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Earlier studies of subsidized housing assume that segregation is a manifestation of white prejudice, and that the Fair Housing Act of 1968 would significantly remedy inequalities in housing and, in the process, narrow the socioeconomic gap between racial groups.

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Douglas Bullis goes beyond the usual superficial accounts found in the usual import/export books and provides something truly unique: an in-depth analysis of what India needs from the rest of the world, not what the world can get out of India.

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Emphasizing each country's individual conditions, the contributors suggest that it is unusual for semi-peripheral states to move into the "core" world-economy. They present the thesis that the conditions which were necessary to achieve semi-peripheral status often prevent further advances.

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Why is Europe's employment rate almost 10 percent lower than that of the United States Drawing on the findings of a project that examined data from France, Germany, Netherlands, United Kingdom, and the United States, this work argues that Europe's 25 million "missing" jobs can be attributed almost entirely to its relative lack of service jobs.

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The services sector including financial services, telecommunications, transportation, tourism, and professional services has become critical to the continued economic dynamism in the Americas.

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If the subject of influence in Washington interests you, this series of books deserves your respectful attention...it has changed the ways in which American politicians think about the budget.

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This study focuses on the job evaluation procedures used in the federal government to evaluate all white-collar non-supervisory occupations. Female-dominated jobs, it is discovered, were rated lower on all factors used in the federal government's job evaluation system.

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This pioneering work presents for the first time a comprehensive study of the role of Shanghai in the economic development of China. Shanghai experienced stagnation and setbacks in comparison with other big cities and provinces in South China with the open door policy of 1979 and other economic reforms.

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Explores how the changing positions of the United States in the world economy and in the international political order have shaped US political institutions and domestic politics. This book demonstrates the central role that efforts to contend with foreign military and economic competition played in forming the major institutions of US government.

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Why does society oscillate between intense interest in public issues and almost total concentration on private goals This work offers a social, political, and economic analysis dealing with how and why frustrations of private concerns lead to public involvement and public participation that eventually lead back to those private concerns.

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Riahi-Belkaoui outlines an approach that helps U.S. multinationals operating worldwide reduce their tax burden.

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For many observers of international politics, the classical gold standard is the premier example of successful international monetary cooperation. In response to worldwide deflation from 1873 to 1896, the Conferences of 1878, 1881, and 1892 reconsidered the merits of gold, and the leading states reaffirmed their adherence to the gold standard.

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Examines the role of trade in developed and developing countries and its impact on labour markets and wage inequality, and discusses the more important effects of technological and organisational change. Robert Lawrence concludes that the impact of globalization on labour markets has been far less damaging than many have argued and that international trade enhances national welfare.

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Without a close and insightful look into the reconstruction of China with American involvement during the late 1940s, one cannot identify the problems which led to the Nationalists' failure, nor can one answer the questions dealing with the impact of American economic policy toward China during that time.

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In recent years, economic relations between Latin American countries and the People's Republic of China have developed steadily, exhibiting marked tendencies toward greater diversification.

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In recent years, the potential role of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in fostering socio-economic development has received increasing attention in the international economic community.

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The tug of economic reality facing small economies in an open-world economy make the push coming from internal interests a real balancing act, as Worrell appreciates.

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Whilst they have similar concerns about adjusting to a changing economy, successful urban strategies cannot be simply transferred to rural areas. The book presents case studies that provide examples of small town and rural development, and reflect on how these strategies might be pursued elsewhere.

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Demystifies the "dismal science," using basic concepts and logical argumentation to help readers get their bearings. The author provides an introduction to economic principles and their influence on our behavior.

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Shows us how human behaviors in open markets like eBay can be substantially more complex than those predicted by standard economic theory. This book reveals practical auction strategies and introduces readers to the fundamentals of auction theory and the mathematics behind eBay. It is suitable for sophisticated users of online auctions.