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Book SynopsisIn the second decade of the 21st century, Colombia showed surprising results in the fight against poverty. Monetary poverty dropped, extreme monetary poverty was cut in half, and multidimensional poverty fell. More than five million Colombians overcame poverty. Inequality also decreased significantly. In the middle of an internal armed conflict and peace negotiations, Colombia became a poverty reduction success story. All of this happened under the leadership of President Juan Manuel Santos (2010-2018). How was this accomplished? In this important book, based on his experience and with data and statistics, former President Santos explains how this battle against poverty was waged and describes the tools, programs, and policies that produced these results. In particular, he emphasizes the importance of Colombia''s globally pioneering adoption of the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI), calculated according to the Alkire-Foster method and developed at the Oxford Poverty and Human DeveloTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Letter to the Reader An Important Clarification on Changes in the Measurement of Monetary and Multidimensional Poverty in Colombia Introduction: A Commitment to Poverty Reduction 1: A New Measurement of Poverty 2: Colombia: A Pioneer in MPI Adoption 3: Institutional Design to Combat Poverty 4: Top-Level Follow-Up and Monitoring 5: Policies and Programs to Reduce Multidimensional Poverty 6: Fieldwork:

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Book SynopsisStrategy, an ancient pursuit, has evolved through the centuries and in today''s business environment applies to all organizations, across all sectors and geographies. The Strategist''s Handbook is a collection of the best materials, insights, tools, and templates that comprise the core Strategy course taught in the undergraduate, MBA, Executive MBA, and Post-graduate Diploma programs at the Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. Each of the best practices, pitfalls to avoid, tools and templates presented in this book has been field-tested and refined for over three decades while working with for profit, not-for-profit, and government organizations, across multiple industries around the globe to help them develop and implement their strategies. The guidance and tools can be applied in small, mid-sized, and large organizations; their application just needs to be scaled accordingly. While this is a practical how to book, the tools and approaches presented are based on a solid foundation of well-established theory and extensive research that is also highlighted within each chapter. The contents can benefit those new to strategy as well as seasoned strategy professionals, current and aspiring senior managers, middle- and front-line managers, functional experts, and strategy consultants.

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Book SynopsisVery Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring We live today in an interconnected world in which ordinary people can became instant online celebrities to millions of fans thousands of miles away, in which religious leaders can influence billions globally, in which humans are altering the climate and environment, in which new infectious diseases spread across continents at lightning speed, and in which complex social forces are increasingly impacted by digital technology. This is globalization.In the sixth edition of his bestselling Very Short Introduction, Manfred B. Steger offers concise definitions of pertinent key terms and concepts. He provides an accessible overview of the long history of globalization followed by an examination of its major dimensions: economic, political, cultural, ideological, and ecological. He also engages the hotly contested question of whether it is, ultimately, a good or a bad thing. From climate change to the COVID-19 pandemic, resurgent nationalism to global social media, trade wars to China''s growing global profile, Russia''s expansionism to renewed fears of nuclear conflicts, he explores today''s unprecedented levels of planetary integration and disruption. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.Table of ContentsList of illustrationsList of mapsList of figuresList of abbreviationsPreface to the sixth edition 1: What is globalization? 2: Globalization in history 3: The economic & technological dimensions of globalization 4: The political dimension of globalization 5: The cultural dimension of globalization 6: The ecological dimension of globalization 7: Ideological confrontations over globalization 8: Present and future trendsReferences and further readingIndex

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Book SynopsisHistories you can trust.In 14 original essays, The Oxford History of the Book reveals the history of books in all their various forms, from the ancient world to the digital present. Leading international scholars offer an original and richly illustrated narrative that is global in scope.The history of the book is the history of millions of written, printed, and illustrated texts, their manufacture, distribution, and reception. Here are different types of production, from clay tablets to scrolls, from inscribed codices to printed books, pamphlets, magazines, and newspapers, from written parchment to digital texts. The history of the book is a history of different methods of circulation and dissemination, all dependent on innovations in transport, from coastal and transoceanic shipping to roads, trains, planes and the internet. It is a history of different modes of reading and reception, from learned debate and individual study to public instruction and entertainment. It is a history of manufacture, craftsmanship, dissemination, reading and debate.Yet the history of books is not simply a question of material form, nor indeed of the history of reading and reception. The larger question is of the effect of textual production, distribution and reception - of how books themselves made history. To this end, each chapter of this volume, succinctly bounded by period and geography, offers incisive and stimulating insights into the relationship between books and the story of their times.Trade ReviewThis book will become an invaluable point of departure for students new to the field, for scholars who need to venture outside their normal chronological and geographical comfort zones, and - as it should be - to that elusive general reader. * John Feather, Library & Information History *Raven... has drawn together scholarly essays offering a sweeping, erudite, and thoroughly engaging narrative... A handsomely produced intellectual history. * Kirkus, Starred Review *Together, these fourteen essays form a thorough picture of how and why books progressed along the lines that they did. In an age when books are once again experiencing momentous changes, this well-researched reminder of their durability and timelessness is very welcome. * Eileen Gonzalez, Foreword Reviews *This volume is a cultural biography of the book, taking a global view of its underlying function as a portable, durable conveyor of reproducible information... Other works trace the history of the book, but Oxford's treatment is a deeper, more multicultural, and more visually appealing approach. * Lesley Farmer, Booklist *Beautifully comprehensively history of the book... the essays are stimulating and thought provoking. This is a scholarly work but it's also a coffee table book intended to be widely read and accessible. This is a very well curated collection... Fascinating and beautiful. * Paul Burke, NB Magazine *This is an excellent compilation on the world-wide history of the book... Put it on your Christmas present list. * Prof. T.D. Wilson, Information Research *The Oxford History of the Book is a seminal and original work of meticulous scholarship * Midwest Book Review *A sumptuous production. * Liz Dexter, Shiny New Books *Table of Contents1: James Raven: Introduction 2: Eleanor Robson: The Ancient World 3: Barbara Crostini: Byzantium 4: Cynthia Brokaw: Medieval and Early Modern East Asia 5: David Rundle: Medieval Western Europe 6: James Raven and Joran Proot: Renaissance and Reformation 7: Ann Blair: Managing Information 8: Sheila S. Blair and Jonathan M. Bloom: The Islamic World 9: Jeffrey Freedman: Enlightenment and Revolution 10: Graham Shaw: South Asia 11: Jeffrey Freedman: Industrialization 12: Christopher A. Reed and M. William Steele: Modern China, Japan, and Korea 13: Eva Hemmungs Wirtén: Globalization 14: Jeffrey T. Schnapp: Books Transformed Abbreviations and Glossary Further Reading Index

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Book SynopsisEconomists in the Cold War is an account of the economic drivers and outcomes of the Cold War, told through the stories of seven international economists, who were all closely involved in theory and policy in the period 1945-73. For them, the Cold War was a battle of economic ideas, a fight between central planning and market allocation, exploring economic thinking derived from the battle between Marxist and Capitalist ideologies, a fundamental difference but with many intricacies.The book recounts how economic theory advanced, how new economic tools were developed, and how policies were tested. Each chapter is based on the involvement of one of the selected economists. It was a challenging but dangerous time in economics: a time of economic recovery post-war, with industrial rebuilding, economic growth, and rising incomes. But it was also a time of ideological warfare, nuclear rivalry, military expansion, and personal conflict. The narrative is approximately chronological, ranging froTrade ReviewThis is a very interesting, well-written and informative book by an eminent New Zealand economist. * John King, The History of Economics Review *Alan Bollard, formerly Treasury Secretary, Reserve Bank Governor and Chairman of APEC, has written an insightful book exploring command vs demand approaches to the economy. * The Pundit *Table of Contents1: Rebuilding the World: Harry Dexter White and the New Dealers 2: Making Central Planning Work: Oskar Lange and the Marxist-Leninists 3: The Cold War Hardens: John von Neumann and the Cold War Warriors 4: A Continental Middle Way: Ludwig Erhard and the Social Market Economists 5: Seeking Growth and Stability: Joan Robinson and the Post-Keynesians 6: East Asian Growth: Saburo Okita and the Flying Geese Economists 7: North-South Divide: Raul Prebisch and the Development Economists 8: Epilogue: El Encuentro en Santiago (Encounter in Santiago)

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Book SynopsisHow does Google support organizations in their transformation to digital marketing?How does the International Food Waste Coalition influence more sustainable behaviour?How did a producer of Thai herbal toothpaste amend their marketing mix to maintain sales during COVID-19?With insights from leading practitioners and exploration of the latest issues to affect consumers and businesses alike, Marketing answers these questions and more to provide students with the skills they need to successfully engage with marketing across all areas of society.Founded on rigorous research, this critical text presents a current, complete guide to marketing success and explores topical issues such as sustainability and digital transformation. Its broadest ever range of examples, Practitioner Insights and Market Insights also give readers a unique view into the fascinating worlds of marketing professionals. Individuals from Arch Creative, Klarna, eDreams Odigeo and Watson Farley & Williams are just a few ofTrade ReviewA refreshing take on marketing 101 theory. It has an excellent range of global examples, which is helpful in broadening student understanding and engagement. The text has useful critical discussion elements and, importantly, makes the effort to explain how key theories work in practice. * Dr Helen Millward, Keele University *The go-to book for those new to marketing and the one that links theory to practice. * Mr Marcus Thompson, University of Aberdeen *I highly recommend this book for undergraduate students. This book has incorporated marketing theories throughout the chapters and discusses marketing opportunities, strategies, practices, challenges, risks, and constraints by providing contemporary examples from real-world businesses. * Professor Elham Rahbar, Niels Brock Copenhagen Business College *Contemporary and practical without missing theoretical aspects, this book is written in a student-friendly style with the inclusion of appealing cases. * Mr Chris Liasidis, University of York, Europe Campus *An engaging read that bridges the gap between theory and practice. 21st century students will find this book appeals to their senses! * Dr Tim Stone, University of Aberdeen *This revised edition provides a comprehensive, yet easily accessible, introduction to marketing for undergraduate and postgraduate students. Content is topical with current application, which reflects the changing business world. * Mr David Lane, Leeds Beckett University *This book provides a good overview of the core marketing concepts. It has many up-to-date examples and nice marketing insights and cases. * Dr Nina Belei, Radboud University *Table of ContentsPart One: Core Principles, Context and Customers 1: Marketing principles and practice 2: The marketing environment 3: Consumer buying behaviour 4: Business to business marketing 5: Services and relationship marketing Part Two: Marketing Strategy 6: Marketing strategy 7: Marketing research and analytics 8: Market segmentation and positioning 9: International marketing development 10: Branding decisions Part Three: Marketing Tactics 11: Product: new proposition development and innovation 12: Place: channels, supply chains, and retailing 13: Price and customer value 14: Promotion I: principles of marketing communications 15: Promotion II: configuring the marketing communications mix 16: Digital and social media marketing Part Four: Marketing and Society 17: Not-for-profit and social marketing 18: Marketing, society, sustainability and ethics

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Book SynopsisThis is the definitive introduction to the fascinating world of people and work, featuring the flagship Junction Hotel running case study, real life examples, and practitioner insights.Trade ReviewThis is an extraordinary textbook - theory is explained clearly, without ever compromising depth and analytic soundness; the cases are appropriate, and the wider resources really helpful. As I tell my students ever since I adopted this textbook, if you read it you will learn everything you need to learn in regards the subject matter. * Dr Jose Bento da Silva, University of Warwick *This book takes a nuanced and reflective approach to organisational behaviour, and at the same time it is enjoyable to read and provides great support for students. I can definitely agree with their slogan "critical, practical and supportive". * Dr Nadja Sörgärde, Lund University School of Economics and Management *A great text book with a lot of real-life case studies; a running case study through the whole book gives the students a systematic view on how all the topics are related to each other and influence every aspect of organisational life. The videos are a good resource for students to watch after a lecture, which is useful for blended learning. * Dr Yumei Yang, Bournemouth University *An excellent book exposing business students to real life business practices and explain with them, rather than just to them, those conceptual items that are fundamental, as well as functional, to contemporary business life. * Dr Xiao-Jian Wu, Northumbria University *Table of Contents1: Introducing organizational behaviour Part 1: The Rational Organization 2: Organizational structure, design, and bureaucracy 3: Rational work design 4: Developments in rational organization Part 2: The Social Organization 5: Discovering the social organization 6: Managing groups and teams 7: Organizational culture Part 3: Managing the Individual 8: Personality and individual differences 9: Motivation and the meaning of work 10: Knowledge and learning 11: Perception and communication Part 4: Managing the Organization 12: Changing the organization 13: Equality, diversity, and inclusion 14: Leadership 15: Power and politics Part 5: The Organization and its Environment 16: Work, emotion, and aesthetics 17: Globalization 18: Corporate social responsibility, sustainability, and business ethics 19: Conclusion

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Book SynopsisThis book summarizes current theory and evidence relating to immunization supply, demand, distribution, and financing. It provides readers with an understanding of the obstacles faced in the field, and the possible approaches to corresponding solutions.Table of Contents1. Principles of vaccine economics 1.0: Chapter introduction 1.1: Introduction to global vaccine systems 1.2: Relevance of health economics to vaccines 1.3: Cost of finding and making vaccines: implications for immunization programs 1.4: Vaccination as investment in human capital 1.5: Economics of vaccine delivery 2. Estimating the cost of immunization services 2.0: Chapter introduction 2.1: Why costing studies are needed 2.2: Defining immunization costs 2.3: Designing a primary costing study or analysis 2.4: Data analysis 2.5: Costing new vaccine introduction 3. Economic evaluation of vaccines and vaccine programs 3.0: Chapter introduction 3.1: Overview of decision analysis and cost-effectiveness 3.2: Defining the scope and study design of cost-effectiveness analysis 3.3: Parameter estimation 3.4: Measuring and valuing health outcomes 3.5: Reporting and interpreting results of economic evaluation 3.6: Budget impact analysis and return on investment 3.7: Introduction to decision tree modeling 4. Advanced methods in economic evaluation 4.0: Chapter introduction 4.1: Introduction to Markov modeling 4.2: Static and dynamic modeling 4.3: Probabilistic sensitivity analysis and value of information analysis 4.4: Economic evaluation reference case with Markov model 5. Financing and resource tracking of vaccination Pprograms 5.0: Chapter introduction 5.1: Introduction to immunization financing and expenditure 5.2: Financing of immunization programs 5.3: Donor architecture for immunization financing Appendices 1: EXERCISE: A CASE-STUDY ON ESTIMATING THE TOTAL AND UNIT ROUTINE IMMUNIZATION COSTS FROM THE FACILITY TO THE NATIONAL LEVEL 2: EXERCISE: ESTIMATING NEW VACCINE INTRODUCTION COSTS 3: IMMUNIZATION ACTIVITIES AND LINE ITEM COSTS 4: MARKOV DECISION PROCESSES (MDPS) 5: DERIVATION OF THE ANNUAL EXPECTED COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE INFECTED STATE 6: MAKING MODELS PROBABILISTIC AND ESTIMATING THE VALUE OF INFORMATION

