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Social protection versus economic flexibility : is there a trade-off? / by Blank, Rebecca M.(CARDINAL)184955;

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.Evaluating the connection between social protection and economic flexibility / Rebecca M. Blank and Richard B. Freeman -- Trends in social protection programs and expenditures in the 1980s / Peter Scherer -- Does employment protection inhibit labor market flexibility? Lessons from Germany, France and Belgium / Katharine G. Abraham and Susan N. Houseman -- Patterns in regional labor market adjustment : the United States versus Japan / Edward B. Montgomery -- Housing market regulations and housing market performance in the United States, Germany, and Japan / Axel Börsch-Supan -- Health insurance provision and labor market efficiency in the United States and Germany / Douglas Holtz-Eakin -- Social security and older workers' labor market responsiveness : the United States, Japan, and Sweden / Marcus E. Rebick -- Public sector growth and labor market flexibility : the United States versus the United Kingdom / Rebecca M. Blank -- Does public health insurance reduce labor market flexibility or encourage the underground economy? Evidence from Spain and the United States / Sara de la Rica and Thomas Lemieux -- Social welfare programs for women and children : the United States versus France / Maria J. Hanratty -- Three regimes of child care : the United States, the Netherlands, and Sweden / Siv Gustafsson and Frank P. Stafford.Do social protection programs limit the ability of the labor market to adjust to fast-growing segments of the economy, and thus inevitably lead to a decrease in economic growth? This volume compares how such programs as social security, income transfers, and job protection laws in Western Europe, the United States, and Japan have affected labor market flexibility. Does tying health insurance to employment limit job mobility? Do certain housing policies inhibit workers from moving to new jobs in different areas? What are the effects of daycare and maternity leave policies on working mothers? The authors explore these and many other questions in an effort to understand why European unemployment rates are so high compared with the U.S. rate.By examining diverse data sets across different countries, the authors find that while social protection programs do change economic behavior, there is little evidence that they create inflexibility with regard to economic adjustment. To achieve useful comparisons among diverse nations, the authors employ "difference-in-difference" estimators, through which economic changes in a country that has undergone policy changes can be compared to economic changes in a country in which policy has remained constant. An in-depth look at the impact of various welfare programs on labor market change, this book demonstrates how social protection policies have affected employment around the globe.

Subjects: Conference papers and proceedings.; Social security; Labor market;

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@WAR : the rise of the military-Internet complex / by Harris, Shane.(CARDINAL)498025;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-251) and index.The first cyber war -- RTRG -- Building the cyber army -- The internet is a battlefield -- The enemy among us -- The mercenaries -- Cops become spies -- "Another Manhattan Project" -- Buckshot Yankee -- The secret sauce -- The corporate counterstrike -- Spring awakening -- The business of defense -- At the dawn.The United States military now views cyberspace as the "fifth domain" of warfare, alongside land, air, sea, and space. The Pentagon, the National Security Agency, and the CIA field teams of hackers who launch cyber strikes against enemy targets--and amass staggering quantities of personal information on all of us. These same virtual warriors, along with a growing band of private-sector counterparts, are charged with defending us against the vast array of criminals, terrorists, and foreign governments who attack us with ever-increasing frequency and effectiveness. Journalist Shane Harris infiltrates the frontlines of this fifth domain, explaining how and why government agencies are joining with tech giants like Google and Microsoft to collect huge amounts of information and launch private cyber wars. The military has also formed a new alliance with tech and finance companies to patrol cyberspace, and Harris offers a penetrating and unnerving view of this partnership. Finally, he details the welter of opportunities and threats that the mushrooming "military-Internet complex" poses for our personal freedoms, our economic security, and the future of our nation.--From publisher description.

Subjects: United States. National Security Agency.; United States. Strategic Command (2002- ). Cyber Command.; Computer crimes; Cyberspace operations (Military science); Cyberspace; Cyberterrorism; Information warfare;

Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3

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The fifth domain : defending our country, our companies, and ourselves in the age of cyber threats / by Clarke, Richard A.(Richard Alan),1951-author.(CARDINAL)350453; Knake, Robert K.,author.(CARDINAL)589930;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-331) and index.The back of the Beast -- EternalBlue, eternal war -- Two kinds of companies? -- The kill chain -- The tech stack -- Cyber resilience : the best bad idea we've got -- Nudges and shoves -- Is it really you? -- Fixing the people problem -- Power grids and power plays -- Securing the Feds -- The military, domains, and dominance -- A Schengen accord for the internet -- Democracy's shield -- Real and artificial intelligence -- A quantum of solace for security -- 5G and IoT -- Derisking ourselves -- Everything done but the coding.Presents an urgent assessment of how governments, businesses, and everyday citizens can counter and prevent attacks by criminal hackers determined to create a digital war zone."There is much to fear in the dark corners of cyberspace. From well-covered stories like the Stuxnet attack which helped slow Iran's nuclear program, to lesser-known tales like EternalBlue, the 2017 cyber battle that closed hospitals in Britain and froze shipping crates in Germany in midair, we have entered an age in which online threats carry real-world consequences. But we do not have to let autocrats and criminals run amok in the digital realm. We now know a great deal about how to make cyberspace far less dangerous--and about how to defend our security, economy, democracy, and privacy from cyber attack. This is a book about the realm in which nobody should ever want to fight a war: the fifth domain, the Pentagon's term for cyberspace. Our guides are two of America's top cybersecurity experts, seasoned practitioners who are as familiar with the White House Situation Room as they are with Fortune 500 boardrooms. Richard A. Clarke and Robert K. Knake offer a vivid, engrossing tour of the often unfamiliar terrain of cyberspace, introducing us to the scientists, executives, and public servants who have learned through hard experience how government agencies and private firms can fend off cyber threats. Clarke and Knake take us inside quantum-computing labs racing to develop cyber superweapons; bring us into the boardrooms of the many firms that have been hacked and the few that have not; and walk us through the corridors of the U.S. intelligence community with officials working to defend America's elections from foreign malice. With a focus on solutions over scaremongering, they make a compelling case for "cyber resilience"--building systems that can resist most attacks, raising the costs on cyber criminals and the autocrats who often lurk behind them, and avoiding the trap of overreaction to digital attacks. Above all, Clarke and Knake show us how to keep the fifth domain a humming engine of economic growth and human progress by not giving in to those who would turn it into a wasteland of conflict. Backed by decades of high-level experience in the White House and the private sector, The Fifth Domain delivers a riveting, agenda-setting insider look at what works in the struggle to avoid cyberwar."--Dust jacket.

Subjects: Computer networks; Computer security; Corporations; Cyberterrorism; National security;

Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 6

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Using computer science in high-tech health and wellness careers / by Benedict, Aaron,author.(CARDINAL)630877; Gallaher, David,1975-author.(CARDINAL)563893;

Specialized IT consulting -- Patient rights & HIPAA -- Programming -- Real-time operating systems and hardware -- Security -- The changing world of health care.Includes bibliographical references and index.Technology and coding are the tools of the future, and this is extremely apparent in the fields of health and wellness. Whether people are finding new ways to save lives or simply giving others new ways to track and manage their own fitness and health goals, technology is playing a huge part in innovations in the health and wellness sector. This comprehensive guide gives readers the tools to make those connections between health and technology and build them into a sustainable, valuable, life-affirming career path.

Subjects: Medicine; Medicine; Computer programming;

Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2

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Policy options for reducing energy use and greenhouse gas emissions from U.S. transportation / by National Research Council (U.S.).Committee for a Study of Potential Energy Savings and Greenhouse Gas Reductions from Transportation.(CARDINAL)308980; National Research Council (U.S.).Transportation Research Board.(CARDINAL)141287;

Includes bibliographical references."This report examines U.S. transportation's consumption of petroleum fuels and the public interest in reducing this consumption to enhance national energy security and help control emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases (GHGs). Scientific analyses and models indicate a need to stabilize atmospheric concentrations of these gases by the middle of this century. Worldwide emissions reductions of up to 80 percent may be needed over the next four decades as a consequence. A response by the transportation sector to this energy and emissions challenge will be important, because the sector accounts for more than two-thirds of the petroleum consumed in the United States and produces between one-quarter and one-third of all the CO2 emissions attributable to the country's energy consumption. The report reviews policy options to bring about desired energy consumption and GHG emissions reductions from U.S. transportation over the next half century. It is not intended to model or quantify the impacts of each policy option over time but instead to examine the means by which each influences behavior and the demand for and supply of energy- and emissions-saving technology, particularly in the modes of transportation with the greatest effect on the sector's consumption of petroleum and emissions of GHGs. In choosing among policies, elected officials must take into account many factors that could not be examined in this study, such as the full range of safety, economic, and environmental implications of their choices; therefore, the report does not recommend a specific suite of policies to pursue. Instead, the emphasis is on assessing each policy approach with regard to its applicability across transportation modes and its ability to affect the total amount of energy-intensive transportation activity, the efficiency of transportation vehicles, and GHG emissions characteristics of the sector's energy supply. For each policy option, consideration is given to the challenges associated with implementation and with the production of large savings in energy and GHG emissions over a time span of decades."--pub. desc.

