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Free Download Frank Fischer, "Politics, Values, And Public Policy: The Problem Of Methodology"
English | 2019 | ISBN: 0367299267, 0367283808 | EPUB | pages: 246 | 0.8 mb
Addressed to the growing concerns about norms and values in policy assessment, this study develops a methodology for the political evaluation of public policy. It is designed to move policy evaluation beyond its current emphasis on efficient achievement of goals, focusing instead on the assessment of the acceptability of the goals themselves, emplo

Free Download Vincent Harding, Daisaku Ikeda, "The Courage to Dream: On Rights, Values and Freedom"
English | 2015 | ISBN: 1784534757 | EPUB | pages: 288 | 0.4 mb
‘I have a dream’ declared Martin Luther King in 1967. Those words, which echoed round the world, soon became immortal. King gave his life in the cause of eradicating racism, eliminating poverty and resolutely opposing all forms of war and violence. This dialogue brings together two figures who likewise have striven in all their activities to promote peace and fight discrimination: one a Christian theologian, historian and nonviolent activist who knew King personally and who moved in 1958 from Chicago to the American South to participate in the nascent struggle for civil rights; the other a foremost Buddhist leader who has been inspired in his own thinking by King’s example. Vincent Harding and Daisaku Ikeda here bring the wisdom of their respective traditions and experiences to reflect on the personal cost of fighting for justice, and the courage that that entails. Their conversations range widely, across issues which include war and violence, the continuing blight in America of institutionalized racism, the need to overcome global disparities of wealth and the consequent dangers of materialism and consumerism

Free Download Helge Blakkisrud, "Political Legitimacy and Traditional Values in Putin’s Russia"
English | ISBN: 1399539000 | 2025 | 328 pages | EPUB | 2 MB
Since Vladimir Putin’s return to the Russian presidency in 2012, protection and promotion of so-called ‘traditional values’ has played a prominent role in the Kremlin’s propaganda campaigns. From the large-scale demonstrations in 2011-2012 to the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, conservative social values have been mobilised to justify the Kremlin’s policy choices. In the case of the invasion, for example, Putin argued that the allegedly ‘decadent’ western world was using Ukraine as a springboard to export its ‘pseudo-values’ into Russia. Drawing on a series of case studies spanning elite-level political rhetoric, the work of various ideological ‘values entrepreneurs’ such as the Russian Orthodox Church, and, not least, of grassroots sentiments, Political Legitimacy and Traditional Values in Putin’s Russia

Free Download Nietzsche’s Revaluation of All Values
by Thomas H. Brobjer
English | 2025 | ISBN: 1009539477 | 74 Pages | True PDF | 1.87 MB

Free Download Richard C. Box, "Public Service Values"
English | 2014 | ISBN: 0765643650 | EPUB | pages: 198 | 0.3 mb
Public service values are too rarely discussed in public administration courses and scholarship, despite recent research demonstrating the importance of these values in the daily decision making processes of public service professionals. A discussion of these very tenets and their relevance to core public functions, as well as which areas might elicit value conflicts for public professionals, is central to any comprehensive understanding of budget and finance, human resource management, and strategic planning in the public sector. Public Service Values is written specifically for graduate and undergraduate courses in public administration, wherever a discussion of public service ideals might enrich the learning experience and offer students a better understanding of daily practice.

Free Download Jan Jorrit Hasselaar, "Water in Times of Climate Change: A Values-driven Dialogue"
English | ISBN: 9463722270 | 2021 | 150 pages | PDF | 7 MB
This book on water and climate change goes beyond the usual and predictable analyses, by bringing religion and values into a discussion that is often dominated by technocratic solutions. The three case studies of Jakarta, Cape Town, and Amsterdam demonstrate the challenges of water management in urban areas and the role religion can play in addressing them. With representatives from science, politics, economics, and religion, as well as young voices, the book stimulates a values-driven dialogue on issues of water in times of climate change.

Free Download Giving Voice to Values: How to Speak Your Mind When You Know What’s Right by Mary C. Gentile, Callie Beaulieu, Tantor Audio
English | September 11, 2018 | ISBN: B07GT89BJW | 7 hours and 49 minutes | MP3 128 Kbps | 430 Mb
How can you effectively stand up for your values when pressured by your boss, customers, or shareholders to do the opposite? Drawing on actual business experiences as well as on social science research, Babson College business educator and consultant Mary Gentile challenges the assumptions about business ethics at companies and business schools. She gives business leaders, managers, and students the tools not just to recognize what is right, but also to ensure that the right things happen.
The book is inspired by a program Gentile launched at the Aspen Institute with Yale School of Management, and now housed at Babson College, with pilot programs in over 100 schools and organizations, including INSEAD and MIT Sloan School of Management. She explains why past attempts at preparing business leaders to act ethically too often failed, arguing that the issue isn’t distinguishing what is right or wrong, but knowing how to act on your values despite opposing pressure. Through research-based advice, practical exercises, and scripts for handling a wide range of ethical dilemmas, Gentile empowers business leaders with the skills to voice and act on their values and align their professional path with their principles.
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Free Download Instill Core Values: Turn core values from a poster into the lifeblood of your organization. by Dominic Iocco
English | February 4, 2024 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B0CTZKG7QT | 48 pages | EPUB | 0.46 Mb
"Unlock the Power of Core Values: How One Book Can Transform Your Organization"

Free Download Biodiversity: Exploring Values and Priorities in Conservation By Dan L. Perlman, Glenn Adelson(auth.)
1997 | 197 Pages | ISBN: 086542439X | PDF | 15 MB
Biodiversity has become a buzzword in the environmental movement and in science, and is increasingly being taught in university degree courses. This new text is designed as a primer, giving non-specialists an introduction to the historical context, current debates, and ongoing research in this subject. Content: Chapter 1 Legacies (pages 1-17): Chapter 2 Conceptual Problems with Biodiversity (pages 18-36): Chapter 3 The Role of Values (pages 37-51): Chapter 4 Diversity (pages 52-66): Chapter 5 Mapping the Patterns of Biodiversity (pages 67-101): Chapter 6 Ambiguities (pages 102-124): Chapter 7 Inventories (pages 125-138): Chapter 8 Articulating Goals and Setting Priorities (pages 139-154): Chapter 9 Future Directions (pages 155-169):

Free Download Right Thing, Right Now: Good Values. Good Character. Good Deeds. (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0CKKQ1D2D | 2024 | 7 hours and 59 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 232 MB
Author: Ryan Holiday
Narrator: Ryan Holiday
For the ancients, everything worth pursuing in life flowed from a strong sense of justice-or one’s commitment to doing the right thing, no matter how difficult. In order to be courageous, wise, and self-disciplined, one must begin with justice. The influence of the modern world often tells us that acting justly is optional. Holiday argues that that’s simply untrue-and the fact that so few people today have the strength to stand by their convictions explains much about why we’re so unhappy. In Right Thing. Right Now., Holiday draws on fascinating stories of historical figures such as Marcus Aurelius, Florence Nightingale, Jimmy Carter, Gandhi, and Frederick Douglass, whose examples of kindness, honesty, integrity, and loyalty we can emulate as pillars of upright living. Through the lives of these role models, listeners learn the transformational power of living by a moral code and, through the cautionary tales of unjust leaders, the consequences of an ill-formed conscience. The Stoics never claimed that living justly was easy, only that it was necessary. And that the alternative-sacrificing our principles for something lesser-was considered only by cowards and fools. Right Thing. Right Now. is a powerful antidote to the moral failures of our modern age, and a manual for living virtuously.