ECONOMIC THEORY
Managing the Wealth of Nations by
'Commerce and manufactures gradually introduced order and good government,' wrote Adam Smith in his Wealth of Nations, 'and with them, the liberty and security of individuals.' However, Philipp Robinson Rössner shows how, when looked at in the face of history, it has usually been the other way around. This book follows the development of capitalism from the Middle Ages through the industrial revolution to the modern day, casting new light on the areas where premodern political economies of growth and development made a difference. It shows how order and governance provided the foundation for prosperity, growth and the wealth of nations. Written for scholars and students of economic history, this is a pioneering new study that debunks the neoliberal origin myth of how capitalism came into the world.
Economics and Art Theory by
Drawing on an interdisciplinary panel of contributors, this book presents a stimulating dialogue between economics and art theory and considers how this might aid our understanding of both areas of research. The collection explores themes which both fields share, including rationality, abstraction and model building, the nature of social reality, representation and transformation. The contributions employ a broad range of methods to investigate the links between economics and art, and their coverage includes architecture, history of ideas, art theory, literature studies and beyond. This innovative volume will be of interest to advanced students and scholars of economic theory, cultural economics, literary and art theory and it intends to be a starting point for new avenues of interdisciplinary research.
Economic and Policy Implications of Artificial Intelligence by
This book presents original research articles addressing various aspects of artificial intelligence as applied to economics, law, management and optimization. The topics discussed include economics, policies, finance, law, resource allocation strategies and information technology. Combining the input of contributing professors and researchers from Italian and international universities, the book will be of interest to students, researchers and practitioners, as well as members of the general public interested in the economic and policy implications of artificial intelligence.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Business Innovation: Rethinking Your Business and Strategic Marketing to Build a Robust Company by
Are you looking for inspiration on how to make your business successful? This book presents several proven methods to help you develop competitive advantages. It shows you how to apply best-in-class business concepts and strategies and make them a reality. As an innovative business book, it incorporates the latest technology trends into your business. Organizations must be capable of rethinking themselves to sustain and grow their market position - beyond their competitors' strengths. Whether you are a CEO, entrepreneur, business owner, marketer, or manager, this book provides comprehensive business tools and practical guidance on how to build a robust business. Rethinking your business reflects how your company plans to make its revenues and profits in the future. Additionally, continuous innovation of your brand offer allows you to capture, create, and deliver value above and beyond what your competitors do. Bringing these two together into a unified whole is what we call Business Innovation. Successful companies operate with clear vision, mission, and values statements. A shared understanding of capturing values is fostered deep down the organizational ladder. Marketing, sales, service, finance, and operations collaborate on the brand's product and service offerings. This collaboration leverages the organization's strengths to benefit consumers, customers, and the enterprise to the fullest extent possible. This book will provide the reader with a comprehensive road map, including practical business guidance to help set them on the path to making their business successful.
Knowledge and Ideation by
Our world overwhelms us with more and more data everyday. Yet we need to face many challenges in order to deal with its complexity - notably to discern the essential from the accessory, to exploit quality and not quantity, to explore the depth of our knowledge and to produce from it, in a reasoned way, effective ideas to be put into action. A synthesis of a triple experience in industry, pedagogy and academia, Knowledge and Ideation presents numerous concepts, such as the dematerialized knowledge object, inventive intellectual heritage, inventive potential, and knowledge-based ideation. This book develops and describes applications in the form of case studies while proposing prospects.
Crafting and Shaping Knowledge Worker Services in the Information Economy by
This book offers a hands-on approach to prepare businesses for managing the impact of technology transformation by the pragmatic, consistent, and persistent application of proven business principles and practices. Technology is rapidly transforming our businesses and our society. Knowledge worker roles are being impacted, and as operations are being automated, business models are changing as the use of cloud-based services lowers costs and provides flexibility. This book provides a guide towards managing the environment of uncertainly caused by the rapid changes in technology by combining strategy and leadership to influence the environment, instil the right behaviours, and strengthen the skills that will enable businesses to be adaptive, responsive, and resilient.
