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"There have been many writings on geopolitical forceshow nations interact in the pursuit of power. Less has been written on geoeconomics forceshow national economies interact in the pursuit of economic gain. . . . It is to Sheth and Sisodia's credit that they offer a penetrating analysis on where the future of different countries is going under the pressure of geoeconomic forces." From the Foreword by Philip K. Kotler, S.C. Johnson Distinguished Professor of International Marketing, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University While the world is still coming to grips with the implications of globalization, Tectonic Shift investigates what the globes economic and geopolitical future looks like and discovers the unfolding of an unprecedented realignment of forces. Based on extensive study and analysis, the authors of this compelling book argue that regionalization will replace the much celebrated globalization, characterized by extensive North-South integration between developed and developing nations. Authors Jagdish N. Sheth and Rajendra S. Sisodia describe how the world is evolving into three huge economic and political unions, which will take shape by 2020, and predict that: The EU will expand both eastward as well as to the south, right up to Southern Africa The Asian block, initially led by Japan and then by China, will encompass a united Korea, ASEAN, Australia, and New Zealand and create a vast free trade area by approximately 2015. The US and Latin American nations will revive the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA), and will be joined by the UK. South Asia will have its own free trade area, which will eventually ally with the FTAA Sheth and Sisodia argue that these evolving, strategic partnerships will involve free trade, monetary union, cross-border infrastructure investments, regional development agencies, and conflict resolution mechanisms. They also discuss the key steps that each region will have to take to be successful, and how it can overcome obstacles to change. Handled properly, the authors further argue, this evolution will result in faster and broader economic development coupled with diminished conflict among nations.
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A Dogma of two Idealists.......2007-04-02
If you are going to read this book, I recommend you to do so with a grain of salt. This prophetical novel by Jagdish Sheth and Rajendra S Sisodia is highly dogmatic, and because of that, many of his assertion made are groundless and illogical. The authors fail to look beyond the economical relations among countries and underestimate the political and historical tensions among them. For example, they hypothesize that all of Middle East will eventually unify and enter the EU block, but they fail to adequately explain how exactly the political/religious tensions among these ME countries are going to settle. They also make similar assertion regarding the unification of Asia block as well, but they too again fail to explain how the political/cultural tensions among these countries are going to settle. But these two are not all. Sheth and Sisodia make many other groundless arguments regarding many issues. They either forcefully tried to make sense of their theory or really believe in some irrational ideaology that economical relationship cures foreign tensions among countries. If you are truely interested and in reading this book, I recommend you to also touch upon "Globalization and Its Discontents" by Joseph Stiglitz, and most importantly, to read with criticallity and caution.
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One L, Scott Turow's journal of his first year at law school introduces and a best-seller when it was first published in 1977, has gone on to become a virtual bible for prospective law students. Not only does it introduce with remarkable clarity the ideas and issues that are the stuff of legal education; it brings alive the anxiety and competiveness--with others and, even more, with oneself--that set the tone in this crucible of character building. Turow's multidimensional delving into his protagonists' psyches and his marvelous gift for suspense prefigure the achievements of his celebrated first novel, Presumed Innocent, one of the best-selling and most talked about books of 1987.Each September, a new crop of students enter Harvard Law School to begin an intense, often grueling, sometimes harrowing year of introduction to the law. Turow's group of One Ls are fresh, bright, ambitious, and more than a little daunting. Even more impressive are the faculty: Perini, the dazzling, combative professor of contracts, who presents himself as the students' antagonist in their struggle to master his subject; Zechman, the reserved professor of torts who seems so indecisive the students fear he cannot teach; and Nicky Morris, a young, appealing man who stressed the humanistic aspects of law.Will the One Ls survive? Will they excel? Will they make the Law Review, the outward and visible sign of success in this ultra-conservative microcosm? With remarkable insight into both his fellows and himself, Turow leads us through the ups and downs, the small triumphs and tragedies of the year, in an absorbing and throught-provoking narrative that teaches the reader not only about law school and the law but about the human beings who make them what they are.In the new afterword for this edition of One L, the author looks back on law school from the perspective of ten years' work as a lawyer and offers some suggestions for reforming legal education.
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Troubled water.......2007-08-18
The topicality of attorney Scott Turow's law school horror story "One L" may be in dispute, but its entertainment value is not. You don't even have to contemplate a future career in law to draw from Turow's tale those feelings we all get when we encounter a challenge before we even muster a step past the entrance, and from there it all piles up: There is uncertainty, exhaustion, pressure from life-threatening but unavoidable exams, and that particular teacher who EVERYONE whispers about. Of course, my personal favorite is the passionate and burning thirst for competition lurking in the darkest depths of each student. The real nasty part is that everybody tries his or her utmost best to conceal it, but make no mistake. That Law Review position looks mighty fine when you are combing through future areas of employment.
"One L" chronicles Mr. Turow's, indeed, "turbulent true story" at one of the most prestigious and influential legal coliseums in the United States, and his journey there constitutes endless opportunities to torture him and his classmates while the readers giggle in fiendish delight. Even more colorful are the characters we meet, including those in Turow's study group and the wickedly brilliant Professor Pereni.
The book approaches the almost holistic mysticism of Harvard Law School, turns the concept upside down, and reveals the nitty-gritty of the whole enterprise. Obviously, Harvard Law today and the Harvard Law of Scott Turow are as radically different now as night and day. Take this then as a window to the past, populated with creative creatures as its students (Hothschild comes to mind) and professors (the great Mr. Pereni), and those dreadful stories about pre-exam nights. Just don't let it keep you away from Harvard!
Comments from a Law Professor.......2007-07-29
I had my wife purchase One L for me because I wanted to be reminded of what it was like to be a law student again. It has been a long time and quite honestly, I had forgotten.
I had forgotten about study groups and the terror of the Socratic Method. I had forgotten about that law students can be terrified of their Professors, and that they are intrigued by the fine points of law which seem so new and unique to them.
Pushing back the frontiers of ignorance. It is what I do. It is what I hope to do better.
Empathy. One L has given me empathy for my students.
Mixed Bag.......2007-06-25
I read this book because the law student at Northwestern mentioned that although it was dated, it's an important book in terms of understanding what law school was/is like. As a person who will be attending law school next fall, I was somewhat disappointed with the book, but most likely for reasons out of Turow's control. If the book was meant solely as a description of his first year and nothing more, then it would be a tight account of many of the difficulties this person had as he navigated what he describes as the toughest year at arguably the best law school in the country. But that being said, Turow's account seems to take a slightly different angle in that it aims to primarily critique the collective law education process while being critical of the professors and other students (pseudo-fictional amalgamations of the actual people he went to school with and was taught under) at Harvard. I think what got to me was the constant oscillation between the pride he had at being at so prestigious an institution with the shame he almost exhibited as he slowly changed as a person as the year progressed, becoming as competitive and almost bitter as those around him. It's a tough sell when much of the book comes out as whining and because it's so time specific, the whining doesn't seem like the kind of thing that can sustain the book for readers from this decade let alone readers in the future. I think the book is important as a period piece, an insider's guide to law school, but there's just something that it lacks for a broader audience. If I wasn't going to law school, I would have said the book was a waste of my time, since it doesn't seem to do enough other than provide the perspective of a very neurotic, though intelligent and successful writer's take on his tough transition from being a graduate professor of literature at Stanford to a law student. If this review seems a little confusing, suffice to say that if you want to go to law school, go ahead and read it, if not, take a pass. You may as well read a blog online.
okay...but a bit melodramatic.......2007-05-25
Turow's One L in an interesting read. His easy prose style will keep you engaged with the 'characters' in the story, and his penchant for drama will keep you turning pages. I gave the book 4 stars because of Turow's writing style and his inclusion of legal terms, description of classes, exams, and study groups. It is apparent that he wrote this book for those who were contemplating law school. Even though his perspective is dated, I think he successfully channeled the highs and lows of the trials of obtaining an advanced degree at a top university. Turow's bleeding heart sentiments about the perils of the HLS education and his open disdain for the pedagogy of certain professors were the weakest areas of the work.
