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Or a prime mover of ''market fundamentalism'' and an  apologist for inequality and human selfishness? Or something else  entirely? Jesse Norman''s brilliantly conceived ook gives us not just  Smith''s economics, but his vastly wider intellectual project. Against  the turbulent backdrop of Enlightenment Scotland, it lays out a succinct  and highly engaging account of Smith''s life and times, reviews his work  as a whole and traces his influence over the past two centuries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut  this book is not only a biography. It dispels the myths and debunks the  caricatures that have grown up around Adam Smith. It exp\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis splendid book not only presents an excellent introduction to the life and ideas of Adam Smith, but also explains why - and how - Smith's insights can help us solve some of the most difficult social and economic problems of the contemporary world.  Smith loved lucidity and relevance, and I think he would have been very happy with Norman's book. -- Amartya Sen\u003cbr\u003eMasterly ... amid the superficiality and hysterics of modern British politics, an admirably thoughtful brain is lurking -- Edward Lucas * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eAn important work of revisionist biography with a direct and important impact on the intellectual underpinnings of liberal free-market thought -- Oliver Letwin * Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eSuperb ... 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If something isn''t done, new  technologies may make matters worse, increasing inequality and  unemployment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStiglitz identifies the true sources of wealth and  increases i\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis eminent economist provides an authoritative defence of government intervention using mainstream economics and a justification for how to build a fairer society without sacrificing growth -- Gavin Jacobson * Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003eHis conclusions are bleak, his prescriptions radical -- Gerard Baker * The Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople, Power, and Profits\u003c\/i\u003e builds on Stiglitz's earlier work and adds some pretty big ambitions -- Daniel W. Drezner * The New York Times *\u003cbr\u003eUrgent ... Unless rising inequality caused by mismanaged globalization, financial liberalization, and destabilizing technological change is addressed, Stiglitz argues, nostrum-peddling demagoguery will find a receptive audience * New Yorker *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732512518487,"sku":"9780141990781","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780141990781.jpg?v=1719997209"},{"product_id":"the-populist-temptation-9780190058821","title":"The Populist Temptation","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePopulism, on both the right and the left, has spread like wildfire throughout Europe and the United States and is making inroads in other parts of the world. In simplest terms, populism is a political ideology that vilifies elites, minorities and foreigners while lionizing the people. It reached its apogee in the U.S. with the election of Donald Trump but has been a force in Europe since the Great Recession and the refugee crisis. We now see the rise of leaders with populist tendencies everywhere from Brazil to Turkey.In The Populist Temptation, Barry Eichengreen places this global resurgence of populism in its historical context. Populists have always thrived, he observes, in times of poor economic performance. Populism feeds on rising inequality, which augments the ranks of those left behind and fans dissatisfaction with the economic status quo. It responds to rapid economic change that heightens insecurity. These economic developments, Eichengreen shows, give rise to populist reactions when they highlight the divergent interests of the people and the elite. Banking and financial crises are a case in point: the financiers who are the precipitating agents of such crises are card-carrying members of the elite, and are seen as profiting at the expense of the people.But populism is also a protest against the declining influence of the traditions, beliefs and community of once-dominant groups. It is a reaction against the challenge posed by immigrants and minorities to the people as a homogeneous, well-defined entity. Populists capitalizing on these feelings appeal to a glorious, mythologized past grounded in the collective traditions of that once-dominant majority. They invoke nationalism and criticize politicians who embrace diversity, open borders and equal rights. Populism has particular appeal, Eichengreen shows, when these identity politics and economic grievances come together.There is no magic solution to these concerns, but Eichengreen points to a starting place: strengthening welfare state policies that make for greater equality of opportunity and social cohesion. Comparing Europe with the United States, he shows that America''s patchwork welfare state is less well equipped to deal with the fallout from globalization and technical change and the growing distance between social groups. This reality will be hard to change, since America''s limited welfare state reflects the country''s historically-rooted suspicion of big government. It is therefore in the United States, Eichengreen concludes, where the siren song of populism is most alluring--and dangerous.