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Will Hutton
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A Declaration of Interdependence : Why America Should Join the World
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This book is a must-read for those interested in social and economic reform. Will Hutton argues that the key to restoring the American dream is through a partnership with Europe, where core values such as an honest and enlightened economy, a vital public realm and a recognition of interdependence are prioritized. Hutton also discusses how rampant materialism and an unquestioning faith in American exceptionalism have led to the deterioration of essential core values. With clear, cogent arguments and calls to action, this book is a game-changer for those seeking a more equitable and just society.
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Antonio L. Rappa
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Globalization : Power, Authority and Legitimacy in Late Modernity
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In the first edition, the themes of hope, optimism, and progress of neoliberalism were examined in Asia and America. The second edition, Power, Authority, and Legitimacy in Late Modernity, analyses the new pessimism that has descended on the globalized world. The America that was once the bastion of hope, optimism and progress is now showing clear signs of a superpower in decline. The first sign of the American decline since 1941 in Pearl Harbor was the destruction of the World Trade Center in New York City on 11 September 2001. The other signs are the Vietnamization of Iraq, a nuclear stand-off with North Korea, increasing trade imbalances with China and India, a stalemate with terrorists in Afghanistan, the challenge of European protectionism, a belligerent politics in the Middle East, overt American dependence on fossil fuels, and the mushrooming of various subprime crises into an escalating global recession. This second edition incorporates the latest developments in terms of culture, wealth and terrorism around the world and provides possible solutions to salvage the American Dream.
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Sybille Sachs, James E. Post, Lee E. Preston |
Stanford
Business
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Redefining the Corporation : Stakeholder Management and Organizational Wealth
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This book is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding how modern corporations operate beyond just wealth creation. The case studies of Cummins Engine Company, Motorola, and the Royal Dutch/Shell Group provide a real-world perspective on how corporations can prioritize humanistic values and continuous learning while still achieving success. By adopting a stakeholder-centric approach, this book argues that corporations can create lasting benefits for all their stakeholders, from customers and suppliers to social and political actors.
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Lester Carl Thurow
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Harper
Business
Fortune Favors the Bold
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Fortune Favors the Bold is an eye-opening book on the contemporary global economy written by a renowned economist, Lester Thurow. He emphasizes the importance of an equitable global economy and how it affects all the nations involved. Thurow raises questions and challenges readers to think about the long-term and short-term goals of their respective countries. He provides insightful ideas to help shape the future of the world's economy, making this book a must-read for individuals keen on understanding globalization and its effects on the world as a whole.
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Bilveer Singh, S. Vasoo |
World
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Critical Issues In Asset Building In Singapore's Development
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This book is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding how Singapore's governance grounded on the principle of asset building has facilitated the country's growth and development. The book provides readers with a comprehensive account of the policies and strategies that have helped Singapore become successful, from accessible housing to water resource management. It is relevant for students, policy makers, and anyone interested in socio-political and economic development issues. The book's unique perspective on Singapore's past, present, and future trajectory makes it an essential tool for anyone trying to understand the country's progress.
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Howard W. Dick, Peter J. Rimmer |
Nus
Press
The City In Southeast Asia - Patterns, Processes And Policy
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This book is a comprehensive analysis of urbanization in the Southeast Asian region. It offers a fresh perspective on the complex urban systems and their relation to economic development and globalization. With detailed case studies, it provides useful insights for policymakers, researchers, and students interested in the dynamics of urbanization in Southeast Asia.
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Soon Hock Kang, Chan-Hoong Leong |
Wspc/others
Singapore Perspectives 2012 - Singapore Inclusive: Bridging Divides
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2. This book provides a valuable insight into the major issues discussed in Singapore in 2012 such as the widening income gap, affordability of housing and healthcare, and citizen participation in policy-making. It includes a speech by Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore, outlining his views on governance and policies to bridge social divides. The book is a useful resource for those interested in understanding the policy challenges faced by a small, highly globalised economy and nation-state such as Singapore.
