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Cambridge University Press The PostManagerial Era of Capitalism
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Cambridge University Press The Cambridge History of Capitalism Volume 2 The Cambridge History of Capitalism 2 Volume Hardback Set
Book SynopsisThe second volume of The Cambridge History of Capitalism provides an authoritative reference on the spread and impact of capitalism across the world, and the varieties of responses to it. Employing a wide geographical coverage and strong comparative outlook, a team of leading scholars explore the global consequences that capitalism has had for industry, agriculture, and trade, along with the reactions by governments, firms, and markets. The authors consider how World War I halted the initial spread of capitalism, but global capitalism arose again by the close of the twentieth century. They explore how the responses of labor movements, compounded by the reactions by political regimes, whether defensive or proactive, led to diverse military and welfare consequences. Beneficial results eventually emerged, but the rise and spread of capitalism has not been easy or smooth. This definitive volume will have widespread appeal amongst historians, economists, and political scientists.Trade Review'In many respects the history of capitalism is the history most relevant to our times. It's a huge story and is well told in this very important book.' Lawrence H. Summers, Charles W. Eliot University Professor, Harvard University'The two editors of The Cambridge History of Capitalism have done an excellent job in assembling an all-star group of scholars in presenting first-rate essays dealing with the development and accomplishments of capitalism and the important impacts of national and international markets for labor, capital, and goods throughout the world. These studies range in time from ancient Babylonia to today. All essays are superbly researched and highly informative in detailing the contributions of markets and of capitalism to global political and economic development.' Stanley Engerman, University of Rochester, New York'This is a book we have been waiting for: an authoritative analysis of the rise and development of global capitalism, inspired by the great classical economists and written by a team of excellent experts in the field. A fine update of our knowledge about one of the big questions in the social sciences.' Jan Luiten van Zanden, Universiteit Utrecht, The Netherlands'… an inestimable contribution.' Oxford Today'Undeniably these two volumes amount to an impressive achievement … any reader will learn a great deal from these volumes and at the same time find their understanding significantly enhanced.' Willie Thompson, European History QuarterlyTable of Contents1. Introduction: the spread of and resistance to global capitalism Kevin H. O'Rourke and Jeffrey G. Williamson; 2. The spread of manufacturing Robert C. Allen; 3. Growth, specialization and organization of world agriculture Giovanni Federico; 4. Technology and the spread of capitalism Kristine Bruland and David C. Mowery; 5. Spread of legal innovations defining private and public domains Ron Harris; 6. Firms and global capitalism Geoffrey Jones; 7. Enterprise models: freestanding firms versus family pyramids Randall Morck and Bernard Yeung; 8. Financial capitalism Ranald Michie; 9. International capital movements and the global order Harold James; 10. Capitalism and the colonies Gareth Austin; 11. Capitalism at war Mark Harrison; 12. Modern capitalism: enthusiasts, opponents, and reformers Jeffry Frieden and Ronald Rogowski; 13. Labor movements Michael Huberman; 14. 'Private welfare and the welfare state' Peter H. Lindert; 15. Capitalism and human welfare Leandro Prados de la Escosura; 16. The future of capitalism Larry Neal and Jeffrey G. Williamson; Index.
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Cambridge University Press Trades Quotes and Prices
Book SynopsisFor decades, discussions of financial markets have primarily centred on prices. In this book for practitioners, researchers and advanced students, the authors present an alternative approach - the microstructure approach - by considering the micro-scale actions of individual traders, and addressing many long-standing questions regarding market fairness, stability, and optimal trading.Trade Review'Leading physicist and hedge fund manager Jean-Philippe Bouchaud and his co-authors have written an impressive book that no serious student of market microstructure can afford to be without. Simultaneously quantitative and highly readable, Trades, Quotes and Prices presents a complete picture of the topic, from classical microstructure models to the latest research, informed by years of practical trading experience.' Jim Gatheral, Baruch College, City University of New York'This book describes the dynamics of supply and demand in modern financial markets. It is a beautiful story, full of striking empirical regularities and elegant mathematics, illustrating how the tools of statistical physics can be used to explain financial exchange. This is a tour de force with the square root law of market impact as its climax. It shows how institutions shape human behaviour, leading to a universal law for the relationship between fluctuations in supply and demand and their impact on prices. I highly recommend this to anyone who wants to see how physics has benefited economics, or for that matter, to anyone who wants to see a stellar example of a theory grounded in data.' Doyne Farmer, University of Oxford'This is a masterful overview of the modern and rapidly developing field of market microstructure, from several of its creators. The emphasis is on simple models to explain real and important features of markets, rather than on sophisticated mathematics for its own sake. The style is narrative and illustrative, with extensive references to more detailed work. A unique feature of the book is its focus on high-frequency data to support the models presented. This book will be an essential resource for practitioners, academics, and regulators alike.' Robert Almgren, New York University and Quantitative BrokersTable of ContentsPreface; Part I. How and Why Do Prices Move?: 1. The ecology of financial markets; 2. The statistics of price changes: an informal primer; Part II. Limit Order Books: Introduction: 3. Limit order books; 4. Empirical properties of limit order books; Part III. Limit Order Books: Models: 5. Single-queue dynamics: simple models; 6. Single-queue dynamics for large-tick stocks; 7. Joint-queue dynamics for large-tick stocks; 8. The Santa Fe model for limit order books; Part IV. Clustering and Correlations: 9. Time clustering and Hawkes processes; 10. Long-range persistence of order flow; Part V. Price Impact: 11. The impact of market orders; 12. The impact of metaorders; Part VI. Six Market Dynamics at the Micro-scale: 13. The propagator model; 14. Generalised propagator models; Part VII. Adverse Selection and Liquidity Provision: 15. The Kyle model; 16. The determinants of the bid–ask spread; 17. The profitability of market making; Part VIII. Market Dynamics at the Meso-scale: 18. Latent liquidity and Walrasian auctions; 19. Impact dynamics in a continuous-time double auction; 20. The information content of prices; Part IX. Practical Consequences: 21. Optimal execution; 22. Market fairness and stability; 23. Appendices; Index.
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Cambridge University Press Rules of Exchange
Book SynopsisProvides a new intellectual, economic and legal history of capitalism from the eighteenth century to the early twentieth century. It analyzes the interaction between economic practices and legal constructions in France and compares the French case with other Western countries during this period, such as the United Kingdom, the United States, Germany and Italy.Trade Review'Stanziani explores European economic development from a fresh angle, substituting a focus on law, credit, institutions, regulation, and organizational innovations for the customary centrality of technology and industry. The result is a provocative, practice-centered analysis, stretching across four centuries. An extraordinary recasting of economic history, as arresting as it is engaging.' Philip Scranton, Rutgers University'This work is original. It tackles key issues of the present-day world economy, adding new views to a long-standing debate on the role of governments, laws, institutions, regulations, conventions and the like, leading readers back to late [eighteenth]-century economic thought. In studying rules (codified of course, but also habitual ways of doing), Stanziani suggests a new chronology of capitalist development - ni plus, ni moins. In so doing, he sheds new light on issues such as laissez-faire policy, social welfare systems, mass consumption, institutions and actors since the late [eighteenth] century up to now. This is an impressive achievement.' Peter Scholliers, Vrije Universiteit Brussel'Stanziani argues convincingly that the ancien régime concern with just price and consumer protection was largely absent from nineteenth-century standardization efforts.' Paul Cheney, The Journal of Modern History'Stanziani offers bold claims while being meticulous enough to reward readers who require convincing … Rules of Exchange stands out both for its bold claims and its ability to muster enough evidence to defend them.' Kevin Goldberg, European History QuarterlyTable of ContentsIntroduction; Part I. Building Ideal Markets: Economic and Legal Culture: 1. Economic thought and competition; 2. Codes, customs and jurisdictions; Part II. Trade and Marketplace: 3. Covered markets; 4. The world of shop; 5. Intangible trade and the produce exchange; Part III. Market as Transaction: 6. Contracts and the quality of goods; 7. Trademark, quality and reputation; 8. Expertise and product specification; 9. Rules of international trade; Part IV. General Rules of Competition: Speculation, Trusts and Fair Competition: 10. Hoarding and speculation; 11. The law of competition and unfair competition in other 'Western' countries; General conclusion: market, exchange and the ideal of non-competition.
