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Book SynopsisScience has never been more crucial to deciding the political issues facing the country. Yet science and scientists have less influence with the federal government than at any time since Richard Nixon fired his science advisors. In the White House and Congress today, findings are reported in a politicized manner spun or distorted to fit the speaker''s agenda or, when they''re too inconvenient, ignored entirely. On a broad array of issues-stem cell research, climate change, evolution, sex education, product safety, environmental regulation, and many others-the Bush administration''s positions fly in the face of overwhelming scientific consensus. Federal science agencies-once fiercely independent under both Republican and Democratic presidents-are increasingly staffed by political appointees who know industry lobbyists and evangelical activists far better than they know the science. This is not unique to the Bush administration, but it is largely a Republican phenomenon, born of a conserTrade Review"Mooney performs a useful service by researching all the details and interviewing as many of the protagonists as possible. He also enriches the narrative with much historical context, tracing over decades a gradual politicization of science that has culminated in the present farce." The Guardian "Chris Mooney, a liberal investigative journalist, has bravely decided to thwack his way into this jungle of propaganda and lies on our behalf...definitive...disturbing..." Independent on Sunday "Mooney takes several un-related charged debates - on climate change, stem-cell research, whether abortion harms women - and stitches them together to form... a pretty convincing tapestry". The Times "...Chris Mooney argues persuasively that the Bush Administration's hostility to science is not limited to denial of global warming and evolution, but spans the field, from family planning to missile defence. He is particularly illuminating about tactics: the method is not simply to rubbish the experts, but to sow doubt by nurturing a handful of maverick dissenters, so the non-expert public is left wondering who to believe." The Times (Best Science Books of 2005) "Rather than representing an isolated incident, Chris Mooney argues that the "hoax" argument about climate change forms part of a systematic undermining of science on the part of the Bush administration, which connects the teaching of creationism in schools to embryonic stem-cells and child obesity to the depletion of the ozone layers." The Irish Times "a valuable chronicle of Bush's persistent efforts to undermine the authority of science in the interests of his anti-regulatory and anti-abortion agendas." London Review of Books "The book is a well researched guide to the recent history and has to be praised in its original analysis of the tactics used by the new Right to starve the scientific advisory apparatus and in its bringing out the confrontational nature of the attitudes of the Bush Administration and its allies. It should be read by Americans and will be interesting to scientists everywhere. We should be grateful to Chris Mooney for his diligence." Time Higher Education Supplement "The American conservative movement, as Chris Mooney points out in this fiercely anti-Republican book, has brought together two powerful constituencies - big industry and the religious right - both of which have an interest in skewing scientific advice so that it says what they want to hear... (his) case is so appealing, his examples so glaring..." New Statesman"

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Book SynopsisBorn out of crisis a century ago, the Federal Reserve has become the most powerful macroeconomic policymaker and financial regulator in the world. The Myth of Independence traces the Fed's transformation from a weak, secretive, and decentralized institution in 1913 to a remarkably transparent central bank a century later. Offering a unique accountTrade 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)""Even for readers who get through the day without thinking about monetary policy, Ms. Binder and Mr. Spindel offer compelling insights. . . . [An] impressively researched and often riveting study."---Roger Lowenstein, Wall Street Journal"Binder and Spindel have written an extremely thorough study of the Federal Reserve that shows how the institution, while in theory insulated from politics, is in reality anything but. Binder and Spindel persuasively argue that Congress and the Federal Reserve are interdependent entities. . . . Throughout, fascinating graphics depict the interrelationship between the Fed and congressional politics: one chart links the number of bills introduced to govern Fed policy with the unemployment rate. Binder and Spindel convincingly dispel the ‘myth' of the Fed’s independence as one of the Capitol’s urban legends." * Publishers Weekly *"The Myth of Independence is a timely analysis of political and economic countervailing forces that render the Fed and Congress interdependent."---Joseph M. Santos, EH.net

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Book SynopsisCreating a sustainable economy - having enough to be happy without cheating the future - can't be easy. Governments needs to engage citizens in a process of debate about the difficult choices that lie ahead and rebuild a shared commitment to the future of our societies. This title starts an important conversation about how we can begin.Trade ReviewOne of The Globalist's Top Books of 2012 "In The Economics of Enough, Ms. Coyle adds a knowledgeable and earnest voice to the discussion about how to face these global challenges... Ms. Coyle has written a thoughtful, sprawling work. I was impressed with both the magnitude of the subject matter and her keen grasp of it... Ms. Coyle has made an important contribution to the debate on the nature of global capitalism."--Nancy F. Koehn, New York Times "If widely read, [The Economics of Enough] could be the twenty-first century's basic action manual. Like the best political philosophers, Coyle does not merely present the gritty reality of politics (or political economy, in this case), but gives us a roadmap out of our collective swamp... [T]he book is a small wonder."--Joel Campbell, International Affairs "If Diane Coyle had written The Economics of Enough a year or so earlier, a British political party would probably have laid claim to its message during the general election campaign. Coyle's work manages to tie up fiscal policy, inequality and the environment with reflection on civil society... Coyle makes a particularly effective assault on the view, often espoused by environmentalists, that economic growth ought not to be a policy goal. While she calls for other objectives--and the use of a greater range of economic indicators--she backs output growth as an objective... [A] solid guide to the challenges that face governments in the coming years."--Christopher Cook, Financial Times "[Coyle's] insistence that the crisis is essentially one of trust and governance is important--and increasingly relevant as we watch our leaders failing to tame our reckless financial overlords."--Fred Pearce, Independent "Coyle's book is ... a very welcome supplement to the current dearth of smart, broad, readable economic literature now available... Coyle's book demonstrates her to be a political economist of the old school, concerned with economics as a truly social science rather than an abstract mass of numbers. As such, her work merits a much broader audience than it is likely to find in our contemporary political climate."--Matthew Kaul, Englewood Review of Books "Are we bankrupt? Are countries like the US and the UK in as much fiscal trouble as Ireland or Greece? The bond markets say no: they've been quite content to lend to the UK and the US as though they were low-risk propositions, and perhaps they are right. But even if bond holders look safe enough, citizens may not be. Diane Coyle, author of a new book, The Economics of Enough, argues that we need to go beyond traditional measures of debt in thinking about future obligations."--Tim Harford, Financial Times "Designed for readers well versed in economics, this book offers an in-depth economic analysis that often supports arguments with philosophical and sociological theories."--Caroline Geck, Library Journal "A grim view of the economic future and suggestions on how to sway the outcome, one penny at a time. In this highly informed analysis, British economist Coyle (The Soulful Science: What Economists Really Do and Why It Matters, 2007, etc.) posits as a given that 'more money makes people happier because it means they can buy more.' ... There's much to digest here, so the author's tendency to repeat herself turns out to be helpful. Tough trekking but well worth the journey for this top-rank economist's view from the summit."--Kirkus Reviews "There is much good sense in The Economics of Enough, and Coyle writes efficiently and clearly."--Howard Davies, Times Higher Education "There is much good thinking and plenty of good ideas in [T]he Economics of Enough. For many readers, the book will be a revelation in just how far we have moved from economics as a 'dismal science.' For the business reader, Coyle opens up a range of broader perspectives that will on the one hand challenge the neo-classical economic purist and, on the other, will encourage those who want their children to have more than a dismal future, to do something about it."--Roger Steare, Management Today "[A] compelling call to action... [T]his is a powerful, thought-provoking and timely contribution to the debate on the evolving shape of society."--Dimitri Zenghelis, Nature Climate Change "From the somewhat playful Sex, Drugs, and Economics, to the more descriptive and objective The Soulful Science, economist and superb writer (too often mutually exclusive categories) Coyle presents her more general assessment in The Economics of Enough. Blending economics with politics and philosophy, she uses the recent financial crisis as an opportunity to discuss a number of grander themes with the goal of a better and sustainable future, which is to be aided and abetted by a better-informed citizenry led not by an invisible hand but by the fist of more enlightened government."--Choice "The Economics of Enough is a thoughtful and reflective piece addressing the interplay between governments and markets in a 'post-financial crisis' world... The book serves as a good foil for deeper discussions of the implications and results of the attempt to govern complex systems--both political and economic--fraught with their inevitable webs of adverse selection, moral hazard, and self-interest."--Bradley K Hobbs, EH.NetTable of ContentsOverview 1 PART ONE: CHALLENGES CHAPTER ONE: Happiness 21 CHAPTER TWO: Nature 55 CHAPTER THREE: Posterity 85 CHAPTER FOUR: Fairness 114 CHAPTER FIVE: Trust 145 PART TWO: OBSTACLES CHAPTER SIX: Measurement 181 CHAPTER SEVEN: Values 209 CHAPTER EIGHT: Institutions 239 PART THREE: MANIFESTO CHAPTER NINE: The Manifesto of Enough 267 Acknowledgments 299 Notes 301 References 313 Illustration Credits 327 Index 329

