Health Economics: An International Perspective is the only textbook to provide a truly international, comparative treatment of health economics. Offering an analysis of health systems across borders, the fourth edition of this key text has been updated and revised to take account of changes in a host of countries.

This edition features an expanded introduction, providing better grounding for many of the examples that come in subsequent chapters and making it easier for non-health care experts to see the links between the theory, the examples and the health care system components. It also boasts a restructured format, dividing the book into two broad sections: the first focuses on ideas and principles, along with evidence on their applications in the health sector, whereas the second focuses on introducing core tools and techniques used in applied health economics research.

Further updates to this edition include:

two new chapters on applied econometrics;

a new chapter on equity, focusing on equity in access to health care, paying particular attention to how access and need for health care are defined and measured in applied research;

a new chapter on emerging issues for health systems that are emanating from a series of global transitions both within (e.g. demographic change, epidemiological change, the global resolution on universal health coverage) and without the health sector (e.g. economic transitions).

Throughout the text, examples and illustrations are taken from a wide range of settings and world regions, providing a unique overview of the performance of different health systems.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction: health economics in international perspective PART 1 Introductory health economics 2. The demand for health and health services 3. Production, health and health care: efficient use of inputs 4. Cost of delivering health services 5. Basic market models 6. Supplier-induced demand and agency 7. Market failure and government PART 2 Further economics of markets and market intervention 8. Contracting 9. Market structures 10. Hospital and health provider behaviour and motivation 11. The economics of regulation 12. Incentives and agency PART 3 The economics of health systems 13. Health systems: a framework for analysis 14. Tax and social health insurance mechanisms 15. Private financing mechanisms 16. Health systems around the world: an introduction to variation and performance 17. The economics of health in an era of global transition PART 4 Tools and techniques for measurement and analysis PART 4a Economic evaluation 18. The theoretical bases of economic evaluation 19. Issues in the measurement of costs 20. Measuring benefits in economic evaluation 21. Practical steps in economic evaluation 22. Economic evaluation as a framework for choice PART 4b Applied econometrics and other tools 23. Introductory applied health econometrics 24. Methods and applications for causal analysis 25. Equity in access to health care: key measurement issues.

Directing: Film Techniques and Aesthetics is a comprehensive exploration into the art and craft of directing for film and television. It’s filled with practical advice, essential technical information, and inspiring case studies for every stage of production. This book covers the methods, technologies, thought processes, and judgments that a director must use throughout the fascinating process of making a film, and concentrates on developing the human aspects of cinema to connect with audiences.

The fully revised and updated 6th edition features new sections on using improvisation, the development of characters for long form television series, visual design, the role of the digital imaging technician, film promotion and distribution, alongside expanded information on contemporary color grading tools, stylistic approaches and genre, workflows, blocking scenes for the camera and more. The book emphasizes independent and short form cinema which allows cutting-edge creativity and professionalism on shoestring budgets. Recognizing that you learn best by doing, it includes dozens of practical hands-on projects and activities to help you master technical and conceptual skills.

Just as important as surmounting technological hurdles is the conceptual and authorial side of filmmaking. This book provides an unusually clear view of the artistic process, particularly in working with actors and principle crew members. It offers eminently practical tools and exercises to help you develop your artistic identity, find credible and compelling stories, choose and work with your cast and hone your narrative skills. Directing shows you how to surpass mere technical proficiency and become a storyteller with a distinctive voice and style.

The accompanying companion website includes film analysis exercises, shooting projects, checklists and assignment forms, analytical questionnaires, updated production forms and logs for all phases of a project with links to additional resources and set safety advice.

