Author : Namrata Goswami
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 465 pages
File Size : 36,43 MB
Release : 2020-10-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1498583121
With a focus on China, the United States, and India, this book examines the economic ambitions of the second space race. The authors argue that space ambitions are informed by a combination of factors, including available resources, capability, elite preferences, and talent pool. The authors demonstrate how these influences affect the development of national space programs as well as policy and law.
Author : Richard M. Harrison
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 26,3 MB
Release : 2023-03-31
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1440880794
If China's space ambitions continue unchallenged, America will be seriously economically and militarily disadvantaged. This book provides a comprehensive strategy to secure U.S. primacy in the space domain. From Moon landings to plans for asteroid mining, China is beginning to exploit space to achieve its great power ambitions. Its strategy could, over time, severely and adversely impact U.S. economic and military security. The United States needs to structure its approach to space to ensure that it can meet or surpass PRC timelines. Authors Richard M. Harrison and Peter A. Garretson, both from the American Foreign Policy Council, review the literature on Chinese space ambitions and assess U.S. space-related initiatives across the government, military, and private sector to understand the maturity of technology available to support space initiatives. Their first-hand research and findings are supplemented by interviews with industry experts, corporate space leaders, and government and military officials. The Next Space Race describes and seeks to influence the development of American space policy to ensure the U.S. industrial base is ready to meet or surpass PRC milestones, empower and clarify the mission of the newly minted Space Force, provide guidance to NASA and other federal agencies, and incentivize private sector companies to contribute to ensuring American space primacy.
Author : Eric A. Posner
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 32,18 MB
Release : 2020-06-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1250303028
A New York Times Book Review Editor's Pick What Happens to Democracy When a Demagogue Comes to Power? "It is hard to imagine understanding the Trump presidency and its significance without reading this book.” —Bob Bauer, Former Chief Counsel to President Barack Obama What—and who—is a demagogue? How did America’s Founders envision the presidency? What should a constitutional democracy look like—and how can it be fixed when it appears to be broken? Something is definitely wrong with Donald Trump’s presidency, but what exactly? The extraordinary negative reaction to Trump’s election—by conservative intellectuals, liberals, Democrats, and global leaders alike—goes beyond ordinary partisan and policy disagreements. It reflects genuine fear about the vitality of our constitutional system. The Founders, reaching back to classical precedents, feared that their experiment in mass self-government could produce a demagogue: a charismatic ruler who would gain and hold on to power by manipulating the public rather than by advancing the public good. President Trump, who has played to the mob and attacked institutions from the judiciary to the press, appears to embody these ideas. How can we move past his rhetoric and maintain faith in our great nation? In The Demagogue’s Playbook, acclaimed legal scholar Eric A. Posner offers a blueprint for how America can prevent the rise of another demagogue and protect the features of a democracy that help it thrive—and restore national greatness, for one and all. “Cuts through the hyperbole and hysteria that often distorts assessments of our republic, particularly at this time.” —Alan Taylor, winner of the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for History
Author : Vannevar Bush
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 45,71 MB
Release : 2021-02-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 069120165X
The classic case for why government must support science—with a new essay by physicist and former congressman Rush Holt on what democracy needs from science today Science, the Endless Frontier is recognized as the landmark argument for the essential role of science in society and government’s responsibility to support scientific endeavors. First issued when Vannevar Bush was the director of the US Office of Scientific Research and Development during the Second World War, this classic remains vital in making the case that scientific progress is necessary to a nation’s health, security, and prosperity. Bush’s vision set the course for US science policy for more than half a century, building the world’s most productive scientific enterprise. Today, amid a changing funding landscape and challenges to science’s very credibility, Science, the Endless Frontier resonates as a powerful reminder that scientific progress and public well-being alike depend on the successful symbiosis between science and government. This timely new edition presents this iconic text alongside a new companion essay from scientist and former congressman Rush Holt, who offers a brief introduction and consideration of what society needs most from science now. Reflecting on the report’s legacy and relevance along with its limitations, Holt contends that the public’s ability to cope with today’s issues—such as public health, the changing climate and environment, and challenging technologies in modern society—requires a more capacious understanding of what science can contribute. Holt considers how scientists should think of their obligation to society and what the public should demand from science, and he calls for a renewed understanding of science’s value for democracy and society at large. A touchstone for concerned citizens, scientists, and policymakers, Science, the Endless Frontier endures as a passionate articulation of the power and potential of science.
Author : Jane Hyun
Publisher : Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 30,52 MB
Release : 2024-04-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1523005777
Breakthrough strategies from the author of Breaking the Bamboo Ceiling to help Asian Americans build their leadership and influence skills by embracing their cultural strengths and mapping an achievable career path. How can Asian Americans lead and influence in a way that feels culturally authentic? 19 years after her groundbreaking book, global leadership strategist Jane Hyun unveils Leadership Toolkit for Asians a guide for Asian Americans to build their capacity to lead and influence with a blueprint that is achievable and culturally relevant. Asian Americans are the least likely demographic to be promoted or to have a mentor or sponsor they make up 13% of the professional workforce, but less than 3% of executive positions. This dynamic hurts everyone, and the solution calls us to embrace our unique perspectives while organizations create a more fertile environment for growing Asian talent. This toolkit-based on Hyun's work with thousands of leaders-is filled with self-assessments, checklists, quizzes, and stories of Asian American leaders to help you put ideas into action. It will show you how to leverage your life experiences to craft a bespoke leadership journey. Assess: Identify your goals, cultural values and assets Equip: Navigate effectively with people who are different from you, push back against stereotypes, strengthen your networks, apply a developmental model to help you get there Transform: Create your own model and engage advocates as you put it into practice
Author : Jeffrey Towson
Publisher : FT Press
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 50,38 MB
Release : 2011-04-21
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0132311755
As originally conceived by the legendary Benjamin Graham, traditional value investing involves purchasing relatively stable stocks and companies at a percentage below their intrinsic value. But this approach contains many hidden, U.S.-centric assumptions that simply don’t work well in today’s high-growth emerging markets. In this book, leading global value investor Jeffrey Towson extends and modernizes value investing, helping you apply its core principles while you access tremendous opportunities available in today’s fastest-growing markets. Towson introduces the powerful Value Point system that grows out of his experience on the elite investing team selected by Prince Alwaleed, the "Arabian Warren Buffett." While retaining Graham’s relentless focus on price and quality, he shows how to integrate three crucial additional forms of value into your stock assessments: the value of political access in a government-infused investment world, the value of reputation in a world of colliding markets, actors and biases, and the value of capabilities in a multi-local world. Building on these techniques, Towson presents a complete investment playbook for the next five years. Next, he shows how to invest for the next twenty years—successfully navigating the titanic market collisions that will batter investors who aren’t prepared for them.
Author : Shoshana Zuboff
Publisher : PublicAffairs
Page : 683 pages
File Size : 27,19 MB
Release : 2019-01-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1610395700
The challenges to humanity posed by the digital future, the first detailed examination of the unprecedented form of power called "surveillance capitalism," and the quest by powerful corporations to predict and control our behavior. In this masterwork of original thinking and research, Shoshana Zuboff provides startling insights into the phenomenon that she has named surveillance capitalism. The stakes could not be higher: a global architecture of behavior modification threatens human nature in the twenty-first century just as industrial capitalism disfigured the natural world in the twentieth. Zuboff vividly brings to life the consequences as surveillance capitalism advances from Silicon Valley into every economic sector. Vast wealth and power are accumulated in ominous new "behavioral futures markets," where predictions about our behavior are bought and sold, and the production of goods and services is subordinated to a new "means of behavioral modification." The threat has shifted from a totalitarian Big Brother state to a ubiquitous digital architecture: a "Big Other" operating in the interests of surveillance capital. Here is the crucible of an unprecedented form of power marked by extreme concentrations of knowledge and free from democratic oversight. Zuboff's comprehensive and moving analysis lays bare the threats to twenty-first century society: a controlled "hive" of total connection that seduces with promises of total certainty for maximum profit -- at the expense of democracy, freedom, and our human future. With little resistance from law or society, surveillance capitalism is on the verge of dominating the social order and shaping the digital future -- if we let it.
Author : Stu Heinecke
Publisher : BenBella Books
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 18,23 MB
Release : 2019-10-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1948836696
What's the one critical networking skill that can make or break your career? Your ability to Get the Meeting! Hall-of-Fame-nominated marketer and Wall Street Journal cartoonist Stu Heinecke's innovative concept of Contact Marketing—using personalized campaigns to create alliances with executive assistants and reach the elusive VIPs who can make or break a sale, with response rates as high as 100 percent—has helped professionals around the world open more doors in their careers and reach new heights of success. Now, in Get the Meeting!, Heinecke, author of the groundbreaking How to Get a Meeting with Anyone, shares the latest tips, tools, and tactics to help readers break through to their top accounts in the most effective ways possible. With more than 60 fully illustrated case studies and tactical examples, this new book takes you inside successful contact marketing campaigns—from strategy, through execution, to results—and forecasts the contact marketing campaigns of the future based on cutting-edge technology. Full-color photography and in-depth interviews with the campaigns' designers provide unparalleled insight into how to get those critical conversations that can change your life. Plus, step-by-step how-to sections help you get started creating your own contact marketing campaigns. From Hollywood to the search for Amazon's HQ2, from a surprising new Contact Marketing model, to "Pocket Campaigns," which could replace traditional business cards, and persistence elements that run throughout a sales cycle, and from LinkedIn to virtual reality, Get the Meeting! will spark your imagination and give you the tools you need to get the meetings—and life-changing results—you always wanted.
Author : Livia Rainsberger
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 39,93 MB
Release : 2022-09-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 3658382511
This book offers sales managers a quick overview of the possible applications of artificial intelligence in sales and explains basic functionalities. What is behind terms such as Sales Automation, Sales AI Analytics, Sales Enablement, Conversational AI, Lead Intelligence, Dynamic Pricing, Sales Management Intelligence and many more? Where is the concrete potential for sales organizations? And how will AI change the work in sales? The author presents the AI tools available on the market today and their application and describes the advantages and disadvantages as well as the limits and possibilities using clear examples. Executives in marketing and sales as well as entrepreneurs and managing directors, especially in medium-sized companies, will receive answers to the most important questions and additionally concrete recommendations for action for the implementation in their own companies.
Author : Parveen Narang (Expert Uncle)
Publisher : Book Bazooka Publication
Page : 375 pages
File Size : 46,98 MB
Release : 2024-08-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 8119934911
Step right up, future millionaires, because this is your ultimate ticket to financial freedom! Forget the dull drivel of traditional money advice books—this guide is your sassy, no-nonsense roadmap to getting rich, one wisecrack at a time. Written by Parveen Narang, aka "Expert Uncle," this book smashes the tired myths you’ve heard about money. From "money can’t buy happiness" to "money is the root of all evil," Narang tackles these clichés head-on with humor, hard facts, and practical advice. This isn’t just about debunking myths—it's about showing you how to use money to your advantage, starting today. What You’ll Learn: 1- The Mysterious World of Financial Myths: Step into the financial jungle where Narang debunks myths like a seasoned explorer. You'll laugh, you'll learn, and you’ll never look at your bank account the same way again. 2- Budget Like a Boss: Welcome to the dojo of dollars, where you’ll become a black belt in budgeting. Forget penny-pinching—this is about wielding your money with precision. 3- Credit Card Commando: Arm yourself with the knowledge to master credit cards. Learn to conquer debt and make credit work for you. 4- Debt Dynamics: Understand the beast that is debt. Narang breaks down the types, the traps, and the tactics to emerge victorious. 5- The Miser’s Manual: Being a miser isn’t about being cheap—it’s about smart spending. Learn to negotiate, leverage discounts, and make thoughtful purchases without sacrificing joy. 6- Mind Over Money: Your brain’s emotional hot-seat loves messing with your money. Discover how to outsmart your amygdala and make financial decisions that lead to wealth. 7- Student Loan Survival Guide: Navigate the treacherous terrain of student loans with a guide that’s part map, part compass, and all genius. 8- First Date with the Stock Market: Dip your toes into the world of stocks without drowning. This chapter is your flirtation with financial growth—hot tips included. 9- The Casino Trap: From Riches to Rags: Learn why casinos are designed to make you lose and how to play smart if you must play at all. 10- Scams - Stone Age to the Smartphone Age: From ancient cons to modern-day digital scams, Narang reveals how to spot, avoid, and laugh at scammers. 11- Game Over: Insert More Coins to Continue: Discover the secrets to long-term financial success. Spoiler: It's about more than just making money—it's about keeping it and making it work for you. Why You Need This Book? Parveen Narang’s "The Future Millionaire’s Handbook" isn’t just a book—it’s a survival kit for the financial wilderness. With candid stories, punchy humor, and practical steps, this guide will arm you with the knowledge and confidence to take control of your financial destiny. Whether you're just starting out or already on your financial journey, this book will help you flip the script on money. It’s not just about splurging on the latest tech or a weekend getaway—it's about buying choices, freedom, and a peace of mind that only financial security can bring.