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Book SynopsisComplexity science--made possible by modern analytical and computational advances--is changing the way we think about social systems and social theory. Unfortunately, economists' policy models have not kept up and are stuck in either a market fundamentalist or government control narrative. While these standard narratives are useful in some cases, tTrade Review"Colander and Kupers reframe the standard public policy debate in terms of complexity theory and describe their approach as evolutionary... The authors provide a strong case that current positions, government control, and market fundamentalism are inadequate to addressing contemporary social problems... Recommended for public policy specialists who seek a qualitative introduction to complexity theory and its application to social issues."--Jennifer M. Miller, Library Journal "[G]roundbreaking."--Sam McNerney, 250 Words "[A]n inspiring new book... Colander and Kupers's book ought to be on every policy maker's reading list."--Mark Buchanan, Bloomberg View "Complexity and the Art of Public Policy is a milestone in the application of scientific knowledge to problem solving in the real world. If it is widely read and applied, it is not an exaggeration to say that the world will become a better place."--David Sloan Wilson, This View of Life "[I]deal for anyone with a serious interest in economics and public policy."--ValueWalk "This is a must read for anyone interested in understanding the potential of a complexity approach for public and economic policy... It is intellectually stimulating and might inspire new research and applications of social simulation as a policy modelling tool."--Flaminio Squazzoni, JASSSTable of ContentsAcknowledgments vii PART I. THE COMPLEXITY FRAME FOR POLICY Chapter 1. Twin Peaks 3 Chapter 2. Government With, Not Versus, the Market 19 Chapter 3. I Pencil Revisited: Beyond Market Fundamentalism 31 Chapter 4. The Complexity Policy Frame 44 PART II. EXPLORING THE FOUNDATIONS Chapter 5. How Economics Lost the Complexity Vision 67 Chapter 6. How Macroeconomics Lost the Complexity Vision 89 Chapter 7. Complexity: A New Kind of Science? 109 Chapter 8: A New Kind of Complexity Economics? 131 Chapter 9. Nudging toward a Complexity Policy Frame 156 PART III. LAISSEZ-FAIRE ACTIVISM IN PRACTICE Chapter 10. The Economics of Influence 179 Chapter 11. Implementing Influence Policy 195 Chapter 12. Laissez-Faire Activism 214 Chapter 13. Getting the Ecostructure of Government Right 237 PART IV. THE LOST AGENDA Chapter 14. Getting the Ecostructure of Social Science Education Right 259 Chapter 15. The Lost Agenda 270 Notes 281 Bibliography 291 Index 301

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Book SynopsisIn One Economics, Many Recipes, leading economist Dani Rodrik argues that neither globalizers nor antiglobalizers have got it right. While economic globalization can be a boon for countries that are trying to dig out of poverty, success usually requires following policies that are tailored to local economic and political realities rather than obeying the dictates of the international globalization establishment. A definitive statement of Rodrik''s original and influential perspective on economic growth and globalization, One Economics, Many Recipes shows how successful countries craft their own unique strategies--and what other countries can learn from them. To most proglobalizers, globalization is a source of economic salvation for developing nations, and to fully benefit from it nations must follow a universal set of rules designed by organizations such as the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, and the World Trade Organization and enforced by iTrade Review"Rodrik packs a great deal into his 260 lucid, cogent pages. Orthodoxies always need serious criticism. Rodrik has supplied it. He has no simple, single recipe for remedying deficient growth--just the eminently sensible advice that there is none--there are many."--Peter Sinclair, Times Higher Education "Dani Rodrik, a Harvard academic usually associated with the active-government side, has written an intriguing book, One Economics, Many Recipes. He argues that economists who agree who agree in general about where countries should be going can conduct open and honest--and technical rather than ideological--debates about how to get there."--Alan Beattie, Financial Times "This book is certainly among the best of the many works on development economics recently published... One Economics, Many Recipes is also a model of how applied economics should be done."--John Kay, Prospect "The Harvard development economist Rodrik here collects a several of his recent papers into a coherent book... In short, [One Economics, Many Recipes] is a critical response to the international 'consensus' approach to economic policymaking, with its implicit assumption that one set of policies is suitable in all, or at least in most, countries. Rodrik has become known for emphasizing the importance of institutions, but he here makes clear that appropriate policies are also important and that effective institutions can take many forms."--Richard Cooper, Foreign Affairs "Rodrik's book hits many of the right buttons. He has put together a collection of essays of sufficient breadth to engage both the technical observer and the casual reader. His treatment of the subject will come as a bitter pill to both the anti-globalisation movement and the developmentariat, that international coterie of practitioners and commentators working on development issues."--Mario Pisani, New Statesman "Rodrik is known for rigorous analysis that challenges the conventional wisdom, and this book does not disappoint. Economic growth is a very important goal, Rodrik argues, but the evidence indicates that there is no single recipe for growth."--M. Veseth, Choice "Rodrik serves as an important, moderating voice in the globalization debate and this book proves no exception."--Sarah Cleeland Knight, Democracy and Society "In his recent book, One Economics, Many Recipes, Harvard professor of international political economy Dani Rodrik wisely reminds us that there exists no general theory of growth, though he offers pragmatic suggestions in individual cases."--Carl J. Schramm, Claremont Review of Books "[T]he thoughtful and scholarly elaboration of his pro-industrial policy views in this book should be essential reading for all interested in stimulating growth in these countries."--Robert E. Baldwin, World Trade Review "Rodrik wins all hearts and minds by a careful consideration of the facts and sheer breadth of coverage... Thus, market mavens, policy pros, global gurus and institutional irredentists can all savor what he says!"--Alice Amsden, EH.net "Rodrik lays out a broad critique of prevailing approaches to development policy, offers fresh ideas for countries seeking to improve their economic performance, and argues for important reforms in the World Trade Organization (WTO) to make room for those ideas. The book is actually a collection of Rodrik's recent papers on growth, institutions, and globalization, but they constitute a remarkably coherent view of the development problem... The book should have a deep and lasting effect on the way we think about economic development."--Andres Rodriguez-Clare, Journal of International Economics "I would highly recommend One Economics, Many Recipes to anyone interested in understanding how economics can help to improve the lives of the poor. Rodrick is innovative, challenging and extremely bright; and he has thought long and hard about this question. In addition to providing a good introduction to his own ideas, Rodrick has filtered, digested and provided his expert summary of the enormous literature on Globalization, Institutions and Economics Growth."--Emma Aisbett, Economic RecordTable of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Introduction 1 PART A: ECONOMIC GROWTH Chapter 1. Fifty Years of Growth (and Lack Thereof): An Interpretation 13 Chapter 2. Growth Diagnostics 56 Chapter 3. Synthesis: A Practical Approach to Growth Strategies 85 PART B: INSTITUTIONS Chapter 4. Industrial Policy for the Twenty-first Century 99 Chapter 5. Institutions for High-Quality Growth 153 Chapter 6. Getting Institutions Right 184 PART C: GLOBALIZATION Chapter 7. Governance of Economic Globalization 195 Chapter 8. The Global Governance of Trade As If Development Really Mattered 213 Chapter 9. Globalization for Whom? 237 References 243 Index 257

