Economics for Social Workers: Social Outcomes of Economic Globalization with Strategies for Community Action
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Economics for Social Workers: Social Outcomes of Economic Globalization with Strategies for Community Action
Arline Prigoff
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In this timely and unique new book, Arline Prigoff teaches social work students and practitioners about the social consequences of economic development and trade policies, and what can be done to prevent further erosion of the quality of life in local communities as a result of economic globalization. It presents alternative strategies for community economic development and suggests vital roles for social work students and practitioners as facilitators and partners in projects and processes of community empowerment.

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3 out of 5 stars Unbalanced but interesting.......2006-08-13

Part diatribe against transnational corporations and their related financial markets and part apologia for the inclusion of economics in the social work curriculum, this volume raises far more questions than it answers. The historical interpretation of the rise of capitalism and free market globalization, an interpretation that takes up more than half of the text, cannot be considered a balanced or nuanced view.

For example, the author's preference for Keynesian economic policies over the monetary controls advocated by Friedman is naïve. It has not been informed by serious consideration of Hayek's argument that expansion and contraction of public expenditures (ala Keynes) tends to exacerbate the extremes of economic cycles due to the time lag associated with the expenditures. Contemporary limitations on the measurement of economic indicators and delays in legislative response preclude the possibility that a Keynesian approach is likely to be effective except by accident.

Without exception, every allusion to corporate profit motives is denounced as evil in both intent and consequence. Prigoff seems to dismiss as immaterial the argument that free markets maximize individual choice and autonomy. Community organization and collective action, the primary suggestions to alleviate the negative consequences of globalization, may tend to restrict self-determination without eliminating the potential for power abuse by those who dominate the collective.

Despite these concerns, I found this volume worthwhile. Prigoff's criticism of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund will force me to study international finance more fully, and her continuing refrain that corporations are not held accountable for the environmental costs of their decisions point to the need for change. Finally, I could not agree more with her contention that social workers need to be familiar with economics. All the psychotherapy in the world will prove inadequate if the causal mechanisms fomenting dysfunction are rooted in economic injustices.

5 out of 5 stars All politicians should read this book.......2004-09-05

I read this book because I am in a graduate social work program at the present time. But I found myself wishing that I could provide a copy to every politician in the country. People who make laws need to read this book. Anyone who believes in the future of our country should read this book and go out and try to change things for the better.

5 out of 5 stars Economics for Social Workers--and for all of us!.......2000-03-06

Perhaps Arline Prigoff's book was written with social workers as the only intended audience, but this well written and researched book should actually be required reading for anyone trying to understand the causes of the problems relating to and the conflict surrounding economic globalization. The book is indeed most timely (as witness the events in Seattle)and its message is powerful.

The text is broken down into five basic sections. First, we have a brief section on current economic and social concerns (directed to social workers as stated by the author, but in fact relevant to all concerned people), and related economic concepts. This is followed by a section on the history of economic theory, from Adam Smith, thru Keynesian concepts, monetarism, and the money culture. Next, Dr. Prigoff provides a section on the establishment of corporate domination over a global economy, from Bretton Woods to the WTO.

The text now moves on to areas that may be new to most readers: Section 4 describes the emergence of an alternative paradigm: sustainable human development, and Section 5 describes appropriate community actions that can be taken to counter globalization's ill effects. All of this is thought-provoking and seems to relate directly to current worldwide economic, and, indeed, political problems. One may or may not agree with all the author seems to endorse, but it clearly deserves consideration, and, in my opinion, much of what she seems to support is hard to disagree with.

This is not a pleasant day or two read: it is a careful (and in some parts painstaking) consideration of the issues, not just for social workers, but for all people concerned with current economic and political problems affecting the masses of people in America and around the world. And, importantly, it does suggest remedies in which each of us could participate.

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        5 out of 5 stars Wonderfully readable survey of French political life.......2003-06-26

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                          3 out of 5 stars Good material but difficult to read.......2006-12-27

                          The material in the book is reasonably good, particularly because it is different from most selling books. What is wrong with it?

