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Road rage. Air rage. Cell phone rage. And, yes, even Starbucks rage.

"We live in angry times," says Hot Buttons author Sybil Evans, and she should know. As one of America's leading experts on conflict resolution, Evans has worked with everyone from corporations the size of AT&T to the United States Tennis Association to couples on the brink of divorce. So what's the source of our growing hostility? Hot buttons.

"A hot button," Evans writes, "is an emotional trigger." Your hot buttons get pushed when people call you names, don't respond to you, take what belongs to you, challenge your competence, don't respect you, give you unsolicited advice, don't appreciate you, are condescending... and the list goes on. In Hot Buttons: How to Resolve Conflict and Cool Everyone Down, Evans and coauthor Sherry Suib Cohen claim that by recognizing what pushes your hot buttons--and by learning how not to push the hot buttons of others--conflicts can be avoided. Even more important is the ability to turn them off once they have been pushed. The book begins with a five-step formula for doing this: "watch the play," "confirm," "get more information," "assert your own interests and needs," and "find common ground for a solution." Once the authors have explained how to achieve each step, they cover just about every conceivable conflict under the sun and how to employ the five steps in each case. Added to the mix are a number of self-quizzes for identifying what sets you off and dozens of catchy quotes, termed "Hot-Button Hints," such as "When anger rises, think of the consequences" (Confucius).

One of the book's more interesting chapters deals with how hot buttons can be hazardous to your health. Other chapters include discussions of hot buttons and intimacy, the family, children, friendship, and the workplace. Evans's expertise is apparent throughout, though she does get repetitive, particularly when driving home her points with what seems like an endless supply of personal anecdotes from those she's worked with over the years. Still, among all the examples, readers will find fresh, creative ideas for quelling rages large and small. --Patrick Jennings

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From road rage to confrontations in the supermarket line, we live in sensitive times, and it takes almost nothing to light someone's fuse. Whether you're feeling manipulated or bullied, learn how to resolve conflict in yourself and with others using the techniques found in Hot Buttons.

Sybil Evans, "The Conflict Coach," helps you recognize what pushes your hot buttons and how you can turn them off -- without alienating people or pressing their buttons. You'll learn that conflict can be energizing, inspiring, and even sexy, if you know how to harness it.

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An appropriate book for our times........2000-11-07

Sybil Evans does a good job with some very real and very frustrating situations. Her task of helping us deal with Anger is a large one, and after reading this book, I give her a thumbs up. The Anger Management techniques are good, and a lot of the book is about learning to recognize our own "hot buttons" or "pet peeves" as I call them. I think Ms. Evans should have thrown in a few more helpful tips, I felt the book did come up a little short, but it is a good book and well intentioned. I think the phrase I will remember most from this self help book is "when anger rises, think of the consequences." (Confucious). That has just got to be the most difficult, but most helpful advice I have ever heard! Thank you Sybil Evans for some good pointers and some self awareness you gave me. This book is not a problem solver. I think the theme is "alternatives, not answers." Self help junkies around the world should find it useful.

Hot Stuff from Hot Buttons!.......2000-10-09

I was pleasantly surprised by the practical advice and examples provided in Hot Buttons. Sybil Evans has taken the difficult topic of conflict resolution and masterfully crafted a text that the everyday reader (that's me) can use right away. Thank you, Sybil, for making this topic more understandable and easier to manage. I've already recommended this book to several of my co-workers!

IMPROVING RELATIONSHIPS THROUGH EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION.......2000-10-08

HOT BUTTONS is a pracrical guide for transforming the impact of negative emotional overload into positive behavioral and cognitive forces. The application of the techniques described in this book may be applied to a great number of situations regardless of wheather they occur in industry, within the family, at school or in traffic. The authors provide the reader/practioner with a variety of emotionally overloaded situation for analysis and techiques for resolving them. The techniques described are consistent with many theories about human behavior. The authors, Evans and Cohen,appear to base their approach to resolving conflict by "translating...words in a fresher way that gives the dialogue a new direction." To acquire this goal requires each to engage in the PROCESS OF LISTENING and respond in such a way as to convey that each has actually attempted to understand the other. I reccommend this volume to both the individual and the organization interested in improving productivity and personal balance through improving communication in human relationships.

Hot Buttons: How to Resolve Conflict and Cool Everyone Down.......2000-10-06

Learning why people behave the way they do is complicated, particularly in conflict situations. Understanding why they do so is even more perplexing. HOT BUTTONS is a unique tool which takes us to that next plateau of understanding not only the 'why', but the 'how to' in dealing with the broad diversity of personal and worklife situations. It is this 'how to' that has been sorely absent. HOT BUTTONS guides us at assessing our interpersonal behaviors. It then offers, at a pace suitable to our individual life situations, a practical toolkit for both avoiding and managing potential conflict. HOT BUTTONS will be enjoyed by all...however, it is a MUST for managers of people and customer relationships.

Hot Buttons is a must read for all!!.......2000-10-04

This book is uniquely insightful and has already been beneficial to my life. It has empowered me to do a better job with negociating both my personal and professional life.

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Hot Buttons: How To Resolve Conflict and Cool Everyone Down
Sybil Evans
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Hot Buttons: How to Resolve Conflict and Cool Everyone Down
Sybil; Cohen, Sherry Suib Evans
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I really like this book!!

A great introduction to tourism

Outstanding blend of theory and implementation

Tourism: Principles, Practices, Philosophies, 8th Edition
Charles R. Goeldner , Brent J. R. Ritchie , Robert W. McIntosh , and J. R. Brent Ritchie
Manufacturer: John Wiley & Sons Inc
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Tourism is a huge, complex, and continuously evolving industry. This completely updated edition of the seminal text on tourism examines the social, cultural, and psychological aspects of travel and tourism, defines its basic concepts and structures, and explains how tourism can become an important factor in the wealth of any nation.

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I really like this book!!.......2002-10-11

This book is very insightful on both, aspects of tourism and travel, as well as the financial affects that tourism can play on a country's economy. The authors seem to know what they're talking about and they're very good at relaying their knowledge to their readers in a concise way.

A great introduction to tourism.......2002-10-02

This text provides a great overview of the tourism industry, from what tourism is to its organization to the theories that help fomulate such a diverse industry. This book should be studied by every student studying tourism.

Outstanding blend of theory and implementation.......2000-02-05

This book offers a fusion of theory and practical advice that is directly relevant to managers - an area where many current tourism texts fall short. It is both strategic and tactical, providing readers with a broad overview of the tourism environment as well as implementable ideas for improving business performance. I have read and enjoyed the original version by McIntosh, and the new insights from Ritchie and Goeldner add new depth to an already exceptional read.

Look around. You'll find no book in the field as thorough and well written as this.

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W. Dean Brown
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Forming a corporation, limited liability company (LLC), or partnership in Georgia is easy with the help of this instructive handbook. Includes full-size fill-in-the-blank state and federal forms, new business checklist, tax-saving strategies, stock certificates, and member certificates. Recommended by SBA Small Business Development Centers and SCORE Offices nationwide. (Legal Reference)

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Get out of the fast lane...stop keeping up with the Jones!

Cheaper and Cheaper with each Edition!

The CONSERVER Lifestyle VS the Consumer Lifestyle

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Live well - spend less - save more - be happier

How to Survive Without a Salary: Learning How to Live the Conserver Lifestyle
Charles Long
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Have you ever wished you could . . . . . . quit your boring job? . . . take a year off to travel the world? . . . own your own home? . . . move to the country? . . . retire early? . . . have more joy and contentment in your everyday life?

Stop wishing and start reading How to Survive Without a Salary. Since its first publication over 20 years ago, this book has helped many make their dreams come true through the "Conserver Lifestyle."

Author Charles Long shows that by changing from consumers to conservers, we can regain control over the way we live. Conservers don't worry about losing their jobs or not having enough for their retirement. They do work that they love instead of settling for whatever pays the rent. They have discovered that it is possible to survive, and even thrive, without a regular salary.

How to Survive Without a Salary shows you how you can create your own practical plan for leaving the world of wages by

-avoiding consumer traps -earning casual income -budgeting effectively -finding alternatives to high retail prices -saving on taxes and insurance.

If you want to leave the rat race behind, have been forced to leave it behind, or simply want to get away from it all for a while, How to Survive Without a Salary offers a valuable combination of inspiration and practical advice that will show how you can survive economically without compromising your values or your happiness.

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Get out of the fast lane...stop keeping up with the Jones!.......2006-08-30

This book was laugh out loud funny in several places, but also has some interesting ideas about how to live one's life in an enjoyable, but far less expensive way. Much of it I had heard before, but never seen in such an easily accessible and funny/easy to read format. As simple as much of the ideas here are...and ANYONE can use them...living the "conserver" lifestyle is not for those already living at or below the poverty line...as his "method" points out you need to be out of debt and have savings and investments set up to live this way practically. So, really...like several other books I've read recently (most notably The Joy of Not Working) this is really a book for people making 30,000-60,000 (or more) and are tired of the rat race and looking for a new and "better" way to live and enjoy life.

I also think it's important to point out that How to Survive Without a Salary is NOT about living with out a job or some other form of income, it's really about taking a few steps away from the strangle hold of corporate America and living for one's self and one's family...this book isn't so much about dropping out as it is about opting out to another type of job that is more conducive to living a good family life and comes with a lot of funny anecdotes if you do it "right." I think maybe the average person working at poverty level MIGHT able to do this, but it would most likely take 5x as long as he predicts and would be a serious hardship for families (not so much for single people or married without kids couples).

What I think this book does best is demonstrate an alternate way of thinking about how we live and how we spend our money. Some of the best advice here is the logical and oft repeated, don't buy it on credit...but also he admonishes us not to run out and buy things RIGHT when the need arises (if at all possible), because often, an alternative solution will arise (sale, used item given, ect...) that winds up saving the person a great deal of money. Also a warning...the author is Canadian and this book does not deal with the health care dilemma that most of us in the US are faced with, so from that perspective, this book would require some serious thinking for the average American working class family to undertake...because we don't get health care for free. That said, I would definitely add this to my library...but as I am currently living at poverty level, I am at a place where I have to figure out extra income to make this type of life a reality for myself, at least the parts that I would like to incorporate into *my* plan.

Cheaper and Cheaper with each Edition!.......2005-07-28

I have followed Charles Long's two books on living outside of the "normal" suburban grind for years and have purchased the latest editions as they are printed. He is an extremely well-written author, a pleasure to read, with thoughtful and incisive comments on living a life without a salary (NOT without money). Quite a few people you know are living without a salary: those self-employed tradespeople, lawyers, doctors, etc. count on their own skills to bring in the money, not a salary from a company. These books give me many new ideas, no matter how many times I've read them. I've heard variations on his past themes from countless other sources. A very good read, indeed.

The CONSERVER Lifestyle VS the Consumer Lifestyle.......2004-12-07

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This humorous but practical and easy to comprehend book or guide, by Canadian journalist and writer, Charles Long, is about being a conserver. A conserver is a person who learns how to get by with less and make do with what he/she has. A person who lives as a conserver lives "the conserver lifestyle."

Despite the book's title, it is actually a book for everyone: for those employed, for those without a salary, city dwellers, and country dwellers. Or to put it another way this is a book for everyone "concerned with the diminishing purchase power of their dollar."

Long practices what he preaches! All the philosophy and economic theory behind the conserver lifestyle came from him (and his family) living and surviving without a salary.

