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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Quality: From Plato to Performance
Book SynopsisThe notion of quality features prominently in contemporary discourse. Numerous ratings, rankings, metrics, auditing, accreditation, benchmarking, smileys, reviews, and international comparisons are all used regularly to capture quality. This book paves the way in exploring the socio-political implications of evaluative statements, with a specific focus on the contribution of the concept of quality to these processes. Drawing on perspectives from the history of ideas, sociology, political science and public management, Dahler-Larsen asks what is the role of quality, and more specifically quality inscriptions, such as measurement? What do they accomplish? And finally, as a consequence of all this, does the term quality make it possible to deal with public issues in a way that lives up to democratic standards? This cross-disciplinary book will be of interest to scholars and students across various fields, including sociology, social epistemology, political science, public policy, and evaluation. Table of ContentsChapter 1. IntroductionChapter 2: A History of the Concept of QualityChapter 3: Quality PerspectivesChapter 4: Quality Inscriptions: Their Makers and Their ConsequencesChapter 5: Qualitization and Models of QualitizationChapter 6: Quality Without DemocracyChapter 7: Epilogue: What to Do.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG “Ye Shall Know Them by Their Fruits”: A Mixed
Book SynopsisWhy are historically Catholic countries and regions generally more corrupt and less competitive than historically Protestant ones? How has institutionalization of religion influenced the prosperity of countries in Europe and the Americas?This open access book addresses these critical questions by elucidating the hegemonic and emancipatory religious factors leading to these dissimilarities between countries. The book features up-to-date mixed methods from interdisciplinary research contributing to existing studies in the sociology of religion field by demonstrating—for the first time—the effect of the mutually reinforcing configuration of multiple prosperity triggers (religion–politics–environment). It demonstrates the differences in the institutionalization of Roman Catholicism and Protestantism by applying quantitative and qualitative methods and by performing a qualitative comparative analysis (QCA) of 65 countries. The author also provides a comprehensive survey and results of empirical research on different theories of development, focusing on the influence of religion.Table of ContentsPart I: Introductory Considerations and Research Setting.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Research Setting.- Part II: Conceptual Framework.- 3. The Outcome (Criterion Variables).- 4. Diagnosing Corruption and Prosperity in Europe and the Americas (A).- 5. Conditions (Predictor Variables): Theories Explaining Prosperity Differences (B), (C), (D), (E).- Part III: Theoretical Foundations.- 6. Corruption and Religion (A), (B), (1).- 7. Prosperity and Religion (A), (B), (1).- 8. Institutions, Corruption/Prosperity, and Religion (A), (B), (D), (1), (3), (6).- 9. Education, Religion, and Corruption/Prosperity (A), (B), (C), (1), (2).- 10. Culture, Religion, and Corruption/Prosperity (A), (B), (C), (1), (2).- 11. Language and Religion.- 12. Environment/Geography and Prosperity/Transparency (E), (4), (7).- Part IV: Research Paradigms, Methodology, and Research Design.- 13. Applied Research Paradigms.- 14. Methodology.- Part V: Empirical Results.- 15. Component 1 (Macro): Quantitative (Regression) Analysis.- 16. Component 2 (Meso): Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA).- Part VI: Component 3 (Micro).- 17. Case Selection Criteria, Methods, and Data Treatment.- 18. a) Switzerland: Extreme Positive Case Study (Worldwide).- 19. b) Uruguay: Extreme Positive Case Study (Latin America).- 20. c) Cuba: A Sui Generis Case Study (Communist proxy).- 21. d) Colombia: Extreme Negative Case Study.- 22. Summary Overview of the Four Case Studies.- Part VII: Discussion and Conclusions.- 23. Integrative Conclusions.- 24. Other Considerations.- 25. Concluding Remarks.
