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Economic growth accelerations in South Asia -- Growth acceleration and patterns and pace of structural change -- International competitiveness : export growth, diversification and upgrading -- SEZs as a development policy : revisiting the place based approach -- Economic rationale of SEZs in south asia : the institutional perspective -- The SEZ policy in India : a flip flop approach -- Evolution of SEZ policy in sri lanka : an interplay of political and economic dynamics -- SEZ policy in Pakistan : a passive approach -- Bangladesh : driving SEZ centric industrialisation -- Assessing the SEZ policy design fit with its evolutionary dynamics -- Evaluating the impact of SEZs on investment climate -- SEZs, investment climate and competitiveness -- Linkages for knowledge spillovers -- Labour and environment standards in South Asian SEZs : the legal perspective -- The concluding remarks.

"Including both traditional and underrepresented accounts and geographies of soul, body, gender, and sexuality in late antique history, philosophy, and theology, this volume offers substantial re-readings of these and related concepts through theories of dis/embodiment. Bringing together gender studies, late antique philosophy, patristics, history of asceticism, and history of Indian philosophy, this interdisciplinary volume examines the notions of dis/embodiment and im/materiality in late antique and early Christian culture and thought. The book's geographical scope extends beyond the ancient Mediterranean, providing comparative perspectives from Late Antiquity in the Near East and South Asia. It offers critical interpretations of late antique scholarly objects of inquiry, exploring close readings of soul, body, gender, and sexuality in their historical context. These fascinating studies engage scholars from different fields and research traditions with one another, and reveal both change and continuity in the perception and social role of gender, sexuality, body, and soul in this period. Soul, Body, and Gender in Late Antiquity is a valuable resource for students and scholars of Classics, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, as well as those working on late antique and early Christian history, philosophy, and theology"--

"In the wake of controversial disclosures of classified government information by WikiLeaks and Edward Snowden, questions about secrecy and the legitimacy of political institutions is rarely far from the headlines. Furthermore, state secrecy persists both in the foreign and domestic policy of democratic states, in the form of classified intelligence programs, espionage, secret military operations, diplomatic discretion, closed-door political bargaining, and bureaucratic opacity. This book explores important philosophical questions and issues surrounding democratic secrecy, above all whether the state's claim to restrict access to information can be justified. Dorota Mokrosinka examines the democratic status of secret uses of political power, arguing that secrecy is in fact a fundamental form of democratic governance, rather than an exception, and that secrecy protects the integrity of the democratic decision-making process. Examples such as the Manhattan Project, the Iraq war, collaboration between international secret services, secret voting and the Wiki-Leaks and Snowden disclosures are used throughout the book. State Secrecy and Democracy: A Philosophical Inquiry is essential reading for those in political philosophy, ethics, politics, international relations and security studies and law"--

Cover -- Half Title -- Series -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of contributors to the two volumes -- Preface -- 1 Prelude: from scholasticism to the Enlightenment -- 2 Pierre de Boisguilbert and the foundations of laissez-faire -- 3 John Law and the Mississippi System -- 4 Science of trade and "commerce politique -- 5 François Quesnay and Physiocracy -- 6 Turgot, Graslin and sensationist political economy -- 7 Political critiques of political economy -- 8 The spirit of geometry: quantification and formalisation -- 9 Postlude: intellectual exchanges and last developments -- Index.

"This book examines the mediated shift in the contemporary human condition, focusing on the ways in which we synthesise with media content in daily life, essentially transmediating ourselves into new forms and (re)creating ourselves across media. Across an international roster of essays, this book establishes a transdisciplinary theory for the 'transmedia self', exploring how technological ubiquity and digital self-determination combine with themes and disciplines such as celebrity culture, fandom, play, politics, and ultimately broader self-conception and projection to inform the creation of transmedia identities in the 21st century. Specifically, the book repositions transmediality as key to understanding the formation of identity in a post-digital media culture and transmedia age, where our lives are interlaced, intermingled, and narrativised across a range of media platforms and interfaces. This book is ideal for scholars and students interested in transmedia storytelling, cultural studies, media studies, sociology, philosophy, and politics"--

European 'syspondia' : theorizing a late-modern political aggregate / Dimitris N. Chryssochoou -- Cooperative federalism in the United States through a conceptual lens / John Kincaid -- Federalism and democracy : the need for a differentiated approach / Patricia Popelier -- Fortunes of federating units in India / Krishna K. Tummala -- Civil society and cooperative federalism in India : the need for a conceptual enquiry / G. Gopa Kumar -- Emerging trends in Indian federalism : collaboration, competition and coordination / Sandeep Shastri and Katyayani Singh -- The federal dynamics of Indian foreign policy : issues, concerns and trends / MJ Vinod, Lakshmi Karlekar and Joseph Chacko Chennatuserry -- COVID-19 and its impacts on cooperative federalism in Austria / Peter Bussjäger and Mathias Eller -- The political economy of cooperative federalism and the implementation of cooperative federalism in Germany / Roland Sturm -- Federalism and power-sharing as modes of diversity management in Europe / Soeren Keil -- Executive absolutism and decentralized governance : a study of the Sri Lankan provincial council system / Upul Abeyrathne and Sumudu Walakuluge -- Cooperative federalism in Nepal : practice and prospects / Thaneshwar Bhusal -- Cooperative federalism in a multinational country : examining the case of Pakistan / Stefy V Joseph and Jairam R Prabhu.

