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Book SynopsisPopular author and seasoned economist Dr. David Hyman delivers a solid economics-oriented approach to public finance and public policy. The 11th edition of PUBLIC FINANCE thoroughly illustrates the role government plays in the economy and explains how and why the public sector makes decisions. Packed with timely, real-world examples, PUBLIC FINANCE sparks lively discussion and debate with its coverage of such hot topics as national defense and homeland security, pollution rights, Social Security reform, federal tax reform, and the Iraq war. In addition, it includes numerous study tools and exercises to help students sharpen their economic acumen.Trade ReviewPART I: THE ECONOMIC BASIS FOR GOVERNMENTACTIVITY. 1. Individuals and Government. 2. Efficiency, Markets, and Governments. 3. Externalities and Government Policy. 4. Public Goods. 5. Public Choice and the Political Process. PART II: GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES AND POLICYIN THE UNITED STATES: SELECTED ISSUES. 6. Cost-Benefit Analysis and Government Investments. 7. Government Subsidies and Income Support for the Poor. 8. Social Security and Social Insurance. 9. Government and Health Care. PART III: FINANCING GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES. 10. Introduction to Government Finance. 11. Taxation, Prices, Efficiency, and the Distribution of Income. 12. Budget Balance and Government Debt. PART IV: TAXATION: THEORY AND STRUCTURE. 13. The Theory of Income Taxation. 14. Taxation of Personal Income in the United States. 15. Taxation of Corporate Income. 16. Taxes on Consumption and Sales. 17. Taxes on Wealth, Property, and Estates. PART V: STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE. 18. Fiscal Federalism and State and Local Government Finance. Glossary. Name Index. Subject Index.Table of ContentsPART I: THE ECONOMIC BASIS FOR GOVERNMENTACTIVITY. 1. Individuals and Government. 2. Efficiency, Markets, and Governments. 3. Externalities and Government Policy. 4. Public Goods. 5. Public Choice and the Political Process. PART II: GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES AND POLICYIN THE UNITED STATES: SELECTED ISSUES. 6. Cost-Benefit Analysis and Government Investments. 7. Government Subsidies and Income Support for the Poor. 8. Social Security and Social Insurance. 9. Government and Health Care. PART III: FINANCING GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES. 10. Introduction to Government Finance. 11. Taxation, Prices, Efficiency, and the Distribution of Income. 12. Budget Balance and Government Debt. PART IV: TAXATION: THEORY AND STRUCTURE. 13. The Theory of Income Taxation. 14. Taxation of Personal Income in the United States. 15. Taxation of Corporate Income. 16. Taxes on Consumption and Sales. 17. Taxes on Wealth, Property, and Estates. PART V: STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE. 18. Fiscal Federalism and State and Local Government Finance. Glossary. Name Index. Subject Index.

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPart I: UNDERSTANDING NEWS. 1. Understanding News. 2. The Basic News Story. 3. Social Media. Part: II COLLECTING INFORMATION. 4. Sources and Online Research. 5. Interviewing Techniques. 6. Mobile and Multimedia Skills. Part III: CONSTRUCTING STORIES. 7. Leads and Nut Graphs. 8. Story Organization. 9. Story Forms. 10. Storytelling and Feature Techniques. 11. Broadcast News Writing. 12. Online Journalism. 13. Public Relations Writing. Part IV: UNDERSTANDING MEDIA ISSUES. 14. Media Law. 15. Media Ethics. 16. Multicultural Sensitivity. Part V: APPLYING THE TECHNIQUES. 17. Profiles And Obituaries. 18. Speeches, News Conferences and Meetings. 19. Government and Statistical Stories. 20. Crime and Punishment. 21. Disasters, Weather and Tragedies. 22. Media Jobs and Internships. Appendix 1: Grammar And Usage. Appendix 2: Glossary.

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Book SynopsisPrepare for a successful career in social media marketing or a related field with the unique emphasis found only in SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING: A STRATEGIC APPROACH, 2E. Each chapter in this popular book includes a section on creating a personal brand, which is useful to current or future professionals at any stage of career development. This edition emphasizes how to use social media techniques, detailed in the book, to develop and maintain a strong personal brand. Helpful discussions also address a full range of online and offline elements you can use to create a viable personal branding strategy. You learn how to use graphical concepts to structure and strategize within what is otherwise a chaotic social media milieu. This edition summarizes many of today's best practices for marketing activities on social media platforms to assist you in functioning most effectively and dealing with the rapid change that is a hallmark of social media.Table of Contents1. The Role and Importance of SMM. 2. Goals and Strategies. 3. Identifying Target Audiences. 4. Rules of Engagement for Social Media Marketing. 5. Social Media Platforms and Social Networking Sites. 6. Micro blogging. 7. Content Creation and Sharing Blogging, streaming video, podcasts, and webinars. 8. Video Marketing. 9. Marketing on Photo Sharing Sites. 10. Social bookmarking and news aggregation, collaboration. 11. Content Marketing: Publishing Articles, White Papers, and E-books. 12. Mobile Marketing on Social Networks. 13. Social Media Monitoring. 14. Tools for Managing the SMM Effort. 15. SMM Plan. Appendix: Sample SMM Plan XYZ Coffee.

