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Book SynopsisThis book examines leadership and management in natural resources, drawing on literature, principles, and the author's own experiences as a leader and activist. Developing a general framework summarizing the leadership and management cycle in natural resources for practitioners, the book provides a synthesis of leadership theory and practice stemming from the personal and spiritual values of work, and the key principle of aligning organizational resources and actions with stated intentions. It discusses the somewhat unique context of natural resources, comprised of private and public goods and services and complex societal values. Key strategies that enable natural resource professionals to be leaders at all stages and positions in their career, including vision and sustainability, proficient human resources management, fairness and merit, and transparency and openness are analyzed. Case studies of famous natural resource leaders and activists, including Ding Darling, David ATrade Review"This book offers a comprehensive review of the leadership and management literature. In addition, it tells the story of leaders, including the author, who have given their lives to caring for and protecting the natural resources that we all hold in common. We owe them all a debt of gratitude."Peter Block, Organization Development Consultant, Author, The Empowered Manager"Fred Cubbage is as frank, as he is knowledgeable. Bucking the closed door, top only, leadership style, he instead trusts the entire team with an open door and open plan to align vision and achieve success. Cubbage brings decades of natural resource experience with him as he shares within Natural Resource Leadership and Management for Practitioners, a thoughtful compendium on best practices in natural resource leadership."Mary Ellen Aronow, Director, Forest Economics, Hancock Natural Resource Group"Because we like nature we are taking up natural resource leadership. Fred Cubbage draws this conclusion out of his life experience that is full of active engagement in forestry. Being a brilliant researcher Fred shows well applicable, science-based tactics for leaders and illustrates those by lively examples. A great book to become better prepared for jumping into leadership challenges wherever you are in your career!" Max Krott, Professor for Forest and Nature Conservation Policy, Georg-August University of Göttingen, Germany"In this book, Dr. Cubbage has provides a valuable collection of principles and perspectives on leadership in natural resources that have not existed before. First, it is the confluence of two scholarly rivers, one being key principles from iconic management gurus and the other being key philosophies of iconic conservation leaders. Second, it details his personal applications of these principles and philosophies through his life as an honored practitioner, manager and leader in natural resources and in several contexts. In this way, his book is also a rare glimpse into the real-world trials and travails of an everyday leader who chose to step into the arena in the finest tradition of Teddy Roosevelt and Gifford Pinchot." Tom Davidson, Forester, MBA, MS Organizational Development, Leadership Nature"In times like today, times of great change, natural resource practitioners must cultivate — intentionally grow — their personal abilities to lead people and manage resources well. Highly effective skills to lead and manage well are needed now more than ever in natural resource-related professions. I highly recommend this book for that personal cultivation and growth, but I recommend the book specifically for facilitated, small group or class discussions. The insights provided are best internalized by facilitated discussions followed by personal reflection, which is high octane fuel for personal growth in this essential field."Steve Bullard, former forestry professor, department chair, and dean, and recently retired as provost, Stephen F. Austin State UniversityFred Cubbage provides a thoughtful examination of organizational management as well as his own examples of leadership applications in forestry and natural resources. Fred has succinctly highlighted honest cases of challenges that other conscientious natural resource professionals are likely to encounter during their career, as well as pitfalls and rewards associated with their leadership. An excellent read for any professional looking to improve their leadership skills while fulfilling their broader mission in the environmental field.Christa Rogers, Natural Resource Manager, Mecklenburg County Parks System"Armed with about four decades of professional involvement, Dr. Cubbage communicates about many natural resource management phenomena. Based on case studies, he perceptively analyzes practitioners’ pragmatic management and leadership roles. For multidimensional natural resources’ attributes, the distinguished economist developed a simplified leadership and management model and examined key scenarios: Identify missions, develop objectives and strategies, develop infrastructure, employ and lead personnel, measure performance, and evaluate success."Chris Zinkhan, Chairman, The Forestland Group"The book, Natural Resource Policy, written by Fred Cubbage and others has become the standard for teaching policy to undergraduate resource management students for many years. This new book takes the lessons gained from the first book and provides students with the tools to engage in the development and implementation of resource policy. The main examples in the book are gleaned from the author’s personal experience and provide a fascinating array of problems that resource managers and administrators are likely to face in their careers. A great introduction to the ideas of leadership that many will benefit from."David H. Newman, Interim Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF)"Professor Cubbage delivers a masterpiece on natural resources leadership. The book fills a critical void in the literature, adding academic gravitas to a topic usually left to conservation activists, and folding natural resources into a subject usually left to the business school crowd. Topics like "Shady Approaches" and "Wicked Problems" offer the reader a sobering look at common leadership pitfalls, and highlights the need for the leadership models, principles, and tools that Cubbage shares.The work is robust and thoughtful, drawing on Professor Cubbage’s deep understanding of natural resources policy and informed by his many years of professional and academic leadership. The book is surprisingly accessible while delivering depth of understanding (and great stories) that will delight leadership beginners and experts alike.Students of policy, management, and leadership will find Cubbage engaging while imparting decades of practical wisdom with relative ease and without pretention. The combination of powerful stories to inform and reinforce key concepts and accessible writing will make this a standard guide for a new generation of leaders trying to make sense of a complex and complicated system. Aspiring leaders would be wise to add Cubbage to their reading list."Damian C. Adams, Ph.D., J.D., Professor, Natural Resource Policy & Economics, Associate Dean for Research, University of Florida"Conventional wisdom has it that forestry professionals are people who grow and harvest trees. Yet the profession is so much more and has evolved to a point where foresters must manage for a plethora of environmental, social and economic objectives regardless of their employer. This is tough stuff and Dr. Cubbage does a fantastic job in speaking to what it takes to make good management decisions. Forestry professionals and those who care about forestry will greatly benefit from this comprehensive, refreshing and no holds barred look at being a leader." Tom Tuchmann, US Forest Capital"This book offers a comprehensive review of the leadership and management literature. In addition, it tells the story of leaders, including the author, who have given their lives to caring for and protecting the natural resources that we all hold in common. We owe them all a debt of gratitude."Peter Block, Organization Development Consultant, Author, The Empowered Manager"Fred Cubbage is as frank, as he is knowledgeable. Bucking the closed door, top only, leadership style, he instead trusts the entire team with an open door and open plan to align vision and achieve success. Cubbage brings decades of natural resource experience with him as he shares within Natural Resource Leadership and Management for Practitioners, a thoughtful compendium on best practices in natural resource leadership."Mary Ellen Aronow, Director, Forest Economics, Hancock Natural Resource Group"Because we like nature we are taking up natural resource leadership. Fred Cubbage draws this conclusion out of his life experience that is full of active engagement in forestry. Being a brilliant researcher Fred shows well applicable, science-based tactics for leaders and illustrates those by lively examples. A great book to become better prepared for jumping into leadership challenges wherever you are in your career!" Max Krott, Professor for Forest and Nature Conservation Policy, Georg-August University of Göttingen, Germany"In this book, Dr. Cubbage has provides a valuable collection of principles and perspectives on leadership in natural resources that have not existed before. First, it is the confluence of two scholarly rivers, one being key principles from iconic management gurus and the other being key philosophies of iconic conservation leaders. Second, it details his personal applications of these principles and philosophies through his life as an honored practitioner, manager and leader in natural resources and in several contexts. In this way, his book is also a rare glimpse into the real-world trials and travails of an everyday leader who chose to step into the arena in the finest tradition of Teddy Roosevelt and Gifford Pinchot." Tom Davidson, Forester, MBA, MS Organizational Development, Leadership Nature"In times like today, times of great change, natural resource practitioners must cultivate — intentionally grow — their personal abilities to lead people and manage resources well. Highly effective skills to lead and manage well are needed now more than ever in natural resource-related professions. I highly recommend this book for that personal cultivation and growth, but I recommend the book specifically for facilitated, small group or class discussions. The insights provided are best internalized by facilitated discussions followed by personal reflection, which is high octane fuel for personal growth in this essential field."Steve Bullard, former forestry professor, department chair, and dean, and recently retired as provost, Stephen F. Austin State UniversityFred Cubbage provides a thoughtful examination of organizational management as well as his own examples of leadership applications in forestry and natural resources. Fred has succinctly highlighted honest cases of challenges that other conscientious natural resource professionals are likely to encounter during their career, as well as pitfalls and rewards associated with their leadership. An excellent read for any professional looking to improve their leadership skills while fulfilling their broader mission in the environmental field.Christa Rogers, Natural Resource Manager, Mecklenburg County Parks System"Armed with about four decades of professional involvement, Dr. Cubbage communicates about many natural resource management phenomena. Based on case studies, he perceptively analyzes practitioners’ pragmatic management and leadership roles. For multidimensional natural resources’ attributes, the distinguished economist developed a simplified leadership and management model and examined key scenarios: Identify missions, develop objectives and strategies, develop infrastructure, employ and lead personnel, measure performance, and evaluate success."Chris Zinkhan, Chairman, The Forestland Group"The book, Natural Resource Policy, written by Fred Cubbage and others has become the standard for teaching policy to undergraduate resource management students for many years. This new book takes the lessons gained from the first book and provides students with the tools to engage in the development and implementation of resource policy. The main examples in the book are gleaned from the author’s personal experience and provide a fascinating array of problems that resource managers and administrators are likely to face in their careers. A great introduction to the ideas of leadership that many will benefit from."David H. Newman, Interim Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF)"Professor Cubbage delivers a masterpiece on natural resources leadership. The book fills a critical void in the literature, adding academic gravitas to a topic usually left to conservation activists, and folding natural resources into a subject usually left to the business school crowd. Topics like "Shady Approaches" and "Wicked Problems" offer the reader a sobering look at common leadership pitfalls, and highlights the need for the leadership models, principles, and tools that Cubbage shares.The work is robust and thoughtful, drawing on Professor Cubbage’s deep understanding of natural resources policy and informed by his many years of professional and academic leadership. The book is surprisingly accessible while delivering depth of understanding (and great stories) that will delight leadership beginners and experts alike.Students of policy, management, and leadership will find Cubbage engaging while imparting decades of practical wisdom with relative ease and without pretention. The combination of powerful stories to inform and reinforce key concepts and accessible writing will make this a standard guide for a new generation of leaders trying to make sense of a complex and complicated system. Aspiring leaders would be wise to add Cubbage to their reading list."Damian C. Adams, Ph.D., J.D., Professor, Natural Resource Policy & Economics, Associate Dean for Research, University of Florida "Conventional wisdom has it that forestry professionals are people who grow and harvest trees. Yet the profession is so much more and has evolved to a point where foresters must manage for a plethora of environmental, social and economic objectives regardless of their employer. This is tough stuff and Dr. Cubbage does a fantastic job in speaking to what it takes to make good management decisions. Forestry professionals and those who care about forestry will greatly benefit from this comprehensive, refreshing and no holds barred look at being a leader." Tom Tuchmann, US Forest CapitalTable of Contents1. The Leadership and Management Cycle in Natural Resources 2. Natural Resource Leadership Principles 3. Conservation Leaders from Ding Darling to Greta Thunberg 4. Natural Resource Context: Goods and Services, Professionals, and Careers 5. Key Leadership Tools and Approaches in the Management Cycle 6. Two Leadership Cases from Government and Nongovernment Organizations 7. Environmental Activism to Stop the Hofmann Forest Sale 8. Conclusion

