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Higher education is beginning to play an increasingly important
role in the process of globalization, which promotes information
technologies, development and diffusion of innovations and the
ability of economies to benefit from rapid shifts in the production
of goods, services, and ideas. In this volume the editors have
brought together some of the most significant previously published
academic papers describing how highly skilled graduate labour
impacts on the economy. Topics covered include the economic
benefits of higher education, student choice of subject and
university, the technology of higher education, empirical research
on the cost functions faced by universities, the funding and
financing of university education, the market for higher education
and how universities compete. In their scholarly introduction, the
editors provide an overview of the volume and offer suggestions for
future research in this field.
This book delivers a fresh and fascinating perspective on the issue
of the minimum wage. While most discussions of the minimum wage
place it at the center of a debate between those who oppose such a
policy and argue it leads to greater unemployment, and those who
favor it and argue it improves the economic well-being of
low-income workers, Levin-Waldman makes the case for the minimum
wage as a way to improve the well-being of middle-income workers,
strengthen the US economy, reduce income inequality, and enhance
democracy. Making a timely and original contribution to the
defining issues of our time-the state of the middle class, the
problem of inequality, and the crisis of democratic
governance-Restoring the Middle Class through Wage Policy will be
of interest to students and researchers considering the impact of
such approaches across the fields of public policy, economics, and
political science.
Controversies over the merits of public and private education have
never been more prominent than today. This book evaluates public
and private schooling, especially in regard to choices families
must make for their children.While choice among publics schools is
widely advocated today by families and states, public support for
private education - including vouchers, tax credits, charter
schools, and private contracting - is politically controversial.
The authors accessibly describe what research shows as to the
effects - for communities and children - of these approaches. They
move beyond school choice to show how other factors - most notably
the family - have a strong effect on a child's educational success.
The book helps educators and parents better understand the rapidly
changing educational environment and the important choices they
make in educating the nation's children.
This collection of essays examines how modern public spheres
reflect and mask--often simultaneously--discourses of order,
contests for hegemony, and techniques of power in the Muslim world.
It builds on scholarship that re-imagines theories and practices of
the public in modern and contemporary societies. While examining
disparate time periods and locations, each contributor views modern
and contemporary public spheres as crucial to the functioning, and
understanding, of political and societal power in Muslim majority
countries.
How has 9/11 and the declaration of the 'global war on terror'
changed our conceptions of politics? How has it affected our
understanding of democracy, personal freedom and government
accountability? In answering these and other questions, the authors
engage in a comprehensive and critical analysis of politics in the
age of terrorism.
This book contains essential data necessary to develop both a
learning theory and a theory of therapeutic change for
psychoanalysis. It approaches how the mind-brain deals with the
acquisition, transfer, modification, and utilization of
information.
Combinatorial Engineering of Decomposable Systems presents a
morphological approach to the combinatorial design/synthesis of
decomposable systems. Applications involve the following: design
(e.g., information systems; user's interfaces; educational
courses); planning (e.g., problem-solving strategies; product life
cycles; investment); metaheuristics for combinatorial optimization;
information retrieval; etc.
This book examines how, from the late nineteenth century through
the 1920s, British policymakers, welfare providers, and
working-class men struggled to accommodate men's dependence on the
state within understandings of masculine citizenship.
Candid-related complex (CRC) or other species of yeast (fungi)
infections may well be the underlying cause of an imbalanced immune
system and seemingly unsolvable clinical symptoms: mood swings,
chronic muscle aches and joint pain, poor memory, sinus congestion,
chemical sensitivies, digest disturbances, fatigue, anxiety and
skin rashes. This book expolores how to cure a host of conditions
that may well include autism, allegies/addictions, bipolar
disorders, Lyme disease, thyroid imbalance and vaginitis.
Curatorial Intervention: History and Current Practice, is a
critical analysis of the dynamic roles curators play in shaping,
mediating and, at times, redefining the artist-audience exchange.