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Cambridge University Press The Cambridge History of Capitalism Volume 1 The Rise of Capitalism From Ancient Origins to 1848
Book SynopsisThe first volume of The Cambridge History of Capitalism delves deep into the historical roots of capitalism to provide a definitive account of its evolution. Adopting a wide geographical coverage and comparative perspective, a range of expert scholars trace capitalism's development from distant origins in ancient Babylon to modern economic growth.Trade Review'In many respects the history of capitalism is the history most relevant to our times. It's a huge story and is well told in this very important book.' Lawrence H. Summers, Charles W. Eliot University Professor, Harvard University'The two editors of The Cambridge History of Capitalism have done an excellent job in assembling an all-star group of scholars in presenting first-rate essays dealing with the development and accomplishments of capitalism and the important impacts of national and international markets for labor, capital, and goods throughout the world. These studies range in time from ancient Babylonia to today. All essays are superbly researched and highly informative in detailing the contributions of markets and of capitalism to global political and economic development.' Stanley Engerman, University of Rochester'This is a book we have been waiting for: an authoritative analysis of the rise and development of global capitalism, inspired by the great classical economists and written by a team of excellent experts in the field. A fine update of our knowledge about one of the big questions in the social sciences.' Jan Luiten van Zanden, Universiteit Utrecht'… an inestimable contribution.' Oxford TodayReview of the set: 'The editors deserve praise for assembling such a diverse and distinguished group of authors while maintaining coherence and cross-referencing across chapters … the two volumes make a strong case that economic history as currently practiced is essential for an understanding of capitalism and its history.' David Mitch, EH.NetTable of Contents1. Introduction Larry Neal; 2. Babylonia in the first millennium BC - economic growth in times of empire Michael Jursa; 3. Capitalism and the ancient Greek economy Alain Bresson; 4. Re-constructing the Roman economy Willem M. Jongman; 5. Trans-Asian trade, or the Silk Road deconstructed (Antiquity, Middle Ages) Étienne de la Vaissière; 6. China before capitalism R. Bin Wong; 7. Capitalism in India in the very long run Tirthankar Roy; 8. Institutional change and economic development in the Middle East, 700–1800 Şevket Pamuk; 9. Markets and coercion in medieval Europe Karl Gunnar Persson; 10. The Via Italiana to capitalism Luciano Pezzolo; 11. The Low Countries Oscar Gelderblom and Joost Jonker; 12. The formation of states and transitions to modern economies: England, Europe and Asia compared Patrick Karl O'Brien; 13. Pre-Columbian and Iberian America Richard Salvucci; 14. The emergence of African capitalism Morten Jerven; 15. Native Americans and exchange: strategies and interactions before 1800 Ann M. Carlos and Frank D. Lewis; 16. British and European industrialization C. Knick Harley; 17. America: capitalism's promised land Jeremy Atack; 18. The political economy of rising capitalism José Luís Cardoso; Index.
