Susan Strange was one of the pioneers of the modern study of international Political economy and had a major impact on the way we now understand the global political economy. Always thoughtful and accessible, often contentious, sometimes highly provocative, for over thirty years she asked the key question of political economy; who benefits? This book brings together from a wide range of sources her most significant attempts to answer this question. It represents both an overview of Strange's thought and an important substantive analysis of international political economy.

Key Thinkers for the Information Society provides an introduction to some important social theorists whose work has considerable relevance to today's 'brave new world' of information and communication technologies. With the aim of widening current perspectives on the information society, each contributor introduces a particular theorist and discusses the way in which their insights can be reintroduced into debates regarding the social, political and cultural impact of ICTs. Theorists presented in Volume 1 include some well-known and some less well-known figures: Walter Benjamin;...

Digital Rights Management examines the social context of new digital rights management (DRM) technologies in a lively and accessible style. It sets out the scope of DRMs in non-technical terms and then explores the shifts that DRM has produced within the regime of protection of intellectual property rights (IPRs). Focusing on the social norms around the protection of IPRs, it examines the music industry and software development sector to ask whether the protections established by DRM are legitimate and socially beneficial. Using these key examples to establish a more general argument, the...

Legally blind teacher's aide, Michael Spencer, longs for respect. Even with the love of his wife and children, he always feels that due to his lack of vision he isn't seen as a total person. When he loses his lucrative music gig and falls into a depressed state he then pauses and re-evaluates his life. After much soul searching, he decides to take the initiative to reach out to others, which starts a chain reaction of differences from every day differences to spiritual warfare differences that no one ever saw coming...

Fachbuch aus dem Jahr 2013 im Fachbereich BWL - Recht, Hochschule Wismar, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die Reform des Insolvenzrechts erfolgte im Jahr 2012 durch die Einfuhrung des Gesetzes zur weiteren Erleichterung der Sanierung von Unternehmen (ESUG). Damit sollte das Insolvenzrecht modernisiert und die allgemeine Einstellung zur Insolvenz weg vom "letzten Schritt" hin zum modernen Werkzeug zur Sanierung von Unternehmen geschaffen werden. Die hier vorliegende Abhandlung betrachtet das Ergebnis dieses Gesetzes und wie es in der Praxis umgesetzt wird. Anhand eines Praxisbeispiels wird...

This book offers a concise and accessible overview and analysis of the place of large multinational and regional corporations in the political economy of global governance.May argues that not only do corporations have an impact on the institutions of global governance, but they must be understood as a multifaceted institution of global governance in their own right, controlling and shaping significant aspects of the global political economy.

Topics include:

• What are global corporations?
• Corporations and global governance
• The legal personality of the...

This book offers a concise and accessible overview and analysis of the place of large multinational and regional corporations in the political economy of global governance.May argues that not only do corporations have an impact on the institutions of global governance, but they must be understood as a multifaceted institution of global governance in their own right, controlling and shaping significant aspects of the global political economy.

Topics include:

• What are global corporations?
• Corporations and global governance
• The legal personality of the...