Introduction to Latin America [[electronic resource] ] : twenty-first century challenges / / Peadar Kirby
| Introduction to Latin America [[electronic resource] ] : twenty-first century challenges / / Peadar Kirby |
| Autore | Kirby Peadar |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : SAGE, c2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (206 p.) |
| Disciplina | 980.04 |
| Soggetto topico | Twenty-first century |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
9786610370825
0-7619-7372-9 1-280-37082-3 1-4462-3083-X 1-4129-3263-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Cover Page; Dedication; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables; List of Boxes; Preface; Maps; 1 Introduction: Understanding Latin America; Section I Legacies; 2 Diversity amid Unity; 3 Towards Development; Section II Neoliberal Reformation; 4 Liberating the Market; 5 Resituating the State; 6 Regionalization; 7 The Human Impact; Interlude; 8 Cuba: Uncertain Transition; Section III Popular Responses; 9 Political Strains; 10 New Social Actors; Section IV Prospects; 11 Latin America in the Twenty-First Century; Useful Websites; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454651103321 |
Kirby Peadar
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| London, : SAGE, c2003 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Introduction to Latin America [[electronic resource] ] : twenty-first century challenges / / Peadar Kirby
| Introduction to Latin America [[electronic resource] ] : twenty-first century challenges / / Peadar Kirby |
| Autore | Kirby Peadar |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : SAGE, c2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xv, 229 p.) : maps |
| Disciplina | 980 |
| ISBN |
9786610370825
0-7619-7372-9 1-280-37082-3 1-4462-3083-X 1-4129-3263-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Cover Page; Dedication; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables; List of Boxes; Preface; Maps; 1 Introduction: Understanding Latin America; Section I Legacies; 2 Diversity amid Unity; 3 Towards Development; Section II Neoliberal Reformation; 4 Liberating the Market; 5 Resituating the State; 6 Regionalization; 7 The Human Impact; Interlude; 8 Cuba: Uncertain Transition; Section III Popular Responses; 9 Political Strains; 10 New Social Actors; Section IV Prospects; 11 Latin America in the Twenty-First Century; Useful Websites; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782087003321 |
Kirby Peadar
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| London, : SAGE, c2003 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Introduction to Latin America : twenty-first century challenges / / Peadar Kirby
| Introduction to Latin America : twenty-first century challenges / / Peadar Kirby |
| Autore | Kirby Peadar |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : SAGE, c2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xv, 229 p.) : maps |
| Disciplina | 980.04 |
| Soggetto topico | Twenty-first century |
| ISBN |
9786610370825
9780761973720 0761973729 9781280370823 1280370823 9781446230831 144623083X 9781412932639 1412932637 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Cover Page; Dedication; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables; List of Boxes; Preface; Maps; 1 Introduction: Understanding Latin America; Section I Legacies; 2 Diversity amid Unity; 3 Towards Development; Section II Neoliberal Reformation; 4 Liberating the Market; 5 Resituating the State; 6 Regionalization; 7 The Human Impact; Interlude; 8 Cuba: Uncertain Transition; Section III Popular Responses; 9 Political Strains; 10 New Social Actors; Section IV Prospects; 11 Latin America in the Twenty-First Century; Useful Websites; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9911096348203321 |
Kirby Peadar
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| London, : SAGE, c2003 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Introduction to Latin America : twenty-first century challenges / / Peadar Kirby
| Introduction to Latin America : twenty-first century challenges / / Peadar Kirby |
| Autore | Kirby Peadar |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : SAGE, c2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xv, 229 p.) : maps |
| Disciplina | 980.04 |
| Soggetto topico | Twenty-first century |
| ISBN |
9786610370825
