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Book SynopsisPandemics, epidemics and food borne diseases are a major global challenge. Focusing on the food and farming sector,and mobilising social theory as well as empirical enquiry, Pathological Livesinvestigates current approaches to biosecurity and ask how pathological lives can be successfully regulated' without making life more dangerous as a result. Uses empirical and social theoretical resources developed in the course of a 40-month research project entitled Biosecurity borderlands' Focuses on the food and farming sector, where the generation and subsequent transmission of disease has the ability to reach pandemic proportions Demonstrates the importance of a geographical and spatial analysis, drawing together social, material and biological approaches, as well as national and international examples The book makes three main conceptual contributions, reconceptualising disease as situated matters, the spatial or topological analysis ofTable of ContentsList of Figures ix Series Editors’ Preface x Acknowledgements xi Foreword xiii Part I Framing Pathological Lives 1 1 Pathological Lives – Disease, Space and Biopolitics 3 Introduction: The Emergency of Emergent Infectious Diseases 3 The Four Moves of Pathological Lives 8 References 21 2 Biosecurity and the Diagramming of Disease 25 Disease Diagrams 27 The Disease Multiple: Germs and the Return of the Outside 31 Biosecurity and the Diagramming of Disease 34 Conclusions 47 References 49 3 Reconfiguring Disease Situations 52 Disease Situations 54 Microbial Life and Contagion as Difference and Repetition 67 A Topological Disease Situation 72 Conclusions 80 References 81 Part II Disease Situations 87 Introduction 87 References 89 4 ‘Just‐in‐Time’ Disease: A Campylobacter Situation 91 Factory‐Farmed Chicken and Food‐borne Disease 93 Relational Economy of Disease 101 Powers of Life 107 Conclusions 108 References 109 5 The De‐Pasteurisation of England: Pigs, Immunity and the Politics of Attention 112 Birth of the Sty 113 Pigs in Practice – Fieldwork and Translations 119 Immunity, Attention and More‐than‐Human Responses 132 Conclusions 139 References 139 6 Attending to Meat 143 Introduction 143 Mapping the Current Landscape of Food Safety 144 A Failure of Coordination? 151 Inspection as Tending the Tensions of Food Safety 154 Being Stretched 162 Conclusions 164 References 166 7 A Surfeit of Disease: Or How to Make a Disease Public 169 The Media Background to Disease Publics 171 Publicising Disease: From Public ‘Understanding’ to ‘Engagement’ 174 Understanding and Engaging Disease Publics 177 Understanding the Surfeit 179 Conclusions: Making a Disease Public 187 References 189 8 Knowing Birds and Viruses – from Biopolitics to Cosmopolitics 192 Sensing Life 193 A Livelier Biopolitics and a Noisier Sentience 198 A Perceptual Ecology of Knowing Birds 200 Surveying Life 204 Knowing Viruses 206 The Significance of Observation 208 Conclusions 210 References 211 9 Conclusions – Living Pathological Lives 214 Time‐Space and Intra‐Actions 216 A livelier Politics of Life 218 A new Kind of Emergency? 220 References 222 Index 223

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Book SynopsisPandemics, epidemics and food borne diseases are a major global challenge. Focusing on the food and farming sector,and mobilising social theory as well as empirical enquiry, Pathological Livesinvestigates current approaches to biosecurity and ask how pathological lives can be successfully regulated' without making life more dangerous as a result. Uses empirical and social theoretical resources developed in the course of a 40-month research project entitled Biosecurity borderlands' Focuses on the food and farming sector, where the generation and subsequent transmission of disease has the ability to reach pandemic proportions Demonstrates the importance of a geographical and spatial analysis, drawing together social, material and biological approaches, as well as national and international examples The book makes three main conceptual contributions, reconceptualising disease as situated matters, the spatial or topological analysis ofTable of ContentsList of Figures ix Series Editors’ Preface x Acknowledgements xi Foreword xiii Part I Framing Pathological Lives 1 1 Pathological Lives – Disease, Space and Biopolitics 3 Introduction: The Emergency of Emergent Infectious Diseases 3 The Four Moves of Pathological Lives 8 References 21 2 Biosecurity and the Diagramming of Disease 25 Disease Diagrams 27 The Disease Multiple: Germs and the Return of the Outside 31 Biosecurity and the Diagramming of Disease 34 Conclusions 47 References 49 3 Reconfiguring Disease Situations 52 Disease Situations 54 Microbial Life and Contagion as Difference and Repetition 67 A Topological Disease Situation 72 Conclusions 80 References 81 Part II Disease Situations 87 Introduction 87 References 89 4 ‘Just]in]Time’ Disease: A Campylobacter Situation 91 Factory]Farmed Chicken and Food]borne Disease 93 Relational Economy of Disease 101 Powers of Life 107 Conclusions 108 References 109 5 The De]Pasteurisation of England: Pigs, Immunity and the Politics of Attention 112 Birth of the Sty 113 Pigs in Practice – Fieldwork and Translations 119 Immunity, Attention and More]than]Human Responses 132 Conclusions 139 References 139 6 Attending to Meat 143 Introduction 143 Mapping the Current Landscape of Food Safety 144 A Failure of Coordination? 151 Inspection as Tending the Tensions of Food Safety 154 Being Stretched 162 Conclusions 164 References 166 7 A Surfeit of Disease: Or How to Make a Disease Public 169 The Media Background to Disease Publics 171 Publicising Disease: From Public ‘Understanding’ to ‘Engagement’ 174 Understanding and Engaging Disease Publics 177 Understanding the Surfeit 179 Conclusions: Making a Disease Public 187 References 189 8 Knowing Birds and Viruses – from Biopolitics to Cosmopolitics 192 Sensing Life 193 A Livelier Biopolitics and a Noisier Sentience 198 A Perceptual Ecology of Knowing Birds 200 Surveying Life 204 Knowing Viruses 206 The Significance of Observation 208 Conclusions 210 References 211 9 Conclusions – Living Pathological Lives 214 Time]Space and Intra]Actions 216 A livelier Politics of Life 218 A new Kind of Emergency? 220 References 222 Index 223

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Book SynopsisTransnational Geographies of the Heart explores the spatialisation of intimacy in everyday life through an analysis of intimate subjectivities in transnational spaces. Draws on ethnographic research with British migrants in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, during a phase of rapid globalisation and economic diversification in 2002-2004 Highlights the negotiation of inter-personal relationships as enormously significant in relation to the dialectic of home and migration Includes four empirical chapters focused on the production of expatriate' subjectivities, community and friendships, sex and romance, and families Demonstrates that a critical analysis of the geographies of intimacy might productively contribute to our understanding of the ways in which intimate subjectivities are embodied, emplaced, and co-produced across binaries of public/private and local/global space Trade Review‘A lively, thought-provoking examination of intimate and transnational subjectivities. Drawing on careful ethnographic research, a rich picture is developed of the complexities of intimacy for British expatriates in Dubai. The analysis is insightful, and the volume makes a significant and distinctive contribution to our understanding of migration and transnational life.’David Conradson, Department of Geography, University of Canterbury, New Zealand ‘Intimacy is so thickly woven into our individual and social lives that it is extremely difficult to pick apart conceptually, particularly in the hyper-mobile and globalised settings of contemporary life. Transnational Geographies of the Heart directly addresses this challenge by exploring the intimacy concept in relationship to mobility. In this absorbing and erudite book, Walsh develops a much needed language with which to explore the textures of intimacy – deeply under acknowledged in the migrant literature - as they are enacted and negotiated in one of today’s least studied but most globalised cities. In doing so, Walsh delivers a ground-breaking work that highlights the significance of geographical analysis in understanding the spatialisation of intimate subjectivities and the importance of place – defined through multiple sites of belonging within complex postcolonial and racialised contexts – in shaping our inter-personal relationships.’ Loretta Baldassar, School of Social Sciences, University of Western AustraliaTable of ContentsSeries Editor’s Preface vi Acknowledgements vii 1 Introduction 1 2 Geographies of Intimacy 23 3 A Globalising Gulf Region and the British in Dubai 45 4 British ‘Expatriate’ Subjectivities in Dubai 65 5 ‘Community’, Clubs and Friendship 85 6 Sex, Desire and Romance in the Globalising City 106 7 Migration, Domesticity and ‘Family Life’ 126 8 Our Intimate Lives 145 References 155 Index 172

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Book SynopsisTransnational Geographies of the Heart explores the spatialisation of intimacy in everyday life through an analysis of intimate subjectivities in transnational spaces. Draws on ethnographic research with British migrants in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, during a phase of rapid globalisation and economic diversification in 2002-2004 Highlights the negotiation of inter-personal relationships as enormously significant in relation to the dialectic of home and migration Includes four empirical chapters focused on the production of expatriate' subjectivities, community and friendships, sex and romance, and families Demonstrates that a critical analysis of the geographies of intimacy might productively contribute to our understanding of the ways in which intimate subjectivities are embodied, emplaced, and co-produced across binaries of public/private and local/global space Trade Review‘A lively, thought-provoking examination of intimate and transnational subjectivities. Drawing on careful ethnographic research, a rich picture is developed of the complexities of intimacy for British expatriates in Dubai. The analysis is insightful, and the volume makes a significant and distinctive contribution to our understanding of migration and transnational life.’David Conradson, Department of Geography, University of Canterbury, New Zealand ‘Intimacy is so thickly woven into our individual and social lives that it is extremely difficult to pick apart conceptually, particularly in the hyper-mobile and globalised settings of contemporary life. Transnational Geographies of the Heart directly addresses this challenge by exploring the intimacy concept in relationship to mobility. In this absorbing and erudite book, Walsh develops a much needed language with which to explore the textures of intimacy – deeply under acknowledged in the migrant literature - as they are enacted and negotiated in one of today’s least studied but most globalised cities. In doing so, Walsh delivers a ground-breaking work that highlights the significance of geographical analysis in understanding the spatialisation of intimate subjectivities and the importance of place – defined through multiple sites of belonging within complex postcolonial and racialised contexts – in shaping our inter-personal relationships.’ Loretta Baldassar, School of Social Sciences, University of Western Australia Table of ContentsSeries Editor’s Preface vi Acknowledgements vii 1 Introduction 1 2 Geographies of Intimacy 23 3 A Globalising Gulf Region and the British in Dubai 45 4 British ‘Expatriate’ Subjectivities in Dubai 65 5 ‘Community’, Clubs and Friendship 85 6 Sex, Desire and Romance in the Globalising City 106 7 Migration, Domesticity and ‘Family Life’ 126 8 Our Intimate Lives 145 References 155 Index 172

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Book SynopsisMoney and Finance After the Crisis provides a critical multi-disciplinary perspective on the post-crisis financial world in all its complexity, dynamism and unpredictability. Contributions illuminate the diversity of ways in which money and finance continue to shape global political economy and society. A multidisciplinary collection of essays that study the geographies of money and finance that have unfolded in the wake of the financial crisis Contributions discuss a wide range of contemporary social formations, including the complexities of modern debt-driven financial markets Chapters critically explore proliferating forms and spaces of financial power, from the realms of orthodox finance capital to biodiversity conservation Contributions demonstrate the centrality of money and finance to contemporary capitalism and its political and cultural economies Table of ContentsSeries Editors’ Preface vii Notes on Contributors ix 1 Money and Finance After the Crisis: Taking Critical Stock 1Brett Christophers, Andrew Leyshon and Geoff Mann Part I Financial Imaginaries 41 2 From Time–Space Compression to Spatial Spreads: Situating Nationality in Global Financial Liquidity 43Dick Bryan, Michael Rafferty and Duncan Wigan 3 Financial Flows: Spatial Imaginaries of Speculative Circulations 69Paul Langley 4 Making Financial Instability Visible in Space as Well as Time: Towards a More Keynesian Geography 91Gary A. Dymski Part II Financial Practices 117 5 Banks in the Frontline: Assembling Space/Time in Financial Warfare 119Marieke de Goede 6 Undoing Apartheid? From Land Reform to Credit Reform in South Africa 145Deborah James Part III Financialization 169 7 Infrastructure’s Contradictions: How Private Finance is Reshaping Cities 171Phillip O’Neill 8 The Financialization of Nature Conservation? 191Jessica Dempsey 9 Financialization of Singaporean Banks and the Production of Variegated Financial Capitalism 217Karen P.Y. Lai and Joseph A. Daniels Index 245

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Book SynopsisFrontier Roaduses the history of one road in southern Colombiaknown locally as the trampoline of deathto demonstrate how state-building processes and practices have depended on the production and maintenance of frontiers as inclusive-exclusive zones, often through violent means. Considers the topic from multiple perspectives, including ethnography of the state, the dynamics of frontiers, and the nature of postcolonial power, space, and violence Draws attention to the political, environmental, and racial dynamics involved in the history and development of transport infrastructure in the Amazon region Examines the violence that has sustained the state through time and space, as well as the ways in which ordinary people have made sense of and contested that violence in everyday life Incorporates a broad range of engaging sources, such as missionary and government archives, travel writing, and oral histories <Table of ContentsSeries Editors’ Preface viii Acknowledgements ix Introduction 1 Part I 19 1 Reyes’ dream 21 2 A Titans’ work 62 3 Fray Fidel de Montclar’s deed 92 Part II 141 4 The trampoline of death 143 5 On the illegibility effects of state practices 182 6 The politics of the displaced 211 Conclusion: The condition of frontier 240 References 248 Index 264

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Book SynopsisFrontier Roaduses the history of one road in southern Colombiaknown locally as the trampoline of deathto demonstrate how state-building processes and practices have depended on the production and maintenance of frontiers as inclusive-exclusive zones, often through violent means. Considers the topic from multiple perspectives, including ethnography of the state, the dynamics of frontiers, and the nature of postcolonial power, space, and violence Draws attention to the political, environmental, and racial dynamics involved in the history and development of transport infrastructure in the Amazon region Examines the violence that has sustained the state through time and space, as well as the ways in which ordinary people have made sense of and contested that violence in everyday life Incorporates a broad range of engaging sources, such as missionary and government archives, travel writing, and oral histories <Table of ContentsSeries Editors’ Preface viii Acknowledgements ix Introduction 1 Part I 19 1 Reyes’ dream 21 2 A Titans’ work 62 3 Fray Fidel de Montclar’s deed 92 Part II 141 4 The trampoline of death 143 5 On the illegibility effects of state practices 182 6 The politics of the displaced 211 Conclusion: The condition of frontier 240 References 248 Index 264

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Book SynopsisThe Wiley Blackwell Companion to Political Geography aims to account for the intellectual and worldly developments that have taken place in and around political geography in the last 10 years.Table of ContentsNotes on Contributors viii 1 Introduction 1John Agnew, Virginie Mamadouh, Anna J. Secor, and Joanne Sharp Key Concepts in Political Geography 11 2 Boundaries and Borders 13Anne-Laure Amilhat Szary 3 Scale 26Andrew E.G. Jonas 4 Territory beyond the Anglophone Tradition 35Cristina Del Biaggio 5 Sovereignty 48Joshua E. Barkan 6 The State 61Alex Jeffrey 7 Federalism and Multilevel Governance 73Herman van der Wusten 8 Geographies of Conflict 86Clionadh Raleigh 9 Security 100Lauren Martin 10 Violence 114James Tyner 11 Justice 127Farhana Sultana 12 Power 141Joe Painter 13 Citizenship 152Patricia Ehrkamp and Malene H. Jacobsen 14 The Biopolitical Imperative 165Claudio Minca Theorizing Political Geography 187 15 Spatial Analysis 189Andrew M. Linke and John O’Loughlin 16 Radical Political Geographies 206Simon Springer 17 Geopolitics/Critical Geopolitics 220Sami Moisio 18 Feminist Political Geography 235Jennifer L. Fluri 19 Postcolonialism 248Chih Yuan Woon 20 Children’s Political Geographies 265Kirsi Pauliina Kallio and Jouni Häkli Doing Politics 279 21 Electoral Geography in the Twenty]First Century 281Michael Shin 22 Nation and Nationalism 297Marco Antonsich 23 Regional Institutions 311Merje Kuus 24 The Banality of Empire 324Luca Muscarà 25 Social Movements 339Sara Koopman 26 Religious Movements 352Tristan Sturm 27 Sexual Politics 366Catherine J. Nash and Kath Browne 28 The Rise of the BRICS 379Marcus Power 29 Social Media 393Paul C. Adams Material Political Geographies 407 30 More-Than-Representational Political Geographies 409Martin Müller 31 Resources 424Kathryn Furlong and Emma S. Norman 32 Political Ecologies of the State 438Katie Meehan and Olivia C. Molden 33 Environment: From Determinism to the Anthropocene 451Simon Dalby 34 Financial Crises 462Brett Christophers 35 Migration 478Michael Samers 36 Everyday Political Geographies 493Sara Fregonese Doing Political Geography 507 37 Academic Capitalism and the Geopolitics of Knowledge 509Anssi Paasi Index 524

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Book SynopsisPolitical Theory Without Borders offers a comprehensive survey of the issues that have shaped political theory in the wake of social and environmental globalization.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments vii About the Contributors viii 1 Political Theory Without Borders: An Introduction 1Robert E. Goodin and James S. Fishkin PART I Global Spillovers 5 2 To Prevent a World Wasteland: A Proposal 7George F. Kennan 3 Two Kinds of Climate Justice: Avoiding Harm and Sharing Burdens 18Simon Caney 4 The Human Right to Water and Common Ownership of the Earth 46Mathias Risse PART II Global Flows 75 5 Tax Competition and Global Background Justice 77Peter Dietsch and Thomas Rixen 6 Sovereign Debt, Human Rights, and Policy Conditionality 107Christian Barry 7 Justice in the Diffusion of Innovation 133Allen Buchanan, Tony Cole and Robert O. Keohane 8 From Migration in Geographic Space to Migration in Biographic Time: Views From Europe 162Claus Offe 9 On Citizenship, States, and Markets 206Ayelet Shachar and Ran Hirschl PART III Global Interventions 235 10 Colonialism as Structural Injustice: Historical Responsibility and Contemporary Redress 237Catherine Lu 11 The Judging of Nations: Some Comments on the Assessment of Regimes in the New States 260Clifford Geertz 12 From Humanitarian Intervention to the Responsibility to Protect 275Gareth Evans 13 The Misuse of Power, Not Bad Representation: Why It Is Beside the Point that No One Elected Oxfam 293Jennifer C. Rubenstein Index 322

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Book SynopsisProvides a state-of-the-art overview of international trade policy research The Handbook of Global Trade Policy offers readers a comprehensive resource for the study of international trade policy, governance, and financing. This timely and authoritative work presents contributions from a team of prominent experts that assess the policy implications of recent academic research on the subject. Discussions of contemporary research in fields such as economics, international business, international relations, law, and global politics help readers develop an expansive, interdisciplinary knowledge of 21st century foreign trade. Accessible for students, yet relevant for practitioners and researchers, this book expertly guides readers through essential literature in the field while highlighting new connections between social science research and global policy-making. Authoritative chapters address new realities of the global trade environment, global governance and international institutionsTable of ContentsNotes on Contributors viii Introduction 1 1 Quo Vadis, Global Trade? 3Andreas Klasen Part I Foreign Trade in the 21st Century 23 2 The Global Trade Environment – A New Reality 25Martina Hoppner 3 On the Remeasurement of International Trade in the Age of Digital Globalisation 47Steffen Groning, Cyrus de la Rubia, and Thomas Straubhaar 4 Services Trade, Structural Transformation and the SDG 2030 Agenda 79Mina Mashayekhi 5 Cities and Trade 118Thomas Hoehn 6 Strategic Trade as a Means to Global Influence 143Rebecca Harding and Jack Harding Part II Global Governance and International Institutions 173 7 Is There a Future for Multilateral Trade Agreements? 175Judith Goldstein and Elisabeth van Lieshout 8 Finance That Matters: International Finance Institutions and Trade 201Steven Beck and Alisa DiCaprio 9 How Banking Regulators and Trade Ministers are Singing from Different Songbooks 221Diana Smallridge and Jennifer Henderson 10 Trade and Illicit Flows: A Case Involving the United States, China and Mexico 251Nikos Passas Part III Global Trade and Regional Development 269 11 Regional Integration: The Next Wave 271Marion Jansen, Sebastian Klotz, and Jasmeer Virdee 12 United States: What to Expect from a Protective US Trade Policy 308Erdal Yalcin, Gabriel Felbermayr, and Marina Steininger 13 Trade and Developing‐Country Exporters: The Case of Latin American and Caribbean Countries 328Banu Demir 14 Sailing Against the Storm of Protectionism: The Role of the EU in Shaping Global Trade Policy 351Lucian Cernat and Omar Alam 15 Trade, Global Value Chains and Inclusive Growth in Asia and the Pacific 379Yasuyuki Sawada, Cyn‐Young Park, Fahad H. Khan, and Cindy Jane Justo 16 Institutional Capacity, Trade and Investment in African Economies 418Roseline Wanjiru and Karla Simone Prime Part IV Financing Trade 439 17 Financing Trade: The Role of the WTO and Recent Initiatives 441Marc Auboin 18 How Trade Finance Works 468Alexander Malaket 19 Export Credit Arrangements in Capital‐Scarce Developing Economies 494Benedict Okey Oramah 20 Export Credit Insurance Markets and Demand 536Simone Krummaker 21 Climate Finance, Trade and Innovation Systems 555Fiona Bannert Index 578

