Taming Globalization: Frontiers of Governance

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In this volume some of the world 's leading analysts of globalization discuss the economic, political and ethical implications of global economic integration. They assess the benefits and the costs of globalization and suggest strategies for reconciling it with the interests and aspirations of the people in all regions of the world.The contributors understand globalization not as a uniform process that should be praised or condemned in its entirety, but as a complex phenomenon that can and must be shaped and steered towards socially desirable goals. They reject the idea that the results of market processes are inexorable or invariably beneficial. On the contrary, they call for a robust global governance that is attentive to normative commitments - the common good, social justice, and democratic accountability - and does not reflect the overwhelming power of a handful of governments and corporate interests.Taming Globalization offers a fresh look at a much-debated topic, and sets out new ideas for curtailing and overcoming the negative aspects of global economic change. Contributors include Robert E. Goodin, David Held, Robert O. Keohane, John Gerard Ruggie, Joseph E. Stiglitz, and Robert Hunter Wade

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This book provides you with nine behavioral skills that will develop your communication style, as well as help you find out how habits are formed and how you can change them, develop the techniques of persuasive communication, and learn to practice and apply these principles every working day. We communicate constantly with others on many different levels. Our appearance, mannerisms, and body language all send a message non-verbally about who we are and what we want. Our language, humor, and grammar send verbal clues about us. This book mixes common sense and a wealth of proven communication techniques to help you raise your communication skills to the level of an art form--one that is truly yours.

Learning Objectives: To explain the dynamics of effective communication between people. To present the underlying emotional component of communication. To provide ways to improve communication skills.

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The Art of Communicating: Achieving Interpersonal Impact in Business
Bert Decker
Manufacturer: Crisp Learning
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000NY2UVU

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Hi-Tech for Industrial Development: Lessons from the Brazilian Experience in Electronics and Automation
Hubert Schmitz
Manufacturer: Taylor & Francis, Inc.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000MURMOK

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Excellent reference book on direct sales companies.......2000-04-05

Very easy to read and helpful! The first part of the book talks about your goals and what you really want to achieve from working at home. It also covers the different aspects of working at home, basics of selling, and explains the listings. The bulk of the book is the company listings, which are organized by types, such as personal care products and educational products. Each company lists such things as their profile, products/services, selling methods and programs, earnings, sales support, investment required, sales levels and advancement potential. This book is great if you want to get into network marketing, but are not sure what company to get involved with. It provides a lot of helpful information in an easy to read format.

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An easy to use and extremely helpful handbook that takes you step by step through the process of moving to and living in Los Angeles. Everything you need to know before you move, like how much apartments cost, choosing a moving company, and dangerous areas to avoid; as well as the nuts and bolts of getting settled like setting up utilities, getting around town, and finding a job. It even gives the low down on tiresome, but necessary tasks like small claims court, credit reports and earthquake preparedness.

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Cuts through the BS.......1999-06-11

There is so much info on Los Angeles, this book cuts right to the point. I just graduated college and moved from Chicago and this book really helped prioritize what I needed. If you want a tourbook, this isn't the book for you. But if you are moving, this is an excellent starting point.

A disappointment........1999-05-31

I was disappointed with this book. It sounded indispensible from the description, but it actually contained little information that was of use to me. Also, it was published in 1992, so is rather out of date. It is short, over-simplified and focuses more on relocating in general than moving to LA. Maybe it would be useful for a young person who is leaving home for the first time, but I really can't imagine that "for people who live and work in Los Angeles, this is the "insider's" manual with the answers to the city's unique problems," as stated on the back cover. I sent this book back.

Premiere Parent Los Angeles: The Survival Guide for Parents of Toddlers & Preschoolers

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Premiere Parent Los Angeles: The Survival Guide for Parents of Toddlers & Preschoolers
Lisa Precious
Manufacturer: Passport Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

Family Travel | Specialty Travel | Travel | Subjects | Books

North America | Travel | Subjects | Books

General | Travel | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 0658004018

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This exciting new guide is a must-have for any family visiting, moving to, or already living in Los Angeles. Includes hundreds of great ideas for things to see and do with kids, from theme parks and zoos to restaurants, bookstores, and classes. Also features a directory of emergency, health, and safety resources.

Actor's Survival Guide: How to Make Your Way in Hollywood

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Actor's Survival Guide: How to Make Your Way in Hollywood
Jon S. Robbins
Manufacturer: Continuum International Publishing Group
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | Performing Arts | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books

Actors & Actresses | Arts & Literature | Biographies & Memoirs | Subjects | Books

General | Job Hunting & Careers | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books

General | Movies | Entertainment | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 0826428347

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While college drama programs primarily focus on training and technique with western theater history and aesthetics providing the context, nowhere in those programs does one find the study of business or marketing skills to facilitate the serious young actor's transition to the world of professional work. Inevitably, many thousands of these aspiring actors each year end up in Hollywood.

But newcomers will find Hollywood a minefield and a maze, wasting limited resources of time and money out of ignorance of its business realities. The Actor's Survival Guide functions both as a business handbook and a guidebook for newcomers to Los Angeles planning to pursue a professional acting career.

From the experience of relocating to LA, to the casting process, to the identifying (and finding work with) the key players in the film and television industry, The Actor's Survival Guide offers a business-centered road map through the pitfalls and wrong turns that derail too many promising careers and frustrate even the most dedicated of actors, and--for those who have the skills and determination to persevere--provides an extra competitive edge of experience and know-how.

