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Islamic Foundations of a Free Society
Islam is growing rapidly both in its traditional homelands and in the West. Some in the West view Islam with a mixture of fear and suspicion. However, it is also fair to say that there is widespread ignorance about Islam, and especially about its relationship to political systems and the economy. Is Islam compatible with a free society and a free economy? Is the fact that many Muslim-majority states do not have free economies or polities a result of an incompatibility between Islam and political and economic freedom, or does it result from an unfortunate series of historical events? What role has past colonialism played in encouraging Muslim extremism? Exactly what does Islam have to say about freedom in economic, political and religious life? This book, written by a range of Islamic scholars, sheds a great deal of light on these crucial questions. It is an important book for those in the West who need to understand Islam better. It is also important for those in Muslim countries who can influence the development of political systems and economic policy. The publication of this book could not be more timely.
Trade Agreements and Women
With more and more countries including provisions on women's concerns in their trade agreements, Trade Agreements and Women: Transcending Barriers explores how women's empowerment and trade liberalization interact, overlap, and converge. Tapping into examples from across the globe, and taking into consideration the diverse political, economic, social, and legal contexts of different countries, Amrita Bari poses and answers some key questions: What role can trade agreements play with regard to women's empowerment, and what limitations do they have? Have previous efforts to include women through trade agreements been genuinely responsive to the needs of women, or have they been merely symbolic? What, ultimately, makes a trade agreement responsive to the needs of women, and how can countries achieve this in their own trade agreements? In answering these questions, Bahri carves out a roadmap, with concrete recommendations, for the future of women-related trade provisions, and offers much-needed guidance for legal scholars, trade negotiators, and policymakers involved in preparing, revising, and inclusively negotiating trade regulations.
Arab Spring Dreams
From a gay man secretly mourning his lover's suicide in Morocco to a young woman denied schooling because of religious discrimination in Iran, Arab Spring Dreams spotlights some of the Middle East's most outspoken young dissidents. The essayists cover a wide range of experiences, including premarital sex, the lack of educational opportunities, teenage marriage, and the fight for political freedom. They also highlight how repressive laws and cultural mores snuff out liberty and stifle growth and consider how previous movements - particularly the American civil rights struggle - might be channeled to effect change in their own countries. Beautifully written and profoundly moving, these stories present a decisive call for change at a crucial point in the evolution of the Middle East.
Enlightenment Now
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2018 ONE OF THE ECONOMIST'S BOOKS OF THE YEAR "My new favorite book of all time." --Bill Gates If you think the world is coming to an end, think again: people are living longer, healthier, freer, and happier lives, and while our problems are formidable, the solutions lie in the Enlightenment ideal of using reason and science. By the author of the new book, Rationality. Is the world really falling apart? Is the ideal of progress obsolete? In this elegant assessment of the human condition in the third millennium, cognitive scientist and public intellectual Steven Pinker urges us to step back from the gory headlines and propheci...
Women, Business and the Law 2018
How can governments ensure that women have the same employment and entrepreneurship opportunities as men? One important step is to level the legal playing field so that the rules for operating in the worlds of work and business apply equally regardless of gender. Women, Business and the Law 2018, the fifth edition in a series, examines laws affecting women’s economic inclusion in 189 economies worldwide. It tracks progress that has been made over the past two years while identifying opportunities for reform to ensure economic empowerment for all. The report updates all indicators as of June 1, 2017 and explores new areas of research, including financial inclusion.
Women, Business and the Law 2020
Women, Business and the Law 2020, the sixth edition in a series, analyzes laws and regulations affecting women's economic inclusion in 190 economies. The Women, Business and the Law Index, composed by eight indicators structured around women's interactions with the law as they begin, progress through and end their careers, aligns different areas of the law with the economic decisions women make at various stages of their lives. The indicators are: Mobility, Workplace, Pay, Marriage, Parenthood, Entrepreneurship, Assets, and Pension.The report updates all indicators as of September 1, 2019, and builds evidence around the linkages between legal gender equality and women's economic inclusion. By examining the economic decisions women make as they go through different stages of their working lives and the pace of reforms over the past 2 years, Women, Business and the Law makes an important contribution to research and policy discussions about the state of women's economic opportunities and empowerment. While celebrating the progress made, the data and analysis emphasize the work still to be done to ensure economic empowerment for all.
Le Triomphe des Lumières
Pour beaucoup, le monde est au bord du gouffre, menacé par le terrorisme, les guerres, les migrations et les apocalypses. Pourtant, jamais l'humanité n'a vécu une période aussi paisible et heureuse : chiffres à l'appui, ce livre montre que la santé, la prospérité, la sécurité et la paix sont en hausse dans le monde entier. Ce progrès est un legs du siècle des Lumières, animé par des idéaux puissants : la raison, la science et l'humanisme. C'est peut-être le plus grand succès de l'histoire de l'humanité. Cependant, plus que jamais, ces valeurs ont besoin d'une défense vigoureuse. Car le projet des Lumières va à contre-courant de la nature humaine, de ses tendances au trib...
O novo Iluminismo
Com profundidade analítica e talento literário, Steven Pinker defende a razão, a ciência e o humanismo, os ideais de que precisamos para enfrentar os nossos problemas e dar continuidade ao nosso progresso. Em O novo Iluminismo, uma original avaliação da condição humana no terceiro milênio, o cientista cognitivo Steven Pinker nos incita a rechaçar manchetes alarmistas e profecias apocalípticas, que vicejam nos dias atuais e influenciam nossa visão de mundo. Com 75 gráficos impressionantes, ele demostra que a vida, a saúde, a prosperidade, a segurança, a paz, o conhecimento e a felicidade estão em ascensão, não apenas no Ocidente, mas em todo o mundo. Para Pinker, esse progre...
Aufklärung jetzt
Eine leidenschaftliche Antithese zum üblichen Kulturpessimismus und ein engagierter Widerspruch zu dem weitverbreiteten Gefühl, dass die Moderne dem Untergang geweiht ist. Hass, Populismus und Unvernunft regieren die Welt, Wissenschaftsfeindlichkeit macht sich breit, Wahrheit gibt es nicht mehr: Wer die Schlagzeilen von heute liest, könnte so denken. Doch Bestseller-Autor Steven Pinker zeigt, dass das grundfalsch ist. Er hat die Entwicklung der vergangenen Jahrhunderte gründlich untersucht und beweist in seiner fulminanten Studie, dass unser Leben stetig viel besser geworden ist. Heute leben wir länger, gesünder, sicherer, glücklicher, friedlicher und wohlhabender denn je, und nicht n...
Felvilágosodás most
Tényleg darabokra hullik a világ? A haladás eszméje idejétmúlt? A harmadik évezred emberi állapotának ebben az elegáns körüljárásában a kogníciókutató és közéleti értelmiségi Steven Pinker arra biztat bennünket, hogy szemléljük kissé távolabbról a véres főcímeket és a romlásról szóló próféciákat, mert ezek csak a pszichológiai hajlamainkra játszanak rá. Ehelyett nézzük inkább az adatokat: hetvenöt meggyőző grafikon segítségével Pinker megmutatja, hogy az élet, az egészség, a jólét, a biztonság, a béke, a tudás és a boldogság terén is egyre jobb a helyzet, és nemcsak Nyugaton, hanem világszerte. Ez a haladás nem valamilyen kozm...
