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Taylor & Francis Ltd Oil Debt and Development
Book SynopsisThis book, originally published in 1981, discusses the various welfare effects including ai, debt, trade and labour flows - of the rise in oil prices and revenues which took place in the 1970s. These complex effects and the negotiating stances of the developing countries are all examined an dinvestigated, drawing upon a wide range of sources and material for the more quantitative parts. Throughout, however, the treatment is non-mathematical and is written in clear English accessible not only to bankers and polititians, but also students of economics, international relationjs and area studies. Table of Contents1. Economic Divergences Between Developing Countries 2. The Changing World Economic Climate 3. The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries 4. Energy and the NOPEC’s Terms of Trade 5. OPEC and Debt in the Developing World 6. OPEC Aid 7. The Growth of Trade Between OPEC and the Developing Countries 8. Labour, Migration and Remittances 9. Interrupted Growth Patterns? 10. Oil, Debt and Development: An Assessment
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Oil Debt and Development
Book SynopsisThis book, originally published in 1981, discusses the various welfare effects including ai, debt, trade and labour flows - of the rise in oil prices and revenues which took place in the 1970s. These complex effects and the negotiating stances of the developing countries are all examined an dinvestigated, drawing upon a wide range of sources and material for the more quantitative parts. Throughout, however, the treatment is non-mathematical and is written in clear English accessible not only to bankers and polititians, but also students of economics, international relationjs and area studies. Table of Contents1. Economic Divergences Between Developing Countries 2. The Changing World Economic Climate 3. The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries 4. Energy and the NOPEC’s Terms of Trade 5. OPEC and Debt in the Developing World 6. OPEC Aid 7. The Growth of Trade Between OPEC and the Developing Countries 8. Labour, Migration and Remittances 9. Interrupted Growth Patterns? 10. Oil, Debt and Development: An Assessment
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Psychology of Influence
Book SynopsisWhether it's our choice of a new car or what we think about our neighbours, our opinions and attitudes are a way of negotiating the world around us. The Psychology of Influence explores how these preferences and behaviours are influenced and affected by the messages we receive in daily life. From consumer choices to political, lifestyle and financial decisions, the book examines how and why we may be influenced by a range of sources, from written text and television to social media and interpersonal communication.In a field that has fascinated scholars since Plato, the book addresses the key questions across cognitive, social and emotional domains: When do arguments become persuasive? What influence do role models have? What role do simple rules of thumb, social norms or emotions play? Which behaviours are difficult to influence, and why? Covering topics from attraction, prejudice and discriminationTable of ContentsList of figures List of tables List of boxes Preface 1. Influence: definition, history and a model 2. Attitudes and behaviour 3. Persuasion through argumentation 4. Cognitive heuristics 5. Social heuristics 6. Emotions and influence 7. Punishment and reward 8. Automatic influences on attitudes and behaviour 9. Social norms and social comparison 10. Modification of complex behaviour: from intentions to action 11. Back to the future Glossary Index
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Taylor & Francis Ltd How the Worlds Religions are Responding to
Book SynopsisA growing chorus of voices has suggested that the world's religions may become critical actors as the climate crisis unfolds, particularly in light of international paralysis on the issue. In recent years, many faiths have begun to address climate change and its consequences for human societies, especially the world's poor. This is the first volume to use social science to examine how religions are helping to address one of the most significant and far-reaching challenges of our time.While there is a growing literature in theology and ethics about climate change and religion, little research has been previously published about the ways in which religious institutions, groups and individuals are responding to the problem of climate change. Seventeen research-driven chapters are written by sociologists, anthropologists, geographers and other social scientists. This book explores what effects religions are having, what barriers they are running into or creating, and what thTrade Review"This book opens a research agenda that is long overdue". - W. Jenkins, Department of Religious Studies, University of VirginiaTable of Contents1. Social Science, Religions, and Climate Change PART I: THE GLOBAL SOUTH 2. A Retreating Goddess? Conflicting Perceptions of Ecological Change near the Gangotri-Gaumukh Glacier 3. Religion, Indigenous Knowledge and Climate Change in a Mountain Region: a Case Study of Thini Village, Mustang, Nepal 4. Climate Change Projects in the Land of Gross National Happiness: Does Religion Play a Role in Environmental Policy in Bhutan? 5. Pursuing Diplomacy Overseas, Fostering Adaptation at Home: The Church of Bangladesh’s Proactive Responses to Climate Change 6. From Theology to a Praxis of "Eco-Jihad": The Role of Religious Civil Society Organizations in Combating Climate Change in Indonesia 7. Churches building resiliency to climate change in Solomon Islands 8. Prophecies and Climate Change in the Mam Altiplano of Guatemala 9. Religious Perspectives on Climate Change in the West Ivoirian Mountainous Region 10. Climate Change and Indigenous African Religion: A Case Study of the Transitional Ecological Zone of Ghana PART 2: THE GLOBAL NORTH 11. Stepping up to the Plate: Climate Change, Faith Communities and Effective Environmental Advocacy in Canada 12. The U.S. Catholic Response to "Climate Change" 13. "How Many Presbyterians Does it Take to Change a Light Bulb?": Confronting Global Climate Change in the Presbyterian Church, U.S.A. 14. Keep Christianity Brown! Climate Denial on the Christian Right in the United States 15. Christian and Muslim Climate Activists Fasting and Praying for the Planet: Emotional Translation of "Dark Green" Activism and Green-Faith Identities 16. "Healing the Land" in the Canadian Arctic: Evangelism, knowledge, and climate change PART 3: THE TRANSNATIONAL CONTEXT 17. An Investigation of Perception of Climate Change Risk, Environmental Values and Development Programming in a Faith-based International Development Organization 18. International Advocacy for Climate Justice 19. How Are the World’s Religions Responding to Climate Change?
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Intellectual Property Valuation and Innovation
Book SynopsisWith the recent global economic crisis, attitudes and practices in relation to intellectual property valuation are changing as exemplified by the dichotomy explained in this book, which makes it unique. While there has been a move towards global harmonisation in terms of valuation of both tangible and intangible assets that are based on innovation, there is also a tendency against global harmonisation because of cultural attitudes and practices of different countries. This can be seen most acutely in relation to intellectual property valuation in Asia, especially East Asia, which often differs from the West's perception of valuation. The book is written by experts in intellectual property, valuation and innovation who are mainly practitioners covering innovators, marketers, accountants, social innovators and business and management academics. The breadth and practitioner background of most of the contributors make the material relevant to those involved in valuation, economics,Trade Review"The editor of the book, Prof Ruth Taplin, who herself is a leading strategic commentator in this field, has assembled nine packed chapters each written by a guru in his or her area, ranging from technology to health to shipping. They confirm that valuation is increasing in complexity, whether in the residual value of maritime assets, or in financial services products. A key feature of the volume, the 18th book to date edited and/or authored by Prof Taplin, is that it threads through many disciplines to stimulate greater understanding of the buzzing world of innovation, as it asks how the US legal-economic model, with its short-term outlook, and the more family-oriented ethos of many companies in Asia, will handle the shock of mutual conflict." - James Brewer, allaboutshipping.co.uk"In conclusion, two things in particular I like about this book. First, the book demonstrates, in multiple chapters, the complex interaction among IP, entity value, and innovation. Second, the book highlights a trend that will be with us for decades to come – that is, the simultaneous withering of IP with the rise of open innovation, and the increasing importance of privately owned and enforced IP for companies to capture the value inherent in their innovations.This is a thought-provoking book and a great read, well worth the time and effort for anyone involved in the general business of innovation or intellectual property." - Larry M. Goldstein, U.S. Patent Attorney"Accurate assessment of intellectual property has always presented challenges to economists and academics. But, as technological innovation continues to blur political and cultural boundaries, it's necessary, more than ever, to re-examine the fundamental meaning of valuation. Ruth Taplin’s Intellectual Property Valuation & Innovation Towards Global Harmonisation, advances the discourse through 9 chapters, which examine the valuation of tangible and intangible assets in the evolving ‘glocalized’ economy. "Stuart Ake of The Wine FoundryTable of Contents 1.Overview and introduction 2. Future of innovation and intellectual property 3. Creating value in health care through social innovation 4. The financial reporting of research and development costs and its signalling effects on firms' market values 5. Value-energy interrelationship and dynamic added value taxation 6. Residual value insurance in the maritime sector 7. From co-creation to entrepreneurialism: mobile apps and other examples 8. Big Data and innovation 9. Innovation, valuation and crisis
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Battles Over Free Trade Volume 1
Book SynopsisAfter the collapse of the Doha Development Round of the World Trade Organization talks, agricultural subsidies and market liberalization went high on the political agenda. This work features historical documents that address the thorny relationship between trade and politics, the appropriate role of international regulation, and domestic concerns.Table of ContentsTentative Moves towards Free Trade, 1778–86; 1: Anglo-Irish Relations and Irish Free Trade Agitation of 1779–85; 2: Anglo-French Commercial Treaty of 1786; Trade as an Instrument of War, 1793–1812; 3: The Continental System; 4: The British Response: Orders in Council; Divergent Paths: Britain and America, 1812–30; 5: Post War Protection and the United States; 6: Britain and Cautious Reciprocity; A Movement Halted: The International Perspective 1830–42; 7: Anglo-French Commercial Relations; 8: Britain and the Zollverein; The Corn Laws and the Evolution of British Commercial Policy, 1832–46; 9: Elite Debate on the Corn Laws in the 1830s; 10: From the Politicians to the Populace: Civil Society and Repeal of the Corn Laws, 1838–46; 10: Copyrights and Permissions
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Battles Over Free Trade Volume 2
Book SynopsisAfter the collapse of the Doha Development Round of the World Trade Organization talks, agricultural subsidies and market liberalization went high on the political agenda. This work features historical documents that address the thorny relationship between trade and politics, the appropriate role of international regulation, and domestic concerns.Table of ContentsIntroduction, The Decline of Protectionism in Britain, 1846–52, Diffusion of Free Trade Abroad, Anglo-French Commercial Treaty of 1860 and the Treaty System, Free Trade Under Threat, to 1879, Copyrights and Permissions