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Springer International Publishing AG The Economics of Catalan Separatism
Book SynopsisThis book analyses the economic consequences of the regional government of Catalonia's challenge to democracy and the rule of law in Spain. This process, started in 2010, culminated in a coup d'état in the autumn of 2017. The book has three parts. First: The circumstances behind the challenge: economic structure, social and political aspects. Second: The economic impacts of the resulting huge political instability and social polarisation, and the downturn in GDP, investment, competitiveness, Barcelona's appeal, and flight of companies and banks to Madrid. Third: Independence would mean collapse of trade with the rest of Spain and the EU, expulsion from the eurozone, fall of GDP, plummeting tax revenue, soaring unemployment and, finally, conversion of this hypothetical new Catalonia into a failed, vassal and totalitarian state. This book is destined to be the foremost work of reference on the consequences of the separatist threat to Spain, including Catalonia's current decline.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Contemporary Spain: Democratic and Decentralised.- Chapter 3. The Process Robs Us, Not Madrid.- Chapter 4. The Rebellion and the Separatist Coup.- Chapter 5. Geographical Dimension and Historical Perspective of Catalonia.- Chapter 6. Degree of Decentralisation in Spain and the Powers of the Autonomous Communities.- Chapter 7. Urban and Rural Catalonia.- Chapter 8. Catalonia, Spain, Europe and the World: The Multilevel Governance System.- Chapter 9. Integration and Disintegration: Secession of the European Regions?.- Chapter 10. Challenge, Labyrinth, Mirage, Enigma, Ghost, Fantasy, Illusion, Utopia, Nonsense, Madness, Stagnation, Malaise, Fever, Cancer, Lawsuit, Accident, Slip, Catastrophe, Crisis, Bonfire, Soufflé, Misfortune, Tragedy, Drama, Comedy, Farce, Trap, Twenty-first Century or Postmodern or Liquid Coup d’état, Revolt, Rebellion, Adventure, Problem, Question, Syndrome… (Separatist) Coup.- Chapter 11. The Separatist Regime: Propaganda, Neo-Language, Post-Truth, Alternative Facts, Fake News, Disinformation, Social Networks, Populism and Falsification of the Past, Present and Future.- Chapter 12. Language and Indoctrination in the Schoolroom.- Chapter 13. Structure of the Separatist Narrative.- Chapter 14. Spain, from a Model Transition to Democracy to Failed State?.- Chapter 15. Values and Qualities of Spain.- Chapter 16. Corruption, Embezzlement, Profligacy and the Bad Government of the Separatist Generalitat.- Chapter 17. Surveys on Separatism.- Chapter 18. Separatism and Economic Crisis.- Chapter 19. Constitutionalist and Separatist Votes and Deputies.- Chapter 20. Hate and Separatist Violence, or Common Sense and Harmony.- Chapter 21. Quality of Democracy in Catalonia.- Chapter 22. The Cost of the Separatist Challenge.- Chapter 23. Dynamics of Catalonia’s GDP under the Process.- Chapter 24. Collapse of the Competitiveness of Catalonia.- Chapter 25. The Fall in the Attractiveness of Barcelona.- Chapter 26. Regulatory and Fiscal Hell.- Chapter 27. Regulatory and Fiscal Hell.- Chapter 28. Barcelona and Madrid.- Chapter 29. Catalonia’s Trade with the Rest of Spain.- Chapter 30. The Fiscal Balances: Accounts and Tales.- Chapter 31. Social Security and Pensions.- Chapter 32. Flight of Companies, Capital and Bank Deposits.- Chapter 33. Collapse of Foreign Investment.- Chapter 34. Boycott of Catalan Goods and Services.- Chapter 35. The Budgets of the Separatist Generalita.- Chapter 36. Economic Policy of the Separatist Generalitat.- Chapter 37. The Cost of ‘Not Spain’.- Chapter 38. The Decline of Catalonia.- Chapter 39. Economic Consequences of a Hypothetical Secession.- Chapter 40. Impact of a Hypothetical Secession on Trade.- Chapter 41. Impact of a Hypothetical Secession on GDP.- Chapter 42. Impact of a Hypothetical Secession on Employment, Pensions, Health and Education, and on the Deficit and Debt.- Chapter 43. Impact of a Hypothetical Secession on the Financial System and on Spain.- Chapter 44. Brexit and Catexit.- Chapter 45. Fantasising About the ‘Viability’ of an ‘Independent’ ‘Catalonia’.- Chapter 46. From Tyrannical Mini-State to Dictatorial and Imperialist Vassal State.- Chapter 47. The ‘Industry’ of the Separatist Process: The ‘Business’ of Independence Is in the Separatist Challenge, Not in Independence Itself.- Chapter 48. Who—What—When—Where—Why—How on Catalan Secessionism?.- Chapter 49. Overcoming Catalan Separatism.- Chapter 50. As a Recap: Ten Questions and Answers About a Hypothetical Separation of Catalonia from the Rest of Spain./
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Springer International Publishing AG Public Net Worth: Accounting – Government -