Table of Contents

CONTENTS

Introduction

PART 1: THE DIRECTOR AND ARTISTIC IDENTITY

1 THE WORLD OF THE FILM DIRECTOR

2 DEVELOPING AS A DIRECTOR

PART 2: THE STORY AND ITS DEVELOPMENT

3 ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF DRAMA

4 SHAPING THE STORY INTO DRAMA

5 PLOT, TIME, AND STRUCTURE

PART 3: THE DIRECTOR AND THE SCRIPT

6 SCREENPLAY GROUND RULES

7 RECOGNIZING THE SUPERIOR SCREENPLAY

8 SCRIPT ANALYSIS AND DEVELOPMENT

PART 4: AUTHORSHIP AND AESTHETICS

9 CINEMATIC POINT OF VIEW

10 FORM AND STYLE

11 TONE, STYLE AND GENRE

PART 5: A DIRECTOR’S SCREEN GRAMMAR

12 FILM LANGUAGE

13 THE FRAME AND THE SHOT

14 THE MOVING CAMERA

15 LANGUAGE OF THE EDIT

16 THE HUMAN VANTAGE OF CINEMATIC LANGUAGE

PART 6: PREPRODUCTION

17 EXPLORING THE SCRIPT

18 CASTING

19 ACTING FUNDAMENTALS 227

20 DIRECTING ACTORS

21 REHEARSALS

22 ACTING EXERCISE

23 PLANNING THE VISUAL DESIGN

24 DEVELOPING THE SHOOTING SCRIPT

25 LINE PRODUCING AND LOGISTICS

PART 7: PRODUCTION

26 DEVELOPING A PRODUCTION CREW

27 THE DIRECTOR AND PRODUCTION TECH

28 ON SET: PRODUCTION BEGINS

29 DIRECTING ON THE SET

30 MONITORING CONTINUITY AND PROGRESS

PART 8: POSTPRODUCTION

31 POSTPRODUCTION OVERVIEW

32 EDITING BEGINS: GETTING TO KNOW THE FOOTAGE

33 THE ROUGH CUT

34 GETTING TO FINE CUT AND PICTURE LOCK

35 WORKING WITH MUSIC

36 THE FINISHING TOUCHES

37 GETTING IT OUT THERE

Filmography

Photograph and Illustration Acknowledgements

Index

Craig’s Soil Mechanics continues to evolve and remain the definitive text for civil engineering students worldwide. It covers fundamental soil mechanics and its application in applied geotechnical engineering from A to Z and at the right depth for an undergraduate civil engineer, with sufficient extension material for supporting MSc level courses, and with practical examples and digital tools to make it a useful reference work for practising engineers.

This new edition now includes:

Restructured chapters on foundations and earthworks, the latter including new material on working platforms and collapse of underground cavities (sinkhole formation).

New mobilised-stress-based deformation methods that can straightforwardly be used with both linear and non-linear soil stiffness models and field measurements of shear wave velocity, for serviceability limit state design.

Extended sets of correlations for making sensible first estimates of soil parameters, adding deformation-based parameters for broader coverage than the Eighth Edition.

Extended section onrobust statistical selection of characteristic soil parameters.

Greater use of consolidation theory throughout in determining whether actions, processes and laboratory/in-situ tests are drained or undrained.

Extended chapter on in-situ testing, adding the Flat Dilatometer Test (DMT), and interpretation of consolidation parameters from CPTU and DMT testing.

An updated section on pile load testing.

Additional worked examples and end-of-chapter problems covering new material, with fully worked solutions for lecturers.

The electronic resources on the book’s companion website are developed further, with the addition of two new spreadsheet numerical analysis tools and improvement of existing tools from the Eighth Edition. Using these, readers can take real soil test data, interpret its mechanical properties and apply these to a range of common geotechnical design problems at ultimate and serviceability limiting states.

Table of Contents

Part I Development of a mechanical model for soil

1 Basic characteristics of soils

2 Seepage

3 Effective stress

4 Consolidation

5 Soil behaviour in shear

6 Ground investigation

7 In-situ testing

Part II Applications in geotechnical engineering

8 Shallow foundations: capacity

9 Shallow foundations: serviceability

10 Deep foundations

11 Retaining structures

12 Earthworks

13 Evaluating geotechnical performance

Bridging theory and practice, this accessible text considers fashion from both cultural studies and fashion studies perspectives, and addresses the growing interaction between the two fields. Kaiser and Green use a wide range of cross-cultural case studies to explore how race, ethnicity, class, gender and other identities intersect and are produced through embodied fashion. Drawing on intersectionality in feminist theory and cultural studies, Fashion and Cultural Studies is essential reading for students and scholars. This revised edition includes updated case studies and two new chapters. The first new chapter explores religion, spirituality, and faith in relation to style, fashion, and dress. The second offers a critique of “beauty� and considers dressed embodiment inclusive of diverse sizes, shapes and dis/abilities. Throughout the text, Kaiser and Green use a range of examples to interrogate the complex entanglements of production, regulation, distribution, consumption, and subject formation within and through fashion.

Journalism is a pool staffed by distracted lifeguards and no matter how fancy your school is, your first week in a real newsroom will feel like a shove in the small of the back into 15 feet of water. Most of us come up for air eventually, but if you’re like journalist and educator Colleen Steffen, you may still be left feeling like all that training in inverted pyramids and question lists left something important out: you!

Journalism is people managing, wrestling truth and story out of the messy, confusing raw material that is a human being, and the messiest human involved can often be the reporter themselves. So it’s time to talk about it. Instead of nervously skirting the sizable EQ (emotional intelligence) portion of this IQ (intelligence intelligence) enterprise, Soft Skills for the New Journalist explores how it FEELS to do this strange, hard, amazing job—and how to use those feelings to better your work and yourself.

Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction: Welcome and congratulations! You’ve chosen well

Chapter 1: A is for Attitude

Chapter 2: I went to college with an electric typewriter, and other cautionary tales

Chapter 3: Finally we get to the important stuff

Chapter 4: So something shiny caught your eye

Chapter 5: Working on your pitch (not the sports kind, sorry)

Chapter 6: Editors have the worst ideas

Chapter 7: Hi, stranger! The in-person approach

Chapter 8: Can’t I just email???

Chapter 9: The shy person’s guide to not dying inside while on assignments

Chapter 10: Not everyone is going to like you (unreasonable but true)

Chapter 11: All about sources

Chapter 12: Take a flying (imaginative) leap

Chapter 13: The all-important nutgraf

Chapter 14: So … I’m supposed to say what to this person?

Chapter 15: OK! Finally! Interviewing!

Chapter 16: Journalism magic—it’s a thing!