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Book SynopsisThis book traces the evolution of British welfare policy, politics, discourse, and public opinion since the 1980s, and addresses two main questions: questions: why Britain reformed its welfare system so radically, and why, until recently, these reforms were so popular with the public.Table of ContentsPreface List of figures 1: Introduction: Welfare Stories 2: What Has Changed? Public Opinion and Policy Reforms 3: Explaining British Exceptionalism 4: Political Discourse 5: Discourse in the Print Media 6: Public Opinion 7: Welfare Politics in the 1990s: New Labour's Policy Revolution 8: Compassionate Conservatism? Conservative Welfare Policy Since 2005 9: Political Discourse and Public Opinion in Other Countries 10: Conclusion: Welfare Futures Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisThis is the second major revision of a book universally acclaimed as the definitive history of the documentary film. The final section has been completely rewritten and expanded to take into account the major films and trends of the past nine years. Particular attention has been paid to the growth of documentary film-making in the Soviet Union since Glasnost and the corresponding expansion in the United States, including Ken Burns''s The Civil War, which broke all audience records for Public Television in 1990.Trade Review"This is the best historical overview of that major genre termed 'Documentary' or 'Non-fiction." --Edward S. Small, Phd., University of Kansas "Nothing compares, still." --Amy Villarejo, Cornell University "A reasonably priced introduction to a major area of film making which is all too often left in the shadow of drama. It is both thorough and readable." --Fred Caffney, South Kent College "First rate history--well written, with a coherent and constant focus on the power of the documentary film." --Tom Mullin, Eastern Washington University "The best in its field. I have used the first edition for almost twenty years to great effect. Barnouw is a masterful text writer." --Robert J. Allen, Seton Hall University "This is the basic book for anybody who wants to be a documentary filmmaker. Very good!" --Aleksander Mandis, New York University "A concise, accurate and indispensable book for any lover of documentary film. An indispensable reference and a worthy text for any course on the subject." --Lynne Jackson, St. Francis College "The best general history of documentary available. Concise, yet wide ranging and erudite. A valuable classroom text." --Michael Griffin, University of Minnesota Praise for Previous Editions: "A helpful antidote to the spirit....It presents sign posts to where documentary could be and where it may emerge. Barnouw's style has a clarity and precision that make his books delights to read." --Film Quarterly "The whole panorama has been richly researched and compactly organized into easy prose by Barnouw, writing at the peak of his competence." --Variety "Erik Barnouw puts film history in the mainstream of human history as few others have done before. He reminds us of the powers of film to instruct, exhilarate, excite and deceive, and shows how these powers have been used in our time." --Daniel J. Boorstin "Provides students with a foundation of knowledge from which they can learn, explore, and create." --Ronald A. Hoodak, Elmira College "Indispensable text. I have used Barnouw's book since 1975, and I'm grateful for each updated edition." --Bill Huie, Texas A&M University, Corpus Cristi "Well-written and wonderfully researched. Clear and concise!....I'm very excited using it." --Robert J. de Maria, Washington and Lee University "Superior text. [I've] used it for years and will continue to do so." --Professor E. Scott Bryce, St. Cloud State University "I will almost certainly use it when I next teach the class."--Professor Edward S. Small, University of Kansas "Very good overview."--Mike Duvall, Saugamon State University "This knowledgeable chronicle and advocacy of the documentary is marked with the poetry of Barnouw's own appreciation of the medium." --William Judson, University of PittsburghTable of Contents1.: Glimpse of Wonders Prophet 2.: Images at Work Explorer Reporter Painter 3.: Sound and Fury Advocate Bugler Prosecutor 4.: Clouded Lens Poet Chronicler Promoter 5.: Sharp Focus Observer Catalyst Guerilla 6.: Movement

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Book SynopsisFinancial Times Business Top Title March 2022How could a large collection of small companies, most with fewer than 50 employees, rise to compete with Big Pharma, one of the world''s most breathtakingly expensive and highly regulated industries?Beginning in the 1970s, several scientific breakthroughs promised to transform the creation of new medicines. As investors sought to capitalize on these Nobel Prize-winning discoveries, the biotech industry grew to thousands of small companies around the world. Each sought to emulate what the major pharmaceutical companies had been doing for a century or more, but without the advantages of scale, scope, experience, and massive resources. Biotech companies have met the challenge by creating nearly 40% more of the most important treatments for previously unmet medical needs. Moreover, they have done so with much lower overall costs. From Breakthrough to Blockbuster: The Business of Biotechnology focuses on both the companies themselves and the broaTrade ReviewWritten with authority * Financial Times *A fascinating guide to the complex business of biotechnology, with deep insights into the key factors, players, interactions and behaviors that have shaped the success of this industry. Suitable as a primer for those with no knowledge of the field, or as a refresher for the cognoscenti. Trigger warning: contains material that may distress pharma management * Sir Gregory Winter FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge University, recipient of 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry *A must read for all biotechnology leaders, this is a state-of-the-art analysis of the industry from two of its most successful entrepreneurs and a top business school professor, bringing rigor and actionable insight. * Dr Richard Mason, CEO of Apollo Therapeutics and former head of Johnson & Johnson's London Innovation Center *How is it possible that a few thousand small companies, many of them short-lived, can out-compete the mighty pharma majors at their own game? Understanding this puzzle is of fundamental importance for industry leaders and policy makers alike. This marvelous insider analysis is a must-read. * Stefan Scholtes, Dennis Gillings Professor of Health Management, Cambridge University Centre for Health Leadership & Enterprise *A remarkable synthesis and analysis of the Biotech industry that is a must-read for those trying to develop new life-saving medicines. * Margaret A. Liu, M.D., DSchc, MDhc, FISV, CEO of Pax Therapeutics, and board member, Ipsen, S.A. *Anyone who wants to understand how to leverage ecosystems for innovation in the face of uncertainty must read this rigorous analysis of how biotech companies, investors, government and big pharma have worked together to achieve some of the biggest scientific and commercial breakthroughs of the last century. * Arnoud De Meyer, Professor Emeritus and former President, Singapore Management University *A must read for everybody interested in the medical biotech industry, practically relevant and theoretically sound. * Jürgen Mihm, , Professor of Technology and Operations Management at INSEAD *An outstanding overview of the science and the business of innovative drugs. Students, researchers and policy makers will be immensely benefited from this book. * Mahmud Hassan, Ph.D, Professor and Director, Pharmaceutical Management Program, Rutgers Business School *Table of ContentsList of Figures and Tables Preface Chapter 1: Following the Map of the Genome Chapter 2: The Molecules Chapter 3: The Costly Drug Development Process Chapter 4: The Companies Chapter 5: Biotech-Pharma Alliances Chapter 6: The Biotech Entrepreneur Chapter 7: The Biotech Industry Track Record Chapter 8: The Future of the Biotech Industry Appendix 1 Appendix 2 Bibliography Index About the Authors

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Book SynopsisThis textbook aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the essentials of microeconomics. It offers unprecedented depth of coverage, whilst allowing lecturers to ''tailor-make'' their courses to suit personal priorities. Covering topics such as noncooperative game theory, information economics, mechanism design and general equilibrium under uncertainty, it is written in a clear, accessible and engaging style and provides practice exercises and a full appendix of terminology.Trade Review"A seminal textbook in that Area. Should be used (and kept) by all graduate students in economic modelisation". * Professor Ferrer, Professor, University of Caen *A very thorough and up to date presentation of the most important topics in Microeconomics. In my opinion this book will be the main text in many years to come. * Ulrich K. Schittko, Universitat Augsburg *This is an excellent text book which will be the "bible" for economic theory. * Dr T. Hens, University of Bonn *This is a superb, challenging text in micro theory - rigorous, solid and complete, priced competitively. * Colm Harmon, Maynooth College *This impressive piece is bound soon to become a standard reference for those teaching microeconomics at the graduate level ... this book reads reasonably well and covers virtually all the material on microeconomic theory that can be taught to doctoral students up to date ... The obvious qualities of this book are clarity and lucidity. In most cases, precise definitions and formal proofs of propositions are supplied, accompanied by appropriate remarks, discussions, and examples. Not only does this rigorous treatment help readers to get a clear idea of the basic theory, but also, as an important byproduct, it teaches them how to reconstruct the proofs themselves ... the main quality of this book is probably that the recourse to abstraction is never fortuitous: it is always justified by a research conciseness and is systematically motivated by simple yet convincing illustrations. * Economica *Table of ContentsPART I: INDIVIDUAL DECISION-MAKING; PART II: GAME THEORY; PART III: MARKET EQUILIBRIUM AND MARKET FAILURE; PART IV: GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM; PART V: WELFARE ECONOMICS AND INCENTIVES

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Book SynopsisUnderstanding Social Networks explains the big ideas that underlie social networks, covering fundamental concepts then discussing networks and their core themes in increasing order of complexity.Trade ReviewIntegrates the history, theories, and substantive applications of social network analysis... should be especially accessible to neophytes... Despite the nontechnical treatment, Kadushin encompasses deep analytic coverage and broad empirical research...The final chapter summarizes the conceptual tour de force in 'Ten Master Ideas of Social Networks. * David Knonke, Contemporary Sociology *Finally! A sociologically informed and compelling introduction to social network analysis by one of the giants of the field. While there has been dramatic recent growth in the study of networks, new entrants often miss much of the rich history and compelling social theory that has been the field's foundation. This book represents an introduction to networks for social scientists and students looking to learn the 'why' of social network analysis, rather than computational detail. An all-around gem that should take a canonical place in social network courses. * James Moody, Duke University *Social networks are more than Facebook or a set of methods. Charles Kadushin is a veteran in thinking about what social networks do and what they mean. This thoughtful book provides a host of knowledge about how social networks operate in small groups, organizations and throughout society. Kadushin's ten master ideas distill the essence of social networks. * Barry Wellman, S.D. Clark Professor of Sociology, University of Toronto *In Understanding Social Networks Charles Kadushin dispels the myth that social network research is simply methodology. The book is chock full of ideas that lay out vast terrains ripe for future research and exploration. All of the ideas are buttressed with historical documentation and developed within the context of existing social, psychological, economic, and other theories. Bravo! * Thomas Valente, University of Southern California *Charles Kadushin is one of the sociologists who pioneered social network analysis and he has continued to make stimulating, thoughtful contributions. His new book provides a lucid, revealing introduction to the basic ideas and findings of the social networks field. * Claude S. Fischer, University of California, Berkeley *Table of ContentsPreface ; 1) Introduction ; -Getting Connected ; -Networks as Information Maps ; -Leaders and Followers ; -Networks as Conduits ; -The Point of View ; 2) Basic Network Concepts, Part I: Individual Members of Networks ; -Introduction ; -What Is a Network? ; -Sociological Questions about Relationships ; Connections ; Propinquity ; Homophily ; Individual-Level Homophily ; Homophily and Collectivities ; -Dyads and Mutuality ; -Balance and Triads ; -Where We Are Now ; 3) Basic Network Concepts, Part II: Whole Social Networks ; -Distributions ; Dyads and Triads ; Density ; Structural Holes ; Weak Ties ; -"Popularity" or Centrality ; -Distance ; Size of the Interpersonal Environment ; The "Small World" ; -Multiplexity ; -Roles and Positions ; Named Positions and Relationships ; Informal Positions and Relationships ; Informal Relations and Hierarchies ; Embeddedness of the Informal within Instituted or Named Networks ; Observed Roles ; -Summary ; 4) Basic Network Concepts, Part III: Network Segmentation ; -Introduction ; -Named and Unnamed Network Segments ; Primary Groups, Cliques, and Clusters ; -Segmenting Networks from the Point of View of the Observer ; Segmenting Groups on the Basis of Cohesion ; Resistance to Disruption ; Structural Similarity and Structural Equivalence ; Core/Periphery Structures ; -Where We Are Now ; 5) The Psychological Foundations of Social Networks ; -Getting Things Done ; -Community and Support ; -Safety and Affiliation ; -Effectiveness and Structural Holes ; -Safety and Social Networks ; -Effectiveness and Social Networks ; -Both Safety and Effectiveness? ; -Driving for Status or Rank ; -Cultural Differences in Safety, Effectance, and Rank ; -Motivations and Practical Networks ; -Motivations of Corporate Actors ; -Cognitive Limits on Individual Networks ; -Where We Are Now ; 6) Small Groups, Leadership, and Social Networks: The Basic Building Blocks ; -Introduction ; -Primary Groups and Informal Systems: Propositions ; -Pure Informal Systems ; -How to Find Informal Systems ; -Asymmetric Ties and the Influence of the External System ; -Formalizing the System ; -Where We Are Now ; 7) Organizations and Networks ; -The Contradictions of Authority ; -Emergent Networks in Organizations ; The Factory Floor ; -Information-Driven Organizations ; -Inside the Box, Outside the Box, or Both ; -Bridging the Gaps: Tradeoff s between Network Size, Diversity, and Social Cohesion ; -Where We Are Now ; 8) The Small World, Circles, and Communities ; -Introduction ; -How Many People Do You Know? ; -The Skewed Distribution of the Number of People One Knows ; -Formal Small World Models ; -Clustering in Social Networks ; -Social Circles ; -The Small World Search ; -Applications of Small World Theory to Smaller Worlds ; -Where We Are Now ; 9) Networks and Diffusion ; -Networks and Diffusion-An Introduction ; The Basic Model ; Exogenous Factors in the Adoption of Innovation ; - Influence and Decision-Making ; The Current State of Personal Influence ; Self-Designated Opinion Leaders or Influentials ; Characteristics of Opinion Leaders and Influentials ; Group Influence ; -Epidemiology and Network Diffusion ; Social Networks and Epidemiology ; Social Networks and HIV-AIDS ; Transporting Disease-Large-Scale Models ; -Tipping Points and Thresholds ; Threshold ; - Where We Are Now ; 10) Networks as Social Capital ; - Introduction ; The General Idea of Social Capital ; Social Capital as Investment ; -Individual-Level Social Capital ; Social Support ; Individual Networked Resources: Position and Resource Generators ; Correlates of Individual Social Capital ; Other Indicators of Networked Resources ; -Social Capital as an Attribute of Social Systems ; Theorists of Social System Social Capital ; Bowling Alone ; Recent Findings on Social System Social Capital and Its Consequences ; -Where We Are Now ; 11) Ethical Dilemmas of Network Research ; -Networks as a Research Paradigm ; -Anonymity, Confidentiality, Privacy, and Consent ; -Who Benefits ; - Cases and Examples ; Survey Research ; Organization Research ; Terrorists and Criminals ; Networks and Terrorism: The CASOS Projects ; -Conclusion: More Complicated than the Belmont Report ; 12) Coda: Ten Master Ideas of Social Networks ; -Introduction ; -The Ten Master Ideas ; Bibliography ; Notes ; Index

