European Union democracy aid : supporting civil society in post-apartheid South Africa / / Lorenzo Fioramonti |
Autore | Fioramonti Lorenzo |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (174 p.) |
Disciplina | 341.242/2 |
Collana | Europe in the world |
Soggetto topico |
Economic assistance, European - South Africa
Civil society - South Africa Democracy - South Africa |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-136-97871-2
1-282-58667-X 9786612586675 0-203-85273-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 Promoting democracy through the citizens: Civil society, micro-assistance to democracy, sustainability; 3 Democracy promotion and civil society aid: The EU approach; 4 Civil society and democracy in South Africa: The grassroots dimension of a changing sector; 5 EU democracy aid to South Africa: The first ten years of democracy (1994-2004); 6 Democracy from below: EU support to community-based advice organizations
7 EU micro-assistance to democracy and sustainability: A multi-level analysis of grassroots organizations8 Conclusion; Notes; References; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910459147503321 |
Fioramonti Lorenzo | ||
London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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European Union democracy aid : supporting civil society in post-apartheid South Africa / / Lorenzo Fioramonti |
Autore | Fioramonti Lorenzo |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (174 p.) |
Disciplina | 341.242/2 |
Collana | Europe in the world |
Soggetto topico |
Economic assistance, European - South Africa
Civil society - South Africa Democracy - South Africa |
ISBN |
1-136-97870-4
1-136-97871-2 1-282-58667-X 9786612586675 0-203-85273-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 Promoting democracy through the citizens: Civil society, micro-assistance to democracy, sustainability; 3 Democracy promotion and civil society aid: The EU approach; 4 Civil society and democracy in South Africa: The grassroots dimension of a changing sector; 5 EU democracy aid to South Africa: The first ten years of democracy (1994-2004); 6 Democracy from below: EU support to community-based advice organizations
7 EU micro-assistance to democracy and sustainability: A multi-level analysis of grassroots organizations8 Conclusion; Notes; References; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910792425303321 |
Fioramonti Lorenzo | ||
London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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European Union democracy aid : supporting civil society in post-apartheid South Africa / / Lorenzo Fioramonti |
Autore | Fioramonti Lorenzo |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Abingdon, Oxon, England ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (174 p.) |
Disciplina | 341.242/2 |
Collana | Europe in the world |
Soggetto topico |
Economic assistance, European - South Africa
Civil society - South Africa Democracy - South Africa |
ISBN |
1-136-97870-4
1-136-97871-2 1-282-58667-X 9786612586675 0-203-85273-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 Promoting democracy through the citizens: Civil society, micro-assistance to democracy, sustainability; 3 Democracy promotion and civil society aid: The EU approach; 4 Civil society and democracy in South Africa: The grassroots dimension of a changing sector; 5 EU democracy aid to South Africa: The first ten years of democracy (1994-2004); 6 Democracy from below: EU support to community-based advice organizations
7 EU micro-assistance to democracy and sustainability: A multi-level analysis of grassroots organizations8 Conclusion; Notes; References; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910819289103321 |
Fioramonti Lorenzo | ||
Abingdon, Oxon, England ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Gross domestic problem [[electronic resource] ] : the politics behind the world's most powerful number / / Lorenzo Fioramonti |
Autore | Fioramonti Lorenzo |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York, : Zed Books, c2013 |
Descrizione fisica | viii, 200 p. : ill |
Collana | Economic controversies |
Soggetto topico |
Gross domestic product
Economic development |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-283-92414-5
1-78032-274-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910462809303321 |
Fioramonti Lorenzo | ||
London ; ; New York, : Zed Books, c2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Gross domestic problem [[electronic resource] ] : the politics behind the world's most powerful number / / Lorenzo Fioramonti |
Autore | Fioramonti Lorenzo |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, England : , : Zed Books, , 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | viii, 200 p. : ill |
Disciplina | 339.31 |
Collana | Economic controversies |
Soggetto topico |
Gross national product
Gross domestic product Industrial productivity - Forecasting Social research & statistics |
ISBN |
1-350-22056-6
1-283-92414-5 1-78032-274-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
The world's most powerful number -- The history of GDP: from crisis to crisis -- The Frankenstein syndrome -- The global quest to dethrone GDP -- Change from below -- Supremacy and resistance.
