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The people management secrets that experts and top professionals use. Get results fast with this quick, easy guide to the fundamentals of People ManagementIncludes how to:* Build a business-like relationships with your direct reports* Set clear targets and monitor them* Understand different personality types and how to manage them* Deliver criticism and compliments in the right way* Mentor your employees to produce fantastic results

"It is impossible to grasp the meaning of the idea of sound money if one does not realize that it was devised as an instrument for the protection of civil liberties against despotic inroads on the part of governments." - from The Theory of Money and Credit Originally published in 1912, Ludwig von Mises's The Theory of Money and Credit remains today one of economic theory's most influential and controversial treatises. Von Mises's examination into monetary theory changed forever the world of eco...

This book presents a deeper understanding of the on-going de facto economic integration in East Asia, looking at the extent of economic integration, what sort of integration has been accomplished, and comparing the level of integration reached and the path followed to that of the European Union.

This book, a second edition, has been significantly expanded and updated. It revisits the process of institutional change: its characteristics, determinants and implications for economic performance.

'An authoritative book which may well become a standard reference . . . compelling' James Kynge, Financial TimesLeading global strategist Parag Khanna explains how Asia is reshaping the entire planet and setting a new template for our collective futureFive billion people, two-thirds of the world's mega-cities, one-third of the global economy, two-thirds of global economic growth, thirty of the Fortune 100, six of the ten largest banks, eight of the ten largest armies, five nuclear powers, massiv...

This book is unique in covering all important topics of the Chinese economy in depth but written in a language understandable to the layman and yet challenging to the expert. Beginning with entrepreneurship that propels the dynamic economic changes in China today, the book is organized into four broad parts to discuss China's economic development, to analyze significant economic issues, to recommend economic policies and to comment on the timely economic issues in the American economy for compar...

Economists have long debated the theoretical merits for an individual nation and for a multi-nation world economy of alternative approaches to the conduct of economic policy. Yet theory alone cannot resolve the important issues at stake. Only after the robustness of policy regimes has been carefully examined with empirical evidence will policymakers and economists be able to reach more of a consensus. This pathbreaking volume takes major steps forward in meeting the need for a combination of th...

The study of varieties of capitalism is moving on from the analysis of static national types to embrace local and sectoral diversity and the study of systems in the process of major change. This volume addresses the issue by examining four localised sectors, comparing a German case with one in another European country. The general changes taking place in Germany itself and the other countries (Hungary, Sweden, and the UK) form the context of the studies. The case studies concern: * Furniture ma...

This is the 16th edition of the classic text on the UK economy, originally edited by Prest and Coppock. Comprehensively rewritten and updated at frequent intervals, The UK Economy has become acknowledged as one of the most systematic, up to date, and balanced assessments of British economic life. Written by a team of specialist economists and edited for the second time by Malcolm Sawyer, it combines factual information and informed analysis in the single most accessible guide to the character, p...

This book uses facts and data to prove that socialist public sectors are still in a predominant position in China. Based on previous research and studies, a set of methods for measuring the structure of public or non-public owned economy is offered in this book. As is remarked by the authors, China’s basic economic system, namely the system with the public sector remaining dominant and diverse sectors of the economy developing side by side, represents an efficient approach towards mutual benefit...

The secrets that experts and top professionals use to get things done. Get results fast with this quick, easy guide to the fundamentals of Getting Things Done.Includes how to:* Get more done in less time* Manage upwards, downwards and sideways* Under-promise and over-deliver* Overcome difficult people and issues* Deliver projects on time and on budget

Ausgehend von den Funktions- und Strukturunterschieden zwischen Banken einer plan- und einer marktwirtschaftlichen Ordnung und den sich hieraus ergebenden Aufgaben bei der Umgestaltung des Bankwesens analysiert die Arbeit, welche konkreten Ergebnisse die Transformation des Bankensektors in Polen seit 1989 erbracht hat. Im Kontext der (neuen) politischen Okonomie steht dabei die Rolle des Staates im Zentrum der Analyse. Die Untersuchung beleuchtet die politischen und okonomischen Faktoren sowie d...

Marktentwicklungen werden entscheidend von der jeweiligen Wirtschaftsordnung und der gesellschaftlichen Entwicklung beeinflusst. Dies wurde wahrend der Transformation in der DDR und des Prozesses der deutschen Wiedervereinigung deutlich. In dieser Arbeit werden die entsprechenden Einflussfaktoren und Entwicklungsverlaufe nicht nur in der Theorie, sondern auch in der Praxis eines konkreten Marktes herausgearbeitet. Die umfangreiche empirische Fundierung macht diese Arbeit sowohl fur die wirtschaf...

This book employs a computable general equilibrium (CGE) model – a widely used economic model which uses actual data to provide economic analysis and policy assessment – and applies it to economic data on Singapore’s tourism industry. The authors set out to demonstrate how a novice modeller can acquire the necessary skills and knowledge to successfully apply general equilibrium models to tourism studies. The chapters explain how to build a computable general equilibrium model for tourism, how to...

This book assesses financing strategies in Latin America and the Caribbean, in pursuance of the United Nations' millennium development goals (MDGs) and their achievement in 2015. It looks at how to make public policies more conducive to support sustained growth and reduce the still widespread poverty and inequality in the region

Die Reform der oeffentlichen Finanzen im Allgemeinen und des Systems der staatlichen Einnahmen im Besonderen hat eine Schlusselrolle im Transformationsprozess der ehemaligen sozialistischen Staaten gespielt. Diese Arbeit untersucht die Rolle des Steuersystems beim UEbergang der ungarischen Wirtschaft zu einer Marktwirtschaft und beleuchtet die vielfaltigen Interdependenzen zwischen dem Steuersystem und anderen Bereichen der Volkswirtschaft. Sie leistet damit einen Beitrag zu einem bisher vernach...

Originally published in 1991, this book examines the spatial implications of the changes to the automobile industry at world, national and local levels. The volume brings together the work of North American, European and Japanese geographers, economists and sociologists, and includes perspectives from the components industry, the shop floor experience and local economic policy making.

Never before has the window for a far-reaching modernization process of the public sector been so open. The volume in question documents the papers of the II. and III. International Speyer Workshops in 1992 and 1993. The first part of the volume gives an overview of new developments in the modernization of the public sector such as the learning organization, the role of information technology and modernization strategies. The second part focuses on concepts and methods of awarding excellence in...

This insightful book examines the necessary conditions for the successful initiation and consolidation of unpopular economic reforms. Drawing on the burgeoning literature in the area of policy reform, it features a comparative analysis of fiscal reform in Hungary, Poland and the Czech Republic at different stages of the post-communist transformation. This analysis demonstrates that a significant number of the national differences in fiscal reform can be attributed to differences in political con...

This book provides the first wide-ranging account of the Maltese economy in the modern era, from colonialism to European Union membership. It sets arguments about growth and development, and the impact and legacy of colonization, against detailed histories of agriculture, manufacturing and trade, and different economic policy regimes. It is based on volumes of newly collected archival evidence and the latest thinking in economic history. By extending coverage up to the present, the book explains...

Like Advanced Economies and Emerging Markets, the 'flagship' book of the series, from which this book is derived, Doing Business in Emerging Markets recognizes that there is intense competition among emerging markets to capture their share of the global economy. The series addresses questions that are germane to accomplishing this goal. Most important to this end is the study and practice of international business and foreign trade. Undertaking such a study raises many questions which the series...