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Insurance Statistics Yearbook 1988-1995 (1997 Edition)
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development , and OECD Manufacturer: Organization for Economic ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 9264052690 |
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The insurance industry is a major component of the economy by virtue of the amount of premiums it collects, the scale of its investment, and more fundamentally, the essential social and economic role it plays by covering personal and business risks. This annual publication gathers major official insurance statistics for all OECD countries. Part I provides internationally comparable tables showing total gross premiums by country market share of each country broken down by total, life, and non-life density (premiums/population) for total, life, and non-life penetration (premiums/GDP) for total, life, and non-life life insurance share, premiums per employee, retention ratios for total, life, and non-lifereinsurance accepted for total, life, and non-life and foreign companies' share of domestic market, life and non-life. Part II provides more detailed country tables showing number of companies for each type of insurance, business written for each type of insurance, business written abroad, outstanding investment by direct insurance companies, breakdown of non-life premiums (motor vehicle, marine/aviation, freight, fire/property damage, pecuniary losses, general liability, accident/health, other).
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Insurance Statistics Yearbook 1990/1997
Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development Manufacturer: Organization for Economic ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 9264058583 |
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Investing for Sustainability: The Management of Mineral Wealth
Rognvaldur Hannesson Manufacturer: Springer ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0792372948 |
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Mineral deposits are non-renewable; they do not grow in the ground. Sustainable use of finite mineral wealth requires that revenues from mineral extraction be invested in renewable wealth, education and infrastructure, machines and other production equipment, or in financial assets. Different countries, states and provinces have done so with a varying degree of success. Investing for Sustainability: The Management of Mineral Wealth highlights mineral rents investment funds in Norway, Alaska and Alberta, all of which derive considerable revenues from the production of petroleum bound to diminish over time. The book examines the institutional and political framework in which these funds are embedded and how successfully they have been used for making non-renewable petroleum wealth permanent.
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Principles of Macroeconomics, Third Edition
Joseph E. Stiglitz , and Carl E. Walsh Manufacturer: W. W. Norton & Company ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0393975193 |
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For the Third Edition, 2001 Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz joins forces with new co-author Carl Walsh, who brings both economic expertise and teaching savvy to the project. Together, Stiglitz and Walsh thoroughly integrate contemporary economics into the traditional curriculum. Recognizing the limitations of the traditional AS/AD model, the authors offer an improved framework for the analysis of macroeconomic fluctuations. This approach emphasizes the role of the Fed and the federal funds market in the determination of short-term interest rates. The result is an analysis of fluctuations in inflation/output space and a model reflecting the real world of macroeconomics that students encounter in the business press and other media.Customer Reviews:
A excellent study of macroeconmics.......2004-01-26
most biased, left-wing econ book out there.......2003-10-26
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Macroeconomics: Principles and Tools. Third Edition.
Arthur O'Sullivan Manufacturer: see notes for publisher info ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000M4NZSI |
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Macroeconomics: Principles and Tools. Third Edition.
Arthur O'Sullivan Manufacturer: Publisher Unknown ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000UYIW60 |
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Macroeconomics: Principles and Tools. Third Edition.
Arthur O'Sullivan Manufacturer: O'Sullivan, Arthur and Steven M. Sheffrin. Macroeconomics: Principles and Tools. Third Edition. Prentice Hall, 2002. Quality paperback. pp. Near new, with smudged covers. Includes sealed CDROM. ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000TAHFTA |
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Principles of Macroeconomics (Third Edition)
Karl E.; Fair, Ray C. Case Manufacturer: Prentice Hall College Div ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000OIV82W |
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Celebrity in Antiquity: From Media Tarts to the Tabloid Queens (Classical Inter/Faces) (Classical Inter/Faces)
Robert Garland Manufacturer: Gerald Duckworth & Company ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0715634488 Release Date: 2006-10-01 |
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What sort of people were able to grab the attention of the public in the ancient world? How was celebrity achieved? What methods did people use to achieve it? Robert Garland turns the spotlight on the careers of some of the most successful and colourful self-promoters ever to have lived, including Alcibiades, Socrates, Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, Cleopatra, Augustus, Jesus, Nero and Theodosia, and investigates the secrets of their success. He also looks at ways in which other highly talented individuals turned themselves into celebrities, including sports personalities, entertainers, philosophers, founders of new religions, and internationally renowned prostitutes. The reader may be forgiven for supposing that celebrity is a phenomenon that has no equivalent in antiquity. This book proves that it did!
