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Princeton University Press War and Democratic Constraint
Book SynopsisWhy do some democracies reflect their citizens' foreign policy preferences better than others? What roles do the media, political parties, and the electoral system play in a democracy's decision to join or avoid a war? War and Democratic Constraint shows that the key to how a government determines foreign policy rests on the transmission and availaTrade ReviewOne of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2015 "[A] groundbreaking study."--Foreign Affairs "This scholarly book is an important contribution to the role of political communication in foreign policy making. It is strongly recommended for foreign policy and political communication scholars and democratic peace theorists."--Choice "A very thoughtful study about war initiation which can be the start for a true sociology of democratic institutions and their impact on war and peace."--Thomas Lindemann, European Review of International Studies "Why are some democracies more sensitive than others to the foreign policy preferences of citizens? The answer that the book presents to this research question is innovative, thoroughly argued and consistently backed up by solid empirical research... A seminal reading recommended for all scholars interested in the way domestic factors influence foreign policy."--Cristian Nitoiu, Political Studies ReviewTable of ContentsList of Figures and Tables ix Acknowledgments xiii Chapter 1 Introduction: Looking for Democratic Constraint 1 Why Democratic Institutions Matter 3 The Role of Political Information within Democracies 4 The Recipe for Democratic Constraint 7 Effects on What? 9 Moving Forward 11 Chapter 2 Democracies Are Not Created Equal: A Theory of Democratic Constraint 14 Information, Accountability, and Principal-Agent Problems 15 An Uninformed, Inattentive Electorate 19 Political Opposition as Whistleblowers 21 Media Institutions and the Transmission of Information 28 Hearing the Whistleblowers-The Importance of the Press 32 Bringing Together Information Generation and Transmission 37 Foreign Policy Responsiveness and International Conflict Behavior 41 Initiation and the Democratic Peace 43 Reciprocation and Audience Costs 47 Coalition Formation 49 Conclusion and Next Steps 52 Chapter 3 Democratic Constraint, the Democratic Peace, and Conflict Initiation 53 Period and Structure of Analysis 56 Measuring Conflict Initiation 58 Measuring the Extent of Opposition with Political Parties 59 Measuring Media Access 60 Measuring Press Freedom 61 Additional Controls 64 Results 67 Democratic Constraint among Democracies 71 Alternative Measures of Conflict 73 The Independent Effects of Opposition and Access 74 Conclusion 75 Appendix 1: Statistical Tables and Robustness Tests 77 Appendix 2: The Role of the Internet 81 Chapter 4 Looking for Audience Costs in All the Wrong Places: Constraint and Reciprocation 86 Research Design 88 Results 90 Unpacking Militarized Disputes 92 Compellent Threats 94 The Problem of Perception 96 Conclusion 98 Appendix: Statistical Tables and Robustness Tests 99 Chapter 5 Willing and Politically Able: Democratic Constraint and Coalition Joining 103 Iraq (2003): Operation Iraqi Freedom 104 Afghanistan (2001): Operation Enduring Freedom 121 Conclusion 129 Appendix: Statistical Tables and Robustness Tests 130 Chapter 6 Downs Meets the Press: How Party Systems Shape the News 151 Mapping News Content onto the Downsian Premise 153 Cases and Data 156 Results 159 2004 and 2009 European Election Studies (EES) 161 Conclusion 163 Appendix: Statistical Tables, Robustness Tests, and Content Analysis Codebook 164 Chapter 7 Coalition Stories: Cases from the Iraq Coalition 193 Case Selection 194 The United Kingdom 198 Spain 205 Poland 210 Germany 213 Conclusion 220 Chapter 8 Conclusion: Information, Constraint, and Democratic Foreign Policy 222 Policy Implications 223 Recipe for a Watchdog Press: Some Prescriptions for Media Ownership 226 Technological Change, the Internet, and Satellite Television 229 Moving Forward 232 References 237 Index 251
£80.75
Princeton University Press The Dynamics of Risk
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the Don K. Price Award, Science, Technology & Environmental Politics Section of the American Political Science Association"
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Princeton University Press Taxing the Rich
Book SynopsisIn today's social climate of acknowledged and growing inequality, why are there not greater efforts to tax the rich? In this wide-ranging and provocative book, Kenneth Scheve and David Stasavage ask when and why countries tax their wealthiest citizens--and their answers may surprise you. Taxing the Rich draws on unparalleled evidence from twenty cTrade ReviewOne of Bloomberg's Best Books of 2016 "These findings run counter to a popular narrative. Recall that in 2012, Mitt Romney said that in a democracy, a candidate who offers tax breaks to the less well-off at the expense of the rich will win mass support 'no matter what.' That claim does not appear to be supported by the historical record."--Robert J. Shiller, New York Times "In its big picture argument the book is convincing: on both the correlation and nature of causality between wars that required the mass of working people to sacrifice not just their labour but also their lives; and on the imposition of higher tax rates on the rich in the 20th century."--Torsten Bell, Prospect "A sweeping look at the history of levies on the wealthy."--Hugo Greenhalgh, Financial Times "[Scheve and Stasavage] flesh out their big picture with a mass of compelling evidence. Overall, an outstanding book."--Bryan Caplan, EconLog "What is surprising about this book is how robustly the authors discount other widely held explanations for the gradual reduction in tax paid by the richest 1% since 1980. The influence of political lobbying, liberalised capital flows and the breakdown of the postwar consensus are, in their view, inadequate answers. What has changed is the focus of 'equality of sacrifice,' which has returned to a debate about fairness."--Zac Tate, Capx "Apart from anything else, the historical data on top tax rates is fascinating."--Diane Coyle, Enlightened Economist "[A] fine and stimulating book."--Financial Post "More than any other book I've read in the past few years, their arguments have prompted me to review what they wrote and look for other research that supports or counters their points."--David Cay Johnston, Tax Notes "The authors make the force of the compensatory view clear. Judging by the apparent success of the rhetoric during the 2016 U.S. presidential primaries that speaks of a system rigged to favor the rich, the compensatory theory has not gone unnoticed by political strategists."--Michael Keen, Finance & Development Magazine "[A] fine model of social science research."--Richard Cooper, Foreign Affairs "Taxing the Richexplains why the problems of America's poor and angry are unlikely to be solved by redistributive taxation."--Angus Deaton, BloombergTable of ContentsFigures and Tables xi Acknowledgments xiii PART ONE -DEBATING TAXATION 1. Why Might Governments Tax the Rich? 3 2. Treating Citizens as Equals 24 PART TWO -WHEN HAVE GOVERNMENTS TAXED THE RICH? 3. The Income Tax over Two Centuries 53 4. Taxing Inheritance 93 5. Taxes on the Rich in Context 114 PART THREE -WHY HAVE GOVERNMENTS TAXED THE RICH? 6. The Conscription of Wealth 135 7. The Role of War Technology 170 8. Why Taxes on the Rich Declined 185 9. What Future for Taxing the Rich? 206 Notes 219 References 247 Index 261
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Princeton University Press The Locust and the Bee
Book SynopsisThe recent economic crisis was a dramatic reminder that capitalism can both produce and destroy. It's a system that by its very nature encourages predators and creators, locusts and bees. But, as Geoff Mulgan argues in this compelling, imaginative, and important book, the economic crisis also presents a historic opportunity to choose a radically diTrade Review"Geoff Mulgan's The Locust and the Bee is an important contribution to this field."--John Lloyd, Financial Times "There is much in Mulgan's analysis that will repay careful scrutiny... The Locust and the Bee abounds with arresting observations of this kind and no one will finish the book without having learned something new and important."--John Gray, New Statesman "A brilliant book, full of great ideas, provoking us to pause and think."--M. S. Sriram, Business Standard (India) "[E]xcellent."--Frank Pasquale, Concurring Opinions "[I]nteresting and thought-provoking."--Frank Dillon, Irish Times "Geoff Mulgan ... earns his spurs as a top-rank, global public intellectual with his latest book, The Locust and the Bee."--Hazel Henderson, Seeking Alpha "[A] rare combination of breadth and detail ... an essential guide to how to deal with the 'predators and creators in capitalism's future.'"--Julian Baggini, Observer, "Best Books of the Year" "What Mulgan is trying to do is laudable... No-one can doubt the sincerity of his message, the intellectual rigour he applies, or the beauty of the English he writes."-- Rebecca Harding, Business EconomistTable of ContentsChapter 1- After Capitalism 1 Chapter 2 - Barren and Pregnant Crises 17 Chapter 3 - The Essence of Capitalism 28 Chapter 4 - To Take or to Make 52 *The Roles of Creators and Predators Chapter 5 - Capitalism's Critics 79 Chapter 6 - Anticapitalist Utopias and Neotopias 104 Chapter 7 - The Nature of Change 116 *How One System Becomes Another Chapter 8- Creative and Predatory Technology 145 Chapter 9 - The Rise of Economies Based on Relationships and Maintenance 172 Chapter 10 - Capitalism's Generative Ideas 198 Chapter 11 - New Accommodations 230 *or How Societies (Occasionally) Jump Chapter 12 - Outgrowing Capitalism 280 Afterword to the paperback edition 289 Notes 297 Acknowledgments 329 Index 331
£18.00
Princeton University Press The Nobel Factor The Prize in Economics Social
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewSelected for Canada's Financial Post Best Personal Finance and Economics Books of 2016 Selected for Bloomberg View's "The Writing that Shaped Economic Thinking in 2016" "Fascinating."--Justin Fox, Bloomberg View "As intellectual, social, and political history, The Nobel Factor is well worth your time getting stuck into."--Stephen Kinsella, Irish Economy "This book is hugely persuasive about economics, where the knowledge displayed is extraordinary and the judgments highly persuasive."--Jim Tomlinson, Long Run, EHS blog "There is much to be commended in The Nobel Factor. The close attention to the history of the Prize in Economics, the careful collection--and correlation--of data on the winners with broader intellectual and political trends makes the book a valuable guide."--Siddharth Singh, Open Magazine "Authors Avner Offer and Gabriel Soderberg ... trace the powerful effects of the [Nobel] prize."--Andrew Allentuck, Financial Post "Through thorough research of the publicly available archives and interviews with participants in the award process, the authors show both ideological and scientific criteria have operated, and, while science ended up lending a hand to ideology, it also sowed the seeds for dissent; scientific criteria drove the prize committee 'into a refutation of scientific economics.'"--Choice "Offer and Soderberg's story of the origins, recipients and impact of the Nobel Prize in Economics is intellectual history at its best... The failure of neoliberal economics to predict devastating debt crises and stem destabilising poverty suggests that economics is due for a return to the workbench. This book makes an important contribution to such a rethink."--E. Stina Lyon, Times Higher Education "Well-informed, trenchant."--Foreign Affairs "An important book. It will prove fascinating for all economics junkies, plus those interested in any and all Nobel Prizes."--Walter Block, San Francisco Book Review "[An] excellent book."--Peter Radford, Real-World Economics Review blogTable of ContentsList of Figures and Table viii List of Abbreviations xi List of Nobel Prize Winners in Economics, 1969-2015 xiii Preface and Acknowledgments xv Introduction 1 1 Imaginary Machines 16 2 A Prize in 'Economic Sciences' 42 3 Bitter Roots: Finance and Social Democracy between the Wars 68 4 The Riksbank Endows a Nobel Prize 89 5 Does Economics Have a Political Bias? 107 6 Individual Reputations (with Samuel Bjork) 125 7 Nobel Economics and Social Democracy 149 8 Models into Policy: Assar Lindbeck and Swedish Social Democracy 174 9 Swedosclerosis or Pseudosclerosis? Sweden in the 1980s 198 10 The Real Crisis: Not Work Incentives but Runaway Credit 220 11 Beyond Scandinavia: Washington Consensus to Market Corruption 230 Conclusion: Like Physics or Like Literature? 259 Bibliography 279 Index 309
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Princeton University Press Lectures on Public Economics
