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Author : Andrew Blick
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 387 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2021-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108473057
An examination, in historical context, of the approach the UK Parliament has taken towards the Internet, and its wider implications.
Author : Brian Min
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2015-09-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781316445303
How do developing states decide who gets access to public goods like electricity, water, and education? Power and the Vote breaks new ground by showing that the provision of seemingly universal public goods is intricately shaped by electoral priorities. In doing so, this book introduces new methods using high-resolution satellite imagery to study the distribution of electricity across and within the developing world. Combining cross-national evidence with detailed sub-national analysis and village-level data from India, Power and the Vote affirms the power of electoral incentives in shaping the distribution of public goods and challenges the view that democracy is a luxury of the rich with little relevance to the world's poor.
Author : Sandeep Vaheesan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2024-12-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 022683638X
"Private money, public good, and the original fight for control in America's energy industry. Private corporations administered electrical power in the United States until 1932. FDR's Rural Electrification Program changed that, using public money to extend the country's energy grid to 97 percent of rural communities within two decades. In doing so, the program also ushered in a new kind of public industry-the democratically managed cooperative-that has persisted as an alternative to private ownership ever since. Democracy in Power traces the rise of publicly owned and controlled utilities in the twentieth-century electrification of America. Drawing on diverse primary sources, Sandeep Vaheesan shows that the path to accountability in the American power sector was beset not only by bureaucratic challenges, but by public and private actors determined to maintain a status quo of privatization. In detailing how American energy transitioned from largely-private to sometimes-public, Vaheesan offers a blueprint of not only how US alternative energies may proceed in coming decades, but also the false narratives and missteps that will accompany it. Democracy in Power is at once an essential history and a deeply relevant accounting of traps we've fallen for before"--
Author : Marcial Bragadini Bóo
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2022-06-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781447364146
The world can be better run. Democracy is the most effective way to take back control over decisions that impact people’s lives. But democracy must evolve following a global technological revolution that has increased fears that global trade and immigration threaten our identity, that we face environmental ruin and that cybercriminals and 'big tech' can do as they please, unchecked – all made worse by COVID-19. This book presents a roadmap for more accountable democracy locally, nationally and internationally. Marcial Bragadini Bóo proposes updating rules so that politicians are better held to account, public services improve and people can contribute to their communities. New rules of democracy may help find solutions to global problems and ensure everyone is fairly represented at the decision-making table.
Author : Joel Bakan
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2020-09-22
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780735238855
Silver WINNER of the 2021 Axiom Business Book Awards in Business Ethics WINNER of the 2021 Jim Deva Prize for Writing That Provokes From the author of The Corporation: The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power comes this deeply informed and unflinching look at the way corporations have slyly rebranded themselves as socially conscious entities ready to tackle society's problems, while CEO compensation soars, income inequality is at all-time highs, and democracy sits in a precarious situation. Over the last decade and a half, business leaders, Silicon Valley executives, and the Davos elite have been calling for a new kind of capitalism. The writing was on the wall. With income inequality soaring, wages stagnating, and a climate crisis escalating, it was no longer viable to justify harming the environment and ducking taxes in the name of shareholder value. Business leaders realized that to get out in front of these problems, they had to make social and environmental values the very core of their messaging. Their essential pitch was: Who could be better suited to address major societal issues than efficiently run corporations? There is just one small problem with their doing well by doing good pitch. Corporations are still, ultimately, answerable to their shareholders, and doing well always comes first. This essential truth lies at the heart of Joel Bakan's argument. In lucid and engaging prose, Bakan lays bare a litany of immoral corporate actions and documents corporate power grabs dressed up as social initiatives. He makes clear the urgency of the problem of the corporatization of society itself and shows how people are fighting back and making gains on a grassroots level.
