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The Displaced Rohingyas A Tale of a Vulnerable Community

The Displaced Rohingyas A Tale of a Vulnerable Community

This volume offers a comprehensive overview of the Rohingya refugee crisis in Bangladesh. It analyses the socio-cultural and humanitarian challenges of the crisis along with the discourses that have developed on this issue via the local and international media and literature. The volume also suggests ways to build sustainable solutions for the Rohingya refugees. It discusses wide-ranging issues including a historical overview of the Rohingyas; the Rakhine State of Myanmar and the issue of religious toleration; the struggle for existence in Malaysia and Thailand; vulnerable Rohingya in Bangladesh; and stratified lives in Bangladeshi camps. It also sheds light on social insecurity among Rohingya adolescent girls; understanding gender-based violence in camps; the portrayal of the crisis in Chinese and Indian newspapers; and Bangladesh’s policy in addressing the Rohingya crisis and repatriation. This book will be useful for scholars and researchers of sociology social anthropology refugee studies peace and conflict studies international relations human rights political studies gender studies and South Asian studies. | The Displaced Rohingyas A Tale of a Vulnerable Community

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Vyankatesh Madgulkar A Villageful of Stories and a Forestful of Tales

Vyankatesh Madgulkar A Villageful of Stories and a Forestful of Tales

Vyankatesh Madgulkar (1927–2001) was one of the pioneers of modernist short fiction (nav katha) as well as ‘rural’ (grameen) fiction in Marathi in the post-World War II era. He wrote eight novels two hundred short stories several plays including some notable ‘folk plays’ (loknatya) screenplays and dialogues for more than eighty Marathi films. This book offers a comprehensive understanding of Vyankatesh Madgulkar’s work by analysing selections from his major creative fictions and nonfictions. This is augmented with important writings on him by his contemporaries as well as critical writings commentaries and reviews by present-day scholars. It situates Madgulkar in the context of Marathi literary tradition and Indian literature in general. Part of the Writer in Context series this book will be useful for scholars and researchers of Indian literature Marathi literature English literature comparative literature postcolonial studies cultural studies global south studies and translation studies. | Vyankatesh Madgulkar A Villageful of Stories and a Forestful of Tales

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Population Geography A Systematic Exposition

Population Geography A Systematic Exposition

This book studies the origins and development of population geography as a discipline. It explores the key concepts tools and statistical and demographic techniques that are widely employed in the analysis of population. The chapters in this book: Provide a comprehensive geographical account of population attributes in the world with a particular focus on India; Study the three major components of population change – fertility mortality and migration – that have remained somewhat neglected in the study of human geography so far; Examine the salient social demographic and economic characteristics of population along with topics such as size distribution and growth of population; Discuss major population theories policies and population–development–environment interrelations thus marking a significant departure from the traditional pattern-oriented approach. Well supplemented with figures maps and tables this key text will be an indispensable read for students researchers and teachers of human geography demography anthropology sociology economics and population studies. | Population Geography A Systematic Exposition

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The Bhagavad-gītā A Critical Introduction

The Bhagavad-gītā A Critical Introduction

This volume is a systematic and comprehensive introduction to one of the most read texts in South Asia the Bhagavad-gītā. The Bhagavad-gītā is at its core a religious text a philosophical treatise and a literary work which has occupied an authoritative position within Hinduism for the past millennium. This book brings together themes central to the study of the Gītā as it is popularly known – such as the Bhagavad-gītā’s structure the history of its exegesis its acceptance by different traditions within Hinduism and its national and global relevance. It highlights the richness of the Gītā’s interpretations examines its great interpretive flexibility and at the same time offers a conceptual structure based on a traditional commentarial tradition. With contributions from major scholars across the world this book will be indispensable for scholars and researchers of religious studies especially Hinduism Indian philosophy Asian philosophy Indian history literature and South Asian studies. | The Bhagavad-gītā A Critical Introduction

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Dalit Feminist Theory A Reader

