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A profile of the steel industry : global reinvention for a new economy / by Warrian, Peter

Table of Contents: “…Industry organization and competition -- 6. Steel labor relations -- 7. Steel trade flows and trade disputes -- 8. …”
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Partisan Gerrymandering and the Construction of American Democracy / by Engstrom, Erik J.

Table of Contents: “…Gerrymandering and the evolution of American politics -- Districting and the construction of early American democracy -- The origins of single-member districts -- The strategic timing of congressional redistricting -- Stacking the states, stacking the house: the partisan consequences of congressional redistricting -- Electoral competition and critical elections -- A congress of strangers: gerrymandering and legislative turnover -- The partisan impact of malapportionment -- From turbulence to stasis, 1900-1964 -- Gerrymandering and the future of American politics.…”
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What ever happened to the faculty? drift and decision in higher education / by Burgan, Mary

Table of Contents: “…Bricks and mortar : the American campus -- The myth of the bloviating professor : sages and guides -- Getting the "liberal" out of education : the curriculum -- Absence makes the heart grow colder : online education -- A more perfect union : college and university governance -- Rookies of the year and superstars : academic competition -- The case of the firecracker boys : academic science and academic freedom -- The disposable faculty : tenure now -- Staging a comeback : exemplary cases.…”
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Sun Tzu and the art of business six strategic principles for managers / by McNeilly, Mark

Table of Contents: “…Win all without fighting: capturing your market without destroying it -- Avoid strength, attack weakness: striking where they least expect it -- Deception and foreknowledge: maximizing the power of market information -- Speed and preparation: moving swiftly to overcome your competitors -- Shape your opponent: employing strategy to master the competition -- Character-based leadership: providing effective leadership in turbulent times -- Putting the art of business into practice.…”
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Crisis management and public policy Singapore's approach to economic resilience /

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Port reform toolkit effective decision support for policymakers /

Table of Contents: “…The evolution of ports in a competitive world -- Module 3. Alternative port management structures and ownership models -- Module 4. …”
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Personnel economics in imperfect labour markets by Garibaldi, Pietro, 1968-

Table of Contents: “…Personnel economics and non-competitive labour markets -- The optimal skill ratio -- The hours-employment trade-off -- Temporary or permanent? …”
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Destination marketing and management theories and applications /

Table of Contents: “…Safety and crisis management at destinations -- pt. 7. Managing competitiveness and sustainability and embracing challenges and opportunities.…”
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International and language education for a global future fifty years of U.S. Title VI and Fulbright-Hays programs /

Table of Contents: “…The history and significance of the programs of Title VI higher education act -- pt. 5. Global competitiveness -- pt. 6. Accessing, benchmarking, and assessing Title VI -- pt. 7. …”
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Doping in sport a defence / by Petersen, Thomas S. (Thomas Søbirk)

Table of Contents: “…Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Warm Up: The Tunnel Vision of the Doping Debate -- 1 Doping and Health -- 2 Doping and the Spirit of Sport -- 3 Doping and Role Models -- 4 Doping and Coercion -- 5 Doping and the Wish for Prohibition -- 6 Doping and Fair Competition -- 7 Doping and Onwards: Bottom of the Ninth -- References -- Index…”
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World rule accountability, legitimacy, and the design of global governance / by Koppell, Jonathan G. S.

Table of Contents: “…-- Introduction to the GGO sample and their core characteristics -- Sorting out the universe of organizations -- GGOs included in this study -- Core characteristics of GGOs -- Structure and administration of GGOs -- Variations in GGO structure -- Implications -- Rulemaking in global governance organizations -- Variation in GGO rulemaking -- Patterns of global rulemaking -- Implications -- The riddle of global adherence -- Variations in global adherence regime -- Patterns of GGO adherence -- Implications of adherence approach -- Interest groups and global governance -- Transnational interest group variation -- Patterns of interest group variation -- GGO authority and the satisfaction of interest groups -- Cooperation and competition in global governance -- Global governance as a competitive marketplace -- Conclusion: models of global governance and accountability -- Putting it all together: three models of global governance.…”
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The Europeanisation of social protection

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Introducing economics a critical guide for teaching / by Maier, Mark, 1950-

Table of Contents: “…-- Economic systems -- Supply and demand -- Competition and monopoly -- Consumer education -- Business education -- Labor and the distribution of wealth and income -- Gross domestic product -- Roles of government -- Unemployment and inflation -- Money, banking, and the federal reserve -- Fiscal and monetary policy -- Economic growth -- Global economics and trade -- Resource materials.…”
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Biology is technology the promise, peril, and new business of engineering life / by Carlson, Robert H., 1970-

Table of Contents: “…-- Building with biological parts -- Learning to fly (or yeast, geese, and 747s) -- The second coming of synthetic biology -- A future history of biological engineering -- The pace of change in biological technologies -- The international genetically engineered machines competition -- Reprogramming cells and building genomes -- The promise and peril of biological technologies -- The sources of innovation and the effects of existing and proposed regulations -- Laying the foundations for a bioeconomy -- Of straightjackets and springboards for innovation -- Open-source biology, or open biology? …”
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The economics and financing of media companies by Picard, Robert G.

Table of Contents: “…Media firms as economic and business entities -- Business models, workflows, and value chains in media firms -- Distribution and retail sales of media -- economic forces affecting media -- The influence of the general economy on media -- Audiences and consumers -- Media, advertisers, and advertising -- Competition in media markets -- Concepts in media financing and financial management -- Capital markets and media firms -- The development of large media companies -- Trade and globalization in media products and services -- Indicators of financial and economic health of media firms.…”
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Generic drugs needs and issues /

Table of Contents: “…Thomas -- Paying off generics to prevent competition with brand name drugs : should it be prohibited? …”
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Cases and materials on corporations, including partnerships and limited liability companies / by Hamilton, Robert W., 1931-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Agency -- The general partnership -- The development of corporation law in the United States : jurisdictional competition -- The formation of a closely held corporation -- Disregard of the corporate entity -- Financial matters and the corporation -- Management and control of the corporation -- Control and management in the publicly held corporation -- Duty of care and the business judgment rule -- Duty of loyalty and conflict of interest -- Transactions in shares : rule 10b-5, insider trading, and securities fraud -- Indemnification and insurance -- Takeovers -- Corporate books and records -- The limited partnership -- The limited liability partnership -- The limited liability company.…”

Contested citizenship immigration and cultural diversity in Europe /

Table of Contents: “…: national and postnational claims making -- Migrants between transnationalism and national citizenship -- Minority group demands and the challenge of Islam -- The extreme right: ethnic competition or political space? -- Interest or identity?…”
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The Class : Living and Learning in the Digital Age / by Livingstone, Sonia M., Sefton-Green, Julian

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : an invitation to meet the class -- Living and learning in the digital age -- A year of fieldwork -- Networks and social worlds -- Identities and relationships -- Life at school : from routines to civility -- Learning at school : measuring and levelling the self -- Life at home together and apart -- Making space for learning in the home -- Learning to play music : class, culture, and taste -- Life trajectories, social mobility, and cultural capital -- Conclusions : conservative, competitive or connected.…”
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The science of motorsport racing /

Table of Contents: “…Potkanowicz -- Nutrition recomendations for race car drivers / Claire Heft Rd and Alexandra Stanjones -- Physical training the neck of the driver athlete / Don Gatherer, Jon Malvern and Angus Perry -- Psychological considerations for motorsport racing / Karl Erickson and Daniel Gould -- Merging medicine and technology to improve safety in motorsports / Terry Trammell, Jeff Horton, and Daniel Colvin -- Return to competition of automobile race car drivers following concussion / Julia Daly -- The safety crew and event staff / Teena M. …”
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