Author : Anne Applebaum
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2020-07-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780385545808
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • "How did our democracy go wrong? This extraordinary document ... is Applebaum's answer." —Timothy Snyder, author of On Tyranny The Pulitzer Prize–winning historian explains, with electrifying clarity, why elites in democracies around the world are turning toward nationalism and authoritarianism. From the United States and Britain to continental Europe and beyond, liberal democracy is under siege, while authoritarianism is on the rise. In Twilight of Democracy, Anne Applebaum, an award-winning historian of Soviet atrocities who was one of the first American journalists to raise an alarm about antidemocratic trends in the West, explains the lure of nationalism and autocracy. In this captivating essay, she contends that political systems with radically simple beliefs are inherently appealing, especially when they benefit the loyal to the exclusion of everyone else. Elegantly written and urgently argued, Twilight of Democracy is a brilliant dissection of a world-shaking shift and a stirring glimpse of the road back to democratic values.
Author : Andrew Blick
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2023-11-20
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783110735925
Numerous analysts have lately expressed concern about tendencies including democratic backsliding and populism occurring in many countries worldwide. This book considers such theories in the context of the United Kingdom (UK) in the period since 2016, examining Brexit and numerous other subjects. The author applies the techniques of the historian, drawing on a variety of primary and secondary materials. Offering both evidence-based assessment and polemic, the work presents its analysis in a variety of different forms, intended to convey the complexity and extensive sweep of the issues. The book concludes that, while they have precedents, UK democracy faces real and broad challenges. The author makes recommendations for addressing these problems.
Author : United States. Rural Electrification Administration
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 812 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-16
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105006340751
Author : Giovanni Rizzoni
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2024-02-08
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781509963928
This book explores a specific aspect of modern parliamentarism: its ability to produce and organise political knowledge. The book argues that the very meaning of modern parliamentarism cannot properly be understood without considering the cognitive value which is inherent in the representative function discharged by parliaments, vis-a-vis the political community. It does so by studying the 'encyclopaedic patterns' underlying modern parliamentarism. Exploring the concept from ancient times to modernity, it addresses the fundamental question of the relationship between knowledge and democratic decision-making. This is a truly innovative book; challenging, provocative and asking crucial questions of how parliaments work and legislate.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1943-06
Category : Rural electrification
ISBN : MINN:30000010211625
Author : Brian Min
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2015-09-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781107109841
Shows that the provision of seemingly universal public goods is shaped by electoral priorities.
Author : Denise Fairchild,Al Weinrub
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2017-10-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781610918510
The near-unanimous consensus among climate scientists is that the massive burning of gas, oil, and coal is having cataclysmic impacts on our atmosphere and climate. These climate and environmental impacts are particularly magnified and debilitating for low-income communities and communities of color. Energy democracy tenders a response and joins the environmental and climate movement with broader movements for social and economic change in this country and around the world. Energy Democracy brings together racial, cultural, and generational perspectives to show what an alternative, democratized energy future can look like. The book will inspire others to take up the struggle to build the energy democracy movement.
Author : David Levi-Faur
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 828 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2012-03-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780199560530
This Oxford Handbook will be the definitive study of governance for years to come. 'Governance' has become one of the most popular terms in contemporary political science; this Handbook explores the full range of meaning and application of the concept and its use in a number of research fields.
Author : United States. Rural Electrification Administration
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1939
Category : Electricity in agriculture
ISBN : PSU:000007072499
Author : Sophie Loussouarn
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2022-05-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780755640805
The British referendum on the membership of the European Union on 23 June 2016 was a cataclysmic event in British and European politics. Years later the consequences are still unknown. This collection seeks to answer the key questions relating to the consequences of Brexit and the future of Britain. Will Brexit affect the British constitution? Is Brexit likely to lead to the breakup of the UK – with Scotland and Northern Ireland seeking independence? How will Covid-19 delay lingering political questions brought on by Brexit? These key questions and more, relating to both domestic and foreign policy, are answered by a range of contributors including expert academics, policy-makers and Members of Parliament and addresses both European and British policy-making.