"The present chapter analyses Samuel Pufendorf's understanding of the international legal order and how it was shaped by his reflections on topics that are conventionally distinguished from international law in academic study, namely religious toleration and theology. The first and second sections examine the post-Westphalian system in the Holy Roman Empire and the importance of keeping the promises made between states. The third section takes up the theological dimension of Pufendorf's thinking in Jus feciale divinum (1695) and the covenant or federal theology it involves. Parallels are consequently drawn between Pufendorf's arguments on covenants with treaties in international law. The concluding section studies these aspects in further detail and shows the extent to which Pufendorf's conception of international law reflects the pattern of his theology"--

"This book employs multiple case studies to explore how the Chinese communist revolution began as an ideology-oriented intellectual movement aimed at improving society before China's transformation into a state that suppresses dissenting voices by outsourcing its power of coercion and incarceration. Illustrating the continuity of the Chinese revolution and past decades' socialist practices and mechanisms, this study is an ideal resource for scholars of Chinese history, politics, and twentieth-century revolutions"--

"This book explores whether the legal and political institutions of Afghanistan have been able to incorporate diverse ethnic groups into the political process. Ethnic accommodation has gained central stage in literature on institutional design and democratic consolidation. However, some divided societies are more explored than others and Afghanistan is one that is critically important for our theories of institutional design in a democratizing, plural society. The work examines the constitution and those provisions of electoral laws and political party laws that together have devised Afghan political institutions including those of the presidential system, unitary government, electoral systems as well as the party system. It argues that due to their incongruence in design and effects, the Afghan political institutions have failed to fully accommodate ethnic groups in the political process. It adopts a holistic approach, while also paying careful attention to the details of each of the individual pieces. Taken together, this approach yields insights about the boundaries and interactions of institutional design. The book will be essential reading for academics, researchers and policy makers interested in constitutional law and politics"--

"The book is a seminal contribution from a leading futurist who, over the past three decades, has explored each of the most disruptive forces shaping our world today, including emerging technologies, entrepreneurship, venture investments, and industrial manufacturing. Eco Tech brings all this thinking together, fusing insight from thought leaders with the author's own considerable experience, to explore scenarios for 2050 and discuss eco-effectiveness as an established practice for governments, corporations, startups, and individuals. Trond Undheim begins by providing a brief history of sustainability and provides simple definitions for key terms including eco-efficiency, life cycle analysis, industrial ecology, cleantech, net zero, climate change, biodiversity, and carbon capture, which will enable the reader to engage confidently in eco-discussions. Undheim also explores the ambitions of regeneration and offers a new conceptual framework to facilitate future discussion around sustainable innovation. He applies this framework to green, ambitious start-ups and examines the way these ventures will lead the way towards an eco-effective society, drawing on stories from exciting founders who are already changing the world. Finally, the book takes a deep dive into emerging eco-innovations, including batteries, bioplastics, distributed energy, space tech, and futuristic megaprojects. The book contains clear directions on how to progress through adversity and avoid returning to the status quo. The book will be an essential guide for executives, sustainability professionals and energy tech investors who are deeply concerned with the future and are prepared to both significantly invest in it and make behavioral changes to foster regenerative development. It will also be a great resource for students and scholars of sustainable investing and innovation"--

An interview with Lucy Kueng, senior research associate at the Reuters Institute at Oxford University / Conducted by Robert Alan Brookey -- Rethinking orientalism : Squid game, transnationalism and digital streaming / Thomas Nakayama -- The state and streaming services in Iran : legacy and disruptive media / Mehdi Semati & Elmira Moosavitabar -- Diversity in streaming media : the audience perspective / Rebecca Ann Lind -- Convenience versus experience : youth perceptions on the viability of the movie theater in the streaming age / Danielle Deavours -- COVID, cord-cutting and coping : a snapshot of university students' viewing behaviors / Bridget Rubenking, Nicky Lewis, & Cheryl Campenella Bracken -- Streaming as strategy for displaying the Black experience / George L. Daniels -- "Pockets" of conflict : mobile streaming wars, competition, and market power / Justin Grandinetti & Charles Ecenbarger -- The Netflix effect in Canada : disruptive innovations and regulatory considerations / Marilyn Terzic -- Buckle up for the Korean wave : the moral foundations of prosocial messages found in top Korean dramas on Netflix / Emily Kinsky, Min Wha Han, Kristina Drumheller, & Rebekah Grome.