Author Michael Lewis was recently interviewed by Steve Kroft on 60 Minutes and a quote from that interview was the inspiration and influence for Casino Healthcare. “If it wasn’t complicated, it wouldn’t be allowed to happen. The complexity disguises what’s happening. If it’s so complicated that you can’t understand it - then you can’t question it.” What he was referencing, of course, was high-speed trading on Wall Street, but the quote could just as easily be applied to healthcare. In fact...

International BestsellerWinner of the Warwick Prize for Writing18th in The Guardian's top 100 Greatest Books since 2000"Impassioned, hugely informative, wonderfully controversial, and scary as hell.” —John le CarréThe bestselling author of No Logo shows how the global "free market" has exploited crises and shock for three decades, from Chile to Iraq

NEW YORK TIMES and WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLERThe former FDIC chairwoman, and one of the first people to acknowledge the full risk of subprime loans, offers a unique perspective on the financial crisis.Appointed by George W. Bush as the chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) in 2006, Sheila Bair witnessed the origins of the financial crisis and in 2008 became—along with Hank Paulson, Ben Bernanke, ...

A Crash Course in Writing Powerful, Persuasive Grants!"Grant Writing 101 provides straightforward and effective strategies for improving results. It is a wonderful reference guide for experienced fundraisers and an invaluable 'how-to' manual for those starting their careers."—Emmett D. Carson, Ph.D., CEO and President, Silicon Valley Community Foundation"This new book is an essential tool in helping nonprofits manage grant writing by k...

'Forget the label “free trade agreement”. The TPPA, under negotiation between New Zealand, the USA and ten other countries, is a direct assault on our right to decide our own future.In this hard-hitting BWB Text, Professor Jane Kelsey picks apart the current negotiations surrounding the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) and comes to some disturbing conclusions.Such a treaty, she says in this new work, has little credible economic rationale but cou...

Are the huge profits garnered by corporations each year a case of a few bad apples in the business world taking advantage of unmonitored dealings? Is this consolidation of wealth made at the expense of the overall economy and the wellbeing of the average citizen? Will the planet be saved by developing more "green businesses" and "green collar" jobs? Joel Magnuson delivers a powerful response to the current misconceptions about the US economy in his brilliantly accessible Mindful Economics....

How to apply for-profit marketing strategies to non-profit organizationsBranding for the Public Sector presents powerful and effective branding strategies for the public sector illustrated through case studies and examples. The book covers branding architecture, brand vision, market research, brand perception, engagement, communication, managing brand change and much more. Additionally, the book highlights the future of public sector branding and how organizations ...

An expert’s inside look into the ways social entrepreneurship is changing the worldWhether you’re a policymaker, investor, or involved in a nonprofit, Social Entrepreneurship for the 21st Century gives you the knowledge you need to make the best possible decisions for the future. A former McKinsey consultant reveals how social entrepreneurship has filtered into the workings of government and private enterprise, where social sector values are now shaping “s...

This eBook will introduce you to a simple process for developing a PAST PERFORMANCE that helps your company achieve the objective of winning government contracts. It provides proven strategies for creating a PAST PERFORMANCE that crushes the competition every time. This eBook takes the reader step by step through writing a PAST PERFORMANCE that is designed to convince the Government (buying organization) the particular product or service offered by your company adds more value or better so...

The Key Facts on Argentina provides readers with essential facts on business, demographics, and travel in Argentina. This book includes information on: Background of Argentina Geography of Argentina People & Society of Argentina Government of Argentina Economy of Argentina Energy Resources of Argentina Communications in Argentina Transportation in Argentina Military of Arge...

The Performance enhancement Programme (PeP) lays the foundation for establishing a People Centred Organisation capable of delivering a turnaround in the most unlikely circumstances through People Centred Performance Enhancement. Born in the challenge of a University turnaround the PeP was nurtured in the private sector and given its biggest test in a huge national public sector turnaround. The PeP offers a road-map to turnarounds in both the public and private sectors. Many books explore t...

Networks have been described in terms of metaphors, governance arrangements and structural or institutional arrangements. These different perspectives of networks come out of a variety of disciplines, including political science, public administration, urban affairs, social welfare, public management and organizational/sociological research. This wealth of research, while contributing to a deeper understanding of networks, presents a dilemma which is addressed by this book. That is the que...