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Cengage Learning, Inc Successful Project Management
Book SynopsisMaster everything you need to work successfully in today's project management environment with SUCCESSFUL PROJECT MANAGEMENT, 7E. This best-selling book details how to organize and manage project teams -- from planning and scheduling to cost management.Each chapter aligns with PMBOK (Project Management Body of Knowledge) to ensure best practices. The book covers the latest business challenges, including project constraints, stakeholder concerns, the project charter, and how projects support strategic plans.Learn the keys to effective communication and discover how project management applies in the workplace with new cases and real-world vignettes. End-of-chapter and Internet exercises review concepts critical to project management. New MindTap digital resources provide videos, quizzes, and case animations. You work with the latest, popular project management software: Microsoft Project 2016, available on the website. Find everything you need to manage projects in business today.Table of Contents1. Project Management Concepts. Part I: INITIATING A PROJECT. 2. Identifying and Selecting Projects. 3. Developing Project Proposals. Part II: PLANNING, PERFORMING, AND CONTROLLING THE PROJECT. 4. Defining Scope, Quality, Responsibility, and Activity Sequence. 5. Developing the Schedule. 6. Resource Utilization. 7. Determining Costs, Budget and Earned Value. 8. Managing Risk. 9. Closing the Project. Part III: PEOPLE: THE KEY TO PROJECT SUCCESS. 10. The Project Manager. 11. The Project Team. 12. Project Communication and Documentation. 13. Project Management Organizational Structures. Appendix A: Project Management Information Systems. Appendix B: Project Management Websites. Appendix C: Project Management Associations around the Globe. Appendix D: Acronyms. Reinforce Your Learning Answers. Glossary. Index.
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CENGAGE LEARNING SAM 365 2016 ASSESSMENTS A CARD
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Cengage Learning, Inc Contemporary Project Management
Book SynopsisLearn to master the most proven methods in project management as well as exciting new techniques emerging from current industry and today's most recent research with Kloppenborg's CONTEMPORARY PROJECT MANAGEMENT, 4E. This edition introduces time-tested manual techniques and progressive automated techniques, all consistent with the latest PMBOK Guide and standards and integrated with Microsoft Project 2016. The book's focused approach is ideal for building strong portfolios that showcase project management skills for future interviews. All content is consistent with the knowledge areas and processes of the 6th edition of the PMBOK Guide to give you an advantage as you prepare to become a Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) or Certified Project Management Professional (PMP), if desired.Table of ContentsPart I: ORGANIZING PROJECTS. 1. Introduction to Project Management. 2. Project Selection and Prioritization. 3. Chartering Projects. Part II: LEADING PROJECTS. 4. Organizational Capability: Structure, Culture, and Roles. 5. Leading and Managing Project Teams. 6. Stakeholder Analysis and Communication Planning. Part III: PLANNING PROJECTS. 7. Scope Planning. 8. Scheduling Projects. 9. Resourcing Projects. 10. Budgeting Projects. 11. Project Risk Planning. 12. Project Quality Planning and Project Kick-off. Part IV: PERFORMING PROJECTS. 13. Project Supply Chain Management. 14. Determining Project Progress and Results. 15. Finishing the Project and Realizing the Benefits. Appendix A PMP and CAPM Exam Prep Suggestions Appendix B Agile Differences Covered Appendix C Answers to Selected Exercises Appendix D Project Deliverables Appendix E Strengths Themes as Used in Project Management (Available Online) Glossary Terms consistent the PMBOK�� Guide and multiple other PMI Guides and Standards. Index.
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Cengage Learning, Inc Transportation
Book SynopsisTRANSPORTATION: A SUPPLY CHAIN PERSPECTIVE, 9E equips you with a solid understanding of what is arguably the most critical and complex component of global supply chains. You learn the fundamental role and importance of transportation in companies and society as you study the complex environment of transportation service. The authors provide an overview of the operating and service characteristics, cost structure, and challenges providers of transportation face. This edition highlights critical transportation management issues with insights into the strategic activities and challenges in the movement of goods through the supply chain. Completely up to date, TRANSPORTATION emphasizes global topics with the latest coverage of hard and soft technology and in-depth discussions of fuel, energy, managerial, economic, and environmental issues.Table of ContentsPart I. 1. Global Supply Chains: Role and Importance of Transportation 2. Transportation and the Economy. 3. Transportation Technology and Systems. 4. Costing and Pricing for Transportation. Suggested Readings for Part I. Part II. 5. Motor Carriers. 6. Railroads. 7. Airlines. 8. Water Carriers and Pipelines. 9. Logistics Services Suggested Readings for Part II. Part III. 10. Transportation Risk Management. 11. Global Transportation Management. 12. Transportation Regulation and Public Policy. 13. Issues and Challenges for Global Supply Chains. Suggested Readings for Part III. Glossary. Name Index. Subject Index.
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Cengage Learning, Inc Bundle MGMT 11th MindTap Management 1 Term 6
Book SynopsisLearn Management YOUR Way with MGMT! MGMT's easy-reference, paperback textbook presents course content through visually-engaging chapters as well as Chapter Review Cards that consolidate the best review material into a ready-made study tool. With the textbook or on its own, MGMT MindTap allows you to learn on your terms. Read or listen to textbooks and study with the aid of instructor notifications, flashcards and practice quizzes. Track your scores and stay motivated toward your goals. Whether you have more work to do or are ahead of the curve, you'll know where you need to focus your efforts. And the MindTap Green Dot will charge your confidence along the way. When it's time to study, everything you've flagged or noted can be gathered into a guide you can organize.
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Cengage Learning, Inc Business Ethics
Book SynopsisLearn to make successful ethic decisions in today's complex managerial environment with Ferrell/Fraedrich/Ferrell's market-leading BUSINESS ETHICS: ETHICAL DECISION MAKING AND CASES, 12E. Packed with cases, exercises and simulations, this applied approach uses a proven managerial framework to address overall concepts, processes and best practices associated with top business ethics programs. You clearly see how to integrate ethics into key strategic business decisions. This thoroughly revised edition highlights new legislation affecting business ethics and offers the most up-to-date examples and best practices of high-profile organizations. Twenty new or updated original case studies provide insights into ethical dilemmas. MindTap digital resources help you master concepts and prepare for exercises, quizzes and exams while a new simulation guides you in making strong ethical decisions.Table of ContentsPart I: AN OVERVIEW OF BUSINESS ETHICS. 1. The Importance of Business Ethics. 2. Stakeholder Relationships, Social Responsibility, and Corporate Governance. Part II: ETHICAL ISSUES AND THE INSTITUTIONALIZATION OF BUSINESS ETHICS. 3. Emerging Business Ethics Issues. 4. The Institutionalization of Business Ethics. Part III: THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS. 5. Ethical Decision Making. 6. Individual Factors: Moral Philosophies and Values. 7. Organizational Factors: The Role of Ethical Culture and Relationships. Part IV: IMPLEMENTING BUSINESS ETHICS IN A GLOBAL ECONOMY. 8. Developing an Effective Ethics Program. 9. Managing and Controlling Ethics Programs. 10. Globalization of Ethical Decision Making. 11. Ethical Leadership. 12. Sustainability: Ethical and Social Responsibility Dimensions Part V: CASES. Case 1: The Volkswagen Scandal: An Admission to Emission Fraud. Case 2: Uber Hits a Bump in the Road. Case 3: Wells Fargo: The Stage Coach Went Out of Control. Case 4: POM Wonderful: Crazy Healthy! Case 5: Monsanto: A Growing Controversy. Case 6: Starbucks Venti Social Responsibility and Brand Strategy. Case 7: Walmart Juggles Risks and Rewards. Case 8: New Belgium Brewing: Crafting a Fresh Social Responsibility and Sustainability Initiative. Case 9: The NCAA Has Many Balls in the Air. Case 10: Google: The Quest to Balance Privacy with Profit. Case 11: Zappos: Taking Steps towards Maximizing Stakeholder Satisfaction. Case 12: Lululemon: Turning Lemons into Lemonade. Case 13: Insider Trading at the Galleon Group. Case 14: Whole Foods: 365 Degrees of Commitment to Stakeholders. Case 15: Apple Maintains Strong Ethical Roots. Case 16: PepsiCo: Poised to Deal with the Next Generation. Case 17: Fraud in Dixon, IL: All the Queens Horses Could Not Save Her. Case 18: Herbalife Reborn. Case 19: CVS: ���Fired Up��� about Social Responsibility. Case 20: Enron: Not Accounting for the Future.
