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    The Big Con

    The Big Con

    Dikke paperback in zeer goede staat. Engelstalig.

    Mariana Mazzucato and Rosie Collington show that our economies' reliance on companies such as McKinsey, Boston Consulting Group, Bain & Company, PwC, Deloitte, KPMG and EY stunts innovation, obfuscates corporate and political accountability and impedes our collective mission of halting climate breakdown.

    The 'Big Con' describes the confidence trick the consulting industry performs in contracts with hollowed-out and risk-averse governments and shareholder value-maximizing firms. It grew from the 1980s and 1990s in the wake of reforms by both the neoliberal right and Third Way progressives, and it thrives on the ills of modern capitalism, from financialization and privatization to the climate crisis. It is possible because of the unique power that big consultancies wield through extensive contracts and networks - as advisors, legitimators and outsourcers - and the illusion that they are objective sources of expertise and capacity. To make matters worse, our best and brightest graduates are often redirected away from public service into consulting. In all these ways, the Big Con weakens our businesses, infantilizes our governments and warps our economies.

    Mazzucato and Collington expertly debunk the myth that consultancies always add value to the economy. With a wealth of original research, they argue brilliantly for investment and collective intelligence within all organizations and communities, and for a new system in which public and private sectors work innovatively for the common good. We must recalibrate the role of consultants and rebuild economies and governments that are fit for purpose.

    Mariana Mazzucato; Rosie Collington;

    € 14,00

    Knowing what We Know....

    Knowing what We Know. The Transmission of Knowledge

    Dikke paperback in goede staat. Engelstalig.

    From the creation of the first encyclopedia to Wikipedia, from ancient museums to modern kindergarten classes--here is award-winning writer Simon Winchester's brilliant and all-encompassing look at how humans acquire, retain, and pass on information and data, and how technology continues to change our lives and our minds.

    With the advent of the internet, any topic we want to know about is instantly available with the touch of a smartphone button. With so much knowledge at our fingertips, what is there left for our brains to do? At a time when we seem to be stripping all value from the idea of knowing things - no need for maths, no need for map reading, no need for memorisation - are we risking our ability to think? As we empty our minds, will we one day be incapable of thoughtfulness?

    Addressing these questions, Simon Winchester explores how humans have attained, stored and disseminated knowledge. Examining such disciplines as education, journalism, encyclopedia creation, museum curation, photography and broadcasting, he looks at a whole range of knowledge diffusion - from the cuneiform writings of Babylon to the machine-made genius of artificial intelligence, by way of Gutenberg, Google and Wikipedia to the huge Victorian assemblage of the Mundaneum, the collection of everything ever known, currently stored in a damp basement in northern Belgium.

    Studded with strange and fascinating details, Knowing What We Know is a deep dive into learning and the human mind. Throughout this fascinating tour, Winchester forces us to ponder what rational humans are becoming. What good is all this knowledge if it leads to lack of thought? What is information without wisdom? Does René Descartes' 'Cogito, ergo sum'--'I think, therefore I am', the foundation for human knowledge widely accepted since the Enlightenment--still hold?

    Simon Winchester;

    € 15,00

    The European Dream,...

    The European Dream, How Europe's Vision of the Future is Quietly Eclipsing the American Dream

    Dikke hardback met stofomslag in zeer goede staat. Engelstalig.

    At one time the American Dream was the ideal and envy of the world. But today, at the dawn of the new Millennium, Europe is pointing a new way to the future. In this major new book, best-selling author Jeremy Rifkin argues that Europe has a vision of its own and is overtaking America as the world's next superpower. The American Dream was based on economic growth, personal wealth and independence. It was synonymous with love of country and patriotism, frontier mentality and the unbridled exercise of power. Yet what were once considered prime virtues - cherished and idealised not only in America but throughout the world - are increasingly seen by many as drawbacks and even impediments. But while the American Dream tires and languishes in the past, a new European Dream is being born. Today we see a new set of values emerging which are focused on sustainable development, quality of life and multilateralism. More cosmopolitan and less concerned with the brute exercise of power, the European Dream is better positioned to accommodate the many forces that are propelling us into a more interconnected and interdependent world. Where does Britain fit into this story? The British find themselves betwixt and between a fading American Dream and a newly emerging European Dream which is gaining the upper hand in our contemporary global age. Rifkin argues that Britain is uniquely positioned to play a bridge role between Europe and America and has the potential to help create a synergy between the two superpowers of the 21st century. But in order to exercise any real influence in world affairs, Britain must choose to be part of a larger political entity. In a globally connected world, no people can exist any longer as an island unto themselves. The only question for Britain is whether it will make its home with America or with Europe.

    Jeremy Rifkin;

    € 12,50

    The Great Escape

    The Great Escape

    Engelstalige paperback, in zeer goede staat. Nobelprijswinnaar. 

