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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Zenithr Radio The Early Years 19191935
Book SynopsisZenith''s The Quality Goes in Before the Name Goes On is one of the most recognized, and well earned, corporate mottos in America. Founded by two Navy radiomen in 1919, luck and the infusion of capital from a wealthy adventurer and car salesman started the Zenith Radio Corporation on a journey that would propell it to the top of the United States electronics manufacturing industry. The rise was an interesting one, the cast of high profile. With access to the Zenith corporate archives and their discovery of the long sealed files of one of Zenith''s founders, the authors present for the first time the documented story of Zenith radio and company from 1919 through 1935. Professors Cones and Bryant draw on their long experience as radio enthusiasts and writers for both the popular and scholarly press to tell the fascinating story of Zenith''s impact on early radio history. They present a wealth of never before published photographs, documents, and information, as well as color portraits of
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Vintage AnheuserBuschr An Unauthorized Collectors
Book SynopsisIf you have an affinity for beer in general and for Budweiser in particular, then rest assured, This Book''s for You! As beer-lovers well know, Budweiser is the world-renowned brand that has been brewed and distributed by Anheuser-Busch for more than a hundred years. Its popularity is no less strong today than when it was first introduced in the late nineteenth century. It''s no wonder that Budweiser memorabilia and collectibles are among those most favored and sought after by breweriana lovers today. Vintage Anheuser-Buschr celebrates the early years of this prolific and highly successful company, one which grew from a small St. Louis partnership into the prevailing leader of the brewing industry today. Over 400 beautiful color photos trace Anheuser-Busch''s colorful advertising from the late 1800s through the mid-twentieth century, as depicted on lithographed prints, signs, trays, calendars, mugs, coasters, corkscrews, matchsafes, jewelry, and more. In addition to Budweiser, you''ll find a host of items featuring other products from Anheuser-Busch, such as St. Louis Lager, Faust, Malt-Nutrine, Bevo, and Ginger Ale. Many of the items shown date from the company''s earliest beginnings and have rarely been seen. Current values for all are included in the captions. This book is a nostalgic treat for beer-lovers everywhere, so pour yourself a cold one, sit back, and drink-er, read up!
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HarperCollins Focus The Future is Smart How Your Company Can
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Root Beer Advertising and Collectibles
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Planters Peanutâ Collectibles Since 1961
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WW Norton & Co People Power and Profits Progressive Capitalism
Book SynopsisA Nobel prize winner challenges us to throw off the free market fundamentalists and reclaim our economy.
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Grand Central Publishing How Google Works
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PublicAffairs The Alternative: How to Build a Just Economy
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Monthly Review Press,U.S. Railroading Economics: The Creation of the Free
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Monthly Review Press,U.S. Global Imperialism and the Great Crisis: The
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Templeton Foundation Press,U.S. In the River They Swim: Essays from Around the
Book Synopsis The sociologist Thomas Sowell writes, "We need to confront the most blatant fact that has persisted across centuries of social history—vast ddifferences in productivity among peoples, and the economic and other consequences of such differences." Poverty demeans dignity, shrinks the soul, wastes potential, and inflicts suffering on three billion people on our planet. We must also acknowledge that, during the past fifty yyears, the record in international assistance to the least developed countries has been disappointing; the economics-based abstractions developed in the think tanks of Europe and North America are insufficient. In the River They Swim is the antithesis of that search for solutions to the next big theory of global poverty. From the fresh perspective of advisors on the frontlines of development to the insight of leaders like President Paul Kagame of Rwanda and Pastor Rick Warren, it tells the story of change in the microcosms of emerging businesses, industries, and governments. These essays display a personal nature to their work that rigorous analysis alone cannot explain. We learn that a Sufi master can teach us about the different levels of knowledge, the "different ways to know a river." These practitioners could have written about its length, its source, its depth, its width, the power of its current, and the life it contains. They could have invested time and money to travel to that river so that they could sit on its shores and look at it, feel the sand that borders it, and watch the birds at play over it. Instead, they dove in to swim in the river, felt its current along their bodies, and tasted something of it. They wondered, briefly, if they had the strength to swim its length, and now they share the answer. If human development is a river, the authors in this volume, and perhaps some readers, will no longer be satisfied to stand along its banks. Table of Contents Foreword: Fighting Poverty with Purpose / xi Dr. Rick Warren Acknowledgments / xvii Introduction / 3 Part I: The Journey 1. The Backbone of a New Rwanda / 11 H. E. President Paul Kagame 2. Flight VS 56: Riding the Cultural Divide / 15 Malik Fal 3. A Space Alien in Chaps / 23 Anne Morriss 4. A Mind for the Poor / 28 Andreas Widmer 5. Waiting for Mr. Anderson / 35 Kenneth Hynes 6. My Faith in Capitalism / 40 Andreas Widmer 7. Nature Is Destiny, and the More Nature, the Worse the Destiny / 48 Sally Christie 8. Locomotives, Needles, and Aid / 55 Malik Fal 9. On Globalization / 66 Michael Fairbanks 10. The Merits of Change / 75 Luis Alberto Moreno Part II: Strategies for Prosperity 11. Claver’s Wall / 83 Malik Fal 12. Leadership, in Context / 97 Ashraf Ghani 13. Selling Culture without Selling Out / 103 Marcela Escobari- Rose 14. The Afghan Method / 113 Diego Garcia Etcheto 15. Global Strategy in Old Kabul / 125 Robert Henning 16. After God, It’s Customer Relations / 134 Aref Adamali 17. The Longest Roundabout in the World / 140 David I. Rabkin 18. Alexander the Great, Mother Teresa, and Arse / 146 Michael Brennan 19. Archimedes’ Formidable Dare / 155 Eric Kacou Part III: Globalization 20. On Presidents / 167 Michael Fairbanks 21. The Risk of Dreams / 177 David I. Rabkin 22. Praying to the Virgin of Guadalupe / 188 Marcela Escobari- Rose 23. Our Greatest Fear / 196 Michael Fairbanks and David I. Rabkin 24. Changing Mindsets / 205 Donald Kaberuka 25. Entire, unto Himself / 209 Elizabeth Hooper 26. “When Are You Coming Back?” / 218 Diego Garcia Etcheto 27. “That’s My Duck!” (The Case for Integration) / 227 by Michael Fairbanks 28. “Mr. President, Tear Down the Walls!” / 236 Kwang W. Kim 29. Deciding What Not to Do / 246 Eric Kacou Epilogue / 255 List of Contributors / 257 Index / 261
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Berrett-Koehler Our Common Wealth: The Hidden Economy That Makes
Book Synopsis"The Commons" is a generic term that denotes everything we share. The commons includes our entire life support system, both natural and social. The air and oceans, the web of species, wilderness and flowing water â all are parts of the commons. So too are language and knowledge, sidewalks and public squares, the stories of childhood, the processes of democracy. Some parts of the commons are gifts of nature, others the product of human creativity and endeavor. Some are new, such as the Internet, others are as ancient as soil and calligraphy. But they all âœbelongâ to all of us, if that is the word. No one has exclusive rights. We inherit them jointly and hold them in trust for those who come after us.This short but comprehensive work examines the history and tragic loss of the commons and discusses how we can bring them back at a time when privatization and ownership are economic mantras. By examining institutions, communities, and educational systems as well as the ways in which communities and even nations are governed, the authors make a plea for a more sustainable, healthier, and socially beneficial future for all by establishing and thriving in the commons.
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Astra Publishing House Slow Down: The Degrowth Manifesto
Book Synopsis"[A] well-reasoned and eye-opening treatise . . . [Kohei Saito makes] a provocative and visionary proposal." —Publishers Weekly, (starred review)"Saito’s clarity of thought, plethora of evidence, and conversational, gentle, yet urgent tone . . . are sure to win over open-minded readers who understand the dire nature of our global. . . . A cogently structured anti-capitalist approach to the climate crisis." —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)Why, in our affluent society, do so many people live in poverty, without access to health care, working multiple jobs and are nevertheless unable to make ends meet, with no future prospects, while the planet is burning?In his international bestseller, Kohei Saito argues that while unfettered capitalism is often blamed for inequality and climate change, subsequent calls for “sustainable growth” and a “Green New Deal” are a dangerous compromise. Capitalism creates artificial scarcity by pursuing profit based on the value of products rather than their usefulness and by putting perpetual growth above all else. It is therefore impossible to reverse climate change in a capitalist society—more: the system that caused the problem in the first place cannot be an integral part of the solution. Instead, Saito advocates for degrowth and deceleration, which he conceives as the slowing of economic activity through the democratic reform of labor and production. In practical terms, he argues for: the end of mass production and mass consumption decarbonization through shorter working hours the prioritization of essential labor over corporate profits By returning to a system of social ownership, he argues, we can restore abundance and focus on those activities that are essential for human life, effectively reversing climate change and saving the planet.Trade Review"If you want to get a jump on the book everyone will be talking about this winter, you should preorder Slow Down: The Degrowth Manifesto now."—Jeva Lange, Heatmap News"Saitō’s proposal is simple, salient, and adapts Marx for the modern day."—The Millions"Looking to start out the year with some big ideas? Look no further."—Tobias Carroll, InsideHook"[A] well-reasoned and eye-opening treatise . . . [Kohei Saito makes] a provocative and visionary proposal." —Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Saito’s clarity of thought, plethora of evidence, and conversational, gentle, yet urgent tone—even when describing the most alarming aspects of the climate crisis—are sure to win over open-minded readers who understand the dire nature of our global situation and that 'green capitalism is a myth.' A cogently structured anti-capitalist approach to the climate crisis."—Kirkus (starred review)"Achieving degrowth communism, [Saito] believes, is less about personal choices and more about changing overarching political and economic structures. Marxism, he argues, offers a viable model for reorienting society around the maximization of public goods as opposed to the endless pursuit and concentration of wealth."