With that said, I did feel that Turow and some of his acquaintances should have been put on suicide watch or given a valium. Most of them appeared very uptight, and overly sensitive to the competitive nature of the class environment and criticism of the professors, which is often the custom in any graduate/professional class. As a former graduate student and lecturer in English at another prestigious university--Stanford--Turow should have been more amenable to the teaching styles and challenges presented, jmho. But I did read this over 25 yrs later so my Gen-Y student experience would naturally clash with the student experience of the late 70s. Warning: Be mindful of the generation gap!
As a student who is thinking about law school, I was not frightened or put off by One L. A good read but by no means my only source.
ACCURATE DEPICTION OF LAW SCHOOL EDUCATION.......2007-05-21
I have read this book twice. A very rare thing for me to do. I have practiced law for over 30 years and this accurately portrays the trials and tribulations of law students. I volunteer as a career mentor at Franciscan University of Steubenville. Another attorney and I place this at the top of our suggested reading list for students who are curious about the legendary legal education environment. Good stuff.
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The land where I belong;
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Unique among books for small business owners and entrepreneurs, David Shepherd's "8 Steps" link immediate increases in cash flow, to the attainment of personal lifetime goals. The book offers eight specific steps, straight out of the nation's top business schools, that any business owner or manager can use instantly to increase cash flow and profitability. And, using a powerful, visual goal setting technique, readers are taught how to harness the power of their own dreams to put this "excess cash" to work. Based on the author's years of experience with thousands of small business owners, "Your Business Or Your Life" is both educational and inspirational...a must read for the small business executive.
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Helpful book for small business owner.......2002-05-01
I received this book as a gift last summer, but didn't start really applying the steps until late last fall. Sheperd's tools have really helped me to figure out and focus on the most profitable aspects of my business. If you can't afford to have a consultant come in an assess your business, then I think this book is a good start to getting you back in touch with why you started your business in the first place. It is kind of "motivational" with its linking its your business to "your life" but it is very helpful, and most of the tools are really explaining how to get the cash out of your business and what to do with it so you can retire
Helpful book for small business owner.......2002-05-01
I received this book as a gift last summer, but didn't start really applying the steps until late last fall. Professor Sheperd's tools have helped me to figure out what were and then focus on the most profitable aspects of my business. If you can't afford to have a consultant come in an assess your business, then I think this book is a good start to getting you back in touch with why you started your business in the first place. The title sounds kind of "motivational" with its linking your business to "your life" but it is really just lots of tools that show you how to increase your profitability and then get your cash out of your business
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State Profiles: The Population and Economy of Each U.S. State 3rd Edition
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Locate economic and demographic data for each U.S. state presented in compact, standardized state chapters using charts, tables and interpretive text.
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Rise Of The Rustbelt: Revitalizing Older Industrial Regions
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The Rise of the Rustbelt: Revitalizing Older Industrial Regions
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The Rise of the Rustbelt demonstrates the value of interchange and comparison of ideas and policies for industrial regeneration between three major regions: the Great Lakes of North America, the Ruhrgebiet of North-Rhine-Westphalia, and the industrial belt of South Wales. The top priority of these areas is to conserve and retain their status as industrial powerhouses by attracting investment to compensate for their dramatic structural decline over the past twenty years and more. They have much to learn from one another. Encompassing environmental and sociocultural issues, as well as those of industrial economics and human resource development, The Rise of the Rustbelt will interest students, researchers and professionals in geography, planning, public policy, and industrial and business studies. It offers a wide-ranging and fully detailed analysis of some of the key issues arising in the wake of unprecedented industrial restructuring in three world-leading regions.
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Australia at the Crossroads: Radical Free Market or a Progressive Liberalism?
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