This book is a judicial, military and political history of the period 1941 to 1954. As such, it is also a United States legal history of both World War II and the early Cold War. Civil liberties, mass conscription, expanded military jurisdiction, property rights, labor relations, and war crimes arising from the conflict were all issues to come before the federal judiciary during this period and well beyond since the Supreme Court and the lower courts heard appeals from the government’s wartime decisions well into the 1970s. A detailed study of the judiciary during World War II evidences that while the majority of the justices and judges determined appeals partly on the basis of enabling a large, disciplined, and reliable military to either deter or fight a third world war, there was a recognition of the existence of a tension between civil rights and liberties on the one side and military necessity on the other. While the majority of the judiciary tilted toward national security and deference to the military establishment, the judiciary’s recognition of this tension created a foundation for persons to challenge governmental narrowing of civil and individual rights after 1954. Kastenberg and Merriam present a clearer picture as to why the Court and the lower courts determined the issues before them in terms of external influences from both national and world-wide events. This book is also a study of civil-military relations in wartime so whilst legal scholars will find this study captivating, so will military and political historians, as well as political scientists and national security policy makers.
Agent-based computational modeling is changing the face of social science. In Generative Social Science, Joshua Epstein argues that this powerful, novel technique permits the social sciences to meet a fundamentally new standard of explanation, in which one "grows" the phenomenon of interest in an artificial society of interacting agents: heterogeneous, boundedly rational actors, represented as mathematical or software objects. After elaborating this notion of generative explanation in a pair of overarching foundational chapters, Epstein illustrates it with examples chosen from such far-flung fields as archaeology, civil conflict, the evolution of norms, epidemiology, retirement economics, spatial games, and organizational adaptation. In elegant chapter preludes, he explains how these widely diverse modeling studies support his sweeping case for generative explanation. This book represents a powerful consolidation of Epstein's interdisciplinary research activities in the decade since the publication of his and Robert Axtell's landmark volume, Growing Artificial Societies. Beautifully illustrated, Generative Social Science includes a CD that contains animated movies of core model runs, and programs allowing users to easily change assumptions and explore models, making it an invaluable text for courses in modeling at all levels.
Becoming a GovCon Expert Learn the fundamental strategies for winning government contracts. Six of the nation's top government contracting experts share essential strategies for doing business with the government. The strategies in this book have helped companies win over $3 billion in government contracts and over $30 billion in multiple award contracts. Each chapter mirrors a session given at the 2021 GovCon Summit Annual Conference. GovConSummit is a virtual accelerator network and annual conference that focuses on Veteran entrepreneurs in the Federal contracting market. However, the tactics, strategies, and recommendations are applicable to any company that wants to win government contracts. Each chapter skips the fluff and focuses on the core concepts required for you to master the game of government contracting. Unlike most books, Becoming a GovCon Expert provides practical advice from subject matter experts with step-by-step instruction and recommendations. You will learn: ★ How to prepare yourself to be a successful government contractor ★ 12 common challenges faced by new government contractors ★ How to accelerate into the government market ★ A case study on government sales and revenue stream diversity ★ The value of PMP and Sec+ Certifications ★ How to master the game of GovCon ★ Branding yourself as a GovCon Subject Matter Expert (SME) ★ How to bridge government sales strategy with business strategy ★ Building your GovCon pipeline ★ Doing business with the Department of the Navy ★ How to create a daily "battle-rhythm" for marketing and sales ★ How to develop your WRAP rate / fully burdened rate ★ Outrunning your overhead ★ Authentic leadership ★ Growing your solopreneurship beyond yourself *** Published by RSM Federal The Art and Science of Government Sales Michael LeJeune - Author (Editor-in-Chief) - RSM Federal Joshua P. Frank - Author (Executive Editor) - RSM Federal Contributing Authors Russ Barnes, PhD - Systro Systems Jenny Clark - Solvability Emily Harman - Emily Harman Coaching and Consulting Eric "Doc" Wright, PhD - Vets2PM
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