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Report copyright infringementby Petr Alekseevich Kniaz Kropotkin (Author)Peter Kropotkin's "The Conquest of Bread" remains a seminal work in anarchist and socialist thought, exploring the potential for a society organized around principles of mutual aid and voluntary cooperation. Challenging traditional economic models, Kropotkin envisions a future beyond capitalism and wage labor. This foundational text delves into the possibilities of a communist society where resources are freely available...

Values at Work: Employee Participation Meets Market Pressure at Mondragón

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Report copyright infringementby George Cheney (Author)Values at Work is an analysis of organizational dynamics with wide-ranging implications in an age of market globalization. It looks at the challenges businesses face to maintain people-oriented work systems while remaining successful in the larger economy. George Cheney revisits the famous Mondragón worker-owned-and-governed cooperatives in the Basque Country of Spain to examine how that collection of innovative and democratic businesses i...

The Mexican Urban Household: Organizing for Self-Defense

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Report copyright infringementby Henry A. Selby (Author)The sufferings of "ordinary" people under harsh economic conditions can eventually lead to the fall of governments. Given this fact, it becomes important to know how "ordinary" people live-what privations they suffer and what strategies they use to survive in times of economic crisis. The Mexican Urban Household provides this information for Mexico near the end of the twentieth century. Mexico is now a predominantly urban nation, and this...

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...

The Student Debt Crisis: America's Moral Urgency

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Report copyright infringementby Jamal Watson (Author), Al Sharpton (Foreword by)"A profoundly moving, well-researched examination of a uniquely American crisis." --Library Journal, starred review "As the student-debt crisis continues to persist, many will find this book insightful, well researched, and easy to read." --Booklist The student debt crisis is a civil rights issue, and it's time we start treating it like one. Based on extensive interviews with students, college administrators, poli...

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 ...

The Social Acceptance of Inequality: On the Logics of a More Unequal World

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Report copyright infringementby Francesco Duina (Editor), Luca Storti (Editor)The world has staggering levels of inequality. Most people worry about this. Some, however, accept or even approve of those inequalities. Why? The Social Acceptance of Inequality offers the first comprehensive analysis of the logics people use in support of economic inequalities. Turning to case studies from across the globe, it examines four primary logics. Market/economic logics see people accept and even approve ...

How Progress Ends: Technology, Innovation, and the Fate of Nations

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Report copyright infringementby Carl Benedikt Frey (Author)Longlisted for the Financial Times and Schroders Business Book of the Year Award How 1,000 years of global history show why technological and economic progress is often followed by stagnation and even collapse In How Progress Ends, Carl Benedikt Frey challenges the conventional belief that economic and technological progress is inevitable. For most of human history, stagnation was the norm, and even today progress and prosperity in th...

Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty

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Report copyright infringementby Abhijit V. Banerjee (Author), Esther Duflo (Author)In this new edition of their classic work, the winners of the Nobel Prize in Economics upend the most common assumptions about how economics works, providing a "rich and humane" (Financial Times) examination of how poor people actually live Why do the poor borrow to save? Why do they miss out on free lifesaving immunizations but pay for unnecessary drugs? Why do children from poor families attend school but fa...

The Double Tax: How Women of Color Are Overcharged and Underpaid

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Report copyright infringementby Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman (Author), Chelsea Clinton (Author)Why is it so expensive to be a woman in America? From a rising star in economics comes the first comprehensive look at the costs women face and why the bill runs especially high for women of color--with a foreword by Chelsea Clinton. The "pink tax" has gained widespread recognition in recent years, but what happens when you look at the costs that define a woman's entire life, especially across racial li...

The Hidden Consumer: Uncovering the Power of Health-Conscious Buyers

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Report copyright infringementby Amy Graves (Author)If you want your brand to lead in loyalty and long-term impact, start by serving the consumers most brands miss.Every day, millions of people make purchasing decisions based on more than just taste or brand loyalty. They're reading ingredient labels, scanning for allergens, avoiding processed chemicals, and choosing products that align with their needs and values. These people with unrecognized sensitivities, allergies, and other health or en...

