Public Forces and Private Politics in American Big Business, Timothy Werner
Автор: Sowell Thomas Название: Wealth, Poverty and Politics: An International Perspective ISBN: 046509676X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780465096763 Издательство: Little Brown Рейтинг: Цена: 5313.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: In "Wealth, Poverty, and Politics," Dr. Thomas Sowell of the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, examines the reasons for large differences in income and wealth between nations and among groups within nations. A wide range of geographic, demographic, cultural, and political factors are examined, not to find a single factor or a single combination of factors that will explain all economic differences, but to show how particular combinations of factors limit or expand the possibilities for specific nations and peoples at specific times and places. Dr. Sowell also examines some popular explanations of these differences and shows why they will not stand up under scrutiny. In doing so, he takes on some of the reigning titans of the redistributionist movementincluding John Rawls, Thomas Piketty, Paul Krugman, and Joseph Stiglitzand shows how a remarkable number of their claims cannot withstand plain common sense, expressed in plain English."
Автор: Steed, Christopher Название: A question of inequality : the politics of equal worth ISBN: 1788311531 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781788311533 Издательство: Macmillan Рейтинг: Цена: 16300.00 р. 23285.00-30% Наличие на складе: Есть (1 шт.) Описание: Inequality is widening. In the twenty-first century, the gap between those who have more and those who have less is growing: 1 per cent of the world owns as much as the other 99 per cent. Should we be worried? Christopher Steed, author of the acclaimed A Question of Worth, argues that inequality does indeed matter: that economic fairness is one of the defining issues of our time. In a world conditioned by social media, enabling intensified social comparison, the anxieties and effects of contemporary inequality are a cause for huge concern. Despite a wealth of research around inequality most studies have concentrated on its quantitative aspects. In A Question of Inequality, Christopher Steed is concerned with exploring why inequality matters, what it means for those who find themselves victims of it, and what can be done about it. He probes what it means to experience inequality, drawing out case studies on the effects of poverty. In proposing a theory of social relativity the author provides new insights into the effects and meaning of inequality and makes an original and important contribution to a key issue facing the world today.
Автор: James M. Griffin, David J. Teece Название: OPEC Behaviour and World Oil Prices (Routledge Library Editions: The Economics and Politics of Oil and Gas) Volume 5 ISBN: 1138646830 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781138646834 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 15541.00 р. 22202.00-30% Наличие на складе: Есть (1 шт.) Описание: This Volume, Originally Published In 1982, Brings Together Economists, Political Scientists And Industry Experts To Explain Opec’S Past Achievements And Future (In The Early 1980S) Prospects. The Book Opens With A Clear, Concise Amd Easy To Follow Treatment Of The Economics Of Exhaustible Resources Under Monopoly And Competition, The Framework Frequently Used To Examine Pricing Issues. The Role Of Wealth Maximisation, Wealth Satisficing And Political Factors As Opec Objectives Are Discussed And Implications For World Oil Prices Assessed. The Stability Of Opec And The Limitations Of Its Pricing Policy Are Examined And Opec Oil Pricing And Importers’ Policies Analysed.
Автор: Fairfield Название: Private Wealth and Public Revenue in Latin America ISBN: 1107459095 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781107459090 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 6019.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book develops a theoretical framework that refines and integrates the classic concepts of business`s instrumental (political) power and structural (investment) power to explain the scope and fate of tax initiatives targeting economic elites in Latin America after economic liberalization.
Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans in 2005, but in the subsequent ten years, the city has demonstrated both remarkable resilience and frustrating stagnation. In Reforming New Orleans, Peter F. Burns and Matthew O. Thomas chart the city’s recovery and assess how successfully officials at the local, state, and federal levels transformed the Big Easy in the wake of disaster. Focusing on reforms in four key sectors of urban governance—economic development, education, housing, and law enforcement—both before and after Katrina, they find lessons for cities hit by sudden shocks, such as natural disasters or large-scale financial crises.
One of their key insights is that post-disaster recovery tends to limit local control. State and federal officials, national foundations, and local actors excluded by pre-Katrina politics used their resources and authority to displace entrenched local interests and implement a public agenda focused on institutional and governmental change. Burns and Thomas also make clear reform in New Orleans was already underway before Katrina hit, but that it had focused largely on upper- and middle-class residents, a trend that accelerated after the storm. The market-centered nature of the reforms have ensured that they largely benefited city and regional elites while not significantly aiding the city’s working-class and impoverished populations. Thus reform has come at a cost and that cost, in the long term, could undermine the political gains of the post-Katrina era.
Описание: Who Speaks for the Poor? offers a new account of cross-national differences in the political and partisan representation of low-income voters, focusing attention on the electoral geography of income and how it changed over time. Comparative analysis sheds light on the absence of a low-income people`s party in the USA.
Автор: Kingstone, Peter R., Название: The political economy of Latin America : ISBN: 113892699X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781138926998 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 7195.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Kingstone offers a unique contribution by mapping out the problem of how to understand institutions, why they are created, and why Latin American ones limit democratic development.
Автор: Smith Brian H. Название: More Than Altruism: The Politics of Private Foreign Aid ISBN: 0691605734 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780691605739 Издательство: Wiley Рейтинг: Цена: 8712.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: As government officials and political activists are becoming increasingly aware, international nonprofit agencies have an important political dimension: although not self-serving, these private voluntary organizations (PVOs) and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) seek social changes of which many of their financial contributors are unaware. As PV
Автор: Vandenbergh Michael P., Gilligan Jonathan M. Название: Beyond Politics: The Private Governance Response to Climate Change ISBN: 1107181224 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781107181229 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 15682.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: An optimistic view of the climate problem, drawing on law, policy, and social science to show how the private sector can bypass government gridlock, reducing carbon emissions by a billion tons annually. This book will appeal to scholars, business and advocacy group managers, policymakers, and anyone interested in climate change.
Автор: Graz Название: Transnational Private Governance and its Limits ISBN: 0415664241 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780415664240 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 7042.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This volume explores a variety of forms of transnational private governance where non-state actors cooperate across borders to establish rules and standards accepted as legitimate by other agents.
Описание: The proliferation of non-state actors is a notable outcome of globalization, and the conventional belief that associates political authority with the state is being eroded. This volume explores the transformation of political practices to examine the making and contestation of twenty-first century forms of authority.
Автор: Shlapentokh Название: Freedom, Repression, and Private Property in Russia ISBN: 1107042143 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781107042148 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 14256.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This study demonstrates how the emergence of private property and a market economy after the Soviet Union`s collapse enabled a degree of freedom while simultaneously supporting authoritarianism. Based on case studies, it analyzes how private property and free markets spawn feudal elements in society.
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