Social Security Programs and Retirement around the World: Historical Trends in Mortality and Health, Employment, and Disability Insurance Participatio
ISBN: 9780226903095 / Angielski / Twarda / 472 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In nearly every industrialized country, large aging populations and increased life expectancy have placed enormous pressure on social security programs-and, until recently, the pressure has been compounded by a trend toward retirement at an earlier age. With a larger fraction of the population receiving benefits, in coming decades social security in many countries may have to be reformed in order to remain financially viable. In nearly every industrialized country, large aging populations and increased life expectancy have placed enormous pressure on social security prog... |
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872,07 zł |
American Icon: Alan Mulally and the Fight to Save Ford Motor Company
ISBN: 9780307886064 / Angielski / Miękka / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The inside story of the epic turnaround of Ford Motor Company under the leadership of CEO Alan Mulally. At the end of 2008, Ford Motor Company was just months away from running out of cash. With the auto industry careening toward ruin, Congress offered all three Detroit automakers a bailout. General Motors and Chrysler grabbed the taxpayer lifeline, but Ford decided to save itself. Under the leadership of charismatic CEO Alan Mulally, Ford had already put together a bold plan to unify its divided global operations, transform its lackluster product lineup, and overcome a...The inside story of the epic turnaround of Ford Motor Company under the leadership of CEO Alan Mulally. At the end of 2008, Ford Motor C... |
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85,89 zł |
Bad Economics Pestilent Economists, Profligate Governments, Debt, Dependency & Despair
ISBN: 9781921421594 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Bad Economics is a book for everyone who wants to understand why things have gone wrong rather than slavishly accepting the mainstream version of events. It takes on the illusions and delusions which regularly shape economic policy. Absolutely no knowledge of economics is needed; only common sense and an open mind. It explains how bad economics is ruining Western societies, while good economics has been pushed aside. Its aim, by exposing the bad, is to contribute to the revival of the good. Two paths are still open: one informed by good economics, leading to hope; one by bad economics,...
Bad Economics is a book for everyone who wants to understand why things have gone wrong rather than slavishly accepting the mainstream version of even...
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144,05 zł |
Entrepreneurship in the Informal Economy: Models, Approaches and Prospects for Economic Development
ISBN: 9780415813822 / Angielski / Twarda / 284 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Although entrepreneurship in the informal economy occurs outside state regulatory systems, informal commercial activities account for an estimated 30% of economic activity around the world. Informal entrepreneurship goes unmonitored despite the fact that it significantly contributes to poverty reduction and economic development. As a result, the informal sector is open to unethical practices including corruption, worker exploitation, and natural environment abuse to name just a few. In the media, debates have formed around whether informal entrepreneurship should be assisted or... Although entrepreneurship in the informal economy occurs outside state regulatory systems, informal commercial activities account for an estimated ... |
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709,42 zł |
Public Sector Transformation Processes and Internet Public Procurement: Decision Support Systems
ISBN: 9781466626652 / Angielski / Twarda / 354 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. While many social, economic, and political changes have occurred recently in internet public procurement and its decision support systems, there is still a lot of opportunity for improvement. Public Sector Transformation Processes and Internet Public Procurement: Decision Support Systems brings together research on different perspectives from academics and practitioners on the methods, theories, and practices involved in the growth and expansion of decision support systems as it relates to the public sector transformation process and internet public procurement.
While many social, economic, and political changes have occurred recently in internet public procurement and its decision support systems, there is st...
