You Are Thinking of Teaching or Capital Power and Inequality in Latin America

You Are Thinking of Teaching?: Opportunities, Problems, Realities

Author: Seymour B Sarason

You Are Thinking of Teaching? is a lovely essay on the consideration of teachin. It asks those who are thinking of teaching to ask questions, to ponder their decision, and to pursue the information they need to make a reasoned choice. There is nothing like it in the professional literature, which makes it all the more valuable.
— Pat Walsey, senior researcher for change, Coalition of Essential Schools

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Capital, Power, and Inequality in Latin America: Engendering Wealth and Well-Being, Vol. 16

Author: Sandor Halebsky

Over the last two decades, economic, political, and social life in Latin America has been transformed by the region’s accelerated integration into the global economy. Although this transformation has tended to exacerbate various inequities, new forms of popular expression and action challenging the contemporary structures of capital and power have also developed.This volume is a comprehensive, genuinely comparative text on contemporary Latin America. In it, an international group of contributors offer multidimensional analyses of the historical context, contemporary character, and future direction of rural transformation, urbanization, economic restructuring, and the transition to political democracy. In addition, individual essays address the changing role of women, the influence of religion, the growth of new social movements, the struggles of indigenous peoples, and ecological issues. Finally, the book examines the influence of U.S. policy and of regionalization and globalization on the Latin American states.

Table of Contents:

	Introduction: Capital, Power, and Inequality in Latin America	1
1	Rural Latin America: Exclusionary and Uneven Agricultural Development	21
2	Urban Transformation and Survival Strategies	53
3	Demilitarization and Democratic Transition in Latin America	81
4	The Contemporary Latin American Economies: Neoliberal Reconstruction	109
5	Economic Restructuring, Neoliberal Reforms, and the Working Class in Latin America	137
6	The Riddle of New Social Movements: Who They Are and What They Do	165
7	Latin American Women and the Search for Social, Political, and Economic Transformation	185
8	Latin America's Indigenous Peoples: Changing Identities and Forms of Resistance	207
9	Whither the Catholic Church in the 1990s?	233
10	Latin America and the Social Ecology of Capitalism	253
11	The Global Context of Contemporary Latin American Affairs	279
	About the Book and Editors	305
	About the Contributors	307
	Index	309

The Economics of the European Union and the Economies of Europe or Worlds Apart

The Economics of the European Union and the Economies of Europe

Author: Larry D Neal

The Economics of the European Union and the Economies of Europe integrates economic analysis, political logic, and historical interpretation to convey an American perspective on the movement toward European integration, the external constraints integration faces, and the interplay of national concerns, both economic and political, within the vision of a united Europe. The first part of the text treats Europe as a natural economic unit (1945-1989), separated into political units that still remain distinct from one another. The authors focus on the most striking aspects of European integration such as trade, agriculture, and monetary unification. Part II shows the continuing political and economic diversity of Europe by examining the post World War II history of major states and groups of minor states. Knowing the different concerns of the constituent member states is essential for understanding the motivation of the European Union's policies, and for appreciating the extent of its accomplishments. Moreover, the economic logic of European unification is viewed quite differently by each current member state, as well as by potential members. The authors conclude with a discussion of the future of European Union in an evolving world economy. The Economics of the European Union and the Economies of Europe is an ideal text for economics and political science courses and international business courses.

Table of Contents:

	Preface
	Abbreviations and Acronyms
	Chronology of the European Union
	Map 1. The Per Capita Income Levels in Europe, 1992
	Map 2. Europe: The EU Members, Non-members, Next Members, and the Rest
Pt. I	The Economics of the European Union
1	The European Union Today: What Lies Behind It? What Lies Ahead?	3
2	European Economic Integration, 1945-1958: All Plans Lead Toward Rome	25
3	The Customs Union: A Step Forward or a Step Backward?	48
4	Creating a Single European Market: Goods, Services, Labor, Capital	70
5	The Budget of the European Union: Accounting for Unity	88
6	The Common Agricultural Policy: Economic Efficiency vs. Self-suffiency	110
7	The European Monetary System: Deutsche Mark uber Alles	141
8	External Trade Policies: The EU and the Rest of the World	171
Pt. II	The Economies of Europe
9	Germany: From Division to Reunification	191
10	France: The Germans, the Colonies, the Provinces	211
11	Italy: The Mezzogiorno, the Northern League, Scala Mobile, and la Dolce Vita	230
12	Great Britain: Decolonization, Declining Regions, and the Thatcher Legacy	248
13	Benelux and Denmark: Economic Unions, Decolonization, and the Perils of Openness	274
14	Ireland, Greece, Portugal, and Spain: The First Outsiders Rejoin Europe	296
15	Austria, Finland, and Sweden: Part of the Outer Circle Joins In	320
16	Norway, Switzerland, Iceland, and Turkey: The Opt Outs and the Locked Out	339
17	The Next Expansion: From the Mediterranean to the Black Sea to the Baltic	364
	Index	388

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Worlds Apart: Civil Society and the Battle for Ethical Globalization

Author: John D Clark

"Offers a balanced view of conflicting arguments about globalization and searches for a humane and ethical management of global affairs."
— Choice, April 2004, Vol. 41, No. 8

"A valuable contribution to the libraries of anyone interested in making the world a fairer place through citizen action, as well as to students of global development and advocacy."
— Development in Practice, Volume 14, Numbers 1 & 2, February 2004

"John Clark has his eye on the magic ring of global justice."
— Nancy Birdsall, Director, Center for Global Development

