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Making Globalization Work: Towards Global Economic Justice
No full textGlobalization as a corporate-led process has come under much justifiable criticism. This paper attempts to give the term analytic content distinct from its more ideological formulations.. It then focuses on a normative analysis of globalization from the capabilities perspective. A freedom-centered perspective such as the capabilities approach emphasizes policies and institutions that can enhance freedom globally and locally. A global governance structure based on transparent principles of both economic efficiency and social justice is shown to be a desirable state of affairs; however, the present fractured process of globalization is more likely to end up in a fragmenting regionalism or even national protectionism and rivalry. Multilateral cooperation on the basis of the framework advanced here is an urgent necessity.To this end the creation of international regimes of cooperation in areas ranging from trade and finance to ecological and women's and minorities rights issues must be put on the international and national social and political agendasGlobalization, Global Justice, Capabilities, Financial Crisis, Global Financial Architecture, Global Society
Relations of Abdullah Khan Uzbeg with Akbar
No full textMansura Haider, Relations of Abdullah Khan Uzbeg with Akbar.
In the present paper, the writer has made an attempt to analyze the facts and highlight the different factors which had shaped the policies of Abdullah Khan Uzbeg towards Akbar. The discussions regarding the various embassies exchanged between the two rulers throw some light on the various stages of Indo-Uzbeg political relations and also indicate frequent changes in the balance of power in the lands beyond Hindukush.Mansura Haider, Les relations ď Abdullah Khan Uzbeg avec Akbar.
L'auteur du présent article s'est attaché à analyser les faits et à faire ressortir les différents facteurs qui ont modelé la politique d'Abdullah Khan Uzbeg à l'égard d'Akbar. Les ambassades successives échangées entre les deux souverains éclairent les différentes étapes des relations politiques indo-ouzbekes et témoignent des changements fréquents survenus dans l'équilibre des puissances dans les régions situées au-delà de 1'Hindu-Kush.Haider Mansura. Relations of Abdullah Khan Uzbeg with Akbar. In: Cahiers du monde russe et soviétique, vol. 23, n°3-4, Juillet-Décembre 1982. pp. 313-331
Pioneers of Library Movement in Pakistan
No full textThe paper aims to describe in brief the contribution of seven leaders of Pakistan librarianship, viz. K.B. Khalifa M. Asadullah, Prof. Dr. Abdul Moid, Dr. Abdus Subuh Qasimi, Muhammad Shafi, Fazal Elahi, Khawaja Nur Elahi and S. V. Hussain. The early library developments are given for better understanding of the role of these leaders
A Lecture Evening with Hindustani Music
No full textA Lecture Evening with Hindustani Music to Celebrate the Beginning of the Semester
Performers:
- Pandit Rabindra Goswami, sitar (India)
- Haider Khan, tabla (Vienna)
- K.G. Westman, sitar (Sweden)
09:33 Rāg madhuvantī (jhaptāl, tīntāl)
1:03:28 Rāg jog (tīntāl)
1:33:42 Rāg Bhairavī (dādrā)
Event organized on October 10, 2022 by the Institute for Ethnomusicology of Kunstuniversität Graz and the Afro-Asiatisches Institut Gra
"Soft Infrastructure, Trading Costs and Regional Co-operation "
No full textThe main purpose of this paper is to clarify some important links between regional co-operation, (soft) infrastructure and trading costs, and to suggest some hypotheses for further investigation. Khan and Weiss(2006) discuss the issue of both hard and soft infrastructure in this context. This paper is a continuation of Khan and Weiss(2006) but in the specific context of soft infrastructure, and particularly governance, including corporate governance. As Khan and Weiss(2006) point out, conceptually such discussions can be seen as a part of the analysis of the 'New Regionalism' The key idea here is co-operation through preferential trade and investment agreements that aim to strengthen structural economic reform, aid economic transformation, attract foreign investment and generally raise the international competitiveness of participating countries. This paper identifies several crucial areas of future research with potentially large value added. The general hypothesis with significant policy implications which can be elaborated and tested is that trade costs are negatively related to the existence of and improvements in soft infrastructure. A related hypothesis is that cross-border cooperation in building and maintaining both hard and soft infrastructure synergistically will lead to a reduction in trade costs. More specifically it will be useful to know the how high are the barriers to trade created by factors like high freight costs, slow port handling, customs delays, lack of competition in the insurance sector, poor corporate governance, unofficial payments and so forth. Some of these factors may be intrinsically difficult to quantify but the potential pay-off from policy-relevant research of this type is enormous. Optimal policies for regional cooperation in soft infrastructure will be difficult if not impossible to formulate in the absence of this type of research.
