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Book SynopsisEconomic ties between South and East Asia have deep historical roots and are currently being strengthened through bilateral and regional initiatives. This book evaluates the potential for these sub-regions to dominate global trade and explores how integration can drive inclusive economic development, with a focus on India's role in East Asia.Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION - T.N. SRINIVASAN AND JAYANT MENON

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsMessage by Prime Minister Narendra Modi Preface Acknowledgements PART 1: INTRODUCTION 1: Introduction by Bimal N. Patel and Ranita Nagar PART 2: Critical Appraisal of Indian Legal Framework on Technical and Global Issues 2: Rio +20 To SDGS: A Quest For Inclusive and Sustainable Development by Saira Gori 3: Sustainable Development, Convention of Biological Diversity, and Intellectual Property Rights by Sanjeev Kumar Chaudhary 4: Patents: The Holy Grail for Sustainable Development by Ranita Nagar 5: Nanotechnology as an Intellectual Property: Issues and Challenges in India by Hardik Parikh 6: Sustainable Development and Marine Environment: A Preview of Legal Issues in India by Bimal N. Patel 7: Role of Satellite Technology in Oceanic Study by Thomas Matthew 8: Bioremediation: A Tool for Contemporary Environmental Issues by Sunita Varjani PART 3: Sustainable Development in Practice: Case-Study in India Political Issues 9: Paradox of Sustainable Development: Agenda of Political Parties by William Nunes and Saurabh Anand 10: Role of Local Governance in Sustainable Development by Aruna Kumar Malik Socio-economic and Human Rights Issues 11: Sustainable Water Resource Management: Historical Enquiry to Address the Water Crisis by Richa Mulchandani 12: Commercial and Legal Sustainability of Contract Farming in Gujarat by Satya Ranjan Mishra 13: Environmental-Economical Sustainability and Human Rights by Vikas Gandhi 14: E-Waste Management: Global Outlook and Lessons for India by Viral Pandya PART 4: CONCLUSION Index About the Editors and Contributors

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Book SynopsisEconomists offer rigorous quantitative analyses of how the institutional design and purpose of the WTO (and its progenitor, the GATT) affect economic development.The World Trade Organization (WTO) was established partly to support economic development in developing countries through international trade. This goal has been elusive, with some questioning the WTO's ability to achieve such a goal. In this volume, leading scholars in the economics of international trade offer rigorous quantitative analyses of how the institutional design and purpose of the WTO (and its progenitor, the GATT) affect economic development. The volume begins with analyses of market access concessions that have been or could be exchanged between developing and developed countries, from a formal framework for incorporating non-tariff measures into a model for analyzing a multilateral trade agreement to an examination of the MFN (most-favored nation) free rider problem. Contributors then develop ne

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Book SynopsisEnvisioning 2060 is a comprehensive collection of articles by top economists and authors exploring the future global economy, focusing on emerging markets. It offers insights on potential scenarios based on how we address current challenges.

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Book SynopsisThe authors propose that the Gezira scheme has played a paradoxical role in the capitalist transformation of the Sudan - reinforcing some non-capitalist production relations while at the same time acting as an engine for the peripheral capitalist development.Table of ContentsScience, Techonology & Development- "This new book...enhances what went before... I am sure readers will want tp keep it within convenient reach... it points the way to the kind of research that is possible and indeed required

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Book SynopsisA striking portrait of states in the non-Western world from the dismantling of European empires to their inclusion into a universe of global capitalism.

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Book SynopsisThis book investigates participatory budgeting-a mainstay now of World Bank, UNDP, and USAID development programs-to ask whether its reforms truly make a difference in deepening democracy and empowering civil society.Trade Review"Bootstrapping Democracy demonstrates the importance of ongoing experimentation as local governments and their civil society allies seek to deepen the quality of democratic institutions . . . Their research design, a paired case comparison, advances academic and policy debates on participatory democracy . . . The comparative approach used in this book makes it useful for both undergraduate and graduate courses."—Brian Wampler, Social Forces"This is one of the better contributions concerning participatory democracy in Brazil to be published in recent years. What makes this better than other recent studies of grassroots democracy in Brazil is the closer analysis of the different ways that PB develops across cities. . . This is an accessible book, even when the authors are discussing jargon-laden democratic theory or comparing Brazilian experiences to similar experiments in India and South Africa."—B. P. Keating, Choice"Insightful, subtle, and persuasively argued, Bootstrapping Democracy is a wonderful contribution to political theory and comparative politics. Writing on Brazil's two-decade-long experiment in participatory budgeting, Baiocchi, Heller, and Silva defend democracy's great promise: to turn citizens from clients into self-governing agents who, deploying their human powers, direct politics to a common good."—Joshua Cohen, Stanford University"Baiocchi, Heller, and Silva go beyond examining the 'success' of participatory budgeting to assess its actual impact in terms of government services and the further development of civil society. This clear, original work fills a very large void and really is incomparable."—Philip Oxhorn, McGill University"Bootstrapping Democracy is an exciting breath of fresh air in an era when the intellectual debate on how to construct effective democratic politics seems in danger of becoming sterile. Baiocchi, Heller, and Silva put an impressive set of empirical data together with an original theoretical perspective to create a positive thesis that should have a powerful invigorating impact on the democracy debate." —Peter Evans, University of California, Berkeley

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Book SynopsisFor more than fifty years, Dr. Cahill has been helping to heal the world: as a leading specialist in tropical medicine and as a driving force in humanitarian assistance and relief efforts around the globe. In this revised and expanded edition he chronicleTrade Review"Dr. Cahill makes a powerful argument that humanitarian action and preventive diplomacy are far better prescriptions for peace than military intervention. He writes not as an academic or think tank pundit but as a physician who has been tending patients on the front lines of misery for over half a century. To Bear Witness is an important contribution to the search for a less violent 21st century." -- -Michael J. O'Neill Past President, American Society of Newspaper Editors "It would be difficult for a biographer to weave together the many strands in the remarkable life of Kevin Cahill...He has practiced as a physician in the most impoverished, strife-torn, disease-ravaged parts of the world, and devoted much of his life (and considerable powers of persuasion) to humanitarian causes all over the globe. These essays, by turn elegiac, lyrical, funny, tender, nostalgic, and vehemently impassioned, come together in an ongoing tapestry, a portrait of a dedicated physician who has dared to make a difference." -- -Oliver Sacks M.D. "Humanitarian affairs as a subject of intellectual study, and in the creation of practical policies, has emerged over the last two decades as one of the key issues in international politics. In this evolution Kevin Cahill has made, and continues to make, a very important contribution. A notable humanitarian, he draws from his personal devotion to patients, his worldwide knowledge of medicine, his skills as a health administrator, and his scholarship, writings and love of literature." -- -Lord David Owen Former Foreign Minister, United KingdomTable of ContentsPart One: Locations 15 The Middle East 18 Beirut's Smell of Death 19 A Doctor's Reflections on the Libyan Situation 21 Gaza--Destruction and Hope 23 Somalia 32 For a U.S. Role in Somalia 33 Palm Sunday in Somalia 34 Starving Refugees Overwhelm Somalia 36 A Somali Postscript 39 Nicaragua 44 The Nicaraguan Earthquake 45 The Price for Differing with the U.S. Is Death 48 Of Constitutions, Democracy, Medicine, and Diplomacy 50 Holidays in Nicaragua 53 Fasting and Medicine in Nicaragua 56 Ireland 60 A Perverse Silence 61 Red Stains on the Emerald Isle: Can Only Blood Wash Them Out? 64 A Deathless Dream 67 The Descendants of the High Kings of Ireland 71 Part Two: Academia 75 New Realities, New Frontiers 78 The Peculiar Elan 83 The University and Revolution 87 The Symbolism of Salamanca 91 Grief and Renewal 98 To Bind our Wounds 100 Loaded Words 107 Dreams and Travel 112 A Necessary Balance 113 A Dublin Department 120 Is That All There Is? 123 Part Three: Continuity 128 Health on the Horn of Africa 132 The Untapped Resource 138 Irish Essays 142 Threads for a Tapestry 145 Famine 150 The AIDS Epidemic 151 A Bridge to Peace 154 Imminent Peril 155 A Framework for Survival 158 Clearing the Fields 172 Preventive Diplomacy 177 Traditions, Values, and Humanitarian Action 186 Technology for Humanitarian Action 189 The Pulse of Humanitarian Assistance 190 Even in Chaos 192 More With Less 194 Books by Kevin M. Cahill, M.D. cited in this Section 198 Part Four: Personal 203 God and My Life 204 The Influence of Yeats 208 On Being Short 226 Suffering and Pain 227 A Medical Student's Impressions of India 229 It Ain't Necessarily So 230 Romance and Reality 234 To Bear Witness 246 "For Your 65th" by Kathryn Cahill 250

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Book SynopsisOne of the 20th century's leading thinkers on the relationship between free trade and the economics of developing countries, the author discusses his clear ideas on the effectiveness of government aid and intervention in the Third World.

