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1. The expert collaboration of David Croteau (Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richard, Virginia) and William Hoynes (Associate Professor and Chair of Sociology at Vasser College, Poughkeepsie, New York), The Business Of Media: Corporate Media And The Public Interest is a candid revealing and detailed study of the rapidly evolving media industry, especially in an increasingly media-saturated society. A thoroughly scholarly work which deftly presents its in-depth study in largely jargon-free and accessible terms ideal for the non-specialist general reader, The Business Of Media offers insights and a close scrutiny into what really goes on behind newspaper and broadcast journalism headlines.



2. The uniqueness of this book written by Croteau and Hoynes is above all that they introduce two approaches in understanding the characteristics of modern mass media and the correlations between the media and the social forces including public opinion, commercial, political and cultural conditions. Based on the two different categories - Market and Public sphere - it helps better understand the significant role and effectiveness of media that generate not only the public opinion, but also its influences on the mainstream in politics, business, education, culture and society. These two authors provide profoundly useful and informative resources to grasp the key points of media's role and power in society based on two distinctive perspectives introduced in this book. The main concept of this book is basically about understanding the media and economies in market and public theory and how these two spheres differ from each other in terms of circulation of information and commercial activities. The authors categorize two different approaches in order to effectively analyze the media system and each of these ideas is very well organized and clearly explained along with suitable and apparent examples provided which demonstrate the importance and different evaluation in each concept. Additionally, thanks to the great job that the authors showed in this book, the contents in each chapter are really uncomplicated and even interesting to understand without any confusion. I definitely recommend this book to people who have interest in media especially considered from business and economic views.

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1. Until I read Mr Fisher's seminal work, I had no or little interest in resource allocation in the public sector. After reading it, however, I consider myself a complete convert!! Mr Fisher makes what would appear to be a somewhat dull subject abolutely enthralling - in the same way that Hamlet is not just a play about a fictional Prince, this book is not just a book about resource allocation in the public sector, and I would advise anyone with even the slightest interest in values, priorities and markets in the management of public services to pick up a copy now. A perfect stocking filler!

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1. This book is a collection of his articles from his bi-weekly newspaper column, You Decide. Published 2005
   
   He is for continuing as is with;
   *unfettered globalization / free trade, so what, he says, if we've lost jobs, so what, he says, if the miniscule jobs we've gain from free trade are not of the same quality as the ones lost.
   
   *deregulating businessesl; competition trumps all, forget about all the con-men and cooperate thieves stealing billions from the American people, so what if CEOs make 400% more than the employees.
   
   He's pro immigration saying they will fix Social Security and Medicare yet chapters before he more or less said there was nothing wrong with Social Security and Medicare!! And forget that, as he says, immigrants depress wages and cause increased costs for public assistance (welfare, medicaid, food banks, shelters...) and education.
   
   He's for a Flat Tax system. The minimum wage worker to pay the same as the millionaire.
   
   He says peoples wages have gone up compared to prices of goods.
   
   He says women do not make less than men. "the pay gap has virtually disappeared."
   
   He's into privatization of government programs believing competition for contracts will "eliminate wasteful spending.". Well it's been proven time and time again that the only thing price competition accomplishes is cheaper products made with cheap/cheapest materials and unskilled labor doing subpar, unsafe work. Why? Because profit is the motive, the only driving force. I think that is wrong when it comes to the publics welfare/interests. Roads, bridges, dams, water treatment & supply, sewage treatment, etc. need to be top quality.
   
   He is pushing an agenda. He is putting a happy face on it. He gets his info from the gov. who is notorious in fudging the numbers to make themselves and the admin. they're serving look good.
   
   His solution to globalization for the American worker is to go to college and get yourself a job skill that can't be outsourced. Oh you bet! if you happen to have the IQ and money to pay for college. If you are not so blessed or lucky, tough. It's survival of the fittest in Michael L. Walden's world.
   
   The unfortunate fact of life tho that Mr. Walden refuses to acknowledge is; not everyone can be a winner. Yea wouldn't it be grand if we only begat pups with high IQs and tons of ambition, creativity, ingenuity and imagination. Making money, money, money. It'd be Walden's ideal world. An unbalanced world imo.
   
