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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Few scholarly, well-researched books have been written on long-term private investing. Victoria Ivashina and Josh Lerner have undertaken a real public service in writing what will undoubtedly become the definitive book on the subject. My only regret in reading this book is that I did not write it."—David Rubenstein, Co-Founder and Co-Executive Chairman, The Carlyle Group "You may not think your life depends on long-term investors, but it does—the health of your company's pension plan, your state or country's social security fund, indeed the very comfort of your retirement, depends on the success of long-term investing. In this very readable book, Ivashina and Lerner, two of the foremost experts on the subject, tell you what is going wrong, and how to set it right. It is a must-read for every anxious investor and every concerned taxpayer."—Raghuram Rajan, University of Chicago" 'The trees that are slowest to grow bear the best fruit,' Molière says. And that is why this lucid and refreshing account of how to overcome the barriers to long-term investment deserves the attention of pension funds, insurers, sovereign wealth funds, and endowments. After all, the potential fruits are not just quality returns, but significant benefits to society."—Dominique Senequier, President, Ardian"The antidote for short-term horizons in public markets is long-term investment in private markets. In Patient Capital, Ivashina and Lerner survey the private equity world, employing an engaging combination of captivating anecdotes and solid academic research. A must-read for all who care about the future of capitalism."—David F. Swensen, Chief Investment Officer, Yale University“This book provides a thorough and thoughtful analysis of the role that patient, long-term capital plays in the economy. Ivashina and Lerner do a wonderful job of combining clear and intuitive explanations with entertaining anecdotes that keep the reader’s attention and make it easier to understand the underlying ideas. At every point their in-depth knowledge shines through and makes for a very enjoyable read.”—Antoinette Schoar, MIT Sloan School of Management“Patient Capital is a compelling and thought-provoking book about an important but poorly understood aspect of finance—the role of long‐term investors in our capital markets. It will appeal to finance scholars; those who work for pension funds, endowments, insurance companies, sovereign wealth funds, and the venture capital and private equity industries; and entrepreneurs who rely on them for financing.”—Jeffrey R. Brown, Dean of the University of Illinois’s Gies College of Business and Investment Committee Chair for TIAA

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Book SynopsisAn accessible and entertaining narrative history of the establishment, development and unravelling of the British Welfare State now fully revised to cover Blair's first term. Lively writing in the style of Peter Hennessy.Giant Want. Giant Disease. Giant Ignorance. Giant Squalor. And the insidious Giant Idleness, which destroys wealth and corrupts men. These were evils to be vanquished by the postwar reconstruction of Britain. Timmins' book recaptures brilliantly the high hopes of the period in which the Welfare State began to be created, and conveys the cranky zeal of its inventor, William Beveridge. The onslaught on the five Giants was the work of five gargantuan programmes that made up the core of Beveridge's Welfare State. These were social security, health, education, housing and a policy of full employment. It is notoriously difficult to write about such subjects and keep the reader reading, but Timmins performs wonders of narrative clarity, anecdote and human detail in a book thTrade Review‘A splendid book – knowledgeable, readable and fair.’ Sunday Telegraph ‘A tour de force – thoroughly researched and vividly written…a masterpiece.’ Sunday Times ‘Extraordinarily comprehensive without ever being incomprehensible.’ Roy Hattersley, Independent

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Book SynopsisFrom the international bestselling author of The Post-American World ''An intelligent, learned and judicious guide for a world already in the making'' The New York TimesSince the end of the Cold War, the world has been shaken to its core three times. 11 September 2001, the financial collapse of 2008 and - most of all - Covid-19. Each was an asymmetric threat, set in motion by something seemingly small, and different from anything the world had experienced before. Lenin is supposed to have said, ''There are decades when nothing happens and weeks when decades happen.'' This is one of those times when history has sped up.In this urgent and timely book, Fareed Zakaria, one of the ''top ten global thinkers of the last decade'' (Foreign Policy), foresees the nature of a post-pandemic world: the political, social, technological and economic consequences that may take years to unfold. In ten surprising, hopeful ''lessons'', he writes about the acceleration of natural and biological risks, the obsolescence of the old political categories of right and left, the rise of ''digital life'', the future of globalization and an emerging world order split between the United States and China. He invites us to think about how we are truly social animals with community embedded in our nature, and, above all, the degree to which nothing is written - the future is truly in our own hands.Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World speaks to past, present and future, and will become an enduring reflection on life in the early twenty-first century.Trade ReviewIt is an intelligent, learned and judicious guide for a world already in the making. -- Josef Joffe * New York Times *

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Book SynopsisThis is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International license. It is offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations.Exploitation is a globally pervasive phenomenon. Slavery, serfdom, and the patriarchy are part of its lineage. Temporary and sex workers, commercial surrogacy, precarious labour contracts, sweatshops, and markets in blood, vaccines or human organs, are some contemporary manifestations of exploitation. What makes these exploitative transactions unjust? And is capitalism inherently exploitative? This book offers answers to these two questions. Nicholas Vrousalis argues that exploitation is a form of domination, self-enrichment through the domination of others. On the domination view, exploitation complaints are not, fundamentally, about harm, coercion or unfairness. Rather, they are about who serves whom and why. Exploitation, in a word, is a dividend of servitude: the dividend the powerful extract from the servitude of the vulnerable. Vrousalis claims that this servitude is inherent to capitalist relations between consenting adults whereby capital is monetary control over the labour capacity of others. It follows that capitalism, the mode of production where capital predominates, is an inherently unjust social structure.Trade ReviewIt is to the great credit of this book, and its author, that they focus attention on such questions, and provide a clear rationale for their pursuit. * Callum Zavos MacRae, The Philosophy Department, The Graduate Center, NY, United States *In Exploitation as Domination, Nicholas Vrousalis brings philosophical discussions of exploitation full circle back to capitalism. * Lillian Cicerchia, University of Amsterdam *The book makes a powerful case for the major conceptual connections that it proposes, and it will most likely serve in the years to come as both an instructive example of the rigor and breadth with which novel research in the philosophy of socialism can be conducted. * Callum Zavos MacRae, Res Publica *Vrousalis' book brings us to the brink of [...] a revived critique of political economy, rather than a new theory of distributive justice. * Lillian Cicerchia, Economics & Philosophy *It is to the great credit of this book, and its author, that they focus attention on such questions, and provide a clear rationale for their pursuit. * Callum Zavos MacRae, Res Publica *This book explores the conceptual interrelationships between human "exploitation" and "domination." ...This book is extremely well written and well organized. * Choice *Table of ContentsTable of Contents List of Figures and Tables Introduction Background 1: Theories of Exploitation Theory 2: Domination at Work 3: How Exploiters Dominate 4: Structural Domination in the Market Applications 5: Capitalist Exploitation: Its Forms, Origin, and Fate 6: Exploitation and International Relations Alternatives 7: The Emancipated Economy References

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Book SynopsisCountries with smaller governments grow faster.Tobacco taxes are the best way to cut smoking. Government regulation discourages entrepreneurship.Award-winning investigative journalist Tom Bergin digs into eight mantras widely accepted by Western governments and, by talking to the people who promote those ideas and the workers, businesspeople and consumers who have felt their impacts, finds they often don't play out as expected. Smart, funny and incisive, Free Lunch Thinking is essential reading for anyone who really wants to know how economies tick - and why they often don't._______________________________________________________________'I couldn't put it down. A thorough and nuanced examination of the evolution of supply side economics . . . I loved it.' Arthur Laffer, creator of the Laffer Curve'An entertaining and thought-provoking exploration of economic theories that have been both widely accepted and largely wrong . . . I devoured it in a couple of sittings.' Reuters Breakingviews'An insightful account of the recent history of economic thought. If you are looking for a book which challenges you without being annoying - make it this one.' Institute of Economics AffairsTrade ReviewAn essential read if you want to know how economics has erred - and how it can do better.—Gabriel Zucman, author of 'The Hidden Wealth of Nations'I couldn't put it down. A thorough and nuanced examination of the evolution of supply side economics and the debates we had around how to put the theory into practice. I loved it.—Arthur Laffer, creator of the Laffer CurveA brilliant tour de force exposing the limitations of economic theories. Bergin punctures many accepted myths and - with care and rigour - demonstrates how much accepted economic orthodoxy is based on ideology and not reality. A very readable and well-researched book that we all should read.—Margaret Hodge, former chair of the UK parliament’s Public Accounts CommitteeAn entertaining and thought-provoking exploration of economic theories that have been both widely accepted and largely wrong . . . I devoured it in a couple of sittings.—Reuters BreakingviewsFantastically provocative book . . . a really great read.—David McWilliams, economist and author

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Book SynopsisIs neoclassical economics dead? Why have the biggest industrial economies stagnated since the financial crisis? Is the competitive threat from China a tired metaphor or a genuine danger to our standard of living? Lord David Sainsbury draws on his experience in business and government to assemble the evidence and comes to some startling conclusions. In Windows of Opportunity, he argues that economic growth comes not as a steady process, but as a series of jumps, based on investment in high value-added firms. Because these firms are engaged in winner-takes-all competition, rapid growth in one country can indeed come at the expense of growth in another, contrary to the standard models. He suggests a new theory of growth and development, with a role for government in 'picking winners' at the level of technologies and industries rather than individual firms. With the role of industrial policy at the centre of the Brexit debate, but a significant intellectual gap in setting out what that policy should be, this book could not be more timely.Trade ReviewOne way or another, [this government] is going to have big decisions to make about industrial policy in this new and very different world. This book should go on its reading list. -- Richard Lambert * Financial Times *