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Book SynopsisWhat explains the great variability in economic growth and political development across countries? Institutional and organizational analysis has developed since the 1970s into a powerful toolkit, which argues that institutions and norms rather than geography, culture, or technology are the primary causes of sustainable development. Institutions are rules that recognized authorities create and enforce. Norms are rules created by long-standing patterns of behavior, shared by people in a society or organization. They combine to play a role in all organizations, including governments, firms, churches, universities, gangs, and even families. This introduction to the concepts and applications of institutional and organizational analysis uses economic history, economics, law, and political science to inform its theoretical framework. Institutional and organizational analysis becomes the basis to show why the economic and political performance of countries worldwide have not converged, and revTrade Review'These four intrepid authors develop a theory of institutional and organizational analysis of enormous ambition. Influenced by Buchanan, Coase, North and Ostrom, and Williamson, they work on a broad tapestry that crosses continents, spans centuries, and yet always maintains its focus on which set of arrangements flourish and which flounder.' Richard A. Epstein, New York University, The Hoover Institution and University of Chicago'As a rule you can only synthesize an academic field when it is moribund. This book is the exception that proves the rule; it manages to bring together the most important ideas in institutional economics in a way which not only shows how intellectually vibrant it is, but which also opens up new research agendas. There is no better introduction.' James A. Robinson, University of Chicago'This comprehensive introduction to the study of institutions and organizations approaches the question I have long considered in my own work: which set of institutions are most conducive to economic development? These authors provide an excellent synthesis of this essential field of study for students and scholars alike.' Hernando de Soto, Institute for Liberty and Democracy'This is the book we've been waiting for - a comprehensive, comparative, interdisciplinary tour of the key concepts and most significant arguments that define modern political economy. The authors have assembled a remarkable volume of scope and content. It belongs on every scholar's shelf and in every student's hands.' Kenneth A. Shepsle, Harvard University'This is a wonderful book - broad in scope (institutions, norms, organizations, and contracts), in disciplines (economics, political science, law, and history), and in methodologies (classic informal arguments, summaries of recent formal models, and incisive case studies). So many problems of collective action, productivity, development, and growth find almost no expression (not to mention solution) in neoclassical analyses of markets; Institutional and Organizational Analysis offers a way forward.' Robert Gibbons, Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyTable of ContentsIntroduction; Part I. From Institutions to Economic Outcomes: 1. Institutions and property rights; 2. Property rights and transaction costs; 3. Organizations and contracts; Part II. From Economic Outcomes to Political Performance: 4. Special interests and citizens; 5. The legislature and executive; 6. Bureaucracies; 7. The judicial system; Part III. The Dynamics of Economic and Political Development: 8. Developmental trajectories: institutional deepening and critical transitions; 9. Case studies of critical transitions: Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, and the United States; Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisAfrica is on the rise. Enabled by natural resources, commodity trading and the recent discovery of Africa as the last frontier of capitalism by the global market, African entrepreneurs are now being empowered as economic change agents. How can this new economic elite engage in the sustainable development of the continent? ''Africapitalism'', the term coined by Nigerian economist Tony O. Elumelu, describes an economic philosophy embodying the private sector''s commitment to the economic transformation of Africa through investments generating economic prosperity and social wealth. The concept has attracted significant attention in both business and policy circles. Promoting a positive change in approach and outlook towards development in Africa, this book consolidates research and insights into the Africapitalism movement, and will appeal to scholars, researchers and graduate students of Africa studies, international business, business and society, corporate social responsibility, strateTrade Review'African societies have too often been interpreted and shaped through the eyes of other parts of the world. This is now being challenged by African social scientists and entrepreneurs, a major result of which is the idea of Africapitalism - a form of capitalism that responds to community rather than individualistic values. How viable is this? Is it a new contribution to study of the diversity of capitalism? Will it enable African economies to break out of their dependent role in world trade and innovation? The contributors to this original and path-breaking book subject these and related questions to constructively critical attention, with implications of interest to scholars and economic and political decision makers in all parts of the world.' Colin Crouch, Emeritus Professor, University of WarwickTable of ContentsForeword Tony O. Elumelu; 1. Introduction Uwafiokun Idemudia, Kenneth Amaeshi and Adun Okupe; 2. Africapitalism: a management idea for business in Africa? Kenneth Amaeshi and Uwafiokun Idemudia; 3. Business elites to the rescue! Reframing capitalism and constructing an expert identity: implications for Africapitalism George Ferns, Adun Okupe and Kenneth Amaeshi; 4. Africapitalism and corporate governance Emmanuel Adegbite, Franklin Nakpodia, Konan A. Seny Kan and Olorunfemi Onakoya; 5. Rethinking human capital development in Africa: towards an Africapitalism perspective Aminu Mamman, Ken Kamoche and Hamza B. Zakaria; 6. Africapitalism and corporate branding Tayo Otubanjo; 7. Who is an Africapitalist? Reimagining private sector leadership in Africa Adun Okupe and Kenneth Amaeshi; 8. Social entrepreneurship and Africapitalism – exploring the connections Diane Holt and David Littlewood; 9. Foreign investors and Africapitalism: the case for Chinese foreign direct investment in Africa Amon Chizema and Nceku Nyathi; 10. Good African coffee: adding value and driving community development in Uganda Lyal White and Adrian Kitimbo; 11. Reflections on Africapitalism and management education in Africa Stella M. Nkomo.