9780761973720 0761973729 9781280370823 1280370823 9781446230831 144623083X 9781412932639 1412932637 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Cover Page; Dedication; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables; List of Boxes; Preface; Maps; 1 Introduction: Understanding Latin America; Section I Legacies; 2 Diversity amid Unity; 3 Towards Development; Section II Neoliberal Reformation; 4 Liberating the Market; 5 Resituating the State; 6 Regionalization; 7 The Human Impact; Interlude; 8 Cuba: Uncertain Transition; Section III Popular Responses; 9 Political Strains; 10 New Social Actors; Section IV Prospects; 11 Latin America in the Twenty-First Century; Useful Websites; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9911142846603321 |
Kirby Peadar
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| London, : SAGE, c2003 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Towards a Second Republic [[electronic resource] ] : Irish Politics and the Celtic Tiger
| Towards a Second Republic [[electronic resource] ] : Irish Politics and the Celtic Tiger |
| Autore | Kirby Peadar |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : Pluto Press, 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (288 p.) |
| Disciplina | 330.9417 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | MurphyMary P |
| Soggetto topico |
Economics -- Ireland -- 21st century
Ireland -- Economic conditions -- 21st century Ireland -- Economic policy -- 21st century |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-84964-698-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910457682903321 |
Kirby Peadar
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| London, : Pluto Press, 2011 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Towards a Second Republic [[electronic resource] ] : Irish Politics and the Celtic Tiger
| Towards a Second Republic [[electronic resource] ] : Irish Politics and the Celtic Tiger |
| Autore | Kirby Peadar |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : Pluto Press, 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (288 p.) |
| Disciplina | 330.9417 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | MurphyMary P |
| Soggetto topico |
Economics -- Ireland -- 21st century
Ireland -- Economic conditions -- 21st century Ireland -- Economic policy -- 21st century |
| ISBN | 1-84964-698-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781545003321 |
Kirby Peadar
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| London, : Pluto Press, 2011 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Towards a second republic : Irish politics after the celtic tiger / / Peadar Kirby and Mary P. Murphy
| Towards a second republic : Irish politics after the celtic tiger / / Peadar Kirby and Mary P. Murphy |
| Autore | Kirby Peadar |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : Pluto Press, c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (288 p.) |
| Disciplina | 330.9417 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | MurphyMary <1964-> |
| Soggetto topico | Economics - Ireland - 21st century |
| ISBN |
9781849646987
1849646988 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover -- Contents -- List of Tables, Figures and Boxes -- Glossary of Irish Political Terms and Political Titles -- Abbreviations -- Preface -- 1. Introduction: Ireland and the Future of Capitalism -- Approach and Contents of this Book -- A Failure of Capitalism? -- Ireland's Boom-Bust Cycles -- Part I - The Irish State -- 2. Irish Politics -- Political Institutions -- A Centralised State with a Localised Electoral System -- Political Culture -- Political Parties -- Fianna Fáil Dominance -- Gender: PLUS ÇA CHANGE -- Social Partnership: Co-opting Dissent -- The Public Sphere: Ideas in a Populist State -- Northern Ireland -- Conclusion: An Argument for a Second Republic -- 3. The Irish State Bureaucracy -- The Colonial Legacy -- The Department of Finance -- The Traditional Political Culture of the Irish Civil Service -- The Changing Role of the Civil Service -- Devolution and Developments in Local Government Reform -- Northern Ireland Bureaucracies -- Power, Policy-making Capacity and Implementation -- Conclusion: Power Elites and Cosy Consensus -- Part II - The Celtic Tiger Model -- 4. Managing the Irish Boom -- Phases of the Celtic Tiger -- Ideology Undermines the Boom -- Developments in Northern Ireland: Towards an 'All-Island' Economy? -- Options for the Irish Model -- Conclusion: Mismanaging Ireland's Boom -- 5. The Losers -- Ireland in International Comparison -- Reviewing Past Trends in Poverty and Inequality -- Who Loses Most? -- Housing -- Spatial Inequalities -- Conclusion: Power and Inequality -- 6. The Winners -- How Much Wealth and How Many Wealthy? -- Members of the Elite and Golden Circles -- Corruption -- How Policy Promoted Wealth Accumulation -- Conclusion: Elites and Power -- Part III - International Context -- 7. The European Union -- Ireland in the European Community -- Ambiguous Impacts.
