Central issues: Empirical bases for economic projections and modernisation models based on post-WWII Europe, must look closer to home for empirical bases for theories and practices. Why hasn't African industrialisation, given that industrialisation was prescribed at different times since before the end of colonialism. Is Economic Transformation blind or aware of this? What are the …
The 7th Latin American Energy Economics Conference (ELAEE) is the bi-annual meeting of the Asociación Latinoamericana de Economía de la Energía (ALADEE), the Latin American chapter of IAEE.The next ELAEE will take place from 10 to 12 March 2019 at Buenos Aires (Argentina). For further information access the website https://7elaee.aladee.org/ The YSI/INET Sustainability WG collaborates …
In the inaugural webinar of the YSI IUC Web-Seminars in Law, Economics & Finance, professor Ugo Mattei will present some arguments from his lates book (The Turning Point in Private Law Ecology, Technology and the Commons) with Alessandra Quarta: Can private law assume an ecological meaning? Can property and contract defend nature? Is tort law …
Inaugural webinar “Counter-hegemonic Uses of Private Law” Read More »
In collaboration with Oxfam, Share Action, and the University of Glasgow March 21-22, 2019, University of Glasgow - Scotland APPLY NOW! https://fs24.formsite.com/inet/tuyea5gr1p/index.html Submission Deadline: 18 February 2019 This two-day workshop aims to bring together NGOs, early career academics, and PhD and Masters students to investigate the interconnections between finance and social justice in a way …
Workshop synopsis After shaking off the chains of colonialism, African countries in their entirety adopted cooperatives as tools to implement “African socialism”. However, soon after the dawn of independence, cooperatives proved to be economically unsustainable in most of the African countries as they promoted a concept of welfarism which required heavy government financial outflows. Towards …
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We'll discuss the final two chapters.
En Cecosesola no hay directivos, gerentes o supervisores. No hay líneas de mando, o siquiera cargos fijos. Hay más de 1.300 trabajadores asociados que cooperan en igualdad de condiciones para resolver sus necesidades como comunidad: Red de Salud Popular que atiende a más de 220,000 personas al año Una red funeraria que les garantiza a …
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All, Today Bazil Sansom, economist post doc research associate at Mathematics Institute at Warwick University is going to provide you with a debrief on the recent CCP conference Wed. 27. Feb. 2019 in Frankfurt by BuBa, ECB and Fed Chicago. Kiko Gerhardt Kalterherberg, FMI Research Initiative organizer will start by providing a brief intro to …
CCP Frankfurt conference debrief and intro to FMI research initiative & FMI Read More »
In the second webinar of the YSI IUC Web-Seminars in Law, Economics & Finance, professor Pier Giuseppe Monateri (University of Turin) will discuss some of the ideas from his book ''Dominus Mundi'': This monograph makes a seminal contribution to existing literature on the importance of Roman law in the development of political thought in Europe. …
2nd webinar: “Globalisation, sovereignty and the dark side of legitimacy” Read More »
The Philosophy of Economics and the History of Economic Thought Working groups invite the Young Scholars working in this area to join the first round of the Peer Review Project of 2019. Participants can join the project both as author or only as reviewers. However, it is good to have in mind that for each …
Local government is so integral to daily life that it is often taken for granted — as are the fiscal systems that finance public services. However, in times of fiscal austerity, local governments' capability to provide services and infrastructure is put in check. On one hand, this ability grows more important every day as urbanization …
YSI Urban Economics Meeting: Places in Times of Austerity Read More »
Join social.coop reading group members to discuss the exciting new book with author Nathan Schneider! Having read a lot of books about co-operatives, I found this one fresh, fun and inspiring- a testament to the awesome power of co-operatives. Because we will be hosting members from outside of YSI for this reading group session, please …