Imperfect Institutions: Possibilities and Limits of Reform (Economics, Cognition, and Society)

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Imperfect Institutions: Possibilities and Limits of Reform (Economics, Cognition, and Society)
Thrainn Eggertsson
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In a single volume, this book treats the theoretical, empirical, and case studies approaches to the implementation of monetary reforms and discusses specific countries' experiences with these approaches. The analyses are not restricted to central bank or exchange rate reforms, but consider all the principal tools of monetary reforms in this volume. The first section surveys and examines the types of monetary reforms. The second and third sections examine the pros and cons of exchange rate management and central bank independence. The final section of the book presents case studies on monetary and central bank experiences in Germany, the United States, Canada and Hungary.

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Terrific book.......2002-07-25

This book is proposed for the experienced programmers who are not necessarily familiar with .NET. The book introduces the fundamentals of Web technology in a straightforward and crisp way. This book is also perfect for programmers who have basic knowledge in programming languages such as Visual Basic, C/C++, Jscript and Java, who may or may not have Web programming experience.this book is clearly defined, in-depth, example-rich, provides a hands on guide to Fundamentals of Web Applications Using .NET and XML. Using real-world examples and a detailed case study, this book helps you master the Web Programming using .NET.

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Paperback: 203 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.52 x 10.86 x 8.34 Publisher: Made E-Z Products; (May 1, 2001) ISBN: 1563824809 A Limited Liability Company may be the best choice for your business if you want to combine the tax advantages of a partnership with the limited liability of a corporation. A growing option for today's businesses, the LLC also protects personal assets while avoiding double taxation. Determine if the LLC is right for you, and save thousands of dollars in operating and legal costs.

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The E-Z Legal Guide to Limited Liability Company (E-Z Legal Guide, 15)

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Helpful but Not Entirely Practical nor Complete

The E-Z Legal Guide to Limited Liability Company (E-Z Legal Guide, 15)
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Helpful but Not Entirely Practical nor Complete.......2001-12-10

While this booklet provided a good outline for our LLC to begin its discussions, it was not nearly complete enough to prevent complicated legal problems faced down the road and at the conclussion of the LLC. I highly recommend that ever group that is not simply a husband & wife type of operation seek professional legal advise and have the LLC set up with proper formal legal documents. It will save a lot of hard feelings AND MONEY in the long run.

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In this age of information, effective and concise communication with your staff is essential. This easy-to-read book provides you with techniques of communicating with your employees in a deliberate way to accomplish the business objectives for your organization.

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Real-Resumes for Financial Jobs (Real-Resumes Series)

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A book designed to be the best friend of those who want to enter, advance in, or change jobs in one of the hottest industries in the 21st century--finance. There are resumes designed to help the career-minded find their first job in the financial field, and there are also resumes designed to help experienced financial professionals gain an edge over their competent and experienced colleagues. This book is an indispensable tool for those who want to move up in finance.

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Supplying lessons from today's most celebrated and successful business thinkers, DK's Business Masterminds series is perfect for people hoping to advance their corporate careers, make their own businesses grow and prosper, or achieve personal goals. In addition to providing overviews of each mastermind's most influential writings and speeches, each title is packed with full-color charts, diagrams, and photographs that graphically illustrate complex concepts.

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If you can't beat them join them.......2000-05-22

As a member of the proletariot, I have found after years of immense slumber that value investing is the way to go. True kapitalism is not perfect, but communism seems far worse. So in conclusion Komrads, value investing is the best way for the proletariot to enter the bougerousie.

good reading for business minds.......2000-05-06

I would strongly recommend the book for all MBAs, serious investors.

It provides valuable insights into the art of investing and conducting business. The practical aspects of what is not taught in B schools are covered in the book.

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How HE Did It (not How YOU can!)

Inventing Small Products: For Big Profits, Quickly (Crisp Management Library Series)
Stanley I. Mason
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In addition to outlining how to become a professional inventor, Stanley demonstrates, through the use of examples, how to focus on two keys to the process-- inventing things that change, and improve existing products and inventing entirely new products.

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"I'm an inventor of ordinary, everyday product," are Stanley I. Mason, Jr.'s first words in this insightful examination of the process of inventing small-scale, useful, and very saleable products. He believes the principles behind his work can be readily learned and used by anyone to develop imagination and create their own "everyday things" - to approach problems in a different and more creative way, to find the need for "everyday" in any product. He demonstrates, through examples, how to focus on keys to the process: inventing things that change, improving existing products, and inventing entirely new products. This book illustrates the methods behind his many creations which include the first shaped disposable diaper, the first granola bar, fingerprint printing systems, microwave cookware, and many toys and games. From the Book: "Everybody has 24 hours per day. As an inventor, your goal is to produce more results than a non-inventor does. Why? Because you are your own overhead. Your brain is your best capital."

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Lots of practical advice from someone who's done it.......2003-07-09

I agree with much of what the other reviews have said so far: on the plusses and minuses.

But watch out, it contains some real important advice not found in other books. This was particularly true in the area of finding the areas and products that need to be improved first, not inventing for your own ego and the creative process he uses for inventing.

The author teaches entrepreneurship and has a company that invents new products. He's been at it for quite some time and has a string of successes. So, he's qualified to speak.

His book is organized in thirds. First, there is the overall introduction and summary of his process. This was excellent. Then he goes through a series of his inventions and uses them to illustrate the various ways that products can be invented. This was great too, but a fair number, maybe a third, of the examples didn't seem to prove a point. Also, this is where other reviewers fell out of interest with the book and claimed the author was tooting his horn. I didn't get that feeling, but did feel that some of the stories didn't add value to the book.

Third, there is some really great information on creativity that he summarized from his classes and there is some great biases of his that he presents as practical advice. The creativity information was a little cryptic. But if you have read other invention books, the information really came to life.

For example, here's a partial quote that I underlined:

"In creative problem solving, begin by assessing the problem before labeling it. Use a system - a series of proven steps. Here's a five-step system: 1) Assess the situation. Ask questions. Ask them endlessly. Answers will sugest new questions. Be intelligently ignorant. Gather facts relentlessly. But consider 'facts' opinions, until rigorously tested. Search for the key factor. In almost every situation one particular fact will turn out to be more important than any other... 2)," etc.

Notice that he lays out 5 steps for you to follow; I only quoted one of them. These are not the only five. He has lots of steps, some of them on the same subject... but following different paths. Also notice that some of the information appear as platitudes ("Be intelligently ignorant."), but these often summarize previously material in the book. And finally, considering facts to be opinions is an important point that I did not properly recognize.

On this he also said: "What 'everybody knows to be true' probably isn't." This led me to ponder that maybe I should search for what is falsely held to be true about a product area, and try to develop products/services resulting from it. As an example, Compaq falsely held that selling through retail stores was better than selling direct through the phone and internet. Dell proved them wrong. At Compaq this was an opinion parading as a fact and it was sitting there for over 2 years, waiting for someone to exploit it.

As a Connecticutt Yankee inventor, the author is parsimonious with his words. He has taken a vacuum sweeper to his writings taking out all extraneous words and sentences. I found this format to be quite acceptable. But this small book (93 pages) should be used as an important adjunct to another more complete book.

But his strategy is probably better than most and so is more valuable than a lot of detailed wrong-headed, or theoretical, books. You get enough information to go and do it. His plan is not a repetition of others. He has a unique approach to it.

The author is a practical inventor in that he works from lots of drawings, builds lots of prototypes, and most importantly, he focuses only on products that people want and that companies want (or currently do) manufacture. You will get a step by step plan on how to work backwards from the market. I think this is most important.

One negative: there is a little bit of repetition in this small book, and this detracted a little.

But overall, this book is packed with useable, practical, important and valuable information. My book is heavily underlined. This small book makes a great book to take on a 2 hour airplane trip. Then you should implement his suggestions and review the book periodically.

Highly recommended.

John Dunbar
Sugar Land, TX

A good place to start........2002-11-02

For those who are considering inventing for a living, this is a nice book to have. It is also useful for individuals in organizations who need to or would like to innovate. The book is a quick read and does not go into any subject area deeply, although it does provide a nice overview of inventing. For the most part, the author illustrates concepts by presenting anecdotes from his distinguished career as an inventor. Changes are you will learn some things, but will probably look to additional sources for more information.

Well..........2002-08-13

This was an interesting book to read but, not very helpful.

Invaluable Nuggets of Wisdom Hidden Within.......2001-04-29

Stan's book is really a superb example of how he has used his life experiences in creating, marketing and licensing successful products. I believe this book has invaluable nuggets of wisdom hidden within.

It's true that maybe one of Stan's advantages is that he came from a corporate background and knew the corporate protocol and lingo. But the truth that Stan's experience shows in this book, is that in addition to having a good marketable idea, it still took persistence, tenacity, and knocking on a lot of doors to achieve his phenomenal success.

My personal experience with Stan, knowing him for many years as our Keynote Speaker at the annual Invention Convention®, is of his popular seminar with packed audiences, and having to postpone the next speaker so he could finish answering questions.

Stanley has been in the big leagues of inventing for more than 20 years, but what most people don't know is that Stan's successful inventing career started at an age when most people are thinking about retiring [55], and also after experiencing what most people would consider a devastating circumstance, especially at that age...he was fired. He showed up for work one day and learned that there was no more job. Literally overnight, he went from working in a large corporation to being a professional inventor.

A remarkable accomplishment. It's no wonder Inc. Magazine honored him as "Entrepreneur of the Year" on its cover and he's known as the "Wizard of Inventing" throughout the world. I have to give this book about Stan's success methodologies a well-deserved 5-star rating. I highly recommend it. P.S. The only thing I didn't like about the book was the cover - that's not Stan!

How HE Did It (not How YOU can!).......2000-05-21

Sorry, but I think this writer is not in touch with people who are not in th BIG world of inventing. Most of us who are looking for books are looking for information that could be helpful in our pursuit of inventing and marketing. I did not find a single thing that I could practically do as an inventor to further my goals. Yes, the author told alot of things that HE did, but I do not happen to know any business executives and owners of large corporations that I could call on a personal level. Good biography----bad 'how-to'.

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Recent years have witnessed one of the most exciting and wide-ranging debates in monetary economics as some of the largest and richest European countries decide whether to replace their national moneys with a common currency. This collection by one of the leading experts on the subject touches on all the major points in that debate. Written from 1985 to 1992, the essays address in a clear and cogent manner such topics as the transition to a European monetary system, the design and functioning of a European Central Bank, currency reform, capital inflow, and exchange rate.

Alberto Giovannini's ideas have often influenced the debate on European money in academic and policy circles. In 1985, Giovannini was writing about a possible European monetary union before anyone else, and the European Commission subsequently adopted his reasoning in its report recommending a unified currency. His work inspired the fiscal restraints on individual countries that became an important element in the Maastricht Treaty. And he accurately predicted the exchange rate crisis in Europe a year before it happened. All of this groundbreaking work is included here. Although most of the chapters have been previously published, two are new, and two are significantly revised (most were written in 1990-1992). An introduction reviews the European situation up the summer of 1994.

Euro Debate: Persuading People: Persuading People

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Euro Debate: Persuading People: Persuading People
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The Debate on Money in Europe
Alberto Giovannini
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Nauru Offshore Investment and Business Guide (World Offshore Investment and Business Library)

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