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Organizations and Working Time Standards: A Comparison of Negotiations in Europe
ISBN: 9780415814584 / Angielski / Twarda / 182 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Collective bargaining between employers and trade unions has profoundly changed working conditions in companies around the globe. But why do we start work at the age of 10, 16, 18 or 24? Why do we work 6, 8, 10 or more hours a day? These questions are becoming increasingly pertinent as working norms are fractured and fragmented by country. This book brings an entirely new perspective to our understanding of changes in working time. In both the UK and the US, effective legal or collectively-bargained regulation of working time has been limited over the last 20 years, to the extent that its... Collective bargaining between employers and trade unions has profoundly changed working conditions in companies around the globe. But why do we sta... |
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709,42 zł |
Public-Private Partnerships in the USA: Lessons to Be Learned for the United Kingdom
ISBN: 9780415818797 / Angielski / Twarda / 138 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Broadly, a Public-Private Partnership (or PPP) is any collaboration between the public and private sector, but research in the UK has tended to focus on those that have been used for major infrastructure projects, such as roads, schools, and hospitals. This book compares and contrasts PPP research in the UK with that of cases in the USA, including interviews with some of the key stakeholders (decision makers in the public sector, contractors, and users) of PPPs in North America, and observations of PPPs in action (such as schools and roads). No prior major studies have... Broadly, a Public-Private Partnership (or PPP) is any collaboration between the public and private sector, but research in the UK has tended to foc... |
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709,42 zł |
Innovation Policy Challenges for the 21st Century
ISBN: 9780415896122 / Angielski / Twarda / 322 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume reviews the state of the art literature and consolidating current thinking at the frontiers of innovation. It debates and presents scattered and anonymous material in a coherent way, with a particular focus is on 'hot topics' in the field of innovation studies that have been previously under-researched.
This volume reviews the state of the art literature and consolidating current thinking at the frontiers of innovation. It debates and presents scatter...
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734,76 zł |
Adapting to Sea Level Rise in the Coastal Zone: Law and Policy Considerations
ISBN: 9781466559806 / Angielski / Twarda / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. For as long as humans have been inhabiting coastal areas and recording what occurs in their environments, coastal zones have been defined through dynamic interactions. And this is further underlined by a more recent development: observed sea level rise. In a thorough but not overly technical approach, Adapting to Sea Level Rise in the Coastal Zone: Law and Policy Considerations provides a legal-policy framework for facing the challenges of sea level rise. The book includes an analysis of sea level rise adaptation strategies that examines the legal impacts of coastal land use... For as long as humans have been inhabiting coastal areas and recording what occurs in their environments, coastal zones have been defined through d... |
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658,75 zł |
Corporate Mergers Transitioning the American Economy: Corporate Buyouts and a Junk Bond Market Out of Control
ISBN: 9781475937831 / Angielski / Miękka / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The American economy continues to be driven by corporate mergers, buyouts, and activities in the junk bond market that few people understand. Good and bad business activities have a pronounced effect on all Americans, who are often being harmed by corporations large and small, as well as occasionally the government. Despite the problems we face, the concept of domestic tranquility and prosperity are values that can still be maintained or achieved. Jayson Reeves, an investor, business owner, and industrial engineer has worked with a variety of businesses, considers the complicated... The American economy continues to be driven by corporate mergers, buyouts, and activities in the junk bond market that few people understand. Go... |
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89,97 zł |
Corporate Mergers Transitioning the American Economy: Corporate Buyouts and a Junk Bond Market Out of Control
ISBN: 9781475937855 / Angielski / Twarda / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The American economy continues to be driven by corporate mergers, buyouts, and activities in the junk bond market that few people understand. Good and bad business activities have a pronounced effect on all Americans, who are often being harmed by corporations large and small, as well as occasionally the government. Despite the problems we face, the concept of domestic tranquility and prosperity are values that can still be maintained or achieved. Jayson Reeves, an investor, business owner, and industrial engineer has worked with a variety of businesses, considers the complicated... The American economy continues to be driven by corporate mergers, buyouts, and activities in the junk bond market that few people understand. Go... |
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132,92 zł |
Management Im Staat: Erfolgsfaktoren Effizienter Fuehrung Im Oeffentlichen Sektor
ISBN: 9783631520239 / Niemiecki / Miękka / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Management wird allgemein mit den Begriffen Unternehmen und Wirtschaft assoziiert. Ubersehen wird jedoch oft, dass das Management im Staat (Verwaltung, Gesetzgebung und Gerichtsbarkeit) weitaus alter ist und in der Entwicklung der modernen Managementlehre fur Unternehmen einen betrachtlichen Einfluss ausubte. Zwar sind die Gedanken am Rande in einigen Werken kurz angesprochen, jedoch die Literatur, welche sich speziell mit dem Thema Management im Staat beschaftigt, ist begrenzt. Management im Staat ist ein Sammelband, welcher eine Synthese aus wissenschaftlich...
Management wird allgemein mit den Begriffen Unternehmen und Wirtschaft assoziiert. Ubersehen wird jedoch oft, dass das Management im Sta...
