One Nation Under God: How Corporate America Invented Christian America
ISBN: 9780465097418 / Angielski / Miękka / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. We're often told that the United States is, was, and always has been a Christian nation. But in One Nation Under God, historian Kevin M. Kruse reveals that the belief that America is fundamentally and formally Christian originated in the 1930s. To fight the "slavery" of FDR's New Deal, businessmen enlisted religious activists in a campaign for "freedom under God" that culminated in the election of their ally Dwight Eisenhower in 1952. The new president revolutionized the role of religion in American politics. He inaugurated new traditions like the National Prayer Breakfast, as...
We're often told that the United States is, was, and always has been a Christian nation. But in One Nation Under God, historian Kevin M. Kruse ...
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85,43 zł |
Can Green Sustain Growth?: From the Religion to the Reality of Sustainable Prosperity
ISBN: 9780804799478 / Angielski / Miękka / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Green growth has proven to be politically popular, but economically elusive. Can Green Sustain Growth? asks how we can move from theoretical support to implementation, and argues that this leap will require radical experimentation. But systemic change is costly, and a sweeping shift cannot be accomplished without political support, not to mention large-scale cooperation between business and government. Insightful and timely, this book brings together eight original, international case studies to consider what we can learn from the implementation of green growth strategies to... Green growth has proven to be politically popular, but economically elusive. Can Green Sustain Growth? asks how we can move from theoretical... |
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Federal Supply Schedule Contracting: A Contractor Guide to Negotiating Supply Schedule Contracts for Commercial Goods and Services
ISBN: 9781478757474 / Angielski / Miękka / 132 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The US Government is the single largest buyer in the world - There are literally thousands of federal personnel that contract for and purchase tens of thousands of products and services each year. According to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), about 1.3 trillion of the approximately 4 trillion dollars of the annual Federal expenditures is directed toward discretionary procurements. Approximately half of that, or about $770 billion, is spent each year on commercially available products and services available from commercial businesses. This book is intended for private sector...
The US Government is the single largest buyer in the world - There are literally thousands of federal personnel that contract for and purchase tens of...
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143,35 zł |
Principles and Practice of Impact Investing: A Catalytic Revolution
ISBN: 9781783534036 / Angielski / Twarda / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Impact investing is gaining global attention from society, governments and businesses. Society is increasingly viewing it as a new paradigm to deal with the economic crisis, curtailed public budgets and an answer to the diversified needs of society. It is ranking high in the policy agenda of governments and international organizations and private investors are searching for new investment opportunities to channel the liquidity available.
This book is the first to look at impact investing as a refocus of venture capital to sustain the development of societal impact enterprises.... Impact investing is gaining global attention from society, governments and businesses. Society is increasingly viewing it as a new paradigm to deal wi...
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700,25 zł |
Principles and Practice of Impact Investing: A Catalytic Revolution
ISBN: 9781783534043 / Angielski / Miękka / 361 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Impact investing is gaining global attention from society, governments and businesses. Society is increasingly viewing it as a new paradigm to deal with the economic crisis, curtailed public budgets and an answer to the diversified needs of society. It is ranking high in the policy agenda of governments and international organizations and private investors are searching for new investment opportunities to channel the liquidity available.
This book is the first to look at impact investing as a refocus of venture capital to sustain the development of societal impact enterprises.... Impact investing is gaining global attention from society, governments and businesses. Society is increasingly viewing it as a new paradigm to deal wi...
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269,67 zł |
Corporate Power, Oligopolies, and the Crisis of the State
ISBN: 9781438454863 / Angielski / Miękka / 378 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The largest, wealthiest corporations have gained unprecedented power and influence in contemporary life. From cradle to grave the decisions made by these entities have an enormous impact on how we live and work, what we eat, our physical and psychological health, what we know or believe, whom we elect, and how we deal with one another and with the natural world around us. At the same time, government seems ever more subservient to the power of these oligopolies, providing numerous forms of corporate welfare--tax breaks, subsidies, guarantees, and bailouts--while neglecting the most basic...
The largest, wealthiest corporations have gained unprecedented power and influence in contemporary life. From cradle to grave the decisions made by th...
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147,25 zł |
War Is a Racket: The Antiwar Classic by America's Most Decorated Soldier
ISBN: 9781510704275 / Angielski / Miękka / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. US Marine Corps Major General Smedley Butler collected an award cabinet full of medals for his battlefield bravery. But perhaps his bravest act of all was to declare, after his retirement in the early 1930s, who was really winning (and losing) during the bloody clashes.
