The academic literature on urban policy and planning which explicitly links to neo-liberalism
is huge. The paper systematises much of this literature from the period 1990 to 2010, with an …

This chapter reviews the dominant theories of government innovation in the public policy
literature. It shows that these theories borrow heavily from others developed to explain …

Technology is breaking politics–what can be done about it? Artificially intelligent “bot”
accounts attack politicians and public figures on social media. Conspiracy theorists publish …

Latin America experienced an unprecedented wave of left-leaning governments between
1998 and 2010. This volume examines the causes of this leftward turn and the …

Southern Theory presents the case for a radical re-thinking of social science and its
relationships to knowledge, power and democracy on a world scale. Mainstream social …

This Element introduces the concept of institutional weakness, arguing that weakness or
strength is a function of the extent to which an institution actually matters to social, economic …

The educational gradient in life expectancy is well documented in the United States and in
other low-mortality countries. Highly educated Americans, on average, live longer than their …

This paper examines the co-evolution of MNE activities and institutions external and internal
to the firm. We develop a theoretical framework for this analysis that draws on the more …

Around the developing world, political leaders face a dilemma: the very information and
communication technologies that boost economic fortunes also undermine power structures …

Economic individualism and market-based values dominate today's policymaking and public
management circles—often at the expense of the common good. In his new book, Barry …