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Regulation of Debt Collection in Europe - Understanding Informal Debt Collection Practices (Hardcover): Catalin-Gabriel Stanescu Regulation of Debt Collection in Europe - Understanding Informal Debt Collection Practices (Hardcover)
Catalin-Gabriel Stanescu
R3,774 Discovery Miles 37 740 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Due to the absence of due process and other procedural guarantees generally offered by judicial enforcement, informal debt collection practices (IDCPs) can become abusive, harming both consumers and the economy by threatening consumers' physical, psychological, and economic wellbeing; exposing lawabiding debt collectors to unfair competition; undermining the financial system; and negatively impacting social peace by resorting to criminal activity. The need to control and harmonize IDCPs surfaced in connection with the European Commission's Action Plan to tackle the high level of non-performing loans caused by the financial crisis and the Covid-19 pandemic -specifically the Proposal for a Directive on Credit Servicers, Credit Purchasers, and the Recovery of Collateral (CSD). Harmonizing the regulation of abusive IDCPs is vital for several reasons. First, IDCPs have a cross-border dimension due to the freedom of movement, enabling debt collection operations across the internal market. Second, the internal market's size amounts to over 450 million citizens potentially exposed to abusive IDCPs. The regulatory frameworks addressing IDCPs in the E.U. display divergent characteristics that may be difficult to navigate and require creating a level-playing field for consumers and debt collectors, especially when approaches vary at Member State level. This book addresses this gap by providing a comprehensive guide to regulating informal debt collection practices in eight Member States of the E.U. and the United Kingdom (U.K.). It serves as a comparative law instrument for implementing the recently adopted CSD. It will be important reading for students, academics, and stakeholders with an interest in debt collection practices and the law.

Leading Works in Law and Social Justice (Paperback): Faith Gordon, Daniel Newman Leading Works in Law and Social Justice (Paperback)
Faith Gordon, Daniel Newman
R1,250 Discovery Miles 12 500 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book assesses the role of social justice in legal scholarship and its potential future development by focusing upon the 'leading works' of the discipline. The rise of socio-legal studies over recent decades has led to a more interdisciplinary approach to the study of law, which prioritises placing law into its wider social context. Recognising the role that culture, economics and politics play in the development of law is important in order to fully understand the position and impact of law in society. Innovative and written in an engaging way, this collection includes leading and emerging scholars from across the world. Each contributor has been invited to select and analyse a 'leading work', a publication which has for them shed light on the way that law and social justice are interlinked and has influenced their own understanding, scholarship, advocacy, and, in some instances, activism. The book also includes a specially written foreword and afterword, which critically reflect upon the contributions of the 'leading works' to consider the role that social justice has played in law and legal education and the likely future path for social justice in legal scholarship. This book will be an essential resource for all those working in the areas of social justice, socio-legal studies and legal philosophy. It will be of wider interest to the social sciences more generally.

Illicit Finance and the Law in the Commonwealth Caribbean - The Myth of Paradise (Hardcover): Rohan D. Clarke Illicit Finance and the Law in the Commonwealth Caribbean - The Myth of Paradise (Hardcover)
Rohan D. Clarke
R3,788 Discovery Miles 37 880 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book provokes fresh ways of thinking about small developing States within the transnational legal order for combating money laundering and the financing of terrorism and proliferation (TAMLO). From the global wars on drugs and terror to journalistic exposes such as the 'Paradise', 'Panama' and 'Pandora' Papers, the Commonwealth Caribbean has been discursively stigmatised as a mythical island paradise of 'rogue' States. Not infrequently, their exercise of regulatory self-determination has been presented as the selling of their economic sovereignty to facilitate shady business deals and illicit finance from high-net-worth individuals, kleptocrats, tax-dodgers, organised crime networks and terrorist financiers. This book challenges conventional wisdom that Commonwealth Caribbean States are among the 'weakest links' within the global ecosystem to counter illicit finance. It achieves this by unmasking latent interests, and problematising coercive extraterritorial regulatory and surveillance practices, along the onshore/offshore and Global North/South axes. Interdisciplinary in its outlook, the book will appeal to policymakers, regulatory and supervisory authorities, academics and students concerned with better understanding legal and development policy issues related to risk-based regulatory governance of illicit finance. The book also provides an interesting exposition of substantive legal and policy issues arising from money laundering related to corruption and politically exposed persons, offshore finance, and offshore Internet gambling services.