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Recommendation: If you've ever been curious about the captivating realm of video games and their impact on our society, "Fun Inc." is a must-read. Tom Chatfield delves deep into the evolution of the gaming industry, unveiling fascinating facts and statistics that challenge common stereotypes. From the influential role of female gamers to the mind-boggling budgets behind blockbuster games, this book sheds light on the ever-growing influence of virtual worlds. Whether you're a dedicated gamer or simply intrigued by the power of technology, "Fun Inc." will open your eyes to a whole new level of entertainment.
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Mitchell
Beazley
Where We Are Now : The Smartest, Clearest Guide to the Issues that Shape the World
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"Where We Are Now" could be a good read for someone who wants to make sense of the world's complex issues but doesn't want to read a dense information-packed book. This book offers easily understandable, well-analyzed facts and figures presented in a highly illustrated format. It also provides insight into the trends shaping the future, making it an excellent resource for those who want to think ahead.
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Nalin Mehta
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Harpercollins
Behind a Billion Screens : What Television Tells Us About Modern India
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"Behind a Billion Screens" is a must-read for anyone interested in gaining insight into the inner workings of India's television industry. Mehta's comprehensive research reveals the power struggles and political influence behind the scenes. The book also provides a critical analysis of the content that appears on Indian television, making it a unique and distinct read.
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Robert D. Lupton
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Harperone
Charity Detox : What Charity Would Look Like If We Cared About Results
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If you're tired of ineffective charity programs and want to make a real difference, Charity Detox is for you. Lupton shows how we can measure the effectiveness of charity programs by their results, rather than just feeling good about donating. He offers many practical strategies and examples of successful organizations that have implemented them. If you're committed to making a meaningful impact, this book will help you do it.
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B.K. Srivastava, C S Venkataratnam |
Mcgraw
Hill
Higher
Education
PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT AND HUMAN RESOURCES
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This text provides a comprehensive framework of the principles and concepts relating to personnel management with emphasis on the Indian context. The text endeavors to interpret personnel and human resource management concepts with behavioral principles and industrial relations implications. It incorporates the essence of the recent contributions of behavioral science. Additionally, it features topics like 'Quality of Work Life', 'Stress Management and Counseling', 'Industrial Relations Implications of Personnel Policies', and 'Future Scenario'. Each chapter begins with learning objectives, and includes key words, a summary and suggestions for further reading towards the end. The text also includes real-life cases which reflect diverse situations in the corporate world. The book would serve as a text for postgraduate students of management and commerce, and would also be useful to practicing managers.
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Mark J. Penn, E. Kinney Zalesne |
Penguin
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Microtrends : The Small Forces Behind Today's Big Changes
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Microtrends uncovers popular, under-the-radar forces using scientific study, providing practical implications for politics, business, and society.
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Robert J. Shapiro
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Futurecast - How Superpowers, Populations, And Globalization Will Change The Way You Live And Work
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What will life be like in America, Europe, Japan or China in the year 2020? As everyone’s lives across the world are become increasingly interconnected by globalization and new technologies quicken the pace of everything, the answer to that question depends on the fate and paths of the world’s major nations. In Futurecast , Robert Shapiro, former U.S. Under Secretary of Commerce and Chairman/Co-founder of Sonecon, looks into the future to tell us what our world will over the next dozen years. Though that time span seems brief, Shapiro foresees monumental changes caused by three historic new forces—globalization, the aging of societies, and the rise of America as a sole superpower with no near peer— will determine the paths of nations and the lives of countless millions. What jobs will there be for you and your children? What will happen to your health care? How safe will you be at home or abroad? Answers to these questions will depend, even more than today, on where you live in the • Even as China expands its military and its economy, America will be the world’s sole superpower for at least the next generation, and continue to lead efforts to preserve global security and stability. • The U.S. and China will be the world’s two indispensable economies, dominating the course of globalization. • Globalization will continue to shift most heavy manufacturing and millions of high-end service jobs from advanced countries like the US, to China, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Romania, Turkey and other developing nations. • Europe’s major nations and Japan will face the prospect of genuine economic decline and critical problems in their retirement pension systems, moving further towards the periphery of global economic and geopolitical power. • Every major country—the U.S., Europe, Japan, China—will face critical problems with their health care systems, and the entire world will face a crisis over energy and climate change. If one adds the wildcard of possible, catastrophic terrorist attacks to this mix, the period between now and 2020 will be as challenging as any in modern times. Taking these deep global developments into account when planning for the future isa necessity. Robert Shapiro’s clear-eyed Futurecast is the knowledge portfolio you need to prepare for the years to come.
