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Financial Privacy

An International Comparison of Credit Reporting Systems

In this updated edition, author Nicola Jentzsch provides an in-depth analysis of the economics and regulation of financial privacy. You get a comparative overview of credit reporting systems in the US and in the 27 member states of the European Union. This is the "most in-depth study of the history and economics of credit reporting to date," according to David Medine, former Associate Director of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.

In this updated edition, author Nicola Jentzsch provides an in-depth analysis of the economics and regulation of financial privacy.

Advances in Cross-National Comparison

A European Working Book for Demographic and Socio-Economic Variables

The book consists of five parts and a concluding chapter. Part 1 covers general problems and presents solutions for the harmonisation of data from different national and/or cultural contexts. In the second part EUROSTAT and ESOMAR present their established standard instruments. Tested instruments each covering one variable (i.e. occupation, education) are presented in the third part. The fourth part again includes suggested tools for the harmonisation of single variables for which standardised instruments are not yet available (i.e. age, religion, ethnicity, household, family, income). The last part presents selected empirical analyses demonstrating the use and fruitfulness of instruments presented before. This book is mainly written for two groups. First, researchers and practitioners involved in comparative research in Europe. Second, researchers working with data of the statistical offices of European countries and data from institutions of the European Union.

The last part presents selected empirical analyses demonstrating the use and fruitfulness of instruments presented before. This book is mainly written for two groups.

Cost Containment and Efficiency in National Health Systems

A Global Comparison

Written by a local health economics expert, each of the eight chapters in this timely handbook and ready reference describes the national healthcare system of a different industrialized country. In each case, the 4-5 specific policies with the highest impact on that respective country over the past 20-30 years are identified. In addition, the economic characteristics of each policy are described and, where possible, its success evaluated, discussing the current policy agenda. A final chapter summarizes and synthesizes the major points of the analysis. While the main focus is on economics, this guide is written in non-technical language for an audience of health policy decision makers or students of health policy, making it an invaluable contribution to the current debate surrounding the control of rising healthcare-related costs in the developed world.

Written by a local health economics expert, each of the eight chapters in this timely handbook and ready reference describes the national healthcare system of a different industrialized country.

Developing locally

An international comparison of local and regional economic development

Throughout the developed world governments have invested substantial sums in local and regional economic development. Many have spent heavily on local development agencies and strategies to bolster competitiveness within world markets. What has been the impact of these actions? How effective are the strategies and processes employed by development agencies? How well funded are development efforts in one nation compared to another, and how are their objectives defined? This book addresses these questions. It: · explores the impact and functioning of economic development agencies; · makes a unique contribution to the emerging literature on economic development agencies by reporting on the results of a cross-national survey of economic development practitioners; · compares the 'institutional architectures' of economic development in Australia, England, the United States and Northern Ireland; · analyses how these institutional arrangements affect individual agencies and their regions. This book is intended for a wide audience including economic development practitioners, local government officers, officials within national or state governments and academics. It provides the reader with a greater appreciation of how local and regional economic development systems operate in different economies and aids understanding of what makes the economic development system in each nation unique. It challenges ideas about the uniformity of economic development efforts and encourages practitioners and policy makers to experiment with and explore strategies used elsewhere.

How effective are the strategies and processes employed by development agencies? How well funded are development efforts in one nation compared to another, and how are their objectives defined? This book addresses these questions.

Does Religion Really Matter For Economy? Case of Turkey

In the scientific analysis of religion, the most important distinguishing feature of the economic approach compared to other disciplines is that it has not conflicted with religion, unlike other areas of social science. Especially with the rational choice theory, it is seen that religion and religiosity are the subject of scientific research as a phenomenon that affects the decisions and preferences of the rational individual. In this context, especially in many recent studies, the relationship between religion, religiosity and economic development has been discussed in both ways. Although the impact of religion and religiosity on economic develop­ment, or vice versa, the impact of economic development on religion and religiosity has been laid out mainly in researc­hes reflecting the Christian world, this relationship has not been examined much in predominantly Muslim countries, including Turkey.This book examines this two-way effect based on data through a large volume of Turkey sample. In the first chapters, starting from the age of enlightenment, we talk about the adventure of the areas that are the subject of the debate between religion and social sciences, and in the following sections, the answer to many questions in the context of economic analysis of religion is revealed based on data. What is the relationship between individual indicators of development, basic demographics and religiosity? Who are more religious, highly educated or low-educated people? Is there a gender gap in terms of religiosity? Or is age an important variable for religiosity? What is the change in religiosity as the income level rises? What does the comparison of regions with different levels of economic development tell us in terms of religiosity? You will find answers to many such questions on Turkey population and the rest of the world comparatively in this book ...

What does the comparison of regions with different levels of economic development tell us in terms of religiosity? You will find answers to many such questions on Turkey population and the rest of the world comparatively in this book .

