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The Global and the Local: Understanding the Dialectics of Business Systems

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Report copyright infringementby Arndt Sorge (Author)The rhetoric of internationalization and globalization often suggests an inexorable move away from domestic cultural and institutional differences. Yet the development of internationalization within individual nations has been shaped by those very domestic institutions and cultures, as 'best practice' or other kinds of international learning have been translated into established practice and knowledge.In this important study, Arndt Sorge pre...

Transatlantic Divide: Comparing American and European Society

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Report copyright infringementby Alberto Martinelli (Editor)The book describes, interprets, and analyzes the key features of European society and American society and major social trends in the United States and in the European Union in the last 50 years. The United States of America and the European Union are the two strongest economic powers in the contemporary world, roughly equivalent in terms of GNP, market size and scientific potential, but asymmetrical in terms of political influence an...

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Report copyright infringementby David E. Sahn (Editor), Paul Dorosh (Author), Steven Haggblade (Author)This book examines policy responses to the economic crises faced by most African countries in the 1980s, focusing on the contentious issue of whether the poor are hurt by economic policies designed to restore macroeconomic stability, reinvigorate markets, and rationalize resource allocation. The contributors to this volume employ empirical methods to separate the effects of the economic cris...

Education and Development: Measuring the Social Benefits

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Report copyright infringementby Walter W. McMahon (Author)Education is a key area for knowledge-based, globalizing economies. Economies depend on education not only for the diffusion of knowledge and learning of new techniques, but also for long-term poverty reduction and improved health. This book develops a new approach for measuring the social benefits of education and finding more cost-effective policies.Author BiographyWalter W. McMahon has been Professor of Economics with a joint appoin...

Demographic Responses to Economic Adjustment in Latin America

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Report copyright infringementby Georges Tapinos (Editor), Jorge Bravo (Editor), Jorge Bravo Celade (Editor)The papers in this volume address the influence of economic fluctuations upon mortality, fertility, and labor markets in the Latin America of the 1980s. Contributors attempt to distinguish short-term effects from long-term ones. Broader policy-related and institutional factors affecting the continent as a whole are examined alongside the demographic consequences of economic changes in in...

Social Change and the Experience of Unemployment

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Report copyright infringementby Duncan Gallie (Editor), Cathie Marsh (Editor), Carolyn Vogler (Editor)The most important and disturbing change in the British labor market over the last two decades has been the re-emergence of mass unemployment. This study is a powerful and comprehensive investigation of the effects of being unemployed on individuals' attitudes towards work, their social relationships, and their psychological health. Breaking new ground in the study of unemployment, the editor...

Restructuring the Employment Relationship

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Report copyright infringementby Duncan Gallie (Author), Yuan Cheng Yuan (Author), Mark Tomlinson (Author)This new study presents the first large-scale empirical analysis of the changes in British work experiences and employment relationships between the 1980s and 1990s. Drawing evidence from the Employment in Britain survey, it demonstrates that, despite a marked trend towards upskilling, the restructuring of the employment relationship has actually reinforced traditional lines of division in...

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Report copyright infringementby Ken Tout (Author), Otto Von Mering (Foreword by)The increasing life expectancy seen in developing countries has coincided with massive migrations due to urbanization, industrialization, and disasters, both natural and man-made, to cause acute physical and psychological suffering for many old people and their dependents. In this study, Tout takes the first in-depth look at this phenomenon and proposes a new approach to the special needs of the elderly in develop...

Changing Times: Work and Leisure in Postindustrial Society

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Report copyright infringementby Jonathan Gershuny (Author), J. Gershuny (Author)If we can measure how the members of a society spend their time, we have the elements of a certain sort of account of how that society works. This is what Jonathan Gershuny provides in Changing Times, using 120,000 survey-diary accounts of daily life in twenty countries from the 1960s on to construct an account of how time-use patterns have changed in the developed world over the last third of a century and to rel...

The Genius Myth: A Curious History of a Dangerous Idea

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Report copyright infringementby Helen Lewis (Author)From acclaimed Atlantic staff writer and host of BBC's podcast "The New Gurus" Helen Lewis comes a timely and provocative interrogation of the myth of genius, exploring the surprising inventions, inspirations and distortions by which some lives are elevated to 'greatness' - and others are not *A Guardian, Financial Times, New Statesman and GQ Book for 2025* You can tell what a society values by who it labels as a genius. You can also tell wh...

Conversations about Visiting and Managing the National Parks: Crowdsourcing America's Best Idea

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Report copyright infringementby Robert Manning (Author), Elizabeth E. Perry (Author)As the popularity of the national parks grows, so do the challenges of visiting and managing them. This innovative book uses crowdsourcing - postings by park visitors on a range of social media sites - to start 100 conversations on issues associated with visiting and managing the national parks. The authors then use their experience and expertise to prepare short, plainspoken, and engaging essays that respond ...