Unlocking the Law of Evidence (Hardcover, 4th edition): Charanjit Singh Unlocking the Law of Evidence (Hardcover, 4th edition)
Charanjit Singh
R3,813 Discovery Miles 38 130 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Clear and accessible writing style which is concise without oversimplification is ideal for those who are looking for a straightforward, easy-to-follow textbook on the Law of Evidence in England and Wales Contains numerous extracts from cases and judgments framed by author commentary, presenting students with a wide range of legal authority Utilises an innovative suite of pedagogic tools to support learning and develop understanding of the law, preparing students for assessment New chapter on evidence in arbitral tribunals and additional practice tips, as well as full updates to case law throughout.

Law, Space, and the Vehicular Environment - Pavement and Asphalt (Hardcover): Sarah Marusek Law, Space, and the Vehicular Environment - Pavement and Asphalt (Hardcover)
Sarah Marusek
R1,389 Discovery Miles 13 890 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This book examines the paved road as a liminal space and legal frontier for enlivened, everyday struggles over property, power, and place/definition. This book explores paved medium of asphalt as a complex surface for legality that constitutively frames order against disorder involving jurisdiction tensions, property ownership, and cultural identities in vehicular environments. Will be of interest to students and scholars.

Territory - New Trajectories in Law (Hardcover): Nicholas Blomley Territory - New Trajectories in Law (Hardcover)
Nicholas Blomley
R1,532 Discovery Miles 15 320 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Introduction to the concept of territory as it applies to law. Accessible to students. Of interest to those working in the areas of sociolegal studies, geography, urban studies and politics.

Islam, Blasphemy, and Human Rights in Indonesia - The Trial of Ahok (Paperback): Daniel Peterson Islam, Blasphemy, and Human Rights in Indonesia - The Trial of Ahok (Paperback)
Daniel Peterson
R1,238 Discovery Miles 12 380 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Using the high-profile 2017 blasphemy trial of the former governor of Jakarta, Basuki 'Ahok' Tjahaja Purnama, as its sole case study, this book assesses whether Indonesia's liberal democratic human rights legal regime can withstand the rise of growing Islamist majoritarian sentiment. Specifically, this book analyses whether a 2010 decision of Indonesia's Constitutional Court has rendered the liberal democratic human rights guarantees contained in Indonesia's 1945 Constitution ineffective. Key legal documents, including the indictment issued by the North Jakarta Attorney-General and General Prosecutor, the defence's 'Notice of Defence', and the North Jakarta State Court's convicting judgment, are examined. The book shows how Islamist majoritarians in Indonesia have hijacked human rights discourse by attributing new, inaccurate meanings to key liberal democratic concepts. This has provided them with a human rights law-based justification for the prioritisation of the religious sensibilities and religious orthodoxy of Indonesia's Muslim majority over the fundamental rights of the country's religious minorities. While Ahok's conviction evidences this, the book cautions that matters pertaining to public religion will remain a site of contestation in contemporary Indonesia for the foreseeable future. A groundbreaking study of the Ahok trial, the blasphemy law, and the contentious politics of religious freedom and cultural citizenship in Indonesia, this book will be of interest to academics working in the fields of religion, Islamic studies, religious studies, law and society, law and development, law reform, constitutionalism, politics, history and social change, and Southeast Asian studies.