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Book SynopsisPerhaps nowhere else has literature been as conscious a collective endeavor as in China, and China''s survival over three thousand years may owe more to its literary traditions than to its political history. This Very Short Introduction tells the story of Chinese literature from antiquity to the present, focusing on the key role literary culture played in supporting social and political concerns. Embracing traditional Chinese understandings of literature as encompassing history and philosophy as well as poetry and poetics, storytelling, drama, and the novel, Sabina Knight discusses the philosophical foundations of literary culture as well as literature''s power to address historical trauma and cultivate moral and sensual passions. From ancient historical records through the modernization and globalization of Chinese literature, Knight draws on lively examples to underscore the close relationship between ethics and aesthetics, as well as the diversity of Chinese thought. Knight also illuminates the role of elite patronage; the ways literature has served the interests of specific groups; and questions of canonization, language, nationalism, and cross-cultural understanding. The book includes Chinese characters for names, titles, and key terms. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.Trade Reviewan illuminating VSI ... I recommend it to anyone interested in translated fiction in general and China in particular. * ANZ LitLovers *Table of ContentsPreface ; Chapter 1: Foundations: Ethics, Parables, and Fish ; Chapter 2: Poetry and Poetics: Landscapes, Allusions, and Alcohol ; Chapter 3: Classical Narrative: History, Jottings, and Stories of the Strange ; Chapter 4: Vernacular Drama and Fiction: Gardens, Bandits, and Dreams ; Chapter 5: Modern and Contemporary Literature: Trauma, Movements, and Bus Stops ; References ; Further Reading ; Websites ; Index

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Book SynopsisIn development circles, there is now widespread consensus that social entrepreneurs represent a far better mechanism to respond to needs than we have ever had before--a decentralized and emergent force that remains our best hope for solutions that can keep pace with our problems and create a more peaceful world. David Bornstein's previous book on social entrepreneurship, How to Change the World, was hailed by Nicholas Kristof in The New York Times as a bible in the field and published in more than twenty countries. Now, Bornstein shifts the focus from the profiles of successful social innovators in that book--and teams with Susan Davis, a founding board member of the Grameen Foundation--to offer the first general overview of social entrepreneurship. In a Q & A format allowing readers to go directly to the information they need, the authors map out social entrepreneurship in its broadest terms as well as in its particulars. Bornstein and Davis explain what social entrepreneurs are, Trade Review"Excellent!" --Nicholas Kristof, New York Times "Order this book and read it immediately...This book gives you some great ways to understand and apply the whole idea of entrepreneurship/social entrepreneurship." --Tom Suddes, The Suddes Group, ForImpact.org "The most essential starter guide to the field I've yet seen." --Change.org "A great primer of social entrepreneurship, trends, and a look into the future." --Encouragizers "This book is an excellent way to get a snapshot of everything going on in the Social Entrepreneurship space." --RisingPyramid.org "Practical offer[s] concrete examples of the challenges faced by social ventures and shedding light on the issues that make social enterprises different from traditional businesses." --NextBillion.net "The first to give an excellent overview of what being a social entrepreneur is all about. You'll learn what the difference is between a social entrepreneurship and a regular business venture and traditional non-profits. If you think you want to innovate unique social solutions to unique social problems for your encore career, this is the place to start." --Lin Schreiber, founder of RevolutionizeRetirement.comTable of ContentsAcknowledgments A Note on Terms Introduction Part One: Defining Social Entrepreneurship What is social entrepreneurship? When did it emerge as a global movement? Who are the pioneers? What does a social entrepreneur do? What are social entrepreneurs like? What is the difference between social and business entrepreneurship? What are the differences between social entrepreneurship and government? How is social entrepreneurship different from activism? What is the relationship between social entrepreneurship and democracy? Part Two: Challenges of Causing Change What are the main financial constraints? How do social entrepreneurs build organizations and enterprises? Can the field attract and cultivate talented workers? How do social entrepreneurs evaluate their impact? What is the difference between scale and impact? What's stopping social change? Part Three: Envisioning an Innovating Society How is social entrepreneurship changing minds? How could schools nurture social innovators? What is being done at the university level? What can governments do to engage more successfully with social entrepreneurs? How is social entrepreneurship influencing business? Can philanthropy be more effective? How will the field of social entrepreneurship influence journalism? How can individuals prepare themselves to participate in the field of social entrepreneurship? Appendix A Selected Bibliography

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Book SynopsisWant to know how to influence other people''s behaviour?In The Advertising Effect, respected advertising insider, Adam Ferrier, reveals the ten techniques used by some of the best-known brands across the globe. These techniques are grounded in psychological theory with award winning real world examples and explore how the most effective way to change behaviour is through action rather than the conventional advertising practices (emotional or rational persuasion). This is the ultimate insider''s guide, to the ultimate behaviour change industry - advertising.Table of ContentsPART 1: WHICH BEHAVIOUR TO CHANGE?; PART 2: CHANGING THE BEHAVIOUR; PART 3: BE GOOD

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Book SynopsisThe documents collected here illuminate the conduct of British trade and investments in the Caribbean when slavery was at its height and Jamaica was the wealthiest territory in Britain''s Atlantic empire. Pertaining to the commercial and plantation interests of two Bristol families connected through marriage and business, the documents include correspondence, wills and inventories, partnership agreements, insurance policies and property deeds.The introduction addresses issues of the slave trade and sugar cultivation, capital accumulation, the ways in which a West India fortune was created, the risk environment of the Caribbean, and social, economic and demographic conditions in eighteenth-century Bristol and Jamaica. A valuable source for historians of the Georgian period, this volume shows that British merchants connected with the West Indies were centrally concerned with improvement, independence, and social mobility.Trade ReviewKenneth Morgan should be congratulated for making available a rich and important set of documents. * Economic History Review *A valuable source for historians of the Georgian period * Spartacus Review *a well-produced and expertly-edited volume that should prove extremely valuable to scholars and postgraduates working on the Caribbean and wider Atlantic connections. * K. Mason, English Historical Review *

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Book SynopsisThe book presents 125 letters carried aboard a ship, the Two Sisters of Dublin, captured at sea in 1757, in the midst of the Seven Years War (1756-1763). Most of the letters lay unopened for 250 years until they were rediscovered in the UK National Archives in 2011.The letters from members of the Irish community in Bordeaux and their relatives, friends and trading partners in Ireland communicate the concerns and understandings of ordinary people in a diasporic community during wartime. Written by sailors, merchants, servants, prisoners of war, priests, clerks, and many women, the letters vividly illustrate social and economic structures familiar to historians of early modern trade and the expatriate communities of the Atlantic world. They underline the central role of familial relationships in structuring commerce, and illustrate how communities were sustained across wide expanses of ocean by streams of correspondence, by favours asked and received, and by a flow of commodities, gifts,Trade ReviewHere the case is made that together the letters offer a precious series of insights into the multifarious links between Ireland and southern France under the ancien régime, links severely tested by the onset of a war fought mainly on the seas. * William Doyle, Irish Economic and Social History *fascinating and unique publication * Oliver OHanlon, Irish Studies Review *This is much more than a mere edition of letters. It should be read by anyone interested in eighteenth-century Britain, France, trade or war. * David Hancock, Huguenot Society Journal *Table of ContentsIntroduction ; I. The Two Sisters of Dublin ; II. 1757 ; III. The Irish Community in Bordeaux ; IV. The Letters ; V. Methodology ; THE BORDEAUX-DUBLIN LETTERS, 1757 ; Appendices

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewNews nerds are the data journalists, news app developers, and web designers transforming how news stories are discovered and told. Allie Kosterich skillfully uses interviews, employment histories, trade press coverage, and conference proceedings to describe how these newsroom innovators have augmented reporting and changed accountability reporting for the better. If you've ever wondered who's behind the graphs, stats, and apps at news sites, this is the book that tells their tale. * James T. Hamilton, Hearst Professor of Communication, Stanford University *News Nerds is an ambitious and exciting book that reveals just how much the profile, roles, and skills of the professional journalist has fundamentally changed. Through an innovative mix of network career analysis, interviews, and analysis of the trade press, Allie Kosterich shows how news organizations have increasingly fashioned those wielding data, analytics, and technological skills into journalists creating new forms of journalism. Kosterich shows us how this has augmented the institution of journalism in the U.S., with sweeping implications for how the press navigates changing economic and technological contexts and its increasingly contested relationship with the public. * Daniel Kreiss, Edgar Thomas Cato Distinguished Professor, UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media *News Nerds is an engagingly written and methodologically innovative analysis of an important ongoing transformation affecting the institution of journalism. Kosterich brings an incredibly impressive range of data sources and analytical approaches to bear to demonstrate how journalism has been restructuring itself in response to technological and economic change. This is institution-level scholarship of the highest order. * Philip M. Napoli, James R. Shepley Professor of Public Policy and Director of the DeWitt Wallace Center for Media & Democracy, Duke University *The rise of the news nerd is not so much a story of the revenge of the nerds saving journalism through data but is instead a reminder that institutions and professions adapt to change, and change doesn't just happen when new technologies emerge. Kosterich develops the concept of "institutional augmentation," moving beyond tired binaries of change outcomes in organizations, a theoretical contribution relevant to all industries that find themselves in the throes of technological upheaval. * Nikki Usher, author of News for the Rich, White, and Blue: How Place and Power Distort American Journalism *This book assesses the institutionalization of new types of editorial positions in US news organizations... The book is an excellent companion to Jason Whittaker's Tech Giants, Artificial Intelligence, and the Future of Journalism. Recommended for higher education journalism, mass communication, and visual arts programs. * Choice *Table of ContentsIntroduction: News Nerds Chapter 1: Institutional Change and the Profession of Journalism Chapter 2: Destabilization of Established Journalism Practices Chapter 3: Experimentation and Evaluation in the Profession of Journalism Chapter 4: Legitimization of News Nerds Chapter 5: Diffusion of News Nerds Chapter 6: Institutional Augmentation and the Future of News Nerds Appendix: Data and Methods Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisThis edited volume focuses on both conceptual and practical challenges in measuring well-being. Leveraging insights across diverse disciplines, including psychology, economics, sociology, statistics, public health, theology, and philosophy, contributors consider the philosophical and theological traditions on happiness, well-being and the good life, as well as recent empirical research on well-being and its measurement. The chapters review what is known empirically about how different measures of well-being relate to each other and considers various arguments for and against use of specific measures of well-being in different contexts. Further, the volume includes discussion of how a synthesis of existing research helps us make sense of the proliferation of different measures and concepts within the field, while also foregrounding the insights gained by investigations and conceptual thinking occurring across diverse disciplines.Trade ReviewMeasuring Well-Being represents a tremendous advance in discussions of wellbeing. Bringing together diverse disciplines and perspectives into dialog, this book provides critical historical and conceptual background for understanding the complexities and challenges in measuring well-being. Importantly, this book also provides practical guidance for selecting tools and implementing assessment across a range of contexts. * Crystal Park, Professor of Psychological Sciences, University of Connecticut, co-author of Trauma, Meaning, and Spirituality and co-editor of The Handbook of Psychology of Religion and Spirituality *This interesting volume has something for everyone. It brings together the down-to-earth empiricism of the World Happiness Report with a wide range of philosophical and theological perspectives. And miraculously they produce agreed recommendations. A very thought-provoking read. * Richard Layard, Programme Director of the Centre for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics, Co-editor of the World Happiness Report, and author of Can We Be Happier? Evidence and Ethics *Measuring Well-Being: Interdisciplinary Perspectives from the Social Sciences and the Humanities, edited by Matthew Lee, Laura Kubzansky, and Tyler VanderWeele, is easily one of the most creative syntheses of past, present, and future research on well-being that exists. It is not often that a panel of such original and cooperative scholars—from disciplines such as psychology, psychiatry, philosophy, theology, economics, public health, political science, and policy—can be assembled. If you have an inquisitive mind and a creative motivation, this is a great read. * Everett L. Worthington Jr., Commonwealth Professor of Psychology at Virginia Commonwealth University, co-editor of Handbook of Humility: Theory, Research and Applications, and author of Forgiveness and Reconciliation: Theory and Application *Table of ContentsIntroduction Part 1: Empirical Research and Reflections on Well-Being Measurement Chapter 1: Measuring and Using Happiness to Support Public Policies, John F. Helliwell Chapter 2: Reflections on the Introduction of Official Measures of Subjective Well-Being in the UK: Moving from Measurement to Use, Paul Allin Chapter 3: Assessments of Societal Subjective Well-Being: Ten Methodological Issues for Consideration, Louis Tay, Andrew T. Jebb, and Victoria S. Scotney Chapter 4: Eudaimonic and Hedonic Well-Being: An Integrative Perspective with Linkages to Sociodemographic Factors and Health, Carol D. Ryff, Jennifer Morozink Boylan, and Julie A. Kirsch Chapter 5: A Review of Psychological Well-Being and Mortality Risk: Are All Dimensions of Psychological Well-Being Equal? Claudia Trudel-Fitzgerald, Laura D. Kubzansky, and Tyler J. VanderWeele Part 2: Conceptual Reflections on Well-Being Measurement Chapter 6: "Positive Biology" and Well-Ordered Science, Colin Farrelly Chapter 7: Philosophy of Well-Being for the Social Sciences: A Primer, Guy Fletcher Chapter 8: Defending a Hybrid of Objective-List and Desire Theories of Well-Being, William A. Lauinger Chapter 9: The Challenge of Measuring Well-Being as Philosophers Conceive of It, Anne Baril Chapter 10: Human Flourishing: A Christian Theological Perspective, Neil G. Messer Chapter 11: Comparing Empirical and Theological Perspectives on the Relationship Between Hope and Aesthetic Experience: An Approach to the Nature of Spiritual Well-Being, Mark Wynn Part 3: Advancing the Conversation about Measurement Chapter 12: The Comprehensive Measure of Meaning: Psychological and Philosophical Foundations, Jeffrey Hanson and Tyler J. VanderWeele Chapter 13: Empirical Relationships among Five Types of Well-Being, Seth Margolis, Eric Schwitzgebel, Daniel J. Ozer, and Sonja Lyubomirsky Chapter 14: Measures of Community Well-Being: A Template, Tyler J. VanderWeele Chapter 15: Inner Peace as a Contribution to Human Flourishing: A New Scale Developed from Ancient Wisdom, Juan Xi and Matthew T. Lee Chapter 16: Tradition-Specific Measures of Spiritual Well-Being, Tyler J. VanderWeele, Katelyn N. Long, and Michael J. Balboni Part 4: Scholarly Dialogue on the Science of Well-Being Chapter 17: Current Recommendations on the Selection of Measures for Well-Being, Tyler J. VanderWeele, Claudia Trudel-Fitzgerald, Paul Allin, Colin Farrelly, Guy Fletcher, Donald E. Frederick, Jon Hall, John F. Helliwell, Eric S. Kim, William A. Lauinger, Matthew T. Lee, Sonja Lyubomirsky, Seth Margolis, Eileen McNeely, Neil G. Messer, Louis Tay, Vish Viswanath, Dorota Woziak-Biaowolska, Laura D. Kubzansky Chapter 18: Advancing the Science of Well-Being: A Dissenting View on Measurement Recommendations, Carol D. Ryff, Jennifer Morozink Boylan, and Julie A. Kirsch Chapter 19: Response to "Advancing the Science of Well-Being: A Dissenting View on Measurement Recommendations," Tyler J. VanderWeele, Claudia Trudel-Fitzgerald, and Laura D. Kubzansky Chapter 20: Response to Response: Growing the Field of Well-Being, Carol D. Ryff, Jennifer Morozink Boylan, and Julie A. Kirsch Conclusion, Matthew T. Lee, Laura D. Kubzansky, and Tyler J. VanderWeele