Fired Up: How to Turn Your Spark Into a Flame and Come Alive at Any Age

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Report copyright infringementby Shannon Watts (Author)"I'm a big admirer of the fire in Shannon Watts. Now she shares with all of us how we, too, can ignite our power and change the world." --Maria Shriver "This book is a gift for any woman whose life has come to feel like a checklist of tedious responsibilities, rather than a bright, flaming torch of divine power. Shannon Watts uses her experience, wisdom, and fierce intuition to model a new way of living for women -- one that is rich with ...

My Travels in Japan: A Comic Book Artist's Amazing Journey - Hardcover

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by Audry Nicklin (Author)A charming guide to Japan in comic-book form! For comic-book artist Audry Nicklin, her visit to Japan was the trip of a lifetime. However, she only had ten days to see everything she had dreamed of! Armed with her watercolors and accompanied by her husband, Connor, she explored Hiroshima and its Peace Memorial Park; the famous red-gated shrine at Miyajima; Himeji Castle; neon-lit Osaka; the ancient temples of Mount Koya, Nara, and Kyoto; and the crowded streets and le...

Housing Under Platform Capitalism: The Contentious Regulation of Short-Term Rentals in European Cities

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Report copyright infringementby Thomas Aguilera (Author), Francesca Artioli (Author), Claire Colomb (Author)Since the birth of Airbnb in 2008, many of the world's cities have been transformed by platform-mediated short-term accommodation--a phenomenon suspected of disturbing local life and removing dwellings from local housing inventories. Drawing on mixed-method, multi-level comparative research in twelve large European cities, coauthors Thomas Aguilera, Francesca Artioli, and Claire Colomb ...

Chicken Soup for the African American Woman's Soul: Laughter, Love and Memories to Honor the Legacy of Sisterhood - Paperback

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by Jack Canfield (Author), Mark Victor Hansen (Author), Lisa Nichols (Author)Chicken Soup for the African American Woman's Soul is a rich collection of stories that truly celebrate the mountaintops and share the valleys of the African American woman's experience; highlighting her moments of strength, as well as her struggles.Author BiographyJack Canfield is co-creator of the Chicken Soup for the Soul(R) series, which includes forty New York Times bestsellers, and coauthor of The Success Princ...

African American Religion: A Very Short Introduction - Paperback

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by Eddie S. Glaude Jr (Author)Since the first African American denomination was established in Philadelphia in 1818, churches have gone beyond their role as spiritual guides in African American communities and have served as civic institutions, spaces for education, and sites for the cultivation of individuality and identities in the face of limited or non-existent freedom. In this Very Short Introduction, Eddie S. Glaude Jr. explores the history and circumstances of African American religion...

The Truth About Us: A Call to Confront Bias, Embrace Empathy, and Build a More Inclusive World

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Report copyright infringementby Nona Lee (Author)What does it truly mean to show up in a world shaped by inequality? In The Truth About Us, renowned DEI strategist and former Major League Baseball executive Nona Lee issues a powerful, heartfelt call to action for business leaders, changemakers, and everyday people who want to create a more inclusive, equitable society.With honesty, courage, and clarity, Lee explores how our personal identities intersect with systems of privilege and oppressio...

Strategic Media Planning and Buying: Integration of Traditional and Digital Media

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Report copyright infringementby Basant Rathore (Author)This book explores media planning, media buying and the advertising landscape in India. It provides a comprehensive look into the essential aspects of media strategies for brands and businesses to effectively reach their intended audiences and consumers.Author BiographyBasant Rathore is Senior VP, Strategy, Brand and Business Development at the Jagran Group, India. He has worked at media agencies like Ogilvy, Mudra, Mindshare and Madison....

Dalit Capital: State, Markets and Civil Society in Urban India

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Report copyright infringementby Aseem Prakash (Author)This book details the discrimination and unfavourable treatment that Dalit entrepreneurs encounter in the functioning of markets in modern India. It refutes the optimistic notion that the process of modernization in India will automatically undermine the significance of social identities.Author BiographyAseem Prakash is Associate Professor, School of Public Policy and Governance, Tata Institute of Social Sciences. Number of Pa...

Billion Dollar Burger: Inside Big Tech's Race for the Future of Food

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Report copyright infringementby Chase Purdy (Author)The riveting story of the entrepreneurs and renegades fighting to bring lab-grown meat to the world. The trillion-dollar meat industry is one of our greatest environmental hazards; it pollutes more than all the world's fossil-fuel-powered cars. Global animal agriculture is responsible for deforestation, soil erosion, and more emissions than air travel, paper mills, and coal mining combined. It also, of course, depends on the slaughter of mor...

