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Are Trams Socialist?

Author : Christian Wolmar
Publisher : London Publishing Partnership
ISBN 13 : 1907994580
Total Pages : 127 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (79 download)

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Download or read book Are Trams Socialist? written by Christian Wolmar and published by London Publishing Partnership. This book was released on 2016-05-20 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Transport is key to our daily lives. The transport system is essential to ensure the movement of people and goods, and most of us will use the roads or public transport every day. Vast sums are tied up in it and are spent on trying to resolve the problems of congestion and delays. And yet it is a most neglected field of politics. Britain has never had a coherent transport policy. Transport ministers are regarded as minnows compared with their ‘big beast’ colleagues in other ministries. Successive governments have barely attempted to get to grips with the challenge of getting people around efficiently and safely while limiting the environmental damage caused by transport. In this entertaining polemic, Christian Wolmar, an author and journalist who has written about transport for over two decades, explains why politicians have not addressed the crucial issue of balancing transport needs with environmental considerations. Instead, they have been seduced by the popularity of the car and pressure from the car lobby, and they have been sidetracked by dogma. Solutions are at hand – and successful examples can be seen elsewhere in Europe – but courage and clear thinking are needed if they are to be implemented.

The Nanny State Made Me

Author : Stuart Maconie
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1473562104
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (735 download)

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Download or read book The Nanny State Made Me written by Stuart Maconie and published by Random House. This book was released on 2020-03-05 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'He is as funny as Bryson and as wise as Orwell' Observer It was the spirit of our finest hour, the backbone of our post-war greatness, and it promoted some of the boldest and most brilliant schemes this isle has ever produced: it was the Welfare State, and it made you and I. But now it's under threat, and we need to save it. In this timely and provocative book, Stuart Maconie tells Britain’s Welfare State story through his own history of growing up as a northern working class boy. What was so bad about properly funded hospitals, decent working conditions and affordable houses? And what was so wrong about student grants, free eye tests and council houses? And where did it all go so wrong? Stuart looks toward Britain’s future, making an emotional case for believing in more than profit and loss; and championing a just, fairer society.

Service Workers in the Era of Monopoly Capital

Author : Fabian van Onzen
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004469621
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (44 download)

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Download or read book Service Workers in the Era of Monopoly Capital written by Fabian van Onzen and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-10-11 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Service Workers in the Era of Monopoly Capital uses Marxist theory to explore how service and retail workers are exploited in contemporary capitalism and provides strategies for resisting monopoly capital

Planning Practice

Author : Jessica Ferm
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351203290
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (512 download)

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Download or read book Planning Practice written by Jessica Ferm and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-06-13 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Planning Practice: Critical Perspectives from the UK provides the only comprehensive overview of contemporary planning practice in the UK. Drawing on contributions from leading researchers in the field, it examines the tools, contexts and outcomes of planning practice. Part I examines planning processes and tools, and the extent to which theory and practice diverge, covering plan-making, Development Management, planning gain, public engagement and place-making. Part II examines the changing contexts within which planning practice takes place, including privatisation and deregulation, devolution and multi-level governance, increased ethnic and social diversity, growing environmental concerns and the changing nature of commercial real estate. Part III focuses on how planning practice produces outcomes for the built environment in relation to housing, infrastructure, economic progress, public transport and regeneration. The book considers what it means to be a reflective practitioner in the modern planning system, the constraints and opportunities that planners face in their daily work, and the ethical and political challenges they must confront.

Hustlers, Traitors, Patriots and Politicians

Author : James Fowler
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031392965
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (313 download)

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Download or read book Hustlers, Traitors, Patriots and Politicians written by James Fowler and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Great Reconfiguration

Author : Frank W. Geels
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1009198246
Total Pages : 393 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Great Reconfiguration written by Frank W. Geels and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2022-05-12 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Demonstrates a socio-technical reconfiguration approach to low-carbon system transitions for researchers, policymakers, and practitioners.

Driverless Cars: On a Road to Nowhere?

Author : Christian Wolmar
Publisher : London Publishing Partnership
ISBN 13 : 191301925X
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book Driverless Cars: On a Road to Nowhere? written by Christian Wolmar and published by London Publishing Partnership. This book was released on 2020-09-24 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wolmar's entertaining polemic sets out the many technical, legal and moral problems that obstruct the path to a driverless future, and debunks many of the myths around that future's purported benefits.