Chapter 17: Or maybe just shut up for a minute

Chapter 18: Don’t rush off to lunch just yet

Chapter 19: Yes, you still need a notebook

Chapter 20: Don’t be a banker

Chapter 21: Get in shape

Chapter 22: To outline or not to outline

Chapter 23: "I hate writing; I love having written."—Dorothy Parker

Chapter 24: But also … try this to love writing a little more

Chapter 25: Get your crap together

Chapter 26: How to tell when you’re done

Chapter 27: A word about grammar

Chapter 28: Developing a journalist’s conscience

Chapter 29: The day after

Chapter 30: Speaking of what other people think …

Chapter 31: You did it! You’re done!

Chapter 32: WWNBD? (What would Nellie Bly do?)

Chapter 33: Keep your head in the game

Chapter 34: I believe in you! Goodbye!

Tourism Geography develops a critical understanding of how different geographies of tourism are created and maintained. Drawing on both historical and contemporary perspectives, the discussion connects tourism to key geographical concepts relating to globalization, mobility, new geographies of production and consumption, and post-industrial change. The new edition has been fully updated to have an international focus, with global case studies and broader based content.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1. Tourism, Geography and Geographies of Tourism Part 1: The Emergence of Global Tourism 2. The Emergence of Modern Tourism Demand 3. Global Patterns of International Travel and Tourism Supply Part 2: Economic, Environmental and Social Fundamentals of Tourism 4. Costs and Benefits: the Physical and Economic Development of Tourism 5. Tourism, Sustainability and Environmental Change 6. Socio-cultural Relations in Tourism Part 3: Tourism Places 7. Inventing Places: Theming and Events in Tourism 8. Urban Tourism in a Changing World 9. History and Heritage as Tourism Experiences 10. Tourism and Nature: From the Beach to the Jungle 11. Consumption, Identity and Speciality Tourisms Part 4: Applied Tourism Geographies 12. Planning and Managing Tourism Development 13. Tourism Geography and the Future of Tourism

Our socio-economic systems continue to grow and evolve. We need to acknowledge that, consequently, our decisions often fail – they are ineffective and create unexpected side effects. The speed of execution is increasing constantly and markets and systems respond almost immediately, making decision-making challenging. There is little or no room for failure.

This important new book analyses real world strategy and policy challenges, addressing the interconnectedness of the markets/systems we live in. It provides a step-by-step approach using systems thinking to solve complex problems in socio-political as well as business environment. It proposes a technique with which to better understand the problems and the context in which they arise, and tools to directly inform each step of the decision-making process. The book explores the main innovation that systemic thinking introduces – the emphasis on defining the problem creating system, which is made up of interacting parts, rather than prioritizing events that need immediate fixing.The case studies, examples and the approach proposed can be used to better understand reality and its complexity, and to integrate stakeholders for a better solution.

Practically, it can be used to identify problems, analyse their boundaries, design interventions, forecast and measure their expected impacts, implement them and monitor and evaluate their success/failure. The book touches upon global issues related to policy making and strategic management, as well as issues related to sustainable development for both the public and private sector.

School Leadership for Democratic Education in South Africa explores the democratization and modernization of education in South Africa, analyzing the state of school leadership in South African schools from the time of the new democratic education dispensation in 1994 to the present day.

The book maps out what the future of education in South Africa could look like and explores the most conducive educational environments for change in South African schools. It adopts a critical approach to analyzing leadership and management in the context of school governance, school effectiveness, teacher development, multiculturalism and equity in education. Contributions explore the democratization and modernization of education in South Africa through examining different perspectives, achievements and challenges, and also consider issues around access to technology, language policy and the curriculum along with new literature on selected aspects of leadership.

This book will be of great interest for researchers, scholars, and students in the fields of educational leadership, sociology of education, and teacher education.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Conceptualizing leadership and school leadership in a democratic South Africa: an evolving leadership perspective

R. Mestry

School leadership and governance

M.I. Xaba

School effectiveness and improvement in a South African school context

R Mestry & T Makoelle

School leadership and teacher appraisal, performance and professional development in South African schools

M Tshelane

School leadership within a unionized school environment : a structural-Marxist analysis perspective

VT Zengele

School leadership and teacher leadership: the role of distributed leadership towards teacher leaders

TM Makoelle

Managing and leading multiculturalism and multilingualism in a democratic school environment LDN Tlale

School leadership and curriculum management for quality teaching and learning by school management teams

T.I Mogashoa

Managing inclusive schools in South African schools: a transformational leadership perspective

T. Makhalemele & T.M. Makoelle

Leading schools as centers of technological practice

P. Naidoo & K. Rasool

Legal framework for the status of school leaders in South Africa

P. du Plessis

School leadership and learner discipline

P du Plessis

School Leadership and Financial Management

R. Mestry

School leadership and gender

LDN Tlale

Conclusion

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Introduction to Sports Biomechanics: Analysing Human Movement Patterns is a genuinely accessible and comprehensive guide to all of the biomechanics topics covered in an undergraduate sports and exercise science degree.

Now in a fully revised and updated third edition, the book explores both the qualitative and quantitative analysis of human movement, covering the following key topics:

Movement patterns – the essence and purpose of sports biomechanics

Qualitative analysis of sports movements

Sports movement patterns and the geometry of motion

Quantitative motion analysis in sports biomechanics

What causes sports movements? Forces and moments of force

The anatomy of human movement

Every chapter contains cross references to key terms and definitions, learning objectives and summaries, study tasks to confirm and extend understanding, and suggestions for further reading.　