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBarry Eichengreen is the world leader in distilling the lessons of economic history for the policy makers of today. This important book is the best we yet have on populism and the antidotes it demands. * Lawrence H. Summers, President Emeritus and Charles W. Eliot University Professor, Harvard University *\u003cbr\u003eNo one makes economic history relevant to today while doing justice to the past like Barry Eichengreen. The Populist Temptation is the best of American and European perspectives on the worst of current EU and US politics. Sobering and sensible, this is a necessary interpretative guide to our times. * Adam S. Posen, President, Peterson Institute for International Economics *\u003cbr\u003eFinally, a superb book that places populism in its proper historical context. And who better to write it than Barry Eichengreen, a master at shedding light on our contemporary economic problems from a historical perspective? Eichengreen brilliantly describes the backlash unleashed by economic difficulties and dislocation periodically throughout history, and the varying success of political regimes to rise to the challenge. Historical treatments with their focus on deeply rooted processes can be fatalistic. Eichengreen nicely sidesteps that trap, with a hopeful, constructive message pointing the way forward. * Dani Rodrik, Harvard University *\u003cbr\u003eIn The Populist Temptation, Barry Eichengreen, amongst the foremost international economists today, explains why we are seeing an outburst of populist movements across the industrial world, and how they mirror similar movements from history. He argues that while the populists have genuine grievances, the solutions their leaders propose are unlikely to work. Eichengreen is skeptical that populists' concerns can be addressed easily. However, his insightful analysis is an essential starting point for anyone who wants to understand one of the most important developments of our times. * Raghuram G. Rajan, Katherine Dusak Miller Distinguished Service Professor of Finance, University of Chicago *\u003cbr\u003eBarry Eichengreen has written a characteristically lucid book on the contemporary threat of populism.\" - Financial Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface Chapter 1.  The Populist Archetype Chapter 2.  American Panorama Chapter 3.  Luddites and Laborers Chapter 4.  Voyage of the Bismarck Chapter 5.  The Associationalist Way Chapter 6.  Unemployment and Reaction Chapter 7.  The Age of Moderation Chapter 8.  Things Come Apart Chapter 9.  Trumped Up Chapter 10. Breaking Point Chapter 11. Containment Chapter 12. Au Revoir Europe? Chapter 13. Prospects","brand":"Oxford University Press Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732529951063,"sku":"9780190058821","price":14.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780190058821.jpg?v=1719997292"},{"product_id":"who-cares-the-social-safety-net-in-america-9780190074463","title":"Who Cares The Social Safety Net in America","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWho Cares is a fresh, informative look at the nature of the American welfare state: why do we care about some needs more than others? What's the actual level of protection afforded, and for whom? What do key actors (the public, parties and politicians, unions, and business organizations) have to say? Will the gaps exposed by the Covid-19 pandemic spur a reset, or not? Chris Howard wields his stunningly clear prose to examine both the usual policy areas (income, healthcare, food) and the often-overlooked (housing, child- and elder-care). I can't wait for the conversations this thoughtful book will prompt. * Andrea Louise Campbell, author of Trapped in America's Safety Net *\u003cbr\u003eThe strengths of the book include its deep dive into public opinion and its information on the roles of government, charities, and volunteers in mitigating poverty...Who Cares is suitable for undergraduate courses on social welfare, public policy, and the sociology of poverty. * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e...by surveying caring commitments and practices across the public-private spectrum throughout society, the book's detailed empirical analysis greatly helps to place our collective caring efforts to aid the disadvantaged in the United States into a robust context, actually making thorough assessment more possible. For this alone, the book is an important contribution to the scholarly literature and deserving of a wide audience among the broader public. * Sanford Schram, Hunter College-City University of New York *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements Introduction   WHAT WE SAY 1. General Public 2. Business and Labor 3. Churches and Other Charities 4. Public Officials  WHAT WE DO 5. Income 6. Food 7. Housing 8. Medical Care 9. Daily Care Conclusion  Postscript: The Social Safety Net and the Pandemic  Notes Bibliography Index","brand":"Oxford University