Dalit Feminist Theory A Reader

Dalit Feminist Theory: A Reader radically redefines feminism by introducing the category of Dalit into the core of feminist thought. It supplements feminism by adding caste to its study and praxis; it also re-examines and rethinks Indian feminism by replacing it with a new paradigm namely that caste-based feminist inquiry offers the only theoretical vantage point for comprehensively addressing gender-based injustices. Drawing on a variety of disciplines the chapters in the volume discuss key themes such as Indian feminism versus Dalit feminism; the emerging concept of Dalit patriarchy; the predecessors of Dalit feminism such as Phule and Ambedkar; the meaning and value of lived experience; the concept of Difference; the analogical relationship between Black feminism and Dalit feminism; the intersectionality debate; and the theory-versus-experience debate. They also provide a conceptual historical empirical and philosophical understanding of feminism in India today. Accessible essential and ingenious in its approach this book is for students teachers and specialist scholars as well as activists and the interested general reader. It will be indispensable for those engaged in gender studies women’s studies sociology of caste political science and political theory philosophy and feminism Ambedkar studies and for anyone working in the areas of caste class or gender-based discrimination exclusion and inequality. | Dalit Feminist Theory A Reader

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Veena Dhanammal The Making of a Legend

Veena Dhanammal The Making of a Legend

This book looks at the life and music of Veena Dhanammal (1866–1938) considered the embodiment of ‘classicism’ in Karnatik music. It locates her art within the cultural social and intellectual milieu she inhabited allowing readers to track the changing musical landscape of southern India as a process of urbanisation — beginning in the late nineteenth century — resulted in Karnatik music’s movement from a ritual and courtly location to a modern secular form of entertainment in the city space. | Veena Dhanammal The Making of a Legend

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A Philosophy of Autobiography Body & Text

A Philosophy of Autobiography Body & Text

This book offers intimate readings of a diverse range of global autobiographical literature with an emphasis on the (re)presentation of the physical body. The twelve texts discussed here include philosophical autobiography (Nietzsche) autobiographies of self-experimentation (Gandhi Mishima Warhol) literary autobiography (Hemingway Das) as well as other genres of autobiography including the graphic novel (Spiegelman Satrapi) as also documentations of tragedy and injustice and subsequent spiritual overcoming (Ambedkar Pawar Angelou Wiesel). In exploring different literary forms and orientations of the autobiographies the work remains constantly attuned to the physical body a focus generally absent from literary criticism and philosophy or study of leading historical personages with the exception of patches within phenomenological philosophy and feminism. The book delves into how the authors treated here deal with the flesh through their autobiographical writing and in what way they embody the essential relationship between flesh spirit and word. It analyses some seminal texts such as Ecce Homo The Story of My Experiments with Truth Waiting for a Visa I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings A Moveable Feast Night Baluta My Story Sun and Steel The Philosophy of Andy Warhol MAUS and Persepolis. Lucid bold and authoritative this book will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of philosophy literature gender studies political philosophy media and popular culture social exclusion and race and discrimination studies. | A Philosophy of Autobiography Body & Text

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Administrative Ethics A Conceptual Framework

Administrative Ethics A Conceptual Framework

This insightful book explores the use and application of ethics in contemporary governance and suggests necessary reforms. Following an interdisciplinary approach involving the fields of political science law economics sociology management and philosophy this book analyses their applicability and usefulness in everyday practices in governance covering its five cardinal virtues – prudence transparency discourse justice and accountability. Highlighting ethical challenges in aspects of status recognition oppression empowerment social care public financing environment protection and others in today’s interconnected world it delves into the dynamics of administrative power in democracies and showcases how the misuse of power can be controlled through a discourse of ethics in law and governance. The book will be useful to the students researchers and teachers of public administration philosophy political science corporate ethics governance and other related social sciences disciplines. The book will also be an indispensable companion to social activists advocacy groups journalists civil society institutions and public service training institutions. | Administrative Ethics A Conceptual Framework

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Postpositivist International Relations Theory A Globalist Restructuring

