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China’s quest for alternatives to neo-liberalism: market reform, economic growth, and labour (2007)
Journal Article
Lo, D. (2007). China’s quest for alternatives to neo-liberalism: market reform, economic growth, and labour. Kyoto economic review, 76(2), 193-210

Since the turn of the century, China’s state and society have focused their efforts on “constructing a harmonious society”. Viewed from the perspective of globalization, these efforts represent a quest for a model of development that deviates fundame... Read More about China’s quest for alternatives to neo-liberalism: market reform, economic growth, and labour.

Public Funds as Capital (2007)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hanappi, H. (2007, November). Public Funds as Capital. Paper presented at The International Conference of EAEPE, Porto (Portugal)

From Sweetness to McDonald’s: How Do We Manufacture (the Meaning of) Foods? (2007)
Journal Article
Fine, B. (2007). From Sweetness to McDonald’s: How Do We Manufacture (the Meaning of) Foods?. The Review of Social and Economic Studies = 사회경제평론 = Sahoe kyŏngje p'yŏngnon, 29(2), 247-271

Taking Marx’s theory of commodity production as point of departure, this article examines the ways in which the values and the use values of consumption are constructed in and of themselves and in relation to one another. It does so by positing what... Read More about From Sweetness to McDonald’s: How Do We Manufacture (the Meaning of) Foods?.

Privatization and Alternative Public Sector Reform in Sub-Saharan Africa: Delivering on Electricity and Water (2007)
Book
Bayliss, K., & Fine, B. (Eds.). (2007). Privatization and Alternative Public Sector Reform in Sub-Saharan Africa: Delivering on Electricity and Water. Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230286412

This book documents the growth in privatization in the delivery of water and electricity in SSA over the 1990s and 2000s, showing how numerous governments have gone to considerable lengths in an effort to attract investors into these sectors. The boo... Read More about Privatization and Alternative Public Sector Reform in Sub-Saharan Africa: Delivering on Electricity and Water.