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The East Asian Computer Chip War
ISBN: 9780415565523 / Angielski / Twarda / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book focuses on the globalization of the strategic semiconductor industry and the security ramifications of this process. It examines in particular the migration of the Taiwanese chip industry to China as part of the globalization of production processes.
This book focuses on the globalization of the strategic semiconductor industry and the security ramifications of this process. It examines in particul...
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778,85 |
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From A to B: How Logistics Fuels American Power and Prosperity
ISBN: 9781597975254 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Logistics includes the planning and practice of moving -stuff---raw materials, tools, finished products, and even people--from one place to another. It carried American settlers over the sparsely populated Great Plains to connect the East Coast to the West Coast and has underpinned our domestic prosperity ever since. Logistics also solidified the global power and influence of the United States by guaranteeing our ability to rapidly reinforce Europe in the world wars, by helping us win the Cold War, and by enabling the current U.S. military to fight two wars at once. Further, logistics...
Logistics includes the planning and practice of moving -stuff---raw materials, tools, finished products, and even people--from one place to another. I...
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97,30 |
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The Manila Water Concession: A Key Government Official's Diary of the World's Largest Water Privatization
ISBN: 9780821347119 / Angielski / Miękka / 137 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In January 1997 the Government of the Philippines awarded two long-term concession contracts, handing over to private consortia the responsibility to operate and expand water and wastewater services in Greater Manila. With a combined population of 11 million in the two service areas and investment needs projected at $7 billion over the contract period, the transaction was hailed as the largest water concession in the world. By tendering the contract competitively, the government was able to deliver an immediate benefit to customers: the winning bidders not only accepted contractual...
In January 1997 the Government of the Philippines awarded two long-term concession contracts, handing over to private consortia the responsibility to ...
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87,57 |
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Global Projects
ISBN: 9781107004924 / Angielski / Twarda / 474 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An analysis of the institutional and social movement processes that surround global infrastructure projects.
An analysis of the institutional and social movement processes that surround global infrastructure projects.
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398,24 |
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Economics of Household Water Security in Jordan
ISBN: 9783631391020 / Angielski / Twarda / 133 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Household water insecurity is a pressing problem in developing countries. Water withdrawals are increasing rapidly due to population growth, industrialization, urbanization, and increasing agricultural production. The number of countries facing problems of water scarcity, water quality, and insufficient water supply is rising. However, access to safe drinking water is a basic human need, which is essential for the health and well being of every individual. Jordan is among those countries of the world least endowed with water resources. The available water resources are already overexploited....
Household water insecurity is a pressing problem in developing countries. Water withdrawals are increasing rapidly due to population growth, industria...
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329,46 |
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Public-Private Partnerships in Europe and Central Asia: Designing Crisis-Resilient Strategies and Bankable Projects
ISBN: 9780821387030 / Angielski / Miękka / 138 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The global financial crisis that began in late 2008 has set back ambitious infrastructure development plans among many countries in Europe and Central Asia (ECA). Many such plans relied on Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) arrangements. Furthermore, the financial crisis resulted in sharp declines in gross domestic product (GDP) and country's deteriorating fiscal space restricted the scope for maintaining the level of investment or introducing counter-cyclical measures driven by public sector investment in infrastructure. Soaring levels of public debt, limited room to cut expenditures, and...
The global financial crisis that began in late 2008 has set back ambitious infrastructure development plans among many countries in Europe and Central...
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77,84 |
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Leading Smart Transformation: A Roadmap for World Class Government
ISBN: 9780230243729 / Angielski / Twarda / 254 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the turbulence of recent times, how we run corporations has been examined from every angle. Corporations have proved adept at change; governments have stuck to established rules. The challenge is to put in place machinery to provide services in a way that resists the growth of bureaucracy. The need for SMART government could not be starker.
In the turbulence of recent times, how we run corporations has been examined from every angle. Corporations have proved adept at change; governments h...
