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Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1 Something Is Happening, but We Don't Know What It Is -- 2 The Good News: Most Measures of Entrepreneurship Have Improved -- 3 Entrepreneurial Earnings Are on the Rise -- 4 Riding High -- 5 The Implications of Fewer Employer Startups -- 6 It's Not a Lack of Capital -- 7 Don't Blame the Regulators -- 8 High Taxes Are Not the Cause -- 9 It's Not a Lack of Immigration -- 10 An Aging Population Isn't the Reason -- 11 Slowing Population Growth Isn't the Explanation -- 12 Rising Student Debt Is Not the Cause -- 13 Don't Blame a Loss of Moxie -- 14 Employees Have Become Too Expensive -- 15 Chains Have Replaced Independent Employers -- 16 The Story the Data Are Telling -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.

As the centenary of the Treaty of Versailles approaches, this book presents the pre-1914 precursors to the interwar naval arms treaties arising from the peace of 1919, providing a fresh perspective on arms control efforts through an interdisciplinary approach. Interweaving historical investigation with legal analysis, Scott Keefer traces the British role in the development of naval arms control, outlining the pragmatic Foreign Office approaches towards international law. By emphasizing what was possible within the existing legal system rather than attempting to create radically powerful international institutions, statesmen crafted treaties to exploit the unique pace of naval construction. Utilizing previously-overlooked archival resources, this book investigates how the great powers exploited treaties as elements of national security strategies. The result is a fuller analysis of the Hague Peace Conferences, Anglo-German discussions, and lesser known regional agreements from the American Great Lakes to South America, and a richer exploration of pre-1914 diplomacy, providing insights into how a past generation perceived questions of war and defence

This study suggests ways in which functional specialization can make a methodological contribution to the enquiry into religious diversity. This work will be of interest to Lonergan scholars, philosophers of religion, and those interested in method in religious studies.