Discipline In The Global Economy

Author : Jakob Vestergaard
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2009-01-13
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781135854867

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Discipline in the Global Economy? by Jakob Vestergaard Pdf

In Discipline in the Global Economy, Jakob Vestergaard investigates the currently prevailing regulation of international finance, launched in response to the financial crises of the 1990’s. At the core of this approach is a set of standards of ‘best practice’, ranging from banking supervision to corporate governance. Vestergaard argues that although these standards are presented as ‘international’, they comprise a norm for the ‘proper’ organization and regulation of economies which is intimately related to the Anglo-American model of capitalism. With this approach to the regulation of international finance, previous deregulation policies were replaced by a comprehensive system for the global disciplining of economies. This is a remarkable, if not paradoxical, occurrence in what is allegedly the heyday of neoliberalism and ‘free market economy’. Moreover, this mode of international financial regulation has proved ineffective, if not counter-productive, in terms of its objective to enhance the stability and resilience of the international financial system. Only by abandoning ‘laissez-fairy tales’ about liberalism may we begin to understand our present predicament– and open a space for critical thinking on modes of international economic governance that are at the same time more conducive to financial stability and more in line with the ethos of liberalism.

Author : Jakob Vestergaard,Copenhagen Business School,CBS
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8759383062

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Discipline in the Global Economy by Jakob Vestergaard,Copenhagen Business School,CBS Pdf

Author : Alasdair Roberts
Publisher : OUP USA
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2011-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780199846146

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The Logic of Discipline by Alasdair Roberts Pdf

A sweeping account of neoliberal governmental restructuring across the world, 'The Logic of Discipline' offers a powerful analysis of how this undemocratic model is unraveling in the face of a monumental-and ongoing-failure of the market.

Author : Chris Baumann,Hume Winzar,Doris Viengkham
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2019-07-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781351062206

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Confucianism, Discipline, and Competitiveness by Chris Baumann,Hume Winzar,Doris Viengkham Pdf

The importance of competitiveness has increased rapidly in recent years, where a fresh look at the different forms in which competitiveness manifests is needed. Though the exceptional growth of East Asian economies has been hypothesised previously from a socio-cultural perspective, links have often been vague with little empirical evidence to support them. This book proposes that a unique paradigm of competitiveness has developed in the East as a result of the cultural traditions and social values influenced by Confucianism, and extends this hypothesis by exploring a critical missing link: the role of discipline. Based on data from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) and World Economic Forum (WEF), this book sheds light on important insights, through empirical evidence, that culture and discipline play an important role toward a country’s academic performance, and ultimately, competitiveness. In comparing six geographical clusters, this book analyses data by applying the "Inter-ocular Test" – visualisation of data distributions – to supplement traditional statistical mean comparisons. The findings advance the discourse on culture and performance, by drawing attention to the significant impact that improving discipline can have for a nation’s productivity–not only those of Confucian East Asia. Written with the evolving global economy in mind, this book highlights the relevance of discipline for shaping individual productivity for the future workforce, and offers new perspectives on how this can be achieved for all societies through three key contributions: Taxonomy of Discipline dimensions, "Parent-Engagement-School-Discipline Taxonomy" (PESD), and Wheel of Competitiveness. Building on the authors’ prior works, this book offers a comprehensive look at three interrelated concepts: Confucianism, Discipline, and Competitiveness, and how they relate to performance in East Asia. Written in an accessible style, this book will be a valuable guide for students, educators, practitioners, and policy-makers who seek to further understand the valuable role of discipline in shaping the success of societies, present and future.

