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Privatizing Poland: Baby Food, Big Business, and the Remaking of Labor (Culture and Society After Socialism)
Elizabeth C. Dunn Manufacturer: Cornell University Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0801489296 |
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The transition from socialism in Eastern Europe is not an isolated event, but part of a larger shift in world capitalism: the transition from Fordism to flexible (or neoliberal) capitalism. Using a blend of ethnography and economic geography, Elizabeth C. Dunn shows how management technologies like niche marketing, accounting, audit, and standardization make up flexible capitalism's unique form of labor discipline. This new form of management constitutes some workers as self-auditing, self-regulating actors who are disembedded from a social context while defining others as too entwined in social relations and unable to self-manage.Privatizing Poland examines the effects privatization has on workers' self-concepts; how changes in "personhood" relate to economic and political transitions; and how globalization and foreign capital investment affect Eastern Europe's integration into the world economy. Dunn investigates these topics through a study of workers and changing management techniques at the Alima-Gerber factory in Rzeszow, Poland, formerly a state-owned enterprise, which was privatized by the Gerber Products Company of Fremont, Michigan.
Alima-Gerber instituted rigid quality control, job evaluation, and training methods, and developed sophisticated distribution techniques. The core principle underlying these goals and strategies, the author finds, is the belief that in order to produce goods for a capitalist market, workers for a capitalist enterprise must also be produced. Working side-by-side with Alima-Gerber employees, Dunn saw firsthand how the new techniques attempted to change not only the organization of production, but also the workers' identities. Her seamless, engaging narrative shows how the employees resisted, redefined, and negotiated work processes for themselves.
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Privatizing Russia
Maxim Boycko , Andrei Shleifer , and Robert Vishny Manufacturer: The MIT Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 026202389X |
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Privatizing Russia offers an inside look at one of the most remarkable reforms in recent history. Having started on the back burner of Russian politics in the fall of 1991, mass privatization was completed on July 1, 1994, with two thirds of the Russian industry privately owned, a rapidly rising stock market, and 40 million Russians owning company shares. The authors, all key participants in the reform effort, describe the events and the ideas driving privatization. They argue that successful reformers must recognize privatization as a process of depoliticizing firms in the face of massive opposition: making the firm responsive to market rather than political influences.Customer Reviews:
A little too sure of themselves.......2007-09-11
A very informative book.......2000-04-29
Very Interesting!.......1998-12-31
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Privatizing communism: politics and market economics in Russia and China.: An article from: World Policy Journal
Gabriel Kolko Manufacturer: World Policy Institute ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B00097NG7I Release Date: 2005-07-28 |
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This digital document is an article from World Policy Journal, published by World Policy Institute on March 22, 1997. The length of the article is 7119 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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Privatizing Russia
Manufacturer: MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, U.S.A. ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000I8RB24 |
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Kaizen Strategies for Successful Organizational Change: Evolution and Revolution in the Organization
Michael Colenso Manufacturer: Pearson Education ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0273639854 |
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Kaizen Strategies for Successful Organizational Change:Enabling Evolution and Revolution Within The Organization
Michael Colenso Manufacturer: Pearson Education ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000ORC9MG |
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Plant Lipid Biosynthesis: Fundamentals and Agricultural Applications (Society for Experimental Biology Seminar Series)
Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0521620740 |
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As one of the major constituents of plants, lipids have received considerable attention from plant biochemists. Interest has recently intensified and broadened following exciting new discoveries of particular relevance to industry, ranging from the elucidation of new biosynthetic pathways sensitive to herbicide action, to the successful genetic manipulation of the quality of food oils. This volume brings together contributions from those working on plant lipid biosynthesis, both with respect to the fundamentals of the process and also on more specifically applied aspects. Together, these contributions provide an up-to-date review of the most exciting recent advances, which illustrate that the fundamental and applied approaches are complementary and synergistic.
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PLANT LIPID BIOSYNTHESIS: FUNDAMENTALS AND AGRICULTURAL APPLICATIONS
John L., ed Harwood Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press USA ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000IWVMZ2 |
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The Human Embryonic Stem Cell Debate: Science, Ethics, and Public Policy (Basic Bioethics)
Manufacturer: The MIT Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0262582082 |
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Human embryonic stem cells can divide indefinitely and have the potential to develop into many types of tissue. Research on these cells is essential to one of the most intriguing medical frontiers, regenerative medicine. It also raises a host of difficult ethical issues and has sparked great public interest and controversy.Customer Reviews:
Bought for a class, but pretty interesting.......2006-03-17
It's a start, but where's the debate?.......2002-01-04
The book is divided into several themes.The first three chapters are on the basic science and history of stem cell research, and the editors' choice of contributors is impeccable: they include James Thomson, who first isolated human embryonic stem cells, and Thomas Okarma, president and CEO of Geron Corp., which is the private firm that has spearheaded the development of Thomson's discoveries.
