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Institutional modernisation and the legacy of corporatism: The case of port reform in Brazil (2003)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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.

Regionalism online: A case study of e-ASEAN (2003)
Book Chapter
Dai, X. (2003). Regionalism online: A case study of e-ASEAN. In Asia-Pacific Economic and Security Cooperation: New Regional Agendas (220-238). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230287327_13

© Palgrave Macmillan a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2003. With the rapid advancement in new information and communications technologies (ICTs)1 geographical distance is becoming less relevant and boundaries of the nation-state are becomin... Read More about Regionalism online: A case study of e-ASEAN.

Implementing the third way: the delivery of public services under the Blair government (2002)
Journal Article
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.

Towards a digital economy with Chinese characteristics? (2002)
Journal Article
Dai, X. (2002). Towards a digital economy with Chinese characteristics?. New Media and Society, 4(2), 141-162. https://doi.org/10.1177/14614440222226316

There are two opposing views when considering economic development strategies in the digital age: some insist that the 'new economy' applies mainly to the industrialized countries and are doubtful that new information and communications technologies... Read More about Towards a digital economy with Chinese characteristics?.

'Negotiating the 'Modern Wilderness of Interests': Bernard Bosanquet on cultural diversity (2002)
Journal Article
Tyler, C. (2002). 'Negotiating the 'Modern Wilderness of Interests': Bernard Bosanquet on cultural diversity. Contemporary Political Theory, 1(2), 157 - 180. https://doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.cpt.9300027

This article argues that, despite its reputation as a homogenising and authoritarian system, the political thought of Bernard Bosanquet contains resources with which to develop a robust and culturally sensitive model of liberal multiculturalism. Thro... Read More about 'Negotiating the 'Modern Wilderness of Interests': Bernard Bosanquet on cultural diversity.

Thomas Hill Green (2002)
Book Chapter
(2002). Thomas Hill Green. In Dictionary of Nineteenth Century British Philosophers (449 - 454). Thoemmes

The value of persons (2002)
Journal Article
Tyler, C. (2002). The value of persons. Collingwood and British Idealism Studies, 9, 130 - 138

Business and delays in port reform in Brazil (2002)
Journal Article
DOCTOR, M. (2002). Business and delays in port reform in Brazil. Brazilian journal of political economy = Revisita de economia politica, 22(2), 273-296. https://doi.org/10.1590/0101-31572002-1013

The case of port modernization reform in Brazil encapsules the problems Brazilian reformers face. Although reform legislation was passed in 1993 (Law 8.630/93), many obstacles remain for full implementation of its provision. This article focuses on h... Read More about Business and delays in port reform in Brazil.

Chinese politics of the internet: Control and anti-control (2000)
Journal Article
Dai, X. (2000). Chinese politics of the internet: Control and anti-control. Cambridge review of international affairs, 13(2), 181-194. https://doi.org/10.1080/09557570008400308

This article examines how the recent development of the Internet in China has had an impact on political control on the mainland. It argues that for China the Internet is a double‐edged sword, indispensable to economic modernisation but also confront... Read More about Chinese politics of the internet: Control and anti-control.

The individual member in the British house of commons: Facing both ways and marching forward (2000)
Book Chapter
Norton, P. (2000). The individual member in the British house of commons: Facing both ways and marching forward. In L. D. Longley, & R. Y. Hazan (Eds.), The Uneasy Relationships Between Parliamentary Members and Leaders (53-74). Frank Cass & Co

© 2000 Frank Cass & Co. Ltd. The British MP has a constituency face and a Westminster face. The constituency face has become more demanding in recent decades but is essentially, though not wholly, non-threatening to party leaders. The Westminster f... Read More about The individual member in the British house of commons: Facing both ways and marching forward.