Exit, Voice, and Loyalty

Exit, Voice, and Loyalty
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Publisher : Harvard University Press
Total Pages : 180
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ISBN-10 : 0674276604
ISBN-13 : 9780674276604
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Book Synopsis Exit, Voice, and Loyalty by : Albert O. Hirschman

Download or read book Exit, Voice, and Loyalty written by Albert O. Hirschman and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1970 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An innovator in contemporary thought on economic and political development looks here at decline rather than growth. Albert O. Hirschman makes a basic distinction between alternative ways of reacting to deterioration in business firms and, in general, to dissatisfaction with organizations: one, “exit,” is for the member to quit the organization or for the customer to switch to the competing product, and the other, “voice,” is for members or customers to agitate and exert influence for change “from within.” The efficiency of the competitive mechanism, with its total reliance on exit, is questioned for certain important situations. As exit often undercuts voice while being unable to counteract decline, loyalty is seen in the function of retarding exit and of permitting voice to play its proper role. The interplay of the three concepts turns out to illuminate a wide range of economic, social, and political phenomena. As the author states in the preface, “having found my own unifying way of looking at issues as diverse as competition and the two-party system, divorce and the American character, black power and the failure of ‘unhappy’ top officials to resign over Vietnam, I decided to let myself go a little.”

Exits, Voices and Social Investment

Exits, Voices and Social Investment
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 207
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ISBN-10 : 9781107022423
ISBN-13 : 1107022428
Rating : 4/5 (23 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Exits, Voices and Social Investment by : Keith Dowding

Download or read book Exits, Voices and Social Investment written by Keith Dowding and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2012-04-12 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines how people's investment or stake in their communities affects the provision of public services.

Worldly Philosopher

Worldly Philosopher
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Publisher : Princeton University Press
Total Pages : 761
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ISBN-10 : 9781400846849
ISBN-13 : 1400846846
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Book Synopsis Worldly Philosopher by : Jeremy Adelman

Download or read book Worldly Philosopher written by Jeremy Adelman and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2013-04-07 with total page 761 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The life and times of one of the most provocative thinkers of the twentieth century Worldly Philosopher chronicles the times and writings of Albert O. Hirschman, one of the twentieth century's most original and provocative thinkers. In this gripping biography, Jeremy Adelman tells the story of a man shaped by modern horrors and hopes, a worldly intellectual who fought for and wrote in defense of the values of tolerance and change. This is the first major account of Hirschman’s remarkable life, and a tale of the twentieth century as seen through the story of an astute and passionate observer. Adelman’s riveting narrative traces how Hirschman’s personal experiences shaped his unique intellectual perspective, and how his enduring legacy is one of hope, open-mindedness, and practical idealism.

Exit, Voice and Loyalty in Asia

Exit, Voice and Loyalty in Asia
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 242
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ISBN-10 : 9789811047244
ISBN-13 : 9811047243
Rating : 4/5 (44 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Exit, Voice and Loyalty in Asia by : Takashi Inoguchi

Download or read book Exit, Voice and Loyalty in Asia written by Takashi Inoguchi and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-05-21 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides insightful observations and analyses of Asian citizens’ behaviour associated with requests to get a permit in conditions typically characterized by bureaucratic callousness. Using the AsiaBarometer Survey data on quality of life, it studies various types of behaviour using the multi-level regression models for 32 countries. In doing so, the book provides insights into how these societies cope with the state’s bureaucratism using Albert Hirschman’s concepts of Exit, Voice and Loyalty. Arguments are then juxtaposed with issues such as rampant corruption, government regulatory principles and measures, and calls by international organisations and non-governmental groups for business firms to be more strictly bound. Given the generally receding tide of democracy in Asian societies, this book will be of interest to academics, business, mass media and other professionals.

The Virtues of Exit

The Virtues of Exit
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Publisher : UNC Press Books
Total Pages : 177
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ISBN-10 : 9781469635408
ISBN-13 : 1469635402
Rating : 4/5 (08 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Virtues of Exit by : Jennet Kirkpatrick

Download or read book The Virtues of Exit written by Jennet Kirkpatrick and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2017-10-03 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Successful democracies rely on an active citizenry. They require citizens to participate by voting, serving on juries, and running for office. But what happens when those citizens purposefully opt out of politics? Exit—the act of leaving—is often thought of as purely instinctual, a part of the human "fight or flight" response, or, alternatively, motivated by an antiparticipatory, self-centered impulse. However, in this eye-opening book, Jennet Kirkpatrick argues that the concept of exit deserves closer scrutiny. She names and examines several examples of political withdrawal, from Thoreau decamping to Walden to slaves fleeing to the North before the Civil War. In doing so, Kirkpatrick not only explores what happens when people make the decision to remove themselves but also expands our understanding of exit as a political act, illustrating how political systems change in the aftermath of actual or threatened departure. Moreover, she reframes the decision to refuse to play along—whether as a fugitive slave, a dissident who is exiled but whose influence remains, or a government in exile—as one that shapes political discourse, historically and today.

Exit-Voice Dynamics and the Collapse of East Germany

Exit-Voice Dynamics and the Collapse of East Germany
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Publisher : Duke University Press Books
Total Pages : 366
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105114211522
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Book Synopsis Exit-Voice Dynamics and the Collapse of East Germany by : Steven Pfaff

Download or read book Exit-Voice Dynamics and the Collapse of East Germany written by Steven Pfaff and published by Duke University Press Books. This book was released on 2006-07-10 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DIVA critical and comparative reexamination of the East German revolution of 1989 and its aftermath, suggesting which causal mechanisms account for the collapse of the East German state and German reunification./div

The Rhetoric of Reaction

The Rhetoric of Reaction
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Publisher : Harvard University Press
Total Pages : 216
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ISBN-10 : 067476868X
ISBN-13 : 9780674768680
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Book Synopsis The Rhetoric of Reaction by : Albert O. Hirschman

Download or read book The Rhetoric of Reaction written by Albert O. Hirschman and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1991-03 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hirschman maps the diffuse and treacherous world of reactionary rhetoric in which conservative public figures, thinkers, and polemicists have been arguing against progressive agendas and reforms for 200 years. Ultimately, he shows that progressives are apt to employ related rhetorical postures, which are as biased as their reactionary counterparts.