Postpositivist International Relations Theory A Globalist Restructuring

This book discusses postpositivist theories foregrounding postpositivism against the reigning realist and positivist–pluralist orthodoxies. The book explicates seven theories not as disparate endeavours but as developments linked by a common thread that seeks to enunciate globalist emancipatory goals for the theoretical field and the world that these theories seek to change. It focuses on the following themes: feminism environmentalism or green theory the English School critical theory constructivism postmodernism and postcolonialism. Additionally a separate chapter on globalization shows that while mainstream (neo)realist international relations theories respond hostilely to globalization and liberal-pluralist theories react benignly to it postpositivist theories positively welcome it. The book offers a competent meta-theoretical gridwork showing on which side of the opposing disciplinary positions in the fourth debate each of the seven theories are located. It is a comprehensive guide to the postpositivist restructuring of the discipline of international relations. This book will be of interest to researchers and students of political science international relations history humanities and literature. | Postpositivist International Relations Theory A Globalist Restructuring

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Demystifying Fixed Income Analytics A Practical Guide

Demystifying Fixed Income Analytics A Practical Guide

This book discusses important aspects of fixed income securities in emerging economies. Key features • Clarifies all conceptual and analytical aspects of fixed income securities and bonds and covers important interest rate and credit derivative instruments in a simple and practical way. • Examines topics such as classifications of fixed income instruments; related risk-return measures; yield curve and term structure of interest rates; interest rate derivatives (forwards futures and swaps) credit derivatives (credit default swaps); and trading strategies and risk management. • Provides step-by-step explanation of fixed income products by including real-life examples scenarios and cases especially in the context of emerging markets. • Presents consistent reference of actual market practices to make the chapters practice oriented while maintaining a lucid style complemented by adequate reading inputs and clear learning outcomes. • Includes complete solutions of numericals and cases for all chapters as an eResource on the Routledge website to aid understanding. The book will serve as a ready guide to both professionals from banking and finance industry (fixed income/bond dealers; fund/investment/portfolio managers; investment bankers; financial analysts/consultants; risk management specialists) and those in academics including students research scholars and teachers in the fields of business management banking insurance finance financial economics business economics and risk management. | Demystifying Fixed Income Analytics A Practical Guide

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Cross-Cultural Conversation A New Way of Learning

Cross-Cultural Conversation A New Way of Learning

This book proposes a radical shift in the way the world thinks about itself by highlighting the significance of Cross-Cultural Conversations. Moving beyond conventional boundaries it examines the language in which histories are written; analyzes how scientific technology is changing the idea of identity; and highlights the need for a larger identity across nationality race religion gender ethnicity and class. It asks for a concerted effort to engage each other in open conversational forums on a range of contemporary global issues alter our attitudes toward self and the other and unlearn prejudices that perpetuate the practice of divisive identities. The book also explores critical themes such as political actions solidarity-in-diversity clash of social identities tensions between nationalism and globalism the quest for global peace and authentic meeting of world religions. Further it discusses the evolving connection between science and religion focusing on key philosophical ideas that have permeated the Indian cultural soil. The book will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of philosophy religious studies science and technology studies and cultural studies. | Cross-Cultural Conversation A New Way of Learning

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Farmers’ Suicides in India A Policy Malignancy

Farmers’ Suicides in India A Policy Malignancy

This book locates the malignant causes behind the factors leading to farmers’ suicides in India. It argues that not only a combination of innovative managerial and economic policies is required to make farming profitable but also food production within the carrying capacity of soil water forests and economic and social resources must still be maintained. It brings together diverse themes such as farming development and suicide statistics as well as the developmental inertia evident in farmers’ welfare policy history. The book stresses the need to go beyond the narrow crop economics of minimum support price utility and towards recognizing the farm household economic nature of farming reinventing the uniqueness of farmers as a productive class engaged in converting cosmic elements into food and adopting the budgetary support approach to bail out the farmers from the suicidal debt-multiplying production support approach. Lucid and topical this book will be useful to scholars and researchers of political studies political sociology agricultural economics political economy public policy sociology agrarian and rural development studies as also to policy analysts governmental bodies and civil society activists. | Farmers’ Suicides in India A Policy Malignancy

