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THE NEXT GENERATION -- Contents -- About the Author -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction a call to action -- PART I What's up ahead for our children -- Chapter 1 A window into possibility: coping with the beautiful mess -- A future full of promise -- The world is a beautiful mess -- Can we predict our children's future? -- Exploring the edge of possibility -- The potential of the future -- Chapter 2 Hybrid humanity: preparing for the robot-human interface -- A daily dose of Pepper the Robot -- Our children's future relationships with robots -- Refinements to the human body -- Technology that improves the human condition -- Augmenting our children's intelligence -- Chapter 3 All in a day's work: redefining future employment -- What's happening with work today? -- Creating the new world of work -- 1. Work Plus Life -- 2. Impacts of technology -- 3. A new social understanding of work -- Workplaces that create a better society -- Dealing with a work-less society -- Preparing children for the new world of work -- PART II Essential capabilities -- Chapter 4 Life in the fast lane: developing their adaptive agility -- Filtering the overload -- Becoming the architect of their own brain -- Adaptive agility in their everyday lives -- Encouraging their perseverance -- Supporting their peaceful soul -- Chapter 5 Heart-to-heart: enhancing empathy -- The promise of an empathic future -- The value of empathy -- Helping children to practise empathy -- Empathy supported by high tech -- Empathy and the art of listening -- Chapter 6 We live and learn: embedding a love of inquiry -- A passion for learning -- How children can become effective learners up ahead -- Personalised learning just for your child -- The digital world at their fingertips -- Imagining education for the flexible future -- PART III Actions for creating an extraordinary life

Intro -- Table 1 Main areas of current UK labour market regulation -- Table 2 Key EU employment directives -- Table 3 Hours worked, selected countries 2014 -- Table 4 Full-time employees usually working more than 48 hours a week by occupation, Q4 2013 -- Table 5 Regulated occupations in the EU27* -- Table 6 OECD Employment Protection Indicators, selected countries 2013 -- Table 7 Level and rate of people on zero-hours contracts, by industry October to December 2015 -- Table 8 Increased employment regulation since 2010 -- Figure 1 Demand, supply and 'equilibrium' in the labour market -- Figure 2 Claims accepted by Employment Tribunals -- Figure 3 The impact of a mandated benefit -- Figure 4 The National Minimum Wage (£ per hour) over time -- Figure 5 Adult National Minimum Wage Rate as percentage of median hourly earnings* -- Figure 6 Adult minimum wage as % of median hourly earnings by region/nation (April 2015) -- Figure 7 UK gender pay gap for median gross hourly earnings (excluding overtime) April 1997 to 2016 -- Figure 8 Percentage of graduate programme recruits who are women, 2015 -- Figure 9 Long-term international migration, UK, 1970 to 2014 -- Figure 10 Share of self-employed workers in total employment and self-employed hours in total hours -- Figure 11 Number of firms by employment size in France -- Box 1 The Living Wage Foundation -- Box 2 Income and wealth inequality -- Box 3 Tradable quotas -- The author -- Foreword -- Summary -- Tables, figures and boxes -- PART 1 -- Ideas -- 1 Introduction -- The problem -- Outline of this book -- 2 How labour markets work, and why people want to regulate them -- Demand, supply and labour market equilibrium -- Contracts -- 'Market failure' -- 'Government failure' -- Conclusion -- PART 2 -- Employment Regulation: The Big Picture -- 3 A historical perspective on UK labour market regulation.