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Book SynopsisThe significant amount of information available in any field requires a systematic and analytical approach to select the most critical information and anticipate major events. During the last decade, the world has witnessed a rapid expansion of applications of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) algorithms to an increasingly broad range of financial markets and problems. Machine learning and AI algorithms facilitate this process understanding, modelling and forecasting the behaviour of the most relevant financial variables. The main contribution of this book is the presentation of new theoretical and applied AI perspectives to find solutions to unsolved finance questions. This volume proposes an optimal model for the volatility smile, for modelling high-frequency liquidity demand and supply and for the simulation of market microstructure features. Other new AI developments explored in this book includes building a universal model for a large number of stockTable of ContentsForewordMarcos Lopez de PradoIntroductionGermán G. Creamer, Gary Kazantsev and Tomaso Aste1. Universal features of price formation in financial markets: perspectives from deep learningJustin Sirignano and Rama Cont2. Far from the madding crowd: collective wisdom in prediction marketsGiulio Bottazzi and Daniele Giachini3. Forecasting limit order book liquidity supply–demand curves with functional autoregressive dynamicsYing Chen, Wee Song Chua and Wolfgang Karl Härdle4. Forecasting market statesPier Francesco Procacci and Tomaso Aste5. Encoding of high-frequency order information and prediction of short-term stock price by deep learningDaigo Tashiro, Hiroyasu Matsushima, Kiyoshi Izumi and Hiroki Sakaji6. Attention mechanism in the prediction of stock price movement by using LSTM: Evidence from the Hong Kong stock market Shun Chen and Lei Ge7. Learning multi-market microstructure from order book dataGeonhwan Ju, Kyoung-Kuk Kim and Dong-Young Lim8. A non-linear causality test: a machine learning approach for energy futures forecastGermán G. Creamer and Chihoon Lee9. The QLBS Q-Learner goes NuQLear: fitted Q iteration, inverse RL, and option portfoliosIgor Halperin10. Detection of false investment strategies using unsupervised learning methodsMarcos López de Prado and Michael J. Lewis

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Book SynopsisPricing by Arbitrage.- Martingale Measures.- The First Fundamental Theorem.- Complete Markets.- Discrete-time American Options.- Continuous-Time Stochastic Calculus.- Continuous-Time European Options.- The American Put Option.- Bonds and Term Structure.- Consumption-Investment Strategies.- Measures of Risk.Trade ReviewFrom the reviews: "...This book is a valuable addition to a graduate student's reference collection. The number of textbooks in mathematical finance is increasing much faster than the number of revolutionary contributions to the field, but this text stands above the crowd." SIAM Review, December 2005 From the reviews of the second edition: "The book is very carefully formatted. … this book is a valuable addition to a graduate student’s reference collection. The number of textbooks in mathematical finance is increasing much faster than the number of revolutionary contributions to the field, but this text stands above the crowd." (Alexandre D’Aspremont, SIAM Reviews, December, 2005) "The emphasis of the first edition of this book was on developing the mathematical concepts for the rapidly expanding field of mathematical finance. This second edition contains a significant number of changes and additions … . The target audience is readers with sound mathematical background on elementary concepts from measure-theoretic probability … . It should be an equally valuable resource to practitioners interested in the mathematical tools … . will be a very useful addition to any scholarly library." (Theofanis Sapatinas, Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 32 (6), 2005) "The second edition adds new matieral from current active research areas. A new chapter on coherent risk measures for instance reflects the recent trend in research and applications in the area of risk management. In summary, this is an excellent textbook in mathematical finance, and I can definitely recommend it." (S. Peng, Short Book Reviews of the ISI, June 2006)Table of ContentsPricing by Arbitrage * Martingale Measures * The Fundamental Theorem of Asset Pricing * Complete Markets and Martingale Representation * Stopping Times and American Options * A Review of Continuous Time Stochastic Calculus * European Options in Continuous Time * The American Option * Bonds and Term Structure * Consumption-Investment Strategies *

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Book Synopsis1 The Binomial No-Arbitrage Pricing Model.- 1.1 One-Period Binomial Model.- 1.2 Multiperiod Binomial Model.- 1.3 Computational Considerations.- 1.4 Summary.- 1.5 Notes.- 1.6 Exercises.- 2 Probability Theory on Coin Toss Space.- 2.1 Finite Probability Spaces.- 2.2 Random Variables, Distributions, and Expectations.- 2.3 Conditional Expectations.- 2.4 Martingales.- 2.5 Markov Processes.- 2.6 Summary.- 2.7 Notes.- 2.8 Exercises.- 3 State Prices.- 3.1 Change of Measure.- 3.2 Radon-Nikodým Derivative Process.- 3.3 Capital Asset Pricing Model.- 3.4 Summary.- 3.5 Notes.- 3.6 Exercises.- 4 American Derivative Securities.- 4.1 Introduction.- 4.2 Non-Path-Dependent American Derivatives.- 4.3 Stopping Times.- 4.4 General American Derivatives.- 4.5 American Call Options.- 4.6 Summary.- 4.7 Notes.- 4.8 Exercises.- 5 Random Walk.- 5.1 Introduction.- 5.2 First Passage Times.- 5.3 Reflection Principle.- 5.4 Perpetual American Put: An Example.- 5.5 Summary.- 5.6 Notes.- 5.7 Exercises.- 6 Interest-Rate-DTable of Contents1. The Binomial No-Arbitrage Pricing Model 1.1. One-Period Binomial Model 1.2. Multiperiod Binomial Model 1.3. Computational Considerations 1.4. Summary 1.5. Notes 1.6. Exercises 2. Probability Theory on Coin Toss Space 2.1. Finite Probability Spaces 2.2. Random Variables, Distributions, and Expectations 2.3. Conditional Expectations 2.4. Martingales 2.5. Markov Processes 2.6. Summary 2.7. Notes 2.8. Exercises 3. State Prices 3.1. Change of Measure 3.2. Radon-Nikod\'ym Derivative Process 3.3. Capital Asset Pricing Model 3.4. Summary 3.5. Notes 3.6. Exercises 4. American Derivative Securities 4.1. Introduction 4.2. Non-Path-Dependent American Derivatives 4.3. Stopping Times 4.4. General American Derivatives 4.5. American Call Options 4.6. Summary 4.7. Notes 4.8. Exercises 5. Random Walk 5.1. Introduction 5.2. First Passage Times 5.3. Reflection Principle 5.4. Perpetual American Put: An Example 5.5. Summary 5.6. Notes 5.7. Exercises 6. Interest-Rate-Dependent Assets 6.1. Introduction 6.2. Binomial Model for Interest Rates 6.3. Fixed-Income Derivatives 6.4. Forward Measures 6.5. Futures 6.6. Summary 6.7. Notes 6.8. Exercises Proof of Fundamental Properties of Conditional Expectations References Index

