The Slaves' Economy

The Slaves' Economy
By:"Ira Berlin","Philip D. Morgan"
Published on 1995 by Psychology Press

Slaves worked. When, where, and especially how, they worked determined the course of their lives and the shape of their culture. Slaves, naturally, served their owners for the most part, growing the great staples that stoked the international economy; but they also worked for themselves. They took control of a large part of their lives by producing food, tending cash crops, raising livestock, manufacturing finished goods, marketing their own products, consuming and saving the proceeds, and bequeathing property to their descendants. In many ways the slaves' independent economic endeavours offered a foundation for their domestic and community life, shaping the social structure of slave society and providing a material basis for their distinctive culture. Moreover, the character of the slaves' economy and the modest economic success achieved by black men and women during slavery influenced the hopes and aspirations they carried into freedom, giving direction to the post-emancipation struggle for equality. The legacy of slavery cannot be understood without a full appreciation of the economic basis of the world the slaves made for themselves.

This Book was ranked 28 by Google Books for keyword economy.

Women and the Economy

Women and the Economy
By:"Ellen Mutari","Deborah M. Figart"
Published on 2003-01-01 by M.E. Sharpe

This reader is designed for use as a primary or supplementary text for courses on women's role in the economy. Both interdisciplinary and heterodox in its approach, it showcases feminist economic analyses that utilize insights from institutionalism as well as neoclassical economics. Including both classic and newer selections from a broad range of areas, each section includes an introduction with background material, as well as discussion questions, exercises, and lists of key terms and further readings.

This Book was ranked 33 by Google Books for keyword economy.

Blueprint for a Green Economy

Blueprint for a Green Economy
By:"David William Pearce","Anil Markandya","Edward Barbier"
Published on 1989 by Earthscan

The most influential account available of the policies needed to achieve sustainability in a national economy. A winner of the Guiseppe Mazzoti prize for literature, it is widely referred to by policy makers throughout the world, and has been adopted as a student text on a number of courses.

This Book was ranked 23 by Google Books for keyword economy.

Brooks/Cole Empowerment Series: Human Behavior in the Macro Social Environment

Brooks/Cole Empowerment Series: Human Behavior in the Macro Social Environment
By:"Karen Kirst-Ashman"
Published on 2013-02-21 by Cengage Learning

Best-selling author Karen Kirst-Ashman introduces you to the ins and outs of human behavior in macro settings in HUMAN BEHAVIOR IN THE MACRO SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT: AN EMPOWERMENT APPROACH TO UNDERSTANDING COMMUNITIES, ORGANIZATIONS, AND GROUPS, Fourth Edition. The book challenges you to think critically about how macro systems affect human behavior and ultimately, the practice of social work. The author focuses on empowerment, highlighting the ways that communities, organizations, and groups promote positive change by building upon their strengths-taking you straight to the heart of what social work is all about. Available with InfoTrac Student Collections http://gocengage.com/infotrac. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.

This Book was ranked 11 by Google Books for keyword macro.