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Book SynopsisWhat explains the great variability in economic growth and political development across countries? Institutional and organizational analysis has developed since the 1970s into a powerful toolkit, which argues that institutions and norms rather than geography, culture, or technology are the primary causes of sustainable development. Institutions are rules that recognized authorities create and enforce. Norms are rules created by long-standing patterns of behavior, shared by people in a society or organization. They combine to play a role in all organizations, including governments, firms, churches, universities, gangs, and even families. This introduction to the concepts and applications of institutional and organizational analysis uses economic history, economics, law, and political science to inform its theoretical framework. Institutional and organizational analysis becomes the basis to show why the economic and political performance of countries worldwide have not converged, and revTrade Review'These four intrepid authors develop a theory of institutional and organizational analysis of enormous ambition. Influenced by Buchanan, Coase, North and Ostrom, and Williamson, they work on a broad tapestry that crosses continents, spans centuries, and yet always maintains its focus on which set of arrangements flourish and which flounder.' Richard A. Epstein, New York University, The Hoover Institution and University of Chicago'As a rule you can only synthesize an academic field when it is moribund. This book is the exception that proves the rule; it manages to bring together the most important ideas in institutional economics in a way which not only shows how intellectually vibrant it is, but which also opens up new research agendas. There is no better introduction.' James A. Robinson, University of Chicago'This comprehensive introduction to the study of institutions and organizations approaches the question I have long considered in my own work: which set of institutions are most conducive to economic development? These authors provide an excellent synthesis of this essential field of study for students and scholars alike.' Hernando de Soto, Institute for Liberty and Democracy'This is the book we've been waiting for - a comprehensive, comparative, interdisciplinary tour of the key concepts and most significant arguments that define modern political economy. The authors have assembled a remarkable volume of scope and content. It belongs on every scholar's shelf and in every student's hands.' Kenneth A. Shepsle, Harvard University'This is a wonderful book - broad in scope (institutions, norms, organizations, and contracts), in disciplines (economics, political science, law, and history), and in methodologies (classic informal arguments, summaries of recent formal models, and incisive case studies). So many problems of collective action, productivity, development, and growth find almost no expression (not to mention solution) in neoclassical analyses of markets; Institutional and Organizational Analysis offers a way forward.' Robert Gibbons, Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyTable of ContentsIntroduction; Part I. From Institutions to Economic Outcomes: 1. Institutions and property rights; 2. Property rights and transaction costs; 3. Organizations and contracts; Part II. From Economic Outcomes to Political Performance: 4. Special interests and citizens; 5. The legislature and executive; 6. Bureaucracies; 7. The judicial system; Part III. The Dynamics of Economic and Political Development: 8. Developmental trajectories: institutional deepening and critical transitions; 9. Case studies of critical transitions: Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, and the United States; Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisThis interdisciplinary volume offers a timely reflection on law, development and economics through empirical and comparative perspectives on contemporary Myanmar. The book explores the business that takes place in times of major political change through law and development initiatives and foreign investment. The expert contributors to this volume identify the ways in which law reform creates new markets, embodies hopes of social transformation and is animated by economic gain. This book is an invitation to think carefully and critically about the intersection between law, development and economics in times of political transition. The chapters speak to a range of common issues - land rights, access to finance, economic development, the role of law including its potential and its limits, and the intersection between local actors, globalised ideas and the international community. This interdisciplinary book is for students, scholars and practitioners of law and development, Asian studies, political science and international relations.Trade Review'This is compulsory reading for policy analysts and/or academics interested in the process of business and commercial legal reform. Through the prism of Myanmar - a country at the confluence of geoeconomics, political and economic transition - the contributors to this volume bring to bear theoretical sophistication alongside deep empirical knowledge to explore the business of transition. The book eschews technocratic analysis of legal reform, and instead analyses how social forces such as business, labour, the legal profession as well as political elites and multilateral organisations are engaged in contestations that shape the business of transition. It is essential reading material for anyone wishing to understand the complex dynamics of legal change, not just in Myanmar but in an array transitional economies and polities.' Kanishka Jayasuriya, Murdoch University, Australia'Myanmar provides a particularly instructive context for exploring the relationship between law and development as it undergoes two dramatic and simultaneous transitions: from military rule to semi-democracy, and from socialism to a market economy. The essays in this volume make a compelling case that 'best practices' transplanted from foreign jurisdictions provide limited purchase on the unique challenges that such transitions entail and imply more modesty than has often been the case on the part of external agencies in promoting their conception of an appropriate law reform agenda.' Michael Trebilcock, University of Toronto'The contributors to this volume, diverse in origin, expertise and experience, blend to give an insightful commentary on and exposition of the present realities and future possibilities of this unique transitional economy. It places contemporary empirical data in a broader context. Its coverage of economic, legal, social, political, moral and humanitarian issues as well as the examination of the interaction between domestic, regional and international regimes make this a book that should be on the shelves of scholarly and business readers alike.' Mary E. Hiscock, Emeritus Professor of Law, Bond University, Australia'This is an important book, as the emergence of Myanmar from decades of relative isolation triggers yet another round of debates about the relationship between law and development. The contributors share their wealth of experience with law and business reform projects in the country and enable readers to understand the difficulties and prospects of success.' Christoph Antons, University of Newcastle'The Business of Transition offers a new and searching critique of the decades-long enterprise of law and development. Myanmar cross-disciplinary specialists in law and markets superbly question glib conventionalities, boldly encounter intricate complexities, and refuse to be locked into formulaic answers. Through intensive case studies the authors skillfully explore the complex, fraught and sometimes paradoxical interplay between international donors and advisors and domestic actors, whether political elites, businesses, non-profits, civil society or local communities. Every specialist in globalization, law and markets will benefit greatly from thoughtful engagement with this excellent volume as it reveals again the intricacy and particularity of every country's encounter with the transnational and global.' Terence Halliday, Center on Law and Globalization, American Bar Foundation'Having read the book, I now know a great deal about a great deal regarding law, development and economics in the 'business of transition' both in general and in Myanmar …' Anthony Rausch, newbooks.asiaTable of Contents1. Understanding the business of transition in Myanmar Melissa Crouch; 2. Labour standards and international investment in Myanmar Michele Ford, Michael Gillan and Htwe Htwe Thein; 3. The extractive industries transparency initiative: new openings for civil society in Myanmar Adam Simpson; 4. The risky business of transformation: social enterprise in Myanmar's emerging democracy John Dale and David Kyle; 5. Microfinance in Myanmar: unleashing the potential Sean Turnell; 6. The governance of local businesses in Myanmar: confronting the legacies of military rule Matthew Arnold; 7. Special economic zones: gateway or roadblock to reform? Josh Wood; 8. Facing the concentrated burden of development: local responses to Myanmar's special economic zones Lauren Nishimura; 9. Top-down transitions and the politics of US sanctions Catherine Renshaw; 10. The politics of aid in Myanmar Tim Frewer.

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Book SynopsisUnderstanding the Policymaking Process in Developing Countries provides a uniquely comprehensive and practical framework for development practitioners, policymakers, activists, and students to diagnose and improve policy processes in developing countries across a wide range of issues. Based on the classic policy sciences approach, the book offers over 100 diagnostic indicators keyed to identify problems of policy processes, policy content, bureaucratic behavior, stakeholder behavior, and national-subnational interactions. This multi-disciplinary framework is applied to a host of policy problems that particularly plague countries experiencing the ''under-development syndrome'', including aborted programs and projects, policy impasses, distorted implementation, unnecessary harm and conflict, and shortsighted initiatives. These points are illustrated through cases from Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Based on the developing countries'' distinctive challenges, the book also offers recommeTrade Review'This is an excellent book. It is an important step forward in global development scholarship because it combines a highly effective 'reality check' on development theory and practice and it offers accessible practical steps and intelligent advice on how to unpack and overcome persistent challenges to development work. It should be required reading for aspirant development practitioners and policymakers.' Craig Hammer, Program Manager, The World Bank'It is rare to encounter a generalized explanation of the policymaking process in developing countries that doubles as a practical guide for the policy analyst. Understanding the Policymaking Process in Developing Countries is one such contribution. Ascher's structured and thorough explication of the policy process in developing countries, including the social, political, and institutional dimensions, is especially valuable for the practicing policy scientist.' Matthew Auer, Dean of the School of Public and International Affairs, University of Georgia'This timely book by an experienced development thinker helps remind us that good development policies and programs require more than careful analysis. Effective policymaking also requires that those charged with implementing policies and programs be willing and able to ask the right questions about how the policy process works. This book provides valuable advice both on how policymakers and their advisors should pose these questions as well as on how they should might get them answered most effectively.' Sudhir Shetty, Chief Economist, East Asia Pacific, The World BankTable of Contents1. Challenges to effective development policymaking; 2. The policy process in developing countries really is different; 3. The expert's risk: endorsing ill-fated initiatives; 4. The expert's frustration: rejection of sound knowledge or recommendations; 5. Overcoming the impasses that block sound initiatives; 6. Inconsistent or incomplete enactment of initiatives; 7. Inadequate accommodation for excessive deprivation; 8. Reducing avoidable conflict; 9. Minimizing shortsighted policies; 10. Adapting policy initiatives and institutions; 11. Conclusions.

