There is no one better qualified to tell us about the failures of the American financial system and the grotesque abuses that have taken place in recent years than John Bogle, who as founder and former chief executive of the Vanguard mutual funds group has seen firsthand the innermost workings...

As trade flows expanded and trade agreements proliferated after World War II, governments-most notably the United States-came increasingly to use their power over imports and exports to influence the behavior of other countries. But trade is not the only way in which nations interact...

In this immensely timely book, Andrew Yarrow brings the sometimes eye-glazing discussion of national debt down to earth, explaining in accessible terms why federal debt is rising (and will soon rise much faster), what effects it may have on Americans if debt is not brought under control, why our...

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction. The Half-Life of Policy Rationales: How New Technology Affects Old Policy Issues -- 1. Technology,Marine Conservation, and Fisheries Management -- 2. The Lighthouse as a Private-Sector Collective Good -- 3. Motorway Financing and...

The second edition of The Nonprofit Sector provides a novel, comprehensive, cross-disciplinary perspective on nonprofit organizations and their role and function in society. This new, updated edition keeps pace with industry trends and advances as well as with the changing interests and needs of...

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ONE. THE RISE OF REVISIONISM -- TWO. CONFLICTING VIEWS OF THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT -- THREE. THE ANATOMY OF U.S.-JAPANESE ANTAGONISMS -- FOUR. IN SOME WAYS JAPAN REALLY IS ODD -- FIVE. IS A PAX JAPONICA POSSIBLE? -- SIX. JAPAN'S FUTURE COURSE -- SELECTED...

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. American food before white castle -- 2. White castle and the beginning of fast food -- 3. Hamburgers during hard times -- 4. White castle goes to war -- 5. White castle rises again -- 6. White castle in the age of McDonald’s --...