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Book SynopsisWhile there is no denying that the world has made huge progress against absolute poverty over the last 200 years, until recent times the bulk of that progress had been made in wealthy countries only. The good news is that we have seen greater progress against poverty in the developing world in recent times-indeed, a faster pace of progress against extreme poverty than the rich world saw over a period of 100 years or more of economic development. However, continuing progress is far from assured. High and rising inequality has stalled progress against poverty in many countries. We are seeing generally rising relative poverty in the rich world as a whole over recent decades. And even in the developing world, there has been less progress in reaching the poorest, who risk being left behind, and a great many people in the emerging middle class remain highly vulnerable to falling back into poverty.The Economics of Poverty strives to support well-informed efforts to put in place effective policies to assure continuing success in reducing poverty in all its dimensions. The book reviews critically the past and present debates on the central policy issues of economic development everywhere. How much poverty is there? Why does poverty exist? What can be done to eliminate poverty? Martin Ravallion provides an accessible new synthesis of current knowledge on these issues. It does not assume that readers know economics already. Those new to economics get a lot of help along the way in understanding its concepts and methods. Economics lives though its relevance to real world problems, and here the problem of global poverty is both the central focus and a vehicle for learning.Trade Review"Many economics students are motivated by the struggle for a better world. Here, at last, is the book for them. Building on extensive research, Ravallion asks: What can we learn about poverty from past thinkers? How should we measure poverty? What reduces it? Readers don't need prior knowledge of economics: this clear, rigorous text teaches the economic basics, not as a chore, but as part of learning what's wrong and how to put it right." -- Michael Lipton, Research Professor of Economics, University of Sussex "This book is a tour de force. Covering history of thought, analytical tools and policy issues, it provides an indispensable introduction to the economics of poverty. Martin Ravallion is a global leader in the field of poverty analysis. His book will prove to be of lasting value not only to students, but also to seasoned researchers and policy analysts." -- Ravi Kanbur, T.H. Lee Professor of World Affairs and Professor of Economics, Cornell University "This landmark book demonstrates clearly and convincingly the power of economic ideas and analysis in tackling the blight of global poverty and provides the perfect grounding-rigorous yet inspirational-for young scholars seeking to help the world's poorest." -- Lyn Squire, Director of the World Bank's 1990 World Development Report, Poverty "For the first time in history, we have the knowledge and tools to end extreme poverty. Dr. Ravallion's insightful and practical analysis provides a blueprint for the next generation of leaders to seize this opportunity and build vibrant, inclusive economies." -- Rajiv Shah, Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) "An indispensable reference for anyone interested in any aspect of the economics of poverty by the indisputable world expert in this area." -- François Bourguignon, Paris School of EconomicsTable of ContentsPART 1: HISTORY OF THOUGHT ; Chapter 1: Origins of the Idea of a World Free of Poverty ; Chapter 2: New Thinking on Poverty after 1950 ; PART 2: MEASURES AND METHODS ; Chapter 3: Measuring Welfare ; Chapter 4: Poverty Lines ; Chapter 5: Poverty and Inequality Measures ; Chapter 6: Impact Evaluation ; PART 3: POVERTY AND POLICY ; Chapter 7: Dimensions of Poverty and Inequality in the World ; Chapter 8: Growth, Inequality and Poverty ; Chapter 9: Economy-Wide and Sectoral Policies ; Chapter 10: Targeted Interventions ; Conclusions: Past Progress and Future Challenges

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThe Rebitzers explore an overlooked feature of our healthcare system: it is too easy to profit from low-value innovations and too hard for cost-reducing innovations to find a buyer. The book is full of engaging examples and policy ideas. Anyone who cares about innovation in healthcare and wants to make things better should read it. * David Cutler, Otto Eckstein Professor of Applied Economics, Harvard University *In Why Not Better and Cheaper?, James and Robert Rebitzer elegantly explain the misaligned incentives in American healthcare and how to fix them. This is a must-read for anyone looking to make healthcare better and cheaper. * Bob Kocher, Partner at Venrock, and Former Special Assistant to President Obama for Healthcare and Economic Policy *The book does not disappoint—it is a masterclass in medicine, law, economics, strategy, and psychology—infused with clever facts and written with a steadfast determination to make the reader smarter about taking health care, which is so doggedly frustrating and expensive, and innovating to make it better and cheaper. * Amitabh Chandra, Ethel Zimmerman Wiener Professor, Harvard Kennedy School of Government *At last, a book that explains why a country with extraordinary innovative capacity has a wildly expensive and underperforming healthcare sector—and it's not just the prices! The Brothers Rebitzer use fascinating examples to pinpoint the perverse incentives driving low-value innovation in the U.S. healthcare sector and to show what can be done to can set them right. * Leemore Dafny, Bruce V. Rauner Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School *This is a most welcome and important work on U.S. healthcare. Two brothers, Jim and Bob Rebitzer, one an economist and one a business consultant, combine their unique perspectives to give us fresh and deep insights into why healthcare innovation in the U.S. is the way it is and what we can do about it. * Martin Gaynor, E.J. Barone University Professor of Economics and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University *The promise of innovation is to provide better technologies at lower cost. But in healthcare markets, we often observe that ideas for potential cost-reducing innovations fail to take root and never diffuse to benefit patients. In this fantastic book, Jim and Bob Rebitzer provide a compelling diagnosis of this problem and lay out a road map for how to fix it. * Heidi Williams, Charles R. Schwab Professor of Economics, Stanford University *A compelling analysis of a question that has long puzzled experts: why innovation does not reliably increase value in healthcare. Combining insights from economics with close inspection of the institutional features of the healthcare system, Why Not Better and Cheaper? shines new light on this health policy conundrum. A must-read for all who want to improve the American health system. * Meredith Rosenthal, Boyden Gray Professor of Health Economics and Policy, T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University *Why Not Better and Cheaper?, shines a light on the remarkable anomaly that, unlike any other industry, innovation and value creation are often opposites in healthcare. The Rebitzers demonstrate this in fascinating and tangible ways, pointing out that meaningful advancements often struggle to see the light of day. An essential read for anyone in healthcare. * Lisa Suennan, Venture capitalist and serial entrepreneur *In a highly readable way, the Rebitzers do a masterful job of synthesizing a vast amount of theory and practice to answer an important question: why we don't have cost reducing innovation in healthcare. The answer lies in the incentives, norms, and competitive structure of our complex, pluralistic, and highly profitable health system. They dissect the problem carefully and compellingly and offer cogent policy suggestions about how to get more healthcare and health for the money we spend. But even these innovations may not be enough to alter the course of a multi trillion dollar 'Pimp My Ride' health system. * Ian Morrison, Author, Consultant, Futurist *Jim and Bob Rebitzer present a compelling analysis about the sources of dysfunction in the American healthcare system. They combine a broad understanding of economics with deep knowledge of healthcare to explain why important innovations often have trouble spreading widely, while marginal ones can proliferate at ruinous prices. And their recommendations, involving incentives, creative application of professional norms, and thoughtfully-regulated competition, offer a useful and optimistic path forward. * Mark Smith, M.D., Founding President and CEO of the California Healthcare Foundation *A concise book with nuggets of insight missing from the conventional economics literature... the Rebitzers have focused correctly on the 'win-win' potential for cost-saving innovation in US health care. This book doesn't provide solutions to many serious problems in US health care, such as the shocking lack of reliable insurance coverage. But by pointing us in the right direction for policy reforms, whether through simplified patent legislation or novel market based incentives to reward the development of new drug-resistant antibiotics, the authors provide a valuable roadmap for making US health care better and cheaper. * Jonathan Skinner, Journal of Economic Literature *Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction and Overview Chapter 2: Economically Valuable Innovation Chapter 3: Missing Innovations Chapter 4: Shared Savings Chapter 5: Beyond Financial Incentives Chapter 6: Competition, Innovation, and Disruption Chapter 7: Dilemmas and Opportunities Appendix 1: Does Innovation Respond to Expected Profits? Appendix 2: Incentives Leading to Overlooked Innovations Outside of Healthcare Acknowledgments References Index

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Book SynopsisPublished with the IZA, this volume presents Richard Easterlin''s outstanding research on the analysis of subjective well-being, and on the relationship between demographic developments and economic outcomes. In both fields, his work has laid the foundations for enlarging the scope of traditional economic analysis and has increased our understanding of behaviour in several important domains, such as fertility choices, labour market behaviour, and the determinants of individual well-being. In various seminal contributions, Easterlin has demonstrated the importance of material aspirations and relative economic status for human behaviour. This book is a collection of 11 of his key papers, revised and edited to make a cohesive book. New material includes an Introduction from the editors, two section Introductions from Easterlin, and an Epilogue from Easterlin.Table of ContentsI. INTRODUCTION BY THE EDITORS: SHAPING THE ECONOMICS OF HAPPINESS- THE FUNDAMENTAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF RICHARD EASTERLIN; II. GROWTH AND HAPPINESS; III. LIFE CYCLE HAPPINESS; IV. EPILOGUE