Book SynopsisAs individuals, we depend on the services that governments provide. Collectively, we look to them to tackle the big problems - from long-term climate and demographic change to short-term crises like pandemics or war. Funding this activity, and managing the required finances sustainably, is difficult – and getting more so. But governments don't provide – or use – basic financial information that every business is required to maintain. They ignore the value of public assets and most liabilities. This leads to inefficiency and bad decision-making and piles up problems for the future. Governments need to create balance sheets that properly reflect assets and liabilities, and to understand their future obligations and revenue prospects. Net Worth – both today and for the future – should be the measure of financial strength and success.Only if this information is put at the centre of government financial decision-making can the present challenges to public finances around the world be addressed effectively, and in a way that is fair to future generations.The good news is that there are ways to deal with these problems and make government finances more resilient and fairer to future generations. The facts, and the solutions, are non-partisan, and so is this book. Responsible leaders of any political persuasion need to understand the issues and the tools that can enable them to deliver policy within these constraints. Table of ContentsPART 1. PURPOSE AND PROLOGUE1. Owning and Owing2. From Warfare to Welfare in Three Generations PART 2. ACCOUNTING FOR GOVERNMENT3. Why Government Accounting Matters4. What Does the Government Balance Sheet Look Like?5. Why Accrual Accounting Matters6. Accrual Accounting – How it Works in Practice7. Central Banks and the Public Sector Balance Sheet8. Looking to the Future: The Comprehensive Balance Sheet9. Comparison of Public Sector Balance Sheets10. Comparison of Comprehensive Balance Sheets11. Review of Fiscal Rules PART 3. MANAGING PUBLIC COMMERCIAL ASSETS AND LIABILITIES12. Finding, Understanding and Valuing Public Commercial Assets13. The Asset Map: A Shortcut to Understanding Property Holdings Better14. Institutionalising Asset Management15. What Should Governments Do with Public Commercial Assets16. Managing Assets Better: The Role of Public Wealth Funds17. Pensions and Other Liabilities: The Benefits of Disclosure and Management PART 4. PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE18. Balance Sheets, Culture and National Achievement in Europe 1560 - 183419. How Accounting Can Save Democracy20. Implementing Change
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Springer Nature Switzerland Sustainability in Business Education Research and
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De Gruyter Track III Actions: Transforming Protracted
Book SynopsisSince the end of the Cold War in the early ’90s, a multi-track approach to peacemaking has been developed by academics and practitioners to bring political and civil society leaders together from across the divide of contested societies to find ways out of the conflict. Much of the focus up to now has been given to the strategic contribution of Track II conflict analysis and problem-solving workshops. This book puts the spotlight on the role that grassroots leaders and citizens can play at Track III level in the community in building and strengthening a bottom-up approach to conflict transformation following protracted conflicts. In Part 1, the focus is on the post-conflict situation of Northern Ireland twenty years after the Belfast Good Friday Agreement. Part 2 portrays scholarly and practitioners’ perspectives and actions in communities and organizations designed to build partnerships in order to counteract the legacies of active protracted conflict. Plots the role of Track III approaches within a multi-track peacemaking pyramid in the protracted conflict and post-conflict phases of confl ict transformation. Provides case studies on how to engage community leaders in thinking together how to work with deep-seated legacies of protracted conflicts. Explores the contribution of bottom-up models to build intergroup partnerships within and between local communities. Focuses on the interface between research and practice.
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De Gruyter Contested Civic Spaces: A European Perspective
Book SynopsisFor some years, we have observed a broad public discussion over the shrinking civic space. While the focus has generally been on countries with authoritarian governance systems, it has more recently become apparent that the issue is neither restricted to these countries nor indeed to countries with weak or non-existing democracies. It has been demonstrated that the space in which civil society actors and individual citizens may contribute to public affairs is undergoing fundamental changes in Europe. While in some areas, the clout of civic initiative is larger today than ever before, in others, civic action is highly disputed and governments are attempting to crowd out non-governmental actors from the public sphere. This edited volume examines the wellbeing of civil society in the Europe and its riparian states. Presented by experts from 12 European countries the book presents insights in the latest developments of civil society and aspect like the shifting interaction between the state, market and civil society or the influence of populist movements on civil society and tackles the question wether there is a shrinking civic space in Europe. It addresses policy and decision makers, civil society academics and actors in the field, as well as the public.