   If we could just begat pups who were honest and unselfish I'd be happy. If we could begat way fewer pups I and the planet would be happy, cuz like it or not, water, oil and all resources are diminishing. Growth is not the smart way to go. Oh that reminds me...Walden says America will always be awash in food. Another delusion of his. He's into "unimpeded production and trade.". Irregardless of the damage done to land and water?
   
   Are we headed to or in a recession?, is the government overextended, thanks to Iraq, pork and tax cuts? Nah. Everything is hunky-dory according to Walden the AG economist.
   
   
   Table of Contents:
   
   ECONOMIC QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT GOVERNMENT DOES, WHAT GOVERNMENT DOESN'T DO, AND HOW GOVERNMENT SPENDS OUR MONEY
   Has Government Spending Been Out of Control?
   Will the National Debt Sink Our Economic Future?
   Do Budget Deficits Increase Interest Rates?
   Can Government Spending Be Cut by Eliminating Waste?
   Does Government Spend Too Much, or Not Enough, on the Poor?
   Does Spending on War Help the Economy?
   Does More Spent on Education Pay-off in Student Achievement?
   Has the Social Security Surplus Been Stolen?
   Is Social Security Going Bankrupt?
   Should Our Money Be Backed by Gold?
   Should Government Enforce a Living Wage?
   Should the Government Control the Prices of Necessities?
   Should Government Pay Businesses to Create Jobs?
   Can Government Create Prosperity?
   
   ECONOMIC QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW MUCH TAXES ARE PAID, WHO PAYS TAXES, AND THE FAIRNESS OF THE TAXES
   Do We Pay 60% to 80% of Our Income in Taxes?
   Does a Tax Bracket of 40% Mean the Government Takes 40% of Your Income?
   Can Cutting Tax Rates Increase Tax Revenue?
   Will a Tax Cut of $1 Create $7 to $10 of New Income?
   Do Corporations Pay Too Little in Taxes?
   Would Rich Investors Benefit from a Flat Tax?
   Is the Sales Tax Regressive?
   Do the Rich Get a Break on Social Security Taxes?
   Has the Marriage Tax Ended?
   
   ECONOMIC QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT BUSINESS DOES AND WHY AND HOW THAT AFFECTS JOBS, CONSUMERS, AND THE COUNTRY
   Is American Manufacturing Dying?
   Are Low-Paying Jobs Replacing High-Paying Ones?
   Are Companies Out-Sourcing Good-Paying Jobs?
   Will Free Trade Destroy Our Economy?
   Can U.S. Workers Compete with Low-Paying Foreign Workers?
   Do Countries Only Prosper If They Run a Trade Surplus?
   Is a "Strong" Dollar Good and a "Weak" Dollar Bad?
   Are Profits Bad?
   Does Business Make Obscene Profits?
   Does Big Business Control the Economy?
   Can Pro Teams and Facilities Hit Economic Home Runs?
   Why Are Pro Sports Stars Paid So Much for Playing a Game?
   Are We Running Out of Farmers, Farmland, and Food?
   Are Gas Prices at an All-Time High??
   Do Big Oil Companies Manipulate Oil Supplies and Gas Prices?
   Should We Become Energy Self-Sufficient?
   Is Immigration Hurting Our Economy?
   
   ECONOMIC QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW HOUSEHOLDS LIVE AND HOW THEY EARN AND SPEND MONEY
   Is Everything More Expensive Today, or Should You Wish for the "Good Old Days"?
   Does It Take Two Incomes for Families to Get Ahead Today?
   Are Americans Drowning in Debt and Not Saving?
   Do Women Earn Less Than Men?
   Are the Rich Getting Richer and Everyone Else Getting Poorer?
   Is Poverty Getting Worse?
   If It Saves One Life, Is It Worth the Cost?
   Can Families Afford College?
   Would Importing Drugs Lower their Prices?
   Can the Government Lower Consumers' Health Costs?