Die Arbeit befasst sich mit der Frage ihrer Einfuehrung und zeigt dabei auf, dass zwar keine Kompetenz der Europaeischen Union im Rahmen der Wirtschafts- und Waehrungsunion besteht, wohl aber im Rahmen der ihr zugewiesenen sozialpolitischen Zustaendigkeit gem. Art. 153 AEUV sowie ueber den Europaeischen Sozialfonds. Dazu analysiert sie die historische Entwicklung sowie die systematischen Bezuege, aber auch vergleichbare Diskussionen zur US-amerikanischen Arbeitslosenversicherung. Sie zeigt daran anknuepfend Moeglichkeiten einer Einfuehrung ueber differenzierte Integration innerhalb, aber auch ausserhalb des Unionsrechts auf.

The volume aims to introduce Baul to the global audience by delving deep into their songs and performances. It offers a fresh perspective on the Bauls, showing how, through their unique lifestyle and strategies, they are capable of foregrounding their cultural habitus, accentuating the sahajiya principle, dismantling scriptural religion and the monopoly of colonial Bengali intellectuals, and forging an affinity with land and nature in an age of religious intolerance, global economy, and jingoism. The volume features a range of compelling chapters analysed from various critical perspectives. Postcolonialism, Religious syncretism, Resistance, Ethical Sociality, Cultural pastiche are the key traits of the volume. This comprehensive volume is unparalleled in its breadth of coverage on the Baul tradition, offering a unique perspective that has not been explored hitherto. It promises to deepen our understanding of the Baul culture from multiple critical angles, providing a significant contribution to South Asian cultural and spiritual studies. Scholars and students in fields such as Postcolonial Studies, South Asian Studies, Religious Studies, Cultural Studies, and Philosophy will find this volume particularly valuable for its scholarly insights and nuanced exploration of an esoteric tradition that holds a distinct place within the broader tapestry of South Asian spirituality and culture.

This book sketches the outlines of a novel approach to the ethics of the sciences that aims to improve the connections between science and society in a nuanced and interdisciplinary way. The contributors collectively propose to elevate the ethics of science from an ancillary field that mainly provides services to the sciences to a field that is in its own right a hub of knowledge, developing its own scholarly processes and methods that are translatable into a broad range of scientific contexts. This shift is facilitated by a rigorously interdisciplinary perspective that spans a wide range of expertise, subject matters, and approaches. Accordingly, the volume contains contributions from a broad spectrum of fields. This book is an essential resource for students and researchers in science and technology studies, philosophy of science and technology, philosophy, bio-/medical ethics, law, sociology, educational sciences, political sciences, computer/data science, and history of science.

The volume explores the vital role of indigenous knowledge systems in addressing today's most pressing environmental and resource management challenges. Its chapters present a compelling case for integrating traditional ecological knowledge into modern development frameworks. Drawing on real-world case studies from diverse ecological zones across India-from tribal forest stewardship in the Northeast to organic farming in the Western Ghats-it highlights how community-led practices foster ecological resilience, economic sustainability, and local empowerment.

The book critically examines the impact of state policies, conservation models, and development interventions on traditional systems. It also explores participatory approaches, knowledge co-creation, and community-driven innovation as pathways to inclusive and sustainable resource governance.

Rich in field narratives, policy analysis, and interdisciplinary insights, this book is an essential resource for environmentalists, development practitioners, sustainability researchers, civil society actors, and students of indigenous knowledge and ecological justice.

Indian politics is shaped by a dynamic interplay of regional and national forces, where caste, religion, economic shifts, and governance structures all contribute to its complexity. This book provides an in-depth exploration of state-specific political trajectories, highlighting the evolution of electoral trends, governance strategies, and the growing role of federalism.

From the impact of economic liberalization to the rise of coalition politics, the text examines how India's states have transitioned from identity-based politics to a more development-driven agenda. The increasing integration of states with global markets, the decentralization of power through panchayat elections, and the restructuring of regional leadership all point to a significant transformation in India's democratic landscape.

In recent years, a new political narrative has emerged, marking a shift in governance models that prioritize economic growth, foreign investment, and grassroots electoral strategies. The evolving role of civil society, administrative reforms, and changing federal relations have redefined the balance between the Centre and the states.

By analysing diverse political patterns across regions-ranging from the assertion of regional autonomy to the growing influence of global capital-this book offers a comprehensive understanding of contemporary state politics in India. It will benefit scholars, policymakers, or an observer of Indian democracy. This edited volume provides essential insights into the forces shaping the country's future.