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Book SynopsisIndustry. Culture. Technology. It's time they came together.Trade ReviewStudents connect well with the theme of convergence...well-written, interesting, thought-provoking." -Judi Puritz Cook, The College of New JerseyThis text is a good introduction to the media industry; covers the basics; easy read "-Gary Guffey, North Carolina A&T State UniversityThis textbook ticks all the boxes that you'd expect from an introduction reader to mass media - history, contemporary issues, a human perspective - in an engaging way... A great text for instructors and students alike." -Simon Lavis, The Ohio State UniversityThis is the best introductorytextbook available with respect to staying in the moment of the change taking place within the media industry and, as a result, within our media culture. * Thom Gencarelli, Manhattan College *This is an excellent textbook for anyone teaching a course on converging media. It provides compelling story about the challenges we face in understanding a rapidly changing media landscape. * Steven Keeler, Cayuga Community College *Table of ContentsCONTENTS Preface About the Authors Part 1 The Changing Media Landscape Chapter 1 Mass Communication and Its Digital Transformation 1.1 Telephony: Case Study in Convergence 1.2 Three Types of Convergence Technological Convergence Economic Convergence Cultural Convergence 1.3 Implications of Convergence Media Organization Media Type Media Content Media Use Media Distribution Media Audience Media Profession Attitudes and Values 1.4 Mass Communication in the Digital Age Interpersonal Communication Mass Communication Mass Communication and Convergence 1.5 Functions of Mass Communication Surveillance Correlation Cultural Transmission Entertainment 1.6 Television: The Future of Convergence Looking Back and Moving Forward FURTHER READING Features MEDIA PIONEERS: Oprah Winfrey INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES: Translating is Not Child's Play CONVERGENCE CULTURE: The Reflective Black Mirror ETHICS IN MEDIA: Do You Pay More if You Own a Mac? Chapter 2 Media Literacy in the Digital Age 2.1 Education and Media 2.2 What Is Media Literacy? 2.3 What Makes Mediated Communication Different? Semiotics Framing 2.4 Early Concerns of Media Effects 2.5 Media Grammar Print Media Radio and Recorded Music Film and Television Digital-Media Grammar 2.6 Implications of Commercial Media Commercial-Media Debate Concentration of Media Ownership 2.7 Media Bias 2.8 Developing Critical Media-Literacy Skills Media Careers Looking Back and Moving Forward FURTHER READING Features MEDIA PIONEERS: Marshall McLuhan INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES: Mobile Telephony in the Developing World ETHICAL DEBATES: When Media Report Rape Allegations CONVERGENCE CULTURE: Evaluating Online Information Chapter 3 Media Theory and Research 3.1 Role of Theory and Research Mass Society, Mass Communication 3.2 Theories of Communication Transmission Models Critical Theory and Cultural Studies 3.3 Media-Effects Research Propaganda and the Magic Bullet Payne Fund Radio's Wider Impact Television and Violence Limited Effects Cultivation Analysis Spiral of Silence Third-Person Effect Criticisms of Media-Effects Research 3.4 Understanding the Audience Audiences Creating Meaning Uses and Gratifications Encoding/Decoding Reception Analysis Framing 3.5 Cultural Studies Ideology and the Culture Industry Criticisms of Cultural Studies 3.6 Sociohistorical Frameworks Information Society Political Economy Media Ecology Agenda Setting 3.7 New Directions in Media Research 3.8 Media Research: What Type of Science Is It? Quantitative Research Qualitative Research Qualitative and Quantitative Research Working Together Media Careers Looking Back and Moving Forward FURTHER READING Features CONVERGENCE CULTURE: Do FPS Games Cause Violence? MEDIA PIONEERS: Nonny de la Peña INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES: "A Habit of Being Right on the Things" ETHICS IN MEDIA: Instagram and Body Image Part 2 Mass-Communication Formats Chapter 4 Print Media: BOOKS, NEWSPAPERS, AND MAGAZINES 4.1 Functions of Print Media Transmission of Culture Diffusion of Ideas and Knowledge Entertainment 4.2 Distinctive Functions of Books 4.3 History of Books to Today Monastic Scribes Johannes Gutenberg Beginnings of Mass Communication and Mass Literacy Cheaper and Smaller Books Dime Novels Mass-Market Paperbacks Print-on-Demand Ebooks 4.4 Current Book-Industry Issues 4.5 Sales and Readership of Books 4.6 Outlook for Books 4.7 Distinctive Functions of Newspapers Local Newspapers National Newspapers 4.8 History of Newspapers to Today The Commercial Press and the Partisan Press Colonial Readership and Finances The Golden Age of Newspapers 4.9 Current Newspaper-Industry Issues Newspaper Chains Benefits of Chains Problems with Chains Leading Newspaper Chains Declining Number of Newspapers 4.10 Sales and Readership of Newspapers Circulation and Readership Advertising 4.11 Outlook for Newspapers 4.12 Distinctive Functions of Magazines 4.13 History of Magazines to Today 4.14 Current Magazine-Industry Issues 4.15 Sales and Readership of Magazines 4.16 Outlook for Magazines Media Careers Looking Back and Moving Forward FURTHER READING Features INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES: Have Ebooks Finally Gone Over the Great Wall in China? CONVERGENCE CULTURE: When the Funnies Get Serious MEDIA PIONEERS: Ruben Salazar Chapter 5 Audio Media: MUSIC RECORDINGS, RADIO 5.1 The Recording Industry 5.2 Distinctive Functions of the Recording Industry 5.3 History of Recorded Music From Tin Pan Alley to Hollywood Roots of Rock and Roll Redefining Rock 5.4 The Recording Industry Today 5.5 Recording-Industry Business Model Creation Promotion Distribution Pricing Structure 5.6 Outlook for the Recording Industry Digital Rights Management and Illegal File Sharing New Business Models Emerging 5.7 What Is Broadcasting? 5.8 Radio 5.9 Distinctive Functions of Radio 5.10 History of Radio Wireless Telegraphy Exploring Radio's Early Potential Voice Transmission Radio Before, During, and After WWI Widespread Public Adoption of Radio FM Radio, Edwin Howard Armstrong, and David Sarnoff Creating a Viable Business Model for Radio The Rise of Radio Networks Consolidation in Radio Station Ownership 5.11 The Radio Industry Today 5.12 Radio Station Programming 5.13 Outlook for the Radio Industry Podcasting Satellite Radio Media Careers Looking Back and Moving Forward FURTHER READING Features MEDIA PIONEERS: Lil Nas X ETHICAL DEBATES: Mashed-Up and Mixed-Up Musical Ethics CONVERGENCE CULTURE: NPR and PRI: America's Public Radio Networks INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES: Trusting in the Power of the Airwaves Chapter 6 Visual Media: PHOTOGRAPHY, MOVIES, AND TELEVISION 6.1 Photography History of Photography Photographic Industry Today 6.2 Movies 6.3 History of the Movie Industry Silent Era: New Medium, New Technologies, New Storytelling Méliès,Griffith and Weber Murnau, Flaherty, and Eisenstein Sound and Color Hollywood Movie Moguls Warner Brothers Walt Disney Samuel Goldwyn Marcus Loew Louis B. Mayer Hollywood Star System The Director as Auteur Technological Influences on Movie Genres Other Entertainment Sources for Movies DVDs And Streaming 6.4 Movie Industry Today 6.5 Marketing and Distribution for Movies 6.6 Movie-Industry Business Model 6.7 Outlook for the Movie Industry 6.8 Television 6.9 History of Television Seeing the Light: The First Television Systems Modern Television Takes Shape Programming and Genre Influences Pushing the Programming Envelope Cable Comes of Age Filling the Days Filling the Nights Sports Reality Shows Digital Television: Preparing the Way for Convergence The Rise of Flat-Panel Displays 6.10 Television Distribution Broadcast TV Cable TV Satellite TV 6.11 Television Industry Today Cable System Structure Satellite Versus Cable Versus IPTV 6.12 Television-Industry Business Model 6.13 Outlook for the Television Industry Media Careers Looking Back and Moving Forward FURTHER READING Features INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES: Breaking the Silence Around Molestation DIGITAL DEBATES: The Photojournalist's Dilemma: Immersion in Conflict MEDIA PIONEERS: Kathleen Kennedy CONVERGENCE CULTURE: Home Theater-Really, This Time Chapter 7 Interactive Media: THE INTERNET, VIDEO GAMES, AND VIRTUAL REALITY 7.1 Interactivity Defined 7.2 Interactive Media Versus Mass Media 7.3 Historical Development of User Interfaces Television Interfaces Intuitive Interfaces Keyboards Computer Mouse Touchscreens Natural Input Methods Graphical User Interfaces 7.4 Historical Development of the Internet and the World Wide Web Internet Protocol World Wide Web Graphical Web Browsers Search Engines Broadband Distribution Dynamics 7.5 Video Games 7.6 Historical Development of Video Games 7.7 Types of Video Games 7.8 Video-Game Industry 7.9 Trends in Video Games 7.10 Gamification 7.11 Virtual Reality 7.12 Ethics of Interactive Media Media Careers Looking Back and Moving Forward FURTHER READING Features INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES: Can the Internet Save Endangered Languages? MEDIA PIONEERS: Hironobu Sakaguchi CONVERGENCE CULTURE: What Do Video Games Do to You? ETHICS IN MEDIA: Epic Games Epic Fines Part 3 Media Perspectives Chapter 8 The Impact of Social Media 8.1 Defining Social Media Dialogic Communication Social Production 8.2 What Is "Social" About Social Media? Choice Conversation Curation Creation Collaboration 8.3 Types of Social Media Email Discussion Boards and Web Forums Chat Rooms Blogs and Microblogs Wikis Social-Networking Sites 8.4 Producers and Produsers Reputation, Ratings, and Trust Privacy Transparency 8.5 Social Media: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Are Social Media Making Us Less Social? Are Social Media Making Us Dumber? Media Careers Looking Back and Moving Forward FURTHER READING Features INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES: Behind the Great Firewall MEDIA PIONEERS: Jack Dorsey CONVERGENCE CULTURE: Are We Really Separated by Six Degrees? ETHICS IN MEDIA: Cybershaming and Cyberbullying: New Twists on Old Problems Chapter 9 Journalism: From Information to Participation 9.1 What Is News? 9.2 The Historical Development of Journalism News Values and the Associated Press Pulitzer and Hearst: The Circulation Wars, Sensationalism, and Standards Joseph Pulitzer William Randolph Hearst The Rise of Electronic Journalism Murrow and News in TV's Golden Age Changes in Television News 9.3 Foundations of Journalism The Hutchins Commission and a Free and Responsible Press Separation of Editorial and Business Operations Fairness and Balance in News Coverage Framing the News Expert Sources 9.4 From Event to Public Eye: How News Is Created Gathering the News Producing the News Distributing the News 9.5 Types of Journalism Alternative Journalism Public Journalism Citizen Journalism Constructive Journalism An International Perspective 9.6 Journalism in the Digital World Nontraditional Sources Online User Habits Personalization Contextualization Convergence 9.7 The Business of Journalism Salaries Diversity in the Newsroom Media Careers Looking Back and Moving Forward FURTHER READING Features MEDIA PIONEERS: Mary Ann Shadd Cary and Ida B. Wells INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES: The Panama Papers CONVERGENCE CULTURE: Digital News Organizations Come into Their Own ETHICS IN MEDIA: What is "Fake News," Exactly? Chapter 10 Public Relations: Building Relationships Through Strategic Communications 10.1 Strategic Communications Persuasive Communications Elaboration Likelihood Model (ELM) The Role of Media in Persuasion 10.2 Public Relations The Historical Development of Public Relations Trends in the Development of Public Relations PR and Media Relations Pseudo-Events Distributing News to the Media in the Digital Age Finding Sources Online PR Firms and the PR Industry 10.3 Changing Trends in PR Media Careers Looking Back and Moving Forward FURTHER READING Features INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES: PR Gets a Red Card at the World Cup MEDIA PIONEERS: Doris E. Fleischman CONVERGENCE CULTURE: Hard Landing for the Airline Industry ETHICS IN MEDIA: Fooling Most of the People Most of the Time . . . Digitally Chapter 11 Advertising: THE POWER OF PERSUASION 11.1 Advertising The Historical Development of Advertising Advertising Agencies Commercial Television Internet The Rise of Branding Selling Products, Selling Ideas Advertising Channels Print Media Electronic Media Outdoor Direct Mail Advertising in a Digital World Cookies Email Marketing Banner Ads Pop-Ups and Video Classifieds and Auction Sites Search-Engine Ads Mobile Advertising In-Game Advertising Behavioral Advertising Viral Marketing Native Advertising The Advertising Business Advertising Agencies 11.2 Changing Trends in Advertising Media Careers Looking Back and Moving Forward FURTHER READING Features MEDIA PIONEERS: Madame C.J. Walker ETHICS IN MEDIA: No Cure for Bad CONVERGENCE CULTURE: Content Marketing: Blurring the Line Between Journalism and Advertising? INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES: Does Marketing Affect What Drugs We Take? Chapter 12 Media Ethics 12.1 Ethics, Morals, and Laws 12.2 Major Systems of Ethical Reasoning Character, or Virtue Ethics The Golden Rule The Golden Mean Virtue Ethics in Action Duties The Categorical Imperative Discourse Ethics Duties-Based Ethics in Action Consequences Utilitarianism Social Justice Consequence-Based Ethics in Action Relationships, or Dialogical Ethics Ethics of Care Moral Relativism 12.3 Issues in Ethical Decision Making 12.4 Role of Commercialism in Media Ethics Media Types Influencing Content 12.5 Ethics in Journalism Privacy Rights Versus the Public's Right to Know Going Undercover Victimizing the Victims Misrepresentation and Plagiarism Society of Professional Journalists Code of Ethics 12.6 Ethical Issues in Advertising Deceptive Advertising Puffery Conflicts of Interest in Advertising Advertising Codes of Ethics 12.7 Ethics in Public Relations Conflicts of Interest in PR Public Relations Codes of Ethics 12.8 Ethics in Entertainment Stereotypes in Entertainment Sex and Violence Media Careers Looking Back and Moving Forward FURTHER READING Features INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES: Global Action: Uniting Women Worldwide Through Social Networks ETHICAL DEBATES: Dialogical Ethics in Action CONVERGENCE CULTURE: Forbidden Fruit MEDIA PIONEERS: Naomi Klein Part 4 Media and Society Chapter 13 Communication Law and Regulation in the Digital Age 13.1 The Legal Framework 13.2 The Foundations of Freedom of Expression National Security Clear and Present Danger Prior Restraint Libel New York Times Co. v. Sullivan (1964) Protecting Journalists Against Libel Shield Laws Censorship The Censorship of Comics The Hays Code Indecent Content Obscenity Criticism, Ridicule, or Humor 13.3 Regulating Electronic Media Early Days and the Radio Act of 1912 (1911-1926) Increasing Regulation and the Federal Radio Commission (1927-1933) The Communications Act and Spectrum Scarcity (1934-1995) The Telecommunications Act and the Internet (1996-Present) International Electronic Media Regulation 13.4 The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Universal Service The FCC, License Renewal, and Regulatory Power Spectrum Auction 13.5 Regulating Commercial and Political Speech Commercial Speech Tobacco, Alcohol, and Marijuana Advertising Unclear Regulatory Boundaries Political Speech Equal-Time Rule Fairness Doctrine 13.6 Children's Programming Protections The Children's Television Act Violent and Sexual Programming: The V-Chip 13.7 Intellectual Property Rights Fair Use 13.8 Privacy 13.9 Legal Issues in the Digital World Digital Rights Management Privacy Content Rights and Responsibilities Media Careers Looking Back and Moving Forward FURTHER READING Features MEDIA PIONEERS: Andrew Chung, Lawrence Hurley, Andrea Januta, Jaimi Dowdell and Jackie Botts CONVERGENCE CULTURE: The Great Network Neutrality Debate INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES: The Rise and Fall of Russian Media ETHICAL DEBATES: Does the Punishment Fit the Crime? Chapter 14 Mass Communication and Politics in the Digital Age 14.1 Journalism and Political Coverage Politicians Using the News Sound Bites and Horse Races The Changing Tone of Television Political Coverage Opinion Polls 14.2 Political Advertising Impact of Negative Advertising Effectiveness of Negative Advertising 14.3 Politics and Entertainment Political Campaigns and Entertainment Political Debates 14.4 Social Media and Political Campaigns Changes With Social Media Changing Rules for Politicians 14.5 Social Media and Civic Engagement Databases and Government Transparency Smart Mobs 14.6 Political Polarization and Media Habits Media Careers Looking Back and Moving Forward FURTHER READING Features ETHICAL DEBATES: Can Imagery Lead to Action? CONVERGENCE CULTURE: Super PACS and Media INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES: Crowdsourcing Election Monitoring MEDIA PIONEERS: Bill Adair Chapter 15 Global Media in the Digital Age 15.1 Four Theories of International Mass Communication Authoritarian Theory Libertarian Theory Social Responsibility Theory Soviet Theory 15.2 The Public, the Public Sphere, and Public Opinion 15.3 Political and Socioeconomic Issues with Global Media Media in Developing Countries Searching for Truth: Self-Censorship in China The Digital Divide 15.4 Global Media, Local Values New Worlds-Or Cultural Imperialism? Convergence and Its Discontents Globalization of Media Production Global Media Flow Protecting Local Voices Some Developing Nations A Neighbo(u)ring Nation Promoting Global Voices Cybersecurity and Media Media Careers Looking Back and Moving Forward FURTHER READING Features ETHICAL DEBATES: Humor and Ethics: The Role of Satire and Religion CONVERGENCE CULTURE: Breaking News on a Global Scale MEDIA PIONEERS: Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim Glossary G-1 Notes N-1 Credits C-1 Index I-1