Virtual Freedoms, Terrorism and the Law (Paperback): Giovanna De Minico, Oreste Pollicino Virtual Freedoms, Terrorism and the Law (Paperback)
Giovanna De Minico, Oreste Pollicino
R1,240 Discovery Miles 12 400 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book examines the risks to freedom of expression, particularly in relation to the internet, as a result of regulation introduced in response to terrorist threats. The work explores the challenges of maintaining security in the fight against traditional terrorism while protecting fundamental freedoms, particularly online freedom of expression. The topics discussed include the clash between freedom of speech and national security; the multijurisdictional nature of the internet and the implications for national sovereignty and transnational legal structures; how to determine legitimate and illegitimate association online; and the implications for privacy and data protection. The book presents a theoretical analysis combined with empirical research to demonstrate the difficulty of combatting internet use by terror organizations or individuals and the range of remedies that might be drawn from national and international law. The work will be essential reading for students, researchers and policy makers in the areas of Constitutional law; Criminal Law, European and International law, Information and Technology law and Security Studies.

Law and the Kinetic Environment - Regulating Dynamic Landscapes (Paperback): Sarah Marusek Law and the Kinetic Environment - Regulating Dynamic Landscapes (Paperback)
Sarah Marusek
R1,221 Discovery Miles 12 210 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book addresses the legal-geographical implications of the fact that landscapes are not static, but dynamic. Within the field of legal geography, the spatial relationship of law to landscape is usually considered to be static. Environments are often considered fixed, and consequently inert, as places that literally don't go anywhere. Typically, then, it is what happens in these places, rather than the place itself, that commands academic attention. In contrast to this static viewpoint, Law and the Kinetic Environment considers how many landscapes are in flux and, as a result, may be seen as dynamic. Natural phenomena, such as oozing lava, moving glaciers, or bubbling geothermal pools, challenge and test the normative conceptualizations of stability of place, property ownership, and legal regulation. Consequently, such dynamic landscapes enliven and transform law, offering new jurisprudential insights into what law is and how it operates in response to the kineticism that, this book argues is, to some degree, inherent in all landscapes. This original engagement with legal geography will appeal to those with general interests in this area, as well as specific concerns with questions of law and place, property and the environment.

Death, Family and the Law - The Contemporary Inquest in Context (Hardcover): Edward Kirton-Darling Death, Family and the Law - The Contemporary Inquest in Context (Hardcover)
Edward Kirton-Darling
R2,226 Discovery Miles 22 260 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

When a death is investigated by a coroner, what is the place of the family in that process? This accessibly written book draws together empirical, theoretical and historical perspectives to develop a rich, nuanced analysis of the contemporary inquest system in England and Wales. It investigates theories of kinship drawn from socio-legal research and analyses law, accountability and the legal process. Excerpts of conversations with coroners and officers offer real insights into how the role of family can be understood and who family is perceived to be, and how their participation fundamentally shapes the investigation into a death.

Non-Judicial Remedies and EU Administration - Protection of Rights versus Preservation of Autonomy (Paperback): Paola Chirulli,... Non-Judicial Remedies and EU Administration - Protection of Rights versus Preservation of Autonomy (Paperback)
Paola Chirulli, Luca De Lucia
R1,246 Discovery Miles 12 460 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The increasing number of executive tasks assigned to EU institutions and agencies has resulted in a greater demand for justice that can no longer be satisfied by the courts alone. This has led to the development of a wide range of administrative remedies that have become a central part of the EU administrative justice system. This book examines the important theoretical and practical issues raised by this phenomenon. The work focuses on five administrative remedies: internal review; administrative appeals to the Commission against decisions of executive and decentralised agencies; independent administrative review of decisions of decentralised agencies; complaints to the EU Ombudsman; and complaints to the EU Data Protection Supervisor. The research rests on the idea that there is a complex, and at times ambivalent, relationship between administrative remedies and the varying degrees of autonomy of EU institutions and bodies, offices and agencies. The work draws on legislation, internal rules of executive bodies, administrative practices and specific case law, data and statistics. This empirical approach helps to unveil the true dynamics present within these procedures and demonstrates that whilst administrative remedies may improve the relationship between individuals and the EU administration, their interplay with administrative autonomy might lead to a risk of fragmentation and incoherence in the EU administrative justice system.

