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Using interviews of Nazi officials and German publishers, as well as printed and manuscript sources, Mr. Hale tells how the Nazi party developed its own insignificant party press into mass circulation newspapers, and how it forced the transfer of ownership of important papers to camouflaged holding companies controlled by the party's central publis

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This work uses theoretical, qualitative and quantitative information to describe individual careers and organizational career practices of managers employed in financial services, petrochemical, manufacturing, and government organizations in Japan, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.

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This book considers the causes and consequences of the current crisis in the global financial system, arguing that a wide range of problems for the middle sections of society can be traced to the appearance of a class of the 'ber-rich'.

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This study explores the implications of the American policy of containment of Iran, which is preventing Caspian countries from developing their energy resources because they cannot export through Iran. Peimani suggests that this could lead to exclusion of American oil companies from the region.

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Attempting to reveal the real causes of the 1929 stock market crash, Bierman refutes the popular belief that wild speculation had excessively driven up stock market prices and resulted in the crash.

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Provides an analysis of the huge changes undergone by the economies of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. This book assesses the economic prospects of each country, and the likelihood that economic conditions will spur major political changes.

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The major interconnections between money, credit-creating potential of central banks, and fiscal/deficit potential of government are emphasized. The principal central banks considered are the Bank of England, Federal Reserve, and Bundesbank.

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As the way work is done changes, and organizations "flatten themselves down" in response to the demands of the global economy, front-line managers need a broader set of skills than ever before. This text examines what is necessary to become an effective front-line manager.

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Describes the opportunities, the complexities, and the risks inherent in the globalized economy.

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Analyzes recent economic performance in the Commonwealth Caribbean by examining the IMF/World Bank Structural Adjustment package and its relation to the deteriorating economic and social conditions in this part of the world.

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With downsizing, layoffs, and other retrenchment measures afflicting both public and private sectors, outplacement consulting has become a major human resources (HR) industry. This work explores the changes that have taken place in the outplacement process and in its practice.

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The breathtaking behind-the-scenes story of the nearly disastrous global financial crisis of the late 1990s and how the International Monetary Fund tried--and failed--to stem it

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India has the largest number of non-schoolgoing working children in the world. Why has the government not removed them from the labor force and required that they attend school To answer this question, this comparative study looks at why and when other states have intervened to protect children against parents and employers.

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Should countries in Latin America and Eastern Europe follow the Chilean approach to economic restructuring, market liberalization, and stabilization Following years of hyperinflation and domestic turmoil, Chile undertook a series of dramatic economic reforms.

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Provides a comprehensive study of the underlying economic dynamics that make the China Circle not only possible, but hugely successful. Yun-wing Sung, Barry Naughton, and Kong Yam Tan analyse the macroeconomic issues in each of the political entities that make up the China Circle.

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"Everyone today, from big corporate players to day traders, from hedge fund managers to personal investors, deals on some level with China. Here Edward Tse, chairman for greater China at the management consulting firm Booz & Company, aims to provide a playbook for working with the world's fastest-growing economy." --Smart Money

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The major components of the Chinese financial system as it existed by the end of 1990 are identified. The components of the system include the State Council, the People's Bank of China, the Banking Sector, the non-banking sector, and the financial market.

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A set of concepts and methods designed to make decision making more effective or organizations, communities and individuals.

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This text provides a unique examination of The Christian Science Monitor, a highly respected, venerable news publication that has survived over a century of changes and challenges.

The Christian Science Monitor is one of the world's leading journalistic publications, having won multiple Pulitzer prizes for its reporting.

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In the revised edition of the 2006 Templeton Enterprise Award-winning The Church and the Market: A Catholic Defense of the Free Economy, Tom Woods makes a compelling case for the free market- and why Catholics should support it- in this sweeping polemic. Covering everything fr...

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"Using extensive examples of films and filmmakers from French and Japanese cinemas, this book tracks the longstanding and multiple cultural, aesthetic and stylistic links that are found in films from the two countries"--