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Beyond Profit The Humanisation of Economics Through the Theory of Equitable Optimality (Contributions to Economics)


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English | April 13, 2024 | ISBN: 3031497473 | 402 pages | MOBI | 1.73 Mb
This book advocates for a transformative shift in economics, emphasising the need to manage finite resources equitably while safeguarding universal well-being. It introduces the Equitable Optimality economic theory, departing from materialistic views and championing a theory deeply rooted in moral economy, values, and ethics. By integrating spirituality, social justice, and ethics into economic analysis, this model contends that economics can serve the welfare of all, offering a unique lens for economic theory and policy. It challenges prevailing materialistic economic paradigms by proposing an interest-balanced/free financial economy.

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Beyond Cop Cities Dismantling State and Corporate-Funded Armies and Prisons


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English | ISBN: 0745350488 | 2024 | 144 pages | PDF | 32 MB
Since 1997, the US Department of Defense has transferred more than $7.2bn in military equipment to law enforcement agencies. Furthermore, the DOD is legally required to make various items of equipment available to local police and school police departments, from flashlights and sandbags, to grenade launchers and armored vehicles. This militarisation has, unsurprisingly, been shown to unjustly impact on Black communities and is associated with increased killings by police . No wonder there have been calls to ‘defund the police’ echoing across the streets of America.

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Tango in Japan Cosmopolitanism beyond the West


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English | ISBN: 082489569X | 2025 | 248 pages | PDF | 3 MB
Why do Japanese people love tango? Starting with this question, which the author frequently received while working as a tango violinist in Argentina, Tango in Japan reveals histories and ethnographies of tango in Japan dating back to its first introduction in the 1910s to the present day. While initially brought to Yokohama by North American tango dancers in 1914, tango’s immediate popularity in Japan quickly compelled many Japanese performers and writers to travel to Argentina in search of tango’s "origin" beginning in the 1920s. Many Japanese musicians, dancers, aficionados, and the wider public have, since then, approached tango as a new vehicle of expression, entertainment, and academic pursuit. The sounds of tango provided comfort and a sense of hope to many during the most turbulent years of the twentieth century, carving out distinctive characteristics of contemporary Japanese tango culture. Bypassing the West-East axis of understanding cultural transmission,

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Human-Computer Interaction and Beyond Advances Towards Smart and Interconnected Environments


Free Download Human-Computer Interaction and Beyond: Advances Towards Smart and Interconnected Environments by Nirmalya Thakur, B. D. Parameshachari
English | January 5, 2022 | ISBN: 9815036408 | 211 pages | MOBI | 5.46 Mb
Human-Computer Interaction and Beyond: Advances Towards Smart and Interconnected Environments is a 2-part book set which presents discoveries, innovative ideas, concepts, practical solutions, and novel applications of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and related disciplines such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, data mining, computer vision, and natural language processing. The book provides readers with information about HCI trends which are shaping the future of smart, interconnected urban and industrial environments.

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Beyond the Stethoscope Miracles in Medicine


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English | December 17th, 2024 | ISBN: 9798888456514 | 272 pages | True EPUB | 5.24 MB
Join Dr. Nesheiwat on an extraordinary journey of compassion and faith in Beyond the Stethoscope: Miracles in Medicine where gripping stories of miraculous recoveries, experiences in the ER, and global medical missions illuminate the transformative power of prayer and unwavering dedication to healing and service.

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