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Book SynopsisB. Guy Peters presents a critique of conventional policy design methods, placing emphasis on the need to formulate interconnecting designs for issues that cross multiple policy areas. He advocates the use of analytic categories for understanding problems rather than functional categories, such as defence and health, to change the perspective of problems and modernise policy design. Whereas previous literature takes a top-down, technocratic approach, this new perspective emphasises the importance of context and the pressing need to unite designs between policy areas. Effective methods should be open and inclusive by reviewing a wider range of policy alternatives. Chapters discuss the logic of policy design, the different problems that can arise in policy and how to successfully link these issues with the correct policy instruments. Peters also provides a set of ten key principles that can be used to improve the technique of policy formulation for effective and realistic designs. For any academic, researcher or student of public policy interested in the formulation of policy decisions, this book will be an essential tool for successful policy analysis. Current policy-makers and strategists will benefit from the in-depth discussion on tackling policy problems as well as improving and interconnecting policy designs.Trade Review'In the 1980s, Guy Peters pioneered the idea that public policy could be understood as a process of design. Three decades later, he returns with this new book which critically reflects on that idea's re-emergence under the banner of the ''new'' policy design. His analysis is, by turns, thought provoking, challenging and surprisingly uplifting. Highly recommended.' --Andy Jordan, University of East Anglia, UK'Much has been written recently about the ''new'' policy design orientation. But distinguishing what is ''new'' in this approach compared to earlier studies, and how exactly the new approach advances earlier work on the subject, is a critical activity not usually undertaken in enough detail to make a convincing and forward-looking case. In this very timely and comprehensive volume, B. Guy Peters, one of the founders of the field, draws upon his wealth of experience and knowledge to examine in depth both the ''new'' and ''old'' design literatures and to critically assess their merits and demerits. The book offers a solid grounding for both design approaches in better understanding the processes of problem identification and problem-solving. It is essential reading for all those interested in policy design and, more broadly, contemporary policy formulation, decision-making, implementation and evaluation.' --Michael Howlett, Simon Fraser University, CanadaTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. The Logic of Policy Design 2. The Problem of Policy Problems 3. Wicked, Complex or Just Difficult Problems 4. Linking Policy Problems and Policy Instruments 5. The “New” Policy Design 6. Conclusion: Toward Better Policy Design References Index

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Book SynopsisIn Fierce Enigmas, prize-winning historian Srinath Raghavan argues that we cannot understand the US''s entanglement in South Asia without first understanding the long sweep of American interaction with the nations and peoples who comprise it. Starting with the first attempts by Americans in the late eighteenth century to gain a foothold in the India trade, Raghavan narrates the forgotten role of American merchants, missionaries, and travelers in the history of region. For these early adventurers and exploiters, South Asia came to be seen not just as an arena of trade and commerce, but also as a site for American efforts-religious and secular-to remake the world in its own image. By the 1930s, American economic interests and ideals had converged in support for decolonization; not only should the peoples of the region be free to determine their own governments and futures, but they should be fully integrated into a liberal capitalist global order. These dreams were part

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Book SynopsisMartin Fransman presents a new approach to understanding how innovation happens, who makes it happen, and the helps and hindrances. Looking at innovation in real-time under uncertainty, he develops the idea of an ''innovation ecosystem'', i.e. a system of interrelated players and processes that jointly make innovation happen. Examples include: how companies like Amazon, Google, Facebook, Apple, AT&T, and Huawei interact in the ICT Ecosystem; four innovations that changed the world - the transistor, microprocessor, optical fibre, and the laser; the causes of the telecoms boom and bust of the early 1990s that influenced the Great Recession from 2007; and the usefulness of the idea of innovation ecosystems for Chinese policy makers. By delving into the complex determinants of innovation this book provides a deeper, more rigorous understanding of how it happens. It will appeal to economists, social scientists, business people, policy makers, and anyone interested in innovation and entrepreTrade Review'A joy to read (and re-read).' Arno Penzias, Nobel Laureate in Physics and former President of Bell Laboratories'All industrial countries want more innovative companies, but there is no consensus on how to bring that about. In this book Martin Fransman, drawing on his deep knowledge of high-technology industries in Asia, Europe and the US, provides an illuminating analysis of the institutions and policies that constitute an effective innovation eco-system. Informed by theory as well as numerous practical examples, Fransman underlines the importance of the entrepreneurial function, in established companies as well as in start-ups, in navigating a way through the uncertainties of the invention/innovation process. This is an original contribution to the study of innovation, and one which will be valuable both for policy-makers and for entrepreneurs and managers.' Geoffrey Owen, former editor of the Financial Times'Empirical studies of innovation increasingly have highlighted the importance of the collection of individuals, organizations, and institutional structures involving those working in a field, and the modes of communication and interaction, that provide the context within which particular efforts at innovating proceed. Martin Fransman has been a leading scholar of what he has called 'innovation ecologies'. This fine book provides a fascinating collection of descriptions and analyses of innovation ecologies at work, bringing together important parts of Fransman's earlier work and extending it in a variety of dimensions. An important book for all who are interested in innovation and the context that fosters and shapes it.' Richard R. Nelson, Professor Emeritus, Columbia University, New York and pioneer of Schumpeterian Evolutionary Economics'Innovation is critical to our development. So it is important to understand how innovation happens, what can go right, as well as what can go very wrong. This book by Martin Fransman makes an important contribution in answering these questions.' Lord Alistair Darling, Former UK Chancellor of the Exchequer'Departing from the literature on Innovation Systems and Business Ecosystems, Martin Fransman provides an Austrian-economics flavoured answer to the questions of how innovation happens and who makes it happen. This is a fascinating book, rich with insight and empirical examples, … and will appeal to neophytes and experts alike.' Jochen Runde, Director of Faculty, Judge Business School, University of Cambridge'Martin Fransman is at the forefront of international research on innovation. His new book extends and deepens his research, which is rigorous and inter-disciplinary. His analysis of the innovation ecosystem around competitive firms is pathbreaking. The book includes a highly original analysis of innovation in China, a research area that few Western scholars have entered. The book provides a uniquely penetrating insight into innovation in the era of modern globalisation.' Peter Nolan, Chong Hua Chair in Chinese Development and Director of the Centre of Development Studies, University of Cambridge'Innovation is the principal driver of prosperity. In this thought-provoking book Martin Fransman illuminates how it happens and why it changes the nature of economics.' Martin Wolf, Chief Economics Commentator, Financial Times'This text will be a valuable resource, especially for schools with academic programs focusing on innovation and entrepreneurship. This volume succeeds in conceptualizing innovation in a scholarly context and making connections with economic theory.' S. J. Chapman, Jr, ChoiceTable of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Contextualising innovation – the Schumpeterian-evolutionary approach to economic change; 3. 'National innovation systems', 'business ecosystems', and 'innovation ecosystems'; 4. The ICT innovation ecosystem; 5. Interview with Martin Fransman on innovation ecosystems; 6. How does innovation happen? – An ex ante perspective; 7. Who makes innovation happen? Is the entrepreneur becoming obsolete? Creating an organisation-level innovation ecosystem; 8. Innovation ecosystems and financial markets – the telecoms boom and bust 1996–2003; 9. Innovation ecosystems, new waves of industrialisation, and the implications for China; 10. Keynes's General Theory of Employment, Interest, Money, and Innovation; 11. Conclusions.

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Book SynopsisJoseph O. Chapa, with unique credentials as Air Force officer, Predator pilot, and doctorate in moral philosophy, serves as our guide to understanding this future, able to engage in both the language of military operations and the language of moral philosophy.Through gripping accounts of remote pilots making life-and-death decisions and analysis of high-profile cases such as the killing of Iranian high government official General Qasem Soleimani, Chapa examines remote warfare within the context of the just war tradition, virtue, moral psychology, and moral responsibility. He develops the principles we should use to evaluate its morality, especially as pilots apply human judgment in morally complex combat situations. Moving on to the bigger picture, he examines how the morality of human decisions in remote war is situated within the broader moral context of US foreign policy and the future of warfare.

