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The fact that voices of the prisoners are absent in the few studies devoted to prison life in Nepal is no doubt related to the difficulty of conducting inquiries in such a context, which strongly limits our understanding of prisons. This article seeks to portray the functioning of prisons in Nepal from the inside, through the inmates' narratives. It addresses the prison's inner organisation and the role of 'convict officers'. It is based on a study conducted in 2012 and 2013 with convicted male and female inmates belonging to different castes as well as the discussions with the staff of the prison administration, the prison directors and the police.

'Der Beitrag stellt den Ansatz der Économie des conventions (EC) vor. Dieser stellt den wichtigsten Teil der neuen französischen Sozialwissenschaften dar und bezieht sich auf die soziologisch-pragmatistische Theorie von Luc Boltanski und Laurent Thévenot. Die EC integriert als transdiziplinärer und empirischer Ansatz Forschungsfragen aus verschiedenen Bindestrichsoziologien (wie Wirtschaftssoziologie, Arbeits- und Organisationssoziologie) auf der Grundlage einer allgemeinen Handlungs- und Institutionentheorie und bietet konzeptionelle Lösungen für zentrale soziologische Fragestellungen an. Aufgegriffen werden Fragestellungen wie Koordination, Wertigkeiten und Handlungskompetenzen unter wechselseitigem Bezug aufeinander soziologisch zu fassen sind. Der Beitrag stellt einige Grundkonzepte der EC vor, um die herum das institutionentheoretische Potential der EC organisiert ist. Dabei wird die so genannte 'Neue Institutionenökonomik' durch die EC als kritischer Bezug herangezogen. Insgesamt soll damit ein Ansatz präsentiert werden, der in umfassender Weise wirtschaftssoziologische und institutionentheoretische Forschung innovativ integrieren kann, was in Frankreich anhand einer Vielzahl von empirischen und theoretischen Arbeiten auch erfolgt ist.' (Autorenreferat)

Labour market, work and economic development policy visions in many developed countries have been dominated in recent years by a fixation on skills. However, skill and skill development alone is not enough to harmonise societies, transform economies, galvanise organizations, and fulfil individuals. This book discusses the impact of government policy, other institutional arrangements, organizational practices, collective and individual behaviour, on things of importance to many of us: work, employment, pay, work environments, learning, participation and voice. It is a unique volume of insights from leading researchers and research centres in the UK, Australia and New Zealand.

There are three reasons for promoting mutual building societies: they are less prone than banks to pursue risky speculative activity; a mixed system produces a more stable financial sector; and a stronger mutual sector enhances competition within the financial system. The banking crisis highlighted the importance of retaining diverse models of financial service providers, and while mutuals were affected by the recession, they were not themselves responsible for causing the recession, as were private banks. The UK Government needs to secure a financial return for the failed financial institutions it nationalised and a low level of overall economic risk for the taxpayer. Given a trade-off, the long-run benefits of financial sustainability and reduced risk, plus enhanced competition, need to be given proper weighting compared with any short run gain through a trade sale and the repayment of the government's support. This paper focuses on the case of Northern Rock as the most suitable candidate for remutualisation, and whose disposal is under current consideration, but the analysis applies more widely.

"The concept of the worlds of production is discussed as an approach for analysing different forms of producing linen in the City of Münster in Westphalia in 16th and 17th century. The analysis shows how different conventions of product quality, of markets, of organizing artisans and of production regimes are combined to coordinate the actors and the objects and constitute a particular world of production. Fabricating linen in Münster did not take place in one homogeneous trade, but was operated in three different worlds of production, which are analyzed in detail." (author's abstract)