The Boni Maroon Wars in Suriname

The Boni Maroon Wars in Suriname
Author: Wim Hoogbergen
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 270
Release: 2023-08-14
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 900461091X

This a fascinating account of the history of the Boni- Maroons (Aluku-Maroons) of Surinam and French-Guiana from about 1730 until 1860. Based on archival data, oral history and the literature, the author paints an overall picture of this interesting Maroon-history of guerilla warfare, slave resistance and rebellion.

The New Institutional Economics and Development

The New Institutional Economics and Development
Author: M.K. Nabli
Publisher: North Holland
Total Pages: 492
Release: 1989-09-18
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

The New Institutional Economics (NIE) and its two main branches, namely, the theory of transaction cost and contractual choice on the one hand, and that of collective action on the other, broaden the analytical framework of mainstream economics. In doing so the NIE attempts to explain the institutional phenomena which, although almost universally recognised as important, have previously eluded the group of economists. This book is concerned with the NIE and its possible application to Development Economics. It has two specific objectives. The first is to show the relevance and assess the applicability of the principles and insights of the NIE to the analysis of the problems of the LDC's. The second is to provide another set of applications and empirical investigations of the NIE. By combining the relevant theoretical background with applications, the book is self-contained and presented in such a way as to be accessible to each of the following types of reader: (1) development economists and practitioners (2) readers interested in institutions and the NIE (3) regional specialists in North Africa and in countries such as Tunisia and (4) those interested in political economy.

The Established and the Outsiders

The Established and the Outsiders
Author: Norbert Elias
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 256
Release: 1994-01-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780803979499

This new edition of this classic text from one of the major figures of world sociology includes an introduction published in English for the first time. In Norbert Elias's hands, a local community study of tense relations between an established group and outsiders becomes a microcosm that illuminates a wide range of sociological configurations including racial, ethnic, class and gender relations. The Established and the Outsiders examines the mechanisms of stigmatization, taboo and gossip, monopolization of power, collective fantasy and `we' and `they' images which support and reinforce divisions in society. Developing aspects of Elias's thinking that relate his work to current sociological concerns, it presents the

Gouvernance et partage de l'eau

Gouvernance et partage de l'eau
Author: Maryvonne Bodiguel
Publisher: PU Rennes
Total Pages: 204
Release: 2007
Genre: Grand-Lieu Lake (France)
ISBN: 9782753503939

L'idée de gouvernance peut-elle être française ? S'il y a quelque espoir de l'apprivoiser à notre culture, quelles en sont les conditions, les méthodes à mettre en œuvre? Qui veut promouvoir les méthodes de gouvernance dans nos processus de décision ? L'Union européenne, l'État, les collectivités locales, les citoyens ?Y a-t-il une demande pressante, une attente diffuse ? Comment s'expriment-elles ? Y a-t-il un besoin perceptible des groupes sociaux, directement ou indirectement, témoigné par des faits de société ? Telles sont les questions qui ont innervé ce travail de réflexion autour de l'analyse d'un schéma d'aménagement de gestion des eaux et de sa mise en œuvre dans le bassin versant de Grand-Lieu en réponse à la loi sur l'eau de 1992. Ces différentes questions sont posées dans des champs disciplinaires complémentaires : droit, sociologie, géographie, histoire. Cette transversalité des approches est apparue des plus fructueuses pour saisir les rouages sociopolitiques qui président à la création d'un mode de gestion de l'eau, ressource essentielle pour tous. Cette recherche a été réalisée dans le cadre du Programme Environnement Vie et Société (PEVS) du CNRS et s'inscrit dans les travaux pluridisciplinaires menés par un ensemble de laboratoires et d'universités sur le bassin de la Loire (Zone Atelier Loire du CNRS).