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Book SynopsisA concise, authoritative overview of a little-understood yet extremely important phenomenon in world politics: the use of economic sanctions by one country to punish another.It''s hard to browse the news without seeing reports of yet another imposition of sanctions by one country on another. The United States has sanctions against more than 30 countries. Russia has repeatedly imposed sanctions against former Soviet republics. China has developed its own approach, including targeting private entities such as the NBA. And it''s not just major powers: Japan and South Korea have sanctioned each other over WWII and colonial legacies; Saudi Arabia against Qatar because of differences over Iran; and France, Germany, and Norway against Brazil over the Amazon forest and climate change. In Sanctions: What Everyone Needs to Know, Bruce Jentleson--one of America''s leading scholars on the subject--answers the fundamental questions about sanctions today: Why are they used so much? What are their vaTrade ReviewI'm often told how vital and effective sanctions are. Then I trip across confident assertions that sanctions seldom accomplish what they're supposed to. So I'm thankful that experts like my Duke University colleague Bruce Jentleson are around to resolve my confusion and explain it all, as he does in his new book. * Frank Bruni, The New York Times *In this deeply researched and accessible book, Bruce Jentleson combines broad historical knowledge and deep analytical insights to help us understand how, when, and why the world's major powers and leading international organizations are able to use economic sanctions successfully to get what they want in world affairs-and when they aren't. * James Goldgeier, Professor of International Relations, American University *In a moment when sanctions dominate the headlines, Jentleson explore the questions everyone has - how and when do these crucial policy tools work. Complementing a review of the scholarly literature with in-depth case studies, this approachable book provides meaningful insight to anyone curious about the effectiveness of sanctions and how these complex policy tools can be used to shape world politics. * Susan Hannah Allen, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Mississippi *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Puzzles Posed for International Relations Theory and Foreign Policy Strategy Part One: Scholarly Debates and Challenges EM Chapter 1: Economic Sanctions: What, Who, Why and How Chapter 2: Do Sanctions Work?: Measuring Success Chapter 3: Explaining Sanctions Success/Failure Part Two: Major Cases, Theory Applied, Policy Analyzed Chapter 4: Historical Perspective: Lessons from Past Sanctions Cases Chapter 5: United States: Foreign Policy Strategy and Domestic Politics Chapter 6: China's Use of Sanctions Chapter 7: Soviet Union/Russia: Energy Pipelines and Other Sanctions Chapter 8: United Nations and European Union: Multilateral and Regional Sanctions Conclusion: Sanctions Theory, Sanctions Policy Appendix: 2022 Russia-Ukraine War Sanctions Notes Index

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Book SynopsisThe way in which securities are traded is very different from the idealized picture of a frictionless and self-equilibrating market offered by the typical finance textbook. In Market Liquidity, Thierry Foucault, Marco Pagano, and Ailsa Röell offer a more accurate take on the liquidity of securities markets, its determinants, and its effects. They start from the assumption that not everyone is present at all times simultaneously on the market, and that even the limited number of participants who are have quite diverse information about the security''s fundamentals. As a result, the order flow is a complex mix of information and noise, and a consensus price only emerges gradually over time as the trading process evolves and the participants interpret the actions of other traders. Thus, a security''s actual transaction price may deviate from its fundamental value, as it would be assessed by a fully informed set of investors. Market Liquidity takes these deviations seriously, and explains why and how they emerge in the trading process and are eventually eliminated. Drawing on the analytical tools and empirical methods from a well-defined field within financial economics--market microstructure--the authors confront many striking phenomena in securities markets, from liquidity changes over time to temporary deviations from asset fair values. In the fully revised second edition of Market Liquidity, Foucault, Pagano, and Röell bring readers up to speed on recent changes in market structures and financial regulation. New chapters cover the relationship between financial instability and market liquidity, as well as the role and effects of algorithmic and high-frequency trading. Including new illustrative examples of market malfunction and novel insights from recent research on security markets, Market Liquidity provides a comprehensive and authoritative account on market microstructure.To access the companion website, which includes student and instructor resources, please visit https://global.oup.com/us/companion.websites/9780199936243/

