Business, Finance & Law Books
University of California Press The Freelance Editors Handbook
Book SynopsisA comprehensive guide to building and maintaining a sustainable, profitable, and enjoyable business as a freelance editor. According to LinkedIn, more than twenty thousand people in the United States list themselves as freelance editors. But many who have the requisite skills to be excellent editors lack the entrepreneurial skills needed to run a thriving, fulfilling business. The few resources available to freelance editors, new and established, are typically limited in scope and lack the strategic thinking needed to make a business flourish. The Freelance Editor's Handbook provides a complete guide to setting up and running a prosperous freelancing business, from finding clients to increasing productivity, from deciding how to price services to achieving work/life balance, and from paying taxes to saving for retirement. Unlike most other books on freelance editing, this book is founded on a business-success mindset: The goal isn't simply to eke out a living through freelancing. Rather, the goal is to establish a thriving, rewarding business that allows editors to achieve their career goals, earn a comfortable living, and still have time for family, friends, and personal pursuits. Author Suzy Bills identifies multiple strategies and methods that freelancers can apply, drawing on current research in entrepreneurship, psychology, and well-being. This book is the ultimate resource for editors at all levels: students just starting out, in-house staff looking to transition, and experienced freelancers who want to make their businesses more profitable and enjoyable. Topics include: Deciding Whether You Really Want to Be a Freelance Editor Setting Up Your Business Finding Clients Marketing like a Pro Building Your Website Contracts and Invoices Becoming Financially Savvy ... and more!Trade Review"I would feel confident recommending it to someone considering starting their own freelance editing business in the United States." * Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading *"This book offers the fullest treatment that I’ve seen of the business side of freelance editing." * Technical Communication *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Why This Book Is for You What We're Going to Cover 1 Deciding Whether You Really Want to Be a Freelance Editor Benefits of Freelancing Downsides of Freelancing Skills and Characteristics of Effective Freelance Editors The Decision of Whether to Freelance Part-Time or Full-Time Key Takeaways 2 Setting Up Your Business Business Name Business Entities Business License Employer Identification Number Bank Account and Credit Card Business Plan Business Costs Key Takeaways 3 Establishing a Strategic Mindset Creating a Vision Setting and Achieving Goals Finding a Mentor Key Takeaways 4 Looking for Clients Deciding Whether to Specialize Finding Clients Getting Repeat Business Key Takeaways 5 Marketing like a Pro Awareness of Target Clients' Needs Unique Selling Proposition Lead Nurturing Social Media Platforms Editing and Business Directories Promotional Pieces Books, Training, Podcasts, and YouTube Channels Additional Marketing Tips Key Takeaways 6 Creating Your Website Why You Need a Website How to Build Your Website How to Choose and Purchase a Domain Name How to Decide on the Website Design Pages and Content to Include on Your Website The Debate about Blogging Key Takeaways 7 Maximizing the Benefits of LinkedIn Components of a LinkedIn Profile How to Connect and Network with People on LinkedIn How to Search for Jobs on LinkedIn Key Takeaways 8 Winning at the Pricing Game Figuring Out How Much to Charge Choosing a Pricing Method Setting the Stage for Presenting a Fee Developing a Price Quote Applying a Rush Fee Presenting Your Price Overcoming Price Objections and Negotiating a Rate Increasing Your Rate Reducing Income Uncertainty through Establishing Retainers Choosing Payment Methods Key Takeaways 9 Using Contracts and Invoices to Get Paid and Protect Yourself What You Need to Know about Contracts What You Need to Include in Invoices How to Address Issues in Getting Paid Key Takeaways 10 Managing Time like a Pro and Increasing Productivity General Strategies to Improve Your Time Management and Productivity Strategies to Improve Your Editing Efficiency Strategies to Manage Your Project Schedule Strategies to Stop Procrastinating Key Takeaways 11 Achieving Work/Life Balance Balancing Work and Personal Pursuits Dealing with Crises Dealing with Negative Client Feedback Dealing with Perfectionism Avoiding Imposter Syndrome Key Takeaways 12 Overcoming the Fear of Taxes The Basics Self-Employment Tax Quarterly Payment Annual Tax Return How to Avoid Tax Penalties Tax Deductions for Freelancers Key Takeaways 13 Becoming a Financially Savvy Freelancer Personal and Business Budgets Cash Flow Management Bookkeeping Insurance Retirement Savings Key Takeaways Conclusion Appendix A: Most Important Action Items for Establishing a Freelance Editing Business Appendix B: Improving Editing Skills through Using Editing Programs and Other Resources Further Reading and Bibliography Index
£18.90
University of California Press Racial Emotion at Work
Book SynopsisTakesWhite Fragility to the next level, placing emotional conversations about race squarely in the realm of employment discrimination lawexploring how implicit bias and diversity trainings are insufficient tools for battling inequality in the workplace. Racial Emotion at Work is an invitation to understand our own emotions and associated behaviors around raceand much more. With this surprising and timely book, Tristin K. Green takes us beyond diversity trainings and other individualized solutions to discrimination and inequality in employment, calling for sweeping changes in how the law and work organizations treat and shape racial emotions. Green provides readers with the latest research on racial emotions in interracial interactions and ties this research to thinking about discrimination and disadvantage at work. We see how our racial emotions can result in discrimination, and how our institutionsthe law and work organizationsvalue and skew our racial emotions in ways that plac
£17.25
Princeton University Press Outsourcing Empire
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Phillips and Sharman’s achievement is to pull together myriad literatures over three centuries and most of the globe, to find patterns only a synthetic treatment can reveal. . . . Lucid, sweeping, and economical"---David Armitage, Times Literary Supplement"Outsourcing Empire serves as an up-to-date survey of an essentialtopic for world historians." * Journal of Interdisciplinary History *"A welcome addition to a fast-growing literature on the corporate origins of Europeanempire in the early modern world. . . . Outsourcing Empire is a highly accessible work of scholarship that will appeal particularly to students of international history."---David Veevers, Journal of British Studies"Outsourcing Empire provides a solid contribution to the typically Eurocentric-focused scholarship of international politics."---Daniel Blumlo, World History Connected
£37.80
University of California Press After the Gig
Book SynopsisManagement & Workplace Culture Book of the Year,2020 Porchlight Business Book AwardsAPublishers WeeklyFall 2020 Big Indie BookThe dark side of the gig economy (Uber, Airbnb, etc.) and how to make it equitable for the users and workers most exploited. When the sharing economy launched a decade ago, proponents claimed that it would transform the experience of workgiving earners flexibility, autonomy, and a decent income. It was touted as a cure for social isolation and rampant ecological degradation. But this novel form of work soon sprouted a dark side: exploited Uber drivers, neighborhoods ruined by Airbnb, racial discrimination, and rising carbon emissions. Several of the most prominent platforms are now faced with existential crises as they prioritize growth over fairness and long-term viability. Nevertheless, the basic modela peer-to-peer structure augmented by digital techholds the potential to meet its original promises. Based on nearly a decade of pioneering research, After tTrade Review"Eye-opening as it deconstructs the promises, and downfalls, of the sharing economy." * Foreword Reviews *“Punctures the hype surrounding the ‘sharing economy’ in this lucid and deeply researched study. . . . Schor backs her claims with detailed evidence, and identifies specific, actionable reforms. This incisive account makes a perplexing subject easier to grasp.” * Publishers Weekly *“The author, a nimble writer, concludes that ‘social technology’ has to match technology itself, the foremost need being ‘learning how to share.’ The gig economy is a failure, Schor sharply chronicles—but not one that can’t be redeemed by ‘cooperation and helping.’” * Kirkus Reviews *“Schor’s case studies skillfully represent the full spectrum of optimism and disenchantment—those previously bullish on being their own boss, who have since been dragged into despair. . . . The takeaway from this book is that a complete reimagining of city governance is required if the sharing economy is ever going to work for the people.” * Financial Times *"Using an engaging writing style that is accessible to a non-academic audience and to those unfamiliar with the topic, the author brings the reader on a journey along the evolution of the sharing economy, from its roots in the California counterculture through its affirmation in the global capitalist system, to a possible alternative future." * IRL *"Juliet Schor’s After the Gig: How the Sharing Economy Got Hijacked and How to Win It Back tells this story with much flair and nuance, based on her team’s groundbreaking and extensive research." * American Journal of Sociology *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Note: This Book Has Been Coproduced Introduction: The Problem of Work 1 From the Counterculture to “We Are the Uber of X” 2 Earning on the Platforms 3 Shared, but Unequal 4 “The Shared Economy Is a Lie” 5 Swapping with Snobs 6 Co-ops, Commons, and Democratic Sharing Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C Appendix D Notes References Index
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University of California Press Can Legal Weed Win
Book SynopsisTwo economists take readers on a tour of the economics of legal and illegal weed, showing where cannabis regulation has gone wrong and how it could do better. Cannabis legalization hasn't lived up to the hype. Across North America, investors are reeling, tax collections are below projections, and people are pointing fingers. On the business side, companies have shut down, farms have failed, workers have lost their jobs, and consumers face high prices. Why has legal weed failed to deliver on many of its promises?Can Legal Weed Win? takes on the euphoric claims with straight dope and a full dose of economic reality. This book delivers the unadulterated facts about the new legal segment of one of the world's oldest industries. In witty, accessible prose, economists Robin Goldstein and Daniel Sumner take readers on a whirlwind tour of the economic past, present, and future of legal and illegal weed. Drawing upon reams of data and their own experience working with California cannabis Trade Review"In this lucid and pragmatic analysis, U.C. Davis economists Goldstein and Summer extinguish overheated predictions about the potential size and profits of the legal marijuana market. . . . Jargon-free and data-rich, this is a clear-eyed analysis of a hazy market." * Publishers Weekly *“Economists Goldstein and Sumner argue that government bureaucracy has made legal pot expensive to grow and sell, incentivizing illegal operations instead. Legal weed, their punny, breezy book shows, can only win once 'legal' isn’t an anticompetitive word.” * Bloomberg Businessweek *"An excellent primer on the state of the cannabis industry in America today." * Jacobin *"Explains how burdensome licensing requirements, regulations, and taxes have frustrated plans to displace the black market." * Reason *"Written in a fun, witty tone that makes reading about finances more engaging than ever." * CBD Oracle *Table of ContentsContents Preface: Fear and Stoning in Las Vegas Acknowledgments 1 We Call It Weed 2 Legal versus Illegal: A Market Battle 3 Prices Get High 4 We Ask Our Data: Where’s the Cheapest Legal Weed? 5 California Dreamin’ 6 Sabrina’s Story 7 Legal Weed in 2050 8 How to Survive Legalization Conclusion: Five Pipe Dreams about Legal Weed Bibliography Index
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Princeton University Press Hate in the Homeland
Book SynopsisTrade Review"In her disturbing book Hate in the Homeland: The New Global Far Right, Professor Cynthia Miller-Idriss argues convincingly that “innovative, flexible and youth-driven ideas” are vital in the battle to counter the online transnational recruiting of fascist zealots."---Martin Chilton, The Independent"A timely book that calls for vigilance against extremism in hitherto unexpected corners, online and off." * Kirkus Reviews *"This is an incredible book . . . that I found impossible to put down. Miller-Idriss has put it together here; the actors, the methods, and the history." * Jason Stanley on Twitter *"In Hate in the Homeland Cynthia Miller-Idriss describes how ideas once limited to extremist circles, such as that of a 'demographic replacement'—whereby American citizens will be overrun—are now promoted by mainstream figures such as Tucker Carlson and Laura Ingraham of Fox News." * The Economist *"Miller-Idriss explains [how] the market for hate is thriving."---Eric Spitznagel, New York Post"Hate in the Homeland locates the issue within a broader analytic context and opens avenues for scholars to develop more fulsome conceptualizations of radicalization and recruitment into far-right extremist ideologies."---Kelsey C. Boismier, Symbolic Interactions"Hate in the Homeland is an important contribution to our understandings of the places and spaces in which young people encounter extremist messages. The author does an excellent job of guiding readers through what can be a tricky epistemological terrain, providing a comprehensive, accessible and thoughtful overview of what the far right is, what they believe and the places and spaces they inhabit. The book will undoubtedly prove very useful to scholars working in the field as well as readers unfamiliar with the topic."---Katherine Williams, London School of Economics Review of Books"Hate in the Homeland is the best account I have read so far on how extensive the mainstreaming of the far right is."---Katrine Fangen, Norsk sosiologisk tidsskrift"It is an important book for anyone trying to piece together what has been happening for the past few years and what can be done about it, because the far right is trending, and it sure shows no sign of withering away."---Axelle Germanaz, Amerikastudien
£22.50
Harvard University Press Power after Carbon
