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The New Authoritarianism in the Middle East and North Africa
Stephen J. King considers the reasons that international and domestic efforts toward democratization have failed to take hold in the Arab world. Focusing on Egypt, Tunisia, Syria, and Algeria, he suggests that a complex set of variables characterizes authoritarian rule and helps to explain both its dynamism and its persistence. King addresses, but moves beyond, how religion and the strongly patriarchal culture influence state structure, policy configuration, ruling coalitions, and legitimization and privatization strategies. He shows how the transformation of authoritarianism has taken place amid shifting social relations and political institutions and how these changes have affected the lives of millions. Ultimately, King's forward-thinking analysis offers a way to enhance the prospects for democracy in the Middle East and North Africa.
Gender Equality and Policy Implementation in the Corporate World
How can gender equality be successfully mainstreamed at the upper echelons of the corporate world, and successfully break the glass ceiling at its apex? This book takes a comparative look into this timely question through the investigation of the opportunities, challenges, and pitfalls in gender equality on corporate boards.
The Symbolic Representation of Gender
What is symbolic representation? Since Hanna Pitkin’s seminal The Concept of Representation, the symbolic has been the least studied dimension of political representation. Innovatively adopting a discursive approach, this book - the first full-length treatment of symbolic representation - focuses on gender issues to tackle important questions such as: What are women and men symbols of, and how is gender constructed in policy discourse? It studies what functions symbolic representation fulfils in the construction of gender, what social roles get legitimized in policy discourse, and how this affects power constellations, ultimately revealing much about the relation between symbolic, descript...
Corporate Governance, Financial Markets and Global Convergence
The papers in this volume were presented in Budapest at the 20th Colloquium of the Société Universitaire Européenne de Recherches Financières (SUERF), arranged in association with the Robert Triffin-Szirák Foundation. Each paper deals with a different aspect of the characteristics of and trends in corporate governance. The three main topics are: Corporate governance of financial institutions; Corporate governance as exerted by financial institutions; Financial instutions as participants in the transfer of corporate governance. £/LIST£ The structure of financial markets and institutions has a significant impact on the ways in which the power to manage corporate resources is allocated. ...
Assessing the Open Method of Coordination
Based on the findings of a large-scale, comparative research project, this volume systematically assesses the institutional design and national influence of the Open Method of Coordination in Social Inclusion and Social Protection (pensions and health/long-term care), at the European Union level and in ten EU Member States.
Handbook of Research on IPOs
The chapters offer some important new insights into issues that will be of interest not only to the academic community but also to professionals involved in the preparation, structure and execution of such transactions, market regulators, and private a
The Political Behaviour of Temporary Workers
Insecure temporary employment is growing in Europe, but we know little about how being in such jobs affects political preferences and behaviour. Combining insights from psychology, political science and labour market research, this book offers new theories and evidence on the political repercussions of temporary jobs.
Work, Family Policies and Transitions to Adulthood in Europe
This book analyzes how the current generation of young adults enters the labour market and tries to create their own autonomous household, with or without children, exploring questions such as what does it mean to be a young adult in Europe today and what social policies help them to combine work and family life?
El mercado de control corporativo y los efectos riqueza asociados a las adquisiciones de empresas
El objetivo de este trabajo de investigación es analizar la creación de riqueza asociada a las ofertas públicas de adquisición de acciones en el mercado de valores español. Se contrasta la posible existencia de una motivación disciplinaria que propiciaría la adquisición de empresas con una gestión ineficiente, derivada de la existencia de comportamientos oportunistas de los directivos y, al mismo tiempo, se analiza si existen en la empresa adquiriente motivaciones gerenciales que conducirían a actuaciones discrecionales no generadoras de riqueza. De acuerdo con el objetivo planteado, el trabajo se ha estructurado en cuatro capítulos. En los tres primeros capítulos se analiza el cuerpo teórico en que se fundamenta esta investigación y en el cuarto se describe la base de datos uilizada, la metodología y se exponen y discuten los resultados obtenidos.
Care Between Work and Welfare in European Societies
This book provides insights into the theoretical framework of 'tensions' related to care for children and the elderly. It analyzes if, and under what conditions, welfare state reforms have contributed to strengthening existing tensions, creating new tensions, or relaxing such tensions.
