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Ethics and International Relations

By: Joel H. Rosenthal

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Ethics and International Relations

By: Joel H. Rosenthal

This volume offers a new dimension to realist theories about world politics. It questions both the theoretical and empirical foundations of much of traditional realist thought by offering realist-oriented analyses that emphasize the possibilities of cooperation and accommodation through agreement over common motivations and concerns. The articles in this volume demonstrate that moral considerations can and do play a significant role in shaping state behavior and that despair about the possibility of improving the systems and institutions within which we live is unwarranted. Specific points of normative convergence are raised in some detail, especially on issues of war, membership and authority, humanitarian concern and the social consequences of globalization. Three ethical concepts form the core of the 'realism reconsidered' argued for here, namely, the ideas of pluralism, rights and fairness.

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Routledge

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1351939017

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Public Interest Law

An Economic and Institutional Analysis

By: Burton A. Weisbrod,Joel F. Handler,Neil K. Komesar

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Public Interest Law

An Economic and Institutional Analysis

By: Burton A. Weisbrod,Joel F. Handler,Neil K. Komesar

What is public interest law? How effective is it? What are the limits to litigation as a mechanism for conflict resolution? In this study, economists, lawyers, and sociologists evaluate an institutional form that is new to American society and, indeed, to the world--the public interest law (PIL) organization. The book introduces the reader to the structure, resources, and activities of this "nonprofit industry," and also to the factors that affect PIL firms in their choices of cases and methods of handling them. The authors examine PIL's vast range of contemporary public policy concerns. These incude such general topics as the environment, consumerism, housing, employment discrimination, medical care, occupational health and safety, education finance, and taxation. A number of base studies are presented, and a method for economic analysis and evaluation is introduced and applied. The study points to PIL's success in advocating under-represented interests, in winning courtroom decisions, and in translating legal victories into reallocations of resources. At the same time, it notes the bias of PIL towards test-case litigation, a propensity to focus on judicial victories rather than on real social change, and a tendency to use lawyers even when other types of professionals might be more effective. Many of these problems stem from uncertainty of funding and legal restrictions on "nonprofit" organizations. The result is a set of hurdles that distracts PIL firms from their principal goals. The authors do not limit themselves to PIL, but comment on the effectiveness of legal instruments as devices for social change, and on the behavior of the voluntary nonprofit sector, a little-studied portion of the economy. The book presents a fresh approach to the study of both collective-type economic problems and institutional setting in which public interest law works. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1978.

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0520357264

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9780520357266

Public Interest Law

An Economic and Institutional Analysis

By: Burton Allen Weisbrod,Joel F. Handler,Neil K. Komesar

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Public Interest Law

An Economic and Institutional Analysis

By: Burton Allen Weisbrod,Joel F. Handler,Neil K. Komesar

Monographic compilation of essays on public interest, law activities in the USA - presents theoretical analysis of failure of government policy to enhance public interest law, firm behaviour and volume of business, presents case studies in interest group advocacy for environmental protection, housing, employment, sex discrimination, consumer protection, occupational safety and occupational health, etc., and includes jurisprudence. Graphs, references and statistical tables.

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0520035682

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9780520035683

The Political Economy: Readings in the Politics and Economics of American Public Policy

Readings in the Politics and Economics of American Public Policy

By: Thomas Ferguson,Joel Rogers

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The Political Economy: Readings in the Politics and Economics of American Public Policy

Readings in the Politics and Economics of American Public Policy

By: Thomas Ferguson,Joel Rogers

The Political Economy is ideally suited as a supplementary text for courses in American government and politics, policy studies, business-government relations, and economic issues and policy making. It integrates selections from the very finest new and classical works of political and economic analysis, by distinguished scholars, into a comprehensive overview of the American political system.

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505

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1315495791

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Rethinking the Welfare State

The Prospects for Government by Voucher

By: Ronald Joel Daniels,M. J. Trebilcock

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Rethinking the Welfare State

The Prospects for Government by Voucher

By: Ronald Joel Daniels,M. J. Trebilcock

This book offers a comprehensive and comparative analysis of social welfare policy and explores the effectiveness of the voucher system in an interrnational context.

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Psychology Press

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0415337763

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Peasants, Politics and Revolution

Pressures Toward Political and Social Change in the Third World

By: Joel S. Migdal

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Peasants, Politics and Revolution

Pressures Toward Political and Social Change in the Third World

By: Joel S. Migdal

During the last quarter century, peasant participation in politics has increased markedly in parts of Latin America and Asia. Why the poor and vulnerable peasant population has chosen to leave the confines of the village for political activity and at times for sustained revolution is the question this book explores. The author draws on informal interviews and observation of peasants in Mexico and India and on fifty-one community studies of peasants in Asia and Latin America compiled by ethnographers in the last forty years. He suggests that severe economic crises have driven peasants to roles in the larger economy outside the village, where they are initially attracted to politics by material incentives. Originally published in 1975. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

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Princeton University Press

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1400868769

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The Meaning of Sociology

A Reader

By: Joel M. Charon

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The Meaning of Sociology

A Reader

By: Joel M. Charon

This classic introduction to sociology as a "perspective" gives readers a sound understanding of key sociological concepts as well as insight into how sociologists view society and human beings. Clearly written and organized, it shows readers how the various aspects of sociology fit together and are relevant to their own lives. The volume addresses the discipline of sociology, sociology as a perspective, how sociologists think, social structure, inequality in society, culture, social institutions, the interrelationships among organizations, social order, control, deviance and power, social change, the family in society and the meaning and uses of sociology. For those interested in the sociology of humans.

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013566571X

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The Three Stages of a Physician's Career

Navigating from Training to Beyond Retirement

By: Neil Baum,Peter Moskowitz,Joel Blau

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The Three Stages of a Physician's Career

Navigating from Training to Beyond Retirement

By: Neil Baum,Peter Moskowitz,Joel Blau

To assist students, interns, residents, fellows, and practicing physicians manage the many challenges of their career, the authors have divided physicians' careers into three stages: Early, Mid-Career, and Late-Career. The goal of this book is to provide a "go-to" resource on strategic career and practice management.

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0998498505

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Book's by Joel M. Blau

Ethics and International Relations

Ethics and International Relations

Public Interest Law

Public Interest Law

Public Interest Law

Public Interest Law

The Political Economy: Readings in the Politics and Economics of American Public Policy

The Political Economy: Readings in the Politics and Economics of American Public Policy

Rethinking the Welfare State

Rethinking the Welfare State

Peasants, Politics and Revolution

Peasants, Politics and Revolution

The Meaning of Sociology

The Meaning of Sociology

The Three Stages of a Physician's Career

The Three Stages of a Physician's Career

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