Race to Innovation: Unleashing the Power of Entrepreneurship for Everyone

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Report copyright infringementby John Phillip Bamforth (Author), Roy Stanford Zwahlen (Author), Reuben Blackwell (Contribution by)Innovation does not have to be a zero-sum game. A high tide of new ideas and ingenuity raises all ships. For thousands of years, innovators from diverse communities have changed the world for the better--you will hear some of their stories here. Yet, traditionally, entrepreneurship and innovation spaces are dominated by majority groups. We can do much better. This i...

Remembering Ludlow but Forgetting the Columbine: The 1927-1928 Colorado Coal Strike

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Report copyright infringementby Leigh Campbell-Hale (Author)Mining the American West Remembering Ludlow but Forgetting the Columbine examines the causes, context, and legacies of the 1927 Columbine Massacre in relation to the history of labor organizing and coal mining in both Colorado and the United States. While historians have written prolifically about the 1914 Ludlow Massacre, there has been a lack of attention to the violent event remembered now as the Columbine Massacre in which polic...

Geology and Nonfuel Mineral Deposits of Greenland, Europe, Russia, and Northern Central Asia

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Report copyright infringementby Unit U. S. Department of the Interior (Created by), Et Al (Created by), Warren J. Nokleberg (Author)This report summarizes the geology and nonfuel mineral resources of Greenland, Europe, Russia, and Northern Central Asia and is a preliminary part of a major U.S. Geological Survey study called the Global Mineral Resource Assessment Project. This report is one of a series of regional reports covering the world and provides basic data on the identified resources a...

If Only You Could Communicate: The Key to Building a Successful Life with Those Around You

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Report copyright infringementby Michael Hanzuk (Author)If Only You Could Communicate: The Key to Building a Successful Life with Those Around YouWhat if the secret to a better career, stronger relationships, and a happier home life was as simple as learning to communicate more effectively? If Only You Could Communicate is a powerful guide to mastering the art of communication, helping you break down barriers, avoid unnecessary conflicts, and build meaningful connections in every area of your ...

Food Safety Short Stories: 87 Real-Life Cases

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Report copyright infringementby Peter Overbosch (Author), Yasmine Motarjemi (Author), Huub Lelieveld (Author)These case stories focus on an important event, mishap, management practice, or ethical question, and present important lessons to the reader. Their objective is to educate, inspire, motivate, challenge, and encourage food professionals to better understand food safety management and to help increase job effectiveness and productivity with ethics and integrity. Each case addresses its ...

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Report copyright infringementby Ester Boserup (Author), Su Fei Tan (Author), Camilla Toulmin (Author)'Boserup's contribution to our thinking on women's role in development cannot be underestimated. Her keen observations, her use of empirical data and her commitment to greater gender equality are still an inspiration to students, researchers and activists who are interested in a better and more equal world.' From the new Introduction by Nazneen Kanji, Su Fei Tan and Camilla Toulmin 'Women's R...

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...

White-Collar and Organizational Crime: New Ideas, Directions, and Perspectives

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Report copyright infringementby Anna Merz (Contribution by), Giovanni Nicolazzo (Contribution by), Jelmar Meester (Contribution by)Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. 'White-collar' and organizational crimes such as fraud and corruption receive relatively little attention from researchers. This edited collection redresses the balance with groundbreaking research and fresh perspectives on these crimes. A new generation of scholars investigate both new and old forms of c...

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Report copyright infringementby D. Curran (Author)Risk, Power, and Inequality in the 21st Century provides a groundbreaking new analysis of the increasingly important relationship between risk and widening inequalities. The massive, and often unequal, impacts of contemporary risks are recognized widely in popular discussions - be it the fall-out from the 2008 financial crisis or Hurricane Katrina - yet there is a distinct neglect in social science of the overall systemic impacts of these risk...

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Report copyright infringementby Magnus Marsden (Author)Small-scale traders play a crucial role in forging Asian connectivity, forming networks and informal institutions separate from those driven by nation-states, such as China's Belt and Road Initiative. This ambitious study provides a unique insight into the lives of the mobile traders from Afghanistan who traverse Eurasia. Reflecting on over a decade of intensive ethnographic fieldwork, Magnus Marsden introduces readers to a dynamic yet hi...

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...