Book Synopsis"Originally published in 1980 by McGraw-Hill"--Title page verso.Trade Review"This classic volume by two of the pioneers of modern public economics remains an essential reference for students of the field. The key theoretical results discussed in this volume—a number of which were discovered by the authors themselves—have stood the test of time and continue to be taught in public economics courses around the world, including my own course at Harvard."—Raj Chetty, Harvard University"Lectures on Public Economics remains the most comprehensive and deepest textbook on the subject. The discussions presented here offer very insightful views on the limits of tax theory analysis that cannot be found in pure research articles, and help guide students who want to carry out research of their own."—Emmanuel Saez, University of California, Berkeley"There is no other general textbook on public economics that comes close to the achievement of Atkinson and Stiglitz. The organization of the book, its level of analysis, and the clarity of the exposition are just right for graduate and advanced undergraduate students."—Frank Cowell, London School of Economics
£49.50
Princeton University Press Just Married
Book SynopsisThe institution of marriage stands at a critical juncture. As gay marriage equality gains acceptance in law and public opinion, questions abound regarding marriage's future. Will same-sex marriage lead to more radical marriage reform? Should it? Antonin Scalia and many others on the right warn of a slippery slope from same-sex marriage toward polygTrade Review"[C]losely reasoned, powerful, and persuasive."--Huffington Post "Highly intelligent."--Tyler Cowen, Marginal Revolution "The book is timely and engaging."--Choice "Just Married provides a deep understanding of what it is I'm signing off on when I scribble my name on those county-issued marriage licenses."--Katherine Willis Pershey, Christian Century "This well-argued book will serve a wide audience. Anyone interested in getting into the marriage debates would do well to start with Just Married and can expect to gain a full understanding of the landscape. Macedo makes a strong argument for inclusion of same-sex marriages into the legal institution of marriage, and a strong case for retaining the legal institution."--Lori Watson, Review of Politics "Macedo offers a well-researched, wide-ranging argument for the special role of marriage in democratic society and the ability of same-sex: marriage to fit within this accepted role... Just Married ... deserves praise for challenging us to deliberate more diligently the promises and pitfalls of civil marriage."--Scott Barclay, Perspectives on Politics "There is much here I endorse heartily and much I disagree with--vehemently. As a work of public political philosophy, it is sure to engage almost any reader to the same extent, with its wide-ranging, opinionated discussion. This is simply the best book I know articulating the case for the state recognizing same-sex marriage--and stopping reform there."--Elizabeth Brake, Ethical Theory and Moral PracticeTable of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgments ix Introduction: Why Marriage Matters 1 PART I. WHY SAME-SEX MARRIAGE? Chapter 1. Gay Rights and the Constitution of Reasons 19 Chapter 2. Traditional Marriage and Public Law 38 Chapter 3. Marriage, Gender Justice, and Children's Well-Being 60 PART II. WHY MARRIAGE? Chapter 4. The Special Status of Marriage 79 Chapter 5. Marriage: Obligations, Benefits, and Access 99 Chapter 6. Reform Proposals and Alternatives to Marriage 119 PART III. WHY TWO? MONOGAMY, POLYGAMY, AND DEMOCRACY Chapter 7. The Challenge of Polygamy 145 Chapter 8. Polygamy, Monogamy, and Marriage Justice 161 Chapter 9. Polygamy Unbound? The Kody Brown Family and the Future of Plural Marriage 179 Conclusion: Happily Ever After 204 Notes 213 Bibliography 267 Index 293
£29.75
Princeton University Press Creating the Market University
Book SynopsisAmerican universities today serve as economic engines, performing the scientific research that will create new industries, drive economic growth, and keep the United States globally competitive. But only a few decades ago, these same universities self-consciously held themselves apart from the world of commerce. Creating the Market University is thTrade ReviewWinner of the 2013 Pierre Bourdieu Award for Best Book, Sociology of Education Section of the American Sociological Association Winner of the 2013 Max Weber Book Award, Organizations, Occupations, and Work Section of the American Sociological Association Winner of the 2011 President's Book Award, Social Science History Association "Creating the Market University succeeds in providing detailed, on-the-ground descriptions of the diverse decisions and events that worked together to create what amounts to a new social compact with academic science... [T]his is a valuable work that offers significant insights into how science in the academy arrived at where it is today."--John Rudolph, Journal of American History "This volume provides the most thorough and balanced account of the advent of commercialization in academic science and its underlying causes."--Roger L. Geige, American Historical Review "This is a great book for wonks. On page after page, data regarding academia, high-tech innovation and entrepreneurship stand up, and shout for attention."--Stephen B. Adams, Enterprise & Society "For those interested in the politics and ideologies lying behind universities and science policy, this volume makes a thought-provoking and original contribution... [I]t deserves to be widely read amongst those studying the relationships between universities, governments and industry."--Paul Benneworth, Minerva "This is a well-written and meticulously researched book that can be recommended to everyone interested in science and technology policy. Berman's thesis that the late 1970s and early 1980s were a turning point in American R&D policy is provocative and worthy of debate."--Martin Kenney, Technology & CultureTable of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Chapter 1: Academic Science as an Economic Engine 1 The Changing Nature of Academic Science 4 Studying the Changes in Academic Science 8 Explaining the Rise of Market Logic in Academic Science 12 Overview of the Book 17 Chapter 2: Market Logic in the Era of Pure Science 19 Federal Funding and the Support of Science Logic 21 Using Market Logic in the 1950s and 1960s 23 Limits to the Spread of Market Logic 29 The Pillars of the Postwar System Begin to Crumble 35 The Effects of the Dissolving Federal Consensus 37 Chapter 3: Innovation Drives the Economy-an Old Idea with New Implications 40 Market-Logic Practices of the 1970s and Their Limits 42 The Political Power of an Economic Idea 44 The Innovation Frame and the University 55 Chapter 4: Faculty Entrepreneurship in the Biosciences 58 Before Biotech 60 Early Entrepreneurship 63 1978: A Turning Point 69 Academic Entrepreneurship: Money Changes Everything 76 Why Did Bioscience Entrepreneurship Take Off? 87 Chapter 5: Patenting University Inventions 94 University Patenting during the Science-Logic Era 96 Barriers to the Expansion of University Patenting 104 Innovation, the Economy, and Government Patent Policy 106 University Patenting after 1980 111 Why Did University Patenting Take Off? 114 Chapter 6: Creating University-Industry Research Centers 119 UIRCs versus Biotech Entrepreneurship and University Patenting 119 The Trajectory of University-Industry Research Centers 122 The Emergence of Federal and State Support for UIRCs 131 The Expansion of State and Federal Support for UIRCs in the 1980s 139 Why Did University-Industry Research Centers Spread? 141 Chapter 7: The Spread of Market Logic 146 The Expansion of Biotech Entrepreneurship, Patenting, and UIRCs 147 Market Logic Elsewhere in Academic Science 149 University Administrators and the Rhetoric of Innovation 154 Science Logic and Market Logic: An Uneasy Coexistence 156 Chapter 8: Conclusion 158 How Academic Science Became an Economic Engine:Considering the Evidence 159 Reconsidering Alternative Arguments 162 Speaking to Larger Conversations 167 Notes 179 Bibliography 221 Index 261
£22.50
Princeton University Press Impossible Engineering
Book SynopsisThe Canal du Midi, which threads through southwestern France and links the Atlantic to the Mediterranean, was an astonishing feat of seventeenth-century engineering--in fact, it was technically impossible according to the standards of its day. Impossible Engineering takes an insightful and entertaining look at the mystery of its success as well asTrade ReviewCo-Winner of the 2012 Distinguished Scholarly Publication Award, American Sociological Association Honorable Mention for the 2010 Mary Douglas Prize for Best Book in the Sociology of Culture Section category, American Sociological Association "[T]his is a scintillating blend of cultural, political, and technological history."--Choice "Mukerji opens a new chapter in the history of the Canal du Midi, aiming to deepen understanding of its design and construction, and also of the related social and gender patterns. Furthermore, this important book also both stresses the concept of distributed knowledge/collective intelligence, and provides a deeper understanding of the impersonal power of structures. Mukeji demonstrates the necessity to pursue studies such as this with an open mind and a critical attitude."--Michel Cotte, Reviews in History "Impossible Engineering is an insightful meditation on the nature of stewardship, the sociology of knowledge, and the role of accountability in seventeenth-century France, and an extraordinary proof of how rich and challenging the history of material constructions can be."--Sophus A. Reinert, Economic History Review "Mukerji's analysis of the building of the canal is a tour de force of both historical and sociological research. Based on extensive and imaginative archival research and also on astute observation of the built landscape, it is written in vigorous prose and illustrated by the author's beautiful and informative photographs. It ranks as a significant and highly original contribution to historical and cultural sociology."--William H. Sewell, Jr., American Journal of Sociology "Chandra Mukerji crosses intellectual and disciplinary boundaries with incredible ease, mobilizing a vast array of scholarship to tackle historical cases in a new way."--Frederic Graber, Technology and CultureTable of ContentsIllustrations ix Acknowledgments xiii Abbreviations xvii Introduction xix Chapter 1: Impossible Engineering 1 Chapter 2: Territorial Politics 15 Chapter 3: Epistemic Credibility 36 Chapter 4: New Rome Confronts Old Gaul 60 Chapter 5: Shifting Sands 91 Chapter 6: The New Romans 117 Chapter 7: Thinking Like a King 154 Chapter 8: Monumental Achievement 176 Chapter 9: Powers of Impersonal Rule 203 Notes 229 Bibliography 277 Index 293
£22.50
Princeton University Press Cities of Knowledge
Book SynopsisWhat is the magic formula for turning a place into a high-tech capital? How can a city or region become a high-tech powerhouse like Silicon Valley? For over half a century, through boom times and bust, business leaders and politicians have tried to become the next Silicon Valley, but few have succeeded. This book examines why high-tech developmenTrade Review"Margaret O'Mara's book shows how very far from simple was US experience when dissected in detail and how very hard it was in reality to emulate Silicon Valley/Stanford success even for other American cities. This is a very interesting book. And a very timely one. It is refreshing to read a book with the historical perspective that policymakers and analysts alike too often lack."--Jane Marceau, Australian Review "O'Mara's study is richly wrought, and her emphasis on place adds an important new dimension to discussions of Cold War political economy and its legacies."--Daniel Lee Kleinman, Journal of American HistoryTable of ContentsList of Illustrations and Tables ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction Discovering the City of Knowledge 1 PART ONE: INTENT 1. Cold War Politics 17 Frameworks, 1945-1950 18 Policy and Geography, 1950-1965 36 Conclusion 55 2. "Multiversities," Cities, and Suburbs 58 The Scientist in the Garden 60 Economic Development Solutions 75 Conclusion 92 PART TWO: IMPLEMENTATION 3. From the Farm to the Valley: Stanford University and the San Francisco Peninsula 97 A Western Retreat 99 Hot and Cold Wars 103 Land Development 110 A Model City 127 "The Battle of the Hills" 132 Conclusion 139 4. Building" Brainsville" : The University of Pennsylvania and Philadelphia 142 Franklin's University and Its City 143 From Computers to Medicine 146 Industrial Decline and Urban Renewal 151 Building University City 158 Scientific Industry Comes to West Philadelphia 166 Controversy and Protest 172 Conclusion 180 5. Selling the New South: Georgia Tech and Atlanta 182 The New Industrial South 185 Postwar Growth and Postwar Power 190 Expansion and Entrepreneurship at Georgia Tech 201 Selling Atlanta in the Space Age 207 Research Parks, Office Parks, and Another Stanford? 216 Conclusion 221 PART THREE LEGACY Conclusion The Next Silicon Valley 225 Notes 235 Index 291