This eleven chapter book, as the author states, revolves around three key premises:

(I) Control expenditures and save money. The author shows you how in his four chapters entitled:

1. The Secondhand Market
2. Auction Buying
3. Alternatives to Buying
4. Cheap Tips

(II) Income of some sort is still required (for those who decide to survive without a salary). This income does not have to be made through employment. The author has a full chapter entitled:

5. Casual Income

(III) Preparing yourself for the conserver lifestyle takes time (especially for those deciding to survive without a salary). The chapters covering this are entitled:

6. Assessing Yourself
7. Needs
8. Getting Ready

There is even a chapter on how to answer questions if you decide to live the conserver lifestyle without a salary. It's entitled:

9. What Do You Do For a Living? (and other difficult questions).

So far I have mentioned nine chapters. Even though all chapters mention this, one chapter is devoted exclusively to the philosophy of the conserver lifestyle. (This chapter also discusses other relevant topics.) It's entitled:

10. What's the Catch?

Another chapter discusses taxes & insurance and how to save on them. It's entitled:

11. Caesar's Due.

There are three problems I had with this book:

First, there are no (foot)notes (or hardly any). True the book profiles the author's personal experiences but I did notice some numbers and statistics given that were not given credit.
Second, the author sidesteps the issue of health care. Perhaps it is because he is Canadian and they have universal health coverage. However, countries like the United States do not have this and since health care is expensive, it would be difficult for most Americans to leave a salaried position. They, however, still could be conservers and live the conserver lifestyle but with a salary.
Third, although this is not absolutely essential, it would have been helpful to have a brief summary in the form of a list at the end of each chapter.

Note that this book has no index but since its table of contents is so comprehensive, an index is not really needed.

Finally, there is another book that that gives a slightly different and perhaps a more comprehensive spin on this subject. It's called "Your Money or Your Life" by Dominguez and Robin. Another useful book is "The Joy of Not Working" by Zelinski.

In conclusion, this is a book that outlines an alternative lifestyle called the conserver lifestyle. Discover for yourself why "[t]he greatest security is not in having the most, but in needing the least!"

(revised edition first published 1996; preface; 11 chapters; main narrative 200 pages)

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Some Good Ideas.......2004-09-30

This book is an introduction to living well while living cheaply. Long uses the term "conserver" to denote a person whose philosophy of life is to live better by spending less money. The book outlines how one can become a conserver and ideas for ways to manage well with less money. A conserver who achieves some measure of success at cutting expenses will soon find that needs for income are also reduced, hence a salary is no longer necessary. At that point, the conserver can quit working for a living since "casual income" will suffice. Long also provides some ideas of how to gain a casual income. Thus, the way to live without a salary is first to cut expenses, then eliminate debt, and with the new low expense lifestyle, many people will find that they no longer need a full-time job to get by.

The structure of the book is as follows: introduction to the conserver lifestyle, budgeting, needs, identifying the time when a salary is no longer necessary, casual income, buying secondhand goods, buying at auctions, alternatives to buying, taxes, insurance and retirement, and the macro-economics of the conserver lifestyle. The book does not include a list of references or an index. There are no illustrations.

Long makes some points that are well worth writing on the family bulletin board. "There is more to be gained more easily by reducing costs than increasing income," he argues in the first chapter. When sorting out needs from wants, Long notes that we must consider the maintenance and storage costs as well as additional effort required to use the item when adding up the true cost of an item that we purchase. "Given all the aggravation, do I really want it?" he has us consider before we make a purchase. Some of his soundest advice about purchasing items is to simply procrastinate. Quite often, if you put off the purchase for a while instead of going out and buying something when the need first arises, you may stumble across an equally good alternative solution that doesn't require a purchase after all, or perhaps a slightly used second-hand item at a fraction of the original price. Long has another great rule of thumb that applies to debt: "Borrow to buy resalable things whose value is inflating faster than the rate of interest on the debt." By this measure, taking out a loan to go on vacation is a ridiculous idea. So is putting a stereo system or computer on a credit card. Car loans also don't make the cut. Real estate, however, is another story. Long cites several examples of people living without salaries whose income comes entirely from real estate investments.

