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"Today when politicians and scholars speak of "states' rights," they are invariably referring to conservative efforts to curtail the advance of civil rights policies, which are associated with the federal government thanks to the work of the New Deal, Great Society, and Warren Court. Sean Beienburg shows that this was not always the case, and that there was once a time when federalism was associated with progressive, rather than conservative, politics. In Progressive Federalism, Beienburg tells an alternative story of federalism by exploring the states' efforts in the years before the New Deal to shape constitutional discourse to ensure that a protective welfare and regulatory governmental regime would be built in the states, rather than the national government. These state-level actors not only aggressively participated in constitutional politics and interpretation, but they specifically sought to create an alternative model of state-building that would pair a robust state power on behalf of the public good with a traditionally limited national government. Current politics generally collapses policy and constitutional views, such that being progressive or conservative on one means that one is progressive or conservative on the other, but Beienburg shows that this was not always true, and indeed many of those most devoted to progressive policy views were deeply committed to a conservative constitutionalism"--

"This book examines the significance of mutual aid societies to the Caribbean immigrant experience in the twentieth century. These societies paved the way for immigration to the U.S. through their system of networks, provided various forms of support, fostered a shared West Indian ethnic identity, and strengthened kinship networks with those back home"--

An approachable beginner's guide to health economics that brings the economist's way of viewing the world to bear on the fundamentals of the US healthcare system. The conversational writing style, with occasional doses of humour, allows students to see how applicable economic reasoning can be to unpacking some of the sector's thorniest issues, while accessible real-world examples teach the institutional details of healthcare and health insurance, as well as the economics that underpin the behaviour of key players in these markets. Many chapters are enhanced by 'Supplements' that offer how-to guides to tools commonly used by health economists, and economists more generally. They help form the basic 'economist's toolbox' for readers with no prior training in economics, and offer deeper dives into interesting related material. A test bank and lectures slides are available online for instructors, alongside additional resources and readings for students, taken from popular media and health care and policy journals.

"Despite its millennia-long history and frightening contemporary resurgence, unlike other forms of exclusion and discrimination, anti-Semitism (the author makes a case for the hyphenated spelling and the term's relation to Judeophobia, which explicitly references intersectional categories such as Islamophobia, xenophobia, homophobia, Negrophobia [Fanon], and others) remains undertheorized. This book is a corrective. The first systematic, comparative, and integrative analysis of the major theories and theorists, Anti-Semitism undertakes three urgently needed tasks. First, it explores key methodological and conceptual issues. Second, it identifies and considers seven major paradigms for understanding the underlying causes. Third, it applies the insights of these theories and theorists to contemporary debates about Judeophobia, offering rigor and clarity to existing disputes. Anti-Semitism as a theoretical construct dates back to the period of the Dreyfus affair (1894-1906) when historians sought to dismantle enduring myths about Jews and challenged the idea that Jews were a distinct race. Following World War I, studies focused on the links between nationalism and anti-Semitism and considered the dynamics of group formation against outsiders and minorities. The aftermath of World War II and the Holocaust saw important contributions from existentialists, critical theorists, and sociologists, leading to the formation of Holocaust studies as a discipline, but with the advent of the civil rights movement and anticolonialism in the 1950s social theorists interested in the problem of racism began to focus primarily on anti-Black prejudice, and theoretical debates on anti-Semitism receded to the background, where they remain unresolved. Jonathan Judaken evaluates anti-Semitism's internal theoretical concerns and engages in a comparative analysis with other critical race theories. In our moment of widespread racial reckoning, it is critical to reexamine the major approaches to anti-Semitism, their concepts, narratives, and assumptions, and how they are linked to other racisms in order to gain new insights in confronting its global upsurge"--

"The new edition of this essential book details the present state of EU environmental law as it has developed over the last 50 years. The author was personally involved in its making and enforcement, having worked for more than 30 years in the environmental department of the European Commission. The book provides therefore unique insights into this complex field. New chapters elaborate on the relationship between UK and EU law after Brexit (written by Christopher Badger) and on the global effect of EU environmental law and policy. The book is indispensable reading for students, researchers, and practising lawyers alike"--

Social workers are increasingly faced with contemporary global challenges such as inequality, climate change and displacement of people. As a field committed to supporting the world's most vulnerable populations and communities, social work must adapt to meet the needs of this changing global landscape. Re-imagining Social Work broadens the imaginative horizons for social workers and acquaints readers with their potential to creatively contribute to global change. Written in an accessible style, this book motivates readers to think outside the box when it comes to linking theory to their social work practice, in order to construct innovative solutions to prominent social problems. Re-imagining Social Work provides a unique perspective on how social work can evolve for the future. Through theory and critical perspective, this book provides the skills required to be an innovative creative social worker.