Press Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732531294551,"sku":"9780190074463","price":22.32,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780190074463.jpg?v=1719997299"},{"product_id":"the-populist-temptation-9780190866280","title":"The Populist Temptation","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the last few years, populism -- of the right, left, and center varieties -- has spread like wildfire throughout the world. The impulse reached its apogee in the United States with the election of Trump, but it was a force in Europe ever since the Great Recession sent the European economy into a prolonged tailspin. In the simplest terms, populism is a political ideology that vilifies economic and political elites and instead lionizes ''the people.'' The people, populists of all stripes contend, need to retake power from the unaccountable elites who have left them powerless. And typically, populists'' distrust of elites shades into a catchall distrust of trained experts because of their perceived distance from and contempt for ''the people.'' Another signature element of populist movements is faith in a savior who can not only speak directly to the people, but also serve as a vessel for the plain people''s hopes and dreams. Going back to the 1890s, a series of such saviors have come and gone in the US alone, from William Jennings Bryan to Huey Long to -- finally -- Donald Trump.In The Populist Temptation, the eminent economic historian Barry Eichengreen focuses on the global resurgence of populism today and places it in a deep context. Alternating between the present and earlier populist waves from modern history, he argues that populists tend to thrive most in the wake of economic downturns, when it is easy to convince the masses of elite malfeasance. Yet while there is more than a grain of truth that bankers, financiers, and ''bought'' politicians are responsible for the mess, populists'' own solutions tend to be simplistic and economically counterproductive. Moreover, by arguing that the ordinary people are at the mercy of extra-national forces beyond their control -- international capital, immigrants, cosmopolitan globalists -- populists often degenerate into demagoguery and xenophobia. There is no one solution to addressing the concerns that populists raise, but Eichengreen argues that there is an obvious place to start: shoring up and improving the welfare state so that it is better able to act as a buffer for those who suffer most during economic slumps. For example, America''s patchwork welfare state was not well equipped to deal with the economic fallout that attended globalization and the decline of manufacturing in America, and that played no small part in Trump''s victory. Lucidly explaining both the appeals and dangers of populism across history, this book is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand not just the populist phenomenon, but more generally the lasting political fallout that follows in the wake of major economic crises.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Populist Temptation is strongly recommended for scholars interested in the economic roots and consequences of right wing populism, and, more broadly, those utilizing historical comparative narratives. Furthermore, the effort of the author to refer to the impacts of populism in the EU makes it also valuable for scholars of European public policies or interested in the future of the EU. * Hugo Marcos-Marne, Democratization *\u003cbr\u003eBarry Eichengreen is the world leader in distilling the lessons of economic history for the policy makers of today. This important book is the best we yet have on populism and the antidotes it demands. * Lawrence H. Summers, President Emeritus and Charles W. Eliot University Professor, Harvard University *\u003cbr\u003eNo one makes economic history relevant to today while doing justice to the past like Barry Eichengreen. The Populist Temptation is the best of American and European perspectives on the worst of current EU and US politics. Sobering and sensible, this is a necessary interpretative guide to our times. * Adam S. Posen, President, Peterson Institute for International Economics *\u003cbr\u003eFinally, a superb book that places populism in its proper historical context. And who better to write it than Barry Eichengreen, a master at shedding light on our contemporary economic problems from a historical perspective? Eichengreen brilliantly describes the backlash unleashed by economic difficulties and dislocation periodically throughout history, and the varying success of political regimes to rise to the challenge. Historical treatments with their focus on deeply rooted processes can be fatalistic. Eichengreen nicely sidesteps that trap, with a hopeful, constructive message pointing the way forward. * Dani Rodrik, Harvard University *\u003cbr\u003eIn The Populist Temptation, Barry Eichengreen, amongst the foremost international economists today, explains why we are seeing an outburst of populist movements across the industrial world, and how they mirror similar movements from history. He argues that while the populists have genuine grievances, the solutions their leaders propose are unlikely to work. Eichengreen is skeptical that populists' concerns can be addressed easily. However, his insightful analysis is an essential