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Aditya Keshari Mishra

Investigating Reverse Migration during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Experiences from India

&lt;p&gt;Chapter 1: &lt;span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"&gt;Deconstructing the discourse: Reverse migration during COVID-19.- Chapter 2: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"&gt;India&amp;rsquo;s COVID-19 lockdown: A kaleidoscopic interrogation.- Chapter 3: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"&gt;Pandemic and its predicament: Migrants&amp;rsquo; melancholy during India&amp;rsquo;s national lockdown.- Chapter 4: &lt;span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Bookman Old Style','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Kalinga; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"&gt;The Field: Exploring the socioeconomic landscape.- Chapter 5: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"&gt;Mapping migration&lt;/span&gt;&lt;!-- [if supportFields]&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span
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“[A] poignant and perceptive coming-of-age story about two strangers who become star-crossed lovers . . . Belgrave Road shows us that, sometimes, the promise of a future is all it takes to fight the ghosts of one’s past.” —The GuardianAn unforgettable debut novel about two young people searching for better lives, and the blossoming forbidden romance between them that threatens their families and futures—a breathtaking story perfect for fans of Colm Tóibín and Monica Ali. Mira’s days are filled with duty and light on freedom. In a new country, living with a husband she barely knows—and who she fears she’ll never love—Mira is desperate to discover all that her new life in England might offer.And then there’s Tahliil. The quiet, beautiful man she sees at work each day. With a depth in his eyes and a face full of questions. He's the first person in this new world who listens to Mira’s hopes for who she yearns to become.But beyond their lunchtime encounters, the pair couldn't lead more different lives: the duties that bind them, the homes they are trying to build threaten to subsume them. As Mira and Tahliil navigate the deep and turbulent waters of their new worlds, can they find a way to be together, and will finding each other set them free?

“[A] poignant and perceptive coming-of-age story about two strangers who become star-crossed lovers . . . Belgrave Road shows us that, sometimes, the promise of a future is all it takes to fight the ghosts of one’s past.” —The GuardianAn unforgettable debut novel about two young people searching for better lives, and the blossoming forbidden romance between them that threatens their families and futures—a breathtaking story perfect for fans of Colm Tóibín and Monica Ali. Mira’s days are filled with duty and light on freedom. In a new country, living with a husband she barely knows—and who she fears she’ll never love—Mira is desperate to discover all that her new life in England might offer. And then there’s Tahliil. The quiet, beautiful man she sees at work each day. With a depth in his eyes and a face full of questions. He's the first person in this new world who listens to Mira’s hopes for who she yearns to become. But beyond their lunchtime encounters, the pair couldn't lead more different lives: the duties that bind them, the homes they are trying to build threaten to subsume them. As Mira and Tahliil navigate the deep and turbulent waters of their new worlds, can they find a way to be together, and will finding each other set them free?

A Love Story

Belgrave Road

Palgrave Studies in Economic History

This edited volume reinterprets Italy’s economic development through the lens of culture. Building on Nicola Rossi’s earlier monograph, this book argues that Italy’s long-term economic performance is best explained not by institutions or resources alone, but by enduring cultural attitudes; particularly a persistent scepticism toward markets, innovation, and economic modernity.Bringing together contributions from scholars across economics, history, sociology, law, and cultural studies, the volume examines how these attitudes are expressed in domains such as literature, cinema, education, fashion, legal systems, and public discourse. It treats these cultural “conversations” as key evidence of how Italians have understood and debated growth, modernity, and state intervention over time. The book is structured in two parts: the first traces long-term cultural continuities since unification, while the second examines the post-war “economic miracle” as a brief period in which a pro-growth culture temporarily prevailed before receding. Overall, the volume offers an interdisciplinary account of how cultural beliefs have shaped Italy’s economic trajectory and its tensions with modern economic change.&nbsp;Nicola Rossi
 is Chair of the Commission on the Unobserved Economy and Tax and Social Security Evasion at the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance, and former Full Professor of Political Economy at the University of Rome Tor Vergata. His research focuses on economic history, public policy, and the cultural determinants of economic performance. He is the author of 
 Reframing Italian Economic History, 1861–2021
 (Palgrave Macmillan, 2024) and has published widely on growth, institutions, and Italian economic development.