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Book SynopsisAt this time when many have lost hope amidst conflicts, terrorism, environmental destruction, economic inequality and the breakdown of democracy, this beautifully written book outlines how to rethink and reform our key institutions - markets, corporations, welfare policies, democratic processes and transnational governance - to create better societies based on core principles of human dignity, sustainability, and justice. This new vision is based on the findings of over 300 social scientists involved in the collaborative, interdisciplinary International Panel on Social Progress. Relying on state-of-the-art scholarship, these social scientists reviewed the desirability and possibility of all relevant forms of long-term social change, explored current challenges, and synthesized their knowledge on the principles, possibilities, and methods for improving the main institutions of modern societies. Their common finding is that a better society is indeed possible, its contours can be broadlyTrade Review'A Manifesto for Social Progress is a loud cry in favor of human dignity, irrespective of gender, race, religion, education, talent, and productive abilities. No cause is more important than social justice is for a better future of humanity, nor is there a better attempt to tackle the problem head-on than this book.' Ahmed Galal, Former Minister of Finance, Egypt'This is a most remarkable and dearly needed book. Its analysis of the current predicament of modern society is as sharp as its vision for overcoming the paradoxes and dilemmas is powerful. It carefully balances the pitfalls, dangers, and opportunities of the current state of global economic and political affairs, and imaginatively opens up routes for a future world which is at once more just, more democratic and more sustainable. A must read!' Hartmut Rosa, Chair for Sociology and Social Theory, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena'This book lucidly articulates that social progress is not a given. It emerges from the genuine recognition of our limitations, the importance of our instincts for inclusion as citizens, and our audacity to imagine a better future for all. The book also challenges us to integrate participatory processes in our interactions and decisions with a clear vision and a strategy for a desired transformation for the wellbeing of all in a sustainable planet.' Youba Sokona, IPCC Vice-Chair'Filled with stimulating intellectual reflections and deep analytical insights, this book offers us a unique opportunity to improve our understanding of the manifold, mutually interdependent social processes in an increasingly globalized world. It not only addresses the many Janus faces of the evolution of contemporary societies but also provides us with crucial elements for a vision of our social future in an 'emancipating state'.' Wilhelm Krull, Secretary General, Volkswagen Foundation'Analyses of society have been marked by pessimism and resignation for many years now. This book is refreshingly optimistic, and above all, realistic.' Maurizio Ferraris, University of Turin'Is there reasonable hope for a sustainably generalizable and better way of life on earth, despite the mind-boggling challenges human progress has brought upon itself? Yes, there is - rooted in an impressive and unprecedented multidisciplinary enterprise, this little book proves it.' Philippe Van Parijs, Hoover Chair of Economic and Social Ethics, Université catholique de Louvain'Better is always possible: this is the vision of the authors of this book, and it is also the vision of our government. The book's focus on well-being and freedom, fairness, diversity and inclusion, as well as transparency and engagement provides a strong ethical and practical foundation for that vision. I commend the authors for their book's demonstration of how social science can serve the common good, and how, together, hope and hard work can lead to a better world.' The Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, Quebec'Reading the book feels like finding a large flashlight after endless days of stumbling around in a dark cave.' Pam Martens and Russ Martens, Wall Street on Parade (www.wallstreetonparade.com)Table of ContentsIntroduction: the future is in our hands; Part I. Much to Worry, Reasons for Hope: 1. Looming catastrophes; 2. Globalization and technology: choices and contingencies; 3. The expanding circle of respect and dignity; 4. The big challenge; Part II. Acting for Social Progress: 5. In search of a new 'third way'; 6. Reforming capitalism; 7. From the welfare state to the emancipating state; 8. From polaritics to politics; Conclusion: mobilizing change-makers.

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Book SynopsisGovernment interventions in market failures can encounter objections from those who doubt their efficacy. Acocella, a leading expert on economic policy, counters these unfounded criticisms, making the convincing case for the foundation, coordination and reach of government action through economic policy. Arguing for the governmental potential to devise democratic, fair and effective institutions and policies, this book also demonstrates the validity of the principles outlined by Frisch and Tinbergen, amongst others, for controlling the economy, in a strategic context, equivalent to the rational expectations assumption. Demonstrating how unconventional monetary policies (such as macro-prudential regulation, new fiscal rules, and new forms of international policy coordination) can offer an effective response to the multiplicity of current economic issues, the recent financial crisis arguably indicates that economic policy must once again take centre stage as the applied complement to maiTrade Review'This is an exquisite and erudite scholarly work about the intellectual history of the foundations for economic policy. I have no doubt about the importance and the value of this book.' Matías Vernengo, Bucknell University, Pennsylvania'This book gives a clear discussion of the history and future of the discipline of economic policy, presenting a large amount of literature in a way which is accessible. It gives indispensable accounts of the history of the discipline of economic policy across different countries and its relation to national traditions in economics and (theoretical and practical) politics. The author makes you think over the related issues and question your own presuppositions, which is a major characteristic trait of a good scientific book. Considering recent economic problems, which are partly the long-term consequences of the financial crisis, alongside the results of other policy failures, it is of utmost importance to provide serious material about economic policy, and this is just what this text does.' Reinhard Neck, Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt, AustriaTable of ContentsPart I. Economic Policy as a Discipline; Part II. Economic Policy in the Present Tense.

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Book SynopsisThis collection focuses on Indigenous perspectives on the sharing of traditional knowledge and the exploitation of genetic resources in Canada. This book is for public policy makers, Indigenous communities, environmental policymakers, lawyers, and researchers with a biodiversity, biotechnology, traditional knowledge, or climate change focus. This book is also available as Open Access.Table of ContentsPart I. The Evolution of the ABS Policy Landscape in Canada: 1. The ABS Canada initiative: scoping and gauging Indigenous responses to ABS Chidi Oguamanam; 2. Canada and the Nagoya Protocol: towards implementation, in support of reconciliation Timothy J. Hodges and Jock Langford; 3. Aboriginal partnership, capacity building, and capacity development on ABS: the Maritime Aboriginal Peoples Council (MAPC) and ABS Canada experience Chidi Oguamanam and Roger Hunka; Part II. Hurdles to ABS: Conceptual Questions, Practical Responses and Paths Forward: 4. Unsettling Canada's colonial constitution: a response to the question of domestic law and the creation of an access and benefit sharing regime Joshua Nichols; 5. Making room for the Nagoya Protocol in Nunavut Daniel W. Dylan; 6. Implications of the evolution of Canada's three orders of government for ABS implementation Fred Perron-Welch and Chidi Oguamanam; 7. Biopiracy flashpoints and increasing tensions over ABS in Canada Chidi Oguamanam and Christopher Koziol; 8. Applying Dene Law to genetic resources access and knowledge issues Larry Chartrand; 9. Access and benefit sharing in Canada: glimpses from the national experiences of Brazil, Namibia and Australia to inform indigenous-sensitive policy Freedom-Kai Phillips; Part III. New Technological Dynamics and Research Ethics: Implications for ABS Governance: 10. Access and benefit sharing in the age of digital biology Peter W. B. Phillips, Stuart J. Smyth and Jeremy de Beer; 11. ABS: big data, data sovereignty, and digitization – a new indigenous research landscape Chidi Oguamanam; 12. Ethical guidance for access and benefit sharing: implications for reconciliation Kelly Bannister; 13. Mapping the patterns of underestimated researcher-indigenous peoples collaborations – toward independent implementation of ABS principles Thomas Burelli; 14. ABS, reconciliation, and opportunity Chidi Oguamanam.

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Book SynopsisIn contrast to the USA, Europe has struggled to return to the growth path it was on prior to the financial crisis of 2007â11. Not only has the recovery been slow, it has also been variable with Europe's core countries recovering more quickly than those on the periphery. It is widely believed that the best way to address this slow recovery is through structural reform programmes whereby changes in government policy, regulatory frameworks, investment incentives and labour markets are used to encourage more efficient markets and higher economic growth. This book is the first to provide a critical assessment of these reforms, with a new theoretical framework, new data and new empirical methodologies. It includes several case studies of countries such as Greece, Portugal and France that introduced significant reforms, revealing that such programmes have very divergent, and not always positive, effects on economic growth, employment and income inequality.Trade Review'This remarkable book edited by Campos, De Grauwe and Ji is a testament to the importance of the analysis of impulse responses. The Global Financial Crisis (impulse) continues to influence our lives through various structural reform mechanisms (responses) and will do so for a very long time. A fascinating and balanced read for everyone interested in economics and more broadly in social sciences.' Yunus Aksoy, Birkbeck, University of London'The declines in economic growth rates across European countries have revived the call for structural reform. However, there are many different types of structural reform and some calls for reform are politically motivated. Therefore, this book fills an important gap by presenting a comprehensive overview of the existing knowledge on different types of reform and the evidence of their effectiveness. Politicians, commentators, academics as well as the public at large can benefit from reading this book and learn what would be most suitable type of reform for what country if any.' Wouter DenHaan , London School of Economics'Structural reforms are typically viewed as the solution to Europe's sluggish growth. This important collection of essays explains when they work and how.' André Sapir, Université libre de BruxellesTable of ContentsIntroduction; Part I. Economic Growth and Structural Reforms in Europe: 1. Euro area growth and European institutional reforms Mariarosaria Comunale and Francesco Paolo Mongelli; 2. Structural reforms and growth: the elusive quest for the silver bullet Alessio Terzi and Pasquale Marco Marrazzo; 3. Regulation, institutions and economic growth in advanced, emerging and developing countries Balázs Égert; Part II. Macroeconomic Implications of Reforms: 4. Heterogeneous market regulation and divergence in a currency union Mirko Abbritti and Sebastian Weber; 5. Macroeconomic imbalances in the euro erea: can they be managed? Michael Hume; 6. Financial crises and liberalization: progress or reversals? Orkun Saka, Nauro F. Campos, Paul De Grauwe, Yuemei Ji and Angelo Martelli; 7. Structural reforms and fiscal sustanability Davide Furceri and João Tovar Jallas; 8. Transitions in the EU labour market before and after the crisis: the role of reforms Corrado Macchiarelli, Vassilis Monastiriotis and Nikolitsa Lampropoulou; 9. On the complementarity between labour market regulation and tax reforms in the European Union Angelo Martelli, Nauro F. Campos, Michael Ganslmeier, Yuemei Ji and Orkun Saka; Part III. Case Studies: 10. Structural reforms in Europe: lessons from early experiences Orkun Saka, Nauro F. Campos, Paul De Grauwe, Michael Ganslmeier, Yuemei Ji and Angelo Martelli; 11. Fiscal consolidation and inequality: the distributive effects of fiscal reforms in Greece and Portugal Fabian Mushövel; 12. How openness to trade rescued the Irish economy Kieran McQuinn and Petros Varthalitis; 13. Goulash labour market structural reforms: Hungary, 1986–2016 Nauro F. Campos; Conclusions.

