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  <id>https://hdl.handle.net/10419/59068</id>
  <updated>2026-04-26T14:29:26Z</updated>
  <dc:date>2026-04-26T14:29:26Z</dc:date>
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    <title>Poverty relief policies in pre- and post-transformation Poland: A Polanyian perspective</title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://hdl.handle.net/10419/336777" />
    <author>
      <name>Lüpnitz, Jonas</name>
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    <id>https://hdl.handle.net/10419/336777</id>
    <updated>2026-02-19T03:15:23Z</updated>
    <published>2026-01-01T00:00:00Z</published>
    <summary type="text">Title: Poverty relief policies in pre- and post-transformation Poland: A Polanyian perspective
Authors: Lüpnitz, Jonas
Abstract: This working paper investigates the tension between market forces and welfare policies by applying Karl Polanyi's "double movement" study to pre- and posttransformation Poland. The analysis aims at providing a comprehensive perspective on how poverty relief policies impacted and have been impacted by social, economic and political changes. Under socialism, the centralised welfare system promoted egalitarianism but failed to efficiently alleviate poverty. Solidarno´s´c, acting as a Polanyian countermovement, turned against the lack of adequate welfare policies. After the transition to capitalism the neoliberal shock therapy with its subsequent retrenchment increased inequality and, hence, poverty remained a substantial issue. Strikes and the electoral success of right-wing populism are analysed as a Polanyian countermovement advocating stronger social protection. The findings highlight how Polish history has been affected by a close interaction between Polanyian counter movements and expanding market forces that were not adequately met by poverty relief policies.</summary>
    <dc:date>2026-01-01T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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  <entry>
    <title>EU integration after the Liberal International Order</title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://hdl.handle.net/10419/336779" />
    <author>
      <name>Hansen, Olle</name>
    </author>
    <id>https://hdl.handle.net/10419/336779</id>
    <updated>2026-02-19T03:15:13Z</updated>
    <published>2026-01-01T00:00:00Z</published>
    <summary type="text">Title: EU integration after the Liberal International Order
Authors: Hansen, Olle
Abstract: The European Union (EU) emerged as a product and beneficiary of the Liberal International Order (LIO). Yet, as this order disintegrates, marked by multipolarity, thin multilateralism, and the return of power politics, the EU has taken unprecedented integrative steps, including joint debt issuance and development of industrial policy. Therefore, this paper asks how the shifting world order changes the logic of EU integration. Using a comparative discourse analysis of the EU's 2003 European Security Strategy, 2016 Global Strategy, and 2022 Strategic Compass, it traces how the logic of integration has shifted from being market-driven to being sovereignty-centred. The findings show that the order structure present during the EU's market-driven integration is no longer stable, prompting it to turn towards sovereignty-centred integration to respond to the disintegrating LIO. In doing so, this paper bridges mainstream integration theory with order theory, showing that not just internal dynamics but also order structure need to be accounted for to understand the logic of integration.</summary>
    <dc:date>2026-01-01T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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  <entry>
    <title>The garment sector and the pandemic: Understanding the impact on workers in India</title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://hdl.handle.net/10419/340185" />
    <author>
      <name>Noronha, Ernesto</name>
    </author>
    <author>
      <name>D'Cruz, Premilla</name>
    </author>
    <author>
      <name>Shukla, Anurag</name>
    </author>
    <id>https://hdl.handle.net/10419/340185</id>
    <updated>2026-04-25T02:07:57Z</updated>
    <published>2026-01-01T00:00:00Z</published>
    <summary type="text">Title: The garment sector and the pandemic: Understanding the impact on workers in India
Authors: Noronha, Ernesto; D'Cruz, Premilla; Shukla, Anurag
Abstract: The global garment supply chain, which consists of a complex network of manufacturers, suppliers, retailers and workers located across nations was severely impacted by the pandemic. It encountered a demand shock, as cancellations of orders and decreased consumer spending resulted in substantial revenue losses. Given this, we were interested in understanding the effectiveness of the state mediated economy (SME) model where the state's capacity to intervene and support the economy is crucial. We found that the state in case of the garment sector did not infuse funds to support the suppliers in the garment GVC during the COVID-19 pandemic. This had far-reaching effects on employment, wage security, and workers' rights. In fact, the state reinforced the preservation of a low-wage regime through the non-enforcement of its own advisories. The sudden loss of jobs and income, along with severe restrictions on mobility due to the lockdown, plunged workers into an unprecedented crisis.</summary>
    <dc:date>2026-01-01T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The bridge to stagnation: Government expenditure cap, reforms and the fall in the business investment share in Brazil (2015-2022)</title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://hdl.handle.net/10419/308811" />
    <author>
      <name>Haluska, Guilherme</name>
    </author>
    <author>
      <name>Summa, Ricardo</name>
    </author>
    <author>
      <name>Serrano, Franklin</name>
    </author>
    <id>https://hdl.handle.net/10419/308811</id>
    <updated>2025-01-22T02:12:28Z</updated>
    <published>2025-01-01T00:00:00Z</published>
    <summary type="text">Title: The bridge to stagnation: Government expenditure cap, reforms and the fall in the business investment share in Brazil (2015-2022)
Authors: Haluska, Guilherme; Summa, Ricardo; Serrano, Franklin
Abstract: The paper assesses the change in direction of economic policy in Brazil during the period from 2015 to 2022 towards fiscal austerity and neoliberal reforms, allegedly with the purpose of opening space for an acceleration of growth led by private investment and net exports, through reduction in the real interest rate and a more depreciated real exchange rate. Although the interest rate has fallen and the exchange rate has indeed depreciated, exports grew less and investment has not increased. Quite the contrary, we show that these policies directly led to a reduction in the absolute size of the internal market and, as a consequence, a decrease in the business investment share. Although a failure in terms of economic growth, the new policy regime was successful in achieving its actual political objectives: the reduction of the relative size of the State in the economy and the weakening of the bargaining power of workers and the associated decrease of the wage share.</summary>
    <dc:date>2025-01-01T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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