This edited volume reinterprets Italy’s economic development through the lens of culture. Building on Nicola Rossi’s earlier monograph, this book argues that Italy’s long-term economic performance is best explained not by institutions or resources alone, but by enduring cultural attitudes; particularly a persistent scepticism toward markets, innovation, and economic modernity.Bringing together contributions from scholars across economics, history, sociology, law, and cultural studies, the volume examines how these attitudes are expressed in domains such as literature, cinema, education, fashion, legal systems, and public discourse. It treats these cultural “conversations” as key evidence of how Italians have understood and debated growth, modernity, and state intervention over time. The book is structured in two parts: the first traces long-term cultural continuities since unification, while the second examines the post-war “economic miracle” as a brief period in which a pro-growth culture temporarily prevailed before receding. Overall, the volume offers an interdisciplinary account of how cultural beliefs have shaped Italy’s economic trajectory and its tensions with modern economic change.

Perspectives on Growth and Development

The Role of Culture in Italian Economic History, 1861-2021

*VANITY FAIR'S BEST BOOKS OF 2025*ONE OF NEW REPUBLIC'S BOOKS OF THE YEAR*KIRKUS' BEST NONFICTION BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2025*ONE OF AV CLUB'S BEST BOOKS OF 2025*"[An] indictment of an industry that has cannily tilted the playing field in its favor. Bad Company details how clichéd abstractions like ‘consolidation’ and ‘efficiency’ have given cover to real betrayals.” - The New York TimesA timely work of singular reportage and a damning indictment of the private equity industry told through the stories of four American workers whose lives and communities were upended by the ruinous effects of private equity takeovers.Private equity runs our country, yet few Americans have any idea how ingrained it is in their lives. Private equity controls our hospitals, daycare centers, supermarket chains, voting machine manufacturers, local newspapers, nursing home operators, fertility clinics, and prisons. The industry even manages highways, municipal water systems, fire departments, emergency medical services, and owns a growing swath of commercial and residential real estate.Private equity executives, meanwhile, are not only among the wealthiest people in American society, but have grown to become modern-day barons with outsized influence on our politics and legislation. CEOs of firms like Blackstone, Carlyle, KKR, and Apollo are rewarded with seats in the Senate and on the boards of the country’s most august institutions; meanwhile, entire communities are hollowed out as a result of their buyouts. Workers lose their jobs. Communities lose their institutions. Only private equity wins.Acclaimed journalist Megan Greenwell’s Bad Company unearths the hidden story of private equity by examining the lives of four American workers that were devastated as private equity upended their employers and communities: a Toys R Us floor supervisor, a rural doctor, a local newspaper journalist, and an affordable housing organizer. Taken together, their individual experiences also pull back the curtain on a much larger project: how private equity reshaped the American economy to serve its own interests, creating a new class of billionaires while stripping ordinary people of their livelihoods, their health care, their homes, and their sense of security.In the tradition of deeply human reportage like Matthew Desmond’s Evicted, Megan Greenwell pulls back the curtain on shadowy multibillion dollar private equity firms, telling a larger story about how private equity is reshaping the economy, disrupting communities, and hollowing out the very idea of the American dream itself. Timely and masterfully told, Bad Company is a forceful rebuke of America’s most consequential, yet least understood economic forces.

*VANITY FAIR'S BEST BOOKS OF 2025*ONE OF NEW REPUBLIC'S BOOKS OF THE YEAR*KIRKUS' BEST NONFICTION BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2025*ONE OF AV CLUB'S BEST BOOKS OF 2025*"[An] indictment of an industry that has cannily tilted the playing field in its favor. Bad Company details how clichéd abstractions like ‘consolidation’ and ‘efficiency’ have given cover to real betrayals.” - The New York TimesA timely work of singular reportage and a damning indictment of the private equity industry told through the stories of four American workers whose lives and communities were upended by the ruinous effects of private equity takeovers.Private equity runs our country, yet few Americans have any idea how ingrained it is in their lives. Private equity controls our hospitals, daycare centers, supermarket chains, voting machine manufacturers, local newspapers, nursing home operators, fertility clinics, and prisons. The industry even manages highways, municipal water systems, fire departments, emergency medical services, and owns a growing swath of commercial and residential real estate.Private equity executives, meanwhile, are not only among the wealthiest people in American society, but have grown to become modern-day barons with outsized influence on our politics and legislation. CEOs of firms like Blackstone, Carlyle, KKR, and Apollo are rewarded with seats in the Senate and on the boards of the country’s most august institutions; meanwhile, entire communities are hollowed out as a result of their buyouts. Workers lose their jobs. Communities lose their institutions. Only private equity wins.Acclaimed journalist Megan Greenwell’s Bad Company unearths the hidden story of private equity by examining the lives of four American workers that were devastated as private equity upended their employers and communities: a Toys R Us floor supervisor, a rural doctor, a local newspaper journalist, and an affordable housing organizer. Taken together, their individual experiences also pull back the curtain on a much larger project: how private equity reshaped the American economy to serve its own interests, creating a new class of billionaires while stripping ordinary people of their livelihoods, their health care, their homes, and their sense of security.In the tradition of deeply human reportage like Matthew Desmond’s Evicted, Megan Greenwell pulls back the curtain on shadowy multibillion dollar private equity firms, telling a larger story about how private equity is reshaping the economy, disrupting communities, and hollowing out the very idea of the American dream itself. Timely and masterfully told, Bad Company is a forceful rebuke of America’s most consequential, yet least understood economic forces.

Private Equity and the Death of the American Dream

Bad Company

The Political Economy of Globalized India

Legal Foundations of American Immigration Policy

Crafting an Immigrant Republic

The highly-anticipated audacious new novel from the Women's Prize-winning author of The Power.'An entirely new species of writing about grief. I loved this weird, warm-blooded, and inquisitive book' Eleanor Catton, author of Birnam Wood and The Luminaries'A multi-layered treat of a novel, wise, honest and wonderfully strange. I loved it' Sarah Waters'Deeply moving and wise ... A remarkably successful evocation of loss' Guardian'Dazzling ... beguiling ... there is so much insight on display here' Spectator--They had come from nowhere, and now they were everywhereA few months after her mother dies, the novelist Naomi Alderman sets up a wildlife camera in the back garden of her parents' home. It captures the first image of a strange new animal. Low to the ground, about the size of a badger, flat face, long trunk-like nose. Suddenly these 'mimmoths' are as common as foxes or dogs. And no one knows where they've come from.As Alderman negotiates the territory of grief - a place with its own logic and rhythms - the mimmoths spread. From the UK east and west, to the United States, to Russia, to India. They seem harmless, but oddly intelligent. They cannot be captured, they will not take food from humans, they have their own purposes.Alderman cannot shake the feeling that she has a particular connection to the creatures. Or is she just succumbing to 'mimmoth psychosis'? As the impact of the mimmoths increases, she is pulled into the cross currents of conspiracy theories and global power struggles. Have her deeply personal forms of mourning lent recent events a surreal air, or is our reality changing drastically and irrevocably?From the award-winning author of the international bestseller, The Power, The Strangers is a thrillingly original and devastatingly moving novel that blurs the lines between fiction and reality, inviting us to reconsider what it means to be human. It's like nothing you'll have read before.

The Strangers

In 1971, Surinder Arora stepped off a plane at Heathrow, a thirteen-year-old boy with limited English who was sent from the Punjab to find a future in a country so far from home. He had to learn a new language and discover shocking truths about his own family - all while working twice as hard as anyone else to prove his worth.

He never imagined that decades later, he would own the very skyline he first saw from the airplane window. From his early days as a waiter at the Penta hotel and trading on the Blackbushe market stalls to building a billion-pound empire, Surinder's journey is a masterclass in grit and Plan B thinking. Navigating the racial tensions of 1970s Britain, the 2008 financial crash and personal tragedy, he turned a struggle for survival into a legacy of hospitality.

Candid and inspiring, this is the definitive story of how one man conquered the high-stakes world of aviation hospitality.&nbsp;

Risk, Resilience and the Making of a Business Empire

Barefoot Billionaire

SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2025An epic of love and family, India and America, tradition and modernity, by the Booker Prize-winning author of The Inheritance of LossBOOK OF THE YEAR 2025 ACCORDING TO NEW STATESMAN, I PAPER, BBC, GUARDIAN, TELEGRAPH, THE NEW YORK TIMES, FINANCIAL TIMES, THE TIMES, ECONOMIST, OBSERVERWhen Sonia and Sunny first glimpse each other on an overnight train, they are immediately captivated, yet also embarrassed by the fact that their grandparents had once tried to matchmake them, a clumsy meddling that only served to drive Sonia and Sunny apart.Sonia, an aspiring novelist who recently completed her studies in the snowy mountains of Vermont, has returned to her family in India, fearing she is haunted by a dark spell cast by an artist to whom she had once turned for intimacy and inspiration. Sunny, a struggling journalist resettled in New York City, is attempting to flee his imperious mother and the violence of his warring clan. Uncertain of their future, Sonia and Sunny embark on a search for happiness together as they confront the many alienations of our modern world.The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny is the sweeping tale of two young people navigating the many forces that shape their lives: country, class, race, history, and the complicated bonds that link one generation to the next. A love story, a family saga, and a rich novel of ideas, it is the most ambitious and accomplished work yet by one of our greatest novelists.'A starburst of a novel, dazzling and unforgettable' Observer'A transcendent triumph . . . better company than real-life people' The New York Times'A novel of stunning scope and ambition' Irish Times'A dazzling epic . . . immensely entertaining' Guardian'Gorgeous, transporting fiction' Financial Times

The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny

'A tour of those far-flung places where Romans rarely dared to venture' The Times 'A strikingly original take . . . uncovering forgotten stories of life on the periphery' Spectator 'This is the book for expanding your ancient history horizon' Tristan Hughes, host of 'The Ancients' podcast What was it like to live on the edges of ancient empires, at the boundaries of the known world? In this bold revisionist history, Owen Rees shifts our focus from the centres of Greece and Rome to the long-ignored societies on the borders. Thanks to archaeological excavations, we now know that these border societies were thriving cultures - just not ones we might expect. Taking us along the caravan routes of Morocco to the freezing winters of the northern Black Sea, from Co Loa in the Red River valley of Vietnam to the rain-lashed forts south of Hadrian's Wall, Rees offers us a new, brilliantly rich lens through which to understand the ancient world.

A New History of the Ancient Past

The Far Edges of the Known World

A history of the technology of supply-chain management from punch cards to neural nets, and how the ambiguity built into that technology helps companies and exploits workersSeeing Like a Supply Chain is a compelling investigation into the hidden networks that drive our global economy. Miriam Posner presents a blow-by-blow account of the technology of supply-chain management from punch cards to neural nets, revealing how the system's built-in ambiguity shields companies from accountability while exploiting workers.Drawing on more than a decade of research, Posner shows how computation converged with the growth of global trade to allow for a lightning-quick, astoundingly efficient supply chain that lets corporations source products without any notion of where their goods are actually being produced. At a time when multinational firms fear the reputational damage of human rights violations in the making of their products, the supply chain's shroud of vagueness is a feature, not a bug. Posner shows how this is technically accomplished-and how the strategic disavowal of information extends through every step of that chain.

The Hidden Life of Logistics

Seeing Like a Supply Chain

This book is a celebration of chai, the healthy Ayurvedic drink that is not only woven into the fabric of life in India, but now rapidly growing in popularity and enjoyed across the world. The Book of Chai&nbsp;presents 65 delicious recipes for chai, including recipes using chai and dishes to accompany chai. As well as explaining the health benefits and different techniques for making chai, this book contains chais for different seasons, times of day and moods. There are chais to wake you up, chais to soothe you after a stressful day and chais to help you sleep. The Book of Chai&nbsp;also explores the fascinating history of the beverage and its role in Indian life and culture. Evocative 'chai stories' woven throughout bring to life the importance of this drink and the way it oils the wheels of Indian society

A guide to the iconic and ever-popular beverage, blending recipes with history and personal memoir

History, stories and more than 60 recipes

The Book of Chai

Krankenkassen und Pflegekassen sind die nationalen Träger der gesetzlichen Krankenversicherung bzw. der sozialen Pflegeversicherung. Schauen sie zum einen auf eine lange Tradition zurück, sehen sich deutlich wandelnden Anforderungen im Hinblick auf das das Management der Trägerstrukturen gegenübergestellt.
 
 Zu den Hauptaufgaben der Kranken- und Pflegekassen gehören die Organisation der Versorgung im Falle von Krankheit, Mutterschaft, zum Teil Unfall und Pflegebedürftigkeit nebst der entsprechenden Finanzierung und späteren Kostenübernahme sowie die Führung und Gestaltung der Verhandlungsprozesse mit den Leistungserbringern. Als Körperschaften des öffentlichen Rechts gelten besondere – insbesondere gesetzliche und damit regulatorische – Anforderungen für diese Träger. Die Einführung des freien Kassenwahlrechts Mitte der 1990er-Jahre und die Etablierung des Gesundheitsfonds 2009 hat zu einem Verdrängungswettbewerb geführt, der sich in einer Reduzierung der Anzahl der Krankenkassen manifestiert hat: Knapp 100 Krankenkassen versuchen derzeit die Versorgung für rund 72 Mio. Versicherte zu organisieren. Die Anforderungen an das Management dieser Einheiten sind damit deutlich gestiegen und zudem fallen weitere neue Aufgaben auf die Krankenkassen und Pflegekassen zu. Damit erstrecken sich die Aktivitäten der Kranken- und Pflegekassen unmittelbar auf zwei der insgesamt drei Gesundheitsmärkte: Versicherungsmarkt, Markt der Versorgungsverträge und zu guter Letzt der Leistungsmarkt.
 