                          1. A great deal of overlap with their other book "The New Strategic Selling". Do not buy both books!

                          2. A very boring writing style. It looks like they wrote the headings and then wrote the contents because a lot of the content reads like filler - or "waffle".

                          3. It is extremely repetitive, which adds to the boredom factor.

                          4. The insistence on using sexist language. People are mostly but inconsistently referred to as "she". This goes as far as referring to a person previously described as "Mr President" as "she". I want to learn selling not to get a hamfisted and condescending lesson in sexist language. Hint to the authors: if you want to be non-sexist, just say "he or she" - people can read it fast and it doesn't get in the way.

                          This book could have been half the length and it would have been excellent.

                          5 out of 5 stars Revised, Updated...and Better.......2005-05-04

                          NOTE: The review which follows is of the revised and updated (i.e. most recently published) edition co-authored by Robert B. Miller and Stephen E. Heiman with Tad Tuleja.

                          I read the first edition of this book when it was published 18 years ago. Hence my curiosity about this edition. What's new? In fact, a great deal. Miller and Heiman have thoroughly revised the original material, "page by page, to tighten the prose, clarify explanations, and provide up-to-date examples from [current and recent] Miller Heiman clients." For example, they have refined their explication of Concept and product (as indicated in Chapter 4) and expanded their discussions of Question Types while providing clarifications of two concepts which, apparently, often prove puzzling: Action Commitment and Valid Business Reason.

                          They have also included discussion of Single Sales Objective in Chapter 5. (This concept was originally developed within the Strategic Selling program and is now a component of Conceptual Selling.) "Most dramatically, we have revised the entire sequence of the Conceptual Selling `modules'...Another new element is a question-and-answer epilogue where we address some of the interesting challenges which our clients have posed to us."

                          Miller and Heiman respond to 15 questions generated by their "continuing dialogue" with those who enroll in various Conceptual Selling workshops. For example:

                          #1. Isn't Conceptual Selling just another name for consultative selling?

                          A: "There are similarities, to be sure, but they're not the same." Miller and Heiman pay due respect to Mark Hanan (author of another business bestseller, Consultative Selling) while explaining how his ideas -- which they greatly admire -- and theirs differ. See the complete response to this question pages 348-349.

                          #6. Having a Valid Business Reason implies that you know something about the customer before you go in. How do you do that when you're making a cold call?

                          A: "You're still making cold calls? The whole point of a Valid Business Reason is to render them unnecessary." How so? See the complete response to this question on page 349.

                          #14. Is Unique Strength another name for "competitive advantage"? And should I compare my company's Unique Strengths to those of the competition?

                          A: "Not exactly." Miller and Heiman briefly explain that, in economic theory, a "competitive advantage is a point of superiority that one company has over its competitors" whereas a "Unique Strength is much more specific than that: It's the contribution [italics] one company's solution can make make to [italics] one customer in [one] area that the customer perceives as better than any competing solution." See the complete response to this question on pages 361-362.

                          NOTE: In Buyer-Approved Selling: Sales Secrets from the Buyer's Side of the Desk, Michael Schell also suggests all manner of strategies and tactics by which to formulate and then present what Miller and Heiman identify as a Unique Strength. Presumably they and Schell agree with Warren Buffett, however, who once suggested that cost is what we charge but value is what someone else thinks it's worth. Nothing is a Unique Strength (or whatever else you call it) unless so perceived by customers and, equally important, by prospective customers.

                          Everyone in sales should have her or his own "toolkit." Some of its contents are provided by the given employee, others are provided by formal training and/or a supervisor, and still others from a book such as this. Long ago, I realized that strategies are "hammers" and tactics are "nails." The former drive the latter. That said, I presume to offer a caveat. Keep in mind this bromide: a camel is a horse designed by a committee.