London Transport

Author : James Fowler
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1789739551
Total Pages : 207 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (897 download)

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Download or read book London Transport written by James Fowler and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2019-09-16 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a timely assessment of a unique hybrid public body with a system of governance that once made London transport domestically popular and internationally admired: the London Passenger Transport Board.

The Socialist Review

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 638 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (126 download)

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Download or read book The Socialist Review written by and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 638 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Road to Socialism

Author : Lyubomir Pozharliev
Publisher : V&R unipress
ISBN 13 : 3737010048
Total Pages : 329 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (37 download)

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Book Synopsis The Road to Socialism by : Lyubomir Pozharliev

Download or read book The Road to Socialism written by Lyubomir Pozharliev and published by V&R unipress. This book was released on 2023-07-10 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book is the first comprehensive empirical study of transport infrastructure in two socialist countries in the years 1945–1989. In the case study of Yugoslavia, the construction of roads was interrelated with building socialist and trans-ethnic identities, uniting all federal republics. In practice, the “Brotherhood and Unity Highway” was an artery linking the capitals of the most industrialized republics, neglecting Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and parts of Macedonia. In socialist Bulgaria existed a clear ideological link between transport and nation building. Bulgarian roads’ disintegrative function was best seen in the example of the “Highway Ring” which, constructed as an inner circle, isolated the border regions and areas inhabited by Bulgarian Muslims and Turks.

Strategy and Managed Decline

Author : James Fowler
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1800431902
Total Pages : 141 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book Strategy and Managed Decline written by James Fowler and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2021-09-03 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why do organisations decline, and what happens when they do? Strategy and Managed Decline: London Transport 1948-87 is a historical case study looking at how London Transport, a world beater in 1948, declined from being an international exemplar to dilapidation in 30 years.

Infrastructure and the Remaking of Asia

Author : Max Hirsh
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
ISBN 13 : 0824894375
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (248 download)

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Download or read book Infrastructure and the Remaking of Asia written by Max Hirsh and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2022-10-31 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the twenty-first century, infrastructure has undergone a seismic shift from West to East. Once concentrated in Europe and North America, global infrastructure production today is focused squarely on Asia. Infrastructure and the Remaking of Asia investigates the deeper implications of that pivot to the East. Written by leading international infrastructure experts, it demonstrates how new roads, airports, pipelines, and cables are changing Asian economies, societies, and geopolitics—from the Bosporus to Beijing, and from Indonesia to the Arctic. Ten tightly interwoven case studies powerfully illustrate infrastructure’s leading role in three global paradigm shifts: climate change, digitalization, and China’s emergence as a superpower. Combining social science methods with mapping techniques from the design professions, Infrastructure and the Remaking of Asia establishes a dialogue between academic research on infrastructure and the professional insights of those responsible for infrastructure’s planning, production, and operation. By applying that mixed method to transport, energy, telecommunication, and resource extraction projects across Asia, the book synthesizes research on infrastructure from six academic fields, while making those insights accessible to a wider audience of students, professionals, and the general public. For links to the open-access PDF and EPUB editions, chapter downloads, and detailed information, visit the project website: https://infrastructureasia.net/.

John Major: An Unsuccessful Prime Minister?

Author : Kevin Hickson
Publisher : Biteback Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1785902717
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (859 download)

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Download or read book John Major: An Unsuccessful Prime Minister? written by Kevin Hickson and published by Biteback Publishing. This book was released on 2017-05-23 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This year marks the twentieth anniversary of one of the most momentous general elections this country has ever seen. John Major's defeat in 1997 ended a record eighteen years of Tory government, prompting accusations of failure and ignominy. A controversial leader, Major oversaw numerous crises in international and domestic policy. Between 1990 and 1997, he presided over Britain's participations in the Gulf War, the start of the Northern Ireland peace process, the Maastricht Treaty negotiations and, famously, Black Wednesday and Britain's exit from the ERM. Towards the end, Major's government was split over Europe and ridden with allegations of sleaze. Widely criticised by the media and politicians from all parties, Major went on to be crushed by Tony Blair and New Labour in the 1997 general election. An Unsuccessful Prime Minister? is the first wide-ranging appraisal of John Major's government in nearly two decades. This book reconsiders the role of John Major as Prime Minister and the policy achievements of his government. Major's government faced many more constraints and left behind a more enduring legacy than his critics allowed at the time or since.

