Transformation From Below

Author : Ursula Scheidegger
Publisher : BASLER AFRIKA BIBLIOGRAPHIEN
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2015-08-21
Category : Democratization
ISBN : 9783905758580

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Transformation from Below? by Ursula Scheidegger Pdf

South Africa is an example of a relatively successful political transition. Nevertheless, the first democratic elections in 1994 did not change the systemic and structural inequalities, the socio-economic legacies of discrimination or the alienation of the different population groups. At the centre of this study is the transformation potential of two formerly white neighbourhoods in Johannesburg – Norwood and Orange Grove. Both neighbourhoods have experienced considerable demographic changes and the various population groups differ in terms of their expectations and their willingness to adjust to the changes provoked by the transition. At the local level, patterns of discrimination and oppression continue. Spaces, opportunities and leverage of social networks engaged in the community are influenced by the resources people are able to access. Moreover, cooperation is contested in a context of pervasive inequality because there is no incentive for privileged groups to change arrangements that benefit them. In this context of conflicting interests and unequal access to power and resources, decentralisation and the promotion of participatory structures in local communities are a problem and the reliance on local networks as agents of development is questionable.

Author : Vipul Mudgal
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2015-12-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317352198

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Claiming India from Below by Vipul Mudgal Pdf

Going beyond electoral politics and government, this volume broadens the scope of the functioning of democracy in India, and explores citizens’ role in the implementation of public policy. It looks at the ways in which extra-parliamentary power monitoring devices such as public institutions, citizens’ associations or assemblies, and the mainstream and emerging forms of the media, permeate through the political order. The volume: • brings participation and communication in governance and policy making to the centrestage; • examines case studies of state and citizen engagement from across India; and • presents perspectives of practitioners, activists and scholars to provide a comprehensive view of the debates surrounding the idea of Indian democracy. This book will be useful to scholars and researchers in politics, political science, media studies, public administration, sociology and social anthropology, as well as the interested general reader.

Author : O. Richmond
Publisher : Springer
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2016-01-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780230505070

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The Transformation of Peace by O. Richmond Pdf

This book examines the transformation of the discourse and praxis of peace, from its early beginnings in the literature on war and power, to the development of intellectual and theoretical discourses of peace, contrasting this with the development of practical approaches to peace, and examining the intellectual and policy evolution regarding peace.

Author : Jonathan Whelan,Stephen Whitla
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2020-01-24
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781351390279

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Visualising Business Transformation by Jonathan Whelan,Stephen Whitla Pdf

Business transformation typically involves a wide range of visualisation techniques, from the templates and diagrams used by managers to make better strategic choices, to the experience maps used by designers to understand customer needs, the technical models used by architects to propose possible solutions, and the pictorial representations used by change managers to engage stakeholder groups in dialogue. Up until now these approaches have always been dealt with in isolation, in the literature as well as in practice. This is surprising, because although they can look very different, and tend to be produced by distinct groups of people, they are all modelling different aspects of the same thing. Visualising Business Transformation draws them together for the first time into a coherent whole, so that readers from any background can expand their repertoire and understand the context and rationale for each technique across the transformation lifecycle. The book will appeal to a broad spectrum of readers involved in change, whether that is by creating change models themselves (strategists, architects, designers, engineers, business analysts, developers, illustrators, graphic facilitators, etc.), interpreting and using them (sponsors, business change managers, portfolio/programme/project managers, communicators, change champions, etc.), or supporting those involved in change indirectly (trainers, coaches, mentors, higher education establishments and professional training facilities).

Author : Ian Scoones,Melissa Leach,Peter Newell
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2015-01-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317601111

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The Politics of Green Transformations by Ian Scoones,Melissa Leach,Peter Newell Pdf

Multiple ‘green transformations’ are required if humanity is to live sustainably on planet Earth. Recalling past transformations, this book examines what makes the current challenge different, and especially urgent. It examines how green transformations must take place in the context of the particular moments of capitalist development, and in relation to particular alliances. The role of the state is emphasised, both in terms of the type of incentives required to make green transformations politically feasible and the way states must take a developmental role in financing innovation and technology for green transformations. The book also highlights the role of citizens, as innovators, entrepreneurs, green consumers and members of social movements. Green transformations must be both ‘top-down’, involving elite alliances between states and business, but also ‘bottom up’, pushed by grassroots innovators and entrepreneurs, and part of wider mobilisations among civil society. The chapters in the book draw on international examples to emphasise how contexts matter in shaping pathways to sustainability Written by experts in the field, this book will be of great interest to researchers and students in environmental studies, international relations, political science, development studies, geography and anthropology, as well as policymakers and practitioners concerned with sustainability.

Author : Raymond A. Kimball
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Armed Forces
ISBN : IND:30000139803682

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Transformation Under Fire by Raymond A. Kimball Pdf

Author : John Gibson,Philip Hanson
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015037290585

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Transformation from Below by John Gibson,Philip Hanson Pdf

Considers the establishment of devolved government in the traditionally hierarchical countries of Eastern Europe, looking at the experiences of countries including the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, and Moldova. Examines how resources could be redistributed across regions, efforts to strike a balance between tendencies to over-centralize and tendencies towards fragmentation, and the continuing influence of the regional elites of the old regime. Central-local relations are shown to be more orderly in countries with successful financial stabilization. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Sarah Yueting Tong,Jing Wan
Publisher : #N/A
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2017-07-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789813208216

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China's Economy In Transformation Under The New Normal by Sarah Yueting Tong,Jing Wan Pdf

This book examines the recent development and prospect of the Chinese economy as the country adapts to changing domestic and external settings. After more than three decades of near double-digit annual expansion, the country's growth decelerated considerably to enter a new era of the so-called New Normal.At the macro level, considerable amount of overhaul is required to improve governance and enhance regulatory effectiveness. These include monetary policy adjustment, financial sector development and taxation reforms.As the Chinese government at both the central and local levels plays an important role in promoting growth, issues such as the role of local government and the reform of state-owned enterprises are examined in this book. Topics such as the development of private consumption and industrial upgrading are also assessed. The book discusses several matters considered important to China's social and economic cohesion including the management of agricultural product reserves, the development of a functioning social security system and regional development. To help project a long-term view of China's economic strength, the book also examines such factors as development in population and the labour market.This book provides a comprehensive analysis of China's economy and identifies the recent developments that matter to China's economic future.

Author : David R. Fontijn,Sasja Vaart,Richard Jansen
Publisher : Sidestone Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : History
ISBN : 9789088901027

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Transformation Through Destruction by David R. Fontijn,Sasja Vaart,Richard Jansen Pdf

Over a 1000 tiny bronze artefacts were found alongside the remains of a man in a Dutch barrow that was excavated in laboratory conditions. The objects had been dismantled and taken apart, all to be destroyed by fire in what appears to have been a pars pro toto burial. In essence, a person and a place were being transformed through destruction. Based on the meticulous excavation and a range of specialist and comprehensive studies of finds, a prehistoric burial ritual now can be brought to life in surprising detail. This Iron Age community used extraordinary objects that find their closest counterpart in the elite graves of the Hallstatt culture in Central Europe.

Author : William K. Estes
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2014-06-20
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781317672029

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Handbook of Learning and Cognitive Processes (Volume 5) by William K. Estes Pdf

Originally published in 1978 Volume 5 of this Handbook reflects a single theoretical orientation, that characterized by the term human information processing in the literature at the time, but which ranges over a very broad spectrum of cognitive activities. The first two chapters give some overall picture of the background, goals, method, and limitations of the information-processing approach. The remaining chapters treat in detail some principal areas of application – visual processing, mental chronometry, representation of spatial information in memory, problem solving, and the theory of instruction. The first three volumes of the Handbook presented an overview of the field, followed by treatments of conditioning, behavior theory, and human learning and retention. With the fourth volume, the focus of attention shifted from the domain of learning theory to that of cognitive psychology.

Author : Matthew R. Boelkins,Jack L. Goldberg,Merle C. Potter
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 573 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2009-11-05
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9780199736669

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Differential Equations with Linear Algebra by Matthew R. Boelkins,Jack L. Goldberg,Merle C. Potter Pdf

