scholarly journals Selected Issues on Political Economy, Society, and Environment of Contemporary Vietnam: A Preliminary Review of the Literature

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thu-Trang Vuong
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
Preliminary Review ◽  
Review Of The Literature

scholarly journals Selected issues on political economy, society, and environment of contemporary Vietnam: A preliminary review of the literature

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thu-Trang Vuong
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
Vietnam War ◽  
Preliminary Review ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Vietnam War

Non-US-centric literature took up a smaller share and generally employed Vietnam as a case study for theories of conflicts, for example (Arreguín-Toft 2001; Norton and Merom 2003). It is also worth noting that the literature on Vietnam – be the focus on the country itself or the Vietnam War – was largely book-based and often ethnographic in nature (cf. Hickey 1964; Louis 1969). More recent works seemed to be less US-centric and more about Vietnam as the subject, perhaps owing to shifts in interest (from attempts to explain and analyze the Vietnam War to a focus on Vietnam’s growth, especially economic) as well as to the rise of generations of Vietnamese intellectuals, both contributing to the literature and attracting foreign colleagues towards the country. This literature shall be the focus of the review.

Accounting for the Corporate: An Analytic Framework for Understanding Corporations in Education

2020 ◽  
Vol 49 (4) ◽  
pp. 232-240
Author(s):  
Kathryn Moeller
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Political Economy ◽  
Power Relations ◽  
The United States ◽  
Private Sphere ◽  
The Political ◽  
Educational Systems ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Analytic Framework

Drawing on an integrative review of the literature on the privatization of education and an empirical case study of technology corporations in education, this article examines the corporate within the political economy of education. It argues that by analytically conceiving of corporations under the banner of the private sphere and, correspondingly, by subsuming the processes of corporatization within the processes of privatization, the literature on privatization conceals the very specific role and influence of corporations. The article puts forward an analytic framework for researching and theorizing corporations in education. How the field of education conceives of corporate actors and their related practices, processes, and power relations is analytically and empirically significant for ensuring equitable, transparent, and accountable educational systems in the United States and globally.

The Transition to Capital in Marx’s Critique of Political Economy

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 68-102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Søren Mau
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
Critical Review ◽  
Review Of The Literature

Abstract The introduction of the concept of capital in Capital – with the words ‘we find’ – has provoked a great deal of discussion about the precise relation between the categories of simple circulation and the concept of capital. In this article, I argue that Marx derives the concept of capital by way of an analysis of the immanent contradictions of money, and that this dialectical derivation can be understood as a conceptual movement in which the concepts of money and capital progressively change their modal status. Furthermore, I examine the development of this transition to capital throughout Marx’s writings from the period 1857 to 1872, arguing that the same arguments can be found in all the relevant writings. Finally, the article provides a critical review of the literature on the transition to capital.

The Political Economy of International Trade

1996 ◽  
Vol 29 (6) ◽  
pp. 689-717 ◽  
Author(s):  
JAMES E. ALT ◽  
JEFFRY FRIEDEN ◽  
MICHAEL J. GILLIGAN ◽  
DANI RODRIK ◽  
RONALD ROGOWSKI
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
International Trade ◽  
Future Study ◽  
Economic Activity ◽  
Economic Consequences ◽  
The Political ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
New Directions ◽  
Trade Politics ◽  
Economics Of Institutions

A similar set of concepts has been central to the literatures on the formation of trade policy coalitions and the “new economics of institutions”: the political and economic consequences of the degree to which assets are specific to a particular economic activity. In this survey, the authors take the necessary first step of summarizing the main findings of these two literatures and then suggest ways in which the issue might be joined. In addition to providing a more coherent understanding of the findings of these two literatures and some new directions for them, the authors show that many puzzles remain in the field of trade politics—puzzles for which there are no appealing answers or, where there are answers, no strong evidence in support of them. This essay, then, in addition to being a theoretical review of the literature, puts forward an agenda for future study of international trade politics.

scholarly journals Current Stage of Knowledge Relating to the Use Ferruginous Sludge From Water Treatment Plants – a Preliminary Review of the Literature

Mineralogia ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 48 (1-4) ◽  
pp. 39-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Magdalena Wołowiec ◽  
Tomasz Bajda
Keyword(s):  
Water Treatment ◽  
Municipal Wastewater ◽  
Preliminary Review ◽  
Raw Water ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
The Past ◽  
Water Treatment Plants ◽  
Materials Used ◽  
Current Stage ◽  
Iron And Manganese

Abstract In water treatment plants, a large amount of wastewater and sludge is generated during the processing of drinking water. The composition of the sludge is determined by the type and raw water chemistry, as well as the methods and materials used for purification. The major components of the sludge are iron and manganese oxyhydroxides. In the past, the sludge was landfilled, but for environmental reasons it became necessary to find uses for the sludge. The aim of this study was to identify examples of using this sludge. Nowadays, the sludge is applied in the treatment of municipal wastewater, agriculture, and the production of cement and bricks, among others. Attention was also paid to the possibility of using the water processing sludge in different sorption applications.

scholarly journals Development and validation of a patient satisfaction monitoring tool for the Durban University of Technology Chiropractic Clinic

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Ashmindher Singh
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Patient Satisfaction ◽  
Chiropractic Care ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Preliminary Review ◽  
Expert Group ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire ◽  
Satisfaction Questionnaire ◽  
University Of Technology

Patient perceptions of the value of services and care they obtain at healthcare practices offer healthcare providers and staff important information to effect improvements. Studies have shown a high rate of patient satisfaction of patients receiving chiropractic care. South Africa is distinguished as the only country in Africa to offer training in chiropractic. Currently, only two tertiary establishments in South Africa, the Durban University of Technology and the University of Johannesburg offer a master’s in Chiropractic degree. There is, however, no feedback system currently implemented at the Durban University of Technology Chiropractic day clinic for patients to indicate levels of satisfaction. Patient satisfaction surveys are considered as a means of gathering patients valued opinions on primary health care services that they have received. This study evaluated the patients’ feedback in creating a patient satisfaction survey for use at the DUT CDC on a continual basis. Aim The aim of this study was to develop a valid and reliable patient satisfaction questionnaire, which could easily be used on a routine basis in order to monitor patient satisfaction levels at the DUT CDC in terms of quality of care, accessibility and interpersonal factors. Method This study consisted of three phases. Phase one was a preliminary review of the literature on questionnaire design and conceptual frameworks. Phase two consisted of instrument development, expert group and pilot testing. The development of the instrument and its contents was informed by the review of the literature and questionnaire exemplars from phase one. In this phase, a second questionnaire was developed and trialled with the expert group, as it was used to rate the significance of the questions on the patient satisfaction questionnaire (PSQ); subsequently the PSQ was piloted. Phase three was the handing out of the PSQ and the rating patient satisfaction questionnaire (RPSQ) to patients attending at the DUT CDC. Results The PSQ and RPSQ questionnaires were completed by 400 patients. The patients gave their suggestions as to which statements should be included in the final PSQ. The statements with a majority agreement were included in the final PSQ. The final PSQ was shown to be reliable with Cronbach's Alpha score of 0.93. Conclusion The final PSQ could help to continually monitor patient satisfaction at the DUT CDC. The clinic committee could utilise the feedback to implement or build on quality improvement initiatives, which would assist in demonstrating a commitment to patient-centred care and improve the overall healthcare experience at the DUT CDC.

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