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The Conservative's privatisation programme was one of the most ambitious aspects of their attempt to redraft the political and economic map of the United Kingdom. Originally published in 1988, this book explores the processes of privatisation from a...

First published in 1991. Japanese attitudes to pollution and environmental protection were distinctly equivocal. The Japanese are a nature-loving people, yet they are responsible for widespread environmental destruction; Japan has some of the world's...

Informality is ubiquitous in most developing countries. Understanding the informal economy is therefore of utmost importance from a political, economic and social point of view. Paradoxically, despite its economic importance, knowledge is extremely...

Originally published in 1971, when nationalized industries employed about 7 per cent of the national labour force, created about 10 per cent of the gross domestic product and had annual investment programmes which were equal to those of all private...

Written by a team of expert practitioners at the Independent Office of Evaluation of International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), this book gives an insight into the implications of new and emerging technologies in development evaluation. ...

First published in 1998 this boo responds to the dynamics of Industrializing Asia and the behavioural changes of actors which, in response to changing internal and external forces, have given rise to and are constantly giving rise to alterations in...

A tour de force of theoretical reasoning, this book presents the most advanced analytical model of the bargaining process so far conceived. Focused essentially on the dynamics of the bargaining process, Coddington's model employs elements of several...

This book considers the associated concepts of quality and operations and places customers at the heart of a quality business operation. It explains how organisations that are focused on delivering quality products and services continuously improve the...

Super series are a set of workbooks to accompany the flexible learning programme specifically designed and developed by the Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM) to support their Level 3 Certificate in First Line Management. The learning content...

New approaches to tourism study demonstrate a notable `critical turn' - a shift in thought that emphasises interpretative and critical modes of tourism inquiry. The chapters in this volume reflect this emerging critical school of tourism studies and...

Super series are a set of workbooks to accompany the flexible learning programme specifically designed and developed by the Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM) to support their Level 3 Certificate in First Line Management. The learning content...

Super series are a set of workbooks to accompany the flexible learning programme specifically designed and developed by the Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM) to support their Level 3 Certificate in First Line Management. The learning content...

Super series are a set of workbooks to accompany the flexible learning programme specifically designed and developed by the Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM) to support their Level 3 Certificate in First Line Management. The learning content...

Tourism in Asia is growing faster than anywhere else in the world, driven by the increasing wealth of countries like Taiwan, South Korea and Malaysia, and by the huge populations of China, India and Indonesia -the first second and fourth biggest...

Super series are a set of workbooks to accompany the flexible learning programme specifically designed and developed by the Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM) to support their Level 3 Certificate in First Line Management. The learning content is...

If you can change the way you think, you can change the world. That's the theme of Now You're Thinking! as it tells the story of how a 2-year old Iraqi girl's life was saved through determination, courage, and critical thinking. The book begins with...

This volume reproduces all of the significant contributions including Keynes' and Sraffa's replies to Hayek. One major piece by Hayek, The Economics of the 1930s as seen from London is published for the first time.Book InformationISBN 9781138009172Author...

`Else and Curwin make an effort to keep the student in touch with recent developments by including such topics as bargaining search, contestable markets and voting behaviour...it will certainly appeal to those who wish to keep economic theory accessible...

This book looks at the rationale behind the Belt and Road Initiative by China, and attempts to explain the motivation from economical and historical perspectives. The book also compares trade governance of China with those of the United Kingdom and...

This volume brings together important papers, coupled with new introductions, in the massively influential area of uncertainty in economic theory. Seminal papers are available together for the first time in book format, with new introductions and under...

First published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.Book InformationISBN 9780415488402Author J. McMillanFormat PaperbackPage Count 114Imprint RoutledgePublisher Taylor & Francis LtdWeight(grams) 145g

First published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.Book InformationISBN 9780415607056Author D. N. McCloskeyFormat PaperbackPage Count 210Imprint RoutledgePublisher Taylor & Francis LtdWeight(grams) 454g

This book is intended to support faculty in designing and conducting case teaching. The book is a practical 'how to' guide for faculty setting up and delivering a case based class. It can be used by instructors of all levels as it discusses issues such...

First Published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.Book InformationISBN 9789057021862Author Tae Hoon OumFormat PaperbackPage Count 712Imprint RoutledgePublisher Taylor & Francis LtdWeight(grams) 975g

This book introduces law in the context of international business. The basics of law are explored using a clear comparative methodology. International and regional economic institutions are discussed, next to the fundaments of private law. These include...

Project Management introduces business and management students to project-based working as a means to tackle projects successfully in a unique and accessible way.Not only in business circles, but also in the field of education, increasingly more...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9786200499868Author Dagmawit SahileFormat PaperbackPage Count 124Imprint LAP Lambert Academic PublishingPublisher LAP Lambert Academic...

The proliferation of giant multi-organizational agencies in the last decade has fostered a rethinking of inter-organizational interactions. By synthesizing emerging planning theories with the most recent research in the field, How Organizations Act...

William Whyte's core idea in The Organization Man is that the Protestant Ethic that characterized financial and personal success in American history had been replaced in modern times by the Social Ethic. This stressed the group as the source of...

Ikujiro Nonaka's A Dynamic Theory of Organisational Knowledge Creation outlines the creation of organisational knowledge through the constant conversion of the two types of knowledge, tacit and explicit, which Nonaka believes has the potential to guide...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909293540Author Alexandra McKayFormat PaperbackPage Count 62Imprint Do SustainabilityPublisher Do SustainabilityWeight(grams) 91g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909293120Author Adam CornerFormat PaperbackPage Count 62Imprint Do SustainabilityPublisher Do SustainabilityWeight(grams) 90g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909293632Author Elaine CohenFormat PaperbackPage Count 115Imprint Do SustainabilityPublisher Do SustainabilityWeight(grams) 158g

Explores the business drivers for embarking on product-service development and its relation with sustainability and competitiveness. This book reviews toolkits and approaches, selects best practice, analyzes gaps, examines what opportunities there are in...

Green purchasing - or eco-procurement - by local and central governments has long been recommended in documents such as Agenda 21 to be a key - although sometimes supplemental-ingredient in the achievement of more environmentally responsible economies...

This highly original visual book is designed as a teaching aid - for students in conventional courses as well as readers wanting to tease out for themselves an understanding of the contemporary world in which we live. Tested prior to publication in a...

With an expanding awareness of the challenges of sustainability, featured more in the daily news than in higher education textbooks, scholars and faculty have been called to connect their syllabi to the 'real world'. This book doesn't just offer the...

Successful businesses are built on trust. Employees and colleagues need to trust one another and they need to deserve and receive trust from customers and suppliers. Anti-Corruption provides resources for building trust through the implementation of...

Extractive Relations explores the nature of industrial power and its role in shaping what we understand to be the global mining sector. The authors examine issues at the forefront of contemporary debates: corporate obligations in safeguarding the rights...

With deep thought and inspiring examples, this updated book engages readers by increasing their understanding and awareness of what sustainability means conceptually, practically, personally, and professionally. It provides readers with the tools and...