Economies, Institutions and Territories: Dissecting Nexuses in a Changing World

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Half Title
Series Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
List of figures
List of tables
List of contributors
Introduction
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1: Economies, Territories, Institutions: Analytical Fragments of a Complicated Relationship
	1.1 Introduction
	1.2 Analytical Toolkits and Framework
	1.3 Integration between the Economy and Society: Innovation, Tensions, and Dilemmas
	1.4 Coordination between State and Market: Emerging Problems
	1.5 Social Inequalities, Displacement, and Conflicts between Social Groups
	1.6 The Challenge of Peripherality
	1.7 Book Structure: Sections and Chapters
	Notes
	References
Part I: Integration between the Economy and Society: Innovation, Tensions and Dilemmas
	Chapter 2: Change and Innovation within Florida’s Food System in Response to COVID-19 1
		2.1 Introduction
		2.2 Context
			2.2.1 Florida’s Food System
			2.2.2 Multi-institutional Collaboration
				2.2.2.1 UF/IFAS Extension
			2.2.3 Florida Gulf Coast University
			2.2.4 COVID-19 in Florida
		2.3 Methodology
		2.4 Findings
			2.4.1 Production Agriculture
			2.4.2 Small Farms
			2.4.3 Food-related Non-governmental Organizations
		2.5 Discussion
		Notes
		Appendix 2.1 Impact of Covid-19 on Florida and Agribusiness Food Supply Chain
			Production Agriculture
			Food-Related NGOs
		References
	Chapter 3: Street Shock: How a Bike Lane Redefined a Neighborhood
		3.1 Introduction
		3.2 “Power Laden Fields” of Urban Space and Infrastructure
		3.3 Methodology
		3.4 Rational Plan, Human Reaction
		3.5 Policies and Politics of Street Shock
		3.6 Street Shock: Erasing the Bike Lane
		3.7 Shaping Power in Place
		3.8 Discussion
		3.9 Conclusion
		Notes
		References
	Chapter 4: Building Drought Resilience in the US Southwest: The Institutional and Economic Challenges in Rural Communities
		4.1 Introduction1
		4.2 A Conceptual Model of Community Resilience and Sustainability
		4.3 Drought risk in the US Southwest
		4.4 Institutional and Economic Resilience
		4.5 Future Opportunities for Community Resilience and Sustainability
		Notes
		References
Part II: Coordination between State and Market: Emerging Problems
	Chapter 5: A History of Modern European Monetary Unions as Territories, Regions, and Institutions
		5.1 Introduction: Modern European Monetary Unions
		5.2 Money and Institutions
			5.2.1 Economic Institutions
			5.2.2 Social Institutions
			5.2.3 Political Institutions
			5.2.4 Cultural Institutions
		5.3 Case studies
			5.3.1 German Monetary Union (GMU)
				5.3.1.1 The History of the GMU
				5.3.1.2 Institutions, Territories, Regions, and the GMU
			5.3.2 Latin Monetary Union (LMU)
				5.3.2.1 The History of the LMU
				5.3.2.2 Institutions, Territories, Regions, and the LMU
			5.3.3 Scandinavian Monetary Union (SMU)
				5.3.3.1 The History of the SMU
				5.3.3.2 Institutions, Territories, Regions, and the SMU
			5.3.4 Austro-Hungarian Monetary Union (AHMU)
				5.3.4.1 The History of the AHMU
				5.3.4.2 Institutions, Territories, Regions, and the AHMU
			5.3.5 European Monetary Union (EMU)
				5.3.5.1 The History of the EMU
				5.3.5.2 Institutions, Territories, Regions, and the EMU
		5.4 Conclusions
		Acknowledgments
		References
	Chapter 6: Brussels Under Pressure: Compliance, the Single Market, and National Purpose in the EU