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Book SynopsisTechnology entrepreneurship has been receiving growing importance as an effective instrument to promote national economic growth, both from empirical researchers and policymakers. India has emerged as the third largest base for high-tech start-ups in the world. Although there is a surge in start-up creation rates in India, little is known about factors required for these start-ups to survive, sustain and grow into large enterprises, particularly in the context of emerging economies like India. This book reviews the entrepreneurial, firm-specific and external environment-specific aspects that influence the key lifecycle stages of high-tech start-ups and identifies the key factors that influence each milestone. Existing literature in this subject has limited studies on the structure of the high-tech start-up sector and processes and strategies adapted by them. This book aims to address this gap, analyzing case studies and empirical data, and provides a multidimensional framework to underTable of ContentsList of tables; List of figures; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. Objectives, scope, and methodology; 3. High-tech start-ups in India: profile and characteristics; 4. Emergence of high-tech start-ups; 5. Survival of high-tech start-ups; 6. Growth of high-tech start-ups; 7. Factors influencing life cycle of high-tech start-ups; 8. Conclusions; Bibliography; Index.

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Book SynopsisMadagascar''s long-term trajectory is unique: not only has GDP per capita been trending downward since 1960 (the puzzle), but every time the country has set out on the path of growth, it has been stopped in its tracks by a socio-political crisis that has shattered the hopes it raised (the paradox). No satisfactory explanation of this failure has been provided so far. This book elaborates a model of intelligibility of Madagascar''s downfall, based on an integrated political economy approach as well as mobilizing the most recent development theories. Combining a review of historical literature with original and sometimes unique statistical surveys, it proposes a general interpretative framework for the workings of Malagasy society. Richly documented and accessible, Puzzle and Paradox allows readers to understand Madagascar''s sociopolitical history while more broadly offering an opportunity to grasp the different dimensions of development in the Global South.Trade Review'The economy of Madagascar is quite unlike that of other states on the African continent. Puzzle and Paradox is a rare attempt to understand this phenomenon at a fundamental level. This book is sure to make us reconsider the entire issue of development much more critically.' Maurice Bloch, London School of Economics'This book develops a skillful and timely perspective of Madagascar's political economy in order to address why income per head in Madagascar declined by one third between 1950 and 2015, while tripling in other sub-Saharan economies. This assessment of the potential causes, underlying the unusual short cyclicity of economic booms and political bursts, will be helpful in designing sustainable progressive reforms, especially at a time when sustainable development goals are focusing on local developments.' Pascal Petit, CNRS Director of Research, Centre d'Economie de Paris Nord, University of Paris'This book provides a convincing answer to the riddle of Madagascar, a poor country despite its many assets. Madagascar's misfortune has its roots in a hierarchical, atomized society whose secular immobilism is marked by brief surges of hope repeatedly dashed by ruinous political and economic crises.' Jean Fremigacci, University of TananariveTable of ContentsForeword; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations and acronyms; General introduction; 1. The Malagasy mystery through the lens of economic growth and development theories; 2. Milestones for a political economy of Madagascar's trajectory; 3. Structural assets; 4. Obstacles; 5. Elites in Madagascar: a sociography; General conclusion; Timeline; Glossary of Malagasy terms; References; Index.

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Book SynopsisThe upheavals of recent decades show us that traditional models of understanding processes of social and economic change are failing to capture real-world risk and volatility. This has resulted in flawed policy that seeks to capture change in terms of the rise or decline of regimes or regions. In order to comprehend current events, understand future risks and decide how to prepare for them, we need to consider economies and social orders as open, complex networks. This highly original work uses the tools of network analysis to understand great transitions in history, particularly those concerning economic development and globalisation. Hilton L. Root shifts attention away from particular agents whether individuals, groups, nations or policy interventions and toward their dynamic interactions. Applying insights from complexity science to often overlooked variables across European and Chinese history, he explores the implications of China''s unique trajectory and ascendency, as a compeTrade Review'[The] subject is indeed of great importance.' Kenneth Arrow, Nobel Laureate'Based on a unique methodological combination of institutional economic, complexity theory and network science, Hilton L. Root´s book provides invaluable new means and ideas to address the big questions of global history. It carries us from guestimates based on sparse data to formal approaches and nuanced comparisons.' Johannes Preiser-Kapeller, Institute for Medieval Research/Division for Byzantine Research, Austrian Academy of Sciences'Root … helps unravel many puzzles that have intrigued social scientists, such as the motivation behind European overseas expansion.' Aris Trantidis, Journal Perspectives on Politics'In our current state of emergency we are highly focused on nation state dynamics. However complexity economics looks at the dominance of systems and networks beyond these constructs. Hilton Root has written the interconnectedness of Europe and China through the lens of history. My conclusion: supply chains and other relationships won't be that easy to dislodge once this crisis is over. I highly recommend this book to our readers, especially those with an interest in economic history.' Lyric Hale, EconVue'The term that best describes what this book does is 'institutional network theory'. Starting from the premises of new institutionalism and applying networks, Root builds a dynamic framework in which to conceive of time and history. Complexity is introduced in his conception of the aggregate system-level behaviour. The result significantly advances our understanding of how agency and structure confront each other.' Aris Trantidis, International Affairs'This book provides unprecedented inspiration for scholars of Friedrich Hayek and Michael Polanyi because it takes formation-thinking to a whole new level. Complexity economics, as Root calls it, seems to offer a fascinating new approach to advance our thinking about spontaneous and corporate orders by taking the middle road between economic history (and economic anthropology) and network science. Hopefully, this original volume will not only serve as a useful textbook for university courses, but will also launch a torrent of related studies exploring the social worlds behind our constantly changing economic structures.' Gábor Bíró, LSE Review of Books'Hilton Root's Network Origins of the Global Economy contributes unique new perspectives for understanding the political economy of institutional change … some of his key ideas could become the foundations of further hypothesis generation and theory building, which could in turn enrich ongoing academic debates.' Ammar Malik, Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation'Network Origins is rich with insights into the deep historical origins of the Great Divergence, insights that will repay future study … makes a vital contribution laying out the key concepts of a network-centered theory of institutional change and in outlining how it could be applied to the questions raised by the Great Divergence.' Mark Koyama, Public Choice'Network Origins should alert policy makers to these blind spots, which are the cause of misunderstanding and a lack of trust between China and the West. By taking a long view and capturing the highly disparate historical trajectories of the East and West, this book offers a unified framework to comparatively understand China's internal logic of national development and expansion. It will be indispensable for rethinking global order regarding both China and emerging centers of power in a world where power is far more broadly distributed than during the Cold War.' Kanishka Balasuriya, Governance'… a refreshing, alternative reading of some of the great transformations in European and Chinese economic history … the book presents a timely contribution.' Nana de Graaff, International Spectator'... offers a new perspective on the study of historical political economy.' Clair Z. Yang, EH.NetTable of ContentsPreface Brian Arthur; Part I. Political Economy and Complex Systems: 1. Great transitions in economic history; 2. Growth, form, and self-organization in the economy; 3. Human evolutionary behavior and political economy; Part II. An Analysis of Historical Regimes: 4. Network assemblage of regime stability and resilience; 5. Network formation and the emergence of law: from feudalism to small-world connectivity (with Cameron Harwick); 6. The network foundations of the Great Divergence (with Qing Tian); Part III. The Coming Instability: 7. Has the baton passed to China? (with Liu Baocheng); 8. China's ambitions and the future of the global economy (with Liu Baocheng); 9. Global networks over time (with Kevin Comer, Jack Goldstone, and David Masad); 10. A future of diminishing returns or massive transformation?; 11. Network structure and economic change: East vs. West.

