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Toward a Good Society in the Twenty-First Century: Principles and Policies (Perspectives from Social Economics)
by Nikolaos Karagiannis and John MarangosHaving previously defined a good society as a sustainable society with a high level of development, significant provision of meaningful jobs, and low levels of inequality and social ills, Toward a Good Society in the Twenty-first Century provides a wide range of principles and policies that would be necessary if we are to achieve a good society.
The Manipulation of Choice: Ethics and Libertarian Paternalism
by M. WhiteThis timely book makes a forceful argument that the analyses from behavioral economists are incomplete, the policies advocated by libertarian paternalists are misguided and unethical, and both actually reinforce the cognitive biases and dysfunctions that motivate 'nudges' in the first place. In a lighthearted manner, the author points out critical flaws in the way economists model decision-making, how behavioral economics failed to correct them, and how they led to the problems with libertarian paternalism and nudges. Sprinkled throughout with anecdotes, examples, and references to a wide range of scholarly literature, this new volume argues against the use of paternalistic nudges by the government and makes a positive case for individual choice and autonomy.This book is part of White's triptych on individualism and society, which includes The Illusion of Well-Being and The Decline of the Individual.
Creating Good Work: The World’s Leading Social Entrepreneurs Show How to Build A Healthy Economy
by Ron SchultzCreating Good Work is a practical guide book, that recounts the stories of some of the most successful social entrepreneurial programs operating today, with real life examples of and how they overcame both physical and societal barriers to create a lasting impact on the world they encounter.
Governing Risk: Care and Control in Contemporary Social Work
by M. HardyDrawing on Foucault's later work on governmentality, this book traces the effects of 'the rise of risk' on contemporary social work practice. Focusing on two 'domains' of practice – mental health social work and probation work – it analyses the ways in which risk thinking has affected social work's aims and objectives, methods and approaches.
Calculating the Human: Universal Calculability in the Age of Quality Assurance
by L. DoriaWhy does contemporary calculation develop as calculation of the quality of everything? How should we consider calculation of quality and the relationship between calculation and enhancement of life? These and related questions are addressed through phenomenological investigation and a critical analysis of the social science debate.
A History of Fair Trade in Contemporary Britain: From Civil Society Campaigns to Corporate Compliance
by Matthew AndersonThis book offers an original contribution to the empirical knowledge of the development of Fair Trade that goes beyond the anecdotal accounts to challenge and analyse the trading practices that shaped the Fair Trade model. Fair Trade represented a new approach to global trade, corporate social responsibility and consumer politics.
Advertising to Children: New Directions, New Media
by New Directions New MediaThis important source for students, researchers, advertisers and parents reviews the debates and presents new research about advertising to children. Chapters cover food and alcohol advertising, the effects of product placement and new media advertising, and the role of parents and teachers in helping children to learn more about advertising.
Sowing Market Reforms: The Internationalization of Russian Agriculture
by M. CrumleyBy examining a sector of the economy that was exposed to increased imports more than four decades ago, Crumley illuminates the economic pressures, resistance, and reform that help to shape Russia's agrarian sector today.
Ghostwriting and the Ethics of Authenticity
by John C. Knapp Azalea M. HulbertThis book presents an ethical framework which evaluates the legitimacy of the practice of ghostwriting. It explores the connection between personal authenticity and the use of ghostwriters in corporate, political, legal, higher education, and scientific contexts. It then examines the history of ghostwriting as a professional practice and introduces a model for ethical analysis.In this book, the authors shrewdly address crucial ethical questions such as: When is it acceptable for a leader to claim the words of a ghostwriter as their own? When may this be inappropriate or even dangerously misleading? What are the consequences when public awareness of this practice leads to cynicism about the authenticity of leaders and their communications? And when, if ever, is the use of a ghostwriter ethical? This book will be welcomed by scholars and practitioners alike as an original and timely contribution to the literature of business, politics, and communications.
Public Sector Employment Regimes: Transformations of the State as an Employer (Transformations of the State)
by Bernhard Kittel Kendra Briken Markus Tepe Karin Gottschall Jan-Ocko Heuer Sylvia Hils Sebastian StrebThis book explores the extent to which a transformation of public employment regimes has taken place in four Western countries, and the factors influencing the pathways of reform. It demonstrates how public employment regimes have unravelled in different domains of public service, contesting the idea that the state remains a 'model' employer.
Independence, Propertylessness, and Basic Income: A Theory of Freedom as the Power to Say No (Exploring the Basic Income Guarantee)
by K. WiderquistIndependence, Propertylessness, and Basic Income argues that philosophers have focused too much on scalar freedom and proposes a theory of status freedom as effective control self-ownership: the power to have or refuse active cooperation with other willing people, or simply: freedom as the power to say no.
Multivariate Modelling of Non-Stationary Economic Time Series (Palgrave Texts in Econometrics)
by John Hunter Simon P. Burke Alessandra CanepaThis book examines conventional time series in the context of stationary data prior to a discussion of cointegration, with a focus on multivariate models. The authors provide a detailed and extensive study of impulse responses and forecasting in the stationary and non-stationary context, considering small sample correction, volatility and the impact of different orders of integration. Models with expectations are considered along with alternate methods such as Singular Spectrum Analysis (SSA), the Kalman Filter and Structural Time Series, all in relation to cointegration. Using single equations methods to develop topics, and as examples of the notion of cointegration, Burke, Hunter, and Canepa provide direction and guidance to the now vast literature facing students and graduate economists.