About the series; About the author; Title page; Copyright; Table of contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction The world's most powerful number; What is GDP?; The politics of GDP; GDP and its critics; Chapter 1 The history of GDP: from crisis to crisis; Numbers and politics: the pre-history of GDP; GDP as a 'war machine'; Manipulation and the 'stats war'; Globalization of national income and the global economic crisis; The greatest invention of the twentieth century?; Chapter 2 The Frankenstein syndrome; Taming the monster; Figure 2.1 GDP growth in the USA. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786028403321 |
Fioramonti Lorenzo | ||
London, England : , : Zed Books, , 2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Gross domestic problem [[electronic resource] ] : the politics behind the world's most powerful number / / Lorenzo Fioramonti |
Autore | Fioramonti Lorenzo |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, England : , : Zed Books, , 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | viii, 200 p. : ill |
Disciplina | 339.31 |
Collana | Economic controversies |
Soggetto topico |
Gross national product
Gross domestic product Industrial productivity - Forecasting Social research & statistics |
ISBN |
1-350-22056-6
1-283-92414-5 1-78032-274-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
The world's most powerful number -- The history of GDP: from crisis to crisis -- The Frankenstein syndrome -- The global quest to dethrone GDP -- Change from below -- Supremacy and resistance.
About the series; About the author; Title page; Copyright; Table of contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction The world's most powerful number; What is GDP?; The politics of GDP; GDP and its critics; Chapter 1 The history of GDP: from crisis to crisis; Numbers and politics: the pre-history of GDP; GDP as a 'war machine'; Manipulation and the 'stats war'; Globalization of national income and the global economic crisis; The greatest invention of the twentieth century?; Chapter 2 The Frankenstein syndrome; Taming the monster; Figure 2.1 GDP growth in the USA. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910822892003321 |
Fioramonti Lorenzo | ||
London, England : , : Zed Books, , 2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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How numbers rule the world : the use and abuse of statistics in global politics / / Lorenzo Fioramonti |
Autore | Fioramonti Lorenzo |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London [England] : , : Zed Books, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (281 p.) |
Disciplina | 281 |
Collana | Economic controversies |
Soggetto topico |
Economics - Statistical methods
Statistics - Political aspects Economic indicators Social indicators International economic relations |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-78032-271-2
1-78032-268-2 1-78032-269-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Front cover; Economic Controversies; About the author; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; INTRODUCTION The politics of statistics; 1 The power of numbers; Numbers and politics; Trust in numbers; Numbers, markets and democracy; 2 New global rulers: the untameable power of credit rating; Credit rating agencies: from market analysts to oligopolists; Behind the numbers: a shady business; The politics of ratings and the global financial crisis; Ratings and irrationality; 3 Fiddling while the planet burns: the marketization of climate change
Environmental scepticism and the rise of cost-benefit analysisClimategate: twisting numbers for the climate; Markets for climate; Conclusion: when numbers become dangerous distractions; 4 Measuring the unmeasurable: the financialization of nature; Measuring the value of nature: statistical evolutions in global governance; figure 4.1 Conceptualizing nature's contribution to the economy; Putting a price on ecosystems; The financialization of nature; Conclusion: Nature Inc.; 5 Numbers for good? The quest for aid effectiveness and social impact The politics of aid effectiveness: a brief historical overviewThe quest for evidence; The rise of philanthrocapitalism; Numbers strike back home: the politics of impact assessment in the social field; The marketization of 'doing good'; CONCLUSION Rethinking numbers, rethinking governance; In defence of numbers; Beyond good and bad numbers; Governance, numbers and the public sphere; What now? Governance of complexity; Notes; Bibliography; Index; Back cover |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910453261603321 |
Fioramonti Lorenzo | ||
London [England] : , : Zed Books, , 2014 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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How numbers rule the world : the use and abuse of statistics in global politics / / Lorenzo Fioramonti |
Autore | Fioramonti Lorenzo |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, England : , : Zed Books, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (281 p.) |
Disciplina | 320.014 |
Collana | Economic Controversies |
Soggetto topico |
Political statistics
Economic indicators Social indicators Government information Statistics - Social aspects Communication in politics Social research & statistics |
ISBN |
1-350-22064-7
1-78032-271-2 1-78032-268-2 1-78032-269-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Front cover; Economic Controversies; About the author; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; INTRODUCTION The politics of statistics; 1 The power of numbers; Numbers and politics; Trust in numbers; Numbers, markets and democracy; 2 New global rulers: the untameable power of credit rating; Credit rating agencies: from market analysts to oligopolists; Behind the numbers: a shady business; The politics of ratings and the global financial crisis; Ratings and irrationality; 3 Fiddling while the planet burns: the marketization of climate change.
