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Act of Congress: How America's Essential Institution Works, and How It Doesn't

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Report copyright infringementby Robert G. Kaiser (Author)A Washington Post Notable BookAn eye-opening account of how Congress today really works--and how it doesn't-- Act of Congress focuses on two of the major players behind the sweeping financial reform bill enacted in response to the Great Crash of 2008: colorful, wisecracking congressman Barney Frank, and careful, insightful senator Christopher Dodd, both of whom met regularly with Robert G. Kaiser during the eighteen months they worked o...

Never Enough: Capitalism and the Progressive Spirit

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Report copyright infringementby Neil Gilbert (Author)It is said that greed fuels capitalism and socialism feeds on envy. But what happens in a stable society when a successful economy generates material progress for one population sector, while simultaneously creating income inequality and poverty for another sector? While this has long been a classic debate for economists, Neil Gilbert, a social welfare theorist, offers a new take. In this landmark work, Gilbert addresses the long-standing t...

Africa in World Politics: Into the 1990s

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Report copyright infringementby Ralph I. Onwuka (Editor), Timothy M. Shaw (Author)Africa's international relations are in a state of transition as the continent enters the last decade of the twentieth century. Old assumptions about development, security, diplomacy and dependence are being challenged by new realities of debt, drought, devaluation and destabilisation. Collective self-reliance remains elusive despite the demise of nationalism. This collection identifies the major issues in Afric...

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Report copyright infringementby Philippe Askenazy (Editor), Lutz Bellmann (Editor), Alex Bryson (Editor)The 2008 financial crisis put an end to an era of sustained economic growth in Europe. The size of the shock differed across European countries and affected economies in different ways. Yet despite this heterogeneity, most European countries suffered a prolonged period of economic slowdown which raised concerns about the risk of a secular stagnation in Europe. This book focuses on labour pr...

Social Change and Innovation in the Labour Market

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Report copyright infringementby Catherine Hakim (Author)This important study presents the results of the first analysis of labor market data from Britain's new SARs, drawing comparisons with research results for the USA and for Western European countries. The author fully examines several relevant phenomena, such as: a new and distinctive category of integrated occupations, employing men and women equally in highly qualified work; the diversification of part-time work; the emergence of a new ...

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Report copyright infringementby Christopher Lake (Author)How should goods be distributed in our society? Some say equally, others say according to what people are responsible for. Both ideas seem plausible but neither tell the whole story. The author examines what draws us to these two ideas and looks at recent attempts by egalitarian thinkers to bring them together in a single distributive ideal. Number of Pages: 184 Dimensions: 0.5 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN Pub...

Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology

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Report copyright infringementby Chris Miller (Author)The Financial Times Business Book of the Year, this epic account of the decades-long battle to control one of the world's most critical resources--microchip technology--with the United States and China increasingly in fierce competition is "pulse quickening...a nonfiction thriller" (The New York Times). You may be surprised to learn that microchips are the new oil--the scarce resource on which the modern world depends. Today, military, econ...

Rivals: How the Power Struggle Between China, India, and Japan Will Shape Our Next Decade

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Report copyright infringementby Bill Emmott (Author)The former editor in chief of the Economist returns to the territory of his best-selling book The Sun Also Sets to lay out an entirely fresh analysis of the growing rivalry between China, India, and Japan and what it will mean for America, the global economy, and the twenty-first-century world. Though books such as The World Is Flat and China Shakes the World consider them only as individual actors, Emmott argues that these three political a...

Farewell to Westphalia: Crypto Sovereignty and Post-Nation-State Governance

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Report copyright infringementby Jarrad Hope (Author), Peter Ludlow (Author) Number of Pages: 384 Dimensions: 0.85 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: September 16, 2025

Over Work: Transforming the Daily Grind in the Quest for a Better Life

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Report copyright infringementby Brigid Schulte (Author)"Brigid Schulte is a vital voice on the future of work, and her carefully researched book lights the way to fewer hours, less stress, and more meaning."―Adam Grant, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Think Again and Hidden Potential, and host of the podcast WorkLife From the New York Times bestselling author of Overwhelmed, a deeply reported exploration of why American work isn't working and how our lives can be made more meaningful ...

Inside Thatcher's Monetarism Experiment: The Promise, the Failure, the Legacy

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Report copyright infringementby Tim Lankester (Author)In 1979, Margaret Thatcher's new government was faced with rampant double-digit inflation, rising unemployment and flatlining economic growth. In response, Thatcher pursued an economic policy which rejected the old orthodoxies and was promoted by only a minority of economists: a policy based on the doctrine of monetarism. Tim Lankester was the private secretary for economic affairs to Thatcher during the early years of her government. His...