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Princeton University Press States of Credit
Book SynopsisStates of Credit provides the first comprehensive look at the joint development of representative assemblies and public borrowing in Europe during the medieval and early modern eras. In this pioneering book, David Stasavage argues that unique advances in political representation allowed certain European states to gain early and advantageous accessTrade ReviewWinner of the 2012 Award for the Best Book in European Politics, European Politics and Society Section of the American Political Science Association "Overall, States of Credit is a novel, solidly argued contribution that lies at the intersection of several dynamic fields of study. There is much to learn from it for political scientists, economic historians, and public economists, as well as a rich new data trove to mine. Though historians may be eager for more detail, they will surely appreciate the novelty of the historical conjectures presented, as well as their careful blending with both economic and political theory. Finally, the text is concise and accessible enough to be easily adaptable to upper level undergraduate courses, as well as to graduate discussions in both economics and politics."--Mauricio Drelichman, EH.Net "Stasavage brings together the political and economic history of early modern Europe with several interesting twists that make a substantial addition to both the new institutionalist and political economy literatures."--Choice "In this well-informed and clearly argued book, David Stasavage seeks to revisit important issues about state development and economic growth... Stasavage has paved the way for new research to compare and contrast the experience of city-states in the Old Regime and explore how and why small could be beautiful."--H-France Review "States of Credit ... is elegant, distinctive, and dynamic."--Journal of Economic History "The author has provided a cogent, well-supported analysis of a subject vital to an understanding of the early modern period."--Laurel Carrington, Historian "Exploring the links between representation and debt in medieval and early modern Europe, States of Credit contributes to broad debates about state formation and Europe's economic rise."--World Book IndustryTable of ContentsIllustrations ix Acknowledgments xi CHAPTER ONE: Introduction 1 Representation, Scale, and Control 6 The Evolution and Importance of Public Credit 9 Representative Assemblies in City-States and Territorial States 11 Geographic Scale and Merchant Power 14 Broad Sample Evidence 16 Origins of City-States 18 Case Study Evidence 20 Plan of the Book 24 CHAPTER TWO: The Evolution and Importance of Public Credit 25 Why Credit Was Important 25 When Did States First Borrow Long-Term? 29 The Cost of Borrowing 38 Economic Explanations for the City-State Advantage 43 Summary 46 CHAPTER THREE: Representative Assemblies in Europe, 1250-1750 47 Origins of Representative Assemblies 48 Prerogatives of Representative Assemblies 54 Who Was Represented? 61 The Intensity of Representation 65 Summary 68 CHAPTER FOUR: Assessing the City-State Advantage 70 Representation and Credit as an Equilibrium 72 Representative Institutions and the Creation of a Public Debt 77 Representative Institutions and the Cost of Borrowing 84 Variation within City-States 90 Summary 93 CHAPTER FIVE: Origins of City-States 94 The Rokkan/Tilly Hypothesis 95 The Carolingian Partition Hypothesis 95 Empirical Evidence 100 Reassessing the City-State Advantage 106 Summary 107 CHAPTER SIX: Three City-State Experiences 110 Merchant Oligarchy in Cologne 111 Genoa and the Casa di San Giorgio 117 Siena under the Rule of the Nine 125 Summary 131 CHAPTER SEVEN: Three Territorial State Experiences 132 France and the Rentes sur l'Hotel de Ville 132 Revisiting Absolutism in Castile 142 Accounting for Holland's Financial Revolution 150 Summary 154 CHAPTER EIGHT: Implications for State Formation and Development 156 The Debate on War and State Formation 156 Information, Commitment, and Democracy 158 Understanding Early Modern Growth 161 Bibliography 167 Index 187
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Princeton University Press On Inequality
Book SynopsisEconomic inequality is one of the most divisive issues of our time. Yet few would argue that inequality is a greater evil than poverty. The poor suffer because they don't have enough, not because others have more, and some have far too much. So why do many people appear to be more distressed by the rich than by the poor? In this provocative book,Trade ReviewHarry G. Frankfurt, 2017 Charles Homer Haskins Prize Lecturer, American Council of Learned Societies One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2016 "Frankfurt has issued a clear challenge to the champions of equality."--Julian Baggini, Financial Times "Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is doing well, if not good, by reducing the debate about equality to resentment of large fortunes. He should read Harry G. Frankfurt's new book On Inequality. It is so short (89 pages) that even a peripatetic candidate can read it, and so lucid that he cannot miss its inconvenient point."--George Will "The volume should be required reading for candidates of both parties."--Stephen L. Carter, NY Post "With this book, as in his past work, Frankfurt has shown why it is so important to question common terms that are too often used reflexively. Regardless of one's own views on the past, present, and future of inequality, On Inequality is a salutary effort to help readers pause and think about the beliefs that motivate our rhetoric."--EF, Econ Focus "On Inequality may unsettle those fuzzy-minded liberals who know they are committed to a more equal society but are not sure why. Given Frankfurt's convincing proof that bourgeois, academic ethics cannot sustain a critique of inequality, these liberals may find themselves turning to intellectual traditions that offer a more radical, systemic critique."--Los Angeles Review of Books "The best discussion of the moral aspects of income inequality that I have read recently."--New Boston Post "Harry Frankfurt has once again shown himself to be a sensitive, humane and highly original philosopher. Anyone who is disturbed by the rise of inequality should grapple with what he has to say about why it is troubling. They will learn a great deal by doing so even if, in the end, they do not find his arguments persuasive."--Paul Weithman, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews "In an accessible, informal tone, this book explains essential techniques that students, postdoctoral researches, and early career scientists need to write more clearly, efficiently, and easily."--Lunar and Planetary Information BulletinTable of ContentsPreface ix 1 Economic Equality as a Moral Ideal 1 2 Equality and Respect 63 Acknowledgments 91 Notes 93
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Princeton University Press Europes Orphan
Book SynopsisOriginally conceived as part of a unifying vision for Europe, the euro is now viewed as a millstone around the neck of a continent crippled by vast debts, sluggish economies, and growing populist dissent. In Europe's Orphan, leading economic commentator Martin Sandbu presents a compelling defense of the euro. He argues that rather than blaming theTrade ReviewOne of Financial Times (FT.com) Best Books in Economics 2015, chosen by Martin Wolf "Refreshingly eccentric."--Wolfgang Streeck, London Review of Books "Well-written and closely argued, Europe's Orphan ought to delight the smarter supporters of European integration and will challenge some long-held assumptions of their euroskeptic opponents, not least the perception that the currency union has gnawed away at the international competitiveness of the eurozone's weaker economies."--Andrew Stuttaford, Wall Street Journal "[A] stimulating and entertaining book... [Sandbu] has performed a public service by challenging the present dreary consensus on the fate of the euro and, in his final chapter, by reminding us what the single currency was for."--Richard Lambert, Prospect "Financial Times writer Sandbu (Just Business) looks past current headlines to the ideals and realpolitik strategy behind the Eurozone, arguing that it remains Europe's best hope for preserving global relevance... The book cogently explains why scapegoating the euro for Europe's economic and political disunity is nonsense."--Publishers Weekly "Books that attack the conventional wisdom are refreshing. They force us to rethink. That is what Martin Sandbu's Europe's Orphan does--and what makes it stand out in the increasingly crowded field of eurocrisis analysis... Europe's Orphan is a stimulating and important book."--Paul De Grauwe, Financial Times "[T]his is ... a highly intelligent, thought provoking book, to be read by anyone who follows contemporary macroeconomic policy."--Tyler Cowen, Marginal Revolution "Martin Sandbu's book is a robust and generally well-informed critique of the handling of the euro-area crisis."--Patrick Honohan, Irish Times "The book provides a sophisticated 'liquidationist' alternative to the dominant rhetoric."--Martin Wolf, Financial Times, a FT Best Book of 2015 "[A] valuable recent book on the Euro crisis."--Arthur Goldhammer, The American Prospect "Intelligent, well-sourced, controversial."--Anders Horntvedt, Finansavisen "These provocative and insightful arguments are particularly valuable at a time when austerity retains its intellectual luster despite its manifest failures."--Andrew Moravcsik, Foreign Affairs "A spirited defense and a thoughtful reinterpretation of the eurozone's unpromising recent history."--Mark Harrison, Enterprising InvestorTable of Contents*Frontmatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*Preface, pg. xi*ONE. A Giant Historic Mistake?, pg. 1*TWO. Before the Fall, pg. 25*THREE. Greece and the Idolatry of Debt, pg. 48*FOUR. Ireland: The Private Is Political, pg. 80*FIVE. Europe Digs Deeper, pg. 106*SIX. Righting the Course: From Bail-Out to Bail-In, pg. 139*SEVEN. If Europe Dared to Write Down Debt, pg. 165*EIGHT. Europe's Real Economic Challenges, pg. 189*NINE. The Politics That the Euro Needs, pg. 217*TEN. Great Britain or Little England?, pg. 242*ELEVEN. Remembering What the Euro Is For, pg. 265*Notes, pg. 273*Index, pg. 303
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Princeton University Press Political Economy for Public Policy
Book SynopsisTrade Review"The core of this book is a collection of intellectual theories and mathematical models that ignore many key elements of the modern political process. Abstract models can tell little about the role lobbyists play in shoveling millions of dollars into political campaigns. To his credit, Bueno de Mesquita does an excellent job of explaining these models, which play an important role in political policy today."--ChoiceTable of Contents*Frontmatter, pg. i*Summary of Contents, pg. vii*Policy Applications, pg. xvii*Preface, pg. xix*Introduction, pg. 1*1. Normative Frameworks, pg. 11*2. Collective Goals, pg. 51*3. Pareto Concepts, pg. 74*Summing Up Normative Foundations, pg. 95*4. Externalities, pg. 97*5. Coordination Problems, pg. 150*6. Commitment Problems, pg. 173*Summing Up Social Dilemmas, pg. 191*7. Strategic Adjustment, pg. 193*8. Dynamic Inconsistency, pg. 218*9. The Need for Information, pg. 244*10. Influence over Elected Officials, pg. 282*11. Institutions, Incentives, and Power, pg. 305*Summing Up Constraints on Good Governance, pg. 328*Concluding Reflections on Politics and Policy, pg. 331*A. Utility, Strategic-Form Games, and Nash Equilibrium, pg. 335*B. Extensive-Form Games, pg. 362*Bibliography, pg. 385*Index of Referenced Authors, pg. 393*General Index, pg. 396
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Princeton University Press Myth and Measurement The New Economics of the
