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The Legitimation Crisis of Neoliberalism
This book proposes a theory of the legitimation crisis of neoliberalism. Through analyses of the legitimation crisis of regulated capitalism and the characteristics and theories of neoliberalism, the author contends that neoliberalism is affected by crises of system and social integration. The cri... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2017 -
Agrarian Policies And Agricultural Systems
This book is a comparative analysis of the agrarian policies and the agricultural systems of the European Community (EC) and the United States (US). It provides an overview of the agricultural policies of the EC and US, their stated objectives, and their impact on both agricultural sectors.... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 1991 -
Small Farms: Persistence With Legitimation
Why do small farms continue to coexist with ever-larger farming operations in advanced Western societies? Through a thorough case study of Italy and a comparative analysis of small farms in the United States, Dr. Bonanno seeks to answer this question, exploring the complex relationships among farm f... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 1987 -
Resistance to the Neoliberal Agri-Food Regime: A Critical Analysis (Earthscan Food and Agriculture)
This volume explores the contents, forms, and actors that characterize current opposition to the corporate neoliberal agri-food regime. Designed to generate a coherent, informed and updated analysis of resistance in agri-food, empirical and theoretical contributions analyze the relationship between ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2018 -
The Neoliberal Regime in the Agri-Food Sector: Crisis, Resilience, and Restructuring (Earthscan Food and Agriculture)
For the last three decades, the Neoliberal regime, emphasising economic growth through deregulation, market integration, expansion of the private sector, and contraction of the welfare state has shaped production and consumption processes in agriculture and food. These institutional arrangements eme... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2014 -
Einstein Was Right: The Science and History of Gravitational Waves
by Kip S. Thorne • Harry Collins • Jürgen Renn • Daniel Kennefick • Tilman Sauer • Don Howard • Alessandra Buonanno • Professor Diana K. Buchwald • Barry C. BarishAn authoritative interdisciplinary account of the historic discovery of gravitational wavesIn 1915, Albert Einstein predicted the existence of gravitational waves—ripples in the fabric of spacetime caused by the movement of large masses—as part of the theory of general relativity. A century later, r... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2020 -
Geographical Indication and Global Agri-Food: Development and Democratization (Earthscan Food and Agriculture)
This book addresses the relevance of geographical indication (GI) as a tool for local and socio-economic development and democratization of agri-food, with case studies from Asia, Europe and the Americas. A geographical indication is a sign used on products that have a specific geographical origin a... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2020