Environmental scepticism and the rise of cost-benefit analysisClimategate: twisting numbers for the climate; Markets for climate; Conclusion: when numbers become dangerous distractions; 4 Measuring the unmeasurable: the financialization of nature; Measuring the value of nature: statistical evolutions in global governance; figure 4.1 Conceptualizing nature's contribution to the economy; Putting a price on ecosystems; The financialization of nature; Conclusion: Nature Inc.; 5 Numbers for good? The quest for aid effectiveness and social impact. The politics of aid effectiveness: a brief historical overviewThe quest for evidence; The rise of philanthrocapitalism; Numbers strike back home: the politics of impact assessment in the social field; The marketization of 'doing good'; CONCLUSION Rethinking numbers, rethinking governance; In defence of numbers; Beyond good and bad numbers; Governance, numbers and the public sphere; What now? Governance of complexity; Notes; Bibliography; Index; Back cover. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790730503321 |
Fioramonti Lorenzo | ||
London, England : , : Zed Books, , 2014 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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How numbers rule the world : the use and abuse of statistics in global politics / / Lorenzo Fioramonti |
Autore | Fioramonti Lorenzo |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, England : , : Zed Books, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (281 p.) |
Disciplina | 320.014 |
Collana | Economic Controversies |
Soggetto topico |
Political statistics
Economic indicators Social indicators Government information Statistics - Social aspects Communication in politics Social research & statistics |
ISBN |
1-350-22064-7
1-78032-271-2 1-78032-268-2 1-78032-269-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Front cover; Economic Controversies; About the author; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; INTRODUCTION The politics of statistics; 1 The power of numbers; Numbers and politics; Trust in numbers; Numbers, markets and democracy; 2 New global rulers: the untameable power of credit rating; Credit rating agencies: from market analysts to oligopolists; Behind the numbers: a shady business; The politics of ratings and the global financial crisis; Ratings and irrationality; 3 Fiddling while the planet burns: the marketization of climate change.
Environmental scepticism and the rise of cost-benefit analysisClimategate: twisting numbers for the climate; Markets for climate; Conclusion: when numbers become dangerous distractions; 4 Measuring the unmeasurable: the financialization of nature; Measuring the value of nature: statistical evolutions in global governance; figure 4.1 Conceptualizing nature's contribution to the economy; Putting a price on ecosystems; The financialization of nature; Conclusion: Nature Inc.; 5 Numbers for good? The quest for aid effectiveness and social impact. The politics of aid effectiveness: a brief historical overviewThe quest for evidence; The rise of philanthrocapitalism; Numbers strike back home: the politics of impact assessment in the social field; The marketization of 'doing good'; CONCLUSION Rethinking numbers, rethinking governance; In defence of numbers; Beyond good and bad numbers; Governance, numbers and the public sphere; What now? Governance of complexity; Notes; Bibliography; Index; Back cover. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910822743003321 |
Fioramonti Lorenzo | ||
London, England : , : Zed Books, , 2014 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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