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Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Racism & Sexism in Corporate America : The Myths, the Realities and the Solutions
Anthony Stith Manufacturer: Bryant & Dillon Pub ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 1889408026 |
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Breaking The Glass Ceiling: Sexism and Racism in Corporate America: The Myths, The Realities & the Solutions
Anthony Stith Manufacturer: FIREFLY BOOKS ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items: ASIN: 1894020200 |
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After decades of progress, African Americans, other minorities and women are hitting a "glass ceiling" in the corporate world. Discrimination may be illegal, but old attitudes are persisting in new guises. New approaches are needed to destroy this barrier to true equal opportunity. Anthony Stith shows individuals and companies how they can break the glass ceiling by: * Exposing the myths and realities of affirmative action
* Fighting discriminatory behavior within corporations
* Taking Legal action
* Training staff to thrive in a diverse work environment
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Excellent Book.......2000-04-01
Disappointing.......2000-01-25
A great book at helping me understand racism in businesses.......1999-03-03
A wonderful source of information and inspiration.......1999-01-18
... an overflowing cauldron of anecdotes, government statistics, lectures, and prayers.... The best of the book ... is not its fiery reprimand of institutional racism, but the solutions given and hope provided for those fighting the good fight.... a hearty dose of tough love and strong medicine.
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Golden Fetters: The Gold Standard and the Great Depression, 1919-1939 (NBER Series on Long-Term Factors in Economic Development)
Barry Eichengreen Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0195101138 |
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This book offers a reassessment of the international monetary problems that led to the global economic crisis of the 1930s. It explores the connections between the gold standard--the framework regulating international monetary affairs until 1931--and the Great Depression that broke out in 1929. Eichengreen shows how economic policies, in conjunction with the imbalances created by World War I, gave rise to the global crisis of the 1930s. He demonstrates that the gold standard fundamentally constrained the economic policies that were pursued and that it was largely responsible for creating the unstable economic environment on which those policies acted. The book also provides a valuable perspective on the economic policies of the post-World War II period and their consequences.Customer Reviews:
A Landmark Economics Study on the Economics of the Flawed Gold Standard.......2007-07-14
Tries too hard to prove its Keynesian case.......2005-01-17
For experts only........2002-02-25
A tremendous trip into la-la land.......2001-08-02
The book begins by describing the inner workings of the gold standard and how it evolved from its inception in the 1800s. This part may be a bit dry for generalists, but once underway all the terms become quite easy to understand. It's worth persevering since WW1changed the way the world worked. In particular, the after effects of the war made staying on gold much more difficult for countries experiencing persistent balance of payments deficits.
After that, Eichengreen goes on a tour of the interwar years and aims to show why the collapse of the gold standard and the plunge into depression had nothing to do with the US stock market and everything to do with rivalries and mismanagment on an international scale. The US crash was a symptom of an international crisis, not the cause.
All the classic powderkegs are there. The UK's mindless attempt to rejoin the gold standard at the overvalued, pre-war rate. Vindictive French domestic politics and the hyperinflations in continental Europe. Vindictive French attempts to humiliate the Germans over reparations. Bank runs in Germany and Austria. French and American attempts to bend the rules of the Gold Standard for their own national interests. Wild swings in capital flows from Europe to the US and back again. And the cataclysmic days of 1931 when the whole system collapsed under the weight of banking crises and currency contagion - in ways very similar to Asia in 1997.
After the crash, we get down to the Great Depression and who fared the best. This part is much shorter since it isn't as complicated. Basically, those countries that devalued quickly and went the free market route fared much better than those that didn't. Sweden was a star performer. The US can be found towards the back of the class. Dear old Blighty gets full marks for going solo, although more recent evidence shows this had more to do with throwing in the towel than playing with new ideas.
Strangely there's little mention of Japan. Nippon took a beating in the late 1920s while the yen remained fixed to gold. Once sterling devalued, the Japanese followed suit. The recovery was swift and full blooded. But the central bank forgot to stop the printing press once growth returned and ended up fighting hyperinflation in the late 1930s. So Eichengreen's line that giving up was the great panacea isn't quite as true as he'd have you believe.
All told, Golden Fetters is great. While it lacks facts and figures on banking problems and doesn't really provide convincing evidence on contagion, it works really well as a diary of contrasting fortunes in Europe and the US after the guns fell silent in 1918. If you like history then this is for you.
Excellent reading!.......2000-04-12
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Golden Fetters: The Gold Standard and the Great Depression, 1919-1939
Barry Eichengreen Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000OK9W8W |
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Golden Fetters: The Gold Standard and the Great Depression, 1919-1939 (NBER Series on Long-Term Factors in Economic Development)
Barry Eichengreen Manufacturer: Oxford University Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000OKPBFK |
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No Fault Compensation in the Health Care Sector (Tort and Insurance Law)
Manufacturer: Springer ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 3211207996 |
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Liability of medical practitioners as well as hospitals has become increasingly important throughout the last decades. The number of claims as well as the amounts of damages have risen. Are mere modifications of the classical liability law sufficient to meet the needs of the 21st century's society? Is the introduction of a no-fault compensation model on the basis of the existence of insurance or funds the solution to the problem? This study provides an overview of the legal situations in various European countries and (because of its dissimilarity) New Zealand. Moreover the case law of these jurisdictions is analyzed by renowned tort law experts. A comparative survey highlights the discernible tendencies. Furthermore, the economic aspects of the liability systems in the health care area are presented. The reader finds information about the different ways in which contractual liability, liability based on fault, insurance and fund models are combined.
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Facilitating Innovation for Development: A Raaks Resource Box
P. G. H. Engel , and M. L. Salomon Manufacturer: Koninklijk Instituut Voor de Tropen ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 9068321447 |
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RAAKS is a participatory method that facilitates networking and communication processes. It can be used to improve the generation and use of agricultural knowledge and innovation. This resource box includes a guide to the RAAKS method, plus windows (specific ways to gain a perspective on the situation) and tools to be used in practice. Each window and each tool is on a separate card. A RAAKS team can choose a combination to fit their situation. The accompanying book, The Social Organization of Innovation, combines theory and case studies, providing detailed background material for the methodology. A KIT/CTA/STOAS coproduction. Book, guide, and boxed cards. The book included in the RAAKS resource box is also available separately.
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Viral Hepatitis-A Contemporary Assessment of Etiology, Epidemiology, Pathogenesis and Prevention
Manufacturer: Taylor & Francis ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0856261823 |
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The Hammett Equation (Cambridge Texts in Chemistry and Biochemistry)
Johnson Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0521201381 |
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Methods in Theoretical Quantum Optics (Oxford Series in Optical and Imaging Sciences)
Stephen M. Barnett , and Paul M. Radmore Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0198563620 |
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This book is aimed at those readers who already have some knowledge of mathematical methods and have also been introduced to the basic ideas of quantum optics. It should be attractive to students who have already explored one of the more introductory texts such as Loudon's The quantum theory of light (2/e, 1983, OUP) and are seeking to acquire the mathematical skills used in real problems. This book is not primarily about the physics of quantum optics but rather presents the mathematical methods widely used by workers in this field. There is no comparable book which covers either the range or the depth of mathematical techniques.Customer Reviews:
Review of "Methods in theoretical quantum optics".......2001-10-18
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Advanced Field Theory: Micro, Macro, and Thermal Physics
Hiroomi Umezawa Manufacturer: Springer ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 1563964562 |
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This book describes how modern quantum field theory is capable of treating not only quantum field particles, but also objects with classical and quantum mechanical degrees of freedom, including thermal degrees of freedom. It thus provides a unified overview of many areas of physics on the basis of the concept of macroscopic quantum vacuum.
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Statistical Methods in Quantum Optics 1: Master Equations and Fokker-Planck Equations (Theoretical and Mathematical Physics)
Howard J. Carmichael Manufacturer: Springer ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 3540548823 |
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The book provides an introduction to the methods of quantum statistical mechanics used in quantum optics and their application to the quantum theories of the single-mode laser and optical bistability. The generalized representations of Drummond and Gardiner are discussed together with the more standard methods for deriving Fokker--Planck equations. Particular attention is given to the theory of optical bistability formulated in terms of the positive P-representation, and the theory of small bistable systems. This is a textbook at an advanced graduate level. It is intended as a bridge between an introductory discussion of the master equation method and problems of current research.
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Statistical Methods in Quantum Optics 2: Non-Classical Fields (Theoretical and Mathematical Physics)
Howard J. Carmichael Manufacturer: Springer ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 3540713190 |
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Statistical Methods in Quantum Optics 2 - Non-Classical Fields continues the development of the methods used in quantum optics to treat open quantum systems and their fluctuations. Its early chapters build upon the phase-space methods introduced in the first volume Statistical Methods in Quantum Optics 1 - Matter Equations and Fokker-Planck Equations: the difficulties these methods face in treating non-classical light are exposed, where the regime of large fluctuations – failure of the system size expansion – is shown to be particularly problematic. Cavity QED is adopted as a natural vehicle for extending quantum noise theory into this regime. In response to the issues raised, the theory of quantum trajectories is presented as a universal approach to the treatment of fluctuations in open quantum systems.
