Market Forces

Author : Richard K. Morgan
Publisher : Ballantine Books
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2005-03-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780345457769

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Market Forces by Richard K. Morgan Pdf

From the award-winning author of Altered Carbon and Broken Angels–a turbocharged new thriller set in a world where killers are stars, media is mass entertainment, and freedom is a dangerous proposition . . . A coup in Cambodia. Guns to Guatemala. For the men and women of Shorn Associates, opportunity is calling. In the superheated global village of the near future, big money is made by finding the right little war and supporting one side against the other–in exchange for a share of the spoils. To succeed, Shorn uses a new kind of corporate gladiator: sharp-suited, hard-driving gunslingers who operate armored vehicles and follow a Samurai code. And Chris Faulkner is just the man for the job. He fought his way out of London’s zone of destitution. And his kills are making him famous. But unlike his best friend and competitor at Shorn, Faulkner has a side that outsiders cannot see: the side his wife is trying to salvage, that another woman–a porn star turned TV news reporter–is trying to exploit. Steeped in blood, eyed by common criminals looking for a shot at fame, Faulkner is living on borrowed time. Until he’s given one last shot at getting out alive. . . .

Author : Deborah D. Avant
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2005-07-25
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1139446541

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The Market for Force by Deborah D. Avant Pdf

The legitimate use of force is generally presumed to be the realm of the state. However, the flourishing role of the private sector in security over the last twenty years has brought this into question. In this book Deborah Avant examines the privatization of security and its impact on the control of force. She describes the growth of private security companies, explains how the industry works, and describes its range of customers – including states, non-government organisations and commercial transnational corporations. She charts the inevitable trade-offs that the market for force imposes on the states, firms and people wishing to control it, suggests a new way to think about the control of force, and offers a model of institutional analysis that draws on both economic and sociological reasoning. The book contains case studies drawn from the US and Europe as well as Africa and the Middle East.

Author : Magnus Dahlstedt,Andreas Fejes
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2019-03-04
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780429894022

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Neoliberalism and Market Forces in Education by Magnus Dahlstedt,Andreas Fejes Pdf

Neoliberalism and Market Forces in Education provides a wide perspective on the dramatic transformation of education policy in Sweden that has taken place during the last 30 years, with a specific focus on marketization. The marketization of education in Sweden is set in the wider international context of changes in education systems. With contributions from researchers across a wide range of scientific disciplines, the book provides examples of the consequences of market orientation in education in terms of increase in inequality as well as in terms of what the market orientation means for principals, teachers and students. It considers how Sweden has developed one of the most marketized education systems in the world and the possible consequences of such processes, as identified by research. Neoliberalism and Market Forces in Education will be of great interest to educational practitioners, politicians, scholars in the field, and postgraduate and research students in education.

Author : Richard Morgan
Publisher : Gollancz
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2008-12-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780575085855

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Market Forces by Richard Morgan Pdf

Chris Faulkner has just landed the job of his dreams. But Shorn Associates are market leaders in Conflict Investment. They expect results, they expect the best. Chris has one very high-profile kill to his name already but he will have to drive hard and go for kill after kill if he's to keep his bosses happy. All he has to do in the meantime is stay alive ... Morgan's new futuristic thriller is perfect for any fan of the modern thriller. It combines the big ideas of Michael Crichton with a pounding narrative drive.

Author : Sir Kit McMahon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Economic policy
ISBN : UCSC:32106019504320

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Market Forces by Sir Kit McMahon Pdf

Author : Frank W. Musgrave
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2015-02-24
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317457244

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The Economics of U.S. Health Care Policy: The Role of Market Forces by Frank W. Musgrave Pdf

Designed as a primary text for courses in health care economics and policy analysis, this comprehensive work places the issues and economic analysis of the health care industry in the context of market forces driving the industry, including negotiated markets, managed care, and the growing influence of oligopolies. Written in accessible prose, without the aid of technical jargon and mathematical formulations, the content is rich with applicable, understandable economic concepts and analysis, and examples of market failure and government involvement. Some of the major policy issues covered are drug pricing, Medicare and Medicaid reform, the medically uninsured, for-profit hospital monopoly price power, managed care competitive pricing, and new negotiated markets. The relevant economic concepts employed in the text include price elasticity of demand/supply, market structure from competitive to oligopolistic markets, monopoly pricing power, measures of health care inflation and the biases of the CPI, demand and supply factors, inverse relationship of present health care expenditures as a percentage of GDP, measures/concepts of efficiency, and the role of government in a market era.

Author : George Wilton
Publisher : Az Boek
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2024-04-27
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9786256315587

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The invisible hand: market forces and modern economics by George Wilton Pdf

Author : Sheena Choi
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Chinese
ISBN : 0815340303

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Gender, Ethnicity, Market Forces, and College Choices by Sheena Choi Pdf

First published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : David Miller,Claire Harkins,Matthias Schlögl,Brendan Montague
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2017-11-09
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780191067587

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Impact of Market Forces on Addictive Substances and Behaviours by David Miller,Claire Harkins,Matthias Schlögl,Brendan Montague Pdf

