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Haymarket Books The unity of the capitalist economy and state: A
Book SynopsisIn The Unity of the Capitalist Economy and State, Geert Reuten offers a systematic exposition of the capitalist system, showing that the capitalist economy and the capitalist state constitute a unity. In its critique of contemporary economics, the book argues that in order to comprehend the capitalist system, one requires a full synthetic exposition of the economic and state institutions and processes necessary for its continued existence. A synthetic approach also reveals a range of components that are often obscured by partial analyses. In its systematic character, Reuten's work takes inspiration from Marx's provisional outline of the capitalist system in Capital, while also addressing fields that Marx left unfinished—such as the capitalist state.Table of ContentsSystematic-dialectical exposition by chapter PrefaceGeneral introductionPart 1 The capitalist economy1 The capitalist mode of production – the capitalist economy in general 2 Accumulation of capital 3 Finance of enterprises – the macroeconomic pre-validation and validation of production 4 Market interaction and stratified production 5 The cyclical over-accumulation and destruction of capital – business cyclesPart 2 The capitalist stateIntroduction to part two: the capitalist state 6 The granting of capitalist economic rights – the capitalist state in general 7 Furthering the conditions for the accumulation of capital 8 State expenditure and its finance – effects on macroeconomic surplus-value and on the distribution of income and wealth 9 The imposition of competition 10 The reach of the capitalist statePart 3 The international capitalist system11 The international capitalist systemPart 4 Summary and additions12 General summary and conclusions 13 Synopsis of the main systematic moments of the capitalist system 14 An outline of systematic dialectics – General appendixBibliography List of symbols, abbreviations, signs and equations Glossary of field-specific terms Index of names Index of subjects Index of main empirical graphs and tables
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Monthly Review Press,U.S. The Myth of Black Capitalism: New Edition
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Verso Books The Morals of the Market: Human Rights and the
Book SynopsisDrawing on detailed archival research on the parallel histories of human rights and neoliberalism, Jessica Whyte uncovers the place of human rights in neoliberal attempts to develop a moral framework for a market society. In the wake of the Second World War, neoliberals saw demands for new rights to social welfare and self-determination as threats to "civilisation". Yet, rather than rejecting rights, they developed a distinctive account of human rights as tools to depoliticise civil society, protect private investments and shape liberal subjects.Trade ReviewAmong the most brilliant and implacable younger intellectuals working today, Jessica Whyte has turned in a masterful and thrilling account of how neoliberals faced down and helped remake human rights for our time. With its intrepid documentation of how Friedrich Hayek and his fellows engaged with the annunciation of human rights in the 1940s, and its fascinating wealth of evidence about how deeply neoliberal assumptions about markets and nations affected the rise of humanitarian advocacy in the 1970s, The Morals of the Market is a fundamental challenge that no one can avoid. -- Samuel Moyn, author of Not Enough: Human Rights in an Unequal WorldWe now know that neoliberals preached less the retreat of state and supranational institutions than their refashioning. What we did not know, and what Jessica Whyte teaches us in her propulsive and probing book, is how central a rethinking of human rights was to the neoliberal project. In her genealogy of market morality, Whyte offers the best history yet of how neoliberals put hierarchical ideas of civilization and race at the heart of their thought from its origins, and how they constructed their version of human rights as a barricade and battering ram against political projects premised on human equality and economic justice. -- Quinn Slobodian, Wellesley CollegeThis beautifully written book combines historical inquiry, theoretical rigor, and archival research to explore the complicated relationship between neoliberal market morals, imperialism, and human rights politics in the twentieth-century. Whyte's astonishingly original argument cuts through neoliberal deflection like a scythe offering us insights into human rights essential to imagining a better political future. -- Jeanne Morefield, University of BirminghamIn this masterful book, Jessica Whyte explodes the common myth that neoliberalism and human rights are independent and incompatible projects. From the economists of the Mont Pèlerin Society to the humanitarians who founded Doctors without Borders, Whyte reveals a sometimes shocking covert history of the hijacking of human rights by neoliberal thinkers who recoded human liberty and dignity as the products of submission to a 'free market' and promoted inequality as a social good. The Morals of the Market is provocative, sobering, and indispensable reading for understanding how we find ourselves in our current state of rotten affairs. -- Joseph Slaughter, author of Human Rights, Inc.Jessica Whyte's new book provides a thorough, devastating and utterly convincing demonstration of the way neoliberal economists and thinkers hijacked once-revolutionary concepts of universal human rights, and turned them into weapons to be used against emancipatory and anti-colonial political projects all over the world. The full moral and political price of our abject surrender to 'market necessities' has never been so clearly calculated; anyone who reads this book will see that it's high time we stopped paying it. -- Peter Hallward, author of The Will of the People and the Struggle for Popular Sovereignty[An] illuminating new book. -- Neve Gordon * Los Angeles Review of Books *Beautifully written, theoretically sophisticated, and excoriating all at the same time. -- Jeanne Morefield * Jacobin *A compelling, rigorous, deep and passionate study of the morals underpinning human rights and neo-liberal markets -- Martin Arias-Loyola, Universidad Católica del Norte, Chile * International Affairs *Perhaps the best book on the subject yet (...) a veritable treasure trove of riches (...) The Morals of the Market will be read and discussed for many years to come because Whyte has produced a rare work which makes interdisciplinary history and philosophy look not only easy, but necessary. -- Matthew McManus, Whitman College * Human Rights Review *A brilliant new book (...) Engrossing and comprehensively researched, The Morals of the Market sparkles with erudite engagements across modern political theory that contextualises neoliberal thought. -- Ben Huf * Australian Book Review *A timely contribution to a field that, at least to some, could be facing its twilight. If we are to dislodge human rights of its condition of fellow travellers, it is important to maintain Whyte's critical approach -- Daniel Pinheiro Astone, Stockholm University * Social and Legal Studies *Whyte sets out to tell the 'story of how neoliberal thinkers made human rights the morals of the market'. On this score Whyte succeeds admirably: through a thorough, well-written, and cogent account of the work of the Mont Pèlerin Society (MPS) and how its leading lights articulated a specifically moral account of the virtues of 'free' markets to embed and defend their civilizational ideals. -- Paul O’Connell, SOAS * Legal Form *Jessica Whyte's new book, The Morals of the Market, demonstrates the kind of scholarship we all aspire to: insightful, thought-provoking, and, above all, accessible and engaging (...) a powerful narrative about how neoliberalism and human rights spread in tandem in a mutually constitutive fashion, implanting capitalist social relations across the world, and how human rights were instrumental in crashing alternative political projects, most notably welfarism and third world aspirations for global economic redistribution -- Eva Nanopoulos, QMUL * Legal Form *What precisely is the relation between neoliberalism and human rights? Jessica Whyte's elegant Morals of the Market tackles this question directly, skillfully, and insightfully (...) Morals of the Market is an excellent book, all the more so for its clarity and its combination of panoramic synthesis and issue-specific analysis -- Umut Özsu * Legal Form *An excellent new book (...) The Morals of the Market succeeds on every count. This fascinating book has a lot of new and surprising things to teach us about human rights and neoliberalism, those longstanding and cherished objects of left critical theorization. And the lessons it teaches us about them both are essential if we are to properly understand their historical trajectories (and hence to perform the necessary political work of contesting, reframing, or refusing them in the present) (...) an utterly indispensable reference point for thinking about our contemporary political juncture." -- Ben Golder * Contemporary Political Theory *[a] thought-provoking and engaging study on the relationship between human rights and the rise of neoliberalism. -- Shane Darcy * International Dialogue, A Multidisciplinary Journal of World Affairs *In an effortless and flowing writing style, Whyte confronts neoliberals with their own appalling words, woven into an astonishing and erudite critical synthesis. The book thus delivers a far-reaching and perceptive critique that fills a long-standing gap between human rights studies and analyses of neoliberalism. -- Kyriaki Pavlidou * Journal of Law and Political Economy *In The Morals of the Market, Jessica Whyte breaks new ground in the study of neoliberal political thought and human rights. What results from Whyte's study is a striking and more vivid picture of neoliberal and ordoliberal approaches to international economic order as an inherently civilizational and racialized political project. By piecing together the theory and the politics of these intellectuals and by placing them in dialogue with overlooked adversaries, this book makes a significant contribution to the historical and theoretical literature on neoliberalism, law, and political economy. -- William Callison * Perspectives on Politics *How might such a break [with neoliberalism] occur, and a more transformative conception of human rights be made mainstream? In making visible the morals of the market in so many forms, this book not only opens up the space for this question to be asked but will also undoubtedly enrich the reflections and responses of those who are willing to consider it. -- Daniel Cullen * Birkbeck Law Review *With the precision of a chronicler but the reasoning of a philosopher, Whyte shows how self-described neoliberals (who at the time occupied key policymaking positions in transnational governance, like sections of the United Nations itself) fought to distinguish, from the melee of demands for rights, a strict baseline of civic and political rights. -- Juan del Nido * Cambridge Journal of Anthropology *
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IGI Global Applications of Soft Systems Methodology for
Book SynopsisSystems thinking is a method of problem solving that deals with various cultural issues including conflict and compromise. In recent years, researchers have begun studying this approach and applying it within several professional fields, specifically organizations and business management. In the modern age of information, professionals are continually looking for new methods to improve traditional practices within their field. Improving organizational practices through the implementation of the soft systems approach is a growing research area that requires in-depth discussion and case studies. Applications of Soft Systems Methodology for Organizational Change is a collection of innovative research on the theories and practices of soft systems and their application within organizational and industrial analysis. While highlighting topics including agent-based modeling, sustainable energy initiatives, and natural resources allocation, this book is ideally designed for researchers, designers, managers, analysts, practitioners, executives, academicians, and students seeking current research on the theories and applications of soft systems design.
