The Decline of the Welfare State: Demography and Globalization (CESifo Book Series)

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In The Decline of the Welfare State, Assaf Razin and Efraim Sadka use a political economy framework to analyze the effects of aging populations, migration, and globalization on the deteriorating system of financing welfare state benefits as we know them. Their timely analysis, supported by a unified theoretical framework and empirical findings, demonstrates how the combined forces of demographic change and globalization will make it impossible for the welfare state to maintain itself on its present scale.

In much of the developed world, the proportion of the population aged 60 and over is expected to rise dramatically over the coming years -- from 35 percent in 2000 to a projected 66 percent in 2050 in the European Union and from 27 percent to 47 percent in the United States -- which may necessitate higher tax burdens and greater public debt to maintain national pension systems at current levels. Low-skill migration produces additional strains on welfare-state financing because such migrants typically receive benefits that exceed what they pay in taxes. Higher capital taxation, which could potentially be used to finance welfare benefits, is made unlikely by international tax competition brought about by globalization of the capital market. Applying a political economy model and drawing on empirical data from the EU and the United States, the authors draw an unconventional and provocative conclusion from these developments. They argue that the political pressure from both aging and migrant populations indirectly generates political processes that favor trimming rather than expanding the welfare state. The combined pressures of aging, migration, and globalization will shift the balance of political power and generate public support from the majority of the voting population for cutting back traditional welfare state benefits.

The Decline of the Welfare State : Demography and Globalization (CESifo Book Series)

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The Decline of the Welfare State : Demography and Globalization (CESifo Book Series)
Assaf and Efraim Sadka Razin
Manufacturer: The MIT Press
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OQ8GHY

Executive Report on Strategies in Republic of Congo, 2000 edition (Strategic Planning Series)
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Executive Report on Strategies in Republic of Congo, 2000 edition (Strategic Planning Series)
The Republic of Congo Research Group , and The Republic of Congo Research Group
Manufacturer: Icon Group International
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Binding: Ring-bound

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ASIN: 0741829347

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Republic of Congo has recently come to the attention to global strategic planners. This report puts these executives on the fast track. Ten chapters provide: an overview of how to strategically access this important market, a discussion on economic fundamentals, marketing & distribution options, export and direct investment options, and full risk assessments (political, cultural, legal, human resources). Ample statistical benchmarks and comparative graphs are given.

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This tale of two cities--Butte, Montana, and Chuquicamata, Chile--traces the relationship of capitalism and community across cultural, national, and geographic boundaries. Combining social history with ethnography, Janet Finn shows how the development of copper mining set in motion parallel processes involving distinctive constructions of community, class, and gender in the two widely separated but intimately related sites. While the rich veins of copper in the Rockies and the Andes flowed for the giant Anaconda Company, the miners and their families in both places struggled to make a life as well as a living for themselves.
Miner's consumption, a popular name for silicosis, provides a powerful metaphor for the danger, wasting, and loss that penetrated mining life. Finn explores themes of privation and privilege, trust and betrayal, and offers a new model for community studies that links local culture and global capitalism.

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Thoroughly researched and written from the heart........1998-09-29

Having grown up in Butte Montana and being very familiar with Ms. Finns work, I cannot say enough about how valuable this book is in terms of telling the long-untold story of women in the mining community.

Her intense and thorough research is extraordinary and her heartfelt personal connection to the subjects she deals with make it an engrossing book. I recommend it to all who would understand the universal plight of women creating culture in a society which chose to largely ignore them - a society that could not have existed without them and their heroic efforts.

Tracing the Veins. Of Copper, Culture, and Community from Butte to Chuquicamata.(Review) : An article from: The Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology
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Tracing the Veins. Of Copper, Culture, and Community from Butte to Chuquicamata.(Review) : An article from: The Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology
John Hillman
Manufacturer: Canadian Sociology and Anthropology Assn.
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Binding: Digital

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ASIN: B00098W29A
Release Date: 2005-07-28

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This digital document is an article from The Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology, published by Canadian Sociology and Anthropology Assn. on August 1, 1999. The length of the article is 665 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: Tracing the Veins. Of Copper, Culture, and Community from Butte to Chuquicamata.(Review)
Author: John Hillman
Publication: The Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology (Refereed)
Date: August 1, 1999
Publisher: Canadian Sociology and Anthropology Assn.
Volume: 36 Issue: 3 Page: 449(2)

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Spare Room Tycoon: The Seventy Lessons of Sane Self-Employment
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An anchor in the stormy seas of self employment

"Good Morning, Captain."