A Better Politics

Author : Danny Dorling
Publisher : London Publishing Partnership
ISBN 13 : 1907994556
Total Pages : 191 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (79 download)

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Download or read book A Better Politics written by Danny Dorling and published by London Publishing Partnership. This book was released on 2016-03-20 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The aim of this book is to inspire a better politics: one that will enable future generations to be happier. Greater well-being and better health should be the goals, rather than wealth maximization. We need to value healthcare more than hedge funds, caring above careers, relationships more than real estate. The book is about what makes most of us happier, but it is also about the collective good. We cannot truly be happy if those around us are not happy. The evidence for a successful politics that would promote happiness and health is examined, and policies that take account of this evidence are suggested. Government can and should work to make us happier.

Before Babylon, Beyond Bitcoin

Author : David Birch
Publisher : London Publishing Partnership
ISBN 13 : 190799467X
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (79 download)

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Download or read book Before Babylon, Beyond Bitcoin written by David Birch and published by London Publishing Partnership. This book was released on 2017-06-15 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Technology is changing money: it has been transformed from physical objects to intangible information. With the arrival of smart cards, mobile phones and Bitcoin it has become easier than ever to create new forms of money. Crucially, money is also inextricably connected with our identities. Your card or phone is a security device that can identify you – and link information about you to your money. To see where these developments might be taking us, David Birch looks back over the history of money, spanning thousands of years. He sees in the past, both recent and ancient, evidence for several possible futures. Looking further back to a world before cash and central banks, there were multiple ‘currencies’ operating at the level of communities, and the use of barter for transactions. Perhaps technology will take us back to the future, a future that began back in 1971, when money became a claim backed by reputation rather than by physical commodities of any kind. Since then, money has been bits. The author shows that these phenomena are not only possible in the future, but already upon us. We may well want to make transactions in Tesco points, Air Miles, Manchester United pounds, Microsoft dollars, Islamic e-gold or Cornish e-tin. The use of cash is already in decline, and is certain to vanish from polite society. The newest technologies will take money back to its origins: a substitute for memory, a record of mutual debt obligations within multiple overlapping communities. This time though, money will be smart. It will be money that reflects the values of the communities that produced it. Future money will know where it has been, who has been using it and what they have been using it for.

The Weaponization of Trade

Author : Rebecca Harding
Publisher : London Publishing Partnership
ISBN 13 : 1907994734
Total Pages : 175 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (79 download)

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Download or read book The Weaponization of Trade written by Rebecca Harding and published by London Publishing Partnership. This book was released on 2017-10-25 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Trade is being weaponized – and this is not good. As politicians on both sides of the Atlantic raise the stakes, trade is increasingly a tool of coercion to achieve strategic influence. This book looks at the risks for us all as trade becomes an instrument of foreign policy, and it shows how politicians could turn things around.

Travel Fast or Smart?

Author : David Metz
Publisher : London Publishing Partnership
ISBN 13 : 1907994610
Total Pages : 157 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (79 download)

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Download or read book Travel Fast or Smart? written by David Metz and published by London Publishing Partnership. This book was released on 2016-09-01 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Britain does not have a coherent transport policy, and conventional transport economics has reached a dead end. A transport policy should incorporate systematic thinking about the travel needs of society, but in Britain public investment in the transport system has been extraordinarily volatile. We closed underused railways and then experienced a doubling of passenger numbers, prompting huge new investment. We gave up making substantial investments in motorways, but we have now chosen to revive the road construction effort in a big way. We vacillate on road pricing, introducing congestion charging successfully in London but backing off elsewhere because of local opposition. We have delayed the decision about whether and where to build additional airport capacity for decades. This mess has come about because policy has focused on big construction projects and time savings when it should have been focusing on the part that people and places play in economic development. This book sets out the principles that could underpin a strategic policy for transport. Instead of focusing piecemeal on getting from place to place ever faster, we need to think about how and where we want the economy to develop, and about how new digital technologies can help us achieve what is needed.