THE AUTHOR EXAMINES THE 1980 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION AND PROBES THE QUESTION OF WHETHER THE 1980 ELECTION WAS A WATERSHED AS BELIEVED BY REPUBLICAN COMMENTATORS AND ROOSEVELTIAN NEW DEALERS WHO HAVE BECOME CONVERTS TO REPUBLICAN CONSERVATISM. THE TERM "WATERSHED ELECTION" IS DISCUSSED IN 2 SENSES: THE REALIGNMENT THESIS AND AS AN "END OF AN ERA." THE AUTHOR SEES AMERICAN DESIRE FOR SECURITY AND STABILITY.
"This book demonstrates how mathematical models constructed in system dynamics modelling platforms, such as Vensim, can be used for long term management of environmental change. It is divided into two sections, with the first dedicated to theory, where the theory of co-evolutionary modelling and its use in the system dynamics model platform is developed. The book takes readers through the steps in the modelling process, different validation tools applicable to these types of models, and different growth specification, as well as how to curve fit using numerical methods in Vensim. Section two comprises of a collection of applied case studies, including fisheries, Game Theory and wildlife management. The book concludes with lessons from the use of co-evolutionary models for long term natural resource management. The book will be of great interest to students and scholars of environmental economics, natural resource management, system dynamics, ecological modelling and bioeconomics"--
"Worldview Religious Studies brings the study of religion, spirituality, secularism, and other mixed attitudes of life under the overarching scheme of worldview studies. This book introduces and defines worldviews more generally before establishing a framework specific to religious studies. The drive for meaning-making is explored through ritual-symbolic activities, ideas of 'play', and the power of emotions to transform simple ideas into values and beliefs that frame identity and signpost destiny. Identity and its sacralisation are discussed alongside gift/reciprocity theory in their relation to ideas of merit, karma, and salvation in Eastern and Western traditions. This theoretical background is used to introduce a new classification of worldviews - natural, scientific, ancestral, karmic, prophetic-sectarian, mystical, and ideological. Organised thematically by chapter, this book brings together familiar and unfamiliar authors, theories, and sources to challenge students and teachers of Religious Studies, Theology, and Ethics. It introduces worldview religious studies as a framework through which to re-think human endeavours to identify, cope and even transcend life's flaws and perils"--
Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction. The Crucible of Black Criminality -- Chapter 1. No Sunshine in the City: Crime, Control, and the Cauldron of Public Space -- Chapter 2. Sex, Blood, Guns, and Gambling: Pleasure, Profit, and Peril in New York City's Black Saloons -- Chapter 3. White Women Forced to Live in Negro Dives: Roosevelt Sharp's Abduction Trial and the Contested Terrain of White Women's Bodies -- Chapter 4. To Let Her Know That She Did Me Wrong: Illegality, Domestic Authority, and the Politics of Black Intimacy -- Chapter 5. Been Here Long Enough: Prison, Parole, and the Pursuit of a Better Life in Black Imagination -- Epilogue. Real Niggaz Don't Die: Revolution and Continuity -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
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This book is a study of British attitudes towards and practices surrounding death. Davies provides a window into British life and insights into the foundational links between individuals and society, across the spectrum of traditionally religious views through to humanist and secular alternatives.
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Highlighting key terminology, policy development concepts and methods, and suggested document structures, this practical guide includes examples, checklists, sample policies and procedures, guidelines, and a synopsis of the applicable standards. --
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Tables, Figures, and Boxes -- Part 1. Relations Between Elected Officials and Professional Staff -- 1. The Manager Is a Politician -- 2. The City Manager: Professional Helping Hand, or Political Hired Hand? -- 3. The Mayor as a Policy Leader in the Council-Manager Form of Government: A View from the Field -- 4. Dichotomy and Duality: Reconceptualizing the Relationship Between Policy and Administration in Council-Manager Cities -- 5. City Managers: Will They Reject Policy Leadership?
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"The focus of the global economy is increasingly shifted towards China and emerging countries. However, despite their high growth prospects, emerging economies often lack the sound capital market and corporate governance systems necessary to promote the efficient allocation of financial resources and to maintain the confidence of capital providers. As China becomes more prominent economically, the development of its capital market becomes an increasingly important issue.This book presents some of the latest academic research on China's capital markets, demonstrating some of the major issues currently being faced. Pre Eminent researchers in the field examine key topics such as the performance of commercial banks, dividends and ownership, financial constraints and firm performance, the role of political networks, stock price decomposition, stock return predictability and the role of media coverage. In this book the authors use the country's institutional background to offer useful insight into policy implications for the development of China as well as other emerging economies. "--
"China's new entrepreneurs operate both in traditional industries, where they have over-hauled the way these businesses operate, as well as in new industries. These "new to China" industries include property, building, and construction, which caters to people's desire to own their homes, and footwear, clothing, retailing, and electronic goods, which cater to both the domestic and export markets. Perhaps the most visible entrepreneurs are those in the telecommunications, internet, and e-commerce sectors. Scholars have recently turned their attention to documenting and analyzing the rise of entrepreneurs and private sector business in China. However, this research has thus far been published in a large number of journals and magazines that are not easily accessible to an international audience. With this in mind, we have put together this book, which has contributions written by leading experts on entrepreneurial activity in China. We believe our book will be thought-provoking and highly informative for all those with an interest in detailed accounts of the development of entrepreneurial development in China"--
Introduction to the experiences and challenges in the development of the Chinese capital market / Douglas Cumming, Alessandra Guariglia, Wenxuan Hou, and Edward Lee -- Information asymmetry and the diversification discount : evidence from listed firms in China / Michael Firth, Man Jin and Yuanyuan Zhang -- Asset pricing under financial repression : evidence from the Chinese real estate boom during 1999-2010 / Xiuping Hua and Chris Adcock -- Venture capital investments in China : reputation, syndication, and valuation / Sheng Xiao and Xiangyi Zhou -- Growth and challenges in the development of institutional investors in China / Liming Wang, Ningyue Liu, ShuoWang -- Impact of foreign bank entry on the performance of Chinese banks / Yizhe Dong, Alessandra Guariglia, Wenxuan Hou -- Chinese executive compensation : Where do we stand? / Martin Conyon and Lerong He -- Independent directors and corporate performance in China / Hanzhang Jiao, Yizhe Dong, Wenxuan Hou, and Edward Lee