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Battles Over Free Trade Volume 3
Book SynopsisAfter the collapse of the Doha Development Round of the World Trade Organization talks, agricultural subsidies and market liberalization went high on the political agenda. This work features historical documents that address the thorny relationship between trade and politics, the appropriate role of international regulation, and domestic concerns.Table of ContentsThe Rise and Fall of Fair Trade in Britain, 1879–92; The Rise and Fall of Fair Trade, 1879–92; Tariffs and Empire, 1880–1902; Tariffs and Empire, 1880–1902; Tariff Wars in Europe, c. 1879–1914; Tariff Wars in Europe, c. 1879–1914; Free Trade Versus Tariff Reform: The Edwardian Battleground; Free Trade Versus Tariff Reform: The Edwardian Battleground; Tariff Battles in North America, 1880–1914; Tariff Battles in North America, 1880–1914; The Paris Economic Conference, 1916; The Paris Economic Conference, 1916; The Smoot-Hawley Tariff, 1930; The Smoot-Hawley Tariff, 1930; The Ottawa Economic Conference, 1931–2; The Ottawa Imperial Economic Conference, 1931–2; Copyrights and Permissions
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Battles Over Free Trade Volume 4
Book SynopsisAfter the collapse of the Doha Development Round of the World Trade Organization talks, agricultural subsidies and market liberalization went high on the political agenda. This work features historical documents that address the thorny relationship between trade and politics, the appropriate role of international regulation, and domestic concerns.Table of ContentsIntroduction, The International Trade Organization, The European Economic Community, The Association of South East Asian Nations, The North American Free Trade Agreement, The World Trade Organization, Copyrights and Permissions, Index
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Transformation of Citizenship Volume 3
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Transformation of Citizenship Volume 2
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Transformation of Citizenship Volume 1
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Taylor & Francis Ltd German Utility Theory
Book SynopsisThere is a standard belief that the modern theory of marginal utility originated in the UK with Jevons, Germany with Gossen, Austria with Menger and France with Walras. In this new book, John Chipman introduces new English translations of important writings from German economists such as Rau, Hildebrand, Roscher and Knies showing that the introduction of this concept originated with them. This ground breaking book comes with a long introduction from John Chipman analysing the theory. Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Investigations in Political Economy (1832) Chapter I 2. Investigations in Political Economy (1832) Chapter IV 3. Second Letter to Adolphe Quetelet (1843) 4. 'The Valuation of National Wealth' (1841) 5. 'The Bases of Price Determination' (1841) 6. 'The Valuation of National Wealth' (1847) 7. The National Economy of the Present and Future (1848) (excerps) 9. The Theory of Value (1852) 10. 'The Theory of Value in National Economics' (1855) 11. 'Value' from Foundations of National Economics 1864) 12. 'The Chapter on Value' (1863, revised 1873) 13. 'On the Theory of Value' (1868, revised 1871)
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The ValuesDriven Organization
Book SynopsisValues-driven organizations are the most successful organizations on the planet. This book explains that understanding employees' needswhat people valueis the key to creating a high performing organization. When you support employees in satisfying their needs, they respond with high levels of engagement and willingly commit their energies to the organization, bringing passion and creativity to their work.This new edition of The Values-Driven Organization provides an updated set of tools to assess corporate culture, new case studies on cultural transformation and additional materials on sustainability, measuring cultural health at work and the specific needs of the millennial generation. The Values-Driven Organization is essential reading for students, researchers and practitioners of organizational change, leadership, HRM and business ethics.Trade Review"I am immensely grateful to Richard Barrett and to his organization for my continued success, for changing my own philosophy of business and the way I approach change. In his new book, The Values-Driven Organization, Richard expands on his earlier work, and takes the opportunity to articulate why values are so important in shaping society and why they matter to humanity as a whole." —John McFarlane, Chairman, Barclays Bank"Richard Barrett deserves his reputation as the leading expert on how values drive business success. His understanding of the interaction of the stages of psychological development with levels of human motivation is masterly. The insights contained in this book on how an organization can measure its culture and bring about change are intensely practical. The book provides a unique blend of theoretical foundation and useful advice for a leader of any type of organization." —Christopher Hodges, MA PhD FSALS, Professor of Justice Systems and Fellow of Wolfson College, University of Oxford"Richard’s grasp of conscious capitalism is extraordinary. In the second edition of his best-selling book The Values-Driven Organization he provides a process, methodology and tools for measuring the cultural health of organizations. I highly recommend this book if you believe caring for your employees comes before caring for your customers." —John Mackey, Co-Founder and Co-CEO, Whole Foods Market"I have been applying the principles and practices Richard Barrett outlines in this book since 2010 with great results. The insights contained in this latest volume can help anyone become a more conscious leader of corporate culture." —Arvind Shankar, Global Managing Director, Accenture Enterprise Enablement"In a world dominated by the power of money, the impact business has on our society is now greater than ever. By bringing empirical evidence and science to the otherwise elusive and qualitative measurements of what makes organizations thrive, Barrett provides the tools we need to measure and nurture the soul of an organization. The Values-Driven Organization maps the science of corporate soul retrieval." —Lawrence Ford, Author and CEO of Conscious Capital Wealth Management"In The Values-Driven Organization, Richard Barrett, the world leading expert on values, offers an indispensable overview of how values function as the core operating principle for the human being and subsequently play a much more crucial role for individuals, organizations and societies than is generally understood." —Björn Larsson, CEO, ForeSight Group "Richard Barrett never disappoints and this book is no exception. Every word is weighted with wisdom!" —Ann Dinan, PhD, Deeper Leadership Institute"Richard Barrett's work has been a guiding light for much of the cultural change we have undertaken at CRU in the last few years. The intellectual rigour behind his work, demonstrated in the latest edition of Barrett's book, has been a key factor in our continued success." —Nick Morgan, CEO, CRU Group "A superb read! If you are a CEO, Chief HR Officer, or Board member looking to transform your organization’s culture, this is an essential read. Barrett provides the holistic, nuanced thinking you will need to guide your cultural transformation journey." —Penny Coates, Chief People and Culture Officer, Metcash Trading Limited"Investors, regulators and organizations of all scales and sectors are increasingly demanding; The Values-Driven Organization draws from a wide range of sources and Richard’s own experiences to provide practical insights and ideas that will be useful to anyone with an interest in cultural transformation." —Kevin Hills, EY Culture and Integrity Lead Partner, UK and Ireland"After implementing the principles outlined in Richard's book The Values-Driven Organization, I have seen my organization excelling significantly in terms of employee engagement, passion and creativity, leading to new state-of-the-art business solutions and an outstanding performance. Richard's Full Spectrum Leadership approach has been a great catalyst in transforming the leadership team's view on the value of Employee Well-Being as a major energizing factor for the success and the sustainability of the organization." —Piet Lammens, General Manager, Statoil Coordination Center, Belgium"What strikes me about this book is the way it manages to be both profound and practical in equal measures. In it Richard pinpoints with great wisdom the sources of, and barriers to, cultural health, and then provides clear guidance on how to improve it. The book is full of data, examples and case studies making it a very credible guide. I highly recommend to all change agents who invest their energy and care in making our organizations better institutions of human flourishing." —Liz Murphy, Old Mutual Group"Attention trend-trackers! Richard Barrett has defined the cutting-edge of organizational values and culture for decades. Now in the second edition of his breakthrough best-seller The Values-Driven Organization, he reveals how employee well-being and a vibrant culture generate sustainable performance. A must read for leaders and HR professionals." —Patricia Aburdene, Author of Megatrends 2010 and Conscious Money"At this turbulent juncture in human history, Richard Barrett helps us understand how we can develop more conscious leaders and organizations and provides us with a practical toolbox for facilitating individual and cultural transformation." —Tomas Björkman, Founder of Ekskäret Foundation, Stockholm, Sweden, and Author of The Market Myth"Richard Barrett’s latest book creates awareness and understanding about values and culture at an organizational as well as societal level. I hope many will find their way to this book and its important message. We are in need of its wisdom more than ever in these times of global challenge." —Patrik Andersson, CEO and Chairman Values Academy, Sweden"The Values-Driven Organization is a must-read for any leader seeking to maximize efficacy in the workplace. Barrett's treatment of the dimensions of employee engagement as connected with organizational mission/values and personal development is spot on. For organizational leaders who truly want to improve the health of their organizations and retain the best employees, this book will serve as a treasured playbook." —Kenya Ayers, Vice President and Board Chair, Northwest Educational Council for Student Success (NECSS)"In this admirably integrative book, Richard Barrett has brought together his own deep insights from years of leadership development research and organizational culture interventions with the latest quantitative and qualitative scholarship to craft a holistic model of values-driven organization. His model is unique not only for its integration of experience with research, but also its presentation of frameworks and metrics, as well as development tools, at the individual as well as the organizational levels. What's more, he positions this work within a larger societal and historical movement, providing a positive vision for the need and the opportunity presented by the millennial generation. The wisdom Barrett shares provides a vocabulary, a set of arguments and a compelling vision for individuals and organizations who wish to voice their values." —Mary C. Gentile, PhD, Author of Giving Voice to Values: How To Speak Your Mind When You Know What's Right and Creator/Director, Giving Voice To Values, University of Virginia Darden School of Business"The ever-brilliant Richard Barrett has done it again. Bringing together decades of seminal work in understanding and elevating cultures, Richard has written a succinct yet comprehensive and practical guide to building, sustaining and leading values-driven organizations that enable the simultaneous flourishing of all their stakeholders. I know of no better framework or resource for personal and organizational growth and transformation. Richard has truly been a powerful force for spreading a more enlightened way of living, working and leading in the world. Bravo!" —Raj Sisodia, Co-Founder and Co-Chairman, Conscious Capitalism Inc., FW Olin Distinguished Professor of Global Business, Babson College"Reading the book is a three-fold journey of exploration for yourself, the