World Development Report 2005: A Better Investment Climate for Everyone (World Development Report)

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Firms and entrepreneurs of all types--from microenterprises to multinationals--play a central role in growth and poverty reduction. Their investment decisions drive job creation, the availability and affordability of goods and services for consumers, and the tax revenues governments can draw on to fund health, education, and other services. The contribution they make to society depends largely on the way governments shape the investment climate in each location-through the protection of property rights, regulation and taxation, strategies for providing infrastructure, interventions in finance and labor markets, and broader governance features such as corruption. New sources of data from the World Bank highlight how investment climates vary dramatically across as well as within countries-and hence the potential for improvement. The World Development Report 2005: A Better Investment Climate for Everyone argues that improving the investment climates of their societies should be a top priority for governments. Drawing on surveys of nearly 30,000 firms in 53 developing countries, country case studies, and other new research, the Report explores questions such as: BLWhat are the key features of a good investment climate, and how do they influence growth and poverty? BLWhat can governments do to improve their investment climates, and how can they go about tackling such a broad agenda? BLWhat has been learned about good practice in each of the main areas of the investment climate? BLWhat role might selective interventions and international arrangements play in improving the investment climate? BLWhat can the international community do to help developing countries improve the investment climates of their societies? In addition to detailed chapters exploring these and related issues, the Report contains selected data from the World Bank's new program of Investment Climate Surveys, the Bank's Doing Business Project, and World Development Indicators 2004--an appendix of economic and social data for over 200 countries. Now in its twenty-seventh edition, the World Development Report offers practical insights for policymakers, business developers, economic advisers, researchers, and professionals in the media and in non-governmental organizations. It is also an essential supplement to economic and development courses in both academic and professional settings.

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Firms and entrepreneurs of all types-from microenterprises to multinationals-play a central role in growth and poverty reduction. Their investment decisions drive job creation, the availability and affordability of goods and services for consumers, and the tax revenues governments can draw on to fund health, education, and other services. Their contribution depends largely on the way governments shape the investment climate in each location-through the protection of property rights, regulation and taxation, strategies for providing infrastructure, interventions in finance and labor markets, and broader governance features such as corruption. The World Development Report 2005 argues that improving the investment climates of their societies should be a top priority for governments. Drawing on surveys of nearly 30,000 firms in 53 developing countries, country case studies, and other new research, the Report explores questions such as: What are the key features of a good investment climate, and how do they influence growth and poverty? What can governments do to improve their investment climates, and how can they go about tackling such a broad agenda? What has been learned about good practice in each of the main areas of the investment climate? What role might selective interventions and international arrangements play in improving the investment climate? What can the international community do to help developing countries improve the investment climates of their societies? In addition to detailed chapters exploring these and related issues, the Report contains selected data from the World Bank's new program of Investment Climate Surveys, the Bank's Doing Business Project, and World Development Indicators 2004-an appendix of economic and social data for over 200 countries. This Report offers practical insights for policymakers, executives, scholars, and all those with an interest in economic development.

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Better World Investment Guide

Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster (Paper)
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The Blue Way: How to Profit by Investing in a Better World

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The Blue Way: How to Profit by Investing in a Better World
Daniel de Faro Adamson , and Joe Andrew
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ASIN: 1416547347

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Turning conventional wisdom on its head, The Blue Way shows why socially progressive companies that make political contributions to "blue" politicians and causes outperform "red" companies.

The idea that progressives are better at businesses than conservatives will surprise most people - including many progressives. But as The Blue Way shows, in nearly every sector of the economy, blue companies are the top performers. As a result, an investor who places his money in stocks of blue companies will do better than one who chooses red companies or who chooses to invest in the market as a whole. In The Blue Way, Daniel Adamson and Joe Andrew, cofounders of Blue Investment Management, identify the companies that have the most progressive social values - fair wages, equal opportunity, environmental responsibility - and also contribute to progressive political causes (or are at least neutral). They describe the portfolio they have built around those companies, which to date has out-performed the market. Their innovative investment strategy offers a profitable approach for investors seeking a principled and successful stock portfolio.

