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China's rural development policy : exploring the "new socialist countryside" / by Su, Minzi, 1967-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- The evolution of China's rural policy development -- Local government in action -- Rural life -- New rural development strategies -- Eight case studies -- What's working, what isn't -- Conclusion.…”
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The Indirect Effect of Direct Legislation : How Institutions Shape Interest Group Systems / by Boehmke, Frederick J.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Modeling the initiative process -- Interest group mobilizations -- State policy adoptions -- Interest group resources and lobbying tactics -- Interest group lobbying strategies -- Interest groups and the initiative process.…”
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Noble Bondsmen : Ministerial Marriages in the Archdiocese of Salzburg, 1100–1343 / by Freed, John B.

Table of Contents: “…Seigneurial and Canonical Restrictions on the Ministerials' Freedom to Marry -- 3. Family Strategies -- 4. The Burdens of Matrimony -- 5. The Politics of Marriage -- 6. …”
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Managing in the global economy by Steers, Richard M.

Table of Contents: “…Managing in the global economy : an introduction -- Challenges and prospects of globalization -- Economic foundations of global business -- National trade policy and competitive advantage -- Legal and political foundations of global business -- Economic integration and regional trading blocs -- Cultural foundations of global business -- Assessing cultural differences -- Organizing for global business -- Developing global business strategies -- Building global strategic alliances -- Strategies for international negotiation -- Staffing global operations -- Managing a competitive global workforce -- Managing total quality and employee involvement -- Managing multicultural teams -- Managing in the global economy : a field project.…”
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The traitor / by Coonts, Stephen, 1946-

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Corporate communication : strategic adaptation for global practice / by Goodman, Michael B, 1949-

Table of Contents: “…Adapting to radical changes in business and media : a corporate communication vision for the future -- Leadership capabilities : the core competencies for corporations and executives -- Corporate communication and Web 2.0 -- Strategic ethical relationships : trust and integrity -- Corporate culture's increased significance -- Economic factors -- Precedent : the history of communication in corporations -- Philosophy : the engineering of consent and process : strategic and tactical models -- Performance : the measures that determine the success of communication -- Corporate communication : the way forward -- Guideline A: corporate communication strategy and policy -- Guideline B: crisis communication -- Guideline C: media relations -- Guideline D: employee relations -- Guideline E: global relations -- Guideline F: corporate citizenship and table of organizations -- Guideline G: core competencies for corporate communication -- Guideline H: investor relations and sustainability -- Guideline I: transparency and disclosure -- Guideline J: reputation management -- Guideline K: transaction communication -- Guideline L: affiliate relations -- Guideline M: thought leadership and executive relationship management -- Guideline N: social media and corporate blogging.…”

Red zone management changing the rules for pivotal times / by Holland, Winford E.

Table of Contents: “…Red zone gameplan for changing competitive strategy -- ch. 6. Red zone gameplan for mergers and acquisitions -- ch. 7. …”
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eBay business the smart way maximize your profits on the Web's #1 auction site / by Sinclair, Joseph T.

Table of Contents: “…Introducing eBay business: Introduction -- Getting started: Setting yourself up legally -- Business details; Equipment, supplies, and space; Finding inventory; Borrowing money -- Business as usual: Selling on eBay; Auction details; Photographs; Pricing; Special auctions; Fulfillment; Receiving payment; Selling your services -- Unpleasantries: Dealing with buyer fraud -- Making it work: Software features; Software assistance; Customer service -- Operate Smart: eBay storefront; Other storefronts; Selling internationally; Determining your profit; Developing a strategy; Education -- Something for business buyers: Buying on eBay.…”
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The real-time contact center by Fluss, Donna

Table of Contents: “…Transforming contact centers into real-time enterprises -- The development of the real-time contact center -- Contact center infrastructure -- The power of speech recognition for self-service -- Designing, building, and maintaining a vibrant eService strategy -- Strategic role of quality management and liability recording -- The role of performance management in real-time contact centers -- Productivity and quality enhancement systems in real-time contact centers -- Real-time analytics : conquering the unstructured data challenge -- Contact center staffing and management -- Building and managing contact centers -- Navigating the offshore landscape -- Creating a world-class real-time engaged contact center -- Maximizing the benefits of the real-time contact center -- A final word.…”
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Inheriting Syria Bashar's trial by fire / by Leverett, Flynt Lawrence