This book presents an up-to-date Persian edition and English translation of Ma'athiru'l-umara, a biographical dictionary of the officers of the Mughal Empire from Babur's reign at the beginning of the sixteenth century until almost the end of the eighteenth century compiled by Shahnawaz Khan Aurangabadi and completed by his son Abdul-Hayy. Insofar as possible the sources from which the authors derived their information have been identified, and explanatory notes are given for technical terms in Persian and native Indian terminology. Almost all places mentioned in the text have been identified. It is an essential reference work for scholars of Indo-Persian studies and Indian history.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of innovative sampling methods. Building on the foundations of general sampling theory, it offers a rigorous yet accessible framework for understanding and implementing modern sampling algorithms.

Sampling has undergone a profound transformation since the early 2000s. This new edition has been substantially expanded and offers a far more comprehensive treatment than the first, providing both broader scope and greater depth in modern sampling methodology. It places particular emphasis on state-of-the-art approaches, including systematic and quasi-systematic designs; maximum entropy sampling designs; balanced sampling and its variants; spatial and spread sampling that ensure geographic dispersion for autocorrelated variables; sample coordination for repeated surveys; and sampling from data streams for real-time signal analysis. Sampling enables big data reduction, illustrating how sampling theory can efficiently handle massive datasets.

Each method is presented in detail with an emphasis on practical implementation. Numerous techniques are illustrated using the R programming language, and fully functional code is provided to facilitate immediate application.

This book is intended for master's and doctoral students, as well as experienced statisticians and researchers who already have a good grasp of sampling theory and wish to enrich their toolbox with theory-based, ready-to-implement techniques.

Against the backdrop of media representations of Africa through persistent and pervasive images of emaciated, starving Africans and the critical need to marshall food aid in response, Hungry Subjects places Africa's food anxiety within a broader historical context and expands ongoing food scholarship beyond its current confines in the social sciences. Njeri Githire weaves together coming-of-age texts across the African and African diasporic literary landscape in English, French, and Portuguese expression to ask how African writers incorporate food into their storylines to transmit cultural information, question norms, and propose alternatives. Eating is an intimately personal yet inherently social experience codified by public rituals and commerce, invariably linked to a larger tapestry of historical, cultural, economic, and political dynamics. Delving into the political dynamics of food as a tool of power and control alongside subversive potentialities, Hungry Subjects appraises the narrative and political thrust of (not-)eating and exposes the ways in which postcolonial manifestations of colonial-era power relations are symbolized in food's many functions and meanings.

Sideways Developments examines Hong Kong Anglophone and Cantophone literature and visual culture to trace the forms of queer and trans survival and flourishing in the Asian century. Contesting the cisgender, heterosexual, linear tropes that constitute developmentalist narratives deployed by superpowers-from colonial Britain to 20th-century America to a rising China-Cheang argues that sideways aesthetics define the narratives through which the LGBTQ+ community navigates personal and socioeconomic transitions. Through formalist analyses of a range of genres, Cheang reveals the affordances of queer and trans cultures for addressing the question of Hong Kong during its period of promised transition until 2047.

In this moment of multiple crises, Sideways Developments offers a timely hermeneutic and theory of solidarity and sustainability. The book tracks how sideways aesthetics have evolved from a feature of LGBTQ+ plots, performance, and nonlinear approaches to space-time to a form of togetherness that links postcolonial Hong Kong with struggles worldwide. Using what Cheang terms intersectional formalism as an analytical tool, the book provides a multilayered examination of the alternative pathways exemplified by queer and trans resilience and regeneration.

This volume is a collection of scholarly essays in game theory, economics, and management science published in honor of Guiomar Martin-Herran, whose work has made significant contributions to dynamic optimization and the analysis of strategic interaction in economic and managerial contexts.

Its twelve chapters address a range of topics, including groundwater exploitation, pollution control, nonrenewable resources, dual-channel competition, environmental regulation, differential games, resource extraction, fisheries, common-pool resource management, climate change, and retail services, with a shared emphasis on equilibrium analysis and dynamic decision-making.

The book will be of interest to researchers, advanced graduate students, and specialists in economics, management science, operations research, and applied mathematics concerned with contemporary applications of game-theoretic and optimization methods.

This book provides a broad and multi-country perspective on natural resource development and governance in sub-Saharan Africa. It looks beyond the resource curse to examine the intricate dynamics that underpin the public policies and corporate strategies that define natural resource management in Africa. Through exploring environmental transparency and accountability, the need to reduce corruption within the resource sector and empower local communities is highlighted. The importance of using mineral proceeds to reduce inequality and poverty is also discussed, with a particular focus on the protection of marginalised groups, indigenous peoples, and gender equality.