But The Blue Way is also a stirring manifesto, a call to embrace socially and politically progressive values. As the authors show, these values aren't anti-business; they are pro-American. For decades the American economy has performed better under Democratic administrations than under Republicans. Americans who "buy blue," say Adamson and Andrew, aren't just acting on their values; they are helping to grow the American economy. The authors explain how to build a "blue infrastructure," a progressive ecosystem in which companies and activists with progressive values can support blue politicians and causes. The Blue Way shows how the progressive movement can learn from the success of the blue business world and create a new progressive majority for the future.

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This volume provides a vivid picture of the emerging trends and patterns of economic security across the world. Drawing on a global database of national statistical indicators on social and labor policies, as well as information from surveys of households and enterprises, this book examines the extent of economic and social insecurity people face today.

To provide a coherent global picture, the book includes a series of national economic security indexes, covering each of the seven forms of labor security (income, labor market, employment, work, skills, job, and voice representation) as well as a composite Economic Security Index. The book also offers a contextual analysis of factors associated with globalization and how they have affected economic and social security.

The topic of economic security has resonance all over the world and with people from all social and economic backgrounds. This volume sheds light on the current situation and considers a range of innovative and emerging policies that hold promise for future improvement of economic and social security.

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Jeanie Daniel Duck realiza un brillante y original análisis de estos factores emocionales, y de las claves para comprender y liderar una organización, desde el planteamiento de los objetivos propuestos para el cambio hasta su consecución.

Sus años de experiencia como consultora de The Boston Consulting Group le han llevado a plasmar sus observaciones en una herramienta que ha llamado la «curva del cambio», con la que describe las etapas por las que pasa toda empresa que quiera completar con éxito una transformación de cierta envergadura.

EL MONSTRUO DEL CAMBIO se convertirá en un libro indispensable para todo líder que necesite impulsar y dirigir el cambio en su empresa, sea cual sea el ámbito en el que desarrolle su actividad.

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This atlas of functional ultrastructure provides not only a detailed insight into the complex structure and organization of cells and tissues but also into specific functions fulfilled by the various cellular organelles and the dynamics of the different processes inside cells. The large collection of electron micrographs, together with those from immunoelectron microscopy, is complemented by thorough explanatory texts and schemes. Emphasis was placed on an integrated view of structure and function to show that subcellular organelles provide the structural foundation for fundamental processes of living organisms. Specialized cell types form the various tissues, and principles of tissue organization are presented. Under various conditions of disease, characteristic structural alterations may occur which are illustrated with examples thus providing a valuable source of information for scientists and students of Medicine and Biological Sciences, particularly of Histology, Cell and Molecular Biology.

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Ann Daum’s earthy and elegant memoir begins in the present then moves into the past, as Daum tells her story as an independent rancher raising sport horses on what’s left of a 30,000-acre spread. In 16 essays, she writes about the connection to land, family, and animals that is so much a part of everyday life in the West, and tells why she chose to stay in a place that is not for the weak or fearful. the Prairie in Her eyes is a Bloomsbury Review Editors’ Favorite Book of 2001. “Brilliantly evokes ranching life.” — Orion

The Prairie in Her Eyes: The Breaking and Making of a Dakota Rancher

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Proud to be a Dakotan
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The Prairie in Her Eyes: The Breaking and Making of a Dakota Rancher
Ann Daum
Manufacturer: Milkweed Editions
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Reared on her father's 13,000-acre spread, Ann Daum is now a rancher herself, raising sport horses and hoping to sustain a relationship to place in which self-reliance is not intertwined with cruelty, and closeness to the land does not imply hatred of the wild. Daum's essays rise and fall with the undulations of the prairie and can be as forceful as the South Dakota weather. Her warm memories of being a little girl on the ranch and listening to her father tell stories contrast sharply with her recollections of the captive coyote she set free one night and the ranch hand whose casual brutality extended from the killing of wild creatures to sexual predation. Daum writes not only about the artifacts buried in the prairie soil but also about what lies hidden in the lives of the prairie's residents.

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Proud to be a Dakotan.......2002-09-08

From her descriptions of the wind, to the grasses, to the hardships, Ann Daum captured South Dakota's reality on paper. Every chapter lends truths to the prairie and our lives here. Thanks, Ann.