For me, most of the useful ideas in this book were in the first half of the book. I found the chapter on auctions a bit strange. In this chapter, Long goes into great detail about how auctions are run, how to inspect items before the sale, and how to make bids. I expected that he would mention how a person could make a casual income by going to auctions, buying items cheaply, and then reselling them later for profit. He tells us that you often end up having to buy a whole pile of items at an auction just to get the one or two things that you need from the pile, but he doesn't include suggestions of how to get rid of the things you don't need. With an emphasis on acquiring items cheaply through auctions, yard sales, and free shelves at the transfer stations, but no mention of how to get rid of unwanted stuff, there's a danger of filling your house to overflowing with cheap stuff. There's a fine line between being a conserver and being a packrat, and from his descriptions, it doesn't sound like Long keeps that idea prominent with his own family. Also, in several places, he mentions getting used appliances cheaply, but he doesn't note how this can be counter-productive for minimizing expenses, since new appliances are so much more energy efficient than old ones. In fact, conservation of energy and natural resources is one topic that doesn't receive much attention in this book. A true conserver would seek to save money by reducing energy consumption even if it requires some additional initial investment.

Overall, I found parts of the book interesting. Since there is more of an emphasis on acquiring things cheaply than not acquiring things or getting rid of unwanted things, this book takes a different approach than books about the simplicity lifestyle. Nevertheless, most of the overall suggestions and ideas will be useful for those seeking to live a better life by switching to the slow lane.

Live well - spend less - save more - be happier.......2004-08-04

I borrowed this book from the library and laughed so hard when the author tipped the reader who borrowed rather than bought his book. I haven't been able to quit my salaried job--yet--but I've learned to practice frugality thanks to my student days. I'm also an environmentalist -- no plastic shopping bag please! and am appalled by the garbage we all produce. This is why I love this book -- save money, save the world, save your sanity.

Charles Long has helped me appreciate that I don't have to be a slave to my job all the days of my healthy-enough-to-work life, and even gave me a few tips I hadn't thought of for furthering the conserver lifestyle. It's great to know that I'm on track and it helps to save scarce resources, even if I'm not as cheap as he is. (I would have put down a piece of plywood on that hole in his floor long before he scrounged up that grate.) Folks, the best things in life (like family time) are FREE. So is all the *stuff* you can get for free (or nearly so) from this throwaway society....!

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Stop Keeping Up with the Jones

How to Survive Without a Salary/Learning How to Live the Conserver Lifestyle
Charles Long
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Stop Keeping Up with the Jones.......2006-12-25

HOW TO SURVIVE WITHOUT A SALARY COPING IN TODAY'S INFLATIONARY TIMES BY LEARNING HOW TO LIVE THE CONSERVER LIFESTYLE

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HOW TO SURVIVE WITHOUT A SALARY COPING IN TODAY'S INFLATIONARY TIMES BY LEARNING HOW TO LIVE THE CONSERVER LIFESTYLE
CHARLES LONG
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If you could easily reach 20 million potential customers without having to launch an expensive advertising campaign and without having to do any personal selling, would you be interested?
What if by doing so you could consistently make money that could soon either help you quit your job or save money to purchase a car or a home?
Do you want to know how thousands of people earn a second part time income or even a full time income while still holding a job or running a business?
Have you ever wondered how some people always seem to be able to raise cash when they need it?
Do you know where people are currently making anywhere from an extra $500 a week to over $100,000 a year?
The answer is eBay.

There are currently millions of customers waiting on eBay to purchase everything from you, from clothing to collectibles, from web design to tax preparation.
If you have a business, or are currently considering starting a business, you owe it to yourself and your family to start doing business on eBay.
Secrets of eBay is the only step by step guide that shows you exactly what to sell, how to sell, and how to find exclusive sources for merchandise.
Secrets of eBay will give you easy, yet effective, powerful and efficient strategies and tips that are based on the actual business strategies that are used by successful eBay entrepreneurs.
You can be making money with your own eBay business within 24 hours of reading Secrets of eBay.

