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Liberty Beyond Neo-Liberalism: A Republican Critique of Liberal Governance in a Globalising Age
Steven Slaughter
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Under the conditions of economic globalization, the prevailing liberal philosophy of governance is becoming increasingly problematic. This book critiques three varieties of liberal engagement with the processes of globalization and their ability to temper the harmful effects of the process. Steven Slaughter proposes an alternate approach, global civic republicanism, which seeks to retrieve the civic and public character of the state in order to protect it from economic vulnerability and to constitute a resilient form of liberty.
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Rapid growth, reduced poverty, and stable societies: the announced benefits of the world economy celebrated by neoliberal proponents of "the Washington consensus" have failed to materialize. What does this failure mean for future world order and the U.S. role as global hegemon? Addressing this crucial question, William Tabb argues that global economic institutions such as the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund constitute a nascent international state for which all previous models of sovereignty, accountability and equity are inadequate. Integrating economics and political science, Tabb traces the emergence of this global state from the closing days of World War II and examines its future prospects.
Even as the United States will continue to dominate the emerging structures of world governance, Tabb maintains, it will have to change the assumptions behind its championing of classical models of international free trade. A new financial architecture must encompass debt forgiveness, multilateral agreements on investment, and a more inclusive model of growth in the twenty-first century.
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Globalization, deepening interdependence, and the end of the cold war have brought a wide range of new challenges to nations around the world. Concurrently, domestic sociopolitical changes, greater pluralization of society, and changes in national and international markets and economies have produced strains on existing systems of governance. This new environment has opened the way for civil society to play an expanded and more active role, both domestically and internationally.
Chapters examine the nexus between governance and civil society in China, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Israel, Korea, Thailand, and the United States. Authors examine the current state of civil society in their country, the challenges facing institutions of governance, the current debate of the need to reform domestic governance, and the evolution of the role of civil society in governance.
Contributors: E. J. Dionne, Brookings Institution; Niraja Gopal Jayal, Jawaharlal Nehru University; Jung Ky-Hyun, Dean, Yonsei University; Suchit Bunbongkarn, Chulalongkorn University; Wang Yizhou, Institute of World Economics and Politics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences; Jean-Marie Guehenno, August & Debouzy; Gerhard Lehmbruch, Univesity of Konstanz; Miklos Marschall, Transparency International; Shimshon Zelniker, The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute.
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Title: Economic Governance in the Age of Globalization.(Book Review)
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Globalization and justice for all: the duty of the United States?(Economic Governance in the Age of Globalization )(Book Review) : An article from: Journal of International Affairs
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Title: Globalization and justice for all: the duty of the United States?(Economic Governance in the Age of Globalization )(Book Review)
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This book, which is based on papers presented at the 2002 Mona Academic Conference, presents a comprehensive analysis of the governance challenge at the national, regional and global level. It highlights, among other things, the need for effective governance systems at the national level as a critical requirement for promoting an optimum level of growth and development, guaranteeing human rights and ensuring political and social stability. Similarly, in the context of the deepening of the regional integration process envisaged in the establishment of the Caribbean Single Market and Economy (CSME) it advances a number of innovative proposals for rationalising governance structures at the regional level.
Moreover, since the process of globalisation and the more recent changes in the geopolitical configuration of the international system have major implications for the exercise of power in that system, the establishment of suitable governance structures at the global level is also addressed in the volume. The book will therefore be of direct interest to policy makers, members of the academic community as well as the general public. The publication is also extremely timely since it will coincide with the thirtieth anniversary of the establishment of the Caribbean Community.
Contributors: Ralph Gonsalves, Paul Sutton, Clive Thomas, Oliver Clarke, Maurice Odle, Ivelaw Griffith, Shridath Ramphal, Elsa Leo-Rhynie, Barbara Bailey, Steven Vasciannie, Vaughan Lewis, Havelock Brewster, Cedric Grant, Anthony Payne, Neville Duncan, Selwyn Ryan, Roy Augier, Edwin Jones, Carolyn Cooper, Locksley Edmonson, Don Marshall, Trevor Monroe, Orville Taylor, Barry Chevannes, John Maxwell, Naresh Singh, Dwight Venner, Deryck Brown, Rex Nettleford, Hilbourne Watson, Norman Girvan, Jessica Byron, Taimoon Stewart, Duke Pollard, Ralph Premdas.