Book SynopsisThe electricity sector is facing its toughest test: eliminate carbon emissions while meeting much larger demands for power and adjusting to massive disruptions in its markets, technologies, business models, and policies. Peter Fox-Penner unwinds the industry’s fast-moving challenges and makes realistic recommendations for this essential industry.Trade ReviewPower after Carbon calls to attention the dramatic changes in the electric power sector over the last decade. Fox-Penner leads us on a serious exploration of the various technologies, fuels, and system designs that transcend easy fixes to today’s challenges and opportunities: the drive for net zero carbon emissions; the rise of wind and solar; and the emphasis on both reliability and resilience. -- Ernest Moniz, former US Secretary of EnergyPeter Fox-Penner is among the world’s most respected and admired electricity experts—deeply informed, astute, and wise. This clear and engaging distillation of his insights will enlighten and stimulate readers in all sectors and at all levels. -- Amory B. Lovins, Cofounder and Chairman Emeritus, Rocky Mountain InstituteClearly written, assiduously researched, and never fantastical, Power after Carbon is a delight-filled primer for how to overhaul our electricity grid for the twenty-first century. If Fox-Penner can imagine and explain a carbon free system, then surely we can conceive of a way to build it! -- Gretchen Bakke, author of The Grid: The Fraying Wires Between Americans and Our Energy FutureExamines many important issues that require attention if society elects to accelerate carbon emission reductions through greater electrification of transportation and other end uses for energy…Fox-Penner has written a magnum opus for electricity regulators and other analysts working in this area. -- William F. Hederman * Regulation *Peter Fox-Penner has once again written a book that captures the zeitgeist of the electric utility industry at a pivotal moment. How we decarbonize the US power supply and incorporate new technologies, while still providing reliable and affordable electric service, is a daunting task. Power after Carbon lays out both the challenges and possible paths forward in a clear and cogent way, and should be required reading for anyone who wants to understand this industry. -- Sue Kelly, former President and CEO, American Public Power AssociationThe rapid transition to 100 percent clean energy generation requires not only political will, but also an understanding of the difficult choices that decision makers and advocates must address. This book clearly and comprehensively explains the decisions that must be made, the steps that must be taken, and the interactions between policy and technology judgments that must be understood. It is a must-read if we are to succeed in this critical task. -- Ken Berlin, President and CEO, The Climate Reality ProjectFox-Penner does it again! This unique, timely, and invaluable addition to the canon confronts our powerlessness before the ‘Almighty Grid’ and organizes our collective thinking in the wider field. A must-read for anyone interested in the energy transition that will affect us all. -- Malik Dahlan, Chair of International Law and Public Policy, Energy Law Institute, Queen Mary University of LondonIt is increasingly clear that climate change is the central issue of this century, yet global emissions continue to rise. On paper, decarbonizing the electric system is the easy part, but in the real world, it’s not so simple. In Power after Carbon, Peter Fox-Penner tackles the many thorny questions that arise, presenting a vision for how change is possible, if we rise to the occasion. -- Jeremy Grantham, Cofounder and Chief Investment Strategist, Grantham, Mayo & van OtterlooIn Power after Carbon, Fox-Penner uses his options framework to address the energy industry’s advances over the last decade. This excellent book will be particularly valuable to industry leaders, policymakers, and other stakeholders as we design the paths forward for our companies, and the customers and communities we serve. -- Robert Rowe, President and CEO, Northwestern EnergyAs the world sits on the precipice of an energy transformation, Power after Carbon provides a detailed look at the technology and policy challenges we will need to confront on the way to a fully clean grid. Even though the scope of the change is immense, Fox-Penner deftly paints a clear vision of what is possible, making this book an essential resource for anyone looking to understand what comes next in our energy future. -- Alicia Barton, President and CEO, New York State Energy Research and Development AuthorityIf you’re serious about climate policy, read this book. -- Joseph Romm, author of Climate Change: What Everyone Needs to Know
£28.76
Princeton University Press Entitled
Book SynopsisThe author presents an in-depth look at how democratic values have widened the American arts scene, even as it remains elite and cosmopolitan.Trade Review"A critical guide for new directions in the sociology of the arts."---Amanda Koontz, Contemporary Sociology"Entitled tackles a fascinating new dimension, exploring how the definition of art in the United States has broadened over time while remaining unmistakably elite. . . . [A] powerful theory of artistic legitimation that brings us to a much deeper understanding of art in the United States."---Raquel Jimenez, Contexts Magazine"Entitled [is] an authoritative, eye-opening, and astonishingly detailed look at the power struggle over the boundaries of art, as conducted over approximately the last two centuries of American cultural life."---C. Thi Nguyen, Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism"The book is full of startling nuggets."---Josephine Livingstone, Times Literary Supplement"[Entitled] traces the almost 200-year-old story of how the objects and performances that educated Americans today consider art came to be 'sacralized' as art. Weaving together historical research with theoretical insights from the sociology of culture, Entitled narrates the transformation in American elite tastes from quasi-European highbrow snobs to omnivorous cosmopolitans"---Sergio Cabrera, Social Forces
£17.09
Harvard University Press The Genesis of Technoscientific Revolutions
Book SynopsisScientific progress doesn’t always precede engineering advances; it often follows. Answering questions isn’t always the goal; finding questions often is. Sometimes we seek to strengthen conventional wisdom; sometimes to surprise it. What if we could rethink nurturing research, through policy and management, to harmonize with the nature of research?Trade ReviewEssential reading. By integrating the previous work of leading science and technology scholars, creating new terminology, concepts, and logical structures, and including concrete examples, these two eminent leaders make a compelling case for rethinking how we understand and nurture research to advance the public good. -- Laura Diaz Anadon, Chaired Professor of Climate Change Policy, University of CambridgeEnlightening and important. Narayanamurti and Tsao demolish long-accepted tenets of science and technology research by exposing flaws, misconceptions, and anachronisms, then propose a visionary new framework. Invaluable for anyone leading a research enterprise, recruiting talent, or devising new funding mechanisms. -- Nancy Andrews, former Dean of the Duke University School of MedicineA thought-provoking journey. By transcending widespread but limiting beliefs, The Genesis of Technoscientific Revolutions explores how to better understand research and unleash its potential. Highly recommended for all policy makers and leaders interested in improving the effectiveness of research and developing high-performing research institutions. -- Qi-Kun Xue, Director of the Beijing Academy of Quantum Information SciencesHighly accomplished researchers Narayanamurti and Tsao synthesize new and old ideas about how science and technology work together, sharing audacious insights that can improve research outcomes. This book will be a rewarding read for all who want to understand innovation and accelerate it. -- John P. Holdren, former Science Advisor to President Obama and Senate-confirmed Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology PolicyA deep examination of how discoveries and innovations have happened in history, and [it] comes up with a set of methods on nurturing research in public-funded institutions and corporate labs. It is a book that is at once dense and insightful, to be read as much by the shop floor scientist as the CEO, by policymakers as much as university professors. -- Hari Pulakkat * Shaastra *A useful contribution to the study of scientific method and should be of considerable interest to anyone interested in the history and/or the philosophy of science (and technology). * The Complete Review *The book is a rigorous intellectual effort to make the reader aware of some of the most prominent and interesting frameworks of thinking about the development of science and technology that occurred during the 1990s and 2000s. The book should be seen as a manual to help people think about, design, and develop research activities through new conceptual frameworks, frameworks that give primacy neither to science nor to technology. -- Ozan Altan Altinok * Metascience *
£27.86
Harvard University Press The Future of Money
Book SynopsisNew technologies are shaking the foundations of traditional finance. Leading economist Eswar Prasad foresees the end of cash, as central banks develop their own digital currencies to compete with Bitcoin and Meta's Diem. Money and finance are on the verge of dramatic transformations that will reshape their roles in the lives of ordinary people.Trade ReviewA strength of [Prasad’s] analysis is his mastery of both technical details and big-picture trade-offs…As it loses physical form, money’s meaning will become ever harder to grasp. This book explores the economic and social effects of that upheaval, giving shape to this most abstract of concepts. * The Economist *An in-depth look at how our wallets are set to evolve. -- Enda Curran * Bloomberg *Prasad aims to pull together some of the threads about bitcoin and such like to set out a big picture on money…Prasad’s helpful discussion of the pressures on, and options available to, central banks was illuminating. I found his framing of the ways in which these new technologies simultaneously make regulation both easier and more difficult interesting. -- David Birch * Financial World *Digital technologies are also transforming the world of finance. Prasad provides an invaluable overview of what this might mean: physical money will disappear; central bank money will compete with the new private versions; financial intermediation will be transformed; and new opportunities will open to the world’s population. -- Martin Wolf * Financial Times *Demystifies the esoteric world of cryptocurrencies…Prasad’s analysis is the best single point of entry for those interested in the nitty-gritty of digital finance. -- Barry Eichengreen * Foreign Affairs *A road map for money managers, market strategists, and others seeking to understand this new world. -- Reshma Kapadia * Barron’s *As money has become free to move around the world, Prasad probes how digital innovation is reshaping it as both a tool and a concept. -- Paola Subacchi * Nature *An ambitious book, covering the diverse landscape of digital money, and one that will remain relevant for years to come. -- Daniel Kuhn * CoinDesk *In The Future of Money Eswar Prasad explains how technology will impact everything financial, from what money will look like to peer-to-peer lending, central banking, and cross-border capital flows. In lucid prose, Prasad explains to the intelligent layperson how exactly Bitcoin works and whether a digital renminbi could challenge the US dollar. If you are looking for an insightful and comprehensive guide to how monetary finance might change, look no further. -- Raghuram G. Rajan, Professor of Finance at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, former Chief Economist of the International Monetary Fund, and former Governor of the Reserve Bank of IndiaMoney shapes economies, economies shape nations, nations shape history. It follows that the future of money is profoundly important. Here is a definitive report on where we are and where we are going. -- Lawrence H. Summers, Charles W. Eliot Professor and President Emeritus, Harvard UniversityPrasad’s book is the best on the topic so far. In particular, it provides the most complete description of issues and factors that will shape the future of money. Everyone with limited time wanting to have a deeper understanding of money in the 21st century, should read this book. -- Daniel Heller * Central Banking *Drawing on his extensive policymaking experience and insights as one of the leading macroeconomists, Eswar Prasad in The Future of Money provides a comprehensive account of the economic, social, and technological issues that will determine how we save, invest, buy, and sell in the future. -- Mark Carney, former Governor of the Bank of EnglandComprehensive…and a vital handbook for anyone looking to understand how finance is changing. -- Gavin Jackson * Financial Times *In The Future of Money Eswar Prasad has produced a single-volume masterpiece with all one needs to know about an amazing upcoming turning point in monetary policy. He shows that if we follow his sensible advice and heed his warnings of over-regulation and fear, Central Bank Digital Currency will be a genuine help to the poor and a gateway to global stability. Encyclopedic and carefully researched, the book is packed with many valuable, easy-to-understand examples. -- John B. Taylor, Stanford UniversityA sober-minded and informative take on an overheated topic. * Publishers Weekly *A sweeping survey of fintech, crypto assets, and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). -- John Detrixhe * Quartz *Very interesting and very worthwhile…I’ll be referencing The Future of Money for a long time. -- John Tamny * Forbes *For anyone who really wants to understand how [Bitcoin] works in all its technical splendor, there is no better introduction. -- Benjamin J. Cohen * Project Syndicate *An impressive overview of the many changes digital technologies have already wrought…A sweeping overview of developments in payments, from the specifics of Ant Group’s business to the e-krona project and Venezuela’s Petro…An engaging read. -- Jon Frost * Finance and Development *An eminently readable work that is accessible and smooth. From banks to cryptocurrencies to fintech, he gives a detailed crash course on the present and lays out breadcrumbs to an uncertain future. As Prasad says, only one thing is for sure, cash is on its way out. What the future holds remains to be seen. * The Week (India) *The book makes a significant contribution. It addresses many wider issues associated with digital currencies and digital finance. These issues include the potential effects on financial stability, the monetary transmission system, domestic and international payment systems, financial inclusion and inequality. It is impressive that so many topics are covered in an accessible manner…[An] excellent book. -- Carlo Cocuzzo and Ian Bright * Society of Professional Economists *Covers everything about digital money, finance, and fintech that anyone would need or want to know. -- Alex Lo * South China Morning Post *A wonderful introduction to, and reference for, the fast-changing world of electronic assets…Fun to read, provides lots of fascinating material for money and banking classes…The book is solid, but the future of privately provided e-money is not. -- Robert P. Flood * Journal of Economic Literature *An interesting and insightful exposition on the shifting landscape from traditional paper notes to digital currencies…The Future of Money provides readers with a window into some of the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead for the financial sector. -- Ronald L. Moy * Enterprising Investor *While written from the perspective of a central bank economist, the book is highly readable and accessible to those without formal training in monetary economics and policy. As it describes projects likely to become reality over the next five to ten years, The Future of Money is relevant for social science scholars interested in technology, digitalization, markets, and organizations. -- Alex Preda * Administrative Science Quarterly *This book offers valuable insights to understand the impact of digital currencies on monetary policy, commercial banks and financial stability. * Journal of Evolutionary Economics *
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Princeton University Press The Great Demographic Illusion
Book Synopsis"A book that examines the growing population of mixed minority-white backgrounds and society"--Trade Review"Winner of the Otis Dudley Duncan Award, Section on Population of the American Sociological Association""A heartening, wise, and profoundly important counternarrative to hysteria." * Kirkus Reviews *"Alba writes with an admirable absence of jargon. His data-driven but fully accessible work advances an original and important idea that, if correct, will have major societal consequences." * Foreign Affairs *"Required reading for everyone who comments or writes on American elections."---Morris Fiorina, Real Clear Politics"A book that American politicians should read. . . . Excellent policy proposals."---Suzanne Model, Ethnic and Racial Studies"An extremely important book. . . . Alba uses a wealth of data and a rigorous historical lens to systematically dismantle this “great demographic illusion,” which is fueling populist backlash and political division."---Eric Kaufmann, American Journal of Sociology"Clearly rooted in sociology and does include data and tables, this is a productive and enlightening read even for those who teach and do research in literary and cultural studies."---Julia Sattler, Amerikastudien/American Studies
£18.04
Harvard University Press The Purpled World
Book SynopsisDuring the Aegean Bronze Age, the spread of woolen textiles triggered an increased demand for color. In The Purpled World, Silver reveals how Minoan and Mycenaean textile producers embedded commercial motivation into traditional rituals, and considers collapse of the Mycenaean Palaces as a manifestation of disintegration in the textile industry.