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A Tabloid History of the World
Kevin McDonough Manufacturer: Hyperion Books (Adult Trd Pap) ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0786882239 |
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Halarious fun.......2001-11-17
Hilarious for history lovers.......2000-06-10
News Flash: This Oneýs No Headliner.......2000-05-29
Oddly, several of the "historical" stories were so recent as to have actually been covered by contemporary tabloids (even the Hamilton killing was covered by tabloids - Hamilton himself founded the New York Post). I'm not sure about the point of the "recent history" headlines - that McDonough could write better headlines than real tabloid editors?
Another low point is the series of headlines about Jesus. McDonough seems to be worried about offending Christians, so he never uses the name "Jesus" (until he covers John Lennon's claim that the Beatles were bigger than Jesus with the side-splitting headline, "Bigger than Jesus" [wasn't that an actual headline from the time?]) Otherwise, Christ is simply "Miracle Man."
By far, the most cringe-inducing aspect of the book is the inclusion of fake "articles" accompanying some of the headlines. The articles are so un-funny that they are painful to read. So don't. Don't read any of it. This book is not worth your time. And that's the way it is.
It's better than that "Onion" book (I forget the name)........1999-06-02
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The march of destiny;: A tabloid history of mankind,
John Willard Bolte Manufacturer: Library Guild ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: B000859M8I |
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Mel Bay First Lessons Beginning Guitar: Learning Notes / Playing Solos
William Bay Manufacturer: Mel Bay Publications, Inc. ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0786662506 |
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This very easy to understand, step by step introduction to note reading and guitar solo performance presents basic notes in first position. It features a companion play-along CD and special sections on types of guitars, frequently asked questions, how to string a guitar, musical and guitar terms. easy to understand, step by step introduction to note reading and guitar solo performance presents basic notes in first position companion play-along CD special sections on types of guitars, frequently asked questions, how to string a guitar, musical and guitar terms
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Great Awakenings: Popular Religion and Popular Culture (Haworth Popular Culture) (Haworth Popular Culture)
Marshall William Fishwick Manufacturer: Haworth Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 1560238585 |
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A Christmas Treasury (Doctor Who Short Trips)
Paul Cornell Manufacturer: Big Finish Productions Limited ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 1844351122 |
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Understanding Activex and Ole
David Chappell Manufacturer: Microsoft Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 1572312165 |
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OLE has become a powerful, key component of the Windows operating system-you almost can't talk about programming for Windows today without talking about OLE. For developers and managers who have been reluctant to dive into a mountain of OLE information, UNDERSTANDING OLE WITH ACTIVEX provides a firm and practical conceptual footing in OLE without extraneous details or implementation specifics. In UNDERSTANDING OLE, David Chappell, the author of professional courses and articles on Microsoft OLE and the Common Object Model (COM), introduces readers to OLE's importance and strategic significance. He delves into how component software led to OLE and then to COM, and how ActiveX technology is using OLE and COM to extend the capabilities of distributed applications and sites on the World Wide Web. He also covers topics such as structured storage, monikers, Uniform Data Transfer, and OLE Automation. Easy to browse, with concise margin notes and illustrations, this book is an efficient way to get up to speed on a fundamental technology.Customer Reviews:
Original programming book.......2007-06-16
The King of all introductory Books about COM technologies.......2002-01-20
A technical accurate, brilliant and clear no code intro.......2001-07-30
great book for a high level understanding of COM.......2000-12-10
Better for Project Managers.......2000-09-12
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Understanding ActiveX And Ole, -
David Chappell - Manufacturer: Microsoft Press - ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000P13NNU |
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Married to the Military: A Survival Guide for Military Wives, Girlfriends, and Women in Uniform
Meredith Leyva Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0743255542 |
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Whether you're dating, engaged, or married to an active military servicemember or reservist -- or you've just signed up yourself -- you may feel as if you've somehow married the United States military! While there are plenty of orientation books for him, there are almost no handy, user-friendly resources for you. Meredith Leyva, a military wife and founder of CinCHouse.com, the Internet's largest community for military wives, girlfriends, and women in uniform, details everything you need to know to manage day-to-day issues and get on with the adventure of military life. From relocation to deployment, protocol to finances, and career to kids, Leyva offers time-tested advice about:
Keeping your love life together during deployments Relocating yourself and your family around the world
Maintaining your own career when you're expected to move every three years
Understanding what pay and benefits you're entitled to -- and how to maximize them
Translating those odd acronyms and jargon
Written by a seasoned military wife, this smart and savvy guide will help you take control at every point of your servicemember's career -- from filing marriage papers as newlyweds to choosing prenatal and child care when you start a family to figuring out his pension when he's ready to retire.