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Unlocking the Secrets of the Fed
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Written by America's most respected Fed watcher-Dr. David Jones-Unlocking the Secrets of the Fed gets inside the world of monetary and fiscal policymaking and explains how understanding and anticipating the actions of the Federal Reserve is critical to your investment success.
This straightforward and well-rounded guide offers a wealth of practical information on the leading economic policy institution in the world-the Federal Reserve. This unique book:
- Addresses the impact of Federal Reserve actions on the economy and the average American's wealth-creation potential
- Closely examines the Fed's policy objectives, operating techniques, and favorite financial and economic indicators
- Reviews the modern-day Fed's main challenges
- Underscores the important role that psychology plays in our nation's economic expansions and contractions
- Explains asset price bubbles and the implications for the economy
- Assesses the performance of contemporary Fed leaders such as William McChesney Martin, Paul Volcker, and Alan Greenspan
As one of the pioneers of "Fed watching," Dr. Jones knows all there is to know about the Federal Reserve. Take this opportunity to learn how the Federal Reserve's decisions affect your investments as well as the economy as a whole.
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Waste of money!.......2002-11-20
Very elementary book and writing style. The author puts himself forward as an experienced Fed Watcher but his ideas and theories seem naive and elementary. You can learn more about the Fed by surfing the Fed's website. Author keeps repeating himself like he is senile or something!??? The author does not offer any insight one could not glean from reading Business week or the Wall Street Journal regularly.
Don't waste your money on this!
Save your money.......2002-10-27
This book accomplished none of its promises. It was repetitive and poorly written at best. If you are truly interested in learning how to be a Fed watcher, this book will not help you accomplish that goal. Do not waste your time with this book.
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Marketing: Mastering Your Small Business
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Written specifically for the novice entrepreneur.......2001-03-13
Written specifically for the novice entrepreneur and the small business owner seeking to improve marketing skills, Gloria Green and Jeffrey Williams have drawn upon their considerable expertise to provide a single volume course on marketing basics regardless of the product or service being offered in today's highly competitive local, regional, national, or international marketplace. All aspects of marketing as a small business activity are covered including selecting target markets, strategic tips for do-it-yourself market research, using and analyzing strategies and tactics. Using the examples of four entrepreneurs as they apply Marketing: Mastering Your Small Business concepts and principles results in a ideal, "reader friendly" text that will enable the reader to successfully create their own, ready to implement, marketing plan. If you are involved with a small business enterprise, Marketing: Mastering Your Small Business is one of the wisest and most cost effective investments you can make to insure your corporate success.
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Television news magazines have become the principal new force in television news. The reasons for their success and the prediction that their power will continue for some time are supported by the three most crucial aspects of any successful commercial broadcast venture: audience acceptance, advertising acceptance, and profitability. But the story of the power of these programs goes even farther and the news magazine format is here for the foreseeable future.
Jim Lukaszewski shares lessons, insights, and response/preparation strategies for the organization approached by investigative news magazine producers along with two unique flowcharts, Preparing for the Crucial Interview and Dealing With the Impact of the Broadcast, which describe the steps the program producer follows as production proceeds and offer appropriate target responses to each.
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Creative Visualization: Use the Power of Your Imagination to Create What You Want in Your Life (Gawain, Shakti)
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When it comes to creating the life you want, Shakti Gawain literally wrote the book. Now considered a classic, Creative Visualization teaches readers how to use their imaginations to manifest their deepest desires. In a straight-talking narrative, Gawain uses the first part to cover the basics, with chapters such as "How to Visualize," "Affirmations," and "Creative Visualization Only Works for the Good." Once she shows readers how visualization actually works, Gawain moves on to loftier discussions, such as "Contacting Your Higher Self," "Meeting Your Guide," "Setting Goals," and "Treasure Maps."
Fear not; this isn't a spiritual-lightweight book for people with a severe case of the "gimmes." Gawain has her priorities in the right place, and she cautions readers that creative visualization will not serve greed or shallow-minded thinking. For example, she discourages the cycle of trying to have more money, so you can do what you want in life, so you will be happier. "The way it actually works is the reverse," she explains. "You must first be who you really are, then do what you need to do, in order to have what you want." Yet she also writes an excellent chapter on letting go of the misguided guilt that inhibits readers from becoming truly prosperous. --Gail Hudson
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Creative Visualization has been successfully used in the fields of health, education, business, sports, and the arts for many years. Gawain explains how to use mental imagery and affirmations to produce positive changes in one’s life. The book contains meditations and exercises that are aimed at helping the practitioner channel energies in positive directions, strengthen self-esteem, improve overall health, and experience deep relaxation. This is the book that launched a movement. “Creative visualization works.” — Oprah Winfrey
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Great.......2007-09-18
This book was in great condition for being used. It was delivered in a timely manner. Thank you.