Book SynopsisDavid Card and Alan B. Krueger have already made national news with their pathbreaking research on the minimum wage. Here they present a powerful new challenge to the conventional view that higher minimum wages reduce jobs for low-wage workers. In a work that has important implications for public policy as well as for the direction of economic reseTrade Review"Our understanding of wage determination has been transformed by an intellectual revolution... Until the Card-Krueger study, most economists, myself included, assumed that raising the minimum wage would have a clear negative effect on employment. But they found, if anything, a positive effect. Their result has since been confirmed using data from many episodes. There's just no evidence that raising the minimum wage costs jobs, at least when the starting point is as low as it is in modern America."--Paul Krugman, New York Times "Card and Krueger didn't just question the conventional wisdom; they attacked it in a novel and powerful way. Instead of concocting a mathematical model and 'testing' it with advanced statistical techniques, which is what most economists call research, they decided to test the theory in the real world... The work of Card and Krueger was worth a hundred theoretical models in The American Economic Review."--John Cassidy, The New Yorker "The Card-Krueger work is essentially correct: the minimum wage at levels observed in the United States has had little or no effect on employment. At the minimum, the book has changed the burden of proof in debates over the minimum, from those who stressed the potential distributional benefits of the minimum to those who stress the potential employment losses."--Richard B. Freeman, Journal of Economic Perspectives "A very substantial book... A highly persuasive collection of evidence... An exemplary book."--J.W. Anderson, The Washington Post "David Card and Alan Krueger have written a book that represents a phenomenal amount of careful and honest research and that will be a classic in the minimum wage literature and also in the broader field of empirical labor economics... A model of how to do good believable research, this book will be influential for a long time."--Paul Osterman, Industrial and Labor Relations Review "Clearly, this book should be read by any economist who wants to stay abreast of substantive, high level debates within the profession... The book already has assumed an important position within the field of labor economics, and significant research in years to come is likely to revolve around its principle thesis."--K. A. Couch, Journal of Economics "... the nastiest, most unspeakable perversion of our service-based economy [is] the declining value of the minimum wage... The downward pressure on wages is making this a country where working literally doesn't pay... David Card and Alan Krueger show through meticulously assembled data that increasing minimum pay in the fast-food industry has no discernable effect on the number of jobs, on consumer prices, or even on employee benefits like free meals... Labor markets, like so many other phenomena in the real world, are far from perfect and do not behave according to the theories of defunct economists."--Joe Conason, The New York Observer "Myth and Measurement ... traverses its ground in great detail, studying every bump and dip in the landscape... But that's just about what the issue requires. Card and Krueger's conclusion runs so against the grain of mainstream economic thinking, not to mention the present political consensus, that overkill seems quite appropriate. That conclusion, reached through a number of separate studies, is this: The minimum wage not only doesn't kill jobs, it may even stimulate employment... Myth and Measurement should be a very important book. It essentially settles the policy debate on the minimum wage, and the economics profession should spend a good bit of time engaging in profound reflection and in testing some of the field's first principles."--Voice Literary Supplement "Card and Krueger have written a powerful book underpinned by hard facts... They explode myths and indict the prescriptions of conventional economic thinkers. Few will read this book from cover to cover, but many will quote its conclusions in the months to come."--New Statesman and Society "Myth and Measurement may well be the most important labor economics monograph of the 1990s."--Ronald G. Ehrenberg, Industrial and Labor Relations Review "This book offers the most careful and wide-ranging analysis of the empirical evidence on minimum wages in the United States that any social scientist could ask for."--Richard B. Freeman, Industrial and Labor Relations Review "Although this book raises very sharp questions about the practice of labor economics, the book itself is terrific. CK's creative careful, and above-the-board empirical work is a model of how to do good believable research and this book will be influential for a long time."--Paul Osterman, Industrial and Labor Relations ReviewTable of ContentsPreface to the Twentieth-Anniversary Edition ix Preface xxvii Chapter 1 Introduction and Overview 1 Chapter 2 Employer Responses to the Minimum Wage: Evidence from the Fast-Food Industry 20 Chapter 3 Statewide Evidence on the Effect of the 1988 California Minimum Wage 78 Chapter 4 The Effect of the Federal Minimum Wage on Low-Wage Workers: Evidence from Cross-State Comparisons 113 Chapter 5 Additional Employment Outcomes 152 Chapter 6 Evaluation of Time-Series Evidence 178 Chapter 7 Evaluation of Cross-Section and Panel-Data Evidence 208 Chapter 8 International Evidence 240 Chapter 9 How the Minimum Wage Affects the Distribution of Wages, the Distribution of Family Earnings, and Poverty 276 Chapter 10 How Much Do Employers and Shareholders Lose? 313 Chapter 11 Is There an Explanation? Alternative Models of the Labor Market and the Minimum Wage 355 Chapter 12 Conclusions and Implications 387 References 401 Index 415
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Princeton University Press Happiness for All Unequal Hopes and Lives in
Book SynopsisTrade Review"A persuasive and well-supported study. Highly recommended."--Karen Shook, Times Higher Education "Graham is one of the few scholars who have traced the effects of a dramatic increase in inequality between the rich and poor in America."--Ana Swanson, WashingtonPost.com's Wonkblog "Graham pushes the wellbeing date into a more fruitful area, to assess how the experience of inequality shapes the views Americans hold about the future and the value of hard work... She pierces the myth that inequality is accepted in the US because it is accompanied by so many success stories."--Geoff Dyer, Financial TimesTable of ContentsList of Illustrations ix List of Tables xi Preface xiii 1 Introduction: Happiness for All: Living the Dream? 1 2 What Happened to Horatio Alger? U.S. Trends in Inequality and Opportunity in Comparative Perspective 22 3 Who Believes in the American Dream? Public Attitudes about Mobility in the United States and Beyond 42 4 The High Costs of Being Poor in the Land of the Dream: Stress, Insecurity, and Lack of Hope 76 5 Well-Being, Aspirations, and Outcomes: What Do We Know? 120 6 Can We Save the Dream? 136 Appendix 151 References 173 Index 187
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Princeton University Press Unequal Gains
Book SynopsisUnequal Gains offers a radically new understanding of the economi c evolution of the United States, providing a complete picture of the uneven progress of America from colonial times to today.--Provided by publisher.Trade Review"[I]ts conclusions are both accessible and urgent."--Kirkus "Brilliant... A masterpiece in quantitative and qualitative economic research destined to become a classic in its field."--Library Journal, starred review "An ambitious and rigorous attempt to address some long-overlooked questions about U.S. economic development."--Helen Fessenden, Econ Focus "[Unequal Gains] traces how inequality surged and receded in American history... The book contains an unprecedented graph that goes all the way back to the eve of independence and charts how unequal people's incomes were... This is as much a work of history as it is a work of economics."--Washington Post "Stunning."--Kenneth Stewart and Casey Jones, Standard-TimesTable of ContentsList of Illustrations ix Preface xv 1 Persistent Debate, a New Approach, More Data, Rich Findings 1 2 Colonial Incomes on the Eve of the Revolution 13 3 When Did Colonial America Get Rich? 43 4 Losing the Lead: Th e Cost of Revolution and Independence 77 5 Unequal Economic Growth, 1800- 1860 96 6 The Civil War: Growth Lost, Freedom Gained, Inequality Maintained 142 7 Contending Forces: American Incomes across the Late Nineteenth Century 166 8 The Greatest Leveling of All Time 194 9 Rising Inequality Once More, since the 1970s 219 10 Inequality and Growth: History Lessons for the Future 242 Appendix A A Guide to the 1774 and 1800 Income Estimates 263 Appendix B Salaries, Payment in Kind, and Workdays 279 Appendix C Estimating Slaves' Retained Earnings, Colonial Times to 1860 287 Appendix D American versus British Prices, 1640- 1875 304 Appendix E A Guide to the 1860 Income Estimates, and Some Modifications for 1850 311 Appendix F A Guide to the 1870 Income Estimates 320 Appendix G Farm Operators' Incomes in 1870 327 Appendix H Sources and Notes to Tables and Figures in Main Text 349 References 369 Index 391
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Princeton University Press Measuring Tomorrow
Book SynopsisTrade Review"In this book, Éloi Laurent addresses the challenge of ensuring that measurement of the economy reflects all the dimensions of what society values, including the sustainable use of resources. This is a practical contribution to the increasingly salient agenda of going `beyond GDP' in setting metrics to guide public policy, incorporating indicators of environmental quality and well-being."—Diane Coyle, author of GDP: A Brief but Affectionate History"Measuring Tomorrow maps the terrain of a burgeoning field, drawing together a wealth of information and insights on the measurement of human and ecological well‐being, and contrasting new measures with the conventional narrow focus on GDP."—James K. Boyce, University of Massachusetts Amherst"Measuring Tomorrow has important things to say about how we can make sustainability and well-being more central to our politics and societies."—Daniel Mügge, University of Amsterdam
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Princeton University Press NATO in Afghanistan
Book SynopsisModern warfare is almost always multilateral to one degree or another, requiring countries to cooperate as allies or coalition partners. Yet as the war in Afghanistan has made abundantly clear, multilateral cooperation is neither straightforward nor guaranteed. Countries differ significantly in what they are willing to do and how and where they areTrade Review"The relationship between theoretical and empirical work contribution is certainly the great strength of this book, which demonstrates once again the importance of education in political science to the understanding of strategic phenomena... [This] book deserves to become required reading for anyone interested in the conflict in Afghanistan the future of NATO."--Olivier Schmitt, War Studies Publications "This book is very impressive, relying on some 250 interviews with key policy makers, including defense ministers, as well as senior military commanders. No other study provides such wide assessment of caveats. The authors provide in-depth case studies of the countries that provided he most troops to this operation... The authors also devote an excellent chapter to NATO decision making procedures, which helps produce such different levels of political commitment to military operations, and results in contributing states fighting wars in their own unique ways."--ChoiceTable of ContentsList of Illustrations ix Abbreviations xi Acknowledgments xiii Chapter 1 NATO at War: In Afghanistan and at Home? 1 Chapter 2 NATO and the Primacy of National Decisions in Multilateral Interventions 31 Chapter 3 Explaining National Behavior in Multilateral Interventions 63 Chapter 4 Presidents in Charge: The United States, France, and Poland 85 Chapter 5 Single-Party Parliamentary Governments: The British and Canadians 115 Chapter 6 Coalition Governments in Combat 141 Chapter 7 Does Membership Matter? Examining the Outsiders: Australia and New Zealand 177 Chapter 8 Extending the Argument: Libya and Operation United Protector 195 Chapter 9 Implications for Policy and Theory 217 References 237 Index 251
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Princeton University Press More Than You Wanted to Know The Failure of
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Because consumers continue to overlook mandated disclosures, opting instead to scroll quickly through screen after screen of seemingly irrelevant legalese, this book by Ben-Shahar and Schneider is especially pertinent."--ChoiceTable of ContentsPreface ix Part I - The Ubiquity of Mandated Disclosure 1 Chapter 1 Introduction 3 Chapter 2 Complex Decisions, Complex Disclosures 14 Chapter 3 The Failure of Mandated Disclosure 33 Part I - Why Disclosures Fail 55 Chapter 4 "Whatever": The Psychology of Mandated Disclosure 59 Chapter 5 Reading Disclosures 79 Chapter 6 The Quantity Question 94 Chapter 7 From Disclosure to Decision 107 Part III - Can Mandated Disclosure Be Saved? 119 Chapter 8 Make It Simple? 121 Chapter 9 The Politics of Disclosure 138 Chapter 10 Producing Disclosures 151 Chapter 11 At Worst, Harmless? 169 Chapter 12 Conclusion: Beyond Disclosurism 183 Notes 197 Index 225
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Princeton University Press Paying the Tab The Costs and Benefits of Alcohol
Book SynopsisTrade Review"A wonderful little book... Draws on history, political philosophy and straight economics to point out that higher alcohol taxes would fit squarely in the American tradition."--David Leonhardt, New York Times "As laws against smoking and drugs become more draconian, the relative regulatory neglect of alcohol remains a mystery. Much of this mystery--at least in the US context--has recently been dispelled in Paying the Tab, a gem of social science by the Duke University economist Philip Cook... Mr. Cook's original and very literary book shows how certain principles of markets and regulation break down when a cherished commodity happens to be a mind-altering (and judgment-impairing) drug."--Christopher Caldwell, Financial Times "As one of the nation's leading public policy scholars, Cook brings his substantial background in applied economics research to bear on the topic of alcohol policy. In the process, he presents a first-rate example of how to approach a controversial social issue using economic reasoning. Ultimately arguing in favor of enhanced control (but far short of prohibition) to reduce the incidence of drinking, Cook does not reach this conclusion casually. Instead, he considers a full range of costs and benefits of alcohol control policy, including the enjoyment moderate drinking brings to many people...Cook provides the reader with an accessible, up-to-date treatise that is essential reading for anyone interested in social policy relating to alcohol control. Paying the Tab should be on every public policy professor's reading list."--H. Winter, Choice "In his book Paying the Tab, Philip Cook presents a comprehensive in-depth analysis of this complex policy issue. The book includes a review of the history of alcohol control in the United States, determines the evidence of its effectiveness, and provides an assessment of the proven policy options intended to curb alcohol use. I highly recommend this book to anyone who seeks to understand the effect of alcohol control policies in the United States. It is a must-read for anyone involved in legislative efforts to implement and strengthen such policies."--Bernd Wollschlaeger, Journal of the American Medical Association "Paying the Tab offers a wide-ranging historical and social scientific perspective on alcohol in the United States and argues that more must be done to control the consumption of alcohol."--Jennifer Prah Ruger, Ph.D., New England Journal of Medicine "Philip Cook does not offer us an economic history here, but his book should still be of interest to American economic historians and anyone interested in addiction, alcohol and related problems. He ably reviews and dissects an extensive literature to make the case for additional alcohol control policies."--Mark Thornton, EH.Net "Philip Cook's book, Paying the Tab, is an excellent book for academics, policy analysts, and graduate students to use as a primary source on U.S. alcohol policy... Cook sets precedence for all other authors who write on substance abuse policy should follow. He provides both an in-depth analysis of one drug by examining it through historical, economic and social viewpoints."--Dwight Vick, International Journal of Drug PolicyTable of ContentsList of Illustrations ix Preface xi CHAPTER 1: Introduction 1 PART I Rise and Fall of Alcohol Control 11 CHAPTER 2: A Brief History of the Supply Side 13 CHAPTER 3: The Alcoholism Movement 34 PART II Evidence of Effectiveness 47 CHAPTER 4: Drinking: A Primer 49 CHAPTER 5: Prices and Quantities 65 CHAPTER 6: Alcohol Control as Injury Prevention 82 CHAPTER 7: Long-Term Effects: Hearts and Minds 107 CHAPTER 8: The Drinker's Bonus 120 PART III Assessing Policy Options 131 CHAPTER 9: Evaluating Interventions 133 CHAPTER 10: Regulating Supply 148 CHAPTER 11: Taxing the Alcohol Industry 165 CHAPTER 12: Youth as a Special Case 179 CHAPTER 13: Alcohol-Control Policy for the Twenty-First Century 196 Methodological Appendix 203 Notes 207 References 221 Index 249
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Princeton University Press Polarized Making Sense of a Divided America
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewOne of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2016 "An excellent book on this contested and ... polarizing ... topic."--Tyler Cowen, Marginal Revolution "Campbell has written a well-researched, highly provocative volume on American political polarization, which challenges a great deal of conventional wisdom on the subject."--ChoiceTable of ContentsList of Figures and Tables ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction 1 Part One. Preparing the Foundation 13 Chapter 1. Knowns and Unknowns 15 Chapter 2. History and Theories 39 Part Two. The Polarized Electorate 59 Chapter 3. Ideology and Polarization 61 Chapter 4. Issues and Polarization 91 Chapter 5. Circumstantial Evidence 117 Part Three. The Polarized Parties 143 Chapter 6. Why Are the Parties More Polarized? 145 Chapter 7. One-Sided Party Polarization? 173 Chapter 8. Why Are the Parties Polarized at All? 197 Chapter 9. Polarization and Democracy 221 Appendix A. Five Ideological Series 247 Appendix B. Regression Analyses of Ideological Orientations 249 Notes 253 References 281 Index 309
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Princeton University Press Safeguarding Democratic Capitalism
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Ultimately, Leffler’s framework is one of the most perceptive, rigorous, and comprehensive analyses ofAmerican foreign policy in the last eight decades."---Jennifer M. Miller, H-Diplo Roundtable Review"[A] tour de force."---Jacqueline L. Hazelton, Texas National Security ReviewTable of ContentsPreface ix Introduction: Embracing Complexity 1 1 The Origins of Republican War Debt Policy, 1921-1923: A Case Study in the Applicability of the Open Door Interpretation 28 2 Herbert Hoover, the "New Era," and American Foreign Policy, 1921-1929 47 3 Political Isolationism, Economic Expansionism, or Diplomatic Realism: American Policy toward Western Europe 1921-1933 76 4 The American Conception of National Security and the Beginnings of the Cold War, 1945-1948 117 5 Strategy, Diplomacy, and the Cold War: The United States, Turkey, and NATO, 1945-1952 164 6 Adherence to Agreements: Yalta and the Experiences of the Early Cold War 187 7 Victory: The "State," the "West," and the Cold War 221 8 Dreams of Freedom, Temptations of Power 243 9 9/11 and American Foreign Policy 281 10 Austerity and U.S. Strategy: Lessons of the Past 303 11 National Security 317 Index 337
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Princeton University Press Unequal Democracy
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewWinner of the 2009 Gladys M. Kammerer Award, American Political Science Association Winner of the 2009 Leon D. Epstein Outstanding Book Award, Political Organizations and Parties Section of the American Political Science Association "[I recommend] Larry M. Bartels's Unequal Democracy. Especially at this time every thoughtful American needs to learn as much as possible about the relationship of politics to economics."--Bill Clinton, Daily Beast "Obama can connect with voters on the economy by using history as a guideline. He should start by reading Unequal Democracy, by Princeton academic Larry Bartels. The non-partisan and non-political Bartels points out devastatingly after an exhaustive study of Democratic and Republican presidents that the Democrats built a better economy and a more just society."--James Carville, CNN "Many Americans know that there are characteristic policy differences between the [Republican and Democratic] parties. But few are aware of two important facts about the post-World War II era, both of which are brilliantly delineated in a new book, Unequal Democracy, by Larry M. Bartels, a professor of political science at Princeton. Understanding them might help voters see what could be at stake, economically speaking, in November."--Alan Blinder, New York Times "Bartels is the political scientist of the moment. Along with Obama, Bill Clinton also read and recommends Unequal Democracy. [M]ost people on the street could have told Bartels that the working poor fare better under Democrats ... but the importance of these and some other findings in the book ... is that they use scholarly methods to provide political explanations for economic problems."--Michael Tomasky, New York Review of Books "A provocative new book by Princeton professor Larry M. Bartels, one of the country's leading political scientists."--Dan Balz, Washington Post "A short review cannot convey the rich variety of arguments and data Bartels deploys in making his case. Some of his analysis focuses on broadly characterized partisan differences, some on high profile examples such as the politics of the minimum wage and the estate tax. He will have done a considerable service if the next time we start thinking about economics we also think about politics. Bartels shows that social issues do not create as strong a headwind against class-based voting as is often assumed and that lower income voters do tend to vote Democratic while upper-income voters do tend to vote Republican. Unequal Democracy offers an important case for why this might be."--Robert Grafstein, Science "[A] provocative new book by Princeton professor Larry M. Bartels, one of the country's leading political scientists. One of Bartels's most intriguing conclusions is that the political timing of economic growth has influenced voters. Republican presidents...have often generated significant economic growth rates in presidential election years, while Democratic presidents have not."--Dan Balz, Washington Post "[E]xtraordinarily insightful."--Bob Braun, Newark Star-Ledger "Unequal Democracy makes the choice voters face clear: Democratic policies spread the wealth and Republican policies protect the wealthy."--Julian E. Zelizer, The Huffington Post "[Bartels] is correct in drawing attention to the tension between the egalitarian values that Americans hold and their apparent toleration for growing economic inequality. And at every step of the argument, he defines and analyzes interesting and relevant evidence."--Richard R. John, Forum "Prodigiously researched and cogently argued, Bartels's timely work should interest academics and lay readers alike."--Blake A. Ellis, Journal of Southern History "The book is exemplary throughout in its transparency with regard to the data and Bartels's analytic strategy for using them, in its attention to alternative explanations for a given outcome, and in its balance between not over-reaching and asserting a clear, controversial, and important thesis... Full of evidence, insights, and surprises... The book is never less than provocative and is often revelatory."--Jennifer Hochschild, Perspectives on Politics "For a book targeted at both academic and nonacademic audiences, Bartels strikes a nice balance between exhaustive empirical rigor and accessibility... Bartels gives us a wide-ranging framework for thinking about the ways that citizens interact with the political system, and in so doing maps an agenda for the next generation of research on American democracy in action."--Nicholas J. G. Winter, Public Opinion Quarterly "Larry Bartels's Unequal Democracy is a major landmark in political scientists' efforts to grapple with inequality... Bartels has done so much, and has done it so well, that anyone who quibbles with his interpretations or suggests that he has left important questions unanswered is likely to seem ungenerous, even churlish... Unequal Democracy should be taken as a major contribution and as a touchstone for further research."--Benjamin I. Page, Perspectives on Politics Praise for the first edition: "[I recommend] Larry M. Bartels's Unequal Democracy. Especially at this time every thoughtful American needs to learn as much as possible about the relationship of politics to economics."--Bill Clinton, Daily Beast Praise for the first edition: "The non-partisan and non-political Bartels points out devastatingly after an exhaustive study of Democratic and Republican presidents that the Democrats built a better economy and a more just society."--James Carville, CNN Praise for the first edition: "Provocative."--Dan Balz, Washington Post Praise for the first edition: "Unequal Democracy is the sort of book to which every political scientist should aspire... Bartels's perplexing and often unexpected discoveries should help refocus the gathering public debate about inequality and what to do about it."--Robert D. Putnam, author of Bowling AloneTable of ContentsPreface to the Second Edition xi Preface to the First Edition xv 1 The New Gilded Age 1 Escalating Economic Inequality 7 Interpreting Inequality 16 Economic Inequality as a Political Issue 23 Inequality and American Democracy 28 2 The Partisan Political Economy 33 Partisan Patterns of Income Growth 35 A Partisan Coincidence? 38 Partisan Differences in Macroeconomic Policy 48 Macroeconomic Performance and Income Growth 52 Do Presidents Still Matter? 57 Partisan Redistribution 62 Democrats, Republicans, and the Rise of Inequality 69 3 Partisan Biases in Economic Accountability 74 Myopic Voters 76 The Electoral Timing of Income Growth 82 Class Biases in Economic Voting 87 The Wealthy Give Something Back: Partisan Biases in Campaign Spending 93 The Political Consequences of Biased Accountability 98 4 Do Americans Care about Inequality? 105 Egalitarian Values 108 Rich and Poor 113 Perceptions of Inequality 118 Facts and Values in the Realm of Inequality 124 5 Homer Gets a Tax Cut 136 The Bush Tax Cuts 138 Public Support for the Tax Cuts 144 Unenlightened Self-Interest 150 The Impact of Political Information 155 The Long Sunset 163 6 The Strange Appeal of Estate Tax Repeal 170 Public Support for Estate Tax Repeal 173 Is Public Support for Repeal a Product of Misinformation? 181 Did Interest Groups Manufacture Public Antipathy to the Estate Tax? 189 Elite Ideology and the Politics of Estate Tax Repeal 193 7 The Eroding Minimum Wage 198 The Economic Effects of the Minimum Wage 202 Public Support for the Minimum Wage 205 The Politics of Congressional Inaction 209 Democrats, Unions, and the Eroding Minimum Wage 217 Local Action 223 The Earned Income Tax Credit 228 8 Economic Inequality and Political Representation 233 Congressional Representation 235 Unequal Responsiveness 239 Partisan Differences in Responsiveness 248 Systemic Responsiveness 249 Plutocracy? 254 Why the Poor Are Unrepresented 257 9 Stress Test: The Political Economy of the Great Recession 269 The 2008 Election and "the New New Deal" 274 Reaction and Gridlock 281 The Political Impact of the Recession 286 But Did It Work? 295 Geithner's World 301 Not the New New Deal 305 10 The Defining Challenge of Our Time? 309 A "National Conversation"? 311 The Class War Gets Personal: Inequality as an Issue in the 2012 Campaign 315 Obama and Inequality 329 The Political Challenge 334 11 Unequal Democracy 342 Who Governs? 344 Partisan Politics and the "Have-nots" 347 Political Obstacles to Economic Equality 352 The City of Utmost Necessity 358 Postscript 365 References 367 Index 385