Customer Reviews:
not bad.......2007-10-15
AWESOME BOOK!.......2007-09-09
Loved it!.......2007-08-14
A Valuable Resource.......2007-08-12
By far the best for new to the military.......2007-08-02
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Against Great Odds: The History of Alcorn State University
Josephine McCann Posey Manufacturer: University Press of Mississippi ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0878056815 |
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Science Preserved: A Directory of Scientific Instruments in Collections in the United Kingdom and Eire
Mary Holbrook , R. G. W. Anderson , and D. J. Bryden Manufacturer: HMSO Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0112900607 |
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Science Preserved: A Directory of Scientific Instruments in Collections in the United Kingdom and Eire
R. G. W. Anderson, D. J. Bryden Mary Holbrook Manufacturer: Hmso Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000OH8U92 |
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Multinational Corporations in Political Environments: Ethics, Values and Strategies
Usha C. V. Haley Manufacturer: World Scientific Publishing Company ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 9810244274 |
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Multinational Corporations in Political Environments advances and tests a theory of why foreign corporations leave host states. Theories of international business have often ignored the complexity of corporate decisions about leaving foreign countries, generally assuming that the economic and competitive reasons that prompt multinational corporations to enter host states also explain their subsequent reasons for leaving. Alternatively, this book proposes a theory of how different stakeholders' values and ethics shape multinationals' strategic leaving behaviors. Tested in South Africa when US multinationals were facing diverse pressures from stockholders, governments and consumers to leave, the research provides a prism to isolate how different stakeholders' actions influenced multinationals' behaviors. Detailed analyses of subsidiary-level archival data over a period of four crucial years revealed that the multinationals engaged in diverse forms of leaving reflecting their involvements, strategies and stakeholders' influences. The research, the first to test which stakeholders' strategies, including boycotts and sanctions, influenced multinationals and which did not, and to identify their effects on multinationals' behaviors, has enormous implications for policy makers, managers and social activists. The book also applies the findings and explores implications for recent stakeholders' attempts at influencing multinationals and governments, such as Nike in Asia and the Burmese government, through sanctions, resolutions and boycotts.Customer Reviews:
Counterintitive and convincing.......2002-11-23
Scholarly look at why multinational corps leave.......2002-11-01
Strengths: It skilfully questions some of the basic assumptions behind the modern theory of the multinational -- as the author illustrates these assumptions permeate all our other global theories but do not have predictive validity. It also tackles a very important social issue, whether our methods to influence multinational corporations work. Did they work in South Africa? The author very convincingly proves that they did not.
Weaknesses: Some of the weaknesses are inescapable in a scholarly work. The detailed quantitative analysis and data may be skipped (as the author indicates) by policy-makers. However, a large chapter deals with this issue. Also, although the author extends her theory of multinational corporations as chameleons from South Africa to other hotspots such as Myanmar (Burma) and Nike, I would have liked her to tackle some social questions: such as whether our pressuring multinational corporations to leave South Africa extended white economic domination in the country. This question and others of its ilk are probably politically incorrect, or beyond the book's already large scope, and the author skirts them. Consquently, this book leaves you thinking -- and that may be what a good book should do.
All in all a very comprehensive, systematic and courageous look at the assumptions, theories and institutions that shape global society.
Five stars!