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Harvard University Press Vietnam
Book SynopsisVietnam focuses on how the country's governance shapes its politics, economy, social development, and international relations, as well as on the reforms required if it is to become a sustainable and modern high-income nation in the coming decades. This book features work by scholars from Vietnam, North America, and Europe.Trade ReviewIf you are going to read only one book on Vietnam to get up to speed with the state of scholarship on the country, this should be the one. A stellar cast of scholars looking at Vietnam from the rise of the party-state to its socioeconomic and diplomatic evolution gives readers an admirable compendium. -- Nayan Chanda, Ashoka University, former editor of Far Eastern Economic Review This volume is essential reading for anyone interested in how Vietnam transitioned from a poor, isolated country one generation ago to a rising Asian success story. Contributions cover both the economics and the politics of this ongoing transformation. -- David Dollar, Brookings Institution, former World Bank country economist for Vietnam and China This compilation provides a penetrating ringside glimpse into how Vietnam transitioned from a crippled centrally-planned economy into a global trading powerhouse and from a diplomatic pariah into a close partner of the U.S. and the West. The authors, including Vietnamese practitioners in and foreign advisers to the country's remarkable reform, detail the challenges Vietnam faces along the road to becoming a high-income nation, including a rigid political system, rampant corruption, growing economic inequality, serious environmental degradation, and a weak secondary education system. It is an invaluable read for anyone trying to understand this complex and dynamic country. -- Murray Hiebert, Center for Strategic and International Studies, author of Under Beijing's Shadow: Southeast Asia's China Challenge This is a critically important book that will be embraced by scholars of Vietnam and economic/political development more generally. The editors have assembled an astounding group of experts in a range of specialties from political science to economics to health to diplomatic history. Each chapter provides new insights that will enrich the knowledge of even long-term students of the country. -- Edmund Malesky, Duke University How can a communist party state coexist with a plural society? Read this book to find out! -- Stein Tonnesson, Peace Research Institute Oslo
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Princeton University Press An Infinite History
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Shortlisted for the American Library in Paris Book Award""Shortlisted for the Cundill History Prize, McGill University""Winner of the PROSE Award in European History, Association of American Publishers""Winner of the Leo Gershoy Award, American Historical Association""Rothschild rightly rejects what she describes as an ‘ideological’ division of the dead by historians between ‘important’—the people with substantial records—and ‘the unimportant . . . who can be counted, but cannot be understood.' Rather, as this book demonstrates, a focus on the ‘ordinary’ can offer new perspectives on periods of extraordinary change."---Laura O’Brien, Times Literary Supplement "[An Infinite History] is a family history unlike any other because of the way Rothschild tells it. . . . By starting with the names and tracing them over space and especially time, Rothschild not only upends the usual methods of study but also compels a rethinking of many prevailing views about the politics, economy, and society of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century France."---Lynn Hunt, New York Review of Books"Captivating. . . . One of the most successful attempts to put Ginzburg and Poni’s ‘science of the lived’ into action."---David A. Bell, The Nation"[A] remarkable inquiry into the town of Angoulême, in southwestern France, beginning with the story of 'an inquisitive, illiterate woman, Marie Aymard,' and five generations of her extended family in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries: the sort of history that has been exceedingly hard to tell, and therefore not often told." * Harvard Magazine *"Emma Rothschild leaves no stone unturned in her quest to trace one family through centuries and five generations... this is an inspiring and enjoyable demonstration of what can be achieved by skill, perseverance and a bit of luck." * Family Tree Magazine *"This innovative study of ordinary people in a French provincial town is a remarkable achievement of both painstaking research and historical imagination . . . . the result is a fascinating exercise in history from below, a history of chance encounters and social networks, of ambition and opportunity."---Alan Forrest, Family and Community History"This is a tremendously engaging book which reads, paradoxically, like a capacious nineteenth-century novel. And not least because of its elusive dénouements and the absence of an authorial omniscience straining our suspension of disbelief, it is enriched by the certainty, validated by scholarship of the highest quality, that none of it is invented."---Robert Lethbridge, Journal of European Studies"An Infinite History is a remarkable book, an experimental work of great methodological originality that also manages to inform and delight. . . . A stimulating experiment in historical writing."---William H. Sewell, Journal of Modern History
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Harvard University Press The Next Shift
Book SynopsisThe American working class didn’t disappear with the manufacturing economy. It transformed. Instead of unionized blue-collar men, today’s working class is dominated by underpaid women in service jobs—especially health care. With recognition of this shift, Gabriel Winant argues, may come political clout.Trade ReviewThe replacement of blue-collar work by pink-collar work has been much discussed, but what makes this book stand out is Winant’s argument that two seemingly distinct phenomena are in fact inextricably connected…An original work of serious scholarship, but it’s also vivid and readable…[An] eye-opening book. -- Jennifer Szalai * New York Times *A deeply upsetting book. It meticulously charts the transformation of the working class to show how the destruction of workers’ unions and bodies occurred in a feedback loop, with capitalist exploitation demanding care, demanding more exploitation, demanding still more care. The demolition of state support and state protections served to speed up this feedback loop. It has long since spun out of control…Winant ably blends social and political history with conventional labor history to construct a remarkably comprehensive narrative with clear contemporary implications. -- Scott W. Stern * New Republic *Winant charts the rise of this new political economy and working class in his terrific new book…Offering fine-grained details of shop-floor industrial relations, the book is at once an ethnographic probe into the lives of working-class families and a comprehensive analysis of the larger dynamics of the US political economy…A useful guide to the sweeping social changes that have shaped a huge segment of the economy and created the dystopian world of contemporary service-sector work. -- Nelson Lichtenstein * The Nation *How the health-care industry replaced manufacturing while downgrading the quality of American middle-class life, furthering inequality, and fueling political bitter divisions is the welcome subject of Gabriel Winant’s The Next Shift…Winant weaves together a convincing argument that this downward mobility has been driven by a gendered and racist political economy that values many things—from retiree health care to CEO pay—more than care work by women and people of color…Many health-care workers on the bottom rungs now find themselves, in some ways, back where industrial workers started in the nineteenth century…[An] important book. -- John W. Miller * Democracy *Digs deep into the stories of working people, tracing the rise and fall of two industries that, despite vast differences on the surface, have been intertwined for decades. Through stories of real people’s real lives, Winant explores the move from manufacturing to care, tracing the rise of a new working class—one that looks very different from the stereotypical blue-collar worker of the Rust Belt’s mythic past…A road map for how to think about the changing working class. -- Sarah Jaffe * Bookforum *Charts how Pittsburgh’s declining steel industry gave rise to one of the country’s most ruthlessly corporatized health care systems, and how the ability of each to deliver on its romanticized promises rested on the exploitation of care work. -- Natalie Shure * Jacobin *Winant explains in fascinating detail how Pittsburgh’s working class adapted to the post-steel economy…[O]ffers a highly intelligent case study of the transformation of one key section of the working class since 1950—a vital precondition for mapping its future. -- Tom Mertes * New Left Review *Essential reading for anyone interested in Pittsburgh history, the labor movement or the economics of our health care system. It helps us to make sense of the region and the economy we inhabit today. -- Kate Giammarise * Pittsburgh Post-Gazette *The definitive account of the causes and consequences of the decline of heavy industry and the birth of the medical-industrial complex. Winant dives deeply into Pittsburgh's economic, social and cultural history to illuminate the linkages between the rise and fall of steel and the spectacular growth of health care…Essential reading for anyone wanting to understand our modern health-care industry's historical and economic foundations. -- Joshua Kim * Inside Higher Ed *An exquisite regional economic history, The Next Shift illustrates how health care became a primary mechanism of social reproduction—allowing the American state to govern the economic and sociological consequences of deindustrialization…Offers powerful lessons for scholars of health policy and politics. -- Philip Rocco * Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law *[An] exhaustive examination of the shifting economies of the American Rust Belt…A fascinating look at labor history and the continuing struggles of blue-collar workers, particularly in light of the pandemic and the increased burden, both personally and politically, placed on health care workers. * Pittsburgh Magazine *A thorough understanding of the political economy of the post-war United States inflected through the lenses of race, gender and class. It is a masterful book that weaves together two seemingly disparate strands—the demise of heavy industry and the rise of care work—into a single thread that traces the story of a broken society. -- Ryne Clos * Spectrum Culture *Winant explores in his informative debut the rise and fall of Pittsburgh’s steel industry as a microcosm of America’s shift from an industrial to a service economy. * Publishers Weekly *Beautifully written, extensively researched, and sharply argued, The Next Shift offers a new way to think about the transformations often grouped together under the rubric of ‘neoliberalism.’ Winant sees deindustrialization not simply as a story of decline, but a story of the rise of a new kind of working class. -- Kimberly Phillips-Fein, author of Fear City: New York’s Fiscal Crisis and the Rise of Austerity PoliticsA sophisticated, politically pointed, and beautiful crafted book, The Next Shift chronicles both the erosion of the white male industrial working class and the ascendance of a service sector run by the labor of white women and men and women of color. But unlike most stories of industrial decline, Winant’s history bristles with hope for activism for the new world of work that has emerged. -- Eileen Boris, author of Making the Woman Worker: Precarious Labor and the Fight for Global Standards, 1919–2019In this nuanced and powerful book, Gabriel Winant connects the slow-motion devastation of deindustrialization to the perverse political economy of care as the twin fruit of America’s compromised social bargain. Through the rusting of ‘Steel City, USA,’ Winant makes tragically concrete the ways that industrial job loss was transformed into a profit-driven market for health care—ensuring that caregivers can never afford the services they provide, and that the social exclusion on which the welfare state was built will swallow up ever greater majorities. -- Bethany Moreton, author of To Serve God and Wal-Mart: The Making of Christian Free EnterpriseOne of the most timely books of our era. The global pandemic has turned care workers into heroes while concealing the history that rendered them undervalued, underpaid, and precarious long before COVID struck. Winant recovers this history, revealing how the growth of the care industry was a consequence of, and response to, the decline of the industrial sector, and suggesting that the very laborers tasked with keeping the rest of the working class from an early grave may prove to be capitalism’s proverbial gravediggers. -- Robin D. G. Kelley, author of Freedom Dreams: The Black Radical ImaginationHow and why has the healthcare sector taken over formerly industrial cities? Why are care work jobs so important yet so undervalued? In one of the most important works of labor, economic, and policy history to appear in years, Gabriel Winant compellingly answers these questions. This is an essential book for understanding the healthcare system, its weaknesses, and the policies necessary to create a system that is equitable for both workers and patients. -- Thomas J. Sugrue, author of The Origins of the Urban Crisis: Race and Inequality in Postwar Detroit