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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 Review

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Book SynopsisImperial Japanese soldiers were notorious for blindly following orders, and their enemies in the Pacific War derided them as cattle to the slaughter. But, in fact, the Japanese Army had a long history as one of the most disobedient armies in the world. Officers repeatedly staged coups d''états, violent insurrections, and political assassinations; their associates defied orders given by both the government and the general staff, launched independent military operations against other countries, and in two notorious cases conspired to assassinate foreign leaders despite direct orders to the contrary.In Curse on This Country, Danny Orbach explains the culture of rebellion in the Japanese armed forces. It was a culture created by a series of seemingly innocent decisions, each reasonable in its own right, which led to a gradual weakening of Japanese government control over its army and navy. The consequences were dire, as the armed forces dragged the government into more and more oTrade Review[Orbach] ties together the many violent events from the 1870s through the 1930s that were often studied in isolation to argue that both a culture of insubordination in the army that originated among the pro-emperor zealots of the 1860s and ideological hopes for the country facilitated unsanctioned violence connected to the army. Summing Up: Recommended. All levels/libraries. * CHOICE *Draws on multi-lingual primary sources with an innovative re-interpretation through a 21st-century military and political lens that connects historical incidents, especially on the late Tokugawa shishi and their outsized influence on 20th-century Japan. * The Japan Times *Orbach’s book pulls off the difficult trick of talking to two audiences at once. Those only casually familiar with Japanese history will appreciate how thoroughly Orbach demolishes the hoary orientalist trope that Japanese soldiers were insect-like drones, mindlessly obedient to state propaganda. Specialists will be more interested in Orbach’s answer to what is still for many the great question of modern Japanese history: why did the country embark on a disastrous war of aggression in the mid-twentieth century?.... Orbach’s book is not just an important contribution to the historiography of Japan; it adds a key piece to the puzzle of understanding state-military relations across the global nineteenth century. * Pacific Affairs *Orbach's is a bold book.... I appreciated Orbach's original interpretation, his extensive research, and the fervor of his prose. Curse on this Country makes an important contribution to both military history and the history of Japan. * The Journal of Asian Studies *Well-researched and enlightening. * Asian Review of Books *Masterful.... Well-crafted and lucidly explained, Curse on This Country takes us on a journey from the bakumatsu era through a series of acts of insubordination, unauthorized military actions abroad, civil-military clashes, and rebellion.... Most of these incidents are well known to a historian of modern Japan, but Orbach shines new light on each incident and the circumstances surrounding them. However, the book's greatest contribution is that—to the best of this reviewer's knowledge—for the first time it ties all these together in one historical narrative, and as aspects of an evolving, but nevertheless single, phenomenon of Japan's modern army: its 'culture of subordination.'... Curse on This Country is a rich and sophisticated history that deserves to be read widely by students of modern Japanese history and military history. * Japan Review *Danny Orbach has written a splendid book in which he complicates our understanding of the road to war by demonstrating how a tradition of insubordinate military actions from below led modern Japan from the Meiji Restoration in the 1860s to World War II in the late 1930s.... His book is a gripping read. * Monumenta Nipponica *An interesting and well-written book which will be useful to both specialists and students. * The Journal of Japanese Studies *Despite the oft-displayed blind obedience and discipline of its soldiers in combat, the Imperial Japanese Army was, in fact, " one of the most disobedient armed forces in modern history." This statement provides the intriguing starting point for Danny Orbach's highly readable book Curse on This Country. * The Journal of Military History *Table of ContentsPart I: Age of Chaos: 1868–18782. Jewel in the Palace: The New Political Order, 1868–18733. "By Not Stopping": Military Insubordination and the Taiwan Expedition, 1874 4. Fatal Optimism: Rebels and Assassins in the 1870sPart II: Age of Military Independence: 1878–19135. Gold-Eating Monsters: Military Independence and the Prerogative of Supreme Command6. Three Puffs on a Cigarette: Miura Goro and the Assassination of Queen Min7. Coup D'etat in Three Acts: The Taisho Political Crisis, 1912–1913Part III: Into the Dark Valley, 1928–19368. The King of Manchuria: Komoto Daisaku and the Assassination of Zhang Zuolin, 19289. Cherry Blossom: From Resistance to Rebellion, 193110. Pure as Water: The Incident of February 1936 and the Limits of Military Insubordination Conclusion: The Dreadful and the Trivial

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Book SynopsisFrom the fall of the Soviet Union to the Gulf War, the presidency of George H. W. Bush dealt with foreign policy challenges that would cement the post-Cold War order for a generation. This book brings together a distinguished collection of foreign policy practitioners – career and political – who participated in the unfolding of international events as part the Bush administration to provide insider perspective by the people charged with carrying them out. They shed new light on and analyze President Bush’s role in world events during this historic period, his style of diplomacy, the organization and functioning of his foreign policy team, the consequences of his decisions, and his leadership skills. At a time when the old American-led post-World War II order is eroding or even collapsing, this book reminds readers of the difference American leadership in the world can make and how a president can manage a highly successful foreign policy.

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Book SynopsisThrough powerful firsthand accounts, A Story to Save Your Life offers new insight into the harrowing realities of seeking protection in the United States. Sarah C. Bishop argues that cultural differences in communication shape every stage of the asylum process, playing a major but unexamined role.Trade ReviewThis brilliant book features the powerful voices of asylum seekers, government officials who have run the deportation machine, and advocates and researchers who make sense of mass migration. Bishop humanizes the lived experiences of those seeking asylum with stunning emotional depth and insight. A must-read for all who care about immigration. -- Elora Mukherjee, director of the Immigrants’ Rights Clinic at Columbia Law SchoolAll storytelling is cultural. It’s about time Western gatekeepers understood that. With thought-provoking research and moving stories, A Story to Save Your Life is a leap toward that vital education. -- Dina Nayeri, author of The Ungrateful Refugee: What Immigrants Never Tell YouBishop invites us into the room where asylum decisions are made. A Story to Save Your Life is a disturbing account of how everyone from asylum seekers to judges tries to communicate across cultural and bureaucratic barriers in a messy process where the consequences of misinterpretation are devastating. -- David Scott FitzGerald, author of Refuge Beyond Reach: How Rich Democracies Repel Asylum SeekersThis beautifully written book uncovers the problematic ways the legal structures for assessing asylum claims ignore, misinterpret, and otherwise skew the narratives asylum seekers must share to qualify for asylum. Bishop elucidates how the asylum process perpetuates trauma and results in asylum denials of people who should qualify. A Story to Save Your Life is an essential perspective on this vital topic. -- Beth Caldwell, Southwestern Law SchoolThis book is an essential read to better understand the challenges that asylum applicants encounter when sharing their stories. Bishop provides a clear and in-depth analysis of the relationship between communication and asylum outcomes. * Social Forces *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsNote on the Cover Art1. Halted ExpectationsIn Their Own Words: Josh Childress, Former U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agent2. Long Stories ShortIn Their Own Words: Alina Das, Immigration Attorney3. Emotional LaborIn Their Own Words: Ethan Taubes, Asylum Officer Trainer4. Nonverbal Communication and CredibilityIn Their Own Words: Dr. Renée Sicalides, Psychologist5. Deterring AsylumIn Their Own Words: Jeffery Chase, Former Immigration Judge6. The ReturnIn Their Own Words: Rafael, Detained Asylum SeekerPostscriptAppendix: Methods and Trauma-Informed Research DesignNotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisA Nation of Veterans examines how the United States created the world’s most generous system of veterans’ benefits. Though we often see former service members as an especially deserving group, the book shows that veterans had to wage a fierce political battle to obtain and then defend their advantages against criticism from liberals and conservatives alike. They succeeded in securing their privileged status in public policy only by rallying behind powerful interest groups, including the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Disabled American Veterans, and the American Legion. In the process, veterans formed one of the most powerful movements of the early and mid-twentieth century, though one that we still know comparatively little about. In examining how the veterans’ movement inscribed martial citizenship onto American law, politics, and culture, A Nation of Veterans offers a new history of the U.S. welfare state that highlights its longstanding connection with warfare. It shows how a predominantly white and male group such as military veterans was at the center of social policy debates in the interwar and postwar period and how women and veterans of color were often discriminated against or denied access to their benefits. It moves beyond the traditional focus on the 1944 G.I. Bill to examine other important benefits like pensions, civil service preference, and hospitals. The book also examines multiple generations of veterans, by shedding light on how former service members from both world wars as well as Korea and the Cold War interacted with each other. This more complete picture of veterans’ politics helps us understand the deep roots of the military welfare state in the United States today.Trade Review"A Nation of Veterans offers unique close look at institutions and actors at the heart of important transformations in midcentury America, it gives attention to a major social movement which has been eclipsed only by its own success, and it offers a perspective on too-forgotten history of the politics of defense spending (broadly defined) and civil-military relations clearly relevant for their contrast to debates today that they largely shaped. In all, this work goes a long way in replacing myth with history about veterans in American society and the construction of the welfare state." * IdeAs *"A Nation of Veterans is an important contribution not just to policy history or the history of social movements but also to the understanding of the importance and conflicted nature of America’s relationship with its veterans...Burtin has shown that easy understandings of military service, patriotism, and American politics are not sufficient to truly explain the importance of the veteran to American politics and culture. " * H-Diplo *"Burtin has crafted an exciting and informative work in A Nation of Veterans. Delivering well-researched facts in velvety prose, Burtin obliterates any notion that veteran disability compensation and entitlements were easy to obtain...This book should become a staple of any military or veteran-related program. It is a page-turner for those interested in this topic and a challenge to put down." * Choice *"A Nation of Veterans completely recasts the history of veterans’ politics and benefits in the United States. While historians have long explained the remarkable success of the GI Bill and the Veterans Administration’s vast post-WWII programs as easy political consensus, Olivier Burtin shows us they are the result of hard-fought political struggle and by no means foreordained. From the interwar years through the 1960s, a highly mobilized, multi-layered veterans’ movement fought off critics and doubters to build a vast, exclusionary support system for mostly white male veterans. And while the veterans’ movement itself declined in the 1970s, martial citizenship and military welfare lived on, stronger than ever. A Nation of Veterans is a book historians of war and welfare must read." * Jennifer Mittelstadt, author of The Rise of Military Welfare State *"In this original, surprising, and compelling new book, Olivier Burtin reveals how America’s veterans built one of the nation’s most powerful social movements to create one of its most generous welfare systems. Based on exhaustive research and written with elegant prose, A Nation of Veterans offers a provocative and thoughtful perspective on the vast extent of America’s warfare state." * Andrew Preston, author of Sword of the Spirit, Shield of Faith: Religion in American War and Diplomacy *"Why does the United States have a separate—and more generous—welfare system for military veterans? Why are veterans’ benefits widely understood as the nation’s payment of a ‘sacred and inviolable debt’? In this carefully researched and clearly argued work, Olivier Burtin offers an historical answer, one grounded (as good histories so often are) in contingency and in conflict. A Nation of Veterans is essential reading for anyone interested in American social policy or civil-military relations in the United States." * Beth Bailey, author of America’s Army: Making the All-Volunteer Force *