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Book SynopsisLearn how to apply economic concepts to today's real world as ECONOMICS: PRIVATE AND PUBLIC CHOICE, 16E reflects current economic conditions. This highly readable, up-to-date text analyzes and explains measures of economic activity in today's market. It also highlights the recession of 2008-2009 and dispels common economic myths. The book uses the "invisible hand" metaphor to explain economic theory, demonstrating how it works to stimulate the economy. This edition even includes online learning solutions, such as Aplia, to improve your learning. Graphing tutorials and videos embedded within the interactive reader support your work and improve your performance.Table of ContentsPart I: THE ECONOMIC WAY OF THINKING. 1. The Economic Approach. 2. Some Tools of the Economist. Part II: MARKETS AND GOVERNMENT. 3. Demand, Supply, and the Market Process. 4. Supply and Demand: Applications and Extensions. 5. Difficult Cases for the Market, and the Role of Government. 6. The Economics of Political Action. Part III: CORE MACROECONOMICS. 7. Taking the Nation���s Economic Pulse. 8. Economic Fluctuations, Unemployment, and Inflation. 9. An Introduction to Basic Macroeconomic Markets. 10. Dynamic Change, Economic Fluctuations, and the AD--AS Model. 11. Fiscal Policy: The Keynesian View and the Historical Development of Macroeconomics. 12. Fiscal Policy: Incentives, and Secondary Effects. 13. Money and the Banking System. 14. Modern Macroeconomics and Monetary Policy. 15. Stabilization Policy, Output, and Employment. 16. Creating an Environment for Growth and Prosperity. 17. Institutions, Policies, and Cross-Country Differences in Income and Growth. Part IV: INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS. 18. Gaining from International Trade. 19. International Finance and the Foreign Exchange Market. Part V: CORE MICROECONOMICS. 20. Consumer Choice and Elasticity. 21. Costs and the Supply of Goods. 22. Price Takers and the Competitive Process. 23. Price-Searcher Markets with Low Entry Barriers. 24. Price-Searcher Markets with High Entry Barriers. 25. The Supply of and Demand for Productive Resources. 26. Earnings, Productivity, and the Job Market. 27. Investment, the Capital Market, and the Wealth of Nations. 28. Income Inequality and Poverty. Part VI: APPLYING THE BASICS: SPECIAL TOPICS IN ECONOMICS. Special Topic 1. Government Spending and Taxation. Special Topic 2. The Economics of Social Security. Special Topic 3. The Stock Market: Its Function, Performance, and Potential as an Investment Opportunity. Special Topic 4. Great Debates in Economics: Keynes versus Hayek. Special Topic 5. The Crisis of 2008: Causes and Lessons for the Future. Special Topic 6. Lessons from the Great Depression. Special Topic 7. The Federal Budget and the National Debt. Special Topic 8. The Economics of Health Care. Special Topic 9. Earnings Differences Between Men and Women. Special Topic 10. Do Labor Unions Increase the Wages of Workers? Special Topic 11. The Question of Resource Exhaustion. Special Topic 12. Difficult Environmental Cases and the Role of Government. Appendix A. General Business and Economics Indicators for the United States. Appendix B. Answers to Selected Critical Analysis Questions.

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Book SynopsisLearn how to apply microeconomic concepts to today's real world as MICROECONOMICS: PRIVATE AND PUBLIC CHOICE, 16E reflects current economic conditions. This highly readable, up-to-date text analyzes and explains measures of economic activity in today's market and dispels common microeconomic myths. The book uses the "invisible hand" metaphor to explain economic theory, demonstrating how it works to stimulate the economy. This edition even includes online learning solutions, such as Aplia, to improve your learning. Graphing tutorials and videos embedded within the interactive reader support your classroom work and improve your performance.Table of ContentsPart I: THE ECONOMIC WAY OF THINKING. 1. The Economic Approach. 2. Some Tools of the Economist. Part II: MARKETS AND GOVERNMENT. 3. Demand, Supply, and the Market Process. 4. Supply and Demand: Applications and Extensions. 5. Difficult Cases for the Market, and the Role of Government. 6. The Economics of Political Action. Part III: CORE MICROECONOMICS. 7. Consumer Choice and Elasticity. 8. Costs and the Supply of Goods. 9. Price Takers and the Competitive Process. 10. Price-Searcher Markets with Low Entry Barriers. 11. Price-Searcher Markets with High Entry Barriers. 12. The Supply of and Demand for Productive Resources. 13. Earnings, Productivity, and the Job Market. 14. Investment, the Capital Market, and the Wealth of Nations. 15. Income Inequality and Poverty. Part IV: INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS. 16. Gaining from International Trade. Part V: APPLYING THE BASICS: SPECIAL TOPICS IN ECONOMICS. Special Topic 1. Government Spending and Taxation. Special Topic 2. The Economics of Social Security. Special Topic 3. The Stock Market: Its Function, Performance, and Potential as an Investment Opportunity. Special Topic 4. Great Debates in Economics: Keynes versus Hayek. Special Topic 5. The Crisis of 2008: Causes and Lessons for the Future. Special Topic 6. Lessons from the Great Depression. Special Topic 7. The Federal Budget and the National Debt. Special Topic 8. Earnings Differences Between Men and Women. Special Topic 9. Do Labor Unions Increase the Wages of Workers? Special Topic 10. The Question of Resource Exhaustion. Special Topic 11. Difficult Environmental Cases and the Role of Government. Appendix A: General Business and Economics Indicators for the United States. Appendix B: Answers to Selected Critical Analysis Questions.

