The Penguin Dictionary of Economics: Seventh Edition (Penguin Reference Books)

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Whether readers are students of economics or simply want to follow the economic discussions in the media today, this wide-ranging and accessible dictionary is the perfect source for explanations of a host of economic terms. With a world- wide focus that befits our truly global age, the seventh edition covers recent developments in economic theory and practice and contains detailed information on economic terms and the history of economics, as well as biographies of influential economists. Addressing finance and game theory, international monetary and welfare economics, applied economics, and major financial institutions, this dictionary is truly a valuable asset for anyone interested in understanding the economic engine that makes our world turn.

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Economist.......2001-10-05

I disagree with the reviewer. I think it is a good quick reference for simplie and complicated economics terms as well as well-known economists and the theories they are known for. I have an economics degree and find this useful to help trigger my memory about my economic studies.

The guide is missing some US economic terms, but it is still a useful guide for the price.

horrible.......2001-09-08

Please, for the love of god, don't buy this...! Many terms and concepts key to field are simply absent, and the entries, when present, are so curt as to be practically useless. One could expect as much simply looking up the terms in a standard Webster's Dictionary.

Trust me, spend the extra bucks and buy one of the alternatives. I'm looking into the MIT Press version myself . . . .

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'Strategic Management in the Asia Pacific' assembles an international team of world-famous practitioners and experts to cover the most significant aspects of doing business in the Asia Pacific.

Recent developments such as the domino declines in the world financial markets clearly demonstrate that:
* we live, and perceive ourselves as living, in an interdependent world where business developments in Hong Kong can affect those in New York, London or Sao Paolo
* understanding how to manage effectively in the Asia Pacific positively affects multinationals' profits and survival.

'Strategic Management in the Asia Pacific' explores how to manage effectively and profitably in the Asia Pacific and identifies and interprets important environmental characteristics and key stakeholders' influences. Sources for up-to-the-minute information to make strategic decisions are also indicated.

Contributors include:
Kam-Hon Lee, Dean of Business School, Chinese University of Hong Kong (who advised Coca-Cola's entry into China);
Mike Hobday, University of Sussex (who advises the Malaysia Government on its 2020 policy);
Ingo Walter, Stern School of Business, New York University (who advises several major governments and corporate institutions on international banking and finance);
Chin Tiong Tan, National University of Singapore (who advises Singapore Airlines among other major companies);
Kong Yam Tan, National University of Singapore (who served as Singapore's Chief Economist and is currently its Chair to APEC) and
Ian Marsh, Professor of International Business, Australian Graduate School of Management.

Usha Haley was formerly Visiting Professor at the Managing Business in Asia Programme, Australian National University, Canberra. She also serves as a consultant on issues concerning strategic management, business-government relations and foreign direct investment for several multinational corporations in North America, Australasia, Europe and Asia.

Examines strategic management and organizational change in Asia Pacific from a number of different perspectives: local governments; local companies and MNCs. No other book covers this topic with such range and scope.

Quality contributors.

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Excellent coverage of business-government relations.......2002-10-10

The chapters on business-government relations provide some real insights. The book is more "academic" in character, and not really recommended for those who have no knowledge of Asian business. But with a little knowledge, one can draw on and use a wealth of information, especially as regards relations with various business stakeholders.

Good review of Asia-Pacific business.......2002-02-02

Covers diverse viewpoints, stakeholders and approaches for a complex look at business environments in the Asia Pacific. Not easy reading but worth the effort.

Very comprehensive analysis of stakeholders.......2002-01-09

This book's strength lies in its approaching Asian business and operating in Asia from various stakeholders' perspectives -- governments, local businessess, foreign multinational corporations, etc.. Excellent and systematic coverage of a complex topic!

good stuff.......2001-11-14

Hi,,,
I am from Indonesia and working in one of the government company...After I read this book from web site...I feel that this book has a lot of information to suppot all of the asian development country (like Indonesia) to make a change their organization structure...
But as you know....Its price was too high...especially for me...
May I get this book with a lower price....or may I copied this....Thank you..

