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  • Threads

    Gender, Labor, and Power in the Global Apparel Industry

    by Jane L. Collins ...
    Americans have been shocked by media reports of the dismal working conditions in factories that make clothing for U.S. companies. But while well intentioned, many of these reports about child labor and sweatshop practices rely on stereotypes of how Third World factories operate, ignoring the complex economic dynamics driving the global apparel industry.To dispel these misunderstandings, Jane L. ... Read more

    $21.59 USD

  • The Politics of Value

    Three Movements to Change How We Think about the Economy

    by Jane L. Collins ...
    The Great Recession not only shook Americans’ economic faith but also prompted powerful critiques of economic institutions. This timely book explores three movements that gathered force after 2008: the rise of the benefit corporation, which requires social responsibility and eschews share price as the best metric for success; the emergence of a new group, Slow Money, that fosters peer-to-peer ... Read more

    $20.19 USD

  • Commodities and Globalization

    Anthropological Perspectives

    by Peter D. Little, Jane L. Collins, Winifred Creamer, Catherine S. Dolan, Stuart Plattner, Nicole Polier, Bruce D. Roberts, Mitchell S. Rothman0, Lois Stanford1, M Priscilla Stone2, Gabriela Vargas-Cetina3, Bob White4, Randy Ziegenhorn5 ...
    Series series Monographs in Economic Anthropology Series
    TodayOs growing fascination with flows of people, commodities, technology, capital, images and ideas across national and other boundaries poses fresh theoretical and methodological challenges to anthropology. Commodities offer a particularly useful window on globalization because they, unlike electronically conveyed capital, transport cultural messages. These ideological or symbolic transfers are ... Read more

    $34.09 USD

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  • No Shortcuts

    Organizing for Power in the New Gilded Age

    by Jane F. McAlevey ...
    The crisis of the progressive movement is so evident that nothing less than a fundamental rethinking of its basic assumptions is required. Today's progressives now work for professional organizations more comfortable with the inside game in Washington DC (and capitols throughout the West), where they are outmatched and outspent by corporate interests. Labor unions now focus on the narrowest ... Read more

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  • Digital Disconnect

    How Capitalism is Turning the Internet Against Democracy

    by Robert W. McChesney ...
    Celebrants and skeptics alike have produced valuable analyses of the Internet's effect on us and our world, oscillating between utopian bliss and dystopian hell. But according to Robert W. McChesney, arguments on both sides fail to address the relationship between economic power and the digital world.McChesney's award-winning Rich Media, Poor Democracy skewered the assumption that a society ... Read more

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  • International Development

    A Casebook for Effective Management

    by Frederick Keenan, Christine Gilmore ...
    INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT uses the highly successful case method of the Harvard Business School and the Richard Ivey Business School to help you to become a much more effective manager of international development projects. Using real case studies of different types of situations in a wide range of countries, Keenan and Gilmore examine projects, identifying what to do and how to do it.Sharpen your ... Read more

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  • Engagement Organizing

    The Old Art and New Science of Winning Campaigns

    by Matt Price ...
    At any given moment, there are hundreds of campaigns under way that seek to persuade citizens or decision makers to think, act, or vote in a certain way. But what separates campaigns that win from those that don’t?This book shows how to combine old-school people power with new digital tools and data to win campaigns today. It explores the traditions and practices of organizing and how to marry ... Read more

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  • Total Quality Management in Higher Education

    Symbolism or Substance? a Close Look at the Nigerian University System

    by Frank Chika Okechukwu ...
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  • The Metropolitan Revolution

    How Cities and Metros Are Fixing Our Broken Politics and Fragile Economy

    by Bruce Katz, Jennifer Bradley ...
    Across the US, cities and metropolitan areas are facing huge economic and competitive challenges that Washington won't, or can't, solve. The good news is that networks of metropolitan leaders mayors, business and labor leaders, educators, and philanthropists are stepping up and powering the nation forward. These state and local leaders are doing the hard work to grow more jobs and make their ... Read more

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  • Public Administration and Public Affairs

    by Nicholas Henry ...
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  • Citizen You

    Doing Your Part to Change the World

    by Jonathan Tisch, Karl Weber ...
    Just when the world needs it most, a new style of social engagement is emerging: Active Citizenship.A key member of one of New York’s most civic-minded families—one that has supported many of America’s notable institutions and deserving programs—Jonathan Tisch has devoted a lifetime to “active citizenship.” It’s an idea that uses the power of practical creativity and grassroots participation to ... Read more

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