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG A Benchmark Approach to Quantitative Finance
Book SynopsisA framework for financial market modeling, the benchmark approach extends beyond standard risk neutral pricing theory. It permits a unified treatment of portfolio optimization, derivative pricing, integrated risk management and insurance risk modeling. This book presents the necessary mathematical tools, followed by a thorough introduction to financial modeling under the benchmark approach, explaining various quantitative methods for the fair pricing and hedging of derivatives.Trade ReviewFrom the reviews:"The book under review introduces quantitative finance using the benchmark approach. … It is quite a nice blend of narrative and mathematics. There are also some bigger examples which contribute nicely to the overall presentation. … Exercises are provided at the end of each chapter. The authors even provide solutions to exercises. … I think it could be quite useful for students, because of the first part of the book, and to practitioners, due to the exposition in the second part of the book." (Ita Cirovic Donev, MathDL, March, 2007)"This book provides an introduction to quantitative finance. … It aims to stimulate interest in the benchmark approach by describing some of its power and wide applicability. It is intended for quantitative analysts postgraduate students, practioners in finance, economics and insurance. … It is designed for three groups of users. Firstly, it provides useful information to financial analysts and practioners. Secondly, it aims to introduce those with a reasonable basic mathematical background. Thirdly, researchers may find the later parts of the book interesting … ." (Klaus Ehemann, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1104 (6), 2007)"The book is a rather comprehensive treatment of quantitative finance and distinguishes itself from other analogous treatments by using a novel approach that allows one to generalize various existing results and to some extent also allows one to bridge a certain gap between current and classical approaches. … The comprehensiveness of the book is very valuable for research … ." (Wolfgang J. Runggaldier, Mathematical Reviews, Issue 2008 d)“A comprehensive introduction to the mathematical foundations of finance. It is thorough and encyclopedic, providing a wide range of definitions and theorems that are useful in the subject. … a valuable text for well-motivated students interested in these topics, whether they are pursuing problems within the classical framework or beyond the assumptions of the basic theory.” (Gunduz Caginalp, SIAM Review, Vol. 52 (2), 2010)Table of ContentsPreliminaries from Probability Theory.- Statistical Methods.- Modeling via Stochastic Processes.- Diffusion Processes.- Martingales and Stochastic Integrals.- The Itô Formula.- Stochastic Differential Equations.- to Option Pricing.- Various Approaches to Asset Pricing.- Continuous Financial Markets.- Portfolio Optimization.- Modeling Stochastic Volatility.- Minimal Market Model.- Markets with Event Risk.- Numerical Methods.- Solutions for Exercises.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Sozialökonomie: Eine kritische Einführung
Book SynopsisDas Lehrbuch liefert Studierenden der Sozialen Arbeit, der Sozialwirtschaft und des Sozialmanagements anschaulich und kompakt relevantes Wissen über Ökonomisierungsprozesse in der Sozialen Arbeit. Ursachen und Folgen neoliberaler Vermarktlichungstendenzen sozialer Einrichtungen und Dienste werden verständlich und konzentriert dargelegt. Als Kontrastfolie bietet es außerdem einen grundlegenden Einblick in kapitalismuskritische Theorieansätze und solidarisch-alternative Wirtschaftsformen.Table of ContentsWas ist Sozialökonomie?- Soziale Arbeit als Dienstleistung?- Ökonomisierung Sozialer Arbeit.- Neoliberalismus und dessen Folgen.- Alternativen zum kapitalistischen Wirtschaftssystem.- Sozialökonomische Entwicklungen für Einrichtungen, Dienste und Träger.
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Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Sozialwirtschaft nachhaltig managen: Eine
Book SynopsisDas Buch bietet Studierenden und Paktiker*innen eine kompakte Einführung in das Thema Nachhaltigkeit und Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement. In klaren Beschreibungen und mithilfe von Interviews, Praxisbeispielen und Fallstudien wird ein grundlegendes Verständnis für ein zeitgemäßes und nachhaltiges Management (in) der Sozialwirtschaft vermittelt. Ökologische, soziale und ökonomische Ziele werden im Sozialbereich zunehmend gemeinsam betrachtet. Auf der Grundlage nachhaltiger Geschäftsmodelle und von Nachhaltigkeitsstrategien werden diese Ziele mittels Green Controlling integriert gesteuert. Verschiedene Nachhaltigkeitsstandards ermöglichen einen passenden Rahmen für nachhaltige Maßnahmen und für die Kommunikation mit Stakeholder*innen.Table of ContentsNachhaltigkeit im Sozialbereich.- Die Sozialwirtschaft als Teil einer neuen Wirtschaftsordnung.- Die Dimension der Nachhaltigkeit.- Nachhaltige Managementkonzepte für die Sozialwirtschaft.- Nachhaltigkeit steuern, Nachhaltigkeit messen: Green Controlling.- Nachhaltigkeitsberichterstattung.