Good addition to review of multinationals.......2002-10-24
Extraordinary study on sanctions.......2002-10-06
Comprehensive review of multinational corporations.......2002-02-02
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Corporate Diplomacy: The Strategy for a Volatile, Fragmented Business Environment
Ulrich Steger Manufacturer: Wiley ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0470848901 |
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Based on a wealth of empirical studies and case studies, this book explains the strategic choices companies have to make in order to remain consistent. In each chapter, real-life examples illuminate the key message managers should take away from the book. It offers a purely managerial viewpoint focused on what managers can do to manage the business enviroment in any situation.Download Description
Ulrich Steger¿s new book, Corporate Diplomacy, opens the door to a new perception of what responsible and sustainable leadership is all about and broadens our vision to better grasp the complexity of the global agenda."" Jürgen Dormann, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Aventis SA "This book is a timely reminder that we are all sitting in the same boat, whether we represent business, NGOs or government: we all carry a joint, yet differentiated responsibility for the fate of future generations. For me it is also a stark manifestation of the fact that diplomacy simply understood as defence strategy, or a tactic to camouflage discord, is not sustainable. Corporate diplomacy hinges on the social and environmental responsibility and the credibility of a company, as much as it is about explaining and positioning its business case." Dr Claude Martin, Director General, WWF International "Ulrich Steger deals with the challenges of how to communicate efficiently with public networks, whether they are governments, unions, NGOs, the press or the general public, both in normal times and in times of corporate crises. The IMD background of Ulrich Steger guarantees that we are not exposed to theory but to well researched and structured practice."" Hans-Dietrich Winkhaus, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Deutsche Telekom, former CEO of Henkel
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The Corporation, Ethics, and the Environment
Manufacturer: Quorum Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0899306039 |
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For the past few years, a growing chorus of concern has been raised over the way humanity is mistreating the earth and its environment. Animosity has traditionally existed between environmental advocates and those they perceive as the enemy--the business community--as evidenced by a recent survey that showed that 75 percent of Americans believe business has a definite responsibility to reduce pollution. But business has also not always been recognized for what it has done for the environment. This volume seeks to address those issues, as well as the extent of the corporate world's ethical responsibility for cleaning up the environment. The book focuses on the role of corporations and businesses in protecting the environment, utilizing studies of previous cases and crises as well as strategies and methods for future corporate conduct. The work begins with a foreword by Gregory H. Adamian, an introduction by Robert Frederick, and collected essays in four main subject groups. The first section provides an overview of the topic of business, ethics, and the environment, treating such issues as the ethical dilemmas of hazardous waste, the corporate commitment to the environment, and the corporation's environmental conscience. Section two presents a series of cases and analyses, including the Exxon Valdez crisis and the Union Carbide Bhopal gas incident, while section three probes corporate strategies such as the development and implementation of industry-wide codes of practice. Finally, section four looks to the future of and new approaches to business and environmental problems, considering the need to move environmental issues into the business school and to retool cultures for an ecologically sound future. As a companion to Business, Ethics, and the Environment this volume is an important resource for courses in business, public policy, and environmental issues, as well as a useful addition to business, academic, and public libraries.
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Environment, Ethics and the Corporation
Grant Ledgerwood , and Arlene Idol Broadhurst Manufacturer: Palgrave Macmillan ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0312230109 |
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Environmental, Ethics and the Corporation synthesizes the perspectives of corporate environmental strategy, urban planning, international environmental diplomacy and ethics in a single, wide-ranging volume. Providing a unique analysis of the growing social and environmental responsibility within the corporate sector, this book discusses corporate innovation and entrepreneurial governmental organizations. A wide range of case studies and examples are presented which include both developed and non-developing countries.
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Multinational Corporations in Political Environments: Ethics, Values and Strategies.(Book Review): An article from: Global Virtue Ethics Review
Jenny Tripses Manufacturer: Southern Public Administration Education Foundation, Inc. ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B00082DLLA Release Date: 2005-07-31 |
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This digital document is an article from Global Virtue Ethics Review, published by Southern Public Administration Education Foundation, Inc. on January 1, 2004. The length of the article is 885 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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A SURVEY OF ETHICS AND CULTURAL DIMENSIONS OF MNCs.(multinational corporations and their environments): An article from: Competitiveness Review
Thomas S. Barker , and Steven L. Cobb Manufacturer: American Society for Competitiveness ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B0008JCKII Release Date: 2005-07-28 |
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This digital document is an article from Competitiveness Review, published by American Society for Competitiveness on June 22, 2000. The length of the article is 4201 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Environment, Ethics and the Corporation
Grant (Author) Broadhurst, Arlene Idol (Author) Broadhurst, Arlene Idol (Joint Author) Ledgerwood Manufacturer: Palgrave Macmillan ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000OTBRHC |
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