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This comprehensive textbook, first published in 1985, on the world
economic, written specifically for non-specialists, compares
neo-classical, neo-Ricardian and Marxist theories and policies in
international economics. Theories of trade and money, and issues
such as international debt crisis, the rise of the newly
industrializing countries and the demands for a New International
Economic Order, and explained clearly and concisely. A wide range
of political economics across the political spectrum are discussed.
This accessible book will be of interest to anyone who wants to
make sense of the complexities of international economy and the
competing theories on trade, money and crisis.
This comprehensive textbook, first published in 1985, on the world
economic, written specifically for non-specialists, compares
neo-classical, neo-Ricardian and Marxist theories and policies in
international economics. Theories of trade and money, and issues
such as international debt crisis, the rise of the newly
industrializing countries and the demands for a New International
Economic Order, and explained clearly and concisely. A wide range
of political economics across the political spectrum are discussed.
This accessible book will be of interest to anyone who wants to
make sense of the complexities of international economy and the
competing theories on trade, money and crisis.
Since the 1980s the "institutional" lease has undergone a dramatic
transformation. Landlord-orientated FRI leases for a term of
twenty-five years with no breaks and upwards-only rent reviews have
retreated before market demands for shorter, more flexible letting
arrangements and, recently, in the face of threatened legislation.
Nevertheless, valuers and lawyers will have to understand and deal
with the 1980s leases until well into the second decade of the
twnety-first century.The book sets out to explain the main changes
that have occurred since the early 1990s (such as the rules
relating to privity of contract). It also provides guidance on the
factors driving further change, including the Code of Practice for
Commercial Leases and the proposed new accounting standards.
Since the 1980s the "institutional" lease has undergone a dramatic
transformation. Landlord-orientated FRI leases for a term of
twenty-five years with no breaks and upwards-only rent reviews have
retreated before market demands for shorter, more flexible letting
arrangements and, recently, in the face of threatened legislation.
Nevertheless, valuers and lawyers will have to understand and deal
with the 1980s leases until well into the second decade of the
twnety-first century. The book sets out to explain the main changes
that have occurred since the early 1990s (such as the rules
relating to privity of contract). It also provides guidance on the
factors driving further change, including the Code of Practice for
Commercial Leases and the proposed new accounting standards.
In 1620, the British politician and philosopher Francis Bacon
published Novum Organum (New Method) and formalized the previously
scattershot methods of scientific experimentation into a method
able to be replicated. In due time, the Western world would build
an intellectual empire on the basis of Bacon's concepts of
scientific research. The West's university and its scientific and
medical systems all stem from Bacon's philosophy. But after nearly
four hundred years; it is time for something new again. In
mathematics, theoretical physics, and philosophy, a quiet
revolution has begun. Thinkers who can study across disciplines and
form analogies, who take seriously the History and Philosophy of
Science and its problems of metaphysics and epistemology, have been
making impressive breakthroughs. These methods have been, up until
now, as random as the process of experimentation was in Bacon's
day. This timely book has come to formalize these methods, build
upon Bacon's scientific research model, and to ultimately go beyond
it.
After Enron first describes the conditions that led to the collapse
of Enron and other corporate scandals and the concerns that these
developments raised among the public, the press, and political
officials. The book then describes and evaluates the initial
private and public responses to these developments and concludes
that most of these responses were unnecessary, harmful, or
inadequate. There are four major lessons learned during the
post-Enron scandal era: Don't count too much on financial
accounting. Don't count too much on auditing. The tax system is an
important part of the problem. The rules of corporate governance do
not adequately serve the interests of general shareholders. After
Enron addresses the major lessons for public policy affecting
accounting, auditing, taxation, and corporate government. It
proposes a set of policy changes to address the lessons learned
from the Enron scandal. The first major set of proposed changes
would delegate the authority to establish and monitor accounting
and disclosure standards to each stock exchange. A second major
proposal would replace the corporate income tax with a cash flow
tax. And a final set of proposed policy changes would replace the
rules of corporate governance that are now biased against the
interest of the general shareholders. The most distinctive feature
of the book is that the major proposed policy changes would address
the problems illustrated by the corporate scandals by reducing and
focusing the role of government.
This book lays out an intuitive and practical approach to mental
health and wellbeing that any school can adopt to transform their
mental health support for students. With a focus on providing staff
with practical tools on a limited budget, the book helps schools
make a real difference to student mental health. It sets out a
roadmap for staff to create robust mental health support for
students without requiring qualifications in psychology or
counselling. It covers key areas including staff training, creating
safe spaces for wellbeing and how to harness the support of parents
and the local community. It also includes practical advice for
addressing concerns such as stress, self-harm and body image. From
small, everyday improvements that foster a culture of mental
wellbeing to whole school campaigns, this book shows how to embed
mental health at the heart of a school's philosophy.
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A Batch of Twenty (Paperback)
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Erasmus praised folly and the Romantics waxed poetically about
love, but no one until now has traced the history and impact of
insincerity on society and the humanities. Insincerity arises when
someone feels one way but acts another and an insincere situation
looks to have one purpose but really hides another. Insincerity
finds expression in four types of relationships: 1. From authority
to the subordinate, 2. From the subordinate to authority, 3.
Between equals 4. In society and in the self. Educators can
discover how highlight insincerity in literature, history,
psychology, sociology, politics, and popular culture. All readers
can learn how to identify insincerity in their everyday
relationships. Was that meeting at work really about conveying
information and soliciting responses, or was it really about
reinforcing the corporate hierarchy? When Galileo apologized to the
Inquisition for positing a "solar" system, did he bring an end to
an era of great religious sincerity? What did George Orwell get so
wrong about insincerity in 1984? Most importantly, readers can find
out what they should do when they you encounter that modern phrase
that manifests insincerity: Thanks so much for your feedback.
More than 2500 authors entered the Bristol Short Story Prize
2014/15. These are the 20 shortlisted stories published in the
eighth volume of the Bristol Short Story Prize Anthology
The Odds Against U.S. is a book that paints a vivid picture of the
lives of urban youth. James shows a very rare and personal
perspective on statistics. The readings serve as a guide to
understanding urban youth. "Statistical data tells us that in 2012,
over 288,000 African American kids dropped out of school. It tells
us that African American and Hispanic students read on the same
level as 8th grade white students. Tells us that nearly 64 percent
of black children are raised in homes without their fathers. Tells
us that 30 percent or more 15 year old kids are sexually active.
Tells us that over 820,000 young girls become pregnant each year.
Tell us that 3 million teenagers contract sexually transmitted
diseases annually. Tells us that African American male students are
nearly 2 and half times as likely to be suspended from school as
white students. Tells us that majority of the 2.3 million people
incarcerated are people of color. Tells us that in America, over 8
thousand black people are killed each year and that 93 percent of
these murders result from black on black violence. Statistics tells
us a lot but it fails to educate us on how and why these things
happen. This book offers those answers.
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