Ping Xu is a bilingual author, pianist, interpreter, and visionary social policy advocate whose work spans continents and disciplines. She has published over fifty books, ranging from children's educational series to groundbreaking volumes on housing justice, universal basic income (UBI), healthcare reform, and demographic resilience.Recognized for her independent thinking and cross-disciplinary approach, Xu has been placed on the United Nations P5 Roster, affirming her qualifications for senior professional roles at the international level. She is also a longtime member of the Basic Income Earth Network (BIEN), contributing to global dialogues on economic security and human dignity.Xu brings a rare combination of artistic sensitivity and systemic insight to her writing. Her mission is to redesign social systems to safeguard human dignity-building frameworks that serve people, rather than forcing people to serve systems.
Les informations fournies dans la section « A propos du livre » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.
Vendeur : California Books, Miami, FL, Etats-Unis
Etat : New. N° de réf. du vendeur I-9798349558788
Quantité disponible : Plus de 20 disponibles
Vendeur : PBShop.store US, Wood Dale, IL, Etats-Unis
PAP. Etat : New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. N° de réf. du vendeur L2-9798349558788
Quantité disponible : Plus de 20 disponibles
Vendeur : PBShop.store UK, Fairford, GLOS, Royaume-Uni
PAP. Etat : New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. N° de réf. du vendeur L2-9798349558788
Quantité disponible : Plus de 20 disponibles
Vendeur : CitiRetail, Stevenage, Royaume-Uni
Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. America does not lack policies. It lacks the courage to use them.In the United States, political debates rage louder than ever - yet nothing changes. Healthcare remains broken, housing costs soar, student debt crushes generations, and climate action stalls. To outside observers, this looks like gridlock. To Ping Xu, it is something more dangerous: a nation trapped not by partisanship, but by fear.In America Has No Left, Xu argues that the U.S. has hollowed out its progressive policy tradition, replacing it with systems designed to prevent loss rather than pursue progress. Policymakers fear backlash more than failure. Institutions prioritize protecting themselves from blame over delivering public benefit. And citizens have been taught to fear change itself - even when the status quo is failing them.Xu traces how this fear-based governance emerged from the Cold War, when anti-socialism panic rewired U.S. politics around suspicion and austerity. She shows how this mindset corroded institutions from within, turning bold programs into risk-averse bureaucracies. Public agencies became fortresses of distrust, layering audits, legal shields, and procedural barriers to avoid being accused of waste. The result is a system that spends billions to "guard ten dollars" - consuming its own resources in fear of the very public it was meant to serve.But Xu does not stop at diagnosis. Drawing on global comparisons, she contrasts America's stagnation with more adaptive, trust-based models in Finland, Uruguay, and Germany - countries that invest in people as assets rather than treating them as risks. She outlines how the U.S. can escape its fear trap through trust-centered reforms: simplifying social safety nets, empowering frontline governance, reframing public programs as long-term investments, and rebuilding policy around care rather than control.America Has No Left is a wake-up call for a nation that has mistaken fear for realism. It challenges Americans to remember that progress requires risk - and that democracy dies not only from extremism, but also from paralysis. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9798349558788
Quantité disponible : 1 disponible(s)
Vendeur : AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Allemagne
Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - America does not lack policies. It lacks the courage to use them.In the United States, political debates rage louder than ever - yet nothing changes. Healthcare remains broken, housing costs soar, student debt crushes generations, and climate action stalls. To outside observers, this looks like gridlock. To Ping Xu, it is something more dangerous: a nation trapped not by partisanship, but by fear.In America Has No Left, Xu argues that the U.S. has hollowed out its progressive policy tradition, replacing it with systems designed to prevent loss rather than pursue progress. Policymakers fear backlash more than failure. Institutions prioritize protecting themselves from blame over delivering public benefit. And citizens have been taught to fear change itself - even when the status quo is failing them.Xu traces how this fear-based governance emerged from the Cold War, when anti-socialism panic rewired U.S. politics around suspicion and austerity. She shows how this mindset corroded institutions from within, turning bold programs into risk-averse bureaucracies. Public agencies became fortresses of distrust, layering audits, legal shields, and procedural barriers to avoid being accused of waste. The result is a system that spends billions to 'guard ten dollars' - consuming its own resources in fear of the very public it was meant to serve.But Xu does not stop at diagnosis. Drawing on global comparisons, she contrasts America's stagnation with more adaptive, trust-based models in Finland, Uruguay, and Germany - countries that invest in people as assets rather than treating them as risks. She outlines how the U.S. can escape its fear trap through trust-centered reforms: simplifying social safety nets, empowering frontline governance, reframing public programs as long-term investments, and rebuilding policy around care rather than control.America Has No Left is a wake-up call for a nation that has mistaken fear for realism. It challenges Americans to remember that progress requires risk - and that democracy dies not only from extremism, but also from paralysis. N° de réf. du vendeur 9798349558788
Quantité disponible : 2 disponible(s)
Vendeur : preigu, Osnabrück, Allemagne
Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. America Has No Left | Ping Xu | Taschenbuch | Englisch | 2025 | The Bilingual Pianist | EAN 9798349558788 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand. N° de réf. du vendeur 134065768
Quantité disponible : 5 disponible(s)