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Princeton University Press The Euro and the Battle of Ideas
Book SynopsisHow philosophical differences between Eurozone nations led to the Euro crisisand where to go from hereWhy is Europe''s great monetary endeavor, the Euro, in trouble? A string of economic difficulties in Greece, Ireland, Spain, Italy, and other Eurozone nations has left observers wondering whether the currency union can survive. In this book, Markus Brunnermeier, Harold James, and Jean-Pierre Landau argue that the core problem with the Euro lies in the philosophical differences between the founding countries of the Eurozone, particularly Germany and France. But the authors also show how these seemingly incompatible differences can be reconciled to ensure Europe's survival.As the authors demonstrate, Germany, a federal state with strong regional governments, saw the Maastricht Treaty, the framework for the Euro, as a set of rules. France, on the other hand, with a more centralized system of government, saw the framework as flexible, to be overseen by governments. The authors discuss how the troubles faced by the Euro have led its member states to focus on national, as opposed to collective, responses, a reaction explained by the resurgence of the battle of economic ideas: rules vs. discretion, liability vs. solidarity, solvency vs. liquidity, austerity vs. stimulus.Weaving together economic analysis and historical reflection, The Euro and the Battle of Ideas provides a forensic investigation and a road map for Europe's future.Trade ReviewWinner of the 2017 Gold Medal in International Business / Globalization, Axiom Business Book Awards One of The Economist's Economics and Business Books of the Year 2016 One of Financial Times (FT.com) Best Economics Books of 2016 One of Bloomberg's Best Books of 2016 "If we turn to The Euro and the Battle of Ideas by Markus K. Brunnermeier, Harold James, and Jean-Pierre Landau, we start to find an explanation. The three authors are, respectively, a German academic economist, an English economic historian, and a French banker turned economics professor, and their book is an attempt to explain the euro's ideological and historic background. They explore the dichotomy between French and German political-economic philosophies. The first values flexibility and solidarity and state intervention; the second stresses rules and consequences and free markets."--John Lanchester, New Yorker "In The Euro and the Battle of Ideas, the economists Markus Brunnermeier, Harold James, and Jean-Pierre Landau turn a sharp lens on the basic divide between France and Germany."--Rana Foroohar, New York Review of Books "A book of depth and subtlety that is helpful in understanding matters well outside the questions it seems to address... This is a fascinating and informative book."--Geoffrey Wood, Central Banking Journal "[The authors] have the advantage of being deeply involved... If Europe is high on your list of concerns, you should read this book; European leaders will."--David Warsh, Economic Principals "[The Euro and the Battle of Ideas] demonstrates the value of sophisticated syntheses of policy analysis and intellectual history."--Foreign Affairs "Markus Brunnermeier, Harold James and Jean-Pierre Landau have just published a fascinating book, The Euro and the Battle of Ideas, in which they bring together their respective skills in economic theory, economic history and economic policy to bear on one of the most important macroeconomic problems of our times--the rules versus discretion debate. Anyone who has studied this debate--and that's just about anyone who has taken a course in economics--would benefit from reading this book."--Economics One bogTable of Contents1 Introduction 1 PART I: POWER SHIFTS AND GERMAN-FRENCH DIFFERENCES 2 Power Shifts 17 Lethargy of European Institutions 18 The First Power Shift: From Brussels to National Capitals 20 The Second Power Shift: To Berlin-Paris and Ultimately to Berlin 27 After the Power Shift 33 3 Historical Roots of German-French Differences 40 Cultural Differences 41 Federalism versus Centralism 43 Mittelstand versus National Champions 48 Collaborative versus Confrontational Labor Unions 51 Historical Inflation Experiences 54 4 German-French Differences in Economic Philosophies 56 Fluid Traditions: Switch to Opposites 56 German Economic Tradition 59 French Economic Tradition 67 International Economics 74 PART II: MONETARY AND FISCAL STABILITY: THE GHOST OF MAASTRICHT 5 Rules, Flexibility, Credibility, and Commitment 85 Time-Inconsistency: Ex Ante versus Ex Post 86 External Commitments: Currency Pegs, Unions, and the Gold Standard 89 Internal Commitments: Reputation and Institutional Design 91 Managing Current versus Avoiding Future Crisis 94 6 Liability versus Solidarity: No-Bailout Clause and Fiscal Union 97 The No-Bailout Clause 98 Fiscal Unions 100 Eurobonds 111 Policy Recommendations 115 7 Solvency versus Liquidity 116 Buildup of Imbalances and the Naked Swimmer 117 Solvency 118 Liquidity 119 Crossing the Rubicon via Default 125 Sovereign-Debt Restructuring and Insolvency Mechanism 126 Fiscal Push: Increasing Scale and Scope of EFSF and ESM 127 Monetary Push 131 Policy Recommendations 133 8 Austerity versus Stimulus 135 The Fiscal Multiplier Debate 137 The Output Gap versus Unsustainable Booms Debate 143 Politics Connects Structural Reforms and Austerity 145 The European Policy Debate on Austerity versus Stimulus 148 Lessons and Policy Recommendations 153 PART III: FINANCIAL STABILITY: MAASTRICHT'S STEPCHILD 9 The Role of the Financial Sector 157 Traditional Banking 159 Modern Banking and Capital Markets 162 Cross-Border Capital Flows and the Interbank Market 166 10 Financial Crises: Mechanisms and Management 173 Financial Crisis Mechanisms 175 Crisis Management: Monetary Policy 185 Crisis Management: Fiscal Policy and Regulatory Measures 194 Ex Ante Policy: Preventing a Crisis 206 11 Banking Union, European Safe Bonds, and Exit Risk 210 Banking in a Currency Union 211 Safe Assets: Flight-to-Safety Cross-Border Capital Flows 222 Redenomination and Exit Risks 226 Policy Recommendations 233 PART IV: OTHERS' PERSPECTIVES 12 Italy 237 Battling Economic Philosophies within Italy 237 Mezzogiorno: Convergence or Divergence within a Transfer Union 239 Italy's Economic Challenges 242 Politics and Decline 245 13 Anglo-American Economics and Global Perspectives 249 Diverging Traditions 251 The Politics of Looking for Recovery: The United States 261 The Politics of Thinking Outside Europe: The United Kingdom 267 The Global Perspectives: China and Russia 279 Conclusion 286 14 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) 287 The IMF's Philosophy and Crisis Management 289 The IMF's Initial Involvement in the Euro Crisis 295 The IMF and the Troika 300 A Change in the IMF's Leadership 304 Loss of Credibility: Muddling Through, Delayed Greek PSI 306 15 European Central Bank (ECB) 313 The ECB before the Crisis: Institutional Design and Philosophy 315 The ECB's Early Successes and Defeats 325 The ECB and Conditionality 331 Lending and Asset Purchase Programs 343 Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM) for European Banks 368 Taking Stock: Where Does the ECB Stand? 372 16 Conclusion: Black and White or Twenty-Eight Shades of Gray? 375 Acknowledgments 391 Notes 393 Index 427
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Princeton University Press The Heros Fight African Americans in West
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewFinalist for the 2015 C. Wright Mills Award, Society for the Study of Social Problems "[T]his thought-provoking book--and the comprehensive research behind it--could, if heeded, help alleviate some of society's most intractable problems."--Publishers Weekly "[A] compelling and nuanced examination of the intersections of race, gender, and poverty... The author makes a significant theoretical contribution to the poverty literature that moves beyond the bifurcated arguments of blaming the poor, or blaming the state for restricting opportunities to the poor."--Choice "The Hero's Fight develops a historically informed and ethnographically robust sense of the troubled social, economic, and political waters urban black Americans face and navigate. Fernandez-Kelly successfully illustrates how the potent combination of being black, American, and living in the urban places shapes the souls of black folk today. Well-written, rich in detail, and intersectional in its approach, The Hero's Fight is a wonderful addition to sociology, political science, anthropology, African American studies, and urban studies classrooms, debates, and scholarship."--Marcus Anthony Hunter, Social Service ReviewTable of ContentsPreface to the Paperback Edition xi Acknowledgments xi Introduction 1 1 D. B. Wilson 20 2 Baltimore: From Factory Town to City in Decline 38 3 Big Floyd 54 4 Intersections of Poverty, Race, and Gender in the American Ghetto 72 5 Shaping the Inner City: Urban Development and the American State 95 6 Distorted Engagement and Liminal Institutions: Ruling against the Poor 113 7 Little Floyd 132 8 Down the Rabbit Hole: Childhood Agency and the Problem of Liminality 151 9 Clarise 172 10 Paradoxes of Social Capital: Constructing Meaning, Recasting Culture 192 11 Towanda 213 12 Cultural Capital and the Transition to Adulthood in the Urban Ghetto 232 13 Lydia 253 14 Faith and Circumstance in West Baltimore 275 15 Manny Man 296 16 Divided Entrepreneurship and Neighborhood Effects 315 Conclusion: Distorted Engagement and the Great Ideological Divide 342 Appendix 357 Notes 361 Bibliography 375 Index 405
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Princeton University Press Fighting for Status
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the 2019 ISA Annual Best Book Award, International Studies Association""Winner of the 2017 Lepgold Prize, Mortara Center for International Studies, Georgetown University"Table of ContentsList of Illustrations ix List of Tables xi Acknowledgments xiii 1 Introduction 1 2 Status Dissatisfaction 32 3 Losing Face and Sinking Costs 75 4 A Network Approach to Status 116 5 Status Deficits and War 150 6 "Petty Prestige Victories" and Weltpolitik in Germany, 1897-1911 182 7 Salvaging Status: Doubling Down in Russia, Egypt, and Great Britain 221 8 Conclusion 254 References 273 Index 301
£27.00
Princeton University Press Read My Lips Why Americans Are Proud to Pay Taxes
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Excellent... Williamson's most important contribution is her insistence that taxes are crucial in defining notions of what it means to be a real, deserving, and politically engaged American citizen."--Joseph Thorndike, Tax Notes "A Tea Party expert draws on fascinating interviews with 49 Americans--white, black, Asian and Hispanic, urban and rural, Republican and Democrat--on their views on taxation, from form-filling to government waste to loopholes, and neatly upends the view of US citizens as reluctant taxpayers."--Karen Shook, Times Higher Education "Read My Lips is a useful corrective to the dire view of Americans as irrational and ill-informed antitax zealots. It also offers Democrats a useful insight: Maybe Republicans' perceived edge on taxation owes less to the popularity of their views than to Democrats' own failure to marshal a civic commitment to taxes for liberal ends. Having identified the problem, Williamson may be pointing the way to a solution to the ugly politics of taxation."--Josh Mound, Chronicle of Higher EducationTable of ContentsList of Illustrations vii Preface: The Tax Revolt Was a Long Time Ago ix Acknowledgments xvii Introduction 1 1 Pride and Prejudice and Taxes 26 2 How the Taxpaying Experience Obscures Low-Income Taxpayers 46 3 Where Should Tax Money Go? 79 4 How the Taxpaying Experience Shapes Attitudes about Progressivity 117 5 (How) Is Tax Money Wasted? 142 Conclusion 165 Appendix A The U.S. Tax System: A Brief Introduction 183 Appendix B Meet the Interviewees 193 Notes 235 Index 277