"Corporate Governance:The Limits of the Principal- Agent Approach in Light of the Family-Based Corporate Governance System in Asia"
No full textThis paper develops a critique of the standard principal-agent approach to corporate governance by developing the idea of a family based corporate governance system (FBS). FBS is contrasted with the bank-led system (BLS) and equity market based system (EMS). Both BLS and EMS are closely associated with the dominant mode of corporate finance by banks and equity markets respectively. In the case of FBS, the financing can come from three different sources. Initially, family business is financed largely by internal funds. As the enterprise grows over time, the role of banks and outside equity becomes more prominent. However, the key difference between FBS as a governance system and BLS and EMS lies in the fact that neither the banks nor the equity markets ultimately control the family business groups. The control resides with the family groups in the final analysis. The key hypothesis verified is that in economies at a lower stage of development FBS economizes on transactions costs. This holds especially when the share of external finance in the family businesses is low with corresponding low levels of agency costs. These factors help explain the successful performance of FBS during the Asian Miracle when specific government policies encouraged rapid industrialization.Theoretically, the standard principal-agent model seems to be inadequate in explaining completely the successes and failures of the FBS type of governance. A theory of firms as socially embedded organizations that respond to the needs of multiple stakeholders may be a better framework for studying the persistence of different types of governance structures--- often in the same country. Normatively, the ability of the different governance structures to serve the needs of the different stakeholders must be assessed within such a framework. A nonutilitarian, common good approach may be more suitable for this purpose than the existing neoclassical utilitarian approach.This is also consistent with the "realist" approach to corporate governance.
Income Polarization in the USA: what happened to the middle class in the last few decades?
No full textStem cells: from hype to real hope/ Khawaja Husnain Haider, Salim Aziz (Eds.).
No full textIn English.This book is a compilation of the bench experience of leading experts from various research labs involved in the cutting edge area of research. The authors describe the use of stem cells both as part of the combinatorial therapeutic intervention approach and as tools (disease model) during drug development, highlighting the shift from a conventional symptomatic treatment strategy to addressing the root cause of the disease process. The book is a continuum of the previously published book entitled "Stem Cells: from Drug to Drug Discovery" which was published in 2017.Tsvelaya, Valeria A. / Gam, Anna / Aziz, Jenna / Efimov, Igor R. -- Navarengom, Keron / Ferrante, Elisa A. / Rasmussen, Todd E. / Boehm, Manfred -- Haider, Khawaja Husnain / Aslam, Muhammad -- Law, Peter K. / Law, Danlin M. / Ye, Lei / Haider, Khawaja Husnain / Song, Shi Jun / Lu, Ping / Ma, Jian-Hua / Ren, Jun -- Riazuddin, S. Amer / Khan, Shahid Y. / Ali, Muhammad / Gottsch, John D. -- Riazuddin, S. Amer / Khan, Shahid Y. / Ali, Muhammad / Gottsch, John D. -- Riazuddin, Sheikh / Baig, Maria Tayyab / Mehmood, Azra -- Cagavi, Esra / Caglar, Tuba Akgul / Haider, Khawaja Husnain / Soztekin, Gokce Ilayda -- Howard, Newton / Hamlat, Abderrahmane / Dubourg, Julie / Messerer, Mahmoud / Pasqualini, Eduardo. Induced pluripotent stem-cell-derived cardiomyocytes (iPSC-CMs): novel diagnostic platform / Preclinical large-animal models of cardiovascular regeneration / Cell-free therapy with stem cell secretions: protection, repair, and regeneration of the injured myocardium / Myoblasts provide safe and effective treatments for hereditary muscular dystrophies, cardiomyopathies, type 2 diabetes, solid tumors, and aging / Stem cells in ophthalmology / Stem cells for ocular therapies / Cell therapy for liver regeneration / Patient-specific induced pluripotent stem cells for cardiac disease modeling / Role of stem cells on evolution: a hypothesis /1 online resource (220 p.
"General Conclusions: From Crisis to A Global Political Economy of Freedom"
No full textIn this chapter I sum up the basic problems for a new theory of 21st century financial crises in light of the Asian and other subsequent crises. My conclusion is that there are indeed deep structural causes at work in the global markets that affect the political economy of countries and regions. Methodologically, new concepts, models and theories are constructed, at ;least partially, to conduct further meaningful empirical work leading to relevant policy conclusions. This book belongs to the beginning of intellectual efforts in this direction. Political economic analyses at the country level, CGE modeling within a new theoretical framework, and neural network approach to learning in a bounded rationality framework point to a role for reforms at the state, firm and regional level. A new type of institutional analysis called the 'extended panda's thumb approach' leads to the recommendation that path dependent hybrid structures need to be constructed at the local, national, regional and global level to lead to a new global financial architecture for the prevention--- and if prevention fails--- management of financial crises.
"Dark Matter: Some Reflections on the Current Account Debate"
No full textThe United States has a large and persistent current account deficit. Yet, U.S.'s income receipts from the rest of the world have exceeded its income payments to the rest of the world for many years. This appears to be paradoxical because for a country with a negative net foreign assets position, such as the U.S., international income payments to the rest of the world are likely to exceed its international income receipts. Hausmann and Sturzenegger (2005) offer an explanation of this apparent paradox. They argue that U.S. current account statistics do not properly measure U.S.'s net foreign assets position and that its actual net foreign assets position is measurably better than the officially estimated position primarily due to the existence of intangible corporate capital invested overseas. In their view the debate about the sustainability of the U.S. current account deficit and the negative net foreign assets position is moot because these deficits and debts are either non-existent or fairly small. This paper critically evaluates Hausmann et al's claims and examines the implications of their hypothesis. It offers, within an analytical framework, alternative explanations that are more consistent with the stylized facts.
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