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Beyond the Miracle of the Market: The Political Economy of Agrarian Development in Kenya (Political Economy of Institutions and Decisions)
Robert H. Bates Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0521617952 |
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As capitalism defeated socialism in Eastern Europe, the market displaced the state in the developing world. Robert Bates focuses on Kenya, a country that continued to grow while others declined in Africa, and criticizes the neo-classical turn in development economics. Attributing Kenya's exceptionalism to its economic institutions, Bates relates its subsequent economic decline to the change from the Kenyatta to the Moi regime--and the subsequent use of the power of economic institutions to redistribute rather than to create wealth.
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Monetarist Perspectives
David Laidler Manufacturer: Harvard University Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0674582403 |
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Money and the Economy: A Monetarist View (Perspectives on economics series)
William Poole Manufacturer: Addison-Wesley ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0201083647 |
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ISP Survival Guide: Strategies for Running a Competitive ISP
Geoff Huston Manufacturer: John Wiley & Sons ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0471314994 |
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Running a successful Internet Service Provider (ISP) requires excellence in many areas. Good ISPs must keep on top of all the technical issues involved in high-traffic Internet connectivity. They must deal with the public, including its most technically incompetent segments. On top of all that, they have to make a profit in a competitive business environment. ISP Survival Guide does a good job of explaining all sides of the industry.Rather than tie his book to the specifics of particular hardware and software products, Geoff Huston explains ISP technologies without implementation details. He writes at great length about the various interior and exterior routing protocols without mentioning specific products. He also covers the pros and cons of various data-transmission technologies, including ATM, ISDN, Frame Relay, and other systems, in addition to analog modems. Huston pays attention to quality of service issues--a subject that is not well covered elsewhere.
ISP Survival Guide also provides insight into the business aspects of running an ISP. Huston provides specific dollar figures that you can use to estimate capital equipment purchase costs and per-account annual maintenance costs. The book also contains advice on doing business with other providers that you're connecting to. --David Wall
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Introducing the ISP bible for the networking and telecomm industry.Customer Reviews:
General book for non specialist.......2002-09-30
Gran recurso de investigación para redes ISP.......2001-11-14
A call to reason.......2000-07-12
After reading other's negative comments and passing them off as cursory and badly evaluated, I bought the book anyway. To my surprise, the negative comments were understated. The book was poorly written, has enormous gaps in the telecommunications area as related to the practical buildout of an ISP at both the hardware and business level. I returned the book after 10 days of thorough and painful reading. I cannot recommend someone spend money on this book. My apologies to the author but this is an honest response. The author could also use a few more years of grammar and composition before he publishes another book. I'm sure he knows his field but he simply cannot communicate it.
misleading title.......2000-04-30
This dude has never managed a real commercial ISP in the business sense. Other then a few technical tid bits you should already know it offers little in the way of "survival strategies".
Maybe that's the point if you expect to survive in the business world focusing on router protocols and authentication servers your days are numbered.
If you are thinking of setting up an ISP this book covers some of the basics your technical people should already know inside out. If you are looking for advise on survival in the current market place forget it.
I would recommend browsing through the cisco online documentation its free and more up to date for technical details and freshmeat its related sites and debian.org for linux info.
This book is dating quickly as you would expect an internet book to do, emerging trends in adsl, 3rd gen gsm etc didn't really exist when written.
Good outline, but a mediocre execution........2000-03-09
Anyone in a management position within an ISP--or consulting for one--will be most effective in their job if they are familiar with the material in this book. Starting with the history of the Internet, it zips through a quick introduction of TCP/IP and immediately becomes bogged down in an interminably long and obtuse discussion of routing (Perlman is both easier to read and more detailed). A tortuous 45 page discussion of VPNs concludes with a terse and useful 8-word definition.
In spite of its flaws, it manages to at least touch on telecom technology, QoS, security, the role of the Internet authorities, and relationships between ISPs. The majority of ISP product offerings are discussed, and it includes a lengthy discussion of ISP business models. Everything is here but marketing, which is covered in a different Wiley text.
The book tries to be all things to all people, but specialists in any of the areas discussed, from technology to business, could find a better, more specific source, and it could easily be half this length without losing any information. A usable handbook would be twice this size, and half as prolix. Until such a text exists, I reluctantly recommend this one. Skim it if you have to, but if you work in the business you should be familiar with everything in this book.
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Business For Beginners: a simple step-by-step guide to start your new business, 2nd edition
Frances R. McGuckin Manufacturer: Eastleigh Management Services ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0968401104 |
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Starting a business is the ultimate dream for many hopeful entrepreneurs. The Canadian best-selling Business For Beginners demystifies this complex process by guiding the reader through each step, right from the often-asked question: Where do I start? The message this book carries is universal. The key to its success is simplicity. Written in a down-to-earth, grass roots friendly style, this book leaves no stone unturned yet doesn't frighten or threaten the reader with complex word usage.Business For Beginners is full of helpful resources, check lists, quizzes and samples. It is being used in various self-employment courses as a text and resource book, including classes where English is a second language and in high school entrepreneurial courses. END
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Contemporary Business Communication/Complimentary Sample Documents
Louis E. Boone , David L. Kurtz , and Judy R. Block Manufacturer: Prentice Hall College Div ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0131880381 |
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Finding a Job God's Way
David Rawles Manufacturer: Hannibal Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0929292936 |
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Like having your personal career coach at your side . . .. What does the Bible have to say about job-hunting? Everything you'd ever want to know, contends David Rawles, whose CAREERWORKSHOPS, Inc., have encouraged thousands in their employment searches. Finding a Job God's Way combines on-target tips with biblical counsel to address any situation that might arise for a job-seeker: processing hurts from past employment, making a positive first impression with an interviewer, knowing when to discuss salary, answering tough interview questions, learning how to "close the deal", networking with contacts, writing follow-up letters, and more. Concise, user-friendly chapters give the job seeker instant take-away to get on with the business of finding God's job for him or her.Customer Reviews:
The complete process guide for your journey.......2007-09-20
David Rawles is a Godsend.......2006-11-03
Great resource no matter where you are in your job search.......2006-08-24
You don't need "God": You need to critically examine your life. . . .......2006-06-15
This book good for all income levels.......2006-06-09
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Writing for Trade Magazines: How to Boost Your Income by $200 to $500 per Week
Manufacturer: Dixon Price Publishing ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items: ASIN: 1929516053 |
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Writing for Trade Magazines gives practical information for both professionals and beginners on getting published in the burgeoning business magazine markets. Written by a former trade magazine editor, the book explains:* What trade magazines are and are not, the vast size of the market, and the challenges and rewards for freelancers in this fast-growing segment of the publishing industry.
* What trade editors want; what they actually need; and how freelancers can provide both.
* How to come up with the right idea, pitch it to the right person, and get an assignment.
* Who the thirty largest trade magazine publishers are, and what magazines are the top in each industry.
* How to find and interview business professionals productively, and how to network to find mentors within an industry.
* How to learn the trade writing craft with case histories, project profiles, and other "on the scene" stories.
* How to write how-to and service stories specifically for trade magazines.
* How to write round-up, trend, and trade show stories.
* How to use research for trade stories to build additional income through consumer magazine articles and commercial writing.
* How to balance workload with productivity, and joy with aggravation.
* How to edit work before the editor does.
* How to manage a writing career professionally, and how to increase income by recycling research.
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This is an incredibly useful book, one of a kind !.......2000-04-02
The book is a veritable tour-de-force by a highly knowledgable writer/editor/journalist, with detailed, easy-to-read and eminently practical advice for novice and practitioner alike. The book's pages are studded with insights, tantalizing ideas, and marketing suggestions. This is, in my view, one of those very few MUST-HAVE books for all interested in a writing career!
Definitive, practical, profitable reading........2000-03-05
Trade Journal Writing made Easy!.......1999-12-14
This book is a must for all writers for trade publications and those who want to write for trade pubs.
As a writer for several trade newspapers I found many examples of interviewing techniques that can make my job easier.
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Major Companies of Latin America & the Caribbean 2004 (Major Companies of Latin America and the Caribbean)
Manufacturer: Graham & Whiteside ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 1860993788 |
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Business Speak: Using Speech Technology to Streamline Your Business (Wiley/Upside Series)
Daniel S. Janal Manufacturer: John Wiley & Sons ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0471328863 |
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A look at the important impact of speech technology on the business world After decades of painstaking research, speech-recognition technology is finally hitting the marketplace. This new technology holds that the voice is the ultimate bridge between humans and computers, thereby eliminating endless inputting, and leading to an entirely new era in business. In Business Speak, technology expert Dan Janal explores this innovative technology and covers the immense impact it will have on every aspect of the business world, from operations to products to services. He will cover how this technology will help managers modernize the workplace and improve productivity, and discuss the emergence of a new market in high-tech products.
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Spain a Spy Guide
Manufacturer: International Business Publications, USA ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0739752847 |
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Strategic and practical information on government, national security, army, foreign and domestic politics, conflicts, relations with the US, international activity, economy, technology, mineral resources, culture, traditions, govt
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Spain Country (World Spy Guide Library)
Manufacturer: Intl Business Pubns USA ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0739779818 |
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Portugal: A Spy Guide (Russian Regional Investment and Business Library)
Manufacturer: Intl Business Pubns USA ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0739785834 |
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Spain a Spy Guide
Ibp USA Manufacturer: NY ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000N7GIDS |
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Globalización Religiosa y Neoliberalismo: Espiritualidad, política y economía en un mundo en crisis
Manufacturer: Publicaciones para el Estudio Científico de las Religiones ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 9685982007 |
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Este libro presenta una provocativa selección de ensayos académicos y rigurosas investigaciones científicas para explorar las dos grandes globalizaciones de nuestra era y sus interacciones: la globalización económica y la globalización religiosa.Esta importante selección de textos ha sido tomada del III Encuentro Internacional de Estudios Socio-Religiosos, celebrado en la Habana, Cuba, en donde se dieron cita especialistas de todo el mundo, representando varias disciplinas para analizar los procesos religiosos y sociales en las condiciones del nuevo milenio, sus efectos en el pluralismo y la identidad religiosa, la reformulación de antiguas creencias en nuevas y controversiales propuestas, las dinámicas de diversificación y crecimiento expansivo, las distintas respuestas de las iglesias ante los efectos del neoliberalismo, y a su vez, la forma en que incide esta ideología en la fe religiosa de millones de personas.