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewDavid Paul Kuhn tells the story in marvellous detail. * Timothy D. Lusch, Chronicles *Riveting. * Jill Lepore, The New Yorker *Engrossing, well-crafted, The Hardhat Riot… argues persuasively that the riot sparked a vast national political shift driven by a widening divide between the working class and the educated elite that has led to the era of the Trump presidency... Kuhn writes with empathy for both sides... Kuhn's accounts of the violence are vivid and raw... The author concludes with a sharp analysis of how the revolt of the White working class almost immediately reshaped American politics, beginning with Nixon's opportunistic claim of blue-collar Whites as "Silent Majority" supporters of his law-and-order presidency. Kuhn shows the reverberations over the decades, right up to the making of Donald Trump's political base... Kuhn argues that class divisions have driven people so far apart that it's as if Americans now live in 'entirely different places, even if they are still called by one name * America.'" The Washington Post Book Review *Perhaps the best book ever on how Democrats lost the white working class. The Hardhat Riot is a great read, but also a must-read to understand the voters that Democrats neglected at their own peril." * James Carville, former Chief Strategist for President Bill Clinton *Over the past 15 years few writers have covered this realignment with the consistency of David Paul Kuhn, whose warnings about the reasons white working people were moving away from the Democrats were largely dismissed by the news media and party elites... Mr. Kuhn remained an unacknowledged prophet... Now he has synthesized his message with a lesson from history: The Hardhat Riot, a riveting account of... [a] clash on the streets of New York [that] came to symbolize the irreconcilable division taking shape in the rest of the country... Mr. Kuhn avoids polemics and judgment, yet leads the reader to understand the deeper questions implicit in so many of today's political debates... The Hardhat Riot insightfully explains why and how this happened. Perhaps the Democratic Party's leaders will finally understand what David Paul Kuhn has been trying to tell them." * Jim Webb, The Wall Street Journal Book Review *The Hardhat Riot, by David Paul Kuhn, vividly evokes... a blue-collar rampage whose effects still ripple, not the least of them being Donald Trump's improbable ascension to the presidency... this is a compelling narrative." * The New York Times Book Review *[An] outstanding new book... through dogged research… combining eyewitness reports with his own gifted storytelling to craft a riveting narrative. In our current intellectual climate, which seems to prize tendentiousness, it is rare to find such a clear-eyed and non-polemical work of history." * National Review *This is red-meat history with a hot splash of tabasco. David Paul Kuhn brings to life a period that is not only fascinating in itself but also illuminates the age of Donald Trump. If you want to understand how blue-collar Americans came to feel so disparaged and deplored, The Hardhat Riot is a great place to start. A truly captivating read." * Robert Guest, Foreign Editor, The Economist *David Paul Kuhn's Hardhat Riot captures a seminal but long-neglected turning point in the steady erosion of Democratic support among the core of the New Deal Coalition. The May 8, 1970, confrontation * AKA, 'Bloody Friday'between anti-war protestors, mostly students, and tough, unionized construction workers determined to demonstrate their support of American troops in Vietnam, marked the start of the split between a well-educated elite and an increasingly discontented working class, a split that overtime produced the election of Donald Trump. This book is crucial for anyone seeking to understand the politics of 2020 and beyond." Thomas B. Edsall, Contributing Opinion Writer, The New York Times *David Paul Kuhn's revealing new book... does two things remarkably well. It reconstructs a detailed, compelling, and coherent narrative of the riot, assembled from what must have seemed a morass of contradictory sources. The book also provides critical context for the riot, documenting the mounting alienation of the white working class from the ascendant New Left, and arguing convincingly for the Hardhat Riot not so much as the day that turned the tide, but as an unmistakable harbinger of political shifts in the offing, a moment when unlikely symbols of Nixon's Silent Majority roared back, giving voice to grievances that persist to this day." * New York Journal of Books *Vivid. * Ronald Brownstein, The Atlantic *I picked up David Paul Kuhn's The Hardhat Riot with the intention of skimming and found myself engrossed, reading every page. Well-written, painstakingly researched, this is an important book that gives life to history and explains the divorce between working-class whites and the Democratic Party, and yet rarer still, is also a real pleasure to read." * Charlie Cook, Editor and Publisher of The Cook Political Report *President Trump's reelection bid rests as much as anything on the political loyalty and fealty of his blue-collar base. That they're such a factor in 2020 reflects one of the biggest shifts in American politics over the last half-century-plus. David Paul Kuhn explains why in his important new book . . . As an author, Kuhn was in many ways prescient about the rise of Trump's coalition nearly a decade before it happened . . . Kuhn's latest work explains in elegant and expert fashion how he won so much support among blue-collar white voters in the first place." * Washington Examiner Book Review *Hardhat Riot is an arresting and often chilling narrative of the events that drove a wedge between white working-class voters and the Democratic Party, setting America on the road to today's right-wing populism. I couldn't stop reading it. If you want to understand why cultural issues became central to our politics, read this book." * William Galston, former policy advisor to President Clinton and Senior Fellow, the Brookings Institution *Kuhn makes use of masterful, disturbing imagery to capture the clash... his narration is candid... the perspectives of both sides are shared without favoritism * only the facts. The text is fascinating as it traces the political breakdown that became the platform upon which Nixon built a new base... Hardhat Riot is a timely review of a historical event that contains a reminder that class divisions also create opportunities within politics." Foreword Reviews *Trenchant... A welcome resurrection of a forgotten riot with relevance for our current fragmented political landscape." * Kirkus *A gripping history of a moment when two visions of America clashed * with fists flyingthroughout the Wall Street district. The Hardhat Riot excavates conflicts over protest politics, American military power, and the party loyalties of the white working class that remain with us half a century later." Beverly Gage, Professor of History and American Studies, Yale University *Sometimes events that are long forgotten have reverberations that dominate our times. In Hardhat Riot, David Paul Kuhn skillfully shows how the split between traditionally Democratic constituencies * blue collar workers and militant studentseerily foreshadows the bitter political splits of our time." Michael Barone, author of The Almanac of American Politics and Emeritus Fellow, American Enterprise Institute *David Paul Kuhn has breathed new life into an uproarious seminal event in modern political history, skillfully tracing fault lines running from the late 1960s up to the present. A timely, smart, adrenalin-fueled account conveyed with you-are-there immediacy." * Laurence Bergreen, author of Over the Edge of the World *David Paul Kuhn details, with much new research, the changing political conditions before and after the spring of 1970, when Nixon saw the opportunity after the May 8 Hardhat Riot. No previous book has so convincingly documented how important this single event was in changing the class base of both the Republican and Democratic parties." * Joan Hoff, former president of the Center for the Study of the Presidency *It's about how elitist politicians left white, blue-collar workers feeling sold out. It's about how those lifelong Democrats * mostly Catholic, ethnic, unionbegan looking for a new home in the Republican Party. And it's about how that day changed American politics, perhaps forever. Kuhn has written a lot about the white working class, and he writes about the '60s here from its anguished perspective. Blue-collar workers saw liberal legislators as snobby, spoiled young radicals. The workers felt demeaned, even demonized. Finally, they demanded their own revolution." New York Daily News Book Review *Largely through the microcosm of New York City, David Paul Kuhn's The Hardhat Riot delves deeply into the estrangement of the Democratic Party from America's blue-collar workers. For all of its fascinating detail of the travails of America's metropolis, The Hardhat Riot also offers a broad and rich panorama of American politics of the past 50 years and the most persuasive explanation for the rise of Donald Trump that has yet appeared." * Ross K. Baker, Professor of American Government, Rutgers University *Table of ContentsPART ONE: Backdrop Chapter One: 'Out for Blood' Chapter Two: The Revolutionaries of Grand Central and Columbia Chapter Three: Chicago '68 Chapter Four: Two Moratorium Days Chapter Five: 'Law and Order' and the Decline of Cities Chapter Six: Consequences, 'Law and Order' and the Decline of Cities Chapter Seven: Blue-Collar Whites Are 'Rediscovered' (in Middle American Gotham) Chapter Eight: Those Who Did the Fighting and Dying Chapter Nine: The New Left and the 'Great Test for Liberals' Chapter Ten: Building the Twin Towers, Ethnic New York, and Race Chapter Eleven: Cambodia and Kent State Chapter Twelve: Kent State in New York PART TWO: 'Bloody Friday' Chapter Thirteen: 'U-S-A. All the way!' Chapter Fourteen: Melee Chapter Fifteen: 'About Time the Silent Majority Made Some Noise' Chapter Sixteen: Violence Becomes 'Contagious' Chapter Seventeen: 'We've Lost Control!' Chapter Eighteen: The Riot Spreads Chapter Nineteen: 'I'm Not Having City Hall Taken Over on My Watch' Chapter Twenty: Full Circle to Federal Hall PART THREE: AFTERWARD AND AFTERMATH Chapter Twenty-One: The Days After: Knicks Utopia, a Fraught City, and Nixon at the Brink Chapter Twenty-Two: The Riot Reverberates Chapter Twenty- Three: 'Workers' Woodstock' Chapter Twenty-Four: 'Our People Now,' Nixon Sees an Un-Silent Majority Chapter Twenty-Five: Honor America day Chapter Twenty-Six: 'Born with a Potmetal Spoon,' on Nixon's Blue-Collar Strategy Chapter Twenty-Seven: How America(s) Saw It Chapter Twenty-Eight: The End of the Beginning

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Book SynopsisTrade Reviewa rich and absorbing narrative * John Plender, Financial Times *A thorough and comprehensive history of public debt * Paschal Donohoe, Irish Times *Discussions of sovereign debt are always the same, yet always different. Why debt finance? How much can we borrow? Should creditors worry? The authors take us on a fascinating 2500-year tour of sovereign debt through the ages, the discussions, the successes and the failures. The bottom line: Well-used, debt finance has been and is precious. The latest example: The use of debt during the Covid crisis. A must read for anybody interested in current debt debates. * Olivier Blanchard, Professor of Economics Emeritus, MIT, and Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics *An exceptionally comprehensive and readable history of public debt from ancient Greece to modern Greece and from Argentina to Australia to Asia to America. This book is rich with detail, studded with lessons learned, forgotten and learned again, and packed with analytical perspective that reflects decades of scholarship. It is a timely reminder to governments, lenders, investors and ordinary citizens that if you don't know where you've been, you probably don't know where you are going. * David Wessel, Director, Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy, Brookings Institution *Repeatedly since the 1980s, Americans have been told to worry about the size of the federal debt. And yet the debt has continued to grow absolutely and as a share of gross domestic product, with few of the predicted adverse consequences. Building expertly on large and complex literatures in history, economics and political science, In Defense of Public Debt offers a balanced account of the positive and negative aspects of public debt, showing the vitally important role government borrowing can play in a time of crisis, but also the very real problems that can arise when debts grow too large. At a time when too many policymakers subscribe to naive ideas about public finance, this is a book that cries out for a readership beyond the academy. * Niall Ferguson, Milbank Family Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford *For a typical citizen, protection in war-time or in a pandemic reveals their government to be a problem-solver rather than 'the problem.' Yet the legacy of such episodes in the accumulated national debt is widely misunderstood, opening the way to too rapid a turn to austerity. In Defense of Public Debt provides enlightenment and reassurance by inviting the reader to follow how public debt—warts and all—has helped create the modern world. * Wendy Carlin, Professor of Economics, University College London *In Defense of Public Debt could not be timelier. It is an engaging and informative account of the use and misuse of government borrowing, from early times to the Covid pandemic. The unquestionable expertise of the authors, and their non-partisan reading of the evidence from our past, will serve to guide the intelligent reader as they wrestle with one of the most important issues of our time: Are we borrowing too much? * Raghuram Rajan, Professor of Finance, University of Chicago *How much debt should a country accumulate during a crisis? And afterwards? To know what works and what doesn't requires verdicts on past performances. The authors deliver the verdicts, applying sound principles in a definitive global history of public debt. * Peter H. Lindert, Distinguished Professor of Economics (Emeritus), University of California - Davis *With so much nonsense about the public debt in the air, it is refreshing to discover a work of such intelligence, balance, and erudition. Read In Defense of Public Debt for fun and profit. Then send an excerpt or two to your favorite politicians. * Alan S. Blinder, Gordon S. Rentschler Memorial Professor of Economics and Public Affairs, Princeton University *In this fascinating and comprehensive history, the authors provide a much-needed antidote to the simplistic accounts that so often dominate debates about government debt. From its earliest origins to today, public borrowing has sometimes led to spectacular failures, but it has also allowed societies to achieve objectives that would have been impossible in its absence. As we ask where we stand with public debt today, there is no better book to remind us of the lessons of history. * David Stasavage, Julius Silver Professor of Politics, New York University *In Defense of Public Debt, by Eichengreen, El-Ganainy, Esteves and Mitchener, could not have been better timed...As a work of economic history, it provides a comprehensive, clear and readable tour through the ages of sovereign debt that will be of interest to economists, historians, political scientists, philosophers, as well as to practitioners and the general public interested in current debates on debt sustainability. * Anahí Wiedenbrüg, Economics and Philosophy *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Debt in Service of the State Chapter 3. States and the Limits of Borrowing Chapter 4. Democratization and Globalization Chapter 5. Caveat Emptor Chapter 6. Managing Problem Debts Chapter 7. Successful Consolidation Chapter 8. Warfare to Welfare Chapter 9. Cycles of Debt Chapter 10. Oil and Water Chapter 11. Missed Opportunities Chapter 12. Debt to the Rescue Chapter 13. COVID-19 Chapter 14. Conclusion References

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Book SynopsisThis pioneering volume illustrates the profound intersectional impact of commercial actors on our sociocultural and physical environments and the necessity for cross-disciplinary communication and collaboration on these critical health issues.Trade ReviewThe Commercial Determinants of Health is a book that should transform how public health is defined, taught and delivered. Its contributors, 54 academics from Canada to New Zealand to Ethiopia to the U.K., explain how corporations and governments promote prosperity even at the cost of their customers' and citizens' lives. * Crawford Kilian, TheTyee.ca *Power, privilege, and profitable poisons: commercial determinants are fast becoming the most urgent and significant health, social, and governance challenge of our time. At the heart of the greatest risk facing our planet and populations, this book is an important resource furthering our understandings and catalyzing our responses to the commercial determinants of health. * Sandro Demaio, CEO, VicHealth *An important and timely introduction to the field of how commercial factors shape our health, and what we might do about it. This book is essential reading for all working to reduce health inequalities. * Jennifer Dixon, Chief Executive, The Health Foundation *This much needed and unprecedented resource tackles the 'elephant in the room'—the dramatic impacts of for-profit enterprises on global health. As a World Health Organization priority area, these commercial determinants of health must be understood and addressed to improve health, wellbeing, and equity. This book's depth and scope across geographies, populations, and industries is a valuable resource. I encourage anyone working in global health or interested in how industries impact the world around us to read it and apply its messages. * Etienne Krug, Director, Social Determinants, World Health Organization *This is a timely and impressive collection by leading scholars on the current state of research on the commercial determinants of health. An essential resource for anyone concerned about how certain forms of profit-seeking are running roughshod over the well-being of populations and the planet. * Kelley Lee, Professor and Canada Research Chair in Global Health Governance, Simon Fraser University, and Scientific Director, Pacific Institute on Pathogens, Pandemics and Society *Table of ContentsSection 1: Why Commercial Determinants? Chapter 1: Commercial Determinants of Health: An Introduction Nason Maani, Mark Petticrew, and Sandro Galea Chapter 2: A Systems Perspective on the Pathways of Influence between CDOH and Health Cécile Knai and Natalie Savona Chapter 3: Global Health and Equity Burden of Commercial Determinants of Health Julia Anaf, Fran Baum, and Matt Fisher Section 2: How Do Commercial Determinants Shape Upstream Drivers of Health? Chapter 4: The Role of Policy in Studying the Commercial Determinants of Health Benjamin Hawkins Chapter 5: Understanding the Politics of the Commercial Determinants of Health Eduardo J. Gómez Chapter 6: The Role of Commercial Influences in Public Understanding of Harms, Causes and Solutions Mark Petticrew, Nason Maani, and May van Schalkwyk Chapter 7: The Role of Corporations in Influencing Culture Nancy Tomes Chapter 8: Industry Influence on Science: What Is Happening and What Can Be Done Alice Fabbri and Anna Gilmore Chapter 9: Role in Trade Deals and Investment Pepita Barlow and Eric Crosbie Section 3: Case Studies by Industry Chapter 10: Hidden from View: Alcohol Industry Efforts to Keep the Epidemic of Alcohol-Related Harm from Public Awareness Tim Stockwell and Erin Hobin Chapter 11: Learning from 70 Years of Tobacco Control: Winning the War and Not Just the Battles Anna B. Gilmore and Sarah Dance Chapter 12: The Fossil Fuel Industry: Fuelling Doubt and Navigating Contradiction May van Schalkwyk, Nason Maani, and Mark Petticrew Chapter 13: The Gambling Industry: Harmful Products, Predatory Practices and the Politics of Knowledge May van Schalkwyk and Rebecca Cassidy Chapter 14: Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Eric Crosbie, Laura Schmidt, Jim Krieger, and Marion Nestle Section 4: Cross-Industry Mechanisms Chapter 15: Marketing Simone Pettigrew and Alexandra Jones Chapter 16: Corporate Social Responsibility: Past, Present, and Future Nino Paichadze, Vinu Ilakkuvan, Muluken Gizaw, and Adnan A. Hyder Chapter 17: The Institutionalization of Corporate Power within Policy Gary Fooks Chapter 18: Corporations as Irresponsible Artificial People: Human Rights, Profits, and Public Health George J. Annas Chapter 19: Industry Influence on Research: A Cycle of Bias Lisa Bero Chapter 20: The Global Technology Sector as a Commercial Determinant of Health Nora Kenworthy, Katerini Tagmatarchi Storeng, and Marco Zenone Section 5: Advancing Science and Scholarship Chapter 21: Defining the Commercial Determinants of Health Jennifer Lacy-Nichols, Cassandra de Lacy-Vawdon, and Rob Moodie Chapter 22: Assessing Power Structures Joana Madureira Lima Chapter 23: Rethinking Conflict of Interest: From Individual to Structural Understandings Jeff Collin, Rob Ralston, and Sarah Hill Chapter 24: Assessing the Health Impacts of the Commercial Determinants of Health Luke N. Allen Chapter 25: Assessing the Economic Impacts of Corporations Martin McKee Chapter 26: Prioritizing Research on the Foundational Drivers of Corporate Policy Influence William H. Wiist Chapter 27: The Influence of Commercial Industries on Public Discourse Shona Hilton Chapter 28: Commercial Determinants of Health in Low- and Middle-Income Countries Salma M. Abdalla, Leona Ofei, Nason Maani, and Sandro Galea Section 6: A Way Forward Chapter 29: The Question of Industry Partnerships Peter J. Adams Chapter 30: Understanding and Managing Corporate Conflicts of Interest Katherine Cullerton and Martin White Chapter 31: Teaching the Commercial Determinants of Health Nicholas Freudenberg and Eric Crosbie Chapter 32: Learning from Experience: Identifying Key Intervention Points around Corporate Practices to Improve Health Mélissa Mialon, Julia Anaf, and Fran Baum Chapter 33: A Policy Agenda for the Commercial Determinants of Health Sally Casswell Chapter 34: Commercial Determinants of Health: A Research and Translational Agenda Nason Maani, Mark Petticrew, and Sandro Galea Index