Unlocking Criminal Law (Hardcover, 8th edition): Tony Storey, Natalie Wortley, Jacqueline Martin Unlocking Criminal Law (Hardcover, 8th edition)
Tony Storey, Natalie Wortley, Jacqueline Martin
R4,133 Discovery Miles 41 330 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The new edition of 'Unlocking Criminal Law' provides coverage of the Criminal Law curriculum, presented in an innovative, visual format, as well as detailing the latest measures introduced in 2020 in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis. Supported by a website which offers students a host of additional practice opportunities and supporting materials, including a testbank of multiple choice questions designed to help prepare students for the forthcoming Solicitor Qualifying Examination. The books in the Unlocking the Law Series get straight to the point and offer clear and concise coverage of the law, broken-down into bite-size sections with regular recaps to boost student confidence. They are ideal as either core reading or as a supplement to a denser textbook.

Myth and meaning - San-Bushman folklore in global context (Paperback): J.D. Lewis-Williams Myth and meaning - San-Bushman folklore in global context (Paperback)
J.D. Lewis-Williams
R386 R302 Discovery Miles 3 020 Save R84 (22%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

J.D. Lewis-Williams, a leading South African archaeologist and ethnographer, examines the complex myths of the San-Bushmen to create a larger theory of how myth is used in cultures worldwide. Exploring ethnographic, archival and archaeological lines of research, he extracts the `nuggets', the far-reaching but often unspoken words and concepts of language and understanding that are opaque to outsiders, to establish a more nuanced theory of the role of these myths in the thought-world and social circumstances of the San. The book draws from the author's own work, the unique 19th-century Bleek & Lloyd archive, more recent ethnographic work, and San rock art and includes well-known San stories such as The broken string, Mantis dreams, and Creation of the eland.

Just Interests - Victims, Citizens and the Potential for Justice (Hardcover): Robyn Holder Just Interests - Victims, Citizens and the Potential for Justice (Hardcover)
Robyn Holder
R3,146 Discovery Miles 31 460 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The idea of justice and the reality of justice are two very different things. Just Interests examines both concepts, offering accounts from lay people and legal officials to explore how the goals and interests of victims of crimes can be accommodated within the criminal justice process. Robyn Holder challenges the typical classification of ?victim? for those who have been victimized by violence, and re-positions them as members of a political community with diverse interests ? both private and public. Departing from conventional approaches that see victims as a problem for law to contain, Holder draws on democratic principles of inclusion and deliberation to posit a criminal justice approach that mobilizes citizens to produce justice in their ordinary lives. This book will be of fundamental importance for analysts and advocates in governmental and non-governmental organizations to understand victims as citizens first and their engagements with criminal justice as citizenship practices. It will also be a valuable read for socio-legal scholars and researchers examining the constitutive nature of peoples and their public criminal law.

The Impact of Plain Language on Legal English in the United Kingdom (Hardcover): Christopher Williams The Impact of Plain Language on Legal English in the United Kingdom (Hardcover)
Christopher Williams
R4,062 Discovery Miles 40 620 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This volume offers insights into the ways in which plain language has influenced the language of the law in the United Kingdom, critically reflecting on its historical development and future directions. The book opens with an overview of the theoretical frameworks underpinning plain language and a brief history of plain language initiatives as a foundation from which to outline ongoing debates on the opportunities and challenges of using plain language in the legal domain. The volume details strands where plain language has had considerable impact thus far on legal English in the UK, notably in legislative drafting, but it also explores areas in which plain language has made fewer inroads, such as the language of court judgments and that of online terms and conditions. The book looks ahead to unpack highly topical areas within the plain language debate, including the question of design and visualisation and the ramifications of digitalisation, contributing to ongoing conversations on the importance of plain language both in the UK and beyond. This book will be of particular interest to students and scholars interested in the intersection of language and the law as well as related disciplinary areas such as applied linguistics and English for Specific Purposes.