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Peter J. Dowling/marion Festing/allen D. Engle
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Cengage
Learning
Emea
International Human Resources Management
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International Human Resource Management is a new edition of this market-leading text. Two new authors, Marion Festing and Allen Engle, make this new edition even more international than its predecessors. Changes include more coverage of small & medium enterprises, new material on managing diversity and cross-cultural workforces, new material on off-shoring, particularly to India or China, and a new chapter on sustaining global growth and linking the international HR function more firmly to companys’ strategic growth plans. In addition the new edition includes a wealth of case study material and class discussion material. A full instructor’s website is available to adopters.
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Aihwa Ong, Ananya Roy |
Wiley-blackwell
Worlding Cities : Asian Experiments and the Art of Being Global
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Worlding Cities provides a unique perspective on urban development in Asia, highlighting the connections between different models of urbanization. The book offers a new theoretical framework for understanding urbanization, expanding on the themes of capital and culture. It includes contributions from a diverse range of scholars, making it an essential read for anyone interested in Asian urbanism. Readers will gain valuable insights into how references to Asian power, success, and hegemony shape urban development and politics.
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Lily Zubaidah Rahim
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Strategic
Information
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The Limits of Authoritarian Governance in Singapore's Developmental State
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This book exposes the limitations of Singapore's authoritarian governance, providing a critical examination of its relevance for other developing economies. Through in-depth research, the book reveals how socio-political and economic pressures have led to increased inequality and the ruling party's resistance to redistribution. With a focus onpower and control, this book invites readers to question and scrutinize the sustainability and fairness of authoritarian models of governance.
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Naomi Klein
On Fire : The Burning Case for a Green New Deal
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For more than twenty years, Naomi Klein has been the foremost chronicler of the economic war waged on both people and planet-and an unapologetic champion of a sweeping environmental agenda with justice at its center. In lucid, elegant dispatches from the frontlines of contemporary natural disaster, she pens surging, indispensable essays for a wide public: prescient advisories and dire warnings of what future awaits us if we refuse to act, as well as hopeful glimpses of a far better future. On Fire: The (Burning) Case for a Green New Deal gathers for the first time more than a decade of her impassioned writing, and pairs it with new material on the staggeringly high stakes of our immediate political and economic choices.These long-form essays show Klein at her most prophetic and philosophical, investigating the climate crisis not only as a profound political challenge but as a spiritual and imaginative one, as well. Delving into topics ranging from the clash between ecological time and our culture of "perpetual now," to the soaring history of humans changing and evolving rapidly in the face of grave threats, to rising white supremacy and fortressed borders as a form of 'climate barbarism,' this is a rousing call to action for a planet on the brink.With reports spanning from the ghostly Great Barrier Reef, to the annual smoke-choked skies of the Pacific Northwest, to post-hurricane Puerto Rico, to a Vatican attempting an unprecedented 'ecological conversion,' Klein makes the case that we will rise to the existential challenge of climate change only if we are willing to transform the systems that produced this crisis.An expansive, far-ranging exploration that sees the battle for a greener world as indistinguishable from the fight for our lives, On Fire captures the burning urgency of the climate crisis, as well as the fiery energy of a rising political movement demanding a catalytic Green New Deal.