Author : Marcus Taylor
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2008-08-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781135973292

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Global Economy Contested by Marcus Taylor Pdf

Although much has been written on the topic of economic globalization, few volumes examine the social foundations of the global economy in a way that puts power and contestation at the forefront of the analysis. This book addresses this gap by emphasizing the contested social processes that underpin global production chains and financial structures. It demonstrates not only how the uneven effects of global economic integration impact upon workers and communities across the globe, but also how the agency of these individual and collective actors have reciprocal effects that reconfigure the terrain of global capitalism. Multidisciplinary in its approach, the book brings together an international group of social scientists who share a common interest in providing critical examinations of contemporary globalizations. With perspectives from sociologists, political scientists and political economists, it juxtaposes the examination of global trends with the diverse contexts of specific regions and countries. It features a range of case studies from North and Latin America, Europe, Africa, East and South-East Asia and post-communist Russia to explore the issues surrounding: global production chains and the international division of labour corporate social responsibility and socially responsible investing new forms of labour organizing and internationalism. It will be of interest to students and researchers in international political economy, the sociology of globalization, development studies, economic geography and labour studies.

Author : Mr.Manmohan S. Kumar,Mrs.Teresa Ter-Minassian
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2007-10-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781589066090

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Promoting Fiscal Discipline by Mr.Manmohan S. Kumar,Mrs.Teresa Ter-Minassian Pdf

Fiscal discipline is essential to improve and sustain economic performance, maintain macroeconomic stability, and reduce vulnerabilities. Discipline is especially important if countries, industrial as well as developing, are to successfully meet the challenges, and reap the benefits, of economic and financial globalization. Lack of fiscal discipline generally stems from the injudicious use of policy discretion. The benefits of discretion are seen in terms of the ability of policymakers to respond to unexpected shocks and in allowing elected political representatives to fulfill their mandates. But discretion can be misused, resulting in persistent deficits and procyclical policies, rising debt levels, and, over time, a loss in policy credibility. The authors first explore the role of discretion in fiscal policy, and the extent, consequences, and causes of procyclicality, particularly in good times. They then examine how a variety of institutional approaches—fiscal rules, fiscal responsibility laws, and fiscal agencies—can help improve fiscal discipline. While each of these approaches can play a useful role, the authors suggest that a strategy combining them is likely to be particularly beneficial. Although such a strategy requires political commitment and effective fiscal management, at the same time, the strategy itself can bolster political commitment by highlighting the restraints on government and raising the costs of failing to respect them.

Author : Dennis Conway,Nik Heynen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2006-11-22
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781135986254

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Globalization's Contradictions by Dennis Conway,Nik Heynen Pdf

Globalization and neoliberalism : dominating disciplines -- Globalization's dimensions / Dennis Conway and Nik Heynen -- The ascendancy of neoliberalism and emergence of contemporary globalization / Dennis Conway and Nik Heynen -- Globalization's many dimensions -- Globalization's macroeconomic faces -- Global financial architecture transitions : mutations through roll-back neoliberalism to technocratic fixes / Adam Tickell -- Multi-local global corporations : new reach -- same core locations / Susan M. Walcott -- Systems of production and international competitiveness : prospects for the developing nations / Daniel C. Knudsen and Molly Kotlen -- Globalization's unruly spaces -- Globalization of labor : increasing complexity, more unruly / Dennis Conway -- Unruly spaces : globalization and transnational criminal economies / Christian Allen -- Globalization's geopolitical faces -- Geo-political globalization : from world systems to global city-systems / Dennis Conway and Richard Wolfel -- Globalization has a home address : the geopolitics of globalization / John Agnew -- The globalization of culture : geography and the industrial production of culture / Don Mitchell and Clayton Rosati -- The globalization of fear : fear as a technology of governance / Byron Miller -- Alternative visions: constructive, democratic and hopeful -- The neoliberalization of the global environment / Nik Heynen and Jeremia Njeru -- Globalization's cultural challenges : homogenization, hybridization and heightened identity / Nanda R. Shrestha and Dennis Conway -- Globalization from below : coordinating global resistance, alternative social forums, civil society, and grassroots networks / Dennis Conway -- Towards fair globalization : opposing neoliberal destruction, relying on democratic institutions and local empowerment, and sustaining human development / Dennis Conway and Nik Heynen.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1223130193

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Financial Regulation in the Global Economy by Anonim Pdf

Author : Paul Kagundu,Glenwood Ross
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2013-08-21
Category : Globalization
ISBN : 146522744X

