Distributed ledgers decentralization and smart contracts explained About This Book Get to grips with the underlying technical principles and implementations of blockchain. Build powerful applications using Ethereum to secure transactions and create smart con... Lees meer.

This work discusses the theory and history of decentralization highlighting concepts definitions of decentralization participatory development empowerment community participation and decision-making experiences of decentralization and preconditions to decentralizati... Lees meer.

This innovative and original book explores the relationship between blockchain and antitrust highlighting the mutual benefits that stem from cooperation between the two and providing a unique perspective on how law and technology could cooperate. Delivering a legal e... Lees meer.

This volume describes and analyzes alternative and emerging models of non-territorial autonomy NTA particularly in relation to decentralization. This volume describes and analyzes alternative and emerging models of non-territorial autonomy NTA particularly in re... Lees meer.

Is the Internet a vast arena of unrestricted communication and freely exchanged information or a regulated highly structured virtual bureaucracy. In Protocol Alexander Galloway argues that the founding principle of the Net is control not freedom and that the contro... Lees meer.

Globalization has brought dramatic changes to the character and functions of education in most countries around the world. However the impact of globalization on schools and universities is not uniform. One public-policy strategy that has been widely adopted is decentr... Lees meer.

After reviewing the rise and decline of the UK system of industry wide collective bargaining the authors use five detailed case studies to examine the process of decentralising bargaining from industry to single employer level. After reviewing the rise and decline o... Lees meer.

It is widely assumed that the relationship between governance capacity and decentralization determines the success in governance but how does this relationship function is largely contested. Does decentralization lead to an improvement in governance capacities or are... Lees meer.

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The Age of Decentralization talks about various decentralization technologies including Web3 Decentralized Identity and Decentralized Storage and how they can be incorporated in traditional tech architectures to improve technical and business performance. The Age... Lees meer.

In Minority Rules David Lublin eschews the usual approach of shining attention on conflict and instead looks at the representation of minority groups in largely peaceful and democratic countries throughout the world. When we think of minorities--linguistic ethnic... Lees meer.

This study outlines the emerging cultural turn in Peace Studies and provides a critical understanding of the cultural dimension of reconciliation. Taking an anthropological view on decentralization and peacebuilding in Indonesia it sets new standards for an interdiscip... Lees meer.

Questions are asked about whether it is centralization or decentralization that promotes greater efficiency achieves outcomes proves more effective and offers greater accountability. This study answers these questions by exploring decentralization of public higher ed... Lees meer.

Blockchain is a distributed database that enables permanent transparent and secure storage of data. The blockchain technology is the backbone of cryptocurrency and it is gaining popularity with people who work in the finance government and arts sectors. This book is... Lees meer.

This fascinating book explains the processes of suburbanization in the context of post-socialist societies transitioning from one system of socio-spatial order to another. Case studies of seven Central and Eastern Europe city regions illuminate growth patterns and key c... Lees meer.