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Book SynopsisIn Unexpected Revolutionaries, Manuela Moschella investigates the institutional transformation of central banks from the 1970s to the present. Central banks are typically regarded as conservative, politically neutral institutions that uphold conventional macroeconomic wisdom. Yet in the wake of the 2008 global financial crisis and the 2020 COVID-19 crisis, central banks have upended observer expectations by implementing largely unknown and unconventional monetary policies. Far from abiding by well-established policy playbooks, central banks now engage in practices such as providing liquidity support for a wide range of financial institutions and quantitative easing. They have even stretched the remit of monetary policy into issues such as inequality and climate change. Moschella argues that the political nature of central banks lies at the heart of these transformations. While formally independent, central banks need political support to jus

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Book SynopsisThis pioneering Research Handbook on Public Management and Artificial Intelligence provides a comprehensive overview of the potentials, challenges, and governance principles of AI in a public management context. Multidisciplinary in approach, it draws on a variety of jurisdictional perspectives and expertly analyses key topics relating to this socio-technical phenomenon.Showcasing contributions by a collection of eminent scholars from across the globe, this Research Handbook presents cutting-edge research on AI in public management. Organised into three parts corresponding with distinct foci of research, it explores the adoption and implementation of AI in public management settings, presents specific case studies and examples of AI in the public sector, and outlines future trends and directions in the evolution of AI adoption and use in public management.Based on empirical research from a global perspective, this Research Handbook will prove invaluable to practitioners, policymakers, and public managers both as users and co-creators of AI-enabled services. Researchers and academics in the fields of organisational innovation, public management, technology, public administration, and public policy will also find this to be an essential read.Trade Review‘As AI makes an unprecedented leap forward, there are fundamental questions about the role it will and should play in government. This must-read volume brings together contributions from leaders in digital governance research from around the globe to answer these questions. With its truly international perspective and breadth, this is an essential reference for the AI era.’ -- Karen Mossberger, Arizona State University, USTable of ContentsContents: Foreword xvi Introduction to the Research Handbook on Public Management and Artificial Intelligence 1 Yannis Charalabidis, Rony Medaglia and Colin van Noordt PART I ADOPTION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AI IN PUBLIC MANAGEMENT 1 Artificial intelligence algorithms and applications in the public sector: a systematic literature review based on the PRISMA approach 8 David Valle-Cruz J., Ramon Gil-Garcia and Rodrigo Sandoval-Almazan 2 A trifold research synthesis on AI-induced service automation 27 Matthias Döring and Lisa Hohensinn 3 AI in the public sector: fundamental operational questions and how to address them 45 Muiris MacCarthaigh, Stanley Simoes and Deepak P. 4 Towards a systematic understanding on the challenges of public procurement of artificial intelligence in the public sector 62 Keegan McBride. Colin van Noordt, Gianluca Misuraca and Gerhard Hammerschmid 5 Enhancing citizen service management through AI-enabled systems – a proposed AI readiness framework for the public sector 79 Alvina Lee, Venky Shankararaman and Ouh Eng Lieh 6 Measuring user-centricity in AI-enabled European public services: a proposal for enabling maturity models 97 Francesco Niglia and Luca Tangi PART II EXAMPLES AND CASE STUDIES OF AI IN PUBLIC MANAGEMENT 7 Application of artificial intelligence by Poland’s public administration 118 Bartosz Rzycki, David Duenas-Cid and Aleksandra Przegalińska 8 The effect of algorithmic tools on public value considerations in participatory processes: the case of regulations.gov 136 Sarah Giest, Alex Ingrams and Bram Klievink 9 Artificial intelligence and its regulation in representative institutions 149 Fotios Fitsilis and Patricia Gomes Rêgo de Almeida 10 Personalised public services powered by AI: the citizen digital twin approach 168 Aleksi Kopponen, Antti Hahto, Tero Villman, Petri Kettunen, Tommi Mikkonen and Matti Rossi 11 Enterprise data governance for artificial intelligence: implications from algorithmic jobseeker profiling applications in government 185 Luis Felipe Luna-Reyes and Teresa M. Harrison PART III FORWARD-LOOKING RESEARCH ON AI IN PUBLIC MANAGEMENT 12 Taking stock and looking ahead – developing a science for policy research agenda on the use and uptake of AI in public sector organisations in the EU 206 Luca Tangi, Peter Ulrich, Sven Schade and Marina Manzoni 13 Analysis of driving public values of AI initiatives in government in Europe 224 Colin van Noordt, Gianluca Misuraca and Ines Mergel 14 Challenges and design principles for the evaluation of productive AI systems in the public sector 243 Per Rådberg Nagbøl, Oliver Krancher and Oliver Müller 15 Trustworthy public sector AI: research progress and future agendas 260 Naomi Aoki, Melvin Tay and Masaru Yarime