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Die Ökonomie des Gemeinwohls: Vom Nutzen des
Book SynopsisIn diesem Buch präsentieren die Autoren einen Überblick über die unterschiedlichen, teilweise rivalisierenden ökonomischen Konzepte des Gemeinwohls. Im Spannungsfeld zwischen der Rationalität nutzenmaximierender Individuen, ihrer Einbettung in soziale Zusammenhänge und den daraus erwachsenden Ansprüchen werden die Möglichkeiten und Grenzen ökonomischer Gemeinwohlaussagen untersucht. Das Ziel dieses Lehrbuches besteht darin, Studierenden der Wirtschaftswissenschaften und benachbarter Sozialwissenschaften aufzuzeigen, welche Möglichkeiten die Ökonomik bei der Bestimmung des Gemeinwohlbegriffs in der gesellschaftlichen Diskussion bietet. Hierbei geht es auch darum, die offensichtliche Lücke zwischen der auf individueller Nutzenmaximierung basierenden Wohlfahrtsökonomik und „anwendungsorientierter“ Gemeinwohl- und Nachhaltigkeitsökonomie zu schließen. Table of Contents
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Staatliche Eingriffe in die Preisbildung:
Book SynopsisIn diesem essential erklären die Autoren, unter welchen Umständen es zu Marktversagen kommt und das freie Spiel der Marktkräfte nicht zu einem gesellschaftlich wünschenswerten Ergebnis führt. Sie diskutieren, ob und, wenn ja, welche Staatseingriffe zu einer Erhöhung der Wohlfahrt führen. Anhand von Beispielen aus dem Wohnungsmarkt, dem Gasmarkt, dem Bereich des öffentlichen Personennahverkehrs sowie dem Kraftstoffmarkt zeigen sie auf, wie der Staat in diese Märkte eingreift und wie diese Maßnahmen im Hinblick auf ihre Effizienz- und Verteilungswirkungen zu bewerten sind. Staatliche Eingriffe in den Preismechanismus zeitigen unerwünschte Nebenwirkungen, wenn sie an Symptomen, nicht an den Ursachen politisch unerwünschter Preisentwicklungen ansetzen.
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Wissensmanagement im öffentlichen Sektor: Zum
Book SynopsisImplizites Wissen als Ressource stellt für wissensintensive Organisationen eine der kritischsten Aspekte ihres erfolgreichen Agierens dar. Dementsprechend hoch ist auch die Bedeutung der effektiven Teilung dieses Wissens für den langfristigen Erfolg der Organisationen. Weil die Beziehung zwischen Knowledge Seeker und Knowledge Provider hierbei eine wichtige Rolle spielt, wird in dem vorliegenden Buch unter Nutzung der Social Capital Theory untersucht, welchen Einfluss die Telearbeit auf die Beziehung zwischen den Beschäftigten der öffentlichen Verwaltung und damit verbunden auf die Wissensteilung hat. Die Autorin legt dabei einen besonderen Fokus auf die relationalen Veränderungen aus Sicht der Knowledge Seeker. Deshalb werden insgesamt fünf für den Knowledge-Seeking-Prozess besonders relevante relationale Einflussfaktoren empirisch untersucht: Professional Trust, Personal Trust, Access, Close Ties und Collaborative Norms.Table of Contents1 Problemaufriss.- 2 Stand der Literatur und Identifikation der Forschungslücke.- 3 Theoretisch-analytischer Rahmen.- 4 Methodik.- 5 Darstellung und Diskussion der Ergebnisse.- 6 Fazit.