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Harvard University Press Time for Things
Book SynopsisEconomists say there is a limit to what we gain by buying consumer goods. Americans say they want to work less. Yet we continue toiling away and use the proceeds to buy, buy, buy. Why? Stephen Rosenberg offers a novel theory, arguing that workers have learned to treat goods as stores of potential free time, legitimating endless wage work.Trade ReviewAn enormously ambitious and highly provocative book, Time for Things addresses one of the most central and most difficult puzzles in economics and political economy: why is it that advanced capitalist societies do not use their high and growing productivity for more free time—with great benefits for individuals, social life, and the environment—and instead increase consumption in line with rising productive capacity? With extraordinary conceptual precision and theoretical acumen, Rosenberg shows how the various versions of modern economics fail to even come close to resolving the puzzles posed by the apparent stability of consumerist capitalism. Whether or not his approach to this puzzle will stand after criticism, the debate that Rosenberg has started will be a major one and is likely to add significantly to our understanding of contemporary capitalism. -- Wolfgang Streeck, author of How Will Capitalism End?This remarkable book examines the master issue of our daily lives, the scarcity of time, and makes a startling argument about the norms that facilitate capitalist expansion: time is turned into ever more things because things begin to be seen as time. Rosenberg’s wide-ranging approach draws from, and challenges, historians, economists, psychologists, and philosophers, as much as sociologists. Time for Things is not an incremental addition to an existing conversation, but the start of a whole new conversation. -- Monica Prasad, author of The Land of Too MuchThis brilliant book presents a revolutionary account of America’s consumption economy, arguing that standardized consumer durables provided essential legitimation for the very idea of wage labor. Drawing on economics, sociology, and history, Rosenberg combines data on economic trends, consumption patterns, business and labor movements, product development, and marketing. His magisterial study states and defends a novel theory of consumption that has profound implications for our understanding of the modern American economy. -- Andrew Abbott, University of ChicagoRosenberg settles on an intriguing explanation: that the reason workers stopped pushing to reduce working time is that products got better, and consumers began to demand more of them…Brings a much-needed social dimension to our understanding of work. -- Andrew Leigh * Inside Story *[Rosenberg] deploys an arrangement of resources drawn from social theory combined with evidence from history and economic data to develop a theory of mass consumption as ‘wage-labor commensuration.’ According to this, since the 1920s the preference to trade the prospect of the leisure dividend with the pursuit of the wage-labor increment (to finance a greater propensity to consume) is the hallmark of work-leisure relations. Rosenberg is nothing less than heroic in assembling an enormous range of the theoretical and empirical date to make the case. -- Chris Rojek * Business History Review *Rosenberg argues that consumers are plunged into an insatiable quest to consume enough so that they can feel that they are receiving at least fair pay…Hence the propensity for capitalist production and consumption, work and spend, to spiral upwards indefinitely…Rosenberg is to be congratulated for a book that, unusually nowadays, has something genuinely original to say. -- Ken Roberts * International Review of Social History *Could not be more timely…With so many Americans in the COVID era trying to tie their well-being to securing work they find rewarding in pay, purpose, and private life, Time for Things powerfully conveys that this oftentimes difficult pursuit involves factors far beyond the individual’s control. -- Lizabeth Cohen * American Journal of Sociology *In considering a variety of other explanations of American pursuit of higher wages, [Rosenberg] continuously raises the often-ignored question: Why haven’t Americans sought more time? He offers a clear argument…[and] a new way of thinking about the modern obsession with goods. -- Gary S. Cross * American Historical Review *In a world where working from home is now more common and technology allows us to be available and potentially working 24 hours a day, Rosenberg’s theory helps us to step back and ask just why higher wages seem to be the main focus for both organized labour and individual workers, rather than a dramatic increase in free time…One looks forward to scholars of labour and consumption grappling with this new explanation and trying it out in many different milieus. -- Sarah Elvins * Left History *
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Princeton University Press Restarting the Future
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Thought-provoking"---Martin Wolf, Financial Times"A compelling new book."---Daniel Finkelstein, Times"Thought-provoking"---Barry Eichengreen, Foreign Affairs"A fascinating new book. . . . Haskel and Westlake provide a combination of commonsense and ingenious solutions. . . . An important book that deserves to be widely debated."---Adrian Wooldridge, Bloomberg Opinion"The insights of Haskel and Westlake on how institutions currently inhibit an economy dominated by intangibles are valuable."---Nick Peterson, Financial Times"An excellent book."---Diane Coyle, Enlightened Economist
£19.80
Harvard University Press Visualizing Taste
Book SynopsisAi Hisano reveals how the food industry capitalized on color, fashioning a visual vocabulary that shapes what we think of the food we eat. Our perceptions of what food should look like have changed dramatically as scientists, farmers, food processors, regulators, and marketers established a new, and highly engineered, version of the “natural.”Trade ReviewRichly textured and full of colorful characters, Ai Hisano’s Visualizing Taste shows us that what many consider ‘natural’ about food is in fact historically and culturally constructed. This book highlights how central the history of the senses is to the development of capitalism and modern consumption. Original, fascinating, and eye-opening. -- Daniel Horowitz, author of Happier? The History of a Cultural Movement That Aspired to Transform AmericaAn intriguing analysis that establishes food color as a critical example of how twentieth-century business strategies deployed the human senses. Visualizing Taste makes us think about what color means, to producers and to consumers. -- Susan Strasser, author of Satisfaction Guaranteed: The Making of the American Mass MarketSeeing is believing, right? Not so fast. In this nuanced and highly original history of the ‘capitalism of the senses,’ Ai Hisano shows how the American food industry taught consumers to associate particular food colors with freshness, authenticity, and safety. In colonizing perception to suit business needs, food marketers radically changed the way we think about nature, health, beauty, and truth itself. -- Warren Belasco, author of Appetite for Change: How the Counterculture Took On the Food IndustryVisualizing Taste makes a major contribution to business history and the history of the senses by investigating the multiple factors, including government regulation, that have shaped the visual presentation of today’s comestibles. Through Ai Hisano’s critical interrogation of the color code, this book will refresh your palate. -- David Howes, Concordia UniversityHisano’s book provides a compelling historical perspective on contemporary debates on sensory marketing and branding. -- John Quelch, Miami Business SchoolHisano examines how the appearance of everyday foods has changed from 1870 to 1970 in the United States…Natural dyes were common before synthetic alternatives offered an extensive spectrum of artificial colors. This fundamentally changed not only the color of processed foods like Jell-O and meats but also of fresh foods like fruits and vegetables—all at the behest of corporate interests. The author reveals the irony that growers, producers, and retailers redefined these ‘artificial’ colors as ‘fresh’ and ‘natural.’ -- Barkha Kagliwal * Technology and Culture *
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Princeton University Press Scorched Earth
Book SynopsisTrade Review"[A] sweeping history. . . . Kreike offers a stark corrective and an implicit warning: Humanity is not distinct from nature, and assuming it is can have tragic outcomes. Climate change is one; pandemics are another. In this book, catastrophic warfare is a third. Waiting for the fourth horseman would seem unwise."---Tatiana Schlossberg, New York Times Book Review"Waging war against the Earth is an old business, and this book provides ample—and dispiriting—evidence for it." * Kirkus Reviews *"Might this be the most important topic that most smart, very well educated people have never read a book on? [This] treatment is excellent and engaging."---Tyler Cowen, Marginal Revolution"Overall then, Scorched Earth is a thoroughly researched academic book that sits at the intersection of military history and environmental history and especially delivers for readers of the former. A fascinating topic that is by no means light reading."---Leon Vlieger, Inquisitive Biologist"[A] powerful statement of what people often fail to see amid the horrors of war." * Choice Reviews *
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Princeton University Press Impermanent Blackness
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Eye-opening. . . . Garibaldi’s conclusions regarding the ‘challenges and opportunities that underpin commitments to building an inclusive American society’ are timely and penetrating. This is a vital look at a transformative era in American literature." * Publishers Weekly *"A compelling and readable account of how the relationship between emerging Black authors and their predominantly white-run publishing firms developed in the USA between the 1910s and the 1960s. . . . Impermanent Blackness provides a window on an important aspect of American literary history."---Terry Potter, Letterpress Project"Impermanent Blackness is a very interesting and insightful read about a key period in American literary culture and publishing."---Ilina Jha, Redbrick Culture"Garibaldi’s critical work traces the ups and downs of [the] interracial aesthetic from the beginning of the twentieth century to the 1960s. In the process, he adds another dimension to our understanding of the complex racial dynamics of this era. . . .Garibaldi does an excellent job of describing both the thick history and the wider conceptual stakes."---Paul Giles, Australian Book Review
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Princeton University Press The European Economy since 1945