MONEY AND FINANCE
Money and Medicine: The Evolution of National Health Expenditures by
In Money and Medicine, Thomas E. Getzen provides a unified narrative of medical spending from ancient Egypt and Babylonia to the present day. Drawing on a wealth of historical reports, data, and documents, Getzen concentrates on a single ratio-the share of income devoted to medical care-to frame the evolutionary path of medicine, revealing an S-shaped growth curve that rose rapidly after 1900 as science made therapies more effective and more expensive, inflected as national health systems coalesced and rates of expansion peaked in the 1960s, then decelerated after 1975. International trends in forty-three countries are graphically illustrated with analysis supporting a parsimonious financial model. Significant lags are seen between medical innovation or macroeconomic shocks and the corresponding changes in national health expenditures. Getzen explains inertial responses to the 2008 financial crisis and Covid-19 recession, provides a method for projecting trends over the next fifty years, and suggests why spending is so much higher in the United States than other countries.
The Economics of the Stock Market by
The current consensus economic model, the neoclassical synthesis, depends on aprioristic assumptions that are shown to be invalid when tested against the data and fails to include finance. Economic policy based on this consensus has led to the financial crisis of 2008, the'Great Recession'that followed, and the slow subsequent rate of growth. In The Economics of the Stock Market, Andrew Smithers proposes a model that is robust when tested, and by including the impact of the stock market on the economy, overcomes both these defects. The faults of the current consensus model are shown to result typically from an unscientific methodology in which assumptions are held to be valid despite their incompatibility with data evidence. Smithers demonstrates examples of these faults: the Miller/Modigliani Theorem (the assumption that leverage does not affect the value of produced capital assets); the assumption that short-term and long-term interest rates, and the cost of equity capital, are co-determined; and the assumption that the decisions of corporate managements aim to maximise the present value of corporate assets ('profit maximisation') rather than the value determined by the stock market. The Economics of the Stock Market proposes a model that includes and explains the stationarity of real returns on equity, based on the interaction of the differing utility preferences of the managers of companies and the owners of financial capital. These claims are highly controversial, and Smithers proposes that the relative merits of the neoclassical synthesis and this proposed alternative can only be properly considered through public debate.
Rethinking Finance in the Face of New Challenges by
Rethinking Finance in the Face of New Challengesprovides an overview of the new research perspectives devoted to financial activity, reconsidering the opposition between orthodox and heterodox schools of finance. The purpose is to identify new theoretical and practical issues around the concepts of values, radical uncertainty, and financial instability, but also to examine the consequences of the financialisation process on the dynamics of organisations and markets, as well as on value production mechanisms. This fifteenth volume of Critical Studies on Corporate Responsibility, Governance and Sustainabilitybegins by exploring the globalisation and financialisation of economies, central banks and corporate strategies before switching to focus on financial value as a historically situated social construct. The book then examines the relationship between finance, social value and sustainable development and presents several avenues for reflection with a view to a paradigmatic renewal of research and teaching in finance. At a time when an unprecedented infectious and sanitary crisis is generating disastrous financial, economic, social and societal repercussions, the work presented in this book will stimulate reflection and contribute to the renewal of a Finance that now has to face many new social, societal and environmental challenges.
Modern Money and the Rise and Fall of Capitalist Finance by
Modern Money and the Rise and Fall of Capitalist Finance examines the true nature of modern money and seeks ideas for an alternative economic system for a just society. This book suggests that adopting the ideas and institutions of a trust allowed personae to be combined with creditor-debtor relations and, by doing so, led to the evolution of modern money. This also helps explain why modern banking arose in England rather than continental Europe, by conceptualizing modern money as a trust and investigating the inseparable relationship between personae and modern money, because it is more than creditor-debtor relations - it takes the form of a trust. In explaining how the capitalist credit-money economy differs from previous economies, this book is a significant contribution to the literature on modern money, heterodox economics and the philosophy of economics and finance.