The Political Economy of the Chinese Coal Industry: Black Gold and Blood-Stained Coal

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Report copyright infringementby Tim Wright (Author)This book examines key aspects of China's coal industry which illustrate the political economy of China's economic transformation. It sheds light on the broader issues of China's transition from socialism to capitalism, focussing on the shift to a market economy, the rise of rural industry and the situation of China's working class. Author BiographyTim Wright is Emeritus Professor of Chinese Studies, University of Sheffield, UK. He is author ...

The Midwife Matrix: Reclaiming Our Bodies, Our Births, Our Lives

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Report copyright infringementby Geradine Simkins (Author)Birth matters. Not all of us will give birth, but each of us has been born. The living processes of conception, gestation, labor, birth, and becoming a newborn human being constitute precious miracles of mythic proportions that happen only once, ever, and can never be redone. And they impact how our lives will unfold. But these innate processes are in peril. Why? Because most births in the USA occur in institutions where dollars drive d...

Play the Game. Change the Game. Leave the Game.: Pathways to Black Empowerment, Prosperity, and Joy

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Report copyright infringementby Robert Livingston (Author)Instead of waiting for White people to change, Black people must prioritize their own prosperity, power, and self-determination by navigating, challenging, and exiting racist systems--a radical argument from a Harvard behavioral scientist. It's time to face an inconvenient truth: our current approach to fighting racism is just not working. For a brief moment following the murder of George Floyd, it seemed as though the country had fina...

Good Ideas and Power Moves: Ten Lessons for Success from Taylor Swift

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Report copyright infringementby Sinéad O'Sullivan (Author)A guide to the 10 power moves that have built Taylor Swift's superstardom and empire, from a former Strategist at Harvard Business School's Institute for Strategy Taylor Swift's genius is not limited to her singing and songcraft: as the founder of her own multi-billion dollar enterprise she has higher returns than 99.9% of hedge funds, and has built a stronger global corporation than nearly every other American conglomerate CEO. She is...

The Golden Age of Bull$hit: The Bull$hit Paradox and the Ten No-BS Commandments

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Report copyright infringementby Mario Tufano (Author)We're drowning in nonsense but starving for authenticity.We live in an era flooded with spin, hype, and sensationalism, where the line between persuasion and deception has never been blurrier. In The Golden Age of Bull$hit, behavioral investor Mario Tufano unpacks the economic, technological, and psychological forces fueling the rise of bullshit and introduces the Bullshit Paradox: the idea that this dynamic can both distort reality and, at...

Hope for Life on Our Planet: Inspiration for Seven Generations

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Report copyright infringementby Osvald Bjelland (Author), Óscar Arias Sánchez (Foreword by), Ajaypal Ajay Singh Banga (Author)Hope for Life on Our Planet: Inspiration for Seven Generations is a powerful reminder of what becomes possible when we come together with a shared purpose. Yes, humankind is vulnerable-but at its best, it is also mighty. When we recognize our deep interconnection and lean into our greatest strength-our ability to unite for a common cause-there is little we cannot overc...

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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...

What Next?: The Savvy Woman's Guide to Redefining Retirement

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Report copyright infringementby Jane Moffett (Author), Kathleen Soriano (Foreword by)If you're feeling uncertain about life after stopping work, here's how to design your own unique map for your future.Back Jacket'I highly recommend this book for anyone who is seeking to embrace the power and potential of the new life stage of "redefinition".' - Berit Lewis, Author of Ageing UpwardsSo, you're leaving work: what's next for you?As part of the first generation of women who were told they could '...

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Report copyright infringementby Jane Moffett (Author), Kathleen Soriano (Foreword by)'I highly recommend this book for anyone who is seeking to embrace the power and potential of the new life stage of "redefinition".' - Berit Lewis, Author of Ageing UpwardsSo, you're leaving work: what's next for you?As part of the first generation of women who were told they could 'have it all', you've striven to succeed both in and out of work - to achieve status and feel valued, to have had a rewarding and...

Who She Think She Is?: Your Guide to Developing an Action Plan and Making it Happen

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Report copyright infringementby Viviane Duarte (Author), Ana Silvani (Editor), Nathalia Coppa (Translator)This book serves as a guide to help us understand who we are from the point of view of where we stand, enabling us to develop an action plan to build a strong personal brand and make our dreams a reality.Who She Think She Is? is not a biography. However, the author draws from personal experiences to provide guidance, tips, advice, explanations, and practical examples of how to stand out a...