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"An investigation into the contemporary practices of DIY musicians on social media and DIY's status as "cultural resistance.""--

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An examination of Africas urban residents experimentations with living amidst crisis, to explore and understand responses to diminishing state presence and social marginalisation in distressed cities elsewhere in the world.

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An examination of Africas urban residents experimentations with living amidst crisis, to explore and understand responses to diminishing state presence and social marginalisation in distressed cities elsewhere in the world.

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Dedicated to the controversial question of whether economics is performative - of whether, in some cases, economics actually produces the phenomena it analyzes, this book features case studies that intend to offer substance to the notion of the performativity of economics in an accessible, nontechnical way.

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Stand out from the crowd with the book that is packed full of examplesof entrepreneurs who took a sideways look at the market and their competitors and decided to branch out and do something a little bit suprising.As a result,they made their products nd their companies stand out amongthe competition-vital in today's business environment.

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Along the way, readers learn what function the Fed performs and why, how monetary policy differs from fiscal policy, which levers the Fed uses to change the money supply and control inflation, and more.

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Dogfight examines the intense rivalry of the past two decades between the European Airbus consortium and the major U.S. aircraft manufacturers, Boeing and McDonnell Douglas.

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Many nonprofits are at risk and unaware. Leaders are often unaware of a treasure trove of data that normally is filed and forgotten each year - the Federal 990 report. This book reviews the federal 990 reports that most nonprofits must submit and identifies 11 risk factors. Directors can use the coaching and planning strategies in the book to lead their nonprofit to new health and growth.

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For executives, managers, entrepreneurs, and investors, here is an A-to-Z guide to all aspects of breaking into and expanding one's business opportunities in the People's Republic of China.

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The book should prove useful to those considering business in developing countries and to scholars studying economic development and international business and finance.

Written without an extensive use of sophisticated models and jargon, the book is accessible to both academic and nonacademic readers.

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Examines the move to privatization in Western and Central Europe, Latin America, and Asia, and the opportunities and challenges there for corporations here and abroad.

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Combining a deep knowledge of Chinese culture with her recent experience and continuing work with managers who do business in this sleeping economic superpower, the author brings out the nuances in everything she writes about, e.g., the distinctions among Chinese in income, target market, and geographic region.

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This hands-on guide teaches executives of small and medium-size U.S. companies how to establish and maintain profitable business in Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean.

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As it emerges as a mass consumer market and an extended, low-cost manufacturing centre, India has problems that pose difficulties for offshore investors. This work examines Indian business thinking and its relationship to Indian life - for those who want to be part of India's future.

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The cultural practices that must be observed by traders active in Korea are examined in a group of chapters that describe how the Korean import market works, how U.S. suppliers compare with Japan, how to gain access to the Korean markets, and how insiders view Korean practices.

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The United Fruit Company (UFCO) developed an unprecedented relationship with Guatemala. By 1944, UFCO owned 566,000 acres, employed 20,000 people, and operated 96 per cent of Guatemala's 719 miles of railroad.

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We expect our leaders to be a certain type of person-a tough, heterosexual male. Drawing on interviews with senior executives, male and female, Amanda Sinclair shows convincingly why our faith in this traditional style of leadership is so strong-and misplaced. Doing Leadership Differently is essential reading for both established and aspiring executives and managers.

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A big book on the economics of sex and love in the style of Freakonomics.

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By the 1930s, banks in America had transformed themselves from passive responders to aggressive seekers of business, converting toward a market orientation by developments in service philosophy, segmentation of customers, and by transformation of staff.

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Although the domestic marijuana industry may generate revenues as high as $60 billion each year and probably accounts for more than a fourth of the marijuana consumed in the United States, there has been no systematic study of the industry or of the people who cultivate marijuana for profit.

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This work uses the critical theory developed by Herbert Marcuse and Jurgen Habermas to analyze the English working class from 1750 to 1867, in particular its social protest activities.