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Book Synopsis1 General Probability Theory.- 2 Information and Conditioning.- 3 Brownian Motion.- 4 Stochastic Calculus.- 5 Risk-Neutral Pricing.- 6 Connections with Partial Differential Equations.- 7 Exotic Options.- 8 American Derivative Securities.- 9 Change of Numéraire.- 10 Term-Structure Models.- 11 Introduction to Jump Processes.- A Advanced Topics in Probability Theory.- A.1 Countable Additivity.- A.3 Random Variable with Neither Density nor Probability Mass Function.- B Existence of Conditional Expectations.- C Completion of the Proof of the Second Fundamental Theorem of Asset Pricing.- References.Trade ReviewFrom the reviews of the first edition: "Steven Shreve’s comprehensive two-volume Stochastic Calculus for Finance may well be the last word, at least for a while, in the flood of Master’s level books.... a detailed and authoritative reference for "quants” (formerly known as "rocket scientists”). The books are derived from lecture notes that have been available on the Web for years and that have developed a huge cult following among students, instructors, and practitioners. The key ideas presented in these works involve the mathematical theory of securities pricing based upon the ideas of classical finance....the beauty of mathematics is partly in the fact that it is self-contained and allows us to explore the logical implications of our hypotheses. The material of this volume of Shreve’s text is a wonderful display of the use of mathematical probability to derive a large set of results from a small set of assumptions.In summary, this is a well-written text that treats the key classical models of finance through an applied probability approach. It is accessible to a broad audience and has been developed after years of teaching the subject. It should serve as an excellent introduction for anyone studying the mathematics of the classical theory of finance." (SIAM, 2005) "The contents of the book have been used successfully with students whose mathematics background consists of calculus and calculus-based probability. The text gives both precise Statements of results, plausibility arguments, and even some proofs. But more importantly, intuitive explanations, developed and refine through classroom experience with this material are provided throughout the book." (Finanz Betrieb, 7:5, 2005) "The origin of this two volume textbook are the well-known lecture notes on Stochastic Calculus … . The first volume contains the binomial asset pricing model. … The second volume covers continuous-time models … . This book continues the series of publications by Steven Shreve of highest quality on the one hand and accessibility on the other end. It is a must for anybody who wants to get into mathematical finance and a pleasure for experts … ." (www.mathfinance.de, 2004) "This is the latter of the two-volume series evolving from the author’s mathematics courses in M.Sc. Computational Finance program at Carnegie Mellon University (USA). The content of this book is organized such as to give the reader precise statements of results, plausibility arguments, mathematical proofs and, more importantly, the intuitive explanations of the financial and economic phenomena. Each chapter concludes with summary of the discussed matter, bibliographic notes, and a set of really useful exercises." (Neculai Curteanu, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1068, 2005)Table of Contents1 General Probability Theory 1.1 In.nite Probability Spaces 1.2 Random Variables and Distributions 1.3 Expectations 1.4 Convergence of Integrals 1.5 Computation of Expectations 1.6 Change of Measure 1.7 Summary 1.8 Notes 1.9 Exercises 2 Information and Conditioning 2.1 Information and s-algebras 2.2 Independence 2.3 General Conditional Expectations 2.4 Summary 2.5 Notes 2.6 Exercises 3 Brownian Motion 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Scaled Random Walks 3.2.1 Symmetric Random Walk 3.2.2 Increments of Symmetric Random Walk 3.2.3 Martingale Property for Symmetric Random Walk 3.2.4 Quadratic Variation of Symmetric Random Walk 3.2.5 Scaled Symmetric Random Walk 3.2.6 Limiting Distribution of Scaled Random Walk 3.2.7 Log-Normal Distribution as Limit of Binomial Model 3.3 Brownian Motion 3.3.1 Definition of Brownian Motion 3.3.2 Distribution of Brownian Motion 3.3.3 Filtration for Brownian Motion 3.3.4 Martingale Property for Brownian Motion 3.4 Quadratic Variation 3.4.1 First-Order Variation 3.4.2 Quadratic Variation 3.4.3 Volatility of Geometric Brownian Motion 3.5 Markov Property 3.6 First Passage Time Distribution 3.7 Re.ection Principle 3.7.1 Reflection Equality 3.7.2 First Passage Time Distribution 3.7.3 Distribution of Brownian Motion and Its Maximum 3.8 Summary 3.9 Notes 3.10 Exercises 4 Stochastic Calculus 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Itˆo's Integral for Simple Integrands 4.2.1 Construction of the Integral 4.2.2 Properties of the Integral 4.3 Itˆo's Integral for General Integrands 4.4 Itˆo-Doeblin Formula 4.4.1 Formula for Brownian Motion 4.4.2 Formula for Itˆo Processes 4.4.3 Examples 4.5 Black-Scholes-Merton Equation 4.5.1 Evolution of Portfolio Value 4.5.2 Evolution of Option Value 4.5.3 Equating the Evolutions 4.5.4 Solution to the Black-Scholes-Merton Equation 4.5.5 TheGreeks 4.5.6 Put-Call Parity 4.6 Multivariable Stochastic Calculus 4.6.1 Multiple Brownian Motions 4.6.2 Itˆo-Doeblin Formula for Multiple Processes 4.6.3 Recognizing a Brownian Motion 4.7 Brownian Bridge 4.7.1 Gaussian Processes 4.7.2 Brownian Bridge as a Gaussian Process 4.7.3 Brownian Bridge as a Scaled Stochastic Integral 4.7.4 Multidimensional Distribution of Brownian Bridge 4.7.5 Brownian Bridge as Conditioned Brownian Motion 4.8 Summary 4.9 Notes 4.10 Exercises 5 Risk-Neutral Pricing 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Risk-Neutral Measure 5.2.1 Girsanov's Theorem for a Single Brownian Motion 5.2.2 Stock Under the Risk-Neutral Measure 5.2.3 Value of Portfolio Process Under the Risk-Neutral Measure 5.2.4 Pricing Under the Risk-Neutral Measure 5.2.5 Deriving the Black-Scholes-Merton Formula 5.3 Martingale Representation Theorem 5.3.1 Martingale Representation with One Brownian Motion 5.3.2 Hedging with One Stock 5.4 Fundamental Theorems of Asset Pricing 5.4.1 Girsanov and Martingale Representation Theorems 5.4.2 Multidimensional Market Model 5.4.3 Existence of Risk-Neutral Measure 5.4.4 Uniqueness of the Risk-Neutral Measure 5.5 Dividend-Paying Stocks 5.5.1 Continuously Paying Dividend 5.5.2 Continuously Paying Dividend with Constant Coeffcients 5.5.3 Lump Payments of Dividends 5.5.4 Lump Payments of Dividends with Constant Coeffcients 5.6 Forwards and Futures 5.6.1 Forward Contracts 5.6.2 Futures Contracts 5.6.3 Forward-Futures Spread 5.7 Summary 5.8 Notes 5.9 Exercises 6 Connections with Partial Differential Equations 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Stochastic Differential Equations 6.3 The Markov Property 6.4 Partial Differential Equations 6.5 Interest Rate Models 6.6 Multidimensional Feynman-Kac Theorems 6.7 Summary 6.8 Notes 6.9 Exercises 7 Exotic Options 7.1 Introduction

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Book Synopsis1 Stationary Time Series.- 2 Hilbert Spaces.- 3 Stationary ARMA Processes.- 4 The Spectral Representation of a Stationary Process.- 5 Prediction of Stationary Processes.- 6* Asymptotic Theory.- 7 Estimation of the Mean and the Autocovariance Function.- 8 Estimation for ARMA Models.- 9 Model Building and Forecasting with ARIMA Processes.- 10 Inference for the Spectrum of a Stationary Process.- 11 Multivariate Time Series.- 12 State-Space Models and the Kalman Recursions.- 13 Further Topics.- Appendix: Data Sets.Table of Contents1 Stationary Time Series.- 2 Hilbert Spaces.- 3 Stationary ARMA Processes.- 4 The Spectral Representation of a Stationary Process.- 5 Prediction of Stationary Processes.- 6* Asymptotic Theory.- 7 Estimation of the Mean and the Autocovariance Function.- 8 Estimation for ARMA Models.- 9 Model Building and Forecasting with ARIMA Processes.- 10 Inference for the Spectrum of a Stationary Process.- 11 Multivariate Time Series.- 12 State-Space Models and the Kalman Recursions.- 13 Further Topics.- Appendix: Data Sets.

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Book SynopsisPreface Statistics is seldom the most eagerly anticipated course of a business student. Our goal in writing this casebook and the companion volume (Business Analysis Using Regression) was to change that impression by showing how statistics yields insights and answers interesting business questions.Trade Review"The manuscripts are divided into "classes" which tackle various statistical concepts. Material becomes increasingly complex as the data in later sections exhibit multiple deviations from ideal conditions. The casebooks use a combination of explanatory text and software output to guide the student. Almost no mathematics appears in these volumes; the authors make traditional texts available to their students who are curious about the technical details...I anticipate students will wholeheartedly endorse the FSW casebooks. The material is easy to digest as, for instance, the authors cleverly interweave probability, the standard error of the mean, and control charts. The casebooks effectively relay the message that statistics is relevant and doable. Ideally, that is the message that should be sent in all introductory business statistics courses." Marlene Smith, University of Colorado-DenverTable of ContentsOverview and Foundations * Statistical Summaries of Data * Sources of Variation * Standard Error * Confidence Intervals * Sampling * Making Decisions * Designing Tests for Better Comparisons * Confounding Effects in Tests: A Case Study * Covariance, Correlation, and Portfolios * A Preview of Regression

