This book introduces business-government relations in the institutional context of the United States from a practitioner’s perspective. It provides the historical, descriptive, and comparative accounts of the public and private sectors, the different roles government plays with business, including several conceptual models to understand the social interactions between the two sectors, and various economic policies associated with business. Business-government relations are framed into three different social economic contexts: The sociopolitical arena, in which government’s role as agent of business, interest groups, and government’s limited role as social architect, are introduced. The local economic development, in which government acts as a promoter of, partner with, and buyer from, business. The global market, where government mainly plays a role as promoter of domestic business. In the course of discussion, a set of skills, such as searching government jobs, starting a business, analyzing stakeholders, ethical reasoning, advancing a business agenda, leveraging public resources, contracting with government, interpreting global trends, doing business abroad, and leveraging international resources, are introduced and exercised.
Business, Society and Global Governance is a thoroughly revised and updated new edition of Building Business–Government Relations: A Skills Approach to ensure this successful book continues to be the go-to textbook introducing US business–government relations in the institutional context of the United States. Written from a practitioner’s perspective, it provides historical, descriptive, and comparative accounts of the public and private sectors, the different roles government plays with business (including several conceptual models to contextualize the two sectors), and various economic policies associated with business. Business–government relations are considered through three different social economic contexts: the socio-political arena, local economic development, and the global market. This new edition includes: Extended coverage of the role of nonprofits The Trump "era" and effect of the Biden presidency The positive and negative effects of technology in society and the increasing role of disinformation COVID and the role of government in crises. In the course of discussion, a set of skills, such as searching government jobs, starting a business, analyzing stakeholders, ethical reasoning, advancing a business agenda, leveraging public resources, contracting with government, interpreting global trends, doing business abroad, and leveraging international resources, are introduced and exercised.
Based on an extensive range of interviews with key players involved in the restorative justice projects in the Republican and Loyalist communities of Northern Ireland, this book not only shows how the projects in this area have been central to the groundbreaking changes in this area, but also explores the wider implications for restorative justice internationally.
Hungarian is a unique language, completely unrelated to the languages of its neighboring countries. Its grammar is full of complex features and a vocabulary deriving largely from Asia. Hungarian, the first comprehensive descriptive grammar of the language available in English, covers the morphology, syntax and basic lexicon of Hungarian. A much needed resource for specialists in Hungarian, this volume addresses current issues in language description and applies up-to-date research techniques to the language" --Publisher's description.
Quand on a la trentaine et rien de ce qu'on devrait avoir à cet âge - ni travail, ni enfant, ni projet d'avenir - et qu'on se retrouve entouré de choses qui ne font que créer une illusion d'ancrage, pourquoi ne pas juste renoncer à tout ? When you are in your thirties and nothing like you should be at that age - no job, no kids, no vision for the future - and you find yourself surrounded by things that only create an illusion of anchoring, why not just let it all go?
For the first time in her life, entrepreneur, Sandria Lewis finally has some semblance of control of her life. With less than one month before her wedding to her love, Dimitri Domenichino, trouble sets up camp and decides to overrun her happiness. As problems come in rapid succession, Sandria is resolute as her faith is tested. In the midst of the conundrum, her best friend Ni Nagasaki stands by her side. Ni tries to help her navigate her way through all the mishaps, blunders and explosive predicaments before there is irreparable damage. Entangled in Sandrias web is a former lover, a remorseless mother, and narcissistic father and a host of unsettling events that seem like they will never cease. Will Sandria continue to ignore her past and pretend that nothing has ever happened? Would Sandria be better off if she just walked away?
A stunning collection of the best in Chinese Science Fiction, from Award-Winning legends to up-and-coming talent, all translated here into English for the first time. This celebration of Chinese Science Fiction — thirteen stories, all translated for the first time into English — represents a unique exploration of the nation’s speculative fiction from the late 20th century onwards, curated and translated by critically acclaimed writer and essayist Xueting Christine Ni. From the renowned Jiang Bo’s ‘Starship: Library' to Regina Kanyu Wang’s ‘The Tide of Moon City', and Anna Wu’s ‘Meisje met de Parel', this is a collection for all fans of great fiction. Award winners, bestsellers, screenwriters, playwrights, philosophers, university lecturers and computer programmers, these thirteen writers represent the breadth of Chinese SF, from new to old: Gu Shi, Han Song, Hao Jingfang, Nian Yu, Wang Jinkang, Zhao Haihong, Tang Fei, Ma Boyong, Anna Wu, A Que, Bao Shu, Regina Kanyu Wang and Jiang Bo.
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