It was business interests, he revealed, who commercially benefited from warfare. War Is a Racket is the title of the influential speech Butler delivered on a tour across the United States, as well the expanded version of the talk that was later published in 1935and is now reprinted here. This seminal piece of writing rings... US Marine Corps Major General Smedley Butler collected an award cabinet full of medals for his battlefield bravery. But perhaps his bravest act of all...
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Businessmen in Arms: How the Military and Other Armed Groups Profit in the Mena Region
ISBN: 9781442254558 / Angielski / Twarda / 334 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Arab Uprisings have brought renewed attention to the role of the military in the MENA region, where they are either the backbone of regime power or a crucial part of patronage networks in political systems. This collection of essays from international experts examines the economic interests of armed actors ranging from military businesses in Egypt, Turkey, Iran, Pakistan, Jordan, Sudan, and Yemen to retired military officers' economic endeavors and the web of funding of non-state armed groups in Syria and Libya. Due to the combined power of business and arms, the military often manages to...
The Arab Uprisings have brought renewed attention to the role of the military in the MENA region, where they are either the backbone of regime power o...
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502,32 zł |
Less Work For Less Pay: Why Economic Prosperity is Beyond the Ability of Central Bankers and Federal Governments to Accelerate through Stimulu
ISBN: 9781627340601 / Angielski / Miękka / 124 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Marshaling an array of data, Less Work for Less Pay shows rather than tells us why economic prosperity for America and other Western nations is now beyond the ability of central bankers and federal governments to accelerate through their creative stimulus actions. Instead, these measures often serve to delay the inevitable rebalancing of labor, debt, taxes and regulatory reform that is vital for greater economic competitiveness among these nations. Multinational corporations figured this out years ago as they continue to aggressively pursue foreign markets and tax advantages in the world...
Marshaling an array of data, Less Work for Less Pay shows rather than tells us why economic prosperity for America and other Western nations is now be...
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147,49 zł |
Saving America: 7 Proven Steps to Make Government Deliver Great Results
ISBN: 9781629561554 / Angielski / Twarda / 258 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. National polling indicates that for the first time in American history, people believe their children will not be as well off as they are. The primary reason for this? The lack of performance by government. The public sector receives trillions of American taxpayer dollars every year and yet because of its seeming inability to run effectively, government is not delivering the level of service the people are paying for. In Saving America, Mark Aesch tells us where government -- at the local, state, and federal level -- is falling short and offers a coherent, non-partisan, Seven-Step plan for...
National polling indicates that for the first time in American history, people believe their children will not be as well off as they are. The primary...
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150,37 zł |
Roaring Metropolis: Businessmen's Campaign for a Civic Welfare State
ISBN: 9780812248104 / Angielski / Twarda / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Debates about poverty and inequality in the United States frequently invoke the early twentieth century as a time when new social legislation helped moderate corporate power. But as historian Daniel Amsterdam shows, the relationship between business interests and the development of American government was hardly so simple. Roaring Metropolis reconstructs the ideas and activism of urban capitalists roughly a century ago. Far from antigovernment stalwarts, business leaders in cities across the country often advocated extensive government spending on an array of social programs.... Debates about poverty and inequality in the United States frequently invoke the early twentieth century as a time when new social legislation helpe... |
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233,42 zł |
Math Mutation Classics: Exploring Interesting, Fun and Weird Corners of Mathematics
ISBN: 9781484218914 / Angielski / Miękka / 213 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Use math in unique ways to analyze things you observe in life and use proof to attain the unexpected. There is quite a wide diversity of topics here and so all age levels and ability levels will enjoy the discussions. You'll see how the author's unique viewpoint puts a mathematical spin on everything from politicians to hippos. Along the way, you will enjoy the different point of view and hopefully it will open you up to a slightly more out-of-the-box way of thinking.
Did you know that sometimes 2+2 equals 5? That wheels don't always have to be round? That you can mathematically prove... Use math in unique ways to analyze things you observe in life and use proof to attain the unexpected. There is quite a wide diversity of topics here a...
