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Developed fifty years ago by the National Bureau of Economic Research, the analytic methods of business cycles and economic indicators enable economists to forecast economic trends by examining the repetitive sequences that occur in business cycles. The methodology has proven to be an inexpensive and useful tool that is now used extensively throughout the world. In recent years, however, significant new developments have emerged in the field of business cycles and economic indicators. This volume contains twenty-two articles by international experts who are working with new and innovative approaches to indicator research. They cover advances in three broad areas of research: the use of new developments in economic theory and time-series analysis to rationalize existing systems of indicators; more appropriate methods to evaluate the forecasting records of leading indicators, particularly of turning point probability; and the development of new indicators.
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Why was the European Monetary System in 1992-93 swept by waves of disruptive speculative attacks? And what lessons emerged from that episode as regards the future of the European Monetary Union? This book provides a comprehensive assessment of the causes and implications of the 1992-93 crisis of the exchange rate mechanism. Cogent factual presentation, original theoretical analysis, and an interpretation rooted in theory, make this treatment by three leading economists essential reading to understand the process toward economic and political integration in Europe.
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The British Conservative Government and the European Exchange Rate Mechanism, 1979-94
H. Thompson
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This text systematically traces the development of the British Conservative government's policy to the European Exchange Rate Mechanism from 1979 to 1994. The book provides information and insight into the development of ERM policy, which led to the downfall and discredit of the Conservative leadership. Revealing dramatic episodes in the progress of the policy, including a full account of the deterioration in the relationship between Margaret Thatcher and Nigel Lawson, the author shows how the Thatcher government was torn apart, and the credibility of the Major government undermined.
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Money And The Mechanism Of Exchange
W. Stanley Jevons
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ASIN: 1406702439 |
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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Hesperides Press are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
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The concept of the "internal consultant" is now gaining considerable ground as managers in support functions seek to redefine their role and effectiveness. The emphasis that it places on moving from a "colleague" to a "client" perspective within the business can bring major benefits to both adviser and organisation.
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... a practical understanding of the skills required to become a high-performance internal consultant, whatever your own area of expertise. It will help you:
develop stronger, more productive working relationships with internal clients
secure greater internal client commitment to initiatives and change projects
work effectively in a less formal and hierarchical way on projects and initiatives
market your services and build powerful internal networks
enhance yoru own worth and value to the organisation
Who should read this book?
All managers working in support functions, such as HR, audit, training, personnel and IT, as well as areas such as finance and marketing.
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Practical Health and Safety Management for Small Businesses
Jacqueline Jeynes
Manufacturer: Butterworth-Heinemann
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Looking at the needs of small businesses, this book takes you through all the aspects of Health and Safety management in a small business step-by-step. It takes a straightforward, practical approach to identifying, organising and managing Health, Safety and Fire risks in your business. Whatever your motivation for choosing this guide, it will provide a sound basis for establishing a system or approach that is relevant to the individual business concerned.
Practical Health and Safety Management for Small Businesses will help you to identify all the potential hazards, offering advice on how best to look after your employees and how to manage Health and Safety in your business. It has been produced as a direct result of recent research, based on discussions with Health and Safety Inspectors, the Fire Authorities, Insurance representatives, Health and Safety professionals, and of course, Small Businesses themselves. Taking into account the practical issues faced in small business units, this guide takes you through all the main aspects of managing fire, health and safety step-by-step.
Practical Health and Safety Management for Small Businesses will help you establish a system that you can maintain, add-to and keep up-to-date as official regulations and your needs change. It is NOT a legal textbook, but IS a practical guide on how to establish an approach to organising and managing these issues. While following this guide cannot guarantee that your business now fully complies with all the relevant legislation that applies to it, it does enable you to demonstrate to others that you have made a reasonable attempt at bringing all these different elements together in a structured, holistic way.
Full of practical advice sample Site Plans and Checklists, photographs and industry-specific sections, Practical Health and Safety Management for Small Businesses will prove an invaluable guide for all those involved in running smaller business units, as well as those offering support, advice or guidance to SMEs.
The author, Jacqueline Jeynes, has run her own small business for 13 years and has represented the concerns of UK small firms internationally for seven years, through the Federation of Small Businesses' Policy unit. She has appeared in 10 BBC TV programmes on health and safety in small firms and is currently a UK member of the Advisory Committee to the European Commission on Safety, Health and Hygiene.
This book takes a straightforward and practical approach to identifying,organising and managing Health and Safety in your business
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- Call it the Guide to Creating 12 Hour Shifts
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The Practical Guide to Managing 24-Hour Operations
Todd Dawson , and
Martin Moore-Ede
Manufacturer: Circadian Information
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ASIN: 0964889315 |
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A guide for managers and supervisors. Includes 14 sections of practical tips and advice for developing and implementing best practices. Sections cover: Corporate Culture; Management Development; Supervisor responsibility; Shiftworker Lifestyle Training; Shift Scheduling; Overtime Management; Health Care & Wellness Management; Driving Safety; Sleep Management; Family & Social Support; Shiftworker Support; Work Design; The Workplace Environment; and Measurement of Alertness. Includes a 27-page benchmark questionnaire. Addresses common myths about 24-hour operations. Plus, reports on important shiftwork-related topics such as costs of fatigue, marriage, training, management survey data and a glossary of shiftwork terms.