Subjects: Technical reports.; Transportation; Greenhouse gas mitigation;

Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1

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The edge of disaster : rebuilding a resilient nation / by Flynn, Stephen E.(CARDINAL)391497; Council on Foreign Relations.(CARDINAL)159513;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-228) and index.A brittle nation -- Ready to blow -- Inviting disaster -- Danger on the delta -- Ailing foundations -- The best defense is a good defense -- Getting it right -- Tapping the private sector -- Preparing for the worst -- A resilient society.Americans are in denial, maintains security expert Flynn, about how vulnerable our nation is to disaster, be it terrorist attack or act of God. But what's truly shocking, he argues, is how little we have learned from September 11 and Hurricane Katrina. America is living on borrowed time--and squandering it. Flynn describes how we have become increasingly vulnerable to disaster by grossly neglecting the complex, crumbling infrastructure that provides our water, food, health care, electricity, and transportation. Through a series of realistic scenarios, he dramatizes the prime areas of documented risk, where terrrorist attacks could kill thousands and bring regions to their economic knees--but the wrath of Mother Nature may be our gravest threat. But Flynn also explores what we can do about it, as individuals and as a society, outlining a detailed, pragmatic preparedness program we can embrace right now.--From publisher description.Includes information on agriculture, airlines, al-Qaeda, Boston, George W. Bush, California, chemical faculities, Coast Guard, infectious diseases, earthquakes, economy, electricity, emergency care system, emergency response, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), federal government, fire, floods, flu, gasoline, hospitals, Hurricane Katrina, hurricanes, infrastructure, insurance, Iraq, levees, Los Angeles, military, Mississippi, national security, natural disasters, New Jersey, New Orleans, New York, , oil refineries, oil tankers, police, ports, power system, disaster preparedness, private sector, public health system, rail systems, San Francisco, Seattle, September 11 terrorist atacks, state and local governments, transportation system, water systems, etc.

Subjects: Emergency management; Terrorism; Civil defense; National security;

Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2

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Design thinking for the greater good : innovation in the social sector / by Liedtka, Jeanne,author.; Salzman, Randy,author.; Azer, Daisy,author.;

Includes bibliographical references and index.Why design thinking? -- Catalyzing a conversation for change -- How do we get there from here? : a tale of two managers -- The stories -- Igniting creative confidence at US Health and Human Services -- Including new voices at the Kingwood trust -- Scaling design thinking at Monash Medical Centre -- Turning debate into dialogue at the US Food and Drug Administration -- Fostering community conversations in Iveragh, Ireland -- Connecting-and disconnecting-the pieces at United Cerebral Palsy -- The power of local at the Community Transportation Association of America -- Bridging technology and the human experience at the Transportation Security Administration -- Making innovation safe at MasAgro -- Integrating design and strategy at Children's Health System of Texas -- Moving into action : bringing design thinking to your organization -- The four-question methodology in action : laying the foundation -- The four-question methodology in action : ideas to experiments -- Building organizational capabilities -- Notes.Facing especially wicked problems, social sector organizations are searching for powerful new methods to understand and address them. Design Thinking for the Greater Good goes in depth on both the how of using new tools and the why. As a way to reframe problems, ideate solutions, and iterate toward better answers, design thinking is already well-established in the commercial world. Through ten stories of struggles and successes in fields such as health care, education, agriculture, transportation, social services, and security, the authors show how collaborative creativity can shake up even the most entrenched bureaucracies - and provide a practical roadmap for readers to implement these tools. The design thinkers Jeanne Liedtka, Randy Salzman, and Daisy Azer explore how major agencies like the Department of Health and Human Services and the Transportation and Security Administration in the United States, as well as organizations in Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom, have instituted principles of design thinking. In each case, these groups have used the tools of design thinking to reduce risk, manage change, use resources more effectively, bridge the communication gap between parties, and manage the competing demands of diverse stakeholders. Along the way, they have improved the quality of their products and enhanced the experiences of those they serve. These strategies are accessible to analytical and creative types alike, and their benefits extend throughout an organization. This book will help today's leaders and thinkers implement these practices in their own pursuit of creative solutions that are both innovative and achievable. -- from back cover.