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Book SynopsisAn international group of distinguished scholars pay homage to and build on the work of one of the most influential thinkers of our time, Michael Watts. Shows how Michael Watts' research, writings, teaching and mentoring have relentlessly pushed boundaries, transforming his chosen field of geography and beyond Spans an array of topics including the political economy and ecology of African societies, governmentality and territoriality in various Southern contexts, food security, cultural materialist expositions of capitalism, modernity and development across the postcolonial world Builds on his legacy, exploring its theoretical, analytical, and empirical implications and proposing exciting new possibilities for further exploration in the tracks of Watts Table of ContentsSeries Editors’ Preface vii Notes on Contributors ix Introduction: Other Geographies, in the work of Michael Watts 1Sharad Chari, Susanne Freidberg, Jesse Ribot, Wendy Wolford and Vinay Gidwani 1 Academic Journeys in the Black Atlantic: Gender, Work and Environmental Transformations 29Judith Carney 2 Getting Back to our Roots: Integrating Critical Physical and Social Science in the Early Work of Michael Watts 43Rebecca Lave 3 Binary Narratives of Capitalism and Climate Change: Dangers and Possibilities 55Lucy Jarosz 4 Aggregate Modernities: A Critical Natural History of Contemporary Algorithms 63Jake Kosek 5 Peanuts for Cashews? Agricultural Diversification and the Limits of Adaptability in Côte d’Ivoire 79Thomas J. Bassett and Moussa Koné 6 Life Itself Under Contract: A Biopolitics of Partnerships and Chemical Risk in California’s Strawberry Industry 97Julie Guthman 7 Commoditization, Primitive Accumulation and the Spaces of Biodiversity Conservation 111Roderick P. Neumann 8 Stopping the Serengeti Road: Social Media and the Discursive Politics of Conservation in Tanzania 127Benjamin Gardner 9 Privatize Everything, Certify Everywhere: Academic Assessment and Value Transfers 143Tad Mutersbaugh 10 Oil, Indigeneity and Dispossession 157Joe Bryan 11 Frontiers: Remembering the Forgotten Lands 169Teo Ballvé 12 Vibrancy of Refuse, Piety of Refusal: Infrastructures of Discard in Dakar 185Rosalind Fredericks 13 Reclamation, Displacement and Resiliency in Phnom Penh 199Erin CollinsIndex 215

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Book SynopsisAn international group of distinguished scholars pay homage to and build on the work of one of the most influential thinkers of our time, Michael Watts. Shows how Michael Watts' research, writings, teaching and mentoring have relentlessly pushed boundaries, transforming his chosen field of geography and beyond Spans an array of topics including the political economy and ecology of African societies, governmentality and territoriality in various Southern contexts, food security, cultural materialist expositions of capitalism, modernity and development across the postcolonial world Builds on his legacy, exploring its theoretical, analytical, and empirical implications and proposing exciting new possibilities for further exploration in the tracks of Watts Table of ContentsSeries Editors’ Preface vii Notes on Contributors ix Introduction: Other Geographies, in the work of Michael Watts 1Sharad Chari, Susanne Freidberg, Jesse Ribot, Wendy Wolford and Vinay Gidwani 1 Academic Journeys in the Black Atlantic: Gender, Work and Environmental Transformations 29Judith Carney 2 Getting Back to our Roots: Integrating Critical Physical and Social Science in the Early Work of Michael Watts 43Rebecca Lave 3 Binary Narratives of Capitalism and Climate Change: Dangers and Possibilities 55Lucy Jarosz 4 Aggregate Modernities: A Critical Natural History of Contemporary Algorithms 63Jake Kosek 5 Peanuts for Cashews? Agricultural Diversification and the Limits of Adaptability in Côte d’Ivoire 79Thomas J. Bassett and Moussa Koné 6 Life Itself Under Contract: A Biopolitics of Partnerships and Chemical Risk in California’s Strawberry Industry 97Julie Guthman 7 Commoditization, Primitive Accumulation and the Spaces of Biodiversity Conservation 111Roderick P. Neumann 8 Stopping the Serengeti Road: Social Media and the Discursive Politics of Conservation in Tanzania 127Benjamin Gardner 9 Privatize Everything, Certify Everywhere: Academic Assessment and Value Transfers 143Tad Mutersbaugh 10 Oil, Indigeneity and Dispossession 157Joe Bryan 11 Frontiers: Remembering the Forgotten Lands 169Teo Ballvé 12 Vibrancy of Refuse, Piety of Refusal: Infrastructures of Discard in Dakar 185Rosalind Fredericks 13 Reclamation, Displacement and Resiliency in Phnom Penh 199Erin Collins Index 215

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Book SynopsisThe Handbook of Global Climate and Environment Policy presents an authoritative and comprehensive overview of international policy on climate and the environment.Table of ContentsNotes on Contributors viii Preface xiii Part I Global Policy Challenges 1 1 Global Climate Change 3 Matthew J. Hoffmann 2 Global Water Governance 19 Joyeeta Gupta 3 Biodiversity and Conservation 37 Stuart Harrop 4 Marine Environment Protection 53 Markus Salomon 5 Deforestation 72 David Humphreys 6 Biotechnology and Biosafety 89 Aarti Gupta 7 Global Chemicals Politics and Policy 107 Henrik Selin Part II Concepts and Approaches 125 8 Global Environmental Norms 127 Steven Bernstein 9 Global Governance 146 Johannes Stripple and Hannes Stephan 10 Global Environmental Security 163 Simon Dalby 11 International Environmental Law 179 Daniel Bodansky 12 Green Growth 197 Michael Jacobs 13 Sustainable Consumption 215 Doris Fuchs 14 Climate Change Justice 231 Edward Page Part III Global Actors, Institutions, and Processes 249 15 The Nation-State, International Society, and the Global Environment 251 Robert Falkner 16 Transnational Environmental Activism 268 Susan Park 17 Business as a Global Actor 286 Jennifer Clapp and Jonas Meckling 18 International Regime Effectiveness 304 Steinar Andresen 19 Strengthening the United Nations 320 Steffen Bauer 20 International Negotiations 339 Radoslav S. Dimitrov 21 Regionalism and Environmental Governance 358 Miranda Schreurs Part IV Global Economy and Policy 375 22 Globalization 377 Peter Newell 23 Private Regulation in Global Environmental Governance 394 Graeme Auld and Lars H. Gulbrandsen 24 International Trade, the Environment, and Climate Change 412 Nico Jaspers and Robert Falkner 25 Global Finance and the Environment 428 Christopher Wright 26 Energy Policy and Climate Change 446 Benjamin K. Sovacool 27 Economic Instruments for Climate Change 468 Jonas Meckling and Cameron Hepburn 28 International Aid and Adaptation to Climate Change 486 Jessica M. Ayers and Achala Chandani Abeysinghe Index 507

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Book SynopsisThe first volume of its kind to focus on global policy perspectives on energy, this comprehensive Handbook analyzes the key dimensions of markets, development, sustainability, and security.Table of ContentsList of Figures and Tables ix Notes on Contributors xiii Introduction: Key Dimensions of Global Energy Policy 1 Andreas Goldthau Part I Global Energy: Mapping the Policy Field 13 1 The Role of Markets and Investment in Global Energy 15 Albert Bressand 2 The Entanglement of Energy, Grand Strategy, and International Security 30 Meghan L. O’Sullivan 3 Sustainability, Climate Change, and Transition in Global Energy 48 Michael Bradshaw 4 The Development Nexus of Global Energy 64 Gilles Carbonnier and Fritz Brugger Part II Global Energy and Markets 79 5 The Oil Market: Context, Selected Features, and Implications 81 Christopher Allsopp and Bassam Fattouh 6 Natural Gas Going Global? Potential and Pitfalls 98 Matthew Hulbert and Andreas Goldthau 7 The Breakout of Energy Innovation: Accelerating to a New Low Carbon Energy System 113 Michael LaBelle and Mel Horwitch 8 Recent Trends in Upstream Petroleum Agreements: Policy, Contractual, Fiscal, and Legal Issues 127 Honoré Le Leuch 9 National Oil Companies: Ensuring Benefits and Avoiding Systemic Risks 146 Charles McPherson Part III Global Energy and Security 157 10 Global Resource Scramble and New Energy Frontiers 159 Øystein Noreng 11 Cooperation and Conflict in Oil and Gas Markets 176 Dag Harald Claes 12 The “Gs” and the Future of Energy Governance in a Multipolar World 190 Charles Ebinger and Govinda Avasarala 13 Nuclear Energy and Non-Proliferation 205 Yury Yudin Part IV Global Energy and Development 225 14 Energy Access and Development 227 Subhes C. Bhattacharyya 15 Resource Governance 244 Andrew Bauer and Juan Carlos Quiroz 16 The “Food Versus Fuel” Nexus 265 Robert Bailey 17 Energy Efficiency: Technology, Behavior, and Development 282 Joyashree Roy, Shyamasree Dasgupta, and Debalina Chakravarty Part V Global Energy and Sustainability 303 18 Regulation, Economic Instruments, and Sustainable Energy 305 Neil Gunningham 19 The Role of Regulation in Integrating Renewable Energy: The EU Electricity Sector 322 Jaap Jansen and Adriaan van der Welle 20 Global Climate Governance and Energy Choices 340 Fariborz Zelli, Philipp Pattberg, Hannes Stephan, and Harro van Asselt 21 The Growing Importance of Carbon Pricing in Energy Markets 358 Christian Egenhofer 22 The Influence of Energy Policy on Strategic Choices for Renewable Energy Investment 373 Rolf Wüstenhagen and Emanuela Menichetti Part VI Regional Perspectives on Global Energy 389 23 Global Energy Policy: A View from China 391 Alvin Lin, Fuqiang Yang, and Jason Portner 24 Dismounting the Subsidy Tiger: A Case Study of India’s Fuel Pricing Policies 407 Sudha Mahalingam 25 The EU’s Global Climate and Energy Policies: Gathering or Losing Momentum? 421 Richard Youngs 26 Energy Governance in the United States 435 Benjamin K. Sovacool and Roman Sidortsov 27 Global Energy Policy: A View From Brazil 457 Suani T. Coelho and José Goldemberg 28 Global Oil Market Developments and Their Consequences for Russia 477 Andrey A. Konoplyanik 29 Nigeria: Policy Incoherence and the Challenge of Energy Security 501 Ike Okonta Conclusion: Global Energy Policy: Findings and New Research Agendas 521 Andreas Goldthau Index 525

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Book SynopsisCryptic Concrete explores bunkered sites in Cold War Germany in order to understand the inner workings of the Cold War state. A scholarly work that suggests a reassessment of the history of geo- and bio-politics Attempts to understand the material architecture that was designed to protect and take life in nuclear war Zooms in on two types of structures - the nuclear bunker and the atomic missile silo Analyzes a broad range of sources through the lens of critical theory and argues for an appreciation of the two subterranean structures' complementary nature Trade Review'A serendipitous childhood discovery led the author on a personal and professional odyssey. Klinke immerses us in the zeitgeist of Cold War West Germany – a partitioned country created by post-war rivalries and foreign occupation. By investigating its subterranean qualities, he reveals a world far more complex and contradictory than accounts preoccupied with surface-level check-points and walls. Highly recommended.'Klaus Dodds, Department of Geography, Royal Holloway, University of London 'Cryptic Concrete provides a fascinating and original exploration of how the distinctive German experiences of the Cold War and the aftermath of fascism can be read through their inscription in the architectural and landscape remains of atomic missile sites and nuclear bunkers. Ian Klinke reveals how the infrastructure of 20th century military destruction and survival informs the materiality of geopolitics in the present.'Rachel Woodward, School of Geography, Politics and Sociology, Newcastle UniversityTable of ContentsSeries Editor’s Preface vi Preface vii 1 Of Blood and Soil 1 2 Lebensraum and Its Underside 22 3 Return to the Soil 45 4 Nuclear Living Space 67 5 Spaces of Extermination 91 6 Enter the Void 111 7 Conclusion 130 References 142 Index 167

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Book SynopsisCryptic Concrete explores bunkered sites in Cold War Germany in order to understand the inner workings of the Cold War state. A scholarly work that suggests a reassessment of the history of geo- and bio-politics Attempts to understand the material architecture that was designed to protect and take life in nuclear war Zooms in on two types of structures - the nuclear bunker and the atomic missile silo Analyzes a broad range of sources through the lens of critical theory and argues for an appreciation of the two subterranean structures' complementary nature Trade Review'A serendipitous childhood discovery led the author on a personal and professional odyssey. Klinke immerses us in the zeitgeist of Cold War West Germany – a partitioned country created by post-war rivalries and foreign occupation. By investigating its subterranean qualities, he reveals a world far more complex and contradictory than accounts preoccupied with surface-level check-points and walls. Highly recommended.'Klaus Dodds, Department of Geography, Royal Holloway, University of London 'Cryptic Concrete provides a fascinating and original exploration of how the distinctive German experiences of the Cold War and the aftermath of fascism can be read through their inscription in the architectural and landscape remains of atomic missile sites and nuclear bunkers. Ian Klinke reveals how the infrastructure of 20th century military destruction and survival informs the materiality of geopolitics in the present.'Rachel Woodward, School of Geography, Politics and Sociology, Newcastle UniversityTable of ContentsSeries Editor’s Preface vi Preface vii 1 Of Blood and Soil 1 2 Lebensraum and Its Underside 22 3 Return to the Soil 45 4 Nuclear Living Space 67 5 Spaces of Extermination 91 6 Enter the Void 111 7 Conclusion 130 References 142 Index 167

