“All for One” examines inequality and the many ways it matters. In our overview article, the World Bank’s Branko Milanovic explains how income inequality is measured and tells us that it’s increased in most countries. The good news, he says, is that global inequality–between countries–could be on the downturn. IMF economists Andrew Berg and Jonathan Ostry find that a more equal society has a greater likelihood of sustaining longer-term growth. Other IMF research on inequality finds that financial sector development not only ‘enlarges the pie’ by supporting economic growth but divides it more evenly; that higher income inequality in developed countries is associated with higher indebtedness–at home and abroad; and that while fiscal consolidation is necessary in the medium term, slamming on the brakes too quickly can harm jobs and cut wages, exacerbating inequality. Also in this issue, we profile Elinor Ostrom, the first woman to receive the Nobel Prize for economics. In a tour of the globe, we look at how the African diaspora can help their home countries from afar, try to draw some early lessons from the euro area’s debt crisis, investigate how the United States and its neighbor Canada handled public debt–with different results, and find out about the rise of emerging markets as systemically important trading centers. Back to Basics explains the difference between micro- and macroeconomics, and Data Spotlight tells us about a new worldwide survey of foreign direct investment.
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Author: International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept. Publisher: International Monetary Fund ISBN: 9781463980092 Format:.pdf.ibooks.epub.mobi.djvu.fb2 Release: September 2011 57 pages
The Epicureans, Skeptics, and Stoics practiced philosophy not as a detached intellectual discipline, but as a worldly art of grappling with issues of daily and urgent human significance: the fear of death, love and sexuality, anger and aggression. Like medicine, philosophy to them was a rigorous science aimed both at understanding and at producing the flourishing of human life. In this engaging book, Martha Nussbaum examines texts of philosophers committed to a therapeutic paradigm–including Epicurus, Lucretius, Sextus Empiricus, Chrysippus, and Seneca–and recovers a valuable source for our moral and political thought today. This edition features a new introduction by Nussbaum, in which she revisits the themes of this now classic work.
Author: Martha C. Nussbaum Publisher: Princeton University Press ISBN: 9781400831944 Format:.pdf.ibooks.epub.mobi.djvu.fb2 Release: June 2013 600 pages
vom 16. Juli 1925 unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Rechtsprechung des Kammergerichtes erläutert
Dieser Buchtitel ist Teil des Digitalisierungsprojekts Springer Book Archives mit Publikationen, die seit den Anfängen des Verlags von 1842 erschienen sind. Der Verlag stellt mit diesem Archiv Quellen für die historische wie auch die disziplingeschichtliche Forschung zur Verfügung, die jeweils im historischen Kontext betrachtet werden müssen. Dieser Titel erschien in der Zeit vor 1945 und wird daher in seiner zeittypischen politisch-ideologischen Ausrichtung vom Verlag nicht beworben.
Author: Carl Gribel Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg ISBN: 9783662286869 Format:.pdf.ibooks.epub.mobi.djvu.fb2 Release: November 2013 225 pages
This volume, written by an international team of economists, develops concrete, country specific alternatives to inflation targeting, the dominant policy framework of central bank policy that focuses on keeping inflation in the low single digits to the virtual exclusion of other key goals such as employment creation, poverty reduction and sustainable development. The book includes thematic chapters, including analyses of class attitudes toward inflation and unemployment and the gender impacts of restrictive monetary policy. Other chapters propose improved monetary frameworks for Argentina, Brazil, India, Mexico, the Philippines, South Africa, Turkey, and Vietnam. Policy frameworks that are explored include employment targeting, and targeting a stable and competitive real exchange rate. The authors also show that to reach a larger number of targets, including higher employment and stable inflation, central banks must use a larger number of instruments, including capital management techniques.
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Author: Gerald A. Epstein; A. Erinc Yeldan Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing ISBN: 9781849801980 Format:.pdf.ibooks.epub.mobi.djvu.fb2 Release: January 2010 332 pages
This important and original book places the case study in international business research in its historical context, critically evaluates current case study practices in the field and proposes a more pluralistic future for case research within international business and international management research. While the case study is the most popular qualitative research strategy in the field, only a narrow selection of possible approaches is currently used. IB and IM researchers typically rely on a case study approach that could be characterized as ‘qualitative positivism’. The editors and contributors look beyond this disciplinary convention and encourage greater pluralism in IB and IM case research. Their key argument is that increased awareness of prevailing disciplinary conventions – and their limitations – increases the potential for methodological innovation and versatility in case research. The contributions provide critical, novel and innovative perspectives on the case study in IB and IM research. The book offers inspiration to case authors and an authoritative methodological reference for those publishing and reviewing case research.It will also be highly regarded by postgraduate and doctoral students in IB and IM as well as both qualitative and quantitative researchers in the field.