                          Obviously, it would be foolish to stuff a "toolkit" with everything offered by Miller and Heiman in combination with everything offered in other excellent books such the aforementioned Consultative Selling and Buyer-Approved Selling as well as Neil Rackham's SPIN Selling, Anthony Parinello's Selling To VITO (The Very Important Top Officer), Michael Bosworth's Solution Selling: Creating Buyers in Difficult Selling Markets and CustomerCentric Selling,and Keith M Eades's The New Solution Selling: The Revolutionary Sales Process That is Changing the Way People Sell.

                          Presumably Miller and Heiman agree that readers of books such as theirs must be aware of everything available in what could be called "The Salesperson's Super Hardware Store." The challenge is to select and then use effectively those tools which are most appropriate to the given marketplace.

                          Given how attractively priced the most recently published paperback editions of The New Strategic Selling and The New Conceptual Selling are, I highly recommend both. My guess (only a guess) is that The New Conceptual Selling will be most valuable to those who have sales management and/or sales training responsibilities as well as to those whose career ambitions include obtaining such responsibilities.

                          4 out of 5 stars An important contribution.......2004-09-08

                          While today the book's content seems pretty basic, at its publication the idea of thoroughly understanding the concept of the customer wasn't exactly widespread. Presenting without prior analyzing the goals and theories of the client, or misunderstanding them, is a prescription for objections. Don't make assumptions, is what we learn from this book, and we should be thankful for being reminded by the authors about this fundamental sales rule.

                          2 out of 5 stars same old sales ideas.......2004-07-09

                          After reading enthusiastic reviews I bought this and the Conceptual Selling book. A basic premise is the salesperson's ability to ask questions, and not just talk. Maybe this is a revelation for someone new to sales, but as I kept reading I found this book just restating the obvious. I've been in sales for 25 years, and this book is nothing new. Catchy title, they obviously have a lot of big name clients. Good book for a rookie though, but an insult to veteran salespeople.

                          5 out of 5 stars Combine it with "Strategic Selling" and start selling!.......2003-04-09

                          I read this book to prepare myself for a salescourse at the company where I work. As it turns out I am no salesman, but the trainer did note that I had a very good insight into the salesprocess. So good, in fact, that he advised me to become a selling consultant for my company instead of a salesman. All that, thanks to having read this book in combination with "The New Strategic Selling" (also by Heiman). If you really want to start selling, you must read this book!
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                            Robert B. Miller , Stephen E. Heiman , Tad Tuleja , and John Philip Coghlan
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                            The New Conceptual Selling® : The Most Effective and Proven Method for Face-to-Face Sales Planning
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                              The New Conceptual Selling® : The Most Effective and Proven Method for Face-to-Face Sales Planning

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                              ASIN: 1889888087

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                              The New Conceptual Selling® provides step-by-step tactics for achieving effective communication during one-on-one sales calls and managing all customer interactions. The newly revised edition contains expanded discussions on question types, clarification of action commitments and valid business reasons, reinforcement of single sales objectives, and effective call planning. In every sales cycle there are critical points-of-impact where what you say and how you say it can dramatically influence the outcome of the deal. It begins with your first sales call and continues with every communication you have with your prospect. Updated and revised audio version of the popular and timeless book. On 2 CDs. Suggested retail value $39.95.

                              The 20 greatest loan servicing myths: here are some common misconceptions about the intricacies of loan servicing.(SERVICING): An article from: Mortgage Banking
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                                The 20 greatest loan servicing myths: here are some common misconceptions about the intricacies of loan servicing.(SERVICING): An article from: Mortgage Banking
                                Alan Wolf , and Bruce J. Bergman
                                Manufacturer: Thomson Gale
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                                Binding: Digital

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                                ASIN: B000BQGI18
                                Release Date: 2005-10-10

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                                This digital document is an article from Mortgage Banking, published by Thomson Gale on September 1, 2005. The length of the article is 5145 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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                                Title: The 20 greatest loan servicing myths: here are some common misconceptions about the intricacies of loan servicing.(SERVICING)
                                Author: Alan Wolf
                                Publication: Mortgage Banking (Magazine/Journal)
                                Date: September 1, 2005
                                Publisher: Thomson Gale
                                Volume: 65 Issue: 12 Page: 88(7)

