scholarly journals Economics, Politics, and Ethnicity in Balochistan's Transport Industry

1995 ◽  
Vol 34 (4II) ◽  
pp. 619-626 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Titus
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Ethnic Conflict ◽  
Political Power ◽  
Political Leadership ◽  
The State ◽  
Nation State ◽  
Distribution Of Wealth ◽  
Contemporary World ◽  
Transport Industry ◽  
The Creation

Because of its potential to disrupt economic development, it is necessary to understand the dynamics of ethnic conflict in the contemporary world. A prevalent trend in the study of ethnicity is to focus on the creation and/or maintenance of ethnic identities and mobilisation on the basis of those identities as groups compete for resources, opportunities, or political power in the context of the nation-state [Barth (1969); Brass (1985); Comaroff (1987); Mumtaz (1990)]. In this approach, an ethnic group's distinguishing markers-language, custom, dress, etc.-are treated less as manifestations of tradition which define or create the group and more as arenas of negotiation and contestation in which people strive to realise their practical and symbolic interests. This happens as individuals or families, pursuing their livelihoods with the skills and resources available to them, find (or create) opportunities or obstacles which appear to be based on' ethnic criteria. The state can intensify this process as it uses positive or negative discrimination in order to achieve some desired distribution of wealth and opportunity. In turn, political leadership becomes a key in realising the experience of shared ethnic interests. Leadership develops as a kind of dual legitimation process, i.e., as individuals or organisations seek to be accepted as spokesmen both by members of the group itself and by outsiders.

scholarly journals Singapore: Reflections and Implications of Another Smart State

2003 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clive Edwards
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Direct Investment ◽  
Political Leadership ◽  
The Political ◽  
Political Leaders ◽  
Contemporary World ◽  
Michael Porter ◽  
State Initiatives ◽  
The Development Strategy

The objective of this paper is to analyse key elements of the development strategy of Singapore since the mid–1960s. The paper describes the economic challenge faced by Singapore in the mid–1960s, overviews contemporary world trends in foreign direct investment, and uses competitiveness constructs developed by Michael Porter (1985) to clarify key stages in the evolution of Singapore's development strategy. The paper argues that the strategy has been successful because of unremitting top priority given to it by Singapore's political leadership and because the political leaders charged a single organisation, the Economic Development Board (EDB), with absolute authority to develop and implement the strategy. The paper concludes with implications for Queensland's Smart State initiatives.

Ethnic Diversity and the Nation-State in the 21st Century

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-49
Author(s):  
Francis Kok Wah Loh
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Ethnic Diversity ◽  
Political Power ◽  
State Building ◽  
Cultural Identities ◽  
Nation State ◽  
Minority Communities ◽  
Building Process ◽  
The Status

Abstract The cause of conflict in multi-ethnic and multi-religious societies is not diversity in and of itself. Instead, it is one’s attitude towards diversity. Do we share political power and economic development with the regions and minority communities? Do we respect and recognise the cultural identities of minorities? This requires that the nation-state building process be imagined in more inclusive civic territorial lines rather than exclusive ethnic-genealogical lines. With the above as a backdrop, the article explores the status of the Christian minority in Malay-Islamic majority Malaysia and the plight of the Rohingyas in Bamar-Buddhist majority Myanmar.

New Legal Pluralism and Transnational Private Law

2020 ◽  
pp. 18-47
Author(s):  
Vanessa Mak
Keyword(s):  
Western Europe ◽  
Legal Pluralism ◽  
The State ◽  
Nation State ◽  
Private Law ◽  
Main Question ◽  
Private Regulation ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Theoretical Foundations ◽  
The Eu

This chapter makes an analysis of the theoretical foundations of lawmaking in European private law. It shows that they can be traced to transnational and constitutional pluralist theories. The main question is in which respects legal pluralism should replace the monist, state-centred perspective on lawmaking that prevailed in Western Europe since the creation of the Westphalian nation state. It is argued that, even though the state remains the primary locus for lawmaking in private law in the EU, the rise of private regulation and the interaction between courts through judicial dialogues plead in favour of adopting a strong legal pluralist perspective. ‘Strong’ or ‘radical’ legal pluralism, other than monism or ‘ordered’ legal pluralism, holds that norms can co-exist without a formal hierarchy. Both a descriptive and a normative case are put forward in support of adopting this perspective.

The state and extreme poverty in Botswana: the San and destitutes

1999 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 185-205 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth Good
Keyword(s):  
Political Power ◽  
The State ◽  
Financial Resources ◽  
Extreme Poverty ◽  
The Creation

The rise of wealth and power within the cattle-owning economy of Botswana has been accompanied by the creation of poverty and weakness. The impoverishment of the San and ‘destitutes’ was a structured, comprehensive, and long-term process, caused less by phenomena such as periodic drought than by an elite of economic and political power, and the exploitation which they practised. The growth economy of recent decades has not ameliorated the situation, but has strengthened the wealthy while neglecting or worsening the plight of the San. The state possesses the financial resources and developmental capacities to alleviate poverty, but its controllers continue to prioritise other matters.

scholarly journals ORGANIZATIONAL AND ECONOMIC MEASURES OF TOURISM DEVELOPMENT ON THE EXAMPLE OF THE AVANGARD UNITED TERRITORIAL COMMUNITY OF ODESSA REGION

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dobrianskа N. ◽  
Nikoliuk O. ◽  
Lebedieva V.
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
The State ◽  
Competitive Advantages ◽  
Development Trends ◽  
Social And Economic Development ◽  
Financial Plan ◽  
The Future ◽  
Tourism Resources ◽  
The Creation