Book SynopsisOver the second half of the twentieth century, the average European's buying power tripled, while working hours fell by a third. This work offers an account of the extraordinary development of Europe's economy since the end of World War II.Trade Review"In The European Economy Since 1945, Barry Eichengreen ... presents not only a comprehensive account of Europe's postwar economic experience but also an important analysis of capitalist development more generally... [B]y demonstrating how institutions helpful in one era can be counterproductive in another, Eichengreen has important lessons about the future to teach both policy makers and publics."--Sheri Berman, New York Times Book Review "Eichengreen, even as he presents a lot of evidence, proves himself to be a master of exposition of the big story. And none could be bigger than the one contained in this book. History will judge it one of the most amazing achievements of the 20th century."--Huw Dixon, Times Higher Education Supplement "This is a superb overview of a half century of European economic development."--Choice "An excellent book... I have never read a better [book] on what the European economies have done right and subsequently did wrong... Eichengreen ... believes that Europe can turn things around, without chucking the basic model, but he doesn't for a moment deny that Europe faces an economic crisis relative to the American model."--Tyler Cowen, Marginal Revolution "A characteristic of the best histories is not just a good narrative but a compelling thread that runs through it. Barry Eichengreen's tour de force of postwar European history is that kind of book... His thesis is that Europe's much maligned corporatist institutions played a significant role in achieving the postwar economic miracle, but that these institutions are insufficiently flexible to meet the 21st century's demands... While there can be no such thing as a definitive history of Europe's postwar economy, Eichengreen at least comes close to providing a definitive history of European economic performance, a subject in which he excels. This is in itself no mean achievement."--Wolfgang Munchau, Financial Times "For both Americans who want to understand Europe's successes and failures, and for Europeans who want to know where their continent was right and where it has gone wrong, Mr. Eichengreen has provided an excellent summary."--Daniel Pudles, The Economist "This is a splendidly delivered analysis that helps us make sense of the reversal of growth fortunes experienced by the United States and Europe since the mid-1990s... The European Economy is beautifully written and will be widely read."--Nicholas Crafts, Finance & Development "It is rare indeed for an academic book on the fundamentals of European economic growth to be widely read and circulated outside of academic circles, but if any book deserves to be, it surely is Barry Eichengreen's The European Economy Since 1945. The book is an eloquently written analysis of how the economic and governmental institutions that formerly undergirded European economic growth have become, since the early 1970s, severe impediments to its growth. It is a must-read."--Jurgen Reinhoudt, American.com "Many Eastern states have now joined the EU and made economic progress. Ambitions are high, but the author questions whether Europe can maintain its traditional communitarian ideals as global competition intensifies. Useful notes and bibliography."--Choice "This book sets a new standard for surveys of the period, outclassing the essay collections that have concentrated on Western European experience and single-author narratives that have tended to make dreary reading. Eichengreen has produced an invigorating blend of synthesis and analysis that poses major questions about the nature and evolution of European economic growth, surveys economic arguments, and delivers sharp analysis and clear explanation for the major phases of economic growth and integration... This is a landmark volume, by far the best available synthesis explaining European economic history since 1945, one ring pertinent comparison to U. S. experience that respect institutional differences and cultural preferences between countries. Its explanations and analysis are clear, concise, and engaging. Readers wishing more detail on the economic debates and national economic experiences red will appreciate the state-of-the-art bibliography. Don't miss it."--Kenneth Moure, American Historical Review "Barry Eichengreen's book The European Economy since 1945 presents a detailed introduction to the economic history of western Europe since World War II, plus a chapter on the history of central planning in eastern Europe and another on the process of transition from the economic environment typical of the Soviet Empire to a free-market environment and the European Union. Those who read it all will not be disappointed. They will find comprehensive information on the postwar situation and the reconstruction, as well as a thorough description of the integration process led to the Treaty of Rome (1957) and the European Union, with particular emphasis on the monetary aspects. The hurried reader will be satisfied, too, because each of Eichengreen's chapters can also be approached as a self-contained, well-researched, and thought-provoking essay in its own right, dealing clearly yet comprehensively with periods and episodes in recent western European history."--Enrico Colombatto, Independent Review "Eichengreen's elegant history shows that Europe's economic performance in the second half of the twentieth century was a success because labour, capital and government committed to achieving both economic growth and stability."--Adam Fleisher, International Affairs "Eichengreen has produced a readable and informative account of Europe's post-1945 economy. Drawing on a lengthy and up-to-date bibliography, he embeds a wealth of economic theories into a political and social context in a way that an intelligent layperson can understand. These strengths should enable the book to find its way into graduate courses on economic history."--Michael H. Creswell, The Historian "The book's strength lies in its ability to create an economic macro-history based on an excellent processing of well-selected statistical data chosen with good reason that is often represented in carefully constructed diagrams. It is in this fusion of 'narrating' with 'showing', consisting of documentation processed on the basis of economic theory that the book, is uncommonly effective... There is a lot to read and to think about in this ambitious book, which is constructed with precision and a notable ability for synthesis. To encourage the reader, it should be added that an excellent bibliography, a series of statistical data that is convincingly treated and adequately explained in the Appendix, and a very wide-ranging and carefully constructed index of subjects and authors quoted, facilitate his labours."--Piero Barucci, Journal of European Economic HistoryTable of ContentsLIST OF FIGURES ix LIST OF TABLES xi PREFACE xv LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS xix CHAPTER ONE: Introduction 1 CHAPTER TWO: Mainsprings of Growth 15 Probing Deeper 20 Institutional Foundations of the Golden Age 31 Institutions and History 40 The End of the Golden Age 47 CHAPTER THREE: The Postwar Situation 52 Reconstruction 54 The Transition to Sustained Growth 59 Normalization and the Political Economy of the Marshall Plan 64 German Economic and Monetary Reform 70 Obstacles to Integration 73 The 1949 Devaluations 77 The European Payments Union 79 CHAPTER FOUR: Dawn of the Golden Age 86 Understanding Growth in the 1950s 89 Germany as Pacesetter 93 Next in Line 97 The Laggards 118 Toward the Golden Age 129 CHAPTER FIVE: Eastern Europe and the Planned Economy 131 The Strategy of Central Planning 133 Problems of Central Planning 142 Partial Reforms 146 Planning Innovation 154 Regional Integration 155 The End of Reform 160 CHAPTER SIX: The Integration of Western Europe 163 Initial Steps 167 EFTA and the British Dilemma 176 Economic Effects 178 The Common Agricultural Policy 182 The Luxembourg Compromise 185 Inklings of Monetary Integration 187 The Common Market as an Established Fact 195 CHAPTER SEVEN: The Apex of the Golden Age 198 The Heyday of Extensive Growth 199 The Incorporation of the European Periphery 204 Wage Explosion and Labor Conflict 216 The End of the Golden Age 223 CHAPTER EIGHT: Mounting Payments Problems 225 Italy's Crisis 226 Britain's Problems 229 The French Crisis and the German Response 238 The Collapse of Bretton Woods 242 The European Response 246 CHAPTER NINE: Declining Growth, Rising Rigidities 252 The Productivity Slowdown 253 Innovation 257 Unemployment 263 Stabilization in Britain 277 The EMS Initiative 282 The EMS in Operation 286 The Legacy 290 CHAPTER TEN: The Collapse of Central Planning 294 The Survival of Central Planning 296 The Collapse of Communism 301 Recession and Adjustment 303 Dilemmas of Transition 308 Economic Response 310 German Reunification 318 Normalization and Integration 328 CHAPTER ELEVEN: Integration and Adjustment 335 The Single Market 336 Integration in Practice 341 From the Delors Report to the Maastricht Treaty 346 The EMS Crisis 357 The Transition to Monetary Union 366 EMU and Its Implications 370 Adjustment and Growth 377 CHAPTER TWELVE: Europe at the Turn of the Twenty-first Century 379 Employment and Growth 381 Reducing Unemployment 388 Implications for European Unemployment 393 Productivity Growth 398 Eastern European Prospects and Western European Implications 406 Economic Prospects 412 CHAPTER THIRTEEN: The Future of the European Model 414 Battle of the Systems 419 The Shadow of History 423 APPENDIX: Sources of Growth 427 REFERENCES 433 INDEX 461
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Princeton University Press Microeconomic Foundations I
Book SynopsisProvides a treatment of some of the basic tools of economic modeling and reasoning, along with an assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of these tools. This title develops the choice, price, and general equilibrium theory topics typically found in first-year theory sequences, but in complete mathematical form.Trade Review"Kreps sets out the theories of individual choice and competitive markets precisely yet readably, even entertainingly, while anticipating and carefully answering many of the questions of interpretation and motivation that even the best texts seldom fully answer. It is difficult to imagine a student, or scholar, who would not gain from this masterful treatment."—Vincent P. Crawford, University of Oxford"This book is a gold mine for students—or teachers—who wish to learn the foundations of modern economics. David Kreps's creative contributions to finance, game theory, and decision theory have transformed those fields, and this book reveals part of his technology: a deep understanding of the foundations of modern microeconomics. If you want to improve or revolutionize economics, you must first master the foundations. This book—and a lot of hard work—will help you get there."—Thomas J. Sargent, Nobel Laureate in Economics"Kreps's new textbook fills an important gap by presenting microeconomics for graduate students in a way that is insightful, clear, and rigorous. Most importantly, it presents the material not as a complete theory to be learned, but as a work in progress, waiting to be improved upon by the generation that has just arrived."—Muhamet Yildiz, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyTable of ContentsPreface xiii Chapter One. Choice, Preference, and Utility 1 *1.1. Consumer Choice: The Basics 1 *1.2. Proving Most of Proposition 1.2, and More 5 *1.3. The No-Better-Than Sets and Utility Representations 7 *1.4. Strict Preference and Indifference 9 *1.5. Infinite Sets and Utility Representations 10 *1.6. Choice from Infinite Sets 15 *1.7. Equivalent Utility Representations 17 *1.8. Commentary 18 * Bibliographic Notes 23 * Problems 23 Chapter Two. Structural Properties of Preferences and Utility Functions 30 *2.1. Monotonicity 31 *2.2. Convexity 32 *2.3. Continuity 35 *2.4. Indifference Curve Diagrams 38 *2.5. Weak and Additive Separability 39 *2.6. Quasi-linearity 43 *2.7. Homotheticity 44 * Bibliographic Notes 45 * Problems 45 Chapter Three. Basics of Consumer Demand 50 *3.1. The Consumer's Problem 50 *3.2. Basic Facts about the CP 52 *3.3. The Marshallian Demand Correspondence and Indirect Utility Function 54 *3.4. Solving the CP with Calculus 56 * Bibliographic Notes 63 * Problems 64 Chapter Four. Revealed Preference and Afriat's Theorem 67 *4.1. An Example and Basic Ideas 67 *4.2. GARP and Afriat's Theorem 70 *4.3. Comparative Statics and the Own-Price Effect 74 * Bibliographic Notes 77 * Problems 78 Chapter Five. Choice under Uncertainty 79 *5.1. Two Models and Three Representations 79 *5.2. The Mixture-Space Theorem 89 *5.3. States of Nature and Subjective Expected Utility 101 *5.4. Subjective and Objective Probability and the Harsanyi Doctrine 108 *5.5. Empirical and Theoretical Critiques 110 * Bibliographic Notes 116 * Problems 116 Chapter Six. Utility for Money 123 *6.1. Properties of Utility Functions for Money 123 *6.2. Induced Preferences for Income 134 *6.3. Demand for Insurance and Risky Assets 138 * Bibliographic Notes 140 * Problems 140 Chapter Seven. Dynamic Choice 148 *7.1. The Standard Strategic Approach 149 *7.2. Dynamic Programming 152 *7.3. Testable Restrictions of the Standard Model 153 *7.4. Three Alternatives to the Standard Model 156 * Bibliographic Notes 161 * Problems 161 Chapter Eight. Social Choice and Efficiency 166 *8.1. Arrow's Theorem 166 *8.2. What Do We Give Up? 172 *8.3. Efficiency 175 *8.4. Identifying the Pareto Frontier: Utility Imputations and Bergsonian Social Utility Functionals 176 *8.5. Syndicate Theory and Efficient Risk Sharing: Applying Proposition 8.10 184 *8.6. Efficiency? 