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                                Advanced Judgment Enforcement
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                                  Advanced Judgment Enforcement
                                  Matthew T. Cronin , and Paul A. Drey
                                  Manufacturer: Lorman Education Services
                                  ProductGroup: Book
                                  Binding: Spiral-bound

                                  BankruptcyBankruptcy | Business | Law | Subjects | Books
                                  ASIN: B000LDKEKW

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                                  This is more than just a nuts-and-bolts manual on how to collect a judgment. It is an advanced-level discussion to more thoroughly address post-judgment collection remedies. This manual will present practical techniques and strategies to most effectively utilize those enforcement statutes, rules and procedures available to the judgment creditor and judgment debtor. The readers will also receive many invaluable tips to enable them to have a more successful judgment collection.
                                  Bankruptcy law may give collectors headaches: some doubt the new law will change debtors' behavior.(FINANCE) : An article from: San Diego Business Journal
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                                    Bankruptcy law may give collectors headaches: some doubt the new law will change debtors' behavior.(FINANCE) : An article from: San Diego Business Journal
                                    Kate Berry
                                    Manufacturer: CBJ, L.P.
                                    ProductGroup: Book
                                    Binding: Digital

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                                    ASIN: B000ALRI7M
                                    Release Date: 2005-07-25

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                                    This digital document is an article from San Diego Business Journal, published by CBJ, L.P. on May 2, 2005. The length of the article is 1081 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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                                    Title: Bankruptcy law may give collectors headaches: some doubt the new law will change debtors' behavior.(FINANCE)
                                    Author: Kate Berry
                                    Publication: San Diego Business Journal (Magazine/Journal)
                                    Date: May 2, 2005
                                    Publisher: CBJ, L.P.
                                    Volume: 26 Issue: 18 Page: 19(2)

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                                    Collection Management And Judgment Enforcement: Innovative Strategies Applicable In All Jurisdictions in North Carolina
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                                      Collection Management And Judgment Enforcement: Innovative Strategies Applicable In All Jurisdictions in North Carolina
                                      Gerald Henry Groon Jr. , Pedro J. Zabala II , and Paige C. Kurtz
                                      Manufacturer: Lorman Education Services
                                      ProductGroup: Book
                                      Binding: Spiral-bound
                                      ASIN: B000NRWUDK

                                      Product Description

                                      This manual is intended to give readers an understanding of the collection process, starting with extending credit and continuing through the collection of an enforceable judgment. Readers will learn how to take proactive steps to protect themselves and the resources which will assist them in collection management. The manual will discuss common techniques utilized by professionals in the credit field. Finally, readers will learn not only how attorneys can assist with the collection process, but how they can assist their attorneys in mounting successful collection efforts.
                                      Court cases.(Bridgeport Superior Court Cases ): An article from: Fairfield County Business Journal
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                                        Court cases.(Bridgeport Superior Court Cases ): An article from: Fairfield County Business Journal

                                        Manufacturer: Thomson Gale
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                                        Binding: Digital

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                                        ASIN: B000BSQAH8
                                        Release Date: 2005-10-17

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                                        This digital document is an article from Fairfield County Business Journal, published by Thomson Gale on January 26, 2004. The length of the article is 1367 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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                                        Title: Court cases.(Bridgeport Superior Court Cases )
                                        Publication: Fairfield County Business Journal (Magazine/Journal)
                                        Date: January 26, 2004
                                        Publisher: Thomson Gale
                                        Volume: 43 Issue: 4 Page: 27(2)

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                                        Court cases.(Bridgeport Superior Court cases) : An article from: Fairfield County Business Journal
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                                          Court cases.(Bridgeport Superior Court cases) : An article from: Fairfield County Business Journal

                                          Manufacturer: Thomson Gale
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                                          Binding: Digital