starting point for anyone who wants to understand one of the most important developments of our times. * Raghuram G. Rajan, Katherine Dusak Miller Distinguished Service Professor of Finance, University of Chicago *\u003cbr\u003eBarry Eichengreen has written a characteristically lucid book on the contemporary threat of populism... * The Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003eThe publication of these excellent books is therefore timely... Amid a surge in such publications on a changing world they stand out for their clarity of analysis and writing. * Paschal Donohoe, The Irish Times (referring to both The Populist Temptation and Ctrl Alt Delete, How Politics and the Media Crashed Our Democracy) *\u003cbr\u003eBarry Eichengreen is the world leader in distilling the lessons of economic history for the policy makers of today. This important book is the best we yet have on populism and the antidotes it demands. * Lawrence H. Summers, President Emeritus and Charles W. Eliot University Professor, Harvard University *\u003cbr\u003eNo one makes economic history relevant to today while doing justice to the past like Barry Eichengreen. The Populist Temptation is the best of American and European perspectives on the worst of current EU and US politics. Sobering and sensible, this is a necessary interpretative guide to our times. * Adam S. Posen, President, Peterson Institute for International Economics *\u003cbr\u003eFinally, a superb book that places populism in its proper historical context. And who better to write it than Barry Eichengreen, a master at shedding light on our contemporary economic problems from a historical perspective? Eichengreen brilliantly describes the backlash unleashed by economic difficulties and dislocation periodically throughout history, and the varying success of political regimes to rise to the challenge. Historical treatments with their focus on deeply rooted processes can be fatalistic. Eichengreen nicely sidesteps that trap, with a hopeful, constructive message pointing the way forward. * Dani Rodrik, Harvard University *\u003cbr\u003eIn The Populist Temptation, Barry Eichengreen, amongst the foremost international economists today, explains why we are seeing an outburst of populist movements across the industrial world, and how they mirror similar movements from history. He argues that while the populists have genuine grievances, the solutions their leaders propose are unlikely to work. Eichengreen is skeptical that populists concerns can be addressed easily. However, his insightful analysis is an essential starting point for anyone who wants to understand one of the most important developments of our times. * Raghuram G. Rajan, Katherine Dusak Miller Distinguished Service Professor of Finance, University of Chicago *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrefaceChapter 1.  The Populist ArchetypeChapter 2.  American PanoramaChapter 3.  Luddites and LaborersChapter 4.  Voyage of the BismarckChapter 5.  The Associationalist WayChapter 6.  Unemployment and ReactionChapter 7.  The Age of ModerationChapter 8.  Things Come ApartChapter 9.  Trumped UpChapter 10. Breaking PointChapter 11. ContainmentChapter 12. Au Revoir Europe?Chapter 13. Prospects","brand":"Oxford University Press Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732545876311,"sku":"9780190866280","price":19.97,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780190866280.jpg?v=1719997363"},{"product_id":"the-power-of-platforms-9780190908867","title":"The Power of Platforms","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMore people today get news via Facebook and Google than from any news organization in history, and smaller platforms like Twitter serve news to more users than all but the biggest media companies. In The Power of Platforms, Rasmus Kleis Nielsen and Sarah Anne Ganter draw on original interviews and other qualitative evidence to analyze the platform power that a few technology companies have come to exercise in public life, the reservations publishers have about platforms, as well as the reasons why publishers often embrace them nonetheless.Nielsen and Ganter trace how relations between publishers and platforms have evolved across the United States, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom. They identify the new, distinct relational and generative forms of power that platforms exercise as people increasingly rely on them to find and access news. Most of the news content we rely on is still produced by journalists working for news organizations, but Nielsen and Ganter chronicle rapid chang\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book uncovers provides a needed starting point from which conditions of non-Western media environments can be investigated, compared, and evaluated. * B. G. Chang, CHOICE *\u003cbr\u003eWhatever your view of whether governments and societies should break up digital platforms, you'll agree that platform power is real. Nielsen and Ganter's book provides the most clear-sighted account yet of how platform power is reconfiguring news publishing. They offer a historically detailed, conceptually precise, and institutionally sensitive account of the deeply asymmetrical relations in which both platforms and publishers are today locked. Essential reading for