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Crony Capitalism in US Health Care Anatomy of a Dysfunctional System

Crony Capitalism in US Health Care Anatomy of a Dysfunctional System

The US political system has come to depend upon money too much. The US health care industry spends the most on political lobbying among all the 13 industrial sectors in the US economy. The government regulatory agencies at both federal and state levels have been captured by the health industry interest groups meaning that the regulatory agencies respond to the interests of the industry but not those of citizens. This book employs a broad theoretical framework of crony capitalism to understand US health care system dysfunction. This framework has not been applied before in any serious manner to understand the shortcomings in the US health care system. Specifically the book examines the role of seven key players using this framework - politicians/interest groups pharmaceutical companies private health insurers hospitals/hospital networks physicians medical device manufacturers and the American public. Crony capitalism is a destructive force and is rampant in US health care system causing much waste inefficiencies and malaise in the system. Current efforts and initiatives such as patient-centered medical homes and precision medicine for improving/reforming the system are of mere academic interest and tantamount to taking aspirin to treat cancer. They do not even pretend to address the root cause of the problem namely crony capitalism. Offering prescriptions to fix the U. S. health care system based on a comprehensive diagnosis of the dysfunction this book will be of interest to researchers academics policymakers and students in the fields of health care management public and non-profit management health policy administration and economics and political science. | Crony Capitalism in US Health Care Anatomy of a Dysfunctional System

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Social Welfare in Africa

Social Welfare in Africa

First published in 1987 this book analyses social welfare in the major countries of Africa at that time. For each country it considers the ideological framework underlying the social welfare system and describes the historical development of both the system and the political and socio-economic context. Each chapter looks at the structure and administration of the systems in place and how these are financed. Contributions examine the nature of the different parts of the welfare system surveying social security personal social services and the treatment of the following key target groups: the aged; those with disabilities and handicaps; children and youth; disadvantaged families; the unemployed; and the sick and injured. Each chapter concludes with an assessment of the effectiveness of the system considered. In this book particular attention is paid to the role of foreign aid agencies and to missionaries and to the special problems of poverty and famine in Africa. | Social Welfare in Africa

GBP 14.99
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Essays on the Transformation of India's Agrarian Economy

Essays on the Transformation of India's Agrarian Economy

The central problem to which this book first published in 1984 is addressed is the transformation of agrarian structure as it historically evolved in India. The term ‘structure’ however has multiple meanings. The sense in which the term is used refers to the system of production including the pattern of its composition in terms of micro-units of production and the social and economic relations by which they are integrated. This concrete analysis and examination of the evidence of Indian agriculture is undertaken from this perspective and contributes to the theory of agrarian change as well as an interpretation of the development of Indian agriculture. | Essays on the Transformation of India's Agrarian Economy

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Unity in Diversity: Achieving Structural Race Equity in Schools

Unity in Diversity: Achieving Structural Race Equity in Schools

A third of all children in our schools are from racially minoritised backgrounds. Yet the data on attainment exclusion progression and representation indicates that our education system is structurally racist. Unity in Diversity explores the unconscious biases at play in our schools and demonstrates how educators can address this by improving representation in the curriculum staffroom and on the governing/trust board. Drawing on case studies from leaders this book demonstrates what schools are already doing to create an impactful anti-racist ethos and how these strategies may be applied in practice. Written by an experienced headteacher who has supported a diverse range of schools in improving their race equity each chapter addresses a different aspect of race inequality and provides practical strategies for overcoming it. This book empowers readers: To acknowledge that systemic race inequality exists in schools and that this necessitates an anti-racist approach To become comfortable talking about race and to create safe spaces for staff and students to engage in discussions about race To address unconscious biases and white fragility and to examine the inequality and underrepresentation of ethnic groups To audit all aspects of educational provision to determine what needs to change and to action and implement this change with lasting impact. Schools and teachers can play a major role in eliminating systemic racism in society. This book is an essential read for any teacher leader governor or trustee who is restless to address race inequity in our education system creating a more equal and represented school community. | Unity in Diversity: Achieving Structural Race Equity in Schools