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Book SynopsisI The Methodology of Statistical Consulting.- 1 Introduction to Statistical Consulting.- 2 Communication.- 3 Methodological Aspects.- 4 A Consulting Project from A to Z.- II Case Studies.- 5 Introduction to the Case Studies.- 6 Case Studies from Group I.- 7 Case Studies from Group II.- 8 Case Studies from Group III.- 9 Additional Case Studies.- A Resources.- A.1 References.- A.2 Datasets for Case Studies in Part II.- A.3 Statistical Consulting Course.- A.3.1 Course Description.- A.3.2 List of Topics by Week.- A.3.3 Reference List.- B Statistical Software.- B.1 SAS.- B.1.1 The SAS Setup.- B.1.2 Details on the DATA Step.- B.1.3 SAS Procedures.- B.1.4 Further Details of SAS.- B.2 S-PLUS.- B.2.1 S-PLUS Preliminaries.- B.2.2 The S-PLUS Setup.- B.2.3 Basic S-PLUS Commands.- B.2.4 Efficient Use of S-PLUS.- B.2.5 S-PLUS Statistical Procedures.- B.2.6 S-PLUS Glossary.- C Statistical Addendum.- C.1 Univariate Distributions.- C.2 Multivariate Distributions.- C.3 Statistical Tests.- C.4 Sample SizTrade ReviewFrom the reviews: THE AMERICAN STATISTICIAN "Although there are other books that effectively tackle the individual aspects described above, this book seems to be the most ideally suited to teaching a well-rounded statistics course at the undergraduate of graduate level…[It] gives informative and self-contained discussions for the many aspects of consulting in balanced proportions that would make using the book for a textbook delightfully straightforward. The collection of case studies is diverse in disciplines considered and level of difficulty, and seems to focus on interesting problems that students will find highly motivating…a valuable resource for statistical consultants, both beginning and established…a prime candidate for use as a stand-alone textbook…since it contains a desirable balance of materials with statistical methodology, oral and written communication skills, and rich case studies…It will make a solid long-term reference for students. Also, for instructors of more traditional senior undergraduate and junior graduate courses, it provides useful case studies to illustrate standard methods in realistic settings that can easily be implemented."Table of ContentsIntroduction to Statistical Consulting * Communication * Methodological Aspects * A Consulting Project from A to Z * Introduction to Case Studies * Case Studies from Group I * Case Studies from Group II * Case Studies from Group III * Additional Case Studies

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Book SynopsisIn this age of instant communication and biotechnology, on this ever-smaller planet, what kinds of problems have we created for ourselves? How do we tackle them in a world where the accustomed methods used by nation-states may be reaching their natural limits?In High Noon , J. F. Rischard challenges us to take a new approach to the twenty most important and urgent global problems of the twenty-first century. Rischard finds their common thread: we don''t have an effective way of dealing with the problems that our increasingly crowded, interconnected world creates. Our difficulties belong to the future, but our means of solving them belong to the past.Rischard proposes new vehicles for global problem-solving that are startling and persuasive. With its clear-eyed urgency and refreshing specificity, High Noon is an agenda-setting book that everyone who cares about the future must read.

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Book SynopsisJesse Livermore is considered by many of today's top traders as the greatest trader who ever lived. The continually best-selling book, Reminiscences of a Stock Operator, was based on him and his unique trading strategies. Livermore broke new ground in trading the market unlike any trader prior.Trade Review"...a lively and absorbing account of a trading legend..." (Lloyd's List, 23 November 2001-12-03) "...another rich vein of fascinating wit and wisdom..." (The Independent, 8 December 2001) Business Book of the Week (Money Week, 7 December 2001) "...really enjoyed reading..." (Amply Interactive Investor, 13 December 2001)Table of ContentsPreface. Acknowledgments. The Great Bear of Wall Street. The Back Story. The San Francisco Earthquake Rumbles in New York. The Crash of 1907. The Cotton King. Back on His Game. Perfecting His Market Theory. Stock Pools and Scandals. Boston Billy. The Crash of 1929. When to Hold and When to Fold. Livermore's Money-Management Rules. Livermore's Luck Sours. The Shooting of Jesse Livermore Jr. Facing the Grim Reaper. Livermore's Laws and Trading Secrets Revealed. Sources. Bibliography.

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Book SynopsisExplore a career in the hospitality of business travel The meetings and conventions segment of the hospitality industry is often overlooked by newcomers to the field but it is an exciting, dynamic area that merits a second look. Meetings, Conventions, and Expositions: An Introduction to the Industry offers a detailed breakdown of all aspects of group business travel. From sponsors and venues to technology and management, anyone new to the industry will appreciate this in-depth exploration of a convention's many moving parts.Table of ContentsPreface xiii Chapter 1 History of Meetings, Conventions, and Expositions 1 Chapter 2 Convention and Visitors Bureaus 17 Chapter 3 Players in the Industry 41 Chapter 4 The Sponsor 65 Chapter 5 Host Venues 95 Chapter 6 Trade Shows 137 Chapter 7 Meetings Management 163 Chapter 8 Legal Issues 191 Chapter 9 Meeting Technology 227 Chapter 10 Changes Affecting the Meetings and Conventions Industry 251 Chapter 11 Career and Resource Information 267 Appendix I 291 Appendix II 293 Glossary 305 Index 311

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Book SynopsisInformation technology is the term given to the tools and methods used to collect, retain, manipulate, or distribute information. Senior level executives are spending more time keeping abreast of technology, but often are not comfortable dealing with technology issues.Trade Review"..this book is good value and gives an uncluttered view of IT today and in the immediate future." (Computer Bulletin, July 2001)Table of ContentsIntroduction: Shrinking the Gap. Another Brave New World. Building the New Information Technology Infrastructure Model. Understanding the New Information Technology Infrastructure Model I: Networking and Platform Technologies. Understanding the New Information Technology Infrastructure Model II: Software Infrastructure. Networking Technologies. Platform Technologies. Software Infrastructure Overview. Information Management Systems. Enabling Technologies. Applications. Middleware, Application Servers, and Systems Management Technologies. Open Information Technology Infrastructure Directions. Summary and Suggestions. Glossary. Index.

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Book SynopsisArranged by category, these 732 black-and-white American trademarks and symbols represent a variety of fields, including entertainment, education, real estate, insurance, food and beverages, retail, transportation, utilities, and industry. Captions.

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Book SynopsisThe author invites business readers to center their professional lives around principles of excellence and quality and discusses the six conditions of effectiveness and the patterns of organizational excellence.

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the Silver Medal in Personal Finance / Retirement Planning / Investing, Axiom Business Book Awards""What if you could get inside the minds of some of the greatest investors in history? It would be nice if you had a window straight into their heads, but in reality it would take years of hard work to learn to think the way they do. . . . Or, you could simply read. . . . In Pursuit of the Perfect Portfolio. "---Mark Reeth, Business Insider"A good look at the development of portfolio theory, starting with Markowitz."---Tyler Cowen, Marginal Revolution"An accessible and heady chronicle of how we build portfolios, how that’s changed, and why we’ve done it the way we’ve done it over time. How did investors come to coalesce around the 60/40 portfolio allocation, and what role do alternatives play in asset allocation? This readable book takes on those questions and many more"---Jeff Ptak, Morningstar

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Book SynopsisThe fifth edition of this successful textbook provides an up-to-date discussion of the UK financial system and the changes currently affecting it.Table of Contents 1. Introduction to the financial system 1.1. Introduction 1.2. The role of thefinancial system 1.3. Financial claims 1.4. Sectoral analysis of the financial system 1.5. Conclusion Part I: Institutions2. Financial intermediation and recent developments in the UK financial system 2.1. Introduction 2.2. The nature of financial intermediation 2.3. What do financial intermediaries do? 2.4. Implications of financial intermediation 2.5. The future for financial intermediation 2.6. Evolution of financial systems 2.7. Recent developments in theUK financial system 2.8. Conclusion 3. Banking: types of banks and the risks they face 3.1. Introduction 3.2. Retail banks 3.3. Wholesale banking 3.4. International banking 3.5. Universal banking 3.6. Islamic banking 3.7. Narrow banking 3.8. Securitisation 3.9. Risks faced by banks 3.10. Conclusion 4. Funds and other investment vehicles 4.1. Introduction 4.2. Types of investment institution 4.3. General insurance 4.4. Nature of the liabilities of long-term insurance companiesand pension funds 4.5. Portfolio investment of pension funds and long-terminsurance companies 4.6. Investment trusts, unit trusts, open-ended investmentcompanies and exchange-traded funds 4.7. The new funds 4.8. The shadow banking system 4.9. The alternative finance industry 4.10.Conclusion 5. Central banking 5.1.Introduction 5.2. The role of central banks 5.3. The Bank of England 5.4. Conclusion Part II: Markets6. Financial markets: introduction 6.1. Introduction 6.2. London as an international financial centre 6.3. The nature of markets 6.4. Completion of the transaction 6.5. Hedging, speculation and arbitrage 6.6.The efficient markets hypothesis 6.7. Behavioural finance 6.8. Conclusion 7. The market for equities 7.1. Introduction 7.2. The primary capital market 7.3. The primary market for private sector securities 7.4. The secondary market for private sector securities 7.5. Global stock market corrections 7.6. The stock markets and the efficient markets hypothesis 7.7. Conclusion 8. Interest rates and the bond market 8.1. Introduction 8.2. The structure of interest rates 8.3. The level of interest rates 8.4. Nature and valuation of bonds 8.5. The market for UK government bonds (gilt-edged securities)8.6. The corporate bond market and credit ratings 8.7.The term structure of interest rates 8.8. Conclusion 9. The sterling money markets9.1. Introduction9.2. Assets traded on the London sterling money markets9.3. Valuation of securities in the money markets 9.4. The supply of money by the central bank 9.5. The Bank of England's money market operations 9.6. Operations by the DMO in the sterling money market 9.7. Conclusion 10. The foreign exchange markets 10.1. Introduction 10.2. The nature of exchange rates 10.3. Determination of exchange rates 10.4. Nature of the forex 10.5. Nature of forex business 10.6. The efficiency of the foreign exchange market 10.7. Conclusion 11.Eurosecurities markets 11.1. Introduction 11.2. Eurobonds 11.3. Money market instruments issued through the eurosecurities markets11.4. Euro-equities11.5. Use of swaps in eurosecurities markets11.6. Disintermediation11.7. Conclusion12. Financial derivatives12.1. Introduction12.2. The development and growth of financial derivatives 12.3. ICE Futures Europe (IFE)12.4. The nature of financial futures12.5. The nature of options 12.6. Swaps12.7. Forward rate agreements 12.8. Contracts for difference12.9. Credit derivatives12.10. Problems arising from hedging or trading derivatives12.11. The efficiency of the derivatives markets12.12. Conclusion13. Managing risk via the financial markets13.1. Introduction13.2. The nature of exchange and interest rate risk 13.3. Managing exchange rate risk: internal methods 13.4. Managing exchange rate risk: external methods 13.5. Managing interest rate risk13.6. ConclusionPart III: Regulation14. The global financial crisis of 2007-8 and its implications14.1. Introduction14.2. Causes of financial crises14.3. Causes of the global financial crisis of 2007-814.4. Responses to the 2007-8 crisis14.5. Conclusion15.Regulation of the banking system15.1. Introduction15.2. The rationale for the regulation of banks15.3. The structure of regulation15.4. The safety net15.5. Regulation of capital adequacy: Basel I and II15.6. The Basel III framework15.7. Banking recovery and resolution15.8. Conclusion16.Regulation of financial institutions other than banks16.1. Introduction16.2. Regulation of life insurance companies16.3. Regulation of pension funds16.4. Investment funds16.5. The European Market Infrastructure Regulation16.6. The Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MFID)16.7. Conclusion Part IV: Conclusions 17. Conclusions 17.1. Introduction 17.2. Critique of the financial sector 17.3. 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Book SynopsisPride and Profit explores the ways in which Jane Austen’s novels interact with the ideas of economist Adam Smith. Bohanon and Vachris show how Smithian perspectives on virtue are depicted in Austen’s novels and how Smith’s and Austen’s perspectives reflect and define the bourgeois culture of the Enlightenment and industrial revolution.Trade ReviewWhat do Adam Smith and Jane Austen have in common? This tour de force ties the worlds of economics and literature together, leaving the reader delighted and informed along the way. -- Tyler Cowen, Holbert L. Harris Professor of Economics, George Mason University, and general director, Mercatus CenterWith insight, wit, and sound judgment, Bohanon and Vachris not only show us the perhaps surprising degree to which Austen and Smith complement and enrich each other, but they also enhance and deepen our own understanding of human sociality. Perhaps we could not have known just how much a book like this needed writing, but now that Pride and Profit is here one has to wonder whether we truly understood Austen, Smith, or human sociality before. -- James R. Otteson, Wake Forest UniversityTable of Contents1 Introduction: Why Jane Austen and Adam Smith? 2 A General Introduction to Smith's Moral Theory 3 Virtues and Vices in Smith 4 Self-Command in Sense and Sensibility 5 Prudence, Benevolence, and Justice in Mansfield Park 6 Vanity in Persuasion 7 Pride in Pride and Prejudice 8 Greed and Promises in Northanger Abbey 9 Man of System and Impartial Spectator in Emma 10 Land Rents, Income, and Entails 11 Representation of Business in Smith and Austen: Adopting the Bourgeois Virtues 12 Social Rank in Smith and Austen 13 Reflections on the Intersection between Jane Austen and Adam Smith and its Relevance for Today

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Book SynopsisPartnering for Organizational Performance explores the concepts and practices associated with the new, global reach of professional collaboration. Applied anthropologists Briody and Trotter bring together an array of key practitioners and academics whose work demystifies the dynamics and life-cycles of partnerships. The contributors offer in-depth analyses of cases that involve a variety of partners from the private, public, and non-profit sectors.Trade ReviewAssembling and working with diverse teams is an important challenge in every workplace. This collection of careful studies, with its special attention to culture, helps us to understand what works in cross-national industrial partnerships, and why. This is a work of great significance for managers and social scientists alike. Partnering for Organizational Performance decants the very nature of our global society. -- Teresa A. Sullivan, provost and executive vice president for academic affairs and professor of sociology at University of MichiganPartnering for Organizational Performance is a very valuable and much-needed addition to the literature on partnerships in a globalizing world where partnerships are not only desirable, but necessary. The authors perceptively describe and analyze eight in-depth case studies using anthropological and business-focused concepts, as well as providing interdisciplinary insights. This is a highly readable text that employs imaginative frames of reference for each case study and concludes with a very useful section on 'lessons learned.' -- Martin J. Gannon, professor of strategy and international management at California State University, San Marcos, and author of Understanding GlobaTable of ContentsChapter 1 Framing the Partnership Experience Chapter 2 The Cultural Processes of Partnership Chapter 3 A "Dreamcatcher" Design for Partnerships Chapter 4 Cultural Training Parthnerships: Who has the power? Chapter 5 Coordinated Autonomy? Culture in Emergency Response Partnering Chapter 6 Practical Strategies for Partnership: An Inside-Out View Chapter 7 An Educational Partnership for Immediate Impact Chapter 8 Effectiveness Through Partnerships: Navigating the Shifting Landscape of Partnerships to Influence Product Development Chapter 9 The Challange of partnerships in Complex Cultural Environments Chapter 10 The Making of A Modern Kingdom: Transnational Parthnerships in Saudi Arabia Chapter 11 Learning From the Partnership Experience