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Book SynopsisEver wonder how the American economy became the most powerful one in the world? Tying America's past to the economic policies of today and beyond, the popular HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN ECONOMY, 13E answers this critical question and more. This market-leading coverage presents events chronologically for easy understanding This prestigious book has been used by more students, like you, than in other text in the U.S. HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN ECONOMY has helped generations of learners understand how the American economy evolved. Completely updated with recent research by economic historians, this trusted book ties this country's past to the policies and debates of today and beyond. Visual aids, tables and graphs reinforce learning help keep you interested in the study of economic history. This edition is available with MindTap digital course, offering a full, mobile-ready textbook combined with superior and proven learning tools.Table of Contents1. Growth, Welfare, and the American Economy. Part I: THE COLONIAL ERA: 1607-1776. 2. Founding the Colonies. 3. Colonial Economic Activities. 4. The Economic Relations of the Colonies. 5. Economic Progress and Wealth. 6. Three Crises and Revolt. Part II: THE REVOLUTIONARY, EARLY NATIONAL, AND ANTEBELLUM ERAS: 1776-1860. 7. Hard Realities for a New Nation. 8. Land and the Early Western Movements. 9. Transportation and Market Growth. 10. Market Expansion and Industry in First Transition. 11. Labor During the Early Industrial Period. 12. Money and Banking in the Developing Economy. 13. The Entrenchment of Slavery and Regional Conflict. Part III: THE REUNIFICATION ERA: 1860-1920. 14. War, Recovery, and Regional Divergence. 15. Agriculture's Western Advance. 16. Railroads and Economic Change. 17. Industrial Expansion and Concentration. 18. The Emergence of America's Labor Consciousness. 19. Money, Prices and Finance in the Postbellum Era. 20. Commerce at Home and Abroad. Part IV: WAR, DEPRESSION, AND WAR AGAIN: 1914-1946. 21. World War I, 1914-1918. 22. The Roaring Twenties. 23. The Great Depression. 24. The New Deal. 25. World War II. Part V: THE POSTWAR ERA: 1946 TO THE PRESENT. 26. The Changing Role of the U.S. Government. 27. Growth and the Business Cycle after World War II. 28. Manufacturing, Productivity, and Labor. 29. Achievements of the Past, Challenges for the Future.

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Book SynopsisReadable, practical and interesting, Tucker's SURVEY OF ECONOMICS, 10E provides the tools you need to understand the impact of economics in your own world. You examine the basics of economics within the context of real-world situations as you see economic issues at work on national and international levels. The latest edition of this popular book addresses intriguing topics in today's economics, such as the federal deficit and national debt, income levels and fair pay for females, social networking and gasoline prices. Interactive learning features and self-study tools guide your learning and make studying easier. With the help of learning resources and online tools such as homework powered by Aplia and MindTap personal learning experience, SURVEY OF ECONOMICS, 10E equips you with the understanding of economics you need to make informed decisions as a professional and consumer.Table of ContentsPart I: INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS. 1. Introducing the Economic Way of Thinking. Appendix 1: Applying Graphs to Economics. 2. Production Possibilities, Opportunity Cost, and Economic Growth. Part II: THE MICROECONOMY. 3. Market Demand and Supply. 4. Markets in Action. Appendix 4: Applying Supply and Demand Analysis to Health Care. 5. Price Elasticity of Demand. 6. Production Costs. 7. Perfect Competition. 8. Monopoly. 9. Monopolistic Competition and Oligopoly. 10. Labor Markets and Income Distribution. Part III: THE MACROECONOMY AND FISCAL POLICY. 11. Gross Domestic Product. 12. Business Cycles and Unemployment. 13. Inflation. 14. Aggregate Demand and Supply. Appendix 14: The Self-Correcting Aggregate Demand and Supply Model. 15. Fiscal Policy. 16. The Public Sector. 17. Federal Deficits, Surpluses, and the National Debt. Part IV: MONEY, BANKING, AND MONETARY POLICY. 18. Money and the Federal Reserve System. 19. Money Creation. 20. Monetary Policy. Appendix 20: Policy Disputes Using the Self-Correcting Aggregate Demand and Supply Model. Part V: THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMY. 21. International Trade and Finance. 22. Economies in Transition. 23. Growth and the Less-Developed Countries. Appendix A: Answers to Odd-Numbered Study Questions and Problems. Appendix B: Answers to Practice Quizzes. Appendix C: Answers to Road Map Questions. Glossary. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis volume celebrates the innovative and rapidly growing area of economic research known as meta-regression analysis (MRA). Shows how MRA enables researchers to make sense of disparate economic findings on the same subject. Develops methods that help researchers to distinguish publication selection from genuine empirical effect. Applies these methods to topical areas of economic research including: the effect of immigration on wages, minimum wage on unemployment, and gender on salaries. Helps to bridge the gulf between economic theory and practice. Written to be accessible to readers with a basic background in empirical economics. Table of Contents1. Issues in Meta-Regression Analysis: An Overview: Colin J. Roberts. 2. Meta-Regression Analysis: A Quantitative Method of Literature Surveys: T. D. Stanley and Stephen B. Jarrell. 3. Beyond Publication Bias: T. D. Stanley. 4. A Meta-Analysis of the Effect of Common Currencies on International Trade: Andrew K. Rose and T. D. Stanley. 5. Publication Bias in the Economic Freedom and Economic Growth Literature: Chris Doucouliagos. 6. A Meta-Analysis of b-Convergence: the Legendary 2%: Maria Abreu, Henri L. F. de Groot and Raymond J. G. M. Florax. 7. The Last Word on the Wage Curve?: Peter Nijkamp and Jacques Poot. 8. A Meta-Analytic Assessment of the Effect of Immigration on Wages: Simonetta Longhi, Peter Nijkamp and Jacques Poot. 9. A Meta-Analysis of the International Gender Wage Gap: Doris Weichselbaumer and Rudolf Winter-Ebmer. 10. The Income Elasticity of Money Demand: A Meta-Analysis of Empirical Results: Markus Knell and Helmut Stix.

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Book SynopsisLand draws upon a transdisciplinary doctoral thesis that reviewed the evolution of Anglo-Australian land law and fiscal practice following the decline of feudalism and the enshrinement of individual profit seeking in a capitalist economy.Table of ContentsFrontispiece. Foreword. Preface. 1. The Subversion of Reason. 2. Institutionalized Profiteering. 3. The Diversion of Investment. 4. The Employment Mirage. 5. Fiscal Masochism. 6. Resourcing Public Revenue. 7. Underpinning a Global Morality. 8. The Essential Requirements. 9. Impediments and Counter-Arguments. 10. Henry George Re-Visited. 11. Apathy, Cupidity or Conspiracy?. 12. The Enduring Enigma. Postscript. References. Autobiographical Sketch of Phillip Denny Day (1924-). Index.

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Book SynopsisThis book consists of several carefully crafted essays on the subject of gambling. The first two essays relate the latest trends on technology and communications to the development of actual gambling practice. And so the first essay documents the impact of simulcast racing on wagering dollarsthe impact simulcast bettering has raised the total amounts wagered from .25 billion dollars in 1985 to 15.62 billion dollars in 2002. Bettors find great interest in this developing technology. The next essay untangles the logic of the double-auction gambling market by explaining how the experimental work at George Mason University has and is altering the role of the bookmaker who now functions as a mere broker coordinating contracts between bettors. This development is especially obvious in Britain where online gambling is legal. As for the burgeoning state lotteries especially in the United States, we offer three insightful essays. The first recalls the hidden costs that these entertainmTable of ContentsIntroduction. INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE AND PLACING A BET. What Do Bettors Want? Determinants of Pari-Mutuel Betting Preference (Marshall Gramm, C. Nicholas McKinney, Douglas H. Owens, and Matt E. Ryan). The Double-Auction Gambling Market: An Experimental Examination (Kyle W. Hampton). THREE PERSPECTIVES ON GOVERNMENT RUN LOTTERIES. State Lotteries and Agency Costs: Hidden Costs to Nonparticipants (Richard B. Whitaker). Hitting the Jackpot or Hitting the Skids: Entertainment, Poverty, and the Demand for State Lotteries (Garrick Blalock, David R. Just, and Daniel H. Simon). Voting with a Hand on the Bible and Not on the Wallet: The 1996 Video Poker Referendum in Louisiana (John L. Scott and Paul S. Nelson). ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND CASINOS. Do Casinos Cause Economic Growth? (Douglas M. Walker and John D. Jackson). BENEFIT-COST ANALYSIS. Problems in Quantifying the Social Costs and Benefits of Gambling (Douglas M. Walker). Index.

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Book SynopsisThis book gathers together several essays by historians of economics who express varying reactions to the Peart-Levy thesis. Contains several essays by historians of economics who express varying reactions to the thesis expressed in Professors Sandra J. Peart's and David M. Levy's book The Vanity of the Philosopher': From Equality to Hierarchy in Post-classical Economics Explains the importance of ''analytic egalitarianism'' in economics and the sad consequences of moving away from this approach Provides reading that can complement reading lists in economics, the mathematics of gambling, and the political economy of the gaming industry Table of ContentsPART I. Editor’s Introduction. PART II. On the Peart and Levy Thesis. Observations on The "Vanity of the Philosopher"—Charles R. McCann, Jr. The "Vanity of the Philosopher": Analytical Egalitarianism, Associationist Psychology, and Eugenic Remaking?—Andrew Farrant. In the Shadows of Vanity: Religion and the Debate Over Hierarchy—J. Daniel Hammond. The Vanity of the Economist: A Comment on Peart and Levy’sThe "Vanity of the Philosopher"—Kevin D. Hoover. Classical Equality: On the Content of Analytical Egalitarianism—Joseph Persky. Thinking About Analytical Egalitarianism—David M. Levy and Sandra J. Peart. PART III. Anthroposociology. Social Anthropology in Economic Literature at the End of the 19th Century: Eugenic and Racial Explanations of Inequality—Terenzio Maccabelli. Index

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Book SynopsisRoof's shrewd exploration of unions, Congress, and the political process challenges conventional explanations for organized labor's political failings.Trade Review"Roof succeeds at taking complicated issues and making them understandable. This meticulously researched book may well be the final word on what has prevented the labor movement from making greater strides in winning prolabor and progressive policies at the national level." (Peter L. Francia, author of The Future of Organized Labor in American Politics)"Table of ContentsPrefaceIntroduction1. The Rise of Organized Labor and the Conservative Coalition2. Labor, the Conservative Coalition, and the Welfare State3. Possibilities and Limits in the Great Society4. Changing the Rules of the Game5. Postreform Stalemate on Labor's Agenda6. The More Things Change, the More They Remain the SameConclusionNotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisRoof's shrewd exploration of unions, Congress, and the political process challenges conventional explanations for organized labor's political failings.Trade Review"Roof succeeds at taking complicated issues and making them understandable. This meticulously researched book may well be the final word on what has prevented the labor movement from making greater strides in winning prolabor and progressive policies at the national level." (Peter L. Francia, author of The Future of Organized Labor in American Politics)"Table of ContentsPrefaceIntroduction1. The Rise of Organized Labor and the Conservative Coalition2. Labor, the Conservative Coalition, and the Welfare State3. Possibilities and Limits in the Great Society4. Changing the Rules of the Game5. Postreform Stalemate on Labor's Agenda6. The More Things Change, the More They Remain the SameConclusionNotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisDennis's wide-angle perspective reveals the Memorial Day Massacre as not simply another bloody incident in the long story of labor-management tension in American history but as an illustration of the broad-based movement for social democracy which developed in the New Deal era.Table of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsPrologue: The Making of a Memorial1. From Crisis to Confrontation2. The Rising Tide of Rebellion3. Memorial Day 19374. Red Scare and Popular Resistance5. Little Steel and Class WarfareEpilogue: Rethinking the MassacreNotesSuggested Further ReadingIndex

