Tag: Capitalism

Property in Contemporary Capitalism


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English | 2024 | ISBN: 1529235782 | 311 Pages | PDF (True) | 4.3 MB
Boldly challenging the conventional theories of property law that have shaped our understanding for centuries, leading expert Paddy Ireland explores the rise and growth of new intangible property forms; the nature of ‘investment’ and of property-as-capital; and the empirical realities of modern property.

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Climate Change and the Crisis of Capitalism A Chance to Reclaim, Self, Society and Nature


Free Download David Manuel-Navarrete, "Climate Change and the Crisis of Capitalism: A Chance to Reclaim, Self, Society and Nature"
English | 2011 | ISBN: 0415676940 | EPUB | pages: 212 | 0.6 mb
Are established economic, social and political practices capable of dealing with the combined crises of climate change and the global economic system? Will falling back on the wisdoms that contributed to the crisis help us to find ways forward or simply reconfigure risk in another guise? This volume argues that the combination of global environmental change and global economic restructuring require a re-thinking of the priorities, processes and underlying values that shape contemporary development aspirations and policy.

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Global Capitalism Unbound Winners and Losers from Offshore Outsourcing


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English | 2007 | pages: 287 | ISBN: 1403984298 | PDF | 1,2 mb
Leading experts analyze the impact of the rapid growth of offshore outsourcing in manufacturing and IT. For some it promises more rapid economic growth and for some developing countries it is an opportunity to leapfrog, while others are sidelined but it also means labour and governments may lose bargaining power vis-à-vis globally mobile capital.

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