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T.M. Knox and the study of economic activity (2010)
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Connelly, J. (2010). T.M. Knox and the study of economic activity. International Journal of Social Economics, 37(11), 880-893. https://doi.org/10.1108/03068291011082847

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to show how T.M. Knox sought to conceptualise economic activity in the context of his philosophical background and in relation to the analysis of the nature of economics offered by Lionel Robbins. Design/methodol... Read More about T.M. Knox and the study of economic activity.

Environmental, climate and energy policies: Path-dependent incrementalism or quantum leap? (2010)
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Wurzel, R. K. (2010). Environmental, climate and energy policies: Path-dependent incrementalism or quantum leap?. German Politics, 19(3-4), 460-478. https://doi.org/10.1080/09644008.2010.515838

The Grand Coalition's ability to induce significant environmental policy changes was constrained by a 'dual path dependency'. First, environmental policy has developed into a relatively consensual policy field in Germany although there are also some... Read More about Environmental, climate and energy policies: Path-dependent incrementalism or quantum leap?.

Responsibility of and trust in ISPs (2010)
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Cohen-Almagor, R. (2010). Responsibility of and trust in ISPs. Knowledge in society, 23(3-4), 381-397. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12130-010-9119-3

This discussion is about the neglected concepts of trust and social responsibility on the Internet. I will discuss and explain the concepts and their implications to people and society. I then address the issue of moral and social responsibilities of... Read More about Responsibility of and trust in ISPs.

The liberal Hegelianism of Edward Caird: or, how to transcend the social economics of Kant and the romantics (2010)
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Tyler, C. (2010). The liberal Hegelianism of Edward Caird: or, how to transcend the social economics of Kant and the romantics. International Journal of Social Economics, 37(11), 852-866. https://doi.org/10.1108/03068291011082829

Purpose: The paper establishes that Edward Caird developed a distinctive form of liberal Hegelianism out of his critical responses to Kant, the romantic tradition of Rousseau, Goethe and Wordsworth and indeed Hegel himself. Design/methodology/approac... Read More about The liberal Hegelianism of Edward Caird: or, how to transcend the social economics of Kant and the romantics.

The post-colonial state and minorities: ethnocide in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh (2010)
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Chakma, B. (2010). The post-colonial state and minorities: ethnocide in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh. Commonwealth and Comparative Politics, 48(3), 281-300. https://doi.org/10.1080/14662043.2010.489746

This paper argues that ethnocide in post-colonial states can be located in the interplay of three processes: (1) nation-building and development visions of the bureaucratic state; (2) the struggle for autonomy by the minorities; and (3) militarised p... Read More about The post-colonial state and minorities: ethnocide in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh.

Re-enchanting the world: The role of imagination in perception (2010)
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Lennon, K. (2010). Re-enchanting the world: The role of imagination in perception. Philosophy : the journal of the British Institute of Philosophical Studies, 85(3), 375-389. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0031819110000239

This paper defends what the philosopher Merleau Ponty coins 'the imaginary texture of the real'. It is suggested that the imagination is at work in the everyday world which we perceive, the world as it is for us. In defending this view a concept of t... Read More about Re-enchanting the world: The role of imagination in perception.

Structural roots of violence in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (2010)
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Chakma, B. (2010). Structural roots of violence in the Chittagong Hill Tracts. Economic and Political Weekly, 45(12), 19-21

The continued violence in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh is rooted in the state's policy of erasing the ethnic identity of the indigenous people and usurping their land for settling Bengali-speaking populations. In this, Bangladesh has foll... Read More about Structural roots of violence in the Chittagong Hill Tracts.

Is Brazilian capitalism at an institutional equilibrium? A varieties of capitalism approach (2010)
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Doctor, M. (2010). Is Brazilian capitalism at an institutional equilibrium? A varieties of capitalism approach. Desenvolvimento em Debate, 1(1), 50-69

Given that Brazilian capitalism does not fit any single ideal type variety of capitalism, the article discusses whether Brazilian capitalism is still evolving towards an ideal type or whether it is already at a hybrid institutional equilibrium. The a... Read More about Is Brazilian capitalism at an institutional equilibrium? A varieties of capitalism approach.