immediate team you lead and your organization. The book unfolds obvious and subtle truths of the connection between human, organization, the world, and values. Having worked with an organization with values at its core, I couldn't agree more with Mr Barrett and his expression. A must read for transitioning yourself and your organization from ego to soul." —Niels Caszo, Global President, AIESEC, a youth leadership movement"As a strong believer in values-driven organizations, I have found the work and research of the Barrett Values Centre to be the most compelling in making the link between values-driven leadership and high performance. The frameworks, tools and case studies that Barrett provides have helped our organization tremendously on its path of transformation." —Wendy van Tol, PwC Partner Consulting, PricewaterhouseCoopers Advisory N.V.Table of ContentsPart I: Understanding values1. Values-driven. What does it mean?2. The impact of values on performance3. What employees want4. Whole system changePart II: Values alignment and mission alignment5. The model6. The Cultural Transformation Tools7. Building sustainable performance8. Measuring Cultural Health9. Types of culture10. Industry reportsPart III: Personal alignment11. The seven levels of leadership12. Reducing Personal Entropy13. Measuring Personal Entropy14. Coaching the leader15. The leader as a coach/role modelPart IV: Structural realignment16. Choosing espoused values17. Organizational democracy18. Embedding the culture19. The twenty-first-century organizationAnnex 1: Short description of SDGsAnnex 2: The energy available to an organizationAnnex 3: The top 40 publicly traded best companies to work for in North AmericaAnnex 4: Firms of EndearmentAnnex 5: Good to Great CompaniesAnnex 6: The Trust Matrix ExerciseAnnex 7: Theory U and Seven Levels of ConsciousnessAnnex 8: The Four Why’s ProcessAnnex 9: Guidelines for choosing values and developing mission and vision statementsAnnex 10: A Brief Overview of the Origins of the Seven Levels of Consciousness modelAnnex 11: Defining consciousnessAnnex 12: List of the Cultural Transformation Tools® for mapping the values of organizationsAnnex 13: Using the BNS to develop a balanced set of strategy indicatorsAnnex 14: CVA data plots and tablesAnnex 15: Brief description of principal maladaptive schemaAnnex 16: The personal mastery self-coaching processAnnex 17: Tools for mapping the vavlues of individuals and leadersAnnex 18: IVA, LVA, IDR and LDR data plots and tablesAnnex 19: Values, beliefs and behaviours exercise
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The World That Trade Created
Book SynopsisThe World That Trade Created brings to life the history of trade and its actors. In a series of brief, highly readable vignettes, filled with insights and amazing facts about things we tend to take for granted, the authors uncover the deep historical roots of economic globalization. Covering over seven hundred years of history, this book, now in its fourth edition, takes the reader around the world from the history of the opium trade to pirates, to the building of corporations and migration to the New World. The chapters are grouped thematically, each featuring an introductory essay designed to synthesize and elaborate on key themes, both familiar and unfamiliar. It includes ten new essays, on topics ranging from the early modern ivory and slave trades across the Indian Ocean, to the ways in which the availability of new consumer goods helped change work habits in both Europe and East Asia, and from the history of chewing gum to that of rare earth metals. The introduTrade Review‘In this collection of short essays, Pomeranz and Topik masterfully depict the story of the creation of the world economy. Without using academic jargon, they explain how trade with commodities, drugs, animals, people and ideas moved among continents and transformed the world.’ — Manel Ollé, associate tenure professor in Modern and contemporary Chinese history and culture, Director of the Master in Chinese Studies, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain ‘How invisible networks of trade ultimately came to compel producers, merchants, and even whole societies to adapt to the networks' needs as they grew is a fascinating story, and one just as important for understanding the world as developments in politics or culture are. I know of no other book that introduces trade networks so well. It is an ideal text for survey courses.’ — Roland Spickermann - Chair, Dept. of History, University of Texas of the Permian Basin, USATable of ContentsIntroductionChapter 1 The Making of Market Conventions The Fujian Trade Diaspora The Chinese Tribute System Funny Money, Real Growth When Asia Was the World Economy Treating Good News as No News Pearls in the Rubble: Rediscovering the Golden Age of Quanzhou, ca. 1000–1400 Aztec Traders Primitive Accumulation: Brazilwood A British Merchant in the Tropics How the Other Half Traded Deals and Ordeals: World Trade and Early Modern Legal Culture Traveling Salesmen, Traveling Taxmen Indian Ocean Commodity Circuit: How to Turn Cotton into Ivory Going Non-native: Expense Accounts and the End of the Age of Merchant Courtiers Empire on a Shoestring: British Adventurers and Indian Financiers in Calcutta, 1750–1850 Chapter 2 Transport and Tactics2.1 Human Ingenuity: Adapting to Natural Barriers, and Creating New Ones2.2 Power-Driven Transport: New Time, New Space, Old Conflicts2.3 Woods, Winds, Shipbuilding, and Shipping: Why China Didn’t Rule the Waves2.4 Better to Be Lucky Than Smart2.5 Seats of Government and Their Stomachs: An Eighteenth-Century Tour2.6 Pioneers of Dusty Rooms: Warehouses, Transatlantic Trade, and the Opening of the North American Frontier2.7 People Patterns: Was the Real America Sichuan?2.8 Winning Raffles2.9 Trade, Disorder, and Progress: Creating Shanghai, 1840–19302.10 Out of One—Many2.11 Guaranteed Profits and Half-Fulfilled Hopes: Railroad Building in British India2.12 A Brief Trip Across the CenturiesChapter 3 The Economic Culture of Drugs3.1 Chocolate: From Coin to Commodity3.2 Brewing Up a Storm3.3 Mocha Is Not Chocolate3.4 The Brew of Business: Coffee’s Life Story3.5 America and the Coffee Bean3.6 Sweet Revolutions3.7 Paying for Power: "Sin Taxes" and the Rise of the Modern State3.8 How Opium Made the World Go ‘Round3.9 Tobacco: the Rise and Decline of a Magical Weed3.10 Making Smoking Modern: From Pipes to Cigarettes in Egypt and Elsewhere3.11 Chewing Is Good, Snorting Isn’t: How Chemistry Turned a Good Thing BadChapter 4 Transplanting4.1 Unnatural Resources4.2 Bouncing Around4.3 Golden Misfortune: John Sutter in the Wilds of California4.4 California Gold and the World4.5 El Dorado or Wild Coast? How a Remote Place was washed by the Tides of World History4.6 Beautiful Bugs4.7 How to Turn Nothing into Something: Guano’s Ephemeral Fortunes4.8 As American as Sugar and Pineapples4.9 How the Cows Ate the Cowboys4.10 The Tie That Bound4.11 The Good Earth?4.12 One Potato, Two Potato4.13 Cocoa and Coercion: Advances and Retreats for Free Labor in West African Agriculture4.14 Trying to Get a Grip: Natural Rubber’s Century of Ups and DownsChapter 5 The Economics of Violence5.1 The Logic of an Immoral Trade5.2 As Rich as Potosí5.3 The Freebooting Founders of England's Free Seas5.4 Adventure, Trade, Piracy: Anthony Shirley and Pedro Teixeira, Two Early Modern Travelers5.5 The Luxurious Life of Robinson Crusoe5.6 No Islands in the Storm: Or, How the Sino-British Tea Trade Deluged the Worlds of Pacific Islanders5.7 The Violent Birth of Corporations5.8 Buccaneers as Corporate Raiders5.9 Looking for the Next Worst Thing: Emancipation, Indentures, and Colonial Plantations After Slavery5.10 Bloody Ivory Tower5.11 How Africa Resisted Imperialism: Ethiopia and the World Economy5.12 Never Again: The Saga of the RosenfeldersChapter 6 Making Modern Markets6.1 Silver and Gold in Mexico and Brazil6.2 Weighing the World: The Metric Revolution6.3 From Court Bankers to Architects of the Modern World Market: The Rothschilds6.4 Growing Global: International Grain Markets6.5 How Time Got That Way6.6 How the United States Joined the Big Leagues6.7 Clubs, Casinos, and Collapses: Sovereign Debt and Risk Management Since 18206.8 Fresher Is Not Better6.9 Packaging6.10 Trademarks: What’s in a Name?6.11 Learning to Feel Unclean: A Global Marketing Tale6.12 Chewing on global History: Wrigley, Adams, and the Yucatan6.13 Things Go Better with Red, White, and Blue: How Coca-Cola Conquered Europe6.14 Survival of the First6.15 It Ain’t Necessarily So6.16 Location, Location, Location: How History Trumped Geography in Andorra and PanamaChapter 7 World Trade, Industrialization, and Deindustrialization7.1 Sweet Industry: The First Factories7.2 Why We Work So Hard: The Industrious Revolution and the Early Modern World7.3 Fiber of Fortune: How Cotton Became the Fabric of the Industrial Age7.4 Combing the World for Cotton7.5 Killing the Golden Goose7.6 Sweet Success7.7 No Mill Is an Island7.8 Feeding Silkworms, Spitting Out Growth7.9 From Rocks—and Restrictions—to Riches: How Disadvantages Helped New England Industrialize Early7.10 Sideways Breakthroughs and Stalled Transitions: Crooked Paths from Coal to Oil, 1859–20127.11 American Oil7.12 Running on Oil, Building on Sand7.13 Not So Rare, But Pretty Strange: How Rare Earth Metals Became a Chinese "Monopoly"7.14 Minding the Store and Forgetting the Factory: U.S. "Fair Trade" Laws and the Rise of Offshore Manufacturing Since World War IIEpilogue: The World Economy in the Twenty-First Century
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Routledge Guidebook to Smiths Wealth of
Book SynopsisAdam Smith (17231790) is famous around the world as the founding father of economics, and his ideas are regularly quoted and invoked by politicians, business leaders, economists, and philosophers. However, considering his fame, few people have actually read the whole of his magnum opus The Wealth of Nations the first book to describe and lay out many of the concepts that are crucial to modern economic thinking. The Routledge Guidebook to Smith's Wealth of Nations provides an accessible, clear, and concise introduction to the arguments of this most notorious and influential of economic texts. The Guidebook examines: the historical context of Smith's though and the background to this seminal work the key arguments and ideas developed throughout The Wealth of Nations the enduring legacy of Smith's work The Routledge Guidebook to Smith's Wealth of Nations is essential reading for students oTrade Review"Maria Pia Paganelli’s latest volume upends this paradigm of economization. A leading Smith scholar and historian of economic thought, Paganelli’s book expands rather than narrows the definition of what it means to publish a condensed “guidebook” to Smith’s Wealth of Nations."-Glory M. Liu, Harvard UniversityTable of Contents1. Adam Smith and the Scotland of his days 2. Introduction and Book I, Chapters I–III 3. Book I, Chapters IV–VII 4. Book I, Chapters VIII–X 5. Book I, Chapter XI 6. Book II 7. Book III 8. Book IV, Chapters I–IV 9. Book IV, Chapters VII–IX 10. Book V, Chapter I 11. Book V, Chapters II–III 12. Legacy.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Public Personnel Management
Book SynopsisPublic Personnel Management has served as an essential, concise reader for public personnel and human resource management courses in the fields of public administration, political science, and public policy over the last 25 years. Since the first edition published in 1991, the book has offered professors and students alike an in-depth look at cutting-edge developments beyond standard textbook coverage, to provide a broad understanding of the key management and policy issues facing public and nonprofit HRM today. Original chapters are written expressly for the text by leading public administration scholars, each focusing on specific and often controversial concerns for public personnel management, such as pensions, gender and sexuality, healthcare, unions, and a multi-generational workforce. Now in an extensively revised sixth edition, Public Personnel Management presents new, original chapters to examine developments of interest to researchers and praTrade ReviewWinner of the 2018 ASPA Section of Personnel and Labor Relations Best Book Award"The text addresses all of the current and upcoming issues facing human resource management in the public sector. In short, the book does an outstanding job of including interesting, timely, and useful topics for the chapters." – Jeff Ashley, Eastern Illinois University, USATable of ContentsPreface. 1. Public Personnel Management: A Cornerstone of Effective Government [J. Edward Kellough] 2. Human Resources Practices and Research in Europe [Lotte Bøgh Andersen, Peter Leisink and Wouter Vandenabeele] 3. Generational Differences and the Public Sector Workforce [Madinah F. Hamidullah] 4. Affirmative Action and the Law [Norma M. Riccucci] 5. Diversity, Social Equity, and Representative Bureaucracy [Susan T. Gooden] 6. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered Employees in the Public Sector Workforce [Charles W. Gossett] 7. Paying the Shadow Workforce: The Case of Health Care [Shugo Shinohara and Frank J. Thompson] 8. Unions in the Public Sector [Randall S. Davis] 9. Public Employees’ Liability for "Constitutional Torts" [David H. Rosenbloom] 10. Public Sector Pensions and Benefits: Reform Challenges in a New Environment [Albert C. Hyde and Christian Richards] 11. Public Service Reform and Motivation [R. Paul Battaglio, Jr.] 12. Workforce Planning in Turbulent Times [Heather Getha-Taylor] 13. The Senior Executive Service: Past, Present, and Future [Jessica Sowa] 14. The Role of Human Resource Management in Cybersecurity [Jared J. Llorens] 15. Telework in Government [Willow Jacobson] 16. Human Resources Management in Nonprofit Organizations [Joan E. Pynes]
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Foresight in Organizations
Book SynopsisForesight for Organizations will acquaint the reader with various foresight methods and tools, to show the reader how these methods are used, what the pitfalls are and how the methods relate to each other. This innovative volume offers the reader the ability to carry out a study of the future by him- or herself and apply the results in a decision-making strategy process. The author addresses the following methods: scenarios, trend analysis, the Delphi method, quantitative trend extrapolation, technology assessment, backcasting and roadmapping; the most relevant and popular methods that also cover the range of approaches from predictive, via normative to explorative. Every chapter also contains references to additional literature about the methods being discussed.This book is essential reading for researchers, academics and students in the areas of Community Development, Sociology of organizations, Change management, Social entrepreneurship, Sustainable deTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. Developing Scenarios 3. Trend Analysis 4. The Delphi Method 5. Technological Forecasting 6. Technology Assessment 7. Backcasting 8. Roadmapping 9. Interviews 10. Workshops 11. The Future Recycled: Meta-analysis for foresight 12. The Acceleration Method 13. Creativity in Foresight. Seven exercises 14. Foresight and Creativity 15. Stakeholder Analysis 16. Causal Loop Diagramming 17. Beyond Visualization: Experiencing the future
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Management of Construction Projects
Book SynopsisUnlike the majority of construction project management textbooks out there, Management of Construction Projects takes a distinctive approach by setting itself in the context of a single and real-world construction project throughout and also by looking at construction project management from the constructor's perspective. This project-based learning approach emphasizes the skills, knowledge, and techniques students require to become successful project managers. This second edition uses a brand new, larger, and more challenging case study to take students through key stages of the process, including: contracts and subcontracting; estimating, scheduling, and planning; supply chain and materials management; cost control, quality, and safety; project leadership and ethics; and claims, disputes, and project close-outs. Also new to this edition is Trade Review"John Schaufelberger and Len Holm’s Management of Construction Projects offers the most comprehensive and accessible overview of construction management that I’ve read. It provides an outstanding overview of traditional topics while layering concepts relevant to current construction industry practices such as sustainability, lean and building information modeling. Students learning the trade or those just wishing to gain a comprehensive overview of the management of construction projects would do very well to study this book carefully and ultimately keep it in their permanent collection."Chris Angus, Director of Preconstruction Services, Sellen Construction and former Construction Management program Lecturer in the University of Washington College of Built Environments, USA"Management of Construction Projects is the most valuable textbook I’ve seen during my time as an educator. The content directly applies to the challenges encountered by construction professionals every day. The example documents provide excellent references for students as they are learning about the construction industry. If our entire curriculum had to use only one book, it would be Management of Construction Projects."Joseph Fradella III P.E., Senior Instructor, School of Civil & Construction Engineering, Oregon State University, USA"This text is a perfect fit for construction management programs, as it is the only one available that is written in straightforward language from and for the perspective of the constructor. Readers are shown not only the technical considerations but how the process of construction is managed throughout. Its use of a single case study shows the process in its entirety how it is brought together. It is the best textbook available on the subject for future constructors."James W. Jones, Ed.D. Construction Management Program Director, Ball State University, USA"I was a University of Washington construction management student over twenty years ago learning from John and Len. The knowledge they provided have served me well throughout my career. Their new book is the definitive guide to all aspects of being a successful project manager at any contracting firm. I would recommend it as required reading for anyone with a career in construction, building design or project development."Patrick McQueen, Senior Project Manager, Lease Crutcher Lewis, USATable of ContentsPreface 1. Introduction 2. Construction Contracts 3. Cost Estimating 4. Planning and Scheduling 5. Preconstruction Planning 6. Subcontracting 7. Material Management 8. Project Start-Up 9. Project Documentation 10. Communications 11. Progress Payments 12. Cost and Time Control 13. Quality Management 14. Safety Management 15. Contract Change Orders 16. Claims and Disputes 17. Project Close-Out 18. Business Aspects of Project Management 19. Construction Project Leadership Abbreviations Glossary
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Contractual Procedures in the Construction
Book SynopsisContractual Procedures in the Construction Industry 7th edition aims to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the subject, and reinforces the changes that are taking place within the construction industry. The book looks at contract law within the context of construction contracts, it examines the different procurement routes that have evolved over time and the particular aspects relating to design and construction, lean methods of construction and the advantages and disadvantages of PFI/PPP and its variants. It covers the development of partnering, supply chain management, design and build and the way that the clients and professions have adapted to change in the procurement of buildings and engineering projects.This book is an indispensable companion for students taking undergraduate courses in Building and Surveying, Quantity Surveying, Construction Management and Project Management. It is also suitable for students on HND/C courses in Building anTable of ContentsList of FiguresList of TablesList of BoxesPrefaceTable of StatutesPart 1 Contract Law1. The English Legal System2. Legal Aspects of Contracts3. Discharge of Contracts4. Remedies for Breach of Contract5. Settlement of DisputesPart 2 Procurement6. Forms of Contract7. Contract Strategy8. Contract Procurement9. Contract Selection10. Contract Documents11. Design and Build12. Procurement in the 21st century13. Lean construction14. PFI/PPP 15. Value for Money Part 3 Process and Parties16. Partnering and SCM17. The Construction Process18. Parties involved in the construction industry19. Site communications20. Constructing Excellence in the Built Environment21. Health, Safety & Welfare22. Sustainable construction23. BIM24. Carbon PricingPart 4 Principles of Construction Contract25. Introduction26. Quality27. Costs28. Time29. Works by other parties30. Injury and Insurance31. Fluctuations32. Financial matters33. General clausesAppendicesProfessional bodiesCases of interestContract and Procurement web sitesBibliographyIndex
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Stone Age Economics
Book SynopsisSince its first publication over forty years ago Marshall Sahlins''s Stone Age Economics has established itself as a classic of modern anthropology and arguably one of the founding works of anthropological economics. Ambitiously tackling the nature of economic life and how to study it comparatively, Sahlins radically revises traditional views of the hunter-gatherer and so-called primitive societies, revealing them to be the original affluent society. Sahlins examines notions of production, distribution and exchange in early communities and examines the link between economics and cultural and social factors. A radical study of tribal economies, domestic production for livelihood, and of the submission of domestic production to the material and political demands of society at large, Stone Age Economics regards the economy as a category of culture rather than behaviour, in a class with politics and religion rather than rationality or prudencTrade Review"Sahlins’ forays into economic anthropology are full of interest." Cyril S. Belshaw, American Anthropologist"Stone Age Economics, while not a survey of the economic anthropology, is as of now the most sophisticated, extensive presentation, and argument in and about, the field." Walter C. Neale, Science"This book is subversive to so many of the fundamental assumptions of Western technological society that it is a wonder it was permitted to be published. Calling on extensive research among the planet's remaining stone-age societies—in Africa, Australia and South-East Asia as well as anecdotal reports from early explorers, Professor Sahlins directly challenges the idea that Western civilization has provided greater 'leisure' or 'affluence,' or even greater reliability, than 'primitive' hunter-gatherers." Whole Earth Review"His book is rich in factual evidence and in ideas, so rich that a brief review cannot do it justice; only another book could do that." E. Evans-Pritchard, Times Literary SupplementTable of ContentsForeword to the Routledge Classics Edition (David Graeber) Introduction 1. The Original Affluent Society 2. The Domestic Mode of Production: The Structure of Underproduction 3. The Domestic Mode or Production: Intensification of Production 4. The Spirit of the Gift 5. On the Sociology of Primitive Exchange 6. Exchange Value and the Diplomacy of Primitive Trade
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Monetary Policy and Public Finance
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Taylor & Francis Ltd An Analysis of Credit and Equilibrium Credit Rationing
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Power and Inequality
Book SynopsisSuccessfully bringing together accessible readings that cover the broad range of issues of importance to those studying politics and society, this new edition of Power and Inequality provides a unique mix of theoretical and empirical pieces, such as state and electoral politics, that address both classic issues in political sociology and more recent developments, such as globalization. With strong integration of race and gender throughout, this collection offers a coherent analysis of power that reflects the contributions of a variety of critical perspectives, including Marxism, feminism, critical race theory, postmodernism, and power structure theory.Table of ContentsContentsAcknowledgementsPrefaceIntroductionThe End of Capitalism or the End of the World?That's What They Call Democracy: Capitalism, Democracy & the StateSection I. Critical Theories of PowerThe Fetishism of CommoditiesThe New Forms of ControlHegemonyThe Body of the CondemnedRace and CultureWomen as the Subjects of FeminismSection II. The State: TheoryThe State as SuperstructureDefining the Class Dominance ViewA Feminist Theory of the StateRacial Politics and the Racial StateDomhoff, Mills, and Slow PowerSection III. The State: PracticeThe Politics of Income and Wealth InequalityA Right to the City? Race, Class, and Neoliberalism in Post-Katrina New OrleansVoter Suppression: The Attack on RightsThe Construction of ConsentPacification and the Police: A Critique of the Police Militarization ThesisSection IV. Media and IdeologyManufacturing ConsentStill Manufacturing ConsentYellow Ribbons and Spat-Upon Veterans: Making Soldiers the Means and Ends of WarNews for All the PeopleThe Future of Inequality: Polarization, Gridlock, and Global WarmingSection V. The Nation-State and the Global EconomyThe Making of Global CapitalismThe Multipolar MomentThe New ImperialismThe Twin Towers as MetaphorSection VI. War, Genocide, and RepressionWar Making and State Making as Organized Crime 243Getting Away with Murder (Almost): A Genocide PrimerThe New Jim CrowSection VII. Revolution and Social MovementsThe Structuring of ProtestRevolution Against the RevolutionWing Populism in AmericaNoam Chomsky and Charles Derber – Interview
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Wheels and Deals
Book SynopsisThis title was first published in 2001. The emergence and development of automobile production in Australia was a long, drawn out and costly business for car buyers and taxpayers. Wheels and Deals, is the story of some of the causes and effects of Australian Government policies on the local development of one of the most significant industries of the 20th century.Trade Review'... a fascinating and lively account of the development of the automobile manufacturing industry in Australia... an important contribution to Australian economic history... Conlon and Perkins have provided a valuable industry-level study...' Business HistoryTable of ContentsContents: Introduction: The Automobile Industry in Australia: A century of auto industry policy; False Start: The Early Years of Motoring and Automotive Manufacturing: The supply side; The demand side; The model T Ford in Australia; The tariff and the ’spoke-shave and hammer brigade’; Acceleration: The Accretion Model of Automotive Industry Development in Australia, 1919-1939: Tariffs as a source of revenue; The lobby; The role of the bureaucracy; Industry structure and performance; Tariffs and the ’motorization’ of society; The outcome of interwar ’policy’; Stalled: Politics and Government Policies of the Later 1930s: Trade diversion and the motor vehicle engine bounty proposal; National interest or self interest? Conflict and cooperation among the leading firms; Political conflict and the bounty scheme; War and the Motor Vehicles Agreement Act; A patriotic duty: Australian Consolidated Industries and the so-called monopoly; The end of the affair; Evaluation; The Canadian Connection: Early development of the industry in Canada; Market conditions; Trade barriers and foreign ownership; Trade barriers, automobile production and exports; Evaluation; Britain and Empire: Regaining the Australian market; Australian trade policy in the 1930s; British producers and Australian production; Post-Second World War: From proposal to manufacture: the establishment of an industry; The development of the industry in the 1950s; The local content plans, 1964-1983; The ’Button’ Car Plan and the Post-1992 Environment: A selective look at the post-Button Plan industry; A Summing-up: The 1990s and beyond; How protection shaped the Australian automotive industry in the 20th century; Bibliography; Index.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Project Workout
Book SynopsisProjects are an important strategic management tool and a way of life in every business. But how do you get started and ensure you realize the benefits you need? Now in its 5th edition, the Project Workout is the definitive book on business-led project management. It is a valuable companion for every executive and project manager as well as a comprehensive resource for students of project management. Projects are a way of life in every business and an important strategic management tool. But how do you ensure a project realizes the benefits you need? The Project Workout provides practical advice and techniques to direct and manage a project. Aimed at both project sponsors and project managers, it works through the life cycle of a project from initial idea to successful result. The practical approach is enhanced throughout with a series of Workouts: exercises, techniques and checklists to help you put the book's advice into practice. The WorkoutTrade Review"Robert never fails to cut through the fog of theories, presenting wisdom and guidance in all matters P3M, and all based on knowledge and experience gained the hard way - out there doing the job! He is the author of the most readable and digestible books on these subjects." - Jayne Redfern, Associate Professor, University of Warwick, UK "Robert Buttrick is the most inspirational project manager that I have ever worked with. His decades of experience shine through in the simple, clear and practical language of his books." - Marion Thomas, Extraordinary Project Management, UK "Selecting the method or approach to apply to your project is rarely as simple as selecting on or off on a switch. More often, a rheostat is needed to dial in the appropriate mix needed to realize the benefits for your business. Robert's work provides the practitioner with the broad understanding of today’s globally recognized standards, methods, and approaches needed to dial up success." - Charles J. Lesko, Jr. Ph.D., Professor, East Carolina University, USA"Robert is a thought leader in the true sense when it comes to project, programme and portfolio management. His experience, knowledge and ability of creating best practices, while also being pedagogical, makes his writings, lectures and discussions easy to digest and apply." - Klas Skogmar, Management Consultant within PPP, Sweden "If you truly understand your topic you can explain it in terms that anyone can understand. The Project Workout has demonstrated Robert’s deep knowledge and ability to put ‘projects’ in terms that will support any practitioner, no matter what your experience level. The Programme and Portfolio Workout is a fabulous extension on the foundations laid by The Project Workout and a truly invaluable resource for all practitioners." - Jo-Anne Harrison, Chair, Standards Australia Mirror Committee – Project, Programme and Portfolio Management."An invaluable, lucid and practical guide to a crucial area of management." - Robert Heller, Founding Editor of Management Today"An important book, taking a lead role in growing a new generation of professional project managers." - Oded Cohen, The Goldratt InstituteTable of ContentsList of Project Workouts, Foreword by Robert Heller, Acknowledgments, About the Author, Introduction, Part One: Challenges to be faced, Chapter 1 Challenges we need to face, Chapter 2 Advice the best organisations give us, Chapter 3 Projects in the context of businesses, portfolios and programmes, Part Two: A walk through the project lifecycle, Chapter 4 The Project Framework: an overview of its gates and stages, Chapter 5 Who does what? Chapter 6 The Proposal: identify the need! Chapter 7 The Initial Investigation Stage: Have a quick look at it! Chapter 8 The Detailed Investigation Stage: Promising . . . Let’s have a closer look, Chapter 9 The Develop and Test Stage: Do it! Chapter 10 The Trial Stage: Try it out, Chapter 11 The Release Stage: Let’s get going! Chapter 12 The Post-Implementation Review: How did we do? Chapter 13 Applying the staged framework, Chapter 14 A Few Related Projects: Simple programmes, Part Three: The essentials you need to know, Chapter 15 Project teams and style, Chapter 16 Project governance, Chapter 17 Project setup, Chapter 18 Monitoring and controlling your project, Chapter 19 Managing benefits, Chapter 20 Managing the schedule, Chapter 21 Managing resources, Chapter 22 Managing the finances, Chapter 23 Managing what might go wrong (or right): Risks, Chapter 24 Managing what has gone wrong (or right!): Issues, Chapter 25 Let’s do it differently: Change control, Chapter 26 Keeping your stakeholders engaged, Chapter 27 Reviews and more reviews, Chapter 28 Coping with all that documentation, Chapter 29 Closing the project, Part Four: Making project management work for you, Chapter 30 Being a project manager, Chapter 31 Project management method, Appendix A: Glossary, Appendix B: Document outlines, Appendix C: Method and standards commentary, Appendix D: Good meetings, Appendix E: Brainstorming, Index
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Price Reporters
Book SynopsisEvery consumer in a modern economy is indirectly exposed to the work of a price reporting agency (PRA) each time they fill up their car, take a flight or switch on a light, and yet the general public is completely unaware of the existence of PRAs. Firms like Platts, Argus and ICIS, which are referenced every day by commodity traders and which influence billions of dollars of trade, are totally unfamiliar to consumers.The Price Reporters: A Guide to PRAs and Commodity Benchmarks brings the mysterious world of price reporting out of the shadows for the first time, providing a comprehensive guide to the agencies that set the world's commodity prices. This book explains the importance of PRAs to the global commodities industry, highlighting why PRAs affect every consumer around the world. It introduces the individual PRAs, their history and the current state of play in the industry, and also presents the challenges that the PRA industry is facing now and in the future, in Trade Review"Owain Johnson has written an important book, offering the first practitioner’s guide to the world of PRAs and commodity price formation."-Tilak K. Doshi, Managing Consultant, Muse, Stancil & Co.Table of ContentsTable of ContentsAcknowledgementsChapter 1: PRAs and the commodity markets they serveChapter 2: The PRA business modelChapter 3: How price benchmarks workChapter 4: Who are the price reporters?Chapter 5: A brief history of energy PRAsChapter 6: PRAs in the metals and minerals marketsChapter 7: PRAs in the agricultural marketsChapter 8: Petrochemical and Plastics PRAsChapter 9: PRAs in AsiaChapter 10: PRAs and environmental issuesChapter 11: PRA pricing methodologiesChapter 12: The Market-on-CloseChapter 13: The PRAs and the exchangesChapter 14: PRAs and global regulationChapter 15: PRAs and European regulationChapter 16: Academic research into PRAsChapter 17: Conclusion – the future of PRAsChapter 18: Further reading and bibliographyReferencesIndex
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Practical R for Mass Communication and Journalism
Book SynopsisDo you want to use R to tell stories? This book was written for youwhether you already know some R or have never coded before.Most R texts focus only on programming or statistical theory. Practical R for Mass Communication and Journalism gives you ideas, tools, and techniques for incorporating data and visualizations into your narratives.You'll see step by step how to: Analyze airport flight delays, restaurant inspections, and election results Map bank locations, median incomes, and new voting districts Compare campaign contributions to final election results Extract data from PDFs Whip messy data into shape for analysis Scrape data from a website Create graphics ranging from simple, static charts to interactive visualizations for the Web If you work or plan to work in a neTrade Review"Practical R for Mass Communication and Journalism looks to me like a fabulous resource for those folks who always wanted to learn some more R but were afraid to ask. Definitely recommended." ~Carl Howe, Director of Education, RStudio"The book can provide a good starting point into working with R. It covers a lot of perspectives that are expected in newsrooms all over the world, especially working with geospatial data. It also provides a lot of good examples and interesting additional resources. The packages used are also mainly part of the standard corpus of R-packages." ~Benedict Witzenberger, Süddeutsche Zeitung"I am the data editor of a mid-sized newsroom. I have long wished for an Intro to R book that was geared toward journalists, not data scientists. I’ve found that fellow journalists are much more likely to pick up on the intricacies of a computing language like R when they encounter it through a relatable example, like visualizing Election Night votes or analyzing a city council budget. Additionally, there are some R functions that simply aren’t useful for the quantitative needs of most journalists. This is what I appreciated the most about the book – its practical nature (the title doesn’t lie!) Machlis focuses on the concepts that data journalists most frequently encounter and spends little to no time on those they don’t…I also appreciated Chapter 17, "An R Project from Start to Finish." This chapter is exactly why I’ve wanted a journalism-specific Intro to R project that I can recommend to my colleagues" ~Ryann Jones, Deputy Editor, Data at ProPublica"I like the book. It’s conversationally written, it walks you through common problems in data journalism and for the most part uses the most common libraries to analyze and visualize data…The book’s instructional approach is the real value – it seems aimed at an audience that needs a narrative in order to understand code and analysis. Conveniently, that pretty well describes journalism students and working professionals…I would recommend publication. It advances the field of data journalism and presents a solid text for instructors or practitioners who are interested in R for analysis." ~Matthew Waite"I NEED THIS BOOK. I may adopt it as a textbook." ~Alberto Cairo, University of Miami"I’m reading this book now and it is terrific. Highly recommended for anyone interested in learning R. I will be using this book in my Data Analysis for Journalists class in the spring." ~Rob Wells, University of Arkansas"Sharon Machlis' 'Practical R for Mass Communication and Journalism' is based on the author's workshops for journalists. This book dives straight into doing the kinds of things a busy reporter or news analyst needs to do to meet a 5:00 pm deadline: data cleaning, presentation-quality graphics, and maps take precedence over control flow or the niceties of variable scope. I particularly enjoyed the way each chapter starts with a realistic project and works through what's needed to build it. People who've never programmed before will be a little intimidated by how many packages they need to download if they try to work through the material on their own, but the instructions are clear, and the author's enthusiasm for her material shines through in every example." ~Greg Wilson, RStudio"Practical R for Mass Communication and Journalism looks to me like a fabulous resource for those folks who always wanted to learn some more R but were afraid to ask. Definitely recommended." ~Carl Howe, Director of Education, RStudio"The book can provide a good starting point into working with R. It covers a lot of perspectives that are expected in newsrooms all over the world, especially working with geospatial data. It also provides a lot of good examples and interesting additional resources. The packages used are also mainly part of the standard corpus of R-packages." ~Benedict Witzenberger, Süddeutsche Zeitung"I am the data editor of a mid-sized newsroom. I have long wished for an Intro to R book that was geared toward journalists, not data scientists. I’ve found that fellow journalists are much more likely to pick up on the intricacies of a computing language like R when they encounter it through a relatable example, like visualizing Election Night votes or analyzing a city council budget. Additionally, there are some R functions that simply aren’t useful for the quantitative needs of most journalists. This is what I appreciated the most about the book – its practical nature (the title doesn’t lie!) Machlis focuses on the concepts that data journalists most frequently encounter and spends little to no time on those they don’t…I also appreciated Chapter 17, "An R Project from Start to Finish." This chapter is exactly why I’ve wanted a journalism-specific Intro to R project that I can recommend to my colleagues" ~Ryann Jones, Deputy Editor, Data at ProPublica"I like the book. It’s conversationally written, it walks you through common problems in data journalism and for the most part uses the most common libraries to analyze and visualize data…The book’s instructional approach is the real value – it seems aimed at an audience that needs a narrative in order to understand code and analysis. Conveniently, that pretty well describes journalism students and working professionals…I would recommend publication. It advances the field of data journalism and presents a solid text for instructors or practitioners who are interested in R for analysis." ~Matthew Waite"I NEED THIS BOOK. I may adopt it as a textbook." ~Alberto Cairo, University of Miami"I’m reading this book now and it is terrific. Highly recommended for anyone interested in learning R. I will be using this book in my Data Analysis for Journalists class in the spring." ~Rob Wells, University of Arkansas"Sharon Machlis' 'Practical R for Mass Communication and Journalism' is based on the author's workshops for journalists. This book dives straight into doing the kinds of things a busy reporter or news analyst needs to do to meet a 5:00 pm deadline: data cleaning, presentation-quality graphics, and maps take precedence over control flow or the niceties of variable scope. I particularly enjoyed the way each chapter starts with a realistic project and works through what's needed to build it. People who've never programmed before will be a little intimidated by how many packages they need to download if they try to work through the material on their own, but the instructions are clear, and the author's enthusiasm for her material shines through in every example." ~Greg Wilson, RStudioTable of ContentsIntroduction. Get Started With R in a Few Easy Steps. See How Much You Can Do in a Few Lines of Code. Import data into R. Project: Snowfall data; Skill: Basic data exploration. Project: Raw Snowfall data; Skill: Reshape data. Project: Airport Delays by Airline; Skill: Analyze data by groups. Map Median: Household Income; Skills: Simple mapping, saving graphics. Population Density and Election Results: Is There a Relationship?; Skills: Joining tables, correlations, basic linear regression. Easily Reproducible Reports With R Markdown; Skills: Generate a Word doc or HTML file from an R script.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Philanthropy and Society
Book SynopsisA comprehensive introduction to the field of philanthropy, Philanthropy and Society challenges the reader to think deeply about the role of philanthropic institutions in shaping and bettering the communities they serve and civil society as a whole. While all agree that the function of philanthropic organizations is to maximize the impact of grant making, there is little consensus on how to do that. This book focuses on two trends that have emerged: strategic philanthropy and increasing diversity, equity and inclusion in philanthropy. Amidst persistent societal inequities, the proliferation of philanthropy leaves one wondering about the potential of this expanding industry to influence social change as well as include constituents beyond donors and their staff. The book offers several case studies of different types of foundations from around the world that demonstrate several tactics used to develop plans that are both strategic and inclusive. UpTrade Review"Maurrasse guides the reader through a deep examination of philanthropy, its history, evolution and role in society. He challenges us to answer questions regarding philanthropy's impact, value and relevance; particularly given the demographic shifts in the country as well as the call for diversity, equity and inclusion. We learn through case studies, about the landscape of philanthropy in America and internationally, in the U.K., Africa and global philanthropy efforts by American philanthropy. Ultimately, he elegantly reminds us of philanthropy's responsibility to listen and learn from the communities in which serves, and its inextricable link to the nonprofit sector, if it is to be an agent of change." –Janine Lee, President and CEO, Southeastern Council of Foundations"The issue of inclusive philanthropy is a vital one for funders today, so David Maurrasse’s book Philanthropy and Society comes at a particularly opportune moment for our field. If funders wants to be as effective as possible in reducing the disparities we see today in nearly every aspect of individual and community well-being, it must include the perspectives, voices and participation of the people who are the beneficiaries of their philanthropic efforts. Foundations are always hungry for good examples of how their peers are addressing inclusion in their work, so I’m pleased that this book is centered on foundation case studies. Philanthropy and Society is a welcome addition to the body of work on how our field can get better at addressing diversity, equity and inclusion in philanthropy." –David Biemesderfer, President & CEO, United Philanthropy Forum"An expert insider’s analysis of how philanthropies are shaping our efforts to make the world a better place and how they can be more inclusive, representative and effective in that quest. The case studies are diverse in every way, compellingly and, taken together, provide a strategy to harness the potential to make doing good better. Makes a strong argument for engagement, place-based solutions, strategic planning, cross-sector partnerships. A GREAT book." –Bill Eimicke, Professor in the Practice of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University and co-author of Social Value Investing Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsForewordBy Colin Greer, President, New World FoundationIntroductionChapter 1 The State of PhilanthropyThe Current Landscape of PhilanthropyBroader trends in the fieldKey issues facing different types of foundationsStrategic philanthropyInclusion and StrategyReferencesChapter 2 Private Foundations Meyer Memorial TrustBackground on the FoundationConsiderations for Private FoundationsStrategy – the essence of the foundation’s strategyHow Inclusion informs Strategy ProgrammaticallyHow Inclusion informs Strategy InstitutionallyProgress – What has been the impact of these approaches? How do they measure progress?LearningDirection and ConclusionsReferencesChapter 3 Philanthropy in Europe LankellyChase FoundationBackground on the FoundationConsiderations for U.K. PhilanthropyStrategy – the essence of the foundation’s strategyCommitment to Equity and Inclusion – the foundation’s overall commitment to inclusionManifestations of Commitment (include techniques and practices)How Inclusion informs Strategy ProgrammaticallyHow Inclusion informs Strategy InstitutionallyProgress and LearningDirection and ConclusionsReferencesChapter 4 Community FoundationsBackground on the San Francisco FoundationConsiderations for Community FoundationsThe Essence of the San Francisco Foundation’s StrategyThe Foundation’s Commitment to Equity and InclusionManifestations of Commitment (include techniques and practices)How Inclusion informs Strategy ProgrammaticallyHow Inclusion informs Strategy InstitutionallyProgress – What has been the impact of these approaches? How do they measure progress?Conclusions and Lessons Learned (including implications for the particular type of foundation)References:Chapter 5 Global PhilanthropyBackground on the Conrad Hilton FoundationInternational Strategy and SDG CommitmentStrategic Commitment to Equity and Inclusion and Operational StructuresInstitutionalization and Manifestations of International Development CommitmentInternational Programming in AfricaMeasuring, Assessing Impact and Challenges in the FutureReferences:Chapter 6 Family PhilanthropyBackground on the Foundation – Mary Reynolds Babcock FoundationConsiderations for the particular Type of Foundation (i.e. issues facing family foundations, indigenous foundations, etc.)Strategy – the essence of the foundation’s strategyCommitment to Equity and Inclusion – the foundation’s overall commitment to inclusionManifestations of Commitment (include techniques and practices)How Inclusion informs Strategy ProgrammaticallyHow Inclusion informs Strategy InstitutionallyProgress – What has been the impact of these approaches? How do they measure progress?Conclusions, Lessons, and DirectionsReferencesChapter 7 Indigenous African PhilanthropyBackground on the Foundation – TrustAfricaConsiderations for particular types of Foundation (i.e. issues facing family foundations, indigenous foundations, etc.)Strategy – the essence of the foundation’s strategyCommitment to Equity and Inclusion – the foundation’s overall commitment to inclusionManifestations of Commitment (include techniques and practices)How Inclusion informs Strategy ProgrammaticallyHow Inclusion informs Strategy InstitutionallyProgress – What has been the impact of these approaches? How do they measure progress?Learning – What has the foundation learned from their approaches? How have they used learning to inform institutional and programmatic change?Direction – What are the foundation’s future intentions?Conclusions and Lessons Learned (including implications for the particular type of foundation that TrustAfrica is)ReferencesChapter 8 Lessons from PracticeInclusively StrategicCommunity EngagementChanging Staff RolesParticipatory GrantmakingNetworksLong Term SupportBoard CompositionStaff CompositionInternal PoliciesCommon ThemesPursuing Comprehensive Institutional ChangeRecognizing the Significance of PlaceConfronting Power DynamicsBreaking with TraditionEmbracing Risk and UncertaintyTranscending GrantmakingRecognizing the JourneyWhat We Can Learn from These FoundationsReferencesChapter 9 ConclusionsThe Nonprofit Sector, Philanthropy, and SocietyCreating Philanthropy’s Responsibility to SocietyGreater Awareness in PhilanthropyFrom Awareness to PracticeExpanding the Scale of Inclusive PracticeDirections for PhilanthropyReferencesIndex
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Book SynopsisThis book explores the economic analysis of intellectual property law, with a special emphasis on the Law and Economics of informational goods in light of the past decade's technological revolution. In recent years there has been massive growth in the Law and Economics literature focusing on intellectual property, on both normative and positive levels of analysis. The economic approach to intellectual property is often described as a monolithic, coherent approach that may differ only as it is applied to a particular case. Yet the growing literature of Law and Economics in intellectual property does not speak in one voice. The economic discourse used in legal scholarship and in policy-making encompasses several strands, each reflecting a fundamentally different approach to the economics of informational works, and each grounded in a different ideology or methodological paradigm. This book delineates the various economic approaches taken and analyzes their tenets. It maps the fTable of ContentsPart 1: Intellectual Property, Law and Economics Introduction 1. Introduction to Law and Economics 2. The Rise of Intellectual Property Part 2: Normative Analysis 3. The Incentives Paradigm 4. The Proprietary Model of Intellectual Property Part 3: Central Intervention and Private Ordering 5. Intellectual Property and the Rise of Private Ordering 6. Intellectual Property in the Digital Era: Economic Analysis and Governance by Technology Part 4: Positive Analysis 7. A positive Analysis of Intellectual Property Law
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Pricing and the Sales Force
Book SynopsisPricing and the Sales Force is the first book to link pricing strategy and the sales force together. Pricing strategy is now well established as an important means of driving profits for many organizations. Countless companies are now mastering price-setting. But what about price-getting converting those list prices into the realized sales, and as a result, greater profitability? This is the domain of the sales force.A selection of the world's leading specialists explore different aspects of sales force and pricing strategy integration: introduction: overview on the state of the art; building key capabilities: best practices for building sales force capabilities in pricing and value quantification; engaging the sales force: driving organizational change processes with the sales force; designing effective selling processes: designing and implementing processes that enable superior performance, and; aligning sales force inTrade Review‘Backed by field research and case studies, Hinterhuber and Liozu take complex pricing concerns, make them readily understandable, and propose solutions that managers can profitably implement…A must read for today’s results-driven sales professional!’ - James A. Narus, Professor of Business Marketing, Wake Forest University, USA ‘A must-read for any company that creates customer value but has realized that the sales force needs to be able to quantify that value so customers are willing and able to pay for it.’ - Todd Snelgrove, Chief Value Officer, SKF ‘If you want (and you should) to make your sales force more strategic, reading Pricing and the sales force is an absolute MUST.’ - Bernard Quancard, President and CEO, Strategic Account Management Association (SAMA) Table of ContentsPart I: Introduction 1. Introduction (Andreas Hinterhuber and Stephan M. Liozu) Part II: Building Key Capabilities 2. Value Quantification—The next challenge for B2B selling (Andreas Hinterhuber) 3. Interview with an Expert: Mr. Todd Snelgrove Chief Value Officer, SKF (Todd Snelgrove) 4. Shedding the Commodity Mind-Set (John E. Forsyth, Alok Gupta, Sudeep Haldar and Michael V. Marn) Part III: Engaging the Sales Force 5. Change Management and Pricing: Getting the sales force on board (Stephan M. Liozu) 6. Interview with an Expert: Mr. Marco Meyrat, Member of the Executive Board of Hilti Corporation (Marco Meyrat) 7. Salespeople’s Learning by Doing and Pricing Strategy (Qiang (Steven) Lu, Ranjit Voola and Shahriar Akter) 8. How to Get the Sales Team to Embrace Pricing Improvement (David Dvorin) 9. Having the Value Conversation (Ronald J. Baker) Part IV: Designing Effective Sales Processes 10. Stop Reacting to Buyers’ Price Expectations - Manage Them (Thomas T. Nagle and Joseph Zale) 11. Value-Based Selling: Toward new practices of creating and sharing value (Pekka Töytäri and Risto Rajala) 12. Designing Effective Sales Processes to Drive Profits via Pricing (Tapio Nissilä) 13. Breadth of a Salesman (John R. DeVincentis and Neil Rackham) 14. How to Optimise Collaboration Between the Sales Organisation and Pricing Management (Harry Macdivitt) Part V: Aligning Sales Force Incentives and Building the Infrastructure 15. Pricing Delegation and Sales Force Compensation (Evandro Pollono) 16. Delegating Pricing Authority to the Sales Force: The need for a turn around in research and practice (Carmen Balan) 17. Using Mix Measurement to Drive Profitable Sales Growth (Dev Tandon) 18. The Fast-Changing Intersection of Price and Value: A smarter way to think about customer perceptions (Jeff Robinson)
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Freedom of Information
Book SynopsisFreedom of Information: A Practical Guide for UK Journalists is written to inform, instruct and inspire journalists on the investigative possibilities offered by the Freedom of Information Act. Covering exactly what the Act is, how to make FOI requests and how to use the Act to hold officials to account, Matt Burgess utilises expert opinions, relevant examples and best practice from journalists and investigators working with the Freedom of Information Act at all levels.The book is brimming with illuminating and relevant examples of the Freedom of Information Act being used by journalists, alongside a range of helpful features, including: end-of-chapter lists of tips and learning points; sections addressing the different areas of FOI requests; text boxes on key thoughts and cases; interviews with leading contemporary journalists and figures working with FOI requests.Supported by the online FOI Directory (wTrade ReviewExcellent concept... The topics look right, and the order of presentation makes sense... I am curious why the author doesn’t seem to list journalists associated with the Guardian or the Independent, both of which have made considerable use of FOI. – Jane Kirtley, Silha Professor of Media Ethics and Law at the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Minnesota, USAThe outline looks fully inclusive and suitable for the identified target audience. It might be important to sales, and placement of the book, that the title somehow reflect that it is U.K. specific. – Shannon Martin, School of Journalism, Indiana University, USAFOI is a useful tool for journalists and one increasingly accepted and acknowledged. A guide would be useful and attractive to a wide audience... Throughout I would ensure that there are plenty of case studies and quotes-I would recommend using in- text boxes to give small vignettes and cases throughout the book. Each chapter should end with tips...I would use the interviews to inform the vignettes/cases throughout.– Benjamin Worthy, Department of Politics, Birkbeck College, London, UKI would suggest including Heather Brooke as one of the interviewees for the book, even if she’s written a competing book. Brooke is one of the most effective users of FOI in the UK. – Johan Lidberg, Senior Lecturer in Journalism, School of Journalism, Australian and Indigenous Studies, Monash University, Melbourne, AustraliaThere is good detail on the possible competition from other books. I know all of these and I regard this proposal - if it succeeds - in being potentially better for journalists. – Dr Eamonn O’Neill, Director, MSc in Investigative Journalism, Strathclyde University, UKTable of Contents1. The Act 2. FOI in the media’s view 3. Accessing other information 4. The FOI exemptions 5. How to write a successful FOI request 6. How to utilise FOI 7. Case studies 8. Know your rights 9. Appeals 10. Journalistic considerations 11. FOI Around the World 12. The rise of open data Appendix: Request templates
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Publishing Law
Book SynopsisPublishing Law is an authoritative and engaging guide to a wide range of legal issues affecting publishing today. Hugh Jones and Christopher Benson present readers with clear and accessible guidance to the complex legal areas specific to the ever evolving world of contemporary publishing, including copyright, moral rights, contracts and licensing, privacy, confidentiality, defamation, infringement and trademarks, with analysis of legal issues relating to sales, advertising, marketing, distribution and competition.This new fifth edition presents updated coverage of the key principles of copyright , as well as new copyright exceptions, licensing and open access. There is also further in-depth coverage of the legal issues around the sale of digital content. Key features of the fifth edition include: updated coverage of EU and UK copyright, including a new chapter on copyright exceptions following the significant changes iTrade ReviewAdrienne Muir, Loughborough University: It is recommended as a core text to buy… Overall, I think the book would be even more useful if it reflected changes in the publishing world… This is currently my favoured book. Other recommendations tend to be on specific topics. The students appreciate having one accessible overview of the issues… I am not aware of a UK focused title that meets the needs outlined. Anna Faherty, Kingston University: I think Publishing Law is an accessible, real-world guide to the key legal issues in publishing. I owned a copy when I was a commissioning editor and now encourage all our students to invest in a copy (not just for the course, but also as a handy reference when then are working in the industry). I’m not aware of another title that has the concise and accessible (yet authoritative) appeal of this book. Beverley Tarquini, Oxford Brookes University: Digital rights – more examples and case studies – in fact a whole new chapter would be good....I am unaware of any direct competition as this book is specifically geared to publishing. Table of ContentsPart I: The law, and original works; 1. Publishing and the law; 2. Copyright I – Key Principles; 3. Copyright II – Copyright Exceptions, Licensing and Open Access; 4. Other rights of authors and publishers; Part II: Commissioning: publishing contracts; 5. Author contracts; 6. Other contracts; Part III: Delivery, editing and obligations on publication; 7. Delivery, editing and obligations on publication; Part IV: Publish and be damned; 8. Defamation and other risks; 9. Confidentiality and privacy; 10. Copyright infringement; 11. Trade marks and passing off; Part V: Sales and supply; 12. Sale of goods, digital content and consumer protection; 13. Advertising and marketing; 14. Distribution and export