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Book SynopsisAn informed argument for an economic policy based on bridges of preparation and adaptation rather than walls of protection and exclusionTrade Review“Given the tight global labour market, [Hubbard’s] points on training workers—that corporations benefit in the long term by investing in the development of their workers—are timely. The upshot is that to flourish, we all need to build bridges. Government policy must play a central role, while businesses must invest in its people and communities.”—Financial Times“Those who gain from change need to compensate the losers. But ‘compensation is not a check from a gainer to the loser, but a basic principle that support for preparation (opportunity) and reconnection (social insurance) must accompany market acceptance of change. It preserves both the gains of market capitalism and dynamism, and popular support for those gains.’ Hubbard’s support for such ideas is to me surprising, important and correct.”—Martin Wolf, The Economist, “Best New Books on Economics”“In the tortured partisan debate on economic policy, it is a rare pleasure to find a superb scholar such as Glenn Hubbard framing issues from the center.”—Kenneth Rogoff, Harvard University“Glenn Hubbard’s rare blend of a keen mind, a facile pen, and copious government experience makes him a voice worth listening to. I always do, even when we disagree. The Wall and the Bridge is a great read—packed with good ideas and sprightly writing.”—Alan S. Blinder, Princeton University“When technological change and globalization in recent decades brought frustration over the resulting losses to jobs and communities, there were no guardrails to get these workers back on track. As this compelling book shows, our nation is going to need bridges to help people get through the unavoidable transformations.”—Edmund Phelps, 2006 Nobel Laureate in Economics and author of Mass Flourishing

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Book SynopsisShortlisted for the Women's Prize for Non-FictionNamed a best book of the year by The Spectator and Publishers WeeklyA riveting story of what it means to be human in a world changed by artificial intelligence, revealing the perils and inequities of our growing reliance on automated decision-makingOn the surface, a British poet, an UberEats courier in Pittsburgh, an Indian doctor, and a Chinese activist in exile have nothing in common. But they are in fact linked by a profound common experience-unexpected encounters with artificial intelligence. In Code Dependent, Murgia shows how automated systems are reshaping our lives all over the world, from technology that marks children as future criminals, to an app that is helping to give diagnoses to a remote tribal community. AI has already infiltrated our day-to-day, through language-generating chatbots like ChatGPT and social media. But it's also

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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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Book SynopsisInstead of private gain or corporate profits, what if we set public values as the goal of leadership?Leadership means many things and takes many forms. But most studies of the topic give little attention to why people lead or to where they are leading us. In Public Values Leadership, Barry Bozeman and Michael M. Crow explore leadership that serves public valuesthat is to say, values that are focused on the collective good and fundamental rights rather than profit, organizational benefit, or personal gain. While nearly everyone agrees on core public values, there is less agreement on how to obtain them, especially during this era of increased social and political fragmentation. How does public values leadership differ from other types of organizational leadership, and what distinctive skills does it require? Drawing on their extensive experience as higher education leaders, Bozeman and Crow wrestle with the question of how to best attain universally agreed-upon public values like freedoTable of ContentsPrefaceIntroductionChapter 1. Public Values Theory: A Short, Practical HistoryChapter 2. Three Premises of Public Values–Based ManagementChapter 3. Public Values Management Propositions IChapter 4. Public Values Management Propositions IIChapter 5. Mutable LeadershipChapter 6. Case Studies in Public Values Leadership Chapter 7. Public Values Case: St. Mary's Food Bank and the Durability of the Public Values LeadershipChapter 8. The Starbucks-ASU Alliance Chapter 9. Public Values Management and Leadership: A ConversationAfterword. COVID-19 and Public Values LeadershipNotesReferencesIndex

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the Viviana Zelizer Award for Best Book, Economic Sociology Section of the American Sociological Association""Honorable Mention for the Theory Prize, Theory Section of the American Sociological Association"

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Book SynopsisThe fourth edition of this classic work provides a systematic, comparative assessment of the efforts of major immigrant-receiving countries and the European Union to manage migration, paying particular attention to the dilemmas of immigration control and immigrant integration. Retaining its comprehensive coverage of nations built by immigrants—the so-called settler societies of the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand— the new edition explores how former imperial powers—France, Britain and the Netherlands—struggle to cope with the legacies of colonialism, how social democracies like Germany and the Scandinavian countries balance the costs and benefits of migration while maintaining strong welfare states, and how more recent countries of immigration in Southern Europe—Italy, Spain, and Greece—cope with new found diversity and the pressures of border control in a highly integrated European Union. The fourth edition offers up-to-date analysis of the comparative politics of immigration and citizenship, the rise of reactive populism and a new nativism, and the challenge of managing migration and mobility in an age of pandemic, exploring how countries cope with a surge in asylum seeking and the struggle to integrate large and culturally diverse foreign populations. Trade Review"Comprehensively revised, this classic work is still a must read for anyone involved in migration issues. Addressing the dilemmas of migration control, especially the "liberal paradox," a term first coined by James Hollifield, each chapter skillfully discusses how migration states wrestle with these dilemmas and how societies are transformed by immigration."—Pieter Bevelander, Professor at Malmö University and Director of the Malmö Institute for Studies of Migration, Diversity and Welfare"Migration is one of the defining issues of the 21st century. The fourth edition of Controlling Immigration surpasses prior ones in scope and content. The book provides a valuable comparative perspective on immigration policies in both emerging and traditional countries of immigration. A must read for academics and policymakers alike."—Susan Martin, Professor Emerita of International Migration at Georgetown University"Updated in light of a rise of populist nationalisms, a global pandemic, and a surge in forced migrations, the fourth edition of Controlling Immigration is more indispensable than ever. Its distinguished contributors provide comprehensive overviews and vital analyses of immigration issues. As the severe gap between immigration policy goals and achievements continues to deepen, scholars, policymakers, and citizens need the knowledge this volume provides."—Rogers M. Smith, Professor of Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania"It is little wonder that parsimony eludes an effort to explain why, how, and with what consequences rich liberal democracies attempt to control immigration. This monumental work remains one of the best starting points to try to answer those vexing questions and to expand them to an even wider range of cases."—David FitzGerald, Contemporary SociologyTable of Contents1. The Dilemmas of Immigration Control in Liberal Democracies —James F. Hollifield, Philip L. Martin, Pia Orrenius, and François Héran, with commentaries by Leo Lucassen and Christian Joppke 2. The United States: Whither the Nation of Immigrants? —Philip L. Martin and Pia Orrenius, with commentaries by Desmond King and Daniel J. Tichenor 3. Canada: Continuity and Change in Immigration for Nation-Building —Jeffrey G. Reitz with commentary by Antje Ellermann 4. Australia and New Zealand: Classical Migration States? —Alan Gamlen and Henry Sherrell, with commentary by Matthew Gibney 5. Immigration and the Republican Tradition in France —James F. Hollifield and François Héran, with commentaries by Catherine Wihtol de Wenden and Jean Beaman 6. UK Immigration and Nationality Policy: Radical and Radically Uninformed Change —Randall Hansen, with commentary by Desmond King 7. Germany: Managing Migration in the Twenty-first Century —Philip L. Martin and Dietrich Thränhardt, with commentaries by Friedrich Heckmann and Ingrid Tucci 8. The Netherlands: From Consensus to Contention in a Migration State —Willem Maas, with commentaries by Leo Lucassen and Michael Sharpe 9. Governing Immigration in the Scandinavian Welfare States —Grete Brochmann, with commentaries by Kristof Tamas and Lars Trägårdh 10. Immigration and Integration in Switzerland: Shifting Evolutions in a Multicultural Republic —Gianni d'Amato, with commentary by Christian Joppke 11. Italy: Immigration Policy —Ted Perlmutter with commentaries by Giuseppe Sciortino and Camille Schmoll 12. Spain: The Uneasy Transition from Labor Exporter to Labor Importer and the New Challenges Ahead —Miryam Hazàn and Rut Bermejo Casado, with commentary by Blanca Garcés-Macareñas 13. Greece and Turkey: From State-Building and Developmentalism to Immigration and Crisis Management —Fiona Adamson and Gerasimos Tsourapas, with commentaries by Hélène Thiollet and Riva Kastoryano 14. Japan and South Korea —Erin Chung, with commentaries by Midori Okabe and Michael Sharpe 15. The European Union: From Politics to Politicization —Andrew Geddes and Leila Hadj-Abdou, with commentary by Virginie Guiraudon