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Call it the Guide to Creating 12 Hour Shifts.......2001-02-23
This literature is heavily biased to 12 hour work shifts. Not practical at all and very skewed. As an Industrial Engineer I have spent many years dealing with 24-7 manufacturing operations and there is much more data that supports 8 hour shifts for high fatigue situations than this book would lead you to believe. Was looking for data and alternatives and got neither. Lots of fancy words and conjecture. If you do not need the facts this book will impress your friends.
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Improving Working Conditions and Productivity in the Garment Industry: An Action Manual
Manufacturer: International Labour Org
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ASIN: 922110849X |
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If you own or manage a small or medium-sized enterprise producing garments, you are responsible for an important contribution to the national economy. People depend on you for jobs and for your products. The bulk of social and economic growth in most countries is expected to come from small or medium-sized enterprises. In spite of their importance, many small or medium-sized clothing firms fail to grow or even to survive. It is not easy to succeed in the garment industry. Problems of finance, production and marketing lead many to bankruptcy every year. This is a book about survival and growth through building a more effective enterprise. The ideas you will find in this book are practical and low cost: some of them may already be in use in your own enterprise or nearby. These practical ideas are the result of several years of ILO action, in cooperation with owners and managers just like you. In each case, the starting point was a concern for the enterprise's survival and growth.
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- You can be happy no matter what
- My inner monologue says, "Eh . . . ."
- Turned my life around -slowly
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You Can Be Happy No Matter What: Five Principles Your Therapist Never Told You
Richard Carlson
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By understanding five key principles — Thought, Moods, Separate Realities, Feelings, and the Present Moment — we can discover a new mode of living that doesn’t repress natural emotions nor allow us to become overwhelmed by feelings and thoughts. We are raised to believe our happiness depends on outside circumstances. Yet Carlson shows that happiness has nothing to do with forces beyond our control. In fact, our natural state is contentment. He teaches us how to recognize that state and do everything we can to foster it. From the author of Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff, You Can Be Happy No Matter What is a navigational tool that guides listeners through life’s trials and restores the joy of living along the way.
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You can be happy no matter what .......2007-03-27
Like the Secret I gave to my wife since she thinks these cds are helpful. So from what I can tell she likes listening to all the self help just a different way of looking at help and positive thinking.
My inner monologue says, "Eh . . . .".......2007-03-24
I don't think there is anything revolutionary here but there is some good common sense. Yes, we have an inner voice constantly talking away and, yes, it's good to realize when to discount that voice and, yes, we need to realize other people have their own 'thought systems' and inner voices going all the time and, yes, we need to live more in the moment. Perhaps I'm too happy already, but I didn't find much more here than some good reminders and the writing, while clear, was average.
Turned my life around -slowly.......2007-03-10
I have been reading Richard Carlson's books for about 8 months now. I started with this one. I have been struggling with depression for years. Looked everywhere and tried a lot of different things. Carlson's books have slowly over 8 months turned my life around. I usually read a little from one of his books everyday (I have several). Try it! You'll like it!
A must-have for worriers.......2007-03-07
This book is absolutely revolutionary in its ideas and concepts. It will completely help anyone who worries. This book is so simple and yet its ideas ring true. I am telling all my friends that if they need a book to read, this is what they should get and share with thier friends as well. This book has helped to change the way I think to a more positive healthy way. I would recommend it to anyone and everyone.
Good Enough.......2007-02-09
Yeah, it won't cure schizophrenia and it's not a panacea by any means. But it is effective for 90% of us. Our amazing imaginations can torture and screw up our lives because we won't accept that, just because we think it, it doesn't mean it's rational. Holding on to our fears or negative thoughts gives us a false sense of control. This book doesn't encourage that creepy, disconnected, forced, cheerful stuff. It helps you find peace when you can so that when you get knocked down you will have strength enough to get back up again.
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Beat The Bill Collector: How To Obtain Freedom From Your Debt
Max Edison
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How to Settle Your Debts
ASIN: 0873649494 |
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If debt collection agencies are harassing you to settle your unpaid bills, you do not have to put up with their bullying tactics! This book tells you exactly how you can use simple tricks to get them off your back for good or resort to heavy legal firepower if they persist in calling you at work or home. Know your rights!
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Save your money. Look elsewhere. .......2007-02-16
First, the book format is small. Size 5 x 8 inches. There are only 41 pages of actual content. The other 25 pages are an appendix containing the FDCPA act.
Second, the content that is does contain, is severely limited in scope, detail and content. The author claims experience in the field and tells a few stories. I am dissapointed and will not resell my copy, as I see very little value in the book.
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Energy shortages, climate change, and the debate over national security have thrust oil policy to the forefront of American politics. How did Americans grow so dependent on petroleum, and what can we learn from our history that will help us craft successful policies for the future? In this timely and absorbing book, Paul Sabin challenges us to see politics and law as crucial forces behind the dramatic growth of the U.S. oil market during the twentieth century. Using pre-World War II California as a case study of oil production and consumption, Sabin demonstrates how struggles in the legislature and courts over property rights, regulatory law, and public investment determined the shape of the state's petroleum landscape.
Sabin provides a powerful corrective to the enduring myth of "free markets" by demonstrating how political decisions affected the institutions that underlie California's oil economy and how the oil market and price structure depend significantly on the ways in which policy questions were answered before World War II. His concise and probing analysis casts fresh light on the historical relationship between business and government and on the origins of contemporary problems such as climate change and urban sprawl. Incisive, engaging, and meticulously researched, Crude Politics illuminates an important chapter in U.S. environmental, legal, business, and political history and the history of the American West.
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