those who still care about information's role in politics. * Nick Couldry, London School of Economics and Political Science *\u003cbr\u003eEven for those of us who study media and tech for a living, it's increasingly difficult to comprehend the last ten years of seismic disruption to the way the public discovers, consumes, and shares information. The Power of Platforms is an important book that brings welcome coherence and insight into the symbiotic and increasingly asymmetrical relationship between news publisher and platforms, how it has upended the media environment, and is transforming societies. * Vivian Schiller, The Aspen Institute *\u003cbr\u003eThe power of corporate platforms on the distribution and consumption of news is unprecedented. Nielsen and Ganter's book is an exceptional, thought-provoking analysis of the intricate relationships between platform mechanisms and news publishing. This is truly a must-read for any student of media who wants to understand the controlling role of digital intermediaries. No academic of journalism and media studies can afford to miss out on this valuable treatise of how the business of news production has transformed in recent years and what is at stake for the public sphere. * José van Dijck, Utrecht University, and author of The Culture of Connectivity and The Platform Society *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements  Chapter 1. The Rise of Platforms   Chapter 2. An Epochal Debate Over the Value of Content: The Historical Development of Google's Relations with Publishers   Chapter 3. \"Inextricably Intertwined\"? Publishers Dealing with Platforms   Chapter 4. \"Our futures are tied together\": Platforms Dealing with Publishers  Chapter 5. The Power of Platforms  Methods Appendix  References  Notes","brand":"Oxford University Press Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732548366679,"sku":"9780190908867","price":20.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780190908867.jpg?v=1719997375"},{"product_id":"whats-luck-got-to-do-with-it-9780190943578","title":"Whats Luck Got to Do with It","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe American dream of equal opportunity is in peril. America''s economic inequality is shocking, poverty threatens to become a heritable condition, and our healthcare system is crumbling despite ever increasing costs.In this thought-provoking book, Edward D. Kleinbard demonstrates how the failure to acknowledge the force of brute luck in our material lives exacerbates these crises  leading to warped policy choices that impede genuine equality of opportunity for many Americans. What''s Luck Got to Do with It? combines insights from economics, philosophy, and social psychology to argue for government''s proper role in addressing the inequity of brute luck. Kleinbard shows how well-designed public investment can blunt the worst effects of existential bad luck that private insurance cannot reach and mitigate inequality by sharing the costs across the entire risk pool, which is to say, all of us. The benefits, as Kleinbard shares in a wealth of data, are economic as well as social  a more i\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat's Luck Got to Do with It? intelligently and accessibly argues for the government's proper role in addressing the effects of brute luck as an obstacle to equality of opportunity. Combining insights from economics, philosophy, religion, and psychology, this book brilliantly creates a path to a fairer America. * Darren Walker, President of the Ford Foundation *\u003cbr\u003eIs what we earn the just desserts of hard work and deferred gratification? Or is it, in large part, the result of existential luck — where, when, and to whom we are born? In this insightful and carefully-crafted book, Kleinbard argues that existential luck is enormously important for explaining the inequities of our society as well as the ideal policy response to such inequities. Policymakers would be wise to heed Kleinbard's clarion call for greater public investments in health care, education, and child care, and to acknowledge the essential importance of insuring Americans against systemic misfortune. * Lily Batchelder, NYU School of Law, Former National Economic Council Deputy Director *\u003cbr\u003eWith a relentless commitment to rigor and clarity, Edward Kleinbard has brought to light the unfairness of the U.S. economy and the unjustified risks that many Americans must bear. This provocative and entertaining book is a fresh look at how to complete America's social contract. Featuring Ed's legendary wit and ability to explain fiscal policy in plain English, this is a must read for anyone interested in greater economic justice. * Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman, co-authors of The Triumph of Injustice *\u003cbr\u003eEdward Kleinbard brilliantly analyzes how luck, good and bad, affect our economic circumstances. He notes that society accepts growing inequality because we too often discount the role of good luck in a person's economic success. Kleinbard applies social insurance principles in developing sweeping policy responses to correct for bad luck. He matches an original assessment of our economic challenges with proven solutions to economic inequality. * U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: Bad Luck Changes Everything   PART 1: AN OVERVIEW OF MY ARGUMENT 1. Buffeted by the Winds of Fortune 2 The Denial of Luck   PART 2: EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY BETRAYED 3. Born on Third Base DL Or Out on the Street? 