The second section segues from history to public policy and ethics, including analyses of the National Bioethics Advisory Committee's report on stem cells in 1999. This by and large was a good introduction to how the government, and specifically the Clinton administration, began to respond to stem cells. Erik Parens has a good article on how people tried to differentiate between the morality of experimenting on embryos from IVF clinics and embryos made specifically for research, and a few other dilemmas stemming from current human embryonic stem cell (hES) sources and protocols.
We then go into the third section, which contains religious perspectives on ESCR. This is where I found the term "debate" a misnomer, as for the exception of Gilbert Meilaender, a Protestant thelogian, all the religious commentators tried to show how their traditions could tolerate, if not actively approve of, ESCR. Now I know that many religious people approve of ESCR, but the deafening silence on the opposition's part (excepting Dr. Meilaender's rather short piece) concerns me. Ironically, in the following section, sociologists Paul Root Wolpe and Glenn McGee note that the majority of the ESCR dialogue has been within a scientific community with an active interest in promoting ESCR. This seems to be just the case in this book.
The fourth chapter is a public policy section, with the aforementioned good essay by Wolpe and McGee on the nature of the ESCR debate. The essays treat issues like whether pressure will be exerted on women in fertility clinics to donate unused embryos to labs, whether the poor will get stem cell therapy, government oversight, and several other practical concerns that must be addressed if one promotes ESCR and any future applications it may bring. A few essays bear particular note: throughout the debates on ESCR in past three years 1999, I didn't hear much of the minority or feminist viewpoint on ESCR, so the opinions of Suzanne Holland (who appears earlier in Section II), Margaret McLean, and Cynthia Cohen were particularly handy. Thomas Shannon had some good points about whether the ESCR funding would deprive people of more basi public health programs.
On the whole, this is a useful book, but I suggest that in addition to reading the thoughts in this volume, you should check out Richard Doerflinger, the research ethics group Do No Harm or some of the others who oppose embryonic research. If this book were to do justice to both sides, it would be a truly first-class resource.
It's a start, but where's the debate?.......2002-01-04
The book is divided into several themes.The first three chapters are on the basic science and history of stem cell research, and the editors' choice of contributors is impeccable: they include James Thomson, who first isolated human embryonic stem cells, and Thomas Okarma, president and CEO of Geron Corp., which is the private firm that has spearheaded the development of Thomson's discoveries.
The second section segues from history to public policy and ethics, including analyses of the National Bioethics Advisory Committee's report on stem cells in 1999. This by and large was a good introduction to how the government, and specifically the Clinton administration, began to respond to stem cells. Erik Parens has a good article on how people tried to differentiate between the morality of experimenting on embryos from IVF clinics and embryos made specifically for research, and a few other dilemmas stemming from current human embryonic stem cell (hES) sources and protocols.
We then go into the third section, which contains religious perspectives on ESCR. This is where I found the term "debate" a misnomer, as for the exception of Gilbert Meilaender, a Protestant thelogian, all the religious commentators tried to show how their traditions could tolerate, if not actively approve of, ESCR. Now I know that many religious people approve of ESCR, but the deafening silence on the opposition's part (excepting Dr. Meilaender's rather short piece) concerns me. Ironically, in the following section, sociologists Paul Root Wolpe and Glenn McGee note that the majority of the ESCR dialogue has been within a community with an active interest in promoting ESCR. This seems to be just the case in this book.
The fourth chapter is a public policy section, with the aforementioned good essay by Wolpe and McGee on the nature of the ESCR debate. The essays treat issues like whether pressure will be exerted on women in fertility clinics to donate unused embryos to labs, whether the poor will get stem cell therapy, government oversight, and several other practical concerns that must be addressed if one promotes ESCR and any future applications it may bring. During the height of the ESCR debate, I didn't hear much of the minority or feminist viewpoint on ESCR, so the opinions of Suzanne Holland (who appears earlier in Section II), Margaret McLean, and Cynthia Cohen were particularly handy.
On the whole, this is a useful book, but I suggest that in addition to reading the thoughts in this volume, you should check out Richard Doerflinger, the research ethics group Do No Harm or some of the others who oppose embryonic research. If this book were to do justice to both sides, it would be a much better resource.