MANAGEMENT
Emerging Trends in Sustainable Supply Chain Management and Green Logistics by
Across the world, companies are trying to create a sustainable platform through a supply chain to minimize the environmental impact of their product lines and services on the world's ecosystem. Enhancing eco-awareness at every operational level of business operations can positively improve a specific organization's reputation and legitimize business operation. Furthermore, sustainable supply chain operations also positively contribute to financial performance by enhancing productivity and cost-saving. Emerging Trends in Sustainable Supply Chain Management and Green Logistics provides relevant practical and theoretical frameworks and the latest empirical research results in sustainable supply chain management and considers the strategic role of green logistics and supply chain management, proper treatment of end-of-life products recycling, emerging trends, and improvements in supply chain management and logistics operations. Covering key topics such as green purchasing, circular economy, and sustainable development, this reference work is ideal for industry professionals, business owners, managers, policymakers, researchers, scholars, academicians, practitioners, instructors, and students.
The Business Models Handbook by
Business frameworks sit at the heart of successful businesses. The second edition of The Business Models Handbook brings together the most helpful and widely used models into one invaluable resource. Business models add structure and clarity to business problems, help practitioners overcome the everyday challenges they face and enable the organization to grow and be profitable. Each chapter of this book focuses on an individual business framework, giving an overview of 50 of the best-known frameworks. These cover essential business topics such as benchmarking, competitive intelligence, gap analysis and value chains. In this second edition, these include Kay's distinctive capabilities, Customer Activity Cycle and the 3C framework. It also covers the most recent developments in applying these models, including how to embed them remotely. Authored by a leading global market researcher with a background working on over 3,000 different research projects and supported by real-world case studies for each model, The Business Models Handbook is an invaluable resource for any professional or student. Online resources include lecture slides that align with each chapter.
People and Data by
People and Data is an innovative exploration of the relationship between non-data professionals and data in an organization's success, and why it is only when they work together that a business can unlock its full potential. This book explains how most companies are yet to take advantage of the value that data offers. Their structures and processes are unfit for data and their biggest mistake is that regular employees are not included in the data-driven effort. People and Data illustrates how to change this. It shows how and why improving data quality should be an organization's first priority, how to tackle the tough organizational issues, such as departmental silos, that get in the way and how to upskill the whole workforce to get the best out of the organization's data. It is a practical guide written by a global expert which explains how companies can put their data to work by building it into all aspects of the business including their structure, culture and workforce design. By infusing the whole organization with data in this way employees at any level can use insights from the data to improve business performance. Full of practical tips and advice, People and Data includes a Resource Centre featuring a curriculum for training employees, and eight tools that will help companies to leverage their data to meet their business goals and upskill their employees so that everyone can benefit from the power of data. With important takeaways and real-world examples from organizations including AT&T and Morgan Stanley, this book is essential reading for all those wanting to allow their people and data to reach their full potential but are not sure where to start.
Principles of Management & Organizational Behavior: For Better Performance by
Management is essential for all organisations big or small, profit or non-profit, services or manufacturing. Management is necessary so that individuals make their best contribution towards group objectives. Management consists of a series of interrelated functions that are performed by all managers.To understand the principles of management, it is important to understand the concept of an organization and its various subsystems. An organization is made of a group of people with some specific goals, objectives, and activities. Organization is also defined as the relations among the components of a system. Organization structure denotes the components and relations that bind the people working within the organization.
Decision-Making Tools to Support Innovation by
Scientific thinking concerning the way in which we drive innovation has been widely developed in recent years. It is known that the process of innovation consists of a succession of decision-making processes that require simultaneous technical, economical, organizational and sustainable compromises. Indeed, all innovative activities in business require stakeholders to seek out the best compromise between various, often contradictory dimensions of the same problems. Through studying practical cases from various fields (e.g. energy, marketing and sustainable development), this book addresses all the stages of the innovation process, highlighting some of the main decisions that can be faced by organizations. Based on the historical research conducted at the ERPI Laboratory (University of Lorraine) in Nancy, France, this book presents six innovation practices: strategy, creativity, design, project management, human resources and capitalization of knowledge. These practices are then illustrated through examples of decision support methods' applications.