4. It's Better to Be Lucky Than Smart 5. Education Is the Engine of Opportunity   PART 3: INSURANCE TO THE RESCUE 6. Insurance as Product 7. Insurance as Metaphor 8. The Social Mortgage   PART 4: OPPORTUNITY RESTORED 9. From Insurance Theory to Political Reality 10. 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Monetary poverty dropped, extreme monetary poverty was cut in half, and multidimensional poverty fell. More than five million Colombians overcame poverty. Inequality also decreased significantly. In the middle of an internal armed conflict and peace negotiations, Colombia became a poverty reduction success story. All of this happened under the leadership of President Juan Manuel Santos (2010-2018). How was this accomplished? In this important book, based on his experience and with data and statistics, former President Santos explains how this battle against poverty was waged and describes the tools, programs, and policies that produced these results. 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Allie Kosterich skillfully uses interviews, employment histories, trade press coverage, and conference proceedings to describe how these newsroom innovators have augmented reporting and changed accountability reporting for the better. If you've ever wondered who's behind the graphs, stats, and apps at news sites, this is the book that tells their tale. * James T. Hamilton, Hearst Professor of Communication, Stanford University *\u003cbr\u003eNews Nerds is an ambitious and exciting book that reveals just how much the profile, roles, and skills of the professional journalist has fundamentally changed. Through an innovative mix of network career analysis, interviews, and analysis of the trade press, Allie Kosterich shows how news organizations have increasingly fashioned those wielding data, analytics, and technological skills into journalists creating new forms of journalism. Kosterich shows us how this has augmented the institution of journalism in the U.S., with sweeping implications for how the press navigates changing economic and technological contexts and its increasingly contested relationship with the public. * Daniel Kreiss, Edgar Thomas Cato Distinguished Professor, UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media *\u003cbr\u003eNews Nerds is an engagingly written and methodologically innovative analysis of an important ongoing transformation affecting the institution of journalism. Kosterich brings an incredibly impressive range of data sources and analytical approaches to bear to demonstrate how journalism has been restructuring itself in response to technological and economic change. This is institution-level scholarship of the highest order. * Philip M. Napoli, James R. Shepley Professor of Public Policy and Director of the DeWitt Wallace Center for Media \u0026amp; Democracy, Duke University *\u003cbr\u003eThe rise of the news nerd is not so much a story of the revenge of the nerds saving journalism through data but is instead a reminder that institutions and professions adapt to change, and change doesn't just happen when new technologies emerge. Kosterich develops the concept of \"institutional augmentation,\" moving beyond tired binaries of change outcomes in organizations, a theoretical contribution relevant to all industries that find themselves in the throes of technological upheaval. * Nikki Usher, author of News for the Rich, White, and Blue: How Place and Power Distort American Journalism *\u003cbr\u003eThis book assesses the institutionalization of new types of editorial positions in US news organizations... The book is an excellent companion to Jason Whittaker's Tech Giants, Artificial Intelligence, and the Future of Journalism. 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From the commanding heights of the bureaucracy to the front-lines of the village, from sophisticated software to grass roots social audits, Patching Development brilliantly shows us how the National Rural Employment Guarantee program in India has confronted the infamous problems of the last mile. The challenges and conflicts of implementing public policies to fight poverty have never been illuminated in such detail and with such analytic power. * Patrick Heller, Professor of Sociology and International and Public Affairs, Brown University *\u003cbr\u003eBrilliant! In Patching Development, Veeraraghavan offers an innovative solution to bureaucratic hierarchy that is unable to respond to clients as it faces off against local power structures. * Michael Burawoy, Professor of Sociology, University of California, Berkeley *\u003cbr\u003ePeppered with exhilarating stories from in-depth research among tribal communities, village councils, social activists, and state officials, Patching Development illuminates a rare case where a combination of political will and digital technology enables democratically accountable socio-economic transformation. * Kentaro Toyama, W.K. Kellogg Professor of Community Information, University of Michigan *\u003cbr\u003eVeeraraghavan provides an excellent sectional analysis of social audit as patching—a mechanism to check misuse of money and authority in MGNREGA, a massive Indian public works programme. 