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109,66 zł |
Destructive Creation: American Business and the Winning of World War II
ISBN: 9780812248333 / Angielski / Twarda / 392 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. During World War II, the United States helped vanquish the Axis powers by converting its enormous economic capacities into military might. Producing nearly two-thirds of all the munitions used by Allied forces, American industry became what President Franklin D. Roosevelt called "the arsenal of democracy." Crucial in this effort were business leaders. Some of these captains of industry went to Washington to coordinate the mobilization, while others led their companies to churn out weapons. In this way, the private sector won the war--or so the story goes. Based on new research in... During World War II, the United States helped vanquish the Axis powers by converting its enormous economic capacities into military might. Producin... |
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Human Rights or Global Capitalism: The Limits of Privatization
ISBN: 9780812248753 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The fall of communism in the late 1980s and the end of the Cold War seemed to signal a new international social order built on pluralist democracy, the rule of law, and universal human rights. But the window of opportunity for creating this more just, more equal, and more secure world slammed shut just as quickly as it opened. Rather than celebrate the triumph of democracy over autocracy, or political freedom over totalitarian rule, the West exulted in the victory of capitalism over communism. Neoliberal policies of deregulation and privatization that minimized the role of the state were... The fall of communism in the late 1980s and the end of the Cold War seemed to signal a new international social order built on pluralist democracy,... |
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326,78 zł |
The Russian Far East: Strategic Priorities for Sustainable Development
ISBN: 9781771884334 / Angielski / Twarda / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Russian Far East is one of the most strategically important regions of Russia. The Russian Far East and the development of its manufacturing strength determine Russia's role in a major economic area of the world: the Asia-Pacific region. The degree to which the transportation, telecommunications, and social infrastructure of the Pacific coast of Russia are developed will predetermine the export potential of the country. This important research presents the strategic scenario for the most effective use of resources of the Russian Far East. The Russian Far East is one of the most strategically important regions of Russia. The Russian Far East and the development of its manufacturing st... |
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368,22 zł |
The Rise and Fall of COMSAT: Technology, Business, and Government in Satellite Communications
ISBN: 9781349484737 / Angielski / Miękka / 278 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. After pioneering this technology and growing the market, COMSAT fell prey to changes in government policy and to its own lack of entrepreneurial talent. The author explores the factors which contributed to this rise and fall of COMSAT.
After pioneering this technology and growing the market, COMSAT fell prey to changes in government policy and to its own lack of entrepreneurial talen...
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391,77 zł |
Kill It to Save It: An Autopsy of Capitalism's Triumph Over Democracy
ISBN: 9781447317128 / Angielski / Twarda / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. For decades now, American voters have been convinced to support public policies that only benefit those in power. But how do the powerful extract consent from citizens whose own self-interest and collective well-being are constantly denied? And why do so many Americans seem to have given up on quality public education, on safe food and safe streets, on living wages--even on democracy itself? Kill It to Save It lays bare the hypocrisy of contemporary US political discourse, documenting the historical and theoretical trajectory of capitalism's triumph over democracy. Tackling the...
For decades now, American voters have been convinced to support public policies that only benefit those in power. But how do the powerful extract cons...
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108,87 zł |
Performing Governance: Partnerships, Culture and New Labour
ISBN: 9781349438440 / Angielski / Miękka / 209 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Performing Governance sets out a new framework to assess the performance of partnerships and examines what these actually deliver. This is applied to three areas of New Labour's welfare policy; child safeguarding, urban regeneration and the modernisation of health and social care. This book contributes to understanding governance under New Labour.
Performing Governance sets out a new framework to assess the performance of partnerships and examines what these actually deliver. This is applied to ...
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195,87 zł |
Black Economic Empowerment: 20 Years Later - The Baby and the Bathwater
ISBN: 9781869225858 / Angielski / Miękka / 274 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. South Africa's pioneer and foremost thinker and voice on Black Economic Advancement, Phinda Mzwakhe Madi, is back with a bang. His first book, Affirmative Action in Corporate South Africa, triggered the first wave of Affirmative Action programmes in the country. His follow up book, Black Economic Empowerment in the New South Africa, led to the formation of the BEE Commission and eventually the creation of the country's policy and codes of good practice. Now his third book in the trilogy, BEE 20 years later - The Baby and the Bathwater, evaluates progress so far and startles with its fresh...
South Africa's pioneer and foremost thinker and voice on Black Economic Advancement, Phinda Mzwakhe Madi, is back with a bang. His first book, Affirma...
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119,66 zł |
Doing Business with China: Avoiding the Pitfalls
ISBN: 9781349308200 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book is about understanding the differences and risks, ownership, culture and management practices when investing, managing or working with Chinese companies. It explores the progression of overseas listing of Chinese companies and the reasons behind theattitude shifts towards overseas Chinese stocks.
This book is about understanding the differences and risks, ownership, culture and management practices when investing, managing or working with Chine...
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137,10 zł |