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Book SynopsisElgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world's leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas.In this updated second edition, internationally renowned scholar B. Guy Peters provides a succinct introduction to public policy and illustrates the design approach to policy problems. Peters demonstrates how decision-makers can make more effective choices and why a design approach to public intervention can improve policy formulation.Key features of the second edition include: Analytical identification and evaluation of the vital components of policy design Reflections on the challenges posed by Covid-19 and public policy solutions An expanded overview of evaluation and behavioral public policy analysis Critical discussions of alternatives to cost-benefit analysis. Offering a timely and concise approach to the field, this book will be crucial for high-level students who are new to public policy, as well as scholars and researchers hoping to improve and advance their understanding of the design perspective. Its analytic and theoretical grounding will also prove useful for policy practitioners, enabling sophisticated solutions to common policy problems.Table of ContentsContents: 1. Public policy: a design perspective 2. Policy problems PART I MAKING DECISIONS ABOUT POLICY 3. Models of policymaking 4. Agendas, agenda-setting and framing PART II POLICY INTERVENTIONS 5. Designing intervention and implementation 6. Policy instruments PART III EVALUATING POLICY 7. Evaluating public policy: an introduction 8. Evaluating public policy: the utilitarian dimension 9. Normative and ethical analysis of policy 10. Conclusion: policy success and failure References Index

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Book SynopsisShining a light on the deadly health consequences of incarceration. Finalist in the PROSE Award for Best Book in Anthropology, Criminology, and Sociology by the Association of American PublishersKalief Browder was 16 when he was arrested in the Bronx for allegedly stealing a backpack. Unable to raise bail and unwilling to plead guilty to a crime he didn't commit, Browder spent three years in New York's infamous Rikers Island jailtwo in solitary confinementwhile awaiting trial. After his case was dismissed in 2013, Browder returned to his family, haunted by his ordeal. Suffering through the lonely hell of solitary, Browder had been violently attacked by fellow prisoners and corrections officers throughout his incarceration. Consumed with depression, Browder committed suicide in 2015. He was just 22 years old. In Life and Death in Rikers Island, Homer Venters, the former chief medical officer for New York City's jails, explains the profound health risks associated with incarceration. FTrade ReviewReporters have virtually no access to the jails on Rikers Island, but, for many years, Venters had a rare vantage point from which to observe its inner workings . . . He left the city's jail-health service in 2017, and now he has written a crucially important book, Life and Death in Rikers Island, in which he examines one of the most overlooked aspects of mass incarceration: the health risks of being locked up . . . Venters reveals the true human cost of these colossal management failures.—Jennifer Gonnerman, The New YorkerVenters is a role model for using data as a tool for both epidemiology and human rights. In his book, he describes rigorous case reviews and epidemiological studies that demonstrate causes of harm . . . Venters's book impressively demonstrates that too little has been done at Rikers to prevent suffering, violence, and death.—Hans Wolff MD, MPH, and Robert Greifinger MD, American Journal of Public HealthHomer Venter's prescient Life and Death in Rikers Island explains why improving carceral health is important and deserving of more attention. In the COVID-19 era, this argument gains even greater significance . . . The book is also a searing exposé that powerfully illustrates the health risks of incarceration in New York City, as well as those risks that lead to incarceration in the first place . . . This book will be of interest to readers who follow health, medicine, and the carceral system, as well as activists and policy makers working to improve conditions for incarcerated people.—Ezelle Sanford III, The Gotham Center for New York City HistoryTable of ContentsForeword, by Preet BhararaAcknowledgmentsIntroduction Chapter 1. Dying in Jail: Carlos Mercado and Angel Ramirez Chapter 2. Injury and Violence Chapter 3. Solitary Confinement Chapter 4. Serious Mental Illness in Jail Chapter 5. Human Rights and Correctional Health Chapter 6. Race: Kalief Browder Chapter 7. Sexual Assault in Rikers: Maria and Brianna Chapter 8. Correctional Health Chapter 9. Transparency and Governance Conclusion. What to Do with Rikers Appendix Notes Index

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Book SynopsisA common refrain when policy diverges from 'ideal' is 'if only we could take the politics out of the policy process'. The authors of this book argue that rationalist dreams of this nature fail to recognize that policy making is inherently part of politics; policy is the mechanism for giving citizens in a democracy the societal outcomes they seek. In a new and innovative way of thinking about public policy, the book places values at the centre of the analysis. It argues that citizens have differing visions of the good society and different values priorities. In making decisions on behalf of the whole community, policy makers need to recognize and manage these values differences. And in the same way, students of the policy process need to connect what government does with the wider political processes typical of a democratic society.The book casts a critical eye over public policy theory, introduces the reader to research on human values, explores the importance of language, rhetoric and persuasion, and draws on the insights from various strands of psychology in order to understand the realities of policy making in liberal democracies. In so doing, Interrogating Public Policy Theory offers a refreshing alternative to existing analyses of the policy process.This book will be a vital tool for public policy scholars, as well as those upper-level students searching for a map of the policy studies field and a critical examination of the dominant theoretical perspectives. It will also be a unique, and innovative, reference for public policy practitioners seeking more realistic accounts of the policy process that help conceptualize the nature of policy conflict.Trade Review‘This book will be of great use to all those who study public policy (as teachers, graduate students or for academic research) to the extent that, while looking to the future of democratic societies, it provides an interesting map of the models and a critical examination of the dominant theoretical perspectives in public policies. I also consider it a reference for those who approach public policy from a professional point of view, which by describing the political process in a more realistic way, helps conceptualize the nature of political conflict. In short, the book by Linda Courtenay Botterill and Alan Fenna is interesting because it dismantles the complexes that political science may have with respect to other experimental sciences, in that search for rationality and accuracy, while reinforcing the epistemological advances of the social sciences that focus on human values and the relevance of taking into account the conflicts associated with the political process.’ -- Irene Belmonte Martin, Public Policy Management and Analysis Magazine'In this provocative volume, Botterill and Fenna make a strong case that the policy sciences have gone wrong, almost from the start, in embracing the rational chimera of an ordered and evidence-informed policy process while ignoring or downplaying the messy, value-laden, struggle which actually is public policy making. Building from a cogent critique of three of the major contemporary frameworks in the policy sciences - the Advocacy Coalition Framework (ACF), the Multiple Streams Framework (MSF) and the Punctuated Equilibrium Theory (PET) - the authors argue that the insights which can be gleaned from political sciences-based research into public values, discourses, ideologies and conflicts serves as a much better base from which to construct a new Policy Science.' --Michael Howlett, Simon Fraser University, Canada'The book combines critical analysis of established theories of the policy process illuminating their detachment from the political realities they seek to explain. By re-connecting analysis of public policy with politics, Botterill and Fenna's volume is set to become a key reference for social scientists concerned with the role values play in the policy process.' --Claire A. Dunlop, University of Exeter, UK'This book provides a much-needed wake up call for students of public policy. Its core claim that values, indeed political values, are at the very heart of public policy making and that therefore they should occupy a central place in policy analysis, is right on the mark. For too long has the field been dominated by theories of the policy process that conveniently ignore this foundational insight. Instead of perpetuating as these models do the myth of a rational public policy, Botterill and Fenna's hard-hitting critique takes us back to what really matters: the clash between contending ideas of the good society and the role and limits of the state's public problem-solving capacity.' --Paul 't Hart, Utrecht University School of Governance, the NetherlandsTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Public Policy and Political Values 2. Studying Public Policy 3. Understanding Values 4. Rationalism and its Critics 5. The Persistence of the Rational Dream 6. Theorizing Public Policy: Multiple Streams and Advocacy Coalitions 7. Theorizing Public Policy: Punctuated Equilibrium Theory and Beyond 8. Public Policy, Values and the Political Process 9. Values in Policy Debate 10. A Political Values Perspective References Index