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A History of Colonial India 1757 to 1947

A History of Colonial India 1757 to 1947

This volume brings together interdisciplinary perspectives on British colonial rule in India. It draws on sociology history and political science to look at key events and social process between 1757 to 1947 to provide a comprehensive understanding of the colonial history. It begins with the introductory backdrop of the British East India Company when its ship docked at Surat in 1603 and ends with the partition and independence in 1947. A compelling read the book explores a range of key themes which include: – Early colonial polity economic transformation colonial educational policies and other initial developments; – The revolt of 1857 and its aftermath; – Colonial subjectivities and ethnographic interventions colonial capitalism and its insititutions – Constitutional developments in colonial India; – Early nationalist politics the rise of Indian National Congress the role of Gandhi in nationalist politics and the Quit India movement; – Social movements and gender politics under the colonial rule; – Partition of India and independence. Accessibly written and exhaustive this volume will be essential reading for students teachers scholars and researchers of political science history sociology and literature. | A History of Colonial India 1757 to 1947

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India and Global Governance A Rising Power and Its Discontents

India and Global Governance A Rising Power and Its Discontents

This volume explores India’s role in the global governance architecture post–Cold War. It shows how with a rise in India’s capabilities there is an expectation from its external interlocutors that New Delhi ought to play a larger global role. As Indian policymakers redefine their engagements in the global policy matrix the chapters in the volume analyse India’s role as a challenger and a stakeholder in world politics; its uneasy relationship with Western liberal democracies; and its role in shaping new structures of global governance. The volume focuses on a host of critical issues including nuclear policy climate action politics India’s bid for a permanent seat at the UN Security Council humanitarian interventions trade governance democracy promotion India’s engagement with other emerging powers in platforms such as the BRICS the changing dynamics with its neighbours and maritime governance. A timely reimagining of global politics this book will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of politics and international relations climate change military and strategic studies economics and South Asian studies. | India and Global Governance A Rising Power and Its Discontents

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Understanding Public Speaking A Learner's Guide to Persuasive Oratory

Understanding Public Speaking A Learner's Guide to Persuasive Oratory

Public speaking is a much coveted yet difficult art. This book illustrates the use of various linguistic devices and persuasive strategies with examples from the speeches of powerful orators in history. It systematically draws on the various approaches to public speaking and persuasive discourse to present new insights and techniques. The volume: Critically examines strategies of persuasive oratory. Draws on extensive investigation of a corpus of famous public speeches in history. Focuses on the needs of those who want to brush up their public speaking skills. The volume will be a key reference for aspiring civil servants lawyers business and corporate professionals and politicians. It will be of great interest to scholars of linguistics and political and business communication. | Understanding Public Speaking A Learner's Guide to Persuasive Oratory

GBP 24.99
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Revisiting Suicide From a Socio-Psychological Lens

Revisiting Suicide From a Socio-Psychological Lens

This book provides a socio-psychological enquiry of the phenomenon of suicide in the Indian context. It addresses the rising trend of suicides across the world and through case studies explores its primary reasons the after-effects on survivors and families and measures to prevent them. The volume focuses on deciphering the social and psychological meanings associated with suicide. Through an examination of psycho-social autopsies of numerous cases it highlights the patterns and trends which emerge around mental well-being suicide and bereavement. It examines the primary roadblocks for robust suicide prevention measures and provides great insights into behavioral and personality categories and their relationship with suicide. Offering theoretical and empirical perspectives on the issue of suicide and self-harm this book will be of interest to students researchers and faculty of behavioral sciences psychology social anthropology demography criminology social work and sociology. It will also be an essential read for psychologists and counselors policy makers NGOs CSOs legal experts and media personnel working in the area of suicide prevention and research. | Revisiting Suicide From a Socio-Psychological Lens

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Employment Growth and Development Essays on a Changing World Economy

