Political Economy

The EU as a Counter-Piracy Actor

Robert Paige • Nov 7 2012 • Essays

The EU has adopted a multiple frame approach to counter-piracy, acting in the security, legal, and development frames, but the struggle for a comprehensive approach opens the EU up to much criticism.

The Middle East and Oil: Economic Modernisation and Political Stagnation

Anastasija Malachova • Oct 29 2012 • Essays

Oil has led to economic modernization and prosperity in the Middle East while creating weak states, autonomous from societal demands and political accountability.

Environmental Democracy? Does Anyone Really Care?

Akash Goreeba • Oct 26 2012 • Essays

Environmental justice is not just a local issue but a global, an inter-generational, and undoubtedly a problematic one. This should be a concern of not only the few, but all countries.

Is New Public Management Irrelevant to Developing Countries?

Abdelfatah Ibrahim • Oct 19 2012 • Essays

NPM is generally an effective replacement for the traditional administration model, but it is not necessarily suitable for all countries around the world.

Assessing the Viability of a Complete Environmental Kuznets Curve

Luca Ferrini • Oct 19 2012 • Essays

Sustained growth cannot be obtained simply through capital inputs. For growth and environmental protection to be compatible, technology must be the driver of growth.

The Failure of Neoliberal Transition Policies in Eastern Europe Post-1989

Michael Koenig • Oct 16 2012 • Essays

Neoliberal shock therapy in Eastern Europe has helped the West create exporting tigers, competing on the basis of cheap labour costs and opening up markets for themselves.

What Does ‘Sustainable Development’ Mean?

Luke Godfrey • Oct 12 2012 • Essays

Over the past 20 years sustainable development has risen to the forefront of environmental strategy, but despite its profile there is little agreement over its precise meaning.

Evaluating the Participatory Development Programme in Egypt

Abdelfatah Ibrahim • Oct 9 2012 • Essays

Despite the weaknesses of the programme, it has contributed to urban poverty reduction in some of the most well-known informal areas in Egypt, achieving many tangible results.

What Makes Post-Conflict Situations Particularly Susceptible to Corruption?

Kathryn Harvey • Oct 9 2012 • Essays

Broadly speaking, a combination of weak societal structures, fragile governmental institutions and unstable economic systems contribute to creating a chaotic environment conducive to corruption.

Are NGO Agendas Dictated By Western Assumptions?

Lauren Durand • Sep 26 2012 • Essays

The politicisation of NGOs has been widely questioned and their increasing reliance on donor states’ ideologies has pulled them away from their original purpose: immediate relief.

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