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The Labor of Luck

Author : Jeff Sallaz
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520944658
Total Pages : 345 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (29 download)

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Download or read book The Labor of Luck written by Jeff Sallaz and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2009-10-02 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this gripping ethnography, Jeffrey J. Sallaz goes behind the scenes of the global casino industry to investigate the radically different worlds of work and leisure he found in identically designed casinos in the United States and South Africa. Seamlessly weaving political and economic history with his own personal experience, Sallaz provides a riveting account of two years spent working among both countries' casino dealers, pit bosses, and politicians. While the popular imagination sees the Nevada casino as a hedonistic world of consumption, The Labor of Luck shows that the "Vegas experience" is made possible only through a variety of systems regulating labor, capital, and consumers, and that because of these complex dynamics, the Vegas casino cannot be seamlessly picked up and replicated elsewhere. Sallaz's fresh and path-breaking approach reveals how neo-liberal versus post-colonial forms of governance produce divergent worlds at the tables, and how politics, profits, and pleasure have come together to shape everyday life in the new economy.

The Labor of Luck

Author : Jeff Sallaz
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520259491
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (22 download)

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Download or read book The Labor of Luck written by Jeff Sallaz and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2009-10-02 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A rich and compelling comparative study of a rapidly growing and little-studied global industry. Sallaz offers an extremely clever and provocative account that is sure to stimulate a lot of debate among scholars."—Ruth Milkman, University of California, Los Angeles and author of L.A. Story: Immigrant Workers and the Future of the U.S. Labor Movement "A tremendous tour de force. It is astonishing in its scope, ranging effortlessly from the minutiae of shop floor life to the heights of comparative national political and economic history, from breezily personal (and often amusing) to a brilliant reconstruction of social theory."—Steven Henry Lopez, Ohio State University and author of Reorganizing the Rust Belt: An Inside Study of the American Labor Movement

Labor, Economy, and Society

Author : Jeffrey J. Sallaz
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0745665160
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (456 download)

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Download or read book Labor, Economy, and Society written by Jeffrey J. Sallaz and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-04-03 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Work is, and always will be, a central institution of society. What makes a capitalist society unique is that it treats the human capacity to engage in labor as a basic commodity. This can be a source of dynamism, as when innovative firms raise wages to attract the best and brightest. But it can also be a source of misery, as when one’s skills are suddenly rendered obsolete by forces beyond one’s control. Jeffrey J. Sallaz asks us to rethink our basic assumptions about work. Drawing on cutting-edge theories within economic sociology and through the use of contemporary examples, he conceptualizes labor as embedded exchange. This draws attention to issues that all too frequently are overlooked in our public discourse and private imaginations: how various forms of work are classified and valued; how markets for labor operate in practice; and how people can challenge the central fiction that their work is simply a commodity to be bought and sold. This readable and engaging book is suitable for both graduate and advanced undergraduate students. It will be of interest to economic sociologists, scholars of labor, and all of those who find themselves working for a living.

Luck

Author : David Wright
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 166412862X
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (641 download)

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Download or read book Luck written by David Wright and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2020-09-10 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My reason for writing this book was to have something to do after I got fired from C.W. Post. It was one in a long line of failed jobs over the years. The theme of luck grew out of the fact that through all the job losses there was Millie, my wife, and how having her in my life was a stroke of luck. All the things that happen in your life, good and bad, have a tinge of luck attached to them. By putting things into perspective I was able to cope with what was going on in my life and make peace with it. Ultimately this book is about luck; what it is and how it affects the way one handles life. I was able pour my feelings out and express what I was going through each and every day I was out of work. Writing is a good way to reflect on your life and to examine what role you have in how your life is going. I hope you find it funny as well as poignant and maybe you'll find some good luck in your life after reading it.

What Can International Cricket Teach Us About the Role of Luck in Labor Markets?