EU Law Enforcement - The Evolution of Sanctioning Powers (Paperback): Stefano Montaldo, Francesco Costamagna, Alberto Miglio EU Law Enforcement - The Evolution of Sanctioning Powers (Paperback)
Stefano Montaldo, Francesco Costamagna, Alberto Miglio
R1,282 Discovery Miles 12 820 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The existence of a structured enforcement system is an inherent feature of national legal orders and one of the core elements of State sovereignty. The very limited power to issue sanctions has often been deemed a gap in the EC legal order. Over the years, the situation has progressively changed. The Union's institutional setting is growing in complexity and a variety of agencies has been or is expected to be endowed with law enforcement responsibilities. In addition, the so-called competence creep has led the EU to play an increasingly prominent role in several areas of EU law enforcement, including the issuing of sanctions. This book examines these developments, focusing on both the general features of the EU legal order and the analysis of key-substantive areas, such as banking and monetary union, environmental law, and data protection. The work thus presents a general framework for understanding EU sanctioning based on structural features and general legal principles. Part I develops an analytical framework, tracking the most significant evolutive patterns of EU sanctioning powers. Part II adopts a more practical approach focusing on specific issues and policy areas. The book bridges a gap in existing literature and sheds new light on the relationship between the exercise of jus puniendi and the evolution of EU integration.

Science in Court (Paperback): Michael Freeman, Helen Reece Science in Court (Paperback)
Michael Freeman, Helen Reece
R1,011 Discovery Miles 10 110 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

First published in 1998, this volume contains essays from leading thinkers on both sides of the Atlantic on the relationship between law and science. Science plays an ever-increasing part in the development of legislation and the adjudication of cases. Its limitations and its value are explored in these essays which discuss issues of methodology and of evidence. Amongst areas covered are silicone breast implants, the rape trauma syndrome, the environment, inventions and Bayesianism.

Employee Rights in Corporate Insolvency - A UK and US Perspective (Hardcover): Hamiisi Nsubuga Employee Rights in Corporate Insolvency - A UK and US Perspective (Hardcover)
Hamiisi Nsubuga
R3,833 Discovery Miles 38 330 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This book analyses corporate rescue laws, processes and policies prescribed in corporate insolvency or bankruptcy laws, and employment laws of the UK and the US, with a particular focus on how extant employee rights are treated when a debtor employer initiates corporate insolvency proceedings. The commencement of formal insolvency proceedings by an employer affects employees' rights and interests. Employment laws seek to protect employees' rights and interests, while insolvency laws seek to promote corporate rescue, which may entail workforce changes. Consequently, this creates a tension between whose interest insolvency law should give primacy of protection. The book analyses how corporate rescue processes such as administration, pre-pack business sales, company voluntary arrangements, receivership and liquidation impact employee rights and protection during corporate rescue proceedings in both jurisdictions. It goes on to address how the federal system of government in the US and the diffusion of power between federal and state law jurisdictions impact a uniform code of employee protection during Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganisation proceedings. The book considers how an interpretative approach to law (Dworkin's Interpretative Theory of Law) may be used to balance both employee protection and corporate rescue laws during corporate insolvency in the UK and the US. Of interest to academics, students and employment law practitioners, this book examines the tension between corporate rescue laws and employment protection laws during corporate insolvency in the US and the UK and how this tension may be remedied or balanced.