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewReaders leave this text with a better grasp on the causes of current international differences between China and the West and with some practical means toward future cooperative flourishing. * D. P. Prianti, CHOICE *This is a big book. Ned Lebow and Feng Zhang collaborate in a kind of cultural hermeneutics to recover from both the classical Western and Chinese canons the root meaning of their respective conceptions of justice, and then explore how these different meanings play out in the international relations of the modern state system. While importantly different, what is shared between them is that justice for both seems to be a variable calculus of fairness and equality. * Roger T. Ames, Peking University *Every political order claims some notion of justice. Comparing Chinese and Western conceptions of justice, ancient and modern, Lebow and Zhang contends that East-West's overlapping conceptions of justice may just provide a foundation for forestalling a possible conflict and building a more inclusive global order. A tour de force and an enlightening read for anyone who cares about our future. * Shiping Tang, Fudan distinguished professor, Fudan University, Shanghai, author of The Social Evolution of International Politics and The Institutional Foundation of Economic Development *Lebow and Zhang make a compelling argument for the importance of smaller states and their inhabitants' perceptions of justice in international orders. Testing the effects of those perceptions on states' and individuals' behaviours would be a tremendous addition to their fascinating work. The book is an eclectic work of political theory, IR and foreign policy analysis, relevant to anyone interested in the processes and bases of international order. * International Affairs *Table of ContentsIntroduction Part I 2 Principles of Justice in the West 3 Justice in Confucianism 4 Justice in Mohism, Legalism, Daoism 5 Comparing East and West Part 2 6 International "Order" 7 Justice and Order Between America and China 8 Reimagining World Order Conclusion 9 Smart Power and Great Learning Index

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Book SynopsisVoices for Change in the Classical Music Profession lays the groundwork for empirically-founded, theoretically-informed, and practice-based approaches to tackling inequalities in the classical music profession.Trade ReviewVoices for Change in the Classical Music Profession: New Ideas for Tackling Inequalities and Exclusions, implies that rather than wholly a new approach, diversity has long been an implicit theme of the lyric stage. * Opera Now Magazine *The classical music industry is finally beginning to grapple the issues of diversity, equality, and justice. But what are the real issues, barriers, and stakes? With a combination of empirical data, incisive analysis, and first-person voices on the ground, this immensely important volume pushes the debate far beyond benevolent inclusion and token diversity to reckon with the societal, economic, and institutional underpinnings of 'classical music. * Mari Yoshihara, Professor of American Studies, University of Hawai'i *Finally, a volume that tackles the issue of inequality in classical music. Compelling and beautifully curated, this is a must-read for anyone who cares about the future of music and those who work within it. * Professor Dawn Bennett, Assistant Provost, Bond University and Founder of the Employ-ability Initiative *A closed world of elite artforms, whether for performers or for audiences, is not a sustainable future for the cultural sector. How to open up the arts is a crucial question. Voices for Change in the Classical Music Profession is essential reading for anyone hoping that classical music, and indeed many other parts of the cultural world, can be open to all. * Dave O'Brien, Professor of Cultural and Creative Industries, University of Sheffield *Table of ContentsIntroduction Anna Bull and Christina Scharff PART I THE MAKING OF CLASSICAL MUSICIANS 1. Class and Gender Inequalities in the Recruitment of Classical Musicians: Reflections on the Case of Italian Music Conservatoires Clementina Casula 2. The Role of Music Conservatoires in the Making of Classical Music Careers Rainer Prokop and Rosa Reitsamer 3. Social Inclusion in Contemporary British Conservatoires: Alumni Perspectives Jennie Joy Porton 4. Inside Looking In: Strategies to Counteract Misconduct in Artistic Teaching within Higher Music Education David-Emil Wickström PART II PROBLEMATIZING INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE 5. (Un)settling Institutional Hegemony: Challenges of Diversity Strategies in the "Western" Classical Music Sector Kristina Kolbe 6. "To Share Music with Children": The LA Phil and Neoliberal Philanthropy in Inglewood Mina Yang 7. A Critical Perspective on Diversity and Inclusion in US Classical Music Discourse Marianna Ritchey 8. Staging a Loose Canon: Scripture, Tradition, and Embedded Exclusion in Opera Production Caitlin Vincent 9. Disability Representation in Opera Charlotte Armstrong PART III MARGINALIZED VOICES 10. Gender and Class: An Account of a Female Percussionist in the Classical Music Industry Beth Higham-Edwards 11. Making Space for Disability and Music to Interact: An Interview with Composer Oliver Vibrans Oliver Vibrans 12. Black on the Podium: An Interview with Conductor Brandon Keith Brown Brandon Keith Brown 13. Creolization, Mixing, and Plurality: An Interview with Composer Hannah Kendall Hannah Kendall PART IV RACIAL INEQUALITIES 14. The New "Yellow Peril" in "Western" European Symphony Orchestras Maiko Kawabata 15. Irreconcilable Senses of Belonging: Transnational Japanese Artists in the Quest for Authenticity in the World of Classical Music Beata M. Kowalczyk 16. [Re- ]training Classical Musicians Toward Polymusicality and Hybridization: An Interview with Jon Silpayamanant Jon Silpayamanant 17. Inclusion and Diversity in the Early Music Scene in the US: A Conversation with Patricia Ann Neely Patricia Ann Neely 18. On Leaving Classical Music: An Interview with Anthony Gray Anthony Gray PART V ACTIVISM STARTING WITH THE SELF 19. (Dis)orient Yourself!: Disrupting White Ontologies in Classical Music Eleanor Ryan 20. Everyday Bridges: A View from the Field Cayenna Ponchione-Bailey 21. Illuminating Women's Music: Exploring the Canonic Ethos behind the Illuminate Women's Music Concert Series Angela Elizabeth Slater 22. Changing Classical Music from the Inside: An Interview with Chi- chi Nwanoku Chi-chi Nwanoku PART VI ACTIVISM: BUILDING NETWORKS FOR CHANGE 23. (Un)Silencing Blacktivism in Opera: An Interview with Quodesia Johnson about the Letter to the Opera Field from Black Administrators Antonio C. Cuyler 24. Reflecting on the Work of Gender Relations in New Music: Institutional Critique and Activist Strategies Brandon Farnsworth and Rosanna Lovell 25. Addressing Inequalities in the Music Industry before, during, and after COVID- 19: The Campaigning Work of the UK's Independent Society of Musicians Deborah Annetts, Vick Bain, Chris Collins, Vinota Karunasaagarar, and Dr. Kathryn Williams 26. "A Community of 30,000 Musicians behind You": An Interview with John Shortell from the UK Musicians' Union John Shortell Afterword Gillian Moore Discussion Questions for Teachers, Students, Reading Groups, and Industry Leaders References Index

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Book SynopsisIn The Big Steal, Jonathan Barnett documents the unusual confluence of ideological commitments and business interests behind the across-the-board dilution of legal protections for inventors and artists under U.S. patent and copyright law. Concurrently with the rise of the digital economy and platform-based markets, the Supreme Court, Congress, and antitrust regulators significantly weakened legal protections against the unauthorized use of technological inventions and creative works. Under the popular slogan that information wants to be free, significant portions of the scholarly and tech communities advocated and welcomed the erosion of property rights in knowledge markets. This policy shift often relied on incomplete or premature findings that concerning the impact of robust intellectual property rights on innovation markets. Through a rich analysis that draws on law, economics, and political science, and using evidence from a wide range of technology and creative markets, Barnett shows that the depropertization of intellectual assets poses a risk to the U.S. and global innovation ecosystem by shifting economic value toward digital intermediaries and vertically integrated entities and away from the technology and content originators that drive the most robust knowledge economies.

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Book SynopsisA comprehensive and insightful look at the modern workplace and how employees are managed, where the new approach is driven by the quirks of financial accounting to the detriment of employees and the long-term success of the organization. Real wages have stagnated or declined for most workers, job insecurity has increased, and retirement income is uncertain. Hours of work for white collar employees have increased steadily, opportunities for advancement have withered, and evidence of the negative effects of workplace stress on health continues to accumulate. Why have jobs gotten so much worse? As Peter Cappelli argues, these issues are not a result of companies trying to be cost effective. They stem from the logic of financial accounting--the arbiter for determining whether a company is maximizing shareholder value--and its fundamental flaws in dealing with human capital. Financial accounting views employee costs as fixed costs that cannot be reduced and fails to account for the costs oTrade Review...a timely study that connects present-day labor shortages to the dehumanizing irrationality of the modern workplace. * Publishers Weekly *How and why are corporate jobs getting worse and worse over time? Peter Cappelli's latest book answers both these questions: corporations are pushed by accounting demands to squeeze employment costs and to rely on contractors and outsourcing to keep these costs off their books-even at the expense of HR practices supported by decades of research and experience. Our Least Important Asset is an arresting take on the source of our current employment malaise. * Jerry Davis, University of Michigan *Human capital expert Peter Cappelli has written an important new book addressing the fundamental question of why policies that value and build human capital are not only rare in practice but increasingly implemented. His insightful answer: financial accounting measures lead to a lose-lose situation in which companies and their employees suffer. Just as the ESG movement has broadened reporting, so the answer to improved productivity and employee wellbeing must begin in changes in accounting measures. * Jeffrey Pfeffer, Stanford Graduate School of Business *Peter Cappelli, one of the leading scholars of workforce management, offers a compelling explanation of the decline of human resource practices like careful hiring and performance evaluation and investment in training. Corporate fixation with shareholder value maximization operationalized through financial accounting practices has turned employees from a perceived asset to a liability. Cappelli's probing analysis shows that the popular bromide of convincing corporate leaders 'to do well by doing good' is not sufficient to stem the erosion of work. That makes Our Least Important Asset a must read for those who care about the future of work and workers. * David Weil, Brandeis University *A thought-provoking and important study for managers or faculty and students in business and management programs. * Library Journal *Cappelli's book is based on decades of research and experience in human resource management. He draws on a wealth of empirical evidence and case studies to illustrate his points. Cappelli's book is based on decades of research and experience in human resource management. He draws on a wealth of empirical evidence and case studies to illustrate his points. Highly recommended. All readership levels. * Choice *Table of ContentsPreface Introduction: The New Model and How We Got Here 1. Employment Practices Are Choices 2. Beyond Financial Accounting: What Drives Leaders 3. Hiring 4. The Rise of a New Industry and the Liquid Workforce 5. How Work Gets Done 6. The Impact on Employees Final Thoughts Notes Index

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThis book is refreshing in its approach and structure, which use analytical narratives rather than mathematical proofs. Social dilemmas require thinking and logic to provide solutions; hence, analytical narratives are helpful. Combining economics with ethics, Congleton provides an intriguing perspective on the rise of commercial societies. * Choice *The book is a remarkable work of scholarship and a pleasure to read. The methodical choice of topics, comprehensive arguments and cohesive synthesis will appeal to the scholarly community. The analytical framework of carefully introducing simple game theory and extensions of the payoff matrices of the games to account for the benefits of virtue and the costs of guilt is an expert exposition that will be appreciated by researchers with an inquiring mind. * George Tridimas, Constitutional Political Economy *The book makes a persuasive case, backed by extensive examples and careful analysis, for the claim that some systems of rules, and the associated set of moral intuitions and ethical dispositions thereby implied, are much more supportive of commercial society, and therefore of prosperity, than others. * Michael C. Munger, The Independent Review *