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Book SynopsisHuman Development is widely recognised as the overriding goal of development, yet its realization is challenged by growing inequality, macro-economic fluctuations, and recurrent financial crises. This edited collection reflects on the work of Richard Jolly and includes contributions from leading scholars of development, all of whom have worked with Richard Jolly at varying points in his distinguished career. The volume advances thinking in the area of Human Development by discussing the evolution of its conceptualization and the policy implications, and the achievements in related key areas such as education, social protection, and employment. It juxtaposes these theoretical and (at times) real life improvements with disturbing developments in terms of growing inequality and macro-economic instability. It documents the growing income inequality which has characterized both developing and developed countries. It shows that there has been a decline in some countries and identifies the poTable of ContentsPART I: SIR RICHARD JOLLY'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE ANALYSIS OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; PART II: HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND INEQUALITY: PROGRESS IN CONCEPTS AND POLICIES?; PART III: STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT, NEW MACROECONOMIC APPROACHES AND REMAINING CHALLENGES

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Book SynopsisThe Uses of Social Investment provides the first study of the welfare state, under the new post-crisis austerity context and associated crisis management politics, to take stock of the limits and potential of social investment. It surveys the emergence, diffusion, limits, merits, and politics of social investment as the welfare policy paradigm for the 21st century, seen through the lens of the life-course contingencies of the competitive knowledge economy and modern family-hood.Featuring contributions from leading scholars in the field, the volume revisits the intellectual roots and normative foundations of social investment, surveys the criticisms that have leveled against the social investment perspective in theory and policy practice, and presents empirical evidence of social investment progress together with novel research methodologies for assessing socioeconomic ''rates of return'' on social investment. Given the progressive, admittedly uneven, diffusion of the social investment Trade Review[The book] is an open, honest debate about the difficulties of reforming the welfare state to deal with new risks posed by demographic and economic changes of the 21st century, and find a path between the two worse alternatives of knee-jerk austerity and the rising spectre of welfare chauvinism * Vera Scépanovi, Transfer *With its beautifully symbolic cover of interrelating and multiply-coloured leaves moving dynamically over time, The Uses of Social Investment is a major publication bringing together many of the most interesting intellectuals and intellectual perspectives in the OECD academy. In Hemerijck's absorbing and massive collected volume, social investment is revealed as a deeply important (and distinct) paradigm which goes far beyond the welfare state. The book, and, as it compellingly drives home, the paradigm, is unusually and persuasively interdisciplinary, going from social policy to political science and political economy, and through law, sociology and economics. It is highly readable I found myself dipping in and out with pleasure and then getting deeply absorbed; it moves between optimistic and sceptical, practical and blue skies, and always thought-provoking. * David Soskice, London School of Economics and Political Science *This book provides a unique panoramic state-of-the-art view of the theoretical debates and empirical analyses of social investment policies. It brings together the leading critics and advocates who assess the scholarly evidence on a wide range of social investment experiences. Given the increasing global emphasis on social investment, the book's contribution is foundational for any discussion about the future of the welfare state. * Evelyne Huber, University of North Carolina *How can today's crisis-ridden welfare states avoid past mistakes and learn to sustainably foster the well-being of future generations in ageing societies? This extraordinary compelling collection of contributions provides critical reflections that will enrich ongoing debates on social investment and offers innovative policy solutions to contemporary challenges. * Bernhard Ebbinghaus, University of Oxford *At this critical moment in history we are looking for new concepts to help rewrite the post-war social settlement. Is Social Investment the answer? Find out here. Hemerijck and company meet their critiques in this remarkably ambitious project. The 'go to' place to find out everything you ever wanted to know about Social Investment in one book. An impressive achievement and a valuable contribution that will inform debates for decades. * Jacqueline O'Reilly, University of Sussex *Table of ContentsPART 1: INTRODUCTION; PART 2: LIMITS TO SOCIAL INVESTMENT; PART 3: SOCIAL INVESTMENT ENDOWMENT AND EXTENSIONS; PART 4: SOCIAL INVESTMENT ASSESSMENT: CONCEPTUALIZATION AND METHODS; PART 5: COMPARATIVE SOCIAL INVESTMENT EXPERIENCE; PART 6: EU SOCIAL INVESTMENT ADVOCACY; PART 7: THE POLITICS OF SOCIAL INVESTMENT; PART 8: CONCLUSION

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Book SynopsisThis is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO licence. It is free to read at Oxford Scholarship Online and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations.India is a country of great diversity. The commonly used indicators of ''quality of life'' (such as life expectancy, infant mortality, and literacy) vary tremendously between the different states, rivalling international contrasts between very low performing countries and very high achieving ones.This volume of essays reflects an attempt to draw lessons from the disparate experiences within India, rather than from contrasts with the experiences of other countries. It supplements Dréze and Sen''s India: Economic Development and Social Opportunity, which studies what we can learn from international comparisons of policies, actions, and achievements.Trade ReviewReview from previous edition This is an outstanding survey of some key differences and lessons, within India, concerning some crucial components of human development and self-esteem. The writing is clear and readily accessible to non-specialists * Times Higher Education Supplement *Table of Contents1: Amartya Sen: Radical Needs and Moderate Reforms 2: Jean Dréze and Haris Gazdar: Uttar Pradesh: The Burden of Inertia 3: Sunil Sengupta and Haris Gazdar: Agrarian Politics and Rural Development in West Bengal 4: V.K. Ramachandran: On Kerala's Development Achievements 5: Mamta Murthi, Anne-Catherine Guio, and Jean Dréze: Mortality, Fertility and Gender Bias in India: A District Level Analysis

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Book SynopsisThis is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO licence. It is free to read at Oxford Scholarship Online and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations.This volume is the second of three addressing a wide range of policy issues relating to the role of public action in combating hunger and deprivation in the modern world. It deals with the background nutritional, economic, social, and political aspects of the problem of world hunger.Volume 2 deals with famine prevention, paying particular attention to sub-Saharan Africa. The topics covered include: the problems of early warning and early action; the politics of famine prevention; the influence of market responses; the role of cash support and employment provision in protecting threatened food entitlements; and long-term issues of reduction of famine vulnerability. In addition to general analyses, the book contains a number of case studies of failures and successes in famineTrade ReviewReview from previous edition the authors are highly respected and the series draws on an extraordinary data base and comparison between countries. Bringing all this together is Amartya Sen. Lamont University Professor at Harvard, who has an unparalleled reputation for his work on famine, equity, and development economics ... This series forms the most definitive recent analysis of the problems of hunger and deprivation in the three continents of Asia, Africa, and Latin America. The range of issues and countries covered is nothing short of extraordinary. * Dissent *This is an uncommonly fine collection of papers by prominent authors. A valuable addition to upper-division undergraduate and graduate collections in development economics.' * C.L. Nelson, Davidson College, CHOICE, Dec '91 *the most ambitious treatment of the intertwined issues of hunger, famines and well-being currently in print ... Drèze and Sen's collection is a massive achievement and will doubtless become an obligatory reference for every student on the subject. Certain essays, notably those by Jean Drèze himself, should also become obligatory reading for all practitioners in the field. * Development and Change, Vol. 24 (1993) *Table of Contents1: Jean Drèze and Amartya Sen: Introduction 2: Jean Drèze: Famine Prevention in India 3: Jean Drèze: Famine Prevention in Africa: Some Experiences and Lessons 4: B. G. Kumar: Ethiopian Famines 1973-1985: A Case Study 5: Meghnad Desai: Modelling an Early Warning System for Famines 6: Martin Ravallion: Market Responses to Anti Hunger Policies: Effects on Wages, Prices and Employment 7: Jean-Philippe Platteau: The Food Crisis in Africa: A Comparative Structural Analysis

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Book SynopsisThis is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO licence. It is free to read at Oxford Scholarship Online and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations.This volume is the last of three addressing a wide range of policy issues relating to the role of public action in combating hunger and deprivation in the modern world. It deals with the background nutritional, economic, social, and political aspects of the problem of world hunger.Volume 3 deals with the strategic options for the elimination of endemic hunger. The topics covered include: the comparative extent of hunger and deprivation in different parts of the world; the influence of food production; the interconnections between economic growth and public support; the role of economic diversification in reducing vulnerability; the potential impact of direct public provisioning on living standards; and the politics of public action. In addition to general analyses, the bookTrade ReviewReview from previous edition the authors are highly respected and the series draws on an extraordinary data base and comparison between countries. Bringing all this together is Amartya Sen, Lamont University Professor at Harvard, who has an unparalleled reputation for his work on famine, equity, and development economics ... This series forms the most definitive recent analysis of the problems of hunger and deprivation in the three continents of Asia, Africa, and Latin America. The range of issues and countries covered is nothing short of extraordinary. * Dissent *The volumes will become a standard reference for research in the field of hunger, famines and poverty and some of the papers are appropriate for reading lists in under- and post-graduate courses. The value of the approach to famine and hunger developed by Sen and Dréze ultimately lies in case studies. * Athar Hussain, London School of Economics, The Economic Journal, Dec '91 *the most ambitious treatment of the intertwined issues of hunger, famines and well-being currently in print ... Drèze and Sen's collection is a massive achievement and will doubtless become an obligatory reference for every student on the subject. Certain essays, notably those by Jean Drèze himself, should also become obligatory reading for all practitioners in the field. * Development and Change, Vol. 24 (1993) *Table of Contents1: Jean Drèze and Amartya Sen: Introduction 2: Carl Riskin: Feeding China 3: Sudhir Anand and S. M. Ravi: Public Policy and Basic Needs Provision: Intervention and Achievement in Sri Lanka 4: Ignacy Sachs: Growth and Poverty: Some Lessons from Brazil 5: S. M. Ravi Kanbur: Malnutrition and Poverty in Latin America 6: Peter Svedberg: Undernutrition in Sub Saharan Africa 7: Francis Idachaba: Policy Options for African Agriculture 8: Judith Heyer: Poverty and Food Deprivation in Kenya's Smallholder Agricultural Areas 9: Samuel Wangwe: The Contribution of Industry to Solving the Food Problem in Africa 10: S. R. Osmani: The Food Problems of Bangladesh 11: Kaushik Basu: The Elimination of Endemic Poverty in South Asia

