Competition and Currency: Essays on Free Banking and Money
Author: Lawrence Henry White File Type: pdf Lawrence H. White deals with a major issue of the 1990s--reprivatization of money. He makes a cogent argument and presents evidence that private, competing currencies would provide more monetary stability than do central banks. Surprisingly enough, modern private money may emerge first in Eastern Europe, where the gap between the economys need and the governments money is greates. --Richard Rahn, Vice President and Chief Economists, U.S. Chamber of Commerce.Boldly, White makes a persuasive case for free banking....In time, we may well look back and regardCompetition and Currencyas crucial in the development of the economy and economic thought of the future. -- The New York City TribuneWhite is a leading analyst of a laissez-faire monetary system featuring a privately issued money supply. HIs perceptive insights force a rethinking of our present regulated monetary system and of what kind of reforms will remedy its defects. Avery worthwhile collection of essays for all students of monetary theory. --Philip Cagan, Columbia UniversityWhite is a leading analyst of a laissez-faire monetary system featuring a privately issued money supply. HIs perceptive insights force a rethinking of our present regulated monetary system and of what kind of reforms will remedy its defects. A very worthwhile collection of essays for all students of monetary theory. --Phillip Cagan, Columbia UniversityNewcomers to the literature...would be recommended to start with Whites volume, where each paper is self-contained in its handling of particular aspects of free banking...Highly recommended as clear, well-argued expositions of the case for free banking, challenging assumptions common to much of monetary economics. It is particularly apposite that these assumptions be questioned at a time when institutional reform is so much on the agenda. --Sheila C. Dow, The Economic Journal
Author: Dinesh Sharma
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Is there a linkage between smart power and Hillary Clintons leadership style? Can she advance American leadership and womens development worldwide? The Global Hillary addresses these questions and many others. Bringing together two key aspects of Clintons ongoing careerher advocacy for international womens rights and the mission to foster democratic development around the worldThe Global Hillary critically analyzes Clintons role as a transformative leader of global influence. Essays in this collection provide insight into Clintons leadership style, particularly her use of American smart power in foreign policy, while examining her impact on the continuing worldwide struggle for womens rights. Using international perspectives on the historical and cultural contexts of Clintons leadership, this book also looks toward the future of womens political leadership in the 21st century with special attention to the prospect of electing a woman to the United States presidency.
Author: David Ricardo
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Letters of David Ricardo to Thomas Robert Malthus 1810-1823 is Ricardos correspondence with his friend and fellow classical economist, Malthus. The eighty-eight letters cover a range of subjects affecting economy including currency, trade, rent, wages, and the cost of corn. Ricardos letters suggest numerous disagreements on many subjects, which provide a dynamic glimpse into political economics of nineteenth century England. Friend to, colleague of, and influence on the likes of James Mill, Jeremy Bentham, and Thomas Malthus, revolutionary British writer DAVID RICARDO (1772-1823) was one of the foundational thinkers of classical economics, developing theories of rent, wages, profits, value, and labor that continue to dramatically impact economic philosophy today.
Author: Bill Grueskin
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Bill Grueskin, Ava Seave, and Lucas Graves spent close to a year tracking the reporting of on-site news organizationssome of which were founded over a century ago and others established only in the past year or twoand found in their traffic and audience engagement patterns, allocation of resources, and revenue streams ways to increase the profits of digital journalism. In chapters covering a range of concerns, from advertising models and alternative platforms to the success of paywalls, the benefits and drawbacks to aggregation, and the character of emerging news platforms, this volume identifies which digital media strategies make money, which do not, and which new approaches look promising. The most comprehensive analysis to date of digital journalisms financial outlook, this text confronts business challenges both old and new, large and small, suggesting news organizations embrace the unique opportunities of the internet rather than adapt web offerings to legacy business models. The authors ultimately argue that news organizations and their audiences must learn to accept digital platforms and their constant transformation, which demand faster and more consistent innovation and investment.** Can digital journalism be profitable? Whats making money, what isnt, and why? Columbia University faculty members Bill Grueskin, academic dean of the Journalism School, and Ava Seave, principal at Quantum Media and adjunct professor at the Business School, addresses these questions about the financial state of digital journalism. The Story So Far offers the most comprehensive analysis to date of the business challenges that large and small, old and new for-profit news organizations face with their digital ventures.Grueskin, Seave, and Lucas Graves spent several months reporting on-site at news organizations—some that were founded over a century ago and others created in the past year or two. Based on that body of data, they examine how news organizations allocate resources, explore what patterns are emerging in revenue streams, and draw conclusions about how companies might generate revenue more effectively.The book is divided into nine chapters covering...
Author: Peter N. Stearns
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Covering the period from the beginning of the Renaissance to the present, this encyclopedia consists of 209 signed articles and nearly 300 biographical entries. The set is thoroughly indexed, amply illustrated, and a joy to read. Graduate students will find it useful as an introduction to historiography while advanced high school students will enjoy the articles on historical topics.--Outstanding Reference Sources, American Libraries, May 2001.
Author: Dean D. Vondras
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Many religious and spiritual beliefs promote wellness through their practices or stated objectivesfor example, focusing on simple living, having compassion for others, vegetarianism, or meditation and mindfulness. This refreshing work provides a review of the worlds spiritual perspectives and traditions, and explores how their guiding principles encourage healthy lifestyle choices. An examination of religious and nonreligious perspectives from around the worldfrom atheism, Confucianism, and Christianity to Islam, Judaism, Shamanism, and Zoroastrianismreveals how faith beliefs and values influence behavior and inspire healthy living.With contributions from leading international scholars, the chapters include a discussion of Eastern and Western world religions and their practicessuch as fasting or the avoidance of alcohol and tobaccoand how they may foster healthfulness. A contemporary analysis of current research findings suggests possible interventions that individuals and health providers may utilize to enhance healthfulness. A final chapter explores the connection between health, illness, and religious and nonreligious perspectives.
Author: Magdalena Kay
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Are we allowed to choose where we belong? What pressures make us feel that we should belong somewhere? This book brings together four major poetsHeaney, Mahon, Zagajewski, and Hartwigwho ask themselves these questions throughout their lives. They start by assuming that we can choose not to belong, but know this is easier said than done. Something in them is awry, leading them to travel, emigrate, and return dissatisfied with all forms of belonging. Writer after writer has suggested that Polish and Irish literature bear some uncanny similarities, particularly in the twentieth century, but few have explored these similarities in depth. Ireland and Poland, with their tangled histories of colonization, place a large premium upon knowing ones place. What happens, though, when a poet makes a career out of refusing to know her place in the way her culture expects? This book explores the consequences of this refusal, allowing these poets to answer such questions through their own poems, leading to surprising conclusions about the connection of knowledge and belonging, roots and identity. **