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Book SynopsisOne of the greatest challenges in the twenty-first century is to address large, deep, and historic deficits in human development. Democracy at Work explores a crucial question: how does democracy, with all of its messy, contested, and, time-consuming features, advance well-being and improve citizens'' lives? Professors Brian Wampler, Natasha Borges Sugiyama, and Michael Touchton argue that differences in the local robustness of three democratic pathways - participatory institutions, rights-based social programs, and inclusive state capacity - best explain the variation in how democratic governments improve well-being. Using novel data from Brazil and innovative analytic techniques, the authors show that participatory institutions permit citizens to express voice and exercise vote, inclusive social programs promote citizenship rights and access to public resources, and more capable local states use public resources according to democratic principles of rights protections and equal accesTrade Review'This important book documents the existence of a significant 'democracy advantage' in the form of Brazilian municipalities that have been able to improve a number of key social indicators by expanding participatory institutions, adopting rights-based social programs, and building local state capacity. Given the multiple crises that have beset Brazil's national-level politics in recent years, the publication of Democracy at Work is especially timely as a reminder that local actors can construct their own pathways to well-being.' Kent Eaton, University of California, Santa Cruz'Democracy at Work convincingly demonstrates that 'thicker democracy' really does improve social outcomes. The authors deploy the analytical leverage of the subnational comparative method, grounded in extraordinary empirical evidence, to show both the independent and interactive effects of participatory public institutions, inclusive safety nets and capable local governments.' Jonathan Fox, Accountability Research Center, School of International Service, American University'Democracy at Work is an impressive, even exemplary, piece of scholarship.' Jared Abbott and Benjamin Goldfrank, Comparative Politics'Wampler, Sugiyama, and Touchton's exciting book Democracy at Work promises a deep dive into the black box of democracy with all of its 'messy, contested, and time-consuming features' … Democracy at Work is sure to become essential reading for any student of participatory democracy and developmental studies, as well as anyone seeking to understand the micro-level pathways that cultivate well-being beyond the broad stroke of economic growth and regime type.' Maggie Shum, The Developing EconomiesTable of ContentsIntroduction; 1. Democracy at work; 2. Building pathways for change; 3. Research design, methods, and variables; 4. Reducing poverty: broadening access to income; 5. Improving health: saving lives; 6. Empowering women: saving mothers and enhancing opportunities; 7. Educating society: promoting public education and learning; 8. Pathways at work: lessons from Brazil's poor Northeast; Conclusion: how democracy improves well-being.

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Book SynopsisPiloting is an important form of policy experimentation and a promising tool for policymakers to innovate, formulate and test alternative policy designs for the future. While this is recognized in theory, there are several challenges in realizing a pilot''s potential to do so in practice. Addressing these challenges ask for a deeper understanding of the design of policy pilots and their outcomes in terms of how they mainstream into routine policymaking. Looking back at selected national piloting initiatives in Indian agriculture over a period of twenty-five years, this book draws insights for policy theory and practice. Design features of pilots that are found to influence their scaling-up and translation into formal policies (or not) are distilled from literature and compared across the selected cases. Theoretical insights from the book can be extended and adapted to agricultural policymaking in other Asian countries as well as to policy formulation in other sectors.Table of ContentsList of figures; List of tables; Acknowledgments; 1. Rethinking policy pilots in the twenty-first century; 2. Designing policy pilots; 3. Indian agriculture context for piloting; 4. A landscape of policy pilots: looking back; 5. A qualitative comparative analysis of policy pilots; 6. From piloting to policy: lessons learnt and path ahead; Appendix A; Appendix B; Index.

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Book SynopsisChapter 1 Intercultural Readiness: Translating talent into competence Chapter 2 Why we need intercultural competences Chapter 3 The four competences Chapter 4 Different talents, new abilities Chapter 5 Debunking a popular myth Chapter 6 Intercultural competences for culturally diverse teams Chapter 7 What makes an organization interculturally competent? Table of ContentsChapter 1 Intercultural Readiness: Translating talent into competence Chapter 2 Why we need intercultural competences Chapter 3 The four competences Chapter 4 Different talents, new abilities Chapter 5 Debunking a popular myth Chapter 6 Intercultural competences for culturally diverse teams Chapter 7 What makes an organization interculturally competent?

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Book SynopsisMary Barra’s quest to move GM to a manufacturer of electric cars has captured the attention of automobile aficionados, green-business advocates, and leaders of all types who have to admire Mary’s toughness in moving forward despite the overwhelming obstacles in her path.A decade ago, no one would have guessed that GM would be the company poised to lead America into the future. At a time when business book readers seem endlessly fascinated by soaring tech giants like Amazon and Netflix, and ill-fated startups like WeWork and Theranos, why is it important to put the spotlight back on 112-year-old GM? Because Charlie Wilson’s quip from 1952 is still true: What’s good for GM is still good for America, and vice versa. America needs to transition to a new era of clean energy and environmentally sustainable transportation. We also need to adapt to a world with far fewer assembly-line jobs, but far more skilled jobs for people who can design, Trade Review'David Welch has delivered the definitive account of Mary Barra's harrowing and inspiring quest to revitalize GM and restore the iconic car maker to its former glory. Charging Ahead is an incisive, meticulously reported look at the deft balancing act required to retool a lumbering giant during the EV and self-driving revolutions that are upending the auto industry.' * - Ashlee Vance, author of Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future *'I personally knew seven GM CEOs and Mary Barra towers over all of them. Charging Ahead paints a revealing portrait of one top two or three active CEOs today across all industries. David Welch shares the backstage personal history which provided Mary Barra unparalleled authentic personal and professional GM anchoring. From her first days as CEO, stepping into a devastating product safety crisis and through it recasting the image of her company, fortifying her leadership team, and redefining the culture at GM, Mary Barra has proven that doing good versus doing well do not need to be tradeoffs. The transformation she is leading at GM is a fascinating and important case study for leaders of all types to learn from.' * - Jeff Sonnenfeld, Senior Associate Dean for Leadership Studies at Yale University *'Mary Barra is a transformational executive with the rare ability to cut through complex issues and get to the essence of a problem. In Charging Ahead, David Welch tells the story of how Mary has relentlessly led GM from troubled times to the forefront of technological change. A must-read for anyone interested in leadership, business, and the future of the automobile.' * - Mike Jackson, retired CEO, AutoNation *

