Explanations for inflation had for a long time been ceded to the purview of economists. The acceleration in rates of inflation within advanced economies during the 1960s and 1970s, however, prompted sociologists and political scientists to attempt their own accounts for this phenomenon. There are two major competing explanations of the postwar inflation. One, most commonly held by economists, is that inflation has been produced by governments through a combination of policy errors and cynical manipulation of policy for electoral purposes. The other, often advanced by sociologists and political scientists as an alternative, is that inflation has been an outcome of class conflict. In his study that ranges widely over the literature in the relevant disciplines, Smith examines the strengths and weaknesses of each account, with particular attention to the evidence presented in support of class-conflict explanations. He concludes that, on balance, the policy-error/cynical-manipulation explanation is better supported than its class-conflict rival. The clarity with which Smith presents these rival accounts and the critical rigor of his scrutiny make this a work of interest to advanced students in macroeconomic theory and to policy makers.

Power, Norms, and Inflation: A Skeptical Treatment (Sociology and Economics)

Business & Money

Smith, Michael R.

Economics

Aldine de Gruyter

Explanations for inflation had for a long time been ceded to the purview of economists. The acceleration in rates of inflation within advanced economies during the 1960s and 1970s, however, prompted sociologists and political scientists to attempt their own accounts for this phenomenon.  There are two major competing explanations of the postwar inflation. One, most commonly held by economists, is that inflation has been produced by governments through a combination of policy errors and cynical manipulation of policy for electoral purposes. The other, often advanced by sociologists and political scientists as an alternative, is that inflation has been an outcome of class conflict. In his study that ranges widely over the literature in the relevant disciplines, Smith examines the strengths and weaknesses of each account, with particular attention to the evidence presented in support of class-conflict explanations. He concludes that, on balance, the policy-error/cynical-manipulation explanation is better supported than its class-conflict rival.  The clarity with which Smith presents these rival accounts and the critical rigor of his scrutiny make this a work of interest to advanced students in macroeconomic theory and to policy makers.

Routledge

With a practical focus on persuasive writing strategy, Michael R. Smith identifies and explores three processes of persuasive writing logos, pathos, and ethos and provides a thorough introduction to the elements of rhetorical style.Using detailed how-to guides and plenty of examples, the author s distinctive approach to persuasive writing examines:technical aspects of rhetorical style: metaphor, literary allusion, figures of speech, and graphic designthree basic processes of persuasive legal writing strategy:Logos: logic and rational argumentPathos: value-based argumentEthos: establishing credibilityinterdisciplinary contributions to persuasive writing from fields such as cognitive psychology, classical rhetoric, and morality theoryeffective strategies that extend beyond the trial or appellate brief to a broad range of documents and settingsIn the Second Edition, the reader will find:a new organization that puts a greater emphasis on

Advanced Legal Writing: Theories and Strategies in Persuasive Writing

Legal Education

Aspen Law & Business

With a practical focus on persuasive writing strategy, Michael R. Smith identifies and explores three processes of persuasive writing—logos, pathos, and ethos—and provides a thorough introduction to the elements of rhetorical style. Using detailed how-to guides and plenty of examples, the author’s distinctive approach to persuasive writing examines: <ul>
<li> technical aspects of rhetorical style: metaphor, literary allusion, figures of speech, and graphic design </li> <li> three basic processes of persuasive legal writing strategy: <ul>
<li> Logos: logic and rational argument </li> <li> Pathos: value-based argument </li> <li> Ethos: establishing credibility </li> </ul>
</li> <li> interdisciplinary contributions to persuasive writing from fields such as cognitive psychology, classical rhetoric, and morality theory </li> <li> effective strategies that extend beyond the trial or appellate brief to a broad range of documents and settings </li> </ul>
 In the Second Edition, the reader will find: <ul>
<li> a new organization that puts a greater emphasis on practice and relatively less on theory for each of the three processes of persuasive writing strategy </li> <li> a new six-Part organization: <ul>
<li> I. Introduction </li> <li> II. Logos Strategies </li> <li> III. Pathos Strategies </li> <li> IV. Ethos Strategies </li> <li> V. Rhetorical Style </li> <li> VI. The Ethics and Morality of Persuasion </li> </ul>
</li> <li> coverage of new developments in cognitive psychology, Pathos persuasion, and the role of metaphor in persuasive legal writing. </li> <li> the same manageable length </li> </ul>
 For a complete examination of the technique and strategy behind persuasive writing, Smith’s text strikes the right balance of depth and scope for upper-level legal writing courses.

Advanced Legal Writing: Theories & Strategies in Persuasive Writing

Breeding Birds of Washington State: Location Data and Predicted Distributions

Science & Math

Nature & Ecology

Seattle Audubon Society

Wisconsin Probate System

Mundt, William F.

State Bar of Wisconsin

OSHA law in North Carolina

North Carolina Dept. of Labor

The Advanced Construction Drawing and Visualization Guide by Mike Smith supplements The Official DataCAD User’s Guide and brings it up to date with the new features in DataCAD 10 while providing you with a guide to the advanced features of DataCAD. Each section of the book has learning objectives, correlations to The Official DataCAD User’s Guide, a body of program updates, homework problems, review questions and more! A CD-ROM with additional reference, instructional and training materials is also included.

DataCAD 10 Advanced Construction Drawing and Visualization

Tech Ed Concepts, Inc.

Explanations for inflation had for a long time been ceded to the purview of economists. The acceleration in rates of inflation within advanced economies during the 1960s and 1970s, however, prompted sociologists and political scientists to attempt their own accounts for this phenomenon.There are two major competing explanations of the postwar inflation. One, most commonly held by economists, is that inflation has been produced by governments through a combination of policy errors and cynical manipulation of policy for electoral purposes. The other, often advanced by sociologists and political scientists as an alternative, is that inflation has been an outcome of class conflict. In his study that ranges widely over the literature in the relevant disciplines, Smith examines the strengths and weaknesses of each account, with particular attention to the evidence presented in support of class-conflict explanations. He concludes that, on balance, the policy-error/cynical-manipulation explanation is better supported than its class-conflict rival.The clarity with which Smith presents these rival accounts and the critical rigor of his scrutiny make this a work of interest to advanced students in macroeconomic theory and to policy makers.

Power, Norms, and Inflation: A Skeptical Treatment

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