1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910481586303321

Autore

Anon

Titolo

Disticha moralia; precede: Angelo Poliziano, Carmen in obitu Michaelis Verini

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Florence, : Antonio Miscomini, fl. 1476-1494, [1487-1488?]

Descrizione fisica

Online resource (v.)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Latino

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Reproduction of original in Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale di Firenze.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910370041003321

Autore

Dunlap Alexander

Titolo

The Violent Technologies of Extraction : Political ecology, critical agrarian studies and the capitalist worldeater / / by Alexander Dunlap, Jostein Jakobsen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Pivot, , 2020

ISBN

9783030268527

3030268527

Edizione

[1st ed. 2020.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiii, 164 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Palgrave pivot

Disciplina

333.8

338.2

Soggetti

Ecology

Environmental sciences - Social aspects

Physical geography

Anthropology

Environmental Sciences

Environmental Social Sciences

Physical Geography

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1: Introduction-Consuming Everything: Capitalism and the Imperative of Total Extractivism -- Chapter 2: The Spirit and Metaphysical Form of Capitalism: Devils, Worms, Octopuses and Worldeater(s) -- Chapter 3: Studying the Worldeater(s): Political Ecology and Critical Agrarian Studies and their Origins, Differences and Convergence -- Chapter 4: Claws & Teeth: The Militarization of Nature -- Chapter 5: The Worldeater(s) in Process: Uncovering the Nexus of Conventional and 'Green' Extraction -- Chapter 6: Conclusion-Out of the Entrails: Reflections on Human Power.

Sommario/riassunto

"A powerful provocation and challenge to our ways of thinking about extractivism, industrialism and so-called 'progress' - refreshing, depressing and inspiring. Highly recommendable." Andrea Brock, University of Sussex, UK "The book is highly relevant and topical, and I think the general perspective is underrepresented in the literature. It thus fills a gap. It is a tour de force - and a great read. It will become a classic." Poul Wisborg, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Norway "This provocative book reveals the specter of total extractivism and what to do about it - a necessary intervention from the social sciences into the world at large." James Fairhead, University of Sussex, UK Offering a thought provoking theoretical conversation around ecological crisis and natural resource extraction, this book suggests that we are on a trajectory geared towards total extractivism guided by the mythological Worldeater. The authors discuss why and how we have come to live in this catastrophic predicament, rooting the present in an original perspective that animates the forces of global techno-capitalist development. They argue that the Worldeater helps us make sense of the insatiable forces that transform, convert and consume the world. The book combines this unique approach with detailed academic review of critical agrarian studies and political ecology, the militarization of nature and the conventional and 'green' extraction nexus. It seeks radical reflection on the role of people in the construction and perpetuation of these crises, and concludes with some suggestions on how to tackle them. Alexander Dunlap is a postdoctoral research fellow at the Centre for Development and the Environment (SUM), University of Oslo, Norway Jostein Jakobsen is a doctoral candidate at the Centre for Development and the Environment (SUM), University of Oslo, Norway.



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910964537503321

Autore

Leigh Lamin

Titolo

The Rise of Foreign Investment in China’s Banks—Taking Stock / / Lamin Leigh, Richard Podpiera

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2006

ISBN

9786613824844

9781462343737

1462343732

9781452721880

1452721882

9781283512398

1283512394

9781451910056

1451910053

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (16 p.)

Collana

IMF Working Papers

Altri autori (Persone)

PodpieraRichard

Soggetti

Banks and banking - China

Investments - China

Banking

Banks and Banking

Banks and banking

Banks and banking, Foreign

Banks

Commercial banks

Credit

Depository Institutions

Exports and Imports

Finance

Foreign banks

Foreign direct investment

International Investment

Investments, Foreign

Long-term Capital Movements

Micro Finance Institutions

Monetary economics

Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit: General

Money and Monetary Policy



Mortgages

China, People's Republic of

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"December 2006."

At head of title: Asia and Pacific Department.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 14).

Nota di contenuto

""Contents""; ""I. INTRODUCTION""; ""II. FOREIGN BANKS IN CHINA""; ""III. LESSONS FROM INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE""; ""IV. CONCLUSIONS""; ""References""

Sommario/riassunto

The recent wave of foreign investment in China's banks and the prospects of further opening of the banking sector under the WTO agreement suggest that foreign banks are likely to play an increasingly important role in China. This paper takes stock of the involvement of foreign banks in the Chinese banking sector in the perspective of international experience. While in most other countries foreign bank entry took the form of direct takeover or majority shareholding, foreign investments in China's banks have been minority shareholdings with very limited management involvement. The paper concludes that China appears to be well positioned to benefit from further opening of the banking sector to foreign investors. International experience suggests that greater competition from and participation of foreign banks can in general bring important benefits if appropriate incentives and sufficient opportunities are created.