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Democratizing the Corporation
Although contemporary Western societies refer to themselves as "democratic," the bulk of the population spend much of their lives in workplaces that have more in common with tyranny. Gigantic corporations such as Amazon, Meta, Exxon, and Walmart are among the richest and most powerful institutions in the world yet accountable to no one but their shareholders. The undemocratic nature of conventional firms generates profound problems across society, hurting more than just the workplace and contributing to environmental destruction and spiraling inequality. Against this backdrop, Isabelle Ferreras proposes a radical but realistic plan to democratize the private firm. She suggests that all large firms should be bicamerally governed, with a chamber of worker representatives sharing equal governance power with the standard board representing owners. In response to this proposal, twelve leading experts on corporate behavior from multiple disciplines consider its attractiveness, viability, and achievability as a "real utopian" proposal to strengthen democracy in our time.
The Clash of Globalizations
Collecting and synthesizing a series of essays on the political economy of trade and development policy, this book explores the following research questions: to what extent is the global trading regime reducing the ability of nation-states to pursue policies for financial stability and economic growth; and what political factors explain such changes in policy space over time, across different types of trade treaties and across nations? Gallagher presents intriguing findings on the policy constraints on the Uruguay Round, as well as the significant restrictions that the USA places upon the ability of developing nations to deploy a range of development strategies for stability and growth. Analyzing the factors that have led to twenty-first-century trade politics being characterized by a “clash of globalizations,” this volume explores the role of economic power, institutional structure, domestic politics, currency fluctuations and ideas about globalization in effecting changes to global trade policies.
Wisdom Workout
“Wisdom comes from distilling knowledge and experience to make sound judgements, and Rajiv in this book uses his own knowledge and experience in the corporate world and through his spirituality provides a workbook that should be of value to so many. The issues that Rajiv discusses in the book are common derailers, and many people spend their lives unaware of this, often not knowing there is another way. The open discussion of these typical derailers, the constant link to spirituality and the ultimate step of the reader interacting with the issues through the workout at the end of the chapter make this book a practical guide to living a happy and fulfilling life.” Ajay Srinivasan Chief Ex...
Comparing European Workers
Focuses on the politics, economics, sociology, and history of work and workers in Europe. This title places the labor markets, workplaces, jobs and workers of Europe in comparative perspective, and compares contemporary patterns and the history of European workers with other models of work worldwide.
Soliloquies on Future Policing
Embark on a riveting odyssey into the whirlwind of futuristic law enforcement with Jayanth Murali, the acclaimed author of "42 MONDAYS." With a career steeped in law enforcement, Murali propels readers into a mesmerizing expedition through the disruptive landscapes of emerging technologies. Gear up for an exhilarating escapade through avant-garde realms like Artificial Intelligence, Face Recognition, Blockchain, and Nanotechnology—forces that redefine policing while delving unflinchingly into its cataclysmic underbelly. Propel into uncharted dimensions of DNA fingerprinting, CRISPR technology, and the looming menace of cyber-terrorism. Hover in cyberspace, where the darknet orchestrates cl...
42 Mondays
Buckle-up before you riffle through the pages of this fascinating book. You are about to embark on a cool ride that will not just blow you away but also take the lid off some disruptive emerging technologies that promise kick-ass capabilities for the police to combat crime and criminals. As you journey through the book, encounter some cool emerging technologies, such as Artificial Intelligence, Augmented Reality, 3D Printing, DNA Profiling, Genetic Genealogy, Virtual Reality, Brain Fingerprinting, Nanotechnology, Quantum Computing, Synthetic Biology and more, waft from the pages of this brilliant book. Know for yourself whether these exponential technologies promise a utopia. Or if the burge...
USA As I Found It
"Which is the second most visited country in the world? The answer is, ‘The United States of America’. This is the first book that opens the door to the American culture, behaviour and practice; enlightens travelers about the United States and empowers readers to travel with confidence to their dream land. As a reader, you will learn some useful tips about travelling in the United States. You will also acquire knowledge and learn interesting facts from across the Atlantic. This book concludes by providing a commentary from famous Indian personalities like Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, Mr. AR Rahman, Mr. K. VijayKumar IPS, Justice Markandey Katju and many others on ‘What to learn and What not to’ from a super powerhouse like the United States. In short, this book will be the best companion for each and every traveler longing to visit the world’s oldest democracy!"
Conservatives Versus Wildcats
For decades, the banking industry seemed to be a Swiss watch, quietly ticking along. But the recent financial crisis hints at the true nature of this sector. As Simone Polillo reveals in Conservatives Versus Wildcats, conflict is a driving force. Conservative bankers strive to control money by allying themselves with political elites to restrict access to credit. Barriers to credit create social resistance, so rival bankers—wildcats—attempt to subvert the status quo by using money as a tool for breaking existing boundaries. For instance, wildcats may increase the circulation of existing currencies, incorporate new actors in financial markets, or produce altogether new financial instruments to create change. Using examples from the economic and social histories of 19th-century America and Italy, two decentralized polities where challenges to sound banking originated from above and below, this book reveals the collective tactics that conservative bankers devise to legitimize strict boundaries around credit—and the transgressive strategies that wildcat bankers employ in their challenge to this restrictive stance.
A Political Theory of Money
Understanding money's nature as political, institutional, and material answers today's big money questions. Money remains a foundational question of social theory. What is money? Why does something so insubstantial have value? How do money systems make promises function like valuable things? Why are money systems always hierarchical yet variable? The answer, the book argues, is politics. Money is institutionalised social power. Politics generates institutions that differentially lock into the future product of political and economic collectives. Money emerges from the institutionalisation of social antagonisms to encapsulate a collective's productive potential in a flexible, tradable instrument. This takes a system. Money is built in hierarchical layers out of the inherently variable material of politics and at various economic scales. This book outlines these variable processes theoretically and through case studies.
Norm Antipreneurs and the Politics of Resistance to Global Normative Change
Over recent decades International Relations scholars have investigated norm dynamics processes at some length, with the ‘norm entrepreneur’ concept having become a common reference point in the literature. The focus on norm entrepreneurs has, however, resulted in a bias towards investigating the agents and processes of successful normative change. This book challenges this inherent bias by explicitly focusing on those who resist normative change - norm ‘antipreneurs’. The utility of the norm antipreneur concept is explored through a series of case studies encompassing a range of issue areas and contributed by a mix of well-known and emergent scholars of norm dynamics. In examining th...