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Introduction to the Global Economy by Paul Kagundu,Glenwood Ross Pdf

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Author : Colin Picker,Isabella D Bunn,Douglas Arner
Publisher : Hart Publishing
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2008-04-04
Category : Law
ISBN : 1841137553

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International Economic Law by Colin Picker,Isabella D Bunn,Douglas Arner Pdf

'Bretton Woods' has become shorthand for the post-war international financial and economic framework. Mindful of the historic 1944 conference and its legacy for the discipline of international economic law, the American Society of International Law's International Economic Law Group (IELG) chose Bretton Woods as the venue for a landmark scholarly meeting. In November of 2006, a diverse group of academics and practitioners gathered to reflect on the past, present and future of international economic law. They sought to survey and advance three particular areas of endeavour: research and scholarship, teaching, and practice/service. This book represents an edited collection of some of the exceptional papers presented at the conference including contributions from Andreas Lowenfeld, Joel Trachtman, Amelia Porges and Andrew Lang. The volume is organised into three parts, each covering one of the three pillars in the discipline of international economic law: research and scholarship; teaching; and practice/service. It begins with an assessment of the state and future of research in the field, including chapters on questions such as: what is international economic law? Is it a branch of international law or of economic law? How do fields outside of law, such as economics and international relations, relate to international economic law? How do research methodologies influence policy outcomes? The second part examines the state and future of teaching in the subject. Chapters cover topics such as: how and where is international economic law taught? Is the training provided in the law schools suitable for future academics, government officials, or practitioners? How might regional shortcomings in academic resources be addressed? The final part of the book focuses on the state and future of international economic law practice in the Bretton Woods era, including institutional reform. The contributors consider issues such as: what is the nature of international economic law practice? What are the needs of practitioners in government, private practice, international and non-governmental organisations? Finally, how have the Bretton Woods institutions adapted to these and other challenges-and how might they better respond in the future? International Economic Law: The State and Future of the Discipline will be of interest to lawyers, economists and other professionals throughout the world-whether in the private, public, academic or non-governmental sectors-seeking both fresh insights and expert assessments in this expanding field. Indeed, the book itself promises to play a role in the next phase of the development of international economic law.

Author : Kaushik Basu,David Rosenblatt,Claudia Sepulveda
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 553 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2020-01-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780262039994

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The State of Economics, the State of the World by Kaushik Basu,David Rosenblatt,Claudia Sepulveda Pdf

Leading economists address the ongoing challenges to economics in theory and practice in a time of political and economic crises. More than a decade of financial crises, sovereign debt problems, political conflict, and rising xenophobia and protectionism has left the global economy unsettled and the ability of economics as a discipline to account for episodes of volatility uncertain. In this book, leading economists consider the state of their discipline in a world of ongoing economic and political crises. The book begins with three sweeping essays by Nobel laureates Kenneth Arrow (in one of his last published works), Amartya Sen, and Joseph Stiglitz that offer a summary of the theoretical foundations of modern economics—the twin pillars of general equilibrium theory and welfare economics. Contributors then turn to macroeconomic stabilization and growth and, finally, new areas of research that depart from traditional theory, methodology, and concerns: climate change, behavioral economics, and evolutionary game theory. The 2019 Nobel Prize laureates, Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo, and Michael Kremer, contribute a paper on the use of randomized control trials indevelopment economics. Contributors Philippe Aghion, Ingela Alger, Kenneth Arrow, Abhijit Banerjee, Kaushik Basu, Lawrence Blume, Guillermo Calvo, Francesco Caselli, Asli Demirgüç-Kunt, Shantayanan Devarajan, Esther Duflo, Samuel Fankhauser, James Foster, Varun Gauri, Xavier Gine, Gäel Giraud, Gita Gopinath, Robert Hockett, Karla Hoff, Ravi Kanbur, Aart Kraay, Michael Kremer, David McKenzie, Célestin Monga, Maurice Obstfeld, Hamid Rashid, Martin Ravallion, Amartya Sen, Luis Servén, Hyun Song Shin, Nicholas Stern, Joseph Stiglitz, Cass Sunstein, Michael Toman, Jörgen Weibull