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Book SynopsisA new and updated definitive resource for survey questionnaire testing and evaluation Building on the success of the first Questionnaire Development, Evaluation, and Testing (QDET) conference in 2002, this book brings together leading papers from the Second International Conference on Questionnaire Design, Development, Evaluation, and Testing (QDET2) held in 2016. The volume assesses the current state of the art and science of QDET; examines the importance of methodological attention to the questionnaire in the present world of information collection; and ponders how the QDET field can anticipate new trends and directions as information needs and data collection methods continue to evolve. Featuring contributions from international experts in survey methodology, Advances in Questionnaire Design, Development, Evaluation and Testing includes latest insights on question characteristics, usability testing, web probing, and other pretesting approaches, as well as: Recent developments inTable of ContentsList of Contributors xvii Preface xxiii Part I Assessing the Current Methodology for Questionnaire Design, Development, Testing, and Evaluation 1 1 Questionnaire Design, Development, Evaluation, and Testing: Where are We, and Where are We Headed? 3Gordon B. Willis 1.1 Current State of the Art and Science of QDET 3 1.2 Relevance of QDET in the Evolving World of Surveys 11 1.3 Looking Ahead: Further Developments in QDET 16 1.4 Conclusion 19 References 20 2 Asking the Right Questions in the Right Way: Six Needed Changes in Questionnaire Evaluation and Testing Methods 25Don A. Dillman 2.1 Personal Experiences with Cognitive Interviews and Focus Groups 25 2.2 My 2002 Experience at QDET 29 2.3 Six Changes in Survey Research that Require New Perspectives on Questionnaire Evaluation and Testing 33 2.4 Conclusion 42 References 43 3 A Framework for Making Decisions about Question Evaluation Methods 47Roger Tourangeau, Aaron Maitland, Darby Steiger, and Ting Yan 3.1 Introduction 47 3.2 Expert Reviews 48 3.3 Laboratory Methods 51 3.4 Field Methods 55 3.5 Statistical Modeling for Data Quality 59 3.6 Comparing Different Methods 63 3.7 Recommendations 67 References 69 4 A Comparison of Five Question Evaluation Methods in Predicting the Validity of Respondent Answers to Factual Items 75Aaron Maitland and Stanley Presser 4.1 Introduction 75 4.2 Methods 76 4.3 Results 79 4.4 Discussion 84 References 85 5 Combining Multiple Question Evaluation Methods: What Does tt Mean When the Data Appear to Conflict? 91Jo d’Ardenne and Debbie Collins 5.1 Introduction 91 5.2 Questionnaire Development Stages 92 5.3 Selection of Case Studies 93 5.4 Case Study 1: Conflicting Findings Between Focus Groups and Cognitive Interviews 95 5.5 Case Study 2: Conflicting Findings Between Eye-Tracking, Respondent Debriefing Questions, and Interviewer Feedback 97 5.6 Case Study 3: Complementary Findings Between Cognitive Interviews and Interviewer Feedback 100 5.7 Case Study 4: Combining Qualitative and Quantitative Data to Assess Changes to a Travel Diary 104 5.8 Framework of QT Methods 110 5.9 Summary and Discussion 110 References 114 Part II Question Characteristics, Response Burden, and Data Quality 117 6 The Role of Question Characteristics in Designing and Evaluating Survey Questions 119Jennifer Dykema, Nora Cate Schaeffer, Dana Garbarski, and Michael Hout 6.1 Introduction 119 6.2 Overview of Some of the Approaches Used to Conceptualize, Measure, and Code Question Characteristics 120 6.3 Taxonomy of Question Characteristics 127 6.4 Case Studies 132 6.5 Discussion 141 Acknowledgments 147 References 148 7 Exploring the Associations Between Question Characteristics, Respondent Characteristics, Interviewer Performance Measures, and Survey Data Quality 153James M. Dahlhamer, Aaron Maitland, Heather Ridolfo, Antuane Allen, and Dynesha Brooks 7.1 Introduction 153 7.2 Methods 157 7.3 Results 174 7.4 Discussion 182 Disclaimer 191 References 191 8 Response Burden: What is it and What Predicts It? 193Ting Yan, Scott Fricker, and Shirley Tsai 8.1 Introduction 193 8.2 Methods 197 8.3 Results 202 8.4 Conclusions and Discussion 206 Acknowledgments 210 References 210 9 The Salience of Survey Burden and Its Effect on Response Behavior to Skip Questions: Experimental Results from Telephone and Web Surveys 213Frauke Kreuter, Stephanie Eckman, and Roger Tourangeau 9.1 Introduction 213 9.2 Study Designs and Methods 216 9.3 Manipulating the Interleafed Format 219 9.4 Discussion and Conclusion 224 Acknowledgments 226 References 227 10 A Comparison of Fully Labeled and Top-Labeled Grid Question Formats 229Jolene D. Smyth and Kristen Olson 10.1 Introduction 229 10.2 Data and Methods 236 10.3 Findings 243 10.4 Discussion and Conclusions 253 Acknowledgments 254 References 255 11 The Effects of Task Difficulty and Conversational Cueing on Answer Formatting Problems in Surveys 259Yfke Ongena and Sanne Unger 11.1 Introduction 259 11.2 Factors Contributing to Respondents’ Formatting Problems 262 11.3 Hypotheses 267 11.4 Method and Data 268 11.5 Results 275 11.6 Discussion and Conclusion 278 11.7 Further Expansion of the Current Study 281 11.8 Conclusions 282 References 283 Part III Improving Questionnaires on the Web and Mobile Devices 287 12 A Compendium of Web and Mobile Survey Pretesting Methods 289Emily Geisen and Joe Murphy 12.1 Introduction 289 12.2 Review of Traditional Pretesting Methods 290 12.3 Emerging Pretesting Methods 294 References 308 13 Usability Testing Online Questionnaires: Experiences at the U.S. Census Bureau 315Elizabeth Nichols, Erica Olmsted-Hawala, Temika Holland, and Amy Anderson Riemer 13.1 Introduction 315 13.2 History of Usability Testing Self-Administered Surveys at the US Census Bureau 316 13.3 Current Usability Practices at the Census Bureau 317 13.4 Participants: “Real Users, Not User Stories” 320 13.5 Building Usability Testing into the Development Life Cycle 323 13.6 Measuring Accuracy 327 13.7 Measuring Efficiency 331 13.8 Measuring Satisfaction 335 13.9 Retrospective Probing and Debriefing 337 13.10 Communicating Findings with the Development Team 339 13.11 Assessing Whether Usability Test Recommendations Worked 340 13.12 Conclusions 341 References 341 14 How Mobile Device Screen Size Affects Data Collected in Web Surveys 349Daniele Toninelli and Melanie Revilla 14.1 Introduction 349 14.2 Literature Review 350 14.3 Our Contribution and Hypotheses 352 14.4 Data Collection and Method 355 14.5 Main Results 361 14.6 Discussion 368 Acknowledgments 369 References 370 15 Optimizing Grid Questions for Smartphones: A Comparison of Optimized and Non-Optimized Designs and Effects on Data Quality on Different Devices 375Trine Dale and Heidi Walsoe 15.1 Introduction 375 15.2 The Need for Change in Questionnaire Design Practices 376 15.3 Contribution and Research Questions 378 15.4 Data Collection and Methodology 380 15.5 Main Results 386 15.6 Discussion 392 Acknowledgments 397 References 397 16 Learning from Mouse Movements: Improving Questionnaires and Respondents’ User Experience Through Passive Data Collection 403Rachel Horwitz, Sarah Brockhaus, Felix Henninger, Pascal J. Kieslich, Malte Schierholz, Florian Keusch, and Frauke Kreuter 16.1 Introduction 403 16.2 Background 404 16.3 Data 409 16.4 Methodology 410 16.5 Results 415 16.6 Discussion 420 References 423 17 Using Targeted Embedded Probes to Quantify Cognitive Interviewing Findings 427Paul Scanlon 17.1 Introduction 427 17.2 The NCHS Research and Development Survey 431 17.3 Findings 433 17.4 Discussion 445 References 448 18 The Practice of Cognitive Interviewing Through Web Probing 451Stephanie Fowler and Gordon B. Willis 18.1 Introduction 451 18.2 Methodological Issues in the Use of Web Probing for Pretesting 452 18.3 Testing the Effect of Probe Placement 453 18.4 Analyses of Responses to Web Probes 455 18.5 Qualitative Analysis of Responses to Probes 459 18.6 Qualitative Coding of Responses 459 18.7 Current State of the Use of Web Probes 462 18.8 Limitations 465 18.9 Recommendations for the Application and Further Evaluation of Web Probes 466 18.10 Conclusion 468 Acknowledgments 468 References 468 Part IV Cross-Cultural and Cross-National Questionnaire Design and Evaluation 471 19 Optimizing Questionnaire Design in Cross-National and Cross-Cultural Surveys 473Tom W. Smith 19.1 Introduction 473 19.2 The Total Survey Error Paradigm and Comparison Error 474 19.3 Cross-Cultural Survey Guidelines and Resources 477 19.4 Translation 478 19.5 Developing Comparative Scales 480 19.6 Focus Groups and Pretesting in Cross-National/Cultural Surveys 483 19.7 Tools for Developing and Managing Cross-National Surveys 484 19.8 Resources for Developing and Testing Cross-National Measures 485 19.9 Pre- and Post-Harmonization 486 19.10 Conclusion 488 References 488 20 A Model for Cross-National Questionnaire Design and Pretesting 493Rory Fitzgerald and Diana Zavala-Rojas 20.1 Introduction 493 20.2 Background 493 20.3 The European Social Survey 495 20.4 ESS Questionnaire Design Approach 496 20.5 Critique of the Seven-Stage Approach 497 20.6 A Model for Cross-National Questionnaire Design and Pretesting 497 20.7 Evaluation of the Model for Cross-National Questionnaire Design and Pretesting Using the Logical Framework Matrix (LFM) 501 20.8 Conclusions 512 References 514 21 Cross-National Web Probing: An Overview of Its Methodology and Its Use in Cross-National Studies 521Dorothée Behr, Katharina Meitinger, Michael Braun, and Lars Kaczmirek 21.1 Introduction 521 21.2 Cross-National Web Probing – Its Goal, Strengths, and Weaknesses 523 21.3 Access to Respondents Across Countries: The Example of Online Access Panels and Probability-Based Panels 526 21.4 Implementation of Standardized Probes 527 21.5 Translation and Coding Answers to Cross-Cultural Probes 532 21.6 Substantive Results 533 21.7 Cross-National Web Probing and Its Application Throughout the Survey Life Cycle 536 21.8 Conclusions and Outlook 538 Acknowledgments 539 References 539 22 Measuring Disability Equality in Europe: Design and Development of the European Health and Social Integration Survey Questionnaire 545Amanda Wilmot 22.1 Introduction 545 22.2 Background 546 22.3 Questionnaire Design 548 22.4 Questionnaire Development and Testing 553 22.5 Survey Implementation 560 22.6 Lessons Learned 563 22.7 Final Reflections 566 Acknowledgments 567 References 567 Part V Extensions and Applications 571 23 Regression-Based Response Probing for Assessing the Validity of Survey Questions 573Patrick Sturgis, Ian Brunton-Smith, and Jonathan Jackson 23.1 Introduction 573 23.2 Cognitive Methods for Assessing Question Validity 574 23.3 Regression-Based Response Probing 577 23.4 Example 1: Generalized Trust 579 23.5 Example 2: Fear of Crime 580 23.6 Data 581 23.7 Discussion 586 References 588 24 The Interplay Between Survey Research and Psychometrics, with a Focus on Validity Theory 593Bruno D. Zumbo and José-Luis Padilla 24.1 Introduction 593 24.2 An Over-the-Shoulder Look Back at Validity Theory and Validation Practices with an Eye toward Describing Contemporary Validity Theories 595 24.3 An Approach to Validity that Bridges Psychometrics and Survey Design 602 24.4 Closing Remarks 606 References 608 25 Quality-Driven Approaches for Managing Complex Cognitive Testing Projects 613Martha Stapleton, Darby Steiger, and Mary C. Davis 25.1 Introduction 613 25.2 Characteristics of the Four Cognitive Testing Projects 614 25.3 Identifying Detailed, Quality-Driven Management Approaches for Qualitative Research 615 25.4 Identifying Principles for Developing Quality-Driven Management Approaches 616 25.5 Applying the Concepts of Transparency and Consistency 617 25.6 The 13 Quality-Driven Management Approaches 618 25.7 Discussion and Conclusion 632 References 634 26 Using Iterative, Small-Scale Quantitative and Qualitative Studies: A Review of 15 Years of Research to Redesign a Major US Federal Government Survey 639Joanne Pascale 26.1 Introduction 639 26.2 Measurement Issues in Health Insurance 641 26.3 Methods and Results 645 26.4 Discussion 660 26.5 Final Reflections 663 References 664 27 Contrasting Stylized Questions of Sleep with Diary Measures from the American Time Use Survey 671Robin L. Kaplan, Brandon Kopp, and Polly Phipps 27.1 Introduction 671 27.2 The Sleep Gap 672 27.3 The Present Research 674 27.4 Study 1: Behavior Coding 675 27.5 Study 2: Cognitive Interviews 678 27.6 Study 3: Quantitative Study 682 27.7 Study 4: Validation Study 686 27.8 General Discussion 689 27.9 Implications and Future Directions 692 References 692 28 Questionnaire Design Issues in Mail Surveys of All Adults in a Household 697Douglas Williams, J. Michael Brick, W. Sherman Edwards, and Pamela Giambo 28.1 Introduction 697 28.2 Background 698 28.3 The NCVS and Mail Survey Design Challenges 699 28.4 Field Test Methods and Design 704 28.5 Outcome Measures 706 28.6 Findings 708 28.7 Summary 716 28.8 Discussion 716 28.9 Conclusion 719 References 720 29 Planning Your Multimethod Questionnaire Testing Bento Box: Complementary Methods for a Well-Balanced Test 723Jaki S. McCarthy 29.1 Introduction 723 29.2 A Questionnaire Testing Bento Box 725 29.3 Examples from the Census of Agriculture Questionnaire Testing Bento Box 733 29.4 Conclusion 743 References 744 30 Flexible Pretesting on a Tight Budget: Using Multiple Dependent Methods to Maximize Effort-Return Trade-Offs 749Matt Jans, Jody L. Herman, Joseph Viana, David Grant, Royce Park, Bianca D.M. Wilson, Jane Tom, Nicole Lordi, and Sue Holtby 30.1 Introduction 749 30.2 Evolution of a Dependent Pretesting Approach for Gender Identity Measurement 752 30.3 Analyzing and Synthesizing Results 759 30.4 Discussion 764 Acknowledgments 766 References 766 Index 769

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPreface xii About the Companion Website xiii 1 Globalization 1 Conceptualization, Origins, and History Conceptualizing Globalization 3 From “Solids” to “Liquids” 4 “Flows” 7 “Heavy” and “Light” 8 “Heavy” Structures that Expedite “Flows” 10 “Heavy” Structures as Barriers to “Flows” 12 Subtler Structural Barriers 16 Origins and History of Globalization 17 Hardwired 17 Cycles 18 Phases 18 Events 19 Broader, More Recent Changes 20 Chapter Summary 23 Discussion Questions 24 Further Reading 24 References 25 2 Theorizing Globalization 29 Imperialism 30 Colonialism 32 Development 33 Americanization 35 Anti‐Americanism as a Global Process 37 Neoliberalism 38 Neoliberalism: Basic Ideas 41 The Neoliberal State 42 Critiquing Neoliberalism: Karl Polanyi 43 Contemporary Criticisms of Neoliberalism 44 Neo‐Marxian Theories 46 Transnational Capitalism 46 Empire 48 Chapter Summary 51 Discussion Questions 53 Further Reading 53 References 54 3 Structuring the Global Economy 58 Before Bretton Woods 59 A Prior Epoch of Globalization 59 Economic Development During and After WW II 60 Bretton Woods and the Bretton Woods System 61 General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 63 World Trade Organization (WTO) 64 International Monetary Fund (IMF) 65 World Bank 67 The End of Bretton Woods 69 Changes in, and Critiques of, Bretton Woods‐Era Organizations 70 Other Important Economic Organizations 74 The Role of Emerging Economies 75 The Multinational Corporation (MNC) 76 The Myth of Economic Globalization? 79 Chapter Summary 80 Discussion Questions 81 Further Reading 81 References 82 4 Global Economic Flows 85 Trade 86 Trade Surpluses and Deficits 86 Global Trade: Economic Chains and Networks 87 Global Value Chains 88 T‐Shirts 88 iPhones 90 Conventional, Hybrid, and Electric Automobiles 91 Increasing Competition for Commodities 92 The Economic Impact of the Flow of Oil 93 Oil Wealth 94 Race to the Bottom and Upgrading 96 Upgrading in the Less Developed World? 96 Outsourcing 98 Financial Globalization 100 The Great Recession 100 Consumption 104 Consumer Objects and Services 106 Consumers 106 Consumption Processes 106 Consumption Sites 107 Global Resistance 107 Chapter Summary 108 Discussion Questions 109 Further Reading 109 References 109 5 Global Political Structures and Processes 113 On Political Flows 114 The Nation‐State 115 Threats to the Nation‐State 116 Global Flows 116 Universal Human Rights 117 Sustainability and Liquid Sovereignty 118 In Defense of the Nation‐State 119 “Imagined Community” 120 Changes in Global Nation‐State Relations 122 The European Union and Brexit 122 China 125 United Nations (UN) 126 United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) 127 United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) 127 Global Governance 127 Civil Society 130 International Non‐Governmental Organizations (INGOS) 134 Chapter Summary 137 Discussion Questions 138 Further Reading 139 References 139 6 High‐Tech Global Flows and Structures 143 Technology, Media, and the Internet Technology, Time–Space Compression, and Distanciation 144 Space‐Based Technologies 146 Robots and Economic Production 147 Leapfrogging 148 Mass Media 151 Media Imperialism 152 New Global Media 153 Thinking About the Global Media 154 The Internet and Social Media 156 Online Social Networking 157 Bitcoin and Blockchain 159 The Internet in China 161 The Fight for Global Internet Governance 163 Social Media and Social Movements 164 Chapter Summary 166 Discussion Questions 167 Further Reading 167 References 168 7 Global Culture and Cultural Flows 171 Cultural Differentialism 173 Civilizations 173 Cultural Hybridization 177 Muslim Girl Scouts 179 Appadurai’s “Landscapes” 180 Cultural Convergence 182 Cultural Imperialism 182 Deterritorialization 184 World Culture 184 McDonaldization 186 McDonaldization, Expansionism, and Globalization 188 Beyond Fast Food 189 The Globalization of Nothing 191 Cricket: Local, Glocal, or Grobal? 192 Chapter Summary 193 Discussion Questions 194 Further Reading 194 References 195 8 Global Flows of Migrants 198 Migrants 199 Migration 200 Flows of Migrants to and from the United States 203 Undocumented Mexican Migrants to the United States 203 Increased Law Enforcement 205 Flows of Migrants into and within Europe 208 Brexit and British–EU Migration 208 Undocumented Migration Across the Mediterranean into Europe 209 Flows of Migrants in Asia 211 The Case Against the Backlash to Undocumented, or “Illegal,” Immigration 213 Remittances 215 Diaspora 218 Chapter Summary 220 Discussion Questions 221 Further Reading 221 References 222 9 Global Environmental Flows 225 Modernization and Environmental Flows 227 Differences Among Nation‐States 229 Global Climate Change 230 Rising Sea Levels 231 Loss of Biodiversity 232 Threats to Food Security 233 Global Warming and Health 233 Other Environmental Problems 234 Destruction of Natural Habitats 235 Decline of Fish 235 Decline in Fresh Water 236 The Paradox of Bottled Water 237 Toxic Chemicals 238 Population Growth 238 Global Responses 239 Sustainable Development 239 Multilateral Agreements 241 Carbon Tax 242 Cap‐and‐Trade 243 Carbon Neutrality 243 Alternative Fuels and Power Sources 244 A Technological Fix? 245 Economic Issues 245 Opposing Environmentalism 246 Collapse 246 Chapter Summary 247 Discussion Questions 249 Further Reading 249 References 250 10 Negative Global Flows and Processes 253 Dangerous Imports, Diseases, Terrorism, War Dangerous Imports 255 Borderless Diseases 256 HIV/AIDS 256 Ebola Virus 257 Tropical Diseases in Europe 258 Terrorism 258 War 265 Global Military Structures 268 Drones and Other Technology 269 Information War, Trolls, and Fakes News 270 Cyber‐War 272 The Impact of Negative Global Flows on Individuals 273 Chapter Summary 274 Discussion Questions 275 Further Reading 276 References 276 11 Economic Power and Inequality 280 Class Inequality and Global Cities Class Inequality 281 Inequality in the World System 282 Trends in Economic Inequality 283 “The Bottom Billion” 286 Conflict Trap 286 Natural Resources Trap 287 Trap of Being Landlocked with Bad Neighbors 288 Bad Governance Trap 288 Summary 289 Growing Global Inequality in Health and Healthcare 290 Global Digital Divide 291 Global Cities 292 Global Cities in the World Economy 292 Changes in the Network of World Cities 294 Global Slums and Gentrification 295 Chapter Summary 299 Discussion Questions 300 Further Reading 300 References 301 12 Global Inequalities II 303 Inequalities of Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Sexuality Defining Majority–Minority Relations 304 Majority–Minority Relations in a Global Context 304 The Social Construction of Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Sexuality 307 Intersectionality 309 Race and Ethnicity 310 Ethnic Conflict and Genocide 313 The Latin Americanization of Race and the Value of Whiteness 314 Gender 316 Gender and the Economy 317 Global Care Chains 321 Responding to and Resisting Global Minority Status: The Case of Women 322 Sexuality 323 Chapter Summary 325 Discussion Questions 326 Further Reading 327 References 327 13 Dealing with, Resisting, and the Future of Globalization 331 Dealing with Globalization 332 Dealing with the Global Economy 332 Protectionism 332 Fair Trade 335 Helping the “Bottom Billion” 337 Dealing with Political Globalization 338 Accountability 339 Transparency 339 Resisting Globalization 340 Local Resistance 342 The Global Rise of Populism 343 Social Movements 345 The Movement for Global Justice and Democratization 346 Social Movements and the Global Boomerang 348 World Social Forum 349 Is the Resistance to Globalization Significant? 350 The Futures of Globalization 350 A “Mad Max” Scenario 352 Chapter Summary 353 Discussion Questions 354 Further Reading 355 References 355 Index 359

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Book SynopsisThis book introduces readers to the current social and economic state of China since its restructuring in 1949. Provides insights into the targeted institutional change that is occurring simultaneously across the entire country Presents context-rich accounts of how and why these changes connect to (if not contradict) regulatory logics established during the Mao-era A new analytical framework that explicitly considers the relationship between state rescaling, policy experimentation, and path dependency Prompts readers to think about how experimental initiatives reflect and contribute to the national strategy' of Chinese development An excellent extension of ongoing theoretical work examining the entwinement of subnational regulatory reconfiguration, place-specific policy experimentation, and the reproduction of national economic advantage Trade Review'In this foundational investigation, Kean Fan Lim shows how contemporary Chinese urbanization has been stimulated through new state policies designed to territorialize transnational capital investment. These rescaled state spaces have, he argues, figured centrally in the production of new forms of uneven development across the national territory. This systematically researched, lucidly argued book is an essential resource for anyone concerned to understand the contemporary urban condition, whether in China or elsewhere.' Neil Brenner, Professor of Urban Theory, Graduate School of Design, Harvard University'Kean Fan Lim makes a breakthrough in existing studies of the Chinese political economy by astutely integrating a multi-scalar and historically grounded framework to illustrate the rationale and effects of economic restructuring in contemporary China. The empirical focus on the ‘nationally strategic new areas’ offers an important platform for understanding the regulatory challenges facing Chinese policymakers across different scales.'Weidong Liu, Professor in Economic Geography, Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences'This book is the first systematic treatment of China’s state rescaling and an innovative application to the widespread ‘nationally strategic new areas’ in China. Kean Fan Lim should be congratulated for successfully tackling the concept of scale and state rescaling and for demonstrating their analytical power to understand China’s regional development.'Fulong Wu, Bartlett Professor of Planning, The Bartlett School of Planning, University College London‘Published as part of the RGS-IBG book series, this publication details a significant aspect of China’s economic reform, namely, ‘crossing the river by feeling for stones’ (p. 1). This metaphor has long been used to illustrate that China’s transition to a market economy has no precedent and cannot rely on other countries’ experiences for guidance and, hence, must be a trial-and-error process. Rather than taking this aspect for granted, the book argues that this process foregrounds the nature of China’s political economy, and that these longstanding policy experimentation practices therefore warrant detailed examination. As highlighted in chapters 1 and 2, for example, this process is shown not to be specific to China’s post-economic reform; rather, it is an inherent process that is commonly used by the Communist Party of China (CPC).’Yi Li, National Research Centre for Resettlement, Hohai University, Nanjing, China(Regional Studies, 2019) ‘As one of the few book-length studies of contemporary issues around state-rescaling and New Area development in China, Lim’s work breaks important ground. Challenging uncritical application of Western state rescaling theories to the Chinese context, the book stakes out a new position from which to challenge the narrative of China’s post-1978 development as part of a global neoliberal shift. And with its carefully contextualized case studies of New Area development in Guangdong and Chongqing, the study provides a useful resource for China scholars as well as students of geography, urban planning and political economy seeking to understand the politics and policy logics behind spatially differentiated governance in China.’Kyle A. Jaros, Oxford School of Global and Area Studies (The China Quarterly, Volume 241, March 2020) ‘Kean Fan Lim’s new book, On Shifting Foundations, brings together two hitherto entirely separate literatures on the re-scaling of states, which developed mainly in relation to European and US case studies, and on the enormous spatial reorganization of the Chinese economy since the 1980s. To these topics it adds an interesting discussion of prior reorganization during the periods of the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution, from the late 1950s until the 1970s.’John Agnew, UCLA and recipient of the Vautrin-Lud Prize (Political Geography, book review forum, Volume 83, November 2020) ‘Kean Lim’s On Shifting Foundations: State Rescaling, Policy Experimentation and Economic Restructuring in Post-1949 China is an important contribution to our understanding of contemporary industrial geography. Each chapter and the cases contained within them are richly detailed, with each bound together by a unified theoretical thread.’Ashok Kumar, University of Birkbeck, UK (Urban Studies, book review symposium, June 2021) ‘Overall, this is an excellent book, rich in conceptual ideas and empirical details. It should be on the bookshelves of scholars interested in urban and regional change in China.’Jiang Xu, Chinese University of Hong Kong (The China Journal, No. 86, July 2021) Table of ContentsSeries Editor’s Preface viii Acknowledgements ix 1 Introduction 1 Part I A Geographical–Historical Re‐appraisal 27 2 Chinese State Spatiality as a Complex Palimpsest 29 Part II Conceptual Parameters 63 3 State Rescaling, Policy Experimentation and Path‐dependency in post‐Mao China: A Dynamic Analytical Framework 65 Part III State Rescaling in the Pearl River Delta and Chongqing 83 4 Becoming ‘More Special than Special’ I: The Pressures and Opportunities for Change in Guangdong 85 5 Becoming ‘More Special than Special’ II: Hengqin and Qianhai New Areas as National Frontiers of Financial Reforms 112 6 State Rescaling in and Through Chongqing I: The State as Economic Driver 145 7 State Rescaling in and Through Chongqing II: The Politics of Path‐dependency 174 8 Concluding Reflections 196 References 209 Index 230

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Book SynopsisThis book introduces readers to the current social and economic state of China since its restructuring in 1949. Provides insights into the targeted institutional change that is occurring simultaneously across the entire country Presents context-rich accounts of how and why these changes connect to (if not contradict) regulatory logics established during the Mao-era A new analytical framework that explicitly considers the relationship between state rescaling, policy experimentation, and path dependency Prompts readers to think about how experimental initiatives reflect and contribute to the national strategy' of Chinese development An excellent extension of ongoing theoretical work examining the entwinement of subnational regulatory reconfiguration, place-specific policy experimentation, and the reproduction of national economic advantage Trade Review'In this foundational investigation, Kean Fan Lim shows how contemporary Chinese urbanization has been stimulated through new state policies designed to territorialize transnational capital investment. These rescaled state spaces have, he argues, figured centrally in the production of new forms of uneven development across the national territory. This systematically researched, lucidly argued book is an essential resource for anyone concerned to understand the contemporary urban condition, whether in China or elsewhere.' Neil Brenner, Professor of Urban Theory, Graduate School of Design, Harvard University'Kean Fan Lim makes a breakthrough in existing studies of the Chinese political economy by astutely integrating a multi-scalar and historically grounded framework to illustrate the rationale and effects of economic restructuring in contemporary China. The empirical focus on the ‘nationally strategic new areas’ offers an important platform for understanding the regulatory challenges facing Chinese policymakers across different scales.'Weidong Liu, Professor in Economic Geography, Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences 'This book is the first systematic treatment of China’s state rescaling and an innovative application to the widespread ‘nationally strategic new areas’ in China. Kean Fan Lim should be congratulated for successfully tackling the concept of scale and state rescaling and for demonstrating their analytical power to understand China’s regional development.'Fulong Wu, Bartlett Professor of Planning, The Bartlett School of Planning, University College London ‘Published as part of the RGS-IBG book series, this publication details a significant aspect of China’s economic reform, namely, ‘crossing the river by feeling for stones’ (p. 1). This metaphor has long been used to illustrate that China’s transition to a market economy has no precedent and cannot rely on other countries’ experiences for guidance and, hence, must be a trial-and-error process. Rather than taking this aspect for granted, the book argues that this process foregrounds the nature of China’s political economy, and that these longstanding policy experimentation practices therefore warrant detailed examination. As highlighted in chapters 1 and 2, for example, this process is shown not to be specific to China’s post-economic reform; rather, it is an inherent process that is commonly used by the Communist Party of China (CPC).’Yi Li, National Research Centre for Resettlement, Hohai University, Nanjing, China(Regional Studies, 2019) ‘As one of the few book-length studies of contemporary issues around state-rescaling and New Area development in China, Lim’s work breaks important ground. Challenging uncritical application of Western state rescaling theories to the Chinese context, the book stakes out a new position from which to challenge the narrative of China’s post-1978 development as part of a global neoliberal shift. And with its carefully contextualized case studies of New Area development in Guangdong and Chongqing, the study provides a useful resource for China scholars as well as students of geography, urban planning and political economy seeking to understand the politics and policy logics behind spatially differentiated governance in China.’Kyle A. Jaros, Oxford School of Global and Area Studies (The China Quarterly, Volume 241, March 2020) ‘Kean Fan Lim’s new book, On Shifting Foundations, brings together two hitherto entirely separate literatures on the re-scaling of states, which developed mainly in relation to European and US case studies, and on the enormous spatial reorganization of the Chinese economy since the 1980s. To these topics it adds an interesting discussion of prior reorganization during the periods of the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution, from the late 1950s until the 1970s.’John Agnew, UCLA and recipient of the Vautrin-Lud Prize (Political Geography, book review forum, Volume 83, November 2020) ‘Kean Lim’s On Shifting Foundations: State Rescaling, Policy Experimentation and Economic Restructuring in Post-1949 China is an important contribution to our understanding of contemporary industrial geography. Each chapter and the cases contained within them are richly detailed, with each bound together by a unified theoretical thread.’Ashok Kumar, University of Birkbeck, UK (Urban Studies, book review symposium, June 2021) ‘Overall, this is an excellent book, rich in conceptual ideas and empirical details. It should be on the bookshelves of scholars interested in urban and regional change in China.’Jiang Xu, Chinese University of Hong Kong (The China Journal, No. 86, July 2021) Table of ContentsSeries Editor’s Preface viii Acknowledgements ix 1 Introduction 1 Part I A Geographical–Historical Re‐appraisal 27 2 Chinese State Spatiality as a Complex Palimpsest 29 Part II Conceptual Parameters 63 3 State Rescaling, Policy Experimentation and Path‐dependency in post‐Mao China: A Dynamic Analytical Framework 65 Part III State Rescaling in the Pearl River Delta and Chongqing 83 4 Becoming ‘More Special than Special’ I: The Pressures and Opportunities for Change in Guangdong 85 5 Becoming ‘More Special than Special’ II: Hengqin and Qianhai New Areas as National Frontiers of Financial Reforms 112 6 State Rescaling in and Through Chongqing I: The State as Economic Driver 145 7 State Rescaling in and Through Chongqing II: The Politics of Path‐dependency 174 8 Concluding Reflections 196 References 209 Index 230

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Book SynopsisGlobal Asian Cityprovides a unique theoretical framework for studying the growth of cities and migration focused on the notion of desire as a major driver of international migration to Asian cities. Draws on more than 120 interviews of emigrants to Seoulincluding migrant workers from Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam, English teachers from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, UK and USA, and international students at two elite Korean universities Features a comparative account of different migrant populations and the ways in which national migration systems and urban processes create differences between these groups Focuses on the causes of international migrant to Seoul, South Korea, and reveals how migration has transformed the city and nation, especially in the last two decades Trade Review'This intriguing piece of work casts migrants as urban actors, desires as social forces, and the city as assemblage. This work helps readers understand how migrants, desire, and the city shape each other through their encounters. It leads us to view the relationship between migration and cities in the East Asian context through the lens of the making and re-making of Seoul.'HaeRan Shin, Department of Geography, Seoul National University 'This is one of the first books to bring together two critical developments in 21st century Asia: the emergence of global cities and increasing immigration. Empirically rich, theoretically sophisticated and methodologically innovative, the book reveals how the making of Seoul as a global city is deeply entwined with migration as a process of becoming at the individual level.'Biao Xiang, School of Anthropology & Museum Ethnography, University of OxfordTable of ContentsSeries Editor’s Preface vi Acknowledgements vii 1 Introduction 1 2 Desire, Assemblage and Encounter: Beyond Regimes of Migration Management 24 3 Migration Regimes, Migrant Biographies and Discrepancy 47 4 Migration, the Urban Periphery and the Politics of Migrant Lives 71 5 Channelling Desire and Diversity 101 6 Negotiating Privilege and Precarity in Suburban Seoul 128 7 Multicultural Presence and Fractured Futures 153 8 Conclusion 181 References 194 Index 209

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Book SynopsisA fresh approach to scholarship on the diverse nature of Indian anticolonial processes. Brings together a varied selection of literature to explore Indian anticolonialism in new ways Offers a different perspective to geographers seeking to understand political resistance to colonialism Addresses contemporary studies that argue nationalism was joined by other political processes, such as revolutionary and anarchist ideologies, to shape the Indian independence movement Includes a focus on a specific anticolonial group, the Pondicherry Gang, and investigates their significant impact which went beyond South India Helps readers understand the diverse nature of anticolonialism, which in turn prompts thinking about the various geographies produced through anticolonial activity Trade Review‘Theoretically sophisticated and empirically rich, Geographies of Anticolonialism takes a spatial approach to the study of anticolonialism. Through an exploration of a cluster of little-known but fascinating figures situated in the French South Indian enclave of Pondicherry – poet Subramania Bharati, nationalist mobilizer V.O. Chidambaram Pillai, international anarchist M.P.T. Acharya and spiritual nationalist Aurobindo Ghosh – Andrew Davies makes a major contribution to the study of Indian freedom struggle as well as to global anticolonial thought.’ A.R. Venkatachalapathy, Professor of History, Madras Institute of Development Studies, India‘In this wide-ranging, engagingly written and provocative historical geography of anticolonialism, Davies threads together analyses of sea networks, land hubs, politico-spiritual utopias and anarchist internationalism, which return to but are not confined within South India. Anticolonialism here broadens the scope of the de-colonial and adds ideological and material politics to the postcolonial, brilliantly contesting the territorial and epistemological boundaries of colonial geography.’Stephen Legg, Professor of Geography, University of Nottingham, UK ‘Geographies of Anticolonialism delves into a radical culture situated within and through the South Indian coastal city of Pondicherry. The stories and individual biographies (the book is centred around a ‘gang’ of four key anticolonial figures) that emerge are absorbing in themselves, from the alternative shipping routes of the Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company (SSNCo) to the radical publishing networks associated with the writings of Subramania Bharati, and speak to much wider debates around resistance and spatial politics.’Paul Griffin, Northumbria University (Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography)Table of ContentsSeries Editor’s Preface vi Acknowledgements vii Author’s Note ix 1 Post? Anti? De? Why Anticolonialism Still Matters 1 2 Theorising Anticolonial Space 19 3 South India and Anticolonialism: The Minor Politics of Anticolonialism in a Historiographical ‘Backwater’ 40 4 Appropriating Modernity and Development to Contest Colonialism: The Swadeshi Movement in South India and the Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company 68 5 Spacing and Placing Anticolonialism: Pondicherry as a Hub of Radical Nationalist Anticolonial Thought 90 6 Envisioning a Spiritual and Cosmopolitan Decolonial Future? Sri Aurobindo’s ‘Non-political’ Anticolonialism 115 7 The ‘International’ and Anarchist Life of M.P.T. Acharya 137 8 Conclusion: The Necessity of a Geographical Anticolonial Thought, or Why Anticolonialism Still Matters 161 Bibliography 166 Index 169

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Book SynopsisA fresh approach to scholarship on the diverse nature of Indian anticolonial processes. Brings together a varied selection of literature to explore Indian anticolonialism in new ways Offers a different perspective to geographers seeking to understand political resistance to colonialism Addresses contemporary studies that argue nationalism was joined by other political processes, such as revolutionary and anarchist ideologies, to shape the Indian independence movement Includes a focus on a specific anticolonial group, the Pondicherry Gang, and investigates their significant impact which went beyond South India Helps readers understand the diverse nature of anticolonialism, which in turn prompts thinking about the various geographies produced through anticolonial activity Trade Review‘Theoretically sophisticated and empirically rich, Geographies of Anticolonialism takes a spatial approach to the study of anticolonialism. Through an exploration of a cluster of little-known but fascinating figures situated in the French South Indian enclave of Pondicherry – poet Subramania Bharati, nationalist mobilizer V.O. Chidambaram Pillai, international anarchist M.P.T. Acharya and spiritual nationalist Aurobindo Ghosh – Andrew Davies makes a major contribution to the study of Indian freedom struggle as well as to global anticolonial thought.’ A.R. Venkatachalapathy, Professor of History, Madras Institute of Development Studies, India‘In this wide-ranging, engagingly written and provocative historical geography of anticolonialism, Davies threads together analyses of sea networks, land hubs, politico-spiritual utopias and anarchist internationalism, which return to but are not confined within South India. Anticolonialism here broadens the scope of the de-colonial and adds ideological and material politics to the postcolonial, brilliantly contesting the territorial and epistemological boundaries of colonial geography.’Stephen Legg, Professor of Geography, University of Nottingham, UK ‘Geographies of Anticolonialism delves into a radical culture situated within and through the South Indian coastal city of Pondicherry. The stories and individual biographies (the book is centred around a ‘gang’ of four key anticolonial figures) that emerge are absorbing in themselves, from the alternative shipping routes of the Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company (SSNCo) to the radical publishing networks associated with the writings of Subramania Bharati, and speak to much wider debates around resistance and spatial politics.’Paul Griffin, Northumbria University (Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography) Table of ContentsSeries Editor’s Preface vi Acknowledgements vii Author’s Note ix 1 Post? Anti? De? Why Anticolonialism Still Matters 1 2 Theorising Anticolonial Space 19 3 South India and Anticolonialism: The Minor Politics of Anticolonialism in a Historiographical ‘Backwater’ 40 4 Appropriating Modernity and Development to Contest Colonialism: The Swadeshi Movement in South India and the Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company 68 5 Spacing and Placing Anticolonialism: Pondicherry as a Hub of Radical Nationalist Anticolonial Thought 90 6 Envisioning a Spiritual and Cosmopolitan Decolonial Future? Sri Aurobindo’s ‘Non-political’ Anticolonialism 115 7 The ‘International’ and Anarchist Life of M.P.T. Acharya 137 8 Conclusion: The Necessity of a Geographical Anticolonial Thought, or Why Anticolonialism Still Matters 161 Bibliography 166 Index 169

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Book SynopsisRESPATIALISING FINANCE In Respatialising Finance Sarah Hall uses the internationalisation of the Chinese Renminbi (RMB) to work through a sympathetic conceptual and empirical critique of prevailing analyses of International Financial Centres (IFCs). Her conceptual (re)framing stresses the politics, institutions and economics of IFCs and will be essential reading for all social scientists interested in the dynamism of contemporary finance and financial centres.'Professor Jane Pollard, Centre for Urban and Regional Development Studies (CURDS), Newcastle University, UKThrough detailed study of Chinese RMB internationalisation and combining analytical insights from economic geography, sociology, and international political economy, Sarah Hall shows why offshore networks anchored in territories such as the City of London are both core to global monetary and financial landscapes, and provide a key terrain for state power and politics.'Professor Paul Langley, DepartmTable of ContentsList of Figures vi List of Tables vii List of Abbreviations viii Series Editors’ Preface ix Acknowledgements x 1 Global Monetary Transformation and Respatialising the Geographies of Finance 1 Part I Theorising Changing Monetary and Financial Geographies 19 2 Thinking Geographically about States, Power and Politics in the Global Monetary System 21 3 Thinking Geographically about the International Financial System 43 Part II The Geographies of RMB Internationalisation in London 63 4 Respatialising Research in International Financial Centres 65 5 London’s Financial Centre as a Territorial Fix within RMB Internationalisation 87 6 Chinese Financial Labour Markets in London’s Financial Centre 110 7 Respatialising Financial Regulation Through Offshore RMB Market Making in London 137 8 RMB Internationalisation in Retrospect and Prospect: For Revitalised Geographies of Money and Finance 155 Index 171

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Book SynopsisRESPATIALISING FINANCE In Respatialising Finance Sarah Hall uses the internationalisation of the Chinese Renminbi (RMB) to work through a sympathetic conceptual and empirical critique of prevailing analyses of International Financial Centres (IFCs). Her conceptual (re)framing stresses the politics, institutions and economics of IFCs and will be essential reading for all social scientists interested in the dynamism of contemporary finance and financial centres.'Professor Jane Pollard, Centre for Urban and Regional Development Studies (CURDS), Newcastle University, UKThrough detailed study of Chinese RMB internationalisation and combining analytical insights from economic geography, sociology, and international political economy, Sarah Hall shows why offshore networks anchored in territories such as the City of London are both core to global monetary and financial landscapes, and provide a key terrain for state power and politics.'Professor Paul Langley, DepartmTable of ContentsList of Figures vi List of Tables vii List of Abbreviations viii Series Editors’ Preface ix Acknowledgements x 1 Global Monetary Transformation and Respatialising the Geographies of Finance 1 Part I Theorising Changing Monetary and Financial Geographies 19 2 Thinking Geographically about States, Power and Politics in the Global Monetary System 21 3 Thinking Geographically about the International Financial System 43 Part II The Geographies of RMB Internationalisation in London 63 4 Respatialising Research in International Financial Centres 65 5 London’s Financial Centre as a Territorial Fix within RMB Internationalisation 87 6 Chinese Financial Labour Markets in London’s Financial Centre 110 7 Respatialising Financial Regulation Through Offshore RMB Market Making in London 137 8 RMB Internationalisation in Retrospect and Prospect: For Revitalised Geographies of Money and Finance 155 Index 171

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Book SynopsisThe first systematic examination of the role of geomorphological processes in the cycling of carbon through the terrestrial system. Argues that knowledge of geomorphological processes is fundamental to understanding the ways in which carbon is stored and recycled in the terrestrial environmentIntegrates classical geomorphological theory with understanding of microbial processes controlling the decomposition of organic matterDevelops an interdisciplinary research agenda for the analysis of the terrestrial carbon cycleInformed by work in ecology, microbiology and biogeochemistry, in order to analyse spatial and temporal patterns of terrestrial carbon cycling at the landscape scaleConsiders the ways in which, as Humanity enters the Anthropocene, the application of this science has the potential to manage the terrestrial carbon cycle to limit increases in atmospheric carbonTrade Review‘An outstanding and timely book, which claims centre stage for geomorphology in an analysis of one of the key themes of Earth System Science - the global carbon cycle. Professor Evans writes persuasively and thoughtfully, weaving together geomorphic theory with a broad-ranging review of empirical evidence to produce a convincing perspective on current trends as well as an agenda for future research.’Heather A. Viles, Professor of Biogeomorphology and Heritage Conservation, University of Oxford and President, British Society for Geomorphology 'Carbon is moving all around us. Some of these flows of carbon are linked to physical processes that weather, erode and shape the landscape, requiring us to make the link between geomorphology and biogeochemistry to understand them. This timely book, written by an expert in the role of erosion on peatland soil, details how geomorphic processes impact the carbon cycle. It considers this over millions of year timescale, up to the present day, where humans have modified these carbon transfers. It would make an excellent introduction to the subject for courses in geography and earth sciences, while also providing rich detail and case-studies of erosion and carbon from mountainous uplands to coastal ecosystems for advanced researchers.'Professor Robert Hilton, Department of Geography, Durham UniversityTable of ContentsContents Series Editors’ Preface viii Acknowledgements ix Part I The Terrestrial Carbon Cycle and Geomorphological Theory 1 1 Geomorphology and the Terrestrial Carbon Cycle 3 2 Geomorphology and the Fast Carbon Cycle 12 3 Geomorphology and the Geological Carbon Cycle 37 4 Geomorphological Theory and Practice: Material Fluxes in the Terrestrial Carbon Cycle 53 Part II Geomorphology and Carbon Cycling Across the Sediment Cascade 77 5 Carbon Cycling in Headwater Catchments 79 6 Hillslope Soil Erosion and Terrestrial Carbon Cycling 110 7 The Role of Floodplains in Terrestrial Carbon Cycling 136 8 Geomorphology and Carbon Cycling in the Coastal Ecotone 167 Part III A Geomorphological Approach to the Carbon Cycle 191 9 Geomorphology and Carbon Cycling in the Anthropocene 193 10 Towards a Geomorphologically Informed Model of Terrestrial Carbon Cycling 218 References 240 Index 287

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Book SynopsisThe first systematic examination of the role of geomorphological processes in the cycling of carbon through the terrestrial system. Argues that knowledge of geomorphological processes is fundamental to understanding the ways in which carbon is stored and recycled in the terrestrial environmentIntegrates classical geomorphological theory with understanding of microbial processes controlling the decomposition of organic matterDevelops an interdisciplinary research agenda for the analysis of the terrestrial carbon cycleInformed by work in ecology, microbiology and biogeochemistry, in order to analyse spatial and temporal patterns of terrestrial carbon cycling at the landscape scaleConsiders the ways in which, as Humanity enters the Anthropocene, the application of this science has the potential to manage the terrestrial carbon cycle to limit increases in atmospheric carbonTrade Review‘An outstanding and timely book, which claims centre stage for geomorphology in an analysis of one of the key themes of Earth System Science - the global carbon cycle. Professor Evans writes persuasively and thoughtfully, weaving together geomorphic theory with a broad-ranging review of empirical evidence to produce a convincing perspective on current trends as well as an agenda for future research.’Heather A. Viles, Professor of Biogeomorphology and Heritage Conservation, University of Oxford and President, British Society for Geomorphology 'Carbon is moving all around us. Some of these flows of carbon are linked to physical processes that weather, erode and shape the landscape, requiring us to make the link between geomorphology and biogeochemistry to understand them. This timely book, written by an expert in the role of erosion on peatland soil, details how geomorphic processes impact the carbon cycle. It considers this over millions of year timescale, up to the present day, where humans have modified these carbon transfers. It would make an excellent introduction to the subject for courses in geography and earth sciences, while also providing rich detail and case-studies of erosion and carbon from mountainous uplands to coastal ecosystems for advanced researchers.'Professor Robert Hilton, Department of Geography, Durham UniversityTable of ContentsContents Series Editors’ Preface viii Acknowledgements ix Part I The Terrestrial Carbon Cycle and Geomorphological Theory 1 1 Geomorphology and the Terrestrial Carbon Cycle 3 2 Geomorphology and the Fast Carbon Cycle 12 3 Geomorphology and the Geological Carbon Cycle 37 4 Geomorphological Theory and Practice: Material Fluxes in the Terrestrial Carbon Cycle 53 Part II Geomorphology and Carbon Cycling Across the Sediment Cascade 77 5 Carbon Cycling in Headwater Catchments 79 6 Hillslope Soil Erosion and Terrestrial Carbon Cycling 110 7 The Role of Floodplains in Terrestrial Carbon Cycling 136 8 Geomorphology and Carbon Cycling in the Coastal Ecotone 167 Part III A Geomorphological Approach to the Carbon Cycle 191 9 Geomorphology and Carbon Cycling in the Anthropocene 193 10 Towards a Geomorphologically Informed Model of Terrestrial Carbon Cycling 218 References 240 Index 287

