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Principles of the division of labour, technological paradigms, and theories of the labour process
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Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Industrialisation in times of China: a demand-side perspective on China's influence on industrialisation processes in sub-Saharan African countries at the example of Angola between 2000 and 2014
Full text linkEmerging green industry and growth toward net-zero economy on the Tibetan Plateau in China
No full textGiven the urgency of climate stabilization, a deeper and holistic understanding of the key factors driving green industry and growth toward net-zero economy is of growing significance. In China, green growth has been on the rise since the turn of the century, but it is little understood in the context of its regional provinces. This research examines several key aspects of green industry strategies fostering green growth on the Tibetan Plateau in China, focusing on Qinghai Province over 1990-2021. Employing a combination of quantitative and qualitative research methodologies, the study adopts a multifaceted perspective. First, the study conducts a systematic review of the factors driving green industry, identifies gaps in the literature, and develops a holistic framework for evaluating green industrial growth. Second, the study delves into the nuances of green growth in Qinghai, constructing an index framework, based on systems thinking. Findings indicate a steady progress in green growth in Qinghai, showcasing the province as a model of sustainable development. Third, the study examines carbon neutrality by evaluating the decoupling of economic growth from carbon emissions based on an industrial structure perspective, underscoring the complexities involved in achieving carbon neutrality and the need for sector-specific strategies. Fourth, it conducts a comparative analysis of the dynamic green productivity growth across five northwestern provinces from the standpoint of industrial structure, illustrating the impact of regional initiatives on green productivity growth. Fifth, the research explores renewable energy efficiency, underscoring the significance of factors such as energy security and carbon productivity, offering insights into effective green industrial policies. Finally, the study evaluates green efficiency and the factors influencing green agricultural development, emphasizing the effects of policy changes and input structures. Overall, this research provides a multifaceted perspective on green industry and green growth, offering insights and policy implications for regions striving for a greener futur
Industrialisation and regional development in Guangdong province, China : a comparative study of two models in the post-1978 period
Full text linkHealth, Nutrition, and Economic Development : Population and Individual Level Perspectives
No full textThis dissertation is a study of the relationship between health and economic development. It aims to provide a general reconstruction of the problem by analysing it at the aggregate, population level and at the individual, microeconomic level. In each of these two broad parts, information from economics and the medical social sciences is mobilized to detail the empirical outlines of this relationship. At the population level, empirical regularities include an epidemiologic and demographic regime inherited from the Neolithic age, when the advent of farming triggered fundamental changes in the human ecology of disease that persisted until modern times. Since then, a secular departure from this regime has been ongoing, resulting in lower prevalence of infections, increasing survival, and enhanced human physiology. The determinants of these changes are studied, and their relationship with economic development is explored. The second part of the study scales the analysis at the level of individual decision-makers allocating resources and pursuing health as a welfare goal. The framework is employed to sketch a formal representation of the potential for health to improve economic performance, and to clarify the econometric problems involved in estimating these causal impacts. Measurement issues are further explored by discussing available health indicators. A review of the existing literature provides an occasion to observe the methodology in action and assess the evidence on the productivity-raising effect of health. Finally, the microeconometric approach is applied to contemporary China. Results of wage equations estimated with different models are interpreted in light of closely related studies. The dissertation represents a mixed-method, multidisciplinary investigation of a complex, multifaceted phenomenon. In it, no general theory is advanced, and some are rejected. Its main ambition is to add meaningful if localized contributions to its global understanding, placing emphasis on the need to integrate different approaches
Institutional Complementarities and Regional Economic Growth in China : A Comparative Study of Nanjing and Suzhou
Full text linkThis thesis seeks to illuminate and compare two different ‘models’ of economic developmenttrailed by two different prefecture-level cities in China: Nanjing and Suzhou. Although bothare considered affluent cities, and located in the same broad economic area, the Yangtze riverdelta, and in the same sub-provincial region, Southern Jiangsu, the cities in case presentmarkedly distinct patterns of local institutional configurations and of economic growthoutcomes.While Suzhou features an industrial base more heavily concentrated on information andcommunication technologies, traditionally dominated by foreign-invested enterprises, gearedtowards external markets and reliant on lower wages, Nanjing, by contrast, has an industrialbase dominated by state-owned enterprises, is more sectorially diversified, and is less relianton exports and cheap labour. In order to make sense of these structural characteristics of bothcities, the concept of institutional complementarities is employed, and it is argued that eachcity benefits from the coherence of institutional interconnections present at the city-level.After analysing the singular structural-institutional characteristics of each city, the thesisfocuses on their respective economic performances. It is observed that in the years prior to the2008 global financial crisis Suzhou clearly outperformed Nanjing, but after 2009 the scenariois reversed, with Nanjing taking the lead. Hence, one cannot assert which local ‘model’ isunambiguously superior to the other in terms of growth outcomes.The research aims to demonstrate how different local institutional-structural characteristicsrender distinct growth performances, and under which macroeconomic conditions oneparticular local ‘model’ outperform the other, elucidating, thus, the ability of city-specificinstitutional complementarities to spur regional growth in different periods of time. Followingdemand-led theories on economic growth, it will be argued that it is the match between thenational-level aggregate demand composition and the local-level structural-institutionalcharacteristics which will render localities relatively faster (or slower) growth rates
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
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