De-coding New Regionalism

De-coding New Regionalism
Author: Professor James W. Scott
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Total Pages: 276
Release: 2012-11-28
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1409488004

Bringing together comparative case studies from Central Europe and South America, this book focuses on 'new' regions – regions created as political projects of modernization and 're-scaling'. Through this approach it de-codes 'New Regionalism' in terms of its contributions to institutional change, while acknowledging its contested nature and contradictions. It questions whether these regions are merely a strategy of neo-liberal adjustment to changing political and economic conditions, or whether they are indicative of true reform, greater citizen participation and empowerment. It assesses whether these regions are really representing something new or whether they are a reconfiguration of traditional power relationships. It provides a timely critical analysis of 'region-building' and the extent to which national processes of decentralization and sub-national processes of regionalism can enhance the effectiveness and responsiveness of governance.

De-coding New Regionalism

De-coding New Regionalism
Author: James W. Scott
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2016-05-13
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1317153820

Bringing together comparative case studies from Central Europe and South America, this book focuses on 'new' regions - regions created as political projects of modernization and 're-scaling'. Through this approach it de-codes 'New Regionalism' in terms of its contributions to institutional change, while acknowledging its contested nature and contradictions. It questions whether these regions are merely a strategy of neo-liberal adjustment to changing political and economic conditions, or whether they are indicative of true reform, greater citizen participation and empowerment. It assesses whether these regions are really representing something new or whether they are a reconfiguration of traditional power relationships. It provides a timely critical analysis of 'region-building' and the extent to which national processes of decentralization and sub-national processes of regionalism can enhance the effectiveness and responsiveness of governance.

The Theory, Practice and Potential of Regional Development

The Theory, Practice and Potential of Regional Development
Author: Kelly Vodden
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2019-07-04
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1351262157

Canadian regional development today involves multiple actors operating within nested scales from local to national and even international levels. Recent approaches to making sense of this complexity have drawn on concepts such as multi-level governance, relational assets, integration, innovation, and learning regions. These new regionalist concepts have become increasingly global in their formation and application, yet there has been little critical analysis of Canadian regional development policies and programs or the theories and concepts upon which many contemporary regional development strategies are implicitly based. This volume offers the results of five years of cutting-edge empirical and theoretical analysis of changes in Canadian regional development and the potential of new approaches for improving the well-being of Canadian communities and regions, with an emphasis on rural regions. It situates the Canadian approach within comparative experiences and debates, offering the opportunity for broader lessons to be learnt. This book will be of interest to policy-makers and practitioners across Canada, and in other jurisdictions where lessons from the Canadian experience may be applicable. At the same time, the volume contributes to and updates regional development theories and concepts that are taught in our universities and colleges, and upon which future research and analysis will build.

International Economic Law

International Economic Law
Author: Giovanna Adinolfi
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2016-12-29
Genre: Law
ISBN: 3319446452

This volume scrutinises the main challenges faced by States in their current international economic relations from an interdisciplinary perspective. It combines legal research with political and economic analysis and favours dialogue among scientific disciplines. Readers are offered a series of in-depth studies on a rich variety of topics: how to reconcile States’ interest to benefit from economic liberalization with their need to pursue social goals (such as the protection of human rights or of the environment); recent developments under WTO law and regional integration processes; international cooperation in the energy sector; national regulatory developments in the banking sector, sovereign wealth funds and investor-State arbitration.

Theories of New Regionalism

Theories of New Regionalism
Author: F. Söderbaum
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 271
Release: 2003-11-11
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1403938792

Theories of New Regionalism represents the first systematic attempt to bring together leading theories of new regionalism. Major theorists from around the world develop their own distinctive theoretical perspectives, spanning new regionalism & world order approaches along with regional governance, liberal institutionalism & neoclassical development regionalism, to regional security complex theory (RSCT) and the region-building approach.

Regional Development Dialogue

Regional Development Dialogue
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2012
Genre: Regional planning
ISBN:

An international journal focusing on third world development problems.

EU Cohesion Policy After Enlargement

EU Cohesion Policy After Enlargement
Author: Michael Baun
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Total Pages: 332
Release: 2008-10-31
Genre: Law
ISBN:

This book presents the first major comparative study of EU Cohesion policy after the May 2004 enlargement and the 2006 Cohesion policy reform. Using a balanced selection of case studies from both old and new member states, it examines the implementation of EU Cohesion policy in an enlarged and increasingly differentiated Europe.

The Political Economy of Regionalism

The Political Economy of Regionalism
Author: Edward D. Mansfield
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Total Pages: 292
Release: 1997
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780231106634

Exploring regionalism from a political economic perspective, this text investigates why regional arrangements are formed, the conditions under which these arrangements solidify, and why they take on different institutional forms.

IBSS: Political Science: 2009 Vol. 58

IBSS: Political Science: 2009 Vol. 58
Author: The British Library of Political and Eco
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 680
Release: 2010-11
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9780415599276

First published in 1952, the International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (anthropology, economics, political science, and sociology) is well established as a major bibliographic reference for students, researchers and librarians in the social sciences worldwide. Key features: * Authority: Rigorous standards are applied to make the IBSS the most authoritative selective bibliography ever produced. Articles and books are selected on merit by some of the world's most expert librarians and academics. * Breadth: Today the IBSS covers over 2000 journals - more than any other comparable resource. The latest monograph publications are also included. * International Coverage: The IBSS reviews scholarship published in over thirty languages, including publications from Eastern Europe and the developing world. * User friendly organization: all non-English titles are word sections. Extensive author, subject and place name indexes are provided in both English and French.