The Statesman's Yearbook 2006

The Statesman's Yearbook 2006
Author: B. Turner
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 2106
Release: 2017-02-07
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0230271340

For one hundred and forty two years The Statesman's Yearbook has been relied upon to provide accurate and comprehensive information on the current, political, economic and social status of every country in the world. The 2006 edition is fully updated and contains more information than ever before. A foldout colour section provides a political world map and flags for the one hundred and ninety two countries of the world. In an endlessly changing world the annual publication of The Statesman's Yearbook gives you all of the information you need in one easily digestible single volume. It will save hours of research and cross-referencing between different sources, and it is an essential annual purchase.

The Statesman's Yearbook 2007

The Statesman's Yearbook 2007
Author: B. Turner
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 1583
Release: 2017-02-07
Genre: History
ISBN: 0230271359

The Statesman's Yearbook , now in a new, enlarged format, contains profiles of every country in the world and includes 20% new content. All print purchases now receive online access at no extra cost, with a single-user licence giving access to the full text online, updated regularly and fully searchable. For queries - [email protected]

Collection

Collection
Author: European Audiovisual Observatory
Publisher: Council of Europe
Total Pages: 56
Release: 2003-01-01
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9789287153838

In the media law field, we are all confronted more and more frequently with the term horizontal regulation. What exactly is meant though by horizontal regulation? Does it already exist in the audiovisual field, particularly in EC law, and, if so, how does it work? What are its limitations? This edition provides some answers to these questions. In five articles, it describes "horizontal" rules in five different subject areas and compares and analyzes them.--Publisher's description.

Cross-national Attraction in Education

Cross-national Attraction in Education
Author: Hubert Ertl
Publisher: Symposium Books Ltd
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2006-05-15
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1873927657

The comparison and borrowing of national policies is a widespread phenomenon in all major policy areas. In education, the PISA study has resulted in a renewed interest in cross-national comparison and reception of policies. In particular, the unexpectedly low results of Germany in the PISA study have sparked increased interest in educational policies and practice elsewhere. The chapters cover a wide variety of educational sectors: vocational education and training, preparation for career choice, citizenship education, secondary and higher education, teacher training and language learning policy. These chapters are framed by more general accounts of the influence of foreign educational reform on national reform agendas and the German reaction to the results of the PISA study. This book provides insights into educational policy formation and implementation of policies into educational practice in England and Germany from a comparative perspective, and is aimed at academics, students, policy makers and the wider public with an interest in the latest developments in the long-standing mutual interest in educational matters in the two countries.

Schuman Report on Europe

Schuman Report on Europe
Author: Foundation Schuman
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 202
Release: 2011-04-07
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 2817802225

The Schuman report 2011 on European union is both a reference and a tool on European affairs: A reference book: gathering contributions from best experts, it helps the readers to build their own point of view on key issues: European politics, State of the economies in the current crisis, Europe in the world and challenges on international security. A tool book: with around 30 original maps, it gathers a full set of key information: Synthesis of political life in Europe, Key figures on Europe, with comments and analysis.

Subnational Authorities in EU Law

Subnational Authorities in EU Law
Author: Michèle Finck
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2017-09-22
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0192538985

This book explores the role and status of local and regional authorities (also referred to as 'subnational authorities' or 'SNAs') in European Union law, and reveals the existence of two parallel yet opposed constitutional imaginations of the supranational legal order. Through a survey of various areas of EU law, including primary and secondary legislation, case law as well as various soft law instruments, Finck introduces two narratives. These are the 'outsider narrative' and the 'insider narrative' that frame these constitutional imaginations. According to the outsider narrative, the structure of the legal order is bi-centric, composed of the member states and the EU only. This narrative envisages SNAs as outsiders of EU law, whose interactions with Union law are merely of an indirect nature. However, in addition to this well-known account of EU law, a parallel yet distinct narrative can be identified according to which SNAs are insiders that entertain direct relations with the European Union and contribute to the substantive development of EU law. It is illustrated that the coexistence of both narratives has wider implications as it points towards a shift in the structure of the European legal order itself, which is transitioning from bi-centricity to polycentricity.

2014 Circulation Euro Coins

2014 Circulation Euro Coins
Author: Bojia Lyu
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 502
Release: 2016-02-15
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 131294143X

As a dataset, this book collects all information of circulation euro coins which issued in 2014.

Handbook of Federal Countries, 2005

Handbook of Federal Countries, 2005
Author: Karl Nerenberg
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Total Pages: 494
Release: 2005
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9780773528888

Handbook of federal countries, 2005 / edited by Ann L. Griffiths ; coordinated by Karl Nerenberg.

Responsible Business

Responsible Business
Author: Olaf Dilling
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 370
Release: 2008-07-01
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1847314406

With the globalisation of markets, the phenomenon of market failure has also been globalised. Against the backdrop of the territoriality of nation state jurisdictions and the slow progress of international law based on the principle of sovereignty this poses a serious challenge. However while the legal infrastructure of globalised markets has a firm basis in formal national and international law, the side effects of economic transactions on public goods such as the environment, human health and consumer interests often escape state-based regulation. Therefore, attention is drawn to the potential of self-regulation by transnational industry. While hypotheses abound which try to grasp this phenomenon in conceptual terms, both empirical and legal research is still underdeveloped. This volume helps to fill this gap, in two ways: firstly by reconstructing self-regulatory settings such as multinational corporations, transnational production networks and industry-NGO partnerships in terms of organisation, problem-solving and legitimation, and secondly, by linking their empirical findings to formal law by examining how legal concepts are reflected in self-regulation, how the law builds on self-regulatory solutions, and how it helps to establish favorable conditions for private governance.

The Ecological Modernisation Reader

The Ecological Modernisation Reader
Author: Arthur P.J. Mol
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 555
Release: 2020-11-25
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1000155048

Structural environmental reform by firms and industries, governmental and intergovernmental agencies, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), and others is a worldwide phenomenon and the focus of this definitive collection. Includes a comprehensive introduction to and overview of Ecological Modernisation Theory; original, state-of-the-art review essays by distinguished international scholars; a selection of the best published works and debates from a quarter-century of related social science scholarship; an emphasis on environmental issues in Asian and other emerging economies; and an agenda for continued scholarship, policymaking, and practice. Accessible to students, policymakers, professionals, executives, and others interested in deeply understanding contemporary environmental issues and taking effective action for environmental solutions. Rigorous and sophisticated for use in graduate and advanced studies. Appropriate for courses in Sociology, Political Science, Policy Studies, Geography, Environmental Studies, Environmental Planning, Business, Economics, Asian Studies, Development Studies, and other fields.