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314,71 zł |
Die verfassungsrechtlichen Grenzen der Inpflichtnahme Privater; Dargestellt am Beispiel des Kontenresearches gemäß § 25 a Abs. 1 Nr. 6 KWG
ISBN: 9783631559154 / Niemiecki / Miękka / 338 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Die Inpflichtnahme Privater steckt trotz ihrer immer grosser werdenden praktischen Bedeutung als Folge des sich wandelnden Staates noch in den Kinderschuhen. Die auftretende Vielzahl von Rechtsfragen, so unter anderem nach einer moglichen Kostenerstattung fur erbrachte Dienste, legt eine umfassende Klarung nahe. Mit der im Zuge des 11. September eingefuhrten Pflicht der Finanzdienstleistungsinstitute, die bei ihnen gefuhrten Konten standig im Rahmen eines Kontenresearches mit Blick auf Geldwascheverdachtsfalle und Terrorismusfinanzierung zu rastern, ist uberdies ein aktueller und besonders...
Die Inpflichtnahme Privater steckt trotz ihrer immer grosser werdenden praktischen Bedeutung als Folge des sich wandelnden Staates noch in den Kinders...
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517,71 zł |
Arrested Development: A Journalist's Account of How the Growth of Nigeria's Shipping Sector Is Impaired by Politics and Inconsistent Policie
ISBN: 9781477238202 / Angielski / Miękka / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Arrested Development: A Journalist's Account of How the Growth of Nigeria's Shipping Sector Is Impaired by Politics and Inconsistent Policie
ISBN: 9781477238219 / Angielski / Twarda / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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155,93 zł |
The State and American Foreign Economic Policy
ISBN: 9780801495243 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. How has the U.S. government made the nation's foreign economic policy over the last hundred years? Social scientists have traditionally presented the American state as relatively weak, its policies as directly reflecting the domestic balance of...
How has the U.S. government made the nation's foreign economic policy over the last hundred years? Social scientists have traditionally presented the ...
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172,28 zł |
How to Get Government Contracts: Have a Slice of the 1 Trillion Dollar Pie
ISBN: 9781430244974 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. How toGet Government Contracts demystifies the process of how a company can enter the government market, win its first and subsequent contracts, and then grow itself into a multi-million-dollar government contractor within a couple of years. It offers an insider s view into the latest best practices that government contractors use to succeed in an increasingly competitive market, and it shows exactly how your company can apply these techniques to build a strong business.
Many companies venture into the government market with a certain naivete and pay a hefty price to find out... How toGet Government Contracts demystifies the process of how a company can enter the government market, win its first and subsequent contrac...
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Comeback: America's New Economic Boom
ISBN: 9781610393362 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Charles R. Morris's The Trillion Dollar Meltdown (2008) was the first book to warn of the impending financial crash in all its horrific scale and speed. Now, with Comeback, Morris reveals that the United States is on the brink of a strong recovery that could last for twenty years or more. The great economic boom times in American history have come because of fortuitous discoveries. Natural resources (coal first, then oil) fueled vast economic and industrial expansions, which in turn helped create and supply new markets. The last genuine economic game changer was the...
Charles R. Morris's The Trillion Dollar Meltdown (2008) was the first book to warn of the impending financial crash in all its horrific scale a...
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108,17 zł |
Essays on Classical and Marxian Political Economy: Collected Essays IV
ISBN: 9780415527682 / Angielski / Twarda / 404 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This title offers an interpretation of Adam Smith's (much contested) theory of economic policy, with special reference to his perception of the legitimate role of government in the economy, as well as a reexamination of Karl Marx's theory of exploitation, or the notion of profits as 'embezzlement'.
This title offers an interpretation of Adam Smith's (much contested) theory of economic policy, with special reference to his perception of the legiti...
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Public Administration in South Asia: India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan
ISBN: 9781439869116 / Angielski / Twarda / 517 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A state-of-the-art, one-stop resource, Public Administration in South Asia: India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan examines public administration issues and advances in the Indian subcontinent. The book fulfills a critical need. These nations have the largest public administration programs in South Asia, yet existing knowledge on them is fragmented at best. Bringing together leading scholars from these countries, this book provides both an insider perspective and a scholarly look at the challenges and accomplishments in the region. Focusing on the machinery of government, the book...A state-of-the-art, one-stop resource, Public Administration in South Asia: India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan examines public administration i... |
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760,10 zł |