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Taylor & Francis Globalization Planning and Local Economic
Book SynopsisThis textbook looks at economic development at the local, community or regional scale. It provides students with a comprehensive introduction to contemporary thinking about locally-based economic development, how growth can be planned and how that development can be realized.Globalization, Planning and Local Economic Development:â Provides students with a thorough understanding of current debates around local and regional development and how that body of work can assist them in helping communities grow;â Equips students with a âtoolkitâ of strategies that enable them to both plan for development and deliver that development through their professional lives; â Offers a roadmap for economic development that helps students make sense of place-based development by providing a âmeta narrativeâ of how regions grow and how those processes can be enhanced. This integrating perspective will be organized around the concept of competitiveness and how that concept can beTrade Review'Place matters! This red thread through this textbook written by two recognized scholars calls for active care and smart governance for cities and regions. This fine opus offers practical and pedagogical guidelines for professionals and students in urban and regional planning. Both the local and the global arena of competitiveness and of endogenous and external forces are systematically and comprehensively mapped out. This book is a great source of new insights in place-based policy strategies.' – Peter Nijkamp, Universiteit Jheronimus Academy of Data Science (JADS), The Netherlands'This book is highly recommended in understanding what is happening locally and globally in planning and economic development. It will be a hugely helpful source of information and insight for those going into – or already working in – careers in economic development, urban planning, transport planning, spatial data analysis and applied economic analysis, and indeed the wider world of public policy. Clear, well written, great coverage and with many interesting examples – a must-read.' – David Bailey, Aston Business School, Aston University, UK‘I strongly recommend this book to all those interested in better understanding economic development at the local, community or regional scales, as well as in accessing an updated and comprehensive toolkit of economic development knowledge, techniques and strategies.’ — Eduardo Medeiros, Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Portugal, Regional Studies (2020)Table of ContentsList of figuresList of tablesList of boxesPrefaceAcknowledgmentsList of abbreviationsCHAPTER 1 Introduction1.1 Planning for economic development1.2 New models of thinking about local economic development1.3 Generating more prosperous communities1.4 ConclusionKey messagesCHAPTER 2 The challenge of local economic development2.1 San Diego2.2 Washington, DC 2.3 Chattanooga 2.4 Concordia, Kansas 2.5 Conclusion Key messages CHAPTER 3 Why places grow 3.1 Understanding the drivers of growth 3.2 The analysis of current growth patterns 3.3 Regional competitiveness 3.4 Conclusion 46Key messages 47CHAPTER 4 The components of local growth in the 21st century 4.1 Connectivity and the global economy 4.2 Innovation and the knowledge economy 4.3 Agglomeration economies – does size matter in the 21st century?4.4 Population processes and human capital4.5 Institutions and institutional dynamics4.6 Conclusion Key messages CHAPTER 5 Exogenous development: fast-tracking growth5.1 Exogenous or endogenous development? 5.2 Industrial recruitment and retention 5.3 Foreign direct investment 5.4 Assessing externally led growth 5.5 Conclusion Key messages CHAPTER 6 Endogenous development: building the economy from the ground up 6.1 Encouraging endogenous development 6.2 Conclusion Key messages CHAPTER 7 Amenity, branding and economic growth 7.1 Conclusion Key messages CHAPTER 8 Assessing the region and data-driven strategic economic development planning8.1 Data-driven economic development planning8.2 Data for economic development planning8.3 Methods of data analysis 8.4 Target industry analysis 8.5 Program evaluation 8.6 Conclusion Key messages CHAPTER 9 Planning and coordinating economic development 9.1 Strategic planning 9.2 Working with government agencies 9.3 Mobilizing community resources 9.4 Conclusion Key messages CHAPTER 10 Land use planning and economic development 10.1 Historical perspective 10.2 The mechanisms of land use regulation 10.3 Impacts of land use regulation on economic development 10.4 New urban designs and economic development 10.5 Summarizing the impacts of land use regulation on economic development 10.6 Conclusion Key messages CHAPTER 11 The profession of economic development 11.1 Economic development in global perspective 11.2 Professional associations 11.3 Employment opportunities 11.4 Conclusion Key messages CHAPTER 12 Future challenges and strategies in economic development 12.1 A future economy, the future of economic development practice 12.2 The e-economy and economic development 12.3 Conclusion Key messages Index
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Sustainable Development and Corporate Social
Book SynopsisCorporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has become an important concept in the last few decades. Although it originated in the developed countries of the West, the concept has been embraced and adapted by corporations and policy-making agencies in many developing countries. Not surprisingly, given the importance of growth and development as policy objectives in these countries, CSR has had a significant impact on sustainable development.Sustainable Development and Corporate Social Responsibility explores the evolution of CSR across the developed and developing world, with a particular focus on China and sustainable development. Through an extensive review of the literature and relevant case studies, the book examines whether CSR can make a contribution to sustainable development, how the patterns of CSR in developed Western economies compare to that in the rapidly growing economy of China, what trade-offs take place between CSR and economic growth as well as the future oTrade Review‘If you ever wondered how the world of corporate social responsibility and sustainability was changing given the growing influence of China and other emerging economies, then this is the book for you. It examines how countries such as China are increasingly changing the shape of corporate responses to sustainability. In an interesting look into the future, the book explores the issues that will shape social responsibility over the coming decades.’ -- Richard Welford, Chairman of CSR Asia‘This book takes us back to the origin of corporate social responsibility and its role in sustainable development from a global perspective and with a special focus on China. It explores how businesses contribute to sustainable development and what the future trends are like. With China becoming increasingly influential in global economy and sustainable development agenda, this book is certainly a must-read for anyone who thinks deeply about the future of global sustainability.’ -- Hongwu Zhong, Director of CSR Research Center, Chinese Academy of Social ScienceTable of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction: Corporate Social Responsibility in contextChapter 2. Overview of Corporate Social ResponsibilityChapter 3. Corporate Social Responsibility and sustainable developmentChapter 4. Drivers for Corporate Social ResponsibilityChapter 5. Exploring Corporate Social ResponsibilityChapter 6. Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable Development in ChinaChapter 7. Concluding marks
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Halal Matters
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Dilemmas of Leadership
Book SynopsisLeadership, the practice of focusing and motivating a group or organization to achieve its aims, is a much discussed but often misunderstood concept. This comprehensive textbook introduces the subject for Masters level students.Readers are invited to make a series of metaphorical journeys of discovery, thematically organized around fundamental dilemmas within the field of leadership studies. Building on the success of previous editions, the text uses a simple map-based approach to consider dilemmas such as: Is a leader born or made? How are tensions between ethical dilemmas and economic self-interest resolved? How does a leader''s desire for control balance with the need to empower members of the organization? This third edition contains a brand new chapter on leadership in sport, an enhanced chapter on creativity, and more international content. Also new to this edition is a companion website conTrade Review‘The need for global leadership has never been greater. The twenty-first century confronts not only the economy, but humanity, with immense dilemmas. The third edition of Tudor Richards’s book, Dilemmas of Leadership, asks wise questions and guides those who really want to make a difference in organizations and corporations.’ - Nancy J. Adler, S. Bronfman Professor of Management, McGill University, Montreal, Canada and author of ‘Leadership Insights’‘Written in a lively, engaging and thought-provoking style, leadership is explored through a wide variety of themes, perspectives and illustrations. Constructively, the book is designed to encourage reflection on the multiple dimensions of leadership and enter into debate.’ - Dr Mark Low, Staffordshire University, UK‘Tudor Rickards' updated text provides an engaging exploration of the challenges of leadership for leaders working across various fields. This text moves beyond simple one-dimensional approaches and unearths the multifaceted complexities of leadership in the twenty-first century.’ - Dr Sheine Peart, Nottingham Trent University, UKPraise for the previous edition:'Dilemmas of Leadership is the textbook of choice for all Manchester Business School Worldwide leadership courses globally. It is valued by tutors and students for its 'map-making' approach to leadership development through improving decison-making and critical thinking processes.' - Nigel Bannister, Chief Global Officer & MBS Worldwide CEO'This book does a great job concentrating on leadership topics often neglected within the academic discussion, such as leadership in project teams, symbolic aspects of leadership, or power and politics. Its particular value for students is that the complexity of these topics is highlighted and the subsequent problematic issues of leader action are illuminated.' - Ingo Winkler, University of Southern Denmark'There has never been a time in our history when leadership has been more important. Tudor Rickards’ Dilemmas of Leadership will help each of us bring the perspectives we need to lead in the twenty-first century.' - Nancy J. Adler, McGill University, Canada'I have completed the course of leadership at Manchester Business School Worldwide (MBSW). The book Dilemmas of Leadership is one of the best books I have ever read, not only for the academic course, but also in general. It is interesting, although not easy and is full of rich theories covering leadership, compared to other books. I have read the book several times and each time I read it, I deepen my understanding of leadership.' - Samer al Salhi, Student at Manchester Business School Worldwide'I can say that Dilemmas of Leadership has been the most influential and inspiring book I have ever read, and the concepts presented by Tudor are applicable not only in leadership issues per se, but also in everyday decision making.' - Yaqoob Baqerpour, Student at Manchester Business School WorldwideTable of Contents1.Leadership Journeys, Dilemmas and Maps 2.Born or Made? Dilemmas of Destiny and Development 3.Project Teams and the Dilemmas of Functional Leadership 4.Charisma Ancient and Modern Versions 5.Shared Meanings and Why Myths Matter: Mapping the Symbolic and the Cultural 6.Dilemmas of Trust, Competence and Vulnerability 7.Strategic Leadership: Do Strategic Leaders Matter? 8.The Narrative Turn: Dilemmas of Power, Discrimination and Diversity 9.Ethical Dilemmas 10.Creativity and Leadership: Dilemmas of Dreams, Denial and Change Management 11.Sporting Leadership and the Search for Excellence 12.Emerging Issues and Dilemmas
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