Sustainable Supply Chain Management by
Supply chains are now more essential than ever to the functioning of our society; however their environmental and societal impacts are often subject to well-founded criticism. Transforming a supply chain to make it more sustainable and responsible often requires a considerable amount of time and resources. The aim of this book is to present a number of simple best practices that can reduce these negative impacts and make supply chains more virtuous. Sustainable Supply Chain Management is a handbook for supply chain transformation. It explores the different facets of the supply chain, from product design or procurement to logistics operations management and performance. It offers a guide to actions for sustainable supply chain transformation, providing elements of the legal framework for possible actions and tools for measuring the performance that can be achieved.
LABOUR ECONOMICS
Dobro počutje na delovnem mestu : psihološki pogledi, raziskave in priporočila by
V prvem delu knjige Dobro počutje na delovnem mestu: psihološki pogledi, raziskave in priporočila želijo avtorice in avtorji opozoriti na vlogo vodij, ki s svojim vedenjem, komunikacijo ter odločitvami pomembno sooblikujejo vzpodbudno delovno okolje. Ne le njihove akcije, že njihova stališča do spodbujanja duševnega zdravja zaposlenih so pomembna. Sledijo poglavja, ki z različnih perspektiv analizirajo dobro počutje, dobrobit, avtentičnost, vitalnost ter zavzetost zaposlenih. Posamezna poglavja obravnavajo različna področja našega delovanja v službi – od pomena prijateljstva, intimnosti, samoprilagajanja delovnega mesta do platformnega dela in blagostanja zaposlenih tujcev. Ob koncu tega sklopa sta dve poglavji namenjeni študentskemu delu, ki je v Sloveniji razširjeno, a z vidika različnih strok prepogosto potisnjeno v ozadje. Tretji del knjige pa naslavlja teme, ki jih delodajalci ne omenjajo prav pogosto, zaposleni in psihologi pa se jih še kako zavedamo in zato tudi o njih jasno in glasno govorimo. Gre za občutke osamljenosti, iskanja smisla, manjvrednosti in izgorelosti.
COMPANY
An Insight into Mergers and Acquisitions: A Growth Perspective by
This book provides an insight in the phenomenon of Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), including the various forms of corporate restructuring. It highlights the importance of M&A as a strategy for faster growth in the corporate. The book provides an enriched experience of the art of valuation with detailed description of M&A process, deal structuring and financing. The book also provides the broader perspective of Accounting and Regulatory aspects of M&A.
While covering the conceptual underpinnings of M&A, the book supplements it with real life examples on each sub-topic with various numeric examples. Thus the judicious blend of theory and practical aspects, through numerical as well as real life case-studies, make the book a source of vast knowledge in the complicated and dynamic world of M&A.
Market Distortions in Privatisation Processes by
Drawing on a range of global case studies, Market Distortions in Privatisation Processes illustrates the ways in which market distortions damaged the ability of privatisation processes to yield concrete benefits to consumers. The book compares and contrasts privatisations of state-owned enterprises around the world where competition informed the regulatory design and thus liberated consumer welfare. In particular, the cases are drawn from the electricity and gas sector, the telecoms industry, and postal services - each of which has been frequently privatised in different context. For each industry, the book explores the UK and US experiences as well as looking at international cases from both developed and developing countries including, where appropriate, Japan, Colombia, Romania and Mexico. The emphasis is on analysing the impact that market distortions have had on the outcomes of those privatisations. The book also looks at how public service objectives were achieved and how they too can be designed in pro-competitive or anti-competitive ways. This book will be of significant interest to readers in international business, economics, and law.
