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  • Creating a Culture of Integrity

    Business Ethics for the 21st Century

    by Andrea Spencer-Cooke, Fran van Dijk ...
    Series series DoShorts
    For companies, unethical business practices like bribery and corruption pose major business risks, and can result in fines, reputational damage, lost business opportunity and – increasingly – criminal or civil charges.Organizations have responded to this critical governance issue with rigorous formal integrity and compliance frameworks, to set out and enforce standards for ethical business ... Read more

    $41.99 USD

  • Perceptions of the Independence of Judges in Europe

    Congruence of Society and Judiciary

    by Frans van Dijk ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This open access book is about the perception of the independence of the judiciary in Europe. Do citizens and judges see its independence in the same way? Do judges feel that their independence is respected by the users of the courts, by the leadership of the courts and by politicians? Does the population trust the judiciary more than other public institutions, or less? How does independence of ... Read more

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  • Against Democracy

    by Jason Brennan, Jason Brennan ...
    A bracingly provocative challenge to one of our most cherished ideas and institutionsMost people believe democracy is a uniquely just form of government. They believe people have the right to an equal share of political power. And they believe that political participation is good for us—it empowers us, helps us get what we want, and tends to make us smarter, more virtuous, and more caring for one ... Read more

    $17.29 USD

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  • Democracy When the People Are Thinking

    Revitalizing Our Politics Through Public Deliberation

    by James S. Fishkin ...
    Democracy requires a connection to the 'will of the people'. What does that mean in a world of 'fake news', relentless advocacy, dialogue mostly among the like-minded, and massive spending to manipulate public opinion? What kind of opinion can the public have under such conditions? What would democracy be like if the people were really thinking in depth about the policies they must live with? If ... Read more

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  • Disabling Professions

    by Ivan Illich ...
    In this fascinating and controversial collection of essays Ivan Illich, Irving K Zola, John McKnight, Jonathan Caplan and Harley Shaiken challenge the power and mystery of professions. Why do we put so much resource into medicine, education and the law with so little apparent result? Why do we hold the professions in awe and allow them to set up what are in effect monopolies? By analyzing these ... Read more

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  • The Politics of Rights

    Lawyers, Public Policy, and Political Change

    by Stuart A. Scheingold ...
    Stuart A. Scheingold's landmark work introduced a new understanding of the contribution of rights to progressive social movements, and thirty years later it still stands as a pioneering and provocative work, bridging political science and sociolegal studies. In the preface to this new edition, the author provides a cogent analysis of the burgeoning scholarship that has been built on the ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

  • Democratic Reason

    Politics, Collective Intelligence, and the Rule of the Many

    by Hélène Landemore ...
    Individual decision making can often be wrong due to misinformation, impulses, or biases. Collective decision making, on the other hand, can be surprisingly accurate. In Democratic Reason, Hélène Landemore demonstrates that the very factors behind the superiority of collective decision making add up to a strong case for democracy. She shows that the processes and procedures of democratic decision ... Read more

    $23.09 USD

  • Undoctrinate

    How Politicized Classrooms Harm Kids and Ruin Our Schools―and What We Can Do About It

    by Bonnie Kerrigan Snyder, John H. McWhorter ...
    Are your kids being indoctrinated in school?Unfortunately, it’s increasingly likely. From “social justice” to critical race theory, and from advocacy and activism campaigns to planned “action weeks,” teachers and schools nationwide are abandoning neutrality in the classroom, embracing political agendas and partisan aims, and expecting students to get on board.Meanwhile, students with doubts or ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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  • The Law and Society Reader II

    by Erik Larson, Patrick Schmidt ...
    Series series Washington Mews
    "A cornucopia of knowledge and insight on the biggest questions in the sociolegal tradition . . . an invaluable resource for researchers and teachers." —Michael McCann, Gordon Hirabayashi Professor for the Advancement of Citizenship, University of WashingtonLaw and society scholars challenge the common belief that law is simply a neutral tool by which society sets standards and resolves disputes. ... Read more

    $14.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Legal Literacy

    An Introduction to Legal Studies

    by Archie Zariski ...
    Series series OPEL (Open Paths to Enriched Learning)
    To understand how the legal system works, students must consider the law in terms of its structures, processes, language, and modes of thought and argument—in short, they must become literate in the field. Legal Literacy fulfills this aim by providing a foundational understanding of key concepts such as legal personhood, jurisdiction, and precedent, and by introducing students to legal research ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • The Anatomy of Racial Inequality

    With a New Preface

    by Glenn C. Loury ...
    Series series The W. E. B. Du Bois Lectures
    “Paints in chilling detail the distance between Martin Luther King’s dream and the reality of present-day America.”—Anthony Walton, Harper’s“Intellectually rigorous and deeply thoughtful…Loury’s book deals with racial stigma…in its political and philosophical aspects as a cause of black disadvantage…An incisive, erudite book by a major thinker.”—Gerald Early, New York Times Book Review“Lifts and ... Read more

    $15.19 USD

  • Institutions, Property Rights, and Economic Growth

    The Legacy of Douglass North

    Edited by Sebastian Galiani, Itai Sened ...
    This volume showcases the impact of the work of Douglass North, winner of the Nobel Prize and father of the field of new institutional economics. Leading scholars contribute to a substantive discussion that best illustrates the broad reach and depth of Professor North's work. The volume speaks concisely about his legacy across multiple social sciences disciplines, specifically on scholarship ... Read more

    $38.99 USD