Author : Mr.Rodney Ramcharan
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
ISBN 13 : 1455208906
Total Pages : 31 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (552 download)

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Download or read book What Can International Cricket Teach Us About the Role of Luck in Labor Markets? written by Mr.Rodney Ramcharan and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2010-10-01 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How important is luck in determining labor market outcomes? We address this question using a new dataset of all international test cricketers who debuted between 1950 and 1985. We present evidence that a player’s debut performance is strongly affected by an exogenous source of variation: whether the debut series is played at home or abroad. This allows us to identify the role of luck - factors unrelated to ability - in shaping future career outcomes. We find that players lucky enough to debut at home perform significantly better on debut. Moreover, debut performance has a large and persistent impact on long run career outcomes. We also make headway in empirically distinguishing between competing explanations for why exogenous initial conditions exercise a persistent impact on career performance

The Labor Digest

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 526 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (973 download)

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Download or read book The Labor Digest written by and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 526 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Hearings, Reports and Prints of the House Committee on Education and Labor

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1340 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (36 download)

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Download or read book Hearings, Reports and Prints of the House Committee on Education and Labor written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 1340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Public Policy

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book Public Policy written by and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Equal Opportunity and Full Employment

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor. Subcommittee on Equal Opportunities
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1336 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)

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Download or read book Equal Opportunity and Full Employment written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor. Subcommittee on Equal Opportunities and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 1336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Handbook of Economic Growth

Author : Philippe Aghion
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0444520430
Total Pages : 839 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (445 download)

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Download or read book Handbook of Economic Growth written by Philippe Aghion and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2005-12-21 with total page 839 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring survey articles by leading economists working on growth theory, this two-volume set covers theories of economic growth, the empirics of economic growth, and growth policies and mechanisms. It also covers technology, trade and geography, and growth and socio-economic development.

Success and Luck

Author : Robert H. Frank
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691178305
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (911 download)

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Download or read book Success and Luck written by Robert H. Frank and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2017-09-26 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From New York Times bestselling author and economics columnist Robert Frank, a compelling book that explains why the rich underestimate the importance of luck in their success, why that hurts everyone, and what we can do about it How important is luck in economic success? No question more reliably divides conservatives from liberals. As conservatives correctly observe, people who amass great fortunes are almost always talented and hardworking. But liberals are also correct to note that countless others have those same qualities yet never earn much. In recent years, social scientists have discovered that chance plays a much larger role in important life outcomes than most people imagine. In Success and Luck, bestselling author and New York Times economics columnist Robert Frank explores the surprising implications of those findings to show why the rich underestimate the importance of luck in success—and why that hurts everyone, even the wealthy. Frank describes how, in a world increasingly dominated by winner-take-all markets, chance opportunities and trivial initial advantages often translate into much larger ones—and enormous income differences—over time; how false beliefs about luck persist, despite compelling evidence against them; and how myths about personal success and luck shape individual and political choices in harmful ways. But, Frank argues, we could decrease the inequality driven by sheer luck by adopting simple, unintrusive policies that would free up trillions of dollars each year—more than enough to fix our crumbling infrastructure, expand healthcare coverage, fight global warming, and reduce poverty, all without requiring painful sacrifices from anyone. If this sounds implausible, you'll be surprised to discover that the solution requires only a few, noncontroversial steps. Compellingly readable, Success and Luck shows how a more accurate understanding of the role of chance in life could lead to better, richer, and fairer economies and societies.

Rustics and Politics

Author : Leslie Dale Feldman
Publisher : Lexington Books
ISBN 13 : 0739171496
Total Pages : 199 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (391 download)

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Download or read book Rustics and Politics written by Leslie Dale Feldman and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2013-12-05 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Beverly Hillbillies includes the portrayal of rich versus poor, the American dream, wealth, and social mobility in popular culture. The Hillbillies was a phenomenon of post-World War II America, the second wave after the 1950s, the dustbelt Depression meets the promise of opportunity achieved through luck. Luck counts in liberal society. It is, said Machiavelli, “the arbiter of half of what we do.” But is success based on luck really the American dream? And who is the bigger success story—the Hillbillies or those who have earned their wealth? Whom do we want to be or be like? Everyone wants to win the lottery, but is everyone willing to do what it takes to achieve financial independence without winning the lottery? Does winning the lottery bring social status or can it only be achieved by labor? In sum, Paul Henning’s brilliant comedy series The Beverly Hillbillies is replete with political ideas and has come to occupy a special place in popular culture as a classic television icon because of its deeper meaning and relationship to how we think about wealth, status, social mobility and the American dream.

