Em Para além do capitalismo, Michael Spence oferece uma perspectiva acessível, embora radicalmente não convencional e reveladora, sobre os fenômenos sociais de nosso tempo. Suas observações fornecem uma estrutura básica para que os indivíduos compreendam como a sociedade humana – particularmente a economia – funciona, levantando questões importantes e encorajando um novo modo de pensar. Ainda que estimulado pelas ideias de Rudolf Steiner, fundador da Antroposofia, Spence não se baseia em c...

A Washington Post Notable Nonfiction Book for 2011With the British Industrial Revolution, part of the world's population started to experience extraordinary economic growth—leading to enormous gaps in wealth and living standards between the industrialized West and the rest of the world. This pattern of divergence reversed after World War II, and now we are midway through a century of high and accelerating growth in the developing world and a new convergence with the advance...

To offer a core concept of intellectual property, to consider various justifications for the recognition of intellectual property rights and to expound their operation in particular areas of activity is the purpose of this book. It is essential to examine both the concept of intellectual property and the reasons why a legal system might incorporate such a concept. We are increasingly told that the wealth of nations, consists in 'intangible assets'. These are the intangible products of huma...

Mientras las grandes potencias se estancan, el mundo en desarrollo acelera.¿Estamos a punto de presenciar un giro histórico de la economía internacional?Nos encontramos a las puertas de un siglo que será testigo del fin de las enormes desigualdades en riqueza y nivel de vida entre el Occidente industrializado y el resto del planeta. El acelerado crecimiento de las naciones en desarrollo y su convergencia con los países avanzados es una tend...

Morning’s Curtain is a collection of poems written by author, Michael Spence.With headings such as I Am . . . Hope, Never Quarantine Your Dreams, We Died For You, and Roll Back Your Stone,his poems will warm your heart and invigorate your soul.His poetry reminds us that—in goodtimes or bad—the currency we exchange with each other must always be hope. With each rise of Morning’s Curtain, our hope for a better today and brighter tomorrow rises with it.

'Offers hope and good sense in equal measure'Ian Bremmer'A sensible plan for reform that can help us create a fairer and more equitable world'**Sheryl SandbergProblems are mounting.We face sputtering growth, an escalating climate emergency, worsening inequality, poor policy responses, increasing nationalism and a decline in global co-operation.But a permacrisis need not be permanent.**In this book, three of the most inter...

Tre fra i pensatori più stimati ed esperti del nostro tempo, tra loro amici, riscontravano che i loro Zoom «pandemici» mettevano a fuoco sempre più spesso una cascata di crisi: crescita stentata, inflazione in aumento, risposte politiche inadeguate, crescente emergenza climatica, peggioramento delle disuguaglianze, un’impennata dei nazionalismi e il declino della cooperazione globale. Condividevano le loro paure e frustrazioni e dal confronto si rendevano conto che, se è vero che gli error...

Drei der international angesehensten und erfahrensten Denker unserer Zeit hielten während der Coronapandemie regelmäßig Zoom-Calls ab. Immer ging es um ernste Themen: stotterndes Wachstum, steigende Inflation, unzureichende politische Reaktionen, eine eskalierende Klimakrise, zunehmende Ungleichheit, wachsender Nationalismus, ein Rückgang der globalen Zusammenarbeit. In "Permacrisis" beschreiben sie ihren innovativen Weg aus dieser Dauerkrise, in die uns die Fehler der Vergangenheit gebrac...

While still relatively unknown to the general public, early twentieth century American horror author H.P. Lovecraft left an indelible stamp upon popular culture. Images of tentacled horrors, forbidden tomes, and protagonists struggling against the insanity that comes with the revelation of the terrible truth of reality–Lovecraft pioneered all of these. Best known for his short story “The Call of Cthulhu,” Lovecraft instantiated his philosophy of cosmicism into every one of his tal...

To Be Seen and Heard presents a powerful and much-needed exploration of the experiences, challenges, and triumphs of African American males across their educational journey. Drawing from interviews, lived experiences, academic research, and the insights of educators, parents, policymakers, and community voices, this book amplifies perspectives often overlooked in mainstream conversations about equity and achievement.The book sheds light on the strategies, supports,...

Este libro es el fruto de las conversaciones mantenidas vía Zoom por sus tres autores, colaboradores y amigos, durante la pandemia para encontrar soluciones que evitaran un colapso que parece irreversible. Los fallos del mercado y la inoperancia de los gobiernos y las instituciones financieras internacionales nos han dejado al borde de la catástrofe medioambiental y económica. Si no actuamos con decisión –por ejemplo, renovando la estructura desfasada de las organizaciones mundiales como e...

This book is a collection of twelve essays devoted to Michael Boylan's important work in moral philosophy,A Just Society. The collection is thematically organized to mirror Boylan's own volume, so the first half explores fundamental issues of justification in ethics while the second half focuses on issues involving ethical discourse, social justice, and the moral foundations of public policy. In their critical and engaging essays, the authors challenge many of the original and con...