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Report copyright infringementby Mary Anne Madeira (Author) Number of Pages: 236 Dimensions: 0.69 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: August 07, 2025

Feuds and State Formation, 1550-1700: The Backcountry of the Republic of Genoa

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Report copyright infringementby Osvaldo Raggio (Author)Back JacketThis book re-evaluates the role of local agency and provides a new perspective to the political, social and cultural history of state formation, taking a microhistorical approach and through close analysis of archival sources between 1550 to 1700. The backcountry of the Republic of Genoa is a laboratory for gauging the weight and significance of two elements which, according to Charles Tilly and other scholars, have characteriz...

Grantcraft: The Practitioner's Guide to Strategic Funding for Public Service, Healthcare, and the Nonprofit Sector

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Report copyright infringementby David Fraser (Author), Nicola Ifill (Foreword by)Grantcraft: The Practitioner's Guide to Strategic Funding for Public Service, Healthcare, and the Nonprofit Sector is a concise, accessible, and field-tested guidebook for professionals and students navigating the high-stakes world of competitive grant funding. Designed to serve as both a graduate-level course text and a real-world reference, this book equips readers to transform bold ideas into fundable, results...

The Constitution of a Great Leader: Leadership in the 21st Century

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Report copyright infringementby Cevin Ormond (Author)So often, businesses, organizations, companies, even individuals suffer from the same weakness- a lack of true leadership skills. Air Force Veteran, professional speaker, and bestselling author Cevin Ormond knows this, and has spent many years honing his leadership skills, as well as teaching others how to develop their own. His work has led him to discover the timeless leadership principles that are embedded into one substantial document: ...

China: Regaining Growth Momentum after the Pandemic

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Report copyright infringementby Ligang Song (Editor), Yixiao Zhou (Editor)The slower growth of the Chinese economy in the aftermath of the pandemic has prompted the Chinese Government to adopt measures to boost domestic consumption and deepen structural reform, with the effectiveness of such policies beginning to be felt. However, China still faces challenges that will affect its growth dynamics down the track. These include the slowdown of its real estate sector, the complex internal and ext...

Vital Voices: The Power of Women Leading Change Around the World

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Report copyright infringementby Alyse Nelson (Author), Hillary Rodham Clinton (Foreword by)How women around the world are leading powerful change Women's progress is global progress. Where there is an increase in women's university enrollment rates, women's earnings, and maternal health, and a reduction in violence against women, we see more prosperous communities, better educated, healthier families, and the preservation of equal human rights. Yet globally, women remain the most consistently...

Recasting Welfare Capitalism: Economic Adjustment in Contemporary France and Germany

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Report copyright infringementby Mark Vail (Author)Author BiographyMark I. Vail is Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at Tulane University. He is a contributor to The State after Statism, edited by Jonah D. Levy, and has published work in Comparative Politics, The Journal of European Political Research, and West European Politics, among other venues. Number of Pages: 248 Dimensions: 1.1 x 9 x 6.4 IN Publication Date: November 01, 2...

African Poverty at the Millennium: Causes, Complexities, and Challenges

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Report copyright infringementby Howard White (Author), Tony Killick (Author), Steve Kayizzi-Mugerwa (Author)Poverty is a large and growing problem in Africa resulting in an immense amount of avoidable suffering, foreshortened lives, frustrated potentials, and joyless existences. The poverty trap is more than just an economic phenomenon but a social phenomenon as well. African Poverty at the Millennium: Causes, Complexities, and Challenges is confined to the sub-Saharan region of Africa. The a...

Africonomics: A History of Western Ignorance

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Report copyright infringementby Bronwen Everill (Author)A bold, concise history of Western economic interventions in Africa, by the former director of the Centre of African Studies at the University of Cambridge For centuries, Westerners have tried to "fix" African economies. From the abolition of slavery onward, missionaries, philanthropists, development economists, and NGOs have arrived on the continent, full of good intentions and bad ideas. Their experiments have invariably gone awry, to...

The World's Worst Bet: How the Globalization Gamble Went Wrong (and What Would Make It Right)

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Report copyright infringementby David J. Lynch (Author)"A singularly--thrillingly--persuasive chronicle of globalization's spectacular rise and fall." ―Evan Osnos, National Book Award-winning author of Age of Ambition The triumphant globalization that began in the 1990s has given way to a world riven by conflict, populism, and economic nationalism. In The World's Worst Bet, David J. Lynch offers a trenchant, fast-paced narrative of the rise and fall of the greatest engine of prosperity the w...

The Tesla Files: A Whistleblower, a Leak, a Fight for Truth: The Inside Story of Musk's Empire

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Report copyright infringementby Sönke Iwersen (Author), Michael Verfürden (Author)A whistleblower. A 100-GB-leak of confidential internal documents. A corporation in crisis A riveting tale of journalistic enterprise, ethics, and the courage to follow the evidence where it leads The 1st major work about Elon Musk and Tesla since Musk inserted himself directly into presidential politics and, through DOGE, into the lives of millions of Americans When an anonymous whistleblower and former Tesla e...

