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Handbook of Sustainable Development
Sustainable development has garnered the attention of the global community when United Nations created Brundtland Commission in 1983 to suggest various ways to save the human environment and natural resources and promote economic and social development. Sustainable development is a way of organizing.... -
Author Alan Fortuna
The concept of polarization has become an important topic of interest in politics, society, and discourse around the world today. In the European Union (EU), polarizing rhetoric has driven politics into divided camps on issues ranging from immigration to economic i....
Release Date 2019/07 -
Author Simon Anholt
“Not only does Anholt explain the challenges facing the world with unique clarity, he also provides genuinely new, informative, practical, innovative solutions. . . . The book is a must-read for anyone who cares about humanity's shared future.”—H. E. Mohamed Abdull....
Release Date 2020/08 -
Disorder and Public Concern Around Globalization
Author Mario Amendola , Jean-Luc Gaffard
Disorder and Public Concern Around Globalization examines the contrast between an idealized vision and a realistic view of globalization. Both are inscribed in the contemporary debate within political and economic theory. This opposition highlights the conditions under wh....
Release Date 2019/04 -
The Making of a Democratic Economy
Author Ted Howard , Marjorie Kelly
Our economy is designed by the 1 percent, for the 1 percent. This book offers a compelling vision of an equitable, ecologically sustainable alternative that meets the essential needs of all people.We live in a world where twenty-six billionaires own as much we....
Release Date 2019/07 -
Author Carl Benedikt Frey
How the history of technological revolutions can help us better understand economic and political polarization in the age of automation From the Industrial Revolution to the age of artificial intelligence, The Technology Trap takes a sweeping look at the history of....
Release Date 2019/06 -
British Politics For Dummies, 2nd Edition
Author Michael Pattison , Julian Knight
Your updated and revised guide to British politicsSo, you want to be knowledgeable about British politics but don't know where to start? You've come to the right place! British Politics For Dummies is your essential guide to understanding even the trickiest quest....
Release Date 2015/05 -
The Hidden History of Guns and the Second Amendment
Author Thom Hartmann
Thom Hartmann, the most popular progressive radio host in America and a New York Times bestselling author, looks at the real history of guns in America and what we can do to limit both their lethal impact and the power of the gun lobby. Taking his typically in....
Release Date 2019/06 -
The Relevance of Humanities to the 21st Century Workplace
Author Dr. Michael Edmondson
The Relevance of the Humanities to the 21st Century Workplace provides a blueprint for higher education faculty, boards, presidents, senior leaders, parents, students, recent graduates, and other stakeholders.Upon examining the state of humanities today, it becomes....
Release Date 2019/12 -
Author Thom Hartmann
Hartmann is perhaps best known for his fierce commitment to Jeffersonian democracy and his steadfast opposition to the corporatization of America. But in these pages you’ll also discover his Older and Younger Cultures hypothesis, which identifies the root cau....
Release Date 2011/11 -
Author Cedric L. Alexander
When those we elect descend into partisan tribalism, criminal malfeasance, and emulation of foreign autocracies and oligarchies, Cedric Alexander says it is the unelected apolitical "fourth branch" of government—our nation's public servants, civil servants, a....
Release Date 2020/01 -
Author Katherine M. Gehl , Michael E. Porter , Mike Gallagher
Our political system in America is broken, right? Wrong.The truth is, the American political system is working exactly how it is designed to work, and it isn't designed or optimized today to work for us—for ordinary citizens.Most people believe that our political system ....
Release Date 2020/06 -
Author Michael S. Lubell
Navigating the Maze: How Science and Technology Policies Shape America and the World offers a captivating deep dive into the inner workings of the world of public policy. Written by prominent science advocate and renowned physics researcher and educator, Michael S.....
Release Date 2019/04 -
Author Marcus Goncalves , Harry Xia , Mario Svigir
Sustainable capitalism is more than a response to the environmental crisis. In this book, the authors propose a new conceptual business model as a contribution to global sustainable capitalism in the making, in an attempt assist in the education of global stakehold....
Release Date 2019/12 -
The Future of Work in Developing Economies
Author Pablo Egaña del Sol , Connor Joyce
Countries facing the greatest risk from automation are those that have labor economies in which many jobs involve manual or routine tasks that can be easily automated. Analyzing occupations in terms of their component parts provides a much richer way of looking at jobs th....
Release Date 2020/01 -
Political Dimensions of the American Macroeconomy, 2nd Edition
Author Gerald T. Fox
Political macroeconomy refers to the interconnection between macroeconomic politics and macroeconomic performance. The expectational Phillips curve may be used to examine the economic aspects of this interrelation. Macroeconomic politics relates to voter behavior, ....
Release Date 2019/11 -
The Conflict Resolution Toolbox, 2nd Edition
Author Gary T. Furlong , Christopher W. Moore
PRAISE FOR THE CONFLICT RESOLUTION TOOLBOXSECOND EDITION "I have been using and recommending The Conflict Resolution Toolbox since its first edition. It is rare to find a resource with such practical tools in a field that is so concrete, but often struggles to bridge theo....
Release Date 2020/09 -
The Hidden History of the War on Voting
Author Thom Hartmann
In today's America, only a slim majority of people register to vote, and a large percentage of registered voters don't bother to show up: Donald Trump was elected by only 26 percent of eligible voters. Unfortunately, this is not a bug in our system, it's a ....
Release Date 2020/02 -
White Working Class, With a New Foreword by Mark Cuban and a New Preface by the Author
Author Mark Cuban , Joan C. Williams
"It is really worth a read…" -- Former Vice President Joe Biden, interviewed on Pod Save AmericaNow in paperback with a new Foreword by Mark Cuban and a new Preface by the author, White Working Class explains why so much of the elite's analysis of the white workin....
Release Date 2019/11 -
Author Shaun Rein
With Chinese-led initiatives such as One Belt One Road (OBOR) and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) combined with uncertainty due to US shifts in policy and apparent commitments over the past decade, the stakes are high for companies looking to profit....
Release Date 2017/12