{"product_id":"patchwork-and-its-pitfalls-the-cost-of-half-way-solutions-9781951530716","title":"Patchwork and Its Pitfalls: The Cost of Half-Way Solutions","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Raphael Israeli\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Strategic Book Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Public Policy - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePatchwork and Its Pitfalls: The Cost of Half-Way Solutions \u003c\/em\u003edescribes decision makers' patchwork actions that occur due to hesitation and lack of firmness and determination.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnder the pretext of \"humanitarianism,\" \"saving lives,\" or taking an otherwise wimpy action, they end up taking a cowardly action at the cost of human lives and much material damage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe costliest action often turns out to be the cheapest, but is seldom done, while the easiest and apparently cheapest action ends up being the most expensive in the aggregate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is important, because indecisive decision makers can emerge in all nations at all times.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author's inspiration for writing this book: \"When I watch politicians who repeatedly take cowardly decisions out of 'human considerations' and concern for lives and material preservations, but in fact end up wasting both.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e(About the Author)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRaphael Israeli has taught Islamic, Chinese, and Middle Eastern history at Hebrew University in Jerusalem. A graduate of Hebrew University in history and Arabic literature, he earned a Ph.D. in Chinese and Islamic history from the University of California, Berkeley. Now retired, he has been a Fellow of the Harry Truman Research Institute at Hebrew University and the Jerusalem Center since the 1970s, and is the author of over 60 research books, a dozen edited books, and 100 scholarly articles about Islam.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Strategic Book Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45413893243031,"sku":"9781951530716","price":1783.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781951530716.webp?v=1767919578","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/patchwork-and-its-pitfalls-the-cost-of-half-way-solutions-9781951530716","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}