This book presents a framework for natural resource management that produces sustainable development and a fair distribution of profits. It will be relevant to students, researchers, and policymakers working within resource, development, and African economics.

Beef looms large in Cuban history. Today, it is one of the most coveted food items, and so scarce that most ordinary Cubans cannot hope to consume it without a doctor's prescription. In this book, Bonnie A. Lucero challenges popular narratives that attribute beef scarcity to the failures of the Cuban Revolution. Analyzing Cuba's expansive print culture and original manuscripts from archives in five countries, Lucero exposes the complex array of factors, both natural and artificial, that plagued Cuba's cattle industry from the onset of protectionism in 1927 through the implementation of the 1959 Agrarian Reform. In doing so, she traces the political reverberations of Cuba's cultural taste for beef, and offers a new lens on the logics of freedom, prosperity, and democracy.

Lucero reveals that Cuba's beef and cattle industries were mired in deep conflict for decades preceding the Cuban Revolution. Beginning in the 1920s, she shows how power struggles between ranchers, industrialists, workers, retailers, and government magnified environmental limitations to provoke a series of crises in these industries, resulting in recurring beef shortages. Simultaneously, she examines how beef politics during the republican period contributed to grassroots militancy: political elites courted popular support by positioning themselves as guarantors of access to beef, but repeated failures to deliver on this promise ultimately alienated their constituencies. Revising the misconceptions surrounding beef scarcity and exposing surprising continuities before and after the Revolution, this book offers a transformative contribution to Cuban economic, political, and agricultural history, as well as wider histories of food, meat, and their politics.

This book explores the transformative impact of financial technology (FinTech) and artificial intelligence (AI) on the future of banking. The banking industry is currently undergoing a profound transformation driven by the convergence of FinTech and AI. This integration has created numerous opportunities and challenges, reshaping traditional financial services while opening new avenues for innovation and disruption. Through the utilization of AI, FinTech firms have enhanced customer experiences, streamlined processes, and improved decision-making capabilities. Nevertheless, these developments also raise critical concerns related to ethics, data privacy, and security. By providing a comprehensive historical perspective on the evolution and integration of FinTech and AI in banking, supported by a range of case studies, this book offers valuable insights and guidance for stakeholders seeking to navigate this rapidly evolving landscape.

This book serves as a vital resource for policymakers, financial institutions, and stakeholders aiming to build an inclusive and resilient financial system tailored to the demands of the digital age. Given the pivotal role financial inclusion plays in realizing several United Nations Sustainable Development Goals such as reducing poverty, promoting economic growth and fostering gender equality, the strategies outlined in this book are both timely and essential. Through examining successful case studies and innovative approaches from around the world, the book offers practical insights into bridging the financial inclusion gap. Furthermore, it discusses the complexities of building a resilient financial ecosystem capable of withstanding the challenges posed by rapid digitalization, including cybersecurity threats, technological disruptions and evolving consumer expectations. Through a blend of theoretical frameworks and real-world examples, this book equips readers with the knowledge and tools necessary to navigate the intricacies of modern financial systems and drive meaningful progress toward a more inclusive and sustainable financial future.

This book explores the evolving role of the credit channel in contemporary macroeconomic policy and financial stability. In ten analytical chapters, Cristina Peicuti examines the dual function of the credit channel-as both a conduit for monetary policy transmission and a macroeconomic stabilizer-within the broader context of capitalist economies.

Grounded in both theoretical inquiry and empirical investigation, the volume first establishes the conceptual foundations of the credit channel, drawing on influential contributions from leading economists. Peicuti systematically demonstrates the channel's critical role in amplifying or mitigating the effects of monetary interventions, thereby shaping macroeconomic outcomes.

A central focus of the book is the empirical analysis of the credit channel's performance during the European subprime crisis. Pairing case studies with policy evaluations, Peicuti assesses the measures adopted by EU Member States to preserve credit flows and support economic recovery. This analysis not only underscores the operational significance of the credit channel during periods of financial distress but also highlights its potential as a strategic policy instrument.

The concluding chapters advocate for a structural rethinking of capitalism's financial architecture, emphasizing the need for central banks to integrate the credit channel more explicitly into their policy frameworks. By doing so, the book argues that monetary authorities can foster conditions conducive to sustainable growth, price stability, and crisis prevention.

The resulting book contextualizes modern economic governance and highlights the transformative potential of the credit channel.

This edited volume brings together cutting-edge theoretical and empirical contributions at the intersection of international economics, development, and regional analysis.