		6.1 Introduction
		6.2 Standard Compliance Accounts
		6.3 Roles Reversal: Member States Pressure the EU
			6.3.1 A Disinterested or Resistant EU
			6.3.2 Reasons for Pressuring the EU
			6.3.3 Pressuring the EU
			6.3.4 Outcomes of National Pressures
		6.4 The Case of Food Quality Standards in the CEECs
			6.4.1 The CEECs Raise Compliance Concerns
			6.4.2 A Resistant EU
			6.4.3 What Prompted the CEECs to Seek EU Help?
			6.4.4 Pressuring the EU
			6.4.5 Outcome: EU Recognition and Improved Compliance Capacity
		6.5 Conclusion
		References
	Chapter 7: Institutional Context and Territorial Policy: Analyzing the New Regional Policy and Regional Development Agencies in Turkey
		7.1 Introduction
		7.2 Conceptual and Analytical Framework
			7.2.1 Concept of Institution
			7.2.2 Relational Approach to Institutions and Three Pillars of the Institutional Context
			7.2.3 Interaction Types between Regulations and Institutions
			7.2.4 Institutional Change and Interactions among Organizations and Regulations
		7.3 Background and Case Study: New Regional Development Policy and RDAs in Turkey
		7.4 Empirical Findings: Institutional Context and Change of New Regional Policy and RDAs in Turkey
			7.4.1 Centralism and Low Trust, Disbelief for Participation
			7.4.2 Stabilized Disinterest about Regional Policies
			7.4.3 Expectation of Obtaining Financial Support
			7.4.4 Ignoring Long-term Regional Interests Driven by Short-Termism
		7.5 Conclusion
		Acknowledgments
		Notes
		References
Part III: Social Inequalities, Displacement and Conflicts between Social Groups
	Chapter 8: Bureaucrats, Local Elites, and Economic Development: Evidence from Chinese Counties
		8.1 Research Issues
		8.2 From Local Elites to Bureaucrats and Back: Theoretical Arguments
			8.2.1 Local elites in traditional society
			8.2.2 From the two-track system to the centralized bureaucratic control
			8.2.3 Stratified mobility and the remaking of local elites
		8.3 The Empirical Context: Counties in Jiangsu Province, China
		8.4 Identifying Local Elites in the Chinese Bureaucracy: Positions and Distributions
			8.4.1 Positions associated with movers versus stayers
			8.4.2 Stability of the Leadership Offices
			8.4.3 Local Knowledge Stock in the Leadership Offices
		8.5 Outside Officials, Local Elites, and Economic Development
			8.5.1 Variables
				8.5.1.1 Measuring Economic Performance
				8.5.1.2 Measuring Stability of Local Leadership Offices
				8.5.1.3 Measuring Local Knowledge Stock
			8.5.2 Model
			8.5.3 Analysis 1: Replicating Previous Studies in the Literature
			8.5.4 Analysis 2: Stability of Local Leadership Offices and Economic Growth
			8.5.5 Analysis 3: Local knowledge stock and economic growth
		8.6 Discussion and conclusion
		Notes
		References
	Chapter 9: Working at the Nexus of Global Markets and Gig Work: US Gig Workers, Credential Capitalization, and Wealthy International Clientele
		9.1 Introduction
		9.2 Literature Review
			9.2.1 Globalization of the Gig Economy
			9.2.2 Experiences of Precarity
			9.2.3 Subjective Perception and Status in Markets
			9.2.4 Status Differentiation in Gig Work
			9.2.5 Exclusive Platforms and Defining Elite Gig Workers
		9.3 Research Methodology
		9.4 Findings
			9.4.1 Brand Cachet: “I Have a Good Brand Name”
			9.4.2 Competing with Cheaper Labor: “I Was Competing against People … Working for $2 an Hour”
			9.4.3 Skilled and Deserving a Wage Premium: “The Value That You Can Bring Versus Other People”
		9.5 Conclusion
		Acknowledgements
		Note
		References
	Chapter 10: Understanding Residential Sorting through Property Listings: A Case Study of Neighborhood Change in Charlotte, NC 1993–2018
		10.1 Introduction
		10.2 Background
			10.2.1 Residential Location Choice and Amenities
			10.2.2 Realtors and Housing Markets
		10.3 Case Study
			10.3.1 Methods and Data
				10.3.1.1 Neighborhood Classification
				10.3.1.2 Text Analysis and Prediction
		10.4 Results
			10.4.1 Neighborhood Classification
			10.4.2 Text Analysis
		10.5 Concluding Remarks
		Notes
		References
	Chapter 11: Making the Right Move: How Effective Matching on the Frontlines Maintains the Market for Bribes 1
		11.1 Selective Targeting, First Moves, and Status
		11.2 Empirical Strategy
			11.2.1 Data
			11.2.2 Outcome Variables
			11.2.3 Explanatory Variables
			11.2.4 Estimation Models
		11.3 Results
			11.3.1 How Bribes Flow: Variety in Practice
			11.3.2 Selective Targeting
			11.3.3 First Moves and Status Dynamics
			11.3.4 Ineffective Matches
		11.4 Discussion
		11.5 Limitations
		Notes
		Appendix
			A Materials
				A.1 Solicitation Text Used to Recruit Respondents for Survey
				A.2 Kinds of Services Covered in Survey
				A.3 Reasons for Resorting to Bribe Exchange
			B Afrobarometer Data
				B.1 Calculations for Figure 11.1
				B.2 Comparing Bribe Rates during Healthcare Provision between the ICPC and Afrobarometer Data
			C Descriptive Statistics of Sample
			D Analyses
				D.1 First Moves and Client Status
				D.2 First Moves and Provider Status
				D.3 Bribe Size and Provider Status
				D.4 Ineffective Matches
		References
Part IV: The Challenge of Peripherality
	Chapter 12: Measuring the Interaction between the Interregional Accessibility and the Geography of Institutions: The Case of Greece
		12.1 Introduction
		12.2 Methodology and Data
			12.2.1 Multilayer Graph Modeling
			12.2.2 Variable Configuration
			12.2.3 Empirical Analysis
		12.3 Results and Discussion
			12.3.1 Independent Samples t-test for the Comparison of Means
			12.3.2 Correlation Analysis
		12.4 Conclusions
		A Appendix
		References
	Chapter 13: Marginal Returns?: Institutional Dynamics, Peripherality, and Place-Based Development in Canada’s and Australia’s Natural Resource-Dependent Regions
		13.1 Introduction
		13.2 General Challenges of Natural Resource Dependent Economies
		13.3 Methods
		13.4 Findings: Processes of Disruption and Response
			13.4.1 Tensions between Impacts and Benefits
			13.4.2 Lack of Readiness
			13.4.3 Reactionary State Responses
			13.4.4 Peace River Region
			13.4.5 The Surat Basin
			13.4.6 Lessons
		13.5 Conclusion
		Notes
		References
	Chapter 14: Economies–Institutions–Territories: Old Issues Revisited and New Research Avenues
		References
Index