The article has analyzed the dynamics of the creation of the united territorial communities (UTC) inthe Odessa region and Ukraine, the state and development trends of the tourism resources market in theOdessa region were studied, and the main problems of tourism development were identified, the SWOT m atrix – the analysis of the tourism activities of the united territorial community was built, strengths and weaknesses, opportunities and threats of further social and economic development of the society were identified,the main competitive advantages of the territorial community were identified, the dynamics of the development of the tourism infrastructure of the united territorial community were investigated, a one-day touristroute for the united territorial community - “I love you Avangard” was worked out, strategic directions for thedevelopment of the tourism business were identified, a financial plan for the development of the united territorial community of the future for the implementation of strategic areas of tourism was proposed.

scholarly journals On the question of federalism in Belgium

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 366-377
Author(s):  
S. M. Gavrilova
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Current Situation ◽  
The State ◽  
Nation State ◽  
Administrative Structure ◽  
French Speaking ◽  
German Speaking

The Kingdom of Belgium is a Federation in terms of its territorial and administrative structure. Federalism in Belgium has a number of specific features, since it is based on the principles of division not only on the national and administrative principle, but also on linguistic. The main contradictions within the nation-state are related to the interaction of Walloon (French-speaking) and Flemish (speaking Dutch and its dialects) communities. The current situation in the country has developed as a result of a number of state reforms carried out in the second half of the XX — early XXI century. At present, the crisis in Belgium remains unresolved, primarily due to the imbalance in the economic development of the regions and the growing conflicts in this regard and the special status of bilingual Brussels. The situation is complicated by the presence of a German-speaking community in the state. The article assesses the prospects for the development of the situation in Belgium in terms of the transformation of the system of federalism in the country.

scholarly journals The Nation-State and the Origins of Secondary Education in Argentina: The Case of the Colegio Nacional (National School)

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Felicitas Acosta
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Education ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Key Words ◽  
The State ◽  
The Political ◽  
Political Elites ◽  
Nation State ◽  
National School ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Political Unification

This article focuses on the origins of secondary education in Argentina. Inparticular, it explores the possible relations between the modelling of educationalinstitutions intended for the formation of political elites and the fabrication of thenation-state. In Argentina, the creation of free, compulsory elementary educationwas preceded by the development of secondary education through the setting up ofthe colegio nacional. These schools were formed during the political unification ofthe national territory after domestic post-independence wars. Note the name givento these institutions: national schools. How did the nation and the state appear inthe organization of national schools? The article explores this question analyzingschool curricula and rectors’ reports during the configuration of the colegio nacionalbetween 1863 and 1890.Key words: curricula; configuration; national; territory; secondary schools.

The Nationalism of the Affluent

2020 ◽  
pp. 142-152
Author(s):  
Yael Tamir
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Political Power ◽  
Reference Group ◽  
Status Quo ◽  
The State ◽  
Nation State ◽  
The European Union ◽  
National Discourse ◽  
Political Status ◽  
The Moment

This chapter discusses the origin of the second kind of nationalism. It analyzes how members of minority nations are lured to question the existing national/political status quo when political power is eroded and the state faces a legitimization crisis. Yet, unlike the nationalism of the vulnerable that seeks to strengthen the nation-state, separatist nationalism wishes to seize the moment and loosen existing political frameworks. The chapter then elaborates the aims of separatism to recruit the support of all fellow nationals and form a cross-class coalition. In this sense, it is an inclusive kind of nationalism that labors to make its reference group as large and prosperous as possible. The chapter then turns to explore the power of utilitarian arguments to determine the construction of future states. Ultimately, it analyzes how the European Union led to the reemergence of small nations' nationalism. The chapter notes that today's separatist nationalism is the nationalism of small affluent nations that were oppressed by the threshold principle and were excluded from the national discourse because of utilitarian considerations.

Beyond Autonomy? The Politics of Corporations

1974 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-60
Author(s):  
Dennis Kavanagh
Keyword(s):  
Political Institutions ◽  
Political Power ◽  
The State ◽  
16Th Century ◽  
The Political ◽  
Nation State ◽  
Sovereign State ◽  
Democratic Control ◽  
National Boundaries

IN RECENT YEARS THERE HAS BEEN A FORMIDABLE GROWTH OF literature on the political and other implications of business corporations. Much of the writing on the corporations has been of an alarmist nature. We are usually referred to the growth of an impressive economic (and, by implication, political) power of the corporations, the lack of effective democratic control on their activities, and the consequent need to establish a more effective set of constraints. It is suggested that internally the corporations are tending to by-pass the legislatures and other representative institutions, while externally the multinationals are integrating sectors of economies across states, and employing a management which may owe primary loyalty to the corporation and not the state in which managers are based. The emergence of the multinationals therefore not only seriously challenges many of our cherished political institutions and procedures, it also confronts our patterns of thinking about the sovereign state which have been inherited from the 16th century. In that they escape from the constraints of national boundaries and representative institutions it is alleged that the corporations are rendering obsolescent our traditional concepts of both state and sovereignty. Much of this argument is neatly encapsulated in the evocative titles of such scholarly works as Beyond the Nation State and Sovereignty at Bay.

scholarly journals Économie multinationale et contrôle gouvernemental : Le cas de la Belgique

2005 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 323-342
Author(s):  
Michel Quévit
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Foreign Direct Investment ◽  
Open Economy ◽  
Direct Investment ◽  
The State ◽  
Nation State ◽  
Regional Structure

The article maintains that, with its long tradition of an open economy the State could not play the role of guiding the economic development of the country. The investment of foreign MNE in the Belgian economy has had major destabilizing effects in the regional structure: foreign direct investment was almost entirely done in Flanders. Simultaneously, the Belgian MNE disinvest in order to flee to the fiscal heaven of the neighbour Luxembourg. If the nation-state has played any role toward both foreign and local MNE, it has promoted multinationalization.

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