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Historic Downtown Cincinnati (Hardcover): Kent Jones, Steven J. Rolfes Historic Downtown Cincinnati (Hardcover)
Kent Jones, Steven J. Rolfes
R781 R653 Discovery Miles 6 530 Save R128 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Olivier Assayas (Paperback): Kent Jones Olivier Assayas (Paperback)
Kent Jones
R746 R644 Discovery Miles 6 440 Save R102 (14%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Over the past few decades, French filmmaker Olivier Assayas has become a powerful force in contemporary cinema. Between his first feature "D?sordre" (1986) and such major works as "L'Eau froide, Irma Vep, Les Destin?es Sentimentales, demonlover" and, most recently, "L'Heure d'?t?" and "Carlos," he has charted an exciting path, strongly embracing narrative and character and simultaneously dealing with the 'fragmentary reality' of life in a global economy. He also brought a fresh perspective to the problem of politics after '68, a subject that he revisits in his memoir "A Post-May Adolescence" (published as a companion book to this volume) and in his most recent film "Apr?s-Mai." This first English-language book about Olivier Assayas includes a major essay by Kent Jones, based on his two decades of correspondence and exchanges of ideas with the filmmaker, as well as contributions from Assayas and his most important artistic collaborators. The central part consists of individual essays on each of his works, written by Chris Chang, Larry Gross, Howard Hampton, Kristin M. Jones, B. Kite, Glenn Kenny, Michael Koresky, Alice Lovejoy, Greil Marcus, Geoffrey O'Brien, Jeff Reichert, Richard Suchenski, and Gina Telaroli.

Politics vs Economics in World Steel Trade (Paperback): Kent Jones Politics vs Economics in World Steel Trade (Paperback)
Kent Jones
R1,036 Discovery Miles 10 360 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

There can be few industries which have generated as much political controversy as the world steel industry. Since 1968 the trade policies of both the US and the EEC have created a vicious circle of protectionism and delayed adjustment in their steel industries. In particular, protectionist policies by one government have tended to lead directly to rebound protectionist policies by the other. This book, first published in 1986, begins by tracing the historical roots of steel protectionism and describes the changing competitive structure of the world steel market which has led to increased government involvement in the traditional steel-making countries as they became vulnerable to imports from the newly industrialised countries. The most distinctive feature of the book is its economic analysis of a policy crisis; a crisis whose inner dynamics work against a viable solution.

The Doha Blues - Institutional Crisis and Reform in the WTO (Hardcover): Kent Jones The Doha Blues - Institutional Crisis and Reform in the WTO (Hardcover)
Kent Jones
R1,249 Discovery Miles 12 490 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The collapse of the Doha Round hangs heavily over an already troubled world economy. Some have concluded that this failure is simply the result of a lack of political will and a pre-occupation with issues such as terrorism. But as Kent Jones reveals in The Doha Blues, the World Trade Organization needs serious structural changes, not just political backbone. He shows for instance that the WTO--now with 153 members--has become increasingly unwieldy in terms of concluding trade agreements and he suggests that countries organize around specific platform positions, a strategy that would make the "holy grail" of consensus once again possible. Jones also argues for financial support for poorer countries so that they can participate effectively in negotiations and he contends that the principle of the "single undertaking" (that "there is no agreement until everything is agreed") has become a serious and perhaps crippling constraint, and must be modified. Jones is a leading authority on trade policy and his book illuminates the real stumbling blocks to trade liberalization and highlights the way around them.

Historic Downtown Cincinnati (Paperback): Steven J. Rolfes, Kent Jones Historic Downtown Cincinnati (Paperback)
Steven J. Rolfes, Kent Jones
R609 R509 Discovery Miles 5 090 Save R100 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Populism and Trade - The Challenge to the Global Trading System (Hardcover): Kent Jones Populism and Trade - The Challenge to the Global Trading System (Hardcover)
Kent Jones
R2,327 R1,277 Discovery Miles 12 770 Save R1,050 (45%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Around the world, populism has weaponized anxieties over globalization and other forms of cultural, social, and economic change. Many populist leaders have succeeded in conflating trade concerns with apprehensions over immigration, thereby creating potent campaigns to overturn existing trade agreements and the multilateral cooperation they embody. In the United States, avowed protectionist Donald Trump set out not only to raise tariffs, but to dismantle the system of global trade embodied in the World Trade Organization. In the UK, the Brexit referendum resulted in that country's withdrawal from the European Union, ending its commitment to trade integration with the continent. Populism and Trade explores the impact of populist regimes on protectionism and the damage they have inflicted on global trade and trade policy institutions. Focusing on the disruption caused by the Trump administration and the Brexit referendum, the book traces the influence of populism on trade policy today. Kent Jones shows how these methods will continue to damage global cooperation-something that is essential when faced with international crises like a deadly pandemic-until the sources of populist anger can be addressed. He argues that economic and institutional reforms, along with better education and adjustment policies, will be necessary to break the populist fever. In an age of global populism, open trade policy has become a victim of anti-globalization and economic nationalism. Populism and Trade traces the impact of these divisive political tactics to explain the fragile nature of global trade institutions and the steps needed to save them.