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Doug Guthrie
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Princeton
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Dragon In A Three-Piece Suit - The Emergence Of Capitalism In China
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This book is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding the complex history and dynamics of China's economic transition to capitalism. Guthrie provides a detailed analysis of how state control and traditional cultural norms have impacted the development of Chinese firms and society as a whole. His interviews with key players and firsthand experience provide a unique perspective that sheds light on the challenges and opportunities in the Chinese business world. Overall, this book is insightful and informative, making it a valuable resource for academics, policymakers, and business professionals alike.
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Gerard Lemos
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Yale
University
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The End Of The Chinese Dream - Why Chinese People Fear The Future
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This book is a must-read for those who want to gain a deep understanding of China's complicated social and political landscape. The author's investigative approach reveals the lived experiences of ordinary Chinese individuals, providing valuable insights into the threats and anxieties they face in their daily lives. The book also highlights the systemic problems within China's leadership, and how these issues contribute to the country's social challenges. This book will leave readers with a deeper appreciation for the real China that lies beyond glossy images of prosperity.
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David E. Duffee, Edward R. Maguire |
Routledge
Criminal Justice Theory - Explaining The Nature And Behavior Of Criminal Justice
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This book provides a unique approach to criminal financial investigation by detailing forensic accounting techniques used by investigators to solve crimes committed for profit. It would be a good read for those interested in forensic accounting or criminal justice investigation and its use of financial analysis. The book's most distinctive feature is its focus on forensic accounting, which sets it apart from other books on criminal justice.
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Gerald R. Salancik, Jeffrey Pfeffer |
Stanford
University
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The External Control of Organizations : A Resource Dependence Perspective
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Among the most widely cited books in the social sciences, The External Control of Organizations has long been required reading for any student of organization studies. The book, reissued on its 25th anniversary as part of the Stanford Business Classics series, includes a new preface written by Jeffrey Pfeffer, which examines the legacy of this influential work in current research and its relationship to other theories. The External Control of Organizations explores how external constraints affect organizations and provides insights for designing and managing organizations to mitigate these constraints. All organizations are dependent on the environment for their survival. As the authors contend, "it is the fact of the organization's dependence on the environment that makes the external constraint and control of organizational behavior both possible and almost inevitable." Organizations can either try to change their environments through political means or form interorganizational relationships to control or absorb uncertainty. This seminal book established the resource dependence approach that has informed so many other important organization theories.
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Peter Ho
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Challenges Of Governance In A Complex World, The
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This book could be a good read for those interested in exploring the intricacies of governance in a rapidly changing world. With captivating metaphors like the 'black elephant' and concepts like the 'dialectic of governance', Peter Ho offers a systematic and insightful approach to understanding the future and building resilience. Whether you are a government official or simply curious about the dynamics of governance, this book provides valuable insights that can help navigate the complexities of our world.
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Philip Abrams
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Cambridge
University
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Towns in Societies : Essays in Economic History and Historical Sociology
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ECONOMIC GROWTH IN TOWNS IN CLASSICAL ANTIQUITY. CHINESE CITIES, ORIGINS OF THE MEDIEVAL TOWN PATRICIATE, MEDIEVAL GENOA, DISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH IN A RENAISSANCE FLORENCE;' URBAN DECAY IN MEDIEVAL ENGLAND;. CLASS FORMATION, LONDON 1650-1750.
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Jefferson R. Cowie
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Stayin' Alive : The 1970s and the Last Days of the Working Class
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This book provides an in-depth understanding of the 1970s cultural and political history, highlighting how it shaped modern times. It explores the working class experience and how it affected political and economic upheavals. The book is a great read for history buffs as well as those interested in social justice issues. The author's ability to connect politics to culture through music, film, and TV lore makes the book engaging and edgy. Overall, a thought-provoking and insightful read.
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John Andrews, Daniel Franklin |
Profile
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The Economist: Megachange : The world in 2050
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This book, "The Economist: Megachange: The world in 2050," is a must-read for curious minds who want to understand the significant trends that will shape the coming decades. Through insightful chapters, the book delves into topics such as population growth, technological advancements, energy resources, and scientific developments. Packed with compelling facts and figures, it provides an authoritative and comprehensive exploration of the potential megachanges that lie ahead. Get ready to uncover the untold secrets and be prepared for the future that awaits us.
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Paul Evans
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Mcgraw
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The Global Challenge: International Human Resource Management
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This book is particularly useful for businesspersons and managers who are dealing with internationalization challenges in their organization. It offers practical insights into important aspects of managing people across borders. It discusses topics like how to manage expatriates from the parent country, how to adapt management practices to circumstances abroad, and how to recognize and avoid obstacles in joint ventures. Its case studies and examples make it easy to grasp and apply its insights.
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Peter Ho
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World
Scientific
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Challenges Of Governance In A Complex World, The
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This book could be a good read for individuals interested in understanding and addressing challenges to good governance in a rapidly changing and uncertain world. Through four lectures, Peter Ho explores the complexity of modern governance and suggests practical solutions for building resilience and a comparative advantage in this landscape. The use of metaphors, such as the 'black elephant,' and the 'dialectic of governance,' makes the book accessible and thought-provoking. It is recommended for policymakers, academics, and anyone interested in understanding contemporary governance challenges.
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Koon Hean Cheong
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Seeking A Better Urban Future
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Dr Cheong Koon Hean, CEO of the Housing and Development Board (2010–Present) was the Institute of Policy Studies' 5th S R Nathan Fellow for the Study of Singapore. This book contains edited versions of the three IPS-Nathan Lectures she gave between March and April 2018, and highlights of her dialogue with the audience. Climate change, an ageing population, anti-globalisation sentiments the world over, technological disruption, and social media all pose unique problems and opportunities to cities. Dr Cheong examines how cities deal with their urban challenges to create a better life for their citizens. In particular, what are the considerations needed to plan and develop Singapore in the face of rapid change and uncertainty, given our constraints as a small city-state with an open economy? The IPS-Nathan Lectures series was launched in 2014 as part of the S R Nathan Fellowship for the Study of Singapore. The S R Nathan Fellow delivers a series of lectures during their term to advance public understanding and discussion of issues of critical national interest.
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Jason Pomeroy
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Routledge
Cities Of Opportunities - Connecting Culture And Innovation
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"Cities of Opportunities" explores the critical connection between culture and innovation in the context of global cities today. Through a wide range of perspectives from thought leaders, this book provides invaluable insights to shape the cities of tomorrow. For readers interested in urban challenges and how to approach them, in order to create thriving and innovative cities, this book is a must-read.
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Kathryn Strother Ratcliff
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Polity
The Social Determinants Of Health - Looking Upstream
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This book is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding the impact social determinants have on health. Kathryn Strother Ratcliff expertly synthesizes information from different disciplines to show how social factors such as poverty, pollution, and political decisions lead to significant health disparities. Her focus on social justice and human rights lenses provides valuable insights for activists, policymakers, and professionals in fields related to health.
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Yeo Lay Hwee, Barnard Turner
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50 Years Of Singapore-europe Relations: Celebrating Singapore's Connections With Europe
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As Singapore enters its 50th year of independence, it is a good time to reflect on its past as well as look to the future. This book is one such contribution to the wide collection of books commemorating Singapore's 50th birthday. The essays and articles in this edited volume capture historical moments, reveal the heartfelt wishes and thoughtful comments of Europeans who have made Singapore their home, chronicle some of the long standing partnerships and ponder the future challenges of Singapore.This unique book contains a wide range of essays and articles reflecting on the strong connections that Singapore enjoys with Europe, not only at the official level, but also through the contributions that Europeans and European companies have made - and continue to make - which enrich Singaporean society. These essays provide a kaleidoscope of views on Singapore - they explore how close ties and partnerships are forged between nations, how businesses see Singapore as a trustworthy partner and place to invest and establish roots, and, at a more personal level, the articles also present different perspectives on the strengths, and at times, the weaknesses of Singapore as viewed through the eyes of Europeans who live and work in Singapore and consider it as their home.In commemorating Singapore's 50th birthday, this book will add to the understanding of the richness and diversity of Singapore society, and help readers appreciate and reflect on how openness and connectivity have contributed to the success of Singapore in its first 50 years.
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Dennis R. Judd, Paul Kantor |
Pearson
American Urban Politics In A Global Age - The Reader
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American Urban Politics in a Global Age is an informative and topical read that covers all aspects of urban life and politics, from globalization to privatization and more. This book will appeal to readers who are interested in understanding the complexities of urban issues in America, and how these issues impact the global stage. It is highly recommended for students and professionals in the field of urban studies.
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Tim Harford
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The Logic of Life : Uncovering the New Economics of Everything
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"The Logic of Life" is a great read because it explains how economics can be applied to decision-making in all aspects of life, from personal choices to societal issues. Author Tim Harford uses engaging stories and characters to illustrate how rational choice theory can be used to understand drug addiction, teenage crime, suburban sprawl, office politics, and more. This book is perfect for those interested in understanding how economics can explain the world around us.
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Jagdish N. Sheth, Raj Sisodia |
Free
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The Rule of Three : Why Only Three Major Competitors Will Survive in Any Market
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Name any industry and more likely than not you will find that the three strongest, most efficient companies control 70 to 90 percent of the market. Here are just a few
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Night Market : Sexual Cultures and the Thai Economic Miracle
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In Thailand, a $4 billion per year tourist industry is the linchpin of the modernization process called the "Thai Economic Miracle". And what is Thailand's main attraction? Sex for hire. Year after year young women are lured to Bangkok to staff the teeming brothels, massage parlors, and sex bars that cater to male tourists from the United States, Western Europe, Japan, Australia, the Gulf States, Malaysia, and Singapore.Developed from Lillian S. Robinson's article in The Nation , Night Market traces the historical, cultural, material, and textual traditions that have combined in unique ways to establish sex tourism as an integral part of the developing Thai economy. It explores international sex tourism from the perspectives of economic-development planning, forced labor market choices, international sexual alienation, and textual traditions that have constructed sexual "Other" cultures in Western imagination.
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COVID-19 and the Structural Crises of Our Time
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"We live in paradoxical times. Traditionally, the West has led the world in theory and practice. Yet, recent developments, from COVID-19 to the storming of the US Capitol, show how lost the West has become. This loss of direction has deep roots. In their usual thoughtful and incisive fashion, Lim Mah-Hui and Michael Heng Siam-Heng, draw out the deeper origins of our current crises and show us a new way forward. A must-read for anyone who wants to understand our strange times." -- Kishore Mahbubani, founding Dean of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore, is the author of Has China Won?"A powerful and compelling critique of neoliberal globalization and its potentially devastating, but long underestimated, consequences for financial stability, the environment, social equity and democracy. COVID-19 has laid bare these dysfunctions and stresses. But this is not a pessimistic book. The authors argue, correctly, that we may be on the cusp of another Great Transformation. The choices we make today to make markets more resilient, improve social protection, and preserve our freedoms could lay the foundations for a sustainable globalization that works for future generations." -- Donald Low, Professor of Practice in Public Policy and Director of the Institute for Emerging Market Studies, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology"This fascinating book highlights the interplay between financial and health crises that the COVID-19 pandemic exposed. Financialized capitalism is bad for the planet, bad for human health, and creates more unequal and insecure societies. The authors make a strong and convincing case for re-embedding markets into society and finance into the real economy." --Jayati Ghosh, Professor of Economics, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, USA"Lim and Heng's ambitious volume argues that 2020 was the year of the global 'perfect storm' of multiple crises, with the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbating financial, economic, socio-political and environmental breakdowns. They extend Karl Polanyi's original insights to appeal for a sustainable global New Deal. While the reader may not agree with all their theses, the scope of their coverage and ambition will set the stage for debates over the annus horribilis." -- Jomo K.S., Founder-chair, IDEAS www.network.ideas; former United Nations Assistant Secretary General"This book provides plenty of food for thought for many pondering if the COVID-19 crisis could lead to a major transformation of the global economic system shaped by unfettered market forces and policies of governments in their service."-- Yilmaz Akyuz, former Director, UNCTAD, Geneva
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Singapore - The State And The Culture Of Excess
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This book would be interesting to anyone who wants to know about modern Singaporean state's ruling strategy. Souchou Yao offers a unique perspective on the subject, analyzing the state's cultural and political policies with an interdisciplinary approach. The book's most unique feature is its explanation of how the state achieved its effective rule, not just through repressive policies but also by employing measures like efficient governance, popular compliance, and good living standards. Through her analysis of specific events like the caning of American teenager Michael Fay, the author shows how the state exercises its power to maintain its ideology. If you're curious about Singapore's state power, this book is a must-read!