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Emerald Publishing Limited The Digital Renminbi’s Disruption: Shaping the
Book SynopsisChina has a leading edge over the advanced countries in process of digitalisation and has created the world’s first central bank digital currency, or CBDC. The business community is well aware of China’s role in leading the way in global business disruption and innovation by being fast and first, global and local, and by investing in e-commerce platforms, big data, 5G network and artificial intelligence applications. Applying economic theories and data analysis, Chi Lo discusses the impact of China’s digital disruption to the world’s financial systems, trade and investment trends, economic policy, regulations and geopolitics. The Digital Renminbi’s Disruption analyses the uncharted territories in which world is moving into, such as China’s expansion of its digital infrastructure to the developing world and even advanced economies. Unique to this study is the linking of the geopolitical and China’s own domestic political developments with China’s digitalisation process to articulate the hidden, and often misunderstood, themes and trends both within China and the global system. Exposing hidden trends and systemic flaws and debunking myths, The Digital Renminbi’s Disruption contributes to revealing China’s digital disruption and leads to a better understanding of upcoming potential volatility in the wake of the unfolding digital revolution.Table of ContentsIntroduction. China, Central Bank Digital Currency and Cryptocurrency Chapter 1. China’s Central Bank Digital Currency Chapter 2. The Crypto Disruption Chapter 3. Disrupting the Crypto Disruption Chapter 4. Decoding China’s Tech policy Chapter 5. Breaking Up the Global Payments System Chapter 6. The Digital Belt and Road Initiative Chapter 7. The Digital Currency War Chapter 8. Renminbi vs Dollar Hegemony, the Ultimate Disruption
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Verso Books Historical Capitalism
Book SynopsisIn this short, highly readable book, the master of world-systems theory provides a succinct anatomy of capitalism over the past five hundred years. Considering the way capitalism has changed and evolved over the centuries, and what has remained constant, he outlines its chief characteristics. In particular, he looks at the emergence and development of a world market, and of labor; in doing so, he argues that capitalism has brought about immiseration in the Global South. As long as they remain within a framework of world capitalism, Wallerstein concludes, the economic and social problems of developing countries will remain unresolved.Historical Capitalism, published here with its companion essay Capitalist Civilization, is a concise, compelling beginners' guide to one of the most challenging and influential assessments of capitalism as a world-historic mode of production.
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MuseumsEtc Set You Free
Book SynopsisA fresh and distinctive perspective on the contemporary fairground in striking images.
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BenBella Books Rocket Fuel: The One Essential Combination That
Book SynopsisDiscover the vital relationship that will take your company from "What's next?" to "We have liftoff!" Visionaries have groundbreaking ideas. Integrators make those ideas a reality. This explosive combination is the key to getting everything you want out of your business. It worked for Disney. It worked for McDonald's. It worked for Ford. It can work for you. From the author of the bestselling Traction, Rocket Fuel details the integral roles of the Visionary and Integrator and explains how an effective relationship between the two can help your business thrive. Offering advice to help Visionary-minded and Integrator-minded individuals find one another, Rocket Fuel also features assessments so you're able to determine whether you're a Visionary or an Integrator. Without an Integrator, a Visionary is far less likely to succeed long-term ,and realize the company's ultimate goals--likewise, with no Visionary, an Integrator can't rise to his or her full potential. When these two people come together to share their natural talents and innate skill sets, it's like rocket fuel--they have the power to reach new heights for virtually any company or organization.Trade Review"Rocket Fuel is a powerful model for freeing up entrepreneurial visionaries to do what they do best. Gino and Mark provide a practical gameplan for building an organization that perfectly combines vision and integration." --Dan Sullivan, President and Founder of Strategic Coach(R) "In this brilliant book, Gino Wickman and Mark C. Winters explain the vital importance of having both a visionary and an integrator--and show how that relationship can provide the 'rocket fuel' your company needs to achieve its full potential." --Bo Burlingham, Editor-at-Large of Inc. magazine and author of Small Giants and Finish Big: How Great Entrepreneurs Exit Their Companies on Top
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Conscious Capitalism Press It's About TIME: How Businesses Can Save the
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IT Revolution Press Unbundling the Enterprise
Book SynopsisThe future of business is digital, yet most organizations (including many with high-tech origins) are struggling to adapt despite high levels of planning and multiyear investments. As it turns out, the key to digital transformation is hidden in plain sight Stop trying to predict the future. Instead, create the conditions for unanticipated innovations (AKA happy accidents) to occur and then rapidly exploit them. APIs and optionality are what make this path possible.Unbundling the Enterprise provides a blueprintproven but until now unarticulatedon how to architect your business for success in the digital economy. In this book, you will learn the power of using APIs to unlock your organization''s existing business capabilities to accumulate optionality, and how that optionality can drive innovation and create new organic growth inside of your enterprise.In Unbundling the Enterprise, digital strategists Matt McLarty and Stephen Fishm
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Dynamic Models and Inequality: The Role of the Market Mechanism in Economic Distribution
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Springer International Publishing AG European Security in Integration Theory: Contested Boundaries
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The Chinese University Press Poverty in a Rich Society: The Case of Hong Kong
Book SynopsisHong Kong's income inequality is greater than that in any developed economy. The growing unequal income distribution and poverty in Hong Kong have aroused public concern. This book is a timely and important opportunity to advance the theory and practice of poverty and social exclusion measurement, and to conduct policy relevant analyses in Hong Kong.
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Oxford University Press Addressing Tipping Points for a Precarious Future
Book SynopsisThis is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International licence. It is free to read at British Academy Scholarship Online and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations. Tipping points are zones or thresholds of profound changes in natural or social conditions with very considerable and largely unforecastable consequences. Tipping points may be dangerous for societies and economies, especially if the prevailing governing arrangements are not designed either to anticipate them or adapt to their arrival. Tipping points can also be transformational of cultures and behaviours so that societies can learn to adapt and to alter their outlooks and mores in favour of accommodating to more sustainable ways of living.This volume examines scientific, economic and social analyses of tipping points, and the spiritual and creative approaches to identifying and anticipating them. The authors focus on climate change, ice melt, tropical fTable of Contents1. Tipping points and critical thresholds: metaphors and systemic change ; 2. Earth system tipping points ; 3. The culture dimensions: editorial introduction ; 4. Food security, biodiversity and degradation: editorial introduction ; 5. The Spiritual Dimensions: editorial introduction ; 6. Politics, the markets and business: editorial introduction ; 7. Communicating tipping points and resilience: editorial introduction ; 8. A precarious future
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The University of Chicago Press Capitalism and the Historians
Book SynopsisThe authors offer documentary evidence to support their conclusion that under capitalism the workers, despite long hours and other hardships of factory life, were better off financially, had more opportunities, and led a better life than had been the case before the Industrial Revolution.
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The University of Chicago Press Fundamentalisms Comprehended Volume 5 The
Book SynopsisFocuses on such areas as: the fraction of firms that participate in shared capitalism programs in the United States and abroad, the factors that enable these firms to overcome classic free rider and risk problems, the effect of shared capitalism on firm performance, and the impact of shared capitalism on worker well-being.
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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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University of Illinois Press Media Backends
Book SynopsisTrade Review“What happens in the backend, behind our screens, in the sociotechnical systems that constitute our media space? Parks, Velkova, and De Ridder have collected an impressive bouquet of enlightening articles, offering a wide scope of critical perspectives on what happens in the invisible parts of the internet, including its infrastructure. Reading through this collection, you start seeing the bigger picture of a media landscape in transformation and how this connects to global societal transformations. A true mind opener.”--José van Dijck, author of The Culture of Connectivity: A Critical History of Social MediaTable of ContentsIntroduction Lisa Parks, Julia Velkova, and Sander De Ridder Part I: Sensing, Automating, Mediating 1 Atmospheric Mediation: From Smart Dust to Customizable Governance Mark Andrejevic, and Zala Volcic 2 The Other Side of the Smart Phone: MEMS Sensors and the Tiny Matter of Mediation Lisa Parks 3 EugenicTech: Three Perspectives On the (B)anality of AI Jonathan Cohn 4 Coding and Encoding Streamed Media: The Cultural Infrastructure of the Netflix Recommender System Fatima Gaw 5 Engaging Opacity: Spotify and the Poesis of Algorithmic Backends Tim Markham Part II: Datafying, Serving, Distributing 6 The Social Mapping of Hyperscale Data Center Regions: Placemaking, Infrastructuring, Curating Vicki Mayer and Julia Velkova 7 Cross-sectoral Relations in VoD Markets: Frontend, Backend, and Deepend in India Vibodh Parthasarathi, Philippe Bouquillion, and Christine Ithurbide 8 Serving Machines and Heterotopias: Data Entry Work in Prisons and Refugee Camps in the US and Uganda Anne Kaun, Alexis Logsdon, Philipp Seuferling and Fredrik Stiernstedt 9 Mythical Media Backends: Human-Machine Communication’s Cruel Promises Sander De Ridder 10 The Black Living Data Booklet Faithe Day Part III: Subjecting, Humanizing, Repairing 11 Sonorous Surfaces, Biased Backends: The Gendered Voices of AI Assistants as Existential Media Amanda Lagerkvist, Jacek Smolicki, and Matilda Tudor 12 On Meaning and Exploitation: Everyday AI and Productivity Tracking in Denmark Stine Lomborg 13 The Backend Work of Data Subjects: Ordinary Challenges of Living with Data in India and the US Ranjit Singh 14 Repairing Algorithms, Rebuilding Data Paths: Digital Infrastructures, Public Service Media, and Material Solidarity in Europe Kaarina Nikunen Afterword Rahul Mukherjee Contributor Bios Index
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University of Illinois Press Media Backends
Book SynopsisTrade Review“What happens in the backend, behind our screens, in the sociotechnical systems that constitute our media space? Parks, Velkova, and De Ridder have collected an impressive bouquet of enlightening articles, offering a wide scope of critical perspectives on what happens in the invisible parts of the internet, including its infrastructure. Reading through this collection, you start seeing the bigger picture of a media landscape in transformation and how this connects to global societal transformations. A true mind opener.”--José van Dijck, author of The Culture of Connectivity: A Critical History of Social MediaTable of ContentsIntroduction Lisa Parks, Julia Velkova, and Sander De Ridder Part I: Sensing, Automating, Mediating 1 Atmospheric Mediation: From Smart Dust to Customizable Governance Mark Andrejevic, and Zala Volcic 2 The Other Side of the Smart Phone: MEMS Sensors and the Tiny Matter of Mediation Lisa Parks 3 EugenicTech: Three Perspectives On the (B)anality of AI Jonathan Cohn 4 Coding and Encoding Streamed Media: The Cultural Infrastructure of the Netflix Recommender System Fatima Gaw 5 Engaging Opacity: Spotify and the Poesis of Algorithmic Backends Tim Markham Part II: Datafying, Serving, Distributing 6 The Social Mapping of Hyperscale Data Center Regions: Placemaking, Infrastructuring, Curating Vicki Mayer and Julia Velkova 7 Cross-sectoral Relations in VoD Markets: Frontend, Backend, and Deepend in India Vibodh Parthasarathi, Philippe Bouquillion, and Christine Ithurbide 8 Serving Machines and Heterotopias: Data Entry Work in Prisons and Refugee Camps in the US and Uganda Anne Kaun, Alexis Logsdon, Philipp Seuferling and Fredrik Stiernstedt 9 Mythical Media Backends: Human-Machine Communication’s Cruel Promises Sander De Ridder 10 The Black Living Data Booklet Faithe Day Part III: Subjecting, Humanizing, Repairing 11 Sonorous Surfaces, Biased Backends: The Gendered Voices of AI Assistants as Existential Media Amanda Lagerkvist, Jacek Smolicki, and Matilda Tudor 12 On Meaning and Exploitation: Everyday AI and Productivity Tracking in Denmark Stine Lomborg 13 The Backend Work of Data Subjects: Ordinary Challenges of Living with Data in India and the US Ranjit Singh 14 Repairing Algorithms, Rebuilding Data Paths: Digital Infrastructures, Public Service Media, and Material Solidarity in Europe Kaarina Nikunen Afterword Rahul Mukherjee Contributor Bios Index
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Institute of Economic Affairs Human Nature and World Affairs An Introduction to
Book SynopsisThe book draws on the writings of major classical liberal thinkers such as David Hume, Adam Smith, Ludwig von Mises and Friedrich Hayek to create a comprehensive overview of the classical liberal approach to foreign affairs.