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It brought the golden age of American and European economic growth to an end; it destabilized Middle Eastern politics; and it set in train processes that led to over one hundred million unexpected--and unwanted--immigrants. In War, Work, and Want, Randall Hansen asks why, against all expectations, global migration tripled after 1970. The answer, he argues, lies in how the OPEC Oil crisis transformed the global economy, Middle Eastern geopolitics and, as a consequence, international migration. The quadrupling of oil prices and attendant inflation destroyed economic growth in the West while flooding the Middle East with oil money. American and European consumers, their wealth drained, rebuilt their standard of living on the back of cheap labor--and cheap migrants. The Middle East enjoyed the benefits of a historic wealth transfer, b\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRandall Hansen has written a panoramic and passionate book that casts global political and economic history after 1973 in a new light. Alongside a deft and richly informed argument about the destabilizing consequences of wars and shifts in government policies as well as recurrent hostility toward immigrant newcomers, he never loses sight of the impact on successive generations who labored for low wages in the globalized economy. His book has the hallmarks of a classic. * Peter Gatrell, University Of Manchester, And Author Of The Unsettling Of Europe: How Migration Reshaped A Continent *\u003cbr\u003eThe depth of my disagreement with Hansen's conclusions about immigration is matched only by my admiration for his intellectual curiosity and the rigor of his historical scholarship. This book is a page turner. * David Goodhart, Author Of Head Hand Heart: The Struggle For Dignity And Status In The 21st Century *\u003cbr\u003eIn this magnificent book, Randall Hansen shows how one event, the 1973 oil crisis, has changed the world. In the West, it sent capitalism into a low-wage spiral that made life cheaper for the middle classes, but on the backs of exploited migrant workers at home and abroad. In the Middle East, the sudden oil riches produced war, instability, and refugees far beyond the region, with no end in sight. 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The Political Economy of Corruption        5. Political Economy \u0026amp; Moral Science II         5.1. Political Economy \u0026amp; the Rule of Law       5.2. Cost-Benefit Analysis as Moral Science       6. Inventing the Self           6.1. The Reconciliation Project     6.2. Rational Choice Theory's Silence About Ends    6.3. Reasons for Reasons        6.4. Navigating the Terrain of Reasons       7. The Possibility of Civilization         7.1. Ecological Justice       7.2. A Brief History of the Human Condition      7.3. Ideals as Specializations        References         Index","brand":"Oxford University Press Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732669968727,"sku":"9780197658505","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780197658505.jpg?v=1719997880"},{"product_id":"against-inequality-9780197670408","title":"Against Inequality","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTom Malleson has written a great book on why we need to impose maximum limits on both income and wealth, together with steeply progressive taxation on income, inheritance, and wealth. A very important book and a must-read. * Thomas Piketty, author of Capital in the Twenty-First Century *\u003cbr\u003eAgainst Inequality is a logical and compelling proposal for why there should be no billionaires. In this era of great inequality and grave unrest, Malleson explains why the wealthy can and should pay for the investments and services needed to address the issues of our time, from poverty to environmental crises. For those of us who seek to understand and influence our future, Malleson's book is a must-read. * Jessica Bell, Member of the Provincial Parliament of Ontario (NDP) *\u003cbr\u003eUrgent alert to all billionaires—you should buy up all the copies of Tom Malleson's Against Inequality. If this book gets in the hands of ordinary citizens, its powerful evidence and persuasive argument could finally spark a mass movement to take back the wealth that billionaires have successfully appropriated. Nobody else has produced such a powerful argument against today's catastrophic inequalities. * Fred Block, Professor Emeritus of Sociology, University of California, Davis *\u003cbr\u003eTom Malleson has achieved a book that is as important as it is gripping: you will struggle to put it down. With expertise and rigor, Malleson shows that the rich have become so extremely wealthy that redistributing even a tiny portion of their wealth could dramatically change the world. Malleson also shows that this can be successfully achieved within the current system, and with great benefits to all, as well as our planet. * Isabelle Ferreras, President of the Royal Academy of Sciences, Humanities, and the Arts of Belgium, 2021-2022 *\u003cbr\u003eWith sparkling clarity—both moral and intellectual—Malleson