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From socialism to capitalism: 1989-2007 [PDF]

The transition of former socialist countries to capitalist economic system is modelled for the period between 1989 and 2007. The transition is entirely defined by three empirical parameters and the model describes only the evolution of real GDP per ...
Kitov, Ivan
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THE TERRITORIALIZATION OF ANGOLA'S REAL ESTATE FRONTIER: How Private‐led Housing Developments are Reshaping the Outskirts of Luanda

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Africa is recognized as the final frontier for urbanization and capitalism. Following a long wave of massive loans to promote state‐led developments, small private foreign and local developers are transforming the urban landscape on the outskirts of Luanda, forging partnerships with Angola's national and local governments and developing an ...
Higor Carvalho
wiley   +1 more source

Not Your Mama's Ideology (But Close): Modest Generational Differences in Ideological Alignment in Postcommunist Europe. [PDF]

Public Opin Q
Hrbková L, Cely T, Jungwirth M.
europepmc   +1 more source

PARTY‐STATE URBANISM: Coevolution of Local State Capacity and Strategic Alliances in Shenzhen

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract What is distinct about Chinese urban governance? Classic theories predict that when the central state retreats from resource allocation, capacity‐strained local governments must form alliances with non‐state actors, thereby diluting state power. In China, however, state power remains dominant despite decentralization.
Yunhan Wen
wiley   +1 more source

Norman Creel, Sophie Ehrhardt, and the legacy of anthropology during the Nazi period. [PDF]

Anat Sci Educ
DeArment A.
europepmc   +1 more source

ENVIRONMENTAL STATECRAFT AND CHANGING ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS: Chengdu's Ecological Preservation and Eco‐development

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract This article develops the concept of environmental statecraft to study changing urban environmental politics in China and beyond. Our review of existing conceptions reveals a growing need to account for temporal and geographical complexity. Neoliberal conceptions of eco‐state restructuring are increasingly strained by contemporary geopolitical
Handuo Deng, Fulong Wu, Fangzhu Zhang
wiley   +1 more source

Women and Socialism - Socialism and Women Europe Between the World Wars

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Photo Essays -- List of Acronyms -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1914: Great Feminist Expectations -- Part I. Social Experiments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1.
Gruber, Helmut., Graves, Pamela., ontributors.   +2 more
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Advancing health equity for Roma people in Romania. [PDF]

PLOS Glob Public Health
Matache M, Richardson E.
europepmc   +1 more source

MIRACLE URBANIZATION: Spatial Production and Political Legitimation in the Sochi 2014 and Beijing 2022 Olympics

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract From desert ski resorts to subtropical Winter Games, there is a global proliferation of ‘mission‐impossible’ mega‐projects. The prevailing frameworks of city branding and urban entrepreneurism fail to explain the political logics behind these seemingly irrational projects.
Yiqiu Liu, Sven Daniel Wolfe
wiley   +1 more source

Introduction: Socialist Humanitarianism. [PDF]

J Contemp Hist
Hearne S.
europepmc   +1 more source