Urban sociology: the contribution and limits of political economy (e-journal)

This paper departs from reviews of urban sociology that juxtapose competing Marxist and ecological theories, arguing instead that over the last 25 years a venerable social organization paradigm has been superseded by a fertile political economy paradigm that continues to orchestrate current research. The contributions of political economy are reviewed under six headings: historical explanation,…

Wikileaks and the critique of the political economy (e-journal)

In his seminal introduction to the field, Vincent Mosco defines the political economy of communication as the "study of the social relations, particularly the power relations that mutually constitute the production, distribution, and consumption of resources, including communication resources" (Mosco, 2009, pp. 2). Terms that have been used for naming this field have been "political economy of …

Towards a political economy of communication in development? (e-journal)

In the development communication equation, whether more theoretical, empirical and analytical attention is given to 'development' or to 'communication' makes a difference: where the emphasis is on development, it is at the expense of communication. Since communication and media arguably play an increasingly pervasive role in the everyday life of citizens and in the politics, economies and gover…

One Big Store: Source Diversity and Value Capture of Digital Games in Nationa…

Have the uneven global flows of capital in the cultural industries changed because of access to distribution platforms like the Apple iOS App Store? Based on a financial analysis of a dataset containing three years of game app revenues (2015-2017), this article asks two questions. First, were game developers and publishers able to generate revenue in their domestic markets in the App Store? Sec…

The wages of competence: Obama, the economy, and the 2010 midterm elections (…

The financial crisis, the deep recession, and the Democrats' huge losses in the 2010 midterm election, have focused attention on President Barack Obama' s economic policy leadership and the framing of the economy as a campaign issue. In this article, I evaluate three alternative explanations for the Democrats' showing on the economy: the severity of the financial meltdown and the resulting rece…

Paying the bill for goulash communism: Hungarian development and macro stabil…

Hungary's economic development is unique because consistently since the 1960s its economic policy emphasized raising the standard of living, its government developed a comprehensive social welfare system comparable to those in Scandinavian countries, its economic development was gradual and its political climate remained relatively calm. Successive regimes expanded Hungary's social welfare syst…

Paying the bill for goulash communism: Hungarian development and macro stabil…

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Vol. 63, Issue 4

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