The differences between alcohol, food, gambling, and tobacco as consumer products are obvious. Yet research suggests that there are underlying similarities in the way that food, alcohol, and gambling industries are replicating the tobacco industry's strategy of attempting to influence and determine public health policy. Impact of Market Forces on Addictive Substances and Behaviours examines the 'web of influence' formed by industries which manufacture and sell addictive products and trade associations and policy intermediaries such as lobbyists and think tanks in the EU. Using a new dataset on these corporate networks, it quantifies the strength of the connections between the actors in these webs, and uses this data to guide qualitative studies on the content of corporate strategy and, specifically, on corporations' attempts to 'capture' policy and three crucial ancillary domains: science, civil society, and the news and promotional media. The study draws on the structural data to outline the comprehensive engagement of industry with policy issues at the EU and the ways in which corporations and stakeholders attempt to influence policy in their favour. It concludes by asking what kinds of solutions might be possible to the evident public health challenges posed by the addictions web of influence, and proposes key reforms that have the best chance of minimising the impact of disease stemming from addictions in European countries. Impact of Market Forces on Addictive Substances and Behaviours is based on the research from ALICE RAP, a multidisciplinary European study of addictive substances and behaviours in contemporary society. This is an essential resource for public health researchers, policy makers in the addictive substance and behaviours field, and academics specialising in the fields of governance of addictive substances and behaviours and public health, as well as GPs and social workers wishing to supplement their knowledge on current addiction issues.

Author : Frank W. Musgrave
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2015-02-24
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317457251

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The Economics of U.S. Health Care Policy: The Role of Market Forces by Frank W. Musgrave Pdf

Designed as a primary text for courses in health care economics and policy analysis, this comprehensive work places the issues and economic analysis of the health care industry in the context of market forces driving the industry, including negotiated markets, managed care, and the growing influence of oligopolies. Written in accessible prose, without the aid of technical jargon and mathematical formulations, the content is rich with applicable, understandable economic concepts and analysis, and examples of market failure and government involvement. Some of the major policy issues covered are drug pricing, Medicare and Medicaid reform, the medically uninsured, for-profit hospital monopoly price power, managed care competitive pricing, and new negotiated markets. The relevant economic concepts employed in the text include price elasticity of demand/supply, market structure from competitive to oligopolistic markets, monopoly pricing power, measures of health care inflation and the biases of the CPI, demand and supply factors, inverse relationship of present health care expenditures as a percentage of GDP, measures/concepts of efficiency, and the role of government in a market era.

Author : William Nicolson
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2014-01-07
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781476730417

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The Romantic Economist by William Nicolson Pdf

An economist, tired of being dumped by a string of girlfriends, tries to apply the clear, rational rules of economics to his sputtering love life, including playing hard to get by reducing your supply and finding a new girlfriend by finding an undervalued asset. Original.

Author : Clifford Winston
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2021-08-17
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780815739333

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Gaining Ground by Clifford Winston Pdf

Focusing on ways that markets work with, rather than against, governments to enhance public welfare. The optimal mix of market forces and government intervention to allocate resources is one of the longest-standing problems facing human civilization. At the theoretical extremes, resources in centrally planned economies are allocated by the government, while resources in capitalist economies are allocated by private markets. In practice, market forces and government interventions co-exist to allocate goods and services in a political environment with shifting pressures to give one approach more responsibility than the other. Current public attitudes toward markets are at a low point in the wake of the Great Recession and the growth in income inequality that began in the 1970s. However, in this book, noted Brookings economist Clifford Winston argues that it is a serious mistake to overlook that markets will be a critical part of the solution to any public objective—whether it be to reduce inequality, stimulate long-term growth, slow climate change, or eliminate COVID 19. In Winston’s view, policymakers should be much more aware of the many ways that markets help government to achieve economic and social goals and the potential that markets have to provide greater assistance in achieving those goals. Winston synthesizes the empirical evidence on the efficacy of markets in helping to protect consumers against anti-competitive behavior and when technology appears to prevent price competition; to enable individuals to make more informed decisions; and to reduce negative externalities, improve public production, and encourage innovations. Importantly, Winston presents evidence indicating how markets can also help to reduce poverty, promote fairness in labor markets, and provide merit goods. Winston subjects his assessment to a robustness test by explaining how market forces have helped to address the COVID-19 pandemic by, for example, finding new ways for people to work safely and providing incentives for pharmaceutical companies to develop safe and effective vaccines. Winston takes a proactive approach in his conclusion by suggesting the formation of a major “Commission” composed of academics, policymakers, and businesspeople. Such a panel could explore how market forces could provide greater help to government to address economic and social problems and could provide specific recommendations to facilitate market solutions where appropriate.

Author : Renee Prendergast,Frances Stewart
Publisher : Springer
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1994-02-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781349231386

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Market Forces and World Development by Renee Prendergast,Frances Stewart Pdf

The increasing liberalization and globalisation of the world economy has not been accompanied by covergence in the various indicators of economic and social development. The papers in this volume go some way towards explaining why the increasing reliance on market forces may lead to greater divergences in economic performance. They also point to the importance for the development process of social solidarity and institutions which encourage co-operative approaches to problem solving.

Author : Oleg T Bogomolov
Publisher : Springer
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2016-07-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781349115594

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Market Forces in Planned Economies by Oleg T Bogomolov Pdf

Author : V. S. Gupta,Rajeshwar Dyal
Publisher : Concept Publishing Company
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 8170226988

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Media and Market Forces by V. S. Gupta,Rajeshwar Dyal Pdf

Contributed research papers of various seminars organized by Asian Mass Communication Research and Information Centre and Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung.