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Higher Education in 2040 : A Global Approach / by Zwaan, Bert van der, 1952-

Table of Contents: “…-- The need for legitimization -- Old and new core values -- The government and the higher education system of the future -- The global university and the knowledge ecosystem of the future -- How will the comprehensive research university survive? …”
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Ellipsis functional heads, licensing, and identification / by Lobeck, Anne C.

Table of Contents: “…1. Ellipsis in Government-Binding Theory -- 2. Strong Agreement, Licensing, and Identification -- 3. …”
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Managing information in the public sector by White, Jay D.

Table of Contents: “…-- Information technology for decision making -- Hardware and software issues -- Managing the agency's data resources -- The telecommunications revolution -- The Internet revolution -- Systems development and implementation -- Transforming government with technology -- End user computing issues -- Acquiring technology solutions -- Information security -- Managing information strategically.…”
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The bottom billion why the poorest countries are failing and what can be done about it / by Collier, Paul

Table of Contents: “…Falling behind and falling apart : the bottom billion -- The conflict trap -- The natural resource trap -- Landlocked with bad neighbors -- Bad governance in a small country -- On missing the boat : the marginalization of the bottom billion in the world economy -- Aid to the rescue? …”
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Making things 21st century manufacturing and design : summary of a forum /

Table of Contents: “…Prerequisites for success -- A high-tech approach to low-tech products -- Five lessons for the next generation -- Fostering impatience with the status quo -- Produce to protect -- Produce to live -- Creativity, confidence, and innovation -- Job creation -- The role of government -- The benefits of diversity -- The importance of K-12 education -- The global effects of local action.…”
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Reforming the public sector how to achieve better transparency, service, and leadership /

Table of Contents: “…Measuring public sector performance : managing governments by numbers -- pt. 5. International perspectives on public sector reforms.…”
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China's quest for sporting mega-events : the politics of international bids / by Chu, Marcus P.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Chinese leaders and Beijing's Olympic bids -- International sporting galas and Beijing's Olympic bids -- Hong Kong and Beijing's Olympic bids -- The president and Chinese cities' Asian Games bids -- The premier and Chinese cities' Summer World University Games bids -- Central government and Chinese cities' discontinued bids -- Conclusion.…”
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Consolidated legal texts for the Special Court for Sierra Leone by Jalloh, Charles

Table of Contents: “…UN Security Council resolution 1315 (2000) -- Agreement between the United Nations and the government of Sierra Leone on the establishment of a Special Court for Sierra Leone -- Statute of the Special Court for Sierra Leone -- Rules of procedure and evidence -- Headquarters agreement between the Republic of Sierra Leone and the Special Court for Sierra Leone -- UN Security Council resolution 1688 (2006) -- Memorandum of understanding regarding administrative arrangements between the International Criminal Court and the Special Court for Sierra Leone -- Rules governing the detention of persons awaiting trial or appeal before the Special Court for Sierra Leone or otherwise detained on the authority of the Special Court for Sierra Leone -- Code of professional conduct for counsel with the right of audience before the Special Court for Sierra Leone -- Code of ethics for interpreters and translators employed by the Special Court for Sierra Leone -- Directive on the assignment of counsel -- Practice direction on filing documents before the Special Court for Sierra Leone -- Practice direction on disclosure by the prosecution by the prosecutor pursuant to rule 66 of the rules of procedure and evidence of the Special Court for Sierra Leone -- Practice direction on filing documents under rule 72 of the rules of procedure and evidence before the Appeals Chamber of the Special Court for Sierra Leone -- Practice direction on filing amicus curiae applications pursuant to rule 74 of the rules of procedure and evidence of the Special Court for Sierra Leone -- Practice direction on certain appeals before the Special Court for Sierra Leone -- Practice direction on the procedure following a request by a state, the truth and reconciliation commission, or other legitimate authority to take a statement from a person in the custody of the Special Court for Sierra Leone -- The National Constitution of Sierra Leone, 1991 (Act no. 6 of 1991) -- The Special Court Agreement, 2002 Ratication Act, 2002 -- The Special Court Agreement, 2002 (Ratication) Amendment Act, 2002 -- The Lome Peace Agreement (Ratication) Act, 1999 -- The Truth and Reconciliation Commission Act 2000 -- The Criminal Procedure Act, 1965 -- Prevention of Cruelty to Children Act -- An ordinance to prevent cruelty to children -- Malicious Damage Act, 1861 -- Peace agreement between the government of the Republic of Sierra Leone and the revolutionary united front of Sierra Leone (RUF/SL) (Abidjan Accord) -- Economic community of West African states six-month peace plan for Sierra Leone (Conakry Accord) -- Peace agreement between the government of Sierra Leone and the revolutionary united front of Sierra Leone (Lome peace agreement) -- Abuja cease're agreement between the government of Sierra Leone and the revolutionary united front (Abuja cease? …”
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A Small Nation in the Turmoil of the Second World War : Money, Finance and Occupation (Belgium, its Enemies, its friends, 1939-1945) / by Wee, Herman van der

Table of Contents: “…A Rudderless Belgian GovernmentThe evacuation of belgian gold from france; The dramatic discussion of 18 June 1940 at bordeaux; A belgian government in its death throes; The bank's return to brussels; Chapter 5. …”
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Spies the rise and fall of the KGB in America / by Haynes, John Earl

Table of Contents: “…Alger Hiss : case closed -- Enormous : the KGB attack on the Anglo-American atomic project -- The journalist spies -- Infiltration of the U.S. government -- Infiltration of the Office of Strategic Services -- The XY line : technical, scientific, and industrial espionage -- American couriers and support personnel -- Celebrities and obsessions -- The kGB in America : strengths, weaknesses, and structural problems.…”
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Dynamic reciprocity and wound healing

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Influences of the wound micro-environment to either foster and sustain wound healing or impede wound closure -- Matrix-associated signals govern tissue responses -- The dynamic reciprocity paradigm to encompass the ongoing "crosstalk" between cells and their extracellular milieu in response to injury and during healing -- Examples of dynamic reciprocity during wound healing.…”
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Democracy and public administration

Table of Contents: “…Marshall -- Citizens, citizenship, and democratic governance / Cheryl Simrell King -- Democracy, public participation, and budgeting : mutually exclusive or just exhausting? …”
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Who guards the guardians and how democratic civil-military relations /

Table of Contents: “…Dombroski -- Defense budgets, democratic civilian control, and effective governance / Jeanne Kinney Giraldo -- Conscription or the all-volunteer force : recruitment in a democratic society / Edwin R. …”
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Risk in social science

Table of Contents: “…Zinn and Peter Taylor-Gooby -- Crime and risk / Hazel Kemshall -- Risk, environment, and technology / Nick Pidgeon, Peter Simmons, and Karen Henwood -- Everyday life, and leisure time / John Tulloch -- Risk and intimate relationships / Jane Lewis and Sophie Sarre -- Health and risk / Andy Alaszewski -- Life course, youth, and old age / Sarah Vickerstaff -- Risk, regulation, and management / Bridget Hutter -- Social inequality and risk / anwen Jones, David Abbott, and Deborah Quilgars -- The media and risk / Emma Hughes, Jenny Kitzinger, and Graham Murdock -- Social and public policy : reflexive individualization and regulatory governance / Peter Taylor-Gooby.…”
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Raiding Saint Peter empty sees, violence, and the initiation of the Great Western Schism (1378) / by Rollo-Koster, Joëlle

Table of Contents: “…The empty see -- Empty see governance and the papal electoral system -- The liturgy of the empty see -- Looting, charity, and liturgy -- The empty see as liminal phenomenon -- Looting the empty see : the early chronology -- Introducing spolia: the connection with the ancient -- Early spoils : historiography -- Evidence -- Right of spoil -- Looting the empty see : the Great Western Schism (1378) -- Rome 1378 : quick historiography -- Rome 1378 : background -- Rome 1378 : "Romanum volumus papam vel omnes moriemini!" …”
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Widowhood in early modern Spain protectors, proprietors, and patrons / by Fink De Backer, Stephanie

Table of Contents: “…Widows and the literary imagination -- Subjects of counsel -- Objects of desire -- Sex in the city -- To her alone pertains the governance of all her house (Gaspar Astete) -- Master and mistress of the household -- Father and mother of their children -- A widow's work is never done -- Worthy recipients and pious donors -- Widowhood, poverty, and charity -- Family, memory, and the sacralization of urban space -- Coda. …”
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Healthcare business intelligence a guide to empowering successful data reporting and analytics / by Madsen, Laura, 1973-

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Crises in Russia contemporary management policy and practice from a historical perspective /

Table of Contents: “…Crisis management and mass media in Russia: following the historical perspectives -- Institutional framework and governance model of the Russia crisis policy: disaster focus -- Managing alleviation of the 1995 Neftegorsk earthquake disaster -- Managing the ecological disaster in the town of Karabash -- Communicating tragedy and values through mass media during crises: the lessons of submarine accidents in Russia -- Social security policy for the Chernobyl clean-up and rescue workers: crisis chronology and lessons -- Institutional issues and the management of the creeping crisis in the Kabardina and Balkaria Republic of Russia -- Political and institutional factors of Russian banking crisis 2004 -- Vulnerability and crisis development: lessons from Russia and other emerging economies -- Conclusion: crisis management policy in transitional societies: beyond the Russia experience.…”
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The remuneration handbook for Africa : a practical and informative handbook for managing reward and recognition in Africa / by Bussin, Mark

Table of Contents: “…Remuneration policy and strategy -- Job roles and competence -- Job evaluation -- Broad-banding -- Individual performance-, competence- and skills-based pay -- Pay structures -- Setting pay levels -- Total packages -- Payroll -- Team-based pay -- Sales force incentives -- Variable pay and incentive schemes -- How to design an incentive scheme -- Share schemes -- International assignment remuneration -- Remuneration trends in Africa -- Retention and engagement -- Reward and recognition -- Remuneration committees and boardroom pay -- Remuneration governance -- Reward trends.…”
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