£999.99
Princeton University Press Europes Orphan
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewFinancial Times Best Books in Economics of the Year One of Financial Times (FT.com) Best Books in Economics 2015, chosen by Martin Wolf "Refreshingly eccentric."--Wolfgang Streek, London Review of Books "Well-written and closely argued,Europe's Orphanought to delight the smarter supporters of European integration and will challenge some long-held assumptions of their euroskeptic opponents, not least the perception that the currency union has gnawed away at the international competitiveness of the eurozone's weaker economies."--Andrew Stuttaford, Wall Street Journal "Books that attack the conventional wisdom are refreshing. They force us to rethink. That is what Martin Sandbu'sEurope's Orphandoes--and what makes it stand out in the increasingly crowded field of eurocrisis analysis... [S]timulating and important."--Paul De Grauwe, Financial Times "[A] stimulating and entertaining book... [Sandbu] has performed a public service by challenging the present dreary consensus on the fate of the euro and, in his final chapter, by reminding us what the single currency was for."--Richard Lambert, Prospect "Financial Times writer Sandbu (Just Business) looks past current headlines to the ideals and realpolitik strategy behind the Eurozone, arguing that it remains Europe's best hope for preserving global relevance... The book cogently explains why scapegoating the euro for Europe's economic and political disunity is nonsense."--Publishers Weekly "A highly intelligent, thought-provoking book, to be read by anyone who follows contemporary macroeconomic policy."--Tyler Cowen, Marginal Revolution "Martin Sandbu's book is a robust and generally well-informed critique of the handling of the euro-area crisis."--Patrick Honohan, Irish Times "The book provides a sophisticated 'liquidationist' alternative to the dominant rhetoric."--Martin Wolf, Financial Times, a FT Best Book of 2015 "[A] valuable recent book on the Euro crisis."--Arthur Goldhammer, The American Prospect "Intelligent, well-sourced, controversial."--Anders Horntvedt, Finansavisen "These provocative and insightful arguments are particularly valuable at a time when austerity retains its intellectual luster despite its manifest failures."--Andrew Moravcsik, Foreign Affairs "A spirited defense and a thoughtful reinterpretation of the eurozone's unpromising recent history."--Mark Harrison, Enterprising InvestorTable of ContentsPREFACE TO THE PAPERBACK EDITION xi PREFACE xvii 1 A Giant Historic Mistake? 1 Spinelli's Proposition 1 Vindication of the Sceptics? 4 A Politics of Blackmail 7 The Disowned Currency 9 The Overlapping Goals of Monetary Unification 12 A Currency Designed by Economists 15 Misplaced Misgivings 17 Europe's Economic Drift 20 2 Before the Fall 25 A Honeymoon for the Single Currency 25 The Euro and the Genesis of the Crisis 28 One Size Fits None 29 The 'Export Competitiveness' Conundrum 35 The Euro's Lopsided Capital Flows 39 Losing the Printing Press 45 The Euro's Innocence 47 3 Greece and the Idolatry of Debt 48 The Promise of Europe 48 A Country Runs Out of Credit 51 The Difficulty of Putting Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 53 Three Great Morality Plays 55 The Costs of Compromise 59 Economic Tragedy 62 The Alternative That Could Not Be Named 67 An Escape from the Euro? 70 Killing Democracy in Its Cradle 73 Disenfranchisement without Respite 76 4 Ireland: The Private Is Political 80 An Interview Out of the Ordinary 80 One Letter and Six Months 82 Europe's Banking Addiction 85 Too Big to Fail 87 Pulled Down by a Helping Hand 90 Alternatives 93 Quid Pro Quo 98 Lehman Syndrome 101 5 Europe Digs Deeper 106 Doubling Down 106 Austere Solidarity: All Must Tighten 107 The Eurozone's Self-inflicted Second Downturn 110 Letting Zombie Banks Roam 116 Death by Accounting 118 Irreversibility Reversed 122 The Mutualisation Fix 126 The Tyranny of Technocracy 130 Germany's Conditions 133 The Logical Extreme 137 6 Righghting the Course: From Bail-Out to Bail-In 139 Learning from Failure 139 Accepting Default 140 Learning the Irish Lesson 144 Prising Loose a Deadly Embrace 146 Testing the Waters 149 Plunging In 150 Fiscal and Monetary Let-Up 155 Whatever It Takes 157 Lasting Injury 161 7 If Europe Dared to Write Down Debt 165 Renouncing 'There Is No Alternative' 165 A Stroll through Counterfactual History 166 Fail Early, Fail Often 168 Ending the Cult of the Sovereign Signature 173 Sovereign Contagion 177 Restructuring Politics: Dealing with Greece 181 Restructuring Politics: A Less Conflicted Europe 183 8 Europe's Real Economic Chahallenges 189 Three Tasks 189 Making the Eurozone Safe from Sudden Stops 190 Idling Europe's Economic Engine 197 A Pact Long in Need of Reform 204 Encouraging Long-term Growth 208 Unexploited Opportunities 215 9 The Politics Thahat the Euro Needs 217 Cracks in the Consensus? 217 A 'New Deal'? 217 Choosing an Alternative 221 France: The Duumvir that Abdicated 226 Germany: The Reluctance of the Hegemon 228 Insurrections 232 From Restored National Autonomy to Renewed European Integration 239 10 Great Britain or Little England? 243 The Real Choice for Britain in Europe 243 Counterfactual History: Crisis Policy with Britain in the Euro 244 Brown's Five Tests Today 251 Greater Guernsey? 260 The Euro and National Power 265 11 Remembmbering Whahat the Euro Is For 267 What Is at Stake 267 Exonerating the Euro: A Summary of the Argument 268 The Euro and Economic Strength 270 Unity in Diversity 272 NOTES 275 INDEX 307
£17.09
Princeton University Press Strangers No More
Book SynopsisStrangers No More is the first book to compare immigrant integration across key Western countries. Focusing on low-status newcomers and their children, it examines how they are making their way in four critical European countries--France, Germany, Great Britain, and the Netherlands--and, across the Atlantic, in the United States and Canada. This syTrade ReviewHonorable Mention for the 2017 ENMISA Distinguished Book Award, Ethnicity, Nationalism, and Migration Section the International Studies Association "A welcome stocktaking of how 'low-status' immigrants have fared in North America and several Western European countries. The value added by this volume is the compact compilation of comparative data on key domains of integration, from the labor market to intermarriage."--Christian Joppke, American Journal of Sociology "Richard Alba and Nancy Foner have written what will undoubtedly become the "go-to' book for comparisons of immigration on both sides of the Atlantic. Clearly written, meticulously researched, and insightfully analyzed, Strangers No More: Immigration and the Challenges of Integration in North America and Western Europe helps readers easily capture the broad mechanisms driving migration and integration today."--Peggy Levitt, Contemporary Sociology "Richard Alba and Nancy Foner took on an impossible task: to write a comprehensive, but also empirically grounded, account of the integration of people they call 'low-status' migrants, across the main distinct fields of integration, covering the experiences of the four main Western European immigration countries and the US and Canada, all within a country comparative framework. Given this high ambition with regard to substance and scope, this book stands unrivalled and unmatched as an achievement. Few scholars possess the depth of knowledge or mastery of the arts to take on such a challenge. Remarkably, the book delivers such a high degree of informed understanding across the boards that it will stand as a benchmark and reference point for leading and junior scholars, as well as advanced students and informed publics."--Paul Statham, Ethnic and Racial Studies Review "[An] extraordinary and interesting book... [This] book, a rich and nuanced view of immigration in these six countries, should be required reading for understanding how these six nations deal with immigrants and their integration into the larger society."--David M. Reimers, Journal of American Studies "This study really is comparative immigration scholarship at its very best. It exposes best practices and successes, encourages countries to learn from each other, and contends that existing problems can be solved and integration achieved. At a time when both North America and Western Europe's diversity is too often portrayed as an insurmountable challenge, this book gives us hope."--Sarah Hackett, Patterns of PrejudiceTable of ContentsPreface vii 1 Strangers No More: The Challenges of Integration 1 2 Who Are the Immigrants? The Genesis of the New Diversity 19 3 Economic Well-being 47 4 Living Situations: How Segregated? How Unequal? 68 5 The Problems and Paradoxes of Race 98 6 Immigrant Religion 118 7 Entering the Precincts of Power 143 8 Educating the Second Generation 169 9 Who Are the "We"? Identity and Mixed Unions 197 10 Conclusion: The Changing Face of the West 221 Notes 247 References 267 Index 315
£20.90
Princeton University Press Just Married SameSex Couples Monogamy and the
Book SynopsisTrade Review"[C]losely reasoned, powerful, and persuasive."--Huffington Post "Highly intelligent."--Tyler Cowen, Marginal Revolution "The book is timely and engaging."--Choice "Just Married provides a deep understanding of what it is I'm signing off on when I scribble my name on those county-issued marriage licenses."--Katherine Willis Pershey, Christian Century "This well-argued book will serve a wide audience. Anyone interested in getting into the marriage debates would do well to start with Just Married and can expect to gain a full understanding of the landscape. Macedo makes a strong argument for inclusion of same-sex marriages into the legal institution of marriage, and a strong case for retaining the legal institution."--Lori Watson, Review of Politics "Macedo offers a well-researched, wide-ranging argument for the special role of marriage in democratic society and the ability of same-sex: marriage to fit within this accepted role... Just Married ... deserves praise for challenging us to deliberate more diligently the promises and pitfalls of civil marriage."--Scott Barclay, Perspectives on Politics "There is much here I endorse heartily and much I disagree with--vehemently. As a work of public political philosophy, it is sure to engage almost any reader to the same extent, with its wide-ranging, opinionated discussion. This is simply the best book I know articulating the case for the state recognizing same-sex marriage--and stopping reform there."--Elizabeth Brake, Ethical Theory and Moral PracticeTable of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgments ix Introduction: Why Marriage Matters 1 PART I. WHY SAME-SEX MARRIAGE? Chapter 1. Gay Rights and the Constitution of Reasons 19 Chapter 2. Traditional Marriage and Public Law 38 Chapter 3. Marriage, Gender Justice, and Children's Well-Being 60 PART II. WHY MARRIAGE? Chapter 4. The Special Status of Marriage 79 Chapter 5. Marriage: Obligations, Benefits, and Access 99 Chapter 6. Reform Proposals and Alternatives to Marriage 119 PART III. WHY TWO? MONOGAMY, POLYGAMY, AND DEMOCRACY Chapter 7. The Challenge of Polygamy 145 Chapter 8. Polygamy, Monogamy, and Marriage Justice 161 Chapter 9. Polygamy Unbound? The Kody Brown Family and the Future of Plural Marriage 179 Conclusion: Happily Ever After 204 Notes 213 Bibliography 267 Index 293
£19.80
Princeton University Press Tocquevilles Political Economy
Book SynopsisTrade Review"[T]he book is engaging and, along with its 50 pages of notes and source material, offers many insights into this important period in the history of economic thought."--J. Halteman, Choice "Swedberg fills his book with intriguing information, observations, and syntheses, some of which range far beyond his stated topic."--Alan Sica, American Journal of SociologyTable of ContentsList of Illustrations vii Acknowledgments ix Introduction 1 CHAPTER ONE: The Economy of the New World 6 CHAPTER TWO: The Other Democratic Economy 38 CHAPTER THREE: Tocqueville's Background in Economics 73 CHAPTER FOUR: Tocqueville's Approach to Economic Analysis 100 CHAPTER FIVE: Pauperism and the Habits of Property 126 CHAPTER SIX: Politics in a Democratic Economy 146 CHAPTER SEVEN: Foreign Affairs and Economic Affairs 173 CHAPTER EIGHT: Threats to the Democratic Economy 199 CHAPTER NINE: Sorrento and the Return to Thinking 219 CHAPTER TEN: The Economy of the Old World 238 EPILOGUE: Thinking with Tocqueville 272 Notes 285 Index 337
