This book explores the dynamics of China's new united front work in Hong Kong. Mainland Chinese penetrative politics can be seen in the activities of local pro-Beijing political parties, clans and neighborhood associations, labor unions, women and media organizations, district federations, and...

As multilateral development banks increasingly gained influence in shaping global development, transnational social movements pushed to hold them accountable for their human rights impact towards communities. Leon Valentin Schettler presents a novel causal mechanism of movement advocacy towards...

Preface; Paul Zarembka Part I. Peripheral Europe and Post-Hegemonic Regionalism Chapter 1. The Development of Capitalism in Russia in the Works of Marx, Danielson, Vorontsov and Lenin; James D. White Chapter 2. The Historical Course of Ownership Structures and Rentier Capitalism in Portugal; Mariana...