192 * Bibliographic Notes 194 * Problems 194 Chapter Nine. Competitive and Profit-Maximizing Firms 197 *9.1. The Production-Possibility Set 198 *9.2. Profit Maximization 199 *9.3. Basics of the Firm's Profit-Maximization Problem 201 *9.4. Afriat's Theorem for Firms 207 *9.5. From Profit Functions to Production-Possibility Sets 211 *9.6. How Many Production-Possibility Sets Give the Same Profit Function? 213 *9.7. What Is Going On Here, Mathematically? 216 *9.8. Differentiability of the Profit Function 219 *9.9. Cost Minimization and Input-Requirement Sets 222 *9.10. Why DoWe Care? 228 * Bibilographic Notes 229 * Problems 229 Chapter Ten. The Expenditure-Minimization Problem 233 *10.1. Defining the EMP 233 *10.2. Basic Analysis of the EMP 235 *10.3. Hicksian Demand and the Expenditure Function 236 *10.4. Properties of the Expenditure Function 238 *10.5. How Many Continuous Utility Functions * Give the Same Expenditure Function? 240 *10.6. Recovering Continuous Utility Functions from Expenditure Functions 247 *10.7. Is an Alleged Expenditure Function Really an Expenditure Function? 248 *10.8. Connecting the CP and the EMP 254 * Bibliographic Notes 255 * Problems 255 Chapter Eleven. Classic Demand Theory 258 *11.1. Roy's Identity and the Slutsky Equation 258 *11.2. Differentiability of Indirect Utility 262 *11.3. Duality of Utility and Indirect Utility 269 *11.4. Differentiability of Marshallian Demand 274 *11.5. Integrability 279 *11.6. Complements and Substitutes 283 *11.7. Integrability and Revealed Preference 284 * Bibliographic Notes 286 * Problems 287 Chapter Twelve. Producer and Consumer Surplus 289 *12.1. Producer Surplus 289 *12.2. Consumer Surplus 296 * Bibliographic Notes 304 * Problems 304 Chapter Thirteen. Aggregating Firms and Consumers 306 *13.1. Aggregating Firms 307 *13.2. Aggregating Consumers 310 *13.3. Convexification through Aggregation 318 * Bibliographic Notes 326 * Problems 326 Chapter Fourteen. General Equilibrium 329 *14.1. Definitions 329 *14.2. Basic Properties ofWalrasian Equilibrium 333 *14.3. The Edgeworth Box 335 *14.4. Existence ofWalrasian Equilibria 338 *14.5. The Set of Equilibria for a Fixed Economy 351 *14.6. The Equilibrium Correspondence 354 * Bibliographic Notes 354 * Problems 355 Chapter Fifteen. General Equilibrium, Efficiency, and the Core 358 *15.1. The First Theorem ofWelfare Economics 359 *15.2. The Second Theorem ofWelfare Economics 362 *15.3. Walrasian Equilibria Are in the Core 366 *15.4. In a Large Enough Economy, Every Core Allocation Is a Walrasian-Equilibrium Allocation 370 *15.5. Externalities and Lindahl Equilibrium 380 * Bibliographic Notes 383 * Problems 383 Chapter Sixteen. General Equilibrium, Time, and Uncertainty 386 *16.1. A Framework for Time and Uncertainty 386 *16.2. General Equilibrium with Time and Uncertainty 389 *16.3. Equilibria of Plans, Prices, and Price Expectations: I. Pure Exchange with Contingent Claims 392 *16.4. EPPPE: II. Complex Financial Securities and Complete Markets 402 *16.5. EPPPE: III. Complex Securities with Real Dividends and Complete Markets 418 *16.6. Incomplete Markets 419 *16.7. Firms 424 * Bibliographic Notes 431 * Problems 432 About the Appendices 437 Appendix One: Mathematical Induction 439 Appendix Two: Some Simple Real Analysis 441 * A2.1. The Setting 441 * A2.2. Distance, Neighborhoods, and Open and Closed Sets 441 * A2.3. Sequences and Limits 445 * A2.4. Boundedness, (Completeness), and Compactness 446 * A2.5. Continuous Functions 447 * A2.6. Simply Connected Sets and the Intermediate-Value Theorem 448 * A2.7. Suprema and Infima; Maxes and Mins 448 * A2.8. The Maximum of a Continuous Function on a Compact Set 449 * A2.9. Lims Sup and Inf 450 * A2.10. Upper and Lower Semi-continuous Functions 451 Appendix Three: Convexity 452 * A3.1. Convex Sets 452 * A3.2. The Separating- and Supporting-Hyperplane Theorems 457 * A3.3. The Support-Function Theorem 459 * A3.4. Concave and Convex Functions 461 * A3.5. Quasi-concavity and Quasi-convexity 463 * A3.6. Supergradients and Subgradients 466 * A3.7. Concave and Convex Functions and Calculus 468 Appendix Four: Correspondences 469 * A4.1. Functions and Correspondences 470 * A4.2. Continuity of Correspondences 471 * A4.3. Singleton-Valued Correspondences and Continuity 474 * A4.4. Parametric Constrained Optimization Problems and Berge's Theorem 475 * A4.5. Why this Terminology? 477 Appendix Five: Constrained Optimization 479 Appendix Six: Dynamic Programming 485 * A6.1. Several Examples 485 * A6.2. A General Formulation 489 * A6.3. Bellman's Equation 494 * A6.4. Conserving and Unimprovable Strategies 496 * A6.5. Additive Rewards 501 * A6.6. States of the System 504 * A6.7. Solving Finite-Horizon Problems 506 * A6.8. Infinite-Horizon Problems and Stationarity 509 * A6.9. Solving Infinite-Horizon (Stationary) Problems with Unimprovability 512 * A6.10. Policy Iteration (and Transience) 516 * A6.11. Value Iteration 518 * A6.12. Examples 521 * A6.13. Things Not Covered Here: Other Optimality Criteria; Continuous Time and Control Theory 527 * A6.14. Multi-armed Bandits and Complexity 528 * A6.15. Four More Problems You Can Solve 530 Appendix Seven: The Implicit Function Theorem 534 Appendix Eight: Fixed-Point Theory 535 References 543 Index 551
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Princeton University Press Patient Capital
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Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc Weed
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Kogan Page Ltd Workplace Learning
Book SynopsisNigel Paine is a change-focused leader with a worldwide reputation and extensive experience in leadership and consultancy. Based in London, UK, he runs his own consultancy which focuses on leadership, creativity, innovation and e-learning, working with companies in Europe, Brazil, Australia and the US. A former Head of Training and Development at BBC, he is now an academic director and member of the international advisory board at the University of Pennsylvania, board member of Management Issues and a Masie Learning Fellow. He presents a monthly TV programme, Learning Now TV, co-presents From Scratch podcast and regularly writes articles for magazines and journals about development, technology and leadership.Trade Review"I have been involved with hundreds of organizations since the COVID-19 pandemic and it is clear to me that learning is crucial for their survival, but also to build their resilience. I love this book. it has really become the standard text on building learning cultures in organizations. The first edition was good, but this second edition is even better. Highly recommended." * Elliott Masie, Chair, The Learning COLLABORATIVE and CEO, The MASIE Center *"If you want to help your organization become more agile, resilient and responsive in these volatile, uncertain, changing and ambiguous times, then this book is an essential read, not just for L&D professionals but for anyone who is committed to supporting continuous improvement. The book sets out the context and practical steps required to facilitate the emergence of a learning culture in an organizational context and has been my go-to guide and source of inspiration. The book is a treasure trove, packed full of practical advice, tools and case studies to help you on your journey towards a learning culture. Nigel shares his vast experience, research and practical knowledge to help you on that journey, and it is a journey of self-discovery for all concerned, but a journey well worth investing in." * Mike Bedford, L&D Professional and Host of the Well&D Podcast *"An authoritative, comprehensive, contemporary guide to learning culture, brought to life with real case studies. An essential resource for today's HR and L&D professionals and business leaders." * Michelle Ockers, Founder & Chief Learning Strategist, Learning Uncut *"In Workplace Learning Nigel helps us to understand what a 'Learning Culture' really is, the rationale, the benefits of it, and how to build one. Nigel's honesty and opinions shine forth combined beautifully with research, as well as his thousands and thousands of hours working with individuals, organizations and institutions globally. Nigel's examples and metaphors paint a clear picture of what is achievable when we step back from what we think we know and trust each other, and the power of unlearning what we think we know. A very easy read while being a must-read for anyone who works in Learning & Development, as well as anyone in a leadership or aspiring leadership role who wants to create a truly effective organization of people." * Dr Celine Mullins, Founder and CEO, Adaptas Training *"Once again Nigel has put together a book that is both thorough and timely for the role L&D and learning culture must play in the future workplace. Through case studies, comprehensive research and thought leadership, Nigel has created a must-have resource for every Learning leader offering valuable insights and analysis of learning culture, and its role in the success of organizations of tomorrow." * Serena Gonsalves-Fersch, Global Head, SWO Academy *"I enjoyed the broad scope of Workplace Learning. It goes back to trace the origins of organizational learning and it goes around the world to seek out great examples. It is a book with authority and presence, and is the clearest explanation that I have read as to why a learning culture is more important in this turbulent and uncertain world than it has ever been. I believe passionately in this idea and have proved that it works. And if this book can help spread that message, then I am delighted to endorse it." * Garry Ridge, CEO and Chairman, WD40 Company *"Nigel Paine takes a systems approach to learning, which makes his recommendations eminently more likely to work for you. He has greatly updated what was already a perfect book by adding new case studies and an added comprehensive analysis of learning culture. Nigel is one of the great research translators. Certainly one of the top ones I refer to almost daily. He takes complex and sophisticated research studies and boils them down into readable, actionable prescriptions. Don't hire high-priced consultants. Just buy this incredibly valuable resource." * Matthew S. Richter, President of The Thiagi Group, Co-Founder and Director of The Learning Development Accelerator *"Nigel Paine's Workplace Learning will become one of the most valued, referenced and quoted business books of the 21stcentury! COVID-19 has forced us into "figuring out" how to create a successful Corporate Culture. This must include continuous & innovative learning embedded in the daily workflow of all employees (who are now self-determined learners). This book includes it all - defining corporate culture, learning organizations -who's really "in charge", the L&D's "greats" (i.e. Senge, The Fifth Discipline), as well as illustrating how it can be done! The Skills of the Future are needed today and this is the book to help you figure out how to engage, educate & empower your workforce!" * Sharon Claffey Kaliouby, VP Strategic Alliances at Learning Pool *"Paine takes the reader through the rigorous journey of defining a learning organization and culture all while providing strategies and concrete case examples. The L&D world is currently experiencing one of the single-most significant tests of organizational learning and their learning culture, making Workplace Learning a must-read for any learning leaders with a stake in creating organizational learning cultures." * Matt Donovan, Chief Learning and Innovation Officer, GP Strategies *Table of Contents Chapter - 00: Introduction; Section - ONE: Exploring the concepts of learning culture and learning organization; Chapter - 01: What is a learning culture?; Chapter - 02: Where did learning culture come from?; Chapter - 03: Senge and The Fifth Discipline; Chapter - 04: Bob Garratt and The Learning Organization; Chapter - 05: What are the core components of a learning culture?; Section - TWO: Case studies - Learning culture in action; Chapter - 06: Lubricating learning - A case study of the WD-40 Company; Chapter - 07: Taking the medicine - Novartis and curiosity; Chapter - 08: happy Ltd and HT2 - Learning culture in action; Chapter - 09: Dressing up a learning culture - Cotton On Group; Section - THREE: Building a learning culture - A gyroscope for organizational effectiveness; Chapter - 10: Work and learning; Chapter - 11: Why technology is an essential component of a learning culture; Chapter - 12: What are the essential components of a learning culture?