"The book balances idealism with realities learned on the job, in what is a worthwhile text for students as well as for researchers and activists, and a help in reviewing one's own ideas on responding to globalization."
—Political Science Quarterly, Fall 2004

"A call to those already committed and a further building block towards an urgent research agenda. It is highly recommended."
—Voluntas

• A balanced introduction to civil society that calls for ethical globalization to benefit the world’s poor

• Presents insider perspectives from both the World Bank and NGOs

• Challenges civil society organizations to redress today’s injustices and transform global relations

• Author of six books including the best-selling Democratizing Development

Globalization is one of the most charged political battlegrounds of our age. Its advocates say it is an engine for universal prosperity, while its critics see it as a race to the bottom for poor people and poor countries. Worlds Apart casts polemics aside and fairly andrespectfully interprets both sets of arguments. While not a search for a middle ground, it unashamedly emphasizes the injustices of widening inequalities and stacked odds in world trade and finance.

Clark argues that civil society faces a distinct opportunity to drive global change in an ethical direction. He argues that the search for a more humane management of global affairs should ultimately focus on promoting growth, inclusion, and narrowing the socioeconomic gap across states and peoples.

The Economics of Science and Technology or Economics of Regulation and Antitrust

The Economics of Science and Technology: An Overview of Initiatives to Foster Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Growth

Author: Maryann P P Feldman

"This volume provides an overview of research on key topics in the economics of science and technology. These topics include the role of patents and intellectual property protection, the relationship between R&D and economic growth, R&D tax policy, government investment in infrastructure technology, public-private technology partnerships, labor market policies, and evaluation and assessment of technology programs. Much of this literature is new, so the time is ripe for a synthesis and critique of existing studies." The book offers an overview presented from an applied perspective, stressing historical and institutional factors. This book will be particularly useful to students interested in pursuing research on these topics and to policy makers who want a user-friendly summary of recent studies on the economic implications of technology policy.

Booknews

To provide an initial reference to the economics of science and technology for students and policy makers, Feldman (Johns Hopkins U.), Albert N. Link (U. of North Carolina-Greensboro) and Donald S. Siegel (U. of Nottingham) overview key topics discussed in the literature. They believe that understanding the current science and technology landscape requires knowing how the institutions that support them evolved. Their focus is on the conclusions of the literature rather than its theoretical foundations. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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Economics of Regulation and Antitrust

Author: W Kip Viscusi

This new edition of the leading text on business and government focuses on the insights economic reasoning can provide in analyzing regulatory and antitrust issues. Departing from the traditional emphasis on institutions, Economics of Regulation and Antitrust asks how economic theory and empirical analyses can illuminate the character of market operation and the role for government action and brings new developments in theory and empirical methodology to bear on these questions.

The fourth edition has been substantially revised and updated throughout, with new material added and extended discussion of many topics. Part I, on antitrust, has been given a major revision to reflect advances in economic theory and recent antitrust cases, including the case against Microsoft and the Supreme Court's Kodak decision. Part II, on economic regulation, updates its treatment of the restructuring and deregulation of the telecommunications and electric power industries, and includes an analysis of what went wrong in the California energy market in 2000 and 2001. Part III, on social regulation, now includes increased discussion of risk-risk analysis and extensive changes to its discussion of environmental regulation. The many case studies included provide students not only pertinent insights for today but also the economic tools to analyze the implications of regulations and antitrust policies in the future.

The book is suitable for use in a wide range of courses in business, law, and public policy, for undergraduates as well at the graduate level. The structure of the book allows instructors to combine the chapters in various ways according to their needs. Presentation of moreadvanced material is self-contained. Each chapter concludes with questions and problems.

Booknews

New edition of a text that places economic reasoning first and foremost in analyzing regulatory and antitrust issues--stressing the economic theory and empirical analysis that provide the rationale for government intervention in the market. Institutional aspects of regulation and antitrust policy are also treated in case studies on mergers, cable television, and transportation regulation, among other topics. New subjects, such as regulation of environmental tobacco smoke, have been added to the second edition, and others, such as pharmaceutical regulation and price competition in electric power, have been given new treatments to reflect the changing emphases of government policy. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Table of Contents:

	Preface to the Third Edition
1	Introduction	1
	Appendix	11
2	The Making of a Regulation	13
App	Trends in Regulatory Agency Budgets and Staff	48
3	Introduction to Antitrust	61
App	Antitrust Statutes	72
4	Efficiency and Technical Progress	75
5	Oligopoly, Collusion, and Antitrust	97
	App. A	137
	App. B	138
6	Market Structure and Strategic Competition	143
7	Mergers	191
8	Vertical Mergers and Restrictions	219
9	Monopolization and Price Discrimination	257
10	Introduction to Economic Regulation	297
11	Theory of Natural Monopoly	337
12	Natural Monopoly Regulation and Electric Power	361
13	Franchise Bidding and Cable Television	395
14	Public Enterprise	433
15	Dynamic Issues in Natural Monopoly Regulation: Telecommunications	453
16	The Regulation of Potentially Competitive Markets: Theory and Estimation Methods	495
17	Economic Regulation of Transportation: Surface Freight and Airlines	529
18	Economic Regulation of Energy: Crude Oil and Natural Gas	585
19	Introduction: The Emergence of Health, Safety, and Environmental Regulation	637
20	Valuing Life and Other Nonmonetary Benefits	661
21	Environmental Regulation	687
22	Product Safety	725
23	Regulation of Workplace Health and Safety	761
24	Patents and Pharmaceuticals	799
	Author Index	837
	Subject Index	841