Employment Growth and Development Essays on a Changing World Economy

This book examines the critical themes of employment growth and development to focus on challenges and opportunities both old and new in the contemporary world economy. The essential theme that runs through the book is that there is a strong relationship not only between employment and growth but also between employment and development where the causation runs in both directions. The author shows how employment transforms economic growth into meaningful development by providing livelihoods and incomes to people. While the book is primarily concerned with developing countries it considers industrialized countries as points of reference or comparison since the latter are a large part of an interdependent world in which problems faced by the two sets of countries are frequently connected and sometimes common. The ten essays in this volume also provide a macroeconomic analysis of development problems situated in the wider context of a changing world economy exploring possible solutions to understand the implications for countries and for people. A timely collection by an eminent economist this book will be useful to teachers students and researchers in economics especially those interested in macroeconomics political economy and development studies. | Employment Growth and Development Essays on a Changing World Economy

GBP 42.99
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The Making of The Wandering Earth A Film Production Handbook

The Making of The Wandering Earth A Film Production Handbook

This handbook takes us through the making of The Wandering Earth one of the highest-grossing non-English films of all time. It is a rare in-depth behind-the-scenes study of the making of a masterpiece taking the reader through the entire production process of a landmark Chinese science fiction film. The book brings to life how The Wandering Earth was created from words to images by a young and innovative professional team assembled by director Frant Gwo. It discusses specialized details of the filmmaking process and the collaborative work of the crew and the cast involved to present an intuitive feeling of the film’s production. A step-by-step guide on the making of a radical large-scale film this handbook critically examines its various stages such as its development and production stages – the planning preparing recruiting setting up departments and processes; writing the screenplay; creating a visual style and the production design; and the principal photography; its challenging post-production stages – the editing visual effects production color mixing; dubbing sound editing; publicity etc. Further the chapters in volume also explore how Chinese science fiction films disrupt the Western narrative context and provide the larger discourse on Chinese science fiction. Richly illustrated with exclusive first-hand visuals from the making of the film this handbook part of the Studies in Global Genre Fiction series will be an essential read for professionals scholars researchers and students of film and media production film studies popular culture cultural studies Chinese studies world literature and science fiction. It will also be of interest to the general reader interested in filmmaking. | The Making of The Wandering Earth A Film Production Handbook

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Child Marriage in an International Frame A Feminist Review from India

Child Marriage in an International Frame A Feminist Review from India

Child marriage has been given a pre-eminent place in agendas addressing “harmful practices” as defined by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. India leads the world in the number of women who marry below the age of 18 and is therefore of unique interest to international and national forums. Refusing simplistic labels like “harmful practice” this book explores the complex history of child marriage as a social and feminist issue in India across different domains. It critically reviews a wide range of historical demographic and legal scholarship on the subject. Major concepts relevant to child marriage – such as childhood adolescence the girl and marriage − are analysed in a comparative framework that uncovers the unnoticed presence of the practice in the USA and China. The volume questions existing approaches analyses the latest data sources and develops a new concept of compulsory marriage. A definitive study of child marriage in India in a changing global context this book will interest scholars and students in the fields of women’s gender and sexuality studies childhood studies development studies and the social sciences. It will also be of great appeal to all those working with civil society organisations NGOs states and international agencies in India and globally. | Child Marriage in an International Frame A Feminist Review from India

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Challenges to Punjab Economy A Regional Perspective from India

Challenges to Punjab Economy A Regional Perspective from India

This volume looks at the challenges faced by the economy and society in Punjab India. It probes into the economic issues institutional development and resources imbalance faced by the Punjab economy. It discusses regional research problems and futuristic approaches for a developing economy. The chapters in this volume: focus on comprehending economic challenges agrarian structure and development; markets R&D and public policy; manufacturing sector; opportunities and possibilities; examine labour caste and gender trajectories exploring the question of freedom and livelihood; human social and financial resources development; hunger diet and disease; challenges for development paradigm; present the macro and micro facets of development processes in the region and offer a way forward for long-run growth sustainability and inclusiveness amidst the dynamic fast-changing economies across the globe. Comprehensive and analytical in its approach this volume will be of interest to young researchers scholars practitioners and policymakers working in the fields of Development Economics Regional Economics Evolutionary Economics Sustainable Economics Agrarian Development Manufacturing and Labour. | Challenges to Punjab Economy A Regional Perspective from India