Focusing on contemporary curatorial practice, this work critically
examines the ways in which curators impact artists' intentionality,
and how this alters audiences' experiences of reception. Through
discussions with leading artists, curators, and arts
administrators, Brett Levine posits a new paradigm for defining and
contextualizing curatorial practice, while exploring how the former
dialectic of intention and reception is today defined by the triad
intention-intervention-reception. After situating the more
traditional artist-audience relationship, he explores how extant
theories of the art experience fail to either provide for
curatorial practice or contextualize its operations while also
overlooking questions of transparency, agency, and power. Offering
a new professional and operational model, Curatorial Intervention
highlights how the artist-curator and curator-audience relations
displace and, at times redefine, the experience of works of art. In
response to the disenfranchisement of curatorial practice, and the
emergence of every act of discernment being transformed into
curating-as little more than a fashionable pastime-the author
reasserts the dynamic roles that exist between artist, curator, and
audience, and between object, operation, and experience.
This unbiased look at the minimum wage debate in America traces the
history of minimum wage policy at both the federal and state
levels, discusses the controversies swirling around the issue, and
examines the veracity of claims made by people on both sides of the
debate. Minimum wage inspires debate among many Americans-from
advocates who consider it beneficial to the poor and middle class
to those who feel it leads to greater unemployment. This
comprehensive overview examines the history, policies, and key
players in the minimum wage arena and discusses the various
controversies that have surrounded it. Author Oren M. Levin-Waldman
presents a balanced approach to the topic, shedding light on
legitimate evidence from both sides of the argument and debunking
claims based on ideology, partisanship, and distortions of data.
The book presents an historical overview from the early 20th
century through the present day, exploring the various legal
issues, benefits, and potential problems of low-wage labor markets.
Contributions from key economists along with profiles of seminal
figures and organizations present a variety of different
perspectives and show the expanse of political, economic, and
academic involvement in marshaling effective solutions. The content
features informative data, resources for further action, a helpful
chronology, and a thorough glossary. Presents data not typically
found in many of the standard works Reviews the impact of previous
increases in the minimum wage at both the federal and state levels
Identifies the leading critics and proponents of minimum wage
increases from the early 20th century to the present Surveys the
impact of compensation laws around the world Pays attention to
impact of minimum wage policy on the middle class as well as the
poor and working class Provides an impartial and unbiased look at
the issue, acknowledging the validity of points and concerns raised
by both sides
Curatorial Intervention: History and Current Practice, is a
critical analysis of the dynamic roles curators play in shaping,
mediating and, at times, redefining the artist-audience exchange.
Focusing on contemporary curatorial practice, this work critically
examines the ways in which curators impact artists' intentionality,
and how this alters audiences' experiences of reception. Through
discussions with leading artists, curators, and arts
administrators, Brett Levine posits a new paradigm for defining and
contextualizing curatorial practice, while exploring how the former
dialectic of intention and reception is today defined by the triad
intention-intervention-reception. After situating the more
traditional artist-audience relationship, he explores how extant
theories of the art experience fail to either provide for
curatorial practice or contextualize its operations while also
overlooking questions of transparency, agency, and power. Offering
a new professional and operational model, Curatorial Intervention
highlights how the artist-curator and curator-audience relations
displace and, at times redefine, the experience of works of art. In
response to the disenfranchisement of curatorial practice, and the
emergence of every act of discernment being transformed into
curating-as little more than a fashionable pastime-the author
reasserts the dynamic roles that exist between artist, curator, and
audience, and between object, operation, and experience.
This book summarizes the etiology, presentation, and treatment of
the complex symptoms, infections, and opportunistic cancers of
people living with HIV/AIDS. With contributions from nearly 25
clinicians and citing more than 1200 references to support and
elaborate on text material, AIDS-Related Cancers and Their
Treatment is a crucial reference for all clinical specialists
involved.
Public historians working at museums and historic sites focused on
the Civil War era are tasked with interpreting a period of history
that remains deeply controversial. Many visitors have strong
connections to historic sites such as battlefields and artifacts as
well as harbor strong convictions about the cause of the war, its
consequences and the importance of slavery. Interpreting the Civil
War at Museums and Historic Sites surveys how museums and historic
sites approached these challenges and others during the Civil War
sesquicentennial (2011-2015). In doing so, this book offers museums
and history professionals strategies to help shape conversations
with local communities, develop exhibits and train interpreters.
With the ongoing controversy surrounding the display of the
Confederate battle flag and monuments, there has never been a more
opportune moment to look critically at how the Civil War has been
interpreted and why it continues to matter to so many Americans.