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Cambridge University Press Money as God
Book SynopsisA fascinating interdisciplinary study of the impact of the monetization of market transactions on all aspects of our social, political, legal and spiritual lives. This book brings together economists, theologians, historians, political scientists and lawyers to develop a comprehensive view of the nature and the social role of money.Table of ContentsIntroduction Jürgen von Hagen and Michael Welker; Part I. Money and Markets: Economic, Legal, and Theological Foundations: 1. Microfoundations of the uses of money Jürgen von Hagen; 2. Money and its role in a decentralized market economy Peter Bernholz; 3. Mensura et mensuratum: money as measure and measure for money Wolfgang Ernst; 4. Standardization and monetization: legal perspectives Burkhard Hess; 5. Kohelet and the co-evolution of a monetary economy and religion Michael Welker; Part II. Monetary Exchange: Historical and Social Roots: 6. Money and image: the presence of the state on the routes of economy Tonio Hölscher; 7. The social world of Ecclesiastes Choon-Leong Seow; 8. The development of monetary systems in Palestine during the Achaemenid and Hellenistic eras Ulrich Hübner; 9. Fate's gift economy: the Chinese case of coping with the asymmetry between man and fate Rudolf G. Wagner; 10. 'Mothers and children': discourses on paper money during the Song period Hans-Ulrich Vogel; 11. 'Buying heaven': the prospects of commercialized salvation in the fourteenth to sixteenth centuries Berndt Hamm; Part III. Monetary Exchange: Ethical Limits and Challenges: 12. The monetization and demonetization of the human body: the case of compensatory payments for bodily injuries and homicide in ancient Near Eastern and ancient Israelite law books Konrad Schmid; 13. What price do we place on life? Ethical observations on the limits of law and money in a case of transitional justice Günter Thomas; 14. Standardized monetization of the market and the argument for preferential justice Piet Naudé; 15. Religious faith and the market economy: a survey on faith and trust of Catholic entrepreneurs in China Gao Shining and Yang Fenggang; Part IV. Money, Wealth, and Desire: 16. 'Do not sell your soul for money': economy and eschatology in biblical and intertestamental traditions Andreas Schüle; 17. 'Businessmen and merchants will not enter the places of my father': early Christianity and market mentality Edmondo F. Lupieri; 18. Desire in consumer culture: theological perspectives from Gregory of Nyssa and Augustine of Hippo John F. Hoffmeyer; Money as God?: conclusions Michael Welker and Jürgen von Hagen; Index.
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Cambridge University Press The Political Economy of the Abe Government and Abenomics Reforms
Book SynopsisThis volume seeks to explain the political economy of the Abe government and the so-called ''Abenomics'' economic policies. The Abe government represents a major turning point in postwar Japanese political economy. In 2019, Abe became the longest serving Prime Minister in Japanese history. Abe''s government stood out not only for its longevity, but also for its policies. Abe came to power promising to reinvigorate Japan''s economy under the banner of Abenomics. He pursed a host of structural reforms and industrial promotions to increase Japan''s potential growth rate. Abe also achieved important legislative victories in security policy. However, the government also faced significant controversies. The book will hold appeal to scholars and students specializing in the study of Japanese politics, comparative political economy, the politics of contemporary advanced democracies, macroeconomic policy, labor market reforms, corporate governance, gender equality, agricultural reforms, energy Trade Review'17 papers, this edited volume presents highly granular, academically rigorous research of the macroeconomic policies and political system reforms of Abenomics. By highlighting what has worked and what has not, the book makes a very important, fact- and data-based contribution to the assessment of Prime Minister Abe's legacy.' Ulrike Schaede, Professor of Japanese Business, School of Global Policy & Strategy, University of California San Diego'This insightful, substantive, readable book covers Japan's current political economy under Prime Minister Abe. In addition to their own excellent chapters, Hoshi and Lipscy have assembled outstanding specialists who address a wide range of specific issues.' Hugh T. Patrick, Chairman, Center on Japanese Economy and Business, Columbia UniversityTable of ContentsPart I. Introduction: 1. The political economy of the Abe government Takeo Hoshi and Phillip Y. Lipscy; Part II. Political Context: 2. Expansion of the Japanese Prime Minister's power and transformation of Japanese politics Harukata Takenaka; 3. Why does the Abe government's approval rating always recover? Masaru Kohno; 4. The LDP under Abe Yukio Maeda and Steven R. Reed; 5. The third arrow of Abenomics: est. in 2013 – or 2007? Takatoshi Ito; Part III. Macroeconomic Policy: 6. Abenomics, monetary policy, and consumption Joshua K. Hausman, Takashi Unayama and Johannes F. Wieland; 7. The great disconnect: the decoupling of wage and price inflation in Japan Takeo Hoshi and Anil K. Kashyap; 8. Abenomics, the exchange rate, and markup dynamics in Japanese industries Kyoji Fukao and Shuichiro Nishioka; 9. The crisis that wasn't: How Japan has avoided a bond market panic Mark Bamba and David E. Weinstein; Part IV. Third Arrow of Abenomics: 10. Abe's slight left turn: how a labor shortage transformed politics and policy Steven K. Vogel; 11. Abe's Womenomics policy: did it reduce the gender gap in management? Nobuko Nagase; 12. Corporate governance reforms under Abenomics: the economic consequences of two codes Hideaki Miyajima and Takuji Saito; 13. Abenomics and Japan's entrepreneurship and innovation: is the third arrow pointed in the right direction for global competition in the silicon valley era? Kenji E. Kushida; 14. Japanese agricultural reform under Abenomics Patricia L. Maclachlan and Kay Shimizu; 15. The politics of energy and climate change in Japan under the Abe government Trevor Incerti and Phillip Y. Lipscy; Part V. Foreign Policy: 16. Japan's defense reforms under Abe: assessing institutional and policy change Adam P. Liff; 17. The enduring challenges of history issues Mary M. McCarthy.