Author : Jarna Petman
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 560 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2016-01-28
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781782254362

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Finnish Yearbook of International Law by Jarna Petman Pdf

The Finnish Yearbook of International Law aspires to honour and strengthen the Finnish tradition in international legal scholarship. Open to contributions from all over the world and from all persuasions, the Finnish Yearbook stands out as a forum for theoretically informed, high-quality publications on all aspects of public international law, including the international relations law of the European Union. The Finnish Yearbook publishes in-depth articles and shorter notes, commentaries on current developments, book reviews and relevant overviews of Finland's state practice. While firmly grounded in traditional legal scholarship, it is open for new approaches to international law and for work of an interdisciplinary nature. The Finnish Yearbook is published for the Finnish Society of International Law by Hart Publishing. Volumes prior to volume 19 may be obtained from Martinus Nijhoff, an imprint of Brill Publishers.

Author : Alexandra Horobet,Lucian Belascu,Persefoni Polychronidou,Anastasios Karasavvoglou
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2020-12-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783030579531

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Global, Regional and Local Perspectives on the Economies of Southeastern Europe by Alexandra Horobet,Lucian Belascu,Persefoni Polychronidou,Anastasios Karasavvoglou Pdf

This book includes papers presented at the 11th International Conference “Economies of the Balkan and Eastern European Countries” (EBEEC), held in Bucharest, Romania, in May 2019. It sheds new light on the micro- and macroeconomic developments in the Eastern European and Balkan countries, while at the same time taking into account the broader regional and global factors influencing these developments. By examining how the decisions and the performance of economic, social and political actors in the region are intertwined with wider regional and global events, the contributions highlight the dynamic development in Eastern Europe and the Balkans region. Further, the book demonstrates how the region has overcome numerous challenges in the past and is evolving within the framework of European economic integration and the global effervescent economy.

Author : Daniel K. Finn
Publisher : Georgetown University Press
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2019-11-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781626166967

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Consumer Ethics in a Global Economy by Daniel K. Finn Pdf

It is a serious mistake to think that all we need for a just world is properly-structured organizations. But it is equally wrong to believe that all we need are virtuous people. Social structures alter people's decisions through the influence of the restrictions and opportunities they present. Does buying a shirt at the local department store create for you some responsibility for the workplace welfare of the women who sewed it half a planet away? Many people interested in justice have claimed so, but without identifying any causal link between consumer and producer, for the simple reason that no single consumer has any perceptible effect on any of those producers. Finn uses a critical realist understanding of social structures to view both the positive and negative effects of the market as a social structure comprising a long chain of causal relations from consumer/clerk to factory manager/seamstress. This causal connection creates a consequent moral responsibility for consumers and society for the destructive effects that markets help to create. Clearly written and engaging, this book is a must-read for scholars involved with these moral issues.

Author : C. E. V. Borio
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0262025752

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Market Discipline Across Countries and Industries by C. E. V. Borio Pdf

Leading academics and policymakers address the theory of market discipline and consider evidence across different industries and countries. The effectiveness of market discipline -- the strong built-in incentives that encourage banks and financial systems to operate soundly and efficiently -- commands much attention today, particularly in light of recent accounting scandals. As government discipline, in the form of regulation, seems to grows less effective as the banking industry and financial markets grow more complex, the role of market discipline becomes increasingly important. In this collection, which grew out of a conference cosponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and the Bank for International Settlements in Basel, Switzerland, a diverse group of academics and policymakers address different aspects of the ability of market discipline to affect corporate behavior and performance. A major purpose of the book is to develop evidence on how market discipline operates across non-government regulated industries and in different countries, how successful it has been, and how it may transfer to a regulated industry. The chapters examine such topics as the theory of market discipline, evidence of market discipline in banking and other industries, evidence of market discipline for countries, the current state of corporate governance, and the interaction of market discipline and public policy.