1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910494614303321

Autore

Heintz Monica

Titolo

Anthropology of Moralities, The [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Berghahn Books, 2013

ISBN

1-78238-320-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (230 p.)

Disciplina

170.9

303.372

Soggetti

Cultural relativism

Morality

Social values

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

The Anthropology of Moralities; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; Chapter 1. INTRODUCTION: WHY THERE SHOULD BE AN ANTHROPOLOGY OF MORALITIES; Chapter 2. NORM AND SPONTANEITY: ELICITATION WITH MORAL DILEMMA SCENARIOS; Chapter 3. LIFE HISTORY AND PERSONAL EXPERIENCE: THE MORAL CONCEPTIONS OF A MUSCOVITE MAN; Chapter 4. MORALITY, VALUE AND RADICAL CULTURAL CHANGE; Chapter 5. ACCELERATED GLOBALISATION AND THE CONFLICTS OF VALUES SEEN THROUGH THE LENS OF TRANSNATIONAL ADOPTION: A COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE; Chapter 6. MORALITY, SELF AND POWER: THE IDEA OF THE MAHALLA IN UZBEKISTAN

Chapter 7. MORALISING FEMALE SEXUALITY: THE INTERSECTIONS BETWEEN MORALITY AND SEXUALITY IN RURAL VIETNAMChapter 8. NARRATIVE ETHICS: THE EXCESS OF GIVING AND MORAL AMBIGUITY IN THE LAO VESSANTARA-JATAKA; Chapter 9. ADOPTING AN OBLIGATION: MORAL REASONING ABOUT BOUGAINVILLEAN CHILDREN'S ACCESS TO SOCIAL SERVICES IN NEW IRELAND; Chapter 10. BETWEEN FACTS AND NORMS: TOWARDS AN ANTHROPOLOGY OF ETHICAL PRACTICE; REFERENCES; NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

Anthropologists have been keenly aware of the tension between cultural relativism and absolute norms, and nowhere has this been



more acute than with regards to moral values. Can we study the Other's morality without applying our own normative judgments? How do social anthropologists keep both the distance required by science and the empathy required for the analysis of lived experiences? The plurality of moralities has not received an explicit and focused attention until recently, when accelerated globalization often resulted in the collision of different value systems. Observing, describin

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910777817503321

Titolo

Participatory budgeting / / edited by Anwar Shah

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , c2007

ISBN

1-280-81940-5

9786610819409

0-8213-6924-5

Descrizione fisica

xxiii, 269 pages : illustrations ; ; 23 cm. + + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)

Collana

Public sector governance and accountability series

Altri autori (Persone)

ShahAnwar

Disciplina

352.4/8214

Soggetti

Local budgets - Citizen participation

Local finance

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contributors; Abbreviations and Acronyms; Overview; Part I Introduction to Participatory Budgeting; TABLES; FIGURES; Part II Regional Surveys; BOXES

Sommario/riassunto

In the past three or four decades, public finance theorists and practitioners have struggled to identify and design institutional arrangements to help close the gap between the preferences of voters and the mix of public services actually delivered. Participatory budgeting is potentially a good approach. This book presents an authoritative guide to the principles and practice of participatory budgeting, providing a careful analysis of the potentials of participatory budgeting in strengthening inclusive and accountable governance as



well as risks associated with interest group capture of partic