The Luck of Politics

Author : Andrew Leigh
Publisher : Black Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1925203395
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (252 download)

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Download or read book The Luck of Politics written by Andrew Leigh and published by Black Inc.. This book was released on 2015-08-31 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A delightful look at chance and outrageous fortune. In 1968, John Howard missed out on winning the state seat of Drummoyne by just 420 votes. Howard reflects: 'I think back how fortunate I was to have lost.' It left him free to stand for a federal seat in 1974 and become one of Australia's longest-serving prime ministers. In The Luck of Politics, Andrew Leigh weaves together numbers and stories to show the many ways luck can change the course of political events. This is a book full of fascinating facts and intriguing findings. Why is politics more like poker than chess? Does the length of your surname affect your political prospects? What about your gender? From Winston Churchill to George Bush, Margaret Thatcher to Paul Keating, this book will persuade you that luck shapes politics – and that maybe, just maybe, we should avoid the temptation to revere the winners and revile the losers. 'Andrew Leigh takes the simplest idea there is – luck – and threatens to remake your basic understanding of politics with it. Then he succeeds. Lucky for us.' Waleed Aly 'It's rare to find a politician prepared to acknowledge the role of luck – sheer chance – in political success and failure. Andrew Leigh doesn't just acknowledge it, he interrogates it, using fascinating historical anecdotes to illustrate his tale.' Lenore Taylor

What's Luck Got to Do with It?

Author : Edward D. Kleinbard
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0190943572
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (99 download)

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Download or read book What's Luck Got to Do with It? written by Edward D. Kleinbard and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2021 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In What's Luck Got To Do With It? renowned law professor Edward D. Kleinbard argues that government's proper role is addressing the unfairness and injustice of brute luck. Considering government expenditure as social insurance, Kleinbard demonstrates how the path to greater economic growth, and a more equal sharing of that growth, lies in stronger government spending policies.

The Time Of The Gypsies

Author : Michael Stewart
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429964358
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)

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Download or read book The Time Of The Gypsies written by Michael Stewart and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-09-25 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: HIS IS A STUDY OF HOW some of the most marginal and exploited people that exist can imagine themselves to be princes of the world.During the past two hundred years the Gypsies of Eastern Europe have faced near enslavement by land owners, the physical and moral onslaught of the Nazi holocaust, the fundamental challenge to their central values from the Communist state, and the violent discrimination and dislocation caused by the return to capitalism. One would have thought that the challenge would be too great, that they would have suffered cultural

Wealth, Virtue, and Moral Luck

Author : Kate Ward
Publisher : Georgetown University Press
ISBN 13 : 1647121388
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (471 download)

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Download or read book Wealth, Virtue, and Moral Luck written by Kate Ward and published by Georgetown University Press. This book was released on 2021 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In this book, Kate Ward addresses the issue of inequality from the perspective of Christian virtue ethics. Her unique contribution is to argue that moral luck, our individual life circumstances, affects one's ability to pursue virtue. She argues that economic status functions as moral luck and impedes the ability of both the wealthy and the impoverished to pursue virtues such as prudence, justice, and temperance. The book presents social science evidence that inequality reduces empathy for others' suffering, and increases violence, fear, and the desire to punish others. For the wealthy, inequality creates "hyperagency" - abundant freedom, power, and choice beyond that enjoyed by other members of society. For the poor, scarcity of time, money, and other important goods can also impair their ability to pursue virtue. Having established the theological harm caused by inequality, Ward then makes the argument that both individual Christians and Christian communities have obligations to address the impact of inequality. As individuals, Christians should pursue what Ward calls encounter, conversion, and contentment. Encounter means genuinely reaching out to the less fortunate and spending enough time to get to know individuals as human beings. For Ward, conversion means informing oneself about the realities of poverty and inequality. Contentment means being satisfied with one's position and not striving for more material wealth. Christian communities, in Ward's view, have obligations to pursue political action, tithing, and aid, and to foster encounters in parishes and educational settings"--

Strategic Management

Author : Okechukwu Lawrence Emeagwali
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 183962504X
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (396 download)

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Download or read book Strategic Management written by Okechukwu Lawrence Emeagwali and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2019-11-13 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through select contributions, this edited volume presents a current discourse on strategic management specifically through the lens of industry dynamism. It re-examines the enduring call for dynamic strategies and capabilities at the firm and industry level, drawing case studies from a diverse array of geographic locations. Its findings are presented in two succinct sections: “On Dynamic Strategies” and “On Dynamic Capabilities,” which collectively read as a unit.