Technology, Television, and Competition: The Politics of Digital TV

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The advanced industrial countries considered replacing the existing analog television infrastructure with a new digital one in the late 1980s and 1990s. Jeffrey Hart's study demonstrates how nationalism and regionalism combined with conflicting ideas over technology to produce three different and incompatible DTV standards in the U.S., Japan and Europe. The outcome has led to missed opportunities in developing new technologies. Hart's work contributes to our understanding of relations between business and government, and of competition between the world's great economic powers.

Definition and Measurement of Antitrust Enforcement, Volume 11 (Political Economy and Public Policy)

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Definition and Measurement of Antitrust Enforcement, Volume 11 (Political Economy and Public Policy)

Manufacturer: JAI Press
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ASIN: 0762303239

Definitions in political economy (Reprints of economic classics)

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Definitions in political economy (Reprints of economic classics)
T. R Malthus
Manufacturer: A.M. Kelley
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ASIN: B0007DE01K

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This work presents Malthus' further thoughts on the question of value, its definition and its measurement, written largely in response to Samuel Bailey's Critical Dissertation on that subject. "Remains significant as an early contribution to the methodology of economics ... repays consideration in times of terminological confusion." The New Palgrave. "The standard work of the genus ... it contains one of the best criticims of Ricardo's theoretical set-up ever written." J.A. Schumpeter History of Economic Analysis

Definitions in Political Economy, Preceded by An Inquiry into the Rule

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Definitions in Political Economy, Preceded by An Inquiry into the Rule
T.R.,Rev. MALTHUS
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Definitions in Political Economy. Reprints of Economic Classics

Manufacturer: NY 1963.
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ASIN: B000IG24JQ

Truth or Economics: On the Definition, Prediction, and Relevance of Economic Efficiency

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Truth or Economics: On the Definition, Prediction, and Relevance of Economic Efficiency
Richard S. Markovits
Manufacturer: Yale University Press
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ASIN: 0300114591

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Is economic efficiency a sound basis upon which to make public policy or legal decisions? In this sophisticated analysis, Richard S. Markovits considers the way in which scholars and public decision-makers define, predict, and assess the moral and legal relevance of economic efficiency.

The author begins by identifying imperfections in the traditional definition of economic efficiency. He then develops and illustrates an appropriate response to Second-Best Theory and investigates the moral and legal relevance of economic-efficiency analyses. Not only do virtually all economic, legal, and public policy thinkers misdefine economic efficiency, the author concludes, they also ignore or respond inadequately to Second-Best Theory when analyzing the economic efficiency of public choices and misassess the relevance of economic-efficiency conclusions both for moral evaluations and for the answer to legal-rights questions that is correct as a matter of law.

Short-Term Economic Indicators Transition Economies: Sources and Definitions

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Short-Term Economic Indicators Transition Economies: Sources and Definitions
Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development
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ASIN: 9264048383

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Provides information on key aspects of collection methodologies and practices (particularly for the emerging private sector), data presentation practices, details relating to the introduction of new currencies, business tendency surveys, and labor market indicators. Methodological summary tables are also provided for indices of industrial production, retail sales volume, unemployment, price indices, and foreign trade statistics. These summary tables facilitate comparisons in practices, etc., used by Central and Eastern European countries and the New Independent States. Finally a detailed outline of methodological and presentational practices for these statistical series is also provided for each country.

Definitions in political economy,: Preceded by an inquiry into the rules which ought to guide political economists in the definition and use of their terms, ... writings (Reprints of economic classics)

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Definitions in political economy,: Preceded by an inquiry into the rules which ought to guide political economists in the definition and use of their terms, ... writings (Reprints of economic classics)
T. R Malthus
Manufacturer: Kelley & Millman
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ASIN: B0007ITZYW

Definitions in political economy: With index to the Works of Malthus (Pickering masters)

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Definitions in political economy: With index to the Works of Malthus (Pickering masters)
T. R Malthus
Manufacturer: W. Pickering
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On the definition and nature of the science of political economy

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On the definition and nature of the science of political economy
Henry Dunning Macleod
Manufacturer: MacMillan
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Communicating for a Change: Seven Keys to Irresistible Communication
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This will change the way you speak to your church

Outstanding!

Better than "Intro to Preaching"

A must read for all public communicators!

None like it

Communicating for a Change: Seven Keys to Irresistible Communication
Andy Stanley , and Lane Jones
Manufacturer: Multnomah
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 1590525140
Release Date: 2006-06-01

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When You Talk, Are People Changed?

Whether you speak from the pulpit, podium, or the front of a classroom, you don’t need much more than blank stares and faraway looks to tell you you’re not connecting. Take heart before your audience takes leave! You can convey your message in the powerful, life-changing way it deserves to be told. An insightful, entertaining parable that’s an excellent guide for any speaker, Communicating for a Change takes a simple approach to delivering effectively. Join Pastor Ray as he discovers that the secrets to successful speaking are parallel to the lessons a trucker learns on the road. By knowing your destination before you leave (identifying the one basic premise of your message), using your blinkers (making transitions obvious), and implementing five other practical points, you’ll drive your message home every time!

âLong ago, in a galaxy far, far awayâ¦â

âOnce upon a timeâ¦â

âIn the beginningâ¦â

Great stories capture and hold an audience’s attention from start to finish. Why should it be any different when you stand up to speak?

In Communicating for a Change, Andy Stanley and Lane Jones offer a unique strategy for communicators seeking to deliver captivating and practical messages. In this highly creative presentation, the authors unpack seven concepts that will empower you to engage and impact your audience in a way that leaves them wanting more.

âWhether you are a senior pastor with weekly teaching responsibilities or a student pastor who has bern charged with engaging the hearts and minds of high school students, this book is a must-read.â

Bill Hybels

Senior pastor, Willow Creak Community Church

âA very practical resource for every biblical communicator who wants to go from good to great.â

Ed Young

Senior pastor, Fellowship Church, Grapevine, Texas

âTo communicate effectively, you have to connect. Andy has been connecting with people for years, and now he’s sharing his insights with the rest of us.â

Jeff Foxworthy

Comedian

INSIDE LEFT FLAP

In Communicating for a Change, Andy Stanley shares the seven imperatives that define his approach to challenging people’s minds in order to change their lives: Determine Your Goal Pick a Point Create a Map Internalize the Message Engage Your Audience Find Your Voice Start All Over

These seven concepts will simplify your approach to communication and transform your sermons, lessons, and presentations into powerful life-changing experiences for your listeners.

Story Behind the Book

Andy Stanley and Lane Jones are on staff at one of America ’s largest churches, North Point Community. Leaders of thousands of people, they regularly speak in front of large groups. They also listen to numerous speakers and know the disastrous effects of a poorly delivered message. This book is the result of their efforts to make public speakingâone of the most common fear-inducing activities known to mankindâsimple, easy, and even enjoyable, so that God’s messages will readily produce the life-changing results they should.

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This will change the way you speak to your church.......2007-10-20

This book is going to change the way you view speaking whether to youth or to the church. I read this book and it challenged the way I prepared my sermons. But after testing it out I found that the principles were very true. This is Stanley's method of preaching, and it is not simplifying your message, it is actually more about saying exactly what you want to say in the clearest most concise way possible. This style of speaking will help bring about change!

Outstanding!.......2007-10-18

This is undoubtedly a different approach to presenting God's Word. However, I found it to be revolutionary in assisting me in preparing for Sunday morning sermons. The organization of the book made it easy to follow and enjoyable to read.

Better than "Intro to Preaching".......2007-10-17

Many seminaries can't educate future communicators the way Andy Stanley does in Communicating for Change. Like most of his sermons, I found myself engrossed in his message, and I couldn't put this practical book down. Seminaries would be wise to offer this as required reading in their preaching classes.

A must read for all public communicators!.......2007-10-11

A very thought provoking book that encourages you to look at how you engage your audience, and how to simplify your message so that the hearer actually remembers what you said. I highly recommend this easy-to-read book.

None like it.......2007-10-11

An incredible book. Straightforward direct approach on how to communicate effectively. Life changing if you apply this approach. You can use the approach in almost any setting.

Creating a Climate for Change: Communicating Climate Change and Facilitating Social Change

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Creating a Climate for Change: Communicating Climate Change and Facilitating Social Change

Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press
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Binding: Hardcover

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The Science and Politics of Global Climate Change: A Guide to the Debate

ASIN: 0521869234

Book Description

The need for effective communication, public outreach, and education to increase support for policy, collective action and behavior change is ever present, and is perhaps most pressing in the context of anthropogenic climate change. This book is the first to take a comprehensive look at communication and social change specifically targeted to climate change. It is a unique collection of ideas examining the challenges associated with communicating climate change in order to facilitate societal response. It offers well-founded, practical suggestions on how to communicate climate change and how to approach related social change more effectively. The contributors of this book come from a diverse range of backgrounds, from government and academia to non-governmental and civic sectors of society. The book is accessibly written, and any specialized terminology is explained. It will be of great interest to academic researchers and professionals in climate change, environmental policy, science communication, psychology, sociology, and geography.

Communicating Change: Winning Employee Support for New Business Goals

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common sense communication improvements
Packed with Knowledge !
Good reference
A superb book
Breath of fresh air

Communicating Change: Winning Employee Support for New Business Goals
T. J. Larkin , and Sandar Larkin
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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Communicating for Change (Jossey Bass Business and Management Series)

ASIN: 0070364524

Book Description

When a company decides to make a major organizational changewhether it's a new emphasis on customer service, quality management, restructuring or downsizingmanagers must get the message through to front-line employees, and enlist their support...or the changes will create more turmoil than progress.

Written for busy managers at all levels, Communicating Change offers specific prescriptions for effecting successful change centered around three guiding principles:

Conveying the message through supervisors
Communicating face-to-face
Making the changes relevant to each work area

In addition, a variety of helpful forms, checklists, sample communications, and surveys help managers to quickly put these principles into action.

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common sense communication improvements.......2007-01-18

I work as a Communications Specialist... sounds impressive, but really it is all about listening...and this book gives real world examples and steps for improving how you communicate change in your company. Perhaps I enjoy it because it supports my own theory that a chat or memo from the CEO is nice, but who is the guy/woman? really?...the immediate supervisor is the one I interact with everyday... that person is the key to clear communication and the conduit to change.
This is an easy-to-read book, presenting clear practical solutions.

Packed with Knowledge !.......2005-02-23

Nearly every CEO of a large corporation believes that words directly from his or her mouth will inspire front-line employees. Five decades of research show just the opposite, explain consultants and authors T.J. and Sandar Larkin. Their investigations emphasize the importance of communicating change through low-level supervisors, a group that has more credibility with front-line workers. They maintain that CEOs must go beyond simply telling supervisors what to do; they must also listen to these key employees and empower them by taking their suggestions seriously. The authors provide plenty of real-world examples to bolster their case. We recommend this clearly constructed argument to CEOs and to anyone charged with communicating with large numbers of employees. This engaging treatise, a classic, is ready to persuade its next crop of managers.

Good reference.......2003-11-22

My line of consulting has a lot to do with change management and communicating change so this was a good book to refer to for additional ideas and tools for the toolkit. One of the chapters that sticks out in my mind is the one that talks to how people prefer to hear certain types of messages (e.g. from their direct mananger, through an email, at an all hands meeting etc) The author uses actual data from surveys to back up his ideas which I fpund helpful - not only in helping me recommend certain vehicles for communication but also convincing others. Good resource.

A superb book.......2000-06-11

I'm an academic--a professor of corporate communication--and this is one of the few books I recommend to students in this area. Larkin bases every one of his assertions on applied research in organizational communication--very refreshing from the "I did it in my organization, so it must work in your company" perspective of most business authors. Larkin also completely shatters myths around traditional corporate communication practices (e.g. the executive should communicate directly to employees around major change areas), and bases such assertions on research in the area *plus* his own consulting experience (of which he has a great deal). My students also loved this book. If you buy one book on employee/corporate communication, this is the one.

Breath of fresh air.......1999-12-22

After years of being force-fed communications theories that didn't work, it was a real joy to see reality documented. The solutions presented are too simple to be acceptable to anyone more interested in documenting "quality" than running a business. These "rules" help: they work in practice (when was the last time you heard that about a communications theory?): and they will change your world.

Communicating for Change (Jossey Bass Business and Management Series)

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Just the Primer I needed

Communicating for Change (Jossey Bass Business and Management Series)
Roger D'Aprix
Manufacturer: Jossey-Bass
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Binding: Hardcover

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Crisp: Communicating with Employees: Improving Organizational Communication (Crisp Fifty-Minute Books)

ASIN: 0787901997

Book Description

Marshal support throughout your organization

Develop a communications strategy that works for -- not against -- you. Based on years of battle-tested principles and case-examples, Roger D'Aprix tells managers how they can avoid the communications breakdowns that sabotage attempts at change, and cause employees to lose faith in their leaders and the system itself. Instead, he shows how communications can be used strategically to connect an organization's vision, mission and business goals to the forces and opportunities in the marketplace -- the driving force behind all change. Includes D'Arpix's market-based strategic communications model for integrating and aligning communications at all levels.

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Just the Primer I needed.......2000-05-27

As a founder and executive of a fast growing startup, I found d'Aprix's "Communicating for Change" book exactly the introduction I needed to the internal (corporate) communications profession. He effectively defines "strategic communications" (he coined the term) and then articulates why and how strategic communications are necessary in any organization.

The book's strongest contribution is a simple model for approaching internal communication (as articulated in the subtitle): focus on the marketplace. His arguments are based on 2 decades of data and first hand experiences. His brilliance is being able to effectively describe communication principles to those outside the communications profession.

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Understanding and effectively addressing the impact that differences have on our lives is important in promoting fairness and equitability. Arliss and Borisoff have enlisted the expertise of the best scholars to explore the effects of gender differences with regard to individuals, interpersonal relationships, and professional environments. Contributors provide the most current perspectives. Each chapter includes questions for further discussion, stimulating readers to think critically about the topics discussed. Chapters on gay men, race and gender, and employment interviewing strengthen this highly regarded, well-balanced, and pertinent study of gender communication. The broad scope of topics covered in this volume reflects the challenges faced by both men and women communicating on a variety of fronts. While some readers may discover new perspectives, all readers will relate to and learn from the experts' exploration of gender and communication, gaining insights that are most important for effective communication in the twenty-first century.

Decoding Abortion Rhetoric: COMMUNICATING SOCIAL CHANGE

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Decoding Abortion Rhetoric: COMMUNICATING SOCIAL CHANGE
Celeste Condit
Manufacturer: University of Illinois Press
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Communicating For Development: Human Change for Survival

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Communicating For Development: Human Change for Survival
Colin Fraser , and Sonia Restrepo-Estrada
Manufacturer: I. B. Tauris
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ASIN: 1860642381

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Arguing that widespread changes in human attitude and behavior patterns are central to ensuring a more secure and sustainable future on earth, this book focuses on communication processes in development. The authors, pioneers in the use of communication techniques and media in development work, show how communication can be used to mobilize societies, to facilitate democratic and participatory decision-making, and to help people acquire new knowledge and skills. Among the issues explored are: social mobilization worldwide for child immunization; communication as a means of facilitating rapid advances in family planning; and the use of video to enable peasant farmers to participate in their own development.

Communicating For Change: Strategies of Social and Political Advocates

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Communicating For Change: Strategies of Social and Political Advocates
John P. McHale
Manufacturer: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
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ASIN: 0742529738

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This book explores the various ways social activists use media and communication strategies, including mass media, face-to-face/interpersonal communication, the telephone, group communication, events, papers or literature, and computer-mediated or online communication.

Communicating with Children and Adolescents: Action for Change

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Communicating with Children and Adolescents: Action for Change
Anne, Ed. Bannister
Manufacturer: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
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ASIN: 1843100258

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At a time when expectations and assumptions about the delivery of services to children and adolescents are being reconfigured - for example, around the rights of children and adolescents as young citizens - adults are seeking to ensure that they deliver services in creative and empowering ways, ensuring that the opinions of young people are actively solicited and encouraged. Action methods - communication methods using the body as well as speech - provide non-threatening ways of communicating which can be understood by children of all ages and from many cultures.

This book places action methods in a theoretical, technical and political framework and documents examples of good practice. Discussion of the application of action methods to work with young people focuses on differing issues and populations, for example children and adolescents who face life-threatening illnesses, or those involved in peer counseling in schools. Contributions from several different countries emphasize the wide potential of action methods for use with young people. This book provides a comprehensive and wide-ranging resource for those interested in exploring and understanding why action methods are particularly useful when working with young people.

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