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPart 1: Corporate Financial Metrics  1 Chapter 1: Revenue  3 Chapter 2: Gross Profit  7 Chapter 3: Value-to-Volume Ratio  9 Chapter 4: Net Profit  13 Chapter 5: Earnings-Based Value  17 Chapter 6: Return on Sales  23 Chapter 7: Return on Assets  25 Chapter 8: Return on Equity  27 Part 2: Marketing Planning Measures  31 Chapter 9: Market Share  33 Chapter 10: Relative Market Share  35 Chapter 11: Market Growth  37 Chapter 12: Market Demand  39 Chapter 13: Market Penetration  41 Chapter 14: Program/Nonprogram Ratio  47 Chapter 15: Program/Payroll Ratio  49 Chapter 16: Causal Forecast  51 Chapter 17: Time Series Analysis  57 Part 3: Brand Metrics  63 Chapter 18: Brand Equity  65 Chapter 19: Brand Scorecards  71 Chapter 20: Brand Premium  75 Chapter 21: Brand Contribution and Review Analysis  81 Part 4: Customers Metrics  85 Chapter 22: Net Sales Contribution  91 Chapter 23: Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing  93 Chapter 24: Segment Profitability  95 Chapter 25: Customer Profitability  99 Chapter 26: Share of Customer  101 Chapter 27: Return on CustomerSM  105 Chapter 28: New Customer Gains  109 Chapter 29: Customer Acquisition Costs  113 Chapter 30: Cost Per Lead  117 Chapter 31: Retention Rate  121 Chapter 32: Churn Rate  125 Chapter 33: Consumer Franchise  129 Chapter 34: Customer Equity and Customer Lifetime Value  133 Chapter 35: Customer Brand Value  137 Chapter 36: Customer Losses  139 Part 5: Product/Offering Metrics  143 Chapter 37: Usage  145 Chapter 38: New Product Purchase Rate  147 Chapter 39: Marketing Cost Per Unit  151 Part 6: Price Matrics  153 Chapter 40: Price  155 Chapter 41: Mark-Up Pricing  159 Chapter 42: Target Return Pricing  163 Chapter 43: Sales Price Variance  165 Chapter 44: Markdown Goods Percentage  169 Chapter 45: Profit Impact  171 Part 7: Advertising/Promotion Metrics  175 Chapter 46: Share of Voice  177 Chapter 47: Recall  179 Chapter 48: Recognition  183 Chapter 49: Reach  185 Chapter 50: Frequency  187 Chapter 51: Gross Rating Points  189 Chapter 52: Cost Per Gross Rating Point  193 Chapter 53: Response Rate  195 Chapter 54: Conversion Rate  199 Chapter 55: Advertising-To-Sales Ratio  201 Chapter 56: Promotion Profit  203 Part 8: Direct Marketing Metrics  207 Chapter 57: Direct Marketing Revenue Goals  209 Chapter 58: Direct Marketing Profit Goals  213 Chapter 59: Direct Marketing Gross Profit  215 Chapter 60: Direct Marketing Net Profit  217 Chapter 61: Direct Marketing Return On Investment  219 Part 9: Digital/Social Metrics  221 Chapter 62: Gross Page Impressions (Or Gross Page Requests)  223 Chapter 63: Word of Mouth  225 Chapter 64: Total Clicks  1 Chapter 65: Click Through Rate  229 Chapter 66: Cost Per Click  231 Chapter 67: Cost Per Action  235 Chapter 68: Pay Per Lead  237 Chapter 69: Activity Ratio for Social Media  239 Chapter 70: Deductive Social Media Return on Investment  241 Chapter 71: Resolution Time  243 Chapter 72: Social Media Profitability  245 Chapter 73: Bounce Rate  247 Chapter 74: Return On Advertising Spend  249 Part 10: Place/Distribution Metrics  251 Chapter 75: Cost Per Sales Dollar  253 Chapter 76: Transactions Per Customer  255 Chapter 77: Transactions Per Hour  257 Chapter 78: Average Transaction Size  259 Chapter 79: Avergage Items Per Transaction  261 Chapter 80: Hourly Customer Traffic  265 Chapter 81: Returns to Net Sales  267 Chapter 82: Inventory Turnover  269 Chapter 83: Percent Inventory Carrying Costs  271 Chapter 84: Gross Margin Return on Inventory Investment  273 Chapter 85: Sales Per Square Foot  277 Chapter 86: Sales/Profits Per Employee  279 Chapter 87: Retail Close Ratio  281 Chapter 88: Retail Margin Percentage  285 Chapter 89: Percent Utilization of Discounts  287 Chapter 90: Shrinkage to Net Sales  289 Part 11: Sales Metrics Chapter 91: Net Sales Contribution  297 Chapter 92: Absolute Index  299 Chapter 93: Relative Index  303 Chapter 94: Percent of Sales  305 Chapter 95: Independent Sales Representative Analysis  309 Chapter 96: Turnover Rate  311 Chapter 97: Recruiting  315 Chapter 98: Breakdown Approach  317 Chapter 99: Workload Approach  321 Chapter 100: Sales Performance Quotas  327 Chapter 101: Average Sales Per Call  335 Chapter 102: Close Process and Close Ratio  337 Chapter 103: Cost Per Call  341 Chapter 104: Break-Even Sales Volume  343 Chapter 105: Sales Productivity  347 Chapter 106: Four Factor Model  351 Chapter 107: Sales Variance Analysis  355 Chapter 108: Sales Volume Variance  361 Chapter 109: Sales Enablement  365 Chapter 110: Net Promoter ScoreR  367 Index

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Book SynopsisPuerto Rico lies approximately 1,000 miles southeast of Miami and 1,500 miles from Washington, DC. Despite being far outside the continental United States, the island has played a significant role in American politics and policy since the United States acquired Puerto Rico from Spain in 1898. On 20 September 2017, Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico as a Category 4 storm with sustained wind speeds of over 155 miles per hour. At that time, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico was already in recovery mode following the glancing blow struck by Hurricane Irma on 6 September 2017, which left 70% of electricity customers without power. Chapter 1 deals with the challenges to recovery in Puerto Rico and the role of the Financial Oversight and Management Board. Even before the 2017 hurricane season, Puerto Ricos electric power infrastructure was known to be in poor condition, due largely to underinvestment and the perceived poor maintenance practices of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA).Chapter 2 focuses on the recovery of Puerto Rico from the hurricanes, and the restoration of power. The two hurricanes that hit may have been historic, but they exposed a state of affairs in Puerto Rico that existed well before any of the hurricanes made landfall. Decades of mismanagement led to a paralyzing debt burden. Chapter 3 describes the factors that contributed to Puerto Ricos financial condition and levels of debt and federal actions that could address these factors. Chapter 4 examines the economic conditions in Puerto Rico as of the end of 2016, and (2) assesses the potential effects of applying the 2016 Overtime Rule to Puerto Rico. Chapter 5 provides policy and historical background about Puerto Ricos political status -- referring to the relationship between the federal government and a territorial one. Congress has not altered the islands status since 1952, when it approved a territorial constitution.

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Book SynopsisThe inability of developing countries to charter a course for technology development and deployment, independent of developed countries, leads to a continued monopoly of developed countries in the high technology sector. This reality has pushed developing countries up a ladder of technology growth, and this book discusses how India should address these challenges. It will be interesting to witness how the narrative evolves in the context of the development of several potentially disruptive technologies, and the onset of the so-called industrial revolution 4.0. This challenge may manifest itself differentially for developing and developed countries, in regards to their contrasting levels of technology development, employment scenarios, and populations, but in this text, the unique challenges of India are analyzed. The challenge of disruptive technologies is daunting for a country like India, with a large, unskilled population. India symbolizes the types of problems which many developing countries face, but also provides hope and could act as a bridge between different levels of technology development. On one hand, the countys workforce is known to be major provider of IT solutions to the developed world, and on other hand, it produces and exports cheap generic medicines to the worlds poorest countries. However, the challenge of disruptive new technologies is quite significant, and may necessitate a bold and imaginative response from its scientific establishments, STEM Higher Education system, industries, and policy makers. Policy makers may have to shed off some of their legacies and cultural mindsets to genuinely encourage innovation and attract as well as retain talent, even in the face of competition from developed countries. This book suggests that several developing countries facing similar technology or development challenges should join hands. Many of these closely interlinked issues are discussed, and the book aims to stimulate discussion between the diverse players such as those in the sciences, technology, STEM HE, Government policy making, entrepreneurship as well as and business.

