areas of law, such as intellectual property, competition, labour, and environmental lawAddresses critical issues and challenges in comparative chapters on governance and dispute resolution, liberalization and market access, non-discrimination, fairness, and state regulatory autonomyThis insightful Advanced Introduction is an excellent resource for students and scholars of IEL across its sub-fields. It is also a useful guide for policymakers and lawmakers interested in shaping and implementing IEL in light of contemporary challenges amidst considerable uncertainty.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world's leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive academic and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas.This Advanced Introduction examines globalization and its challenges through the perspective of workers and the labour movement. Driven by workers' struggles, Ronaldo Munck highlights how capitalism has 'gone global' since 1990 and, in doing so, has become a powerful new agent for social transformation. Drawing on historical frameworks, Munck explores current debates around precarity, migration and emerging technologies, as well as the widening disparity between a doubling global working class and decreasing unionization rates.Key Features:Presents an international perspective, moving beyond Eurocentrism to focus on the lasting impact of colonialism and imperialismIntegrates multi-disciplinary insights from comparative sociology, labour geography, anthropology, labour history and industrial relationsIntroduces a new global social movement unionism, which seeks to unite the labor movement with other groups to find an alternative to neoliberal globalizationDemonstrates how working class unity must be constructed by dismantling overarching social divisions organised around gender, race and location in the world systemBreaking new ground by linking globalization with the postcolonial paradigm, the Advanced Introduction to Global Labour is an essential resource for scholars and students of labour, trade union, globalization and postcolonial studies, as well as contemporary politics.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world's leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas.This Advanced Introduction provides a succinct overview of the vital role of pharmaceuticals in protecting and enhancing life and health. Frederick Abbott examines the global network of researchers and industrial companies involved in the developmental process, from fundamental research to testing, manufacturing and distribution. He evaluates the legal frameworks intended to promote the research and development of these essential medicines, including the use of patents, subsidies and other incentives.Key Features:Addresses how the interests of diverse stakeholders are reconciledDiscusses the use of technology licensing and the impact of AI on pharmaceutical IPIdentifies the regulatory frameworks that ensure the safety and efficacy of therapeutic medicines and vaccinesAnalyses the broad range of pharmaceutical advertising, promotion and prescription, with a particular focus on the growing role of telemedicineExplores burgeoning global topics such as the implications of the USA's withdrawal from the WHO and the emergence of China as a center for pharmaceutical research, development and patentingProviding an accessible overview of the complex field of pharmaceutical regulation, this book is a necessary resource for scholars and students of health and biotechnology law. It is also beneficial for practitioners and policymakers in intellectual property law and pharmaceutical law.…