Marx, Veblen, and Contemporary Institutional Political Economy: Principles and Unstable Dynamics of Capitalism (New Horizons in Institutional and Evolutionary Economics series)

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This book uses an institutional-evolutionary approach to analyze economic problems associated with developments in capitalism during the second half of the twentieth century. It argues that economics should center on institutions - the durable fabric of the economy over time.

Drawing on the foundations of Marxist and institutional political economy, the book traces the lineages of institutional themes, as well as considering feminist, post-Keynesian, holistic economics and Schumpeterian perspectives. The nature of institutions in the growth and instability of capitalism is then explored with reference to social structures of accumulation. Particular reference is given to the world economy, the family, the Keynesian welfare state and neo-liberalism, Fordism, the flexible mode of accumulation, and financial regulation and deregulation. The author concludes, using institutional-evolutionary themes of political economy, that the evolution of modern capitalism is likely to be unstable as we move into the next century.

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Marx, Veblen, and Contemporary Institutional Political Economy: Principles and Unstable Dynamics of Capitalism. (Book Reviews). (book review): An article from: Journal of Economic Issues
Daniel R. Fusfeld
Manufacturer: Association for Evolutionary Economics
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Binding: Digital
ASIN: B0008ILO36
Release Date: 2005-07-28

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This digital document is an article from Journal of Economic Issues, published by Association for Evolutionary Economics on December 1, 2001. The length of the article is 1160 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Marx, Veblen, and Contemporary Institutional Political Economy: Principles and Unstable Dynamics of Capitalism. (Book Reviews). (book review)
Author: Daniel R. Fusfeld
Publication: Journal of Economic Issues (Refereed)
Date: December 1, 2001
Publisher: Association for Evolutionary Economics
Volume: 35 Issue: 4 Page: 1033(3)

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National Transportation Organizations: Their Roles in the Policy Development and Implementation Process
Eno Transportation Foundation
Manufacturer: Eno Transportation Foundation
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0971817510

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This completely updated report identifies more than 200 transportation organizations representing stakeholders in the US transportation system. It describes the roles those organizations play in national policy development and implementation. Also included are listings of key congressional committees and federal agencies with responsibility for transportation.

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The most interesting thing that this book highlights is the "Policy Development Process." By allowing the reader to see how each branch of governemnt effects transportation policies, really gives the reader a better grasp on what they are reading. This book touches upon every aspect of transportation- environmental issues, safety, and economic issues that are important in everyday life. Another key idea that this book addresses is the list of Federal Government Transportation Agencies, Organizations, and Committees. By reading this book, one can gain better knowledge on policy development and the process that go along with it.

The Plane Truth: Airline Crashes, the Media, and Transportation Policy

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The Plane Truth: Airline Crashes, the Media, and Transportation Policy
Roger W. Cobb , and David M. Primo
Manufacturer: Brookings Institution Press
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ASIN: 0815771991

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Flying is an extremely safe way to travel. Fewer than 14,000 individuals perished in U.S. airline disasters during the twentieth century. In contrast, nearly three times as many people lose their lives in automobile accidents every year.

Yet plane crashes have a tremendous impact on public perceptions of air safety in the United States. When a crash occurs domestically, media coverage is immediate and continuous. Government teams rush to investigate, elected officials offer condolences and promise to find the cause, and airlines and plane manufacturers seek to avoid responsibility. Regulations are frequently proposed in response to a particular incident, but meaningful change often does not occur.

In The Plane Truth, Roger Cobb and David Primo examine the impact of high-visibility plane crashes on airline transportation policy. Regulation is disjointed and reactive, in part due to extensive media coverage of airline disasters. The authors describe the typical responses of various players—elected officials, investigative agencies, airlines, and the media. While all agree that safety is the primary concern in air travel, failure to agree on a definition of safety leads to policy conflicts.

Looking at all airline crashes in the 1990s, the authors examine how particular features of an accident correspond to the level of media attention it receives, as well as how airline disasters affect subsequent actions by the National Transportation Safety Board, Federal Aviation Administration, and others. Three accidents are considered in detail: USAir flight 427 (September 1994), ValuJet flight 592 (May 1996), and TWA flight 800 (July 1996). The authors also discuss how the September 11 terrorist attacks turned attention away from safety and toward security.

Cobb and Primo make several policy recommendations based on their findings. These include calling on lawmakers and regulators to avoid reactive regulation and instead to focus on systematic problems in airline safety, like the antiquated air traffic control system. Concerned that aviation security is eclipsing aviation safety in the wake of September 11, they encourage federal agencies to strike a better balance between the two. Finally, in order to address the FAA's poor track record in balancing airline safety regulation with its other duties, they recommend the creation of a new federal agency that is responsible for aviation safety.

This book provides a framework for understanding conflicts about the meaning of air safety and the implications of these battles for public policy.

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I have never been able to explain why I am so interested in aircraft accidents. Whatever the reason, I have read a fair number of books describing both accidents and investigations and this is the first book I have ever come across that takes a look at the effect of high profile accidents on the rules around the airline industry. To be fair, this book does not pack the dramatic punch of a book that is covering just an accident. It does do a good job of looking at accidents and their effect on public policy.

The findings of the authors were a bit surprising for me given that they show that most of what is done in the way of new regulations is reactionary and limited in effectiveness. I guess it should not be a surprise that politicians would gravitate to high profile events and then try to capture some votes via mindless grandstanding and marginally effect legislation. Overall I found the book interesting and somewhat eye opening. It paints a rather negative view of the FAA, which I had not seen is such a blunt fashion before. It is a bit dry in spots and the authors found it difficult to keep sections detailing government regulation moving at a good pace. If you are interested in the aircraft industry then I think you will find this book enjoyable.

