Palgrave Macmillan Us: 3342 books
Independence, Propertylessness, and Basic Income
A Theory of Freedom as the Power to Say No
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2013
Independence, Propertylessness, and Basic Income argues that philosophers have focused too much on scalar freedom and proposes a theory of status freedom as effective control self-ownership: the power to have or refuse active cooperation with other willing people, or simply: freedom as the power to say no.
Governing Global Finance
The Evolution and Reform of the International Financial Architecture
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2011
This book deals with the recent problems arising from the growth of financial globalization (i.e. the growing integration of capital markets across national borders), as reflected in the current global financial crisis, and the need to improve what has come to be known as the international financial architecture.
Central Bank Independence
Cultural Codes and Symbolic Performance
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2012
By engaging in an ethnography of the social text of German, European and USA monetary affairs, this book introduces a new analytical framework that will enable practitioners and academics, particularly within sociology, economics, political economy, and political science, to gain a clear understanding of the role of culture in central banking.
Global Enterprise Management, Volume I
New Perspectives on Challenges and Future Developments
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2015
Global Enterprise Management unites theory, academic knowledge, and practitioner experience to provide students, educators, and practitioners with the skills to succeed in the global managerial landscape.
Servant Leader Human Resource Management
A Moral and Spiritual Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2014
Servant Leader Human Resource Management provides a comprehensive conceptual framework based on a dignity enhancing stewardship model that integrates and balances mission achievement with motive, means and ends integrity from both a line manager and human resource department perspective.
Financial Communications
Information Processing, Media Integration, and Ethical Considerations
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2013
Financial Communications showcases why it is crucial for financial institutions to enhance key communication processes, rebuild trust with its customer base, improve relationships, and derive better brand awareness amongst key stakeholders within the industry.
Mobilizing Resources in Latin America
The Political Economy of Tax Reform in Chile and Argentina
Language: English
Release Date: July 4, 2011
This book seeks to expand analytically on standard institutionalist accounts of taxation by bringing into the explanatory framework the importance of institutional strength (not just design) as well as informal institutions (in addition to formal ones) for policy reform.
Swedish Taxation
Developments since 1862
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2015
By taking the long view on the evolution of this country's tax policies through the past few decades, Henrekson and Stenkula explain how Sweden developed the highest tax-to-GDP ratio in the world, until the beginning of the 2000s.
The Assets Perspective
The Rise of Asset Building and its Impact on Social Policy
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2014
The economy's struggles to overcome the lingering effects of the Great Recession presented unique but essential questions.The book considers a full range of data which considers how this recent experience has impacted households, providing a thorough and contemporary treatment of how the assets perspective has prompted changes within social policy.
Business Essentials for Strategic Communicators
Creating Shared Value for the Organization and its Stakeholders
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2014
The rise of digital media and the public's demand for transparency has elevated the importance of communication for every business. To have a voice or seat at the table and maximize their full value, a strategic communicator must be able to speak the language and understand business goals, issues,...
Saudi Government Revenues and Expenditures
A Financial Crisis in the Making
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2013
Will history repeat itself, leaving Saudi Arabia to face another financial crisis due to drastic overspending and/or a dramatic drop in oil revenue? If the situation remains on its current trajectory, by 2030 government debt due to rising expenditures over revenues will be too overwhelming for the government to cope with.
The Job Guarantee
Toward True Full Employment
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2013
This timely collection will be the first of its kind to focus on the practical application of the government job guarantee (JG) for both developed and developing economies. Global case studies include: United States, China, Ghana, Argentina, Ireland, Iceland, and India.
Community Colleges and the Access Effect
Why Open Admissions Suppresses Achievement
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2014
Taking on the cherished principle that community colleges should be open to all students with a high school education, Scherer and Anson argue that open access policies and lenient federal financial aid laws harm students and present the case for raising the minimum requirements for community college entry.
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Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2011
This volume deals with issues of widespread interest including, the origins of investor rights in different markets, the political, legal and economic conditions that determine levels of shareholder participation, and the implications of variation in investor rights.