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Boosting investment and growth: the role of social pacts in the Brazilian automotive industry (2007)
Journal Article
Doctor, M. (2007). Boosting investment and growth: the role of social pacts in the Brazilian automotive industry. Oxford development studies, 35(1), 105-130. https://doi.org/10.1080/13600810601167629

The article examines why the automotive industry invested over US$20 billion in Brazil in the second half of the 1990s, focusing on how political economy factors influenced investment decisions. It is argued that, in a context of economic and policy... Read More about Boosting investment and growth: the role of social pacts in the Brazilian automotive industry.

Israeli institutions at the crossroads (2005)
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Cohen-Almagor, R. (2005). Israeli institutions at the crossroads. Israel affairs, 11(2), 462-467. https://doi.org/10.1080/1353712042000326560

This essay discusses the SHABAC affair of 1984, conceiving it as the most serious scandal in Israel's history. I argue that key figures and institutions in Israeli society, including the president, the prime minister, the government, the knesset, the... Read More about Israeli institutions at the crossroads.

The 1907 Naval War Plans and the second Hague peace conference: a case of propaganda (2005)
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Martin, C. (2005). The 1907 Naval War Plans and the second Hague peace conference: a case of propaganda. Journal of Strategic Studies, 28(5), 833-856. https://doi.org/10.1080/01402390500393993

The phenomenon of mutual sea denial had rendered offensive naval actions such as commercial blockade impossible in the narrow seas around Europe. Consequently, the First Sea Lord, Admiral Sir John Fisher, abandoned commercial blockade for the safer o... Read More about The 1907 Naval War Plans and the second Hague peace conference: a case of propaganda.

The Rise of ‘New’ Policy Instruments in Comparative Perspective: Has Governance Eclipsed Government? (2005)
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Jordan, A., Wurzel, R. K. W., & Zito, A. (2005). The Rise of ‘New’ Policy Instruments in Comparative Perspective: Has Governance Eclipsed Government?. Political studies, 53(3), 477-496. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9248.2005.00540.x

Governance is a term in good currency, but there are still too few detailed empirical analyses of the precise extent to which it has or has not eclipsed government. This article explores the temporal and spatial characteristics of the governance tran... Read More about The Rise of ‘New’ Policy Instruments in Comparative Perspective: Has Governance Eclipsed Government?.

British Idealism and the political philosophy of T.H. Green, Bernard Bosanquet, R.G. Collingwood and Michael Oakeshott (2005)
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Boucher, D., Boucher, D., Sweet, W., Connelly, J., Connelly, J., Panagakou, S., Tyler, C., Sweet, W., & Tyler, C. (2005). British Idealism and the political philosophy of T.H. Green, Bernard Bosanquet, R.G. Collingwood and Michael Oakeshott. British Journal of Politics and International Relations, 7(1), 97-125. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-856x.2005.00169.x

Israeli democracy at the crossroads (2005)
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Cohen-Almagor, R. (2005). Israeli democracy at the crossroads. Israel affairs, 11(1), 254-275. https://doi.org/10.1080/1353712042000324553

This article considers some of the issues raised by the contributors to this issue of the journal. I speak of the harms of concentrated media ownership and then discuss health rights, arguing that democracy should not neglect its elderly citizens, at... Read More about Israeli democracy at the crossroads.

Hegel, war and the tragedy of imperialism (2004)
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Tyler, C. (2004). Hegel, war and the tragedy of imperialism. History of European ideas, 30(4), 403-431. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.histeuroideas.2003.11.017

This article contextualises Hegel's writings on international order, especially those concerning war and imperialism. The recurring theme is the tragic nature of the struggles for recognition which are instantiated by these phenomena. Section one exa... Read More about Hegel, war and the tragedy of imperialism.

T.H. Green, Advanced Liberalism and the Reform Question, 1865-1876 (2003)
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Tyler, C. (2003). T.H. Green, Advanced Liberalism and the Reform Question, 1865-1876. History of European ideas, 29(4), 437-458. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.histeuroideas.2003.08.001

This paper examines Thomas Hill Green's changing attitude to the Reform Question between 1865 and 1876. Section 1 sketches the Radical landscape against which Green advocated reform between 1866 and 1867, paying particular attention to the respective... Read More about T.H. Green, Advanced Liberalism and the Reform Question, 1865-1876.

The much-maligned and misunderstood eternal consciousness (2003)
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Tyler, C. (2003). The much-maligned and misunderstood eternal consciousness. Bradley Studies, 9(2), 126 - 138. https://doi.org/10.5840/bradley2003926

The primary purpose of this paper is to defend three controversial claims that arise out of T.H. Green’s arguments in the first two books of the Prolegomena to Ethics. The first claim—which I defend in §1—is that one should not try to separate the as... Read More about The much-maligned and misunderstood eternal consciousness.

Institutional modernisation and the legacy of corporatism: The case of port reform in Brazil (2003)
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Doctor, M. (2003). Institutional modernisation and the legacy of corporatism: The case of port reform in Brazil. Journal of Latin American Studies, 35(2), 341-365. https://doi.org/10.1017/S002216X03006783

This article analyses some of the difficulties of institutional modernisation based on a study of Brazilian port reform in the 1990s. It explains how and why Brazilian business managed to organise collective action for dramatic reform of the port str... Read More about Institutional modernisation and the legacy of corporatism: The case of port reform in Brazil.

A new mode of governance? Transnationalisation of European regions and cities in the information age (2003)
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Dai, X. (2003). A new mode of governance? Transnationalisation of European regions and cities in the information age. Telematics and Informatics, 20(3), 193-213. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0736-5853%2803%2900014-5

The call by European Union (EU) policymakers for wider and more direct involvement in improving European governance is coupled with the increased usage of new information and communications technologies (ICTs) by public administrations across the EU.... Read More about A new mode of governance? Transnationalisation of European regions and cities in the information age.

Implementing the third way: the delivery of public services under the Blair government (2002)
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Lee, S., & Woodward, R. (2002). Implementing the third way: the delivery of public services under the Blair government. Public money & management, 22(4), 49-56. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9302.00329

This article focuses on the implementation of the Blair governments' agenda for the delivery of public services in England. A distinctive approach to policy is identified which has effectively nationalized the implementation process in England. This... Read More about Implementing the third way: the delivery of public services under the Blair government.