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Gabler Short Selling Activities and Convertible Bond Arbitrage: Empirical Evidence from the New York Stock Exchange
Book SynopsisSebastian Werner examines aggregate short sales and convertible bond arbitrage, which is a typical hedge fund strategy that involves a significant short position in the underlying stock of a long convertible bond position for hedging purposes. He provides insightful and new observations of the significant difference in the trading pattern, information content and resulting impact on stock returns of arbitrage- versus valuation-based short selling activities.Table of ContentsMotives and Determinants of Short Selling; Role of Convertible Bond Arbitrage in Abnormal Short Selling Activity; Capturing Differences in Aggregate Short Sales of Arbitrage- versus Valuation-Based Short Selling Activities
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Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft Qualitatsmanagement - Qualitatsentwicklung
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Gyan Publishing House Public Administration in India: Case Study
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Manas Publications Saga of Civil Services
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Deep & Deep Publications Administrative and Management Thinkers: Relevance
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Knowledge World International Indias's Defence Spending
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Springer Verlag, Singapore Social Values and Social Indicators: Essays in
Book SynopsisThe book is a collection of essays written since 2010, and dealing, in one way or another, with the place of values in economic analysis. The centrality of values in the collection is not surprising, given that the thematic concerns informing the essays in the book relate principally to methodological issues in economic enquiry, to the normatively constrained aggregation of personal preferences into collective choice, and to problems of logical coherence and ethical appeal in the axiom systems underlying the measurement of economic and social phenomena such as poverty, inequality and literacy. While many of the essays are more or less technical in nature, they are all explicitly motivated by considerations that go beyond the formalisms of presentation to an involvement with the role of moral reasoning in economic analysis. In particular, the essays emphasize the importance of ‘ought propositions’ in a science which is all too often regarded as being wholly and exclusively ‘positive’ in its orientation. The book should be of particular interest to researchers, students, and public policy makers.Table of ContentsChapter 1: “Instrumentalism” and Friedman’s Methodology: A Short Objection.- Chapter 2: A Sort of Paretian Liberalism.- Chapter 3: Liberty, Equality, and Impossibility: Some General Results in the Space of “Soft” Preferences.- Chapter 4: The Arrow Paradox with Fuzzy Preferences.- Chapter 5: Equality, Priority, and Distributional Judgements.- Chapter 6: Two Logical and Normative Issues Relating to Measurement in the Social Sciences.- Chapter 7: Social Groups and Economic Poverty: A Problem in Measurement.- Chapter 8: Reckoning Sub-Group Poverty Differentials in the Measurement of Aggregate Poverty.- Chapter 9: Poverty Measurement in the Presence of a “Group Affiliation Externality”.- Chapter 10: Revisiting the Normalization Axiom in Poverty Measurement.- Chapter 11: The Focus Axiom and Poverty: On the Co-existence of Precise Language and Ambiguous Meaning in Economic Measurement.- Chapter 12: Assessing Inequality in the Presence of Growth.- Chapter 13: Revisiting an Old Theme in the Measurement of Inequality and Poverty.- Chapter 14: Inequality Measurement with Subgroup Decomposability and Level-Sensitivity.
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Springer Verlag, Singapore Macroeconomic Policy in India Since the Global
Book SynopsisThis book discusses the Indian economic crisis and brings out what went wrong and the correction necessary for getting the economy back to high growth trajectory, leading to economic transformation. To do so, the book covers trends in performance of Indian economy since the Global Financial Crisis to the COVID-19 effect, bringing out factors that have determined the same. The book questions the approach to macroeconomic policy of both the RBI and the government and brings out what it takes for macroeconomic policy to be supportive of high growth. It contains revealing contrasts with East Asia and China, although India has the same potential to grow with an expansion of manufacturing. Overall, it argues that macroeconomic policies (as much as structural, industrial, and trade policies) have been deficient and even good initiatives on the industrial policy and trade flounder for the lack of a strategic approach to macroeconomics. The book highlights the special opportunities present in an emerging economy with vast under and utilised labour and the macroeconomic policy initiatives that can take advantage of this key feature. It covers the macroeconomic data on growth using multiple indicators, then the external shocks and the internal policy measures/responses; besides, GVA/GDP, credit, exports, external transactions, interest and policy rates, yields, exchange rates, money, capital flows, indices of industrial sector, price indices and inflation, government expenditures, tax rates, fiscal deficits, market uncertainty measures to present a holistic picture of the economy and the shocks and policy actions that have followed. The book uses an innovative method of presentation and the consistency of the trends/stances of both monetary and fiscal policy using these large number of variables. It discusses the debate on overestimation of GDP/GVA growth estimates over the years from 2011-12 to about 2016-17 comprehensively. There is special coverage of GST with a comparison with China. Coverage also includes performance since the COVID-19 crisis again using a large number of indicators and an explanation for the same in terms of the limitations of the government’s initiatives to counteract. The book is a quick and ready reference of what has happened in macroeconomic terms to those interested in the relevant facts. It is of interest to international economists, policy analysts, and investors whose need to understand that the Indian economy in macroeconomic terms and in terms of the stances and penchant of the government and the RBI is of value.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Trends in Growth since the GFC.- Chapter 3. Credit, Employment and the Current Account.- Chapter 4. Capital Formation and Foreign Investment.- Chapter 5. Inflation and Monetary Developments.- Chapter 6. Policy and Analyses Chapter.- 7. Reflexive, not Reflective Monetary Policy.- Chapter 8. The COVID Crisis and Response.- Chapter 9. The Recovery.- Chapter 10. The Challenge of Manufacturing.- Chapter 11. Conclusions.- Chapter 12. GST and the Discrimination Against Production Oriented States.