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282,42 |
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Seasons of a Finger Lakes Winery
ISBN: 9780801448812 / Angielski / Twarda / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In 1998, Gary and Rosemary Barletta purchased seven acres of land on the eastern shore of Cayuga Lake. Descending to the west from the state route that runs along on the ridge overlooking the lake, the land was fertile, rich with shalestone and limestone bedrock, and exposed to moderating air currents from the lake. It was the perfect place to establish a vineyard, and the Barlettas immediately began to plant their vines and build the winery about which they had dreamed for years. The Barlettas' story, as John C. Hartsock tells it, is a window onto the world of contemporary craft... In 1998, Gary and Rosemary Barletta purchased seven acres of land on the eastern shore of Cayuga Lake. Descending to the west from the state route ... |
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87,48 |
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Fabricating Consumers: The Sewing Machine in Modern Japanvolume 19
ISBN: 9780520267855 / Angielski / Twarda / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Since its early days of mass production in the 1850s, the sewing machine has been intricately connected with the global development of capitalism. Andrew Gordon traces the machine s remarkable journey into and throughout Japan, where it not only transformed manners of dress, but also helped change patterns of daily life, class structure, and the role of women. As he explores the selling, buying, and use of the sewing machine in the early to mid-twentieth century, Gordon finds that its history is a lens through which we can examine the modern transformation of daily life in Japan. Both as a...
Since its early days of mass production in the 1850s, the sewing machine has been intricately connected with the global development of capitalism. And...
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363,80 |
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Frontiers in Development Policy
ISBN: 9780821387856 / Angielski / Miękka / 297 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The global crisis of 2008-09 has brought to the forefront a plethora of economic and political policy issues. There is a re-opening of discussion on basic economic concepts, appropriate framework for analysis, role of private and public sectors in the economy, structural transformation of economies, human development and managing of growing risks and crises. The purpose of this book has been to bring home the inter-linkages in various parts of the economy and the need for practical policy making to reach development goals while being aware of the instabilities, complexities and downside...
The global crisis of 2008-09 has brought to the forefront a plethora of economic and political policy issues. There is a re-opening of discussion on ...
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116,78 |
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Hortus Veitchii: A History of the Rise and Progress of the Nurseries of Messrs James Veitch and Sons
ISBN: 9781108037365 / Angielski / Miękka / 640 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Veitch dynasty, originally from Scotland, owned plant nurseries in Devon and London throughout the nineteenth century. By commissioning several expeditions to search for new and exotic flora for British gardens, they were instrumental in bringing many previously unknown plants into cultivation in Britain. James Herbert Veitch (1868 1907), who became managing director of the firm, spent time in Germany and France studying the techniques of horticulture, and later travelled the world himself collecting plants for the nursery in Chelsea. This work, published in 1906, gives a detailed account...
The Veitch dynasty, originally from Scotland, owned plant nurseries in Devon and London throughout the nineteenth century. By commissioning several ex...
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415,68 |
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MODELEDE DE DETERMINATION DES TARIFS D INTERCONN
ISBN: 9780821354056 / Angielski / Miękka / 69 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Entre le debut des annees 1990 et le debut des annees 2000, plusieurs gouvernements d Afrique subsaharienne, avec une assistance technique fournie par la Banque mondiale et d autres donateurs, ont commence a reformer leur secteur de telecommunications par l application de politiques de liberalisation du marche, la privatisation de l operateur public en charge et la creation d entites reglementaires autonomes et independantes. L objectif central de ces reformes est d ameliorer sensiblement l acces aux services de telecommunications et leurs couts, en se fondant sur l hypothese qu un...
Entre le debut des annees 1990 et le debut des annees 2000, plusieurs gouvernements d Afrique subsaharienne, avec une assistance technique fournie par...
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58,37 |
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The Wrath of Grapes
ISBN: 9781466339934 / Angielski / Miękka / 174 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Over long, hard decades, American winemakers have won the respect of connoisseurs everywhere. Many of the world's most cherished, and expensive, wines come fro the United States.. But today, the unique and eccentric wine industry faces agrim set of challenges that could transform it forever: oversupply in the face of flat consumption, devastating vineyard diseases, an antiquated distribution system, fierce competition from abroad, attacks from anti-alcohol forces, and an inability to capitalize on wine's proven health benefits. But for you, these woes can be an opportunity, as wine journalist...
Over long, hard decades, American winemakers have won the respect of connoisseurs everywhere. Many of the world's most cherished, and expensive, wines...
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76,00 |
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The Road Ahead . . .: Why Are We Driving 21st-Century Cars on 20th-Century Roads With 19th-Century Thinking?
ISBN: 9781612045320 / Angielski / Twarda / 196 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. America's future depends on a vibrant highway system capable of supporting industry and the travel needs of its citizens. The country's highway system can trace its roots to the movements of major armies in colonial times, such as British General Braddock using George Washington's assistance in a disastrous attack of French forces defending Ft. Duquesne. These early roads developed into the engineering marvels of today's modern highway system. But this system is in serious trouble. Inadequate funding and poor management are responsible for its gradual deterioration, and along with it, the...