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Book SynopsisAn introduction to the issues surrounding the complex and controversial realities of today's interconnected world, the revised sixth edition Since its initial publication, The Globalization Reader has been lauded for its comprehensive coverage of the issues surrounding globalization. Now in its sixth edition, the Reader has been thoroughly revised and updated and continues to review the most important global trends. Including readings by a variety of authors, the text offers a wide-ranging and authoritative introduction to the political, economic, cultural, and experiential aspects of globalization. The updated sixth edition presents the most accessible and comprehensive review of current debates and research. Contributions from scholars, activists, and organizations provide balanced viewpoints and expert coverage of the many aspects of globalization. The Globalization Reader offers readings on an exciting range of new topics as well as retaining key globalization topics such as the exTable of ContentsPreface to the Sixth Edition xii General Introduction 1 Part I Debating Globalization 7 Introduction 8 1 The Hidden Promise: Liberty Renewed 11John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge 2 How to Judge Globalism 19Amartya Sen 3 The Elusive Concept of Globalisation 25Cees J. Hamelink 4 The Clash of Civilizations? 32Samuel P. Huntington 5 The Millennium Development Goals Report 2015 40United Nations Part I Questions 46 Part II Explaining Globalization 47 Introduction 48 6 The Modern World‐System as a Capitalist World‐Economy 52Immanuel Wallerstein 7 Sociology of the Global System 59Leslie Sklair 8 A Brief History of Neoliberalism 67David Harvey 9 World Society and the Nation‐State 73John W. Meyer, John Boli, George M. Thomas, and Francisco O. Ramirez 10 Globalization as a Problem 82Roland Robertson 11 Disjuncture and Difference in the Global Cultural Economy 90Arjun Appadurai Part II Questions 99 Part III Experiencing Globalization 101 Introduction 102 12 Waves in the History of Globalization 105Frank J. Lechner 13 McDonald’s in Hong Kong 112James L. Watson 14 The Transnational Villagers 121Peggy Levitt 15 Virtual Migration: The Programming of Globalization 129Aneesh Aneesh 16 Fear and Money in Dubai 137Mike Davis 17 Outpatients: The Astonishing New World of Medical Tourism 142Sasha Issenberg 18 An Anthropology of Structural Violence 147Paul Farmer 19 Crazy Like Us: The Globalization of the American Psyche 154Ethan Watters Part III Questions 159 Part IV Globalization and the World Economy 161 Introduction 162 20 China Makes, the World Takes 167James Fallows 21 Commodity Chains and Marketing Strategies: Nike and the Global Athletic Footwear Industry 173Miguel Korzeniewicz 22 The Sticky Superpower 184The Economist 23 Global Income Inequality by the Numbers: In History and Now: An Overview 189Branko Milanovic 24 The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What Can Be Done About It 194Paul Collier 25 The Global Financial Crisis and Its Effects 200Malcolm Edey 26 The Twin Excesses – Financialization and Globalization – Caused the Crash 207Ashok Bardhan 27 Globalism’s Discontents 210Joseph E. Stiglitz Part IV Questions 218 Part V Globalization and the Nation-State 219 Introduction 220 28 The Declining Authority of States 224Susan Strange 29 Global Organized Crime 231James H. Mittelman 30 Has Globalization Gone Too Far? 237Dani Rodrik 31 The Individualization of Society and the Liberalization of State Policies on Same‐Sex Sexual Relations, 1984–1995 244David John Frank and Elizabeth H. McEneaney 32 Abortion Liberalization in World Society, 1960–2009 251Elizabeth H. Boyle, Minzee Kim, and Wesley Longhofer Part V Questions 258 Part VI Global Governance 261 Introduction 262 33 The International Monetary Fund 266James Vreeland 34 ISO and the Infrastructure for a Global Market 273Craig N. Murphy and JoAnne Yates 35 Global Health Governance: A Conceptual Review 280Richard Dodgson, Kelley Lee, and Nick Drager 36 The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s Grant‐Making Programmefor Global Health 286David McCoy, Gayatri Kembhavi, Jinesh Patel, and Akish Luintel 37 IMPACT: Transforming Business, Changing the World – The United Nations Global Compact 291DNV GL Group and United Nations Global Compact Part VI Questions 297 Part VII Globalization, INGOs, and Civil Society 299 Introduction 300 38 NGOs and Climate Crisis: Fragmentation, Lines of Conflict and Strategic Approaches 304Barbara Unmusig 39 The Evolution of Debates over Female Genital Cutting 313Elizabeth Heger Boyle 40 Women’s Human Rights and the Muslim Question: Iran’s One Million Signatures Campaign 320Rebecca L. Barlow 41 World Culture in the World Polity: A Century of International Non‐Governmental Organization 328John Boli and George M. Thomas 42 Closing the Corruption Casino: The Imperatives of a Multilateral Approach 336Peter Eigen 43 Trading Diamonds Responsibly: Institutional Explanations for Corporate Social Responsibility 341Franziska Bieri and John Boli 44 Poverty Capital: Microfinance and the Making of Development 348Ananya Roy Part VII Questions 354 Part VIII Globalization and Media 355 Introduction 356 45 Cultural Imperialism 360John Tomlinson 46 Mapping Global Media Flow and Contra‐Flow 370Daya Kishan Thussu 47 Hybridity and the Rise of Korean Popular Culture in Asia 377Doobo Shim 48 Landing of the Wave: Hallyu in Peru and Brazil 383Nusta Corranza Ko, Song No, Jeong‐Nam Kim, and Ronald Gobbi Simoes 49 Watching Big Brother at Work: A Production Study of Big Brother Australia 389Jane Roscoe 50 Bollywood versus Hollywood: Battle of the Dream Factories 397Heather Tyrrell 51 Why Hollywood Rules the World, and Whether We Should Care 405Tyler Cowen Part VIII Questions 411 Part IX Globalization and Religion 413 Introduction 414 52 Bin Laden and Other Thoroughly Modern Muslims 418Charles Kurzman 53 Globalised Islam: The Search for a New Ummah 423Olivier Roy 54 The Christian Revolution 429Philip Jenkins 55 American Evangelicals: The Overlooked Globalizers and Their Unintended Gospel of Modernity 437Joshua J. Yates 56 Religious Rejections of Globalization 443Frank J. Lechner 57 The Decontexualization of Asian Religious Practices in the Context of Globalization 450Brooke Schedneck Part IX Questions 455 Part X Globalization and Identity 457 Introduction 458 58 Moral Choices and Global Desires: Feminine Identity in a Transnational Realm 461Ernestine McHugh 59 Global/Indian: Cultural Politics in the IT Workplace 469Smitha Radhakrishnan 60 Strategic Inauthenticity 476Timothy D. Taylor 61 Orange Nation: Soccer and National Identity in the Netherlands 481Frank J. Lechner 62 Cosmopolitans and Locals in World Culture 486Ulf Hannerz 63 Cosmopolitanism & Humanism 492C. Martin Centner Part X Questions 495 Part XI Global Environmentalism 497 Introduction 498 64 Greenpeace and Political Globalism 502Paul Wapner 65 Environmental Advocacy Networks 510Margaret E. Keck and Kathryn Sikkink 66 Toward Democratic Governance for Sustainable Development: Transnational Civil Society Organizing around Big Dams 519Sanjeev Khagram 67 Ozone Depletion 526Pamela S. Chasek, David L. Downie, and Janet Welsh Brown 68 Movements for Climate Justice in the US and Worldwide 531Brian Tokar 69 Speech of the IPCC Chairman, Rajendra K. Pachauri, at the Opening Session of the World Economic Forum, Davos, Switzerland 539Rajendra K. Pachauri Part XI Questions 542 Part XII Contesting Globalization: Alternatives and Opposition 545 Introduction 546 70 Counterhegemonic Globalization: Transnational Social Movements in the Contemporary Political Economy 550Peter Evans 71 The Global Justice Movement 557Geoffrey Pleyers 72 The Twelve Assumptions of an Alter‐Globalisation Strategy 563Gustave Massiah 73 The Global South: The WTO and Deglobalization 568Walden Bello 74 Ecological Balance in an Era of Globalization 573Vandana Shiva 75 Porto Alegre Call for Mobilization 582World Social Forum 76 When and Why Nationalism Beats Globalism 585Jonathan Haidt 77 The Globalization of Rage: Why Today’s Extremism Looks Familiar 591Pankaj Mishra Part XII Questions 595 Index 597

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Book SynopsisMilitary Recruiting is a war. It's just a different kind of war than what you were prepared and trained to fight for. Recruiting is a war for talent. Smart, competent, and capable people are rare and in high demand. Every organization, from commercial enterprises, healthcare, non-profit, sports, and education, to the military is in an outright battle to recruit and retain these bright and talented people. Rather than bullets and bombs, the war for talent is won through high-impact prospecting activity, time discipline, intellectual agility, emotional intelligence, and human to human relationships. On this highly competitive, ever changing, asymmetrical battlefield, to win, you must operate at a level of excellence beyond anything asked of military recruiters before. Yet, in this new paradigm, many recruiters are struggling, and most recruiting units are staring down the barrel at 50 percent or more of their recruiters consistently missing Mission. It is Table of ContentsI Go to Basic xv A Conundrum xv Learning the Language xvii Military Recruiting versus Civilian Sales xviii Part I: Mission Critical 1 Chapter 1 Military Recruiting Is Facing a Perfect Storm 3 Qualification Standards Continue to Tighten 5 Chapter 2 Nothing Prepared You for This War 7 On Most Days, Recruiting Doesn’t Feel Much Like Winning 8 Asymmetric Battlefield 9 Civilians 9 Rejection 9 FMR versus What You Learned at the Schoolhouse 11 Chapter 3 Fanatical Prospecting 13 Chapter 4 Stop Wishing Things Were Easier 16 There Is No Easy Button in Military Recruiting 17 Get Better 19 Part II: The Ask 21 Chapter 5 Effective Recruiting Begins with the Discipline to Ask 23 Conjuring the Deepest, Darkest Human Fear 24 Chapter 6 How to Ask 26 Emotional Contagion: People Respond in Kind 27 The Assumptive Ask 28 Shut Up 33 Be Prepared for Objections 34 Part III: On The Move 35 Chapter 7 The More You Prospect, the Luckier You Get 37 The Universal Law of Need 38 The 30-Day Rule 40 The Law of Replacement 42 The Anatomy of a Recruiting Slump 43 Oscar Mike: The First Rule of Recruiting Slumps 45 Make Your Own Luck 45 Chapter 8 The Three Ps That Are Holding You Back 47 Procrastination 48 Perfectionism 50 Paralysis from Analysis 52 Disrupting the Three Ps 52 Part IV: Battle Rhythm 55 Chapter 9 Time Discipline 57 Twenty-Four 58 Leveraging Horstman’s Corollary 60 Time Blocking 63 Stick to Your Guns and Avoid Distractions 65 Concentrate Your Focus 66 Beware of the Ding 68 What Lurks in Your In-box Can and Will Derail Your Recruiting Day 70 Driving Is Not an Accomplishment 71 Protect the Golden Hours 72 Leverage the Platinum Hours 75 Adopt a Command Mind-Set 76 Part V: Targeting 79 Chapter 10 Targeting—Leveraging the Prospecting Pyramid 81 Walk Like an Egyptian: Managing the Prospecting Pyramid 83 Powerful Lists Get Powerful Results 85 The Recruiting Information Support System Is Your Most Valuable Recruiting Tool 87 A Trash Can or a Gold Mine 89 Own It! 90 Chapter 11 Yes Has a Number 91 Recruiting Is Governed by Numbers 93 It’s All About the Ratios 94 Changing Your Yes Number 96 Chapter 12 Qualifying: Talking to the Right People 98 Don’t Swing at Nothing Ugly 99 Moneyball 100 The Balance and Nuance of Qualifying 102 Chapter 13 Prospecting Balance and Objectives 105 Set an Appointment 106 Gather Information and Qualify 107 Build Familiarity 107 Prospecting Is Not Pitching 108 Adopt a Balanced Prospecting Methodology 108 The Fallacy of Putting All Your Eggs in One Basket 109 Avoid the Lunacy of One Size Fits All 110 Part VI: Pick Up the Phone! 113 Chapter 14 Telephone Prospecting Excellence 115 Nobody Answers a Phone That Doesn’t Ring 117 The Telephone Is, Has Always Been, and Will Continue to Be Your Most Powerful Recruiting Tool 118 Nobody Likes It; Get Over It 120 The Ultimate Key to Success Is the Scheduled Phone Block 123 Chapter 15 The Seven-Step Telephone Prospecting Framework 125 Seven-Step Telephone Prospecting Framework 129 Practice the Framework 139 Chapter 16 Just Eat the Frog 140 Chapter 17 Leaving Effective Voice Mail Messages That Get Returned 144 Five-Step Voice Mail Framework to Double Callbacks 145 Develop Compelling Voice Mail Messages 147 Part VII: Objections 149 Chapter 18 Objections Are Not Rejection, but They Feel That Way 151 Not the Same 153 But It Feels the Same 155 Chapter 19 The Science Behind the Hurt 157 A Biological Response 158 The Most Insatiable Human Need 159 Chapter 20 Rejection Proof 161 The Seven Disruptive Emotions 162 Develop Self-Awareness 165 Positive Visualization 166 Manage Self-Talk 167 Change Your Physiology 169 Stay Fit 170 Obstacle Immunity 171 Adversity Is Your Most Powerful Teacher 175 Leveraging Adversity 176 Chapter 21 Prospecting Objections 178 We Feel, Then We Think 180 The Rule of Thirds 183 Prospecting RBOs 184 Prospecting RBOs Can Be Anticipated in Advance 187 Planning for Prospecting RBOs 190 The Three-Step Prospecting Objection Turnaround Framework 192 The Ledge 192 Disrupt 194 Ask 199 Putting It All Together 199 Part VIII: Face-To-Face and Digital Prospecting 201 Chapter 22 Face-to-Face Prospecting 203 The Four-Step Face-to-Face Prospecting Framework 204 First Impressions: Making an Emotional Connection 206 Triggering the Negativity and Safety Biases 207 The Five Questions That Matter Most in Recruiting 210 Likability: The Gateway to Emotional Connections 212 Pitch Slapping 213 Keys to Being More Likable 215 Put Your Recruiting Goggles On 216 Chapter 23 Text Messaging 218 Familiarity Is Everything with Text 219 Use Text to Anchor Face-to-Face Conversations 220 Use Text to Nurture Prospects 221 Use Text to Create Opportunities for Engagement 222 Seven Rules for Structuring Effective Text Prospecting Messages 223 Chapter 24 E-Mail and Direct Messaging 225 The Four Cardinal Rules of E-Mail and Direct Message Prospecting 226 Effective Prospecting E-Mail and Direct Messages Begins with a Plan 233 The Four-Step E-Mail Prospecting Framework 236 Practice, Practice, Practice 242 Pause Before You Press “Send” 242 Chapter 25 Social Recruiting 244 Social Recruiting Is Not a Panacea 245 The Social Recruiting Challenge 245 Social Recruiting Is About Nuance 246 Choosing the Right Social Channels 247 Five Objectives of Social Recruiting 248 The Five Cs of Social Recruiting 256 Social Recruiting + Outbound Prospecting = A Powerful Combination 260 Creating Obligation and Leveraging the Law of Reciprocity with Social Media 262 Chapter 26 The Law of Familiarity 265 Familiarity Reduces Friction and Resistance 266 Five Levers of Familiarity 267 Part IX: Charlie Mike 273 Chapter 27 Mission Drive 275 The Four Pillars of Mission Drive 276 Embrace the Suck—You Have to Grind to Shine 281 The Enduring Mantra of Ultra-High-Performing Recruiters 283 The Mantra of Fanatical Military Recruiting 285 Charlie Mike 286 Notes 289 About the Author 295 Acknowledgments 297 Index 299