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INTENSELY SCHOLARLY COLLECTION OF POSITION PAPERS FROM THE THIRD INTERNATIONAL MEETING OF SOCIO-RELIGIOUS STUDIES.......2006-11-30
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Globalizacion y Crisis (Academica)
Luis Jorge Garay S. Manufacturer: TM Editores ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 9586018296 |
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Globalizacion y crisis social en el Peru
Victor Carranza Manufacturer: IFEA ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 9972623114 |
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La Globalizacion Financiera: Genesis, Auge, Crisis y Reformas (Coleccion Popular (Fondo de Cultura Economica))
Benjamin Hopenhayn , and Alejandro Vanoli Manufacturer: Fondo de Cultura Economica USA ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 9505575238 |
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Politicas Sociales y Globalizacion: El Sentido del Trabajo Social En Un Contexto de Crisis Mundial
Juan Jose Rique Manufacturer: Espacio editorial ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 9508021632 |
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Crisis Argentina y Globalizacion: La Vigencia de Raul Prebisch
Aldo Ferrer , and Pablo Ariel Grinspun Manufacturer: Nuevohacer Grupo Editor Latinoamericano ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 9506946906 |
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Guerra y crisis. (globalización, el nuevo orden mundial y las relaciones entre Irak y los Estados Unidos)(TT: War and crisis) (TA: globalization, the new ... relations): An article from: Siempre!
Carlos M. Vilas Manufacturer: Edicional Siempre ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B00097JL90 Release Date: 2005-07-28 |
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This digital document is an article from Siempre!, published by Edicional Siempre on February 19, 1998. The length of the article is 945 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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La crisis de poder de las burocracias privadas: el socavamiento de los derechos humanos en la globalización actual. (Estudios).: An article from: Revista de Filosofía
Franz J. Hinkelammert Manufacturer: Universidad de Chile, Facultad de Filosofia y Humanidades ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B0008DN01U Release Date: 2005-07-31 |
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This digital document is an article from Revista de Filosofía, published by Universidad de Chile, Facultad de Filosofia y Humanidades on January 1, 2002. The length of the article is 7942 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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Las guerras y crisis que vendran: mas predicciones para el 2003: el cientifico, social estadounidense James Petras nos explica quien quiere controlar el ... (Nacional).: An article from: Semana
James Petras Manufacturer: Thomson Gale ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B0008G58X0 Release Date: 2006-05-24 |
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This digital document is an article from Semana, published by Thomson Gale on January 17, 2003. The length of the article is 1217 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 pesar de todo, las masas protestan: la globalización en crisis y en marcha.: An article from: Siempre!
Joaquín Pérez Sánchez Manufacturer: Thomson Gale ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B000I5YX1O Release Date: 2006-10-24 |
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This digital document is an article from Siempre!, published by Thomson Gale on July 3, 2005. The length of the article is 492 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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Cambodia Investment & Business Guide
USA International Business Publications Manufacturer: International Business Publications, USA ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0739717286 |
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This investment guide contains basic information on economy, business, export-import and investment climate, opportunities and regulations. Provides strategic information on economy, industrial development, banking, and government. Includes information on the most important business contacts and business travel. Updated annually.
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Cambodia Investment & Business Guide
Emerging Markets Investment Center Manufacturer: International Business Publications, USA ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0739702262 |
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This investment guide contains basic information on economy, business, export-import and investment climate, opportunities, regulations. Provides strategic information on economy, industrial development, banking, and government. Includes information on the most important business contacts and business travel. Updated annually.
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Cambodia Investment and Business Guide
Manufacturer: International Business Publications, USA ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0739792989 |
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Cambodia Tax Guide (World Business, Investment and Government Library)
USA International Business Publications Manufacturer: International Business Publications, USA ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0739757717 |
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Cambodia Internet And E-commerce Industry Investment And Business Guide (World Business, Investment and Government Library)
USA International Business Publications Manufacturer: Intl Business Pubns USA ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0739760327 |
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Ultimate directory on Russian diplomatic and international contacts abroad, embassies, trade representations, international missions. PUBEND
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Cambodia Mineral & Mining Sector Investment And Business Guide (World Business, Investment and Government Library)
USA International Business Publications Manufacturer: Intl Business Pubns USA ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0739750836 |
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