Acknowledgements -- Contents -- About the Author -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1 Introduction -- Abstract -- 1.1 Background and Research Problem -- 1.2 The Academic Debate on the Location of Ownership of Trust Property in China -- 1.3 Aim, Outline, and Methodology -- 1.4 Originality -- References -- 2 Trust Law of China and Its Uncertainty Regarding the Location of Ownership of Trust Property -- Abstract -- 2.1 Background of Chinese Trust Law -- 2.1.1 The Development and Problems of Chinese Trust Business Before the Enactment of Trust Law -- 2.1.2 The Necessity for Chinese Economy of Further Development of Chinese Trust Industry -- 2.1.3 Trust Law as a Necessary Solution for the Problems of Chinese Trust -- 2.1.4 The Legislative History of Chinese Trust Law -- 2.1.5 Modern Chinese Law Established on Civilian System -- 2.2 Difficulties for Civilian Lawyers to Understand the Common Law "Trust" -- 2.2.1 Trust Law: A Typical Common Law Construct -- 2.2.2 Trend in the Reception of Trust All Over the World -- 2.2.3 The Conflicts Between Common Law Trusts and Civil Law -- 2.3 Significant Problem: Focusing on Article 2 of Chinese Trust Law -- 2.3.1 Legal Uncertainty Regarding the Ownership of Trust Property in China -- 2.3.2 Practical Problems Caused by Article 2 of Chinese Trust Law -- 2.4 Interim Conclusion -- References -- 3 "Dual Ownership" Versus "Absolute Ownership": A Comparative Analysis -- Abstract -- 3.1 Conceptualization of "Dual Ownership" and "Absolute Ownership" -- 3.1.1 The Development of the Concept of "Dual Ownership" in Common Law -- 3.1.2 The Concept of "Absolute Ownership" in the Civil Law Jurisdictions -- 3.2 Debates Within Chinese Legal Circle Regarding Ownership of Trust Property -- 3.2.1 An Opinion Contending Settlor as the Owner of Trust Property -- 3.2.2 An Opinion Contending Trustee as the Owner of Trust Property

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Author -- Introduction -- SECTION I: WHY POSITIVE WORK ENVIRONMENTS MATTER -- Chapter 1: Modern Times in Healthcare: From the C-Suite to the Bedside -- The Scope of the Problem -- The Pilot Studies -- What You Will Get Out of This Book -- Optimal Functioning Can Be Learned -- Chapter 2: Positive Psychology: The Science of Optimal Human Functioning -- But What about People Who Shine in Stressful Situations? -- The Birth of Positive Psychology -- How Well Are Americans Doing? -- How Well Are You Doing? -- Is Positive Psychology Fluff or Financially Beneficial? -- How Do Positive Workplaces Make a Difference? -- What Does the Research Reveal about Flourishing? -- Can You Really Become a More Positive Person? -- Does Positivity Help organizations Be More Successful? -- Creating a Positive Climate -- The PROPEL Principles: Six Steps for Applying Positive Psychology -- Chapter 3: It's the Culture, Dummy Darling: A Look at a Top-Rated Hospital -- The Chicken and Egg Question -- In the Beginning -- It's All about the Family -- What's Most Valuable? -- Talk to Me -- It's All about Teamwork -- Don't Blame Me -- This Is Crazy -- What Difference Does It Make? -- Whether You think You Can or Can't-You're Right -- Who Do You Think You Are? -- To Tell You the Truth -- Getting an Earful -- Caring Is a Behavior, Not a Slogan -- You've Got Quite a Reputation -- Making a Mark in the World -- Eating It Up -- Lessons Learned -- SECTION II: A TALE OF TWO UNITS -- Chapter 4: Stuck: Between a Rock and a Hard Place -- A Department Director's Perpetual Problems -- Becoming a Champion for the PROPEL Initiative -- My OMG Moment with Carol -- Jan's L&D Kickoff Meeting -- Maureen's Women's Services Department Kickoff -- Next Steps

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- About the Author -- Foreword by Armand Beasley -- Introduction: Why You Should Want to Talk to Absolutely Anyone -- Communication Is All About Understanding -- We Notice Different Things -- Part One: Common Fears and Barriers about Talking to Absolutely Anyone -- Chapter 1: Fear - Does It Hold You Back? -- What Exactly Is Fear? -- Your Mindset - The Biggest Potential Barrier -- Conclusion -- Chapter 2: "I Don't Want to Experience Rejection" -- Chapter 3: "I Worry about What Other People Might Think" -- What Others Might Think of Your Interaction -- Conclusion -- Chapter 4: "I Hate Talking to Strangers - Why Would I Want to?" -- Why Bother Talking to Strangers Anyway? -- You Already Speak to More Strangers Than You Think -- Conclusion -- Part Two: The Four Stages of an Interaction -- Chapter 5: Stage 1 - Your Outcome and Starting a Conversation -- Know the Outcome You Want! -- Being Clear about Your Reasons for the Interaction -- When/Where - Based on the Environment -- Other Environments -- Who - Who Do We Talk to Based on Who Looks Approachable? -- The Curse of Getting Started -- Chapter 6: How - How Do You Mentally and Physically Approach? -- Own Your Environment -- Mental: Visualize -- Mental: The Other Person's Emotional State -- Mental: Frames -- Physical: How to Physically Approach Someone -- Physical: Getting Their Attention -- Physical: Opening Styles -- One More Thing -- Chapter 7: What - What Do You Say? -- Types of Opening Statements -- Pace Their Reality or Meet Them Where They Are! -- Spot the Start of Their Engagement -- Keep It Simple with People You've Never Met Before -- Topic Hints and Conversation Hijacking -- Avoid Classic Chitchat for too Long -- Chapter 8: Stage 2 - Creating Curiosity and Interest -- Leading Their Imagination -- The Power of Stories

