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 |
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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 |
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London, : SAGE, c2003 | ||
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Introduction to Latin America : twenty-first century challenges / / Peadar Kirby |
Autore | Kirby Peadar |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; Thousand Oaks, Calif., : Sage Publications, 2003 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xv, 229 p.) : maps |
Disciplina | 980.04 |
Soggetto topico | Twenty-first century |
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-9910809424003321 |
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The Political Economy of the Low-Carbon Transition : Pathways Beyond Techno-Optimism / / by Peadar Kirby, Tadhg O’Mahony |
Autore | Kirby Peadar |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2018.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2018 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XIX, 303 p. 6 illus. in color.) |
Disciplina | 304.2 |
Collana | International Political Economy Series |
Soggetto topico |
Political economy
Economic development Social change Climate change Economic policy Economic development—Environmental aspects International Political Economy Development and Social Change Climate Change Climate Change Management and Policy Development Policy Development and Sustainability |
ISBN | 3-319-62554-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Section I: Climate change as problem -- Chapter 1: Defining the problem: The complex dimensions of the grave new threats we face -- Chapter 2: Framing the problem: How the climate change message is constructed -- Chapter 3: Addressing the problem: Understanding low-carbon transition with the social sciences -- Section II: Development pathways and the low-carbon future -- Chapter 4: Development models: Lessons from international development -- Chapter 5: Planning future pathways: Implications and outcomes of scenario studies -- Section III: Pathways in developed and developing countries -- Chapter 6: Development and sustainability in the wealthiest regions: Taking the high road? -- Chapter 7: Development and sustainability in the global South: Different routes to transition and a sustainable society -- Section IV: Pathways to a low-carbon future -- Chapter 8: Climate capitalism: How far can it get us? -- Chapter 9: Identifying an emerging paradigm: Towards ecosocialism? -- Chapter 10: Options and prospects for a global low-carbon transition. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910300513003321 |
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Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2018 | ||
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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 |
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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 |
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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 | 1-84964-698-8 |
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-9910826061403321 |
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London, : Pluto Press, c2011 | ||
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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 |
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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 |
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London ; ; Ann Arbor, Mich., : Pluto, 2006 | ||
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Vulnerability and violence : the impact of globalisation / / Peadar Kirby |
Autore | Kirby Peadar |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
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-9910824050503321 |
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London ; ; Ann Arbor, Mich., : Pluto, 2006 | ||
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