    A Nobel Prize–winning economist tells the remarkable story of how the world has grown healthier, wealthier, but also more unequal over the past two and half centuries

    The world is a better place than it used to be. People are healthier, wealthier, and live longer. Yet the escapes from destitution by so many has left gaping inequalities between people and nations. In The Great Escape, Nobel Prize–winning economist Angus Deaton—one of the foremost experts on economic development and on poverty—tells the remarkable story of how, beginning 250 years ago, some parts of the world experienced sustained progress, opening up gaps and setting the stage for today's disproportionately unequal world. Deaton takes an in-depth look at the historical and ongoing patterns behind the health and wealth of nations, and addresses what needs to be done to help those left behind.

    Deaton describes vast innovations and wrenching setbacks: the successes of antibiotics, pest control, vaccinations, and clean water on the one hand, and disastrous famines and the HIV/AIDS epidemic on the other. He examines the United States, a nation that has prospered but is today experiencing slower growth and increasing inequality. He also considers how economic growth in India and China has improved the lives of more than a billion people. Deaton argues that international aid has been ineffective and even harmful. He suggests alternative efforts—including reforming incentives to drug companies and lifting trade restrictions—that will allow the developing world to bring about its own Great Escape.

    Demonstrating how changes in health and living standards have transformed our lives, The Great Escape is a powerful guide to addressing the well-being of all nations.

    Angus Deaton ;

    € 9,50

    Gemengde huwelijken,...

    Gemengde huwelijken, gemengde gevoelens. Aanvaarding en ontwijking van etnisch en religieus verschil sinds 1945

    Paperback in goede staat. Rug verkleurd. Binnenwerk netjes.

    In dit proefschrift (UvA) wordt het acceptatieproces ten aanzien van religieus en etnisch gemengde paren onderzocht. Aandacht voor de historische ontwikkeling en de dagelijkse praktijk van het interreligieus en interetnisch samenleven. Aan de hand van actuele interviews en historisch onderzoek laat de auteur zien dat de omgang met religieus en etnisch verschil wordt gekenmerkt door ontwijking van die verschillen. Diezelfde ontwijking blijkt de acceptatie echter ook te bevorderen. Summary in English. Deel 1 Vermenging onderzocht: behandelt het gemengde huwelijk als testcase voor tolerantie en acceptatie, de stand van het onderzoek in Nederland (voorwaarden voor vermenging, vermenging in historisch perspectief, terminologie van verschil) en trends in onderzoek in Europese landen en de Verenigde Staten. Deel II De veranderende omgang met kerkelijk en etnisch verschil: behandelt de registratie en frequentie van kerkelijk en etnisch gemengde huwelijken, reacties op kerkelijk gemengde huwelijken in de twintigste eeuw, reacties op etnisch gemengde paren in de koloniale tijd en in naoorlogs Nederland. Deel III Etnisch gemengde paren aan het woord. Reacties, ervaringen, strategieën: Indisch- en Moluks-Nederlandse paren, Italiaans- en Spaans-Nederlandse paren in Noord-Holland, Huidkleur onbelangrijk? Surinaams- en Antilliaanse-Nederlandse paren over de omzichtige omgang met zichtbaar verschil, Marokkaans- en Turks-Nederlandse paren over de praktische omgang met religieus en etnisch verschil. Deel IV Nabeschouwing met conclusies uit de interviews met etnisch gemengde paren.

    Dienke Hondius;

    € 9,00

    De draagbare lichtheid...

    De draagbare lichtheid van het bestaan, Het alledaagse gezicht van de informatiesamenleving

    Paperback in goede staat.

    Eind vorige eeuw ging de turbulente ontwikkeling van de informatiesamenleving gepaard met een niet minder stormachtig debat over de maatschappelijke betekenis van informatie- en communicatietechnologie (ICT). Waar doemdenkers slechts digitale kloven, oprukkende pornografie en de ondergang van de privacy voorzagen, daar werden cybergoeroes gedreven door een heilig geloof in de onbegrensde mogelijkheden van de nieuwe technologie. Na het barsten van de zeepbel van de dotcom-economie rond de eeuwwisseling trad de ontnuchtering in en werd het opvallend stil. Dat heeft niet verhinderd dat de informatiesamenleving in zeer korte tijd van en hysterische toekomstvisie tot een maatschappelijke realiteit is geworden. De ICT is alomtegenwoordig en alledaags geworden. Zij heeft ons leven in korte tijd ingrijpend veranderd. Tegelijkertijd zien we dat de technologie in toenemende mate door de samenleving word "getemd". Wij zijn geen louter speelbal van de ICT, maar zetten deze voortdurend naar onze hand. Dit boek handelt over de de alledaagse praktijken van de digitale autochtonen, de 'multitasking generation", die haar tijd -het liefst gelijktijdig- verdeelt tussen mobiel telefoneren, blogs, wiki's, podcasts, sociale netwerk sites en YouTube en waarvan ieder lid recht heeft op "Megabyte of Fame". Juist deze triviale praktijken, vol onvoorspelbare genoegens en ergernissen, maken duidelijk wat het betekent in een informatiesamenleving te leven.

    Valerie Frissen; Jos de Mul (red.);

    € 5,00
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