Linearity plays a critical role in the study of elementary differential equations; linear differential equations, especially systems thereof, demonstrate a fundamental application of linear algebra. In Differential Equations with Linear Algebra, we explore this interplay between linear algebra and differential equations and examine introductory and important ideas in each, usually through the lens of important problems that involve differential equations. Written at a sophomore level, the text is accessible to students who have completed multivariable calculus. With a systems-first approach, the book is appropriate for courses for majors in mathematics, science, and engineering that study systems of differential equations. Because of its emphasis on linearity, the text opens with a full chapter devoted to essential ideas in linear algebra. Motivated by future problems in systems of differential equations, the chapter on linear algebra introduces such key ideas as systems of algebraic equations, linear combinations, the eigenvalue problem, and bases and dimension of vector spaces. This chapter enables students to quickly learn enough linear algebra to appreciate the structure of solutions to linear differential equations and systems thereof in subsequent study and to apply these ideas regularly. The book offers an example-driven approach, beginning each chapter with one or two motivating problems that are applied in nature. The following chapter develops the mathematics necessary to solve these problems and explores related topics further. Even in more theoretical developments, we use an example-first style to build intuition and understanding before stating or proving general results. Over 100 figures provide visual demonstration of key ideas; the use of the computer algebra system Maple and Microsoft Excel are presented in detail throughout to provide further perspective and support students' use of technology in solving problems. Each chapter closes with several substantial projects for further study, many of which are based in applications. Errata sheet available at: www.oup.com/us/companion.websites/9780195385861/pdf/errata.pdf

Author : Leone Niglia
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2023-06-15
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781509925278

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The Structural Transformation of European Private Law by Leone Niglia Pdf

This book proposes a new analysis of the transformation of Europe through integration, exactly 30 years after the beginning of transformation scholarship. It consists of a reconstruction of the development and present condition of European integration in relation to private ordering. Looking at the interface between, on the one hand, the EU constitutional order and, on the other hand, private ordering, the book recounts three major structural transformations over the last six decades. Delving into the private law areas most exposed to the current modernisation wave – consumer law, internal market, lex mercatoria, digitisation, artificial intelligence, data protection, standardised contracts, finance and political economy, and labour – the book critically explores a reconfiguration of Europe's constitutional structures relative to, and that results from, what to some appears to be an almost irresistible rise of private ordering through a transformed hermeneutics (balancing). This is a magisterial survey of European law, European private law, and comparative law seen through a pathbreaking comparative methodology labelled 'juridical comparative hermeneutics' within civil law systems and across the civil-common law divide, which offers innovative analytical tools that afford a deep understanding of the evolution of the disciplines.

Author : Walid Tijerina
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Industrial policy
ISBN : 0367209462

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Industrial Development in Mexico by Walid Tijerina Pdf

Multilevel industrialisation in the developing world -- Integrating subnational strategies before Mexico's trade liberalisation -- Subnational strategies after Mexico's trade liberalisation : Nuevo León -- Subnational strategies after Mexico's trade liberalisation : querétaro -- Subnational industrialisation strategies in Latin America and beyond.

Author : Célestin Monga,Justin Yifu Lin
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 741 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2019-02-14
Category : Economic development
ISBN : 9780198793847

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The Oxford Handbook of Structural Transformation by Célestin Monga,Justin Yifu Lin Pdf

The Oxford Handbook of Structural Transformation addresses the economics of structural transformation around the world. It deals with major themes, which include history and context, critical issues and concepts, methodological foundations, main theoretical approaches, policy issues, some illuminating country experiences of structural transformation, and important debates on the respective roles of the market and the state in that process. The historical record provides a challenge for economists to understand the success of the rising economic powers (some of them initially considered unlikely candidates for prosperity) and the stagnation or decline of others. Five major questions emerge: DT Why has so much divergence occurred among nations of the world since the Industrial Revolution, and particularly during the 20th century? DT Why has the pattern changed recently with the emergence of a few developing economies (e.g. the multi-polar world), and can it be sustained? DT What are the key drivers, strategies, and policies, to foster structural transformation in various different country contexts and in a constantly evolving global economy? DT How could low- and middle-income countries avoid development traps and learn from past experiences whilst exploiting the new opportunities offered by the Fourth Industrial Revolution? DT What is the role of various development stakeholders and other important players in facilitating sustained economic convergence among nations? This book addresses these questions, bringing the rigor, usefulness, and multi-disciplinary scope of the Oxford Handbook series to a critical topic in economics. The Oxford Handbook of Structural Transformation is an essential reference work and a stimulus to new research and creativity across all branches of the social sciences.

Author : Holger Giese,Barbara König
Publisher : Springer
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2014-07-05
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783319091082

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Graph Transformation by Holger Giese,Barbara König Pdf

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Graph Transformations, ICGT 2014, held in York, UK, in July 2014. The 17 papers and 1 invited paper presented were carefully reviewed and selected from numerous submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on verification, meta-modelling and model transformations, rewriting and applications in biology, graph languages and graph transformation, and applications.