Conclusion: Ireland in Europe - Towards a New Model? -- 8. Reykjavik and Beyond -- Ireland and Globalisation -- Small States: Dealing with Vulnerabilities -- Latin America: Avoiding Collapse -- Ireland and Iceland: A Revealing Comparison -- Other Cases: Finland, New Zealand, Spain -- Conclusion: Lessons Learned -- Part IV - Towards a Second Irish Republic -- 9. Facing the Challenges -- Values for a Second Irish Republic -- An Emerging Reform Agenda -- What Model Do Irish Citizens Want? Political Economy Options -- Conclusion: An Active Citizenry -- 10. Achieving the Second Republic -- Towards a Second Republic -- Balance of Political Forces -- Civil Society Mobilises for Change -- Towards an All-Ireland Republic? -- Conclusion: Ireland and Models of Capitalism -- Index -- References. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9911090732703321 |
Kirby Peadar
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| London, : Pluto Press, c2011 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Towards a second republic : Irish politics after the celtic tiger / / Peadar Kirby and Mary P. Murphy
| Towards a second republic : Irish politics after the celtic tiger / / Peadar Kirby and Mary P. Murphy |
| Autore | Kirby Peadar |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : Pluto Press, c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (288 p.) |
| Disciplina | 330.9417 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | MurphyMary <1964-> |
| Soggetto topico | Economics - Ireland - 21st century |
| ISBN |
9781849646987
1849646988 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover -- Contents -- List of Tables, Figures and Boxes -- Glossary of Irish Political Terms and Political Titles -- Abbreviations -- Preface -- 1. Introduction: Ireland and the Future of Capitalism -- Approach and Contents of this Book -- A Failure of Capitalism? -- Ireland's Boom-Bust Cycles -- Part I - The Irish State -- 2. Irish Politics -- Political Institutions -- A Centralised State with a Localised Electoral System -- Political Culture -- Political Parties -- Fianna Fáil Dominance -- Gender: PLUS ÇA CHANGE -- Social Partnership: Co-opting Dissent -- The Public Sphere: Ideas in a Populist State -- Northern Ireland -- Conclusion: An Argument for a Second Republic -- 3. The Irish State Bureaucracy -- The Colonial Legacy -- The Department of Finance -- The Traditional Political Culture of the Irish Civil Service -- The Changing Role of the Civil Service -- Devolution and Developments in Local Government Reform -- Northern Ireland Bureaucracies -- Power, Policy-making Capacity and Implementation -- Conclusion: Power Elites and Cosy Consensus -- Part II - The Celtic Tiger Model -- 4. Managing the Irish Boom -- Phases of the Celtic Tiger -- Ideology Undermines the Boom -- Developments in Northern Ireland: Towards an 'All-Island' Economy? -- Options for the Irish Model -- Conclusion: Mismanaging Ireland's Boom -- 5. The Losers -- Ireland in International Comparison -- Reviewing Past Trends in Poverty and Inequality -- Who Loses Most? -- Housing -- Spatial Inequalities -- Conclusion: Power and Inequality -- 6. The Winners -- How Much Wealth and How Many Wealthy? -- Members of the Elite and Golden Circles -- Corruption -- How Policy Promoted Wealth Accumulation -- Conclusion: Elites and Power -- Part III - International Context -- 7. The European Union -- Ireland in the European Community -- Ambiguous Impacts.
Conclusion: Ireland in Europe - Towards a New Model? -- 8. Reykjavik and Beyond -- Ireland and Globalisation -- Small States: Dealing with Vulnerabilities -- Latin America: Avoiding Collapse -- Ireland and Iceland: A Revealing Comparison -- Other Cases: Finland, New Zealand, Spain -- Conclusion: Lessons Learned -- Part IV - Towards a Second Irish Republic -- 9. Facing the Challenges -- Values for a Second Irish Republic -- An Emerging Reform Agenda -- What Model Do Irish Citizens Want? Political Economy Options -- Conclusion: An Active Citizenry -- 10. Achieving the Second Republic -- Towards a Second Republic -- Balance of Political Forces -- Civil Society Mobilises for Change -- Towards an All-Ireland Republic? -- Conclusion: Ireland and Models of Capitalism -- Index -- References. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9911154429403321 |
| Kirby Peadar | ||
| London, : Pluto Press, c2011 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Vulnerability and violence [[electronic resource] ] : the impact of globalisation / / Peadar Kirby
| Vulnerability and violence [[electronic resource] ] : the impact of globalisation / / Peadar Kirby |
| Autore | Kirby Peadar |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; Ann Arbor, Mich., : Pluto, 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (240 p.) |
| Disciplina | 303.482 |
| Soggetto topico |
Globalization - Social aspects
Globalization - Economic aspects Violence |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-84964-249-4
1-281-75059-X 9786611750596 1-4356-6238-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | pt. 1. Description -- pt. 2. Diagnosis -- pt. 3. Interrogation -- pt. 4. Remedies. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454729603321 |
Kirby Peadar
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| London ; ; Ann Arbor, Mich., : Pluto, 2006 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Vulnerability and violence [[electronic resource] ] : the impact of globalisation / / Peadar Kirby
| Vulnerability and violence [[electronic resource] ] : the impact of globalisation / / Peadar Kirby |
| Autore | Kirby Peadar |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; Ann Arbor, Mich., : Pluto, 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (240 p.) |
| Disciplina | 303.482 |
| Soggetto topico |
Globalization - Social aspects
Globalization - Economic aspects Violence |
| ISBN |
1-84964-249-4
1-281-75059-X 9786611750596 1-4356-6238-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | pt. 1. Description -- pt. 2. Diagnosis -- pt. 3. Interrogation -- pt. 4. Remedies. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782008503321 |
Kirby Peadar
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| London ; ; Ann Arbor, Mich., : Pluto, 2006 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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