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Book SynopsisYour all-in-one companion for health personnel World Health Systems details different health systems, including their related health insurance and drug supply systems, in various parts of the world with both macro- and micro- perspectives. The book is arranged in five parts: the first part presents, from multidisciplinary perspectives, outlines of various health systems throughout the world, as well as current trends in the development and reform of world health systems. The second and third parts expound on the health systems in developed countries, discussing the government's role in the health service market and basic policies on medication administration and expenses, before analyzing the health systems of Britain, Canada, Australia, Sweden, Germany, France, Japan, Poland, USA, Singapore, Hongkong (China), and Taiwan (China). The fourth and fifth parts discuss health systems in less developed countries and areas, typically the BRICS and other countries in Asia (Thailand, VietnamTable of ContentsForeword xvii Preface xxi About the Book xxv About the Author xxvii Part I: Overview Chapter 1: Theoretical Foundations for the Establishment of World Health Systems 3 Section I. Theories of Economic Development 3 1. Classical Political Economics 4 2. Welfare Economics 6 3. Keynesian Economics 9 4. Liberal Economics 10 5. Information and Institutional Economics 12 Section II. Theories of Public Goods 20 1. Concept and Characteristics of Public Goods 20 2. Classification Criteria of Public Goods 22 3. Theoretical Analysis of Public Goods 22 Section III. Theories of Social Equality 25 1. Concept of Equality in Classical Liberalism 25 2. Concept of Equality in Utilitarianism 25 3. Concept of Equality in Rawlsianism 26 4. Concept of Equality in the School of New Public Administration 26 5. Concept of Equality in Marxism 26 Section IV. Theories of Universal Health Coverage 27 1. Proposal of UHC Theory 27 2. Definition and Implications of UHC Theory 28 Section V. Theory of Performance Evaluation for World Health Systems 30 1. Definition of Concepts Related to Performance Evaluation 30 2. Model of Performance Evaluation for Health Systems 31 Chapter 2: World Socioeconomic Development and Health Status 33 Section I. World Socioeconomics and Population Aging 33 1. Economic Crisis and Transformational Development 33 2. Current Status and Trends of World Population Aging 35 3. Impact of Population Aging on Healthcare Costs 38 4. Strategies for Actively Coping with Population Aging 39 Section II. Global Health Status and Current Challenges 43 1. Update on the Concepts of Health 43 2. Comparison of World Health Statuses 47 3. Key Issues in Human Health 50 Section III. Proposing the Concept of Global Health and Its Development Trends 55 1. Definition and Evolution of Global Health 55 2. Research Areas Related to Global Health 56 3. Challenges and Opportunities Concerning Global Health 57 Section IV. Exploring the Integration of Healthcare and Prevention in Health Insurance 58 1. Gradual Transition from Disease Insurance to Health Insurance 58 2. Strengthening Health Education and Advocating Healthy Lifestyles 59 3. Promoting the Capitation System to Enhance Preventive Healthcare 60 Section V. Progress in Medical Technology and Its Impact on Healthcare Costs 61 1. Current Status of and Trends in the Development of Medical Technology 61 2. Impact of High-Tech Medicine on Healthcare Costs 62 Chapter 3: Health System Structure and Determinants of Health 65 Section I. Structure of Health Systems and Their Relationships 65 1. Goals and Boundaries of Health Systems 65 2. Medical and Health Resources 67 3. Organizations and Institutions 83 4. Economic Support 100 5. Health Management 103 6. Service Provision 111 Section II. Key Factors Influencing Health Systems 115 1. Economic Factors 116 2. Political Factors 117 3. Cultural Factors 121 Section III. Analysis of the Social Determinants of Health 125 1. Conceptual Framework of the Social Determinants of Health 126 2. Policy Values of the Social Determinants of Health 128 Chapter 4: Basic Models and Evaluation of World Health Systems 131 Section I. Two-Dimensional Classification of World Health Systems 131 1. Principal Models of International Health and Social Security Systems 131 2. Selection of System Models for Countries with Different Development Levels 133 Section II. System Model of the National Health Service 135 1. National Health Service and General Practitioner System 135 2. The Social Welfare Model of Nordic Countries 139 3. Main Policies and Features of Developing Countries 141 Section III. System Model of Social Health Insurance 144 1. National Health Insurance Systems of Germany and France 144 2. Health System and Insurance in Japan 146 3. Health System and Insurance in South Korea 148 4. Main Policies and Features of Developing Countries 149 Section IV. System Models of Commercial Health Insurance 153 1. Basic Characteristics of the Commercial Health Insurance Model in the US 153 2. Features and Existing Problems of the US Model 155 3. Private Health Insurance in Developing Countries 157 Section V. System Models of Savings-Type Health Insurance 159 1. Establishment of 3M System Policies 159 2. Basic Evaluation of the Singaporean Model 160 Section VI. Other Health Insurance System Models 161 1. Situations in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan 161 2. The 30-Baht Universal Health Insurance Scheme in Thailand 164 Chapter 5: Social Medical Aid System and Its Analysis 169 Section I. Theoretical Foundations of Social Medical Aid Systems 169 1. Theory of Baseline Equality 169 2. Theory of Social Citizenship 170 3. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs 171 4. Theory of Tertiary Distribution 172 Section II. Major Policies of Social Medical Aid Systems 172 1. Recipients of Medical Aid 172 2. Determining the Eligibility of Medical Aid Recipients 174 3. Methods of Medical Aid 175 4. Funding Sources for Medical Aid 176 5. Treatment Standards for Medical Aid 177 6. Provision of Medical Aid Services 178 Section III. Models and Features of Social Medical Aid Systems 179 1. Models of Social Medical Aid Systems in Developed Countries 179 2. Features of Social Medical Aid Systems in Developed Countries 181 3. Cost Containment for Social Medical Aid Systems in Developed Countries 182 4. Governmental Medical Aid Systems in Developing Countries 185 Chapter 6: Features and Trends of Reforms in World Health Systems 189 Section I. Features of Health System Reforms in Developed Countries and Areas 189 1. Common Features and Trends of Health Economic Policies in Developed Countries and Areas 189 2. Major Health Economic Reforms in Developed Countries and Areas 191 3. Exploration of Private Financing Initiatives 198 Section II. Features and Reform Trends of Health Systems in Developing Countries 201 1. Features and Reforms of Health Systems in Asian Countries 201 2. Features and Reforms of Health Systems in African Countries 204 3. Features and Reforms of Health Systems in European Countries 207 4. Features and Reforms of Health Systems in South American Countries 208 Part II: Characteristics of Health Systems in Developed Countries and Areas Chapter 7: Overview of Health Systems in Developed Countries and Areas 213 Section I. Status of Health Investment in Developed Countries and Areas 213 Section II. Status of Health Services in Developed Countries and Areas 214 1. Equity in Health Outcomes 214 2. Accessibility of Healthcare Services 215 3. Differences in Health Service Utilization 217 4. Impact of Health Insurance on Health Services 217 Section III. Status of Health Insurance in Developed Countries and Areas 218 1. Health Insurance Systems for Different Income Groups 218 2. Responsibilities of the Government in the Health Insurance System 220 3. Functions of the Health Insurance System 221 Chapter 8: The Role of the Government in the Health Service Markets of Developed Countries and Areas 223 Section I. Healthcare Market Failures and Government Intervention 223 1. Basic Concepts of Healthcare Markets 223 2. Significance of Government Intervention in Healthcare Markets 223 3. Consequences of Government Nonintervention in Healthcare Markets 228 4. Goals and Policy Orientations of Government Intervention in Healthcare Markets 230 5. Failures and Rectifications of Government Intervention 234 Section II. Macro-Level Planning by Governments in Developed Countries and Areas to Strengthen Healthcare Institutions 237 1. Implementation of Regional Healthcare Planning 237 2. Government Intervention in the Formulation of Healthcare Service Contracts via Market Coordination Mechanisms 238 3. Vertical Integration of Healthcare Resources via Clusters 238 Section III. Government Regulation of Human Resources in Developed Countries and Areas 243 1. Regulating the Total Supply of Physicians Based on Healthcare Demand 243 2. Government Efforts and Outcomes in Improving the Regional Imbalances of Physician Supply and Demand 245 Section IV. Government Intervention in Drugs and the Control of Healthcare Quality in Developed Countries and Areas 247 1. Government Intervention in Drugs 247 2. Government Control of Healthcare Quality 248 Section V. Government Measures for Healthcare Cost Containment in Developed Countries and Areas 250 1. Managed Healthcare and Managed Competition 250 2. Hospital Global Budget System 252 3. Regulating the Provision of Elderly Healthcare Services 252 Section VI. Government Measures to Address Health Service Problems in Developed Countries and Areas 253 1. Measures to Address Long Waiting Lists for Inpatient and Outpatient Services 253 2. Introduction of the “Community Healthcare over Inpatient Treatment” Policy 255 3. Adjustments for Reasonable Compensation Policies 256 4. Improving Service Quality by Increasing the Number of Healthcare Workers 256 5. Regulatory Roles in Stabilizing National Healthcare Needs 257 6. Compensation Measures for the Inadequate Supply of Public Health and Basic Healthcare 258 Chapter 9: Basic Drug Administration Policies in Developed Countries and Areas 259 Section I. Government Policies Related to Drug Manufacturing in Developed Countries and Areas 259 1. Stage 1: Market Management and Legal System Improvements 259 2. Stage 2: Reduction of Drug Costs 260 3. Stage 3: Emphasis on Health Economic Benefits 261 Section II. Government Policies Related to Drug Marketing in Developed Countries and Areas 262 1. Price Control on Manufacturers 262 2. Policies for Distributors 265 3. Policies for Pharmacies (or Pharmacists) 265 4. Policies for Hospitals 266 Section III. Drug Reimbursement Policies in Developed Countries and Areas 267 1. Increasing Consumer Copayment of Drug Expenses 267 2. Encouraging Physicians to Prescribe Cheaper Drugs 267 3. Strict Control Over Manufacturers 269 Section IV. Policies for Essential Medicines in Developed Countries and Areas 270 1. Conceptual Development and Impact of Essential Medicines 270 2. Selection and Utilization of Essential Medicines in Developed Countries and Areas 272 Section V. Separation of Prescribing and Dispensing Policies and Relevant Insights in Developed Countries and Areas 275 1. Conceptual Definition of the Separation of Prescribing and Dispensing 275 2. Rationale and Policy Implementation of the Separation of Prescribing and Dispensing in Western Developed Countries 276 3. Reforms and Evaluation of the Separation of Prescribing and Dispensing in Asian Developed Countries and Areas 280 4. Value of and Insights for the Separation of Prescribing and Dispensing in China 284 Chapter 10: Models and Policies of Healthcare Cost Containment in Developed Countries and Areas 287 Section I. Background of Healthcare Cost Containment in Developed Countries and Areas 287 1. Changes in Healthcare Costs in Developed Countries and Areas 287 2. Causes of the Rapid Growth of Healthcare Costs 288 3. Three Stages in the Economic Model of Health Service Development 290 Section II. Main Measures of Healthcare Cost Containment in Developed Countries and Areas 292 1. Strict Control over the Allocation of Large Medical Equipment 292 2. Establishing Healthcare Cost-Sharing Mechanisms 293 3. Strengthening the Management of Healthcare Services 293 4. Implementing a Global Budget System 294 Section III. Comparison of Models for Healthcare Cost Containment in Developed Countries and Areas 295 1. Five Models of Healthcare Cost Containment 295 2. Comparison of Models for Healthcare Cost Containment and Conclusions 297 Section IV. Policies of Healthcare Cost Containment and Their Trends in Developed Countries and Areas 298 1. Policies of Healthcare Cost Containment in Developed Countries and Areas 298 2. Future Trends and Directions 299 Part III: Health Systems in Developed Countries and Areas Chapter 11: National Health Service Systems of Representative Countries 305 Section I. The Health System in the United Kingdom 305 1. Establishment of the National Health Service 307 2. Developments and Changes in the NHS Management System 309 3. NHS Funding 314 4. Community Health Services 316 5. Hospital Services 324 6. Other Healthcare Services 327 7. Settlement of Medical Disputes 329 8. NHS Reforms and Future Policies 334 Section II. The Health System in Canada 338 1. Establishment and Development of the Health System 339 2. Healthcare Providers 345 3. Current Status and Future Trends in Health Insurance 349 4. Management of Health Insurance 357 5. Trends in Healthcare Expenditure and Containment Policies 362 Section III. The Health System in Australia 369 1. National Health Status and Current Challenges 370 2. Health Service System 374 3. Universal Health Insurance System 385 4. Commercial Health Insurance 392 5. Reforms in Healthcare Services and Payment Systems 396 6. Plans for a New Round of Healthcare Reforms 399 Section IV. The Health System in Sweden 405 1. Healthcare Provision System 406 2. Health Insurance System 410 3. Formulation and Value Orientation of Health Policies 414 4. Healthcare Cost-Containment Policies 416 5. Difficulties in the Healthcare System and Reform Attempts 419 6. The Path of Swedish Health System Reforms in the Twenty-First Century 429 Chapter 12: Social Health Insurance Systems of Representative Countries 431 Section I. The Health System in Germany 431 1. Health Service System 432 2. Health Insurance System 445 3. Health Insurance Operations 447 4. Current Status and Future Trends of Health Insurance Policy 453 5. Health Reforms in the Twenty-First Century 458 6. Health Insurance System Reforms by the Grand Coalition Government 460 Section II. The Health System in France 462 1. Health Service System 462 2. Healthcare Practitioners and Mobility 471 3. Health System Reforms 476 4. Health Insurance System 478 5. Health Insurance Issues and Reforms 496 6. Healthcare Cost-Containment Policies 501 Section III. The Health System in Japan 507 1. Health System 510 2. Health System Issues and Reforms 517 3. Health Insurance System 522 4. Framework of the Long-Term Care Insurance System 532 5. Healthcare Cost-Containment Policies 535 Section IV. The Health System in Poland 540 1. Overview of Socioeconomic Development 540 2. Health Service System 543 3. Health Insurance System 557 4. Reforms to the Health System and Social Security Planning 566 Chapter 13: Commercial Health Insurance and Medical Savings Account Systems of Representative Countries 569 Section I. The Commercial Health Insurance System in the United States 569 1. Healthcare Institutions 570 2. Healthcare Workforce 575 3. Health Insurance System 578 4. Medicare 581 5. Medicaid for Low-Income Earners 597 6. Healthcare Cost-containment Policies 607 7. Plan and Progress of Obamacare 615 Section II. The Medical Savings Account System in Singapore 620 1. Healthcare System 620 2. Reforms of the Public Hospital System 636 3. Health Security and Health Insurance 643 4. Healthcare Funding Policies 651 5. Healthcare Cost-Containment Mechanisms 660 Chapter 14: Improved Health Systems in Hong Kong and Taiwan 665 Section I. The Health System in Hong Kong 665 1. Health System 667 2. Reforms in Public Hospital Management 674 3. New Development Ideas of the Hospital Authority 678 4. Health Security System 681 5. Hong Kong’s Health System Reforms in the Twenty-First Century 687 Section II. The Health System in Taiwan 690 1. Overview and Features of the Health System 690 2. National Health Insurance (NHI) 694 3. Point-for-Service Global Budget Payment System 706 4. Drug Administration System 709 5. Challenges Facing the Health System in Taiwan 712 Part IV: Characteristics of Health Systems in Developing Countries Chapter 15: Definition of Developing Countries and Challenges in Health Systems 717 Section I. Definition and Structural Formation of Developing Countries 717 1. Concept and Definition of Developing Countries 717 2. Social Formation and Structure of Developing Countries 719 3. Proposal of Representative Countries and Its Implications 721 Section II. Health Systems and Health Statuses of Developing Countries 722 1. Exploration of Universal Health Security Systems 722 2. Transition of Health Statuses in Developing Countries 723 Section III. Challenges of Health Systems in Developing Countries 726 1. Inadequacies in Overall Health Resources 726 2. Poor Implementation of Health System Reforms 726 3. Uneven Distribution of Health Statuses and Human Resources 727 4. Low Willingness to Invest in Adult Healthcare 727 5. Low Input into Health Research 728 6. Overdependence on Aid May Weaken the Government’s Sense of Responsibility Toward National Health 728 Chapter 16: Comparison of Healthcare and Social Security Systems in BRICS Countries 729 Section I. Comparison of Socioeconomics and Health Resources in BRICS Countries 729 1. Origin of BRICS Countries 729 2. Health Resources of BRICS Countries 730 Section II. Comparison of Health Insurance Systems in BRICS Countries 732 1. Establishment of Universal Healthcare Security Systems 732 2. Encouraging the Development of Private Healthcare Institutions and Commercial Health Insurance 734 3. Emphasis on the Construction of Primary Healthcare Services 735 Section III. Comparison of Health Systems in BRICS Countries 737 1. From Models of Centralized Government Management to Commercial Fund Management 737 2. “Super-Ministry System” Bureaucratic Management 738 3. Multipronged Management 739 Section IV. Performance Evaluation of Health Systems in BRICS Countries 740 1. Differences in Health System Reforms 740 2. Comparison of Health System Performances 746 Chapter 17: Insights from Health System Reforms in Developing Countries 747 Section I. Common Challenges in the Development of Health Systems 747 1. Limited Funding Sources and Insufficient Investment 747 2. Imbalances in Regional and Vertical Resource Allocation 747 3. Lack of Incentive and Restraint Mechanisms in Public Healthcare Institutions 748 4. Lagging in the Funding and Payment of Health Insurance 748 5. Ineffective Use of Health Insurance Funds 750 6. Inadequate Efficiency and Capacity of Health Insurance Management 750 Section II. Key Issues Facing the Health System in China 751 1. Equality – The Coexistence of Wastage and Shortage of Healthcare Resources 751 2. Accessibility – Deviations in Service Focus and Technology Orientation 752 3. Coordination – The Decentralization and Fragmentation of Different Healthcare Resources 752 4. Marginalized Groups and Blind Spots in Social Insurance Coverage 753 5. Increased Healthcare Demand and Inadequate Health Security 753 6. Flaws in Management Capacity and Institutional Design 754 Section III. Experiences and Insights from Health System Reforms in Developing Countries 757 1. System Planning – Optimized Integration of Health Resource Allocation 757 2. Primary Care – Fully Utilizing the Role of Family Physicians 757 3. Nongovernmental Healthcare Institutions – Guiding the Development of Private Healthcare Institutions 758 4. Policy Orientation – Emphasis on Equality and Supporting Vulnerable Groups 759 5. System Design – Payment System Reforms and Fund Supervision 760 6. Sustainable Funding – Advocating a Multichannel Model of Increasing Revenue and Reducing Expenditure 761 Part V: Health Systems in Developing Countries Chapter 18: Health Systems in Seven Asian Countries 765 Section I. The Health System in China 765 1. Overview of Socioeconomics and National Health 765 2. Healthcare System 767 3. Health Security System 773 4. Progress of Health System Reforms 788 Section II. The Health System in India 794 1. Overview of Socioeconomics and National Health 794 2. Healthcare Organizations and Regulatory Systems 796 3. Healthcare Funding and Payment Systems 801 4. Health System Reforms 816 5. Outcomes, Characteristics, and Challenges 818 Section III. The Health System in Thailand 819 1. Overview of Socioeconomics and National Health 819 2. Healthcare System 820 3. Health Insurance System 822 4. Health System Reforms and Evaluation 824 Section IV. The Health System in Vietnam 831 1. Overview of Socioeconomics and National Health 831 2. Healthcare System 832 3. Health Insurance System 834 4. Health System Reforms and Evaluation 836 Section V. Health System in the Philippines 846 1. Overview of Socioeconomics and National Health 846 2. Healthcare System 847 3. Health Security System 850 4. Issues and Development Trends in Health System Reforms 860 Section VI. The Health System in Armenia 864 1. Overview of Socioeconomics and National Health 864 2. Healthcare System 865 3. Healthcare Funding 869 4. Health System Reforms 871 Section VII. The Health System in Kyrgyzstan 874 1. Overview of Socioeconomics and National Health 874 2. Healthcare System 875 3. Healthcare Funding and Expenditure 878 4. Health System Reforms 882 Chapter 19: Health Systems in Three African Countries 889 Section I. The Health System in South Africa 889 1. Overview of Socioeconomics and National Health 889 2. Healthcare System 892 3. Health Security System 893 4. Status of Healthcare Funding 896 5. Health System Reforms 898 Section II. The Health System in Egypt 904 1. Overview of Socioeconomics and National Health 904 2. Healthcare System and Structure 904 3. Health System Reforms and Prospects 905 Section III. The Health System in Morocco 908 1. Overview of Socioeconomics and National Health 908 2. Healthcare System 908 3. Difficulties in Health Industry Development 910 Chapter 20: Health Systems in Four Selected European Countries 913 Section I. The Health System in Russia 913 1. Overview of Socioeconomics and National Health 913 2. Healthcare System 914 3. Health Insurance System 918 4. Healthcare Funding System and Financial Allocation 936 5. Health System Reforms 948 Section II. The Health System in Hungary 951 1. Overview of Socioeconomics and National Health 951 2. Healthcare System 952 3. Reform Changes and Characteristics of the Healthcare System 960 4. Existing Issues and Development Trends in the Healthcare System 962 Section III. The Health System in the Czech Republic 965 1. Overview of Socioeconomics and National Health 965 2. Healthcare Organizations and the Regulatory System 966 3. Healthcare Funding and Universal Social Health Insurance 969 4. Trends in Health System Reforms 977 Section IV. The Health System in Bulgaria 981 1. Overview of Socioeconomics and National Health 981 2. Healthcare System 983 3. Healthcare Resource Allocation 991 4. Healthcare Funding Mechanism 994 5. Characteristics and Direction of Health System Reforms 997 Chapter 21: Health Systems in Four American Countries 1001 Section I. The Health System in Brazil 1001 1. Overview of Socioeconomics and National Health 1001 2. Healthcare System 1004 3. Status of Rural and Primary Healthcare 1008 4. Health Insurance System and Financing 1010 5. Challenges and Reforms 1012 Section II. The Health System in Cuba 1015 1. Overview of Socioeconomics and National Health 1015 2. Establishment and Development of the Health System 1016 3. Healthcare Delivery and Regulatory Systems 1019 4. Healthcare Funding System 1031 5. Healthcare Development and Reform Experiences 1033 Section III. The Health System in Chile 1039 1. Overview of Socioeconomics and National Health 1039 2. Healthcare System 1040 3. Analysis of the Health Insurance System 1046 4. Evaluation and Summary of the Health System 1049 Section IV. The Health System in Mexico 1053 1. Overview of Socioeconomics and National Health 1053 2. Historical Evolution of the Health System 1054 3. Healthcare Organizations and Service System 1059 4. Health Security Financing and Allocation Mechanism 1062 Afterword 1069 Bibliography 1071 Index 1099

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Book SynopsisOne of the 10 Must-Read Histories of the Palestine-Israel ConflictIan Black, Literary Hub, on the 100thanniversary of the Balfour Declaration The new edition of the acclaimed text that explores the issues continuing to define the Israeli-Palestinian conflict Numerous instances of competing, sometimes incompatible narratives of controversial events are found throughout history. Perhaps the starkest example of such contradictory representations is the decades-long conflict between Israel and Palestine. For over 140 years, Israelis, Palestinians, and scores of peacemakers have failed to establish a sustainable, mutually-acceptable solution.The Israel-Palestine Conflictintroduces the historical basis of the dispute and explores both the tangible issues and intangible factors that have blocked a peaceful resolution. Author Neil Caplan helps readers understand the complexities and contradictions of the conflict and why the histories of PTable of ContentsList of Maps xi Preface to the First Edition xiii Preface to the Second Edition xv Abbreviations xvii Note on Sources xix Part I Introduction 1 1 Problems in Defining the Conflict 3 What’s in a Name? 4 Loaded Terminology 5 Maps 7 Dates and Periodization 10 An Ongoing Conflict: Tractable or Intractable? 13 Conflict Resolution or Conflict Management? 14 The “Other” Arab–Israeli Conflict 15 Advocacy and Censure 16 2 Defining the Conflict, Nevertheless 21 Who are the Conflicting Parties? 21 What are the Main Issues in Contention among the Parties to the Conflict? 25 Competing Narratives: Right versus Right, Victim versus Victim 33 Ways of Visualizing the Conflict 34 Analogies and Parables 36 The Conflict in Comparative Perspective: Three Paradigms 37 Part II Histories in Contention 43 3 Background to 1917: Origins of Conflict 45 Ancient Ties and Historical Memories 45 Early Encounters: 1880s–1914 48 An Unseen Question? 50 Colonialism and Nationalism 51 Victims versus Victims 55 4 Arabs and Jews under the British Mandate: Entrenching Positions, 1917–1928 61 Wartime Commitments: Palestine as the “Much Too Promised Land”? 61 Britain’s “Dual Obligation” 64 The Mandate and Its Implementation: Cycle of Protests and Inquiry Commissions 67 Clashes and Confrontations during the Early Years of the Mandate 70 Zionist Responses to Palestinian–Arab Opposition 71 “Making the Desert Bloom” 73 The Deceptive Lull 77 5 Collapse of the Mandate: Rebellion, Partition, White Paper, 1929–1939 83 Radicalization of Palestinian Politics 83 General Strike and Rebellion, 1936 86 Turning Point: The (Peel) Royal Commission 87 Retreat from Partition 91 The Resort to Force: Violence, Terrorism, and National Struggles 92 6 Shoah, Atzma’ut, Nakba: 1939–1949 105 The Holocaust and Jewish Immigration to Palestine 105 The Anglo–American Committee of Inquiry 110 UNSCOP and the Creation of Israel 111 War: Atzma’ut and Nakba 115 Nakba and Shoah: Victims versus Victims, Once Again 123 7 Israel and the Arab States, 1949–1973 133 The Palestinian Issue after 1949 133 From Armistice to Non‐Peace 136 Low‐Intensity Border Warfare, 1949–1956 139 From War to War, I (1949–1956) 142 From War to War, II (1957–1967) 145 From War to War, III (1967–1973) 150 8 Back to the Core: Israel and the Palestinians 163 Primal Fears, New Militancy 163 The Re‐Emergence of the Palestinian National Movement after 1967 165 The Palestine Question at the United Nations 171 9 From Camp David to the West Bank to Lebanon 181 Camp David and the Israel–Egypt Peace Process 181 The West Bank and Gaza after Camp David 184 Operation “Peace for Galilee”: Israel Invades Lebanon, 1982 188 Righteous Victimhood in the 1980s 189 10 From Mutual Boycott to Mutual Recognition, 1982–1995 199 Peace Plans and Planting Seeds 199 The First Intifada and the Gulf War, 1987–1991 201 Madrid and Oslo: A New Peace Process 206 11 From Breakthrough to Breakdown, 1995–2018 219 Continuing Diplomatic Efforts 220 The Al‐Aqsa Intifada 223 Changes in the Geo‐Strategic Environment 225 Three Gaza Wars, Three Blueprints for Peace 227 The Annapolis Process and Kerry’s Shuttle Diplomacy 230 Part III Towards a More Useful Discussion of the Arab–Israeli Conflict 243 12 Writing about the Conflict 245 On the Shortcomings of “Myths versus Facts” 246 Objectivity and Bias in Academe 248 Scholars and Activists 252 Israel’s “New Historians” 257 Missed Opportunities 259 Trends in Palestinian and Israeli Historiography 265 13 Grappling with the Obstacles 277 Issues versus Rights 277 The Shape of the Future: What “Solutions”? 279 Unwinnable Core Arguments 285 Righteous Victimhood 286 Imagining Dialogue 289 Reducing Some Obstacles to Understanding the Conflict 291 Telling It Like It Is 294 Chronology 305 Bibliography 319 Index 355

