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The crash of 2008 revealed that the world's central banks had failed to offset the financial imbalances that led to the crisis, and lacked the tools to respond effectively. This title provides an insider's look into how central banks have evolved and why they are critical to the functioning of market economies.

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Dynamic stochastic general equilibrium (DSGE) models have become one of the workhorses of modern macroeconomics and are extensively used for academic research as well as forecasting and policy analysis at central banks. This book introduces readers to state-of-the-art computational techniques used in the Bayesian analysis of DSGE models. The book c

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Lessons in innovation and entrepreneurship from building a New York City restaurant empire.

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Being Chief has nothing to do with position or title. And power has nothing to do with authority or control. Rather, Rick defines a Chief as anyone who fully and enthusiastically connects what they do to who they are, personally and professionally. As a student-teacher and a player-coach Miller, shares strategies that work for Chiefs at all levels.

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New SECOND EDITION NOW AVAILABLE! Being Chief has nothing to do with position or title. And power has nothing to do with authority or control. Rather, Rick defines a Chief as anyone who fully and enthusiastically connects what they do to who they are, personally and professionally.

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Based on an in-depth study of more than 30 industries, this book reveals the three most common patterns that create 'commodity traps' deterioration, proliferation, and escalation and offers targeted strategies, beyond cost reduction or continuous differentiation, that companies have used to address these dilemmas successfully.

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This powerful book shows how poor countries can ignite growth without waitingfor global action or the creation of ideal local conditions.

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Perloff's memoir of her career in the theater offers a provocative, passionate and deeply personal view of theater's role today.

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A wealth of research in recent decades has seen the economic approach to human behavior extended over many areas previously considered to belong to sociology, political science, law, and other fields. This book uses soccer to test economic theories and document novel human behavior.

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Shulman spent several years traveling across the country talking to those living on low wages. In writing "The Betrayal of Work, " she provides the fullest portrait of America's working poor. Following in the footsteps of Barbara Ehrenreich's bestselling "Nickel and Dimed, " this is sure to be one of the most talked about public policy books of the year.

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Over 35 million Americans work full time but do not make a living. As processors, carers and data entry keyers, they have lower living standards than similar workers in other industrial nations. Beth Shulman travelled across America, talking to low-wage workers and here tells their moving stories.

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Most business leaders can take only so much pressure before their performance slides. Yet some CEOs deliver their greatest successes when times get toughest. This title reveals their secrets. It draws on interviews with 150 CEOs from an array of industries.

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The English East India Company was one of the most powerful and enduring organizations in history. This book locates the source of that success in the innovative policy by which the Company's Court of Directors granted employees the right to pursue their own commercial interests while in the firm's employ.

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..".beautiful, unusual pieces. Romtvedt strips his voice to only that which he can say with certainty."--Sharon Doubiago

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The essays in this collection reflect on the experience of the crisis in Greece and its political implications for the whole world.

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Is your talent strategy a unique competitive advantage This book shows how organizations can uncover talent contributions, strategically differentiate their HR practices and metrics, and optimally allocate talent to create value.

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More than twenty years after the collapse of the Berlin Wall and the disappearance of Marxism as a (supposed) state ideology, this peer-reviewed book series attempts to meet the need for a serious and long-term Marxist book publishing program by releasing original monographs, newly translated texts, and reprints of "classics".

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Reviews many management tools - from mission statements, balanced scorecards, and rolling forecasts to key performance indicators, Six Sigma, and performance appraisals. This title explains how to select the right tools for your organization, how to implement them correctly, and how to extract maximum value from each.