Politics vs Economics in World Steel Trade (Hardcover): Kent Jones Politics vs Economics in World Steel Trade (Hardcover)
Kent Jones
R3,112 Discovery Miles 31 120 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

There can be few industries which have generated as much political controversy as the world steel industry. Since 1968 the trade policies of both the US and the EEC have created a vicious circle of protectionism and delayed adjustment in their steel industries. In particular, protectionist policies by one government have tended to lead directly to rebound protectionist policies by the other. This book, first published in 1986, begins by tracing the historical roots of steel protectionism and describes the changing competitive structure of the world steel market which has led to increased government involvement in the traditional steel-making countries as they became vulnerable to imports from the newly industrialised countries. The most distinctive feature of the book is its economic analysis of a policy crisis; a crisis whose inner dynamics work against a viable solution.

Who's Afraid of the WTO? (Hardcover): Kent Jones Who's Afraid of the WTO? (Hardcover)
Kent Jones
R1,624 R1,430 Discovery Miles 14 300 Save R194 (12%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Who is afraid of the World Trade Organization, the WTO? The list appears to be long. Many workers, and especially unions that represent them, claim that WTO agreements increase import competition and threaten their jobs. Other groups emphasize the role of the WTO in the allegedly ill effects of globalization in general. Many environmentalists share this concern, claiming that the WTO encourages pollution and prevents governments from defending national environmental standards. Then there are human rights advocates ready to violate WTO rules by imposing trace sanctions in defense of human rights. Still other groups fear that the WTO compromises national sovereignty, taking away a countrys right to govern its trade and even its own domestic policies. This book is in response to the many misinformed and often hysterical arguments leveled against the WTO during recent protests in Seattle and elsewhere. In this timely and engaging volume, Kent Jones explains the compelling reasons for establishing the WTO as an agreement to promote world trade, and the consensus-based structure of all its enforcement mechanisms. While Jones does not dismiss the threat that recent political protests pose for the trading system, he does reveal the fallacies in their arguments and presents a strong case in favor of the World Trade Organization, with proposals for reconciling trade and non-trade goals in the world economy.

Reconstructing the World Trade Organization for the 21st Century - An Institutional Approach (Hardcover): Kent Jones Reconstructing the World Trade Organization for the 21st Century - An Institutional Approach (Hardcover)
Kent Jones
R1,567 Discovery Miles 15 670 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The institutional shortcomings of the World Trade Organization (WTO) became apparent during the Doha Round of Trade negotiations that began in 2001 and which aimed to improve the success of developing countries' trading by lowering trade barriers and adjusting other trade rules. This "development agenda " meant different things to rich and poor countries. In addition, many of the circumstances that supported success in General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) negotiations of 1947 were no longer present after the WTO was founded in 1995. In Reconstructing the World Trade Organization for the 21st Century, Kent Jones examines the difficulties of the WTO in completing multilateral trade negotiations and possible ways to restore its ability to do so. The problem lies in the institutional structure it inherited from the GATT, which was designed for a more limited scope of trade negotiations among a relatively small number of wealthier, industrialized countries. Jones presents an institutional model of the GATT/WTO system, which describes why such an organization exists and how it is supposed to accomplish its goals. Institutional reforms will be necessary to restore the WTO's ability to complete global trade agreements, including a more flexible application of the consensus rule, a common understanding among all members about the limits of domestic policy space that is subject to negotiation, and clearer rules on reciprocity obligations. The popularity of bilateral and regional trade agreements, which have emerged as the alternative to WTO agreements, presents a threat to the WTO's relevance in trade negotiations, but also an opportunity to "multilateralize " new and deeper trade integration in future WTO agreements. Aid for trade may also play an instrumental role in bringing more developing countries into WTO disciplines. Above all, WTO members must develop new ways to find common ground in order to negotiate for mutual gains from trade.

The Art of the Moving Picture (Paperback, Modern Library pbk. ed): Vachel Lindsay The Art of the Moving Picture (Paperback, Modern Library pbk. ed)
Vachel Lindsay; Introduction by Stanley Kauffmann; Afterword by Kent Jones
R382 R341 Discovery Miles 3 410 Save R41 (11%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

"In the field of film aesthetics, it is the first important American work, still important--The Art of the Moving Picture is astonishing."
--Stanley Kauffmann

Written in 1915, The Art of the Moving Picture by poet Vachel Lindsay is the first book to treat movies as art. Lindsay writes a brilliant analysis of the early silent films (including several now lost films). He is extraordinarily prescient about the future of moviemaking--particularly about the business, the prominence of technology, and the emergence of the director as the author of the film.

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