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Revitalising Communities in a Globalising World

Revitalising Communities in a Globalising World

Revitalising Communities in a Globalising World explores the opportunities and constraints that the dynamics of globalisation present for human development in a range of different countries and situations. Arguing that globalisation is currently a system of organising social relations along neoliberal lines this timely volume examines practical examples of how people respond to significant social changes in their communities. The idea of communities is deconstructed to show that globalisation has collapsed the boundaries of time space and place in ways that have exacerbated inequalities at the same time giving rise to unparalleled riches for some. The book encompasses a number of case studies that speak to policymakers practitioners educators and students interested in studying globalisation and making the most of its potential for change.

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Medium Secure Psychiatric Provision in the Private Sector

Medium Secure Psychiatric Provision in the Private Sector

First published in 1998 this volume assesses issues of privatisation and mental health provision in the Medium Secure Psychiatric Care sector including case studies on two regional secure units and Stockton Hall Psychiatric Hospital between 1989 and 1992. It emerged at the end of a period of Conservative Party dominance of almost two decades in which privatisation had been at the forefront of discussion and focused on the midpoint of that era. Despite this privatisation of psychiatric care had received little discussion. Here Katrina R. Moss discusses the role of private medical care in the UK healthcare landscape with focus on the meaning of privatisation attitudes towards privatising the criminal justice system along with relevant legal and medical issues related to regulation by the Mental Health Act 1983. | Medium Secure Psychiatric Provision in the Private Sector

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Bizarre Space A Kid's Guide to Our Strange Unusual Universe

Bizarre Space A Kid's Guide to Our Strange Unusual Universe

Since ancient times humans have been puzzled and awed by the strange stars peculiar planets and out-of-this-world objects that appear in our sky. Advancements in technology are now giving scientists closer looks and first peeks at the weird and wonderful things that make up our solar system and beyond. From Earth-like moons to strange signals from distant galaxies Bizarre Space showcases the most shocking space discoveries proving that what lies beyond our little blue-and-green planet is fascinatingly and often frighteningly bizarre. For example you might know that Pluto's no longer a planet but why did it get demoted to float among the other “oddities” of space? What happens to stars when they die? What disaster is just waiting to happen to Mars? And why exactly can't Uranus seem to roll straight? Bizarre Space takes you deep into our curious cosmos to discover the mysteries that lie beyond our home planet. Ages 9-12 | Bizarre Space A Kid's Guide to Our Strange Unusual Universe

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Teaching Writing Rhetoric and Reason at the Globalizing University

Teaching Writing Rhetoric and Reason at the Globalizing University

This timely intervention into composition studies presents a case for the need to teach all students a shared system of communication and logic based on the modern globalizing ideals of universality neutrality and empiricism. Based on a series of close readings of contemporary writing by Stanley Fish Asao Inoue Doug Downs and Elizabeth Wardle Richard Rorty Slavoj Zizek and Steven Pinker this book critiques recent arguments that traditional approaches to teaching writing grammar and argumentation foster marginalization oppression and the restriction of student agency. Instead it argues that the best way to educate and empower a diverse global student body is to promote a mode of academic discourse dedicated to the impartial judgment of empirical facts communicated in an open and clear manner. It provides a critical analysis of core topics in composition studies including the teaching of grammar; notions of objectivity and neutrality; empiricism and pragmatism; identity politics; and postmodernism. Aimed at graduate students and junior instructors in rhetoric and composition as well as more seasoned scholars and program administrators this polemical book provides an accessible staging of key debates that all writing instructors must grapple with. | Teaching Writing Rhetoric and Reason at the Globalizing University

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Mind Maps for Medical Students