Praise for Prairie in Her Eyes.......2001-08-07

Minneapolis Star-Tribune Regional Round-up, June 24, 2001: "Daum's writing is lyrical, haunted by mortality, and so detailed you can almost feel the dust and heat. With great feeling, she captures a place where 'loneliness is just another disease.'"

Forward Magazine, July Issue: "This land, the prairie is not just in her eyes-it's in her soul in this slender but weighty first book."

The Genuine Article.......2001-05-17

Every now and then, an authentic voice sings a song about life, the world we live in, and the human condition. In Ann Daum's book "Prairie in Her Eyes," we hear all this, plus a symphony about the animal condition as well. I grew up in New York City. When I read Ann Daum's work, I am transported to a different world, made up of enormous skies, animal bodies and breath, and the rhythm of the seasons in big sky country. I am close to her and her world. I cry about a fox I never met. I breathe deeply about the fate of cows, prairie dogs and horses. Life takes on a new perspective and a depth that flows from the earth, the weather, the ranch, and Ann's generous and sensitive heart. Fine writing should reach out to whatever is univeral, but also speak to one human being's particular experience. "The Prairie In Her Eyes" has achieved this essential interweave, and I recommend it to anyone with heart or soul or mind.

SOUL-FULL.......2001-05-17

If you want to taste earth and the vast, wind-carried longings,this book will be a soulful treat, page after page. Ann weaves image and story together with our almost forgotten human need for something more primal, more true, than our bleak and urban skies.

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Karinka

The best woman's golf book ever!

Leary of the instruction

Simply Put.....

thank you!

Venus on the Fairway : Creating a Swing--and a Game--That Works for Women
Debbie Steinbach , and Kathlene Bissell
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill
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ASIN: 0809299828

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Despite the distinct differences in the way women and men should swing a golf club, golf instruction has almost always been presented from the male perspective. In Venus on the Fairway, Debbie Steinbach bridges that instructional gender gap by teaching a body-and-mind method for women only.

With the aid of step-by-step instruction, helpful photography, and simple visual keys, women golfers will learn to play better golf by keeping things simple--from basic grip and setup fundamentals to the full swing. Rather than overload the reader with highly technical swing instruction, Steinbach emphasizes practical drills that teach how to "feel" key swing movements, reinforced by a simple and positive teaching style. Steinbach also helps readers choose the right equipment, explains essential rules and etiquette tips, and offers useful advice on playing with male counterparts.

For women entering the game for the first time or anyone looking for a fresh start, Venus on the Fairway teaches an improved method and ensures that they have fun while learning.

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Karinka.......2003-07-26

I really liked this book. I have had both individual and private lessons...from men...and I still had problems with hitting the balls thin, fat, or worse yet...not at all. After reading this book, I am consistently making contact with the ball. It is easy to read, the tips are easy to apply...and after reading it...I took 6 strokes off right from the start. My swing "feels" easier and I am looking forward to improving my game even more. I liked it...and I have read more golf instruction books than I care to remember. For beginners and intermediate players...this is a "keeper."

The best woman's golf book ever!.......2002-12-29

... Debbie approaches golf instruction from a fun, novel way that hooked my wife into reading her first golf book. She was so excited that we spent the holidays swinging clubs and planning our next trip south to try out Debbie's techniques. The boob factor was my wife's favorite section! If you have a female golf enthusiast in the family, I give this book a two thumbs up as the perfect gift.

Leary of the instruction.......2002-03-30

After 15 years of playing golf i have been troubled by just about every bad habit imaginable. However, the most disturbing one was the use of my hips during the golf swing.

This book advocates using the hips as a power source. It also insinuates that using the hips is some sort of new idea. Please listen to me. I was taught this same info 15 years ago and it does not work. I was taught that as a woman, our hips are wider and in order to hit a long ball the hips must be very active in the swing. All this did was lead to me casting the club and spinning out on the downswing. Using the hips is not new theory. It is an old theory thrown away years ago. Read David leadbetter or Dave Pelz or any of golf's gurus and they will tell you this is bunk. It took me years to straighten out my timing and undo the damage that this type of teaching does.