 Dieses Handbuch – das erste zu diesem Thema – liefert eine hilfreiche Übersicht über die Organisation, das Versorgungsgeschehen und die Struktur der Kranken- und Pflegekassen. In den von Branchenexperten verfassten Beiträgen werden Verwaltungswissen, betriebswirtschaftliche Kompetenzen und regulatorische Grundlagen vermittelt, um sich in diesem sehr speziellen Markt behaupten zu können.
 Die HerausgebendenProf. Dr. Hans-R. Hartweg
 &nbsp;ist Professor im Fachbereich „Wiesbaden Business School“ der Hochschule RheinMain und betreut dort die gesundheitsökonomischen Studiengänge. Zuvor arbeitete er in der Gesundheitssparte einer großen Wirtschaftsprüfung sowie im Vertrags- und Versorgungsmanagement der Ersatzkassen.
 Franz Knieps
 &nbsp;schaut in seiner jetzigen Funktion als Vorstand des BKK-Dachverbands auf langjährige Kenntnisse der Gesundheitsbranche zurück. Vorherige berufliche Stationen waren dabei unter anderem das Bundesministerium für Gesundheit, das Bundesministerium für Arbeit und Sozialordnung sowie der AOK Bundesverband.
 Karin Agor&nbsp;
 ist Vertragsreferentin bei der Knappschaft und Dozentin in verschiedenen gesundheitsbezogenen Studiengängen. Zuvor arbeitete sie in einem auf die Gesundheitsbranche ausgerichteten Beratungsunternehmen, bei einer obersten Landesgesundheitsbehörde sowie in leitender Tätigkeit für eine Berufsfachschule der Gesundheitsberufe.

Krankenkassen und Pflegekassen sind die nationalen Träger der gesetzlichen Krankenversicherung bzw. der sozialen Pflegeversicherung. Schauen sie zum einen auf eine lange Tradition zurück, sehen sich deutlich wandelnden Anforderungen im Hinblick auf das das Management der Trägerstrukturen gegenübergestellt.
 
 Zu den Hauptaufgaben der Kranken- und Pflegekassen gehören die Organisation der Versorgung im Falle von Krankheit, Mutterschaft, zum Teil Unfall und Pflegebedürftigkeit nebst der entsprechenden Finanzierung und späteren Kostenübernahme sowie die Führung und Gestaltung der Verhandlungsprozesse mit den Leistungserbringern. Als Körperschaften des öffentlichen Rechts gelten besondere – insbesondere gesetzliche und damit regulatorische – Anforderungen für diese Träger. Die Einführung des freien Kassenwahlrechts Mitte der 1990er-Jahre und die Etablierung des Gesundheitsfonds 2009 hat zu einem Verdrängungswettbewerb geführt, der sich in einer Reduzierung der Anzahl der Krankenkassen manifestiert hat: Knapp 100 Krankenkassen versuchen derzeit die Versorgung für rund 72 Mio. Versicherte zu organisieren. Die Anforderungen an das Management dieser Einheiten sind damit deutlich gestiegen und zudem fallen weitere neue Aufgaben auf die Krankenkassen und Pflegekassen zu. Damit erstrecken sich die Aktivitäten der Kranken- und Pflegekassen unmittelbar auf zwei der insgesamt drei Gesundheitsmärkte: Versicherungsmarkt, Markt der Versorgungsverträge und zu guter Letzt der Leistungsmarkt.
 
 Dieses Handbuch – das erste zu diesem Thema – liefert eine hilfreiche Übersicht über die Organisation, das Versorgungsgeschehen und die Struktur der Kranken- und Pflegekassen. In den von Branchenexperten verfassten Beiträgen werden Verwaltungswissen, betriebswirtschaftliche Kompetenzen und regulatorische Grundlagen vermittelt, um sich in diesem sehr speziellen Markt behaupten zu können.

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