David Levy and Sandra Peart mean to revise the history of nineteenth-century British political economy. And more. In their latest, fascinating installment, The Vanity of the Philosopher, Peart and Levy argue that the transition from classical to post-classical economics is best understood as a sea change in the way political economists regarded human nature. What happened? Well, in the beginnin...

Effective urban planning is said to be crucial for ensuring liveable, equitable and viable areas progress towards sustainability. This study combines a review of the relevant literature, key informant interviews field observations explore contemporary practices in Dhaka, Bangladesh. We problematize ineffective practice Dhaka as prime expression reproduction colonial planning, which manifests it...

The sustainable development imaginary was built on a belief in co-operation, collaboration and consensus building requires governance approaches that rely upon the values of liberal, pluralistic, tolerant, democratic society. Much scholarship assumed European Post-War, welfare, order, with its emerging educated classes, would steadily progress towards an ever more refined articulated version th...

Neoliberalism and authoritarianism are intimately connected, as is demonstrated by the existence of a growing body literature on ‘authoritarian neoliberalism’. This article provides taxonomy authoritarian neoliberalism claims that it appears in three varieties – technocracy, populist nationalism, traditional authoritarianism. Also, proposes both an overview analysis states case studies. States ...

There was a remarkable increase in attention given to ethical issues concerning technology in the second half of the previous century. This increase followed the deepening societal impact of technology, and the growing insight into its benefits as well as its potential for disaster. More or less parallel to this development in ethics, sociological studies started to delve empirically into the c...

Perm Krai and the socio-political processes taking place in it are many ways typical of Russia, therefore interest to a wide audience researchers political analysts. Based on theoretical constructions international elites studies School Political Science elitology, we study business region, their behavior, aspects identity, as well most politically sensitive topics life region. Relying primaril...

This paper addresses the engagement of critical geographers from Northeastern Brazil with regional planning, aiming at transforming society by acting on their region’s spaces. Extending and putting in relation literature planning theory Global South geographical scholarship decoloniality, I explore new archives showing how work that these performed 1957 to 1964 was an example ‘South’ re-elabora...

Contemporary times always pose a challenge for theoreticians who try to map it and encode it. Nevertheless, is more than important grapple with present bring out the topics that can engage understanding of discourses, potentials, possibilities. It even true art humanities that, each on its side, faced significant challenges from rise technology-driven reality. As art, seems technology gives opp...