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Book SynopsisHow do the stories we tell about money shape our economies?Beginning in the late eighteenth century, as constant growth became the economic norm throughout Europe, fictional stories involving money were overwhelmingly about loss. Novel after novel tells the tale of bankruptcy and financial failure, of people losing everything and ending up in debtor's prison, of inheritances lost and daughters left orphaned and poor. In Downward Mobility, Katherine Binhammer argues that these stories of ruin are not simple tales about the losers of capitalism but narratives that help manage speculation of capital's inevitable collapse. Bringing together contemporary critical finance studies with eighteenth-century literary history, Binhammer demonstrates the centrality of the myth of downward mobility to the cultural history of capitalismand to the emergence of the novel in Britain. Deftly weaving economic history and formal analysis, Binhammer reveals how capitalism requires the novel's complex techTable of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Fictitious Capital and the Social History of Debt 2. Leveraging Fiction: When Debt Becomes Equity 3. Narrative Exchange: The Value of Stories-within-Stories 4. The Plot of Capital I: Cecilia and Risk Management 5. The Plot of Capital II: Camilla, Closure, and the Realization of Capital Epilogue Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisFinancial collapse. Global recession. The revival of free-market policies. Massive and increasing inequalities. Housing bubbles and record foreclosures. Severe strain in the European Union. Emergence of China and other major players on the international economic scene. Every day, media outlets bombard us with news and possible explanations for the financial, economic, and political crises. In The United States and the Global Economy, Frederick S. Weaver gives readers a concise introduction to the patterns of change in international financial and trade regimes since World War II in order to clarify recent global economic turmoil. Weaver has compiled a clear chronology of major events in the international economy to show how they have reflected and shaped changes in the domestic economy of the United States. Although U.S. dominance over the world economy is not as complete as it once was, U.S. domestic economic processes continue to have profound effects on global economic affairs. TheTrade ReviewWeaver provides a clear, concise, and easily-digestible description of key moments in US economic history and the economic concepts that underpin these events. His work is a boon to all undergraduates struggling through a course in international political economy and to those teaching them. -- Alexandra Guisinger, University of Notre DameHistory matters so we repeat it when we should and don't when we shouldn't. Weaver has done a great service by providing an accessible guide to recent US economic history (and its political drivers) in global context. -- Kevin Gallagher, Boston UniversityWeaver’s book makes a contribution to public understanding of a complex subject. It offers an alternative interpretation to the doctrinaire writings of some mainstream economists who celebrate the benefits of free trade, wealth creation, and consumer gains while downplaying the costs of dislocations, volatility, and instability. * H-Net: Humanities and Social Science Reviews Online *To quickly get up to speed on today's global economy and its impact on the US, this interdisciplinary book is a good place to start. Its wide-ranging "Selected Readings and Websites" list will also help readers pursue specific topics of interest. Over the last 60 years, numerous international developments have affected the US's role in the global economy, and this volume focuses on how these events have shaped the US economy. Weaver (emer., Hampshire College) explains and analyzes the effects on the US of the emergence of the EU, OPEC policies, the Soviet Union's collapse, China's rise as the export superpower, and economic successes in South Korea, India, Brazil, and Southeast Asia. He examines the causes and consequences of the global crisis from the perspective of developed and developing countries, covering important themes such as the role of income distribution during this crisis; the global nature of the crisis; the systematic failure of the global financial systems; inadequacy of global governance institutions; and challenges presented by financial innovation. To make the book more accessible, Weaver provides readers with the vocabulary of key elements of international economic analysis and their interactions. A good supplement for international studies courses. Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-division undergraduate through professional audiences as well as general readers. * CHOICE *Explores the patterns of change in the international economy since World War II, focusing on the ways in which international events, issues, and relationships reflected and shaped changes to the U.S.economy. * Journal of Economic Literature *Weaver’s narrative of how the international economic order has changed since the end of the Second World War is often compelling and informative. The book is well paced and an easy read, giving readers without background knowledge in economic or international affairs a good starting point to understand the rapid changes in the international economy. Weaver has the ability to seamlessly define and discuss the sometimes confusing jargon of international economics and provides throughout the book helpful side notes that add to the narrative but do not unnecessarily distract the reader from the book’s core insights. * E-International Relations *Table of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1: The Twentieth Century Quest for a Stable International Economy Chapter 2: The U.S. Domestic Economy and the International Scene, 1945 to 1970s Chapter 3: U.S. Political Shifts and beyond Bretton Woods, 1970s to 1980s Chapter 4: The New International Economy and the Dissolution of U.S. Modern Times, 1970s to 1990s Chapter 5: The Triumph of Free-Market Global Capitalism, 1990s to 2007 Chapter 6: The Twenty-First Century Quest for a Stable International Economy Selected Readings

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Book SynopsisThis book analyzes in a new way the causes of the current crash by showing how such events derive from real estate bubbles and their interactions with banks and other lenders. Analyzes the current crisis of the real estate crash and explains the recurring cycle which led to it Examines why frequent assessments are crucial to making the property tax an effective method of preventing speculative real estate bubbles Combines theoretical analysis with observed cycles of land speculation to demonstrate the impact on the modern economy Trade Review"Gaffney has been publishing vital contributions to economics since his PhD dissertation in 1956." (Sun Life Financial, November 2009)Table of ContentsFrontispiece Portrait of Mason Gaffney. Editor's Introduction (Clifford W. Cobb). 1. The Role of Land Markets in Economic Crises (Mason Gaffney). 2. A New Framework for Macroeconomics: Achieving Full Employment by Increasing Capital Turnover (Mason Gaffney). 3. Money, Credit, and Crisis (Mason Gaffney). Index.