Mind Maps for Medical Students

This popular learning and revision aid is designed specifically to help medical students memorise essential clinical facts invaluable throughout medical studies and particularly useful in the pressured run-up to final exams. Over 100 maps are organised by body system and include disease definitions and descriptions pathophysiology causes risk factors investigations treatments and complications where relevant and applicable. Key features: Proven – new edition of this very well-received and successful book which has helped thousands of medical students around the world to exam success using mind maps an established tool in education and known to improve memory recall Flexible – ideal primer when coming to a topic for the first time when reviewing it at the end of a module or attachment and for making project and revision plans Adaptable – use the maps in the book directly as a guide to prepare your own or a supplement to personal notes Systems-based – in line with medical course structure Current – thoroughly revised and updated incorporating the latest clinical guides with many maps new to this edition including Breast Disease and expanded coverage of Rheumatological Haematological and Endocrine conditions | Mind Maps for Medical Students

GBP 16.99
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Protecting Creativity in Fashion Design US Laws EU Design Rights and Other Dimensions of Protection

Protecting Creativity in Fashion Design US Laws EU Design Rights and Other Dimensions of Protection

Exploring the debate over the benefits of legal protection for fashion design this book focuses on how a combination of minimal legal protections for design evolving social norms digital technology and market forces can promote innovation and creativity in a business known for its fast-paced remixing and borrowing. Focusing on the advantages and disadvantages of the main US and EU IP laws that protect fashion design in the world’s biggest fashion markets it describes how recent US case law in copyright and trademark cases has led to misaligned incentives for the industry and a lack of clear protection while in the EU the CJEU’s interpretation of the pan-European design rights system has created significant overlap with copyright law and risks leading to the overprotection of design. The book proposes that creativity and innovation in fashion derive some benefit from a limited unregistered design right protection and that cumulation with copyright protection is unhelpful. It also proposes that there is a larger role for developing social norms relating to sustainability the ethics of cultural appropriation and the online shaming of counterfeiters that can also help create a fair equilibrium between protection and borrowing in fashion design. | Protecting Creativity in Fashion Design US Laws EU Design Rights and Other Dimensions of Protection

GBP 17.00
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Music as Care: Artistry in the Hospital Environment CMS Emerging Fields in Music

Music as Care: Artistry in the Hospital Environment CMS Emerging Fields in Music

This book provides an overview of professional musicians working within the healthcare system and explores programs that bring music into the environment of the hospital. Far from being onstage musicians in the hospital provide musical engagement for patients and healthcare providers focused on life-and-death issues. Music in healthcare offers a new and growing area for musical careers distinct from the field of music therapy in which music is engaged to advance defined clinical goals. Rather this volume considers what happens when musicians interact with the clinical environment as artists and how musical careers and artistic practices can develop through work in a hospital setting. It outlines the specialized skills and training required to navigate safely and effectively within the healthcare context. The contributors draw on their experiences with collaborations between the performing arts and medicine at Boston University/Boston Medical Center University of Florida/UF Health Shands Hospital and the Peabody Institute/Johns Hopkins Medicine. These experiences as well as the experiences of artists spotlighted throughout the volume offer stories of thriving artistic practices and collaborations that outline a new field for tomorrow's musical artists. | Music as Care: Artistry in the Hospital Environment CMS Emerging Fields in Music

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The World of Goods

The World of Goods

It is well-understood that the consumption of goods plays an important symbolic role in the way human beings communicate create identity and establish relationships. What is less well-known is that the pattern of their flow shapes society in fundamental ways. In this book the renowned anthropologist Mary Douglas and economist Baron Isherwood overturn arguments about consumption that rely on received economic and psychological explanations. They ask new questions about why people save why they spend what they buy and why they sometimes-but not always-make fine distinctions about quality. Instead of regarding consumption as a private means of satisfying one’s preferences they show how goods are a vital information system used by human beings to fulfill their intentions towards one another. They also consider the implications of the social role of goods for a new vision for social policy arguing that poverty is caused as much by the erosion of local communities and networks as it is by lack of possessions and contrast small-scale with large-scale consumption in the household. A radical rethinking of consumerism inequality and social capital The World of Goods is a classic of economic anthropology whose insights remain compelling and urgent. This Routledge Classics edition includes a new foreword by Richard Wilk. Forget that commodities are good for eating clothing and shelter; forget their usefulness and try instead the idea that commodities are good for thinking. – Mary Douglas and Baron Isherwood

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Conquest and Redemption A History of Jewish Assets from the Holocaust

Conquest and Redemption A History of Jewish Assets from the Holocaust

In Conquest and Redemption Gregg J. Rickman explains how the Nazis stole the possessions of their Jewish victims and obtained the cooperation of institutions across Europe in these crimes of convenience. He also describes how those institutions are being brought to justice sixty years later for their retention of their ill-gotten gains. Rickman not only explains how the robbery was accomplished tracked stalled and then finally reversed but also clearly shows the ways in which robbery was inextricably connected to the murder of the Jews. The Nazis took everything from Jews-their families their possessions and even their names. As with the murder of Jews the Nazis' robbery was an organized institutionalized effort. Jews were isolated robbed and left homeless regarded as parasites in the Nazis' eyes and thus fair game. In short the organized robbery of the Jews facilitated their slaughter. How did the German people come to believe that it was permissible to isolate outlaw rob and murder Jews? A partial explanation can be found in the Nazis' creation of a virtual religion of German nationalism and homogeneity that delegitimized Jews as a people and as individuals. This belief system was expressed through a complex structure of religious rules practices and institutions. While Nazi ideology was the guiding principle how that ideology was formed and how it was applied is important to understand if one is to fully grasp the Holocaust. Rickman painstakingly describes the structural composition and motivation for the plundering of Jewish assets. The Holocaust will always remain a memory of unequalled pain and suffering but as Rickman shows the return of stolen goods to their survivors is a partial victory for the long aggrieved. Conquest and Redemption will be of interest to students and scholars in the history of the Holocaust and its aftermath. | Conquest and Redemption A History of Jewish Assets from the Holocaust

GBP 12.99
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Pilgrim's Bumpy Flight: Helping Young Children Learn About Domestic Abuse Safety Planning

Pilgrim's Bumpy Flight: Helping Young Children Learn About Domestic Abuse Safety Planning

For effective and safe use this book should be purchased alongside the professional guidebook. Both books can be purchased together as a set Domestic Abuse Safety Planning with Young Children: A 'Pilgrim’s Bumpy Flight' Storybook and Professional Guide [9781032357997] Pilgrim is a little plane who loves flying through the sky and zooming through big hoops with their friends. At home however Pilgrim experiences frightening behaviour from Jumbo who represents the perpetrating parent that makes them feel scared and sad. Pilgrim is comforted and guided by Jet who represents the victim/survivor parent to think about safety and what to do when frightening things are happening. The trauma a young child may experience from domestic abuse can impact their entire developing system making them feel worried frightened and unsafe. Safety planning is an essential component of direct work with children offering a way to help them vocalise their feelings and understand what to do when something does not feel right and this storybook is a key vessel for communication and exploration. The story which is rhyming and engaging enables young children to engage in the narrative in a non-threatening way. This book aims to be accessible to all children from all families where safety planning is needed as such the characters in it are non-gendered. This beautifully illustrated storybook is a crucial tool for the early years sector education staff and those working in children’s services including safeguarding officers family support workers social workers and children’s IDVAs. This book is designed to be used alongside the companion guidebook Domestic Abuse Safety Planning with Young Children: A Professional Guide. Both books should be used in tandem with agency policy procedure and guidance. | Pilgrim's Bumpy Flight: Helping Young Children Learn About Domestic Abuse Safety Planning

GBP 12.99
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