MARKETING
Decoded by
A groundbreaking exploration of purchasing behaviour and its essential role in smarter marketing practices to benefit your organization If you understand why people buy, you are already one step ahead in reaching out to them effectively with your products and services. Decoded: The Science Behind Why We Buy offers a groundbreaking exploration into the science of purchasing. The book specifically demonstrates why decision science has proven invaluable to the field of marketing by helping to explain purchasing behaviours. Decoded delivers a practical framework and guidelines for applying science to the marketing practices you use every day. As a marketing professional, you can look to this book for behavioural knowledge, timely case studies, and an understanding of methodologies. You'll gain advice on how to employ knowledge about behaviours for more effective brand management, from strategy to implementation to new product development. You'll also gain useful insight into the latest research on consumer motivations that lead to purchasing decisions. Learn more about what happens in the human brain as buyers make their choices. This updated edition of Decoded provides new material that marketers can apply to informed, successful practices. Gain an understanding of the Jobs to Be Done (JTBD) approach Take a closer look at the Ferrero neuroscience study that supports JTBD See updated and relevant case studies of JTBD at work Discover how to engage customers through digital touchpoints If you're a marketing practitioner, an understanding of decision science will enhance your day-to-day work. Decoded helps you see how science and marketing come together. Immerse yourself in the science of why people buy and gain a stronger base of knowledge as you develop strategies, implement marketing plans, and meet customer needs through innovation.
INFORMATICS
ChatGPT Demystified by
ChatGPT DemystifiedTransform Your Life with the Power of AIAre you ready to unlock a wealth of time, amplify your productivity, ignite your creativity, and accelerate your financial success? Welcome to ChatGPT with "ChatGPT Demystified".This comprehensive guide caters to both beginners and those familiar, and a diverse range of individuals such as entrepreneurs, homemakers, lawyers, doctors, students, teachers, artists, scientists, or the simply curious. "ChatGPT Demystified" presents a world of possibilities that can significantly enrich your life.Experience lucid, jargon-free explanations, practical exercises, and an engaging quiz, and learn to:- Streamline tasks with ChatGPT to unlock precious time.- Harness the power of AI to propel your endeavors towards financial success.- Tailor ChatGPT to meet your unique needs, making AI work for you.- Master Prompt Engineering and ChatGPT Playground- Embrace the AI revolution, bringing your dreams closer than ever.The future is here, filled with promise and potential. Begin your journey with AI today - a millionaire status could be just around the corner!
The Complete Guide to Using Chat GPT in Business by
"The Complete Guide to Using Chat GPT in Business" is a comprehensive resource that empowers businesses to harness the power of AI-powered conversations and optimize their use of Chat GPT. This guide is designed to help businesses across various industries and sizes leverage Chat GPT effectively to drive customer engagement, improve operational efficiency, and achieve their business goals. Key features of this guide include: Introduction to Chat GPT: Gain a solid understanding of Chat GPT, its underlying technology, and its potential applications in business settings. Explore the benefits and opportunities that Chat GPT offers and discover how it can revolutionize customer interactions and streamline internal processes. Crafting Effective Prompts and Conversations: Learn the art of designing compelling prompts and creating conversational flows that elicit accurate and helpful responses from Chat GPT. Discover techniques to guide conversations, set expectations, and achieve desired outcomes to provide an exceptional customer experience. Customizing Chat GPT for Business: Explore strategies for training Chat GPT models specifically for your business needs. Learn how to curate domain-specific training data, fine-tune models, and incorporate business-specific knowledge to enhance accuracy, relevance, and performance. Integrating Chat GPT with Business Systems: Discover how to seamlessly integrate Chat GPT with your existing business systems and tools. Learn techniques to synchronize data, automate processes, and streamline workflows to enhance productivity and operational efficiency. Ethical Considerations and Responsible AI Use: Understand the ethical implications and responsible use of AI in business. Learn how to address biases, ensure data privacy and security, and mitigate potential risks associated with AI-powered conversations. Incorporating User Feedback for Continuous Improvement: Uncover strategies for incorporating user feedback and continuously improving Chat GPT. Learn how to leverage feedback loops, iterate on prompts and models, and engage with users to enhance the system's performance and user satisfaction. "The Complete Guide to Using Chat GPT in Business" provides practical insights, best practices, and real-world examples to help businesses of all types and sizes leverage the power of AI-powered conversations. Whether you're in customer service, sales, marketing, or operations, this guide equips you with the knowledge and strategies to optimize your use of Chat GPT and drive business success. With this guide, businesses can unlock the full potential of Chat GPT, enhance customer interactions, automate processes, and gain a competitive edge in the evolving landscape of AI-powered business communication. Embrace the power of AI and revolutionize your business conversations with Chat GPT.