America's future depends on a vibrant highway system capable of supporting industry and the travel needs of its citizens. The country's highway system...
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114,23 |
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Dealing with Public Risk in Private Infrastructure
ISBN: 9780821340301 / Angielski / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Many infrastructure privatizations still leave governments and thus taxpayers exposed to significant financial risks. This book examines these risks and considers how governments should respond to investors' requests for guarantees and other forms of government support. The report examines how governments can decide which risks to bear and which to avoid, how they can reduce the risks that private investors face without giving guarantees, and how they can measure, budget, and account for the risks they do take on."
Many infrastructure privatizations still leave governments and thus taxpayers exposed to significant financial risks. This book examines these risks a...
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87,57 |
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The Entrepreneur's Choice: Cases on Family Business in India
ISBN: 9780415635677 / Angielski / Twarda / 326 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book is one of the most comprehensive works seeking to understand strategy-making process in Indian family businesses. Entrepreneurs form a crucial resource for a nation, in contributing to the growth of its wealth. This book covers a variety of topics including how strategy is formulated in a family business, values (personal and corporate), mission and vision, societal ethics and compassion, strategic alliances, conflicts and succession planning. The book contains nineteen cases drawn from a variety of industrial sectors including fashion goods, cement, pharmaceuticals, engineering,...
This book is one of the most comprehensive works seeking to understand strategy-making process in Indian family businesses. Entrepreneurs form a cruci...
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705,83 |
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Surviving Energy Prices
ISBN: 9781593702410 / Angielski / Miękka / 197 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Energy prices have been at the center of the news in this new millennium. Swift fluctuations in the energy markets often have a brutal effect on the company bottom line. In his concise and comprehensive book, hedging guru Peter C. Beutel gives readers the tools they need to play the energy price volatility game and win. Using a nontechnical style for quick reading, Beutel distills a lifetime of trading into simple concepts that can be used to get companies off the baseline and into the game--which they are now playing and sometimes losing.
Surviving Energy Prices will benefit... Energy prices have been at the center of the news in this new millennium. Swift fluctuations in the energy markets often have a brutal effect on the c...
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345,62 |
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The Theory of the Firm and Chinese Enterprise Reform: The Case of China International Trust and Investment Corporation
ISBN: 9780415652803 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Changes to corporate structure, including the role of the corporate headquarters, have been key factors in bringing about economic reform in China. In this penetrating and insightful book, Xiao questions the conventional theory of the firm, arguing that the ultimate goal of the headquarters of modern large corporations is to function as a substitute for the market, and introducing a new explanation for the nature of the firm - the 'substitution function model'. He provides an insider's account of the reforms in CITIC, and as such this is a rare narrative that should be essential reading for...
Changes to corporate structure, including the role of the corporate headquarters, have been key factors in bringing about economic reform in China. In...
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267,68 |
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Energy, Environment and Economic Transformation in China
ISBN: 9780415509534 / Angielski / Twarda / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. China has achieved rapid economic growth since the market-oriented reform in 1978 and became the second largest economy in the world in 2010. However, the growth model in China is still extensive in nature and may be characterized with high energy consumption and heavy environmental pollutions etc. In fact, China has successively become the largest carbon emitter since 2007 and the largest energy consumer since 2009 in the world. This book endeavors to analyze whether such energy driven and environment restricted economic growth can be sustainable in China in the long run. The book... China has achieved rapid economic growth since the market-oriented reform in 1978 and became the second largest economy in the world in 2010. Howev... |
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Institutional Influences on Interorganisational Networks: A Case of Russia
ISBN: 9783631522493 / Angielski / Miękka / 175 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Interorganisational networks are ever-present in the modern globalized world. They allow organisations to overcome restrictive hierarchical structures, reach broader geographical regions and penetrate new and existing markets. This work provides a novel view on the performance of networks. It investigates the influence of the institutional environment in shaping the characteristics of strategic networks, thereby influencing their performance. The diverging characteristics of a network emerge as a direct consequence of institutional differences and determine the key drivers of performance:...
Interorganisational networks are ever-present in the modern globalized world. They allow organisations to overcome restrictive hierarchical structures...
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372,42 |
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