—Ben Dooley & Hisako Ueno, The New York Times"This necessary and energizing 21st Century manifesto is a truth mirror inviting us to see ourselves and our place in the metastatic growth engine that is our current economic system. Saito is a well-read soothsayer -- one who loves this world, who has done his homework, and who is eager to share a viable way forward." —John Vaillant, bestselling author of Fire Weather, The Tiger and The Golden Spruce"Kohei Saito is one of the most important scholars in the world. In Slow Down, he delivers a Karl Marx for the climate crisis and a vision of communism for the 21st century. No work could be more vital today." —Malcolm Harris, bestselling author of Palo Alto"Slow Down has an almost magic ability to formulate complex thoughts in clear language, as well as to combine strict conceptual thinking with passionate personal engagement. Saito's book is not just for anyone interested in ecology or in the problems of today's global capitalism, it is simply indispensable for those of us who want to SURVIVE—in short, to all of us."—Slavoj Žižek, author of Violence and The Sublime Object of Ideology "Saitō unites Marxism with ecology and lights a path out of our present crisis. A powerful book from one of the most compelling young thinkers of our time." —Jason Hickel, author of Less is MoreTable of ContentsSlow Down: The Deceleration Manifesto by Kohei Saito, translated by Brian Bergstrom Table of Contents Introduction: SDGs are the Opiate of the Masses! Chapter One Climate Change and the Imperial Mode of Living Chapter Two The Limits of Green Keynesianism Chapter Three Shooting for Degrowth within a Capitalist System Chapter FourMarx in the AnthropoceneChapter Five The Escapism Known as Accelerationism Chapter Six Capitalism’s Scarcity, Communism’s Abundance Chapter Seven Degrowth Communism Will Save the World Chapter Eight The Lever of Climate Justice Conclusion: How to Prevent History’s End
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Verso Books Restoration in Russia: Why Capitalism Failed
Book SynopsisIt supplies an account of the former Politburo member, Boris Yeltsin-his rise to the presidency and the rifts with his parliamentary opponents, which led to the attack on the Russian White House on October 1993. There are portraits of Gavril Popov, the former mayor of Moscow and Vladimir Zhironovsky, the ultra-nationalist demagogue. The book provides analysis of the new Russia and its attempts to develop modern capitalism.
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JCB Mohr (Paul Siebeck) Wirtschaftsordnung durch Zivilgerichte: Evolution
Book SynopsisDer Gesetzgeber hat in zahlreichen Branchen eine Wende zum Privatrecht vollzogen: Materien wie die Energiepreiskontrolle sind vom öffentlichen Recht in das Privatrecht gewandert. Damit kommt den Zivilgerichten in der Wirtschaft als einer der letzten hoheitlichen Instanzen eine Schlüsselposition zu - Wirtschaftsordnung durch Zivilgerichte. Wie gehen sie damit um? Was kennzeichnet ihre Entscheidungsprozesse? Welche Schwierigkeiten stellen sich bei der Lösung neuartiger Konflikte im materiellen Recht und im Verfahrensrecht? Was macht 'gute Rechtsprechung' aus?Mit einem von der Evolutionsökonomik inspirierten Ansatz analysiert und bewertet Rupprecht Podszun die Rechtsprechung des Bundesgerichtshofs nach Deregulierungsmaßnahmen. Ohne Reformen wird die Stärkung der privaten Rechtsdurchsetzung die hoheitliche Regulierung nicht ersetzen können.Das Werk wurde 2014 mit dem Forschungspreis Soziale Marktwirtschaft des Verbands der Bayerischen Wirtschaft und des Roman-Herzog-Instituts ausgezeichnet.
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V&R unipress GmbH China's environmental policy in terms of European
Book SynopsisWho is Winning the Green Race: China or EU?
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Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft How Can Digital Technologies Build a More
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Gerlach Press Oil Export Economies: New Comparative
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Gerlach Press Employment and Career Motivation in the Arab Gulf
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Urano Capitalismo Consciente -Guia Practica
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NUS Press Economic Disparity in Rural Myanmar:
Book SynopsisMarket liberalization in Myanmar began in 1988 and had some unanticipated consequences. As farmers began to operate in a context with greatly reduced government control, there was an explosion in the production of green gram, which became extremely popular as an export crop. However, market liberalization in the industry surrounding this new export-oriented crop gave rise to growing economic disparities, largely determined by access to land, capital and credit.Ikuko Okamoto explores these issues through a detailed case study of Thongwa Township, a place east of Yangon (Rangoon) in the major green gram producing region in the country. She shows that farmers responded quickly to policy changes and made maximum use of new opportunities, even in a country where socialist policies had previously limited such opportunities. She also traces the consequences for different social groups in rural Myanmar, and shows that traders benefited the most from the new arrangements, and landless laborers the least. Her research offers important insights into the transition from a socialist to a market-based economy, and local-level responses to market incentives. It also shows that the success or failure of new crops in a peasant economy largerly depends on whether the crop is compatible with the initial resource endowment.
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