Humanizacija dela : spomini na začetke slovenske industrijske robotike in robotizacije by
Knjiga Humanizacija dela Uroša Staniča je nadgradnja zgodovinskega dokumentiranja začetkov ustvarjalnega procesa, ki je omogočil intenzivno robotizacijo slovenske industrije.
Leta 2020 so v Tehniškem muzeju Slovenije na ogled postavili občasno razstavo »Robot.si: začetki slovenske industrijske robotike« in z njo obeležili 100 let od prvega zapisa besede robot v Čapkovi drami R.U.R. ter 40 let od izdelave prvega slovenskega industrijskega robota GORO 1, ki je bil nameščen na emajlirno linijo tovarne štedilnikov Gorenje.
Knjiga Uroša Staniča, prejemnika Puhove nagrade za življenjsko delo na področju funkcionalne električne stimulacije in robotizacije, je zasnovana kot nadgradnja zgodovinskega dokumentiranja začetkov tega pomembnega ustvarjalnega procesa, ki je omogočil intenzivno robotizacijo slovenske industrije.
Avtor v njej predstavi izjemen razvoj področja na sistematičen, a obenem zelo oseben način, ter prikaže tudi smisel in poslanstvo tega velikega intelektualnega in tehničnega napredka: kako izboljšati ali celo rešiti človekovo življenje? Knjigo dopolnjujejo tudi spomini vrste drugih avtorjev in sopotnikov razvoja robotov oziroma robotizacije v Sloveniji.
Digital Transformation, Strategic Resilience, Cyber Security and Risk Management by
Digitization of economic and management processes allows for the delivery of new value and higher efficiency in the implementation of strategic goals. This is due to the inclusion of digital technologies in the existing rules of functioning among partners involved in the flow of resources, and from their readiness for digital transformation. A significant challenge, in practical, organizational, and scientific terms is to understand the opportunities and threats resulting from digital transformation, to identify optimal strategies for the development of business entities in new economic and management conditions, taking care to adopt collateral and proper management of new risks. Addressing this challenge to the readers - contributors indicate the latest theoretical advances, and practical examples in Moldova, Kosovo, and the BRIC countries, among others. This results in a synthetic look at the complex digital transformation processes of the modern world, both in terms of the underlying causes and the vast effects of the transformations and digitization of social and economic life. Contemporary Studies in Economic and Financial Analysispublishes a series of current and relevant themed volumes within the fields of economics and finance.
LAW
Politike človekovih pravic by
Osrednji namen knjige Simone Kustec in Draga Zajca je spregovoriti o politikah človekovih pravic.
O zgodovinskih in idejnih razlogih za njihov pojav, o ključnih kritičnih točkah, ki so gnale njihov več kot dvatisočletni razvoj, o državnih institucijah in njihovih ukrepih glede človekovih pravic, o odnosu do demokracije, vrednot, ideologije, razmerju med politiko in pravom človekovih pravic ter končno o vlogi slednjih v prihajajočem obdobju umetne inteligence.