Interesting takes on business-government relations.......2001-04-05

Really enjoyed the discussions on Singapore, Vietnam and Australia -- a complex and cutting-edge view of business-government relations.

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Atom tunneling phenomena are a new paradigm in the science of materials. This book provides a wealth of interesting information about atom tunneling phenomena in physics, chemistry and biology. Topics include the theory of atom tunneling reactions, conclusive evidence and controlling factors for such reactions in solid hydrogen, tunneling dislocation motion, coherent tunneling diffusion, the production of interstellar molecules and semiconductors using tunneling reactions, the effect of atom tunneling on molecular structure and crystalline structure, the suppression of mutation and cancer by an atom tunneling reaction of vitamin C, and atom tunneling reactions of vitamin E and of enzymes. This book provides graduate students and nonspecialist readers with fascinating insights into the world of atom tunneling phenomena.

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Gene regulatory networks are the most complex, extensive control systems found in nature. The interaction between biology and evolution has been the subject of great interest in recent years. The author, Eric Davidson, has been instrumental in elucidating this relationship. He is a world renowned scientist and a major contributor to the field of developmental biology.

The Regulatory Genome beautifully explains the control of animal development in terms of structure/function relations of inherited regulatory DNA sequence, and the emergent properties of the gene regulatory networks composed of these sequences. New insights into the mechanisms of body plan evolution are derived from considerations of the consequences of change in developmental gene regulatory networks. Examples of crucial evidence underscore each major concept. The clear writing style explains regulatory causality without requiring a sophisticated background in descriptive developmental biology. This unique text supersedes anything currently available in the market.

* The only book in the market that is solely devoted to the genomic regulatory code for animal development
* Written at a conceptual level, including many novel synthetic concepts that ultimately simplify understanding
* Presents a comprehensive treatment of molecular control elements that determine the function of genes
* Provides a comparative treatment of development, based on principles rather than description of developmental processes
* Considers the evolutionary processes in terms of the structural properties of gene regulatory networks
* Includes 42 full-color descriptive figures and diagrams

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A real theory of biology and evolution.......2007-03-23

This book will be a revelation to any biologist who has not been reading the literature on development and embryology attentively. Davidson eloquently articulates a real theory of the mechanism by which the genome computes the embryologic development of bilaterian animals. The argument is carefully developed from simple principles to more complex implications. The figures are a major part of the book's exposition, and repay very careful reading of the legends along with the associated text. The references are as current as 2006, so the book is quite cutting edge in its outlook. I heartily recommend it to any biologically sophisticated reader. It does presume elementary knowledge about biochemistry and molecular biology at about the freshman/sophomore college level. Enjoy!

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Man-eating creatures roam, stalk, crouch, wait, leap, slither, swim, crawl, perch, and attack in the pages of this gripping Mammoth Book. Drawn from newspapers and autobiographies, the compelling real-life stories in this volume begin with “Danger in the Home,” which includes not only accounts of attacks by domestic pets and farm animals but also shocking tales of cougars invading towns in Montana and polar bears terrorizing Alaskan suburbs. After exploration “Out on the Plains”—with riveting narratives of big cats from nonfiction adventures like Beryl Markham’s West With the Night as well as of buffalo, bison, dingos, and rhinos—editor Alex MacCormick, herself the author of Shark Attacks, surveys the perils presented by marine predators like orcas, octopi, jellyfish, and giant clams “Beneath the Waves,” including a gory meeting between a shark and a member of the British royal family in the Caribbean. MacCormick then travels “Up the Creek” among alligators and terrifying varieties of river snakes. An extract from David Fletcher’s hair-raising tale with a vengeful 1200-pound grizzly in Hunted highlights the treacheries that lie “In the Wilderness,” while “Jungle Stories” takes the reader into nail-biting accounts of man meeting man-eating enemies ranging from tigers to soldier ants.

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Limited appeal

Now if only people will read it...

