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Designing Regulatory Polcy

by David Besanko, David E.M. Sappington ...

This book reviews and interprets the literature that examines the design of regulatory policy when the regulator's knowledge of the relevant environment is limited. It will be useful to professional economists wishing to keep up with the development of their science. ... Read more

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This book reviews and interprets the literature that examines the design of regulatory policy when the regulator's knowledge of the relevant environment is limited. It will be useful to professional economists wishing to keep up with the development of their science.
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Economics of Regulation and Antitrust, fifth edition

by W. Kip Viscusi, David E. M. Sappington, Joseph E. Harrington Jr. ...

A thoroughly revised and updated edition of the leading textbook on government and business policy, presenting the key principles underlying sound regulatory and antitrust policy.Regulation and antitrust are key elements of government policy. This new edition of the leading textbook on government and business policy explains how the latest theoretical and empirical economic tools can be employed ... Read more

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A thoroughly revised and updated edition of the leading textbook on government and business policy, presenting the key principles underlying sound regulatory and antitrust policy.Regulation and antitrust are key elements of government policy. This new edition of the leading textbook on government and business policy explains how the latest theoretical and empirical economic tools can be employed
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Gambling, Work and Leisure (Routledge Revivals)

A Study Across Three Areas

by David Downes, D. M. Davies, M. E. David, P. Stone ...

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Since the legalisation of off-course cash betting in 1960, and the rise of varying forms of gambling, the British have come to be known as a nation of gamblers. Until this study was published in 1976, barely any evidence existed against which to assess the claim that gambling had become a major social problem. The authors present data drawn from area surveys carried out in Swansea, Sheffield, ... Read more

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Since the legalisation of off-course cash betting in 1960, and the rise of varying forms of gambling, the British have come to be known as a nation of gamblers. Until this study was published in 1976, barely any evidence existed against which to assess the claim that gambling had become a major social problem. The authors present data drawn from area surveys carried out in Swansea, Sheffield,
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Nickel and Dimed

On (Not) Getting By in America

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The New York Times bestselling work of undercover reportage from our sharpest and most original social critic, with a new foreword by Matthew Desmond, author of EvictedMillions of Americans work full time, year round, for poverty-level wages. In 1998, Barbara Ehrenreich decided to join them. She was inspired in part by the rhetoric surrounding welfare reform, which promised that a job—any job—can ... Read more

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The New York Times bestselling work of undercover reportage from our sharpest and most original social critic, with a new foreword by Matthew Desmond, author of EvictedMillions of Americans work full time, year round, for poverty-level wages. In 1998, Barbara Ehrenreich decided to join them. She was inspired in part by the rhetoric surrounding welfare reform, which promised that a job—any job—can
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Kids These Days

Human Capital and the Making of Millennials

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In Kids These Days, early Wall Street occupier Malcolm Harris gets real about why the Millennial generation has been wrongly stereotyped, and dares us to confront and take charge of the consequences now that we are grown up.Millennials have been stereotyped as lazy, entitled, narcissistic, and immature. We've gotten so used to sloppy generational analysis filled with dumb clichés about young ... Read more

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Raising Expectations (and Raising Hell)

My Decade Fighting for the Labor Movement

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See how one militant union organizer fought the bosses—and national labor leaders—in this “breathtaking trip through the union-organizing scene” (Barbara Ehrenreich, author of Nickel and Dimed).“ . . . renews my faith that organizing works . . . makes a compelling case for a new vision for the American labor movement.” —Van JonesIn 1995, in the first contested election in the history of the AFL ... Read more

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See how one militant union organizer fought the bosses—and national labor leaders—in this “breathtaking trip through the union-organizing scene” (Barbara Ehrenreich, author of Nickel and Dimed).“ . . . renews my faith that organizing works . . . makes a compelling case for a new vision for the American labor movement.” —Van JonesIn 1995, in the first contested election in the history of the AFL
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Fair Shot