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University of Chicago Press Development Crisis of the Welfare State Parties
Book SynopsisThis text offers a systematic examination of the origins, character, effects and prospects of generous welfare states in advanced industrial democracies in the post-World War II era. The authors demonstrate that prolonged government by different parties results in different welfare states.
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The University of Chicago Press Solidarity in Strategy
Book SynopsisPopular conceptions hold that capitalism is driven almost entirely by the pursuit of profit and self-interest. This work reveals an unexpected truth about capitalist society: protecting and promoting the profits of its member businesses are only two of the many functions these associations serve.Trade Review"Lyn Spillman does for trade associations what Alexis de Tocqueville did for civic ones, carefully investigating a wide range of associations in the United States - with surprising results. In describing how these associations band members together and give rise to group identities, Solidarity in Strategy breaks new ground in the discussion of the cultures of capitalism." (Frederick Wherry, University of Michigan)"
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W. W. Norton & Company Rewriting the Rules of the American Economy
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Penguin Putnam Inc The Code
Book SynopsisOne of New York Magazine''s best books on Silicon Valley!The true, behind-the-scenes history of the people who built Silicon Valley and shaped Big Tech in America Long before Margaret O''Mara became one of our most consequential historians of the American-led digital revolution, she worked in the White House of Bill Clinton and Al Gore in the earliest days of the commercial Internet. There she saw firsthand how deeply intertwined Silicon Valley was with the federal government--and always had been--and how shallow the common understanding of the secrets of the Valley''s success actually was. Now, after almost five years of pioneering research, O''Mara has produced the definitive history of Silicon Valley for our time, the story of mavericks and visionaries, but also of powerful institutions creating the framework for innovation, from the Pentagon to Stanford University. It is also a story of a community that started off remarkably homogeneous and tight-knit and stayed that way, and whose belief in its own mythology has deepened into a collective hubris that has led to astonishing triumphs as well as devastating second-order effects.Deploying a wonderfully rich and diverse cast of protagonists, from the justly famous to the unjustly obscure, across four generations of explosive growth in the Valley, from the forties to the present, O''Mara has wrestled one of the most fateful developments in modern American history into magnificent narrative form. She is on the ground with all of the key tech companies, chronicling the evolution in their offerings through each successive era, and she has a profound fingertip feel for the politics of the sector and its relation to the larger cultural narrative about tech as it has evolved over the years. Perhaps most impressive, O''Mara has penetrated the inner kingdom of tech venture capital firms, the insular and still remarkably old-boy world that became the cockpit of American capitalism and the crucible for bringing technological innovation to market, or not. The transformation of big tech into the engine room of the American economy and the nexus of so many of our hopes and dreams--and, increasingly, our nightmares--can be understood, in Margaret O''Mara''s masterful hands, as the story of one California valley. As her majestic history makes clear, its fate is the fate of us all.