One of the orignial Visualization books...and THE best.......2007-09-02
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Visualization is perhaps THE most powerful tool we have to create the life we want.
This book has helped countless people, including me, realize a far more fulfilling life than we thought possible before reading her works.
A very simple explanation of visualization is: See your objective in your mind; believe in your ability to achieve the objective; DO IT.
When you are watching sports on TV and an athlete pauses and sometimes closes his or her eyes before taking a shot or kicking the ball. They are visualizing how that shot will turn out, and they won't start their movement until the visualization is right. they see it, believe and then do it.
This technique works in all aspects of life.
An all time best.......2007-07-03
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I read this book 20 years ago and it is still one of the best!
Nothing new.......2007-05-09
If you have read Wayne Dyer or Deepak Chopra you will have no need for this book - its a repeat of their books and others like it.
Life changing.......2007-04-17
I read this book when it was first published thirty years ago. It is a true classic. Shakti Gawain's book has stood the test of time.
The techniques presented in this book literally opening my mind to a new way of thinking. I know that I am now living the life I dreamed about those many years ago, thanks in part to Shakti's teachings.
God willing, I still have more adventures on my life's path, and I'll continue to use Shakti's techniques, so ingrained in me now, to fulfill my vision.
Before reading "The Secret," read "Creative Visualization," along with "Ask and It Is Given" by Esther and Jerry Hicks. An unbeatable combination.
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The personal growth field that Shakti Gawain pioneered three decades ago has become a mainstream phenomenon, responding to society’s need for meaning in an increasingly complex, confusing world. Achieving growth can be done in many ways, but none more simply and effectively than through the meditation card format. Building on the ideas presented in the author’s Creative Visualization and Reflections in the Light, this elegant deck of 50 inspiration cards in a box features a built-in prop-up frame that allows a favorite card — or rotation of cards — to be displayed. The front side of each card contains an inspirational quotation for reflection. The quote is repeated on the back side and then expanded upon by Shakti Gawain’s guiding prose. The latest addition to a series of boxed inspiration cards from Eckhart Tolle, Mother Teresa, and Joseph Campbell, Creative Visualization offers succinct and resonant wisdom accessible to anyone.
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Easy Read.......2007-02-01
Creative Visualization is very easy to read and understand. I got a lot of useful tools out of this book and am still using the tools!
Achieve Your Dreams and Birth Your Visions.......2006-02-25
"Creative visualization is the technique of using your imagination to create what you want in your life. It is your natural power of imagination, the basic creative energy of the universe, which you use constantly whether or not you are aware of it." - Shakti Gawain
A pioneer in the field of personal growth and consciousness, bestselling author Shakti Gawain has taught thousands how to use the creative force of the mind for increasing overall well-being. Employing Gawain's warm and encouraging wisdom, the Creative Visualization Deck is set of 50 cards showing individuals how to use the art of using mental imagery and affirmation to bring about positive life changes.
According to Gawain, the best affirmations are short, positive, stated in the present tense, and accompanied by feelings of excitement, joy, gratitude, and expectancy. Each of the 50 cards in the Creative Visualization Deck depicts a brief affirmation on one side, while the other further elaborates on the theme. Here are a few examples from the deck:
"I create my life anew each day."
"Remember that you are always creating your life new and fresh. You are not trying to redo or change what already exists. To do so would be to resist what is, which creates struggle and conflict. Take the attitude that you are accepting and handling whatever exists in your life while at the same time recognizing that every moment is a new opportunity to begin creating exactly what you desire and what will make you the happiest."
"I patiently trust in the power of the universe."
"The only effective way to use creative visualization is in the spirit of the Tao-going with the flow. That means that you don't have to struggle to get where you want to go. You simply put out clearly to the universe where you would like to go and then patiently and harmoniously follow the flow of the river of life until it takes you there or somewhere even better."
"I am following my intuition and my life is fulfilling."
