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War plc - The Rise of the New Corporate Mercenary (Paperback, Main): Stephen Armstrong War plc - The Rise of the New Corporate Mercenary (Paperback, Main)
Stephen Armstrong 1
R311 R241 Discovery Miles 2 410 Save R70 (23%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

No longer dogs of war running ragtag armies, the new breed of private soldiers operate their million-dollar contracts from executive boardrooms worldwide. Whether they're ex-special forces, CIA spooks or Foreign Legionnaires, you'll find them exchanging gunfire with insurgents in Baghdad, patrolling government buildings in Afghanistan, or spying on environmental protestors. The lucrative contracts of the 'War on Terror' have made their plans even more ambitious - to offer governments and corporations discrete and well-trained private armies. These corporate soldiers are part of the last great outsourcing - the privatisation of war. War plc examines how we got here, how these companies operate, and how close we are to letting them run our battlefields.

The New Poverty (Paperback): Stephen Armstrong The New Poverty (Paperback)
Stephen Armstrong 1
R437 Discovery Miles 4 370 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Today 13 million people are living in poverty in the UK. According to a 2017 report, 1 in 5 children live below the poverty line. The new poor, however, are an even larger group than these official figures suggest. They are more often than not in work, living precariously and betrayed by austerity policies that make affordable good quality housing, good health and secure employment increasingly unimaginable. In The New Poverty investigative journalist Stephen Armstrong travels across Britain to tell the stories of those who are most vulnerable. It is the story of an unreported Britain, abandoned by politicians and betrayed by the retreat of the welfare state. As benefit cuts continue and in-work poverty soars, he asks what long-term impact this will have on post-Brexit Britain and-on the seventy-fifth anniversary of the 1942 Beveridge report-what we can do to stop the destruction of our welfare state.

The Road to Wigan Pier Revisited (Paperback, New): Stephen Armstrong The Road to Wigan Pier Revisited (Paperback, New)
Stephen Armstrong
R419 Discovery Miles 4 190 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

You think that the recession isn't biting? Look again. You think that the riots in August 2011 were unpredicted? Think again. 75 years after George Orwell's classic expose on life in the North, Stephen Armstrong returns to find that many things have changed, but not always for the better. Here he finds how young girls go missing because of the intransigence of the benefits systems, how fragile hope can be in the face of poverty and why the government stands in the way of a community helping itself. In his journey, taking in Bradford, Sheffield, Liverpool and Wigan, Armstrong reveals a society at the end of its tether, abandoned by all those who speak in its name.

The New Poverty (Paperback): Stephen Armstrong The New Poverty (Paperback)
Stephen Armstrong
R316 R287 Discovery Miles 2 870 Save R29 (9%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Today 13 million people are living in poverty in the UK. According to a 2017 report, 1 in 5 children live below the poverty line. The new poor, however, are an even larger group than these official figures suggest. They are more often than not in work, living precariously and betrayed by austerity policies that make affordable good quality housing, good health and secure employment increasingly unimaginable. In The New Poverty investigative journalist Stephen Armstrong travels across Britain to tell the stories of those who are most vulnerable. It is the story of an unreported Britain, abandoned by politicians and betrayed by the retreat of the welfare state. As benefit cuts continue and in-work poverty soars, he asks what long-term impact this will have on post-Brexit Britain and - on the seventy-fifth anniversary of the 1942 Beveridge report - what we can do to stop the destruction of our welfare state.

What Good Thing Happened to You Today? (Paperback): Valerie J Kulchisky What Good Thing Happened to You Today? (Paperback)
Valerie J Kulchisky; Illustrated by Stephen Armstrong
R272 Discovery Miles 2 720 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Creation Group Study (Paperback): Houston Heflin Ed D Creation Group Study (Paperback)
Houston Heflin Ed D; Stephen Armstrong
R555 Discovery Miles 5 550 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Making Deals with God (Paperback): Stephen Armstrong Making Deals with God (Paperback)
Stephen Armstrong
R209 Discovery Miles 2 090 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Bigfoot Horror Stories - Volume 4 (Paperback): Steven Armstrong Bigfoot Horror Stories - Volume 4 (Paperback)
Steven Armstrong
R242 Discovery Miles 2 420 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Dragon Daughter (Paperback): Steven Armstrong Dragon Daughter (Paperback)
Steven Armstrong
R475 R391 Discovery Miles 3 910 Save R84 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Super-Rich Shall Inherit the Earth - The New Global Oligarachs and How They're Taking Over our World (Paperback, New):... The Super-Rich Shall Inherit the Earth - The New Global Oligarachs and How They're Taking Over our World (Paperback, New)
Stephen Armstrong 1
R597 Discovery Miles 5 970 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In 2000 No Logo described a vision of rapacious corporations building brands at the expense of impoverished third world employees and ripped-off first world consumers. Now, only eight years later, No Logo looks almost optimistic against the rise of a new and insidious club of global billionaires who are buying up once unfashionable industries like oil, steel, shipping and mining from distressed third-world nations and formerly Communist powers. Often backed by mafia money or dubious political connections, these oligarchs have no shareholders and no home nation - they are the sum total of their corporations. We are dependent on these men - they fuelled our recent boom. They come to us for our light taxation and our willingness to sell them class and influence via an Eton education for their kids and cheaply bought honours. These men are becoming ever richer as the rest of the world suffers credit crunch and recession. They deal in the commodities that the planet's economies need but which are becoming ever more scarce. There are no national governments that can control or legislate against them - they will simply move to another of their five or six palatial homes. In this recession, we are all acutely aware of our dwindling wealth and the spiralling prices of essentials. The fact that these are in fewer and nastier hands than ever before has rarely - if ever - been explained by the media. It's time for a book that points out the power of these individuals and how they are just the start of a deeply worrying trend. The buyers of Tescopoly and No Logo have long been aware of overly powerful corporations. The rise of men whose personal wealth and power far outranks most of the companies in these books should alarm these concerned citizens - and encourage them to find out more. This book will paint a vivid picture using interviews, first hand experience, expert comment and some futurology to give them the information they need.

Engineering and Product Development Management - The Holistic Approach (Paperback, Revised): Stephen Armstrong Engineering and Product Development Management - The Holistic Approach (Paperback, Revised)
Stephen Armstrong
R2,236 Discovery Miles 22 360 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Engineering and Product Development Management is a practical guide to the components of engineering management, using a holistic approach. It will help engineers and managers understand what they have to do to improve the product development process by deploying new technology and new methods of working in concurrent teams. The book takes elements from six well known and understood bodies of knowledge and integrates them into a holistic approach: integrated product development, project management, process management, systems engineering, product data management, and organizational change management. These elements are framed within an overall enterprise-wide architecture. The techniques discussed in this book work for both huge multinational organizations and smaller enterprises. The emphasis throughout is on practical tools which will be invaluable for engineers, managers, and consultants responsible for project and product development.

Engineering and Product Development Management - The Holistic Approach (Hardcover): Stephen Armstrong Engineering and Product Development Management - The Holistic Approach (Hardcover)
Stephen Armstrong
R3,485 Discovery Miles 34 850 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This practical guide to the components of engineering management employs a holistic approach. It will help engineers and managers understand how to improve the product development process by deploying new technology and new methods of working in concurrent teams. The book integrates elements from six well-known and understood bodies of knowledge: integrated product development, project management, process management, systems engineering, product data management, and organizational change management. These elements are framed within an overall enterprise-wide architecture. The techniques discussed work for both huge multinational organizations and smaller enterprises. The emphasis throughout is on practical tools for engineers, managers, and consultants responsible for project and product development.

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