Search Results - Social contract

Captives of sovereignty by Havercroft, Jonathan, 1975-

Table of Contents: “…A picture holds us captive -- Sovereignty, judgment, and epistemic skepticism -- Sovereignty, language, and ethical skepticism -- Sovereignty, religious skepticism, and the theological-political problem -- Political authority and skepticism -- Authority, criteria, and the new social contract -- The claim of global community -- Conclusion: authority without supremacy, community with contestation.…”
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Entrepreneurial states reforming corporate governance in France, Japan, and Korea / by Tiberghien, Yves

Table of Contents: “…Political entrepreneurs and the corporate restructuring dilemma -- A story of change and divergence -- France : effective but "shameful" reforms -- Japan : of change and resistance -- Korea : systemic transformation -- Political entrepreneurs and the great transformation of the automobile industry -- Conclusion : from social contract to golden bargain?.…”
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Entrepreneurial states reforming corporate governance in France, Japan, and Korea / by Tiberghien, Yves

Table of Contents: “…Political entrepreneurs and the corporate restructuring dilemma -- A story of change and divergence -- France : effective but "shameful" reforms -- Japan : of change and resistance -- Korea : systemic transformation -- Political entrepreneurs and the great transformation of the automobile industry -- Conclusion : from social contract to golden bargain?.…”
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Presidents and political thought by Siemers, David J.

Table of Contents: “…On presidents and ideas -- John Adams: defense of the mixed constitution -- Thomas Jefferson: notes from a prophet of progress -- James Madison: political theory must be made to counteract political theory -- Woodrow Wilson: keeping the world safe from philosophy -- Franklin Delano Roosevelt: a first-class trimmer -- Bill Clinton: flirtation with the social contract -- Dear Mr. President.…”
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Presidents and political thought by Siemers, David J.

Table of Contents: “…On presidents and ideas -- John Adams: defense of the mixed constitution -- Thomas Jefferson: notes from a prophet of progress -- James Madison: political theory must be made to counteract political theory -- Woodrow Wilson: keeping the world safe from philosophy -- Franklin Delano Roosevelt: a first-class trimmer -- Bill Clinton: flirtation with the social contract -- Dear Mr. President.…”
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Good jobs, bad jobs : the rise of polarized and precarious employment systems in the United States, 1970s to 2000s / by Kalleberg, Arne L.

Table of Contents: “…Job quality in the United States -- Economic transformation and the decline of institutional protections -- New workers, new differences -- Dimensions of polarity -- Precarious employment relations -- Economic rewards: earnings and fringe benefits -- Control over work activities and intrinsic rewards -- Time at work: hours, intensity, and control -- Job satisfaction -- Confronting polarization and precarity -- Implementing the new social contract.…”
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Good jobs, bad jobs : the rise of polarized and precarious employment systems in the United States, 1970s to 2000s / by Kalleberg, Arne L.

Table of Contents: “…Job quality in the United States -- Economic transformation and the decline of institutional protections -- New workers, new differences -- Dimensions of polarity -- Precarious employment relations -- Economic rewards: earnings and fringe benefits -- Control over work activities and intrinsic rewards -- Time at work: hours, intensity, and control -- Job satisfaction -- Confronting polarization and precarity -- Implementing the new social contract.…”
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Opening doors gender equality and development in the Middle East and North Africa /

Table of Contents: “…-- The social contract is no longer sustainable -- Opening the door to women : policy directions -- A roadmap for reform -- Policies to address the region's challenges -- Closing the remaining gender gaps in human deelopment -- Expanding economic opportunities for women -- Closing gender gaps in voice and agency -- Supporting evidence-based policy making -- References -- Technical annex -- Appendix 1.…”
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Opening doors gender equality and development in the Middle East and North Africa /

Table of Contents: “…-- The social contract is no longer sustainable -- Opening the door to women : policy directions -- A roadmap for reform -- Policies to address the region's challenges -- Closing the remaining gender gaps in human deelopment -- Expanding economic opportunities for women -- Closing gender gaps in voice and agency -- Supporting evidence-based policy making -- References -- Technical annex -- Appendix 1.…”
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Forest and labor in Madagascar from colonial concession to global biosphere / by Sodikoff, Genese Marie, 1966-

Table of Contents: “…Geographies of borrowed time -- Overland on foot, aloft: an anatomy of the social structure -- Land and languor: on what makes good work -- Toward a new nature: rank and value in conservation bureaucracy -- Contracting space: making deals in a global hot spot -- How the dead matter: the production of heritage -- Cooked rice wages: internal contradiction and subjective experience -- Epilogue: workers of the vanishing world.…”
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Forest and labor in Madagascar from colonial concession to global biosphere / by Sodikoff, Genese Marie, 1966-

Table of Contents: “…Geographies of borrowed time -- Overland on foot, aloft: an anatomy of the social structure -- Land and languor: on what makes good work -- Toward a new nature: rank and value in conservation bureaucracy -- Contracting space: making deals in a global hot spot -- How the dead matter: the production of heritage -- Cooked rice wages: internal contradiction and subjective experience -- Epilogue: workers of the vanishing world.…”
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Chinese politics in the Hu Jintao era new leaders, new challenges / by Lam, Willy Wo-Lap

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: the rise of Hu Jintao and the traits of the fourth-generation leadership -- The crisis of legitimacy: Hu Jintao's search for a perennial mandate of heaven -- The communist party vs. peasants and workers: will Hu Jintao's "new social contract" work? -- The scourge of governmental stagnation: the price of holding up political reform -- The fourth-generation leadership's ambitious foreign-policy agenda -- The challenge of nationalism and other ideas and trends for the new century -- Conclusion: where is the new thinking?…”
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Chinese politics in the Hu Jintao era new leaders, new challenges / by Lam, Willy Wo-Lap

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: the rise of Hu Jintao and the traits of the fourth-generation leadership -- The crisis of legitimacy: Hu Jintao's search for a perennial mandate of heaven -- The communist party vs. peasants and workers: will Hu Jintao's "new social contract" work? -- The scourge of governmental stagnation: the price of holding up political reform -- The fourth-generation leadership's ambitious foreign-policy agenda -- The challenge of nationalism and other ideas and trends for the new century -- Conclusion: where is the new thinking?…”
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Between the queen and the cabby Olympe de Gouges's Rights of woman / by Cole, John R. (John Richard), 1941-

Table of Contents: “…Gouges's patriotism and aristocratic sentiments prior to 1791 ; Gouges's declaration and that of the national assembly -- The postamble. The social contract between the man and the woman ; The rights of persons of colour and of blacks -- The addenda and a conclusion. …”
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Between the queen and the cabby Olympe de Gouges's Rights of woman / by Cole, John R. (John Richard), 1941-

Table of Contents: “…Gouges's patriotism and aristocratic sentiments prior to 1791 ; Gouges's declaration and that of the national assembly -- The postamble. The social contract between the man and the woman ; The rights of persons of colour and of blacks -- The addenda and a conclusion. …”
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Improving learning with information technology report of a workshop /

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Improving learning with information technology report of a workshop /

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Recognizing religion in a secular society essays in pluralism, religion, and public policy /

Table of Contents: “…Religion in the public realm / El Hassan Bin Talal -- Freedom of religion and the rule of law : a Canadian perspective / Beverly McLachlin, Jean Bethke Elshtain -- Religion and the limits of liberal democracy / William Galston -- Human dignity and the social contract / David Novak -- Persons, politics, and a Catholic understanding of human rights / Jean Bethke Elshtain -- Considering secularism / Iain T. …”
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Recognizing religion in a secular society essays in pluralism, religion, and public policy /

Table of Contents: “…Religion in the public realm / El Hassan Bin Talal -- Freedom of religion and the rule of law : a Canadian perspective / Beverly McLachlin, Jean Bethke Elshtain -- Religion and the limits of liberal democracy / William Galston -- Human dignity and the social contract / David Novak -- Persons, politics, and a Catholic understanding of human rights / Jean Bethke Elshtain -- Considering secularism / Iain T. …”
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Corporate reputation managing opportunities and threats /

Table of Contents: “….] -- Reputation and corporate social responsibility : a global view / Philip H. …”
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