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Report copyright infringementby Mark L. Tromblee (Author)The United States Army needs doctrine that addresses strategic communication based upon emerging design concepts while incorporating existing principles of strategic communication and narrative theory together with an updated communication theory. Lack of doctrine at both Joint and Army levels results in the failure of the United States Army to synchronize strategic communication efforts within the operational and tactical levels. Under...

EXOTICISM, Brands & Society: Ethics and Aesthetics of Diversity

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Report copyright infringementby Gerald Mazzalovo (Author)Exoticism is an old word from an old world. The Enduring Power of Exoticism. The word has become obsolete because of its association with the exactions of colonial times and an era when distant lands were still mysterious and challenging to access. Yet, despite evolving societal norms, exoticism remains a powerful force in society, at the heart of consumption and geopolitical decisions. It is a source of desire, dreams, and sometimes h...

Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government

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Report copyright infringementby United States Government Accountabili (Created by)The BiblioGov Project is an effort to expand awareness of the public documents and records of the U.S. Government via print publications. In broadening the public understanding of government and its work, an enlightened democracy can grow and prosper. Ranging from historic Congressional Bills to the most recent Budget of the United States Government, the BiblioGov Project spans a wealth of government information...

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Report copyright infringementby Bernard Amadei (Author)This book makes a compelling argument for the role of the engineering profession in advancing human development and security and its contribution to various peacebuilding and diplomatic efforts in the 21st-century world. How do engineers collaborate with other disciplines to deliver interventions contributing to peacebuilding and diplomatic efforts in conflict-affected, conflict-sensitive, and fragile community environments? How should en...

Public-Private Partnership Monitor: India

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Report copyright infringementby Asian Development Bank (Author)This report assesses trends and developments in India's public-private partnerships (PPP) landscape as the fast-growing economy seeks to build an estimated $1.4 trillion in infrastructure to support sustainable economic growth.This key ADB publication examines the evolution of India's PPP sector, analyzing the national landscape, local government policies, and key sectors, including transport, energy, and communication. With India...

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Report copyright infringementby Hlumelo Biko (Author)"Only a dramatic, imaginatively crafted intervention - a massive redistribution programme managed by the private sector, far-reaching policy changes in schooling, housing and health, and better, disciplined governance - will deliver the genuine liberation South Africa's still-poor millions expected from the 1994 settlement. Without it, without the real promise of a free, meritocratic society, South Africa will flounder and fail as corruptio...

Enforcement of Actions in Corporate Law by Non-Shareholder Constituencies: Lessons for the Common Law World from South Africa

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Report copyright infringementby Tshepo Herbert Mongalo (Author)This book argues that corporate law ought to empower non-shareholder interests and that non-shareholder constituencies must be protected by a complementary enforcement framework.Author BiographyTshepo Herbert Mongalo is professor of corporate law at the University of the Witwatersrand's School of Law. Number of Pages: 292 Dimensions: 0.75 x 9 x 6 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication D...

Capital: A Critique of Political Economy - Vol. I-Part I: The Process of Capitalist Production

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Report copyright infringementby Karl Marx (Author), Friedrich Engels (Editor)First published in 1867, Capital, or Das Kapital, is the infamous treatise on economics and capitalism by Prussian revolutionary KARL MARX (1818-1883), who changed history with his 1848 book The Communist Manifesto. In this work, edited by Marx's friend, German philosopher FRIEDRICH ENGELS (1820-1895), Marx systematically analyzes the way the capitalist machine functions. In this academic work written for students an...

The Debt System: A History of Sovereign Debts and Their Repudiation

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Report copyright infringementby Eric Toussaint (Author)This compelling, provocative, and accessible volume offers a rejoinder to the prevailing wisdom that views debt as holy writ.Author BiographyÉric Toussaint, Senior Lecturer at the University of Liège, is president of Committee for the Abolition of Illegitimate Debts, Belgium. He is the author of "Debt, the IMF, and the World Bank, Sixty Questions, Sixty Answers.". Number of Pages: 280 Dimensions: 0.69 x 9 x 6 IN ...

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Report copyright infringementby Jeff Appelquist (Author)In Wisdom Is Not Enough: Reflections on Leadership and Teams, award-winning author Jeff Appelquist draws on his twenty-five years of real-world experience as a military officer, lawyer, corporate executive, and entrepreneur to share his hard-won and compelling insights into what makes great leaders and their teams tick. The book's forty chapters represent a compilation of articles that Jeff wrote as a columnist for his local business new...