In addition to the printed textbook, readers of this new edition will also have access to an Interactive eTextbook version, a new kind of e-book that can be used on both mobile and desktop devices offering students an unparalleled level of interactivity. Featuring video, data files, pop-up definitions, hyperlinks, self-test quizzes and interactive labelling and sorting tasks, this new electronic edition brings the subject of sports biomechanics to life like no other textbook. This remains an essential course text for students of sport and exercise, human movement sciences, ergonomics, biomechanics, physical education, and sports performance and coaching.

Table of Contents

1. Movement patterns – the essence of sports biomechanics 2. Qualitative analysis of sports movements 3. Sports movement patterns and the geometry of motion 4. Quantitative motion analysis in sports biomechanics 5. What causes sports movements? Forces and moments of force 6. The anatomy of human movement

The fashion industry has a dynamic, ever-changing landscape. The last decade has seen a shift in consumer expectations and a heightened dependence on efficient and effective supply chain management. These shifts in the consumer mentality have already forced apparel retailers to adapt, making changes throughout their organisations to maintain consumer loyalty. This new textprovides an overview of the latest trends and advances in fashion supply chain management and logistics, including:

The fundamentals of fashion supply chain management

Strategic management of the fashion supply chain, including the planning aspect of management

Technology in fashion supply chain management

Radio-frequency identification (RFID) and interoperability

Drawing on the expertise of academics, researchers and industry experts, including a wealth of real-life international cases, this book is ideal for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students and academics of fashion management, logistics and supply chain management, as well as practising professionals.

Table of Contents

Foreword II

1. Basic concepts of fashion supply chain

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Supply Chain and supply chain management

1.3 Supply Chain environment

1.4 Outsourcing and Off-shoring

1.5 Fast Fashion

1.6 Sustainable supply and logistics

References

2. Introduction to Fashion

2.1 The definition of fashion

2.2 Concepts of fashion

2.3 Cultural dimension of fashion consumers

2.4 Consumer’s Decision-making process

References

3. Lean vs Agile supply chain

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Fashion Supply chain – Volatility

3.3 Agile Supply Chain

3.4 Lean Supply Chain

3.5 Similarities and difference

3.6 Summary

References

4. Supply Chain Integration in the Apparel Industry

4.1 Introduction

4.2 Literature Review

4.3 Supply Chain Integration in the Apparel Industry

4.4 Vertical Integration

4.5 Horizontal Integration

4.6 Analysis of the two Solutions

References

5. Fashion Supply chain Traceability –RFID vs Barcode

5.1 Introduction

5.2 Barcodes

5.3 RFID

5.4 Similarities between the two solutions

5.5 Open or closed-loop system

5.6 Summary

References

6. Consumer behaviour and fashion supply chain

6.1 Consumer purchasing behavior

6.2 Impulse purchasing behaviour

6.3 Products characteristics

6.4 Consumer characteristics

References

7. Research methodologies for fashion supply chain analysis

7.1 Introduction

7.2 Research Philosophy

7.3 Research approach

7.4 Data sources

7.5 Data collection approach

7.6 Data collection method

7.7 Data analysis method

7.8 Sampling and validation

References

8. Social media and fashion supply chain

8.1 Social Media

8.2 Fashion Industry and Social Media

8.3 Fashion Blogging

8.4 Social Media and Fashion Markets

8.5 Brand Image Building

References

9. The global supply chain risk management

9.1 Introduction

9.2 Supply chain risk

9.3 Global Supply Chain Risk

9.4 Importance of supply chain risk management

9.5 Risk Drivers

9.6 Five Steps Integrated Risk Management Framework

9.7 Summary

References

10. A delivery system of Sainsbury’s clothing brand

10.1 Introduction

10.2 Problem Identification

10.3 Home delivery

10.4 In-store Delivery

10.5 Comparisons

10.6 Summary

References

This popular, world-wide selling textbook teaches engineering mathematics in a step-by-step fashion and uniquely through engineering examples and exercises which apply the techniques right from their introduction. This contextual use of mathematics is highly motivating, as with every topic and each new page students see the importance and relevance of mathematics in engineering. The examples are taken from mechanics, aerodynamics, electronics, engineering, fluid dynamics and other areas. While being general and accessible for all students, they also highlight how mathematics works in any individual's engineering discipline. The material is often praised for its careful pace, and the author pauses to ask questions to keep students reflecting. Proof of mathematical results is kept to a minimum. Instead the book develops learning by investigating results, observing patterns, visualizing graphs and answering questions using technology. This textbook is ideal for first year undergraduates and those on pre-degree courses in Engineering (all disciplines) and Science. New to this Edition: - Fully revised and improved on the basis of student feedback - New sections - More examples, more exam questions - Vignettes and photos of key mathematicians Accompanying online resources for this title can be found at bloomsburyonlineresources.com/engineering-mathematics-through-applications-2. These resources are designed to support teaching and learning when using this textbook and are available at no extra cost.

The field of sports development is becoming ever more professional, with the levels of expertise in planning and efficiency required of those working in private or national sports institutions higher than they have ever been. In response to this, strategic sports development has emerged as a means of applying business strategies to the context of sports development. Strategic Sports Development is the first book to directly address this important new field.

