The Gilded Cage: Technology, Development, and State Capitalism in China – review
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by Anguyo,I
1d ago
In The Gilded Cage: Technology, Development, and State Capitalism in China, Ya-Wen Lei explores how China has reshaped its economy and society in recent decades, from the era of Chen Yun to the leadership of Xi Jinping. Lei’s meticulous analysis illuminates how China’s blend of marketisation and authoritarianism has engendered a unique techno-developmental capitalism, writes George Hong Jiang. The Gilded Cage: Technology, Development, and State Capitalism in China. Ya-Wen Lei. Princeton University Press. 2023. Twenty years ago, people inside and outside China were won ..read more
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Reclaiming Participatory Governance: Social Movements and the Reinvention of Democratic Innovation – review
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by Dalton,A
5d ago
In Reclaiming Participatory Governance, Adrian Bua and Sonia Bussu bring together analyses of social movements around the world that engage with democracy-driven or participatory governance. Although the essays in this volume reveal the challenge of bringing grassroots organising into our political systems, they advocate compellingly for nurturing these practices to create fairer and stronger democracies, writes Andrea Felicetti. Reclaiming Participatory Governance: Social Movements and the Reinvention of Democratic Innovation. Adrian Bua, Sonia Bussu ..read more
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Blurring Boundaries – ‘Anti-Gender’ Ideology Meets Feminist and LGBTIQ+ Discourses – review
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by Dalton,A
5d ago
In Blurring Boundaries – ‘Anti-Gender’ Ideology Meets Feminist and LGBTIQ+ Discourses, Dorothee Beck, Adriano José Habed and Annette Henninger assemble essays that conceptualise and reflect on emerging anti-gender, anti-feminist and anti-LGBTQIA+ ideologies and explore means of resisting them. These methodologically diverse (though geographically limited) interventions offer critical insights on how blurring discursive boundaries and building coalitions can combat anti-gender and other discriminatory movements. Blurring Boundaries – ‘Anti-Gender’ Ideology Meets Feminist an ..read more
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Reframing the problem of India’s street dogs
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by Dalton,A
1w ago
India’s millions of stray dogs coexist largely peacefully with humans, however, an increase in dog attacks and the prevalence of rabies cases has sparked calls to introduce stronger policy to reduce their numbers. In this essay, Pupul Dutta Prasad applies insights from Tim Newburn and Andrew Ward‘s book, Orderly Britain: How Britain Has Resolved Everyday Problems, from Dog Fouling to Double Parking, to consider how India could reframe its approach to the street dog issue. Orderly Britain: How Britain Has Resolved Everyday Problems, from Dog Fouling to Double Parking. Tim Newburn and ..read more
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Industrial Policy in Turkey: Rise, Retreat and Return – review
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by Dalton,A
1w ago
In Industrial Policy in Turkey: Rise, Retreat and Return, Mina Toksoz, Mustafa Kutlay and William Hale analyse Turkey’s industrial policy over the past century, highlighting the interplay of global paradigms, macroeconomic stability and domestic institutional contexts. The book offers a timely analyses of industrial policy’s past and possible future trajectories, though it stops short of interrogating exactly how cultural, social, political and economic factors shape state-business relations and bureaucracy, writes M Kerem Coban. Industrial Policy in Turkey: Rise, Retreat ..read more
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Rethinking Drug Laws: Theory, History, Politics – review
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by Anguyo,I
1w ago
In Rethinking Drug Laws: Theory, History, Politics, Toby Seddon analyses drug control policy and argues for a paradigm shift that decentres the West and recognises China’s historical and contemporary influence. Unpacking the complexity of drug law as a regulatory system, Seddon’s well-argued, insightful book calls for more inclusive, evidence-informed and democratic policymaking, writes Mark Monaghan. Rethinking Drug Laws: Theory, History, Politics. Toby Seddon. Oxford University Press. 2023. Based on forensic archival research, Rethinking Drug Laws: Theory, History ..read more
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Building Socialism: The Afterlife of East German Architecture in Urban Vietnam – review
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by Anguyo,I
1w ago
In Building Socialism: The Afterlife of East German Architecture in Urban Vietnam, Christina Schwenkel unpacks how the city of Vinh was reconstructed with the aid of East Germany in the aftermath of its bombing by the US between 1964 and 1973. Schwenkel skilfully combines historical analysis and ethnography to explore Vinh’s urban evolution, highlighting the challenges created through socialist planning and the enduring societal impact of Cold War urbanisation, writes Xue Xuan. This post was originally published on the LSE Southeast Asia Blog. Building Socialism: The ..read more
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The Big Con: How the Consulting Industry Weakens Our Businesses, Infantilizes Our Governments, and Warps Our Economies – review
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by Anguyo,I
2w ago
In The Big Con, Mariana Mazzucato and Rosie Collington claim that our overreliance on the consulting industry has negative consequences for society, inhibiting knowledge transfer and corporate and political accountability. The authors expose how consultancies’ goal of “creating value” may not align with addressing major issues such as climate change, arguing convincingly for greater transparency and a revitalised public sector, writes Ivan Radanović. The Big Con: How the Consulting Industry Weakens Our Businesses, Infantilizes Our Governments, and Warps Our Economies. Mariana M ..read more
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Locked Out of Development: Insiders and Outsiders in Arab Capitalism – review
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by Anguyo,I
2w ago
In Locked Out of Development: Insiders and Outsiders in Arab Capitalism, Steffen Hertog critiques mainstream development models in the Middle East, focusing on state intervention and segmented market economies. Although Yusuf Murteza suggests the book under-examines neoliberalism’s prevalence, he finds its analysis on the state’s role in establishing the insider-outsider division in the economy nuanced and valuable. Locked Out of Development: Insiders and Outsiders in Arab Capitalism. Steffen Hertog. Cambridge University Press. 2022. Clusters of economic and political theorists ..read more
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Q and A with Jill Liddington on As Good as a Marriage: The Anne Lister Diaries 1836-38
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by Dalton,A
2w ago
Anne Lister of Shibden Hall, Yorkshire has garnered interest over the past several decades, reaching vast audiences through the 2019 TV drama series about her life, Gentleman Jack. A highly educated landowner and businesswoman and intrepid traveller, Lister is best known for her diaries, which run to about five million words. Sections of the diary written in a secret code, cracked 50 years after her death, detail her intimate relationships with women, which led to her being dubbed “the first modern lesbian”.  In this interview with Anna D’Alton (LSE Review of Books), historian ..read more
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