"Notice what happens when you doubt, suppress, or act contrary to your intuitive feelings. You will observe decreased energy, powerless, or helpless feelings, and physical or emotional pain. Then notice what happens when you follow your intuitive feelings. Usually the result is increased energy and power and a sense of natural flow. When you're at one with yourself, the world feels peaceful, exciting, and magical."
The Creative Visualization Deck comes in an attractive and unique flip-top box that has a built-in prop-up frame for displaying a favorite card or a rotation of affirmations for your daily practice.
We're always creating circumstances through our thoughts, so why not create a life consciously and on purpose through the power of visualization and affirmation? If you'd like to harness the power of your imagination to develop greater awareness, balance, and wholeness, I highly recommend Shakti Gawain's Creative Visualization Deck for achieving your dreams and birthing your visions.
(To see 3 images from this deck, visit the Reviews--Decks section at JanetBoyer.com)
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This book fills the void...........1998-09-01
Given the importance that money plays in the harmony of a marriage, it's hard to think of a more important topic in either the aisle of books on Investments or the aisle on Relationships. Yet the topic seems to "get lost between the cracks" of these two gendres. This book fills the void by examining couples' attitudes toward money, by providing insight into the nature of our discourses, and by advising with much practical information and case-studies.
Reaching into her background as a psychologist, Victoria Collins believes that our attitudes towards money are rooted in our childhood. "Your financial life from cradle to Jr. High School deserves a second look", she suggests. The author also looks at other influences ranging from parents to church to contradictory expectations in the post woman's movement era.
But Couples & Money book does not over indulge in theorizing. It gets down to earth with worksheets, 10 essential truths, and numerous examples of real life financial counseling sessions. Most importantly for me, Collins deals with games men & women play vis a vis money. She gives advise for the most effective manner to address financial issues, using what she refers to as "MoneySpeak". Collins begins by asking "why does everyone find money so damn hard to talk about?" She then proceeds to advise couples how they can change their communication mode from one of confrontation to one of collaboration
An excellent book for couples wanting to get their money goals in-synch and, more importantly, wanting to improve their relationship. Victoria Collins' essential message is reflected in her comment: "As we all know, it (money) never really buys lasting freedom, security, love and power, but only a temporary facsimile of those states. To feel really free, secure, loving, and powerful requires emotional maturity, an integrated sense of personal value money cannot buy."
VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED !!!
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"A fascinating story . . .Hogan tells a truly American success story—luck and hard work behind one man to create an industry so pervasive that today it's an integral part of American pop culture."
—Publishers Weekly
"Hogan makes a convincing case for White Castle's influence."
—Jonathan Yardley
Washington Post
"A scholar's lively account of how White Castle, now a largely overlooked but still profitable also-ran in the domestic restaurant trade, made the once-scorned hamburger a U.S. institution and launched the fast-food industry. . . . Informed and engaging perspectives on an often ignored aspect of cultural and commercial Americana."
—Kirkus Reviews
"Full of fascinating details, not only for devotees of the ubiquitous 'slider,' but also for pop-culturists interested in American fast food and how it all got started."
—Minneapolis Star Tribune
"David Hogan's love of fast food goes back at least twenty years: I remember talking to him while he gulped down a McDonald's before the start of class. Few historians I know would be able to translate their penchant for fast food into a wonderful case study of the first chain to sell huge numbers of hamburgers-to-go. Selling 'em by the Sack, which traces the fortunes and failures of White Castle from the 1920s to the 1990s, deftly blends biography, social history, and corporate history. In doing so, Hogan gives us a fascinating glimpse into American popular culture."
—W. Andrew Achenbaum
Professor of History, University of Michigan
In the wake of World War I, the hamburger was still considered a disreputable and undesirable food. Yet by 1930 Americans in every corner of the country accepted the hamburger as a mainstream meal and eventually made it a staple of their diet. The quintessential "American" food, hamburgers have by now spread to almost every country and culture in the world. But how did this fast food icon come to occupy so quickly such a singular role in American mass culture?
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Selling `em By the Sack, David Gerard Hogan traces the history of the hamburger's rise as a distinctive American culinary and ethnic symbol through the prism of one of its earliest promoters. The first to market both the hamburger and the "to go" carry-out style to American consumers, White Castle quickly established itself as a cornerstone of the fast food industry. Its founder, Billy Ingram, shrewdly marketed his hamburgers in large quantities at five cents a piece, telling his customers to "Buy'em by the Sack."