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A seat at the table persons with disabilities and policy making /

Table of Contents: “…From asylum to independent living : disability policy making, past to present -- Theoretical frameworks for citizen participation : contextualizing the case studies -- Constitutional ferment : proceeding to patriation -- The Canadian Charter of rights and freedoms : the political battle over four words -- The Charlottetown accord : post-patriation -- The Ontario advocacy act : representing persons with intellectual disabilities -- Adult guardianship legislation in British Columbia : reform and restructuring through community participation -- Themes in disability policy participation -- The potential for influencing policy -- Recommendations for research and strategy.…”
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Managing power and people by Seperich, George J., 1944-

Table of Contents: “…-- The authority of service providers -- Managing people -- Introduction to the concept of focus management -- Focus management -- The five steps of focus management -- Managing entitled power with focus skills -- The power of persuasion -- The resource of leadership in managing people -- The management action process -- Managership -- Strategy, management and power -- Managing with combined power and focus -- The power management process.…”
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The education mayor improving America's schools /

Table of Contents: “…The historical and political context of integrated governance -- The new style education mayors -- Evaluating the effects of mayoral control -- Integrated governance as a strategy to improve school performance -- Considering the gap between high and low performing schools -- Accountability and urban high schools : the challenge of improving instructional practices -- Toward strategic deployment of resources -- The political dynamics in building public support for education -- Mayoral governance of schools as laboratories of democracy.…”
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Trumping religion the new Christian right, the free speech clause, and the courts / by Brown, Steven Preston

Table of Contents: “…: the past and future of the new Christian right's free speech strategy in the courts.…”
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Speech on behalf of Publius Sestius by Cicero, Marcus Tullius

Table of Contents: “…'This drama ... of my actions and their outcomes': Cicero, exile, and the 'standard version' -- The defendant, the charge, and the trial -- Cicero's speech : structure, premises, strategy -- 'Tranquillity joined with worthy standing' -- Epilogue : aftermath -- A note on the translation -- Translation -- Commentary -- Appendix 1. …”
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The search for al Qaeda its leadership, ideology, and future / by Riedel, Bruce O.

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The settlement issue in Turkey and the Kurds an analysis of spatial policies, modernity and war / by Jongerden, Joost

Table of Contents: “…Soldiers and settlements: Turkish counter-insurgency and the strategy of environment deprivation -- Settling the Southeast: The rise and fall of a rehabilitation doctrine -- The integrated settlement network: Towards a new spatial organization of the countryside -- Settlement issue and settlement activities: The colonization of peoples and territories -- Claiming the land: Empirical observation on the ground -- Summary and conclusions -- Annex: Maps of the pilot projects.…”
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Out of the box and onto Wall Street unorthodox insights on investments and the economy / by Grant, Mark J., 1950-

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Lloyd George at war, 1916-1918 by Cassar, George H.

Table of Contents: “…Setting the stage -- The home front: The search for a manpower policy ; The challenge of labor ; Controlling shipping and food -- Strategy and the war: The first attempt at a unified command ; Facing the submarine menace ; Prelude to catastrophe ; The horror of Passchendaele ; The peripheral war ; The quest for a negotiated peace ; The creation of the Supreme War Council ; The plans for 1918 ; Before the storm ; Crisis on the western front ; The Maurice Affair ; The origins of intervention in Russia ; The German advance halted ; The turn of the tide ; The road to the armistice -- Conclusion.…”
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Floodplain management a new approach for a new era /

Table of Contents: “…Case study: Davenport, Iowa -- Strategies: work with, not against, rivers. Case study: flooding of I-5 in Washington -- Choosing the best strategy. case study: Tulsa, Oklahoma -- What next? …”
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