The book comprehensively explains the strategic concepts and techniques that sports students and practitioners across the UK and internationally need to understand. It includes:

national and local case studies that appraise existing strategic management practice in sports development

separate full introductions to sports development and business strategy

a range of tasks and resources that encourage the reader to develop knowledge, skills and competencies through the application of theory to practical examples

the application of strategic management principles to the development of sport and development through sport

everything the reader needs to engage meaningfully with the relevant National Occupational Standards for the sport development profession.

Strategic Sports Development is designed to help students develop the practical skills needed to contribute to development strategy in a vocational context, and give practitioners the confidence and know-how to improve the strategic development of their sports organization. This book is essential reading for all students and practitioners of strategic sports development, and a valuable resource for students of sports management or development in general.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Internal Analysis Chapter 3. The External Environment Chapter 4. Making Strategic Choices in Sport Development Chapter 5. Strategic Performance Management 1: strategic implementation Chapter 6. Strategic Performance Management 2: evaluating strategic sport development Chapter 7. Strategic Partnerships Chapter 8. Politics, Policy and Sport Development Chapter 9. Strategic Leadership Chapter 10. A different ball game? In pursuit of greater strategic collaboration between sport-specific and community sport development Chapter 11. Towards a ‘Community Practice’ approach

Updated in its 3rd edition, Basic Methods of Policy Analysis and Planning presents quickly applied methods for analyzing and resolving planning and policy issues at state, regional, and urban levels.

Divided into two parts, Methods which presents quick methods in nine chapters and is organized around the steps in the policy analysis process, and Cases which presents seven policy cases, ranging in degree of complexity, the text provides readers with the resources they need for effective policy planning and analysis. Quantitative and qualitative methods are systematically combined to address policy dilemmas and urban planning problems. Readers and analysts utilizing this text gain comprehensive skills and background needed to impact public policy.

Table of Contents

Part 1 Methods 1. The Need for Simple Methods of Policy Analysis and Planning 2. The Policy Analysis Process 3. Crosscutting Methods 4. Verifying, Defining, and Detailing the Problem 5. Establishing Evaluation Criteria 6. Identifying Alternatives 7. Evaluating Alternative Policies 8. Displaying Alternatives and Distinguishing among Them 9. Monitoring and Evaluating Implemented Policies Part 2 Cases 10. Downtown Development 11. Defending against Accusations of Discriminatory Housing Practices 12. Municipal Garbage. Solid-Waste Collection Methods 13. University On Campus Parking Policies 14. Emergency Aid for Home Heating Fuel. Developing an Allocation Formula 15. A State Tax on Plastic Shopping Bags 16. Public-Private Redevelopment Projects: The Case of Underground Atlanta

This book introduces the main concepts of microeconomics to upper division undergraduate students or first year graduate students who have undergone at least one elementary calculus course. The book fully integrates graphical and mathematical concepts and offers over 150 analytical examples demonstrating numerical solutions.

The book has a strong theoretical basis but shows how microeconomics can be brought to bear on the real world. New Features for this edition include:

an incorporation of the theory of stock externalities associated with greenhouse gases

development of the section on insurance with particular reference to the new US healthcare program

greater integration of game theoretic concepts throughout the book.

The book’s style is accessible, but also rigorous. Mathematical examples are provided throughout the book, in particular for key concepts and the result is a balanced approach in terms of prose, graphics, and mathematics.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction Part One: Consumer Sovereignty 2. Consumer Preferences 3. Utility Maximization 4. Comparative Statics: Analysis of Individual Demand and Labor Supply Part Two: Markets and Consumer Interaction 5. Market Demand 6. Pure Exchange Part Three: Producers’ Rules 7. Production Technology 8. Theory of Cost Part Four: Competitive Forces 9. Perfect Competition 10. Economic Efficiency 11. General Competitive Equilibrium Part Five: Monopoly Power 12. Monopoly and Regulation 13. Price Discrimination Part Six: Strategic Agent Interaction 14. Game Theory 15. Industrial Organization Part Seven: Input Markets 16. Competitive Input Markets 17. Monopoly Power in Input Markets Part Eight: Risky World and Intertemporal Choices 18. Risky Choices and Risk Aversion 19. Intertemporal Choices and Capital Decisions Part Nine: Missing Markets 20. Welfare Economics 21. Externalities 22. Public Goods 23. Asymmetric Information.

Global ethics focuses on the most pressing contemporary ethical issues - poverty, global trade, terrorism, torture, pollution, climate change and the management of scarce recourses. It draws on moral and political philosophy, political and social science, empirical research, and real-world policy and activism. The Routledge Handbook of Global Ethics is an outstanding reference source to the key topics, problems and debates in this exciting subject, presenting an authoritative overview of the most significant issues and ideas in global ethics. The 31 chapters by a team of international contributors are structured into six key parts:

normative theory

conflict and violence

poverty and development

economic justice

bioethics and health justice

environment and climate ethics.

