Captive Market

Author : Anna Gunderson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0197624162
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Captive Market written by Anna Gunderson and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2022-02-04 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A novel explanation for state prison privatization: that they do so to limit legal and political accountability for inmate lawsuits. One of the most controversial developments in the American criminal justice in the last few decades has been the development of the modern private prison industry. While there are many explanations proffered for the adoption of this policy--including partisanship, economic stress, unionization, and lobbying efforts by private prison firms--none fully explain why states privatize their prisons. In Captive Market, Anna Gunderson proposes a novel explanation for why states adopt this policy. She shows that states privatize prisons to limit legal and political accountability for inmate lawsuits, an unintended consequence of the legal rights revolution for prisoners. Evidence from an original dataset and interviews with private prison companies, government officials, and advocacy groups suggest that growing prisoner lawsuits are a significant driver of prison privatization in the United States. With over 160,000 inmates currently held in private facilities across the country, it is vital to understand the causes of this rise and the nuances of private prison policy, one with significant consequences for the American criminal legal system. An eye-opening account of an industry that many are aware of but few know much about, this book will reshape our understanding of the fundamental nature of the American carceral state.

Author : Susan Crawford
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300167377
Total Pages : 351 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Captive Audience written by Susan Crawford and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2013-01-08 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ten years ago, the United States stood at the forefront of the Internet revolution. With some of the fastest speeds and lowest prices in the world for high-speed Internet access, the nation was poised to be the global leader in the new knowledge-based economy. Today that global competitive advantage has all but vanished because of a series of government decisions and resulting monopolies that have allowed dozens of countries, including Japan and South Korea, to pass us in both speed and price of broadband. This steady slide backward not only deprives consumers of vital services needed in a competitive employment and business market—it also threatens the economic future of the nation. This important book by leading telecommunications policy expert Susan Crawford explores why Americans are now paying much more but getting much less when it comes to high-speed Internet access. Using the 2011 merger between Comcast and NBC Universal as a lens, Crawford examines how we have created the biggest monopoly since the breakup of Standard Oil a century ago. In the clearest terms, this book explores how telecommunications monopolies have affected the daily lives of consumers and America's global economic standing.

Author : Anna Gunderson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0197624138
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Captive Market written by Anna Gunderson and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2022-06-16 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A novel explanation for state prison privatization: that they do so to limit legal and political accountability for inmate lawsuits. One of the most controversial developments in the American criminal justice in the last few decades has been the development of the modern private prison industry. While there are many explanations proffered for the adoption of this policy--including partisanship, economic stress, unionization, and lobbying efforts by private prison firms--none fully explain why states privatize their prisons. In Captive Market, Anna Gunderson proposes a novel explanation for why states adopt this policy. She shows that states privatize prisons to limit legal and political accountability for inmate lawsuits, an unintended consequence of the legal rights revolution for prisoners. Evidence from an original dataset and interviews with private prison companies, government officials, and advocacy groups suggest that growing prisoner lawsuits are a significant driver of prison privatization in the United States. With over 160,000 inmates currently held in private facilities across the country, it is vital to understand the causes of this rise and the nuances of private prison policy, one with significant consequences for the American criminal legal system. An eye-opening account of an industry that many are aware of but few know much about, this book will reshape our understanding of the fundamental nature of the American carceral state.

Author : Yaw Boateng
Publisher : Rainbowdash Publishers LLC
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 89 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Captive Market written by Yaw Boateng and published by Rainbowdash Publishers LLC. This book was released on 2015-08-06 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Chantelle Shaw
Publisher : Harlequin / SB Creative
ISBN 13 : 4596254532
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book CAPTIVE IN HIS CASTLE written by Chantelle Shaw and published by Harlequin / SB Creative. This book was released on 2017-09-19 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jess, who runs a small interior remodeling company in London, is concerned about Angelo, one of her employees, since he hasn’t shown up at work in a few days. When the doorbell rings, she opens the door thinking it could be him, but the handsome man standing there is someone she’s never met before. His name is Drago, and he’s a wealthy Italian who is also Angelo’s cousin. He’s there to tell Jess that Angelo has been in a coma since a car accident. Jess agrees to visit Angelo at the hospital in Venice, but as soon as she gets there with Drago, he changes his attitude. He now accuses her of being a con artist and confines her in his family palace!

Author : Diana Cosby
Publisher : Zebra Books
ISBN 13 : 9781420101089
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book His Captive written by Diana Cosby and published by Zebra Books. This book was released on 2007 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a feisty lady is kidnapped by a seductive Scottish rebel, she finds herself trapped by her powerful attraction to a man whose touch shakes her to the core. Original.

Author : Czesław Miłosz
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Captive Mind written by Czesław Miłosz and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Harry Harrison
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 0575115734
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Captive Universe written by Harry Harrison and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2011-09-29 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The valley was isolated in time and space, a land of barbarous science and human sacrifice. Coatlice the Dreadful stalked the night, her twin serpent heads dealing death to taboo-breakers. Citallatonac the First Priest sacrificed anyone believed to be possessed by the gods. Chimal rebelled: he wanted to escape the atavistic confines of his lost civilisation, to venture into the unknown world beyond the valley, a world of hope, and nightmare, too.

Author : Fern Michaels
Publisher : Kensington Publishing Corp.
ISBN 13 : 1601830777
Total Pages : 455 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Captive Passions written by Fern Michaels and published by Kensington Publishing Corp.. This book was released on 2014-02-06 with total page 455 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A pirate captain plots to end the man who killed her sister in this classic lusty tale of romance and revenge at sea by the #1 New York Times bestseller. Boldly commanding a sleek Spanish ship, Sirena Córdez possesses a headstrong and impatient demeanor that inspires both shock and respect from her male crew. But when a band of marauders attacks the vessel, killing her beloved sister, Sirena vows to destroy the man she believes is responsible for the assault. Ruthless and impossibly handsome, Regan van der Rhys will stop at nothing to ensure his company’s success in the Spice Islands. Blaming Regan for her family’s tragedy, Sirena poses as his demure bride and plots revenge. Yet he stirs her blood as no man has before. Desperate to expose his treachery, the lady captain lures her husband on a fateful journey at sea, where each will fall under an enticing spell of burning passion as the truth is uncovered . . . First in the series! Praise for the Novels of Fern Michaels “There's enough melodrama in Michaels's newest offering . . . to quench the thirst of soap opera devotees.” —Publishers Weekly on About Face “Michaels knows what readers expect from her and she delivers each and every time.” —RT Book Reviews on Perfect Match

Author : Jay Adkisson
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 0595422373
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Adkisson's Captive Insurance Companies written by Jay Adkisson and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2006 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A captive insurance company is, in a nutshell, an insurance company formed by a business owner to insure the risks of the operating business. The operating business pays premiums to the captive, and the captive insures the risks of the operating business. A captive is much more than an exotic form of self-insurance: It is the creation of a new insurance company that has the potential to grow from being a mere captive into a full-blown insurance company seeking to profit from underwriting the risks of others. Adkisson's Captive Insurance Companies provides a basic introduction to captives and their benefits, including: utilize your own experience ratings; recapture underwriting profits; underwrite exposed risks and deductibles; access the reinsurance markets; and transfer wealth between generations. This book also provides a unique look at the wealth transfer, accumulation and preservation advantages of captives, as well as an overview of the types of captives, taxation of captives, and captive domiciles.