International Workplace Sexual Harassment Laws and Developments for the Multinational Employer (Paperback): Ellen Pinkos Cobb International Workplace Sexual Harassment Laws and Developments for the Multinational Employer (Paperback)
Ellen Pinkos Cobb
R1,028 Discovery Miles 10 280 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

As the #MeToo movement has become an increasingly global and significant workplace matter, a timely resource compiling must-know international workplace sexual harassment laws for the multinational employer is clearly needed. This book provides a comprehensive compilation of global sexual harassment laws, clearly necessary in this climate but not currently existing until now. It presents legislation addressing workplace sexual harassment in over 50 countries in the European Region, Asia Pacific, Americas, and the Middle East and Africa. Within each region, the laws of individual countries are set forth, as well as some cultural context and recent developments to indicate present and future trends in workplace sexual harassment regulation. Written in clear, plain English for anyone without a legal background to understand, this book is essential reading and a key resource for employment and business attorneys, global employers, managers, human resources professionals, and occupational health and safety professionals. Academics, practitioners, union members, employees, NGOs, and those in the human rights field will also benefit from this timely resource.

The Law of Public Communication (Paperback, 12th edition): William E. Lee, Daxton R. Stewart, Jonathan Peters The Law of Public Communication (Paperback, 12th edition)
William E. Lee, Daxton R. Stewart, Jonathan Peters
R2,843 Discovery Miles 28 430 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

-A field leading comprehensive textbook for communication law and media law courses in the US, appealing to students in communication, mass media, journalism, and PR career paths -Frequent new editions allow for current coverage of key laws, decisions, and cases regarding social media, libel, obscenity, political and commercial speech, and privacy -Text addresses itself to students without a lot of legal knowledge, providing accessible text, clear definitions, and concise summaries of key points -Breakout boxes apply principles to everyday life and professional situations, providing advice and sample cases -Online resources include test bank and PowerPoint slides

The Law of Public Communication (Hardcover, 12th edition): William E. Lee, Daxton R. Stewart, Jonathan Peters The Law of Public Communication (Hardcover, 12th edition)
William E. Lee, Daxton R. Stewart, Jonathan Peters
R4,117 Discovery Miles 41 170 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

-A field leading comprehensive textbook for communication law and media law courses in the US, appealing to students in communication, mass media, journalism, and PR career paths -Frequent new editions allow for current coverage of key laws, decisions, and cases regarding social media, libel, obscenity, political and commercial speech, and privacy -Text addresses itself to students without a lot of legal knowledge, providing accessible text, clear definitions, and concise summaries of key points -Breakout boxes apply principles to everyday life and professional situations, providing advice and sample cases -Online resources include test bank and PowerPoint slides

The Tangled Complexity of the EU Constitutional Process - The Frustrating Knot of Europe (Hardcover, 2nd edition): Giuseppe... The Tangled Complexity of the EU Constitutional Process - The Frustrating Knot of Europe (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
Giuseppe Martinico
R3,772 Discovery Miles 37 720 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Offering a fresh view on the EU constitutionalisation process, the new edition of The Tangled Complexity of the EU Constitutional Process presents three main points: the idea of constitutional complexity, the tension between constitutional evolutionism and constitutional constructivism in the process of European integration, and the functional nature of conflicts in the evolution of the EU. Because of its prodigiousness, European law produces consternation among constitutionalists accustomed to traditional patterns of power. This book argues that while constitutional conflicts have frequently been depicted as elements of disturbance along the path towards legal coherence, they are physiological and might even be functional to the development of the European legal order, which should not be understood in a deterministic manner. The new edition will be of particular interest to academics and students in the disciplines of law, international relations, and political science.