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Book SynopsisNonlinearity, Complexity and Randomness in Economics presents a variety of papers by leading economists, scientists, and philosophers who focus on different aspects of nonlinearity, complexity and randomness, and their implications for economics. A theme of the book is that economics should be based on algorithmic, computable mathematical foundations. Features an interdisciplinary collection of papers by economists, scientists, and philosophers Presents new approaches to macroeconomic modelling, agent-based modelling, financial markets, and emergent complexity Reveals how economics today must be based on algorithmic, computable mathematical foundations Table of ContentsNotes on Contributors vii 1. Introduction 1 Stefano Zambelli 2. Towards an Algorithmic Revolution in Economic Theory 7 K. Vela Velupillai 3. An Algorithmic Information-Theoretic Approach to the Behaviour of Financial Markets 37 Hector Zenil and Jean-Paul Delahaye 4. Complexity and Randomness in Mathematics: Philosophical Reflections on the Relevance for Economic Modelling 69 Sundar Sarukkai 5. Behavioural Complexity 85 Sami Al-Suwailem 6. Bounded Rationality and the Emergence of Simplicity Amidst Complexity 111 Cassey Lee 7. Emergent Complexity in Agent-Based Computational Economics 131 Shu-Heng Chen and Shu G.Wang 8. Non-Linear Dynamics, Complexity and Randomness: Algorithmic Foundations 151 K. Vela Velupillai 9. Stock-Flow Interactions, Disequilibrium Macroeconomics and the Role of Economic Policy 173 Toichiro Asada, Carl Chiarella, Peter Flaschel, Tarik Mouakil, Christian Proa˜no andWilli Semmler 10. Equilibrium Versus Market Efficiency: Randomness versus Complexity in Finance Markets 203 Joseph L. McCauley 11. Flexible Accelerator Economic Systems as Coupled Oscillators 211 Stefano Zambelli 12. Shifting Sands: Non-Linearity, Complexity and Randomness in Economics 237 Donald A.R. George Index 241

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Book SynopsisThis book is the perfect introduction to the subject of economics and economic ideas throughout history.From the earliest forms of currency to the Industrial Revolution, and from the birth of the stock market to free-market capitalism and globalized trade, The Little Book of Economics brings economic theory and the work of key economists to life. Journeying through centuries of economic thought, it is the perfect pocket-sized guide to the subject.Packed with infographics and flowcharts that explain complex concepts clearly and simply, The Little Book of Economics offers you the same combination of clear text and hard-working infographics in a portable format that is perfect for reading on the go.

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Book SynopsisOver the last decade, the world’s largest corporations – from The Coca Cola Company to Amazon, Apple to Unilever – have taken up the cause of combatting modern slavery. Yet, by most measures, across many sectors and regions, severe labour exploitation continues to soar. Corporate social responsibility is not working. Why? In this landmark book, Genevieve LeBaron lifts the lid on a labour governance regime that is severely flawed and limited. She takes a close-up look at the millions of corporate dollars spent on anti-slavery networks, NGO partnerships, lobbying for new transparency legislation, and investment in social auditing and ethical certification schemes, to show how such efforts serve to bolster corporate growth and legitimacy as well as government reputations, whilst failing to protect the world’s most vulnerable workers. To eradicate modern slavery and human trafficking in global supply chains a new approach is needed; one that confronts corporate power and profits, dismantles exploitative business models, and regulates the booming private industry of accounting firms, social auditors, and consultants that has emerged to ‘monitor’ and ‘enforce’ labour standards. Only worker-driven initiatives that uphold fundamental rights can protect workers in the contemporary global economy and make forced labour a thing of the past.Trade Review“‘LeBaron's book gives renewed focus to what business actors, civil society, and government need to do to in order to combat modern slavery. It is a highly recommended read for all those involved in the challenges of eradicating slavery.”Urmila Bhoola, Former UN Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery“Combating Modern Slavery is a bold, deeply-empirical, even heroic work of moral social science by a brilliant and intrepid scholar. With original field work and a deep dive into the nature of supply chains, global labor governance regimes, audit methods practiced by actual companies, and the worst elements of labor exploitation among the most endangered people, this book is a sobering but moving explanation of the politics and the economics of the modern slavery crisis... In a world struck numb by a pandemic, this book warns us of what millions of the most vulnerable of laborers already face every day.”David W. Blight, Director, Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery and Abolition, Yale University, and author of the Pulitzer prize-winning Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom“We don’t need another hero, argues Genevieve LeBaron. Companies have long promised to sell ethically made products, but they have covered up and misdiagnosed forced labor. Combatting Modern Slavery lays out a readable critique and promising way forward.”Tim Bartley, Washington University in St Louis“A scorching critique of corporate-led efforts to address forced labor and trafficking that shines a spotlight on more promising, worker-driven initiatives for addressing exploitation in the global economy.”Janie Chuang, American University“An important and original analysis of ‘modern slavery’ and forced labour that does not shy away from asking difficult questions.”Samantha Currie, University of Liverpool “A lucid and provocative critique of the contemporary global labor governance regime.”American Journal of SociologyTable of Contents1 Who Does Labor Governance Work For? 2 Labor Exploitation in Global Supply Chains 3 Corporate Power and the State 4 The Recruitment Industry 5 The Enforcement Industry 6 Protecting 21st Century Workers

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Book SynopsisBreakthrough strategies from the author of Breaking the Bamboo Ceiling to help Asian Americans build their leadership and influence skills by embracing their cultural strengths and mapping an achievable career path.How can Asian Americans lead and influence in a way that feels culturally authentic?19 years after her groundbreaking book, global leadership strategist Jane Hyun unveils Leadership Toolkit for Asians ? a guide for Asian Americans to build their capacity to lead and influence with a blueprint that is achievable and culturally relevant.Asian Americans are the least likely demographic to be promoted or to have a mentor or sponsor? they make up 13% of the professional workforce, but less than 3% of executive positions. This dynamic hurts everyone, and the solution calls us to embrace our unique perspectives while organizations create a more fertile environment for growing Asian talent.This toolkit?based on Hyun?s work with thousands of leaders?is filled with self-assessments, checklists, quizzes, and stories of Asian American leaders to help you put ideas into action. It will show you how to leverage your life experiences to craft a bespoke leadership journey. Assess: Identify your goals, cultural values and assets Equip: Navigate effectively with people who are different from you, push back against stereotypes, strengthen your networks, apply a developmental model to help you get there Transform: Create your own model and engage advocates as you put it into practice

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Book SynopsisA self-compassion blueprint for leaders who are closed-off, constantly on the verge of burnout, and/or trapped in the myth of perfectionism. Through this 6-step framework, leaders will learn that self-compassion is for the strong, to separate their title from their person, and how to care for themselves in order to care for others.So many leadership and compassion books seek to remind leaders to ?behave human? and treat those around them with care. But the truth is that leaders are human. They?re not playing at being human or calling forth their humanity on demand. Their struggle in marrying leadership and compassion stems from leaders ignoring self-care?the lack of compassion toward their subordinates is just a symptom.Human First, Leader Second introduces leaders to the practice of self-compassion through a 6-step framework designed to ease even the most hard-headed and hard-assed leaders into thoughtful, and productive, introspection. Backward: Biography, Biology, Backstory Forward: Purpose, Values, Priorities Inward: Intentions, Feelings, Thoughts Outward: Intent, Actions, Behaviors Leeward: Self-care and Personal Accountability Wayward: Regret and Self-forgiveness Offering strategies for a personalized exploration of self-compassion?and what works best for the individual?this book will help leaders grow awareness to the importance of self-care while debunking the myth that compassion equals weakness. Regardless of our title or influence, we are all humans first, who need compassion.

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Book SynopsisNow in its sixth edition, The Economics of European Integration is a timely and insightful text on this everchangingand controversial topic. This edition guides the students through the facts, theories, history, institutions,laws, politics and policies of the European Union, and how each of these play their role in European economics.Covering both the microeconomics and macroeconomics of European integration, this text is written forsecond and third-year undergraduates in economics as well as advanced undergraduates and graduatestudents in business, international affairs, European studies and political science.This edition has now been updated to include two new chapters: The Economics of Covid-19 and Brexit: Problems and Prospects. These chapters can be downloaded on our Online Learning Centre and is available as part of the eBook. Table of ContentsPart I - History, Facts and InstitutionsChapter 1. HistoryChapter 2. Facts, law, institutions and the budgetChapter 3. Decision makingPart II - The Microeconomics of European IntegrationChapter 4. Essential microeconomic tools and tariff analysisChapter 5. The essential economics of preferential liberalizationChapter 6. Market size and scale effectsChapter 7. Growth effects and factor market integrationChapter 8. Economic integration, labour markets and migrationPart III - EU Micro PoliciesChapter 9. The common agricultural policyChapter 10. Location effects, economic geography and regional policyChapter 11. EU competition and state aid policyChapter 12. EU trade policyPart IV - The Macroeconmics of Monetary IntegrationChapter 13. Essential macroeconomic toolsChapter 14. The history of European monetary integrationChapter 15. Optimum currency areasPart V - EU Monetary and Fiscal PoliciesChapter 16. The European monetary unionChapter 17. Fiscal policy and the Stability PactChapter 18. The financial markets and the euroChapter 19. The Eurozone in crisisChapter 20. The Economics of Covid-19 (Online Chapter)Chapter 21. Brexit: Problems and Prospects (Online Chapter)

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Book SynopsisEdible Economics brings the sort of creative fusion that spices up a great kitchen to the often too-disciplined subject of economics For decades, a single, free-market philosophy has dominated global economics. But this intellectual monoculture is bland and unhealthy. Bestselling author and economist Ha-Joon Chang makes challenging economic ideas delicious by plating them alongside stories about food from around the world, using the diverse histories behind familiar food items to explore economic theory. For Chang, chocolate is a lifelong addiction, but more exciting are the insights it offers into postindustrial knowledge economies; and while okra makes Southern gumbo heart-meltingly smooth, it also speaks of capitalism’s entangled relationship with freedom.  Myth-busting, witty, and thought-provoking, Edible Economics serves up a feast of bold ideas about globalization, climate change, immigration, austerity, automation, and why carrots need not be orange. It shows that getting to grips with the economy is like learning a recipe: when we understand it, we can adapt and improve it—and better understand our world.  

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Book SynopsisWinner of the African Studies Association’s 1999 Herskovits AwardA boldly critical look at structural violence relating to the 1994 Rwanda genocideAiding Violence expresses outrage at the contradiction of massive genocide in a country considered by Western aid agencies to be a model of development. Focusing on the 1990s dynamics of militarization and polarization that resulted in genocide, Uvin reveals how aid enterprises reacted, or failed to react, to those dynamics. By outlining the profound structural basis on which the genocidal edifice was built, the book exposes practices of inequality, exclusion, and humiliation throughout Rwanda.

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Book Synopsis**NAMED NPR BEST BOOKS OF 2017**From the winner of the 2016 Orwell Prize and the European Press Prize for Commentator of the Year, a provocative analysis of how a new era of global instability has begun, as the flow of wealth and power turns from West to East.   Easternization is the defining trend of our age — the growing wealth of Asian nations is transforming the international balance of power. This shift to the East is shaping the lives of people all over the world, the fate of nations, and the great questions of war and peace.   A troubled but rising China is now challenging America’s supremacy, and the ambitions of other Asian powers — including Japan, North Korea, India, and Pakistan — have the potential to shake the whole world. Meanwhile the West is struggling with economic malaise and political populism, the Arab world is in turmoil, and Russia longs to reclaim its status as a great power.   As it becomes clear that the West’s historic power and influence is receding, Gideon Rachman offers a road map to the turbulent process that will define the international politics of the twenty-first century.

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Book SynopsisSo you think you know marketing.Think again. Lies Start-ups Tell Themselves to Avoid Marketing uses the tough love approach to steer you clear of the pitfalls and self-deceptions that have been the undoing of many when confronted with the harsh realities of today's marketplace. Sandra Holtzman and Jean Kondek employ their combined 40+ years' worth of marketing savvy to cut through all the usual malarkey-and, let's face it, bullsh*-to give you a streamlined approach to successfully launching a product, service, or company. Better than a handbook, Lies Start-ups Tell Themselves provides 10 fast-track, step-by-step chapters for planning and implementing a successful marketing program that you can get started on TODAY.The writing is clear and concise, breaking down concepts into bite-sized, easy to grasp nuggets for today's busy audience. Moreover, each chapter is stand-alone and immediately actionable.It doesn't take a rocket scientist to understand the value of a well thought out marketing program. But carving your niche in the marketplace can be a daunting task. Lies Start-ups Tell Themselves to Avoid Marketing guides you through the pitfalls and challenges to a successful start-up or product launch.

