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The recent rise of dollar, pound, and euro inflation rates has rekindled the debate over potential alternative monies, particularly gold and Bitcoin. Though Bitcoin has been much discussed in recent years, a basic understanding of how it and gold would work as monetary standards is rare. Accessibly written by a pioneering economist, Better Money explains and evaluates gold, fiat, and Bitcoin standards without hype. White uses simple supply-and-demand analysis to explain how these standards work, evaluating their relative merits and explaining their response to shocks, allowing for informed comparisons between them. This book addresses common misunderstandings of the gold standard and Bitcoin, using historical evidence to review the history of money with emphasis on the contest between market and government provision. Known for his work on alternative monetary institutions, White offers a reasoned discussion of which standard is most likely to provide a better money.
Analyses the European Union's constitutional transformation during the euro crisis, especially the interaction between politics and the ECJ in its materialization.
Now in its third edition, this comprehensive textbook is designed to serve as a speech-making reference for advanced students of public speaking. The book presumes that readers have prior experience with basic public speaking skills and seeks to enhance those abilities with references to classical concepts, the inclusion of sample speeches, and questions for speech criticism. This new edition includes a greater diversity of speeches and new material on populist rhetoric and civility to outline the importance of civic discourse in an age of polarization. It also includes suggestions for speaking to remote audiences. Providing users with the opportunity to increase their speaking abilities across a wide variety of complex and specific contexts, this student-engagement focused and flexible text serves as a core textbook for upper-level undergraduate public speaking courses. Online resources for instructors include an instructor’s manual and test bank offering guidance on syllabus construction, lecture content, and classroom activities. They are available at www.routledge.com/9781032531861.
Theologie und Kirche gehören untrennbar zusammen. Christian Schad, von 2008 bis 2021 Kirchenpräsident der Evangelischen Kirche der Pfalz und seit 2021 Präsident des Evangelischen Bundes, lebt diese Einheit. In 27 ausgewählten Beiträgen, die anlässlich seines 65. Geburtstags in dem vorliegenden Band erstmals gesammelt herausgegeben werden, spannt er in drei Kapiteln einen Bogen von der für ihn grundlegenden reformatorischen Theologie über die Gegenwartsbedeutung der innerprotestantischen Kirchenunionen sowie die theologischen Vordenker des 19. und 20. Jahrhunderts hin zu seinem Verständnis von Kirche. Er plädiert für eine "aufmerksame Kirche", die in allen ihren Handlungsfeldern nu...
An authoritative reference work on the legal framework of European economic and monetary union, this book comprehensively analyses the legal foundations, institutions, and substantive legal issues in EU monetary integration.
»The world is flat!« – So lautet eine Gegenwartsdiagnose, die transnationale Konzerne als Wegbereiter globaler Homogenisierung feiert. Nicole Mayer-Ahuja zeigt, dass dieser Homogenisierung Grenzen gesetzt sind. Die Analyse der Softwareprogrammierungsbranche in Deutschland und Indien verdeutlicht, wie markant sich Unternehmensstrategien und Arbeitskraftnutzung unterscheiden und wie sie durch ökonomische, politische und gesellschaftliche Strukturen vor Ort beeinflusst werden.