The author equates using our hips to using our womb power... Oh Please! A pro once said that it amazed them that women ever learned the golf swing with all the bunk that they are taught. This book contains that bunk. Good Luck

Simply Put............2002-02-13

This book took 10 strokes off my game. After reading this book, I came to realize why the lessons & practice I labored over did not show much game improvement. That is because those lessons were designed for a male physique. After reading Debbie's book and incorporating her strategies and methods into my game, my game showed significant improvement. Thanks Debbie for taking female golf instruction to a "unique" level.

thank you!.......2001-05-08

This book addresses an oft-forgotten sector of contemporary golf: women. Although women players are no doubt a decisive force within the sport, a training and development book of this kind--for women, by women--has heretofore been lacking. Ms. Steinbach's book (clearly addressed, with witty prose, by her co-author Kathlene Bissell) provides insight and tips to the female golfer that all will find relevant to the development of their (her!) own game. For all those who have wondered "how does this apply to me?," please find here an irreverent yet completely honest approach to a wonderful sport with the female golfer in mind (yes, it does work differently for you! and BTW, it's OK!). A treat by any standards, 'Venus on the Fairway' presents an astute, and insightful, approach that is sure to help all women golfers as they seek to get beyond the club pro lessons. Great!

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A Good Reference!.......2006-02-11

This book gave excellent explanations for learning linguistics. I enjoyed reading this book and working on the helpful exercises at the end of each section. I ended up learning about linguistics without an instructor as a result of this smartly designed textbook.

Every edition is worse than the last.......2004-12-10

This ninth edition of Language Files is a mess. The biggest blunder in this edition is a switch in transcription systems to something the authors think of as IPA. I have nothing against IPA and prefer to use it myself in class, but use of IPA should be accurate and consistent. The switch to this pseudo-IPA is awful and wildly inconsistent. Many of the changes seem to have been made by a bad use of a word processor's search-and-replace function. Others seem to be deliberate and in error. I've been using LF since the first edition. Every edition corrects a few mistakes and adds a few others. So many mistakes have been added in this edition (though there were plenty in the 8th edition, too) the book has become less than useless. If OSU wants to retain its credibility, it should stop production of this edition, recall it, and seriously pay attention to its errors. There should be a few linguists at OSU that can figure out how to improve it. I will not be using it again. Explaining and apologizing for its errors has taken too much of my class time.

LANGUAGE FILES 7TH EDITION: MATERIALS FOR AN INTRODUCTION TO LANGUAG

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Facts that would be dull for most
Excellent text
Get excited about Linguistics

LANGUAGE FILES 7TH EDITION: MATERIALS FOR AN INTRODUCTION TO LANGUAG
THE OHIO STATE UNIVE OSU DEPT LINGUISTICS
Manufacturer: Ohio State University Press
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ASIN: 0814250033

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Facts that would be dull for most.......2004-01-24

Well, I liked this book. I also studied linguistics in college. Its a very good book if you are interested in the subject. I enjoyed seeing some history and practical basic linguistic theory. If you are not a linguist, some of these concepts may be over your head. Its a great book for displaying on your bookshelf to make people think you are smart, too.

Excellent text.......2000-10-07

This new edition is a much improved version of an old standard. When I first used Language Files, it consisted primarily of a workbook of exercises accompanied by tersely worded handouts. The exercises are still here, and they've been added to and improved. But the text has been greatly expanded and updated so that the book can now stand on its own as a course textbook rather than as simply a workbook supplement. The glossary is excellent, and there is a separate language index in addition to the general index. The book still retains it organization as separate short files, which makes it very easy to find readings on specific topics; the reader feels free to skip around within the text. The brevity of the files adds to their readability. I would recommend this book as a either a course text or supplement for any introductory linguistics course.

Get excited about Linguistics.......2000-08-07

This book is used as the text for an introductory linguistics course at the University of Montana. While it contains basic linguistics chapters, it also has fun stuff about animals and language, historical linguistics, computers and language, and acoustics. The book is ideal for anyone who is interested in teaching an introductory class or just interested in finding out what linguistics is all about. There are many exercises since this is a text book and some answers in the back of the book.

LANGUAGE FILES 10TH EDITION: MATERIALS FOR AN INTRODUCTION TO LANGUAG

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LANGUAGE FILES 10TH EDITION: MATERIALS FOR AN INTRODUCTION TO LANGUAG
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY OSU DEPT LINGUISTICS
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Language files: Materials for an introduction to language

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