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Book Synopsis“Charles Sauer's Profit Motive is the Ronald Reagan of Economics Books.” —Grover Norquist president of Americans for Tax ReformMost businesses are driven to maximize profit, but what does this drive really mean in action? In Profit Motive: What Drives the Things We Do economist Charles Sauer makes the case that identifying your own and others’ “Profit Motives” provides the foundation for running a successful business, being an effective leader, a good consumer, and getting what you really want out of life. In this highly praised new treatise on economic behavior, Sauer examines how businesses make decisions in pricing and employment and how the search for long-term profit can mean adopting practices that may seem contrary to fundamental capitalist principles. But the Profit Motive analysis goes well beyond the realm of finance and corporate decision-making to explain how gaining a profit, or a benefit, is the motivating force behind an endless array of choices made by everyone from large organizations to individuals and their families—and everything in between.

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Book SynopsisEver been to so many meetings that you couldn't get your work done? Ever fallen asleep during a bulletpoint presentation? Ever watched the news and ended up knowing less? Welcome to the land of Blah Blah Blah.The Problem: We talk so much that we don't think very well. Powerful as words are, we fool ourselves when we think our words alone can detect, describe, and defuse the multifaceted problems of today. They can't-and that's bad, because words have become our default thinking tool.The Solution: This book offers a way out of blah-blah-blah. It's called 'Vivid Thinking.'In Dan Roam's first acclaimed book, The Back of the Napkin, he taught readers how to solve problems and sell ideas by drawing simple pictures. Now he proves that Vivid Thinking is even more powerful. This technique combines our verbal and visual minds so that we can think and learn more quickly, teach and inspire our colleagues, and enjoy and share ideas in a whole new way.The Destination: No more blah-blah-blah. Through Vivid Thinking, we can make the most complicated subjects suddenly crystal clear. Whether trying to understand a Harvard Business School class, or what went down in the Conan versus Leno battle for late-night TV, or what Einstein thought about relativity, Vivid Thinking provides a way to clarify anything.Through dozens of guided examples, Roam proves that anyone can apply this systematic approach, from leftbrain types who hate to draw to right-brainers who hate to write. This isn't just a book about improving communications, presentations, and ideation; it's about removing the blah-blah- blah from your life for good.

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Book SynopsisA forgotten book by one of history's greatest thinkers reveals the surprising connections between happiness, virtue, fame, and fortune.Adam Smith may have become the patron saint of capitalism after he penned his most famous work, The Wealth of Nations. But few people know that when it came to the behavior of individuals—the way we perceive ourselves, the way we treat others, and the decisions we make in pursuit of happiness—the Scottish philosopher had just as much to say. He developed his ideas on human nature in an epic, sprawling work titled The Theory of Moral Sentiments.Most economists have never read it, and for most of his life, Russ Roberts was no exception. But when he finally picked up the book by the founder of his field, he realized he’d stumbled upon what might be the greatest self-help book that almost no one has read.In How Adam Smith Can Change Your Life, Roberts examines Smith’s forgotten masterpiece, and finds a treasure trove of timeless, practical wisdom. Smith’s insights into human nature are just as relevant today as they were three hundred years ago. What does it take to be truly happy? Should we pursue fame and fortune or the respect of our friends and family? How can we make the world a better place? Smith’s unexpected answers, framed within the rich context of current events, literature, history, and pop culture, are at once profound, counterintuitive, and highly entertaining.

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Book SynopsisChina succeeded Japan as the world's second largest economy in 2010 many predict it will grow to be larger than the United States by 2020. Three decades ago, China was a rural economy with barely any exports. The rise of China presents the United States with a "Sputnik Moment," in the words of President Obama. Will we rise to the challenge as we did during the space race, or will we rationalize and scapegoat our way to explaining why we can't compete?Ann Lee provides an unvarnished assessment of Chinaâs political economy and governance structure, analyzing the sources of Chinaâs success and identifying lessons that can be applied by other governments regardless of ideology. As a Chinese-American who emigrated to the U.S. from Hong Kong at the age of seven, Lee is uniquely situated to help Americans understand how China sees its own society and how to adapt some Chinese practices to benefit the U. S. For example, the Chinese economy is designed to make the kind of unproductive and unrestrained financial speculation that has devastated much of the West impossible. Aspiring Chinese politicians have to pass tests to prove their competency to govern. The Chinese homicide rate is a fifth of what it is in the U.S. While not blind to Chinaâs shortcomings, Lee argues that rather than demonizing China, a more productive use of time and resources is to learn from this rising power in order to maximize the talent of millions of people.

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Book SynopsisâœWe are the 99%â is the rallying cry of millions of people involved in the âœOccupy Wall Streetâ movement. This is the first book to pull together in once place detailed information about the 1% and the 99% in all realms of society, the causes and consequences of this deep inequality, and what can be done about it. The focus of the worldwide âœOccupyâ protests is creating a world that works for 99% of people and businesses, not just the richest and most powerful 1%. But who are the 99%? Who are the 1%? How extensive and systemic is inequality in different areas of society? What are its causes and consequence? How is inequality changing in our world? And what can be done about it? For many years Chuck Collins has been a top leader in studying, speaking about, and writing about these questions. In this book he brings together in one place, for the first time, information that has been widely scattered in many different articles, reports, and websites. He provides revealing and powerful information about inequality in all realms of todayâs world, including individual wealth and power, corporate wealth and power, media control, political influence, and other areas. He then describes the functioning of the âœWall Street Inequality Machineâ and describes how inequality wrecks everything we care about. And he tells how people and groups are pushing back against inequality and taking action to reduce inequality and create a world that works for the many and not just the few.

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