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Book SynopsisForget to get exhausted while finding the most updated literature and research across the area of economics of development, business and accounting. Whether you aim to seek research ideas, learn from best practices, formulate evidence-based policies, "Recent Studies in Economics of Development, Business and Accounting" is your decent starting point. By showcasing evidence from Indonesia, the fastest-growing economies in the south-Asia region and beyond, this edited volume brings wide and deep insights on: How supports from government (through policy and subsidy), academia (through community engagement programs), public (through cash waqf) play role in improving the sustainability of informal sectors including microfinance and fishery; How corporate governance structure, the structure of ownership, gender diversity and country law play a role in companies' CSR disclosures and earning management; How children's education, marriage, and other demographic indicator affect intergenerational income mobility to their parents; How the integration of business ethics into the undergraduate accounting curriculum, teaching methods and student interactions correlate with student ethical sensitivity; How companies' tax avoidance and audit quality influence their probability to participate in tax amnesty; How the host and home country's determinants influences return of capital market product; How business leaders and policymakers may generate practical implications from various studies on the volume.Table of ContentsPreface; Underground Economy from Sustainable Growth Perspectives in Indonesia; Dynamics of Financial Development and Policy: Impact on Indonesias Real Sector; Productivity Spillover among Region in Manufacturing Sector: A Spatial Analysis with Evidence from Indonesia; The Effect of Fishing Vessel Subsidy on Indonesias Capture Fisheries Production; Analysis of Asymmetric Monetary Effects on Regional Inflation in Indonesia; Impact of Implementation of Food Safety Standards on Imports: Analysis of Indonesian SPS Policy; Intergenerational Income Mobility among Sons and Daughters in Indonesia; Do Smarter Spouses Make You Healthier?; Impact of Family Ownership and Political Connections on Earnings Management Strategies; Rewards, Elaboration Likelihood Model, Reward-Based Crowdfunding and Emerging Market Countries; Effects of Curriculum Design, Teaching Methods, and Academic Environment on Ethical Sensitivities of Indonesian Accounting Students; Influence of Macroeconomic Determinants on the Return of REIT with Cross-Listed Assets; Effect of Customs Value, Competence, Religiosity and Wealth of the Auditor on Customs Audit Findings; The Role of Board of Commissioners and Audit Committee on Earnings Management after IFRS Convergence; The Effect of Product Market Power and Industry Competitiveness on Firms Earnings Quality with Board of Commissioner Effectiveness as a Moderating Variable; Analysis of Audit Risk and Audit Fees of Family Firms in Indonesia; The Effects of Tax Avoidance and Audit Quality on Tax Amnesty; The Effect of Cost Stickiness Behaviour on Executives Compensation: The Case of Indonesian Listed Banks; Do Systems of Common Law versus Civil Law and the Percentage of Muslims Enhance the Effect of CSR Disclosures on Islamic Banks Performance?; Islamic Microfinance and Womens Empowerment; Analysis of Gender Diversity and Voluntary Disclosure; Financing Micro-Enterprises through the Cash Waqf; Indonesian IPO Firms Intended Use of Proceeds and Post-Issue Operating Performance; Index.

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Book SynopsisThis is a resource for academia, practitioners, and policymakers seeking to take part in the discourses of various most updated issues within the shared prolific intersection of the three domains. It discusses headline topics such as how internet penetration and quality may improve a country's productivity, how usage of big data can predict customer churn, how connection with global value chain may stimulate demand for worker, how prominence of CSR disclosure in optimizing firm value along with the reflections of other thought-provoking topics. The configuration of this edited volume manifests the concerted connection between economics of development, business and finance in its four parts, which offer thorough investigation-based evidence on investment, technology and human capital development; corporate social responsibility, big data, and customer behaviour; reporting, auditing, business financial performance; and finance and banking. Articles in these chapters are also completed with executable managerial and policy implications providing handiness to business leaders and policymakers to walk the talk without getting overinvolved with texts and numbers.Table of ContentsPreface; Evidence of the Crowding-Out Effect in Indonesia: Comparison of 19902002 and 20032017; Finding a New Source of Growth: Impact of Internet Towards Productivity in Indonesia; Do Workers Benefit from the Global Value Chain? Lessons Learned from the Indonesian Apparel Sector; Money Talks but Education Doesnt: A Study of Economic Abuse of Married Couple in Indonesia; Labor Migration and Economic Agglomeration in Indonesia; The Effect of Board Size and Organisational Slack Resources on CSR Disclosure and Value of Indonesian Manufacturing Firms; Effects of CSR Disclosure on Firm Value: Investigating the Moderating Role of Risk Management; Firm Life Cycle, Corporate Social Responsibility and Firm Financial Performance; Predicting Customer Churn in the Indonesia Telecommunications Industry Using Big Data; Multi-Channel Retailing: Effect of Service Quality and Image Congruity on Intention to Recommend; Co-Creation in the Video Game Industry through Membership in Virtual Communities; Influence of Intrinsic Motivation and Risk-Taking Propensity on the Financial Performance of SMEs in South Sulawesi, Indonesia with Non-Financial Performance as a Mediator; The Determinants of Consumer Vulnerability to Being a Victim of Affinity Fraud; Effect of Whistleblowing and Codes of Conduct on Reported Fraud in Indonesias Banks; IFRS Convergence and Audit Fees: An ASEAN Cross-Country Study; The Effect of Diversity on Boards of Directors and Earnings Management with Audit Committee as the Moderator; Effect of Other Component Auditor Involvement in Audit Group on Audit Quality: The Role of SA 600; Does the Agency Problem Mitigate Effects of Procurement Expenditures on Local Government Performance? Evidence from Indonesia; The Effectiveness of the Board of Commissioners and Audit Committee Alleviating Fraud; The Association Among Characteristics of Boards of Commissioners, Audit Committee Members and Audit Fees in Indonesia; The Impact of Global Financial Distress and Uncertainties toward Sukuk Return Dynamics in Global Market, GCC and Non-GCC; Factors Affecting Funding Decisions of Donation-Based Crowdfunding Projects; Effects of Internal Risk Factors and Corporate Governance on Risk-Taking by Indonesian Insurance Companies; Index.

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Book SynopsisThis book explores the Millennium Challenge Corporation which provides economic assistance to developing nations. The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), now in its seventh year of operations provides aid to developing countries that have demonstrated a commitment to ruling justly, encouraging economic freedom and investing in people. MCC provides assistance to eligible countries through multi-year compact agreements to fund specific programs targeted at reducing poverty and stimulating economic growth. MCC has received appropriations for fiscal years 2004 through 2010 totalling about $9.5 billion and has set aside about $8.1 billion of this amount for compact assistance.

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Book SynopsisThis book highlights several important issues which policy makers as well as state and private sector agents are confronted with while implementing different types of programs to improve social and economic conditions for beneficiaries of these programs. However, the process of implementation of one development project may produce unfavourable effects on several other projects and on beneficiaries for some other projects. In such a situation, project implementing agents will be required to take measures to ensure that adverse externalities stemming from the implementation of each project are minimised.

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Book SynopsisU.S. aid to the Palestinians is intended to forward at least three major U.S. policy priorities of interest to Congress: 1) combating, neutralising, and preventing terrorism against Israel from the Islamist group Hamas and other militant organisations; 2) creating a virtuous cycle of stability and prosperity in the West Bank that inclines Palestinians, including those in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip, towards peaceful coexistence with Israel and prepares them for self-governance; and 3) meeting humanitarian needs and preventing further destabilisation, particularly in the Gaza Strip. This book examines U.S. foreign aid to the Palestinians wherein because of congressional concerns that U.S. funds might be diverted to Palestinian terrorist groups, this aid is subject to a host of vetting and oversight requirements and legislative restrictions.

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Book Synopsis"This book is an important contribution to recovering a nuanced, contextually aware view of access to knowledge and global knowledge governance" Yochaie Benkler, Harvard Law School "This is a 'must read' for scholars and practioners interested in economic devlopment, cultural production and access to knowledge" Susan Sell, George Washington University This volume features five chapters on current issues facing intellectual property, innovation and development policy from the Egyptian perspective. These include: information and communications technology for development, copyright and comparative business models in music, open source software, patent reform and access to medicines, and the role of the Egyptian government in promoting access to knowledge internationally and domestically. Together these chapters offer an overview of the challenges and opportunities facing efforts to promote access to knowledge. Combining both theoretical and empirical approaches, the work will be of interest to scholars and practitioners dealing with intellectual property and innovation property the world over.Trade Review'Highly Recommended' James Boyle, Duke Law School 'This is a must read'. Susan Sell, George Washington UniversityTable of ContentsForeword; Access to Knowledge: Economic, Global and Local Perspectives; Egypt's Role in the A2K Movement: An analysis of positions and policies; Access to Medicines in Egypt: A Human Rights Approach to IP, Trade and Health; Stories from Egypt's Music Industry: de facto commons as alternatives to copyright; The Software Industry in Egypt: What Role for Open Source?; Information and Communications Technology for Development: Building the knowledge society in Egypt.

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Book Synopsis Innovation is of critical value in the modern global economy, as it performs several important economic functions. The first is related to supporting the sustainability of socio-economic systems, preventing the emergence of crises and, if they do occur, providing solutions to overcome their consequences. Secondly, innovation allows for the activation of economic growth and social progress through the rationalization of economic activities. Thirdly, innovation supports the global competitiveness of economic systems, allowing for the specialization of production and sales of unique goods that are in high demand in both domestic and global markets. At the same time, innovational development in economic systems is required to mitigate the high levels of risk and requires both effective management and a reliable normative and legal foundation. This book studies the economic and legal foundations of managing the innovational development of economic systems from an interdisciplinary perspective, bringing together the thoughts of international scholars in management, economics and law.

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