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  • Dis.Ordering Distribution

    Infrastructures, Formats and Practices in the Circulation of Culture

    Series Book 94 - Research in the Sociology of Organizations
    Dis.Ordering Distribution explores the intricate relationship between distribution and production, drawing on empirical evidence from two vibrant centers of cultural production: Africa and Asia. Delving into how cultural entrepreneurs engage with global distribution platforms and the resulting impact on the creation of cultural artifacts, the analysis reveals that digital platforms are not merely ... Read more

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  • Protecting the Weak in East Asia

    Framing, Mobilisation and Institutionalisation

    Series series Routledge Contemporary Asia Series
    This book investigates public claims for the protection of weak groups and interests in Japan and China from the nineteenth century to the present day. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, it engages with ongoing global debates relevant to both Western and non-Western societies whilst also providing an historically informed analysis of contemporary issues.Using case studies on disaster victims, ... Read more

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  • Competitiveness of New Industries

    Institutional Framework and Learning in Information Technology in Japan, the U.S and Germany

    Series series Routledge Studies in Global Competition
    Many recent books on information and communication technologies concentrate on individual country experiences or neglect to analyze political factors in conjunction with entrepreneurial ones.This book, the result of an international research project, comprises a comprehensive comparison of three key countries: Japan, the United States and Germany. The book adopts an institutional approach. ... Read more

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  • Asian-European Relations

    Building Blocks for Global Governance?

    Series series Routledge Contemporary Asia Series
    Interregional Relations are a novel field within international relations which have increasingly been attracting scholarly interest. Thus, over the last five years or so, Interregional Relations has firmly established itself as a research field, initially within political science, and gradually in economics. This volume assesses interregional relations between Asia and Europe. It contributes to ... Read more

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  • Institutional and Technological Change in Japan's Economy

    Past and Present

    Edited by Janet Hunter, Cornelia Storz ...
    Series series Routledge Contemporary Japan Series
    Institutional and technological change is a highly topical subject. At the theoretical level, there is much debate in the field of institutional economics about the role of technological change in endogenous growth theory. At a practical policy level, arguments rage about how Japan and the Japanese economy should plan for the future.In this book, leading economists and economic historians of Japan ... Read more

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  • Small Firms and Innovation Policy in Japan

    Edited by Cornelia Storz ...
    Series series Routledge Contemporary Japan Series
    This new book discusses the extent to which the Japanese economy encourages entrepreneurship and innovation.Although Japan has a strong reputation as an innovator, some people argue that this reputation is misplaced. Contrary to earlier expectations, the USA rather than Japan emerged as the leader in the biotech industries in the 1990s, and also many small firms in Japan supply only a few – or ... Read more

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  • Digital Dominance

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    Edited by Martin Moore, Damian Tambini ...
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    The Disruption of Markets, Production, Consumption, and Work

    Series series Routledge Studies in the Economics of Innovation
    The unprecedented Covid-19 crisis revealed the scale and scope of a new type of economy taking shape in front of our very eyes: the digital economy. This book presents a concise theoretical and conceptual framework for a more nuanced analysis of the economic and sociological impacts of the technological disruption that is taking place in the markets of goods and services, labour markets, and the ... Read more

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  • Platform Capitalism

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    Series series Theory Redux
    What unites Google and Facebook, Apple and Microsoft, Siemens and GE, Uber and Airbnb? Across a wide range of sectors, these firms are transforming themselves into platforms: businesses that provide the hardware and software foundation for others to operate on. This transformation signals a major shift in how capitalist firms operate and how they interact with the rest of the economy: the ... Read more

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