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This book considers a recurrent figure in American literature: the solitary white man moving through urban space. The descendent of 19th-century frontier and western heroes, the figure reemerges in 1930s-’50s America as the “tough guy.” The Street Was Mine looks to the tough guy in the works of hardboiled novelists Raymond Chandler (The Big Sleep) and James M. Cain (Double Indemnity) and their popular film noir adaptations. Focusing on the way he negotiates racial and gender “otherness,” this study argues that the tough guy embodies the promise of an impervious white masculinity amidst the turmoil of the Depression through the beginnings of the Cold War. The book concludes with an analysis of Chester Himes, whose Harlem crime novels (For Love of Imabelle) unleash a ferocious revisionary critique of the tough guy tradition.
"The Power of Customer Misbehavior" explores the importance of
customer driven innovation for top line and bottom line growth. It
shows how companies should not only learn to identify how their
products are being misused, but also how to use this knowledge to
innovate new products and services that better meet customer needs
and promote viral growth. These techniques also promote long-term
customer loyalty and growth even in hypercompetitive environments.
This unique new book is the first to explore the idea of 'customer
misuse': when customers modify features or expand the usage of
products and services in ways that were never intended. Reacting
appropriately to customer misuse will allow companies to enter new
markets, create more loyal customers, and encourage customers to
tell others about the company's products, all of which foster
faster growth. These compelling concepts are presented in the form
of simple actionable principles and illustrated with rich case
studies from successful companies such as Twitter, Intuit, eBay and
Coca-Cola, to offer the first practical guide to harnessing this
new source of strategic innovation.
Pharmaceuticals play a central role in health care throughout the
world. The pharmaceutical industry is beset with difficulties as
increasing research and development expenditure yields fewer new
treatments. Public and private budgets strain under the weight of
high prices and limited access. The world's poor see little effort
to address diseases prevalent in less affluent societies, while the
world's wealthy are overusing prescription drugs, risking their
health and wasting resources. The debate over health care reform
and the ongoing global economic crisis form the backdrop for this
extraordinarily timely examination of the global system for the
development, production, distribution and use of medicines. The
authors are acknowledged experts in the fields of pharmaceutical
law and policy, with many years experience advising governments,
multilateral organizations and policy-makers on issues involving
innovation, access and use of medicines. Supported by a team of
independent scientists, doctors and lawyers, they take an
insightful look at the issues surrounding global regulation of the
pharmaceutical sector, and offer pragmatic suggestions for reform.
This book will be of interest to government policy-makers, members
of industry, healthcare professionals, teachers, students and
lawyers in the fields of public health, intellectual property and
international trade.
Pharmaceuticals play a central role in health care throughout the
world. The pharmaceutical industry is beset with difficulties as
increasing research and development expenditure yields fewer new
treatments. Public and private budgets strain under the weight of
high prices and limited access. The world's poor see little effort
to address diseases prevalent in less affluent societies, while the
world's wealthy are overusing prescription drugs, risking their
health and wasting resources. The debate over health care reform
and the ongoing global economic crisis form the backdrop for this
extraordinarily timely examination of the global system for the
development, production, distribution and use of medicines. The
authors are acknowledged experts in the fields of pharmaceutical
law and policy, with many years experience advising governments,
multilateral organizations and policy-makers on issues involving
innovation, access and use of medicines. Supported by a team of
independent scientists, doctors and lawyers, they take an
insightful look at the issues surrounding global regulation of the
pharmaceutical sector, and offer pragmatic suggestions for reform.
This book will be of interest to government policy-makers, members
of industry, healthcare professionals, teachers, students and
lawyers in the fields of public health, intellectual property and
international trade.
Facilitating Watershed Management brings together myriad
distinctive voices to create an experiential learning process drawn
from the most important innovators in the field. Presenting an
introduction to the diversity of tools (sociological, pedagogical,
phenomenological) needed to implement watershed management in the
real world trenches, the book helps move students and practitioners
from being knowledgeable stewards of watersheds to becoming wise
managers of watersheds.
The patent has emerged as a dominant force in 21st century economic
policy. This book examines the impact of the BRICS and other
emerging economies on the global patent framework and charts the
phenomenal rise in the number of patents in some of these
countries.Guided by three of the world's leading thinkers on patent
law and development, a group of experts from around the world,
including the BRICS and key developed country patent powers,
examine critical issues raised by patent globalization. Is
increasing use of the patent system in China, India, Brazil and
other emerging markets part of a deeper change in world
technological leadership? Do the established patent powers of
Europe, Japan and the USA continue to lead regulatory development
of patent systems or are new models being formed in emerging
markets? What are the effects of patent globalization on regions
like the Middle East, Africa and lower income areas of Asia?
Through the answers to these questions, the reader is furnished
with a rounded understanding of 21st century patent globalization
and emerging market dynamics. This book will appeal to patent law
specialists, as well as scholars interested in the intersection
between patents, innovation and economic development. In
particular, the in-depth analysis would also be useful for policy
analysts within government or research institutes working on patent
policy issues. Contributors include: F.M. Abbott, D. Borges
Barbosa, C.M. Correa, P. Drahos, M. El Said, C. Fink, P. Gehl
Sampath, K. Karachalios, R. Kher, J. Kuanpoth, A. Kudlinski, T.