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Where are the secrets?.......2006-03-31

Boring examination of well known information for almost anyone
who has ever sold anything on eBay.

Practical Guidance For Serious eBay Sellers.......2005-11-04

Practical guidance for eBay sellers. Read this book to receive guidance on the best ways to use eBay to make money. After all eBay is a business, and the more information you have at your disposal the better you can do. You will like this book if you are open to suggestions that take a different approach to the standard eBay advice that has flooded the market.
Advice such as setting up joint ventures and selling to eBay sellers makes this book great.

Experienced eBay sellers take note........2005-11-03

I would recommend Secrets of eBay for sellers who have already been selling on eBay. This book will not give you basic listing advice. What it does offer is ideas on how to find merchandise, the best ways to write your auctions, how to stand out from the competition, and other applicable ideas for experienced eBay users.

Lowy Needs Some Spelling & Grammar Lessons.......2005-07-16

Did no one edit this book before it was published? This book is completley riddled with spelling and grammar errors on nearly every page! Do his eBay auctions have this many errors? Very unprofessionally written book. No one is perfect, including myself, but geez, if you are publishing a book, have someone read it and correct your errors first!
The information in this book is nothing earth shattering, either. eBay newbies may find it somewhat useful, but the same information can easily be found in ebay's tutorials, or better yet, on their community forums-for free. Save your money!!!

Good Material For Experienced eBay Users........2005-04-08

This is a good book for those who already understand how to buy and sell on eBay. I would have given it five stars, but I would have liked more basic advice.
You will probably get the most out of it if you are already selling on eBay.

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The global economy is enormous-about $32 trillion per annum-and it is pervasive. Because of mass communication and advanced technology, the global economy affects the output of goods and services of every nation. Gone forever are the days when mighty oceans or mountains allowed any country to isolate itself from the rest of the world. Time zones have been replaced by the 24-hour-a-day stock market. The fate of the South Korean won and the Thai baht is a matter of major concern to the stock markets of Washington, London and Sao Paulo. Today, no nation is an island but a part of a world-wide economic archipelago. Today, because economics is global, politics is becoming global.

Furthermore, the globalization of the economy impacts the socio-cultural shape of every nation and people on the face of the earth. From soft drinks to jeans, automobiles to computers, television news to movies, the world is being homogenized, usually in the American image. The film "Titanic" is playing to standing-room-only crowds in New York City, London and Tokyo. Country singer Garth Brooks is the best-selling singer in history. CNN is the global news network. Cultural blockbusters and superstars are eclipsing smaller, indigenous cultural offerings and entertainers. Is the planet truly becoming Hollywood?

Yet, in a world that is changing faster and more dramatically than at any time in history, the family remains the fundamental social unit of every country. How is it faring, economically, socially, spiritually? Beyond debate, the family is being subjected to stresses and strains it has heretofore never known. It is buffeted by China's one-child policy, America's 1.2 million abortions a year, Japan and Western Europe's rapidly aging population, the spreading AIDS epidemic in Africa and Asia, a widening gap between haves and havenots within nations and between nations, and the sharpening conflict between fundamentalists and secularists in many countries.

And still most agree that there can be no viable society without viable families. This volume examines the focus of globalization on politics and society and what can be done to preserve and strengthen the family in a world increasingly indifferent to the age-old virtues of faith, hope, and charity.

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Andrew King , and Lisa Dudson
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New Zealand Investment And Business Guide

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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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New Zealand Foreign Policy and Government Guide

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New Zealand Foreign Policy and Government Guide

Manufacturer: International Business Publications, USA
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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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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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.

New Zealand Investment & Business Guide (World Investment and Business Library)

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New Zealand Investment & Business Guide (World Investment and Business Library)
USA International Business Publications
Manufacturer: International Business Publications, USA
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 0739718215

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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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