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Cengage Learning, Inc Print Student Working Papers Chapters 114 for Century 21 Accounting Advanced 11th
Book SynopsisPrinted Working Papers help students efficiently complete end-of-lesson, end of-chapter, and reinforcement activities, as well as improved chapter study guides. Students complete these printed forms and review documents manually. This package containes the working papers for the first fourteen chapters of the book.
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Cengage Learning, Inc Print Student Working Papers Chapters 1524 for Century 21 Accounting Advanced 11th
Book SynopsisPrinted Working Papers help students efficiently complete end-of-lesson, end of-chapter, and reinforcement activities, as well as improved chapter study guides. Students complete these printed forms and review documents manually. This package containes the working papers for the last nine chapters of the book.
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Palgrave Macmillan Poverty Community and Health
Book SynopsisIf we are becoming increasingly disconnected from our local communities, are there implications for health, well being and happiness, particularly for people on low incomes? This book looks at the interplay between poor people, poor communities and poor health, with a particular focus on social networks as key linkages.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements List of Abbreviations Introduction: Social Murder Utopian Dreams? Researching Poverty, Community and Health Community Resilience Community Demoralisation and Resistance Social Capital in Urban Neighbourhoods: the Potential for Unity and Division Well-being and Happiness: Balancing Community with Independence Social Network Characteristics and Health and Well-Being Conclusions: Poverty, Community and Health in the 'Good Society' Bibliography Index
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Palgrave Macmillan Private Equity in Poland
Book SynopsisPrivate Equity in Poland focuses on the private equity industry and emerging markets in Poland. Poland represents the most developed private equity industry in Central and Eastern Europe and is one of the most developed emerging markets worldwideTrade Review"This book provides an authoritative and comprehensive account of private equity activity in Poland. It should be essential reading for anyone interested in emerging economies and economic transition in Central and Eastern Europe." - COLIN MASON, Professor and Director of Research, Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship, Strathclyde Business School, Glasgow, Scotland; Founding Editor: Venture Capital: An International Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance "Private equity financing has been one of the key building blocks of economic growth in emerging markets. Professor Klonowski s comprehensive analysis of private equity in Poland is a case in point." - ULI W. FRICKE, Chairwoman, European Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (EVCA), Belgium; Founding Managing General Partner, Triangle Venture Capital Group Management GmbH, Germany "Academic rigor and practical experience make this book an invaluable reading for anyone interested in private equity in Central and Eastern Europe." - ELI TALMOR, Founding Chairman, Coller Institute of Private Equity; Professor, London Business School, London, UKTable of ContentsPreface Foreword An Overview of Private Equity Economic Development in Poland Systemic Competitiveness in Poland Nurturing Entrepreneurship in Poland The Exit Environment for Private Equity Firms in Poland The Evolution of Private Equity in Poland Fundraising in Poland and the CEE region Fund Operations in Poland Comparative Perspectives on Private Equity in Emerging Markets The Future Development of Private Equity in Poland
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Palgrave Macmillan National Identity and Economic Interest
Book SynopsisThe book covers the legal, economic, socio-political and international aspects of economic integration and the contending forces of national identity and economic interests after the economies between Taiwan and China are integrated and the trading bloc is emerging across the Taiwan Strait.Trade Review'This collection covers some of the most recent economic and political thinking and analyzes of Taiwan's current and future position in Asia. The focus is on the growing Taiwan-China economic relationship. These heuristic chapters are written by specialists from Taiwan, the United States, Canada, and Europe. Taiwan's situation is pivotal to a peaceful and prospering Asia. This is an important book for anyone interested in Taiwan and the evolution of a tranquil Pacific basin.' Thomas J. Bellows, professor of Political Science, The University of Texas at San Antonio 'This comprehensive, multidisciplinary, historically grounded, and very timely volume uses the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement between China and Taiwan to explore a range of issues affecting the signatories as well as the region as a whole. The dozen chapters by an international lineup of experts compel readers to rethink our understanding of topics such as sovereignty, identity, and security.' Thomas B. Gold, University of California, BerkeleyTable of ContentsPART I: ECONOMIC INTEGRATION WITH A POLITICAL RIVAL REGIME Introduction From Economic Interactions to Economic Integration Legal Issues Concerning the Signing of ECFA: Implications on Taiwan's Legal Status" IS ECFA: A Mixture of the WTO Principles with "Cross-Strait Characteristics Political Economy of Integration between Two Rival Regimes: ECFA, Its Impacts on Cross Strait Relations and Implications for the U.S. PART II: APPREHENSION OF RAPPROCHEMENT: AN INCREASING DIVIDEDNESS IN TAIWAN AFTER REDUCING THE TENSIONS ACROSS THE TAIWAN STRAIT Taiwan, District of China On the Road to a Common Taiwan Identity Understanding Taiwanese Nationalism PART III: INTERNATIONAL DIMENSIONS OF THE ECFA: GEO-POLITICS OF ECONOMIC INTEGRATION ACROSS THE TAIWAN STRAIT ECFA and Beyond: The Paradigm Shift of Taiwan's Security Policy toward China The Shifting Paradigm of the Triangular Relations in the aftermath of the ECFA Removing Taiwan's Pieces: Asia's 'Great Game' without a "Republic of China" Japan's view on Cross Strait Developments* Chapter 13 Concluding Chapter
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Palgrave Macmillan Land Ownership Inequality and Rural Factor Markets in Turkey
Book SynopsisÜnal uses Turkey as a case study to investigate the effectiveness and efficiency of land and labor markets in spreading economic opportunities within agriculture and its ability to reduce rural poverty. Trade Review"Fatma Gül Ünal exposes the historic and geographic basis of Turkey's rural poverty and land inequality, which have recently increased, despite general economic success. Her new fieldwork confirms that - contrary to prevailing prejudice - smaller, more equal farms, reliant on family rather than hired labour, are more efficient than larger, machine-intensive farms in most of Turkey, mainly because labor-management is less costly. Yet, as this excellent book shows, exclusive reliance on markets cannot reduce Turkey's land inequality, so land reform is needed for efficient farming - as well as to reduce rural unemployment and poverty, and hence ethnic, regional, and class tensions." - Michael Lipton, member of the Council of the Overseas Development Institute, London, and recipient of Leontief Prize for Advancing the Frontiers of Economic ThoughtTable of ContentsIntroduction: Why Agriculture? A Portrait of Turkish Agriculture: Inequality and its Discontents Sharecropping or Fixed Rent Tenancy? Testing For Inverse Size-Yield Relationship in Turkish Agriculture Conclusions
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Palgrave Macmillan Global Financial Meltdown
Book SynopsisIn easy to understand terms and journalistic style, Read describes the reasons for global financial unrest arising from the sub-prime mortgage crisis and economic meltdowns. He walks the reader through a number of topics in economics and connects these topics to real world financial problems concluding with recommendations for the future.Trade Review'Colin Read has presented a useful account of the modern financial system and the pitfalls of the current regulatory structure. This book will be very helpful to those trying to make sense of the current financial crisis' - Dean Baker, Co-Director, Center for Economic Policy Research, Washington, D.C., USA 'Professor Read adroitly straddles the divide between arcane economic reasoning and the layperson's appetite for understanding the intricacies of the modern financial system. The book presumes some basic knowledge of economics in its coverage of a rather extensive landscape of topics. At the same time, it eschews heavy theoretical exposition in favor of a conversational approach with moorings at key points in history and a blend of social commentary. Professor Read is thoughtful and provocative in building toward his global prescriptions for a better economic future.' - Wade Thomas, Professor of Economics, State University of New York College at Oneonta, USA 'GetAbstract recommends this comprehensive manual to anyone who wants a firmer, basic understanding of economics.' - getAbstract.comTable of ContentsContents Introduction SECTION I: EVOLUTION OF THE MODERN ECONOMIC SYSTEM SECTION II: CREATION OF THE CONSUMER-INVESTOR SECTION III: AN EMERGING NEW WORLD SECTION IV: BANKS AND CENTRAL BANKING SECTION V: FINANCIAL FAILURES SECTION VI: POLITICS AND PERCEPTIONS Conclusions Epilogue Index
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Palgrave Macmillan Institutions Human Development and Economic Growth in Transition Economies
Book SynopsisThis book analyses the development path of transition economies in European Countries and former Soviet Republics that have experienced the transformation from planned economies to market economies since the fall of the Berlin wall in 1989. It examines economic growth, institutional change and human development performance.Table of ContentsPART I: TRANSFORMATION, DECLINE AND UNSTABLE GROWTH Transition to Market: a Long and Undefined Journey The Great Transformation: Recession, Recovery and EU Conditionality PART II: INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE AND VARIETY OF CAPITALISM IN TRANSITION ECONOMIES Institutional Change: Old and New Institutionalism A Model of Institutional Change in Transition Economies Variety of Capitalism and Socio-Economic Models in Transition Economies PART III: CAPABILITY APPROACH, SOCIAL CAPITAL AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IN TRANSITION ECONOMIES Explaining Economic Development: Old and New Theories Institutions, Human Development, Economic Growth Origins of Development: Social Capital, Middle Class and Democracy Conclusion
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Palgrave Macmillan Institutions Ideas and Learning in Welfare State Change
Book SynopsisInvestigates the transformation of German labour market policy, showing that Germany has departed from the conservative-corporatist path of welfare, especially with the Hartz Legislation of the Red-Green government.Trade ReviewRecommended by CHOICE.Table of ContentsIntroduction Institutions, Ideas and Learning The Development of German Labour Market Policy The Institutional Setting of German Labour Market Policy-Making Red-Green Labour Market Policy-Making: An Overview The First Red-Green Government and the Alliance for Jobs The Second Red-Green Government and the Hartz Commission Conclusions
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Palgrave MacMillan UK Family Business as Paradox A Family Business Publication
Book SynopsisRather than having to choose between the family and the business, the authors argue that if family-owned businesses can consciously manage and over time, perhaps, synthesize these contradictions, the Family Enterprise will have a long-term strategic and competitive advantage and the family will remain committed to continuity.Trade Review'Paradoxes are part of life and are especially evident in the family business. Family Business as Paradox is an excellent manual for how to manage paradox in the family business. The Polarity mapping model is well explained and can be a very helpful process in working through the many issues that family businesses encounter. This book will be helpful and empowering to any family business who wants to go from 'either/or' to 'both/and' in managing paradox.' - Mary Andringa, President & CEO, Vermeer Corporation (USA) 'The 43 years that I spent in our family business made me realize that managing paradoxes is crucial to family business success. One of Murugappa family's core values is to maintain a style of operations befitting our size, yet reflecting moderation and humility. The authors consider precisely such paradoxes in this book. More importantly, they provide a practical problem-solving framework to manage such family business paradoxes and the conflicts that arise as a result. This book is a must-read for all multi-generational families in business.' - M.V. Subbiah, past CEO, The Murugappa Group (India) 'This book comes at just the right moment for us. As we go through the process of transition to a fourth generation business, I found a fresh perspective on the issues we all know about. There are some really creative ideas as to how to build on the positives which we will use as we move forward.' - Thomas G. Bata, Chairman. Bata Group (Canada) 'Schuman, Stutz and Ward shed light and bring clarity to some of the murkier and more complex aspects of family business through their astute analysis of the inherent tensions and strengths of the many paradoxes that are family business.' - Robert Pasin, President & CEO, Radio Flyer Inc.(USA) 'Family business paradoxes are real and mutual acceptance of these paradoxes requires profound analysis. As an example, business transfer to the next generation always brings to the forefront many issues as the transfer is also an emotional process. I greatly appreciate the authors' long-term approach and focus on family businesses. I warmly recommend this book as essential reading for all family entrepreneurs.' - MaaritToivanen-Koivisto, President & CEO, Onninen Oy (Finland) 'The opportunity to honor tradition while remaining dynamic and relevant to current and future guests is both challenging to our management team and energizing. Until I read this book, I had not considered the many paradoxes that are inherent in family business and I certainly didn't realize that it was possible to have it all, to achieve both sides of the paradox, to have both tradition and change, to have growth and liquidity, to know that putting the family first may be in the best interest of the family business. I so appreciate the wealth of information presented in this book. Thanks to Amy Schuman, Stacy Stutz and John Ward for sharing all of this with us!' - Dini Pickering, Vice Chairman of the Board, The Biltmore Company (USA) 'The authors examine the reality of living and working with the ambiguities present in all family businesses and provide new tools for their analysis and objective understanding. This book will allow and encourage family business stakeholders to recognize problems as paradoxes and progress from instinctive to deliberate, explicit management. New skills thereby attained will be energizing and invigorating, providing leverage to capitalize upon effective family business dynamics.' - Alex Scott, Executive Chairman, Sand Aire Limited (UK) 'Paradox is normal in our family business. We allocate a lot of quality time in our family meetings to look for dual solutions. A common family mission mindset with real team spirit is essential to achieve long lasting commitment.' - David Lee, Chairman, Lee Kum Kee Co. Ltd. (Hong Kong)Table of ContentsPreface Introduction - Appreciating Both Paradox Capacity And Capability Problems Are Not All The Same Prospering In The Face Of Ambiguity Capture The Inherent Tension What Lies Ahead Part 1-Acknowledging Both - Where Is Your Family Business's Current Focus - Family Or Business? 