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Class : Key Concept in Sociology
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This book is ideal for sociology students who want to understand the social hierarchy in society. Edgell explores the concept of class through the lens of classic theories by Marx and Weber, and also touches on contemporary works by Wright and Goldthorpe. The book offers an accessible review of class structures, social mobility, inequality, politics, and the potential classlessness of Britain and America. Overall, it is a valuable resource in unraveling the complexity of social stratification in modern society.
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Case Studies in Public Governance : Building Institutions in Singapore
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The case study, whether a simple scenario about choices in decision-making or a multi-dimensional narrative of conflicts and dilemmas, is a rich source of knowledge, ideas, and insights. Using case studies as a method to document and learn the experiences of nations and their institutions reveal the perspectives, rationale, trade-offs and actions of governments and people. This book is a collection of case studies on the development of Singapore institutions. Here, a total of five case studies encompassing the areas of urban governance, education, social security and industrial relations are presented, each carefully selected to profile a particular sector. These case studies describe the importance of culture, leadership, and systems in building institutions, and how interactions between people – leaders and employees – and the organizations they belong to can influence institutional culture. This publication seeks to deepen global understanding of the Singapore government and its form of governance, as well as to advance theories and concepts of sustainable development on a global stage.
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Powers Of Exclusion - Land Dilemmas In Southeast Asia
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In this book, the authors delve into the intricate web of land ownership, political power struggles, and cultural values in Southeast Asia. They offer a unique perspective on the problems faced by indigenous communities, and the ways in which exclusion from land rights impacts their lives. The book is a must-read for anyone interested in the complex social and political landscape of Southeast Asia.
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Carl E. Schorske, Stephen R. Graubard, Thomas Bender |
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American Academic Culture in Transformation : Fifty Years, Four Disciplines
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This book offers an in-depth analysis of the evolution of American academic culture in four disciplines over the past fifty years, in political science, economics, philosophy, and literary studies. The book provides an insiders' view of the course of change in their own fields, exploring the internal dynamics of disciplinary change, and comparing the very different paths the disciplines have followed within the academy and the consequent alterations in their relations to the larger public. Recommended for academics and students looking for an insightful read on the history and evolution of academic culture.
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Singapore: The Encyclopaedia
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Singapore: The Encyclopedia contains over 2,500 alphabetically arranged entries on a vast range of topics – practically everything the general reader might want to know about Singapore, four decades after the achievement of full independence. Readers will discover a depth and diversity that may surprise many who thought they know Singapore well, as well as a rich history that goes back many centuries.Here is a vast array of information on the Singapore’s history, geography, economy, law, politics, arts, culture, entertainment, architecture, food and natural history. Singapore’s political system is described, as well as its legal, educational and healthcare systems. Companies, clubs and associations, housing estates, festivals and customs – they all have a place in the book.The encyclopedia captures the shared memories and shared stories that have shaped the national identity. They include political events such as such as Separation and Confrontation, as well as emotionally charged disasters such as the Bukit Ho Swee Fire and the Nicoll Highway collapse.Individuals profiled include artists, musicians, entrepreneurs, members of the armed forces, priests, pastors, ulema, civil servants, entertainers, ambassadors, judges, sportsmen, and even murders.Overseen by a distinguished editorial advisory board under the Chairmanship of Professor Tommy Koh, this encyclopedia is the most wide-ranging and informative general reference book ever published.
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