The contributions are organized in three parts. Part 1, New Perspectives in International Trade, examines how firms and governments interact in international markets, with particular attention to trade policy, market structure, and the conditions under which trade liberalization can be sustained. Part 2, Global Interactions Through Factor Mobility and Services, covers the movement of people and capital across borders-including the consequences of international migration for income inequality, the governance challenges raised by forced return migration, and the growing economic significance of tourism and foreign direct investment. Part 3, Global Interactions and Economic Development, takes a broader view of how global forces shape development outcomes, addressing themes such as innovation-driven growth, institutional quality and corruption, climate risk perception, and the spatial effects of infrastructure change on regional populations.

The contributors are economists, predominantly from Italy and Japan, whose collaboration grew out of the long-standing academic partnership between the University of Bari Aldo Moro and Chukyo University. Several of the chapters were presented at the annual conference "Economics of Global Interactions: New Perspectives on Trade, Factor Mobility and Development," held in Bari, Italy, though the volume also includes work developed independently within this research community. Together, the contributions reflect more than a decade of dialogue on the economic challenges shared-and sometimes distinctively faced-by Italy, Japan, and the broader global economy. The book will be of interest to academics and graduate students in international and regional economics, as well as to readers following debates on trade fragmentation, rising protectionism, migration governance, climate risk, and uneven regional development.

This second volume of a two-volume set examines how states, particularly middle and regional powers, institutions, and companies use economic instruments to build leverage and resilience in a shifting international order. Integrating narrative, regional, and sectoral dimensions within a coherent theoretical frame, it repositions geoeconomics as a central lens through which to explain how governance systems evolve as power diffuses across the international system.

The first part, Narratives of a Multipolar World, studies the competing global narratives of geoeconomics, providing key insights into the emerging global order. The second, Regional Anchors and Their Strategies, presents regional case studies from Asia, Europe, and Africa, showing how diverse actors operationalise geoeconomic strategies. The final section, Lessons from Critical Sectors, investigates the material underpinnings of geoeconomic power through energy markets, industrial policy, and strategic investment patterns.

Designed for both academic and policy audiences, each chapter combines conceptual discussion with empirical evidence. Offering a sharp account of how economic competition and cooperation are redrawing governance structures beyond traditional geopolitical boundaries, this volume will serve as a major reference to understand the changing grammar of global economic relations.

This book offers the first multidimensional assessment of countries' integration into the global economy. Drawing on twelve measures, it examines key dimensions of integration, including institutional participation, analysed through membership to international organizations; mobility, assessed through freedom of movement and passport strength; trade, evaluated through the scale and structure of trade in goods and services; migration-transfer, measured through remittance flows; and capital and financial flows. The analysis is complemented by established development benchmarks, such as GDP per capita, the Human Development Index (HDI), and the KOF Globalization Index.

The book focuses on the world's smallest economies, which, although collectively generating only one percent of global GDP, comprise as many as 93 countries-nearly half of the world's states. By conceptualizing these economies as a distinct analytical category and advancing applied, multidimensional measures of their integration into the global economy, a new and more nuanced perspective on international economics is presented.

This conference proceedings examines the integration of sustainability into corporate strategies, exploring green tourism, environmental management, and eco-friendly innovations. Featuring papers presented at the 2025 Global Conference on Business and Economics (GLOBE) held in Sarasota, FL, USA, it includes case studies and research on topics such as sustainable supply chains, renewable energy adoption, and corporate social responsibility (CSR). Offering practical frameworks and evidence-based solutions to balance profitability with environmental stewardship, this book is a vital resource for scholars, researchers, academics, practitioners and policy makers interested in fostering sustainable growth in global markets.

China's Date Debate is an in-depth investigation of the Chinese Communist Party's remapping of China's World War II timeline from eight years (1937-1945) to fourteen years (1931-1945). Instead of the previously accepted starting date of the Marco Polo Bridge Incident on July 7, 1937, the Chinese Communist Party defined the war's starting date as the Mukden Incident on September 18, 1931, which triggered the Japanese Kwantung Army's invasion of Manchuria. Since the 1980s, scholars from Manchuria have demanded a fourteen-year war timeline to encompass the invasion of their homeland. By the 1990s, other scholars took notice and started to counter with claims that the eight-year timeline was the more accurate. Subsequently, a fierce "date debate" emerged between the two sides that was only resolved by the 2017 proclamation from the Ministry of Education.

Emily Matson demonstrates that the decision to set China's World War II timeline at fourteen years was not merely a top-down decision, but was influenced by decades of Manchurian scholarship on the war. China's Date Debate recenters Manchuria as a region of critical importance for China's national identity today and the implications of this "date debate" on the Chinese Communist Party's domestic legitimacy and international image.