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WW Norton & Co The Nature and Logic of Capitalism
Book SynopsisIn The Worldly Philosophers, Robert Heilbroner set out to describe what the great economists thought would happen to the system of capitalism. In later books. Professor Heilbroner projected his own views about the future of the capitalist system. Now he asks a still more demanding question: What is capitalism?
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Patterns in the Dark Understanding Risk and
Book Synopsis"A fascinating account of one of today's great paradoxes: The irreducible uncertainty that lies at the heart of social and economic order. A perfectly efficient market could not possibly work. Uncertainty reduces risk. Ed Peters takes our most cherished beliefs, tuns them upside down, and convinces us that they're much better that way.Trade ReviewEdgar E. Peters's latest book, Patterns in the Dark: Understanding Risk and Financial Crisis with Complexity Theory is not merely an autobiographical indulgence. The bulk of the book is Peters's lucent analysis expounding on the need for uncertainty. Whether he uses the example of genetic algorithms to show how randomness can lead a process to a goal even when the ultimate path is unknown, or if he simply shows how David Bowie's creation of Ziggie Stardust illustrates the integration of two seemingly contrary elements in the creative process (with a nod toward uncertainty as a requirement for stability), Peters's always seems to provide compelling insight into how global structure and local randomness interact. Edgar E. Peters's latest book, Patterns in the Dark: Understanding Risk and Financial Crisis with Complexity Theory is not merely an autobiographical indulgence. The bulk of the book is Peters's lucent analysis expounding on the need for uncertainty. Whether he uses the example of genetic algorithms to show how randomness can lead a process to a goal even when the ultimate path is unknown, or if he simply shows how David Bowie's creation of Ziggie Stardust illustrates the integration of two seemingly contrary elements in the creative process (with a nod toward uncertainty as a requirement for stability), Peters's always seems to provide compelling insight into how global structure and local randomness interact. Ultimately, the book's implications for "global structure" policymakers are more clear than any prescriptions that might be handed down to individual investors acting in an environment of local randomness. However, the discussions regarding various process models and their implications for economic activity are worth the price of admission alone. Interested investors ought to check it out.--("Fool On The Hill - An Investment Opinion" by Alex Schay - June 1999)Table of ContentsIntroduction: Life, Risk, and Uncertainty. UNCERTAINTY, COMPLEXITY, AND SPONTANEOUS ORGANIZATION. Imposing Order: Conspiracies and the Mathematics of Ignorance. Uncertainty, Vagueness, and Ambiguity: The Need for Information. Complexity and Time: The Dynamics of Uncertainty. FREE MARKETS AND THE NEED FOR UNCERTAINTY. Subjectivism: "The Economics of Time and Ignorance." Diversity and Knowledge. Crisis and Competition: Creative Destruction in Free Markets. Economic Evolution: Change in Real Time. Creativity: Uncertainty, Innovation, and Entrepreneurs. Rules and Law: Limits in Complexity. Degrees of Order: Balancing Rules, Freedom, and Uncertainty. The Need for Uncertainty. References. Index.
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Capital Markets
Book SynopsisCapital Markets: A Global Perspective concentrates on principles that financial professionals - regardless of geography - need to know, rather than on local institutional details.Trade Review"Capital Markets: A Global Perspective is a comprehensive and pedagogical textbook that condenses a broad field of finance into an intuitive and readable book. It provides both a conceptual and in-depth understanding of the major fiancial products and the operating structure of various U.S. and foreign capital markets." Norman Moore, University of ConnecticutTable of ContentsList of Figures. List of Tables. Preface. Acknowledgments. 1. Financial markets and their Products. 2. Secondary Markets. 3. Transaction Costs. 4. Clearing and Settlement. 5. Regulation. 6. Equities. 7. Debt Securities. 8. Debt Securities. Theoretical Considerations. 9. International Parity Relationships. 10. Foreign Exchange. 11. Markowitz and the Capital Asset Pricing Model. 12. Futures. 13. Options. 14. Swaps. 15. Hedging. Index of Names. Index of Subjects.
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd The New Chinese City
Book SynopsisUrbanization and urban development are the focus of this account which introduces readers to the changes now taking place in Chinese cities. Its approach links the visible changes in urban life to changes in the larger political economy of China.Trade Review"A valuable and timely addition to the expanding Chinese city studies." Kam Wing Chan, University of Washington "During the past two decades urban China has undergone a remarkable transformation as the old system of central planning has given way to domestic and international market forces. A once-distinctive model of urbanism is being replaced by something entirely new. Logan and his collaborators provide a highly disciplined, coherent, state of the art examination of these changes through detailed studies of migration, housing reform, community change and other vital topics." Andrew Walder, Stanford University "This book is a timely and valuable contribution to our understanding of changing China and the urban developmental process." Yehua Dennis Wei, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Table of ContentsList of Figures. List of Tables. List of Contributors. Preface. Part I: Introduction to the New Chinese City:. 1. Three Challenges for the Chinese City: Globalization, Migration and Market Reform: John R Logan (University of Albany). 2. The Present Situation and Prospective Development of the Shanghai Urban Community: Duo Wu (East China Normal University) and Taibin Li (Shanghai Young Administrative Cadres College). 3. The Development of the Chinese Metropolis in the Period of Transition: Xiaopei Yan (Zhongshan University), Li Jia (Zhongshan University), Jianping Li (Zhongshan University) and Jizhuan Weng (Zhongshan University). Part II: Globalization and Urban Development:. 4. The Prospect of International Cities in China: Yixing Zhou (Peking University). 5. An Entrepreneurial City in Action: Emerging Strategies for (Inter-) Urban Competition in Hong Kong: Ngai-Ling Sum (University of Lancaster). 6. The Hong Kong/Pearl River Delta Urban Region: An Emerging Transnational Mode of Regulation or Just Muddling Through?: Alan Smart (University of Calgary). 7. The State, Capital, and Urban Restructuring in Post-Reform Shanghai: Zhengji Fu (King's College London). 8. The Transformation of Suzhou: The Case of the Collaboration between the China and Singapore Governments and Transnational Corporations (1992-1999): Alexius Pereira (National University of Singapore). Part III: Market Reform and the New Processes fo Urban Development:. 9. Market Transition and the Commodification of Housing in Urban China: Min Zhou (University of California at Los Angeles) and John R Logan (University of Albany). 10. Real Estate Development and the Transformation of Urban Space in Chinese Transitional Economy: With Special Reference to Shanghai: Fulong Wu (University of Southampton). 11. Social Research and the Localization of Chinese Urban Planning Practice: Some Ideas from Quanzhou, Fujian: Daniel B Abramson (University of British Colombia), Michael Leaf (University of British Colombia) and Tan Ying (formerly Tsinghua University). Part IV: Urban Impacts of Migration:. 12. Migrant Enclaves in Chinese Large Cities: Fan Jie (Chinese Academy of Sciences and Peking Normal University) and Wolfgang Taubmann (University of Bremen). 13. Social Polarization and Segregation in Beijing: Chaolin Gu (Nanjing University) and Haiyong Liu (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill). 14. Temporary Migrants in Shanghai: Housing and Settlement Patterns: Weiping Wu (Virginia Commonwealth University). Part V: Urbanization of the Countryside:. 15. Return Migrant Entrepreneurs and Economic Diversification in Two Counties in South Jiangxi, China: Rachel Murphy (University of Cambridge). 16. Region-Based Urbanization in Post-Reform China: Spatial Restructuring in the Pearl River Delta: George C S Lin (The University of Hong Kong). Bibliography. Index.