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Penguin Putnam Inc Our Iceberg Is Melting
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Penguin Putnam Inc Thats Not How We Do It Here A Story about How
Book Synopsis What’s the worst thing you can hear when you have a good idea at work?“That’s not how we do it here!” In their iconic bestseller Our Iceberg Is Melting, John Kotter and Holger Rathgeber used a simple fable about penguins to explain the process of leading people through major changes. Now, ten years later, they’re back with another must-read story that will help any team or organization cope with their biggest challenges and turn them into exciting opportunities. Once upon a time a clan of meerkats lived in the Kalahari, a region in southern Africa. After years of steady growth, a drought has sharply reduced the clan’s resources, and deadly vulture attacks have increased. As things keep getting worse, the harmony of the clan is shattered. The executive team quarrels about possible solutions, and suggestions from frontline workers face a soul-crushing response: “That’s not
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LUP - University of Michigan Press Capital the State and War
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The University of Michigan Press In Defense of Monopoly
Book SynopsisOffers an unconventional argument in favor of market monopolies. This book claims that conventional, static models exaggerate the harm done by real-world monopolies, and shows why some degree of monopoly presence is necessary to maximize the improvement of human welfare over time.
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The University of Michigan Press Transforming Masculine Rule
Book SynopsisExamines how European agricultural policy has cemented long-standing gender-based inequalities and how feminists have used liberalization as an opportunity to challenge such inequalities. Through a comparison of the EU’s rural development program known as LEADER this provides a close-up view of the power politics involved in government policies and programs.
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Arcadia Publishing Inc. King Arthur Flour Company Images of America
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Limits to Globalization Welfare States and the
Book SynopsisIn this exciting new book, Rieger and Leibfried argue persuasively for the need to understand developments in welfare and social provision alongside the processes of globalization.Trade Review'This book breaks new intellectual ground showing how the modern welfare state has served as the midwife for globalization. It offers a powerful warning to those who take globalization for granted. What the midwife nutured, she may also help strangle. In the best tradition of social science. "Limits" demonstrates how mastery of the details illuminates the big picture of a world poised between renewal and disaster.' Hugh Heclo, George Mason University, Virginia 'This is an important book in three ways. It is synoptic in providing and interrelated explanation of the post-war rise of welfare capitalism, the pressures of globalization and subsequent welfare state reforem. It is synthetic in its sensitive interweaving of a wide range of literature. And it is illuminating in its depth analysis especially of the US and German cases.' David Soskice, Duke University, North Carolina 'By locating the dilemmas of contemporary social in a broader context at once historical, comparatrive and cultural, this wide-ranging volume sets out the challenges facing policy-makers and scholars. The authors show that globalization is an opportunity and a threat. All interessted in the fate of welfare states and of open world markets will want to have this book on their shelves.' Peter A. Hall, Harvard UniversityTable of ContentsChapter 1: The Non-Economic Preconditions of Globalization. Chapter 2: Welfare State Mercantilism. Chapter 3: Defensive Globalization in the Welfare State: Foreign Trade Policy and Social Policy in the US. Chapter 4: Two Worlds of Welfare Democracy: Global Capitalism and Social Policy Reform in Germany and the US. Chapter 5: The Welfare State and Social Policy in East Asia: Religion and Globalization. Acknowledgements. References. Index
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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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Beacon Press Chokepoint Capitalism
Book SynopsisA call to action for the creative class and labor movement to rally against the power of Big Tech and Big MediaCorporate concentration has breached the stratosphere, as have corporate profits. An ever-expanding constellation of industries are now monopolies (where sellers have excessive power over buyers) or monopsonies (where buyers hold the whip hand over sellers)—or both.In Chokepoint Capitalism, scholar Rebecca Giblin and writer and activist Cory Doctorow argue we’re in a new era of “chokepoint capitalism,” with exploitative businesses creating insurmountable barriers to competition that enable them to capture value that should rightfully go to others. All workers are weakened by this, but the problem is especially well-illustrated by the plight of creative workers. From Amazon’s use of digital rights management and bundling to radically change the economics of book publishing, to Google and Facebook’s siphoning away
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HarperCollins Focus The Future is Smart How Your Company Can
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Wesleyan University Press Ars Poeticas
Book SynopsisLyric meditations on writing poetry in a time of ecological crisis and right wing populismDuring the time of an increasingly powerful alt-right which was also the time when species extinction was ever increasing, Juliana Spahr sat down to read Brecht. She was looking for an answer to Brecht''s question about the dark times, about whether there will also be singing during the dark times. The answer that Brecht provides is that yes, that poets will sing of the dark times. In the six ars poeticas that Spahr writes, she sings of the dark times but also of coral, the pop song''s possible liberation, and the love of comrades. She writes not only of the rich history of what politics and poetry have done with each other, but what they might yet do together.[Sample Poem]from ARS POETICA 1: CORAL To write poetry after Castle Bravo.Then to write poetry after 1500 feet.After high-quality steel frame buildingsnot completely collapsed, exceptall panels and roofs blown in.After 2,000 feet.After reinforced concrete buildings collapsedor standing but badly damaged.After 3,500 feet.After church buildings completely destroyed.After brick walls severely cracked.After 4,400 feet.After 5,300 feet.After roof tiles bubbled and melted.After 6,500 feet.After mass distortion of large steel buildings.To write the Cold War and doves.The Cold War and tapeworms.The Cold War and sails of ships.The Cold War and the steel of bridges.To write poetry after that.To write in a world with few nutrients,one that rocks back and forth.The same beginning in both the sea and the land.To write poetry that knows a hard, cup-shaped skeleton.And then poetry that knowsthe long, stinging tentacles capturing.Knows the water.The Atlantic and the Pacific.The connections between.The one moving into the other.To develop poetry in the stomachthat then exits through the mouthwhich is the anus.To write poetry in the bluethat is the absence of green.Light penetration.Whorls of tentacles.The slime earth too.Hunters and farmers.Shallow water.Few nutrients.High fecundity.Rapid growth.Multiarmed morphology and tube feet.To write tube feet.To write the exact place.Seaward slope place.Sea terrace place.Algal ridge place.Coral algal zone place.Seaward reef flat place.Islet or interisland reef crest place.Lagoon reef flat place.Lagoon terrace place.Lagoon floor or basin place.Coral knolls, pinnacle and patch reefs place.To write poetry after.
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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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PublicAffairs Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire
Book SynopsisA renowned Harvard professor debunks prevailing orthodoxy with a new intellectual foundation and a practical pathway forward for a system that has lost its moral and ethical foundation.Free market capitalism is one of humanity''s greatest inventions and the greatest source of prosperity the world has ever seen. But this success has been costly. Capitalism is on the verge of destroying the planet and destabilizing society as wealth rushes to the top. The time for action is running short.Rebecca Henderson''s rigorous research in economics, psychology, and organizational behavior, as well as her many years of work with companies around the world, give us a path forward. She debunks the worldview that the only purpose of business is to make money and maximize shareholder value. She shows that we have failed to reimagine capitalism so that it is not only an engine of prosperity but also a system that is in harmony with environmental realities, the striving for social justice, and the demands of truly democratic institutions. Henderson''s deep understanding of how change takes place, combined with fascinating in-depth stories of companies that have made the first steps towards reimagining capitalism, provide inspiring insight into what capitalism can be. Together with rich discussions of important role of government and how the worlds of finance, governance, and leadership must also evolve, Henderson provides the pragmatic foundation for navigating a world faced with unprecedented challenge, but also with extraordinary opportunity for those who can get it right.
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PublicAffairs Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire
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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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JCB Mohr (Paul Siebeck) Milton Friedmans Freiheitsverständnis:
Book SynopsisMilton Friedman polarisiert: Er bezeichnet die "Freiheit zu hungern" als das höchste Gut einer Gesellschaft und lehnt eine soziale Verantwortung von Unternehmen ab. Björn Görder analysiert Friedmans negatives Verständnis von Freiheit vor dem Hintergrund von dessen erkenntnistheoretischen und anthropologischen Voraussetzungen und beschreibt die institutionentheoretischen Konsequenzen dieser Theorie. Görder diskutiert Friedmans normative Freiheitstheorie im Horizont philosophischer, theologischer und empirischer Ansätze. So entwickelt er eine Freiheitstheorie, die Friedmans Impulse für individuelle Selbstbestimmung aufnimmt. Gleichzeitig vertritt er die anthropologisch fundierte These: Ein umfassenderes Verständnis von Freiheit ist nötig, wenn Menschen tatsächlich selbstbestimmt leben sollen. Das verlangt, in Fragen der Verantwortung, Gerechtigkeit, Institutionentheorie und Präferenzautonomie über Friedman hinaus zu denken.
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JCB Mohr (Paul Siebeck) Eisenbahn zwischen Markt und Staat in
Book SynopsisDie Bahnreform im Jahre 1994 hat die Aufgaben von Markt und Staat bei der Eisenbahn grundlegend neu geordnet. Die Reform reiht sich in die 180jährige Geschichte der Eisenbahn ein, in der sie verschiedene Organisationsformen zwischen Markt und Staat erlebt hat. Der Tagungsband beleuchtet dieses Spannungsverhältnis und zeigt auf, dass die klare Trennung zwischen an wirtschaftlichen Zielen ausgerichteter unternehmerischer Tätigkeit und staatlich-hoheitlichen Aufgaben kein Selbstläufer ist. Im Spannungsfeld von Wettbewerb und Regulierung ist sie vielmehr eine ständige Herausforderung für den gesamten Eisenbahnsektor. Die Geschichte zeigt, dass die Frage, ob die private Wirtschaft das Grundbedürfnis des Transports auf der Schiene innerhalb der industriellen Gesellschaft ausreichend absichert oder ob und inwieweit der Staat Verantwortung übernehmen muss, nicht neu ist. Regulatorische und ökonomische Strategien sollten deshalb für den Eisenbahnsektor nicht ohne eine Berücksichtigung der Erfahrungen der jüngeren Gegenwart und der Anfangszeit der Eisenbahn entwickelt und angewendet werden.
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JCB Mohr (Paul Siebeck) Konjunktursteuerung durch Deficit Spending ?:
Book SynopsisGegenstand der Untersuchung ist die Reform des Haushaltsrechts in den späten 1960er Jahren. Diese Reform bedeutete eine Kodifizierung der Politik der sogenannten "Globalsteuerung", welche einen Paradigmenwechsel in der bundesdeutschen Finanzpolitik einläutete. Der Gesetzgeber wies dem Bundeshaushalt damit erstmals eine konjunktursteuernde Funktion zu. Aus juristischer Perspektive gelten die Ökonomen John Maynard Keynes und Karl Schiller als geistige Urheber des im Zuge der Reform geschaffenen Stabilitätsgesetzes. Neben der Genese der entsprechenden Gesetzesentwürfe untersucht Alexander Kustermann daher auch die dogmenhistorischen Grundlagen antizyklischer Finanzpolitik und zeichnet die Rezeption keynesianischer Wirtschaftstheorie durch führende Ökonomen, Wirtschaftspolitiker und Rechtswissenschaftler in Deutschland nach. Damit beleuchtet er instruktiv die gesetzgeberischen Herausforderungen bei der Transformation ökonomischer Handlungsanweisungen zu Normen des geltenden Rechts.
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JCB Mohr (Paul Siebeck) Made in California: Zur politischen Ideologie des
Book SynopsisDie Digitalisierung übt eine enorme Prägewirkung auf alle Bereiche der Weltgesellschaft aus. Doch sie ist nicht ortlos: Ihr Herz schlägt im kalifornischen Silicon Valley. Es ist ein ökonomisches Kraftzentrum, Vorbild und Sehnsuchtsort für Kreative und Progressive aus aller Welt. Von dort kommen jedoch nicht bloß technische Innovationen, sondern auch eine politische Ideologie, die mit hergebrachten Ordnungen kollidiert. Viele Unternehmen, Projekte und Protagonisten des berühmten Tals offenbaren ein spezifisches Verständnis von Politik, Staat und Mensch - zusammengehalten durch den Glauben an eine bessere Welt durch Technik. Die damit verbundenen Herausforderungen für Recht, Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft lassen sich nur mithilfe ideengeschichtlicher und interdisziplinärer Ansätze angemessen verstehen. Es ist demnach kein Zufall, dass das Silicon Valley gerade in Kalifornien entstanden ist.
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Schwabe Verlagsgruppe Max Weber, Die Okologie Und Der Katholizismus
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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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