The Public Debt Problem: A Comprehensive Guide
by P. LemieuxThe European public debt problem was in the making long before the 2007-2009 recession, as budget deficits had become endemic. A similar crisis is now developing in America, where the same fundamental causes have been at work. The Public Debt Problem analyzes the situation of public debts in America and reviews official forecasts for the federal government. The author carefully explains the main concepts (budget deficit, public debt, etc.) and analytical tools (discounting, government accounting, Treasury securities, bonds, yields, etc.) necessary to understand the issues.
NGOs under Pressure in Partial Democracies (Non-Governmental Public Action)
by Chris van der BorghOver the past decade, international human rights organizations and think tanks have expressed a growing concern that the space of civil society organizations around the world is under pressure. This book examines the pressures experienced by NGOs in four partial democracies: Guatemala, Honduras, Indonesia and the Philippines.
Sharing our Lives Online: Risks and Exposure in Social Media
by David R. BrakeWhy do we share so much about our lives on social media when we often have little idea who might be reading or viewing? David R. Brake examines the causes and consequences of moving towards a radically open society.
Organizational Behaviour (Palgrave Business Briefing)
by Mike MaughanWritten to meet the needs of busy undergraduate students, this book covers all of the key OB topics in an accessible and engaging style. Ideal as a course companion, pre-course reading, or for revision.
Asian Inward and Outward FDI: New Challenges in the Global Economy (Palgrave Macmillan Asian Business Series)
by Patrik Ström Harald Dolles Claes G. AlvstamAsian Inward and Outward FDI brings together both works from researchers in international business and economic geography. The book is aimed for both scholars with interest in macro and micro economic impact of new flows of FDI.
Culture and Gender in Leadership: Perspectives from the Middle East and Asia
by James Rajasekar and Loo-See BehThe overall aim of this volume is to present the research studies carried out in the Middle East and Asia in the fields of culture and gender and their influence on leadership in particular. The cultures and practices of these geographical regions are very much varied and this book, Culture and Gender in Leadership: Perspectives from the Middle East and Asia, brings together analyses of these themes in selected countries of these two regions. The chapter authors use detailed descriptions, case studies and vignettes to speak to the cultural relativism and gender in leadership in these countries and provide a unique and comparative perspective drawn from their own cultures. This volume also contributes to the development of theory and empirical research found in these regions and through the collective efforts presented in this book, attempts to strengthen the body of knowledge and practice in the fields of culture and gender in leadership. As Asia is becoming the engine of economic growth for the world and Arab Spring is opening up new vistas in the Middle East, this book is a must read.
Financial Crisis: The United States in the Early Twenty-First Century (Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions)
by J. HendricksonThis book offers a critical look at prominent theories of financial crisis to try to understand how prepared the profession is for identifying the next financial crisis. An analysis of the first financial crisis of the twenty-first century serves as a starting point for rethinking the efficacy of existing economic models and theories.
Making Brazil Work: Checking the President in a Multiparty System (Studies of the Americas)
by M. Melo C. PereiraThis book offers the first conceptually rigorous analysis of the political and institutional underpinnings of Brazil's recent rise. Using Brazil as a case study in multiparty presidentialism, the authors argue that Brazil's success stems from the combination of a constitutionally strong president and a robust system of checks and balances.
From Stress to Wellbeing Volume 1: The Theory and Research on Occupational Stress and Wellbeing
by Cary L. CooperA comprehensive collection by Professor Cary Cooper and his colleagues in the field of workplace stress and wellbeing, which draws on research in a number of areas including stress-strain relationships, sources of workplace stress and stressful occupations. Volume 1 of 2.
The Global Manager: Contemporary Issues and Corporate Responses
by Otto LerbingerIt examines the context in which multi-national companies operate and how the key players interact with each other and with the external business environment. It takes an issues based approach that explores contemporary issues that impact global business activity and examines the managerial responses to those issues. An excellent course text.
Deschooling L'earning: Young Adults and the New Spirit of Capitalism (Policy and Practice in the Classroom)
by M. Singh B. HarreveldThis book explores reforms to young adults' schooling that mobilise capital friendly learning-and-earning (l'earning) webs. It argues that deschooling l'earning builds young adults' commitment to modern modes of capital accumulation, gives insights into how they can secure their future, and reassures them that this can serve the common good.
Integrating Varieties Of Capitalism And Welfare State Research: A Unified Typology Of Capitalisms (Work and Welfare in Europe)
by Martin SchröderThis book combines the two most important typologies of capitalist diversity; Esping-Andersen's welfare regime typology and Hall and Soskice's 'Varieties of Capitalism' typology, into a unified typology of capitalist diversity. The author shows empircally that certain welfare states bundle together with certain production systems.
Child Sponsorship: Exploring Pathways to a Brighter Future
by Matthew Clarke Brad WatsonThis book reviews the remarkable growth, diversity and challenges of child sponsorship. It features the latest progress in child sponsorship practice and necessary tensions experienced by some organisations as they seek to maximise impact.