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Springer Verlag, Singapore Vanishing Borders of Urban Local Finance: Global
Book SynopsisThis book examines the emerging trends in vanishing borders of urban local government finance due to uncertain local tax and expenditure regimes. It analyzes the global developments with illustrations from state budgetary operations of the Indian federation. This trend has gained momentum due to concentration of population in cities and big towns as a consequence of globalization, leading to enhanced environmental vulnerability due to climate change. Expanding expenditure needs have not been corresponded by revenue regimes and transfers. Moreover, involving corporate sector in local area preference initiatives through mandatory corporate social responsibility (CSR) is an interesting development. It is expected to work as a local fiscal additionality to supplement locally provided civic and infrastructure services. This additionality may also evolve into public private partnerships at the local level. Such development however has the potential of displacing local government operations. The focus of the book hinges around critically examining setbacks to fiscal decentralization and challenges in improving the status of urban local finances to enhance fiscal autonomy of these governments, particularly in Indian scenario. The book also explores the possibility of an expanded role of local fiscal policy in the context of globalization and climate change, besides addressing the conventional responsibilities with respect to quality of civic services.Table of ContentsChapter 1: Background and Emerging Challenges.- Chapter 2: Theory of Fiscal Federalism and Local Fiscal Domain.- Chapter 3: Fiscal Decentralization and Local Area Corporate Social Responsibility.- Chapter 4: Globalization, Climate Change and Changing Face of Urban Public Finance.- Chapter 5: Undermining Conventional User Charges.- Chapter 6: Grants in Aid and Bailouts in Municipal Finance.- Chapter 7: Off Budget Activities and Autonomous Specific Purpose Boards.- Chapter 8: Institutional Constraints on Local Fiscal Mobilisation.- Chapter 9: Limitations of Environmental Federalism: State vs Local Expenditure.- Chapter 10: Potential Local Taxes and Prospects for Municipal Bonds.- Chapter 11: Summary and Conclusion.
