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Robin Hahnel, Michael Albert

This ambitious work presents a critique of traditional welfare theory and proposes a new approach to it. Radical economists Robin Hahnel and Michael Albert argue that an improved theory of social welfare can consolidate and extend recent advances in microeconomic theory, and generate exciting new results as well. The authors show that once the traditional "welfare paradigm" is appropriately modified, a revitalized welfare theory can clarify the relationship between individual and social rationalitya task that continues to be of interest to mainstream and nonmainstream economists alike. Hahnel and Albert show how recent work in the theory of the labor process, externalities, public goods, and endogenous preferences can advance research in welfare theory. In a series of important theorems, the authors extend the concept of Pareto optimality to dynamic contexts with changing preferences and thus highlight the importance of institutional bias. This discussion provides the basis for further analysis of the properties and consequences of private and public enterprise and of markets and central planning. Not surprisingly, Hahnel and Albert reach a number of conclusions at odds with conventional wisdom.--

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Scott D. Seligman

This concise guide offers not only the practical 'how-to' for doing business in the People's Republic but also the valuable 'why' for understanding Chinese behavior.

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Jay Conrad Levinson, Rick Frishman and Jill Lublin

Presents advice for increasing a product's visibility, from how to make friends in the media to using the Internet, making a catchy introduction, and using press kits to increase exposure.

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Lennart Wohlgemuth, Jerker Carlsson, Henock Kifle

"This anthology aims at increasing the understanding of current management practices in Africa and of the challenges faced in building institutions. It attempts to provide, on the basis of varied theoretical and historical perspectives, a richer understanding of the conditions faced by the leaders in Africa and reviews experiences of management, leadership and institution building through a number of case studies where the authors relate their own and others experiences in different sectors and countries."--BOOK JACKET. "It is directed at an African readership aiming to contribute to an increased understanding of the difficult and long-term work of developing good management and institutions in Africa, but also at the donor community where it is hoped to encourage the emergence of more effective assistance in this area."--Jacket.