Rethinking Inequality and How We Earn

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**"...deeply felt and cogently argued...Hughes makes a powerful case that deserves a respectful hearing." — The Financial TimesFacebook co-founder Chris Hughes argues that the best way to fight income inequality is with a radically simple idea: a guaranteed income for working people, paid for by the one percent.**The first half of Chris Hughes's life played like a movie reel right out of the ... Read more

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**"...deeply felt and cogently argued...Hughes makes a powerful case that deserves a respectful hearing." — The Financial TimesFacebook co-founder Chris Hughes argues that the best way to fight income inequality is with a radically simple idea: a guaranteed income for working people, paid for by the one percent.**The first half of Chris Hughes's life played like a movie reel right out of the
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Global Labour in the Digital Vortex

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An unsparing analysis of class power and computerisation, Cyber-Proletariat shows us the dark-side of the information revolution. From Coltan mines in the Congo; electronics factories in China and devastated neighbourhoods in Detroit, this book reveals how technology facilitates growing polarisation between wealthy elites and precarious workers.Nick Dyer-Witheford reveals the class domination ... Read more

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An unsparing analysis of class power and computerisation, Cyber-Proletariat shows us the dark-side of the information revolution. From Coltan mines in the Congo; electronics factories in China and devastated neighbourhoods in Detroit, this book reveals how technology facilitates growing polarisation between wealthy elites and precarious workers.Nick Dyer-Witheford reveals the class domination
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Masters of Craft

Old Jobs in the New Urban Economy

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How educated and culturally savvy young people are transforming traditionally low-status manual labor jobs into elite taste-making occupationsIn today's new economy—in which "good" jobs are typically knowledge or technology based—many well-educated and culturally savvy young men are instead choosing to pursue traditionally low-status manual labor occupations as careers. Masters of Craft looks at ... Read more

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How educated and culturally savvy young people are transforming traditionally low-status manual labor jobs into elite taste-making occupationsIn today's new economy—in which "good" jobs are typically knowledge or technology based—many well-educated and culturally savvy young men are instead choosing to pursue traditionally low-status manual labor occupations as careers. Masters of Craft looks at
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The Civil Wars in U.S. Labor

Birth of a New Workers' Movement or Death Throes of the Old?

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"Should be required reading for all workers' rights advocates." —Bernie SandersBetween 2008 and 2010, the progressive wing of the US labor movement tore itself apart in a series of internecine struggles. More than $140 million was expended, by all sides, on organizing conflicts that tarnished union reputations and undermined the campaign for real health care and labor law reform. Campus and ... Read more

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"Should be required reading for all workers' rights advocates." —Bernie SandersBetween 2008 and 2010, the progressive wing of the US labor movement tore itself apart in a series of internecine struggles. More than $140 million was expended, by all sides, on organizing conflicts that tarnished union reputations and undermined the campaign for real health care and labor law reform. Campus and
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Poor Workers' Unions

Rebuilding Labor from Below (Completely Revised and Updated Edition)

by Vanessa Tait, Cristina Tzintzún ...

A classic account of low-wage workers’ organization that the US Department of Labor calls one of the “100 books that has shaped work in America.”As low-wage organizing campaigns have been reignited by the Fight for 15 movement and other workplace struggles, Poor Workers’ Unions is as prescient as ever. ... Read more

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A classic account of low-wage workers’ organization that the US Department of Labor calls one of the “100 books that has shaped work in America.”As low-wage organizing campaigns have been reignited by the Fight for 15 movement and other workplace struggles, Poor Workers’ Unions is as prescient as ever.
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A Century of Wealth in America

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Understanding wealth in the United States—who has it, how they acquired it, and how they preserve it—is crucial to addressing the economic and political challenges facing the nation. But until now we have had little reliable information. Edward Wolff, one of the world’s great experts on the economics of wealth, offers an authoritative account of patterns in the accumulation and distribution of ... Read more

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Understanding wealth in the United States—who has it, how they acquired it, and how they preserve it—is crucial to addressing the economic and political challenges facing the nation. But until now we have had little reliable information. Edward Wolff, one of the world’s great experts on the economics of wealth, offers an authoritative account of patterns in the accumulation and distribution of
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