Each chapter is written by a professional public historian
currently working at a museum or historic site. They cover topics
such as: *Building relations with the public *How specific museums
interpreted the war and overcame challenges of location, audience,
funding *How the National Park Service and Georgia Historical
Society approached commemorating important anniversaries
Relatively bland historical introduction for general readers emphasizes economic development, social inequality, and apparent inability of reforms to address inequality. Begins in 1500, but more than half of volume is devoted to post-1930 Brazil and contemporary issues. Getâulio Vargas is central both as a reformist turning point in politics and as a representative enigma. Useful, but much less piquant and heartfelt than author's Brazilian legacies (item #bi 00006099#)"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
Between 1500 and 1750, European expansion and global interaction
produced vast wealth. As goods traveled by ship along new global
trade routes, piracy also flourished on the world's seas. Pillaging
the Empire tells the fascinating story of maritime predation in
this period, including the perspectives of both pirates and their
victims. Brushing aside the romantic legends of piracy, Kris Lane
pays careful attention to the varied circumstances and motives that
led to the rise of this bloodthirsty pursuit of riches, and places
the history of piracy in the context of early modern empire
building. This second edition of Pillaging the Empire has been
revised and expanded to incorporate the latest scholarship on
piracy, maritime law, and early modern state formation. With a new
chapter on piracy in East and Southeast Asia, Lane considers piracy
as a global phenomenon. Filled with colorful details and stories of
individual pirates from Francis Drake to the women pirates Ann
Bonny and Mary Read, this engaging narrative will be of interest to
all those studying the history of Latin America, the Atlantic
world, and the global empires of the early modern era.
The Contemporary Anglophone Travel Novel explores the themes of
alienation and displacement in a genre of post-World War II novels
that portrays the pursuit of an authentic travel experience in a
culturally unfamiliar place. Levin explores two questions: why does
travel to an "undiscovered" place-one imagined outside the bounds
of modernity-remain an enduring preoccupation in western
civilization; and how does the representation of adventure travel
change in the era of mass culture, when global capitalism expands
at a rapid pace. The book argues that whereas travel writers
between the wars romanticized their journeys overseas, travel
writing after World War II takes an increasingly melancholic and
nihilistic view of a commercial society in which adventure travel
no longer proves capable of producing a sense of authentic
selfhood. Through close analysis of specific texts and authors, the
book provides a rich discussion of anglophone literature in the
cultural context of the twentieth-century. It examines the capacity
of popular culture for social critique, the relationship between
leisure travel and postcolonial cultures, and the idealization of
selfhood and authenticity in modern and postmodern culture. The
study reflects the best potential of interdisciplinary scholarship,
and will prove influential for anyone working in the fields of
contemporary literature, cultural theory, and cross-cultural
studies.
Studies of the political history of twentieth-century China
traditionally have been skewed toward a two-dimensional view of the
major combatants: the Chinese Communist Party and the Guomindang.
Although their struggle undeniably has been the main story, it is
neither the only nor the complete story. During the Republican
period (1912-1949), many ed
This is a book about cognition, emotion, memory, and learning.
Along the way it examines exactly how implicit memory ("knowing
how") and explicit memory ("knowing that") are connected with each
other via the cerebellum. Since emotion is also related to memory,
and most likely, one of its organising features, many fields of
human endeavour have attempted to clarify its fundamental nature,
including its relationship to metaphor, problem-solving, learning,
and many other variables. This is an attempt to pull together the
various strands relating to emotions, so that clinicians and
researchers alike can identify precisely, and ultimately agree,
upon what emotion is and how it contributes to the other known
activities of mind and brain.
This is a book about cognition, emotion, memory, and learning.
Along the way it examines exactly how implicit memory (knowing how)
and explicit memory (knowing that)are connected with each other via
the cerebellum. Since emotion is also related to memory, and most
likely, one of its organising features, many fields of human
endeavour have attempted to clarify its fundamental nature,
including its relationship to metaphor, problem-solving, learning,
and many other variables. This is an attempt to pull together the
various strands relating to emotions, so that clinicians and
researchers alike can identify precisely, and ultimately agree,
upon what emotion is and how it contributes to the other known
activities of mind and brain. It is hoped this book will help our
understanding of emotion psychoanalytically if we patiently
delineate the complex picture of the human experience of emotion
and integrate this with the efforts of brain scientists and
psychoanalysts to understand how the mind view of emotion and the
brain view of emotion connect. In the belief that the cerebellum
plays a decisive role in emotion, we have tried in this book to
convey this newest part of the story of emotion and the cerebellum
with the utmost clarity and accuracy.
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