The years following World War II saw the rise of great franchised chains such as McDonald's, which challenged and ultimately overshadowed the company that Billy Ingram founded. Yet White Castle stands as a charismatic pioneer in one of America's most formidable industries, a company that drastically changed American eating patterns, and hence, American life. It could be argued that what Henry Ford did for the car and transportation, Billy Ingram did for the hamburger and eating.
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The definitive history of sliders.......2006-01-16
This is a straightforward history of the "White Castle System." It won't win any awards for writing style. But Dr. Hogan knows his subject and to Castle fans the subject doesn't need any trimmings. Consider this the definitive book on the oldest extant fast food chain and sheds an interesting point of view on broad historical events the company manages to survive including the depression, WWII (when substitutes for ration-constrained hamburgers included: baked beans, fried egg sandwiches, spaghetti, and 'cod cakes'), and the post-war rise of the suburbs. This is not a book on food and barely a book on business -- put it in the history section.
Buying 'Em By the Sack.......2005-01-07
The book was great. But, then again, coming from Dr. Hogan, you shouldn't expect any less. I was a student of Dr. Hogan's at Ohio State, and I must say, the best part of the Dave Hogan experience is having him as a instructor. I have had the book since right after Fall Quarter 2002, and it has been a great read even for the casual White Castle fan.
Sorry it took me so long to post a shout out to you Dave, but, I did love the book!
Scott Davis
I think Iýll wolf down a dozen.......2000-12-26
SELLING `EM BY THE SACK can be perceived and read for any one or more of several reasons. As an informal textbook on business management, or maybe marketing. As a social commentary on the rise of fast food, or possibly what defines America to the rest of the world. Or, as just a history of the hamburger from a culinary standpoint.
The author, David Hogan, effectively makes the case that White Castle and its founders, Billy Ingram and Walt Anderson (especially the former), were the originators of the fast food "carryout" concept, and that they established the humble hamburger as the distinctive ethnic cuisine of the USA. The evolutionary history of White Castle from the early part of the 20th century to the present is described, from its founding in Wichita in 1921, through the Depression and two wars (W.W.II and Korea), to the era of the big chains (like McDonald's and Burger King), which, miraculously, have not brought about its demise. Along the way, Billy Ingram and his successors have successfully coped with an endless series of challenges, the first of which was to make the hamburger perceived as a sanitary and healthy food at all. Then came standardization of the product, national expansion, gaining credibility with and acceptance from the middle class, coping with war rationing, the hiring of women, surviving the rise of the superchains, adapting to suburbanization of the cities, defending against rising urban crime, facing increasing government regulations, and answering the health-conscious critics' attacks on the fast food lifestyle.
Today, White Castle survives as a barely medium-sized chain in the north-central and northeast regions of the United States. It has kept alive the guiding principles of its founders, has acquired a fanatical following, and remains profitable at a time when even larger chains, like Burger Chef and White Tower, have since disappeared from the American landscape.
SELLING `EM BY THE SACK is not a "thriller", offers no high drama, is written with no humor whatsoever, and is actually a little dry. Had it been about a brand of toothpaste or bread, I wouldn't have bothered. But, it's about hamburgers. (Oddly enough, cheeseburgers are never mentioned in any context.) So, I read it, was entertained, and learned a lot.
I've never eaten a White Castle. Where I live, in Southern California, the brand is represented only by its frozen burgers that one can buy in the supermarkets. I've seen them in packages of a dozen. They seem ridiculously small when compared with McDonald's, Wendy's, Burger King, Jack-In-the-Box, Carl's, or In-`n'-Out. I think I'll buy a "sack".
Hamburger History.......1999-12-21
Before there was the fast food hamburger shops of today, there was White Castle. And before White Castle, the lowely hamburger was not a respected food. Selling 'Em By the Sack describes the history of the hamburger in American culture and why White Castle started in Wichita, KS. Not only a history lesson about White Castle but a social history of American eating habits in the 20th century. So forget about those other hamburger joints and read where it all got started.
A must-have!.......1999-12-02
This is a great book. It very nicely documents the rise of the hamburger and White Castle in 1920's America. Hogan follows White Castle through the early times, when a man could work there and make enough to support a family, through the depression, the rough war years, and more recent competition with the fast food giants. I'm not sure why he waited until the last two pages to tell readers what makes White Castle special and has enabled it to persist for so long....but this is a minor complaint. Excellent!
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