Crucibles: How Formidable Rites of Passage Shape the World's Most Elite Organizations

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Report copyright infringementby James R. McNeal (Author), J. Eric Smith (Author)What do ancient Shaolin monks, NASA astronauts, and the Mafia have in common? How did the rites of passage that have shaped groups ranging from the U.S. Marines to the Swiss Guard influence the way those elite organizations operate today? And what can modern leaders learn from the crucibles that shape the members of the world's most formidable organizations? In Crucibles: How Rites of Passage Shape the World's Mos...

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Report copyright infringementby Edward L. Bernays (Author)"Crystallizing Public Opinion" by Edward L. Bernays is a foundational work in the field of public relations, exploring the powerful influence of propaganda and social influence on public opinion. Bernays, a pioneer in the discipline, delves into the mechanics of shaping public perception and managing public relations strategies. This seminal text examines how public opinion is formed, manipulated, and ultimately, crystallized. It provi...

Making It in America: The Almost Impossible Quest to Manufacture in the U.S.A. (And How It Got That Way)

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Report copyright infringementby Rachel Slade (Author)A moving and eye-opening look at the story of manufacturing in America, whether it can ever successfully return to our shores, and why our nation depends on it--told through the experience of one young couple in Maine as they attempt to rebuild a lost industry, ethically. - From the best-selling author of Into the Raging Sea Ben Waxman spent a decade organizing workers in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Wisconsin, fighting for men and women at a ti...

Post-1965 Immigration to the United States: Structural Determinants

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Report copyright infringementby Philip Q. Yang (Author)Why do countries differ substantially in the size of legal permanent immigration to the United States since 1965, even after the repeal of the discriminatory national origins quota system? The author demonstrates that development theory, world system theory and immigrants' social network theory all contain partial truths, but not one of them captures the entire immigration process. Here cross-national differences in the size of post-1965 ...

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by Alvin Toffler (Author)NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The classic work that predicted the anxieties of a world upended by rapidly emerging technologies--and now provides a road map to solving many of our most pressing crises. "Explosive . . . brilliantly formulated." --The Wall Street Journal Future Shock is the classic that changed our view of tomorrow. Its startling insights into accelerating change led a president to ask his advisers for a special report, inspired composers to write symphon...

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Report copyright infringementby Wadia Ait Hamza (Author)How Can i Serve? Navigating Leadership and Building CommunitiesIn a world craving authentic connection and impactful direction, "How Can i Serve?" redefines leadership for a new era. Drawing directly from Wadia Ait Hamza's unparalleled experience as Head of the Global Shapers Community and Head of the Forum of Young Global Leaders (YGLs), this book introduces The Constellation Effect, a groundbreaking vision that transcends traditional h...

Taxation and Resentment: Race, Party, and Class in American Tax Attitudes

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Report copyright infringementby Andrea Louise Campbell (Author)Why Americans favor progressive taxation in principle but not in practice Most Americans support progressive taxation in principle, and want the rich to pay more. But the specific tax policies that most favor are more regressive than progressive. What is behind such a disconnect? In this book, Andrea Louise Campbell examines public opinion on taxation, exploring why what Americans favor in principle differs from what they accept i...

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Report copyright infringementby Reeta Wolfsohn (Author), Matthew L. Schwartz (Author)Financial Social Work: Micro, Mezzo, and Macro Practice explores the intersection of financial behavior, emotions, and social work. Featuring a biopsychosocial perspective, it explores concepts such as money attitudes and beliefs, the link between emotions and financial behaviors, and chronic financial stress. The book elaborates on the implementation of financial social work at individual and organizational ...

The Two-Parent Privilege: How Americans Stopped Getting Married and Started Falling Behind

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Report copyright infringementby Melissa S. Kearney (Author)The surprising story of how declining marriage rates are driving many of the country's biggest economic problems. In The Two-Parent Privilege, Melissa S. Kearney makes a provocative, data-driven case for marriage by showing how the institution's decline has led to a host of economic woes--problems that have fractured American society and rendered vulnerable populations even more vulnerable. Eschewing the religious and values-based ar...

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Report copyright infringementby Rob Walker (Author)Brands are dead. Advertising no longer works. Consumers are in control. Or so we're told. In Buying In, Rob Walker argues that this accepted wisdom misses a much more important cultural shift, including a practice he calls murketing, in which people create brands of their own and participate, in unprecedented ways, in marketing campaigns for their favorites. Yes, rather than becoming immune to them, we are rapidly embracing brands. Profiling ...

Making Precarity Work: Life on the Edge of Venice Beach

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Report copyright infringementby Laura A. Orrico (Author)Shows how the precarious workers of Venice Beach--without help from the government--work together to create a safety net for themselves. In Making Precarity Work, sociologist Laura A. Orrico shows how Los Angeles's Venice Beach boardwalk, which is a magnet for tourists, is also a workplace, one that wouldn't exist without the motley crew of people selling art, drinking, performing, using drugs, and working odd jobs who gather daily to e...

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