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Princeton University Press Machine Learning in Asset Pricing
Book SynopsisTrade Review"The book shows the advances Machine Learning offers for academic research. The book certainly makes a difference in the exploding literature on Machine Learning and I highly recommend it to all academics in finance."---Thorsten Hens, Journal of Economics
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Kogan Page Ltd The Corporate Venturing Handbook
Book SynopsisDietmar Grichnik is Full Professor of Entrepreneurship and Director of the Institute of Technology Management at the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland. Manuel Hess is Associate Professor at the Grenoble Ecole de Management, France. Jana Reuther is an entrepreneur, coach and former Research Associate at the Chair for Entrepreneurship at the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland. Alexander Stoeckel is former Director of Venture Capital at Philip Morris International and former Partner & Board Member at b2venture AG. Michael Hilb is an entrepreneur, and member of multiple boards and a Titular Professor at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland.Trade Review"The Corporate Venturing Handbook masterfully presents a holistic perspective on the professional management of corporate venturing activities in established companies. Instead of simply using corporate venturing as a buzzword, readers learn how it can be successfully implemented in everyday business. " * Dr. Andreas Nemeth, CEO, UNIQA Ventures *"The Corporate Venturing Handbook is a comprehensive and invaluable resource for anyone looking to navigate the complex world of corporate venturing. Its evidence-based framework, real-world insights, and practical tools provide a clear roadmap for success. It's a must-read for any CVC investor seeking to unlock strategic growth and innovation." * Stefan Gabriel, MD and CEO, Hitachi Ventures *"Driving innovation in a company is both very rewarding and challenging. The Corporate Venturing Handbook shows both experiences at their best." * Annalisa Gigante, Head of Innovation, International Airlines Group (IAG) *"When corporates meet ventures, two worlds collide. The Corporate Venturing Handbook provides a very helpful and handy guide on how to overcome these challenges" * Young Sohn, Founding Managing Partner, Walden Catalyst Ventures and former Corporate President and Chief Strategy Officer, Samsung Electronics *Table of Contents Chapter - Introduction: Getting Started; Section - ONE: Profiling; Chapter - 01: Your Corporate Venturing Profile; Chapter - 02: Financial vs. Strategic Returns; Chapter - 03: Strategic Renewal; Chapter - 04: Innovation; Chapter - 05: Culture; Chapter - 06: Promoters – Who is Involved and Who is Your Main Promotor?; Chapter - 07: Funding – What Financial Commitment is Required?; Chapter - 08: What is Your Main CV Investment Focus?; Chapter - 09: CV Cockpit I; Chapter - 10: Summary – CV Mandate; Section - TWO: Designing; Chapter - 11: Structure & Governance; Chapter - 12: Your Team; Chapter - 13: Communications; Chapter - 14: Portfolio Strategy; Chapter - 15: CV Cockpit II; Chapter - 16: Summary – CV Program; Section - THREE: Investing; Chapter - 17: Sourcing; Chapter - 18: Screening for the Right Startup; Chapter - 19: Due Diligence; Chapter - 20: Business Valuation; Chapter - 21: Negotiation of Deal Terms: The Term Sheet; Chapter - 22: CV Cockpit III; Chapter - 23: Summary: Investment Decision; Section - FOUR: Harvesting; Chapter - 24: Choosing the Right Harvesting Path; Chapter - 25: Portfolio Optimization; Chapter - 26: Integration; Chapter - 27: Exits; Chapter - 28: Rejuvenation & Incubation; Chapter - 29: CV Cockpit IV; Chapter - 30: Summary: Corporate Venturing Performance; Chapter - 31: Your CV Navigator Toolbox
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Kogan Page The Future of Luxury Customer Experience
Book SynopsisGabriella Lojacono is an Associate Professor of International Management at the Department of Management and Technology of Università Bocconi and SDA Bocconi School of Management based in Milan, Italy. She is also the Director of the Executive Master in Luxury Management at SDA Bocconi.
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Princeton University Press Work Pray Code When Work Becomes Religion in
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Work Pray Code presents an extraordinarily fine-grained map of the traffic between religion and profit-seeking among Silicon Valley’s elite."---Fred Turner, Los Angeles Review of Books"A must-read for anyone interested in the rise of mindfulness in corporate culture, and anyone concerned with how Silicon Valley culture might be shaping and distorting modern ideas of the workplace and community-writ-large."---Ravi Chandra, Psychology Today"Fascinating. . . . Work Pray Code is at its best when Chen contextualizes the findings of her research within broader historical and sociological concepts, such as corporate maternalism, the constant productivity push, and reduced civic engagement. . . . her findings should interest (and perhaps alarm) anyone who cares about the health and growth of the American church."---Dorcas Cheng-Tozun, Christianity Today"A rich ethnography of Silicon Valley’s elite. . . . Compelling stories. . . . While Work Pray Code centers on the corporate mindfulness initiatives for elite tech workers, Chen also takes moments to explore the impacts of these programs on larger issues."---J. A. English-Lueck, Science"Work Pray Code offers a rare sociological interrogation of the socio-political forces that direct citizens toward the ends of workplaces while diverting their attention from the ends of a shared public life or democratic practice."---Andrew Lynn, The Hedgehog Review"A meticulous, absorbing ethnography of Silicon Valley workplaces. . . . Through Chen’s sharply focused sociological lens, [the quirks and perks of Silicon Valley work culture] inform a bigger story: about the human search for meaning and security in a world where a handful of companies and people wield so much power over what matters and who wins."---Margaret O’Mara, Foreign Affairs"[Chen’s] questions are eminently important ones."---Bonnie Nadzam, Lion's Roar"Chen reminds us that work is a fickle god, one that loves us only conditionally. She calls us back to genuine worship, to communities that care about us beyond what we can produce."---Jonathan Tran, Christian Century"Anyone who cares about the future of work needs to read this book."---Bob Trube, Bob on Books"A stellar socio-anthropological study of the secular monasteries that dominate our culture, where work is reframed as an act of devotion and devotion is co-opted by the hungry gods of Capital. Be careful what you worship."---James K.A. Smith, author of On the Road with Saint Augustine"Her book, both sociological study and cultural rumination, is worth reading. Filled with interviews with actual employees who've subbed in their work lives for a broader religious or community one. It'll resonate with anyone in the Valley daze."---Antonio García Martínez, author of New York Times bestseller Chaos Monkeys"Deeply researched ethnography. . . . [Chen’s] analysis is at its most powerful in the sections where she lets us hear from the people who manage and deploy spirituality in the workplace."---Anna Gibson, The Arts Fuse"Well-researched and engaging." * Choice *
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Kogan Page Fintech Regulation In Practice
Book SynopsisMaha El Dimachki is the Centre Head for the Bank for International Settlements Innovation Hub in Singapore which works to support central banks in the digital economy using novel ideas and emerging technologies. Prior to this, Maha was Head of Department for Early and High Growth Oversight leading the Financial Conduct Authority's response to the Kalifa review of UK fintech. El Dimachki has held leadership roles in multiple geographies with a focus on risk management, regulation, strategic direction, delivering change and a passion for diversity and inclusion.
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Kogan Page Ltd The Inclusion Journey
Book SynopsisAllegra Chapman is the co-founder of Watch this Sp_ce, a multi award winning diversity and inclusion consultancy and has over 10 years' experience in helping organizations to define their values and purpose. Based in West Sussex, UK, she was named as one of the UK's most inspirational female entrepreneurs of 2023. Mousumi Kanjilal Williams is the co-founder of Watch this Sp_ce. She has spent more than 20 years helping national and international corporations to drive innovation and growth through inclusive teams. Based in Brighton, UK, she is also a writer, campaigner, conference speaker and mentor for The Girls' Network.
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Princeton University Press How Growth Really Happens
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the 2018 Schumpeter Prize Competition, International Joseph A. Schumpeter Society""A rare breadth of economic analysis."---Paschal Donohoe, Irish Times"Best discerns and deciphers key economic trends at critical junctures in world history, and we should warmly welcome his willingness to sacrifice many of the sacred cows of economics on the altar of greater understanding."---Michael M. Rosen, Weekly Standard"A wonderful analysis of how regions catch up and shape the industrial frontier through the capability triad."---Rajah Rasiah, Asia Pacific Business Review"Best shows that overlooking production in economics has led to a major misunderstanding of how the economy grows in the real world." * Choice *
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Kogan Page Using R in HR Analytics
Book SynopsisMartin R Edwards is a Professor in Management in the Business School at the University of Queensland, Australia; he has taught HR and also statistics for over 25 years.Kirsten Edwards is Global Head of People Data and Analytics at Rio Tinto. She has over 20 years' broad international experience in analytics, HR and management consulting. She is based in Queensland.Daisung Jang has over 10 years' experience of data analysis and is an expert on R. He is Assistant Professor at Melbourne Business School, Australia.
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Kogan Page Ltd The Resilient Culture
Book SynopsisChris Tamdjidi is co-Managing Director of Awaris, a leading mindfulness and resilience consultancy. He has led resilience projects for over 50 companies. He is based in Cologne, Germany.Liane Stephan is co-Managing Director of Awaris and a systemic coach, sports psychologist and certified psychotherapist. She is based in Cologne, Germany.Dr. Silke Rupprecht is Director of Research at Awaris and teaches mindfulness at the University of Oxford Mindfulness Centre. She is based in Hamburg, Germany.Michael Mackay Richards is a global economic and political research analyst and certifiedmeditation instructor with the British School of Meditation. He works freelance for the research arm of The Economist Group, as well as for Fitch. He is based in London, UK.