This book presents its material at a level suitable for beginning researchers or students in an advanced course in quantum optics, or a course in quantum mechanics or statistical physics that deals with open quantum systems. The text is complemented by exercises and interspersed notes that point the reader to side issues or a deeper exploration of the material presented.
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The Electromagnetic Origin Of Quantum Theory And Light
Dale M. Grimes , and Craig A. Grimes Manufacturer: World Scientific Publishing Company ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 9812389253 |
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Bell anchored the logic chain begun by Einstein, Rosen, and Podolsky and tested by Aspect et al., showing that entangled electrons are nonlocal. Feynman showed that free electrons are nonlocal in that they travel between any two points using all possible paths. The authors postulate nonlocality of eigenstate electrons and find quantum theory arises from classical electromagnetic field theory. Source fields for photons are detailed. This volume:· Successfully bridges electromagnetism and quantum theory, detailing their common origin, · Significantly reduces the postulatory base of quantum mechanics,
· Is particularly useful for photonics scientists seeking to understand properties of light, and
· Provides a complete electromagnetic description of photons and the Ritz photonic power-frequency rules.
It is a valuable reference for all physics graduate students and professionals interested in the fundamentals of their science, and for all electrical engineering graduate students and professionals interested in antennas.
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Nonclassical Effects in Quantum Optics (Key Papers in Physics)
Pierre Meystre Manufacturer: AIP Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0883187841 |
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On Klauder's Path: A Field Trip
Gerard G. Emch , G. C. Hegerfeldt , and L. Streit Manufacturer: World Scientific Pub Co Inc ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 9810216874 |
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The Physics of Communication: Proceedings of the Xxii Solvay Conference on Physics Delphi Lamia, Greece 24 - 29 November 2001
I. Antoniou , and SOLVAY CONFERENCE ON PHYSICS 2001 DELPH Manufacturer: World Scientific Publishing Company ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 9812384499 |
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This volume presents the state of the art in the research on new possibilities for communication and computation based on quantum theory and nonlocality, as well as related directions and problems. It discusses challenging issues: decoherence and irreversibility; nonlocality and superluminosity; photonics; quantum information and communication; quantum computation.
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Quantum Control and Measurement: Proceedings of the Isqm Satellite Workshop Arl, Hitachi, Hatoyama, Saitama, August 28-29, 1992 (North-Holland Delta Series)
Manufacturer: North-Holland ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0444895612 |
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Quantum Field Theory in a Semiotic Perspective (Schriften der Mathematisch-naturwissenschaftlichen Klasse der Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften)
Hans Günter Dosch , Volkhard F. Müller , and Norman Sieroka Manufacturer: Springer ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 3540282114 |
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Viewing physical theories as symbolic constructions came to the fore in the middle of the nineteenth century with the emancipation of the classical theory of the electromagnetic field from mechanics; most notably this happened through the work of Helmholtz, Hertz, Poincaré, and later Weyl. The epistemological problems that nourished this development are today highlighted within quantum field theory. The present essay starts off with a concise and non-technical outline of the firmly based aspects of relativistic quantum field theory, i.e. the very successful description of subnuclear phenomena. The particular methods, by which these different aspects have to be accessed, then get described as distinct facets of quantum field theory. The authors show how these different facets vary with respect to the relation between quantum fields and associated particles. Thus, by emphasising the respective role of various basic concepts involved, the authors claim that only a very general epistemic approach can properly account for this diversity - an account they trace back to the philosophical writings of the aforementioned physicists and mathematicians. Finally, what they call their semiotic perspective on quantum field theory gets related to recent discussions within the philosophy of science and turns out to act as a counterbalance to, for instance, structural realism.
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A Gent from Bear Creek and Other Tales
Robert E. Howard Manufacturer: Wildside Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0809511770 Release Date: 2005-05-19 |
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a gent from bear creek.......2007-05-19
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A GENT FROM BEAR CREEK AND OTHER TALES
Robert E. & Paul Herman (introduction) Howard Manufacturer: Wildside Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000P0WC2Y |
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