Front Cover -- Volume 3, Issue 2, 2017 -- Guest Editor's Note -- Critical Media Literacy, Social Justice, and Equity in the Trumpocalypse -- William M. Reynolds -- Georgia Southern University -- NOTE -- References -- Branding the Presidency -- Trump and the New Politics of Representation -- Julie Webber -- Illinois State University -- This article was prepared for the Critical Media Literacy Conference in Savannah, Georgia in 2016. The central argument of the article is that Donald Trump's candidacy emerges from a new strategy: branding. The author explores the decade prior to T... -- BRAND POLITICIANS: THE OUTSIDER -- THE BRANDING OF THE PRESIDENCY -- 1. Please tell me which one you think is more important for a child to have: independence or respect for elders? -- 2. Which trait is more important for a child to have: obedience or self-reliance? -- 3. Please tell me which one is more important for a child: to be considerate or well- behaved? -- 4. Please tell me again curiosity or good manners? (Quoted in Taub, 2016). -- Conclusion: How to take down a Brand -- Notes -- References -- Preparing Educators to Teach Critical Media Literacy -- Jeff Share -- University of California, Los Angeles -- This essay explores the need to prepare educators to teach their students to think critically about the media and information they use and encounter daily so they can become empowered citizens with a sense of agency to use these tools to participate ... -- Introduction -- Teacher Education at UCLA -- Ed466: Critical Media Literacy for Teachers -- 1. recognition of the construction of media and communication as a social process as opposed to accepting texts as isolated neutral or transparent conveyors of information -- -- 2. textual analysis that explores the languages, genres, codes, and conventions of the text

Boston Whalers are the quintessential American motorboats. Born from innovation, risk, and above all hard work, their reputation for reliability, fun, and safety has changed the way the people go boating. The first Whalers hit the water in 1958, but the "Unsinkable Legend" was created with a daring launch in 1961, when Boston Whaler founder Richard "Dick" Fisher sawed a boat in half before the cameras of Life magazine -- and then piloted the back half of the hull around Wampatuck Pond in Hanson, Massachusetts. People were shocked and delighted, and the company made its mark on the history of boating by proving that it had created something altogether new and absolutely unsinkable. Unsinkable: The History of Boston Whaler is the first book to tell the story of these iconic boats. Published to celebrate the company's 60th anniversary, author Matthew Plunkett relays a fascinating and engaging tale beginning with how Dick Fisher came to create Boston Whaler and then detailing how the company evolved over the decades. From the original 13' hull, unflatteringly known as the "blue bathtub," to its current flagship, the 420 Outrage, this book covers the whole story of a truly American company. Drawing on dozens of interviews with employees who were there in the plants, at the dealerships, and on the boats, Unsinkable: The History of Boston Whaler is filled with previously untold stories as well as never before published images, including photos from the families of Dick Fisher and legendary designer Bob Dougherty, Mr. Unsinkable himself. This intimate look into the creation, culture, and ongoing legacy of Boston Whaler reveals just how influential this company has been both within the industry and for its legions of diehard fans around the world