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The Virtual Couch COVID-19 through a Psychoanalytic Lens

The Virtual Couch COVID-19 through a Psychoanalytic Lens

This book is one of the first systematic examinations on the looming mental health crisis emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic from a psychoanalytic perspective. Bringing together practising therapists from Asia and Europe this book: analyses themes like anxiety depression sexuality loss and death through clinical vignettes highlights how children adolescents and adults have been responding to the pandemic explores how personal and collective trauma are mourned remembered repeated and worked through studies deep-seated prejudices and fears focuses on how the pandemic has stimulated exceptional manifestations of human solidarity and creativity Comprehensive and practical this book will be an essential guide for mental health professionals counsellors therapists and medical doctors treating psychological trauma. | The Virtual Couch COVID-19 through a Psychoanalytic Lens

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The Case System of Eastern Indo-Aryan Languages A Typological Overview

The Case System of Eastern Indo-Aryan Languages A Typological Overview

This book presents a typological overview of the case system of Eastern Indo-Aryan (EIA) languages. It utilizes a cognitive framework to analyse and compare the case markers of seven EIA languages: Angika Asamiya Bhojpuri Bangla Magahi Maithili and Odia. The book introduces semantic maps which have hitherto not been used for Indian languages to plot the scope of different case markers and facilitate cross-linguistic comparison of these languages. It also offers a detailed questionnaire specially designed for fieldwork and data collection which will be extremely useful to researchers involved in the study of case. A unique look into the linguistic traditions of South Asia the book will be indispensable to academicians researchers and students of language studies linguistics literature cognitive science psychology language technologies and South Asian studies. It will also be useful for linguists typologists grammarians and those interested in the study of Indian languages. | The Case System of Eastern Indo-Aryan Languages A Typological Overview

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Public Administration in the 21st Century A Global South Perspective

Public Administration in the 21st Century A Global South Perspective

Public Administration has experienced a fundamental rethinking of its basic objectives concepts and theories during the 21st century. This book examines the transformations happening in global societies the economy and in politics to trace the trajectory of public administration as an academic discipline as well as being a focus of social science research. It presents a reassessment of governance in heterogenous developing countries that goes beyond the traditional Weberian bureaucratic model toward new models of organization and management informed by their legal constitutional economic and political needs aspirations and ground realities. This is especially important in relation to the marginalized sections of society that primarily rely on citizen entitlements through public service delivery systems. The author looks at widening the range and scope of public administrative agencies with the gradual cooperation of multiple actors such as the civil society people at large and even the private sector in a partnering role. The author revisits the discipline to tackle intellectual dilemmas that current governance theories and practices are confronting or will have to confront in future administrative situations. There will be key discussions on mandates and challenges for the state regarding the rising South; this book will be indispensable to scholars and researchers of politics especially governance and public policy sociology and development studies. It will also be of interest to bureaucrats NGOs and government officials. | Public Administration in the 21st Century A Global South Perspective

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The Pandemic in Central Europe A Case Study

The Pandemic in Central Europe A Case Study

This book studies the different models adopted by contemporary states in Central Europe in fighting the SARS-CoV-2 virus. With thorough analysis of different results and impacts of governmental policies the authors examine the direction of the global economy after the pandemic ends. The volume: Analyzes the risks and effectiveness of the policy strategies taken by political regimes within states of central Europe; Probes into the changes in the functioning of post-pandemic society especially the limitations of human rights due to state coercion and corruption risks; Understands issues related to the law-making process healthcare policy digitisation of state institutions and key processes carried out by entities of the system of public authority and the establishment of principles and mechanisms of cooperation between the state and the business environment; Distinguishes the approaches of central and local administrations and of public authorities and citizens to the pandemic phenomenon; Assesses the actions taken by NATO and the national armed forces in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic with particular emphasis on the situation in the Visegrad Group countries. A timely study this will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of political theory sociology public health and social care governance public policy security studies and public administration. | The Pandemic in Central Europe A Case Study

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