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The new institutional economics is one of the the most important new bodies of theory to emerge in economics in recent years. The contributors to this volume address its significance for the developing world. The book is a major contribution to an area of debate still in its formative phase. The book challenges the orthodoxies of development, especially concerning the role of markets. It includes articles from Robert Bates, John Toye and Nobel Laureate Douglass North.
This volume addresses the significance of institutional economics
for the developing world. It blends together theoretical and
empirical contributions from a range of disciplines - notably
development studies, economics and economic history. The work
begins with an overview of the origins and scope of the new
institutional economics. Subsequent chapters extend this, providing
critical commentaries and a theory which has challenged the
orthodoxies about development, especially concerning the role of
markets. The remaining chapters deal with theoretical issues and
with institutions, markets and the state in a wide range of
geographical and historical contexts.
There is now a widely accepted view among manufacturing and service
organisations that 'operations' can provide the means of achieving
competitive edge. The OMA-UK Sixth International Conference has
taken this view as its theme and focuses in particular on how
technology and people can be used to improve manufacturing and
service competitiveness. These proceedings have been organised
according to the topics addressed within the overall conference
theme and generally fall within three broad areas: technology-based
topics, human resource-based topics and general topics. The
technology-based topics are: Materials Control, Supply Chain
Management and Logistics Flexibility in Operations Systems
Computer-Aided Management of Operations Design, Process Planning
and 'Time to Market' Factors Application of KBS, Expert Systems and
Modelling Production Planning and Control The human resource-based
topics are: Work Organisation Human Factors Managing the
Implementation of Technology Managing the Quality Improvement
Process Education Training and Development Employee Participation
and Involvement The general topics are: Operations Strategy
International Comparisons and Country-based Papers Performance and
Productivity Measurement and Improvement A particular feature of
all the papers is that they emphasise the application of
techniques, technologies and concepts rather than concentrating on
specific functional description. The authors are drawn from around
14 countries and represent both the academic and industrial
communities. Many are involved in the 'mainstream' of operations
management while a number are from other disciplines relevant to
the conference theme, such as industrial engineering and
organisational behaviour.
Tailored to meet the needs of the first time bonsai owner, this
book is an extensive directory of every major bonsai type.
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illustrations ensure that even the most nervous newcomer can
approach looking after bonsai with confidence. Filled with over 120
specially commissioned photographs and illustrations, the New
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outdoor trees and their characteristics."
Known for its readability and clarity, this Second Edition of the
best-selling Applied Regression provides an accessible introduction
to regression analysis for social scientists and other
professionals who want to model quantitative data. After covering
the basic idea of fitting a straight line to a scatter of data
points, the text uses clear language to explain both the
mathematics and assumptions behind the simple linear regression
model. The authors then cover more specialized subjects of
regression analysis, such as multiple regression, measures of model
fit, analysis of residuals, interaction effects, multicollinearity,
and prediction. Throughout the text, graphical and applied examples
help explain and demonstrate the power and broad applicability of
regression analysis for answering scientific questions.
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