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Book SynopsisWhat do we mean by inequality comparisons? If the rich just get richer and the poor get poorer, the answer might seem easy. But what if the income distribution changes in a complicated way? Can we use mathematical or statistical techniques to simplify the comparison problem in a way that has economic meaning? What does it mean to measure inequality? Is it similar to National Income? Or a price index? Is it enough just to work out the Gini coefficient?Measuring Inequality tackles these questions and examines the underlying principles of inequality measurement and its relation to welfare economics, distributional analysis, and information theory. The book covers modern theoretical developments in inequality analysis, as well as showing how the way we think about inequality today has been shaped by classic contributions in economics and related disciplines. Formal results and detailed literature discussion are provided in two appendices. The principal points are illustrated in the main teTrade ReviewIt complements contemporary theoretical developments * THES *Table of Contents1. First Principles ; 2. Charting Inequality ; 3. Analysing Inequality ; 4. Modelling Inequality ; 5. From Theory to Practice ; A. Technical Appendix 26 ; B. Notes on Sources and Literature

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Book SynopsisSince the early 1990s, European welfare states have undergone substantial changes, in terms of objectives, areas of intervention, and instruments. Traditional programmes, such as old age pensions have been curtailed throughout the continent, while new functions have been taken up. At present, welfare states are expected to help non-working people back into employment, to complement work income for the working poor, to reconcile work and family life, to promote gender equality, to support child development, and to provide social services for an ageing society. The welfare settlement that is emerging at the beginning of the 21st century is nonetheless very different in terms of functions and instruments from the one inherited from the last century. This book seeks to offer a better understanding of the new welfare settlement, and to analyze the factors that have shaped the recent transformation.Table of ContentsList of Figures ; List of Tables ; List of Contributors ; Introduction ; The Politics of the 'New' Welfare States: Analysing Reforms in Western Europe ; PART I: PERSPECTIVES ON THE NEW WELFARE STATE ; 2. A New Politics for the Social Investment Perspective: Objectives, Instruments, and Areas of Intervention in Welfare Regimes ; 3. The Governance of Economic Uncertainty: Beyond the 'New Social Risks' Analysis ; 4. Stress-Testing the New Welfare State ; PART II: THE THEORETICAL UNDERPINNINGS OF THE NEW WELFARE STATE ; 5. Blame Avoidance and Credit Claiming Revisited ; 6. The Politics of Old and New Social Policies ; PART III: TRAJECTORIES OF CHANGE ; 7. Adapting Labour Market Policy to a Transformed Employment Structure: The Politics of 'Triple Integration' ; 8. Childcare Politics in the 'New' Welfare State: Class, Religion and Gender in the Shaping of Political Agendas ; 9. Europe's Transformations Towards a Renewed Pension System ; 10. Insider-Outsider Dynamics and the Reform of Job Security Legislation ; PART IV: CONTINENT-WIDE PERSPECTIVES ; 11. Turning Vice into Vice: How Bismarckian Welfare States Have Gone from Unsustainability to Dualisation ; 12. The New Spatial Politics of Welfare in the EU ; Conclusion ; 13. Multidimensional Transformations in the Early 21st Century Welfare States

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Book SynopsisWelfare States and Immigrant Rights deals with the impact of welfare states on immigrants'' social rights, economic well-being and social inclusion, and it offers the first systematic comparison of immigrants'' social rights across welfare states. To study immigrants'' social rights the author develops an analytical framework that focuses on the interplay between 1) the type of welfare state regime, 2) forms of entry, or entry categories, and 3) the incorporation regime regulating the inclusion or exclusion of immigrants. The book maps out the development of immigrants'' social rights from the early postwar period until around 2010 in six countries representing different welfare state regimes: the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Sweden, and Denmark. Part I addresses three major issues. The first is how inclusive or exclusionary welfare state policies are in relation to immigrants, and especially how the type of welfare state and incorporation regime affect their socTrade ReviewA welcome, innovative addition to the literature ... Drawing on both welfare-state and international-migration literature, this is an essential read for scholars with an interest in political science and migration studies. * Sarah Hackett, Times Higher Education *A grounding and impressive study. Both welfare state and immigration scholars will find much important material in this book. * Sofia A. Perez, ILR Review *Table of ContentsPART I: IMMIGRANTS' SOCIAL RIGHTS IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE; PART II: THE POLITICS OF INCLUSION AND EXCLUSION

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Book SynopsisElites have a disproportionate impact on development outcomes. While a country''s endowments constitute the deep determinates of growth, the trajectory they follow is shaped by the actions of elites. But what factors affect whether elites use their influence for individual gain or national welfare? To what extent do they see poverty as a problem? And are their actions today constrained by institutions and norms established in the past? This volume looks at case studies from South Africa to China to seek a better understanding of the dynamics behind how elites decide to engage with economic development. Approaches include economic modelling, social surveys, theoretical analysis, and program evaluation. These different methods explore the relationship between elites and development outcomes from five angles: the participation and reaction of elites to institutional creation and change, how economic changes affect elite formation and circulation, elite perceptions of national welfare, theTable of ContentsPART I: THEORETICAL CONSIDERATIONS ; PART II: THE FORMATION AND CIRCULATION OF ELITES ; PART III: THE PREFERENCES OF ELITES ; PART IV: ELITES AND STATE CAPACTIY ; PART V: GRASSROOTS RESPONSES TO ELITES

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Book SynopsisThe Oxford Handbook of Health Economics provides an accessible and authoritative guide to health economics, intended for scholars and students in the field, as well as those in adjacent disciplines including health policy and clinical medicine. The chapters stress the direct impact of health economics reasoning on policy and practice, offering readers an introduction to the potential reach of the discipline. Contributions come from internationally-recognized leaders in health economics and reflect the worldwide reach of the discipline. Authoritative, but non-technical, the chapters place great emphasis on the connections between theory and policy-making, and develop the contributions of health economics to problems arising in a variety of institutional contexts, from primary care to the operations of health insurers. The volume addresses policy concerns relevant to health systems in both developed and developing countries. It takes a broad perspective, with relevance to systems with siTrade ReviewComprehensively covers the multiple aspects of health and medical care . . . this important handbook is a must read for the expanding masters in global health programmes. * Devi Sridhar, The Lancet *This is a first-rate handbook - comprehensive and balanced - it is an excellent introduction to multiple aspects of health and medical care. * Victor R. Fuchs, Henry J. Kaiser Jr. Professor Emeritus, Stanford University (Departments of Economics and Health Research and Policy) *A comprehensive guide to the ever-growing field of health economics: indispensable, not only for the academic researcher but also for the policy-maker. * Julian Le Grand, Richard Titmuss Professor of Social Policy, London School of Economics *A "must have" for anyone who cares about this subject. The authors cross the full spectrum in terms of specialties, geography, and political orientation. * Gail Wilensky, Senior Fellow, Project HOPE *Table of Contents1. Introduction ; 2. Health Systems in Industrialized Countries ; 3. Health Systems in Low- and Middle-Income Countries ; 4. The Political Economy of Health Care ; 5. The Promise of Health: Evidence of the Impact of Health on Income and Well-Being ; 6. Health Production ; 7. Socioeconomic Status and Health: Dimensions and Mechanisms ; 8. Determinants of Health in Childhood ; 9. Economics of Infectious Diseases ; 10. Economics of Health Behaviours and Addictions: Contemporary Issues and Policy Implications ; 11. Economic and Mental Health: An International Perspective ; 12. Public Sector Health Care Financing ; 13. Voluntary Private Health Insurance ; 14. Health Care Cost Growth ; 15. User Charges ; 16. Insurance and the Demand for Medical Care ; 17. Guaranteed Access to Affordable Coverage in Individual Health Insurance Markets ; 18. Managed Care ; 19. Hospitals: Teaming Up ; 20. Primary Care ; 21. The Global Health Workforce ; 22. The Economics of the Biopharmaceutical Industry ; 23. Disease Prevention, Health Care and Economics ; 24. Long-Term Care ; 25. Physician Agency and Payment for Primary Medical Care ; 26. Provider Payment and Incentives ; 27. Non-Price Rationing and Waiting Times ; 28. Increasing Competition between Providers in Health Care Markets: The Economic Evidence ; 29. Measuring Organizational Performance ; 30. Health System Productivity ; 31. The Methods of Cost-Effectiveness Analysis to Inform Decisions about the Use of Health Care Interventions and Programmes ; 32. Analysing Uncertainty in Cost-effectiveness for Decision Making ; 33. Health Utility Measurement ; 34. Concepts of Equity and Fairness in Health and Health Care ; 35. Measuring Inequality and Inequity in Health and Health Care ; 36. Intergenerational Aspects of Health Care ; 37. Econometric Evaluation of Health Policies ; 38. Health Economics and Policy: The Challenges of Proselytising