Intro -- Dedication -- Epigraph -- Introduction: A Bit Like Love -- Arrival: 1969-1971 -- Prometheus in the Pentagon (Bob Taylor) -- Nerd Paradise (Al Alcorn) -- Eight Quarters in Her Pocket (Fawn Alvarez) -- The Fairchildren (Mike Markkula) -- What Do We Do with These? (Niels Reimers) -- Come with Me, or I'll Go by Myself (Sandra Kurtzig) -- Building: 1972-1975 -- Have You Seen This Woman? (Sandra Kurtzig) -- Turn Your Backs on the Origins of Computing! (Bob Taylor) -- Hit in the Ass by Lightning (Al Alcorn) -- Make It Happen (Niels Reimers) -- That's What I Did on Mondays (Mike Markkula) -- Challenges: 1976-1977 -- I Needed to Land Behind a Desk (Fawn Alvarez) -- This Is a Big Fucking Deal (Al Alcorn) -- One More Year or Bust (Sandra Kurtzig) -- No Idea How You Start a Company (Niels Reimers and Bob Swanson) -- That Flips My Switch (Mike Markkula) -- I've Never Seen a Man Type That Fast (Bob Taylor) -- There Are No Standards Yet (Mike Markkula) -- Triumph: 1979-1981 -- Looks Like 100 Million to Me! (Niels Reimers and Bob Swanson) -- Sitting in a Kiddie Seat (Al Alcorn) -- Can You Imagine Your Grandmother Using One? (Bob Taylor) -- Young Maniacs (Mike Markkula) -- What in the Hell Are You Trying to Say? (Fawn Alvarez) -- We Don't Need Any Money (Sandra Kurtzig) -- Transition: 1983-1984 -- The Rabbits Hopped Away (Bob Taylor) -- Video Nation (Al Alcorn) -- Knew It Before They Did (Niels Reimers) -- No One Thought They Would Sell (Fawn Alvarez) -- The Entire World Will Never Be the Same (Mike Markkula) -- She Works Hard for the Money (Sandra Kurtzig) -- Conclusion: Wave After Wave -- Postscript: The Troublemakers Today -- Photographs -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations Used in Notes Section -- Interviewees -- About the Author -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index -- Copyright.

This book is a monograph of cultural economics of a new concept, artist-enterprises. It explores various dimensions that artists embody, i.e., aesthetic, critical, messianic, and economic ones, and screens the multiple challenges faced by the artist-enterprises in terms of pricing, funding, and networking in the Digital Age. It shows how these artist-enterprises are at the core of the contemporary creative industries. Even when they are on their own, artists have to demonstrate or manage a variety of skills, sign contracts both in the early and later stages of their activities, and also maintain relationships and networks that enable them to attain their artistic and economic goals. They are no longer simply entrepreneurs managing their own skills but are the enterprises themselves. The artist-enterprises thus find themselves at the confluence of two dynamics of production-artistic and economic: artistic because they invent new expressions and meanings; and economic because these expressions must be supported by monetary values on the market. The artistic dynamic is part of a long process of artistic enhancement and only an artist can say whether it has reached the point of presentation or equilibrium. The economic dynamic is dependent on the constant endorsement of artists' works by the market to ensure their survival as artist-enterprises. The tension created by this disparity is further aggravated by another tension: the need to overcome a number of risks so that artist-enterprises can progress. This book will be of special interest to artists, managers, students, professionals, and researchers in the fields of the arts, creativity, economics, and development. The author is Emeritus Professor at the University Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne

Preface -- Contents -- About the Author -- List of Figures -- 1 An Aggregative Model of Unemployment, Cycles, and Growth -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Static Structure of the Model -- 1.2.1 Goods Market -- 1.2.2 Labor Market -- 1.2.3 Asset Markets -- 1.2.4 Quasi Short-Run Equilibrium -- 1.3 Dynamic Equations -- 1.3.1 Some Dynamic Assumptions -- 1.3.2 Change of Variables -- 1.3.3 Dynamic Equations -- 1.4 Long-Run Equilibrium -- 1.4.1 Existence and Uniqueness -- 1.4.2 Saddle-Point Stability -- 1.5 Movements on the Stable Manifold -- 1.6 Cyclical Movements -- 1.7 Conclusions -- Appendix -- A.1 Some Mathematical Expressions -- A.1.1 Comparative Statics -- A.1.2 Coefficients of the Linear Dynamic System -- A.1.3 Coefficients of the Characteristic Polynomial -- A.2 Proof of Theorem 2 -- A.3 ∂e/∂k and ∂e/∂w -- A.4 Proof of Theorem 3 -- 2 A Hicksian Two-Sector Model of Cycles and Growth -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Static Structure of the Model -- 2.3 Quasi Short-Run Equilibrium -- 2.4 Dynamic Equations, Dynamic Inclusions, Long-Run Equilibrium, and Saddle-Point Stability -- 2.5 Investment Allocation and the Sectoral Balance -- 2.6 Saddle-Point Stability of System II -- 2.7 Cycles -- 2.8 Conclusions -- Appendix -- A.1 Proof of Lemma 11 -- A.2 Some Mathematical Expressions Relating to the Balanced Stage -- A.2.1 Comparative Statics -- A.2.2 Coefficients of the Linear System -- A.2.3 Coefficients of the Characteristic Polynomial -- A.3 Proof of Theorem 12 -- A.4 Proof of Lemma 13 -- A.5 Proof of Theorem 14 -- A.6 Proof of (2.47) -- 3 Stabilization Policies and Business Cycle Dynamics -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 The Base Model -- 3.2.1 The Static Structure -- 3.2.2 Dynamics -- 3.3 Balanced-Budget Fiscal Stabilization Policy -- 3.3.1 Static Structure -- 3.3.2 Dynamics -- 3.4 Partially Debt-Financed Fiscal Stabilization Policy -- 3.4.1 Static Structure