The Political Economy of Education provides academically rigorous yet clear explanations of the economics and politics driving today's educational systems and how economists analyze them. The book covers a host of topics central to teaching about education and crucial to educational policy. These include how to use the tools of economic and political theory to take critical measure of education's role in social mobility and economic growth, whether good teachers can overcome social class and race achievement gaps, the effectiveness of early childhood and vocational education, and debates on school accountability and whether increasing spending on schooling improves quality. The book also explores worldwide changes in higher education, especially massification and increased stratification and privatization. Written for upper undergraduate and graduate students in economics, public policy, and education and packed with real-world examples, this is an essential text for anyone interested in gaining fresh and international perspectives on education.

"In a broader sense, businesses and societies can find strategies that will move towards all three goals-environmental protection, social wellbeing, and economic development-at the same time. The proposed book will assemble research contributions from different authors that will definitely help the researchers by highlighting and recognizing different new aspects of strategies of society, business organizations, entrepreneurships, startups, and SMEs in the light of sustainable development"--

"This book explores the profound implications of AI for the services industry and its impact on consumer behavior. As AI continues to reshape the way services are delivered, experienced, and optimized, understanding the evolving role of services marketing is essential for businesses, academics, and practitioners alike"--

"Constant digital surveillance has inspired a heated but also limited privacy debate. Lowry Pressly looks beyond the narrow discourse of rights and information to extol privacy as a tool for living. Privacy, he argues, not only reinforces our capacities for play, self-discovery, connection, and trust, but also is vital to the search for meaning."

"The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), also known as the Global Goals, consists of 17 goals which build on the successes of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and aim to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure peace and prosperity. The 17 goals are interconnected and the success of one will involve tackling issues associated with another."

"This book is a collection of articles that delves into important topics related to the national economy and people's livelihood in China's development. The authors are 16 renowned scholars from Renmin University of China and other universities and research institutions of China and other foreign countries. They summarize and review the path China has taken and the tremendous achievements it has achieved over the past 40 years of reform and opening-up, and deeply analyze the challenges we face and strategies we use, covering aspects such as financial reform, trade war, technology war, peripheral security, environmental governance, government enterprise relations, and political and economic reform. Sixteen scholars, with their profound academic foundation combined with in-depth field research, solid concepts combined with vivid stories, have both rational thinking and passionate debate. With a pragmatic exploration spirit and a deep sense of historical responsibility, they vividly interpret the Chinese road, Chinese problems, and China's development."

"This handbook provides a comprehensive and critical overview of the gamut of contemporary issues around health and healthcare from a political economy perspective. Its contributions present a unique challenge to prevailing economic accounts of health and healthcare, which narrowly focus on individual behaviour and market processes. Instead, the capacity of the human body to reach its full potential, and the ability of society to prevent disease and cure illness, are demonstrated to be shaped by a broader array of political economic processes. The material conditions in which societies produce, distribute, exchange, consume, and reproduce - and the operation of power relations therein - influence all elements of human health: from food consumption and workplace safety, to inequality, healthcare and housing, and even the biophysical conditions in which humans live. The volume explores these concerns across five sections. First, it introduces and critically engages with a variety of established and cutting-edge theoretical perspectives in political economy to conceptualise health and healthcare - from neoclassical and behavioural economics, to Marxist and feminist approaches. The next two sections extend these insights to evaluate the neoliberalisation of health and healthcare over the past forty years, highlighting their individualisation and commodification by the capitalist state and powerful corporations. The fourth section examines the diverse manifestation of these dynamics across a range of geographical contexts. The volume concludes with a section devoted to outlining more progressive health and healthcare arrangements, which transcend the limitations of both neoliberalism and capitalism. This volume will be an indispensable reference work for students and scholars of political economy, health policy and politics, health economics, health geography, the sociology of health, and other health-related disciplines"--