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Book SynopsisTake a visually rich tour through a burgeoning community on Mexico''s Baja Penninsula, and learn how the dream of visionaries is shaping the community of Loreto Bay as a model for the future. Indigenous materials and culture are helping to shape the physical makeup of this new resort community near Loreto, and the city''s inhabitants are reaping the benefits of development dollars. What is being imported is an exciting vision of a sustainable future, a shared goal of community, and a love of place. That place is wonderfully illustrated here, from the colorful adobe architecture and Spanish mission furnishings, to the scenes presented by the white sands of the Sea of Cortez and the fertile desert beyond.

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Book SynopsisBy combining proven and promising wind, solar, and other clean and renewable energy technologies, individuals, businesses, and communities can invest in equipment to produce electricity for themselves. This book explains how to reduce reliance on power companies, restore market forces, increase economic security, create jobs, improve efficiency, and reduce waste. For more than 100 years, electric energy has been a fundamental feature of human existence. It powers our tools, which helps us achieve our many individual and societal wants, needs, and goals. This comprehensive survey explores how electric power generation in the United States began, largely as a private endeavor, and quickly evolved into a race to capture and control its release to the people. The combination of wind, solar, and other renewable energy technologies, as proposed, enables people to restore their ability to independently generate electricity for home and business use.

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Book SynopsisWindpower remains one of the world''s most developed forms of renewable energy, and the oceans offer room for considerable expansion. This comprehensive survey features over 140 striking photos and illustrations that examine the history of wind turbine technology''s association with coastal breezes and the current movement of putting turbines into the water. Europe has taken the lead in this abundant offshore wind energy, but North America and Asia are expected to catch up in the next 10 to 20 years. The process of building an offshore wind farm is explored. The color images help illuminate the text and inspire the imagination. An extensive list of resources enables individuals, businesses, and advocates to tap into wind as a free, natural, and clean source of energy. For all who have dreamed of utilizing the Earth''s natural, renewable energy without polluting the environment or endangering wildlife, this book is for you.

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Book SynopsisNo Matter Where You Start, David Bach Can Help You Live and Finish RichWith his national bestsellers Smart Women Finish Rich and Smart Couples Finish Rich, renowned financial advisor and educator David Bach has taught millions of people of all ages and incomes how to take control of their financial future. His message, that the key to building wealth is “values first, stuff second,” has inspired people all over the world. Now, The Finish Rich Workbook gives couples and singles alike a new opportunity to tailor his advice for their individual circumstances. Combining the down-to-earth, jargon-free approach that has made him so popular with the hands-on practicality of a workbook, this new addition to the Finish Rich series is like having a one-on-one session with David Bach. You will learn how to:• Use the power of the Latte Factor™, David Bach’s international recognized approach to building

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Book SynopsisBringing together leading theorists and scholars in contemporary spatial thinking and political economy, this volume presents an unprecedented collection of essays on scale, as well as case studies on the restructuring of our global society.Table of ContentsPrefaceIntroduction / Rianne Mahon and Roger KeilPart 1: The Scalar Turn1 A Thousand Leaves: Notes on the Geographies of Uneven Spatial Development / Neil Brenner2 Is Scale a Chaotic Concept? Notes on Processes of Scale Production / Byron Miller3 Why the Urban Question Still Matters: Reflections on Rescaling and the Promise of the Urban / Stefan KipferPart 2: Political Scales4 Avoiding Traps, Rescaling States, Governing Europe / Bob Jessop5 Scaling Government to Politics / Warren Magnusson6 Producing Nature, Scaling Environment: Water, Networks, and Territories in Fascist Spain / Erik Swyngedouw7 Getting the Scale Right? A Relational Scale Politics of Native Title in Australia / Richard HowittPart 3: Re/Productive Scales8 The Cult of Urban Creativity / Jamie Peck9 State Spaces of “After Neoliberalism”: Co-Constituting the New Zealand Designer Fashion Industry / Wendy Larner, Nick Lewis, and Richard Le Heron10 Public Health and the Political Economy of Scale: Implications for Understanding the Response to the 2003 Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Outbreak in Toronto / S. Harris Ali and Roger Keil11 Of Scalar Hierarchies and Welfare Redesign: Child Care in Four Canadian Cities / Rianne MahonPart 4: The Scale of Movements12 The Spatiality of Contentious Politics: More than a Politics of Scale / Helga Leitner and Eric Sheppard13 Regional Resistances in an Exurban Region: Intersections of the Politics of Place and the Politics of Scale / Gerda R. Wekerle, L. Anders Sandberg, and Liette Gilbert14 Revolutionary Cooks in the Hungry Ghetto: The Black Panther Party’s Biopolitics of Scale from Below / Nik Heynen15 The Empire, the Movement, and the Politics of Scale: Considering the World Social Forum / Janet ConwayConclusion / Rianne Mahon and Roger KeilReferencesContributors

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Book SynopsisAn introduction to issues of land use and the economic tools that are used to resolve land-use conflicts.Table of Contents1 IntroductionPart 1: Theoretical Considerations2 The Concept of Rent: Is Land Unique?3 The Theory of Welfare Measurement4 Property Rights, Market Failure, Externality, and Environmental EconomicsPart 2: Project Evaluation and Economic Development5 Social Cost-Benefit Analysis: Evaluation of Resource Development Projects6 Input-Output Models for Regional and Community Development7 Valuing Nonmarket BenefitsPart 3: Land-Use and Sustainable Development8 Conservation, Sustainable Development, and Preservation9 Economics of Global Climatic Change10 Economics of Soil ConservationPart 4: Economics of Land-Use Planning and Control11 Efficiency and Equity in Land-Use Planning12 Land Preservation and Conservation13 Control over Water Use in Agriculture: Economics of Irrigation and Wetlands PreservationPart 5: Economics of Public Land Management14 Economics and Management of Public Forestlands15 Economics and Public Rangeland Management16 Management of Public Lands for Multiple UsePart 6: Conclusions17 Ethics and Land Resource Economics

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Book Synopsis On reclaiming the moral roots of capitalism for a virtuous future For good or ill, the capitalism we have is the capitalism we have chosen, says Kenneth Barnes. Capitalism works, and the challenge before us is not to change its structure but to address the moral vacuum at the core of its current practice. InRedeeming CapitalismBarnes explores the history and workings of this sometimes-brutal economic system. He investigates the effects of postmodernism and unpacks biblical-theological teachings on work and wealth. Proposing virtuous choices as a way out of such pitfalls as the recent global financial crisis, Barnes envisions a more just and flourishing capitalism for the good of all.