All around the world there are elite suburban communities: Palo Alto, California, and Greenwich, Connecticut, in the U.S.; Paris's Neuilly; and Oxshott outside London. These wealthy suburbs are home to the economic and social elites who work in the world's global cities. Stockholm's suburb Djursholm is one such place. It is full of large houses, winding lanes, and is surrounded by a beautiful landscape. Its residents prize physical fitness, healthy eating, fine art, and education. Despite Sweden's reputation for egalitarianism, Djursholm is representative of global mechanisms of privilege and its perpetuation.Leader Communities is the sociologist Mikael Holmqvist's term for places like Djursholm: the communities where elites choose to live, socialize with other elites, and, most importantly, form families and raise their children into future elites. Such neighborhoods consecrate inhabitants into leaders—that is, they offer their residents a social environment that imbues people with a sense of social and moral elevation. By idealizing their residents, leader communities' allegedly superior lifestyle and character act as a principle of distinction and legitimation. Holmqvist calls this a consecracy—a society that leads by means of its aura, brightness, and radiance, allowing the privileged to pose as a moral vanguard. Leaders are made—not born—by the culture, history, traditions, ceremonies, rituals, and institutions of the place. Based on a comprehensive five-year ethnographic study, this book is a community study of Djursholm in which the author ventures inside the world of the elite to explore the mechanics of social interaction and power. Leader Communities introduces vital new concepts to the study and understanding of contemporary elites and offers a troubling analysis of the moral, social, and political consequences of their aspirations to lead societies.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of illustrations -- About the author -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- 1. Before We Even Get Started: Yes, the Federal Budget is Different from Yours and Mine, and it Faces Big Challenges -- What is in this Book -- Questions for Chapter 1 -- Discussion Items for Chapter 1 -- 2. Power, the Constitution, Congress, and the Federal System of Government: To Understand the Budget of Today, it Helps to Go Back about 200 Years -- The Constitution's Attempt to Define American Federalism Permeates Budget Debates -- The Spending Power Covers More than Simply Funding Levels -- What Happens when Congress Fails to Act? -- What Happens if Congress Abuses its Power? -- What Happens when the Government Spends More than Congress Says, or Refuses to Spend what Congress Wants? -- Questions for Chapter 2 -- Discussion Items for Chapter 2 -- 3. Getting a Handle on the Budget: Why it has Taken So Long with Still So Far to Go: From the Constitution to the Budget Act in One Chapter -- Where Does the Budget Process Originate? -- Controls Attempted Early On -- The Budget and Accounting Act of 1921 -- The Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 -- The Bottom Line -- Questions for Chapter 3 -- Discussion Items for Chapter 3 -- 4. Budget Concepts: The Basics: Technical Stuff You Simply Have to Know -- Appropriations, Authorizations and Budget Authority -- Discretionary vs. Mandatory Appropriations -- Questions for Chapter 4 -- Discussion Items for Chapter 4 -- 5. Budget Concepts: The Linear Approach: Different Rules for Different Stages in the Process -- Budget Formulation-Early Stages -- Budget Estimates -- Budget Authority -- Warrants, Apportionments, Allocations -- Obligations -- Outlays -- Unobligated Balances -- The Relationship of BA to Obligations to Outlays