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Book SynopsisJeffrey D. Sachs shows how the United States can find a path to renewed economic progress that is fair and environmentally sustainable. Sachs explores issues including infrastructure, trade deals, energy policy, and income inequality, providing illuminating and accessible explanations of the forces at work and specific policy solutions.Trade ReviewJeffrey Sachs remains one of the most thought-provoking economists in the world today because he dares to challenge presidents of both parties and the orthodoxies that bind them to disastrous policies. His critiques are fierce and his solutions fearless in the face of political and academic groupthink. That makes Professor Sachs a rarity in public life and this book an absolute necessity. -- Joe Scarborough My father famously declared that GDP "measures neither our wit nor our courage, neither our wisdom nor our learning, neither our compassion nor our devotion to our country; it measures everything in short, except that which makes life worthwhile." Jeffrey Sachs presents an economic vision beyond GDP, one that is based on compassion and sustainability, and that aligns with the globally agreed Sustainable Development Goals. This is a roadmap for America's future economic strategy. -- Kerry Kennedy, president of the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human RightsTable of ContentsForeword, by Bernie Sanders Preface Acknowledgments 1. Why We Need to Build a New American Economy 2. Investment, Saving, and U.S. Long-Term Growth 3. Decoding the Federal Budget 4. Sustainable Infrastructure After the Automobile Age 5. Facing Up to Income Inequality 6. Smart Machines and the Future of Jobs 7. The Truth About Trade 8. Disparities and High Costs Fuel the Health Care Crisis 9. A Smart Energy Policy for the United States 10. From Guns to Butter 11. Investing for Innovation 12. Toward a New Kind of Politics 13. Restoring Trust in American Governance 14. Prosperity in Sustainability Suggested Further Readings Notes

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Informative, pragmatic responses about what, why, and how we eat." * Kirkus Reviews *“An easily digestible series of Q&A-format chapters, the book explores questions of what personal nutrition looks like in our complicated food world, and how both flawed policy and corporate interests can make sustainable and healthy eating challenging. . . . Nestle deftly threads many of the nutritional issues facing the country.”
 * FoodPrint *"There is no one who knows more about food politics and policy and its effects on health in this country than Marion Nestle. . . . Years of research on various aspects of our systems have made her the go-to, for many of us, when we can't make sense of something that should be very straightforward but is anything but. . . . Her perspective is expansive and her opinions direct." * KCRW/Good Food *“[Addresses] some of the most pressing issues around consumers’ diets, local and global food systems, and the environment. . . . Offers readers an accessible introduction to these complex topics. It also shows readers how they can fight for a better food system and a healthier planet.” * Food Tank *"Klein offers a concrete and approachable doorway to a discussion and study of race in America. She tells a compelling story, devoid of jargon and not requiring specialized knowledge, while still grounded in rigorous research." * Food, Culture & Society *"This 'little book' has big messages and is well worth reading even by those already active in food and nutrition advocacy. It achieves its goal of being accessible to diverse readers. Overall, it integrates topics that are discussed separately in Nestle’s previous books and that are often considered separately in public health and larger societal discourse but must ultimately be addressed by coordinated solutions." * American Journal of Public Health *Table of ContentsIntroduction I. THE POLITICS OF PERSONAL DIETS AND HEALTH 1. What is a healthy diet? 2. Why does nutrition advice always seem to be changing? 3. Are low-carb diets really better for us? 4. Can food be addictive? 5. Is fake meat better for us—and the planet—than the real thing? 6. Is it a good idea to self-medicate with supplements or superfoods? II. THE COMMUNITY POLITICS OF FOOD CHOICE 7. Why should anyone go hungry, ever? 8. Is obesity really only a matter of personal responsibility? 9. Why isn’t healthy school food a no-brainer? 10. Why don’t we demand a higher standard of food safety? 11. Why can’t we stop wasting food? 12. Do we need a national food policy agency? III. THE GLOBAL POLITICS OF DIETS, HEALTH, AND THE ENVIRONMENT 13. Can we feed the world well? 14. Is the “free” market the path to a stable global food supply? 15. Can we stop agriculture from contributing to global warming? 16. Will technology fix our food system? 17. What are Sustainable Development Goals, and why should we care? 18. Is there a road map to the future of food? Conclusion: Take Action Abbreviations Sources and Further Reading Index

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Book SynopsisSince 2016, the UK has been in a crisis of its own making: but this is not the fault of Brexit but of a larger problem of our politics. The status of political parties, the mainstream media, public experts and officials have all been disrupted. Along the way, there have been shocking and exhilarating events: the unforeseen 2017 election result, the horrific details of Grenfell Tower and the Windrush scandal, the sudden rise and fall of the Brexit Party.As the 'mainstream' of politics and media has come under attack, the basic norms of public life have been thrown into question.This Is Not Normal takes stock of a historical moment that no longer recognises itself. Davies tells a story of the apparently chaotic and irrational events, and extracts their underlying logic and long-term causes. What we are seeing is the effects of the 2008 financial crash, the failure of the British neoliberal project, the dying of Empire, and the impact of the changes that technology and communications have had on the idea of the public sphere as well as the power of information. This is an essential book for anyone who wants to make sense of this current moment. .Trade ReviewThis book presses pause on the dazzling contingent brightness of the present, and allows the reflections of the evening to gather and turn towards a new day. * Manchester Review of Books *Brilliant ... Davies will be one of the experts to turn to guide us through the coming years. * WIRED *As William Davies brilliantly articulates in his most recent book, This is Not Normal: The Collapse of Liberal Britain, it's hard to convincingly advocate for normality, or indeed for norms in general, if you've spent years openly trashing the very notion. -- Dublin Review of BooksThis Is Not Normal: The Collapse of Liberal Britain seeks to pore over the deeper roots, expressions and manifestations of four interlocking crises in British politics, addressing some of the most pressing and perplexing questions facing the UK ... as Davies so skillfully shows, it would be foolish to make any firm predictions of what happens next. * LSE Review of Books *This Is Not Normal: The Collapse of Liberal Britain seeks to pore over the deeper roots, expressions and manifestations of four interlocking crises in British politics ... as Davies so skillfully shows, it would be foolish to make any firm predictions of what happens next. * Brave New Europe *But as an example of what its author calls "real-time sociology," the book harbors more ambition and more value than just a chronicle. Building on theoretical insights developed in his earlier work, Davies undertakes an applied investigation into the intertwined fates of liberalism, democracy, and media in the Anglo-American present, an investigation anchored in the problem of trust. -- Adam Kelly * LA Review of Books *

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Book SynopsisIndustrial consolidation, digital platforms, and changing political views have spurred debate about the interplay between public and private power in the United States and have created a bipartisan appetite for potential antitrust reform that would mark the most profound shift in US competition policy in the past half-century. While neo-Brandeisians call for a reawakening of antitrust in the form of a return to structuralism and a concomitant rejection of economic analysis founded on competitive effects, proponents of the status quo look on this state of affairs with alarm. Scrutinizing the latest evidence, Alan J. Devlin finds a middle ground. US antitrust laws warrant revision, he argues, but with far more nuance than current debates suggest. He offers a new vision of antitrust reform, achieved by refining our enforcement policies and jettisoning an unwarranted obsession with minimizing errors of economic analysis.Trade Review'Reforming Antitrust is a delightfully detailed narrative of the policy topic du jour, drawing on first-hand experience and empirical evidence to bring to life the often academically wonkish field of Competition Law. Reflecting on the aspects of antitrust policy that have worked well over the past thirty years and explaining how an error cost framework could help antitrust policy work better, this book is a must-read for public policy makers and academics.' Elizabeth M. Bailey, NERA'Well-written and engaging even to the lay reader, this new volume is a must-read for anyone interested in antitrust reform. Devlin charts a careful middle course between our current weakened system of antitrust enforcement and the calls for radical reform coming from many quarters today. This is a book with the potential to make the world a better place.' Mark A. Lemley, Stanford Law SchoolTable of ContentsIntroduction; Part I. Antitrust Today: 1. Competition Law's role; 2. Antitrust – Fact, fiction, and the unknown; 3. The missing link – concentration and market power; Part II. The Case for Change: 4. Warning signs in the economy – has competition declined?; 5. A liberal call to arms, but is deconcentration the answer?; 6. Testing the neo-brandeisian vision; Part III. Antitrust Reform: 7. Taking a finger off the scale – revisiting decision theory; 8. Rethinking the consumer-welfare standard; 9. The antitrust evolution; Conclusion. Key recommendations.

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