Helped keep me focused and positive

Timeless Advice

Honest, Humorous: A delightful blend of philosophy & reality

Spare Room Tycoon: The Seventy Lessons of Sane Self-Employment
James Chan
Manufacturer: Nicholas Brealey Publishing
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 1857882474

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Chan offers an intimate portrait of a new way of working and a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to find peace, satisfaction and fulfillment as an independent entrepreneur.

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An anchor in the stormy seas of self employment.......2007-03-22

If you are starting a business, this book is for you. If you're already in business for yourself, this book is definitely for you! If you think you're going crazy, fear you've made a mistake leaving that 9 to 5 job, or wonder if you've really got the stomach to blaze your own path - don't go another day without this book! Practical, insightful, and a huge sigh of relief.

"Good Morning, Captain.".......2006-03-24

I say this to myself in the mirror every morning. Then, with coffee in hand, I head to the Conference Room which consists of my back patio. While birds chortle and chirp and my dogs noisily eat their breakfast, I pick up my copy of Spare Room Tycoon by James Chan and refer back to 'The Seventy Lessons of Sane Self-Employment.' This book is filled with timeless encouragement and eloquent inspiration. I refer back to it every day. It's like having my very own tireless cheer leader as handy as my coffee table. Thank you Mr. Chan, for giving me the courage to take back myself and find my own direction. Full speed ahead.

Helped keep me focused and positive.......2005-08-30

I very much enjoyed reading "Spare Room Tycoon."

I've this year left my full-time work at an international publishing company to start my own writing, editing and training company - and am enjoying the new-found burst of creativity the change has brought.

"Spare Room Tycoon" has helped to keep me focused and feeling positive - and not alone in my quest to find a better quality of life rather than just money.

I've recommended the book to a former colleague who is planning an escape to her own spare room soon in order to - like me - more fully enjoy her creative life.

Gregg Schroeder
Hong Kong

Timeless Advice.......2005-05-15

I bought this book a few years ago, read it, and loved it. I recently pulled it out and started re-reading it again. Its' words are timeless for me. It's one of the few business books that has a permanent spot on my shelf.

Honest, Humorous: A delightful blend of philosophy & reality.......2005-04-28

Having just quit my smug corporate job as a "junior officer on the Titanic" in hopes of becoming "captain of my dinghy", I am terrified, but I am also relieved to have the freedom to pursue what I want. Reading "Spare Room Tycoon" showed me that people DO fail sometimes, through no fault of their own. Fear of failure should not keep a Tycoon from pursuing his/her dreams. Have passion, be brave and evolve.

Reading this book provided me with wonderful insights and hard-won lessons based on the real-life experiences of more experienced Tycoons from diverse backgrounds and industries. Dr. Chan did an incredible job of capturing the emotions of his subjects in addition to the technical business details, which made me feel even more invested in their stories.

This book is about "forging your own Myth, being the Hero in a story of your own making". It was not meant to be a how-to book; rather, it puts the reader in the proper mindset to discover for himself the "how-to's" of his own unique path.

Spare Room Tycoon: Succeeding Independently - the Seventy Lessons of Sane Self-employment

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Spare Room Tycoon: Succeeding Independently - the Seventy Lessons of Sane Self-employment
James Chan
Manufacturer: Nicholas Brealey Publishing
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1857882520

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Your easy-to-follow roadmap to working from any remote location -- home office,airplane, train station, hotel room, traffic jam or waiting room. Learn all the tricks to using the latest communications equipment -- in simple, non-technical language -- improving your productivity while giving you the freedom to work from anywhere.