Articulates an ethic

WELL MEANING, BUT CONFUSED

"Must" reading for today's hunters and future hunters

Beyond Fair Chase
Jim Posewitz
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ASIN: 1560443022

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In simple but powerful text, it describes the ethical way to hunt, from preparation to shooting to care after the shot.

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Limited appeal.......2007-04-04

This essay may be worthwhile reading for someone getting started in the sport but it useless for the experienced sportsman. Little more than a superficial retred of what so many others have written. Save your money and buy something from the classic outdoor writers like Ruark, O'Conner, or Gene Hill. You could also try the nature writers like Teale, Carrighar, Thompson-Seton, Paul Brandreth, John Taintor Foote or many others.

Now if only people will read it..........2006-01-10

Jim Posewitz's pocket-sized book on the ethics of hunting measures about 6 inches by 4 inches, and 3/8 of an inch thick. In many states, hunting licenses are about 4x6. I wish this book was attached to every hunting license out there. The size and the price obviously were designed to make it easy to carry and afford. Alas, this only works once it is in your hands, and it needs to be in many more hands.

If you think a license to hunt means using whatever technique to get whatever animal, then this book really is for you. However, if you are interested in this book, I am not describing you. The folk that pick up this book are thinking ethics already! At our local indoor shooting range there is a sign in every room: "The future of hunting is dependent on hunter ethics."

Jim Posewitz would agree. Get lots of copies, and distribute them widely.

Articulates an ethic .......2005-03-17

I read this book when first came out, and I've referred constantly to my copy ever since. I've given away several copies as gifts, and referred to my copy when I've been reaching for a phrase or concept. This is an excellent book for hunters and nonhunters, and for hunters who are trying to communicate to nonhunters. Posewitz does not confuse off-road access with the traditions and skills of hunting, which often happens when the lines for the hunter/nonhunter use of the outdoors is being drawn up. Posewitz is a must-read for all beginning hunters of any age, and for anyone who is trying to teach someone else to hunt.

WELL MEANING, BUT CONFUSED.......2001-02-04

Posewitz, though well meaning, sets back our understanding of ethical hunting by confusing "difficulty of taking" an animal with ethics. He further does not seem to know that "fair chase" is a term created by the Boone & Crockett Club to describe their tournament rules for entering animals into their record books, much like golfing's rule that mechanized golf carts cannot be used by contestants. In spite of this, no one seriously suggests that it is unethical for recreational golfers to use golf carts, however. Ethical hunting is hunting that is: (1) Safe, (2) Conserves game populations for future generations, and (3) Respects the choices and rights of other hunters within the same boundaries. Whether I hunt with my bare hands, walking miles to get to the game, or select some easier way has nothing to do with ethics. Posewitz is entitled to hunt as he wishes, but he should not try to impose his views on others.

"Must" reading for today's hunters and future hunters.......1999-08-25

This book, albeit a slim volume is to be valued by veteran hunters and those new to the sport. The real emphasis is on the ethics of hunting well. Additional topics covered are well addressed. This book has been used in many state-sponsored hunter education courses, after having read it you will understand why. The author, who has impecible credentials as a wildlife biologist and hunter himself makes a valid case for continuing our national right to hunt.

BEYOND FAIR CHASE The Ethic and Tradition of Hunting

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BEYOND FAIR CHASE The Ethic and Tradition of Hunting
Jim Posewitz
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ASIN: B000M7UYKM

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Powerful insights on media cover-ups, complicity, and issues

Every American Should Read This

When News Lies
Danny Schechter
Manufacturer: Select Books (NY)
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Binding: Paperback

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When News Lies is the untold story of media war behind Iraq, the American government's efforts to manipulate war coverage and the media's own timidity and reluctance to do its job-report the news to the public.

Veteran author, video journalist, and media critic, Danny Schechter, takes us on a sometimes frightening, sometimes humorous journey behind the scenes of the media machine that sold us Operation Iraqi Freedom.

This innovative new publishing format includes the script and full length DVD of Danny's award winning and controversial documentary, WMD Weapons of Mass Deception.