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                                          ASIN: B000BSQALO
                                          Release Date: 2005-10-17

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                                          This digital document is an article from Fairfield County Business Journal, published by Thomson Gale on July 5, 2004. The length of the article is 1458 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

                                          Citation Details
                                          Title: Court cases.(Bridgeport Superior Court cases)
                                          Publication: Fairfield County Business Journal (Magazine/Journal)
                                          Date: July 5, 2004
                                          Publisher: Thomson Gale
                                          Volume: 43 Issue: 27 Page: 19(2)

                                          Distributed by Thomson Gale
                                          Court cases.(On the Record): An article from: Westchester County Business Journal
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                                            Court cases.(On the Record): An article from: Westchester County Business Journal

                                            Manufacturer: Westfair Communications, Inc.
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                                            ASIN: B000ALU63K
                                            Release Date: 2005-07-25

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                                            This digital document is an article from Westchester County Business Journal, published by Westfair Communications, Inc. on June 13, 2005. The length of the article is 974 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

                                            Citation Details
                                            Title: Court cases.(On the Record)
                                            Publication: Westchester County Business Journal (Magazine/Journal)
                                            Date: June 13, 2005
                                            Publisher: Westfair Communications, Inc.
                                            Volume: 44 Issue: 24 Page: 27(2)

                                            Distributed by Thomson Gale
                                            Courts, Congress send mixed messages to debt collectors.: An article from: New Hampshire Business Review
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                                              Courts, Congress send mixed messages to debt collectors.: An article from: New Hampshire Business Review
                                              Kenneth E. Rubinstein , and Alexander G. Rheaume
                                              Manufacturer: Thomson Gale
                                              ProductGroup: Book
                                              Binding: Digital
                                              ASIN: B000WF6B4M
                                              Release Date: 2007-09-25

                                              Book Description

                                              This digital document is an article from New Hampshire Business Review, published by Thomson Gale on July 27, 2007. The length of the article is 846 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

                                              Citation Details
                                              Title: Courts, Congress send mixed messages to debt collectors.
                                              Author: Kenneth E. Rubinstein
                                              Publication: New Hampshire Business Review (Magazine/Journal)
                                              Date: July 27, 2007
                                              Publisher: Thomson Gale
                                              Volume: 29 Issue: 16 Page: 37(1)

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                                              Effective Collections: A Proactive Approach To Credit Management
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                                                Effective Collections: A Proactive Approach To Credit Management
                                                Jerome R. Schechter
                                                Manufacturer: Lorman Education Services
                                                ProductGroup: Book
                                                Binding: Spiral-bound

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                                                ASIN: B000KLVT1S

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                                                This manual is designed to arm the non-lawyer collector with the ability to appraise the collectability of accounts. Topics will include the law of agency, secured transaction, piercing the corporate veil and the use of credit applications.
                                                Fair Debt Collection
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                                                  Fair Debt Collection
                                                  Robert J. Hobbs
                                                  Manufacturer: National Consumer Law Center
                                                  ProductGroup: Book
                                                  Binding: Hardcover
                                                  ASIN: 1931697523

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                                                  1. Empire Of Knowledge: Culture and Plurality in the Global Economy
                                                  2. Ethics Codes, Corporations And The Challenge Of Globalization
                                                  3. Exchange and Production: Competition, Coordination, and Control
                                                  4. Explorations in Economic Methodology: From Lakatos to Empirical Philosophy of Science (Routledge Frontiers of Political Economy, 17)
                                                  5. Forecasting Non-Stationary Economic Time Series (Zeuthen Lectures)
                                                  6. Forging Subregional Links in Transportation and Logistics in South Asia
                                                  7. Free Market Economics: A Basic Reader
                                                  8. Geeks & Geezers: How Era, Values, and Defining Moments Shape Leaders [A book review from: The Leadership Quarterly]
                                                  9. Global Civil Society: An Answer to War
                                                  10. Global Sociology: Introducing Five Contemporary Societies

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