Payosova, P. Roffe, S.K. Sell, Y. Tamura, G. Van Overwalle, Y.A.
Vawda, H. Zhang, W. Zhuang
To stay competitive, firms need to build great products but they
also need to lend these products to the uses and misuses of their
customers and learn extensively from them. This is the first book
to explore the idea that allowing customers to adapt features in
online products or services to suit their needs is the key to viral
growth.
The patent has emerged as a dominant force in 21st century economic
policy. This book examines the impact of the BRICS and other
emerging economies on the global patent framework and charts the
phenomenal rise in the number of patents in some of these
countries.Guided by three of the world's leading thinkers on patent
law and development, a group of experts from around the world,
including the BRICS and key developed country patent powers,
examine critical issues raised by patent globalization. Is
increasing use of the patent system in China, India, Brazil and
other emerging markets part of a deeper change in world
technological leadership? Do the established patent powers of
Europe, Japan and the USA continue to lead regulatory development
of patent systems or are new models being formed in emerging
markets? What are the effects of patent globalization on regions
like the Middle East, Africa and lower income areas of Asia?
Through the answers to these questions, the reader is furnished
with a rounded understanding of 21st century patent globalization
and emerging market dynamics. This book will appeal to patent law
specialists, as well as scholars interested in the intersection
between patents, innovation and economic development. In
particular, the in-depth analysis would also be useful for policy
analysts within government or research institutes working on patent
policy issues. Contributors include: F.M. Abbott, D. Borges
Barbosa, C.M. Correa, P. Drahos, M. El Said, C. Fink, P. Gehl
Sampath, K. Karachalios, R. Kher, J. Kuanpoth, A. Kudlinski, T.
Payosova, P. Roffe, S.K. Sell, Y. Tamura, G. Van Overwalle, Y.A.
Vawda, H. Zhang, W. Zhuang
When Gordon Campbell’s Liberal government won a massive majority
in British Columbia in 2001, the premier immediately fulfilled his
pledge to cut personal income taxes. Big Promises, Small Government
reveals the consequences of dramatic tax policy changes on social
programs. Campbell expected lower taxes to spur investment and
growth. Instead, cutting taxes, while exempting health and
education, left smaller ministries scrambling to absorb the cuts to
maintain a balanced budget, with disastrous effects. This insider
recounting of the real-world genesis, implementation, and
consequences of a tax policy offers vital lessons to future
governments and insight into the role of taxes in society.
This book considers a recurrent figure in American literature: the
solitary white man moving through urban space. The descendent of
Nineteenth-century frontier and western heroes, the figure
re-emerges in 1930-50s America as the 'tough guy'. The Street Was
Mine looks to the tough guy in the works of hardboiled novelists
Raymond Chandler ( The Big Sleep ) and James M. Cain ( Double
Indemnity ) and their popular film noir adaptations. Focusing on
the way he negotiates racial and gender 'otherness', this study
argues that the tough guy embodies the promise of an impervious
white masculinity amidst the turmoil of the Depression through the
beginnings of the Cold War, closing with an analysis of Chester
Himes, whose Harlem crime novels ( For Love of Imabelle ) unleash a
ferocious revisionary critique of the tough guy tradition.
Voices from the Heart is a collection of 30 poems that I have
written over the course of the past 17 years. The themes include
love, birth, death, betrayal and self-reflection.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone
The fundamental principles of classic thermodynamics as they apply in science and engineering are illustrated here in numerous, fully worked out examples. Equally valuable at undergraduate and first-year graduate levels, this powerful study tool takes students from fundamental laws to the behavior of PVT systems, to the treatment of flow processes, the basics of chemical thermodynamics and more. Hundreds of review problems with answers speed comprehension and reinforce learning.
The publication of Frederick Abbott's new book could not be more
timely. The impact of the NAFTA on the North American marketplace
has clearly manifested itself over the past year and the emergence
of the World Trade Organization (WTO) as the regulator of global
commerce will have a profound influence on the conduct of
international trade. This book provides a comprehensive approach to
the study of the NAFTA and its implications for the global trading
system. It covers the political and legal process of NAFTA approval
as well as the NAFTA's potential economic impact. Detailed analysis
is given to the NAFTA rule systems, dispute settlement mechanisms,
and environmental implications. Perhaps most importantly, this book
situates the NAFTA into the broader global multilateral trading
system now to be embodied in the WTO. It examines the legal rules
of the WTO designed to regulate the activities of regional
integration arrangements. It considers the potential for conflict
between the rules and trade policies of the WTO and those of the
NAFTA. This book holds a strong appeal for practitioners and
academics interested in international economic law. This book is
the first volume in the new NAFTA LAW AND POLICY series. This
series will include high-quality studies of different aspects of
NAFTA, including legal analysis and commentary on the Agreement.
Among the numerous areas that will be covered in the series are
NAFTA topics as diverse as agriculture, dispute settlement,
environment, intellectual property rights, investment, and labour.
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