Focusing on the establishment of a unique utopian community, the book delves into the founding of Arden in 1900 by sculptor Frank Stephens and architect Will Price, inspired by Henry George's economic principles. Supported by philanthropist Joseph Fels, they created a vibrant colony in Delaware, drawing a diverse group of radicals and progressives, including notable figures like Upton Sinclair and Scott Nearing. Through photographs, it captures the early history of this little-known experiment in social reform and community living.
Inequality in the Cultural and Creative Industries, Revised and Updated Edition
400 pages
14 hours of reading
Focusing on the precarious state of art workers, this revised edition challenges the notion that culture is solely beneficial. It critiques the systemic exclusion of women, people of color, and working-class individuals in the UK’s cultural landscape, revealing that promises of inclusivity remain largely unfulfilled, especially post-COVID. The book argues that until inequalities in the workforce and audience are addressed, the true potential of culture to enrich society cannot be achieved, making a compelling case for the transformation of cultural and creative industries.
What Every Salesperson, Marketeer, Retailer and Shopper Needs to Know About Retail Shopper Management
116 pages
5 hours of reading
What is Who Killed Category Management about? Simply put, its about your future. Wealth, success and security. If you are in Retail, FMCG, or Manufacturing and want a job in 5 years you should read this book today! Our world is about to crumble. Never before has a Tornado of destruction this large touched down in the retail sector. It you think e-tailing is changing the face of traditional shopper behaviour you haven't seen anything yet. "Who Killed Category Management" is a sometimes funny and often challenging look at what success and failure looks like for satisfying tomorrows shoppers and consumers. It is what every Salesperson, Marketeer, and Retailer needs to know about Retail Shopper Management. It not only provides crucial insight into retailer manufacturer relationships it also adds value and highlights opportunities that can deliver a defensible strategy for success and, for some, millions of dollars in additional profit. It is not a traditional desert dry business encyclopaedia. Instead it takes you on several journeys so sit back and enjoy the ride.
Balancing classical and Keynesian economics, this work uses the modern approach of presenting long-run analysis before short-run fluctuations, and covers the large open economy in depth. This edition includes a revised section on developments in the theory of economic fluctuations.
The book demonstrates that cultural jobs are the preserve of the most
privileged, a 'creative class' in society, and always have been: there was no
golden age for social mobility in culture. It shows how women, people of
colour, and those of working class origins are missing from key parts of the
workforce and audience for culture. -- .
In writing this textbook, Mankiw has tried to put himself in the position of someone seeing economics for the first time. The author's conversational writing style is superb for presenting the politics and science of economic theories to tomorrow's decision-makers. Because Mankiw wrote it for the students, the book stands out among all other principle texts by intriguing students to apply an economic way of thinking in their daily lives. Receiving such praise as "perhaps the best ever" textbook in economic principles, it's no wonder Mankiw's prize project has quickly become one of the most successful books ever to be published in the college marketplace.