Covering the theoretical and practical aspects of global ethics as well as policy, The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Global Ethics provides a benchmark for the study of global ethics to date, as well as outlining future developments. It will prove an invaluable reference for policy-makers, and is essential reading for students and researchers in philosophy, international relations, political science, environmental and development studies and human rights law.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction Darrel Moellendorf and Heather Widdows 2. The trends and tendencies of global integration Barrie Axford Part 1: Normative theory 3. Ethical theory and global challenges Ruth Chadwick and Alan O’Connor 4. Theories, types and bounds of justice Richard J. Arneson 5. Gender, care and global values Virginia Held 6. Cosmopolitanism and its critics Gillian Brock 7. Human rights Rainer Forst 8. Universalism, relativism and difference Peter Jones and Graham Long Part 2: Conflict and violence 9. War and terrorism Brian Orend 10. Torture Henry Shue 11. Humanitarian intervention Alex J. Bellamy 12. Nuclear weapons and containment Douglas P. Lackey Part 3: Poverty and development 13. Poverty Hennie Lötter 14. Development Julian Culp 15. Aid and charity Nigel Dower 16. Immigration Sarah Fine and Andrea Sangiovanni Part 4: Economic justice 17. International trade Christian Barry and Scott Wisor 18. International financial institutions Meena Krishnamurthy 19. Corporate social responsibility and multinational corporations Nien-hê Hsieh and Florian Wettstein 20. Consumption and non-consumption Nicole Hassoun 21. Prostitution and trafficking for sexual labour Julia O’Connell Davidson 22. Distributive institutions Chris Armstrong Part 5: Bioethics and health justice 23. Research ethics Udo Schüklenk and Ricardo Smalling 24. Trade in human body parts Teck Chuan Voo and Alastair V. Campbell 25. Reproductive rights and reproductive technologies Hille Haker 26. Patents and intellectual property rights Roger Brownsword Part 6: Environmental and climate ethics 27. Climate change Simon Caney 28. Pollution Benjamin S. Hale 29. Sustainability John O’Neill 30. Biodiversity Andrew Brennan and Norva Y. S. Lo 31. Population Tim Mulgan. Index

Most information systems textbooks overwhelm business students with overly technical information they may not need in their careers. This textbook takes a new approach to the required information systems course for business majors. For each topic covered, the text highlights key "Take-Aways" that alert students to material they will need to remember during their careers. Sections titled "Where You Fit In" and "Why This Chapter Matters" explain how the topics being covered will impact students on the job. Review questions, discussion questions, and summaries are also included. This second edition is updated to include new technology, along with a new running case study.

Key features:

Single-mindedly for business students who are not technical specialists

Doesn’t try to prepare IS professionals; other courses will do that

Stresses the enabling technologies and application areas that matter the most today

Based on the author’s real-world experience

Up to date regarding technology and tomorrow’s business needs

This is the book the author—and, more importantly, his students—wishes he had when he started teaching. Dr. Mallach holds degrees in engineering from Princeton and MIT, and in business from Boston University. He worked in the computer industry for two decades, as Director of Strategic Planning for a major computer firm and as co-founder/CEO of a computer marketing consulting firm. He taught information systems in the University of Massachusetts (Lowell and Dartmouth) business schools for 18 years, then at Rhode Island College following his retirement. He consults in industry and serves as Webmaster for his community, in between hiking and travel with his wife.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Why Information Systems Matter in Business

Role of Information Systems in Business

information Systems Hardware

Information Systems Software

Data, Databases, and Database Management

Information Networks

Integrating the Organization

Connecting with Customers and Suppliers

Making Better Decisions

Planning and Selecting Information Systems

Developing Information Systems

Managing Information Systems

Index

The third edition of Issues in Cultural Tourism Studies provides a vital framework for analysing the complexity of cultural tourism and its increasing globalization in existing as well as emergent destinations of the world. It focuses in particular on the need for even more creative tourism strategies to differentiate destinations from each other using a blend of localized cultural products and innovative global attractions.

The book explores many of the most pertinent issues in heritage, arts, festivals, indigenous, ethnic and experiential cultural tourism in urban and rural environments alike. Since the second edition of this book there have been many important developments in this field and this third edition has been completely revised and updated to include:

New content on: demand and motivation for cultural tourism, sustainable cultural tourism, and ethnic cultural tourism

New and updated case studies from an even wider global perspective

A revised, up-to-date framework for global cultural tourism studies in the light of recent research, publications, and industry developments.

New pedagogical features within the text to aid understanding and critical thinking including: questions at the end of case studies and a further reading section.

At the interface between the global and the local, a sustainable and people-centred approach to cultural tourism planning and development is advocated to ensure that benefits are maximized for local areas, a sense of place and identity are retained, and the tourist experience is enhanced to the full. The text is unique in that it provides a summary and a synthesis of all of the major issues in global cultural tourism, which are presented in an accessible way using a diverse range of international case studies. It is essential and valuable reading for all tourism students.

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1 .A framework for cultural tourism studies 2.Demand and motivation for cultural tourism 3.The geography of cultural tourism 4. The politics of cultural tourism 5. Heritage, tourism and museums 6. Indigenous cultural tourism 7. Ethnic cultural tourism 8. The arts, festivals and cultural tourism 9. Creative tourism 10. Experiential tourism 11. Sustainable management of cultural tourism

Woza Albert! is one of the most popular and influential plays to have come out of the South African cultural struggle of the 1980s and a central work in the canon of South African theatre. Working with the idea of the Second Coming of Jesus Christ taking place in apartheid South Africa, the playwrights improvised a brilliant two-man show consisting of 26 vignettes, commenting on and satirising life under the apartheid regime. The play has become one of the most anthologized and produced South African plays both in South Africa, and internationally and is studied widely in schools as well as universities. This Student Edition contains a commentary and notes by Temple Hauptfleisch, Emeritus Professor at Stellenbosch University, South Africa. METHUEN DRAMA STUDENT EDITIONS are expertly annotated texts of a wide range of plays from the modern and classic repertoires. A well as the complete text of the play itself, this volume contains: * A contextualised chronology of the play and the playwrights' lives and works * an introductory discussion of the social, political, cultural and economic context in which the play was originally conceived and created * a succinct overview of the creation processes followed and subsequent performance history of the piece * an analysis of, and commentary on, some of the major themes and specific issues addressed by the text * a bibliography of suggested primary and secondary materials.