Technology as it's supposed to work: Make the latest high-tech tools work overtime for YOU! Spend your time more enjoyably and more productively. Live at the seashore while you work in the inner city, a one-minute commute away! From handling e-mail to setting up your home office to desktop document conferencing, you will learn everything you need to know to telecommute successfully and effortlessly.

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...practical, 1990s real-world advice...for anyone who wants to improve their remote working skills... --Booklist telecommuter.

@ the Entry Level: On Survival, Success, & Your Calling as a Young Professional
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More helpful than my career advisor!!!

This is the one, finally.

Amazing!

nothing new for people who figured out their calling

Mr Ball's book really got me rolling

@ the Entry Level: On Survival, Success, & Your Calling as a Young Professional
Michael Ball
Manufacturer: Pure Play Press
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Binding: Paperback

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I Went to College for This?: How to Turn Your Entry Level Job Into a Career You Love

You're Too Smart for This: Beating the 100 Big Lies About Your First Job

ASIN: 0972156607

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@ THE ENTRY LEVEL is an intelligent, hard-hitting look at the dirty little secrets Corporate America hides from its newest recruits, exposing the system and empowering young professionals to survive and succeed at the workplace. Further challenging newbies to come to terms with their values and priorities, the book guides them straight to their passions and up to their dreams.

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More helpful than my career advisor!!!.......2006-01-05

Finally! A book that gives the real truth about how to thrive careerwise after college. Where most books fall short, this one keeps going, offering loads of practical advice. Brutally honest about the reality of the corporate world, this book lays it out in fun to read, plain English. I don't know why my college career office doesn't give this book out!

This is the one, finally........2004-11-03

For the record, this is my very first Amazon review because I finally found a book that is worthy of a 5 star review. After reading several post-college graduate books, @ the Entry Level finally stops beating around the bush and tells you how it really is and how to succeed after college in the jungle known as 'the real world.' Anyone in my position (fresh out of college, has a job, has no idea how the real world works) should pick up this book immediately. Michael Ball relates to our position and generation very accurately and convincingly as well. Teaches you the politics of business and how to sell yourself for future promotions and growth. Much more than a post-college book, I recommend it for anyone trying to get a competitive edge and understanding for themselves in the workplace.

Amazing!.......2003-11-12

Anyone who's in (or just about to enter) Corporate America and hasn't read this book is at a serious disadvantage! Not only does it show you how to work more effectively with managers and seniors, but it even talks about promotions and career paths, early decision-making, work - life balance, and how to build a personal "brand."

Plus it really gets you to think about the deeper meaning of your career: where it's all leading, how money fits into the equation, and what you're going to want to look back on your life and see. The author obviously cares about his readers, and that makes it even more worthwhile. Truly an informative, provoking (and controversial) book!

nothing new for people who figured out their calling.......2003-10-29

I was actually a bit disappointed in this book because I expected more advice on how to deal with the survival and achieve success rather than how to find a true calling. I do think I have found that true calling already thus this part was not interesting for me. I was fresh out of grad school when I got this book and despite having some work experience I did not think I had come even close to starting to figure out office politics etc. This book has not offered me many new insights and I still feel I am at the starting point re: survival and success. If anyone has good tips on books that might be more helpful, please let me know.

Mr Ball's book really got me rolling.......2003-05-14

I've been in the workforce for almost twenty years, and am only now going back to college, but I felt like this book was written just for me. It talks about direction, and uses words we don't see enough of - like Passion, and Value. After working in customer service for so long, every word he said rang true. It is obvious he has studied many succesful people (from the quotes and anecdotes he sprinkles throughout the book) and is trying to pass on what he has learned from them while emphasizing that most important third dimension of work - satisfaction. (The first and second being Money and a Benefit Package *wink*)

While the theme is a serious one, the book is a great read. Michael's style makes you feel like he's right there in the room telling his jokes in person. The intimacy really worked for me. I'm glad I picked this up - I might even change my major!

