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  • Buddhist Economics

    An Enlightened Approach to the Dismal Science

    by Clair Brown ...
    In the tradition of E. F. Schumacher's Small Is Beautiful, renowned economist Clair Brown argues persuasively for a new economics built upon equality, sustainability, and right living."Buddhist Economics will give guidance to all those who seek peace, fairness, and environmental sustainability." -Jeffrey Sachs, author of The Age of Sustainable Development.Traditional economics measures the ways in ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Gender in the Workplace

    Edited by Clair Brown, Joseph A. Pechman ...
    That women have entered the work force in large numbers is a well-known economic development, but many questions remain about the effects of this dramatic shift. Have women been truly integrated into the labor market? How have they fared in the competition for fair wages and professional jobs? What has happened to the American family and its standard of living? ... Read more

    $22.19 USD

  • Labor in the Era of Globalization

    Edited by Clair Brown, Barry J. Eichengreen, Michael Reich ...
    The third quarter of the twentieth century was a golden age for labor in the advanced industrial countries, characterized by rising incomes, relatively egalitarian wage structures, and reasonable levels of job security. The subsequent quarter-century has seen less positive performance along a number of these dimensions. This period has instead been marked by rapid globalization of economic ... Read more

    $115.69 USD

  • Chips and Change

    How Crisis Reshapes the Semiconductor Industry

    by Clair Brown, Greg Linden ...
    How the chip industry has responded to a series of crises over the past twenty-five years, often reinventing itself and shifting the basis for global competitive advantage.For decades the semiconductor industry has been a driver of global economic growth and social change. Semiconductors, particularly the microchips essential to most electronic devices, have transformed computing, communications, ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

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  • World Class Manufacturing

    by Richard J. Schonberger ...
    In his best-selling book Japanese Manufacturing Techniques, Richard J. Schonberger revolutionized American manufacturing theory and, more important, practice. In that breakthrough book, he revealed that Japanese manufacturing excellence was not culturally bound. Offering the first demystified explanation of the simple techniques that fueled Japan's industrial success, he demonstrated how the same ... Read more

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  • Continuous Process Improvement

    by George D. Robson ...
    During the past decade Japanese companies have derived many of their competitive advantages from streamlined work-flow processes. Desperate to replicate the Japanese systems, American managers have bought into countless theories advanced by management consultants which, lacking a methodology, have proved fruitless and frustrating. Now, from inside a world-renowned learning organization, comes that ... Read more

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  • Paths toward the Modern Fiscal State

    England, Japan, and China

    by Wenkai He ...
    The rise of modern public finance revolutionized political economy. As governments learned to invest tax revenue in the long-term financial resources of the market, they vastly increased their administrative power and gained the ability to use fiscal, monetary, and financial policy to manage their economies. But why did the modern fiscal state emerge in some places and not in others? In ... Read more

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  • Modern Economic Regulation

    An Introduction to Theory and Practice

    by Christopher Decker ...
    Drawing from the most recent work on economic regulation, this book introduces readers to the main principles and examines how economic regulation is applied in four key public utility industries - electricity, gas, water and telecommunications. Written for students and practitioners with little prior knowledge of economic regulation, this is an accessible, non-technical entry point to the subject ... Read more

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  • Being Nobody, Going Nowhere

    Meditations on the Buddhist Path

    by Ayya Khema ...
    In this lucid classic, beloved teacher Ayya Khema introduces the reader to the essence of the Buddhist path. She addresses the how and why of meditation, providing a clear framework for understanding the nature of karma and rebirth and the entirety of the eightfold path. With specific, practical advice Ayya Khema illuminates the practices of compassion and sympathetic joy and offers forthright ... Read more

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  • Public-Private Partnership Projects in Infrastructure

    An Essential Guide for Policy Makers

    by Jeffrey Delmon ...
    Investment in infrastructure is critical to economic growth, quality of life, poverty reduction, access to education, healthcare, and achieving many of the goals of a robust economy. But infrastructure is difficult for the public sector to get right. Public-private partnerships (PPPs) can help; they provide more efficient procurement, focus on consumer satisfaction and life cycle maintenance, and ... Read more

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  • The Road Home

    A Contemporary Exploration of the Buddhist Path

    by Ethan Nichtern ...
    A lively exploration of contemporary Buddhism from one of its most admired teachers.In this wise and witty invitation to Buddhist meditation, Ethan Nichtern, a senior teacher in the Shambhala Buddhist tradition, investigates the journey each of us takes to find where we belong. Drawing from contemporary research on meditation and mindfulness and from his experience as a Buddhist teacher and ... Read more

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