Braking the Special Interests: Trucking Deregulation and the Politics of Policy Reform

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Braking the Special Interests: Trucking Deregulation and the Politics of Policy Reform
Dorothy Robyn
Manufacturer: University Of Chicago Press
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Binding: Hardcover

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In 1980 Congress voted to eliminate the federal system of protective regulation over the powerful trucking industry, despite fierce opposition. This upset marked a rare example in American politics of diffuse public interests winning out over powerful economic lobbies. In Braking the Special Interests Dorothy Robyn draws upon firsthand observations of formal proceedings and behind-the-scenes maneuverings to illuminate the role of political strategy in the landmark trucking battle.

Robyn focuses her analysis on four elements of strategy responsible for the deregulator's victory—elements that are essential, she argues, to any successful policy battle against entrenched special interests: the effective use of economic data and analysis to make a strong case for the merits of reform; the formation and management of a diverse lobbying coalition of firms and interest groups; presidential bargaining to gain political leverage; and transition schemes to reduce uncertainty and cushion the blow to losers.

Drawing on political and economic theory, Braking the Special Interests is an immensely rich and readable study of political strategy and skill, with general insights relevant to current political battles surrounding trade, agriculture, and tax policies. Robyn's interdisciplinary work will be of great value to scholars and practitioners of politics, economics, and public policy.

Reassessment of the Marine Salvage Posture of the United States

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Reassessment of the Marine Salvage Posture of the United States
Committee on Marine Salvage Issues , and National Research Council
Manufacturer: National Academies Press
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Binding: Paperback

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Differential Europe: The European Union Impact on National Policymaking (Governance in Europe Series)

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Differential Europe: The European Union Impact on National Policymaking (Governance in Europe Series)
Anne-Ccile Douillet
Manufacturer: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
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Binding: Hardcover

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This cohesive study develops a sophisticated theoretical and conceptual framework for studying the impact of European policies on member states. Focusing especially on transport policy, the authors employ an empirically rich set of case studies to demonstrate convincingly that this influence depends on pre-existing policies and institutional capacity to change. Depending on the particular phase of regulation in which a country finds itself and on its institutional flexibility, an identical EU policy has remarkably diverse impacts within individual member states. Visit our website for sample chapters!

Toward a Sustainable Future: Addressing the Long-Term Effects of Motor Vehicle Transporation on Climate and Ecology (Special Report (National Research Council (U S) Transportation Research Board))

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Toward a Sustainable Future: Addressing the Long-Term Effects of Motor Vehicle Transporation on Climate and Ecology (Special Report (National Research Council (U S) Transportation Research Board))

Manufacturer: Natl Academy Pr
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American Transportation Policy
Robert Jay Dilger
Manufacturer: Praeger Publishers
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ASIN: 0275978532

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The author maintains that American politics, institutional arrangements, and political culture have prevented the development of a comprehensive, integrated, intermodal transportation policy in the United States. Dilger makes his argument by examining the development of the national governmental authority in both surface and air transportation. Each transportation mode--highways/mass transit, Amtrak, and civilian air transportation--is examined separately, assessing their development over time and focusing on current controversies, including, but not limited to, the highway versus mass transit funding issue; the recent decentralization of decision making authority on surface transportation policy; Amtrak's viability as an alternative to the automobile; and current antiterrorist policies' effect on transportation policy.

55: A Decade of Experience (Special Report (National Research Council (U S) Transportation Research Board))

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55: A Decade of Experience (Special Report (National Research Council (U S) Transportation Research Board))

Manufacturer: Transportation Research Board National Resear
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599th Transportation Group supports RSOI '05.(reception, staging and onward integration exercise) : An article from: Translog

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599th Transportation Group supports RSOI '05.(reception, staging and onward integration exercise) : An article from: Translog
Philip Coyle
Manufacturer: Thomson Gale
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Binding: Digital

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This digital document is an article from Translog, published by Thomson Gale on March 22, 2005. The length of the article is 779 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: 599th Transportation Group supports RSOI '05.(reception, staging and onward integration exercise)
Author: Philip Coyle
Publication: Translog (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 22, 2005
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Page: 18(2)

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Accessible Transportation and Mobility (Transportation Research Record)

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Accessible Transportation and Mobility (Transportation Research Record)
Transportation Research Board National Research Council
Manufacturer: Transportation Research Board
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Harvesting Coffee, Bargaining Wages offers an insightful scrutiny of rural market behavior and a convincing explanation of why farmers fail sometimes to manage their laborers in ways predicted by market models--and how power imbalances and social conditions can impair the ability of laborers to attain a fair market contract during lax labor market periods.

This empirical study, based on interviews with both farmers and laborers, covers a fifteen-year period characterized by the modernization of production. Ortiz compares three localized coffee labor markets, expanding the analysis by contrasting the strategies used by the coffee farmers in her study areas with those that farmers in other parts of the world adopt in order to cope with similar problems. Her data challenge prevalent generalizations about the consequences of agricultural modernization on laboring families by showing that management practices and contractual arrangements are ultimately molded by local conditions--cultural perceptions of a fair exchange, familial obligations and roles, availability of housing, bargaining power in the home and in the market, kin networks, and information flows--in interaction with national and global influences.

Harvesting Coffee, Bargaining Wages will be of primary interest to anthropologists and sociologists, geographers, political scientists interested in explicit and implicit contract formats, and economists intrigued by the possibility of integrating social variables as contextual aspects of management strategies.

Sutti Ortiz is Associate Professor Emerita of Anthropology, Boston University.

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