At the Hands of Fate: the Political Economy of Islamic Insurance

Why have Islamic insurance systems developed well in some countries, but not in others? Malaysia is considered as Islamic insurance elite due to its relatively large number of operators it houses as well as the sustained growth of Islamic insurance sales within the country, while Indonesia and Pakistan are still in early stages of development. Analyzing the political and social history of Islamization of insurance systems in these three Muslim majority countries in Asia since 1980s, this book demonstrates the development gap between these countries on Islamic insurance results from; firstly, complex bargains made between various groups within each country polity, and those bargains are structured by the country's fundamental political institutions. Secondly, the gap is also an outcome of different societal transformations during the Islamization that 'produce Islam(s)' in these countries. The revival of Islamic principles in these countries does not only create Sharia-compliant financial products but produces Islamic norms, identities, ethics, and practices enacted in the way the communities manage their risk.

Analyzing the political and social history of Islamization of insurance systems in these three Muslim majority countries in Asia since 1980s, this book demonstrates the development gap between these countries on Islamic insurance results ...

What Every Woman Should Know About Sharia Law, Before It's Too Late!

What Every Woman Should Know About Sharia Law, Before It's Too late! is an eye-opening expose of the brutal mistreatment of women and children under Islamic sharia law.Women (and males) across the USA will be stunned to learn that the Quran, the Holy Book of Islam, counsels men to beat their wives to keep them obedient. And that's just the tip of the iceberg.Islamic men, under sharia law can beat, or butcher the female members of their families, up to and including murdering them for disobedience. This is known as 'honor killings', a misnomer if there ever was one.With the threat of punishment for displeasing the men in their lives, women and girls may be , beaten, burned by fire or acid, have an extremity or their nose cut off, even be burned or buried alive with NO repercussions to the male involved.Because male-female relationships in the Islamic world are so strict, rape is commonplace in Islamic countries, and usually unpunished. Girls are often forced to marry their rapist or go to jail themselves.Women in Western societies need to realize that they are being targeted for recruitment to Islam, and why. This book explains why this recruitment has been so successful.Some of the topics covered in What Every Woman Should Know About Sharia Law, Before It's Too Late! are:• the Cinderella Complex• the Mystique of the Sheik• sharia law in the USA• Islamic goals for world Domination• taqiyya and kitman• honor killings• polygamy• child brides• bacha• female genital mutilation• and a host of other important topics.This is a book that every woman should read and then share with every woman she knows and loves.

This is a book that every woman should read and then share with every woman she knows and loves.

Big Data Analytics

Harnessing Data for New Business Models

This volume explores the diverse applications of advanced tools and technologies of the emerging field of big data and their evidential value in business. It examines the role of analytics tools and methods of using big data in strengthening businesses to meet today’s information challenges and shows how businesses can adapt big data for effective businesses practices. This volume shows how big data and the use of data analytics is being effectively adopted more frequently, especially in companies that are looking for new methods to develop smarter capabilities and tackle challenges in dynamic processes. Many illustrative case studies are presented that highlight how companies in every sector are now focusing on harnessing data to create a new way of doing business.

This volume explores the diverse applications of advanced tools and technologies of the emerging field of big data and their evidential value in business.

The Social Psychology of Nonverbal Communication

The Social Psychology of Nonverbal Communication gathers together leading nonverbal communication scholars from around the world to offer insight into a range of issues within the nonverbal literature with the aim to rethink current approaches to the subject.

The Social Psychology of Nonverbal Communication gathers together leading nonverbal communication scholars from around the world to offer insight into a range of issues within the nonverbal literature with the aim to rethink current ...

The International Encyclopedia of Media Psychology, 3 Volume Set

The definitive international reference work on how communication technology and media phenomena affect human psychology. The International Encyclopedia of Media Psychology provides a thorough guide to the foundational theories and the exciting new developments within this dynamic field—a growing area of study that investigates how and why human behavior is influenced by interacting with media and technology. Covering a wide range of interdisciplinary methodologies, this comprehensive reference work explores how media affects psychological responses, the ways these responses interact with media variables, and the various methods of empirical analysis for developing models of users’ processing of their media experience. Edited by an internationally-recognized expert in the field, the Encyclopedia contains more than 300 entries written by leading figures and promising young researchers alike, exploring flow theory, media aggression, the Reinforcing Spirals Model (RSM), social identity theory, Fear of Missing Out (FOMO), Joint Media Engagement (JME), audience flow research, gender identification, and many other concepts. Throughout the text, in-depth yet accessible entries illustrate how long-established ideas are providing insight into new phenomena, and how cutting-edge methods are enabling a better understanding of traditional, well-researched topics. Examines psychological theories, process models, and quantitative empirical research Covers advances in psychophysiological and big data methodologies Explores the relation between media use and the development of racial and ethnic identities Discusses new media challenges, developmental issues in children and adults, and non-experimental approaches, and the expanding field of psychological measurement Includes complete cross references, enabling readers to easily find related topics and competing theories Part of The Wiley Blackwell-ICA International Encyclopedias of Communication series, published in conjunction with the International Communication Association. Online version available at http://www.wileyicaencyclopedia.com The International Encyclopedia of Media Psychology is invaluable for psychologists looking to keep current on research on media and communication, for media researchers needing solid background information on psychological theories and processes, and for students and scholars across the social sciences, including psychology, media studies, sociology, political science, information science, and criminology.

Covering a wide range of interdisciplinary methodologies, this comprehensive reference work explores how media affects psychological responses, the ways these responses interact with media variables, and the various methods of empirical ...