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  • Chicago’s Modern Mayors

    From Harold Washington to Lori Lightfoot

    by Dick Simpson, Betty O'Shaughnessy, Xolela Mangeu, Gregory D Squires, Monroe Anderson, Costas Spirou, Dennis Judd, Kari Lydersen, Daniel Bliss0, Marco Rosaire Rossi1, Clinton Stockwell2 ...
    Political profiles of five mayors and their lasting impact on the cityChicago’s transformation into a global city began at City Hall. Dick Simpson and Betty O’Shaughnessy edit in-depth analyses of the five mayors that guided the city through this transition beginning with Harold Washington’s 1983 election: Washington, Eugene Sawyer, Richard M. Daley, Rahm Emmanuel, and Lori Lightfoot. Though the ... Read more

    $11.59 USD

  • The Many Futures of Work

    Rethinking Expectations and Breaking Molds

    Edited by Peter A. Creticos, Larry Bennett, Laura Owen, Costas Spirou, Maxine Morphis-Riesbeck ...
    What will work eventually look like? This is the question at the heart of this timely collection. The editors and contributors—a mix of policy experts, academics, and advocates—seek to reframe the typical projections of the “future” of work. They examine the impact of structural racism on work, the loss of family‑sustaining jobs, the new role of gig work, growing economic inequality, barriers to ... Read more

    $28.09 USD

  • Anchoring Innovation Districts

    The Entrepreneurial University and Urban Change

    by Costas Spirou ...
    Series series Higher Education and the City
    As universities transform cities with their innovation districts, what works in these new public-private partnerships?In recent years, the successful revitalization of urban areas has turned them into magnets for those looking for opportunities in a fast-paced and rapidly unfolding technology-based economy. After the economic crisis of 2008, many colleges and universities attempted to generate ... Read more

    $43.99 USD

  • Building the City of Spectacle

    Mayor Richard M. Daley and the Remaking of Chicago

    by Costas Spirou, Dennis R. Judd ...
    By the time he left office on May 16, 2011, Mayor Richard M. Daley had served six terms and more than twenty-two years at the helm of Chicago's City Hall, making him the longest serving mayor in the city's history. Richard M. Daley was the son of the legendary machine boss, Mayor Richard J. Daley, who had presided over the city during the post–World War II urban crisis. Richard M. Daley led a ... Read more

    $25.69 USD

  • Urban Tourism and Urban Change

    Cities in a Global Economy

    by Costas Spirou ...
    Series series The Metropolis and Modern Life
    Urban Tourism and Urban Change: Cities in a Global Economy provides both a sociological / cultural analysis of change that has taken place in many of the world's cities. This focused treatment of urban tourism examines the implications of these changes for urban management and planning sense, for success and failure in metropolitan change. Uniquely suited for teaching purposes, Costas Spirou ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

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    How the Powerful Enrich Themselves, Slow Down Growth, and Increase Inequality

    by Brink Lindsey, Steven M. Teles ...
    For years, America has been plagued by slow economic growth and increasing inequality. In The Captured Economy, Brink Lindsey and Steven M. Teles identify a common factor behind these twin ills: breakdowns in democratic governance that allow wealthy special interests to capture the policymaking process for their own benefit. They document the proliferation of regressive regulations that ... Read more

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  • The New Geography of Jobs

    by Enrico Moretti ...
    "A timely and smart discussion of how different cities and regions have made a changing economy work for them—and how policymakers can learn from that." —Barack ObamaWe're used to thinking of the United States in opposing terms: red versus blue, haves versus have-nots. But today there are three Americas. At one extreme are the brain hubs—cities like San Francisco, Boston, and Durham—with workers ... Read more

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  • Re-Imagining Capitalism

    Edited by Dominic Barton, Matthias Kipping, Dezsö Horváth ...
    Capitalism has been an unprecedented engine of wealth creation for many centuries, leading to sustained productivity gains and long-term growth and lifting an increasing proportion of humanity out of poverty. But its effects, and hence its future, have come increasingly under question: Is capitalism still improving wealth and well-being for the many? Or, is long-term value creation being ... Read more

    $38.69 USD

  • Social Entrepreneurship:What Everyone Needs to Know

    What Everyone Needs to Know®

    by David Bornstein, Susan Davis ...
    Series series What Everyone Needs To Know®
    In development circles, there is now widespread consensus that social entrepreneurs represent a far better mechanism to respond to needs than we have ever had before--a decentralized and emergent force that remains our best hope for solutions that can keep pace with our problems and create a more peaceful world. David Bornstein's previous book on social entrepreneurship, How to Change the World, ... Read more

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  • The New Global Road Map

    Enduring Strategies for Turbulent Times

    by Pankaj Ghemawat ...
    What Globalization Now Means for Your BusinessExecutives can no longer base their strategies on the assumption that globalization will continue to advance steadily. But how should they respond to the growing pressures against globalization? And what can businesses do to control their destinies in these times of uncertainty?In The New Global Road Map, Pankaj Ghemawat separates fact from fiction by ... Read more

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  • Policy Analysis

    Concepts and Practice

    by David L. Weimer, Aidan R. Vining ...
    Often described as a public policy “bible,” Weimer and Vining remains the essential primer it ever was. Now in its sixth edition, Policy Analysis provides a strong conceptual foundation of the rationales for and the limitations to public policy. It offers practical advice about how to do policy analysis, but goes a bit deeper to demonstrate the application of advanced analytical techniques through ... Read more

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  • Black Faces in White Places

    10 Game-Changing Strategies to Achieve Success and Find Greatness

    by Randal D. Pinkett, Jeffrey A. Robinson, Philana Patterson ...
    Discover how African-American professionals can combine their personal strengths with the wisdom of others to plant the seeds of a positive, lasting legacy in the workplace.Randal Pinkett was the first African-American winner on The Apprentice. When he won, he also became the only contestant to be asked to share his victory with a white woman.For generations, African-Americans have been told that ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

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