10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BACKSCRATCHING»
Discover the use of
backscratching in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
backscratching and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Art of
Backscratching in Chicago: Driving with Ed McElroy
“Ed McElroy, clear of eye, sound of mind, and eighty-three years of age . . . guides his black Cadillac down Halsted Street.” So begins longtime Chicago journalist Neil Steinberg’s nuanced homage to Ed McElroy: an old-school, behind ...
Neil Steinberg, Neil Steinberg, 2013
2
Poisoning the Ivy: The Seven Deadly Sins and Other Vices of ...
Backscratching The second subroutine is something quite akin to the
backscratching that is so much a part of the political scene (a venue academics
frequently regard with sneering disdain). Academic backscratching simply
involves crediting ...
3
Unlocking the Successful You
BACKSCRATCHING. Don't ask for favors or pull strings unless you have earned
it or deserved it. This is up to personal preference, but you really shouldn'tbe a
burden to anyone.You should always do favors and help other people; but make
...
4
Manning the Race: Reforming Black Men in the Jim Crow Era
And it has also been said that it is the much touted New Negro who, after "the
tumult and the shouting dies," comes in for surveys and conferences and
interracial backscratching and ponderous tomes, all to explain how the "criminal
...
5
Top Pay and Performance: International and Strategic Approach
Research studies have not revealed evidence of this kind of 'backscratching', the
granting of higher pay levels to CEOs in return for business favours and fees.
Hwang and Anderson (1993) found no evidence of backscratching, nor could ...
Shaun Tyson, Frank Bournois, 2005
6
Successfully Negotiating in Asia
Backscratching or Helping One Another! The Oldest Technique in the Book “You
scratch my back and I'll scratch yours” is probably the oldest negotiation
technique in history. Asians use it often; the Indonesians call it gotong-royong. It
virtually ...
Patrick Kim Cheng Low, 2010
7
Cooperation Under Anarchy
Oye has distinguished between "backscratching," which he regards as welfare-
enhancing, and "blackmailing," which may reduce welfare levels.20 The "
backscratcher" merely offers, in return for compensation, to refrain from acting in
what ...
8
A Columnist's View of Capitol Square: Ohio Politics and ...
Collins-Wilkowski:The Ultimate in Tag-Team Backscratching United Press
International, July 26, 1975 columbus (upi)—Backscratching is a common
pastime in the Ohio General Assembly. It crosses party lines and knows no race,
creed or ...
9
Politics, Society, and the Media, Second Edition
... providing savings in the hundreds of millions ofdollars ayear.
BACKSCRATCHING. AND. BACKBITING: RELATIONS. AMONG. POLITICAL.
PARTIES,. INTEREST GROUPS, LOBBYISTS, POLITICIANS, AND THE MEDIA
The state is.
Paul Nesbitt-Larking, 2013
10
How Did I Get Here: The Ascent of an Unlikely CEO
Backscratching. One of the keys to the foundation's growth has been our annual “
Stand Up for Skateparks” benefit. It's one of those high-end fund- raising events
in which well-heeled people pay a few hundred dollars each to eat good food, ...
Tony Hawk, Pat Hawk, 2010
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BACKSCRATCHING»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
backscratching is used in the context of the following news items.
E-mail problems: Favors for donors, and handling Iran
But this was mutual-backscratching of the first order. Honeywell made donations between $25,001 and $50,000. It also took part in a program ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
CTF Slams Senate Backscratching on Pensions Bill
OTTAWA, ON: The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) today condemned the Senate for shutting down before voting on Bill C-518, the ... «Canada Free Press, Jun 15»
The Washington Post Thinks Marco Rubio is Super Rich
... I'm sure the American people will be thoroughly shocked and saddened at the backscratching arrangement Marco Rubio had with the people ... «American Spectator, Jun 15»
Lloyds' history retold: New book's fresh look at the ruinous HBOS deal
Just two months after the run on Northern Rock, the mutual backscratching between politicians and bankers was alive and well, and Blank ... «This is Money, Jun 15»
Sandoval misses mark by vetoing motor carriers bill
More likely, SB183 became a victim of political backscratching in an effort to placate the state's limo and cab operators, who vigorously ... «Las Vegas Review-Journal, Jun 15»
Executive compensation, ever higher, ever less justifiable
Today's high-priced CEO is a beneficiary of the times he lives in, times built on flash and political influence and backscratching. Consider that in ... «The Star Democrat, Jun 15»
The Times' and the Clintons' Converging Conflicts of Interest
The latest revelations to turn up in this mutual backscratching world of the Democrat-Media Complex was reported by The Washington Free ... «Canada Free Press, Jun 15»
Budget, circular debt and dharna
It was, however, a simple agreement of mutual backscratching. The government got a breathing space and the IMF got its money back. This is ... «The Express Tribune, Jun 15»
Mutual Backscratching as a Survival Technique
Essentially it is a form of mutual backscratching at the financing level. The vehicle for this “financing” is an investment trust which invests in ... «InvestorIntel, Jun 15»
Guest Commentary: Colorado needs Congress to let the Ex-Im expire
It doesn't take a conspiracy theorist to raise questions about whether this involved some political backscratching. How else to explain Ex-Im's ... «The Denver Post, Jun 15»