methodically demolishes the mainstream justifications for the cartoonish inequality that defines early twenty-first century capitalism. More importantly, they make a case for its abolition that is both intensely practical and just feels so damn good to read. Mixing exceptionally accessible philosophy with necessary economic and political popular education, this book will only increase in relevance and urgency as the crimes and fortunes of the hoarding class pile up amid the crises they fuel. * Avi Lewis, Filmmaker and co-author of The Leap Manifesto *\u003cbr\u003eThis is a fantastic book making the case for why we should limit inequalities in income and wealth. The book combines a wealth of empirical insights with rigorous normative arguments. Tom Malleson debunks the claims of those defending inequalities, and shows how a world with much less inequality is not only eminently feasible, but will also be a much better world. This book is highly recommended not only to students and scholars, but equally to politicians and citizens. * Ingrid Robeyns, Chair in Ethics of Institutions, Utrecht University *\u003cbr\u003eThis is a provocative book, but it couldn't be more timely. A little over a decade ago, the Occupy movement brought the issue to public attention: 'The One-Percent versus the 99%.' Thomas Piketty's landmark Capital in the Twenty-First Century gave it academic credence. Malleson updates the ever-more-disturbing data and takes on the question, 'What is to be done?' Deeply researched, Against Inequality combines careful analysis of the ethical justifications for inequality with empirically based proposals, not to end all economic inequality, but to bring down the staggering levels that now threaten not only democratic governance, but the survival of our species. * David Schweickart, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy. Loyola University Chicago *\u003cbr\u003eIn this volume, Malleson makes a compelling case for reducing the gap between the superrich and everyone else...Recommended. Advanced undergraduates through faculty; professionals. * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements  Introduction             Chapter 1: Is it Feasible to Reduce Inequality? Income Tax and Market Regulations   Chapter 2: Is it Feasible to Reduce Inequality? Wealth Taxes and Tax Havens   Chapter 3: Should We Aim for High Taxes and Low Inequality? Weighing Costs and  Benefits    Chapter 4: Do Rich People Deserve Their Income?    Chapter 5: Do the Skilled and Hard Working Deserve More Than Others?    Chapter 6: Does Voluntary Exchange of Private Property Justify Inequality?    Chapter 7: How Much Inequality is Acceptable? The Case for Maximum Limits on Income and Wealth            Conclusion             Bibliography","brand":"Oxford University Press Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732671869271,"sku":"9780197670408","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780197670408.jpg?v=1719997889"},{"product_id":"antimonopoly-and-american-democracy-9780197744673","title":"Antimonopoly and American Democracy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmericans today worry about concentrated power in private industry to an extent not seen in generations. Not only do they find diminished diversity of service-providers and producers, but they are disquieted by the power of a few large companies to shape and constrain democratic processes. 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Millions of people live, travel, and work in areas with significant kidnap risks, yet kidnaps of foreign workers, local VIPs, and tourists are surprisingly rare and the vast majority of abductions are peacefully resolved - often for remarkably low ransoms. In fact, the market for hostages is so well ordered that the crime is insurable. This is a puzzle: ransoming a hostage is the world''s most precarious trade. What would be the right price for your loved one - and can you avoid putting others at risk by paying it? What prevents criminals from maltreating hostages? How do you (safely) pay a ransom? And why would kidnappers release a potential future witness after receiving their money? Kidnap: Inside the Ransom Business uncovers how a group of insurers at Lloyd''s of London have solved these thorny problems for their customers. 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Whether you are afraid of being kidnapped, eager to sell insurance, working hard to deter or catch kidnappers, or even just a social scientist eager to understand what makes kidnapping fail or thrive, this treatise, the first of its kind, will prove supremely enlightening. * Diego Gambetta European University Institute and Oxford University, author of Engineers of Jihad, Codes of the Underworld, and The Sicilian Mafia *\u003cbr\u003eWhat do you get when you combine the intrigue of the international kidnap-for-ransom business and solid nuanced economic theory? A great read and deep insights into how extra-legal markets really work. * Gillian Hadfield, University of Toronto *\u003cbr\u003eThe business and economic dynamics of kidnap-for-ransom are highly complex, but in this new book-unique in this field- Shortland provides a masterful deconstruction and explanation of the trickiest trade. 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