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd The New Chinese City
Book SynopsisUrbanization and urban development are the focus of this account which introduces readers to the changes now taking place in Chinese cities. Its approach links the visible changes in urban life to changes in the larger political economy of China.Trade Review"A valuable and timely addition to the expanding Chinese city studies." Kam Wing Chan, University of Washington "During the past two decades urban China has undergone a remarkable transformation as the old system of central planning has given way to domestic and international market forces. A once-distinctive model of urbanism is being replaced by something entirely new. Logan and his collaborators provide a highly disciplined, coherent, state of the art examination of these changes through detailed studies of migration, housing reform, community change and other vital topics." Andrew Walder, Stanford University "This book is a timely and valuable contribution to our understanding of changing China and the urban developmental process." Yehua Dennis Wei, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Table of ContentsList of Figures. List of Tables. List of Contributors. Preface. Part I: Introduction to the New Chinese City:. 1. Three Challenges for the Chinese City: Globalization, Migration and Market Reform: John R Logan (University of Albany). 2. The Present Situation and Prospective Development of the Shanghai Urban Community: Duo Wu (East China Normal University) and Taibin Li (Shanghai Young Administrative Cadres College). 3. The Development of the Chinese Metropolis in the Period of Transition: Xiaopei Yan (Zhongshan University), Li Jia (Zhongshan University), Jianping Li (Zhongshan University) and Jizhuan Weng (Zhongshan University). Part II: Globalization and Urban Development:. 4. The Prospect of International Cities in China: Yixing Zhou (Peking University). 5. An Entrepreneurial City in Action: Emerging Strategies for (Inter-) Urban Competition in Hong Kong: Ngai-Ling Sum (University of Lancaster). 6. The Hong Kong/Pearl River Delta Urban Region: An Emerging Transnational Mode of Regulation or Just Muddling Through?: Alan Smart (University of Calgary). 7. The State, Capital, and Urban Restructuring in Post-Reform Shanghai: Zhengji Fu (King's College London). 8. The Transformation of Suzhou: The Case of the Collaboration between the China and Singapore Governments and Transnational Corporations (1992-1999): Alexius Pereira (National University of Singapore). Part III: Market Reform and the New Processes fo Urban Development:. 9. Market Transition and the Commodification of Housing in Urban China: Min Zhou (University of California at Los Angeles) and John R Logan (University of Albany). 10. Real Estate Development and the Transformation of Urban Space in Chinese Transitional Economy: With Special Reference to Shanghai: Fulong Wu (University of Southampton). 11. Social Research and the Localization of Chinese Urban Planning Practice: Some Ideas from Quanzhou, Fujian: Daniel B Abramson (University of British Colombia), Michael Leaf (University of British Colombia) and Tan Ying (formerly Tsinghua University). Part IV: Urban Impacts of Migration:. 12. Migrant Enclaves in Chinese Large Cities: Fan Jie (Chinese Academy of Sciences and Peking Normal University) and Wolfgang Taubmann (University of Bremen). 13. Social Polarization and Segregation in Beijing: Chaolin Gu (Nanjing University) and Haiyong Liu (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill). 14. Temporary Migrants in Shanghai: Housing and Settlement Patterns: Weiping Wu (Virginia Commonwealth University). Part V: Urbanization of the Countryside:. 15. Return Migrant Entrepreneurs and Economic Diversification in Two Counties in South Jiangxi, China: Rachel Murphy (University of Cambridge). 16. Region-Based Urbanization in Post-Reform China: Spatial Restructuring in the Pearl River Delta: George C S Lin (The University of Hong Kong). Bibliography. Index.
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Harvard University Press Financial Liberalization and Economic Development
Book SynopsisKorea’s financial development has been a tale of liberalization and opening but the new system has failed to steer the country away from financial crises. This study analyzes the changes in the financial system and finds that financial liberalization has contributed little to grow and stabilize the Korean economy.Trade ReviewA welcome and ambitious volume. -- Peter J. Morgan * Developing Economies *
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Harvard University Press Top Incomes in France in the Twentieth Century
Book SynopsisThis pioneering work by Thomas Piketty explains the facts and dynamics of income inequality in France in the twentieth century. On its publication in French in 2001, it helped launch the international program led by Piketty and others to explore the grand patterns and causes of global inequality research that has since transformed public debate.Trade ReviewIn light of Piketty’s history, every part of Hayek’s argument now looks doubtful…The tremendous amount of data he gathers and analyzes (from tax rates to the price of butter) point to unavoidable conclusions. High taxes on income and inheritances can keep inequality in check, or even make it fall…Inequality is not incomprehensible or uncontrollable. It is the result of political decisions…Piketty makes clear, at great length, exactly what would stem the tide. -- Paul W. Gleason * Pacific Standard *Thomas Piketty’s Top Incomes in France in the Twentieth Century is in many ways a precursor to his famous Capital in the Twenty-First Century, a pioneering book in the methodological sense with empirical analysis that provides the core around which political and economic developments in France are woven and discussed. -- Branko Milanovic, City University of New YorkTop Incomes in France is simply unavoidable for anyone wanting to understand the historical evolution of inequality in France, and it is the groundwork without which Capital would be nonexistent. -- Camille Landais, London School of Economics and Political ScienceTop Incomes in France in the Twentieth Century provides an important, detailed, and analytically insightful discussion of the political and legislative history of taxation in France. This book will be of tremendous value to all those interested in issues of social justice, inequality, taxation, and the evolution of capitalism. -- Martin O’Neill, University of YorkA door-stopping work of economic history. * Kirkus Reviews *
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Princeton University Press Not Working
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Pluto Press PostSoviet Chaos Violence and Dispossession in
Book SynopsisThe shocking impact of the new capitalism on the people of Central AsiaTrade Review'Nazpary's brilliant analysis of post-Soviet Kazakhstan reflects the author's deep ethnographic immersion in the everyday life-worlds of those inhabitants of Almaty' -- John Gledhill, Manchester University'A wonderfully vivid account of the 'chaos' people see around them in post-Soviet Kazakhstan. An insightful exploration of the ways and means of the dispossessed in an unpredictable world' -- Caroline Humphrey'The most important book you can read about Central Asia' -- Jonathan Neale, BookmarksTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. People And Places 3. Bardak: Elements Of Chaos. 4. Networking As A Response To The Chaos 5. Women And Sexualised Strategies: Violence And Stigma 6. Construction Of The Alien: Imagining A Soviet Community 7. Ethnic Tensions 8. Conclusions: Whose Transition? References Index
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Pluto Press Traffick The Illicit Movement of People and
Book SynopsisShows how the illegal economy -- drugs and people-trafficking -- is essential to global markets.Trade ReviewI have no hesitation in saying it promises to be an excellent and much needed book and recommend[...] that you accept it. I would certainly use it as recommended reading on my undergraduate course on human rights and globalization -- Professor O'Connell Davidson, Nottingham UniversityTable of Contents1. How did we get here? 2. Underbelly of the global 3. Winning the Cold War – The power of organised crime in the global economy 4. Drugs, territory and transnational networks 5. Nuclear holocaust or drive-by shooting? Arms in the new world economy 6. Circulating bodies in the global marketplace 7. Conclusion: Violent endings and new beginnings Bibliography Index
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Pluto Press BAD MARXISM Capitalism and Cultural Studies
Book SynopsisCritical political analysis of how Cultural Studies has used and abused Marxism, offering a close reading of Derrida and Negri.Trade Review'Hutnyk packs more dynamite in his sentences than any other writer I know. He is among the finest Marxist polemicists writing today. There are none who can be as devastating in their critique of commodification' -- Amitava Kumar, Associate Professor, Penn State University'John Hutnyk is a very fine thinker, a sharp analyst of what is wrong with the academy and a careful reader, at the same time, of those ideas he won't always go along with' -- Vijay Prashad, author of Keeping Up with the Dow Joneses: Debt, Prison, Workfare (South End Press)Table of ContentsIntroduction: Cultural Studies as Capitalism Part I: Clifford's Ethnographica 1. Clifford and Malinowski 2. Fort Ross Mystifications Part II: derrida@marx.archive 3. Fever 4. Spectres 5. Struggles Part III: Tales from Raj 6. On Empire 7. Difference and Opposition 8. The Chapatti Story Part IV: Bataille's Wars: Surrealism, Marxism, Fascism 9. Librarian 10. Activist 11. Anthropologist 12. Provocateur Conclusion: The Cultivation of Capital Studies Notes References Index
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Pluto Press Geopolitical Economy
Book SynopsisRadically reinterprets the historical evolution of the world order, as a multi-polar world emerges from the dust of the financial and economic crisis.Trade Review'You are not likely to find a better contemporary history of the world's economy than this one' -- Jeff Madrick, Editor, Challenge'Shatters the stale notions that characterise traditional international political economy' -- Professor Ilene Grabel, Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver, USA'Desai has given us an essential work on global political economy, deftly weaving together a critical history of the US dollar, a devastating critique of global hegemony theory, and a rethinking of Marxian and Keynesian ideas about global economic crisis' -- Gary Dymski, Leeds University Business School and University of California, Riverside'This impressive book powerfully questions the conventional wisdoms of both the right and the left about US hegemony, globalisation, and the 'new American empire'. Radical scholarship at its best' -- Mel Watkins, Professor Emeritus of Economics and Political Science, University of Toronto'A refreshing book with a punch. Desai not only charts the end of an era in global political economy, she offers us a stimulating framework for understanding the coming multipolar period, one full of promise if only we recognise its key features' -- Randall Germain Professor of Political Science, Carleton University, Canada'A bold and imaginative book. Desai argues her case with an analysis of history that has both sweep and rigour' -- Prabhat Patnaik, Professor Emeritus, Department of Economic Studies and Planning, Jawaharlal Nehru University, former Chairman of the Kerala State Planning Commission, Member of the UN taskforce on the reform of the world financial system.'A penetrating account of the complex interrelations between US hegemony and the transnational sweep of capital. Firmly planted in the long tradition of historical materialist analysis of imperialism, Desai breaks new ground in taking forward some of the most incisive theorisations from this lineage, critically dissecting theories that have for too long assumed that interstate rivalries were a thing of the past' -- Kees van der Pijl, Professor Emeritus, Department of International Relations, University of Sussex'Challenges several widely accepted ideas. I have every confidence that every student of the global economy and polity will greatly benefit by studying this outstanding monograph' -- Amiya Kumar Bagchi, Founder-Director of the Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Kolkata and former Reserve Bank Professor at the Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta'A critical and vivid analysis of what she aptly calls the geopolitical economy of capitalism which will be attractive as a textbook for international political economy courses at both undergraduate and graduate levels and a thrilling read for readers at large' -- Makoto Itoh, Professor emeritus of The University of Tokyo.'A clear-eyed and incisive look at some of the central concerns in the world today. This book will persuade and engage you.' -- Jayati Ghosh, Professor at the Centre for Economic Studies and Planning, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Executive Secretary of the International Development Economics Associates (IDEAS).Table of ContentsContents Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations 1. Introduction: Why Geopolitical Economy? 2. The Materiality of Nations 3. The US Imperial Career 4. Ambition and Realities 5. The Retrospection of Hegemony Stability Theory 6. Renewal? 7. Globalisation? 8. Empire? 9. Conclusion: The Multipolar Moment References Index