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Book SynopsisWhat accounts for the growing income inequalities in Silicon Valley, despite huge technological and economic strides? Why have the once-powerful labor unions declined in their influence? This book examines these questions from a fresh perspective: that provided by the history of women in Silicon Valley in the twentieth century.Trade Review"It is thoroughly researched, well written, and compelling." -- Western Historical Quarterly"This highly original work is important for the way that it examines succeeding generations of women in a single location, and draws parallels and connections from one generation and type of work to another. In addition, it is an important source of information and analysis for both the geographic region it explores and for the industries it analyzes."—Robert W. Cherny, San Francisco State University"For too many working women the promise of Silicon Valley has proven to be an illusion. Despite the rhetoric of the 'new' economy, gender-based wage discrimination and other 'old' inequities still persist. By exploding the myths surrounding the high-tech industry, Glenna Matthews sends a powerful message that while some women are lucky enough to be living their 'California Dream' the vast majority struggle just to earn a living."—Amy B. Dean, Executive Officer, South Bay AFL-CIO"Matthews has added an indispensable contribution to the growing list of books about California's Silicon Valley. Her historical analysis of the area's development provides valuable context for understanding the valley's more recent social, economic, and demographic changes. And, by casting a focus on women in local society, Matthews has added a dimension mostly ignored by other authors. This is a must read for anyone interested in the origins and recent history of Silicon Valley."—Al Camarillo, Stanford University"Matthew's comparison and contrast of the fruit industry and high-tech worlds over the twentieth century in the Silicon Valley makes a significant contribution to history in the feminist labour and economic history traditions." -- Canadian Journal of History/Annales canadiennes d'histoire"There have been other books about Silicon Valley, but none with this multihistorical focus and concentration on the work of women." -- History: Reviews of New BooksTable of ContentsIntroduction i 1. The Fruited Valley 13 2. The Fruit Industry Workforce at High Tide: A Wave of Militancy Hits the Valley 48 3. War and Cold War Shape the Valley: The Birth of a Metropolis and the Death of Union Democracy 81 4. Toward Silicon Valley 112 5. New Immigrants and Silicon Valley: Struggles, Successes, and Transformations 147 6. The Valley as "Feminist Capital of the Nation" I83 7. The Global Economy on the Home Front: A Tale oF Two Valleys 226

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Book SynopsisThe New York Times bestselling guide to putting things in order. Put America''s #1 organizer to work for you. Getting organized is a skill that anyone can learn, and there''s no better teacher than America''s organizing queen, Julie Morgenstern, as hundreds of thousands of readers have learned. Drawing on her years of experience as a professional organizer, Morgenstern outlines a simple organizing plan that starts with understanding your individual goals, natural habits, and psychological needs, so that you can work with your priorities and personality rather than against them. The basic steps-Analyze, Strategize, Attack-can be applied to any space or situation. In this thoroughly revised edition, Morgenstern has incorporated new information in response to feedback from her clients and audiences. These changes include- new chapters on organizing photographs, handbags, briefcases, and travel bags- an expanded program for organizing your kitch

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Take Back the Economy is the single most farsighted and practical work enlightening us on the path to a steady transition toward a genuine postcapitalist world. It is based on the presupposition that reorienting the economy means much more than the control of production—it means reinventing ourselves, our communities, and our world in profound ways. Out of this act of ‘reframing’ there emerges a novel understanding of work, enterprise, market, property, even finance. In this wonderful new work in the tradition of Gibson-Graham, students, activists, movements, and communities will find a toolkit for ethical and effective action any time, any place."—Arturo Escobar, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill"Take Back the Economy is a valuable, engaged accessible and very clear addition to the Community Economics Collective oeuvre, and I hope it will be read widely and--more importantly--change the world."—Antipode"Readable, practical, radical."—Sociology"A most exquisitely conducted study into the not-for-profit or other side of organisations. It impressively shows that ‘another world’ is not only possible but already here."—Organization"Beneficial for the use of individuals looking to alter their environmental or economic impact, students interested in administration or economics, or researchers and planners seeking alternatives for their communities."—Journal of Appalachian StudiesTable of ContentsContentsAcknowledgmentsTake Back the Economy: Why Now?1. Reframing the Economy, Reframing Ourselves2. Take Back Work: Surviving Well3. Take Back Business: Distributing Surplus4. Take Back the Market: Encountering Others5. Take Back Property: Commoning6. Take Back Finance: Investing in FuturesAny Time, Any Place . . . NotesIndex

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Eat this book. If you’re lucky enough to find it in the trash, dig it out and bite in. It’s sociologically fresh and environmentally nutritious. Alex V. Barnard writes crisply and invitingly, and his analysis of the ‘fetishism of waste’ is novel and helpful. This is ethnography as it is meant to be: going through the trash and thrash of everyday life and uncovering analytic treasures—free to be had, if we only stop to look."—Michael Bell, University of Wisconsin-Madison "In Freegans, Alex V. Barnard examines how this group of activists aims to change the way we live on this world, one overripe tomato at a time."—Tristram Stuart, author of Waste: Uncovering the Global Food Scandal"Readers with interests in social justice, activist movements, environmentalism, consumerism, and food waste will find this book thought-provoking."—Library Journal"Barnard’s book is refreshing ... an important and thorough critique of food waste."—On the Brink"The timeliness of many themes, from political disenfranchisement and social movements to climate change and food security, make this a compelling and urgent read. Barnard’s easy and accessible writing style ensures this book is also engaging and valuable to a non-academic audience."—Environmental Politics"This engaging, well-written book, full of vivid observations and interviews, is sure to attract a wide readership. Highly recommended."—CHOICE"This work will shed light on how alternative activists are enacting a more sustainable future today, and citizens who are doubtful that sustainability can be attained via conscious consumption might find inspiration in freegans’ radical waste politics."—Food, Culture & Society"Barnard succeeds in making visible drivers of ecological destruction in capitalism and provides a thoughtful analysis of the strengths, weaknesses and inconsistencies of anti- capitalist social movements."—Environmental Values"A wonderful text for a social movement class looking for a well written, enjoyable read to illustrate the recruitment, tactics, role of identity and culture, and decline of a movement."—Mobilization"This thorough account reminds us of the dangers of capitalist co-option and the need to stick to our values when the world around us appears blind. Freegans reveal a more complete story of capitalist waste and want that to contribute to unraveling these complex issues."—The British Journal of Sociology"A critical addition to undergraduate and graduate classes on the subject."—Agriculture and Human Values"Barnard’s re-conceptualization of freegans’ speeches and practices offers other interesting insights."—European Journal of SociologyTable of ContentsContentsPreface Introduction: A Brief History of a Tomato 1. Capitalism’s Cast-offs2. Diving In, Opting Out3. Waving the Banana in the Big Apple4. A New World Out of Waste5. The Ultimate Boycott?6. Backlash, Conflict, and DeclineConclusion: Salvaging SustainabilityAcknowledgmentsNotesIndex

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