Must read on timely issue.......2001-11-03
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The Human Embryonic Stem Cell Debate: Science, Ethics, and Public Policy.(Brief Article): An article from: Theological Studies
Nancy E. Snow Manufacturer: Theological Studies, Inc. ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B0008FDKCM Release Date: 2005-06-01 |
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This digital document is an article from Theological Studies, published by Theological Studies, Inc. on September 1, 2002. The length of the article is 5729 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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Human Embryonic Stem Cells: the Biology and Ethics behind the Debate.(Book Review): An article from: Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science
Mark Powell Manufacturer: Alabama Academy of Science ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B00081OSWM Release Date: 2005-08-01 |
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This digital document is an article from Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science, published by Alabama Academy of Science on January 1, 2004. The length of the article is 1667 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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The Human Embryonic Stem Cell Debate - Science, Ethics and Public Policy
S Holland Manufacturer: The MIT Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000OQ9WR2 |
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The Human Embryonic Stem Cell Debate: Science, Ethics, and Public Policy (Basic Bioethics)
Suzanne Holland Manufacturer: Bradford Book ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000N7802K |
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The Human Embryonic Stem Cell Debate: Science, Ethics, and Public Policy (Basic Bioethics)
Editor-Suzanne Holland; Editor-Karen Lebacqz; Editor-Laurie Zoloth Manufacturer: The MIT Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000OR5VVM |
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South Light: A Journey to the Last Continent
Michael Parfit Manufacturer: Collier Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items: ASIN: 0020236204 |
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Evocative, incisive view of the world's last true wilderness.......1998-10-05
Excellent account of modern Antarctic travel........1998-01-06
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South Light A Journey to the Last Continent
Michael Parfit Manufacturer: Macmillan co. ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000FLMXYU |
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The Technology of Fly Rods: An In-Depth Look at the Design of the Modern Fly Rod, Its History and Its Role in Fly Fishing
Don Phillips Manufacturer: Frank Amato Pubns ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 1571881913 |
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Outstanding material.......2007-07-07
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Ancestry's Red Book: American State, County & Town Sources, Third Revised Edition
Manufacturer: Ancestry Publishing ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 1593311664 |
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No scholarly reference library is complete without a copy of "Ancestry's Red Book. In it, you will find both general and specific information essential to researchers of American records. This revised 3rd edition provides updated county and town listings within the same overall state-by-state organization. Whether you are looking for your ancestors in the northeastern states, the South, the West, or somewhere in the middle, "Ancestry's Red Book has information on records and holdings for every county in the United States, as well as excellent maps from renowned mapmaker William Dollarhide. In short, the "Red Book is simply the book that no genealogist can afford not to have. The availability of census records such as federal, state, and territorial census reports is covered in detail. Unlike the federal census, state and territorial census were taken at different times and different questions were asked. Vital records are also discussed, including when and where they were kept and howCustomer Reviews:
For serious researchers.......2007-07-16
Must have for genealogists.......2007-03-20
Ancestry's Red Book: American State, County & Town Sources, Third Revised Edition.......2007-01-04
A Must Have.......2006-05-11
Still an essential tool.......2006-04-07
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Geronimo Stilton #13: The Phantom Of The Subway (Geronimo Stilton)
Geronimo Stilton Manufacturer: Scholastic Paperbacks ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0439661625 |
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Geromimo the mouse by cookie the girl.......2006-11-29
Hall of Fame edition to the collection of Geronimo Stilton.......2006-04-25
School Book Review.......2005-03-04
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Phantom of the Subway
Geronimo Stilton Manufacturer: Tandem Library ProductGroup: Book Binding: Library Binding ASIN: 1417679549 |
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Geronimo Stilton Boxed Set, Books 9-16: My Next Eight Adventures (A Fabumouse Vacation for Geronimo; All Because of a Cup of Coffee; It's Halloween, You 'Fraidy Mouse!; Merry Christmas, Geronimo!; The Phantom of the Subway; etc.)
Geronimo Stilton Manufacturer: Scholastic Inc. ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000PHKJ54 |
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Includes A Fabumouse Vacation for Geronimo; All Because of a Cup of Coffee; It's Halloween, You 'Fraidy Mouse!; Merry Christmas, Geronimo!; The Phantom of the Subway; The Temple of the Ruby of Fire; The Mona Mousa Code; and A Cheese-Colored Camper.
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Geronimo Stilton Set III (The Phantom of the Subway, The Temple of the Ruby of Fire) (Geronimo Stilton, 13 & 14)
Geronimo Stilton Manufacturer: Scholastic ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000SNEVAE |
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Phantom of the Subway (Geronimo Stilton)
Geronimo Stilton Manufacturer: Turtleback Books Distributed by Demco Media ProductGroup: Book Binding: Turtleback ASIN: 0606332766 |
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