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Pluto Press How the West Came to Rule
Book SynopsisA non-Eurocentric, sweeping look at the material conditions and events that created capitalismTrade Review'A fundamental rethinking of the origins of capitalism and the emergence of Western domination by the interactive relations with the non-European world. Highly Recommended.' -- CHOICE'A fascinating tour de force that will surely be debated in the fields of history, sociology, Marxism and International Relations for years to come' -- Justin Rosenberg, Professor in International Relations at the University of Sussex'An excellent book' -- Professor John M. Hobson, University of Sheffield'This rigorously argued book presents a compelling challenge to standard narratives of capitalist modernity. The authors combine theoretical sophistication and a wide-ranging account of extra-European histories to provide a superb - and provocative - alternative' -- Gurminder K Bhambra, author of Connected Sociologies'A superb account which successfully transcends a false dichotomy. Drawing on the best aspects of Historical Sociology and International Relations, and within a rigorous Marxist framework, the authors offer a challenge to all existing explanations of the rise of the West to world dominance' -- Neil Davidson, author of How Revolutionary Were the Bourgeois Revolutions?'There is much talk these days of Big History, yet the advocates invariably stop short of talking about capitalism. With their bold and wide-ranging treatment, Anievas and Nişancıoğlu now place the origins of capitalism at the very centre of the agenda' -- Geoff Eley, Karl Pohrt Distinguished University Professor of Contemporary History at the University of Michigan'An excellent, inventive and fascinating piece of scholarship' -- Tony Mckenna, Marx & Philosophy Review of Books'A work of towering scholarly erudition combined with deep political insights that must be reckoned with' -- Louis Proyect'Provocative and brilliant ... An enormous contribution to redressing the one-sided debates about the origins of capitalism and the West's conquest of the planet ... Their book should be read by anyone hoping to understand as well as challenge Eurocentrism, imperialism, and the capitalist system as a whole' -- International Socialist Review'Provides an important introduction to a truly global history of the origins of capitalism which recognises the vital inputs and roles of a range of non-European societies' -- Review of African Political EconomyTable of ContentsList of Figures Acknowledgements Introduction 1. The Transition Debate: Theories and Critique 2. Rethinking the Origins of Capitalism: The Theory of Uneven and Combined Development 3. The Long Thirteenth Century: Structural Crisis, Conjunctural Catastrophe 4. The Ottoman-Habsburg Rivalry over the Long Sixteenth Century 5. The Atlantic Sources of European Capitalism, Territorial Sovereignty and the Modern Self 6. The ‘Classical’ Bourgeois Revolutions in the History of Uneven and Combined Development 7. Combined Encounters: Dutch Colonisation in South-East Asia and the Contradictions of ‘Free Labour’ 8. Origins of the Great Divergence over the Longue Durée: Rethinking the ‘Rise of the West’ Conclusion Notes Index
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Pluto Press Ukraine and the Empire of Capital
Book SynopsisAn ambitious analysis of contemporary Ukrainian political economy.Trade Review'Provides an ambitious historical materialist analysis of the crisis in Ukraine ... an analysis that is not only appropriate, but largely absent and therefore sorely needed in this subject area' -- Marko Bojcun,'In this thought-provoking book, Yulia Yurchenko focuses on Ukraine's class dynamics and political economy and puts them in international context. Her analytical approach is a breath of fresh air amidst a fog of stale commentary that assumes Ukraine is all about geopolitical “pro-western” or “pro-Russian” narratives' -- Simon Pirani, Senior Visiting Research Fellow, Oxford Institute for Energy StudiesTable of ContentsList of Figures and Tables List of Abbreviations Acknowledgements Preface Map of Ukraine 1. Per Aspera ad Nebulae, or to Market Through a Hybrid Civil War: Survival Myths of Systemic Failure 2. Capitalist Antecedents in the Late USSR 3. Social Destruction and Kleptocratic Construction of the Early 1990s 4. Class Formation and Social Fragmentation 5. Neoliberal Kleptocracy, FDI and Transnational Capital 6. ‘Two Ukraines’, One ‘Family’ and Geopolitical Crossroads 7. The Bloody Winter and the ‘Gates of Europe’ 8. Geopolitics, the Elusive ‘Other’ and the Nebulous Telos of Europe Notes Bibliography Index
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Pluto Press Ukraine and the Empire of Capital
Book SynopsisAn ambitious analysis of contemporary Ukrainian political economy.Trade Review'Provides an ambitious historical materialist analysis of the crisis in Ukraine ... an analysis that is not only appropriate, but largely absent and therefore sorely needed in this subject area' -- Marko Bojcun,'In this thought-provoking book, Yulia Yurchenko focuses on Ukraine's class dynamics and political economy and puts them in international context. Her analytical approach is a breath of fresh air amidst a fog of stale commentary that assumes Ukraine is all about geopolitical “pro-western” or “pro-Russian” narratives' -- Simon Pirani, Senior Visiting Research Fellow, Oxford Institute for Energy StudiesTable of ContentsList of Figures and Tables List of Abbreviations Acknowledgements Preface Map of Ukraine 1. Per Aspera ad Nebulae, or to Market Through a Hybrid Civil War: Survival Myths of Systemic Failure 2. Capitalist Antecedents in the Late USSR 3. Social Destruction and Kleptocratic Construction of the Early 1990s 4. Class Formation and Social Fragmentation 5. Neoliberal Kleptocracy, FDI and Transnational Capital 6. ‘Two Ukraines’, One ‘Family’ and Geopolitical Crossroads 7. The Bloody Winter and the ‘Gates of Europe’ 8. Geopolitics, the Elusive ‘Other’ and the Nebulous Telos of Europe Notes Bibliography Index
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Pluto Press How America Became Capitalist Imperial Expansion
Book SynopsisAn epic history spanning 500 years of the formation of American capitalism, as viewed through the prisms of gender, race and Empire. Parisot debunks the myth that America is 'naturally' capitalistic through an intelligent reading of its history.Trade Review'At the heart of American capitalism is a history of empire. Starting from this powerful insight, James Parisot carefully investigates this history in its race, class, and gender dimensions. The result is a terrific contribution to current debates over the social history of capitalism in the U.S' -- David McNally, Cullen Distinguished Professor of History and Business, University of Houston 'Parisot's rich and lively analysis of the domestic history of US empire helps readers understand what it was about the development of US economic, social and political institutions that made the American state so central in the making of global capitalism' -- Leo Panitch, Emeritus Professor of Political Science, York University 'Utilizing the notion of 'empire' and focusing on the geographic expansion of commodity production and circulation across the North American continent, James Parisot's provocative thesis will be a focus of debate in years to come' -- Charles Post, City University of New York, author of 'The American Road to Capitalism' 'There is a relatively limited literature covering the entire course of the USA's transition to a capitalist society. In his concise but illuminating new book, James Parisot now provides such an account... particularly commendable is Parisot's focus throughout on the ways in which empire, race and gender have intersected in the history of US capitalism from the very beginning' -- Neil Davidson, author of 'How Revolutionary were the Bourgeois Revolutions?'Table of ContentsIntroduction: The United States as an Empire 1. The Origins of Colonial Society 2. The Expansion of Empire 3. Kentucky and Ohio 4. Slavery and Capitalism 5. The Progress of Empire 6. The Consolidation of the American Capitalism Conclusion: Capital and the Conquest of Space References
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd An AntiCapitalist Manifesto
Book SynopsisThe great demonstrations at Seattle and Genoa have shown that we are in a new era of protest. The neo-liberal economic policies pursued by the Group of Seven leading industrial countries and the international institutions they control are provoking widespread resistance. Growing numbers of people in all five continents are rejecting the values of the market and the vision of a world made safe for the multinational corporations. But what does the anti-globalization movement stand for? Is it, as its most common name suggests, against globalization itself? Is it opposed merely to the neo-liberal Washington Consensus that became dominant in the 1980s and 1990s, or is its real enemy the capitalist system itself? The World Social Forum at Porto Alegre has popularized the slogan Another World is Possible'. But what is that world? Alex Callinicos seeks to answer these questions in An Anti-Capitalist Manifesto. He analyses the development of the movement, distinguishes bTrade Review'This is a tremendous polemic and analysis: robust, articulate, engaging, accessible, informative, uncompromising and provocative.' Professor Anthony McGrew, Department of Politics, University of Southampton "...this book contains some undeniably valuable arguments and explanations of Marxist concepts" Kit Robinson, Weekly Worker, July 2003 "a politically engaged book" John Gray, The Independent "insightful and surprisingly non-ideological" Ethical Corporation MagazineTable of ContentsIntroduction. An unscheduled event. The revival of social critique. Naming the movement. Another unscheduled event. Chapter 1 Capitalism Against the Planet. So What’s the Problem?. Financial Follies. The Perpetual Motion Machine. Accumulation and Catastrophe. The Sword of Leviathan. Chapter 2 Varieties and Strategies. Varieties of Anti-Capitalism. Reform or Revolution?. Chapter 3 Imagining Other Worlds. Anti-Capitalist Values. A Note on Diversity. What’s Wrong with the Market?. Why We Need Planning. A Transitional Programme. Afterword. Notes. Index
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Capitalism
Book SynopsisNow with a substantial new postscript on the financial crisis This book provides a basic introduction to the 'nuts and bolts' of capitalism. It starts by examining the classic accounts of capitalism found in the works of Adam Smith, Karl Marx, Max Weber, Joseph Schumpeter, and John Maynard Keynes.Trade Review"The most informative interpretation of the current crisis I have yet encountered."LSE Politics Blog "A must-read for both sociologists and economists - indeed for anyone wanting to deepen their understanding of the systemic nature of today's global financial crisis."openDemocracy"One of the best introductions to the economics of capitalism I've read in a long time. Well argued, researched and referenced throughout, it is often a sheer pleasure to read."Morning Star "A highly accessible and enjoyable introductory text to the all-pervasive economic system in the modern era."Political Studies Review "A good introduction to the basic structure of the capitalist model."Tribune "An impressively broad, but also theoretically detailed and empirically well-illustrated, exploration of how capitalism works and develops today. By reading Ingham's comprehensive book, our students will surely become more knowledgeable and probably also better sociologists."Acta Sociologica "Not just an excellent summary of key themes and literatures on capitalism, but also a highly instructive first approach to the contemporary issue of all issues, the global financial crisis."Wolfgang Streeck, Socio-economic Review "In this meticulous and superbly crafted book Geoff Ingham dissects the nature of capitalism as a complex economic order in which money plays a central role. In developing his rich account he draws upon a remarkable range of theorists and examples which will make the book essential reading to students not only of sociology but throughout the social sciences."Mike Savage, University of Manchester "As an economic system, capitalism forms the basis for western society and for sociological understandings of society. Here, Ingham provides a useful summary of the key institutional elements of a capitalist economy, and an insightful discussion of the key theorists of capitalism. Many will appreciate his ability to cover so much material so ably."Bruce Carruthers, Northwestern UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction 1 Part I Classical theories of capitalism 5 1 Smith, Marx and Weber 7 2 Schumpeter and Keynes 36 3 The basic elements of capitalism 52 Part II The institutions 63 4 Money 65 5 Market exchange 92 6 The enterprise 119 7 Capital and financial markets 147 8 The state 175 9 Conclusions 204 Postscript: the financial crisis and its aftermath 227 Notes 265 References 290 Index 304
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Cities in Global Capitalism
Book SynopsisIn what ways are cities central to the evolution of contemporary global capitalism? And in what ways is global capitalism forged by the urban experience? This book provides a response to these questions, exploring the multifaceted dimensions of the city-capitalism nexus.Trade Review"Ugo Rossi offers a highly original analysis of the current urban condition. The book plays imaginatively on the complex relationships linking cities, neoliberal capitalism and globalization and extracts from these materials a remarkably informative and incisive diagnosis." - Allen J. Scott, UCLA "In this historically grounded, highly current and well-argued volume, Rossi combines critical reviews of diverse theoretical currents and empirical analyses to highlight recent trends, crises and struggles in and beyond the capitalist heartlands. He explores the growing links between neoliberalism and globalization, making cities ever more critical as sites of everyday resistance as well as crucial spaces of accumulation. Enjoy reading this book and acting upon it." - Bob Jessop, Lancaster University "Rossi provides a remarkably comprehensive, clear, and tremendously useful survey of theorizations of the relation between cities and capitalism. As he does so, he offers the reader a rich exploration of the many facets of that complex and mutually constitutive relation." - Miranda Joseph, The University of Arizona "Reading contemporary global capital from the perspective of the city, Ugo Rossi's Cities in Global Capitalism presents a critical geography, rich in analysis and haunted with spectral figures. Rossi shows how the city - the site of historical struggle, artistic and social innovations, and revolutionary uprisings - has been shaped by capital and its state partners with new spatial inequalities, potentialities, and peripheries. As the city once again becomes the destination for the global rich, economic innovation becomes a leading edge of gentrification and the abandoned warehouses of Fordist production become the ghost towers haunting the urban sky - vast areas the mega rich own but rarely inhabit as the ever-expanding homeless below pass by." - Elizabeth A. Povinelli, Columbia University "Cities in Global Capitalism presents an impressive tour de force on the mutually reinforcing relationship between cities, on the one hand, and the capitalist system on the other. Sifting through a wide range of work from across numerous disciplines, Ugo Rossi's account of the contemporary global urban condition is conceptually sophisticated, geographically nuanced and historically sensitive!" - Kevin Ward, University of Manchester "Ugo Rossi's book is a clear and illuminating overview of the complex relationships between globalized capitalism and urban spaces. A valuable contribution to the project of critically reflecting on our contemporary condition." - Nick Srnicek, author of Platform Capitalism and Inventing the Future: Postcapitalism and a World Without Work"The Introduction alone is worth the price of admission. It provides an original, up-to-the-minute […], creative framework and overview of cities in global capitalism that is rare. Others in the field of urban studies provide narrower depictions, specific in-depth explanations. But Rossi gives you the whole show; tries to explain it all. It takes chutzpah. […] As a project, Rossi's is ambitious and sweeping, but it is never out of control, the arguments always systematic and tightly drawn." - Trevor J. Barnes, Papers in Regional ScienceTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Emergences 2. Extensions 3. Continuities 4. Diffusions 5. Variations Conclusion: Living in the age of ambivalence
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Kogan Page Ltd Reinventing the Product
Book SynopsisEric Schaeffer leads, as a Senior Managing Director, Accenture's Product Industry X.0 practice, bringing together services across innovation, engineering and product development, manufacturing and digital operations, and product services optimization. He is also the Global Lead for Accenture's Industrial practice, helping automotive, industrial equipment and infrastructure companies to digitally reinvent their businesses and create a new level of innovation and efficiency across the extended connected value chain.David Sovie is Senior Managing Director at Accenture, and Global Lead for High-Tech Industry where he helps clients digitally reinvent their business across the entire value chain. He also leads the Industry X.0 consulting unit for Accenture's Communications, Media and Technology group, which provides digital transformation services across the innovation, engineering, manufacturing and product support business functions.Trade Review"Eric Schaeffer and David Sovie bring some great new insights into the product arena of the future that have broad implications. With grounded skill and enthusiasm Reinventing the Product makes a stringent case for companies to rethink their product strategy, their product road map and their digital capabilities." * Patrick Koller, CEO, Faurecia *"Powerful factors, such as the rapid rise of cloud computing, high-speed networks and Artificial Intelligence, are converging, requiring all product companies to fundamentally transform their products and their company. David Sovie and Eric Schaeffer bring fresh thinking and inspiring practical advice for successfully managing this digital transformation and creating value." * Marco Argenti, Vice President Technology, Amazon Web Services *"Deeply researched and full of innovative insights about AI, platforms and smart products. The 'Product Reinvention Quotient' provides great guidance on how to think about "Product X.0" and how to develop a set of capabilities that are necessary to succeed in the future." * Guido Jouret, Chief Digital Officer, ABB *"The nature of product innovation is fundamentally changing. Reinventing the Product shows how to combine hardware, software and business model innovation in an agile way, to meet fast-changing needs in a world of smart-connected devices. It provides compelling and inspiring case studies and examples to help your company find a way that fits best." * Yoon Lee, Ph. D., Senior Vice President and Division Head Content and Services, Product Innovation Team, Samsung Electronics America *"Eric Schaeffer did it again. After his spearheading Industry X.0, which has inspired our team of entrepreneurs to adapt our digital strategy creatively, he now co-authors with David Sovie a brilliant, richly detailed roadmap to the digital future for all product making companies. No doubt: this is again a must-read." * Zhang Ruimin, Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO, Haier Group *"Well researched, with vivid illustrations and concrete suggestions, this valuable guide can help firms and leaders to build a new set of priorities and capabilities to succeed in a shifting, digital landscape." * Professor Michael G. Jacobides, Sir Donald Gordon Chair of Entrepreneurship & Innovation, London Business School *"In a time of digitally induced seismic shifts across all fronts, Reinventing the Product captures the impact of this change and thoughtfully develops new value-creation approaches in product development and manufacturing. A groundbreaking book." * Phil Jansen, Vice President Product Development, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles *"Reinventing the Product is a practical guide for harnessing IoT and AI to transform the very basis of a company's offerings. This is a must-read for industrial manufacturers looking to ensure their businesses remain relevant in the digital age." * Tim O’Keeffe, CEO, Symmons Industries *"Digital technologies such as AI, advanced analytics, edge computing, cloud and blockchain are transforming our lives fast. Thoroughly researched, Reinventing the Product doesn't just describe the emergence of a fascinating new product landscape that is shifting from traditional to smart connected products, including autonomous products. It is also an inspiring call-to-action for companies so seize enormous new opportunities fast - good for them, good for users and customers, good for growth and progress of societies." * Professor Dr Christoph Lütge, Peter Löscher Chair of Business Ethics and Global Governance, Technical University of Munich *"David Sovie and Eric Schaeffer lay out a powerful new framework for how to evolve both the product and business strategy needed to succeed in the digital age, and they provide fresh and very concrete recommendations on how to implement it pragmatically. Reinventing the Product should be required reading for all product company executives and their managers." * Bill Bien, Chief Marketing Officer and Head of Strategy, Signify *"This book offers a deep analysis of the major shifts product companies are facing, and provides a