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Author: Rebecca Marschan-Piekkari; Catherine Welch Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing ISBN: 9780857933461 Format:.pdf.ibooks.epub.mobi.djvu.fb2 Release: July 2011 576 pages
This book examines the transformations of rural society and economy in the UK and US during the last half-century, and explores the significance of these trends and changes for community sustainability, quality of life and the environment. While both the UK and US are highly urbanised, rural people and communities continue to contribute to national identity, economic development and social solidarity, as well as to environmental quality. Contributors explore the degree to which rural people exhibit agency and autonomy, rather than being merely passive in the face of exogenous forces of change in a globalised world. They also illuminate very different policy approaches to rural policy in two advanced capitalist societies often thought to be similar, and show how fundamental differences in rural policy approaches of the US and the UK are based on different social ideologies and values that shape policies relating to rural areas. This book will help to stimulate transatlantic dialogue on rural scholarship and rural policy analysis, while also contributing to theory and policy development. It will be of interest to researchers, students and everyone involved in the policy and practice of rural development.
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Author: Mark Shucksmith; David L. Brown; Sally Shortall; Jo Vergunst; Mildred E. Warner Publisher: Taylor and Francis ISBN: 9781136502743 Format:.pdf.ibooks.epub.mobi.djvu.fb2 Release: February 2012 424 pages
Making Connections and Capturing Opportunities on the World’s #1 Business Networking Site
Hailed as the “MySpace” for professionals, LinkedIn has taken the Internet by storm. It is now estimated that 19 million business professionals log in to this site every day to look for job opportunities, search for potential clients, get recommendations from colleagues, and reconnect with former coworkers. LinkedIn allows users to create a profile detailing their professional experience and accomplishments, which will help them connect with literally thousands of qualified professionals in their field. How to Succeed in Business Using LinkedIn takes users through every aspect of the site, from getting registered and building their network to posing questions and creating groups. Readers will learn how to: create their home page so other users can find them • give and receive references • search for experts in their field • find leads • market their business • look for and become a service provider • find and recruit for jobs • conduct business research • discover people outside their networks Unique and practical, this is the only book available that shows users how to make the most of LinkedIn and the powerful networking opportunities it offers.
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Author: Eric BUTOW; Kathleen TAYLOR Publisher: AMACOM ISBN: 9780814410776 Format:.pdf.ibooks.epub.mobi.djvu.fb2 Release: April 2008 257 pages
Timed perfectly with the National Park Service centennial celebration in 2016, this guidebook features the 75 best day hikes in national parks and monuments throughout Washington and Oregon including:
North Cascades National Park
San Juan Islands National Monument
Olympic National Park
Mount Rainier National Park
Mount St. Helens National Monument
Newberry National Volcanic Monument
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument
Crater Lake National Park
Oregon Caves National Monument
Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument
Written in an informative style that will appeal to anyone, regardless of age, each trail description includes elevation gains, including a topographical map; clear, up-to-date driving directions; mileage and estimated hiking time; trail conditions; and more. Creaky Knees hiking guides are perfect for aging baby boomers, seniors, those traveling with small children, and anyone else interested more in a stroll than a climb.
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Author: Seabury Jr Blair Publisher: Sasquatch Books ISBN: 9781632170125 Format:.pdf.ibooks.epub.mobi.djvu.fb2 Release: April 2016 320 pages
Artemisinin, a sesquiterpene lactone originally extracted from the medicinal plant Artemisia annua L., is an effective antimalarial agent, particularly for multi-drug resistant and cerebral malaria. However, the concentration of artemisinin in the plant is very low. Because the chemical synthesis of artemisinin is complicated and not economically feasible in view of the poor yield of the drug, the intact plant remains the only viable source of artemisinin production. Therefore, it is necessary to increase the concentration of artemisinin in A. annua to reduce the cost of artemisinin based antimalarial drugs. Plant scientists have focused their efforts on A. annua for a higher artemisinin crop yield. With the present volume, we are bringing together the research which is being done on this plant throughout the world and future possibilities for scientists and researchers who want to work on it.
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Author: Tariq Aftab; Jorge F.S. Ferreira; M. Masroor A. Khan; M. Naeem Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg ISBN: 9783642410277 Format:.pdf.ibooks.epub.mobi.djvu.fb2 Release: November 2013 288 pages
The smart way to learn Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011—one step at a time! Use the easy-to-follow lessons to master the fundamentals of creating and managing accounts; working directly within familiar tools such as Microsoft Outlook; tracking customer activity and communications; managing campaigns, leads, quotes, contracts, and orders; and employing basic to advanced reporting capabilities. Includes downloadable, ready-made practice files and complete Book.
Author: Mike Snyder; Jim Steger; Brendan Landers Publisher: Pearson Education ISBN: 9780735660267 Format:.pdf.ibooks.epub.mobi.djvu.fb2 Release:
