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Free Trade Under Fire
No full textGrowing international trade has helped lift living standards around the world, and yet free trade is always under attack. Critics complain that trade forces painful economic adjustments, such as plant closings and layoffs of workers, and charge that the World Trade Organization serves the interests of corporations, undercuts domestic environmental regulations, and erodes America's sovereignty. Why has global trade and trade agreements such as NAFTA become so controversial? Does free trade deserve its bad reputation?In Free Trade under Fire, Douglas Irwin sweeps aside the misconceptions that litter the debate over trade and gives the reader a clear understanding of the issues involved. This fourth edition has been thoroughly updated to include the most recent policy developments and the latest research findings on the impact of trade.xiv+351p.;15x23,5c
Institutions, Innovation, and Industrialization : Essays in Economic History and Development
No full textThis book brings together a group of leading economic historians to examine how institutions, innovation, and industrialization have determined the development of nations. Presented in honor of Joel Mokyr arguably the preeminent economic historian of his generation these wide ranging essays address a host of core economic questions. What are the origins of markets? How do governments shape our economic fortunes? What role has entrepreneurship played in the rise and success of capitalism? Tackling these and other issues, the book looks at coercion and exchange in the markets of twelfth-century China, sovereign debt in the age of Philip II of Spain, the regulation of child labor in nineteenth-century Europe, meat provisioning in pre-Civil War New York, aircraft manufacturing before World War I, and more. The book also features an essay that surveys Mokyr's important contributions to the field of economic history, and an essay by Mokyr himself on the origins of the Industrial Revolution.vi+430p.;16x24c
Journal of Public Procurement
No full textVolume 15, Number 3, Fall 2015Price-Quality Ratios in Value-for-Money Awards ................................................ 275P. Kiiver and J. KodymDo Federal Davis-Bacon and Disadvantaged BusinessEnterprise Regulations Affect Aggressive Bidding? Evidencefrom Highway Resurfacing Procurement Auctions ........................................... 291K. C. DuncanE-Procurement as the ICT Innovation in the Public Services Management:Case of Slovakia ............................................................................................... 317M. M. Svidronova and T. MikusStability Properties in Department of Defense Contracts:Answering the Controversy ............................................................................... 341J. L. Petter, J. D. Ritschel and E. D. WhiteMeasuring Efficiency in International Public Procurement ............................. 365A. Kumar, A. Nair and J. Piecha114 hlm,;15 x 23 c
Organization Design And Job Analysis
No full textBagi Kebanyakan orang membuat sebuah pernyataan visi, misi, nilai-nilai strategi dan deskripsi jabatan adalah suatu hal yang cukup sulit dan tidak menyenangkan serta menyita waktu dan bahkan terkadang membuat bingung bagaimana menuliskannya agar dapat dimengerti oleh orang lain yang membacanya, dan terkadang mendesain struktur organisasi kerap kali dibuat menyesuaikan dengan karyawan yang sudah ada dalam organisasi; hal ini menimbulkan pertanyaan "Adkah panduan bagaimana seharusnya mengembangkan struktur organisasi dan deskripsi jabatan yang efektif untuk organisasi saya?" Buku ini menghadirkan solusi praktis bagi pembacanya karena teori, disertai panduan praktikal yang dapat dimodifikasikan sesuai kebutuhan organisasi Anda.xiv, 246 hlm,; 14 x 21 c
Insurgent
No full textMerupakan buku kedua trilogi Divergent. Kisah thriller Distopia yang dihantui pertanyaan tentang duka dan permaafan, identitas dan kesetian, politik dan cinta.551hlm.;13x20,5c
Soedirman : Seorang Panglima, Seorang Martir
No full text"Yang sakit itu Soedirman, tapi Panglima Besar tidak pernah sakit.' Pagi itu, 19 Desember 1948, Panglima Besar bangkit dan memutuskan memimpin pasukan keluar dari Yogyakarta, mengkonsolidasikan tentara, dan mempertahakan Republik dengan bergerilya.Panglima Besar sudah terikat sumpah: haram menyerah bagi tentara. Karena ikrar inilah Soedirman menolak bujukan Sukarno untuk berdiam di Yogyakarta. Dengan separuh paru-paru, ia memimpin gerilya. Selama delapan bulan, dengan ditandu, ia keluar-masuk hutan.Di Medan gerilya, Panglima Besar dipercaya bisa bersembunyi dari kejaran Belanda. mamou menyembuhkan orang sakit dan konon menjatuhkan pesawat terbang dengan meniupkan bubuk merica. Aktivis Hizbul Wathan, mantan guru, dan pelatak dasar kultur TNI yang ironisnya dulu sempat berkata, "Saya cacat, tak layak masuk tentara." Dialah Soedirman: panglima, martir.xiv, 160 hlm,; 16 x 23 c
Serat Centhini 4 : Antara Cebolang dan Nyai Demang
No full textBuku ini adalah bentuk novelisasi Serat Centhini jilid 4 dari 12 jilid. Serat Chentini adalah naskah sastra Jawa yang istimewa, meliputi sejarah, pendidikan, geografi, arsitektur, pengetahuan alam, filsafat, agama, tasawuf, klenik, ramalan, sulap, kesaktian, perlambang, adat istiadat, tata upacara tradisi, etika, psikologi, flora dan fauna, obat-obatan, makanan, seni, dan lain-lainnya, bahkan sampai pada pengetahuan tentang senggama.x+390hlm.;15x23c
The Movie Book
No full textThe Movie Book, the latest in DK's award winning Big Ideas Simply Explained series, profiles 100 of the best movies ever made throughout the world. The Movie Book zooms in on the best cinematic masterpieces of all time and is a must have for anyone with a passion for films and the history of cinema.Big Ideas Simply Explained series uses creative design and innovative graphics, along with straightforward and engaging writing, to make complex subjects easier to understand. These award winning books provide just the information needed for students, families, or anyone interested in concise, thought provoking refreshers on a single subject.352p.;20x24c
The Power of Positive Thinking
No full textThe power of positive thinking telah membantu jutaan orang di dunia untuk meraih kehidupan yang utuh. Dalam buku laris fenomenal ini, Dr. Peale menunjukan kekuatan keyakinan dalam tindakan sehari-harixvi, 320 hlm,; 15 x 23 c