The Fundamentals of Fashion Management provides an in-depth look at the changing face of today's fiercely competitive fashion industry. Providing invaluable behind-the-scenes insights into the roles and processes of the industry, this book combines creative and business approaches for all those seeking to gain a solid understanding of what it means to work in the fashion sector. Packed with new visuals, case studies and exercises, The Fundamentals of Fashion Management also contains new interviews with key players from different sectors in the global fashion industry, including with a fashion forecaster, a brand account manager, a fashion buyer, a digital marketing manager, fashion journalist, and a fashion entrepreneur. With an additional new chapter on entrepreneurship and management, this a must-have handbook for all those looking to create successful business practice in fashion management, marketing, buying, retailing and related fields.

The next two decades will see more waves of technological disruption than the previous fifty. Adaptability and understanding of technological changes are now mission-critical to every business. Disruptive Technologies offers a three-step framework that enables readers to choose how their business responds to technological upheaval rather than being led by changes forced upon them. Showing how to understand a new technology, evaluate the challenge it poses, and finally respond to it, readers will come away secure in the knowledge that they have a workable system with which they can navigate ongoing technological disruption. This second edition features new chapters on the Metaverse and Web 3.0, as well as case studies and discussions of emerging technologies such as NFTs, artificial intelligence, virtual and augmented reality, graphene and 3D/4D printing. If companies do not grasp how developing technologies will impact their operations, supply chains, people and products, they have little hope of weathering the ongoing storm of digital disruption. Disruptive Technologies is your essential guide to creating a stable response to constant technological upheaval.

Ability Profiling and School Failure, Second Edition explores the social and contextual forces that shape the appearance of academic ability and disability and how these forces influence the perception of academic underachievement of minority students. At the book’s core is the powerful case study of a competent fifth grader named Jay, an African American boy growing up in a predominantly white, rural community, who was excluded from participating in science and literacy discourses within his classroom community.

In this new edition, researcher and teacher-educator Kathleen Collins situates the story of Jay’s struggle to be seen as competent within current scholarly conversations about the contextualized nature of dis/ability. In particular, she connects her work to recent research into the overrepresentation of minority students in special education, exploring the roles of situated literacies, classroom interactions, and social stereotypes in determining how some students come to be identified as "disabled." Ability Profiling and School Failure, Second Edition comprises a thorough investigation into the socially constructed nature of ability, identity, and achievement, illustrating the role of educational and social exclusion in positioning students within particular identities.

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Preface Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1: Sociocultural Perspectives on dis/Ability and Positioning Chapter 2 The boy who had something to say Chapter 3

“He’s what I would call out there.” Chapter 4 “He was immediate. He was like immediate.” Chapter 5 “Where’s the evidence?” Chapter 6 “Jay just amazes me during this, he really does.” Chapter 7 “It will be very, very difficult for him to learn how to function in the class.” Chapter 8 “It’s like a burst, a burst of fire.” Chapter 9 “You got to hear this!” Chapter 10 “So who wrote it?” Chapter 11 “Jay, we gotta find you a group.”

Chapter 12 “I’m the boy who likes bugs.” Chapter 13 “Do you think I’m proper?” Chapter 14 “This ain’t easy!” Chapter 15 “Church is not a game!” Chapter 16 “I think that’s why we became very good friends.” Chapter 17 "If you stick out, you get squashed:" Ability profiling as response to difference Epilogue Appendix Approaches to Inquiry, Analysis and Representation

Tourism is widely considered to be an important factor in socio-economic development, particularly in less developed countries. However, despite almost universal recognition of tourism’s development potential, the extent to which economic and social progress is linked to the growth of a country’s tourism sector remains the subject of intense debate. Tourism and Development in the Developing World offers a thorough overview of the tourism-development relationship. Focusing specifically on the less developed world and drawing on contemporary case studies, this updated second edition questions widely-held assumptions on the role of tourism in development and seeks to highlight the challenges faced by destinations seeking to achieve development through tourism.

The introductory chapter establishes the foundation for the book, exploring the meaning and objectives of development, reviewing theoretical perspectives on the developmental process, and assessing the reasons why less developed countries are attracted to tourism as a development option. The concept of sustainable development, as the most widely adopted contemporary model of development, is then introduced and its links with tourism critically assessed. Subsequent chapters explore the key issues associated with tourism and development, including the rise of globalization; the tourism planning and development process; the relationship between tourism and communities within which it is developed; the management implications of trends in the demand for and uptake of tourism; and an analysis of the consequences of tourism development for destination environments, economies and societies. A new chapter considers the challenges of climate change, sustainability of resource supply (oil, water and food), global economic instability, political instability and changing demographics. Finally, the issues raised throughout the book are drawn together in a concluding chapter that assesses the tourism and development ‘dilemma’.