1 - Which To Choose: Family Or Business? To Choose Or Not To Choose Choose Both Family And Business Intersection Paradox Of Individual And Collective Individual And Collective In Action Celebrating Paradox At Beretta Assessment Summary 2 - Tradition And Change In Family Firms The Godrej Group: Model Of Tradition And Change Distinctive Time Orientation Complex Successor Dilemmas Internally Driven Strategy Enduring Values Tradition And Change At Beretta Part II-Identifying Both 3 - Predictable Paradoxes Across The Generations Generational Oscillation Predictable Paradoxes: Founder Stage Predictable Paradoxes: Sibling Partnership Stage Predictable Paradoxes: Cousin Collaboration Stage The Enterprising Family Generational Paradoxes: Final Analysis 4 - Predictable Conflicts In The Intersections From Two Systems To Three Problem – Conflict – Contradiction – Paradox Understanding The Intersections Family – Management Conflicts Management – Ownership Conflicts Ownership – Family Conflicts Governance Structures Intersections: Final Analysis Part III – Managing Both 5 - A Continuum For Addressing Paradoxes Either/Or - Both/And The Paradox Management Continuum Family Employment On The Continuum The Art Of Paradox Management Cycle Of Renewal And Benefit 6 - One Key Tool: The Polarity Map™ Anna's Family Business And Polarity Mapping The Continuum And The Map Another Polarity Map™: Family Councils Step-By-Step Through The Polarity Map™ Final Reflections Part IV –Achieving Both 7 - Experience The Power Of Paradox Sources Of Continuity Culture Unlocks The Power Of Paradox From Implicit To Explicit A Look Toward Fusion Appendices Appendix A: Historical Perspective On Paradox Appendix B: Paradoxes In Business Literature Appendix C: Family First – Business First Assessment Appendix D: More On Polarity Maps™ Notes Index
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Palgrave Macmillan The Trustee Guide to Investment
Book SynopsisThe Trustee Guide to Investment is a unique and refreshingly practical guide to the expanding range of markets, investments, tools and techniques to which pension scheme trustees must now become familiar.Trade Review'It is becoming increasingly difficult for trustees, old and new, to distinguish between substance and marketing hype. This book is essential reading for those who want to minimise risks and maximise opportunities without being taken to the cleaners.' - Alan Pickering CBE, Chairman, BESTrustees 'Quite simply the book every Trustee should read and understand. Written clearly and concisely, it is compulsory reading for my Committee!' - Mike Urmston, Chair of the Aviva Staff Pension Scheme Investment Committee 'This book is written with a mission not only to advance trustees' investment knowledge by demystifying the jargon and terminology that surrounds investment with its many and various nuances, but also to provide trustees with the necessary confidence and competence to adopt an advanced level of investment governance for their scheme.' - Dawid Konotey-Ahulu, co-founder, mallowstreet.com 'As simplicity in many aspects of trusteeship and investment gives way to increased complexity, at last we have a refreshingly objective and practical guide to the ever expanding range of markets, investments, tools and techniques to which pension scheme trustees are increasingly exposed and regularly bombarded.' - Rob Gardner, co-founder and joint-CEO Redington LimitedTable of ContentsThe Pension Promise Why Trustee Knowledge and Understanding and Investment Governance are Important The Main Parties Trustees Deal with on Funding and Investment Issues The Macroeconomic Background to Pensions The Traditional Asset Classes Risk and Risk Management Asset Allocation Derivatives Interest Rate and Inflation Swaps Alternative Assets Portfolio Management Liability Driven Investment Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance Behavioural Finance Manager Selection Conclusion
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Palgrave Macmillan Getting Between the Balance Sheets
Book SynopsisFor many entrepreneurs there is a mystique about finance -starting, growing and selling new ventures is tough enough. Yet with some focused financial knowledge you can run your company with less cash, grow it more quickly and make more money when it is sold. This book makes the dry world of finance easy to understand and relevant to entrepreneurs.Trade Review"A compelling read" Andrea Traversone, Amadeus Capital Partners, UK "Excellent financial guide for entrepreneurs" Dr. Hendrik Brandis, co-founder Earlybird and Chairman of the EVCA Venture Capital Council, Switzerland "Essential reading for every entrepreneur" Andrew Fisher, CEO, Shazam Entertainment, UK "Relevant and very readable" Timo Lindström, founder and CEO, Confidex Oy, Finland "The only book designed to portray finance for the CEO" David Darsch, founder, CEO Collaborative Forum, SpainTable of ContentsINTRODUCTION – A Financial Primer for Entrepreneurs And the Winner is… MissInge Fashions! Cash is King MissInge's Balance Sheet Balance Sheet Beauty Crisis and Confusion NFO and Working Capital Grace Gets Some Help Growing as Fast as Possible Without New Investment The Bank Helps Building a Cash-lean Company Back at the Bank Share Structures and Shareholders MissInge's Share Capital Problem Options and Shares Keeping Joe on Board Valuing a Company The Deal Runs Into Trouble Preparing a Company For Sale The Sale of MissInge Fashions The Lessons of MissInge Fashions MissInge's P&L and Balance Sheet Survey Results P&L and Balance Sheet – An Accounting View
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Palgrave Macmillan The Rise and Fall of an Economic Empire
Book SynopsisWe have seen many empires come and go. From the Roman Empire to the British Empire, we are now witnessing the decline of the US as a superpower. How do economic innovations foster global economic dominance, and how does the natural evolution of an economic empire eventually bring about its demise and replacement by other economic superpowers?Table of ContentsIntroduction PART I: FROM 10,000 B.C. TO 1776 – THE DISCOVERY OF ECONOMIES OF SCALE An Economic Prehistory to Economic Emperors Barter, Economic Emperors, and the Decentralized Marketplace Specialization and Surpluses The First Industrial Revolution Colonialism Puts Sugar in Our Tea PART II: A SECOND INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION A Declaration of Economic Independence An Economic Bill of Rights Dominance Through Economics Private Solutions to Public Problems PART III: THE NEW MERCANTILISTS The Consumer as King A New Colonialism Dependency Economics PART IV: ASPIRING NATIONS Transfer of Technology Economic Imitation is the Sincerest Form of Flattery Heckscher, Ohlin, and Two Billion Hungry and Willing to Work for Change PART V: GROWING PAINS Complex Economic Systems Herding Cats and Chaos Theory Too Big to Fail Private Property Gives Way to the Public Good The Winner's Curse PART VI: A NEW ECONOMIC ORDER The Politics of a Consumption Economy Gradual economic Marginalization A New Economic Order Convergence PART VII: FROM WHERE HAVE WE COME, AND WHERE WILL WE GO? The Dance of Demographics Steady State and Sustainability Economic Darwinism and Dinosaurs Prescriptions for Relevance Conclusions
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Palgrave Macmillan Community Market and State in Development
Book Synopsis''How to combine the community, the market, and the state in the total economic system is probably the most important agenda for economists geared towards the reduction of poverty in developing economies''. - Professor Yujiro HayamiThis volume brings together leading scholars from all around the world to examine and extend Professor Hayami''s development model of ''community, market and state'', and to pay tribute to his invaluable contribution to economics. The authors provide new empirical analysis with a clear focus on the role of the community in economic development, and its relations with agricultural markets, industrialization and the government, using primary data from major countries in Asia and Africa. This book is indispensable reading for all interested in development economics, government and market studies and international development studies.Table of ContentsPreface PART I: AN OVERVIEW Community, Market, and State in Development: An Introduction; K.Otsuka & K.Kalirajan Crossing Borders: A Tribute to Yujiro Hayami; G.Ranis Pushing Frontiers of Development Thought; C.David PART II: ROLE OF STATE The Role of the Government in Facilitating TFP Growth during Japan's Rapid Growth Era; S.Aoki, J.Esteban-Pretel, T.Okazaki & Y.Sawada Development Performance across Indian States and the Role of the Governments; K.Kalirajan, S.Bhide & K.Singh The Role of Traditional Chinese State and the Origin of Modern East Asia; D.Ma Government Distortions to Agricultural Prices: Lessons from Rich and Emerging Economies; K.Anderson The Human Capital Basis of the Japanese Miracle: A Historical Perspective; Y.Godo PART III: STATE TO COMMUNITY Community Governance and Public Goods Investments in China's Villages; R.Luo, L.Zhang, J.Huang & S.Rozelle Poverty, Politics, and Projects under Community Participation in Zambia; A.de Janvry, H.Nakagawa & E.Sadoulet Political Competition and the Impact of Local Governance on Pro-Poor Programs; P.Bardhan & D.Mookherjee Promises and Realities of Community-Based Agricultural Extension; G.Feder, J.R.Anderson, R.Birner & K.Deininger PART IV: COMMUNITY AND MARKET The Community Mechanism of Contract Enforcement: What are the Differences between Rural Communities and Industrial Clusters?; K.Otsuka & T.Sonobe The Transformation of Hayami's Village; J.Estudilo, Y.Sawada, K.Kajisa, N.Fuwa & M.Kikuchi Recent Developments of Agricultural Markets in East Africa; T.Yamano, Y.Kijima, T.Matsumoto & M.Muto Private Sector Industrialization in China: Evidence from Wenzhou; J.Strauss, E.Y.Qian, M.Shen, D.Liu, M.Majbouri, Q.Sun, Q.Ying , & Y.Zhu The Role of Markets for Managing Agricultural Risks in Developing Countries; P.Hazell
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Palgrave Macmillan See No Evil
Book SynopsisThe story of the recent global economic crisis is told in the words of the main players in the drama. Including quotes from bankers, rating agencies, housing agencies, regulators, politicians and media figures. Erik Banks'' latest book shows why we are doomed to experience further financial crises in the future.Trade Review'...a lot of fun...' - Financial WorldTable of ContentsPrologue: Crisis Redux A Quick Recap The US Banks Got It Wrong… …And So Did the European Banks The Fannie and Freddie Sinkhole Fuel to the Fire I: The Rating Agencies Fuel to the Fire II: Politicians and Lobbyists A Handful of Sages Fingerpointing and Apologies Closing the Barn Door Get Ready For The Next One…
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Palgrave Macmillan Ethnicity and the Persistence of Inequality
Book SynopsisUnderstanding why inequality is so great and has persevered for centuries in a number of Latin American countries requires tools that go beyond economics. Investigating the case of Peru, this book explores how inequality is embedded in institutions that constitute the interface between the economy, the polity and geography of the country.Table of ContentsIntroduction Appendix: Background on Peru The Complexity and Salience of Ethnic Identity in Peru Appendix: The Methodology of the CRISE Perception Survey: The Questionnaire and the Sample; D.Sulmont Measuring Group Inequalities; A.Figueroa, M.Paredes & R.Thorp Persistent Inequalities in Education; A.Figueroa, M.Paredes & R.Thorp The Historical Embedding of Group Inequalities: From the Colony to the War with Chile; C.Contreras, M.Paredes & R.Thorp The Embedding of Regional Inequality and the Consequences for Group Inequalities: the 1890s to the 1960s; C.Contreras, M.Paredes & R.Thorp The Evolving Crisis and Consequences for Group Inequality, 1968-90 The Fujimori Years: the Peak of Political and Economic Exclusion Conclusion
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Palgrave Macmillan St. Jamess Place Tax Guide 20122013
Book SynopsisThe 41st annual edition of the leading guide to taxation in Britain. This practical and user-friendly guide is a bestseller with students, professionals, accountants and private individuals, explaining in simple terms how the UK tax system works and how best to minimise tax liabilities.Trade ReviewReviews of previous editions*: "The bestselling tax guide is back and it's as authoritative as ever...gives practical guidance on tax issues, which would benefit both students and professionals alike." - Accounting Technician "No other manual compares. . . the complete A-Z on Tax." - The Times "The best book ever written on taxation." - The Daily Telegraph "Acknowledged among consumers and professionals alike as the best book on the subject." - The Independent "Provides a complete guide to UK taxation. . . includes clear examples and explanations, tables and a glossary, with all items fully referenced and indexed for ease of use." - Tax Journal *Including editions of the book prior to it being published as the St. James's Place Tax GuideTable of ContentsPreface; M.Weinberg Abbreviations Introduction This Year's Tax Changes The Basis of Your Tax Liability Personal Reliefs Annual Interests and other Payments Computing Your Income Tax Bill Husband, Wife, Civil Partners and Children Income from Land and Property Income from Dividends and Interest Life Assurance Income from Employments and PAYE Income from Businesses and Professions Partnerships Companies Pensions Miscellaneous Aspects Returns, Assessments and Repayment Claims Domicile and Residence Tax on Foreign Income Non-residents, Visitors and Immigrants Capital Gains Tax The Taxation of Trusts and Estates Inheritance Tax An Outline of VAT Stamp Duty Social Security Tax Saving Hints Tax Tables Glossary Index
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Palgrave Macmillan Marketing Shares Sharing Markets
Book SynopsisThis book introduces the reader to the ''world of finance'', more exactly to one core activity: investment banking. Analysing the practices of traders, analysts, brokers and bankers it reveals how their contrasting perspectives on shares are put to use and the consequences this has for investment banks, corporations, investors and the stock markets.Table of ContentsUnderstanding Investment Banking Practices A Brief History of Investment Banking Traders Activating the Stock Markets Analysts Doing Stock Market Science – Sort of Brokers Selling Investment Advice Bankers -Matchmaking and Midwifery The Birth of a Share Behind the Scenes: Management, Risk and Compliance Organizing Investment Banking Enacting Stock Markets Appendix: A Note on Methods
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Palgrave Macmillan A Business and Labour History of Britain
Book SynopsisBy bringing together and critically engaging with accounts of certain themes in business and labour history, and utilizing original research, this book aims to widen understanding of industrial society and provide a background to further study and research in the area management and labour relations history.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Themes and Historical Backdrop; M.Richardson & P.Nicholls Labour, Management and Control: the Early Railway Industry in Britain; P.Nicholls Women, Mechanization and Cost-Savings in Twentieth-Century British Banks and other Financial Institutions; P.Wardley Bliss Tweed Mill Strike 1913–14: Causes, Conduct and Consequences; M.Richardson Rapprochement and Retribution: the Divergent Experiences of Workers in Two Large Paper and Print Companies in the 1926 General Strike; M.Richardson Work Relations: Compositors' Experiences in a Family-Owned Printing Company, J.W. Arrowsmith 1918-1939; M.Richardson Organisation, Ideology and Control: Founding Principles: the Case of the BBC; P.Nicholls Taylorism in the Mines? Technology, Work Organization and Management in British Coal-mining before Nationalization; S.Tailby Shop-floor Bargaining and the Struggle for Job Control in the British Automobile and Aerospace Industries 1950—1982; M.Richardson, P.Stewart & A.Danford
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Palgrave Macmillan The Culture of the Publishers Series Volume 2
Book SynopsisThis volume explores problems concerning the series, national development and the national canon in a range of countries and their international book-trade relationships. Studies focus on issues such as the fabrication of a national canon, and on the book in war-time, the evolution of Catholic literature, imperial traditions and colonial libraries.Trade Review'An invaluable and engrossing re-evaluation of the Publishers Series, providing stimulating international comparisons and a lasting and important contribution to modern social and cultural history' - James Raven, Professor in Modern History, University of Essex, UK 'The phenomenon of the publisher's series - so central to 18th and 19th-century publishing and reading practices - has never before been considered so fully. In the sheer breadth of the new material they encompass, enabling comparisons across time and space, these volumes will prove invaluable to students and scholars alike.' - Mary Hammond, Senior Lecturer, Department of English, University of Southampton, UKTable of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgements Notes on Contributors Introduction. Wondering about 'the Causes of Causes'. The Publisher's Series, its Cultural Work and Meanings PART II: The Series, the Academy, and the World; J.Spiers The American Publisher's Series Goes to War, 1942-1946, J.B.Hench The Spanish Collections of Herder Verlag: International Catholic Literature; A.C.Viro Adamantios Korais' The Greek Library (1805-1827): An Ingenious Publisher and The Making of a Nation; N.Yakovaki Fabricating a National Canon: The Role of Richard Bentley and George Robertson in Developing and Marketing the Australian Library; A.Rukavina Series for Women in 19th Century Netherlandsl; L.Kuitert Leonard Bast's Library: Aspiration, Emulation and the Imperial National Tradition; R.Fraser Negotiating the List: Launching Macmillan's Colonial Library and Author Contracts; S.Towheed Household Words: An Account of the 'Bengal Family Library'; A.Gupta Great Books by the Millions: J. M. Dent's 'Everyman Library'; T.I.Seymour 'The Green and the Gold': Publisher's Series in 19th-century Ireland; E.Tilley One Series After Another: The Macmillan Company of Canada; R.Panofsky Index
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Palgrave Macmillan On Skidelskys Keynes and Other Essays
Book SynopsisOn Skidelsky''s Keynes and Other Essays is a collection of essays, biographies, review articles and tributes, focusing on the lives and times of the Cambridge School of Economists, and the immense contribution that these thinkers, including the author, made to the discipline.Trade Review“This book contains the author’s biography (his racial identity and situation, activities in the anti-Vietnam War, for example) and book reviews of many distinguished economists with whom the author has worked … . For all readers it represents (as indeed it has been for the reviewer) a good opportunity to approach various topics anew through the author’s own perspective and views.” (Toshaiki Hirai, Journal of the History of Economic Thought, Vol. 38 (4), December, 2016)'Like his mentor Joan Robinson, Geoff Harcourt's writings combine personal conviction, a passion for justice, policy relevance and penetrating analysis. Harcourt has a unique voice that is increasingly rare, and hence increasingly valuable. These essays, like all of his writings, are marked by an authoritative command of both contemporary and historical literatures, and engaging writing radiating grace, style and wit. Harcourt continues to be an inspirational figure for those working in the history of economics, who also share a desire to be relevant to contemporary economics, to students of economics and to the world.' - Professor Avi Cohen, York UniversityTable of ContentsPART I: TITLE ESSAY On Skidelsky's Keynes PART II: AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY Political Economy, Politics and Religion PART III: POST-KEYNESIAN THEORY A Teaching Model of the 'Keynesian' System On Keynes and Chick on Prices in Modern Capitalism On Specifying the Demand for Imports in Macroeconomic Models The Theoretical and Political Importance of Keynes The Rise and Fall of Economic Neo-liberalism in Theory and Practice Price Theory and Multinational Oligopoly PART IV: REVIEW ARTICLES A Revolution Yet to Be Accomplished The Collected Writings of an Indian Sage PART V: SURVEYS Keynes and the Cambridge School What is the Cambridge Approach to Economics? PART VI: POLICY Markets, Madness and a Middle Way Revisited Finance, Speculation and Stability PART VII: INTELLECTUAL BIOGRAPHIES AND TRIBUTES Tom Asimakopulos Keith Septimus Frearson William Brian Reddaway Sukhamoy Chakravarty David Gawen Champerowne Robin Matthews PART VIII: GENERAL ESSAYS Economics: From Moral Science to Game Theory 100 Years of the Economics Tripos
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Palgrave Macmillan Ethics in Investment Banking
Book SynopsisThe financial crisis focused unprecedented attention on ethics in investment banking. This book develops an ethical framework to assess and manage investment banking ethics and provides a guide to high profile concerns as well as day to day ethical challenges.Trade Review'Reynolds and Newell have produced a well-informed assessment of the multiple ethical issues that investment bankers must confront. With an insider's view of the industry as well as expertise in applied ethics, they focus on the critical differences between compliance and ethics. The result is a no-nonsense book full of practical and workable solutions to ethical problems. Ethics in Investment Banking could not be more timely, making it very clear that there is no excuse for the absence of a strong ethical foundation to investment banking.' - Lord Myners 'Whether banks, including especially investment banks, lost their moral and ethical compass, as well as vast amounts of shareholders' capital, is a fair question to ask in the wake of the financial crisis. What is clear is that sustainable returns in banking can only be achieved if banks act fairly and responsibly to their key stakeholders. This book makes an important contribution to considering this question.' - Sir Philip Hampton, Chairman, RBS 'This book needed to be written...gives an insight into what it feels like to be immersed in the complicated end of banking. Even the controversial views are informed ones. Read this book and be grateful for those who wrestle with what it means to be salt and light rather than enjoy the moral purity of the spectator.' - John Ellis, Faith in Business QuarterlyTable of ContentsForeword Introduction: Learning from Failure? Ethics in Investment Banking: Background and Context The Framework for Understanding Ethics in Investment Banking Religion and Investment Banking Ethics The Two Opposing Views of Investment Banking Ethics: Rights Vs. Duties Recent Ethical Issues in Investment Banking Clients and Ethics Internal Ethical Issues A New Code of Ethics for Investment Banking
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Palgrave Macmillan Labour Market Flexibility and Pension Reforms
Book SynopsisIncreasingly flexible labour markets and reforms of old-age pension systems are still ranking high on the political agenda of European countries. This volume investigates whether, and to what extent, the interplay between pension reforms and the spread of ''atypical'' employment patterns and fragmented careers has a negative influence uponeconomic security in old age. The volume, therefore, analyzes the flexibility-security nexus by focusing on the post-retirement phase, thus extending the conventional narrow concept of ''flexicurity''. The book also questions whetherreforms of public and private pension schemes compensate or aggravate the risks of increasingly flexible labor markets and atypical employment careers after retirement? Around this overarching research question, the various contributions in the volume employ the same analytical framework in order to map, and then compare, the developments in seven European countries - Denmark, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, SwitzTrade Review'...a well researched, well edited, and clearly written book, and anyone with anything to do with pensions policy should be reading it.' - Citizen's Income TrustTable of ContentsList of illustrations Notes on Contributors Preface and Acknowledgements RECWOWE Book Series: Work and Welfare in Europe Funding Labour Market Flexibility and Pension Reforms: What Prospects for Old-Age Security?; K.Hinrichs & M.Jessoula Germany: A Flexible Labor Market plus Pension Reforms Makes Old-Age Poverty; K.Hinrichs The Italian Risky Combination: 'Selective Flexibility' and Defined-Contributions Pensions; M.Jessoula Poland: Are Flexible Labour Markets Ready for Individualized Pensions?; I.Guardiancich Lessons from the UK: When Multi-Pillar Pension Systems Meet Flexible Labour Markets; D.Natali Switzerland: Building a Multipillar Pension System for a Flexible Labour Market; S.Häusermann & H.Schwander The Danish Flexicurity Model and Old Age Protection; N.Ploug The Netherlands: Reconciling Labour Market Flexicurity with Security in Old Age; K.Anderson Flexible Today, Secure Tomorrow?; M.Jessoula & K.Hinrichs Bibliography Index
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Palgrave Macmillan Public Services and Financial Austerity
Book SynopsisThe authors suggest that some of the problems of the public sector are self-inflicted and that current policies may only deliver partial success ''at a price we cannot afford''. It proposes a radical alternative and discusses practical ways it could be implemented. It also explores the threats and opportunities that such an approach might face.Trade Review'This provocative and clarifying book ...invites us to contemplate the historic watershed that Britain is in, and offers a well-grounded, experience-based set of choices that would end the impotence and provide genuine opportunities for local governance that would work. It's an ambitious and clear call that is issued here; we cannot ignore it if we are to find our way out of this current negative spiral of insanity.' - Dr Margaret Wheatley, Utah, USATable of ContentsPART I: ISSUES AND ALTERNATIVES Introduction The Challenges Facing UK Public Services We Are Not Alone... How Others Have Coped Strategic Background PART II: THE TRADITIONAL MODEL OF PUBLIC SERVICE AND ITS PROSPECTS FOR SUCCESSES The Development of Modern Public Services The Characteristics of the Current UK Public Services Model UK Public Services - Attempts at Reform PART III: RADICAL ALTERNATIVES AND CHARTING THE WAY FORWARD A New Paradigm Managing the Change – What are the Implications? The Wider View Postscript References Bibliography
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Palgrave Macmillan Reading Hayek in the 21st Century
Book SynopsisPapaioannou offers a radical new reading of Hayek in the 21st century, arguing that the moral dimension of his political theory is based on the methodological implications of an epistemologically founded morality, a morality that must respect the natural limits of human knowledge.Table of ContentsPreface Introduction The Context and the Intellectual Background of Hayek's Political Theory The Epistemological Foundation of Hayek's Anti-Rationalist Concept of Morality The Methodological Formation of Hayek's Moral Dimension: the Exclusion and Requirement of Substantive Politics The Order of Catallaxy, Commutative Justice, the Minimal State and the Great Society Summary Conclusions Notes References Index
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Palgrave Macmillan Equilibrium and Evolution
Book SynopsisAlfred Marshall has traditionally been listed alongside pioneering ''neoclassical'' economists. In this volume Neil Hart challenges this view, illuminating the ambiguities within Marshall''s work, and exploring his reconciliation of two modes of thinking, equilibrium economics and evolutionary economics.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Competing Assessments of Alfred Marshall The Development of Marshall's Thought Marshall's 'Economic Biology' Marshall's Equilibrium Analysis and the 'Reconciliation Problem' Sraffa's Critique and 'Marshall's Theory' Getting Marshall 'Out of the Way' The Professionalisation of Economics and Marshall's Theory Increasing Returns and Economic Progress Epilogue: Marshall, the Marshallians and Modern Economics
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Palgrave Macmillan Measuring Global Poverty
Book SynopsisThe author examines the moral, methodological, and practical problems that arise from poverty measurement. He establishes a methodological framework for analyzing poverty conceptions and measures, and concludes with concrete recommendations regarding both the procedures for and substance of future global poverty measurement.Table of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations PART I: AN ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK Introducing Poverty Measurement A Defense of Global Poverty Measurement A Pro-Poor Methodology PART II: COMPETING CONCEPTIONS AND MEASURES OF POVERTY Monetary Approaches Basic Needs Capabilities Social Exclusion Rights PART III: THE WAY FORWARD New Values, New Desiderata Public Reason and Poverty Measurement Toward Pro-Poor Global Poverty Measurement Notes References Index
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Palgrave Macmillan Consumer Culture and the Media
Book SynopsisHow did consumer culture become synonymous with westernised societies? Iqani argues that it is the way it is promoted by media texts. She provides a detailed analysis of publicly displayed consumer magazine covers and engages with big questions about the public, power and identity in mediated consumer culture.Trade Review'This book represents a milestone in the study of magazines. By developing an understanding of the public spaces of consumer culture, Mehita Iqani shifts the lens through which we think about magazines, showing the key role they play in 'selling' consumerism. A brilliant and original book, it is beautifully written and replete with vivid examples. It will be essential reading for students and scholars of media and communication studies, sociology, cultural geography and gender studies as well as anyone interested in the relationship between media, communication technologies and consumer culture.' - Rosalind Gill, King's College, London, UK 'Mehita Iqani's Consumer Culture and the Media is a fresh, fascinating and eloquently-crafted account of the enchanting power of magazines in the most unglamorous of places, the newsstand. It is a highly original contribution to the study of contemporary visuality that greatly enhances our understanding of concumer culture.' - Lilie Chouliaraki, London School of Economics and Political Sciences, UKTable of ContentsAcknowledgements List of figures Media in Consumer Culture: An Introduction The Public, Identity and Power in Mediated Consumer Culture A Research Approach for Mediated Consumer Culture Media Retail Spaces as Multimodal Spectacles: The Case of the Newsstand Glossiness in Hyperreal Celebrity Portraiture Commodity Choice and Commercial Heteroglossia in Consumer Media Sexiness and Selling: Consumerism's Pornographic Imagination Paper Mirrors: Images of Ideal Consumers Media Strategies for Selling Consumer Culture: a Conclusion References Index
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Palgrave Macmillan The Production of Seriousness
Book SynopsisThis book is about the roots of managerial rationality. A theoretical base, founded on the concept of ''memetics'' is developed in order to explain human thinking and human reason as products of cultural evolution. Cultural change and development are explained by simple, value-driven memetic mechanisms like ''ritualization'' and ''extremization''.Table of ContentsPART I: TRUTH AND THE SELF-EVIDENT The Bottomless Swamp of Social Science Scientists The Wall of Self-Evidence Messages and the Feeling of Truth PART II: PRACTICAL REASON Work and Pleasure Work as Activity A Theory of Instrumental Action Rational Common Sense PART III: THE ELEMENTARY FORMS OF THE TRUTH EXPERIENCE Will and Animistic Thinking Totemic Thinking Magic Thinking Compelling Reason Particular Reasoning PART IV: THE RELATIVISTIC BASIS OF UNDERSTANDING Nature and Human Reality Culture On Genetics and Memetics Imitation and Assimilation PART V: THE STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS OF SOCIAL THINKING Socio-Genetic Dimensions of Perception Memetic Dynamics The Inevitability of Extremism Production of Value Homo Garrulus PART VI: THE RELATIVISTIC PERSPECTIVE Relativistic Method The Collapse of Modernism Cartesian Anxiety