Ernst & Young's Financial Planning Essentials (Ernst and Young's Financial Planning Essentials)
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Ernst & Young's Financial Planning Essentials (Ernst and Young's Financial Planning Essentials)
Ernst & Young LLP , Robert J. Garner , Robert B. Coplan , Martin Nissenbaum , Barbara J. Raasch , and Charles L. Ratner
Manufacturer: Wiley
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Binding: Paperback

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Ernst & Young's Financial Planning Essentials makes it easier than ever to take control of your money and start reaching your financial goals today. Drawing on the incomparable experience of Ernst & Young, it's packed with practical tips and strategies to start you on the road to smart financial planning. This short, handy guide covers all the basics, including:

Understanding your current financial situation
Setting your financial goals
Learning to build wealth
Evaluating the different kinds of investments
Protecting your finances against the unexpected
And much, much more . . .

Plus, there are plenty of worksheets, charts, real-life examples, and special features, including:

$PLANNERS—quick planning tips for a bright financial future
$BUILDERS—money strategies to help you reach your goals
$SAVERS—ideas that can save you money right away

ERNST & YOUNG LLP's personal financial counseling practice tailors financial strategies for people at all income levels. The firm is the author of the bestselling Ernst & Young Tax Guide as well as a wide array of books on business and money management. Visit the firm's Web site at www.ey.com/pfc.

Ashes to Ashes: America's Hundred-Year Cigarette War, the Public Health, and the Unabashed Triumph of Philip Morris
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Wall Street Journal Reporter Narrates History of CIgarette Making

A History Lesson in Tobacco

Long, but good

Y'all said it: good but loooooong

Ashes to Ashes: America's Hundred-Year Cigarette War, the Public Health, and the Unabashed Triumph of Philip Morris
Richard Kluger
Manufacturer: Knopf
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Binding: Hardcover

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Civil Warriors: The Legal Siege on the Tobacco Industry

ASIN: 0394570766
Release Date: 1996-04-14

Book Description

No book before this one has rendered the story of cigarettes -- mankind's most common self-destructive instrument and its most profitable consumer product -- with such sweep and enlivening detail.

Here for the first time, in a story full of the complexities and contradictions of human nature, all the strands of the historical process -- financial, social, psychological, medical, political, and legal -- are woven together in a riveting narrative. The key characters are the top corporate executives, public health investigators, and antismoking activists who have clashed ever more stridently as Americans debate whether smoking should be closely regulated as a major health menace.

We see tobacco spread rapidly from its aboriginal sources in the New World 500 years ago, as it becomes increasingly viewed by some as sinful and some as alluring, and by government as a windfall source of tax revenue. With the arrival of the cigarette in the late-nineteenth century, smoking changes from a luxury and occasional pastime to an everyday -- to some, indispensable -- habit, aided markedly by the exuberance of the tobacco huskers.

This free-enterprise success saga grows shadowed, from the middle of this century, as science begins to understand the cigarette's toxicity. Ironically the more detailed and persuasive the findings by medical investigators, the more cigarette makers prosper by seeming to modify their product with filters and reduced dosages of tar and nicotine.

We see the tobacco manufacturers come under intensifying assault as a rogue industry for knowingly and callously plying their hazardous wares while insisting that the health charges against them (a) remain unproven, and (b) are universally understood, so smokers indulge at their own risk.

Among the eye-opening disclosures here: outrageous pseudo-scientific claims made for cigarettes throughout the '30s and '40s, and the story of how the tobacco industry and the National Cancer Institute spent millions to develop a "safer" cigarette that was never brought to market.

Dealing with an emotional subject that has generated more heat than light, this book is a dispassionate tour de force that examines the nature of the companies' culpability, the complicity of society as a whole, and the shaky moral ground claimed by smokers who are now demanding recompense.

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Great history book.......2005-10-15

Just about every great society has one crop whose presence is intertwined throughout its history, effecting the history, culture, and economics of the nation. For China it would be rice, potatoes for Ireland, coca for Columbia, and most likely tobacco for America. This Pulitzer-Prize winning book shows how and why tobacco is so important to America's history. Specifically, the book traces and examines the economic role of tobacco and the economic policies of the tobacco companies (growers, traders, sellers, etc...) from the 1800s on through the 1990s.

Subjects that are covered in this tome include tobacco farming, the making of cigarettes, advertising in papers, radio, TV and billboards, lobbying of govt officials to reduce regulation, PR wars with health advocates, promotion of overseas sales, and of course, the court cases fought between Big Tobacco (RJR,Philip Morris, Brown & Williamson, etc...) and various consumers, consumer groups, government agencies, and governments. The book puts all of this together in a chronological history of tobacco with an emphasis on the role of big corporations like Philip Morris. The author has put this book together using a wide variety of sources both primary and secondary, including a lot of interviews with former and current employees at tobacco companies.

By reading this book, one learns a lot about various aspects of American law, culture, economics, and history. These include consumer relations, agro-business, medical research, lobbying, and advertising. OVerall, this is a great book, and I highly recommend it for anyone to read.

Wall Street Journal Reporter Narrates History of CIgarette Making.......2005-08-03

Well deserving of the Pulitzer Prize that it won, this book
tells the story of the growth of the industry - and the political
controversies about it - largely through the eyes of the main Tobacco Industry executives and lawyers. Beautifully written and
wittily objective, this is the best single place to start to understand this complex 20th century American phenomeon.

A History Lesson in Tobacco.......2002-10-21

I highly recommend Ashes to Ashes, by Richard Kluger, to anyone who wants to know more about the tobacco industry. Kluger provides a comprehensive history, beginning with the temperance of the tobacco leaf and the physical labor involved in producing marketable tobacco, and ending with the struggles the tobacco industry now faces with public health groups and government regulations. Kluger's narrative style makes this thick, fact packed book easy to read. Rich in history, critical, and thought provoking, Ashes to Ashes is a worthwhile read.

Long, but good.......2002-07-03

I'm not a smoker (fortunately my parents totally discouraged me from it, and I had enough smarts to avoid it anyway) but I found this history of the cigarette industry to be quite interesting--especially the facts about the early years.

It got a little dry towards the end, and the whole indictment of the industry has gotten a bit repetitious; I suspect at the time the book was published the message was new, but the message has gotten old fast. (Yes, it's clear that they knew about the health issues, and yes, they did very little about it.)

Overall it's a good read, especially the first half. If you're at all curious about how the cigarette industry came to be, the book does a great job of describing the companies and personalities involved.

Y'all said it: good but loooooong.......2001-09-28

Kluger's research is impressively thorough, his writing is lucid, and his insights -- well, insightful. But his inability to leave any detail unexamined makes this more of a resource book than a narrative. Slogging through to the end, became a chore. I mean, there ARE a few other books I'd like to get to before I die . . .

ASHES TO ASHES. AMERICA'S HUNDRED - YEAR CIGARETTE WAR, THE PUBLIC HEALTH, AND THE UNABASHED TRIUMPH OF PHILIP MORRIS

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ASHES TO ASHES. AMERICA'S HUNDRED - YEAR CIGARETTE WAR, THE PUBLIC HEALTH, AND THE UNABASHED TRIUMPH OF PHILIP MORRIS

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Ashes to Ashes: America's Hundred-Year Cigarette War, the Public Health, and the Unabashed Triumph of Philip Morris. (book reviews): An article from: Trial

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Ashes to Ashes: America's Hundred-Year Cigarette War, the Public Health, and the Unabashed Triumph of Philip Morris. (book reviews): An article from: Trial
Robert S. Peck
Manufacturer: Association of Trial Lawyers of America
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Binding: Digital

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This digital document is an article from Trial, published by Association of Trial Lawyers of America on May 1, 1998. The length of the article is 758 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: Ashes to Ashes: America's Hundred-Year Cigarette War, the Public Health, and the Unabashed Triumph of Philip Morris. (book reviews)
Author: Robert S. Peck
Publication: Trial (Magazine/Journal)
Date: May 1, 1998
Publisher: Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Volume: 34 Issue: n5 Page: 84(2)

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