Paul Kennedy 
Rise and Fall of the Great Powers [EPUB ebook] 

Jean-Paul Fitoussi needs no introduction as one of the world”s foremost Macroeconomists of his generation. This celebration of his work includes contributions from Nobel Prize – winning economists R …

The protection of intellectual property rights has become a major concern in recent years. The opportunities being seized, or lost, in areas such as computer software or biotechnology have captured m …

Every banking crisis, whatever its particular circumstances, has two features in common with every previous one. Each has been preceded by a period of excessive monetary ease, and by ill thought out …

Organizations today exist in an environment of unprecedented change. They do so against a backdrop of a global, competitive marketplace, the fast-paced enablement of technology, amplified regulation …

The authors of this work argue strongly that the decentralization that has taken place in China over the past two decades threatens to undermine the future of reform and perhaps even the state itself …

Maintaining bridges in good condition has extended service life and proven to be more cost effective than allowing degradation to advance, necessitating costlier bridge rehabilitation or replacement …

Workshop leaders play a central role in your company”s efforts to implement TPM. Once your workers have been divided into small groups to learn the fundamentals of TPM, it is the group leader who sp …

Provides flow diagrams, models, and methods used to describe processes used during the vehicle development

Presents decision making tools (e.g., Pugh diagram, analytical hierarchy method …

Originally published in 1983, this comparative study of day-to-day industrial relations in two closely matched factories in Britain and Germany, the author examines the causes of the disorder in Brit …

For most managers, let alone the employees involved, the disciplinary process can be painful and embarrassing. Poor performance tends to be confused with misconduct and consequently carries the stigm …