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Powerful insights on media cover-ups, complicity, and issues.......2006-06-23

An included DVD and script of the feature-length documentary expands the book horizons of WHEN NEWS LIES: MEDIA COMPLICITY AND THE IRAQ WAR, enhancing the inside story of how the media sided with the Iraq War as the American government attempted to manipulate its war coverage behind the scenes. Included on the DVD are the script and film of Schechter's controversial documentary WMD, along with powerful insights on media cover-ups, complicity, and issues.

Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch

Every American Should Read This.......2006-01-10

Danny Schechter does an incredible job documenting the mainstream media's complicity in cheerleading, censoring and selling the Iraq War. This book will make every American shudder. Turn off the TV, talk to your friends and get involved before it's too late.

This book reveals it all! Way to go Danny!

The Golden Bear plays it as it lies when it comes to questions.(Columns)(Column): An article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)

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The Golden Bear plays it as it lies when it comes to questions.(Columns)(Column): An article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)

Manufacturer: The Register Guard
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Binding: Digital
ASIN: B0008E0LKM
Release Date: 2005-07-31

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This digital document is an article from The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), published by The Register Guard on September 4, 2003. The length of the article is 1113 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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Title: The Golden Bear plays it as it lies when it comes to questions.(Columns)(Column)
Publication: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR) (Newspaper)
Date: September 4, 2003
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Voice technology has a say when the truth counts.(Crime)(Local detectives make use of a lie-detection tool that has attracted some controversy): An article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)

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Voice technology has a say when the truth counts.(Crime)(Local detectives make use of a lie-detection tool that has attracted some controversy): An article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)

Manufacturer: The Register Guard
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ASIN: B0009GTEW0
Release Date: 2005-08-01

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This digital document is an article from The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), published by The Register Guard on December 13, 2004. The length of the article is 1399 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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Title: Voice technology has a say when the truth counts.(Crime)(Local detectives make use of a lie-detection tool that has attracted some controversy)
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Date: December 13, 2004
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The crimson flash, or, When rogues lie low (New magnet library)

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The crimson flash, or, When rogues lie low (New magnet library)
Nicholas Carter
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Insightful & Enjoyable history of historical writing

Can Historians Police Themselves?

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Past Imperfect: Facts, Fictions, Frauds - American History From Bancroft And Parkman To Ambrose, Bellisles, Ellis, And Goodwin
Peter Charles Hoffer
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ASIN: 1586482440
Release Date: 2004-10-12

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Woodrow Wilson, a practicing academic historian before he took to politics, defined the importance of why: "A nation which does not know what it was yesterday, does not know what it is today." He, like many men of his generation, wanted to impose a version of America's founding identity: it was a land of the free and a home of the brave. But not the braves. Or the slaves. Or the disenfranchised women. So the history of Wilson's generation omitted a significant proportion of the population in favor of a perspective that was predominantly white, male and Protestant.

That flaw would become a fissure and eventually a schism. A new history arose which, written in part by radicals and liberals, had little use for the noble and the heroic, and that rankled many who wanted a celebratory rather than a critical history. To this combustible mixture of elements was added the flame of public debate. History in the 1990s was a minefield of competing passions, political views, and prejudices. It was dangerous ground, and, at the end of the decade, four of the nation's most respected and popular historians were almost destroyed by it: Michael Bellesiles, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Stephen Ambrose and Joseph Ellis. This is their story, set against the wider narrative of the writing of America's history. It may be, as Flaubert put it, that "Our ignorance of history makes us libel our own times." To which he could have added: falsify, plagiarize, and politicize, because that's the other story of America's history.

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Insightful & Enjoyable history of historical writing.......2007-07-24

In an effort to provide a history of historical writing, Peter Hoffer has taken an unusual approach - looking at scandals that have plagued historical scholarship in the very recent past, but comparing that against the earliest histories of our nation.

Hoffer gives the reader a good, strong understanding of the different schools of historiography (i.e. consensus history, neo-consensus, and "new" history). He then explains how the "new" history led to a rise in popular history and the conversion of four academics into the realm of popular history, which nearly destroyed all of them.