Intro -- Why I Wrote This Book -- Contents -- About the Author -- Part I: China´s Customers and How to Lead the Trend with Them -- 1: Understanding China´s Consumers -- The Background: History Won´t Repeat Itself-From a Planned Economy to the World´s Largest Consumer Market in One Generation -- The Driver: China´s Six-in-One Consumer Generations -- The GenRed Consumer (Born 1959 or Earlier) -- The GenRise Consumer (Born 1960-1969) -- The GenPC Consumer (Born 1970-1979) -- The GenNet Consumer (Born 1980-1989) -- The GenMobile Consumer (Born 1990-1999) -- The Accelerator: e-/Digital Commerce Accelerating Consumer Desires -- Evergreen Stories that Sell: Face, Family, Food, and Fun -- 2: The Leaders Behind the 21 Made-for-China Success Stories -- The Face: Accelerating Customer Individuality -- Inspiring Consumers´ Dreams and Styles: Modern Media-Thomas Shao -- Getting that Dream Job: Tarena-Han Shaoyun -- Diversifying the Product: GreenTree Inn-Alex Xu -- Brand to Platform: Daphne-Eddie Chen -- Boutique Is Beautiful: Grace Vineyard-Judy Chan -- High Above the Rest: Toread-Wang Jing -- The Family: Enhancing Quality of Life -- Reaching More Households, Offering More Products: Suning-Zhang Jindong -- Households Upgrading Appliances: Haier-Zhang Ruimin -- Home Style Dreams: Kuka-Gu Jiangsheng -- FMCG Premiumization: Liby-Chen Kaixuan -- Medical Care Going Private: BYBO-Li Changren -- Protecting Lifestyle and Loved Ones: NCI-Kang Dian -- The Food: Aspiring to a Healthy and Fashionable Diet -- Brand Trust: Yili-Pan Gang -- Supermarket Sophistication: Yonghui-Zhang Xuanning -- Urban Fast Food Formats: Gil Wonton-Zhang Biao -- Better Booze: Jing Brand-Wu Shaoxun -- Turning TCM Classics into FMCGs: GZ Pharma-Li Chuyuan -- Fun, Entertainment, and Leisure -- Curious About the World: Ctrip-Fan Min -- Eater-tainment: Hai Di Lao-Zhang Yong

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Introduction -- Part I. Research on Media Impacts on Suicide -- 2 Why Men Choose Firearms More than Women: Gender and the Portrayal of Firearm Suicide in Film, 1900-2013 -- 3 Suicide Stories in the US Media: Rare and Focused on the Young -- 4 Mass Shootings and Murder-Suicide: Review of the Empirical Evidence for Contagion -- 5 Internet Bullying Distinguishes Suicide Attempters from Ideators -- 6 The Use of Social Media in the Aftermath of a Suicide: Findings from a Qualitative Study in England -- 7 Suicide and Newer Media: The Good, the Bad, and the Googly -- 8 The Heroic and the Criminal, the Beautiful and the Ugly: Suicide Re?ected in the Mirror of the Arts -- 9 Suicide in Kabuki Theater -- Part II. Theories of Media Impacts -- 10 Why Media Coverage of Suicide May Increase Suicide Rates: An Epistemological Review -- 11 Papageno Effect: Its Progress in Media Research and Contextualization with Findings on Harmful Media Effects -- 12 The Impact of Suicide Portrayals in Films on Audiences: A Qualitative Study -- 13 Between Werther and Papageno Effects: A Propositional Meta-Analysis of Ambiguous Findings for Helpful and Harmful Media Effects on Suicide Contagion -- Part III. Policy -- 14 Suicide and Mass-Media Reporting: The Very Beginning of the Viennese Experience in the 1980s -- 15 Development of the US Recommendations for Media Reporting on Suicide -- 16 Raising Media Awareness in French-Speaking Switzerland: Best Practices -- 17 Promoting Responsible Portrayal of Suicide: Lessons from the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland -- 18 Implementing International Media Guidelines in a Local Context: Experiences from Hong Kong -- 19 Conclusion -- About the Authors -- Senior Author Index -- Subject Index

This book focuses on Iran to explore the question of how the nature of industrial organizations and the whole system they constitute can exert a great influence on an industry's competitiveness and resilience. The author examines what happens if firms and companies participating in the manufacturing and distribution process of a certain product are not organized to a high degree and operate independently. The book begins with an inquiry into the historical environment of Iran's apparel industry, which has never been stable. It then reveals the specific practices that enable firms to maintain their independent business, and argues that the elastic state of the production and distribution system has worked for the survival of self-reliant member firms. The typical Iranian apparel firm persists in maintaining independent operations regardless of its size, a practice that is inimical to the development of long-lasting business relations with other firms as well as to vertical integration between firms, in all stages from production to distribution. A distinguishing feature of Iran's apparel industry is that the member firms are barely organized compared with their counterparts in advanced industrialized countries. Despite such a weakly organized system, generally small-scale but self-reliant Iranian firms courageously persist in the face of the market's difficulties. Superficially, it appears that Iran's apparel market is being filled with Chinese goods, but the reality is somewhat different. Apparel firms that are currently doing business with China but are ready to terminate it at any time are taking advantage of newly emerging opportunities to ensure the survival of their own businesses. Reopening those businesses for domestic operations remains an ever-present possibility for them.--