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Book SynopsisEconomists studying environmental collective action and green governance have paid little attention to gender. Research on gender and green governance in other disciplines has focused mainly on women''s near absence from forestry institutions. This interdisciplinary book turns that focus on its head to ask: what if women were present in these institutions? What difference would that make? Would women''s inclusion in forest governance - undeniably important for equity - also affect decisions on forest use and outcomes for conservation and subsistence? Are women''s interests in forests different from men''s? Would women''s presence lead to better forests and more equitable access? Does it matter which class of women governs? And how large a presence of women would make an impact? Answers to these questions can prove foundational for effective environmental governance. Yet they have hardly been empirically investigated. In an analysis that is conceptually sophisticated and statistically rTrade ReviewGender and Green Governance is a magisterial work of astounding erudition. While resplendent with field interviews and statistical tables, its ultimate significance is as a thought-provoking examination of political institutionswhat makes them legitimate, efficient, inclusive, representative and stable over time. * Studies in Indian Politics *Gender and Green Governance will rightly be acknowledged as a classic not just in environmental studies, but in studies of development, governance, public action and public service delivery more broadly ... It is a rigorous, engaged and deeply serious exploration of the conditions under which the greater involvement of women in forest management committees improves the quality of environmental (or green) governance ... it is a landmark text. * Stuart Corbridge, The Journal of Development Studies *[A] tour de force ... rigorous, insightful and broad-ranging ... The book is innovative at more levels than one can list. * Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Indian Express *An impressive study of women and community forestry in India and Nepal. * Nancy Folbre, The New York Times *Path-breaking...an immense contribution not only to ecological economics but also to political science, rural sociology, and energy studies...a landmark contribution with depth and insight. * Joan Martinez-Alier, Economic and Political Weekly *An immense, novel contribution to the literature and a milestone in the ongoing debate on forest governance, gender, rural energy and political economy...exceptional. * Kanchana Wickramasinghe, South Asia Economic Journal *A timely reminder of the need for broad-based "Green Governance" which is inclusive of women. While focused on the forestry sector, the book very convincingly establishes the principle of community participation in management, conservation and sustainable use of dwindling natural resources. * Khawar Mumtaz, The Friday Times *Bina Agarwal has crafted a book of central importance in today's world. Both women and their connections with forests have been under-represented in the field, in academic research, and in policy. With analytical rigour and originality, Agarwal bridges these major gaps in our understanding of the difference women can make, when they are actively involved in forest governance. * Elinor Ostrom, Nobel Laureate in Economics 2009 *Beautifully written and soundly argued, this book makes an outstanding contribution to the fields of both environmental economics and governance. Drawing on over a decade of fieldwork in India and Nepal, and eschewing easy generalizations, Bina Agarwal offers a richly layered and insightful treatment of the effects of women's presence in local bodies governing village forests. * Jean-Philippe Platteau, University of Namur and co-author of Halting Degradation of Natural Resources *A nuanced analysis that demonstrates the value of mixed-methods approaches ... an important book. * Ruth Meinzein-Dick, Feminist Economics *Cutting across areas of economics, environmental studies, political economy, gender studies, local green governance and public policy, this book needs to be read by all...this is a book for the people. * Manju Chellani, Indian Journal of Gender Studies *Table of ContentsPART 1: THE POTENTIAL OF PRESENCE; PART 2: THE IMPACT OF PRESENCE; PART 3: BEYOND PRESENCE

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Book SynopsisWhy does poverty persist? A critical, but so far ignored, part of the answer lies in the fact that poverty is regularly created. Large numbers of people are escaping poverty, but large numbers are concurrently falling into chronic poverty. This book presents the first large-scale examination of the reasons why people fall into poverty and how they escape it in diverse contexts. Drawing upon personal interviews with 35,000 households in different parts of India, Kenya, Uganda, Peru, and the United States, it takes you on an illustrative journey, filled with facts, analyses, and the life stories of people who fell into abject poverty and others who managed to escape their seemingly predetermined fates. Letting a farmhand''s son or daughter remain a farmhand, even though he or she is potentially the next Einstein, is a tragedy that poor people witness time after time. Remedying this situation is crucial for making poverty history. This book addresses how equal opportunity can be promoted Trade Review[The book] incorporates ideas from both political theory and economics, but is much more engaged and practical than abstract approaches to conceptions of poverty or fiddling with numbers and metrics. Krishna also gives a human face to his account by including some short examples of individual life stories. One Illness Away offers a revealing perspective on poverty. It should have relevance and appeal to a broad audience, not just workers in development, economists, and other specialists. * Danny Yee, Law and Economics Review *Table of ContentsPreface ; 1. Refilling the Pool of Poverty ; 2. Poverty Flows ; 3. The Rising-Falling Tide ; 4. Reasons for Descent: The Health Poverty Trap ; 5. Reasons for Escape: Diversification and Agriculture ; 6. Connecting Capability with Opportunity: Investing in Information ; 7. A Two-Pronged Strategy: Protection and Opportunity ; Appendix: Measuring Poverty: Testing Stages-of-Progress

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Book SynopsisFirst published in 1989, The Undeserving Poor was a critically acclaimed and enormously influential account of America''s enduring debate about poverty. Taking stock of the last quarter century, Michael B. Katz''s new edition of this classic is virtually a new book. As the first did, it will force all concerned Americans to reconsider the foundations of our policies toward the poor, especially in the wake of the Great Recession that began in 2008.Katz highlights how throughout American history, the poor have been regarded as undeserving: people who do not deserve sympathy because they brought their poverty on themselves, either through laziness and immorality, or because they are culturally or mentally deficient. This long-dominant view sees poverty as a personal failure, serving to justify America''s mean-spirited treatment of the poor. Katz reminds us, however, that there are other explanations of poverty besides personal failure. Poverty has been written about as a problem of place, of resources, of political economy, of power, and of market failure. Katz looks at each idea in turn, showing how they suggest more effective approaches to our struggle against poverty. The Second Edition includes important new material. It now sheds light on the revival of the idea of culture in poverty research; the rehabilitation of Daniel Patrick Moynihan; the resurgent role of biology in discussions of the causes of poverty, such as in The Bell Curve; and the human rights movement''s intensified focus on alleviating world poverty. It emphasizes the successes of the War on Poverty and Great Society, especially at the grassroots level. It is also the first book to chart the rise and fall of the underclass as a concept driving public policy.A major revision of a landmark study, The Undeserving Poor helps readers to see poverty-and our efforts to combat it--in a new light.Trade ReviewA convincing and clear historical perspective on the peculiar perceptions of poverty and welfare in the United States . * William Julius Wilson, University of Chicago *Table of ContentsPreface ; Chapter One ; The Undeserving Poor: Morals, Culture and Biology ; Chapter Two ; Poverty and the Politics of Liberation ; Chapter Three ; Intellectual Foundations of the War on Poverty and Great Society ; Chapter Four ; Interpretations of Poverty in the Conservative Ascendance ; Chapter Five ; The Rise and Fall of the <"Underclass>" ; Epilogue ; What Kind of a Problem is Poverty? ; Acknowledgments ; Index

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Book SynopsisFew government programs in the United States are as controversial as those designed to help the poor. From tax credits to medical assistance, the size and structure of the American safety net is an issue of constant debate. These two volumes update the earlier Means-Tested Transfer Programs in the United States with a discussion of the many changes in means-tested government programs and the results of new research over the past decade. While some programs that that experienced falling outlays in the years prior to the previous volume have remained at low levels of expenditure, many others have grown, including Medicaid, the Earned Income Tax Credit, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, and subsidized housing programs. For each program, the contributors describe its origins and goals, summarize its history and current rules, and discuss recipients' characteristics and the types of benefits they receive. This is an invaluable reference for researchers and policy makers that f

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Book SynopsisFew government programs in the United States are as controversial as those designed to help the poor. From tax credits to medical assistance, the size and structure of the American safety net is an issue of constant debate. These two volumes update the earlier Means-Tested Transfer Programs in the United States with a discussion of the many changes in means-tested government programs and the results of new research over the past decade. While some programs that that experienced falling outlays in the years prior to the previous volume have remained at low levels of expenditure, many others have grown, including Medicaid, the Earned Income Tax Credit, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, and subsidized housing programs. For each program, the contributors describe its origins and goals, summarize its history and current rules, and discuss recipients' characteristics and the types of benefits they receive. This is an invaluable reference for researchers and policy makers that f