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Princeton University Press Plinys Roman Economy
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Saller’s book is truly interesting in many ways. Not only does it do justice to the existence of a reflection on economy in Western antiquity and to its few points of convergence with modern economic thought, but [it] also . . . raises a question that goes beyond antiquity: that of the conditions that make long-term economic growth and development possible, with a particular interest in cultural causes."---Etienne Helmer, Bryn Mawr Classical Review
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Johns Hopkins University Press Knowledge Towns
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Bristol University Press Varieties of Precarity
Book SynopsisBased on in-depth interviews with over 80 precarious workers in Korea, this book introduces the concept of 'melting labour' and provides a real depiction of how workers lose control over their lives and experience precariousness in labour markets.Table of Contents1. Introduction: Melting labour and institutional inconsistency 2. Social protection policies and the South Korean labour market in comparative perspective 3. When insiders are kicked out: layoffs of regular workers in manufacturing 4. Same boat, different destiny: subcontracted workers in the Korean shipbuilding industry 5. Young and old outsourced female workers in call centres and cleaning services 6. Are freelancers really free? The Korean freelance labour market and the precarity of young freelancers 7. The digital precariat: various Korean platform workers and the new work logic 8. Conclusion: Towards universal institutional protection for precarious workers in the era of melting labour
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Princeton University Press In Pursuit of the Perfect Portfolio
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the Silver Medal in Personal Finance / Retirement Planning / Investing, Axiom Business Book Awards""What if you could get inside the minds of some of the greatest investors in history? It would be nice if you had a window straight into their heads, but in reality it would take years of hard work to learn to think the way they do. . . . Or, you could simply read. . . . In Pursuit of the Perfect Portfolio. "---Mark Reeth, Business Insider"A good look at the development of portfolio theory, starting with Markowitz."---Tyler Cowen, Marginal Revolution"An accessible and heady chronicle of how we build portfolios, how that’s changed, and why we’ve done it the way we’ve done it over time. How did investors come to coalesce around the 60/40 portfolio allocation, and what role do alternatives play in asset allocation? This readable book takes on those questions and many more"---Jeff Ptak, Morningstar
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APress Pro Microsoft Power Platform
Book SynopsisBecome a self-sufficient citizen developer by learning the tools within the Microsoft Power Platform and how they can be used together to drive change and multiply your productivity. Learn about PowerApps for building applications, Power Automate for automating business processes across those applications, and Power BI for analyzing results and communicating business intelligence through compelling visuals. By understanding the purpose and capabilities of these tools, you will be able to enhance your organization's visibility into key areas and make informed business decisions in a timely matter. This book is divided into four parts and begins in Part I by showing you how to build applications through PowerApps. You will learn about screens and controls, application sharing and administration, and how to make your applications accessible from mobile devices such as phones and tablets. Part II is about creating workflows using Power Automate that implement business logic across your applications. Part III brings in dashboards and data analysis, showing you how to connect to a data source, cleanse the data from that source, and drive decision making through interactive reports and storytelling. Part IV brings together all the pieces by showing the integrations that are possible when all three tools are combined into a single solution.What You Will Learn Understand the need for the citizen developer in today's business environment Organize and plan the building of line-of-business applications with PowerApps solutions Replace wasteful paper processes with automated applications built in PowerApps Automate workflows across processes with Power Automate Communicate analytical results through visualizations and storytelling Integrate PowerApps, Power Automate, and Power BI into solutions that multiply productivity Who This Book Is ForPower users and analysts with strong Excel skills who need a more comprehensive set of tools that can better help them accomplish their vision on projects, those familiar with one of the Power Platform tools who wish to learn how all three can fit together, and those who are seen as as rogue IT problem solvers who get things done when others have tried but failed Table of ContentsIntroductionPart I. Building Line of Business Applications with PowerApps1. Introduction to PowerApps2. Building Your First PowerApp3. Exploring PowerApps Screens and Controls4. Working with PowerApps Expressions5. Leveraging Variables and Collections6. Securing and Sharing Apps7. Managing Power Apps8. Common Data Services and Model-Driven AppsPart II. Task Automation with Microsoft Flow9. Introduction to Power Automate10. Building Your First Flow11. Exploring Different Trigger Types12. Working with Flow Expressions13. Building Conditional Flows14. Designing Approval Flows15. Administering Power AutomatePart III. Dashboards, Reporting, and Analytics with Power BI16. Introduction to Power BI17. Connecting to Data18. Defining Data Cleansing Business Rules with the Power Query Editor19. Data Model Design20. Extending Your Data Model with DAX Calculations21. Report Writing Basics22. Designing Interactive Reports23. Data Storytelling with Power BI24. Sharing Power BI Solutions25. Administering Power BIPart IV. Integrating the Power Platform Tools Together26. Power Platform Integration in PowerApps27. Power Platform Integration in Microsoft Flow28. Power Platform Integration in Power BI29. Designing a Fully Integrated Power Platform Solution
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APress Marketing for Small B2B Businesses
Book SynopsisSmall business marketers don't need to understand technical minutia of websites or the high-level social media strategies of national consumer brands. They need to understand how to build successful marketing machines that they can sustain with the resources they have available. This book will help small-business B2B marketers build a strong digital presence that will drive growth.Most B2B buyers are about two-thirds of the way through their purchase process before they are willing to engage with a salesperson.Therefore, having a strong digital presence is the difference between making your prospect's short list and your prospect not even knowing you exist. Most critically, a strong digital presence relies on content written from your audience's perspective.This book provides insight and information about the questions that are critical to their business and that you can help them solve. It is the key to capturing their attention, gaining their trust, and winning their business.MarketiTable of Contents1: The Marketing Mindset2: Defining Your Marketing Goals3: Creating Content that Provides Value.4: Generating Great Content - From Ideas to Execution5: The Content Creation Process6: Branding and Design for Content Marketing7: Website Technology, Security, and Privacy8: Your Website As Marketing Hub9: Landing Pages, Lead Magnets, and Lead Products10: Promoting Your Content - Email, Social Media, and Beyond11: Measuring Success - Metrics and Analytics12: Systems for Ongoing Success13: Content Marketing Resources
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Princeton University Press The Power of Hope
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Graham uses empirical evidence to demonstrate why hope is a good metric for measuring economic and social well-being. . . . Drawing on research in the disciplines of economics, sociology, and psychology, Graham addresses the critical problem of despair and proposes ideas on how to restore hope in America. . . . Of great interest to scholars and general readers alike." * Library Journal *"Carol Graham’s ‘The Power of Hope’. . . is as enjoyable a serious read as I can remember."---Parviz Dabir-Alai, International Journal of Happiness and Development
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APress The Rise of Virtual Communities
Book SynopsisUncover the fascinating history of virtual communities and how we connect to each other online. The Rise of Virtual Communities, explores the earliest online community platforms, mapping the technological evolutions, and the individuals, that have shaped the culture of the internet.Read in-depth interviews with the visionary founders of iconic online platforms, and uncover the history of virtual communities and how the industry has developed over time. Featuring never-before told stories, this exploration introduces new ideas and predictions for the future, explaining how we got here and challenging what we think we may know about building online communities.Readers will: Learn what a virtual community is and how it has become an integral part of modern society Review key insights into building virtual communities and platforms from the founders and pioneers who created them See what theTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Chip and Randy | LucasFilm ‘Habitat’ 2. Howard Rheingold | The WELL 3. Stacy Horn | Echo NYC 4. Jim Bumgardner | The Palace 5. Philip Rosedale | Second Life 6.Sampo Karjalainen | Habbo 7. Lance Priebe | Club Penguin 8. Angelo Sotira | DeviantArt 9. Caterina Fake | Flickr 10. Alexis Ohanian | Reddit 11. Kevin Rose | Digg & PROOF 12. Jason Citron | Discord 13. Trevor McFedries | Brud and FWB 14. Cherie Hu | Water & Music 15. Michelle Kennedy | Peanut
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Princeton University Press Desert Edens
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University of Toronto Press Research Project Management and Leadership
Book SynopsisThe project management approaches, which are used by millions of people internationally, are often too detailed or constraining to be applied to research. In this handbook, project management expert P. Alison Paprica presents guidance specifically developed to help with the planning, management, and leadership of research. Research Project Management and Leadership provides simplified versions of globally utilized project management tools, such as the work breakdown structure to visualize scope, and offers guidance on processes, including a five-step process to identify and respond to risks. The complementary leadership guidance in the handbook is presented in the form of interview write-ups with 19 Canadian and international research leaders, each of whom describes a situation where leadership skills were important, how they responded, and what they learned. The accessible language and practical guidance in the handbook make it a valuable resource for everyone from Table of ContentsList of Illustrations List of Tables List of Boxes List of Leadership Advice Crosswalks Section 1: Overview of Research Project Management and Leadership 1.1 Research Requires Both Vision and Planning 1.3 The Origin and Content of This Handbook 1.4 Summary of Project Management Tools and Processes for Research 1.4.1 Distinguishing Projects from Operations 1.4.2 Project Management Tools and Processes 1.4.3 Overview of the Research Project Management Tools Presented in This Handbook 1.5 Main Themes from Research Leader Interviews 1.6 How to Use This Handbook Section 2: Scoping and Planning Research Projects 2.1 Scope and the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) 2.1.1 The Project Management Mindset of DEFINE Then DELIVER 2.1.2 The WBS as a Tool to Articulate Project Scope 2.1.3 Deliverable-Based Scoping Drives Activities to the Point That They Produce Something Tangible 2.1.4 Common Workstreams and Deliverables for Research Projects 2.1.5 Using the WBS to Establish a Shared Understanding of Research Project Scope 2.2 The Deliverable-Based Schedule 2.2.1 Using the WBS Deliverables to Create a Schedule That Covers the Entire Project Scope 2.2.2 The Benefits of a Schedule 2.2.3. Steps for Developing a Deliverable-Based Gantt Chart Research Project Schedule 2.2.4 Schedule Compression 2.2.5 Avoiding Unnecessary Multitasking 2.3 The Deliverable-Based Budget 2.3.1 The Budget as a Tool to Ensure Sufficient Funding for All Deliverables 2.3.2 Estimating the Costs for Common Research Budget Lines 2.3.3 Steps for Developing a Deliverable-Based Research Project Budget 2.4 Involving Stakeholders in Project Planning 2.5 The Triple Constraint of Scope, Schedule, and Budget Section 3: Transitioning from Research Project Planning to Implementation 3.1 Progressive and Iterative Elaboration of Project Details 3.2 Processes to Identify and Manage Risks 3.2.1 Distinguishing Risks from Issues and Opportunities 3.2.2 Identifying, Prioritising, and Responding to Negative Risks for Research 3.2.3 Positive Risk Management 3.2.4 The Research Project Risk Management Plan 3.3 Roles and Responsibilities 3.3.1 The Importance of Understanding Who Will Do What on the Research Project Team 3.3.2 The WBS with Lead Initials as a Tool for Identifying Workstream and Deliverable Leads 3.3.3 The Intertwined Roles of the Principal Investigator and the Academic Research Project Manager 3.3.4 The Core Team 3.3.5 The RACI as a Tool to Define Multiple Roles 3.3.6 Building Capacity across the Research Project Team 3.4 Decision Making, Governance, and Oversight 3.4.1 Research Project Governance 3.4.2 Decision-Making Processes 3.4.3 Bringing Governance and Management Together 3.5 Using Project Management to Strengthen Grant Applications Section 4: Implementing and Closing Research Projects 4.1 Project Kickoff 4.2 The Tracking Sheet as a Tool to Monitor and Drive Research Project Progress 4.3 Communications and Stakeholder Involvement During Implementation 4.3.1 Communications Planning 4.3.2 Status Reports 4.3.3 Stakeholder Engagement 4.4 Preventing and Addressing Common Problems 4.5 Closing the Project and Capturing Lessons Learned Section 5: Research Operations and Cross-Cutting Topics 5.1 Running Effective Meetings 5.1.1 The Value of Meetings 5.1.2 The Role and Responsibilities of the Meeting Chair 5.1.3 Research Meeting Agendas 5.1.3 Facilitation Techniques and Processes 5.2 Adapting Project Management Tools and Processes for Research Programs, Operations, and Portfolios 5.3 Agile Approaches and Research Project Management 5.4 Adapting Research Project Management and Leadership Skills to Your Environment 5.4.1 Modifying Academic Research Project Management Skills for Other Sectors 5.4.2 Adapting the Guidance in This Handbook to Your Environment Section 6: Interviews With Research Leaders 6.1 Elspeth Brown: Starting a New Leadership Role With a Listening Tour 6.2 Steini Brown: Research Leadership Should Focus on the Team, Not the Leader 6.3 Beth Coleman: Starting Up the University of Toronto Black Research Network 6.4 Aled Edwards: Learning Your Partners’ Culture Through Immersion 6.5 Steve Farber: Leadership to Advance a Concept Into a Co-Developed Research Agenda 6.6 Colleen Flood: Forward Thinking and Scenario Planning for Policies Related to Vaccination 6.7 Lorna MacDonald: Creating and Leading Two Productions of a Historically-Based Opera 6.8 Kim McGrail: Launching a New Pan-Canadian Network 6.9 Michael Schull: When a Clinician Scientist Is the CEO of a Research Institute With More Than 200 Staff 6.10 Barbara Sherwood Lollar: Understanding That Research Operations Are Fundamentally Entrepreneurial 6.11 Molly Shoichet: Supporting Students in Learning Their Own Lessons 6.12 Ajrumand Siddiqi: Contributing as a Researcher When You’re Not Certain That You’re Right 6.13 Zaïna Soré: Working With Partners to Take Research Into Practice 6.14 Sharon Straus: Using Research Skills and Methods to Achieve Change 6.15 Mohamad Tavakoli-Targhi: Creating Vibrant Research Communities in the Humanities 6.16 Jutta Treviranus: Shifting the Culture of Research Funding to More Inclusive Approaches 6.17 David Wolfe: Distinct Leadership Requirements for Large Research Grants With Business Partners 6.18 Stefaan Verhulst: Research Entrepreneurship to Mobilize a New International Network 6.19 Rich Zemel: Working With Industry to Create a New Machine Learning Research Institute Appendices: Examples of Light-Touch Project Management Documents for Fictional and Generic Research Projects Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C Appendix D: Three Pages for Planning and Managing the Evaluation of Seniors’ Health Clinics Background Information About the Project Appendix E: Five-Page Plan for Pollution Monitoring Research Background Information About Pollution Monitoring Research Project Appendix F: Example Full Project Plan for a Fictional Natural Sciences Research Project That Is Part of a Multidisciplinary Program Background and Context Assumptions Constraints Scope Roles, Responsibilities, and Governance Schedule Budget Risk Management Plan Communications Plan Stakeholder Engagement Plan WBS Dictionary References Index About the Author
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