Routledge Handbook of Freedom of Religion or Belief (Paperback): Silvio Ferrari, Mark Hill Qc, Arif A. Jamal, Rossella Bottoni Routledge Handbook of Freedom of Religion or Belief (Paperback)
Silvio Ferrari, Mark Hill Qc, Arif A. Jamal, Rossella Bottoni
R1,394 Discovery Miles 13 940 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Freedom of religion is an issue of universal interest and scope. However, in the last two centuries at least, the philosophical, religious and legal terms of the question have been largely defined in the West. In an increasingly global world, widening our knowledge of this right's roots in different cultural and legal systems becomes a priority. This Handbook seeks to attain this goal through a better understanding of the historical roots and expressions of the right to freedom of religion on the one hand and, on the other, of its theological background in different religious traditions. History and theology provide the setting for the analysis of the politics of freedom of religion, that is, how this right is used in the context of the dialogue/confrontation between countries placed in different cultural regions of the world, and of the legal strategies and tools that have been developed and are employed to protect and foster the right to freedom of religion. Behind these legal and political strategies, there is an ongoing debate about the nature of this right, whose main features are explored in the final section. Global, historical and interdisciplinary in approach, this book studies the new relevance of freedom of religion worldwide and develops suitable categories to analyze and understand the role that freedom of religion can play in managing religious and cultural diversity in our societies. Authored by experts, through the contributions collected in these chapters, scholars and students will be able to broaden and deepen their knowledge of the right to freedom of religion and to develop the ability to go beyond the borders of the different cultural environments in which this right took shape and developed.

How Antitrust Failed Workers (Hardcover): Eric A. Posner How Antitrust Failed Workers (Hardcover)
Eric A. Posner
R860 R799 Discovery Miles 7 990 Save R61 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

A trenchant account of an unacknowledged driver of inequality and wage stagnation in America: the abandonment of antitrust law, which has allowed corporations to combine into a smaller number of massive conglomerates whose market dominance robs workers of their bargaining power. The consequences of the massive consolidation wave in corporate America that began decades ago are now increasingly apparent: labor markets are no longer competitive. Since the 1970s, Americans have seen income and wealth inequality skyrocket-and job opportunities stagnate. There are many theories of why this happened, including the decline of organized labor and the introduction of tax policies that favored the rich. However, another crucial event was the precipitous decline in antitrust enforcement that began in earnest during the Reagan administration. With ever-increasing combination and consolidation, workers had fewer options to turn to. In How Antitrust Law Failed Workers, Eric Posner documents the role of antitrust in our economy and why it failed. Only through reforming antitrust law can we shield workers from employers' overwhelming market power. As Posner explains, antitrust laws were created to protect the labor market by attacking monopolies, like Facebook and Google today, that are able to either charge high prices or degrade the quality of their services because customers cannot switch to competitors. Antitrust laws are also used to attack business cartels that can fix prices. In recent years, it has become clear that firms with market power not only charge higher prices; they also suppress wages and output. Many employers use anticompetitive devices-like covenants not to compete for workers and no-poaching agreements-to advance their market power at the expense of workers. Posner shares stories that illustrate how the problem is playing out on the ground, and then contextualizes what is going on via a concise history of the American economy and labor relations since the 1980s. Essential reading for anyone interested in fighting economic inequality, How Antitrust Failed Workers also offers a sharp primer on the true nature of the American economy-one that is increasingly uncompetitive and tilted against workers.

50 Dark Destinations - Crime and Contemporary Tourism (Paperback): Adam Lynes, Craig Kelly, James Treadwell 50 Dark Destinations - Crime and Contemporary Tourism (Paperback)
Adam Lynes, Craig Kelly, James Treadwell
R403 Discovery Miles 4 030 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

From the Alcatraz East Crime Museum and Jack the Ripper guided tours to the Phnom Penh killing fields, 'dark tourism' is now a multi-million-pound global industry. Even in the most pleasant tourist destinations, underlying harms are constantly perpetuated, affecting both consumers and those who work or live around such tourist hotspots. Highlighting 50 travel destinations across six continents, expert criminologists, psychologists and historians explore the past and contemporary issues which we often disregard during our everyday leisure. This captivating book is the 'go-to' guide for anyone interested in crime and deviance-related tourism. Accessible and digestible, it exposes a worrying trend in contemporary consumer culture, in which many of us partake.

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