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Reconceptualising freedom in the 21st century: neoliberalism vs. degrowth 重新定义21世纪的自由:新自由主义vs.去增长

IF 4.2 2区经济学

New Political Economy Pub Date : 2023-07-04 DOI: 10.1080/13563467.2022.2149719

Felix Windegger, C. Spash

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引用次数: 1

‘Saving the WTO’: middle power insiders and joint statement initiatives at the World Trade Organisation “拯救WTO”:中等强国内部人士和世界贸易组织的联合声明倡议

IF 4.2 2区经济学

New Political Economy Pub Date : 2023-07-04 DOI: 10.1080/13563467.2023.2221637

Shamel Azmeh

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Rewarding a friend: Does the World Bank direct non-commercial risk insurance to countries that support US foreign policy interests? 回报朋友:世界银行是否直接向支持美国外交政策利益的国家提供非商业风险保险?

IF 4.2 2区经济学

New Political Economy Pub Date : 2023-07-03 DOI: 10.1080/13563467.2023.2230557

Jonas Gamso, A. Dimitrova

引用次数: 1

Capitalist reforms and extreme poverty in China: unprecedented progress or income deflation? 资本主义改革与中国的极端贫困：前所未有的进步还是收入紧缩？

IF 4.2 2区经济学

New Political Economy Pub Date : 2023-07-02 DOI: 10.1080/13563467.2023.2217087

D. Sullivan, M. Moatsos, J. Hickel

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引用次数: 1

Homo digitalis: narrative for a new political economy of digital transformation and transition 数字人:数字转型和转型的新政治经济叙事

IF 4.2 2区经济学

New Political Economy Pub Date : 2023-06-27 DOI: 10.1080/13563467.2023.2227577

Joan Torrent‐Sellens

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Diversity, solidarity and the construction of the ingroup among (post)colonial migrants in The Netherlands, 1945–1968 1945-1968年荷兰(后)殖民移民群体的多样性、团结性和内部群体的构建

IF 4.2 2区经济学

New Political Economy Pub Date : 2023-06-23 DOI: 10.1080/13563467.2023.2227120

E. Wolff

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Cars, capitalism and ecological crises: understanding systemic barriers to a sustainability transition in the German car industry 汽车、资本主义和生态危机：理解德国汽车行业可持续转型的系统性障碍

IF 4.2 2区经济学

New Political Economy Pub Date : 2023-06-20 DOI: 10.1080/13563467.2023.2223132

A. Keil, J. Steinberger

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A contender state’s multiscalar mediation of transnational capital: the belt and road in the Middle East 竞争者国家对跨国资本的多层面调解：中东一带一路

IF 4.2 2区经济学

New Political Economy Pub Date : 2023-06-16 DOI: 10.1080/13563467.2023.2222673

Salam Alshareef

引用次数: 2

Political independence through monetary dependence? The case of Montenegro 通过货币依赖实现政治独立?黑山的案例

IF 4.2 2区经济学

New Political Economy Pub Date : 2023-06-10 DOI: 10.1080/13563467.2023.2221181

Nicola Nones

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Balancing the scales: labour incorporation and the politics of growth model transformation 平衡规模:劳动力纳入和增长模式转型的政治