well-elaborated blueprint for their future success. Every leader in the industry should learn from this book." * James E. Heppelmann, President and CEO, PTC *"Reinventing the Product not only looks thoroughly at how the disruptive waves of digital technologies will affect product companies (including the subscription economy), it draws on a deep analysis of the five profound shifts they face to provide strategic and practical "how-to" advice for businesses as they develop digital products. An inspirational call-to-action." * Eric Chaniot, Chief Digital Officer, Michelin *"The swiftly emerging world of intelligent smart connected products will reshape industries, business processes, and consumer experiences. Reinventing the Product is an important and essential guide for business leaders, entrepreneurs and investors, looking to chart the course and unlock the value of this important trend." * Paul R. Daugherty, Chief Technology & Innovation Officer, Co-author of the bestseller Human + Machine: Reimagining Work in the Age of AI, Accenture *"A comprehensive analysis on the digitally driven big shifts product-making companies are facing. And a detailed roadmap to innovate and capture the endless opportunities in a fascinating new product world." * Raghunath Mashelkar, National Research Professor and Chairman, Reliance Innovation Council *"In their inspiring new book Eric Schaeffer and Dave Sovie not only show the fundamental shifts product companies are exposed to in digital times; they also provide creative analytical tools and concrete how-to advice for these companies to innovate, stay profitable and grow." * Cyril Perducat, Executive Vice President, Internet of Things & Digital Offers, Schneider Electric *"Eric Schaeffer and Dave Sovie provide a rare encompassing view on there invention of the product, re-imagining the current "digital transformation"trend. Original, remarkably thoughtful and with high practical relevance on every page." * Richard Mark Soley, PhD, Chairman and CEO, Object Management Group; Executive Director, Industrial Internet Consortium *"This is a fascinating book on how we should rethink and manage product making in disruptive times. New perspectives, fresh concepts, unexpected ideas abound. A must-read for any leader and manager in product companies." * Pascal Daloz, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Strategy Officer, Dassault Systèmes *Table of Contents Chapter - 00: Introduction; Section - ONE: Enter the new – Smart connected products for the digital age; Chapter - 01: The digital transformation of product making – Happening faster than you think!; Chapter - 02: Trends driving the case for product reinvention; Section - TWO: The digital reinvention of the product; Chapter - 03: A radically new kind of product – Adaptive | collaborative | proactive | responsible; Chapter - 04: Big shift one – From features to experience; Chapter - 05: Big shift two – From hardware to ‘as a service’; Chapter - 06: Big shift three – From product to platform; Chapter - 07: Big shift four – From mechatronics to artificial intelligence (AI); Chapter - 08: Big shift five – From linear to agile engineering in the New; Section - THREE: The journey to the reinvented product; Chapter - 09: Seven pivotal capabilities for managing the reinvention of the product; Chapter - 10: The roadmap to success with living products and services; Chapter - 11: Insights from the field; Chapter - 12: Reinvented products in action; Section - FOUR: Future product realities; Chapter - 13: Outlook 2030 – How the reinvented product governs our lives – a crowd-sourced story of innovation in five takes
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Emerald Publishing Limited Privatization in Transition Economies
Book SynopsisFocuses on privatization in the transition countries since the fall of the Berlin Wall, the peaceful revolutions in Poland and in then Czechoslovakia (the Czech and Slovak Republics), the break-up of the Soviet Union and the formation of the Russian Federation.Table of ContentsChapter 1 An Overview of Privatization in Transition Economies. Chapter 2 Leaps of Faith: Launching the Privatization Process in Transition. Chapter 3 Mass privatization in transition economies. Chapter 4 Why is China so Different from Other Transition Economies?. Chapter 5 Privatization in Romania from 1989 to 2007. Chapter 6 Balkan latecomer: The case of Serbian privatization. Chapter 7 The Rise and Fall of Russian Privatization. Chapter 8 Methods and Institutions – How do They Matter?: Lessons from Privatization and Restructuring in the Post-Socialist Transition. Privatization in the Transition Economies: an Introduction. About the Authors. Acknowledgments.
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Stanford University Press On Capitalism
Book SynopsisThis important interdisciplinary work suggests a number of economic as well as sociological reasons why modern capitalism is such a uniquely dynamic force.Trade Review"This book offers illuminating analyses of the incentive mechanism that underlies the unprecedented growth performance of capitalism. It offers new insights into seminal contributions—like those of Weber and de Tocqueville–and contains much fascinating and valuable material that sociologists and economists will to well to absorb." —William J. Baumol, New York University"Nee and Swedberg have brought together an incredibly diverse and distinguished group of sociologists, economists, and political scientists to give Weber his due and show that his intellectual concerns are alive and well. Offering a terrifically wide range of topics—including religion and capitalism, law and the state in issues of development, and the role of social interaction in understanding corruption and the collective dynamics of market actors—many of these essays are gems." —Neil Fligstein, University of California, Berkeley"On Capitalism offers a refreshingly diverse range of insights into economic growth through its Weberian focus on non-economic factors such as ideas, institutions, culture, and religion.You may not agree with every essay in the volume, but you will learn a great deal by engaging these original and often unconventional perspectives. I recommend the volume to anyone interested in the spirit of contemporary capitalism." —AnnaLee Saxenian, University of California, BerkeleyTable of Contents[Table of Contents] Contents List of Tables List of Figures Acknowledgments Contributors Introduction Victor Nee and Richard Swedberg Part I: The Dynamics and Contradictions of Capitalism 1. The Systemic Anticulture of Capitalism Russell Hardin 2. Tocqueville and the Spirit of American Capitalism Richard Swedberg 3. Income Inequality and the Protestant Ethic Robert H. Frank Part II: Politics, Legal-Rational Institutions, and Corruption 4. On Politicized Capitalism Victor Nee and Sonja Opper 5. Law, Economy, and Globalization: Max Weber and How International Financial Institutions Understand Law Bruce G. Carruthers and Terence C. Halliday 6. The Social Construction of Corruption Mark Granovetter Part III: Religion 7. The Role of Spiritual Capital in Economic Behavior Barnaby Marsh 8. Political Economy and Religion in the Spirit of Max Weber Robert J. Barro and Rachel M. McCleary 9. Beyond Weber Michael Novak Part IV: Methodological and Conceptual Issues 10. The Collective Dynamics of Belief Duncan J. Watts 11. Analytical Individualism and the Explanation of Macrosocial Change Ronald Jepperson and John W. Meyer 12. Bootstrapping Development: Rethinking the Role of Public Intervention in Promoting Growth Charles F. Sabel Index
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Stanford University Press SelfRegulation and Human Progress
Book SynopsisMost of us are familiar with free-market competition: the idea that society and the economy benefit when people are left to self-regulate, testing new ideas in pursuit of profit. Less known is the fact that this theory arose after arguments for the scientific method and freedom of speech had gone mainstream-and that all three share a common basis. Proponents of self-regulation in the realm of free speech have argued that unhindered public expression causes true ideas to gain strength through scrutiny. Similarly, scientific inquiry has been regarded as a self-correcting system, one in which competing hypotheses are verified by multiple independent researchers. It was long thought that society was better left to organize itself through free markets as opposed to political institutions. But, over the twentieth century, we became less confident in the notion of a self-regulating socioeconomy. Evan Osborne traces the rise and fall of this once-popular concept. He argues that-as society beTrade Review"Osborne delivers a history of thought across a number of disciplines that proves to be useful and interesting. His argument and ability to connect disparate tidbits expanded my own knowledge a great deal." -- Gary Wolfram * Hillsdale College *"In a fundamental sense, this book is original and very stimulating. Drawing on history, it presents the idea of a self-regulating society. As it explains how and why we have lost faith in this approach, it also extolls its virtues." -- Peter J. Boettke * George Mason University *"The error-correcting mechanisms of self-regulation discussed in the book complement much of the literature on bottom-up processes and self-governing systems....Self-Regulation and Human Progress will appeal to readers interested in the concepts of political and self-regulation, as well as the historical development of these ideas and their foundations." -- Liya Palagashvili * Public Choice *"Thomas Sowell likes to point out that people who have 'cosmic visions' usually can't be bothered to contemplate the world as it actually exists, with marginal gains and losses; Osborne's book makes that clear to anyone with an open mind. Self-regulation does not result in utopia, but it does far more to promote progress than does reliance on political regulation." -- George Leef * Regulation *Table of ContentsContents and Abstracts1Problems and Responses chapter abstractSocial systems can always function better than they do at a particular moment. Whether there is a need to return to normal after an unexpected disruption or to try to permanently improve the system's performance, there is a never-ending set of problems to address. This book describes the contrast between addressing such problems from outside that system through politics and allowing the participants in that system to self-regulate without external guidance of this kind. This chapter introduces this problem and these two contrasting approaches to it, and defines some terms that are frequently used in the book. 2Getting There: The Long Road to Self-Regulation chapter abstractAlmost as long there has been a human species, we have formed societies based on the principle of political regulation. There is a small cadre of leaders often assumed to have the right to order the lives of other members of society, supported by a current monopoly of armaments. While not universal, this pattern has been the norm since the agricultural revolution. In particular, it is argued that the idea of continuous social improvement was hardly known in ancient civilizations. Only in the late Renaissance did a pattern of thought evolve that indicated that it is better to see the pattern and outcomes of human social systems as progressing, with such systems capable under certain circumstances of regulating themselves to better effect than outsiders could hope to regulate them. 3Wrongs Make Rights: Self-Regulating Science chapter abstractBeginning in the 1600s, primarily in Britain, the Dutch Territories, and France, people not only tried to think about how the world worked (a pattern of thought as old as human civilization); they also agreed that there was much that was yet unknown and collectively built procedures for how to know more. The construction of the system for defining such knowledge and evaluating claims to be adding to it has been a gradual evolution that continues to this day. Among the landmark events discussed are the development of the ideas of hypotheses, the experimental method, free competition among scientific ideas, the use of the (growing number of) mathematical tools to arbitrate scientific claims, the development of modern research universities, the establishment and improvement of the peer review system, and the more recent addition of techniques beyond traditional scientific experiments as ways of supporting or falsifying scientific claims. 