£27.00
Princeton University Press Unequal Gains American Growth and Inequality
Book Synopsis"Unequal Gains offers a radically new understanding of the economi c evolution of the United States, providing a complete picture of the uneven progress of America from colonial times to today."--Provided by publisher.Trade Review"[I]ts conclusions are both accessible and urgent."--Kirkus "Brilliant... A masterpiece in quantitative and qualitative economic research destined to become a classic in its field."--Library Journal, starred review "An ambitious and rigorous attempt to address some long-overlooked questions about U.S. economic development."--Helen Fessenden, Econ Focus "[Unequal Gains] traces how inequality surged and receded in American history... The book contains an unprecedented graph that goes all the way back to the eve of independence and charts how unequal people's incomes were... This is as much a work of history as it is a work of economics."--Washington Post "Stunning."--Kenneth Stewart and Casey Jones, Standard-TimesTable of ContentsList of Illustrations ix Preface xv 1 Persistent Debate, a New Approach, More Data, Rich Findings 1 2 Colonial Incomes on the Eve of the Revolution 13 3 When Did Colonial America Get Rich? 43 4 Losing the Lead: Th e Cost of Revolution and Independence 77 5 Unequal Economic Growth, 1800- 1860 96 6 The Civil War: Growth Lost, Freedom Gained, Inequality Maintained 142 7 Contending Forces: American Incomes across the Late Nineteenth Century 166 8 The Greatest Leveling of All Time 194 9 Rising Inequality Once More, since the 1970s 219 10 Inequality and Growth: History Lessons for the Future 242 Appendix A A Guide to the 1774 and 1800 Income Estimates 263 Appendix B Salaries, Payment in Kind, and Workdays 279 Appendix C Estimating Slaves' Retained Earnings, Colonial Times to 1860 287 Appendix D American versus British Prices, 1640- 1875 304 Appendix E A Guide to the 1860 Income Estimates, and Some Modifications for 1850 311 Appendix F A Guide to the 1870 Income Estimates 320 Appendix G Farm Operators' Incomes in 1870 327 Appendix H Sources and Notes to Tables and Figures in Main Text 349 References 369 Index 391
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Princeton University Press The Euro and the Battle of Ideas
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the 2017 Gold Medal in International Business / Globalization, Axiom Business Book Awards""One of Bloomberg’s Best Books of 2017""One of Project Syndicate’s Best Reads in 2017 (chosen by Jean Pisani-Ferry)""One of Bloomberg’s Best Books of 2016""One of Financial Times (FT.com) Best Economics Books of 2016""One of The Economist’s Economics and Business Books of the Year 2016"
£18.00
Princeton University Press Pricing Lives
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the Kulp-Wright Book Award, American Risk and Insurance Association""Pricing Lives is a non-technical and very informative book. I strongly recommend the book to all that in their professions must handle decisions affecting human lives. I cannot think of a more valuable treatise on this timely subject."---Per-Olov Johansson, Journal of Economics
£34.20
Princeton University Press Megaphone Bureaucracy
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Shortlisted for the W.J.M. Mackenzie Book Prize, Political Studies Association""Grube’s contribution is to show how civil servants, in an era of bots and deliberate misinformation, can up the volume for veracity, pushing boundaries while not crossing them. It’s a message we need to hear."---Drew Fagan, Literary Review of Canada
£25.20
Princeton University Press Unequal and Unrepresented
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Kay Lehman Schlozman, Winner of the 2018 Warren Miller Award, Elections, Public Opinion, and Voting Behavior Section of the American Political Science Association""[Unequal and Unrepresented] is a valuable scholarly tool and a carefully constructed compilation of empirical evidence to support an argument whose conclusions are, as the authors write, ‘not especially encouraging.’" * Publishers Weekly *
£29.75
Princeton University Press Polarized
Book Synopsis"With a new afterword by the author"--Title page.Trade Review"One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2016""An excellent book on this contested and . . . polarizing . . . topic."---Tyler Cowen, Marginal Revolution"Campbell has written a well-researched, highly provocative volume on American political polarization, which challenges a great deal of conventional wisdom on the subject." * Choice *"Anyone interested in this subject should read this book…. It is an essential and excellent analysis that should be widely read."---Jeffrey M. Stonecash, Public Opinion Quarterly"[Polarized] is a vital contribution to the literature on polarization…. Those looking for a cutting-edge entry point into the current state of thinking need look no further."---Matthew Glassman, Congress & the Presidency"[Polarized] deserves to be read widely and carefully…. A better analysis of our parties' polarization than any other I've seen."---Harvey C. Mansfield, Claremont Review of Books"I believe that Campbell has succeeded in proposing a new plotline about polarization that, as it develops and deepens over time, will prove to be the third major set of claims that scholars and pundits will need to address."---John H. Aldrich, Journal of Politics
£17.09
Princeton University Press Cult of the Irrelevant
Book SynopsisTrade Review“Stimulating and thought-provoking, Cult of the Irrelevant brings a valuable historical perspective to a subject that too often lacks it.”—Hal Brands, author of American Grand Strategy in the Age of Trump“The question of policy relevance has bedeviled social scientists for the past century. This is a serious, sober, and well-researched exploration of the issue.”—Daniel W. Drezner, author of The Ideas Industry"In this deep history of scholarly engagement with strategy and tactics in the age of nuclear and guerrilla war, Michael Desch shows how formalization, rooted in economic fads and fashions, stripped common sense and practical utility from security studies. Gripping, meticulous, and persuasive, his work is of equal value to those who share his wish that academics may better serve the state—and those who think the point is to change it.”—James K. Galbraith, author of Inequality: What Everyone Needs to Know "Michael Desch has written a fascinating account of the relationship between the academy and the Washington policy community over the past century. For the growing number of younger scholars who are seeking to develop academically rigorous research that is relevant to policy, this look back at how some leading figures in national security tried to bridge the academic and policy worlds will prove tremendously instructive."—James Goldgeier, American University
£29.75
Princeton University Press Gateway State
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Honorable Mention for the BAAS Book Prize, British Association for American Studies"
£37.80
Princeton University Press The Myth of Independence
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Finalist for the 31st D.B. Hardeman Prize, LBJ Foundation""Winner of the 2018 Gladys M. Kammerer Award, American Political Science Association""Winner of the 2018 Richard F. Fenno, Jr. Prize, Legislative Studies Section of the American Political Science Association""One of Project Syndicate’s Best Reads in 2017 (chosen by Koichi Hamada)"
£19.00
Princeton University Press On the Move
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the 2018 Mirra Komarovsky Book Award, Eastern Sociological Society""Co-Winner of the 2017 Best Book Award, Migration and Citizenship Section of the American Political Science Association""Winner of the 2017 Otis Dudley Duncan Award, Section on Population of the American Sociological Association""Honorable Mention for the 2019 ENMISA Distinguished Book Award, Ethnicity, Nationalism, and Migration Section the International Studies Association""Garip’s analysis is focused and fresh, representing an innovative approach to understand which theories of migration work for whom, when, and why. . . . [On the Move] provides an intricate and thorough analysis of the conditions, contexts, and composition of Mexican cohorts of migration since 1965, providing readers with a comprehensive understanding of the complex social, economic, and political processes that have led to this particular point in the trajectory of Mexican migration. This is a must read for anyone seeking to understand the history of Mexican migration to the United States over the past 50 years."---Elizabeth Aranda, American Journal of Sociology
£25.20
Princeton University Press The Nobel Factor
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Selected for Bloomberg View’s “The Writing that Shaped Economic Thinking in 2016”""Selected for Canada’s Financial Post Best Personal Finance and Economics Books of 2016"
£25.20
Princeton University Press The Government of Emergency
Book SynopsisTrade Review"A scholarly tour de force. . . . For those seeking specialization in the anthropology of crises, disasters, and emergencies, this book is required reading."---Roberto E. Barrios, American Anthropologist"A monumental achievement."---Kathleen Tierney, American Journal of Sociology"The Government of Emergency is a thrilling intellectual history . . . [and] an important contribution to a growing line of scholarship that critically approaches the concept of ‘disaster’ itself."---Ryan Hagen, The British Journal of Sociology
£25.20
Princeton University Press The Walls Within
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the Theodore Saloutos Book Award, Immigration and Ethnic History Society""Winner of the Frances Richardson Keller-Sierra Prize, Western Association of Women Historians""Immigrants’ struggles to live and flourish in the United States aren’t only about the border, Sarah Coleman demonstrates in this comprehensive examination of immigration politics since 1965."---Elizabeth Palmer, The Christian Century"The complex thicket of political divisions over immigration policy, whose origins in the late twentieth century Coleman so ably analyzes, remain largely intact. For those eager to advance the cause of immigrant rights, or for anyone who wants to understand the historical roots of the current political landscape, The Walls Within should be required reading."---Ruth Milkman, Dissent"Coleman provides valuable historical perspective on how the politics of immigration control has resulted in dire consequences for millions of immigrants and transformed the US into a country in which the benefits of citizenship are denied to a significant population living legally within its borders. . . . Recommended." * Choice Reviews *"The virtue of Coleman’s book is its thick descriptive account of the to-and-fro struggle between liberals and conservatives and her appreciation of the variety of contingent realities that made outcomes difficult to predict."---Peter Kivisto, Ethnic and Racial Studies
£19.80
Princeton University Press The Economics of Belonging
Book SynopsisTrade Review"The real argument of the book comes in the second half, namely that a set of radical but feasible policies holds the solution to inequality. And, if they were implemented, Sandbu eloquently argues, more globalisation would benefit all and defang populist polarisation."---Diane Coyle, Financial Times"[A] brilliant, if sometimes controversial, exposition of what ails our economies and political systems."---Chris Johns, Irish Times"The Economics of Belonging is a competent, confidently articulated survey of the academic economics literature on inequality."---Paul Collier, Prospect"This is a crisply written analysis of economic discontents and their political consequences. Though written in the pre-pandemic era, the conclusions and prescriptions of this book are very relevant to our current debates."---Paschal Donohoe, Irish Times"A wealth of analysis and insight [in] a few hundred pages."---Peter Thal Larsen, Reuters Breakingviews"Sophisticated and engaging. . . . Thorough and compelling."---Paolo Mauro, Finance & Development"The Economics of Belonging is an important contribution to the debate about the ‘left-behind’. Sandbu offers a highly readable and carefully argued narrative, which marshals evidence adroitly and proposes a range of policy prescriptions, many of which are persuasive and deserve serious attention."---John Tomaney, LSE Review of Books
£18.00
Princeton University Press Happiness for All
Book SynopsisTrade Review"One of Project Syndicate’s Best Reads in 2017 (chosen by Kermal Dervi )"
£18.00
Princeton University Press The President Who Would Not Be King
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the Thomas M. Cooley Book Prize, Georgetown Center for the Constitution""Finalist for the George Washington Prize, Washington College, the Gilder Lehrman Institute, and George Washington’s Mount Vernon"
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