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Book SynopsisAn overview of human rights concepts and laws for social workers that stresses the need to infuse human rights into social work policy and practice. The volume covers the history and development of human rights from the passage of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948 onwards.Trade ReviewFoundation documents provide an essential tool for understanding the issues and applying the understanding to concrete social policy advocacy and action. Canadian Association of Social Workers Bulletin A human rights compass-a preliminary guide for the translation of human rights for social workers... It is to be welcomed. -- Jeremy Roche European Journal of Social Work As soon as this text is published I will adopt it... The day-to-day applications of articles contained in an international policy instrument, such as the right to health care and nutrition, assist social workers in their lobbying efforts with government... This is a text which is overdue for social work students and faculty. -- Rosemary Link, Augsburg College Reichert makes human rights concepts come alive... Practice case examples and human rights analysis of the NASW's Code of Ethics are particularly valuable in orienting the reader to the domestic practice applications of the global human rights movement. -- Lynne M. Healy, University of ConnecticutTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Development and History of Human Rights 2. Universal Declaration of Human Rights 3. Building on the Universal Declaration: The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, by Robert J. McCormick and Elisabeth Reichert 4. The International Covenant on Economic Social and Cultural Rights, by Robert J. McCormick and Elisabeth Reichert 5. Vulnerable Groups: Women 6. Vulnerable Groups: Children, Persons with Disabilities, and/or HIV-AIDS Gays and Lesbians Older Persons and Victims of Racism 7. International Aspects of Human Rights 8. Applying Human Rights to the Social Work Profession Conclusion Appendices Appendix A: Universal Declaration of Human Rights Appendix B: International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights Appendix C: Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights Appendix D: International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights

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Book SynopsisKatalin Fábián is Associate Professor in the Department of Government and Law at Lafayette College. She edited Domestic Violence in Postcommunist States: Local Activism, National Policies, and Global Forces (IUP).Elzbieta Korolczuk is Researcher in the Department of Sociology and Work Science at the University of Gothenburg and the School of Culture and Education at Södertörn University, Sweden. She is co-editor of several Polish volumes on parenthood and politics.Trade ReviewThe editors and individual authors have done a masterful job creating a critical framework for the study of civil society and grassroots activism in the postcommunist period, and this volume should be an important starting point for students and scholars looking to advance this topic further. * Women East-West *Bringing together 11 case studies that encompass Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Bulgaria, Ukraine, the Baltics and Russia, this volume challenges us to think differently about civil society, masculinity, parenting, biological citizenship and the relevance of the label 'post-communist' studies. * Europe-Asia Studies *Extensively researched, with a very solid literature review tosupport and explain the positions of the editors and the volume'scontributors and how their research differs from and builds on existingscholarship, this volume will be an important addition not only to anyuniversity library collection but also a valuable reading both forscholars researching the impact of globalization on gender and civilsociety and for any undergraduate or graduate course dealing not onlywith Central and Eastern Europe but gender studies in general. * Hungarian Studies Review *A thought provoking, timely and highly relevant collection. * Hungarian Cultural Studies *These valuable case studies show how initially amorphous groups can be empowered by finding or being given greater cultural, financial, or political footing. * Slavic Review *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction: Rebellious Parents in Central-Eastern Europe and Russia / Katalin Fabian and Elzbieta Korolczuk1. Nationalism and Civicness in Contemporary Russia: Grassroots Mobilization in Defense of Traditional Family Values / Tova Hojdestrand2. "For the Sake of Our Children's Future": A Conservative Parents' Mobilization in Ukraine / Olena Strelnyk3. (Un)deserving Parents: Constructing Parenthood and Nation in Bulgaria through New Reproductive Technologies / Ina Dimitrova4. In the Name of the Family and Nation: Framing Fathers' Activism in Poland / Elzbieta Korolczuk and Renata E. Hryciuk5. Civil Society and Fatherhood in the Borderlands: Promoting Active Fathers in Russian Daddy-Schools / Pelle Aberg and Johnny Rodin6. Fathers' Activism in Contemporary Ukraine: Contradictory Positions on Gender Equality / Iman Karzabi7. Down and Out in a "Femo-Fascist" State: the Czech Fathers' Discussion Forum / Steven Saxonberg 8. Resisting Mandatory Vaccination: the Formation of the "Informed Parent" in the Czech Republic / Jaroslava Hasmanova Marhankova9. From Tired Parents to NGO Advocacy for Children with Intellectual Disabilities: The Case of the Baltic States / Egle Sumskiene10. The Natural Childbirth Movement in the Czech Republic / Ema Hresanova11. Parents Rebelling against the State: Emotions and Images in the Hungarian Home-Birth Movement / Katalin Fabian12. Regional and Theoretical Lessons: New Perspectives on Civil Societies and Ambiguities toward the State, the West, and Gender Equality / Katalin Fabian and Elzbieta KorolczukIndex

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThe editors and individual authors have done a masterful job creating a critical framework for the study of civil society and grassroots activism in the postcommunist period, and this volume should be an important starting point for students and scholars looking to advance this topic further. * Women East-West *Bringing together 11 case studies that encompass Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Bulgaria, Ukraine, the Baltics and Russia, this volume challenges us to think differently about civil society, masculinity, parenting, biological citizenship and the relevance of the label 'post-communist' studies. * Europe-Asia Studies *Extensively researched, with a very solid literature review tosupport and explain the positions of the editors and the volume'scontributors and how their research differs from and builds on existingscholarship, this volume will be an important addition not only to anyuniversity library collection but also a valuable reading both forscholars researching the impact of globalization on gender and civilsociety and for any undergraduate or graduate course dealing not onlywith Central and Eastern Europe but gender studies in general. * Hungarian Studies Review *A thought provoking, timely and highly relevant collection. * Hungarian Cultural Studies *These valuable case studies show how initially amorphous groups can be empowered by finding or being given greater cultural, financial, or political footing. * Slavic Review *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction: Rebellious Parents in Central-Eastern Europe and Russia / Katalin Fabian and Elzbieta Korolczuk1. Nationalism and Civicness in Contemporary Russia: Grassroots Mobilization in Defense of Traditional Family Values / Tova Hojdestrand2. "For the Sake of Our Children's Future": A Conservative Parents' Mobilization in Ukraine / Olena Strelnyk3. (Un)deserving Parents: Constructing Parenthood and Nation in Bulgaria through New Reproductive Technologies / Ina Dimitrova4. In the Name of the Family and Nation: Framing Fathers' Activism in Poland / Elzbieta Korolczuk and Renata E. Hryciuk5. Civil Society and Fatherhood in the Borderlands: Promoting Active Fathers in Russian Daddy-Schools / Pelle Aberg and Johnny Rodin6. Fathers' Activism in Contemporary Ukraine: Contradictory Positions on Gender Equality / Iman Karzabi7. Down and Out in a "Femo-Fascist" State: the Czech Fathers' Discussion Forum / Steven Saxonberg 8. Resisting Mandatory Vaccination: the Formation of the "Informed Parent" in the Czech Republic / Jaroslava Hasmanova Marhankova9. From Tired Parents to NGO Advocacy for Children with Intellectual Disabilities: The Case of the Baltic States / Egle Sumskiene10. The Natural Childbirth Movement in the Czech Republic / Ema Hresanova11. Parents Rebelling against the State: Emotions and Images in the Hungarian Home-Birth Movement / Katalin Fabian12. Regional and Theoretical Lessons: New Perspectives on Civil Societies and Ambiguities toward the State, the West, and Gender Equality / Katalin Fabian and Elzbieta KorolczukIndex

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Book SynopsisIn the 1960s Brooklyn’s Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood was labeled America’s largest ghetto. But its brownstones housed a coterie of black professionals intent on bringing order and hope to the community. In telling their story Michael Woodsworth reinterprets the War on Poverty by revealing its roots in local activism and policy experiments.Trade ReviewIn this engaging and powerful book, Michael Woodsworth recasts the War on Poverty as the fruit of a long community-based struggle against urban disinvestment and racism. By showing just how much of 1960s urban reform percolated up from the grassroots, Battle for Bed-Stuy offers fresh insight into the relationship between activism and policy and the promises and perils of place-based politics. -- Mason B. Williams, author of City of Ambition: FDR, LaGuardia, and the Making of Modern New YorkThis original and well-written account of postwar community activism makes an excellent and provocative case that Bed-Stuy, long overshadowed by Harlem, is a key site for understanding postwar African American history. -- Karen Ferguson, author of Top Down: The Ford Foundation, Black Power, and the Reinvention of Racial LiberalismAn impressive work that shows how local bureaucracies and energized political activists—in this case innovative African American residents and property owners—made the War on Poverty do what it was intended to do: reflect the interests of local people who knew Bed-Stuy was a community, not a so-called slum. -- Kent B. Germany, University of South Carolina[This book] will especially interest readers who want to understand the political economy of the war on poverty. Moreover, though Woodsworth’s book focuses on a single American neighborhood, it gives readers a look at the forces that led to failures, and successes, in combating poverty in many American cities during the post-war period. The book is very well written…Battle for Bed-Stuy is an excellent introduction to how the war on poverty played out in the largest ghetto in American's largest city. -- F. H. Smith * Choice *

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Book SynopsisSocial choice theory critically assesses and rationally designs economic mechanisms for improving human well-being. Kotaro Suzumura—one of the world’s foremost thinkers in social choice theory and welfare economics—fuses abstract ideas with real-world economies to examine foundational issues of normative economics and collective decision making.Trade ReviewKotaro Suzumura is one of the foremost leaders of thought in rational decisions and social choice as well as the economics of welfare. The reach of his work is breathtaking, and I cannot think of anything that can beat this collection for its reach and profundity in exploring some of the most foundational issues in decision making, investigated at the highest level of analytical sophistication. The work is an inspiration as well as an intellectual feast. -- Amartya Sen, Harvard UniversitySuzumura’s leading position as a scholar in the theory of individual and social choice, and in the understanding of the intellectual foundations of public choice, is assured. This book shows the arc of his development. It contains a deep comprehension of the issues involved, both in their technical aspects and in their philosophical foundations. -- Kenneth J. Arrow, Stanford UniversityThe book collects the best of Kotaro Suzumura’s work on social choice and welfare economics, adding a long introduction about his influences and several essays on the history of social choice…The volume will serve as a useful collection of Suzumura’s work for social choice theorists and graduate students interested in the field, especially because it includes material that is otherwise hard to obtain. -- R. B. Emmett * Choice *