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Palgrave Macmillan Unveiling Fashion
Book SynopsisProposing a comprehensive account of the global fashion industry this book aims to present fashion as a social and cultural fact. Drawing on six principles from the industry, Godart guides the reader through the economic, social and political arena of the world''s most glamorous industry.Trade Review'In his book Unveiling Fashion, Frédéric Godart guides the reader through the historical and socioeconomic intricacies of the fashion industry. Fashion is a highly complex topic, and Godart manages to clarify its main principles. His book, while rooted in academic research, will also be relevant to fashion professionals who want to better grasp their environment, and understand how creativity unfolds in fashion. Unveiling Fashion is an intriguing introduction to the fashion industry, and is here to stay as a reference.' - Florence Rambaud, LVMH Moët Hennessy, Louis Vuitton (France) 'Through a very thorough analysis, which mixes social theory with economic insight, Frédéric Godart explains not only how fashion can be analysed and studied, despite its apparent impenetrability, but also focuses on the role that fashion had in the past and has now within society. A useful reading both for scholars in the field of fashion studies, sociology, and economics and for all professionals in the fashion industry.' - Simona Segre Reinach, University of Bologna (Italy) 'Unveiling Fashion is by far the best book on sociology of fashion I have ever read. Frédéric Godart makes a major contribution in the field of fashion studies by providing a unique analytical framework to theorize fashion with six principles of fashion taken from different traditions of social sciences and philosophy, and each principle is elaborated and explained with abundant empirical data. No fashion scholar has ever given such a creative scholarly focus on fashion. This book is a must read for anyone who strives to theoretically analyze fashion which is a difficult concept to grasp.' - Yuniya Kawamura, Fashion Institute of Technology / State University of New York (United States) 'Frédéric Godart's timely and informative book offers exactly what is needed to navigate in the glossy world of fashion: sharp scientific tools and empirical details, which let both the novice and the well-informed benefit from this stimulating book.' - Patrik Aspers, Uppsala University (Sweden) 'Godart unravels the warp, mystery, and wonderful spectacle of fashion, in all of its different, blurred, yet rich and appealing meanings. Using several disciplines, he provides a beautifully tailored, impeccably scientific demonstration that dissects the history and evolution of fashion then projects what that means in the XXI century society and economy. As Paul Nystrom said: to be out of fashion is, indeed, to be out of the world.' - Nicoletta Giusti, University of Bologna (Italy) 'Smart and meticulously researched, Unveiling Fashion is a careful overview of fashion as an industry and as a form of cultural practice. From Plato to Prada, Godart weaves history, economics, sociology, and organization and legal studies into an elegant statement on the nature of dress and social change. Godart reveals the transformation of courtiers into celebrated brands and business empires, which are rooted in the modern logic of distinction, anchored in global cities, and today wield enormous influence in our everyday lives. A must-have for theorists, teachers, and students in the field of fashion studies, and anyone looking to be surprised and delighted to discover how fashion works.' - Ashley Mears, Boston University (United States)Table of ContentsIntroduction Affirmation: Fashion as a Bridge between Individuals and Society Convergence: The Centralization of Trends Autonomy: The Emergence of Styles and their Dynamics Personalization: Fashion as Craft and Profession Symbolization: The Power of Brands Imperialization: The Empire(s) of Fashion
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Palgrave Macmillan Internet Econometrics
Book SynopsisThe proliferation of the internet has often been referred to as the fourth technological revolution. This book explores the diffusion of radical new communication technologies, and the subsequent transformation not only of products, but also of the organisation of production and business methods.Table of ContentsPART I: ICT AND PRODUCTIVITY Information Technology and the Transatlantic Productivity Divergence Technical Efficiency and the Role of Information Technology Analyzing ICT Adoption across European Regions PART II: DETERMINANTS OF DEMAND FOR ICT Determinants of Usages in the Ivory Coast Adoption and Access Frequency Valuing Time Intensive Goods Contingent Valuation of Digital Identification Cards in Luxembourg Blogs and the Economics of Reciprocal Attention PART III: NEW ORGANISATIONAL FRONTIERS File Sharing and its Impact on Business Models in Music An Empirical Analysis of Organisational Innovation in Japanese SMEs Determinants of the Intra-Firm Diffusion Process of ICT Does ICT Enable Innovation in Luxembourg?
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Palgrave Macmillan Environmental Taxes and Fiscal Reform
Book SynopsisA review of the literature on environmental taxes, focusing on European experiences, and analysing how such taxes can contribute to green causes as well as reducing the tax burden from ordinary taxation. The authors examine the potential ''double dividend'' from tax reform for helping the environment, reducing unemployment and encouraging growth.Table of ContentsPreface; L.Castellucci A. Markandya PART I: GENERAL ISSUES Environmental Taxation: What Have We Learned in the Last Thirty Years? A.Markandya Market-Based Instruments in CEE Countries: Much Ado About Nothing; M. Scasny V. Maca PART II: DISTRIBUTIONAL ISSUES Environmental Fiscal Reform in East and Southern Africa and its Effects on Income Distribution; D. Slunge T. Sterner Environmental Quality and Income Inequality: The Impact of Redistribution on Direct Household Emissions in Italy; L. Castellucci , A. d'Amato M. Zoli PART III: CARBON TAXATION Carbon Pricing as an Effective Instrument of Climate Policy: Searching for an Optimal Policy Instrument; A. Ansuategi I. Galarraga Green Taxes on Aviation: The Case of Italy. The Proposal of the Green Taxation Matrix; A. Markandya E. C. Ricci Is it Time for a Revival of ETR in Italy? Energy Elasticities and Factor Substitutability for Manufacturing Firms; R. Bardazzi , F. Oropallo M.G. Pazienza Financing Public Expenditure via Emissions Taxation under International Emissions Trading: Is there any Scope for Emission Tax Harmonization? A. d'Amato A. Spisto
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Palgrave Macmillan From Malthus Stagnation to Sustained Growth
Book SynopsisA detailed exploration of the influence and utility of Thomas Malthus'' model of population growth and economic changes in Europe since the nineteenth century. This important contribution to current discussions on theories of economic growth includes discussion of issues ranging from mortality and fertility to natural resources and the poverty trap.Table of ContentsDemographic Dynamics and Economic Changes in Europe before the 19th Century; B.Chiarini & P.Malanima Unified Growth Theory and Comparative Development; O.Galor Population Dynamics, Malthusian Crises and Boserupian Innovation in Pre-Industrial Societies; G.Alfani Energy and Economic Growth in Europe; S.Bartoletto The Path Towards the Modern Economy; P.Malanima Accounting for Child Mortality in the Pre-Industrial European Economy; B.Chiarini & M.Giannini A Basic Model of Take-Off and Fertility Choices in the Economic Development Process; E.Bucciarelli & G.Giulioni Population, Earth Carrying Capacity and Economic Growth; G.Scarano The Post-Malthusian Moment: Some Responses to Population Explosion in Britain c.1840; P.Bouche
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