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Lula's development council: Neo-corporatism and policy reform in Brazil (2007)
Journal Article
Doctor, M. (2007). Lula's development council: Neo-corporatism and policy reform in Brazil. Latin American perspectives, 34(6), 131-148. https://doi.org/10.1177/0094582X07308265

Brazil's recently created Council for Economic and Social Development was designed to enhance democratic governance and socioeconomic development via consultation and dialogue with civil society actors. In its first years of operation, it served to a... Read More about Lula's development council: Neo-corporatism and policy reform in Brazil.

Four models of political representation: British MPs and the use of ICT (2007)
Journal Article
Norton, P. (2007). Four models of political representation: British MPs and the use of ICT. Journal of Legislative Studies, 13(3), 354-369. https://doi.org/10.1080/13572330701500771

This paper tests four models of political representation in the UK Parliament: the traditional, party, representative and tribune. Each involves a different usage of the Internet in order to fulfil a particular role. A rational choice approach emphas... Read More about Four models of political representation: British MPs and the use of ICT.

The digital revolution and development: The impact of Chinese policy and strategies (2007)
Journal Article
Dai, X. (2007). The digital revolution and development: The impact of Chinese policy and strategies. Development = Développement = Desarrollo, 50(3), 24-29. https://doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.development.1100400

Xiudian Dai looks at how new information and communications technologies have impacted upon China's policy thinking on economic development and vice versa. The message is that China is able to become an important player in shaping the global digital... Read More about The digital revolution and development: The impact of Chinese policy and strategies.

Chinese cyberspaces: technological changes and political effects. Edited by Jens Damm and Simona Thomas. London and New York: Routledge, 2006. The Internet in China: unlocking and containing the public Sphere. Johan Lagerkvist. Lund: Lund University, 2006 (2007)
Journal Article
Dai, X. (2007). Chinese cyberspaces: technological changes and political effects. Edited by Jens Damm and Simona Thomas. London and New York: Routledge, 2006. The Internet in China: unlocking and containing the public Sphere. Johan Lagerkvist. Lund: Lund University, 2006. The China quarterly, 196 - 198

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.