The cases of Stephen Ambrose, Michael Bellesiles, Joseph Ellis, and Doris Kearns-Goodwin all share one thing in common - they are associated with a lack of careful historical scholarship and, in some cases, outright fraud. Hoffer provides the reader with an insightful look at the sins committed by these four historians and explains why the transgressions were so significant, even if the errors made by the historian were in the classroom and not in the written text.

This is a valuable book, and one that all students of history should read. It is enjoyable and teaches us valuable lessons about how a failure to be careful can spell disaster or doom for a historians' career.

Can Historians Police Themselves?.......2005-11-29

Initially I thought this book, by the distinguished University of Georgia historian Peter Charles Hoffer, would be limited to examining cases of historian inappropriate conduct, including plagiarism, falsification of data, and outright fabrication. That he does, but the book is so much more. In order to establish the context for his discussion of recent misdeeds by some prominent historians, Hoffer essentially writes a substantial history of the how the concept of history has developed in this country--i.e., a history of historic writing.

Of course, the issue has always been relative to historical writing whether there are absolute truths, or whether interpretation and bias make it impossible to write value-free analytical history. Hoffer discusses several traditions which sets the stage for his later discussion: Consensus history (things are great); the new history (much more critical, especially as to the role of slavery, women and immigration); professions of history (which developed as the discipline became more professionalized (H.B. Adams and Johns Hopkins); Progressive history ala Charles Beard; and Cold War History (Daniel Boorstin's "The Americans" Trilogy). Along the way, the author also discusses the "National History Standards" and the American Historical Association's guidelines for professional conduct and its former "Professional Division" which enforced them.

Hoffer then moves on(in the second half of the book)to looking at some prominent recent cases where inappropriate conduct was alleged: Bellesiles' book on the extent of colonial gun ownership (alleged falsification); Doris Goodwin and Steven Ambrose (alleged plagiarism); and Joseph Ellis (alleged fabrication of his Vietnam background). For the most part, Hoffer's analysis of these cases is judicious and balanced--he is, however, unduly harsh re Ellis, apparently assuming that if Ellis fabricated his Vietnam involvement, he then became a much less careful historian and exaggerated findings suggested in his research. In passing, Hoffer touches on the key problem--how historians must adjust to the lure of fame and riches in order to reach the popular history market. A whole book could easily be written on this issue alone. A very substantial introduction to a vitally important topic by an outstanding historian who has participated in several AHA ethical reviews.

Pretty dry, but good.......2005-09-26

I would only recommend this book to people who a really interested in not just history, but the profession of historian. This book basically asks what is the role of the American historian, and how has it changed over time. What does the historian owe to his/her readers? Past Imperfect discusses the failings of Ambrose, Bellisles, Ellis, and Goodwin, and the relatively nonchalant reaction of the public. As an aspiring historian, it is nice to hear someone championing integrity over book sales, and this book asks serious philosophical questions that I think all historians need to ask themselves. It wasn't particularly exciting or engaging, but I felt I got a lot out of it.

Great transaction!.......2005-09-06

Great transaction - the book was in excellent shape and sent in a timely manner. Seller is highly recommended!

Very Thought-Provoking.......2005-07-14

Please take our fellow readers' nay-saying with a grain of salt. If you are a serious reader of History, I guarantee you will get something from this book. Hoffer presents a very illuminating introduction to American historiography as a predicate to his discussion of the curious cases of Ambrose, Bellisles, Ellis and Goodwin, and while he doesn't go easy on them, he is in no way mean-spirited in treating with their respective indiscretions. Indeed, his well-documented (and concisely written) description of their misdeeds raised more ire in me than it apparently did in him. Guess I have always been naive enough to assume that when I pick up serious works of History by respected authors, I am getting the benefit not only of their independent thought and analysis but of their research integrity as well. I for one will never read another such book without wondering whether and to what extent it is "original". Hoffer's obviously is, and is well worth the read.

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