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Book SynopsisRotary International spreads America’s good news. The organization spent the interwar years convincing Main Street and the world at large that America’s promise lay in cooperation and service under capitalism, values that could knit the globe together. In the process, Brendan Goff argues, Rotary became an extension of US power.Trade ReviewThe book is luminous—beautifully written and smartly constructed—showcasing Goff’s thorough research and his skillful analysis of the evolving racial, gender, class, and religious norms that came into play as RI chapters spread throughout, and then out from, the United States. -- Lauren F. Turek * Journal of American History *Goff convincingly shows how Rotary drew on and contributed to imperial networks, even as Rotary’s ethos of apolitical service blinded Rotarians (both in the United States and abroad) to the imperial nature of U.S. power. This book deserves a wide audience. -- Christopher Endy * Diplomatic History *This far-ranging account of transnational networking reveals the Main Street, middle-class making of modern global capitalism. Goff is as attuned to the paradoxes of Rotary internationalism as he is to its place in the American Century. -- Kristin L. Hoganson, author of The Heartland: An American HistoryIn this innovative book, Goff uses the international history of the Rotary Club to chart the origins of the ‘American Century.’ Tracing Rotary’s remarkable, worldwide expansion in the first half of the twentieth century, he offers fresh insights on American global power and transnational civic engagement, cultural diplomacy and corporate capitalism. Filled with fascinating stories of Rotarians and their activities on Main Streets far and wide, this book deserves a broad readership. -- Julia F. Irwin, author of Making the World Safe: The American Red Cross and a Nation’s Humanitarian AwakeningImaginatively conceived and highly readable, this book tells the remarkable story of Rotary International’s campaign to expand from Chicago to the world at large. Goff makes an important contribution both to our understanding of Main Street America’s thinking about international trade and foreign policy, and of the business culture and voluntarism that Rotary promoted around the world. -- David C. Hammack, coauthor of A Versatile American Institution: The Changing Ideals and Realities of Philanthropic FoundationsIn Goff’s hands, we see the Rotarian as an advance agent of US power, a missionary for international capitalism, and an advocate of a business culture that shaped the twentieth-century world. Based on rich, diverse sources and told in a clear, compelling narrative, this remarkable book about how Rotarians crafted a ‘civic internationalism’ will be widely read. -- Christopher Capozzola, author of Bound by War: How the United States and the Philippines Built America’s First Pacific CenturyYou may not think you are interested in the Rotary International. But if you are interested in informal empire, globalism, or the overlap between internationalism and cultural diversity, you need to read this book. It turns out the Rotarians were not the small-minded, parochial Babbitts of Sinclair Lewis’s imagination. They were in fact internationalists whose language of cooperation, nonpartisan business professionalism, and human fellowship helped pave the way for American-style global capitalism…As the world today reembraces nationalism and stokes polarization, and as we face climate catastrophe and a pandemic, the thorny problems discussed in this book are at the heart of any attempt to renew an internationalist ethos of cooperation, service, and nonpartisanship. -- Jennifer Delton * Enterprise & Society *

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"A Fatherly Top Ten Best Parenting Book of the Decade""A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year""Psychologists, sociologists and journalists have spent more than a decade diagnosing and critiquing the habits of ‘helicopter parents’ and their school obsessions. . . . But new research shows that in our unequal era, this kind of parenting is essential. That’s the message of the book Love, Money and Parenting: How Economics Explains the Way We Raise Our Kids, by the economists Matthias Doepke of Northwestern University and Fabrizio Zilibotti of Yale. It’s true that high-octane, hardworking child-rearing has some pointless excesses, and it doesn’t spark joy for parents. But done right, it works for kids, not just in the United States but in rich countries around the world."---Pamela Druckerman, New York Times"An incisive look at parenting and economic inequality."---Carolyn Dever, Public Books"Why do so many seemingly sane people get over-involved with their kids? The answer is not that parents have collectively come unhinged, according to the new book Love, Money and Parenting: How Economics Explains the Way We Raise Our Kids. Rather, parents today are rational economic actors responding to an increasingly unhinged environment."---Jenny Anderson, Quartz"An earnest tilt at a genuinely hard question: To what degree are parental choices informed by economic realities? Reducing his answer to a single line is reductive, but let’s do it anyway. When it comes to raising Americans kids, it’s the economy, stupid."---Patrick A. Coleman, Fatherly.com"As economists Matthias Doepke and Fabrizio Zilibotti reveal in their recent book Love, Money, and Parenting: How Economics Explains the Way We Raise Our Kids, today’s American parents are not so crazy after all. For better and worse, their parenting style is perfectly rational."---Kay Hymowitz, Institute for Family Studies"All in all, a highly informative read."---David Lorimer, Paradigm Explorer"The book introduces stimulating ideas in an accessible manner."---John Ermisch, Journal of Economic Inequality

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the Hayek Book Prize, Manhattan Institute""One of the Financial Times' Summer Books of 2019: Economics""A Project Syndicate Best Read in 2019""This book is timely in offering an alternative view. . . . Read this book as an antidote to the calls for governments to give up on fiscal discipline."---Chris Giles, Financial Times"It’s an impressive study of nearly 200 episodes of fiscal consolidation in the rich world to understand what’s the best way to go about it. The answer—cutting spending is better than raising taxes—isn’t entirely new, but the supporting evidence is compelling and it will take an equally deep study to make the opposite case."---Ferdinando Giugliano, Bloomberg Opinion"Austerity is a towering scholarly achievement, embodying decades of research and destined to serve as a touchstone for future studies—both by those who will build on it and by those who will try to tear it down."---Ken Rogoff, Project Syndicate On Point"This is an extremely important book."---Martin Wolf, Financial Times, Summer Books of 2019"An important work for economists, policymakers, politicians, and engaged citizens. . . . One of the clearest and best researched treatments of fiscal policy available. And though not quite suitable for the beach, it’s remarkably readable. . . . It should be required reading."---Milton Ezrati, City Journal"A towering scholarly achievement."---Kenneth Rogoff, Project Syndicate"An ambitious book. . . . if you’re looking for a comprehensive discussion of austerity policies, this is the book for you."---James Smith, Society of Professional Economists"Every chapter in this book is thorough, informative, and persuasive. . . . Without doubt, this is an important book."---Geoffrey Wood, Central Banking Journal

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"A heartfelt call for economics to return to its methodological roots in scrupulously separating judgements about economic policy from what can be known as a matter of scientific, empirical evidence. If economists take the advice offered in this book, the subject will become more humble, and humane, as it once used to be."—Diane Coyle, Bennett Professor of Public Policy, University of Cambridge “Colander and Freedman’s wonderful book argues for a return to the discussion tradition of classical liberalism in which one offers a point of view, and recognizing one’s limitations, encourages other points of view. This careful book is based on numerous interviews with participants and opponents of the Chicago School from whom the authors are able to examine and understand many issues.”—David M. Levy, George Mason University“George Stigler once joked that John Stuart Mill was the first economist to treat his opponents’ arguments with full respect: `The experiment,’ Stigler continued, `was never repeated.’ Colander and Freedman wisely want to revive a Millean and classical liberalism in method, a respectful one, which is under attack currently by misled scientists and populists. This deep yet cheerful book focuses on scientific rhetoric and shows that we’ll never understand economic science or policy until we recognize the force of language, in the economy and among economists.”—Deirdre McCloskey, Distinguished Professor of Economics, History, English, and Communication, University of Illinois at Chicago“Colander and Freedman argue in this fascinating book that economists began to go wrong when they tore down the firewall between theory and policy—the first scientific and objective, the second judgmental and subjective. Once they forgot that their science does not, or rather cannot, produce clear and unambiguous policy advice, all kinds of mischief followed. Drawing on the history of economic thought as well as contemporary debate, the authors provide an account that is as engaging as it is challenging to professional economists.”—Dani Rodrik, author of Straight Talk on Trade