Knjiga ne išče »črno-belih« odgovorov in ne »zmagovalcev« ter »poražencev« v zahtevnem odnosu med politikami in človekovimi pravicami, ampak želi bralcu te vsebine približati, končna mnenja in sodbe pa prepustiti zmožnostim razumevanja ter moralnega kompasa vsakega od nas.
Energy Dependence and Supply Security : Energy Law in the New Geopolitical Reality by
Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine administered an unprecedented shock to the European and global energy markets, triggering emergency interventions and market reforms to limit the impact of the crisis on energy prices and supply security. More fundamentally, the supply shock sparked a profound reappraisal of foreign supply and infrastructure dependencies (for example, on China), leading states to adopt new legal initiatives to strengthen the resilience of their clean energy supply chains. Energy geopolitics and supply security are now firmly back at the centre of global energy policy, and in this new geopolitical reality, we critically need to reassess the role of energy law in the creation - and avoidance - of dangerous energy dependencies. Using the 2022 energy crisis as core example, Energy Dependence and Supply Security offers a legal analysis of energy trade and investment as a tool of geopolitical power, an issue seldom considered outside of economic statecraft and energy geopolitics. Anatole Boute's timely analysis illustrates the paradox of energy law and security: legal instruments of energy security have helped create the supply and infrastructure dependencies that allowed for the weaponization of energy. The book examines the legal responses adopted by the European Union to the impact of the Russian energy shock, reflecting on strategies to avoid similar disruptions in the clean energy industry. In turn, it proposes innovative supply security reforms that would allow dependencies to be managed, while still preserving the international collaboration that is needed to accelerate the transition to clean, affordable, and secure energy systems.
STATE
Authoritative Democracies : Need or Capitalistic Greed? by
This book comments on growing authoritarianism in democracy and suggests how it ought to be instead. It asks if some degree of authoritarianism is the need of the hour to address potentially existential issues facing the human race. Readers are encouraged to analyse the state of democracy in their own countries and verify if it meets their expectations, or if it is just a myth or an imposter, or a necessary but imperfect compulsion in the absence of a perfect alternative. The book presents a commentary on the state of democracy in some of the world's leading democracies. It aims to challenge the human mind, which seems to be getting accustomed to not having to think, thanks to a constant bombardment of information—real and fake and in-between—that it receives through social and print media, which is freely accessible through smartphone to which it has become addicted. It discusses how the drivers of capitalism – through their business-like connections with powerful and influential politicians and celebrities—could be cleverly manipulating the gullible human mind and exploiting the system to their own material benefit.
INDUSTRIES AND SERVICES
Public Participation in Transport in Times of Change by
The role and agency of the public is often a minor consideration for researchers, authorities, and other experts evaluating policy goals, strategies, and instruments within the transport sector. Public Participation in Transport in Times of Changeanalyses and discusses different forms of participation, challenges, and lessons to be learned across the field. Chapters discuss various forms of public participation in connection to sustainable mobility, transport planning, policy packaging, health, infrastructure, and active travel, creating a comprehensive analysis relevant for both practitioners and researchers who operate within the transport field. The Transport and Sustainabilityseries addresses the important nexus between transport and sustainability containing volumes dealing with a wide range of issues relating to transport, its impact in economic, social, and environmental spheres, and its interaction with other policy sectors.
OTHER
Mainstreaming Versus Alienation : A Complexity Approach to the Governance of Migration and Diversity by
This book explores the role of complexity in the governance of migration and diversity. Current policy processes often fail to adequately capture complexity, favouring ‘quick fix'approaches to regulation and integration that result in various forms of alienation: problem alienation, institutional alienation, political alienation and social alienation. Scholten draws on literature from gender and environmental governance to develop ‘mainstreaming', an approach that reframes migration as a contingent and emergent process made up of complex actor networks, rather than a one-size-fits-all policy model. By ensuring actors understand and respond to complexity, migration research can contribute to reflexivity in policy processes, help to promote mainstreaming, and prevent alienation. The result will be of interest to students and scholars of migration and governance studies, with a focus on policymaking and integration.