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Springer Verlag, Singapore Current Issues in Public Utilities and Public
Book SynopsisThis book is novel in that it reveals significant issues of economics, management and business fields currently observed in network industries such as public utilities and transportation, and provides empirical evidence of their mechanisms and policy implications from various perspectives. This is a holistic collection of literature on public utilities economics and management, since the industries discussed include a wide range such as electricity, water supply, sewerage, transport, and postal service, which compound social infrastructure as public benefit service, and the issues examined contain not only economics topics such as cost, efficiency, and productivity, but also management topics such as governance, strategy and organizational restructuring. The book also investigates general private companies to derive future implications for policy and governance of public utilities, and covers multiple countries such as Japan, the US, and Vietnam. It demonstrates various empirical approaches and methodologies for public utility analysis through 17 chapters by experts in each field, which contributes to further cultivation of empirical studies in public utilities.Table of ContentsIntroduction.- An Analysis of the Effect of Demand Response on Electricity Consumption: Assessing Households’ Heterogeneous Reaction to Dynamic Pricing.- Estimation of Tap Water Demand in Japan: A Panel Data Analysis.- Economies of Scale and Consolidation Effects in the Japanese Sewerage Industry.- Productivity Measurement and Decomposition of Total Factor Productivity in Japan’s Postal and Parcel Delivery Industry.- Preferential Slot Allocation for LCCs at a Congested Airport, and Airfare: The Case of Haneda Airport in Tokyo.- The Impact of Airport Concession on Technical Efficiency: Evidence from Major Airports in Japan.- Travel-Based Multitasking in Japan between 2001 and 2016: Descriptive Analysis.- Understanding the Relationship between Daily Travel and Long-term Subjective Well-being.- The Relationship between Bicycle Accidents and Urban Structure in Cities in Japan.- Brand Strategy in Airline Mergers: Simulation Examples with Delta and North-west.- The Impact of Cooperation on the Multimarket Contact Effect in the U.S. Airline Industry.- The Japanese Sewerage Industry: Institutional Aspects and the Governance Systems.- Evaluating the Institutional Reforms and Private Participation in Japanese Container Ports - Evidence from Multi-Stage DEA Analysis.- Industrial Structure Change and Corporate Strategy: The Case of the Japanese Apparel Industry.- Effects of Sustainable Development Goals Engagement on Profit in Public Utilities: Comparison with General Private Companies.- The Relationship among Corporate Social Responsibility, Network Cooperation, Green Innovation, Environmental Performance and Firm Performance: Evidences in Viet Nam
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Springer Chinas Pension Reform
Book SynopsisThe Development Trend of Population Aging in China.- The Current Development Status of China's Pensions.- Reasons for the Pension System Reform.- Future Reform Directions and Impacts.- Future Prospects.- Trends and Cooperation in International Pension Reform.- The Impact and Application of Technological Development on Pension Reform.
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Springer Antitrust Policy in Korea
Book Synopsis1. Introduction.- Part I: Korean Specialties.- 2. Chaebol Antitrust Policy in Korea.- 3. SMEs Antitrust Policy in Korea.- Part II: Conventional Competition Policies.- 4. Market Dominance Abuse Regulation in Korea.- 5. Merger Regulation in Korea.- 6. Cartel Regulation in Korea.- 7. Conclusion.
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Information Age Publishing It Can Be Done in Government: An Approach for
Book SynopsisIn this work titled, It Can Be Done in Government: An Approach for Improving Efficiency in the Public Sector, 2nd Edition, we attempt to provide a roadmap describing a simple approach for improving processes using teams. This book is ideal for process improvement initiatives, academic institutions, organizational change practitioners, public entities, and administrators and leaders seeking a practical approach for the promotion and implementation of organizational effectiveness. Throughout this handbook, the term process refers to a series of steps that create a product or service. Processes are different from projects. Projects have a beginning and an end. Processes are ongoing, cyclical, and rarely operate in isolation. They connect to or impact many other processes. An approach to improve these processes is the focus of this book.As a public sector leader, you are encouraged, more often than not, to have an external perspective looking outside, looking long term. You are told to keep your eyes on the horizon, spend time figuring out what the public or the customer wants, to pay attention to what other similar organizations are doing, build external partnerships, network, and analyze both the external opportunities and threats. The truth is, however, the leaders and organizations that stand out are those who, contrary to this traditional approach, aggressively look internally, with a balance, more likely, of 80% internal and 20% external, particularly within the public sector.
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Information Age Publishing It Can Be Done in Government: An Approach for
Book SynopsisIn this work titled, It Can Be Done in Government: An Approach for Improving Efficiency in the Public Sector, 2nd Edition, we attempt to provide a roadmap describing a simple approach for improving processes using teams. This book is ideal for process improvement initiatives, academic institutions, organizational change practitioners, public entities, and administrators and leaders seeking a practical approach for the promotion and implementation of organizational effectiveness. Throughout this handbook, the term process refers to a series of steps that create a product or service. Processes are different from projects. Projects have a beginning and an end. Processes are ongoing, cyclical, and rarely operate in isolation. They connect to or impact many other processes. An approach to improve these processes is the focus of this book.As a public sector leader, you are encouraged, more often than not, to have an external perspective looking outside, looking long term. You are told to keep your eyes on the horizon, spend time figuring out what the public or the customer wants, to pay attention to what other similar organizations are doing, build external partnerships, network, and analyze both the external opportunities and threats. The truth is, however, the leaders and organizations that stand out are those who, contrary to this traditional approach, aggressively look internally, with a balance, more likely, of 80% internal and 20% external, particularly within the public sector.
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