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Co-Winner of the Silver Medal in Economics, Axiom Business Book Awards""One of Prospect's Best Economics Books of 2019""[Blanchflower] makes a strong case. . . . Should Jeremy Corbyn reach 10 Downing Street, he should ring Dartmouth. I can’t think of a better choice for Bank of England Governor than David Blanchflower."---Howard Reed, Prospect Magazine"Blanchflower convincingly demonstrates that behind the boasts of high employment lies the phenomenon of widespread underemployment, with many people working less than they want to, or in jobs way beneath their qualifications."---William Keegan, The Observer"It is the most anticipated economic book."---Tom Keene, Bloomberg Surveillance"The most interesting parts of the book . . . are the ones that attempt to draw a link between underemployment, hopelessness, and support for radical right-wing politicians. . . . Blanchflower’s main message—that Western economies are in dire straits unless they take more radical measures—is a welcome corrective to the idea that low unemployment numbers indicate rude economic health. As global growth weakens and the world gets used to what looks like a protracted trade war between the U.S. and China, the question of the lack of good jobs is not going away."---Sharon Lam, Reuters Breakingviews"Wide-ranging and impeccably researched . . . . [Not Working] is an excellent critique of mainstream economics that explains why many advanced economies’ labour markets aren’t working. In doing so, it identifies a number of deep-seated flaws in modern capitalism."---Grace Blakeley, New Statesman"Challenging and much acclaimed."---Klaus F. Zimmermann, Global Labor Organization"David Blanchflower’s central theme is the crisis of underemployment and underpayment, yet his title Not Working expresses a more general failure of the global economy as well . . . . for mea culpas and an honest if demoralising insider view, read Blanchflower."---Joanna Kavenna, New Scientist"Not Working: Where Have All the Good Jobs Gone demonstrates that there are still far too few decent jobs in America . . . . The policies proposed by the current crop of presidential candidates indicate that they have not fully absorbed the lessons of low incomes in America."---Jeff Madrick, Book Post"I didn’t know I was interested in labor economics, but this new book by [Blanchflower] is really good. It explores the malaise and dysfunction in the US and Europe and argued cogently that the best strategy forward is jobs, jobs, jobs. And he suggests how to get them."---Nicholas Kristof"This is a searching and incisive study of the labour market and patterns of work, especially since the financial crash of 2008. It highlights connections between employment, economic policy, politics and mental health, shedding a great deal of light on contemporary developments and building on earlier insights from Keynes and Beveridge (‘misery leads to hate’)." * Paradigm Explorer *"In this book, Blanchflower, one of the world’s most respected labour market economists, turns his attention to the long-term unemployed and disenfranchised, and explains how their plight has profound ramifications both for society and business." * People Management *"David Blanchflower delivers a stinging rebuke to his profession, saying economists’ failure to get out into the real world muddled their models."---Edward Luce, Financial Times"In his innovative analysis . . . Blanchflower doubles down on cheap money, plus revitalised infrastructure spending, to solve the problem of the 'underemployed'—people who can’t get decent full-time jobs." * Prospect *"[Blanchflower] has an impressive command of the literature . . . linking economic decline to indicators of misery."---Jane Humphries and Benjamin Schneider, Project Syndicate

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the Alice Amsden Book Award, Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics""Winner of the Murdo J. MacLeod Book Prize, Latin American and Caribbean Section of the Southern Historical Association""Co-Winner of the EHS First Monograph Prize, Economic History Society""Co-Winner of the Michael H. Hunt Prize in International History, Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations""Honorable Mention for the Stuart L. Bernath Book Prize, Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations""Finalist for the Berkshire Conference of Women Historians Book Prize""Honorable Mention for the Allan Sharlin Memorial Award, Social Science History Association""The strengths of the book are many, and the originality of the argument and the well-researched chain of events on the micro and meso levels make the book both a page-turner and a real contribution to the discussion on how and why the mixed economy, or the third way, is such a tightrope, both in the Americas and elsewhere."---Martin Andersson, Economic History Review"[A] dazzling, transnational history. . . . [The] insights it provides into the link between decentralized development from 50 years ago and contemporary privatization across the Americas is revelatory."---J. M. Rosenthal, Choice Reviews"Sorting Out the Mixed Economy [is Amy Offner’s] epic and field-changing work."---Quinn Slobodian, Dissent Magazine"In telling the story of Lilienthal and other ex–New Deal officials, Amy C. Offner’s Sorting Out the Mixed Economy remakes a popular understanding of how today’s neoliberalism was built. . . . Offner’s book has left us better equipped to understand this past, and to look ahead toward future turbulence."---Pablo Pryluka, Public Books"Sorting Out the Mixed Economy is an ambitious and thought-provoking study that reframes our understanding of both development and neoliberalism and will shape research in many scholarly fields. . . . In terms of the history of relations between the United States and Latin America, Offner inverts one of the field’s most important narratives."---Margarita Fajardo, H-LatAm"One of the great virtues of Offner’s book is that it eschews a discussion of international development in the sense of a project undertaken by donors in a foreign country, but rather views the US involvement in Colombia from the 1950s to the 1980s, as well the New Deal and War on Poverty in the US, as intertwined projects. It is a conceptual shift that has major implications for how we study development. . . . Offner’s book leaves us wondering if there is such a thing as a history of development to be written separately from the history of political economy."---Journal of Contemporary History, Artemy M. Kalinovsky"Sorting out the Mixed Economy succeeds brilliantly in illuminating the internal contradictions of mid-century development projects and in demonstrating the deep roots of policies such as decentralization, privatization, and fiscal austerity. . . . The book should be required reading for historians of development, state action, and neoliberalism in Latin America and transnational historians of Latin America and the United States."---Andra B. Chastain, Journal of Social History"Amy Offner has written an original and intellectually subversive book that, in the guise of a detailed study of the development politics of Colombia in the mid-twentieth century, mounts a powerful challenge to established methods of studying neoliberal thought and practice. . . . Offner reminds us that we ought to look beyond the [Mont Pelerin Society] in constructing genealogies of neoliberalism and to consider the less formal and more popular languages of economic argument that have also played a role in public-policy debates."---Ben Jackson, Modern Intellectual History"This extensively researched and sophisticated study breaks through conventional origin stories of neoliberalism. . . . This is regional history at its best. Offner shows a command of the institutions, politics, landscapes, and social structure of Colombia, no less than the US. . . . Interviews with early residents of [self-help] housing stands out as a social history gem."---Eileen Boris, Labor: Studies in Working-Class History of the Americas"Offner’s book is an exceptional contribution to the fields of US history, history of economics, Latin American state-building and US social welfare policy, and of the cataclysm of the final decades of the twentieth century."---Fernanda Conforto de Oliveira, Journal of Latin American Studies"This book is essential reading for historians of development and public policy in the twentieth-century Americas. Agricultural historians will be particularly interested in Offner’s analysis of Colombia’s early 1960s land reform and the questions that this raises about the nature of land reform in other contexts, particularly its often conflicting economic and social aims."---Eve E. Buckley, Agricultural History"[A] profound contribution. . . . It may well be the most compelling appeal yet for historians to abandon the binary straitjacket of ‘First’ and ‘Third’ worlds."---Tore Olsson, Enterprise and Society

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"One of Prospect's Best Economics Books of 2019""[Measuring Poverty around the World] advocates more sophisticated ways of monitoring progress—and regression—in reducing poverty. That way, when having political discussions, we know exactly what we’re talking about." * Prospect *"[Atkinson] is clear about the links between poverty and sustainable development, the two creating a vicious circle of damage and deprivation."---Liz Thomson, i Newspaper"[Measuring Poverty around the World] is written for a broad audience, and it deserves such an audience.... In the struggle ahead to assure that progress against poverty is maintained and hopefully accelerated, the type of intellectually honest, scholarly yet socially committed, research exemplified by Tony Atkinson throughout his career will be needed in spades."---Martin Ravallion, Journal of Economic Inequality"This book demonstrates the strength of Atkinson’s legacy for future generations of poverty scholars and underscores how the centrality of poverty to the political debate makes its measurement both a vital and delicate task."---Roberto Iacono, LSE Review of Books"Tony Atkinson’s extraordinary attention to detail for every element in measuring poverty should make it a bible for all those in every country dealing with the measurement of poverty and formulating policies for its reduction."---Madras Sivaraman, International Journal of Environmental Studies"Atkinson's work is hugely instructive."---Udit Misra, Indian Express"In a rapidly changing world, with ever mounting global problems, researchers would do well to follow Atkinson’s socially conscious, ethically informed, and policy relevant approach to research and problem solving."---Brian Colgan, Erasmus Journal for Philosophy and Economics"An excellent introduction to the most important issues in the measurement of poverty." * Economics & Philosophy *

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the Gold Medal in Business Ethics, Axiom Business Book Awards"

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the Hayek Book Prize, Manhattan Institute""One of the Financial Times' Summer Books of 2019: Economics""A Project Syndicate Best Read in 2019"

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"A Fatherly Top Ten Best Parenting Book of the Decade""A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year"

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Graham uses empirical evidence to demonstrate why hope is a good metric for measuring economic and social well-being. . . . Drawing on research in the disciplines of economics, sociology, and psychology, Graham addresses the critical problem of despair and proposes ideas on how to restore hope in America. . . . Of great interest to scholars and general readers alike." * Library Journal *"Carol Graham’s ‘The Power of Hope’. . . is as enjoyable a serious read as I can remember."---Parviz Dabir-Alai, International Journal of Happiness and Development

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Book SynopsisThis book traces the cause of poverty to a widely accepted social institution, just as slavery once was, and reveals a way in which this defect could be remedied by introducing a more efficient way of funding government.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements; Introduction; The Great Enigma of Our Times; Justice is the First Quality in the Moral Hierarchy; Leo Tolstoy and Henry George; The Unflinching Service of a Holy Ecclesiastic; Henry George’s Open Letter to Pope Leo XIII; The Giving of Alms Cannot Abolish Poverty; Christian Socialism and the Labour Party; The Inadequacy of Socialistic Remedies; The Significance of Land; A Remedy for the 21st Century; The Way Forward; About the Author; Further Reading

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