Combining an overview of essential concepts, theories and knowledge with an analysis of contemporary issues and debates in tourism and development, this new edition will be an invaluable resource for those investigating tourism issues in developing countries. The book will be of interest to students of tourism, development, geography and area studies, international relations and politics, and sociology.

　

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1. Introduction: Tourism in Developing Countries 2. Tourism and Sustainable Development 3. Globalisation and Tourism 4. The Tourism Planning and Development Process 5. Community Response to Tourism 6. The Consumption of Tourism 7. Assessing the Impacts of Tourism 8Challenges to Tourism and Development. 9.Conclusion: The Tourism Development Dilemma

Casino Management in Integrated Resorts introduces students to the changing nature of casino businesses within the framework of an integrated resort or hospitality organisation.

In the new integrated casino model, casinos play an important role not only in revenue generation but in supporting the other amenities in the resort, including bars, restaurants, hotels and theme parks. This book brings readers up to speed with the challenges of managing a casino within this rapidly expanding gaming–leisure–tourism industry. It covers a range of essential topics, such as the basic psychology of casino gaming, the role and history of casinos within an integrated resort, staffing, floor design, table and slot game management, control and security, marketing and social impact.

Written in an accessible style, this book is suitable for readers with no prior knowledge of, or experience in, casino operations. It will be an essential introductory yet comprehensive resource for all those undertaking casino management courses.

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1 Introduction

2 History of Gambling, Casinos and Modern Integrated Resorts

3 The Role of Casino in an Integrated Resort

4 Psychology of Gambling and Casino Gaming

5 Casino Floor Design, Servicescape and Service Quality

6 Basic Casino Operation Concepts

7 Marketing Casino Gaming

8 Social Impact of Integrated Resorts

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Additional Article II

Casino and Gaming Resort Investigations addresses the continued and growing need for gaming security professionals to properly and successfully investigate the increasing and unique types of crime they will face in their careers. As the gaming industry has grown, so has the need for competent and highly skilled investigators who must be prepared to manage a case of employee theft one day to a sophisticated sports book scam the next.

This book provides the reader with the fundamental knowledge needed to understand how each gaming and non-gaming department functions and interacts within the overall gaming resort, allowing the investigator to determine and focus on the important elements of any investigation in any area. Each chapter delivers a background of a department or type of crime normally seen in the gaming environment, and then discusses what should be considered important or even critical for the investigator to know or determine in the course of the investigation. Likely scenarios, case histories, and tips, as well as cautions for investigators to be aware of, are used throughout the book.

This book was written for and directed at gaming security and surveillance professionals, including gaming regulators, and tribal gaming authorities, who are almost daily confronted by the ingenious and the most common scams, theft, and frauds that are perpetrated in the gaming world.

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Introduction

Chapter 1 - The Art of Investigations

Chapter 2 - Field Investigations

Chapter 3 – Marketing Considerations and Investigations

Chapter 4 – Objective and Impartial Investigations

Chapter 5 – Understanding the Scope of the Investigation

Chapter 6 – Starting the Investigation

Chapter 7 – Written Reports

Chapter 8 – Interviews

Chapter 9 – Ethics in Investigations

Chapter 10 – Prosecution

Chapter 11 – Jurisdictions, Regulations and Gaming Environments

Chapter 12 – Investigations and Liability

Non-Gaming Investigations

Chapter 13 – Hotel Investigations

Chapter 14 - Food and Beverage Investigations

Chapter 15 – Claim Investigations

Chapter 16 – Vehicle Accidents and Auto Theft

Chapter 17 – Post Investigation Best Practices

Gaming Investigations

Chapter 18 - Investigative Concepts

Chapter 19 - Covert Surveillance Investigations

Chapter 20 - Employee Theft and Fraud

Chapter 21 - Outside Agents and Collusion

Chapter 22 - Gaming Investigations

Chapter 23 - Cage

Chapter 24 - Slots

Chapter 25 - Table Games

Chapter 26 - Player’s Club

Chapter 27 - Marketing Scams

Chapter 28 - Keno and Bingo

Chapter 29 - Race and Sports Book

Chapter 30 - Night Clubs and Party Pools

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IOU Patrol

Tri-Shot Coverage

Audits and Close Watches

Common Tells of Cheating and Theft

Video Review and Investigation (IACSP White Paper)

Discover the tips, tricks and techniques that really work for concept artists, matte painters and animators. Compiled by the team at 3dtotal.com, Digital Painting Techniques, Volume 1 offers digital inspiration with hands-on insight and techniques from professional digital artists. More than just a gallery book - within Digital Painting Techniques each artist has written a breakdown overview, with supporting imagery of how they made their piece of work. Beginner and intermediate digital artists will be inspired by the gallery style collection of the finest examples of digital painting from world renowned digital artists. Start your mentorship into the world of digital painting today with some of the greatest digital artists in the world and delve into professional digital painting techiques, such as speed painting, custom brush creation and matte painting. Develop your digital painting skills beyond the variety of free online digital painting tutorials and apply the most up to date techniques to your digital canvas with Digital Painting Techniques for Animators.

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Speed Painting; Custom Brushes; Matte Painting; Creatures; Humans; Environments; Sci-Fi

Fantasy; Complete Projects; Gallery