4The Less Unsaid the Better: Self-Regulating Free Speech chapter abstractThe question of how much free expression to tolerate hardly came up until the modern era. The creation in Europe of the printing press changed that and made expression a threat to long-standing social institutions. The nature of the new technology made it impossible to fully control the flow of books, pamphlets, and other printed material, but European governments tried. The argument in favor of a free press ultimately emerged, and the practice itself was institutionalized, mostly in Great Britain and northwestern Europe. The chapter emphasizes the self-regulating argument for free communication, that ideas beyond science would be improved if they must be subject to readers' scrutiny. Particular attention is paid to Milton, Struensee and John Stuart Mill. The arguments made in favor of the broad protection of freedom of speech that prevail in much of the world are shown to have significant self-regulating components. 5A Better Way Forward: Self-Regulating Socioeconomics chapter abstractThere is a long history of condemning merchants as agents of social disorder and little advocacy of free commerce as essential to ensure the proper allocation of efforts across economic activities and promote socioeconomic improvements. This began to change with both Aquinas and thinkers in the late Renaissance in Spain asking different questions about how producers could be induced to provide goods in a way that benefits society. The contributions of Bernard Mandeville, Anne Robert Jacques Turgot and, Adam Smith are sketched. By the end of the nineteenth century, much of the general public and even political leaders in Europe and North America believed in the virtues of the self-regulating socioeconomy. Through colonialism and observation of the "modern" West's seemingly obvious successes, people and societies around the world began in ever-larger numbers to believe as well. But such widespread confidence was not to last. 6Realignment: Fine Tuning in Light of Self-Regulation's Deficiencies chapter abstractThe later nineteenth and early twentieth centuries witnessed arguments from social reformers and artists and economists that the new, spontaneously evolving society was deficient. It worsened poverty, and it impoverished the soul. The tool of political regulation, exercised in the growing political power of the emerging organization known as the nation, was called in to polish the rough edges of the self-regulating society. As time went on, political regulation gradually came to be seen as the default, and self-regulation needed to be justified. The chapter particularly emphasizes the growth in such thinking among socialists and progressives in the United States and Western Europe. The catastrophe of the Great Depression, combined with admiration for a Soviet Union, Italy, and Germany, where political regulators said they were rationally designing a better society, meant that by the onset of World War II, this presumption was firmly in place throughout the West. 7Rebuilding: Systemic Changes to Counter Self-Regulation's Flaws chapter abstractHere the analysis turns to questioning the very premises that underlie the virtues of self-regulating social systems. Macro-objections agree that individuals cannot be assumed to be able to do what is best. It is the job of political regulators to take over and facilitate the development of society. Marxist theory in particular viewed history as unfolding inevitably, and so appalling cruelties were inflicted by Marxist governments to steer the revolution forward. The eugenics revolution categorized entire groups of people as genetically inferior, frequently because of their ethnicity. Politics was used in various countries to improve society by reducing births among inferior types. Micro-objections to self-regulation described individuals as incapable of being incented to choose what self-regulation requires. In either case, it is the essential task of political regulators to replace, if not destroy, the outcomes of the choices made under self-regulation. 8Assessing the Decline of Confidence in Self-Regulation chapter abstractThis chapter uses the new Google nGrams database to track the rise and fall of different English-language phrases in order to illustrate the corresponding rise and fall in confidence in self-regulation. After briefly introducing evidence on the rise in the extent of political regulation over the last century or so, documentation is presented on the parallel rise in skepticism of the self-regulating socioeconomy and self-regulating science generally, and in skepticism of the cognitive capacity of individuals to make socially productive choices in particular. 9The Best Way(s) Forward chapter abstractThere is good reason to be skeptical of the assumption that political regulation operates with the public interest in mind. Scientific productivity has continued to advance in the past half-century, as has the value and quantity of human expression. The argument in favor of socioeconomic self-regulation is identical to that for the other two systems. Yet recent scholarship suggests declining rates of economic growth in the wealthiest countries most subject to increasing political regulation during this period, while greater reliance on self-regulating economic forces has resulted in dramatic improvement of socioeconomies in the developing world. As political regulation of human expression has declined, literary, artistic, and philosophical achievement have expanded. Guidance is offered for how people should understand social change in their role as citizens and how they should conduct themselves in a world full of short-term instability but tremendous long-term progress.
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Henry Holt & Company Inc Tycoons How Andrew Carnegie John D Rockefeller
Book SynopsisThe modem American economy was the creation of four men: Andrew Camegie, John D Rockefeller, Jay Gould, and J P Morgan. This work tells the story of how these four determined men wrenched the economy into the modem age, inventing a nation of full economic participation that could not have been imagined only a few decades earlier.Trade Review"Makes a reader feel like a time traveller plopped down among men who were by turns vicious and visionary." The Christian Science Monitor"
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Saqi Books Islam and Capitalism
Book SynopsisPresents a rebuttal of the cultural reductionism of Max Weber and others who have tried to explain the politics and society of the Middle East by reference to some unchanging entity called 'Islam,' typically characterised as instinctively hostile to capitalism. This work looks at the facts, analysing economic texts with his customary common sense.Trade Review'In Islam and Capitalism, we can see a powerful mind wrestling with some of the largest questions which concern, not just the peoples of the Middle East but also those who wish to understand their economies, their societies and their ideologies, and to chart their progress.' Roger Owen
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd A Research Agenda for PublicâPrivate Partnerships
Book SynopsisTrade Review‘Public–private partnerships have been a major development in public sector reform around the world in recent decades – but their role remains hotly contested. In this book, Carsten Greve and Graeme Hodge, as major contributors to the field, bring together leading scholars to provide an in-depth survey of current research into PPPs and key avenues for future research. With its outstanding analytical depth and comprehensive range of topics, it offers an indispensable guide for both researchers and government policymakers.’ -- Tony Bovaird, University of Birmingham, UK‘The world of PPPs and infrastructure governance is perilously complex, but this must-read book is the key to unlock the evolution of and momentum behind the global research agenda. Reading the individual contributions, I felt thrilled, impressed and humbled. Thrilled about the quality and diversity of research from long-established and newer authors. Impressed by the combination of fine eyes for detail and the identification of overarching themes, all explained in reader-friendly language. Humbled by the multitude of research challenges that remain.’ -- Professor Emerita Pam Stapleton, The University of Manchester, UK‘This edited volume makes a major contribution to the literature on public–private partnerships (P3s). Utilizing both cross-national and interdisciplinary approaches, the book assesses the current state of P3 research and suggests new avenues for future enquiry.’ -- Lawrence Martin, University of Central Florida, US‘This volume is an invaluable resource for scholars interested in public–private partnerships in infrastructure. Drawing on a broad range of disciplinary perspectives, it explains what we have already learned about partnerships, and identifies the critical questions that remain to be answered. All of this is done in a crisp and accessible style.’ -- Alasdair Roberts, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USTable of ContentsContents: Preface and acknowledgements xiii PART I INTRODUCTION 1 The PPP research terrain in a contested era 3 Carsten Greve and Graeme A. Hodge 2 Theories of public–private partnerships 35 Erik-Hans Klijn 3 The use of research methods in public–private partnership research 55 Rianne Warsen PART II NEW FRONTIERS IN A CONTESTED WORLD 4 Public–private partnerships in an economist’s eye: a gleam or a beam? 85 Dmitri Vinogradov and Elena Shadrina 5 New frontiers in the politics of public–private partnerships 105 Anthony M. Bertelli and Eleanor F. Woodhouse 6 Psychological and ontological research on PPPs: what is PPP doing to us? 117 Sophie Sturup 7 What can behavioural science teach us about the policy settings for privately financed public infrastructure? 131 Sebastian Zwalf 8 A public turn in the governance of infrastructure 151 Lene Tolstrup Christensen and Carsten Greve 9 New frontiers in planning: city building through public–private partnerships? 163 Matti Siemiatycki 10 New frontiers of PPP law 179 Christina Tvarnø and Sarah Maria Denta PART III CONTEMPORARY AND CONTINUING THEMES IN A CONTESTED WORLD 11 Financialization: the next stage in PPP development 205 Anne Stafford, Stewart Smyth and Marta Almeida 12 Great expectations for pension funds: a tale of two cities 229 Richard Foster and Graeme A. Hodge 13 The public–private partnership market maturity research frontier 261 Carter B. Casady 14 The determinants of PPP uptake in Europe: a mixed methods approach 277 Moritz Liebe 15 Institutional work in policy transfers: a case study of PPP adoption in Germany 305 Micaela Mihov 16 High speed, high cost: the problematic procurement of Ireland’s National Broadband Plan 331 Dónal Palcic and Eoin Reeves PART IV CONCLUSION 17 Common themes for a PPP research agenda 353 Graeme A. Hodge and Carsten Greve Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd The Elgar Companion to Women and Heterodox Economics
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Edward Elgar Publishing Navigating Ports and the Circular Economy
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