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The Political Economy of Institutional Change in the Electricity Supply Industry

Shifting Currents

By: Carlos Rufin

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The Political Economy of Institutional Change in the Electricity Supply Industry

Shifting Currents

By: Carlos Rufin

Through a variety of analytical lenses - formal modeling, econometrics and case study comparisons - Carlos Rufín fills a gap in the political economy of second-wave, or microeconomic, reforms around the world. More specifically, he does so in the context of the electricity supply industry, where such reforms have been as problematic as they have been widespread. The author shows that ideological considerations and bargaining over the distribution of economic rents accruing from certain institutional arrangements are powerful shapers of institutional change. At the same time, the legacy of the past does not appear to have a clear or systematic effect on the direction of second-wave reforms that seek to transform existing economic institutions. If distributional conflicts can be resolved, these conclusions provide grounds for optimism about the ability to create new institutions even in countries where little favorable precedent exists.

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Edward Elgar Publishing

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1781957363

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Consciousness, Attention, and Conscious Attention

By: Carlos Montemayor,Harry Haroutioun Haladjian

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Consciousness, Attention, and Conscious Attention

By: Carlos Montemayor,Harry Haroutioun Haladjian

A rigorous analysis of current empirical and theoretical work supporting the argument that consciousness and attention are largely dissociated. In this book, Carlos Montemayor and Harry Haladjian consider the relationship between consciousness and attention. The cognitive mechanism of attention has often been compared to consciousness, because attention and consciousness appear to share similar qualities. But, Montemayor and Haladjian point out, attention is defined functionally, whereas consciousness is generally defined in terms of its phenomenal character without a clear functional purpose. They offer new insights and proposals about how best to understand and study the relationship between consciousness and attention by examining their functional aspects. The book's ultimate conclusion is that consciousness and attention are largely dissociated. Undertaking a rigorous analysis of current empirical and theoretical work on attention and consciousness, Montemayor and Haladjian propose a spectrum of dissociation—a framework that identifies the levels of dissociation between consciousness and attention—ranging from identity to full dissociation. They argue that conscious attention, the focusing of attention on the contents of awareness, is constituted by overlapping but distinct processes of consciousness and attention. Conscious attention, they claim, evolved after the basic forms of attention, increasing access to the richest kinds of cognitive contents. Montemayor and Haladjian's goal is to help unify the study of consciousness and attention across the disciplines. A focused examination of conscious attention will, they believe, enable theoretical progress that will further our understanding of the human mind.

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MIT Press

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0262552477

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9780262552479

The Political Economy of Institutional Change in the Electricity Supply Industry

Shifting Currents

By: Carlos Rufin

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The Political Economy of Institutional Change in the Electricity Supply Industry

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By: Carlos Rufin

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Book's by Carlos Rufin

The Political Economy of Institutional Change in the Electricity Supply Industry

The Political Economy of Institutional Change in the Electricity Supply Industry

Consciousness, Attention, and Conscious Attention

Consciousness, Attention, and Conscious Attention

The Political Economy of Institutional Change in the Electricity Supply Industry

The Political Economy of Institutional Change in the Electricity Supply Industry

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