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The Business Traveller's Survival Guide: Los Angeles Orange County
B. Franklin
Manufacturer: Franklin Watts, Incorporated
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

Travel | Subjects | Books | Africa | Asia | Atlases & Maps | Australia & South Pacific | Books on Cassette | Canada | Caribbean | Europe | General | Guidebook Series | Latin America | Middle East | North America | Polar Regions | Reference & Tips | South America | Specialty Travel | United States
ASIN: 0531098672

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The Lila Guide by Parents for Parents: The Word-of-Mouth Survival Guide for New Parents Los Angeles & Orange County 2004
Lila Guide
Manufacturer: Lila Guide
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000SSSY1Q

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Monitor Group may not be the biggest player in the world of consulting, but there's no doubt that it's challenging the big names in the field. How, you ask? Why? Find out by reading the WetFeet Insider Guide on Monitor Group!

Learn the answers to:

How Monitor's approach to consulting is a new model for the industry
What companies comprise Monitor Group
How Monitor has been able to grow so quickly in its short history
What the Michael Porter connection is
How Monitor emphasizes learning
Why job candidates say, "Now that's a different kind of interview!"

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How Monitor's approach to consulting is a new model for the industry
What companies comprise Monitor Group
How Monitor has been able to grow so quickly in its short history
What the Michael Porter connection is
How Monitor emphasizes learning
Why job candidates say, "Now that's a different kind of interview!"

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what a find.......2003-04-12

this guide was as good as having a connection inside the company in terms of finding out what it's really like. i recommend this if you're serious about working for moniter.

a goldmine.......2003-03-07

This was a goldmine of info on a small, private company that doesn't get a great deal of press. I've had a hard time getting good info on this company, so it was a relief to get a hold of this guide. I had a couple friends of friends who've worked at Monitor, and so i knew the rep was a good one. But since I couldn't get in touch with these friends of friends, the guide was the next best thing. Plus it's current, moreso than the insight from these FoFs who worked for Monitor several years ago. Thanks WetFeet. I'll be looking at your website some more to help me get my resume writing, interviewing and other skills up to speed.

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With pages full of ideas, recommendations, anecdotes and reliable tips on how to harvest the best results from the Internet, It's Who You Know reveals the proven methods of marketing your product or service that reap rewards beyond expectation.

Written by well-known networking consultant Cynthia Chin-Lee, this remarkable book can increase your ability to produce a great income.

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Helped my networking skills tremendously!.......2002-05-07

I think this book is excellent for anyone but it really helped me as, before I read it I was a little shy. But now I am much better and more confident at networking and it has really paid off for me, both personally and in business.
I highly recommend it. It's easy to read too!

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This book opens a fresh chapter in the debate on local enterprise clusters and their strategies for upgrading in the global economy. The authors employ a novel conceptual framework in their research on industrial clusters in Europe, Latin America and Asia and provide new perspectives and insights for researchers and policymakers alike.

The debate on local upgrading capacity is torn between two lines of thinking: those who believe that local relationships between enterprises and institutions are key to upgrading, and those who argue that the spaces for upgrading are defined by the sourcing strategies of global buyers. From this debate a number of important questions arise: how feasible is it to develop local upgrading strategies? Can local policy networks make a difference, or do global forces undermine them? Do global quality and labor standards marginalize developing country producers or do they help them to upgrade? To answer these questions, the book brings together theoretical and empirical research on local and regional clusters, global value chains and global standards, using case studies from developed and developing countries. The authors provide a new understanding of how global and local governance interact, highlighting power and inequality in global chains but also identifying scope for local action.

By showing how and why insertion in global value chains can accelerate or inhibit local upgrading, this book represents a significant contribution to the academic and political debate on globalization. It will be essential reading for all students, academics and researchers interested in global political economy, global and local governance structures, economic geography and innovation studies.

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Great Britain was the preeminent capital exporter between 1865 and 1914 not only in the volume of investment but also in the industrial and geographical diversity of its capital outflows. This study supplies comprehensive annual data on the magnitude, destination and composition of British capital exports. Individual country data as well as global, regional and Empire aggregates are provided. Supplemental analyses examine the security composition of the capital exports, the changing ranking of recipients, the use of government interest guarantees on loans and the distribution of interest rates by industry.

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Tonga Foreign Policy and Government Guide
Global Investment & Business Inc
Manufacturer: International Business Publications, USA
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

Relations | International | Politics | Nonfiction | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 0739738690

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Basic information on foreign and domestic policy, political system, parties and elections, government and administrative structure. International and foreign policy and more.

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Tonga Investment & Business Guide
Emerging Markets Investment Center
Manufacturer: International Business Publications, USA
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 0739703668

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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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Tonga Investment and Business Guide
USA International Business Publications
Manufacturer: Intl Business Pubns USA
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

Exports & Imports | Economics | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books

General | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books

General | International | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books

General | Investing | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 0739742108

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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.

Tonga Investment and Business Guide (World Investment and Business Guide Library)

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Tonga Investment and Business Guide (World Investment and Business Guide Library)
Igor Oleynik
Manufacturer: International Business Publications USA
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital

General | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books

Online Books | Books & Reading | Literature & Fiction | Subjects | Books

International Business Publications | By Publisher | e-Docs | Formats | Books
ASIN: B00005R4TO
Release Date: 2006-01-01

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Ultimate guide for conducting investment, export-import activity in the country. Strategic and business info, contacts, regulations and more. Updated annually

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