Subjects: Human services; Public administration; Management science.; Social responsibility of business.;

Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1

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Lawfare : law as a weapon of war / by Kittrie, Orde F.,author.(CARDINAL)411027;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 345-459) and index.A conceptual overview of lawfare's meaning, variety and power -- Lawfare waged by U.S. private sector and non-governmental organization attorneys -- The U.S. government's financial lawfare against Iran -- The Chinese government adopts and implements a lawfare strategy -- The Palestinian Authority's lawfare against Israel -- Palestinian NGOs and their allies wage lawfare against Israel -- Hamas battlefield lawfare against Israel -- Israeli offensive lawfare."International military interventions can be extremely costly in terms of monetary resources, logistical challenges, and possible soldier and civilian casualties, as well as the potential for catastrophic results to international relations and agreements. In one such example of these enormous potential costs, the US and UK wished to stop a Russian ship from delivering ammunition to the Assad regime in Syria in 2012. Intercepting or confronting a Russian ship in transit could have erupted into open conflict, so they sought an alternative, non-confrontational maneuver: instead of military intervention, the UK persuaded the ship's insurer, London's Standard Club, to withdraw the ship's insurance. This loss of insurance caused the ship to return to Russia, thus avoiding an international clash as well as the delivery of deadly weapons to Syria. This use of legal maneuvering in lieu of armed force is known as "lawfare" and is becoming a critical strategic platform. In Lawfare, author Orde Kittrie's draws on his experiences as a lawfare practitioner, US State Department attorney, and international law scholar in analyzing the theory and practice of the strategic leveraging of law as an increasingly powerful and effective weapon in the current global security landscape. Lawfare incorporates case studies of recent offensive and defensive lawfare by the United States, Iran, China, and by both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and includes dozens of examples of how lawfare has thus been waged and defended against. Kittrie notes that since private attorneys can play important and decisive roles in their nations' national security plans through their expertise in areas like financial law, maritime insurance law, cyber law, and telecommunications law, the full scope of lawfare's impact and possibilities are just starting to be understood. With international security becoming an ever complicated minefield of concerns and complications, understanding this alternative to armed force has never been more important"--

Subjects: Government liability (International law); Actions and defenses; Public interest law.; Malicious prosecution; National security; Arab-Israeli conflict;

Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1

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When the sea came alive : an oral history of D-Day / by Graff, Garrett M.,1981-author.(CARDINAL)344362;

Includes bibliographical references (511-544) and index.Author's note -- Foreword -- Part I: a world at war. War begins -- War comes to America -- 1943 -- The start of SHAEF -- Crossing the pond -- The American invasion -- Building the Atlantic Wall -- Keeping secrets -- Operation Fortitude -- The Mulberry Plan -- At Slapton Sands -- Exercise Tiger -- The transportation plan -- Picking the date -- Into the sausages -- Keep calm and carry on -- Learning the details -- Spring in Normandy with the Germans -- The D-Day weather forecast -- Part II: the landing. A note on chronology and military terminology -- Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower's order of the day -- Paratroopers take off -- Operation Coup de Main -- The 6th airborne arrives in Normandy -- The paratrooper skytrain -- Night in the hedgerows -- Liberation comes to Sainte-Mère-Église -- Neptune rises -- Confusing the enemy -- Ashore in Normandy -- In the air over the beaches -- Heading ashore at Utah -- Naval forces at Utah -- The second wave at Utah -- The rangers at Pointe du Hoc -- Omaha beach -- Into the devil's garden -- Ashore at Omaha -- Getting off Omaha beach -- Afloat off Omaha beach --Jig sector, Gold beach -- The Green Howards take King sector -- Ashore at Juno -- Sword beach -- The news spreads -- Part III: the end of D-Day. Holding the eastern flank -- The walking wounded -- The Battle of La Fière Bridge -- Afternoon for the Germans -- End of D-Day -- Epilogue."From the New York Times bestselling author of The Only Plane in the Sky and Pulitzer Prize finalist for Watergate comes the most up-to-date and complete account of D-Day--the largest seaborne invasion in history and the moment that secured the Allied victory in World War II. D-Day is one of history's greatest and most unbelievable military and human triumphs. Though the full campaign lasted just over a month, the surprise landing of over 150,000 Allied troops on the morning of June 6, 1944, is understood to be the moment that turned the tide for the Allied forces and ultimately led to the defeat of the Axis powers in World War II. Now, a new book from bestselling author and historian Garrett M. Graff explores the full impact of this world-changing event--from the secret creation of landing plans by top government and military officials and organization of troops, to the moment the boat doors opened to reveal the beach where men fought for their lives and the future of the free world. Fascinating, action-packed, and filled with impressive detail, When the Sea Came Alive captures a human drama like no other, and offers a fitting tribute to the men and women of the Greatest Generation."--

Subjects: Personal narratives.; Oral histories.; Anecdotes.; World War, 1939-1945.; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; Operation Overlord.;

Available copies: 47 / Total copies: 54

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The fox in the henhouse : how privatization threatens democracy / by Kahn, Si.(CARDINAL)160528; Minnich, Elizabeth Kamarck.(CARDINAL)514118;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-278) and index.

Subjects: Privatization; Democracy;

Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1

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