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Book SynopsisAn accessible introduction to sustainable investing for investorsCan investors do well financially and do good for the world? Should they try? A common assumption about investors is that they don''t care who wins as long as they''re making money. For some investors, this mindset still rings true. Yet, many investors today want to make money and do good. Sustainable investing has gained considerable momentum in the last few decades. It delivers value by balancing traditional investing with environmental, social, and governance-related (ESG) insights to improve long-term outcomes. Sustainable Investing: What Everyone Needs to Know demystifies sustainable investing for investors. Using a user-friendly question-and-answer format and insights from noted investment professionals, this book explores some of sustainable investing''s most critical questions in a clear and concise manner. The book explains how this approach involves investing in sustainable companies or funds and can include any investment approach that considers ESG criteria when selecting and managing investments. It demystifies sustainable investing specifically for average investors and examines whether such investments have a place in their portfolios. By covering everything from the changing investment landscape and the roles of social and religious values in finance to how to build a portfolio with purpose, H. Kent Baker, Hunter M. Holzhauer, and John R. Nofsinger provide an essential introduction to sustainable investing.Table of ContentsWho Are the Authors? Why Did We Write This Book? Whom Do We Want to Thank? What is the Book About? Introduction Chapter One: The Changing Investment Landscape: The Past, Present, and Future 1.1. What are the earliest origins of socially responsible investing (SRI) and corporate social responsibility (CSR)? 1.2. Who were the first drivers of SRI and CSR, and how did their efforts help establish the ways social responsibility activists affect corporate behavior? 1.3. What is screening, and why is it important? 1.4. What are the most critical milestones in the 20th century for SRI? 1.5. How did these earlier milestones in the 20th-century help establish how SRI activists could affect corporate behavior? 1.6. Who created the first modern SRI index? 1.7. How did environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria become the three primary social responsibility factors? 1.8. What are other vital issues in the 21st century for SRI and CSR besides ESG criteria? 1.9. What are the main ways that investors can participate in SRI and SDG efforts? 1.10. What are the similarities and differences between sustainable investing and green investing? 1.11. What are the similarities and differences between impact investing and community investing? 1.12. How have risk tolerances and investment preferences changed from a generational perspective? 1.13. What impact are Millennials and progressive politics making on sustainable investing? 1.14. What are the conservative politics of sustainable investing in terms of advocacy agenda? 1.15. What is the divide between progressive and conservative investors? 1.16. What trends are likely to drive the future of the sustainable investing industry? Takeaways Chapter Two: Corporate Social Responsibility: Delivering Both Profit and Purpose 2.1. What's corporate social responsibility? 2.2. What's business ethics? 2.3. Who are a firm's stakeholders? 2.4. How can a firm demonstrate its social responsibility? 2.5. How can firms be environmentally sustainable? 2.6. How do firms demonstrate social responsibility to society? 2.7. What firm governance characteristics are responsible? 2.8. How can firms exhibit social responsibility to employees? 2.9. How can a firm be socially responsible in some areas and not in others? 2.10. How does doing good differ from avoiding doing harm? 2.11. What is corporate philanthropy, and should firms be engaged in it? 2.12. How can firms become involved in community engagement? 2.13. How can investors determine whether a firm is socially responsible? 2.14. How are firms held accountable for CSR? 2.15. What is a non-governmental organization, and how does it interact with companies? 2.16. How can a firm have a social purpose and earn a profit? 2.17. How is CSR viewed around the world? 2.18. What companies are known as leaders in CSR? 2.19. What online resources are available for researching socially responsible firms? Takeaways Chapter Three: Social and Religious Values: Aligning Values and Portfolio Assets 3.1. What is values-based investing? 3.2. What community values can investors use to select investments? 3.3. How can investing include human and civil rights values? 3.4. What is environmental sustainability, and how can investors incorporate it into a portfolio? 3.5. What firm products are inconsistent with social responsibility? 3.6. What religious values affect investing? 3.7. How can investors consider Christian values? 3.8. How can investors consider Islamic values? 3.9. How can investors consider Jewish faith-based values? 3.10. How might socially progressive values affect investment choice? 3.11. What is patriotic investing? 3.12. How are stocks found using negative and positive social screens? 3.13. What stock indices benchmark socially responsible firms? 3.14. What are Morningstar's Sustainability Scores? 3.15. What are Morningstar's Carbon Risk Scores? 3.16. Where can investors find socially responsible mutual funds? 3.17. What exchange-traded funds have socially responsible portfolios? 3.18. Where can investors find sustainable bonds and other fixed-income funds? 3.19. What are online resources available for researching a values-based investment approach? Takeaways Chapter Four: Sustainable Investing: Making Money While Doing Good 4.1. How does traditional investing differ from sustainable investing? 4.2. What are the potential concerns about sustainable investing? 4.3. What is the screening approach to sustainable investing? 4.4. What is the ESG integration approach to sustainable investing? 4.5. What is the socially responsible investing approach? 4.6. What are the shareholder engagement and activism approaches to sustainable investing? 4.7. What is the sustainable thematic investing approach? 4.8. What is the impact investing approach to sustainable investing? 4.9. What types of investors engage in sustainable investing? 4.10. How large is the sustainable investing marketplace? 4.11. How can investors get started with sustainable investing? 4.12. What vehicles are available for aligning values with investments? 4.13. What are the sources available for evaluating the social responsibility of a good versus bad company? 4.14. What are the pros and cons of investing in ESG stocks? 4.15. What are some examples of the largest ESG stocks? 4.17. What are the similarities and differences between mutual funds and ETFs engaged in sustainable investing? 4.18. What are the different types of funds engaging in sustainable investing, and examples of each? 4.19. What options are available for socially responsible investors interested in fixed-income investments? 4.20. What are green bonds and their pros and cons? 4.21. What are social impact bonds and their benefits and challenges? 4.23. What are the advantages and disadvantages of ESG TDFs? 4.24. What are some tips in selecting an ESG TDF? 4.25. What are the trade-offs between investing in stocks or bonds of socially responsible companies, mutual funds, and ETFs? 4.26. What are robo-advisors and the trade-offs of using them for sustainable investing? 4.27. What are some examples of robo-advisors for sustainable investing? 4.28. What is community investing? 4.29. What are online sources of information for sustainable investing? Takeaways Chapter Five: Performance Implications of Sustainable Investing: Can You Have Your Cake and Eat It Too? 5.1. What are the supply and demand dynamics for performance data for sustainable investing? 5.2. What are the concerns about the performance data for sustainable investing? 5.3. What is the total number of sustainable investment funds? 5.4. Have sustainable investment funds outperformed traditional funds? 5.5. How has the performance of sustainable funds changed over time? 5.6. What are the performance implications of sustainable investment indices? 5.7. How fast is investor demand for sustainable investing growing? 5.8. What factors are likely to affect the demand for sustainable investing going forward? 5.9. Has the growth in investor demand driven the recent outperformance in sustainable investing?? 5.10. Which of the three ESG criteria has historically performed better? 5.11. What are the performance implications of sustainable investing when analyzing the fixed-income market? 5.12. What performance critiques or implications relate to screening? 5.13. Do sin stocks outperform sustainable stocks? 5.14. Is sustainable investing ethical window dressing? 5.15. How has sustainable investing had a positive benefit on changing society or corporate behavior? 5.16. Can sustainable investors have their cake and eat it too? Takeaways Chapter Six: Building a Portfolio with a Purpose: How to Benefit You and Society 6.1. What are common misconceptions about sustainable investing? 6.2. Why should sustainable investors take a portfolio perspective? 6.3. What steps are in the portfolio management process? 6.4. What is an investment policy statement? 6.5. Why should sustainable investors have an investment policy statement? 6.6. What role does asset allocation play in the investment decision-making process? 6.7. What types or classes of assets are available to sustainable investors? 6.8. What are the main determinants of asset allocation? 6.9. What are the two most common strategies for asset allocation and their advantages and 6.11. What are other types of asset allocation strategies available? 6.12. What are some guidelines of asset allocation for

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewTom Malleson has written a great book on why we need to impose maximum limits on both income and wealth, together with steeply progressive taxation on income, inheritance, and wealth. A very important book and a must-read. * Thomas Piketty, author of Capital in the Twenty-First Century *Against Inequality is a logical and compelling proposal for why there should be no billionaires. In this era of great inequality and grave unrest, Malleson explains why the wealthy can and should pay for the investments and services needed to address the issues of our time, from poverty to environmental crises. For those of us who seek to understand and influence our future, Malleson's book is a must-read. * Jessica Bell, Member of the Provincial Parliament of Ontario (NDP) *Urgent alert to all billionaires—you should buy up all the copies of Tom Malleson's Against Inequality. If this book gets in the hands of ordinary citizens, its powerful evidence and persuasive argument could finally spark a mass movement to take back the wealth that billionaires have successfully appropriated. Nobody else has produced such a powerful argument against today's catastrophic inequalities. * Fred Block, Professor Emeritus of Sociology, University of California, Davis *Tom Malleson has achieved a book that is as important as it is gripping: you will struggle to put it down. With expertise and rigor, Malleson shows that the rich have become so extremely wealthy that redistributing even a tiny portion of their wealth could dramatically change the world. Malleson also shows that this can be successfully achieved within the current system, and with great benefits to all, as well as our planet. * Isabelle Ferreras, President of the Royal Academy of Sciences, Humanities, and the Arts of Belgium, 2021-2022 *With sparkling clarity—both moral and intellectual—Malleson methodically demolishes the mainstream justifications for the cartoonish inequality that defines early twenty-first century capitalism. More importantly, they make a case for its abolition that is both intensely practical and just feels so damn good to read. Mixing exceptionally accessible philosophy with necessary economic and political popular education, this book will only increase in relevance and urgency as the crimes and fortunes of the hoarding class pile up amid the crises they fuel. * Avi Lewis, Filmmaker and co-author of The Leap Manifesto *This is a fantastic book making the case for why we should limit inequalities in income and wealth. The book combines a wealth of empirical insights with rigorous normative arguments. Tom Malleson debunks the claims of those defending inequalities, and shows how a world with much less inequality is not only eminently feasible, but will also be a much better world. This book is highly recommended not only to students and scholars, but equally to politicians and citizens. * Ingrid Robeyns, Chair in Ethics of Institutions, Utrecht University *This is a provocative book, but it couldn't be more timely. A little over a decade ago, the Occupy movement brought the issue to public attention: 'The One-Percent versus the 99%.' Thomas Piketty's landmark Capital in the Twenty-First Century gave it academic credence. Malleson updates the ever-more-disturbing data and takes on the question, 'What is to be done?' Deeply researched, Against Inequality combines careful analysis of the ethical justifications for inequality with empirically based proposals, not to end all economic inequality, but to bring down the staggering levels that now threaten not only democratic governance, but the survival of our species. * David Schweickart, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy. Loyola University Chicago *In this volume, Malleson makes a compelling case for reducing the gap between the superrich and everyone else...Recommended. Advanced undergraduates through faculty; professionals. * Choice *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1: Is it Feasible to Reduce Inequality? Income Tax and Market Regulations Chapter 2: Is it Feasible to Reduce Inequality? Wealth Taxes and Tax Havens Chapter 3: Should We Aim for High Taxes and Low Inequality? Weighing Costs and Benefits Chapter 4: Do Rich People Deserve Their Income? Chapter 5: Do the Skilled and Hard Working Deserve More Than Others? Chapter 6: Does Voluntary Exchange of Private Property Justify Inequality? Chapter 7: How Much Inequality is Acceptable? The Case for Maximum Limits on Income and Wealth Conclusion Bibliography

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Book SynopsisAn insightful, persuasive, and honest defense of immigration as central to the United States'' economic power and national security.America was built by immigrants, yet there has long been strong political opposition to immigration. In recent years, the hostility toward immigration has reached a tipping point. While partisan fighting and confusion over basic policy dominate a broken conversation, we often overlook a fundamental American truth: immigration makes America great.In The Immigrant Superpower, Tim Kane argues that immigration has been a source of American strength and American exceptionalism since the nation''s founding. This book explores how immigration is essential to the military strength, economic power, and innovation of the United States. By combining stories of immigrants who have contributed to the American experience, including in the military and business, with analysis of immigration''s effects on wages and unemployment, Kane presents a clear defense of greater immigration as a matter of national security. The only way to win the great power competition of the twenty-first century is to embrace America''s identity as a nation of immigrants. As politicians in Washington continue to negotiate with no intention to reach an agreement, Kane exposes the immigration consensus hiding in plain sight. Using original, in-depth surveys of American attitudes toward immigration reform he maps out a step-by-step process to achieve reform. Straight-talking and full of common sense, The Immigrant Superpower stands in sharp contrast to the wholly dysfunctional debate about immigration in the United States.Trade ReviewA well-informed analysis of a perennial problem. * Kirkus *

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Book SynopsisA riveting exposé of medical debt collection in America and the profound financial and physical costs eroding patient trust in medicineFor the crime of falling sick without wealth, Americans today face lawsuits, wage garnishment, home foreclosure, and even jail time.Yet who really profits from aggressive medical debt collection? And how does this predatory system affect patients and doctors responsible for their care?Your Money or Your Life reveals how medical debt collection became a multibillion-dollar industry and how everyday Americans are made to pay the price. Emergency physician and historian Luke Messac weaves patient stories into a history of law, finance, and medicine to show how debt and debt collection are destroying the foundational trust between doctors and patients at the heart of American healthcare. The fight to stop aggressive collection tactics has brought together people from all corners of the political spectrum. But if we want to better protect the sick from finaTrade ReviewThe German word for debt is the same word for guilt. But you don't have to be German to be a guilty debtor in the United States, where the sin of being ill and poor is discharged by indentured labor and the harassment of the debt collector. Luke Messac takes us on a tour of the underbelly of America's hospitals and their horrific debt practices. If there's one country where you don't want to be both poor and ill, it's the United States. * Mark Blyth, The William R. Rhodes '57 Professor of International Economics, The Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, Brown University *A crystal-clear critique of the travesty of profit-driven US medicine by a historian drawing on archives, oral history, public records, and his own ethnographic experience as a doctor delivering emergency care medicine for a typically predatory 'non-profit hospital' that bankrupts its poorest, most vulnerable patients. All medical students should read this book to prevent themselves from inadvertently becoming cogs in a monstrous wheel that indebts their lowest income patients. * Philippe Bourgois, Author of In Search of Respect: Selling Crack in El Barrio and Co-Author of Righteous Dopefiend *In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the impetus for transforming the American health care system is more urgent than ever. Doctor and historian Luke Messac shows how the system has been warped by growing financialization and profiteering, with disastrous consequences for the millions of people struggling with medical debt. Both infuriating and illuminating, he paints a portrait too compelling to ignore. * Dave A. Chokshi, 43rd Health Commissioner of New York City *Your Money or Your Life offers a rare, deeply powerful, and impressively original look at the roots of medical greed and how and why health care debt is driving down the health of our nation. This book is a passionate and inspiring expression of the importance of empowering community leaders and their residents to advocate for affordable, accessible, and equitable health care before it's too late. It provides the roadmap, now it's up to all of us to heed the charge. * Daniel E. Dawes, Author of The Political Determinants of Health *Usually, doctors keep themselves aloof from their patients' financial troubles, but not Luke Messac. Your Money or Your Life shows how medical debt and the fear of debt decimate family finances and prevent sick people from seeking needed care. Dr. Messac, a historian and emergency physician, is one of our most important critics of the US health system. His voice is engaging and compassionate, and we must listen. * Beatrix Hoffman, Professor of History, Northern Illinois University and Author of The Wages of Sickness and Health Care for Some *In Your Money or Your Life, Luke Messac weaves together the compelling, and true, story of how medical debt collection became so aggressive and its real-world impact. Taking readers on a remarkable - and eminently readable - journey through the history and practice of medical debt collection...this great book demonstrates how these events are not aberrations or one-off errors in judgment, but baked into the design of American health care and the institutions that profit from the sidelines. Dr. Messac's book proves that it will take more than occasional finger wagging or modest reforms around the edges to ensure that patients and doctors are no longer debtors and creditors. Everyone, and I do mean everyone, should read Your Money or Your Life. * Melissa B. Jacoby, Graham Kenan Professor of Law, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill *In Your Money or Your Life, Dr. Messac provides a piercing and must-read investigation into how medical debt came to be such a powerful and grim force in American medicine. To create change for the millions of American families beset by the financial toxicity of our health care system, we must learn from this difficult history. * Victor Roy, Physician, Sociologist, and Author of Capitalizing a Cure: How Finance Controls the Price and Value of Medicines *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1: Before the Debt Machine Chapter 2: No Mercy Chapter 3: Trading in Misery Chapter 4: Shame Chapter 5: My Day in Court Chapter 6: An Incomplete Answer Chapter 7: From Here Conclusion

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