On December 11th 2001, China joined the World Trade Organization (WTO). China and the Long March to Global Trade examines the prolonged negotiations leading up to this historic event.
This edited collection assumes little prior knowledge of the Chinese accession process yet provides an in-depth examination of the related issues. It is therefore suitable for both those who require an introduction to the field and those with an existing interest in China and the World Trade Organization.

On December 11th 2001, China joined the World Trade Organization (WTO). China and the Long March to Global Trade examines the prolonged negotiations leading up to this historic event.
This edited collection assumes little prior knowledge of the Chinese accession process yet provides an in-depth examination of the related issues. It is therefore suitable for both those who require an introduction to the field and those with an existing interest in China and the World Trade Organization.

In Small Business and the City, Rafael Gomez, Andre Isakov, and Matt Semansky highlight the power of small-scale entrepreneurship to transform local neighbourhoods and the cities they inhabit. Studying the factors which enable small businesses to survive and thrive, they highlight the success of a Canadian concept which has spread worldwide: the Business Improvement Area (BIA). BIAs allow small-scale entrepreneurs to pool their resources with like-minded businesses, becoming sources of urban rejuvenation, magnets for human talent, and incubators for local innovation in cities around the globe.

Small Business and the City also analyses the policies necessary to support this urban vitality, describing how cities can encourage and support locally owned independent businesses. An inspiring account of the dynamism of urban life, Small Business and the City introduces a new "main street agenda" for the twenty-first century city.

Every day, every one of us is a leader in some way - we just don't necessarily know it. Leadership is about inspiring change and movement, whether on an individual level - a person's attitude, behaviour, emotions or habits - or an organizational level - culture, goals, vision or strategy. By changing the way you approach the concept of leadership, The Everyday Leader will help you recognise and embrace your natural leadership qualities, so that you can be more motivated and empowered in the workplace and at home.

The Everyday Leader tackles the main challenges that leaders face at some point in their career: leading teams; attaining buy-in from stakeholders; leading through artificial intelligence; whistleblowing; and leading from a distance. But the book also addresses the leadership issues that occur in day-to-day life: listening and empathising; making change attractive and accessible; influencing and persuading; and making the right decision through information overload.

Providing advice and tools for those looking to polish their existing leadership skills or anyone who wants to take the next step in their career, The Everyday Leader also recognises that leadership doesn't stop once you clock off - these are lessons you can and should take home with you.

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. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ Apuntamientos De La Defensa Que De Don Casto De Beraza Hizo El Lic. D. Rafael Gomez ... Rafael Gomez, Casto de Beraza Impr. de J.R. Barbedillo y ca., 1875

Para quien este libro? Una Historia de Diabetes con final feliz, DULCE DIABETES SIN AMARGO DESTINO, es mas que un libro de consulta, un mensaje de esperanza, de renovadas ilusiones, para todas las personas que no diremos,"sufren" de Diabetes, sino que tienen Diabetes. El mensaje positivo es que usted sepa todo sobre la enfermedad...que es, como se diagnostica, sus riesgos, como tratarla y prevenirla. Hemos construido, tomada del mundo real, de nuestros pacientes del Hospital y la consulta privada atendiendo a decenas de miles de diabeticas y diabeticos, una historia que puede ser real: la de Dona Rosita, su dulce amiga Dulcenombre, la terca Dulcinea, el amigo Insulina, la guapa Ximena, la deportista Musculina, y Juanmedico . Discurre por Higadobanco, Pancreas Club, clinicas, consultas, Hospitales, viajes y Congresos. Se resenan peligros: soluciones. Sacrificamos elegancia literaria por facil y amena lectura. Algunos conceptos se repiten: deben ser recordados. Pautas medicas aceptadas copiadas textualmente. Llegaremos, no a un amargo destino. Sera Dios mediante, un final feliz: que deseamos a todos los diabeticos y diabeticas del mundo... Juanmedico"

La Tesis Doctoral que presentamos constituye un pormenorizado estudio sobre una de las publicaciones culturales de prensa mas destacadas de la cultura andaluza de las ultimas decadas. Se trata de un suplemento cultural que nunca hasta ahora se habia analizado en profundidad. El trabajo no solo contribuye a divulgar esta publicacion galardonada con el premio Nacional al Fomento de la Lectura del Libro del Ministerio de Cultura, tambien sirve para reconocer la originalidad de uno de los grandes suplementos de Andalucia y de Espana. Entre las secciones de este trabajo destacamos la introduccion, donde se expone de manera detallada una serie de problemas a los que se puede enfrentar cualquier investigador que quiera estudiar los suplementos culturales. Otro apartado interesante es el capitulo tercero, dedicado al estudio de la critica en el suplemento desde sus caracteristicas formales hasta sus origenes historicos. Y tambien el capitulo cuarto, donde se recoge el importante papel que el suplemento tuvo en el discurrir vital del movimiento cultural de la literatura de la "Diferencia," y por tanto en la poesia andaluza y nacional."

Why have Americans, who by a clear majority approve of unions, been joining them in smaller numbers than ever before? This book answers that question by comparing the American experience with that of Canada, where approval for unions is significantly lower than in the United States, but where since the mid-1960s workers have joined organized labor to a much greater extent. Given that the two countries are outwardly so similar, what explains this paradox? This book provides a detailed comparative analysis of both countries using, among other things, a detailed survey conducted in the United States and Canada by the Ipsos-Reid polling group.The authors explain that the relative reluctance of employees in the United States to join unions, compared with those in Canada, is rooted less in their attitudes toward unions than in the former country's deep-seated tradition of individualism and laissez-faire economic values. Canada has a more statist, social democratic tradition, which is in turn attributable to its Tory and European conservative lineage. Canadian values are therefore more supportive of unionism, making unions more powerful and thus, paradoxically, lowering public approval of unions. Public approval is higher in the United States, where unions exert less of an influence over politics and the economy.