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Book SynopsisDECOLONISING GEOGRAPHY? This book presents an extraordinarily sensitive account of geography's histories in five African countries subjected to British colonial rule. Craggs and Neate draw together political and imaginative processes of decolonisation, through an innovative biographical approach that humanizes and enlivens the story of our academic discipline. It will be an invaluable resource for those seeking a deeper understanding of decolonisation, its recent trajectories and far-reaching implications, on the African continent. Shari Daya, Affiliate Associate Professor in Environmental and Geographical Science, University of Cape Town By placing the experiences, ideas, and practices of African geographers in the center of their analyses, Craggs and Neate provide an unprecedented account of historical and contemporary decolonizing struggles within Geography and the academy. This book should be required reading for all those looking to decolonize the disciplinTable of ContentsList of Figures and Table viii Acknowledgements x 1. Decolonisation and Geography in Africa 1 Introduction 1 African Decolonisation 3 Periodisation 3 Decolonisation, Education, and the Place of African Universities 5 Contributions 10 Historicising Current Debates 10 Decolonising Geography's Histories 13 Professional Lives and Histories of Decolonisation 16 Biographical Methods 19 Sources 20 Case Studies 24 Structure 30 2. 'New, Interesting, and Even Exciting Opportunities': Geography and the Founding of Colonial Universities in Africa 42 Introduction 42 Asquith Colleges and the 'Imperial Family of Universities' 44 Geography at the Asquith Colleges: Colonial Networks 46 Early Faculty 47 Building a Department 54 Teaching and Researching Geography 58 Campus Relations 60 Conclusion 66 3. Shifting the Centre: Africanising Geography in Decolonisation 73 Introduction 73 African Geography Students in Britain 76 Shifting Higher Education Structures 82 Africanisation of Staff 89 Africanisation of Research, Curriculum, and Teaching 95 Conclusion 103 4. International Networks, Decolonisation, and the Cold War 110 Introduction 110 Diversifying Influences and Americanisation 113 Looking to America 113 American Orbits 115 The Quantitative Revolution in Africa 117 Other Eastern and Non-aligned Networks 121 Eastern Bloc Connections 121 Moving the Centre 122 Radical Geography and Underdevelopment 125 Conclusion 131 Mobility -- for Some 131 Decolonisation or Incorporation? 132 Innovation 134 5. Geography and National Development: Knowing, Planning, and Exploiting Resources for Independent Africa 142 Introduction 142 Geography and African Development 145 Producing Development Experts 146 Knowing New Nations (and Resources) through the Census 150 Research for Rural Development in Tanzania 154 BRALUP and Applied Research 154 Research for Ujamaa 156 Between Commitment and Critique 159 Regional Development Planning and New Urban Spaces in Nigeria 161 Rebalancing After War 161 Akin Mabogunje and the Geographer as Consultant 162 Conclusion 167 6. Geography, Apartheid and Anti-Apartheid Activism in South Africa 175 Introduction 175 Departmental Spaces, Geography and the Contestation of Apartheid 177 The Tearoom 178 Conference Spaces 179 contents vii Teaching Spaces 180 Campus Politics and Activism 183 Campus Protests 183 Geographers as Activists Beyond Campus 187 Geographical Research and Apartheid 190 Research for (Separate) Development in South Africa 190 Apartheid: An Absent Subject 192 Growing Critique 195 People's Geography 196 Decolonising South African Geography 198 Working for Transformation 200 Challenging Geography's White Institutions 200 Consultancy and Critique 205 Conclusion 207 7. Legacies of Decolonisation in African and British Geography 217 Introduction 217 Leaving Africa 219 Pastures New 219 Reluctance and Compulsion 221 Isolation and Creativity 225 Growing Isolation 225 Solidarity and Creativity 228 Legacies in the UK 229 Textbook Africa 230 Area Studies, Development Studies, and Development Geography 232 African Connections, Colonial Nostalgia 235 Conclusion 241 8. Decolonising Geography Past and Present? 250 Introduction 250 Decolonisation, its Histories and Geographies 250 Peopling the Historiography of Decolonisation 250 Decolonising Geography's Histories 251 Learning from the Past 253 To What Extent was Geography Decolonised in the period 1948--1998? 253 What Does This Mean for Decolonisation Struggles Today? 257 Conclusion 264 Index 269

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Book SynopsisDECOLONISING GEOGRAPHY? This book presents an extraordinarily sensitive account of geography's histories in five African countries subjected to British colonial rule. Craggs and Neate draw together political and imaginative processes of decolonisation, through an innovative biographical approach that humanizes and enlivens the story of our academic discipline. It will be an invaluable resource for those seeking a deeper understanding of decolonisation, its recent trajectories and far-reaching implications, on the African continent. Shari Daya, Affiliate Associate Professor in Environmental and Geographical Science, University of Cape Town By placing the experiences, ideas, and practices of African geographers in the center of their analyses, Craggs and Neate provide an unprecedented account of historical and contemporary decolonizing struggles within Geography and the academy. This book should be required reading for all those looking to decolonize the disciplinTable of ContentsList of Figures and Table viii Acknowledgements x 1. Decolonisation and Geography in Africa 1 Introduction 1 African Decolonisation 3 Periodisation 3 Decolonisation, Education, and the Place of African Universities 5 Contributions 10 Historicising Current Debates 10 Decolonising Geography's Histories 13 Professional Lives and Histories of Decolonisation 16 Biographical Methods 19 Sources 20 Case Studies 24 Structure 30 2. 'New, Interesting, and Even Exciting Opportunities': Geography and the Founding of Colonial Universities in Africa 42 Introduction 42 Asquith Colleges and the 'Imperial Family of Universities' 44 Geography at the Asquith Colleges: Colonial Networks 46 Early Faculty 47 Building a Department 54 Teaching and Researching Geography 58 Campus Relations 60 Conclusion 66 3. Shifting the Centre: Africanising Geography in Decolonisation 73 Introduction 73 African Geography Students in Britain 76 Shifting Higher Education Structures 82 Africanisation of Staff 89 Africanisation of Research, Curriculum, and Teaching 95 Conclusion 103 4. International Networks, Decolonisation, and the Cold War 110 Introduction 110 Diversifying Influences and Americanisation 113 Looking to America 113 American Orbits 115 The Quantitative Revolution in Africa 117 Other Eastern and Non-aligned Networks 121 Eastern Bloc Connections 121 Moving the Centre 122 Radical Geography and Underdevelopment 125 Conclusion 131 Mobility -- for Some 131 Decolonisation or Incorporation? 132 Innovation 134 5. Geography and National Development: Knowing, Planning, and Exploiting Resources for Independent Africa 142 Introduction 142 Geography and African Development 145 Producing Development Experts 146 Knowing New Nations (and Resources) through the Census 150 Research for Rural Development in Tanzania 154 BRALUP and Applied Research 154 Research for Ujamaa 156 Between Commitment and Critique 159 Regional Development Planning and New Urban Spaces in Nigeria 161 Rebalancing After War 161 Akin Mabogunje and the Geographer as Consultant 162 Conclusion 167 6. Geography, Apartheid and Anti-Apartheid Activism in South Africa 175 Introduction 175 Departmental Spaces, Geography and the Contestation of Apartheid 177 The Tearoom 178 Conference Spaces 179 contents vii Teaching Spaces 180 Campus Politics and Activism 183 Campus Protests 183 Geographers as Activists Beyond Campus 187 Geographical Research and Apartheid 190 Research for (Separate) Development in South Africa 190 Apartheid: An Absent Subject 192 Growing Critique 195 People's Geography 196 Decolonising South African Geography 198 Working for Transformation 200 Challenging Geography's White Institutions 200 Consultancy and Critique 205 Conclusion 207 7. Legacies of Decolonisation in African and British Geography 217 Introduction 217 Leaving Africa 219 Pastures New 219 Reluctance and Compulsion 221 Isolation and Creativity 225 Growing Isolation 225 Solidarity and Creativity 228 Legacies in the UK 229 Textbook Africa 230 Area Studies, Development Studies, and Development Geography 232 African Connections, Colonial Nostalgia 235 Conclusion 241 8. Decolonising Geography Past and Present? 250 Introduction 250 Decolonisation, its Histories and Geographies 250 Peopling the Historiography of Decolonisation 250 Decolonising Geography's Histories 251 Learning from the Past 253 To What Extent was Geography Decolonised in the period 1948--1998? 253 What Does This Mean for Decolonisation Struggles Today? 257 Conclusion 264 Index 269

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Book SynopsisThe literature surveys presented in this edited volume provide readers with up-to-date reviews on eleven contemporary topics in finance. Topics include unconventional monetary policy, implicit bank guarantees, and financial fraud - all linked to the exceptional event of the Global Financial Crisis Explores how recent studies on inflation risk premia and finance and productivity have benefitted from new empirical methods and the availability of relevant data Demonstrates how angel investing, venture capital, relationship lending and microfinance have benefitted from increased research as they have become more seasoned Investigates crowdfunding and crypto-currencies which have both arisen from recent technological developments Table of Contents1. Contemporary Topics in Finance: A Collection of Literature Surveys 1Iris Claus and Leo Krippner 2. A Survey of the International Evidence and Lessons Learned about Unconventional Monetary Policies: Is a ‘New Normal’ in our Future? 11Domenico Lombardi, Pierre Siklos and Samantha St. Amand 3. Implicit Bank Debt Guarantees: Costs, Benefits and Risks 41Sebastian Schich 4. Financial Fraud: A Literature Review 79Arjan Reurink 5. Estimating Inflation Risk Premia Using Inflation-Linked Bonds: A Review 117Alexander Kupfer 6. Finance and Productivity: A Literature Review 151Mark Heil 7. Business Angels Research in Entrepreneurial Finance: A Literature Review and a Research Agenda 183Francesca Tenca, Annalisa Croce and Elisa Ughetto 8. Venture Capital Internationalization: Synthesis and Future Research Directions 215David Devigne, Sophie Manigart, Tom Vanacker and Klaas Mulier 9. Is Relationship Lending Still a Mixed Blessing? A Review of Advantages and Disadvantages for Lenders and Borrowers 249Andi Duqi, Angelo Tomaselli and Giuseppe Torluccio 10. Determinants of the Performance of Microfinance Institutions: A Systematic Review 297Niels Hermes and Marek Hudon 11. Crowdfunding and Innovation 331Fabrice Herve and Armin Schwienbacher 12. Crypto-Currencies – An Introduction to Not-So-Funny Moneys 351Christie Smith and Aaron Kumar Index 383

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Book SynopsisProducing Mayaland Producing Mayaland powerfully captures the extent to which the abstract spaces of global capital are infused with colonial fantasies, haunted by uncanny ruins, and plagued by monstrous manifestations of ecological breakdown. Through a compelling account of the maquiladora industry in the Yucatan Peninsula, Claudia Fonseca Alfaro vividly conveys the inextricable entanglements of the capitalist production of space and the coloniality of power. Japhy Wilson, School of Social Sciences, University of Manchester, UK In Producing Mayaland, Claudia Fonseca Alfaro finds a unique voice to narrate the contested relations between everyday life, urbanization and the uneven development of capitalism in Motul, Yucatán, Mexico. The remarkable insights of this work emerge from her innovative synthesis of critical urban theory, anticolonialism and magical realism' all grounded in an imaginative appropriation of Henri Lefebvre's oeuvre on the prodTable of ContentsSeries Editors’ Preface vi List of Abbreviations vii List of Figures and Table ix Acknowledgements xi 1 Introduction 1 2 Postcolonizing Lefebvre? 30 3 Maquiladora Paradise 47 4 The Magical Maya 77 5 The Zone 103 6 The Maquila Leftovers 125 7 Understanding the Urban in/from Yucatán 168 8 Living with the Maquila 179 9 Conclusion 209 Bibliography 221 Index 250

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Book SynopsisProducing Mayaland Producing Mayaland powerfully captures the extent to which the abstract spaces of global capital are infused with colonial fantasies, haunted by uncanny ruins, and plagued by monstrous manifestations of ecological breakdown. Through a compelling account of the maquiladora industry in the Yucatan Peninsula, Claudia Fonseca Alfaro vividly conveys the inextricable entanglements of the capitalist production of space and the coloniality of power. Japhy Wilson, School of Social Sciences, University of Manchester, UK In Producing Mayaland, Claudia Fonseca Alfaro finds a unique voice to narrate the contested relations between everyday life, urbanization and the uneven development of capitalism in Motul, Yucatán, Mexico. The remarkable insights of this work emerge from her innovative synthesis of critical urban theory, anticolonialism and magical realism' all grounded in an imaginative appropriation of Henri Lefebvre's oeuvre on the prodTrade Review‘Producing Mayaland powerfully captures the extent to which the abstract spaces of global capital are infused with colonial fantasies, haunted by uncanny ruins, and plagued by monstrous manifestations of ecological breakdown. Through a compelling account of the maquiladora industry in the Yucatan Peninsula, Claudia Fonseca Alfaro vividly conveys the inextricable entanglements of the capitalist production of space and the coloniality of power.’ Japhy Wilson, School of Social Sciences, University of Manchester, UK‘In Producing Mayaland, Claudia Fonseca Alfaro finds a unique voice to narrate the contested relations between everyday life, urbanization and the uneven development of capitalism in Motul, Yucatán, Mexico. The remarkable insights of this work emerge from her innovative synthesis of critical urban theory, anticolonialism and ‘magical realism’—all grounded in an imaginative appropriation of Henri Lefebvre’s oeuvre on the production of space.' Kanishka Goonewardena, Professor of Geography and Planning, University of TorontoTable of ContentsSeries Editors’ Preface vi List of Abbreviations vii List of Figures and Table ix Acknowledgements xi 1 Introduction 1 2 Postcolonizing Lefebvre? 30 3 Maquiladora Paradise 47 4 The Magical Maya 77 5 The Zone 103 6 The Maquila Leftovers 125 7 Understanding the Urban in/from Yucatán 168 8 Living with the Maquila 179 9 Conclusion 209 Bibliography 221 Index 250

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Book SynopsisMAPPING PARTITION A hugely productive partnership between geography and history, Mapping Partition' does a great service to the field of Partition studies - it leaves us in no doubt about both the long-term cartographical processes that contributed to how South Asia was divided in 1947, and the importance of bringing a geographer's insights to bear on this complex history of boundary making. Professor Sarah Ansari, Professor of History (South Asia), Royal Holloway University of London Fitzpatrick produces spatial readings of partition's knowledge formations, geopolitical imaginaries, administrative cartography, and legal geographical expertise. These enrich the histories and geographies of partition through painstaking archival, textual, and visual analysis which will resonate far beyond historical geography and South Asian studies. Professor Stephen Legg, Professor of Historical Geography, University of Nottingham Mapping Partition delivers the first in-depth geographical account

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Book SynopsisRESCALING URBAN POVERTY In this path-breaking book, Mahito Hayashi explores the rescaled geographies of homelessness that have been produced in contemporary Japanese cities. Through an original synthesis of regulationist political economy and immersive place-based research, Hayashi situates urban homelessness in Japan in comparative-international contexts. The book offers new theoretical perspectives from which to decipher emergent forms of urban marginality and their contestation. Neil Brenner, Lucy Flower Professor of Urban Sociology, University of Chicago Mahito Hayashi traces the shifting spatial strategies of unhoused people as they create spaces of emancipation within Japanese cities. Attending to the complexities of contentious class politics and livelihoods barely sustained by the survival economies, Rescaling Urban Poverty is a unique and valuable contribution to the study of the geographies of urban social movements. Nik Theodore,Table of ContentsList of Figures xii List of Tables xiv List of Abbreviations xv Series Editor's Preface xvi Preface and Acknowledgements xvii Part One Theory, Method, Context 1 1. Introduction and Theoretical Framework 3 Urban Political Economy: For Homelessness? 7 State Rescaling: The Central Concept of this Book 9 Subcomponent 1: National States 13 Subcomponent 2: Public and Private Spaces 17 Subcomponent 3: Urban Social Movements 21 The Method of Theorisation in this Book 26 Postcolonial Urban Theory 30 Between Abstract and Concrete 30 The Structure of this Book 32 2. Japanese Context and the Regulationist Ethnography 37 Theory Specification 1: National States 38 Theory Specification 2: Public and Private Spaces 40 Theory Specification 3: Urban Social Movements 44 Regulationist Ethnography 45 Sites of Participatory Observation 49 The Nature of Data 53 Subaltern Materials 56 Conclusion 59 Part Two National States and Public and Private Spaces 61 3. Scales of Societalisation: Integral State and the Rescaling of Poverty 63 Theory and Its "Deviants" 64 Theoretical Framework 67 Mobilising the Theory for Japan 77 Nationalised Space of Poverty Regulation in Japan 79 New Regulatory Spaces in Japan 93 Conclusion 100 4. Rescaling Urban Metabolism I: Homeless Labour for "Housing" 103 The Urban Matrix and the Housing Classes 104 Metabolism, Societalisation, Rescaling 107 Specification of Theory 116 Metabolism and Regulation I: Locational Ethnography 122 Metabolism and Regulation II: Multicity Ethnography 130 Conclusion 132 5. Rescaling Urban Metabolism II: Homeless Labour for Money 135 Homeless Recyclers: A Regulationist Approach 136 Homeless Recyclers in Japan 139 Regulationist Ethnography I: Regulating the Recycling Metabolism 143 Regulationist Ethnography II: New Recycling Strategies 147 Regulationist Ethnography III: Movements for Homeless Recyclers 150 Conclusion 153 Part Three Urban Social Movements 155 6. Placemaking in the Inner City: Social and Cultural Niches of Homeless Activism 157 The Inner City: Beyond Regulation 158 Lefebvre in the Inner City 159 Japanese Contexts 166 Placemaking in Yokohama's Inner City: From Run-Ups to the 1970s 170 Placemaking in Yokohama's Inner City: The 1980s 176 Placemaking in Yokohama's Inner City: The 1990s 180 Conclusion 183 7. Commoning around the Inner City: Whose Public? Whose Common? 186 Commoning, Habiting, Othering 187 Commoning against Othering 189 Japanese Parameters of Commoning 191 Commoning in Yokohama in the 1970s 192 Commoning in Yokohama in the 1980s 198 Commoning in Yokohama in the 1990s-2000s 203 Conclusion 214 8. Translating to New Cities: Geographical and Cultural Expansion 216 Outlying Cities 217 Brokerage and Translation 220 Placemaking in the Outlying Cities 224 Commoning in the Outlying Cities 229 Solidarity against a New Rescaling 234 Conclusion 236 Part Four Towards the Future of Rescaling Studies 239 9. New Rescalings in Japan 241 Upscaling of Homeless Politics in the Late 2000s 241 Neoliberalisation and Workfarist Reform in the 2010s 246 Rescaling for All 249 When Public Spaces Are Closed 251 Repoliticising the Urban 253 The Inner City against Gentrification 254 COVID-19, Rescaling, Recommoning 256 10. Conclusion 258 Urban Theory and Ethnography 261 Remapping Urban Political Economy 262 Habitat and Urban Class Relations 263 Integral State Rescaling 264 References 265 Index 294

