Catch-Up and Competitiveness in China: The Case of Large Firms in the Oil Industry (Routledge-Curzon Studies on the Chinese Economy, 8)

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This book examines the role of corporate structure, including the role of corporate headquarters, in the success of large firms. It considers these issues in relation to large global corporations, thereby providing a 'benchmark', which is then used as a contrast in a discussion of corporate structure and the role of corporate headquarters within large Chinese firms, many of which have evolved from former government ministries. It includes a detailed case study of firms in the crucially important oil and petro-chemical sector. Overall the book shows what a hugely competitive battle China's emerging 'national champions' face with their global competitors, and puts forward policy implications for both large Chinese firms and the Chinese government concerning how business systems should be reformed further still in order to construct globally competitive large industrial corporations.

East-West Trade and Finance in the World Economy: A New Look for the 1980s (East-West European Economic Interaction, Vol 8)

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Economic Policy in a Liberal Democracy (Shaftesbury Papers, Vol 8)

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In Economic Policy in a Liberal Democracy, Richard E. Wagner offers an approach to welfare economics and economic policy appropriate for a classically liberal society.

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The AMEX Bank Review Awards are presented annually in memory of Professor Robert Marjolin, the first head of the OECD and leading architect of post-war Europe. Judged by a prestigious international jury, all essays carry out a strong message for policy-makers and financial markets. This will
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Foreign Direct Investment, Democracy and Development: Assessing Contours, Correlates and Concomitants of Globalization (Routledge Advances Ininternational Political Economy, 8)

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Why should democracy and foreign capital be studied as important determinants of the future of global integration? This is just one of the questions discussed by this book. The author addresses the crucial issue of global integration and economic growth and development by focusing on two of the most salient integrative forces in the globalization process: in the economic sphere, trade and direct investment are driving economic integration; in the political sphere, an unprecedented number of states have yielded to the 'Third Wave' of democritization. The effects of these forces are analyzed and their implications are discussed, as the author presents a systematic analysis of the various propositions on both sides of the globalization debate.

Managing Political Risk Assessment: Strategic Response to Environmental Change (Studies in International Political Economy, 8)

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Managing Political Risk Assessment: Strategic Response to Environmental Change (Studies in International Political Economy, 8)
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Social Security in the Global Village (International Social Security Series, 8)

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Social Security in the Global Village (International Social Security Series, 8)

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Tax Policy and the Economy, Vol. 8

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National Accounts Statistics: Analysis of Main Aggregates, 1987 Sales No E 90.Xvii.8 (National Accounts Statistics)

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This book aims to document and illustrate the major developments in the use of nematodes for biological control of insects and slugs. It has three major sections covering entomopathogenic nematodes, entomophilic nematodes, and slug-parasitic nematodes. Each of these sections discusses biology, commercial production, formulation and quality control, application technology, strategy and safety. Separate chapters are devoted to the application of nematodes in different cropping systems, and the efficacy of nematodes against specific pests.

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Modern astronomical telescopes, along with other advances in technology, have brought the deep sky – star clusters, nebulae and the galaxies – within reach of amateur astronomers. And it isn’t even necessary to image many of these deep-sky objects in order to see them; they are within reach of visual observers using modern techniques and enhancement technology. The first requirement is truly dark skies; if you are observing from a light-polluted environment you need Tony Cooke’s book, Visual Astronomy in the Suburbs. Given a site with clear, dark night skies everything else follows… this book will provide the reader with everything he needs to know about what to observe, and using some of today’s state-of-the-art technique and commercial equipment, how to get superb views of faint and distant astronomical objects.

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The 1997 HST Calibration Workshop, with a new generation of instruments proceedings of a workshop held at the Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, ... 22-24, 1997 (SuDoc NAS 1.15:208141)

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Biopolymers: Volume 4: Polyesters III, Applications and Commercial Products

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This book combines mathematics (geometry and topology), computer science (algorithms), and engineering (mesh generation) in order to solve the conceptual and technical problems in the combining of elements of combinatorial and numerical algorithms. The book develops methods from areas that are amenable to combination and explains recent breakthrough solutions to meshing that fit into this category. It should be an ideal graduate text for courses on mesh generation. The specific material is selected giving preference to topics that are elementary, attractive, lend themselves to teaching, are useful, and interesting.

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Excellent read for mathematically inclined reader.......2004-07-24

OK, I must admit, I know the author personally, like his work a lot. And so I can only recommend this book. But that's not what you're looking for in a review, nor am I talking to freinds or collegues who already know hime too. This book will introduce you to simplicial complexes, and deep mathematical constructs, along with some topology and geometry, while at the same time remaining hands-on and simpler. Mostly, the notation is clean, simple, and yet rigorous enough that you'll really be in terrific shape one you integrate it. It's actually amazing that it comes so clean given how powerful it can be. Meshes are the basis for many of the computer graphics and CAD/CAM modern methods, and are an indispensible tool. That's the real value of reading this book: you'll get some real good tools for manipulating meshes (whether what you want to do is the same or different than the author), and especially you'll get a mathematically correct and rigorous treatment.

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