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Dear listserv members, I am writing to let you know that Comparative Economic Systems by Steven Rosefielde is now available for sale at a 20% discount! Comparative Economic Systems Culture, Wealth and Power in the 21st Century By Steven Rosefielde Comparative Economic Systems: Culture, Wealth, and Power in the 21st Century explains how culture, in various guises, modifies the standard rules of economic engagement, creating systems that differ markedly from those predicted by the theory of general market competition. This analysis is grounded in established principles, but also assumes that individual utility seeking may be culturally determined, that political goals may take precedence over public well-being, and that business misconduct may be socially detrimental. The book clarifies conceptual misunderstandings about the comparative merit of free competition and perfect governance, showing in many cases how the same results are attainable using either mechanism, or by combining them. It illuminates why engineering variables such as the quantity and quality of fixed and variable inputs, management, entrepreneurship, technological progress, and economic governance do not adequately explain disorders like the increasing poverty of the world's poorest nations. End-of-chapter questions and an extensive glossary enhance the book's utility and enable readers to fully comprehend the key features of each chapter. April 2002 304 pages; 6.75 x 9.75 in Hardback: ISBN: 0631229612 $97.95 With Discount, Only $78.36 Ordering Information: To order Comparative Economic Systems at a 20% discount, stop by this book's web page below and click on the order button and enter code: EROS02 into the discount field. <http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/book.asp?ref=0631229612> * This discount expires on January 31, 2003. Please feel free to forward to other colleagues who would find this interesting. ___________________________________________________________ Table of Contents Preface Glossary Introduction Part I: Systems: 1. Comparative Economic Systems 2. Classification and Principles 3. Culture, Politics and Ethics 4. Power Part II: Perfect Economic Mechanisms: 5. Perfect Competition 6. Perfect Governance Part III: Great Powers: 7. America 8. Continental Europe 9. Japan 10. China 11. Russia 12. Transition 13. Comparative Potential Part IV: Performance: 14. Measurement 15. Global Performance Part V: International Relations: 16. Security 17. Military Balance 18. Interplay ********************************* Thank you, Thu Yen Mac Blackwell Publishing, Boston, MA - Oxford, UK <[log in to unmask]> www.blackwellpublishing.com <http://www.blackwellpublishing.com> NOTICE This e-mail is confidential and should not be used by anyone who is not the original intended recipient. If you have received this e-mail in error please inform the sender and delete it from your mailbox or any other storage mechanism. Blackwell Publishing Inc. cannot accept liability for any statements made which are clearly the sender's own and not expressly made on behalf of Blackwell Publishing or one of their agents.