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsList of Figures xii List of Tables xiv List of Abbreviations xv Series Editor's Preface xvi Preface and Acknowledgements xvii Part One Theory, Method, Context 1 1. Introduction and Theoretical Framework 3 Urban Political Economy: For Homelessness? 7 State Rescaling: The Central Concept of this Book 9 Subcomponent 1: National States 13 Subcomponent 2: Public and Private Spaces 17 Subcomponent 3: Urban Social Movements 21 The Method of Theorisation in this Book 26 Postcolonial Urban Theory 30 Between Abstract and Concrete 30 The Structure of this Book 32 2. Japanese Context and the Regulationist Ethnography 37 Theory Specification 1: National States 38 Theory Specification 2: Public and Private Spaces 40 Theory Specification 3: Urban Social Movements 44 Regulationist Ethnography 45 Sites of Participatory Observation 49 The Nature of Data 53 Subaltern Materials 56 Conclusion 59 Part Two National States and Public and Private Spaces 61 3. Scales of Societalisation: Integral State and the Rescaling of Poverty 63 Theory and Its "Deviants" 64 Theoretical Framework 67 Mobilising the Theory for Japan 77 Nationalised Space of Poverty Regulation in Japan 79 New Regulatory Spaces in Japan 93 Conclusion 100 4. Rescaling Urban Metabolism I: Homeless Labour for "Housing" 103 The Urban Matrix and the Housing Classes 104 Metabolism, Societalisation, Rescaling 107 Specification of Theory 116 Metabolism and Regulation I: Locational Ethnography 122 Metabolism and Regulation II: Multicity Ethnography 130 Conclusion 132 5. Rescaling Urban Metabolism II: Homeless Labour for Money 135 Homeless Recyclers: A Regulationist Approach 136 Homeless Recyclers in Japan 139 Regulationist Ethnography I: Regulating the Recycling Metabolism 143 Regulationist Ethnography II: New Recycling Strategies 147 Regulationist Ethnography III: Movements for Homeless Recyclers 150 Conclusion 153 Part Three Urban Social Movements 155 6. Placemaking in the Inner City: Social and Cultural Niches of Homeless Activism 157 The Inner City: Beyond Regulation 158 Lefebvre in the Inner City 159 Japanese Contexts 166 Placemaking in Yokohama's Inner City: From Run-Ups to the 1970s 170 Placemaking in Yokohama's Inner City: The 1980s 176 Placemaking in Yokohama's Inner City: The 1990s 180 Conclusion 183 7. Commoning around the Inner City: Whose Public? Whose Common? 186 Commoning, Habiting, Othering 187 Commoning against Othering 189 Japanese Parameters of Commoning 191 Commoning in Yokohama in the 1970s 192 Commoning in Yokohama in the 1980s 198 Commoning in Yokohama in the 1990s-2000s 203 Conclusion 214 8. Translating to New Cities: Geographical and Cultural Expansion 216 Outlying Cities 217 Brokerage and Translation 220 Placemaking in the Outlying Cities 224 Commoning in the Outlying Cities 229 Solidarity against a New Rescaling 234 Conclusion 236 Part Four Towards the Future of Rescaling Studies 239 9. New Rescalings in Japan 241 Upscaling of Homeless Politics in the Late 2000s 241 Neoliberalisation and Workfarist Reform in the 2010s 246 Rescaling for All 249 When Public Spaces Are Closed 251 Repoliticising the Urban 253 The Inner City against Gentrification 254 COVID-19, Rescaling, Recommoning 256 10. Conclusion 258 Urban Theory and Ethnography 261 Remapping Urban Political Economy 262 Habitat and Urban Class Relations 263 Integral State Rescaling 264 References 265 Index 294

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Book SynopsisReveals how the Constitution has evolved over the past 235 years, featuring updated coverage of the 2020 presidential election and constitutional changes made by the Supreme Court up to June 2021 American Constitutional History: A Brief Introduction, Second Edition presents a concise and accessible history of the 235-year development of the Constitution since its ratification. The book is organized around five distinct periods in U.S. historythe New Republic, the Slave Republic, the Free-Market Republic, the Social Welfare Republic, and the Contemporary Republicto demonstrate the evolution of the American republic and its founding document over time. With an engaging narrative approach, author Jack Fruchtman describes how constitutional changes have occurred through both formal amendments and informal decisions by the president, Congress, and the Supreme Court. Updated to cover the period from 2015 to 2021, the second edition examines the controversial presidentiaTable of ContentsAcknowledgments xi Prologue xiv The Structure of the Book xviii Part 1 The New Republic, 1781–1828 1 The Classical Republican Tradition 1 John Locke, Deism, and Religious Liberty 5 1 Ideological Origins of the New Republic 9 The Articles of Confederation and the Constitutional Convention 10 Ratification and the Bill of Rights 20 2 Representative and Constitutional Democracy 28 Judicial Review, Judicial Duty 31 Economic Policy in the New Republic 35 3 Nationalization of the Constitution and Executive Power 45 Part 2 The Slave Republic, 1789–1877 53 Constitutional Amendments 56 4 Commerce, Nullification, and Slavery 59 Other Economic Rulings 60 The Nullification Controversy 62 Dred Scott 65 5 Civil War and Reconstruction 69 Lincoln and War 70 Reconstruction 77 6 Rights and Privileges 82 Privileges and Immunities 84 Women’s Rights 87 Persecution of Newly Freed Slaves 89 Part 3 The Free Market Republic, 1877–1937 93 Constitutional Amendments 94 7 The Development of Substantive Due Process 97 Procedural Due Process 98 Substantive Due Process 99 Restraint of Trade in the Free Market Era 102 Liberty of Contract 104 Regulating Industry 108 The Great Depression 110 8 Civil Rights After Reconstruction 112 Equality and African Americans 112 Parents and Educational Rights 120 The Right to Be Let Alone 121 9 The Re-emergence of Executive Power 123 Leadership and the Presidency 123 America and World War I 125 Criminal Anarchy and Criminal Syndicalism in the 1920s 134 Part 4 The Welfare State Republic, 1937–1995 139 Constitutional Amendments 140 10 Advocates and Enemies of Social Welfare 143 The Court Changes 145 New Social Welfare Programs 148 11 The Growth of Civil Liberties 150 Free Expression 150 Free Press 154 Religious Establishments 156 Criminal Suspects and Capital Punishment 159 Privacy 163 12 The Civil Rights Movement 167 School Desegregation 167 Civil and Voting Rights 170 Strict Scrutiny and Affirmative Action in Higher Education 172 Affirmative Action in Government Contracts 176 Women’s Rights and Affirmative Action 177 13 Expanding Presidential Power 180 Presidential Power and Japanese Internments 181 Military Tribunals 185 Vietnam and Its Aftermath 186 Re-emergence of a Powerful Executive 188 Part 5 The Executive Republic, 1995–2021 193 14 Federal Commerce Power and Economic Regulation 199 Narrowing Federal Commerce Power 200 Healthcare Reform 203 15 Civil Liberties and Judicial Doctrines 208 Religious Establishments 209 Religious Liberty 212 Campaign Finance and Speech Rights 216 The Right to Bear Arms 218 The Right to Privacy 221 16 The Struggle for Equal Rights and Criminal Justice 224 Affirmative Action and Education 225 Same-Sex and Transgender Rights 227 Voting Rights 231 Capital Punishment and Criminal Justice 234 17 The Continued Growth of Executive Power 238 Foreign Terrorist Attacks and the Bush Administration 239 Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq 242 Obama and Unilateral Executive Action 245 Executive Authority under Trump 250 The Mueller Investigation and the First Impeachment 253 Epilogue The 2020 Presidential Campaign and Its Aftermath 258 The Campaign and the Second Trump Impeachment 258 The Biden Presidency, 2021 261 A Republic If You Can Keep It 263 Bibliography 268 Prologue 267 Part 1: The New Republic, 1781–1828 268 Part 2: The Slave Republic, 1789–1877 269 Part 3: The Free Market Republic, 1877–1937 270 Part 4: The Welfare State Republic, 1937–1995 271 Part 5: The Executive Republic, 1995–2021 272 Epilogue 274 Index 276

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Book SynopsisIncluding specially commissioned articles and produced in association with JCMS,The Journal of Common Market Studies Annual Review, covers the key developments in the European Union, its member states, and acceding and/or applicant countries in 2019. Written by leading experts in their respective fields covering a wide array of political, economic and legal issuesIncludes Thomas Christiansen's Annual Lecture on the ability of the European institutional architecture to adapt in face of repeated crisesOther articles cover the appointment of the first woman president the European Commission, the complex relationship between media coverage and citizens' engagement with the EU, citizens' rights vis-à-vis the ongoing process of Brexit, the impact of national elections (especially Italy and France) on EU politics, and the 2019 European Parliament elections in key member stateAlso an opportunity to reflect on the ten years since the Greek Crisis, the impact of austerity politics on the rise of anti-EU sentiments, the future of the European Neighbourhood Policy and finally the EU's role as a climate change actorThe Annual Review is the most up-to-date and authoritative source of information for practitioners, scholars, students and researchers of European integration as well as for general readers who simply want to know more about the European Union and have a pluralism of voicesTable of Contents1. Calm before the Storm? 2019 in Perspective (Theofanis Exadaktylos, Roberta Guerrina, and Emanuele Massetti) 2. The EU’s New Normal: Consolidating European Integration in an Era of Populism and Geo-Economics (Thomas Christiansen) 3. The 2019 Elections to the European Parliament: The Continuation of a Populist Wave but Not a Populist Tsunami (Daniel Stockemer and Abdelkarim Amengay) 4. Green Versus Radical Right as the New Political Divide? The European Parliament Election 2019 in Germany (Carl C. Berning and Conrad Ziller) 5. Macron versus the RN? The Battle Lines of French Politics Following the 2019 European Elections (Gabriel Goodliffe) 6. Italy and the European Elections of 2019 (Erik Jones and Matthias Matthijs) 7. Brexit and the 2019 EP Election in the UK (Sofia Vasilopoulou) 8. Media Personalization during European Elections: the 2019 Election Campaigns in Context (Katjana Gattermann) 9. Democratic Erosion? One Dominant Party and Ineffective Opposition (Magdalena Solska) 10. Great Expectations, Structural Limitations: Ursula von der Leyen and the Commission’s New Equality Agenda (Gabriele Abels and Joyce M. Mushaben) 11. The EU’s Socioeconomic Governance 10 Years after the Crisis: Muddling through and the Revolt against Austerity (Amandine Crespy) 12. The Impact of Brexit on Black Women, Children and Citizenship (Iyola Solanke) 13. A Decade of Crisis in the European Union: Lessons from Greece (Alexia Katsanidou and Zoe Lefkofridi) 14. Mainstreaming Gender and Climate Change to Achieve a Just Transition to a Climate‐Neutral Europe (Gill Allwood) 15. The EU and its Neighbourhood: The Politics of Muddling Through (Tobias Schumacher) 16. EU snapshots: 2019 a blurred view of the horizon (Nikolaos Gkotsis Papaioannou) Index

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Book SynopsisA fascinating exploration of modern podcasting as a tool for decolonization In The Podcaster''s Dilemma: Decolonizing Podcasters in the Era of Surveillance Capitalism, Drs. Nolan Higdon and Nicholas Baham III connect contemporary podcasting to the broader history of the use of radio technology in the service of anti-colonial struggle and revolution. By organizing the book's analysis of decolonization through podcasting via three distinct activitiesinterrogation and critique, counter-narrative, and call to actionthe authors create a lens through which they analyze and evaluate the decolonizing potential of new podcasts. The book also critiques the threat to the decolonizing efforts of some modern podcasts by the growing phenomena of surveillance capitalism and the emerging podcast oligopoly. The Podcaster''s Dilemma reveals both potential and challenges in the podcasting space as podcasters struggle to put forward insightful new narratives funded byTable of ContentsAcknowledgments vii Introduction 1 1 Meet the Hosts 15 2 Interrogation and Critique 42 3 Counter-narrative Production 80 4 Community Activism 110 5 Recolonizing Podcasts: Moving beyond the Frontiers of Instrumentarianism 131 Index 147

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Book SynopsisCONCRETE CITY Armelle Choplin's Concrete City weaves a novel and engaging analysis of urbanization by tracing the journeys of cement and people making urban life in West Africa. From post-independence high modernist ambitions to building the opportunities to make a living, the emerging transnational corridor along the West African coast provides a starting point for insights which will expand and inform understanding of both established and newly emerging urbanization processes in many different contexts. Jennifer Robinson, Professor of Geography, University College of London, UK In this very innovative and superbly illustrated book, Armelle Choplin makes cement vibrant with affect, politics, economic interests and cultural meanings. She takes us to a fascinating journey along the West African urban corridor following the social life of concrete and showing how this material shapes contemporary urbanization and everyday life. Ola Söderström, ProfTable of ContentsList of Figures xi Series Editors’ Preface xiii Acknowledgements xv Introduction: Concrete and the City 1 A Gray Matter 1 Age of Concrete 4 Africa Rising and Cement’s New Frontier 6 The Lagos- Abidjan Corridor: A Megacity Region under Construction 8 Cement As A Theoretical Binder 12 (Afri)Capitalism and Neoliberalism 13 Material Matters 15 Building, Dwelling, and Inhabiting a Postcolonial World 18 Tracking Urban Materiality: A Methodological Approach 21 Following Bags of Cement and the City under Construction 21 Thinking Cities Through West Africa 24 Notes 30 1 Concrete Politics 31 Africanizing Cement 33 From Colonial Import to Gray Gold “Made in Africa” 33 Patriotic Consumption and National Identity 37 Dangote, a Cement Magnate 39 Cement Business 42 Conquering Africa 42 “The Price of Cement Is like the Stock Market” 45 On the Road: Trucks and Logistics 47 The Rhetoric of Development 51 Emerging Through Concrete 53 Promoting Cement and Boosting the Economy 53 From Developmental States to Entrepreneurial Presidents 55 Builder Businessmen and Other Africapitalists 58 Conclusion 61 Notes 63 2 Making the City Concrete 65 The Multi faceted Concrete City 67 Premium City–Megaprojects and the Business of the City 67 Affordable City–Social Housing Programs 72 Low Cost City–Autoconstruction in the Outskirts 76 A Booming Building Sector 83 Real Estate Agent: From Broker to Preacher 83 Property Developers and the Diaspora 86 Architects and Building Permits 88 Wholesalers and Retailers: Lebanese, Indian, and Chinese Connections 90 Materials: From Foundations to Finishing 93 A Matter of Sand 95 Reinforcing Steel and Corrugated Iron 98 Tiling from Floor- to- Ceiling 100 Digital Banking or How to Buy your Cement Online 102 Conclusion 104 Notes 106 3 The Social Life of Concrete 109 Caution – Work in Progress! 111 Concrete – Child’s Play? 111 Concrete Block: The Ingot of the Poor 115 The Plot and the Block 117 I Build (with Concrete) Therefore I Am 117 The Incremental City: “Building Bit by Bit” 120 Right to Concrete for a Right to the City 125 Afropolitan Modernity, Imaginaries, and Experience 128 Desire and Success 128 Women at Work! Virility, Gender, and Emancipation 130 Concrete Palace, or Walter Benjamin in Lagos 134 Six- Bedroom- Villas 136 Concrete Fetishes and Voodoo 139 Conclusion 142 Notes 143 4 Uninhabitable Concrete 145 (De)Construction and Destruction 148 Collapse, Rubble, and Ruins 148 Sustainability and Greenwashing 151 Sand: Rarer than you Think 154 Green Expectations: Alternatives to Concrete? 156 Heritage and Vernacular Architecture 157 Back to Earth, Back to the Local 159 “Tropicalizing” Construction 163 Toward Innovation in the Concrete Industry 167 Putting African Architecture on the Map 169 Conclusion 172 Notes 173 Conclusion: Concrete Utopia 177 The West African Corridor: An Urban Laboratory 178 Utopia/Dystopia and Afro/Africanfuturism 182 Toward A Post- concrete World 185 References 189 Index 209

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Book SynopsisIncluding specially commissioned articles and produced in association with JCMS,The Journal of Common Market Studies Annual Review, covers the key developments in the European Union, its member states, and acceding and/or applicant countries in 2020. Written by leading experts in their respective fields covering a wide array of political, economic and legal issuesThe Annual Review is the most up-to-date and authoritative source of information for practitioners, scholars, students and researchers of European integration as well as for general readers who simply want to know more about the European Union and have a pluralism of voicesThis year, a set of articles analyse various aspects of the Covid-19 crisis and of the EU responses to it: institutional, political economic and medicalIncludes a longer-term analysis and reflection on emergency politics in the EU, as well as a piece on how the Black Lives Matter movement developed in EuropeOther contributions focus on the impact of the pTable of Contents1. A Year like no Other: Hope out of Despair? (Theofanis Exadaktylos, Roberta Guerrina and Emanuele Massetti) 2. How 2020 Has Shaped the Future of the European Union: When a Crisis Turns into an Opportunity (Federica Mogherini) 3. The Impossibility of Constitutionalizing Emergency Europe (Stefan Auer and Nicole Scicluna) 4. The EU Institutional Architecture in the Covid-19 Response: Coordinative Europeanization in Times of Permanent Emergency (Stella Ladi and Sarah Wolff) 5. Fiscal Integration in an Experimental Union: How Path-Breaking Was the EU’s Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic? (Waltraud Schelkle) 6. The EU Response to COVID-19: From Reactive Policies to Strategic Decision-Making (Rebecca Forman and Elias Mossialos) 7. Social Perspectives on Brexit, COVID-19 and European (Dis) Integration (Linda Hantrais) 8. The European Green Deal and the EU’s Regulatory Power in Times of Crisis (Sandra Eckert) 9. Immigration, Refugees and Responses (Jane Freedman) 10. Towards a Reading of Black Lives Matter in Europe (Jean Beaman) 11. ‘Our European Friends and Partners’? Negotiating the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (Simon Usherwood) 12. Societal Resilience and the EU Response: The Case of Belarus from a Complex IR Perspective (Elena Korosteleva and Irina Petrova) 13. Territorial Conflict, Domestic Crisis, and the Covid-19 Pandemic in the South Caucasus: Explaining Variegated EU Responses (Tobias Schumacher and Cengiz Günay) 14. Elastic Relations: Looking to both Sides of the Atlantic in the 2020 US Presidential Election Year (Stephanie C. Hofmann) 15. Controversial Developments of EU–China Relations: Main Drivers and Geopolitical Implications of the Comprehensive Agreement on Investments (Mario Telò) Index

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Book SynopsisLearn to confidently respond to complex ethical-legal dilemmas in school psychology In Ethics and Law for School Psychologists: A Vignette-Based Workbook, a team of accomplished practitioners delivers a hands-on resource designed to improve your ability to apply systematic ethical-legal decision-making skills to everyday practice in a school setting. The book includes a throughgoing focus on social justice and equity that prepares students and professionals to confidently respond to the complex challenges regularly presented in school psychology. The authors bridge the gap between ethics and law coursework and real-world ethical and legal dilemmas by offering opportunities for practice applying robust decision-making models to vignettes and cases distilled from the authors'' experiences in practice. Readers will also find: Explanations of the DECIDE ethical-legal decision-making framework for approaching practice dilemmas Worksheets

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Book SynopsisAn exploration of scribal news, which played a major part in the topical reporting of political developments in Britain during the 17th and 18th centuries Evaluates its significance, which has long been overshadowed by the seemingly inevitable rise of print mediaBuilds on recent research that critiqued assumptions about the superiority of printSeeks to explore the relationship between manuscript news and politics in Britain from c. 1660-1760 in more detail and on a broad scaleTable of ContentsNotes on Contributors Abbreviations (Robin Eagles and Michael Schaich) Preface (Robin Eagles and Michael Schaich) Introduction (Jason Peacey) ‘A Knowing but a Discrete Man’: Scribal News and Information Management in Restoration England (Edward Taylor) ‘Our Masters the Commons Begin Now to Roar’: Parliament in Scribal Verse, 1621–81 (Brendan Dooley and Davide Boerio) Hot News: The Florence Resident Reports on the Great Fire of London (Michael Schaich) (Extra)ordinary News: Foreign Reporting on English Politics under William III (Charles Littleton) Diplomatic Residents in England and Approaches to Reporting Parliament in the First Years of George I (Rachael Scarborough King) ‘Sir Madam’:Female Consumers of Parliamentary News in Manuscript Newsletters (Alasdair Raffe) Wodrow’s News: Correspondence and Politics in Early 18th-Century Scotland (Leith Davis) Inscripting Rebellion: The Newdigate Manuscript Newsletters, Printed Newspapers and the Cultural Memory of the 1715 Rising (Robin Eagles) Reporting Trials and Impeachments in the Reign of George I: The Evidence of the Wigtown and Wye Newsletters (Ugo Bruschi) The Formidable Machine: Parliament as Seen by Italian Diplomats at the Court of St James’s in the First Half of the 18th Century (Markman Ellis) Philip Yorke and Thomas Birch: Scribal News in the Mid 18th Century (Kate Loveman) Afterword Index

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