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“prof gillian brock”

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  • Corruption and Global Justice

    de Prof Gillian Brock ...
    Corruption is a pervasive problem across the world and is regularly ranked as among the greatest global challenges. Considering the role that corruption plays in exacerbating deprivation and fuelling social tension, peaceful and just societies are unlikely to come about without tackling corruption. Addressing corruption should be a high priority for those concerned with poverty eradication, peace, ... Leer más

    $68.39 USD

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  • Reclaiming Populism

    How Economic Fairness Can Win Back Disenchanted Voters

    de Eric Protzer, Paul Summerville ...
    Populist upheavals like Trump, Brexit, and the Gilets Jaunes happen when the system really is rigged. Citizens the world over are angry not due to income inequality or immigration, but economic unfairness: that opportunity is not equal and reward is not according to contribution.This forensic book draws on original research, cited by the UN and IMF, to demonstrate that illiberal populism strikes ... Leer más

    $16.00 USD

  • The Art of Public Strategy

    Mobilizing Power and Knowledge for the Common Good

    de Geoff Mulgan ...
    The strategies adopted by governments and public officials can have dramatic effects on peoples' lives. The best ones can transform economic laggards into trailblazers, eliminate diseases, or sharply cut crime. Strategic failures can result in highly visible disasters, like the shrinking of the Russian economy in the 1990s, or the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans in 2005. This book is ... Leer más

    $51.29 USD

  • Doing Bad by Doing Good

    Why Humanitarian Action Fails

    de Christopher J. Coyne ...
    In 2010, Haiti was ravaged by a brutal earthquake that affected the lives of millions. The call to assist those in need was heard around the globe. Yet two years later humanitarian efforts led by governments and NGOs have largely failed. Resources are not reaching the needy due to bureaucratic red tape, and many assets have been squandered. How can efforts intended to help the suffering fail so ... Leer más

    $28.99 USD

  • The Great Mistake

    How We Wrecked Public Universities and How We Can Fix Them

    de Christopher Newfield ...
    Series series Critical University Studies
    A remarkable indictment of how misguided business policies have undermined the American higher education system.Winner of the CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title of the Choice ACRLHigher education in America, still thought to be the world leader, is in crisis. University students are falling behind their international peers in attainment, while suffering from unprecedented student debt. For over a ... Leer más

    $27.99 USD

  • Governing through Goals

    Sustainable Development Goals as Governance Innovation

    Edición de Norichika Kanie, Frank Biermann ...
    Series series Earth System Governance
    A detailed examination of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals and the shift in governance strategy they represent.In September 2015, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Sustainable Development Goals as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The Sustainable Development Goals built on and broadened the earlier Millennium Development Goals, but they also signaled a larger ... Leer más

    $25.99 USD

  • Business and Government in Canada

    de Jeffrey Roy ...
    Series series Governance Series
    Boundaries between business and government are increasingly fluid and often transcended. Yet it remains important to acknowledge and make appropriate use of the fundamental differences between these sectors.Five areas that offer the most critical challenges to business and government in Canada today are corporate governance, lobbying and influence, security and privacy, public-private partnerships ... Leer más

    $9.99 USD

  • Changing Contours of Work

    Jobs and Opportunities in the New Economy

    de Stephen A. Sweet, Peter F. Meiksins ...
    Series series Sociology for a New Century Series
    The authors are proud sponsors of the 2020 SAGE Keith Roberts Teaching Innovations Award—enabling graduate students and early career faculty to attend the annual ASA pre-conference teaching and learning workshop.Changing Contours of Work is an exploration of the American workplace in the larger context of an integrated global economy. Presented with engaging vignettes and rich data, this Fourth ... Leer más

    $70.99 USD

  • Working with the Grain

    Integrating Governance and Growth in Development Strategies

    de Brian Levy ...
    The development discourse has long been dominated by best practices prescriptions for reform, but these are not a useful way of responding to the governance ambiguities of the early 21st century. Working with the Grain draws on both innovative scholarship and Brian Levy's quarter century of experience at the World Bank to lay out an alternative-a practical, analytically grounded, "with-the-grain" ... Leer más

    $49.49 USD

  • Development Economics Through The Decades: A Critical Look At Thirty Years Of The World Development Report

    de Yusuf. Shahid ...
    Since 1978, the World Bank's annual World Development Report (WDR) has provided in-depth analysis and policy recommendations on a specific and important aspect of international development from agriculture, the role of the state, economic growth, and labor to infrastructure, health, the environment, and poverty. In the process, it has become a highly influential publication that is consulted by ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD

  • The World After GDP

    Politics, Business and Society in the Post Growth Era

    de Lorenzo Fioramonti ...
    GDP is much more than a simple statistic. It has become the overarching benchmark of success and a powerful ordering principle at the heart of the global economy. But the convergence of major economic, social and environmental crises has exposed the flaws of our economic system which values GDP above all else as a measure of prosperity and growth.In this provocative and inspiring new book, ... Leer más

    $18.00 USD

  • Basic Income

    A Guide for the Open-Minded

    de Guy Standing ...
    Shouldn’t everyone receive a stake in society's wealth? Could we create a fairer world by guaranteeing income to all? What would this mean for our health, wealth, and happiness? Basic income is a revolutionary idea that guarantees regular, unconditional cash transfers from the government to all citizens. It is an acknowledgement that everyone plays a part in generating the wealth currently enjoyed ... Leer más

    $20.99 USD