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Explores the intersections of two momentous changes in the late twentieth century: the fall of Communism and the rise of globalization. This book presents a sociological treatment of the process of foreign direct investment (FDI). It demonstrates how both investors and hosts rely on social networks to make decisions about investment.

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Shows that economic crises do not necessarily persuade governments to adopt IMF-style economic policies. This book argues that ideology, interests, and institutions, at both the international and domestic levels, mediate responses to such crises.

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Traces the history of the $210 billion power industry showcasing the key individuals, technological innovations, corporate machinations, and political battles waged over its domination. The author maintains that the technological and regulatory infrastructure have outlived their usefulness and that generators are the nation's largest polluters.

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Industrial expert Geoffrey Owen analyses the complex reasons behind the delayed modernisation of British industry.

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Is management a profession Should it be Can it be This title reveals how such questions have driven business education and shaped American management and society. It shows that university-based business schools were founded to train a professional class of managers in the mold of doctors and lawyers but have retreated from that goal.

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With its pertinence to current economic, political, and technological issues, From Industry to Arms will be a valuable resource for courses in government and business, political economy, policy analysis, and science and technology.

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Shows how managers in any organizational setting can improve their own and their teams' results through a unique, step-by-step approach to setting goals and then--most importantly--by putting them into action.

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This selection from the authors' A Monetary History of the United States, 1867-1960 (Princeton) describes the changes that were made in the banking structure and in the monetary standard following the great contraction of 1929 to 1933, the establishment of monetary policies after the New Deal period, and the development of inflation during World Wa

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Links the success in Italy of small, rurally based manufacturing businesses to the processes of transformation of parts of the Italian countryside. This book argues that the involvement of peasant families with both agricultural and industrial employment produced an entrepreneurial spirit that was reflected in the development of rural industries.

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This book is intended to assist law enforcement officers or military veterans transition from a career in the public sector to a successful new career in the private sector, specifically as a leader in the corporate security environment

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This book is a collection of fascinating articles on the Soviet economy by an eminent economist. In general, the articles were written for readers who were not necessarily either economists or Sovietologists, and they offer important insight on the ongoing transition of the Soviet economy to a free market economy.

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This book is a collection of fascinating articles on the Soviet economy by an eminent economist. In general, the articles were written for readers who were not necessarily either economists or Sovietologists, and they offer important insight on the ongoing transition of the Soviet economy to a free market economy.

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Shows the impact of people's conduct, their cultural institutions, and the policies of their governments on economic progress. This book includes the process that transforms a subsistence economy into an exchange economy, the correlation between poverty and population density, and the alleged responsibility of the West for Third World poverty.

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All 193 member nations of the United Nations agreed in September 2015 to adopt a set of seventeen Sustainable Development Goals, to be achieved by 2030. Each of the goals - in such areas as education and health car - is laudable in and of itself, and governments and organisations are working hard on them. This book offers a positive agenda for achieving these goals.

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In this analysis of developing nations, investment, and global business expansion, Peter Marber identifies the risks and rewards of investing in emerging markets, and reveals new sources of conflict as value systems clash in a game of global economic integration.

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Provides modern business cycle theory that starts with the view that growth and fluctuations are not distinct phenomena to be studied separately - and that business cycles result from shocks (such as the availability of new technologies), which regularly affect most economies.