Now in paperback, Joseph Nye's "indispensable" guide to reshaping America's role in the world (Publishers Weekly) Joseph Nye coined the term "soft power" to describe a nation's ability to attract and persuade. Whereas hard power-the ability to coerce-grows out of a country's military or economic might, soft power arises from the attractiveness of its culture, political ideals, and policies. Hard power remains crucial in a world of states trying to guard their independence and of non-state groups willing to turn to violence. But as a new administration-whether Republican or Democrat-maps out its foreign policy, Nye emphasizes the importance of husbanding our military power and nurturing our soft power. It is soft power that will help prevent terrorists from recruiting supporters from among the moderate majority. And it is soft power that will help the United States deal with critical global issues that require multilateral cooperation. America needs to move in a new direction. Isn't it time that we listened to the guidance of one of our foremost foreign policy experts and put his ideas into action?
Using the findings from up-to-date attitude surveys in the US, Europe and Australasia, End of the Welfare State shows that, contrary to the claims of experts and policy-makers, the welfare state is still highly popluar among many citizens.
"Reads like a good newspaper article...skillful..." Daniel Gross, The Washington Post
"The book sheds light on the qualities that have turned an unelected economist into one of the world's most powerful figures. It should be required reading for central bankers everywhere...an entertaining and rich description of an extraordinary figure." Richard Lambert, Financial Times
"Woodward finds a way to make monetary-policy gossip interesting...entertaining and compelling...MAESTRO admirably accomplishes what it sets out to do: demystify a Washington instituition that is dimly understood by most Anericans." Dina Temple-Raston, USA Today
"Woodward lucidly explains the axes of intellectual and political disagreement over monetary policy...shedding new light on major conflicts of the Greenspan era and demystifying this most political of ostensibly technical instituitions." Robert Kuttner, The New York Times Book Review
"Replete with the sort of fly-on-the-wall reporting for which Woodward is famous...a worthy edition to the author's oeuvre." Hardy Green, Business Week
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Hands-on guidelines for using the Balanced Scorecard within mission-driven organizations Today’s insistence on demonstrated organizational performance is not limited to private-sector corporations. Public and nonprofit agencies are also finding that, as financial resources decrease and demand for results increases, they too must institute performance goals along with programs and processes to consistently progress toward those goals. Balanced Scorecard Step-by-Step for Government and Nonprofit Agencies identifies the opportunities–and helps eliminate the obstacles–of bringing the popular and proven Balanced Scorecard approach to public and nonprofit organizations. This results-focused and practical book provides you with:
