Antidumping Laws and the U S Economy or Financial Markets and Institutions

Antidumping Laws and the U. S. Economy

Author: Greg Mastel

Timely and accessible, this is the only available comprehensive review of the goals, operation, and history of the U.S. antidumping laws coupled with a strategy for using those laws to promote U.S. trade policy and economic objectives in the post-Uruguay Round World.

Mastel, a former congressional adviser to U.S. trade negotiators, brings a unique expertise to the subject, having been involved in the creation and the analysis of the laws. He brings fact to bear on the sometimes heated debate over the merits of antidumping laws and the impact of the Uruguay Round upon U.S. antidumping laws.

Thoroughly documented, the book features charts and international case studies (including the steel, electronics, ball beatings, cement, and agricultural products industries) the at resent the historical and economic record of U.S. antidumping laws. In addition, the complete text of the Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 is conveniently reproduced in the appendix.

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A former congressional advisor to US trade negotiators examines the goals, operation, and history of US laws against imports priced at less than their price in the home market or less than their cost of production. The first such law was passed in 1916 and the existing framework adopted in 1921. Mastel looks at several specific industries including electronics and agriculture, and proposes a strategy for using the laws to promote US trade and economic objectives in the regulated global market. Paper edition (unseen), $24.95. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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Financial Markets and Institutions

Author: Jeff Madura

This author-prepared Study Guide for FINANCIAL MARKETS AND INSTITUTIONS will save you time and help you succeed. You can test your knowledge of the material using the simulated test questions for key terms and concepts as well as the numerous matching, multiple-choice, and true/false questions for every chapter.

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This text describes financial markets and the institutions that serve those markets. Chapters on financial services explain how a specific unit, for example, the insurance unit, of a financial conglomerate conducts its operations. The text is suitable for both undergraduate and graduate courses in financial markets and institutions. This sixth edition features a new chapter on stock market microstructure, and moves chapters on pension funds and credit unions to an accompanying Web site. The financial impact of September 11 is incorporated. Problems that require the use of templates are included for this edition, to reinforce understanding of relationships between variables. The author is affiliated with Florida Atlantic University. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Table of Contents:

Part 1. OVERVIEW OF THE FINANCIAL ENVIRONMENT.
1. Role of Financial Markets and Institutions.
2. Determination of Interest Rates.
3. Structure of Interest Rates.
Part 2. THE FED AND MONETARY POLICY.
4. Functions of the Fed.
5. Monetary Theory and Policy.
Part 3. DEBT SECURITY MARKETS.
6. Money Markets.
7. Bond Markets.
8. Bond Valuation and Risk.
9. Mortgage Markets.
Part 4. EQUITY MARKETS.
10. Stock Offerings and Investor Monitoring.
11. Stock Valuation and Risk.
12. Market Microstructure and Strategies.
Part 5. DERIVATIVE SECURITY MARKETS.
13. Financial Futures Markets.
14. Options Markets.
15. Interest Rate Derivative Markets.
16. Foreign Exchange Derivative Markets.
Part 6. COMMERCIAL BANKING.
17. Commercial Bank Options.
18. Bank Regulation.
19. Bank Management.
20. Bank Performance.
Part 7. NONBANK OPERATIONS.
21. Thrift Operations.
22. Consumer Finance Operations.
23. Mutual Fund Operations.
24. Securities Operations.
25. Insurance and Pension Fund Operations.
Appendix A. Comprehensive Project.
Appendix B. Using Excel for Statistical Analysis. Glossary. Index.

Economic Behavior and Institutions or The Global Future

Economic Behavior and Institutions: Principles of Neoinstitutional Economics

Author: Thrainn Eggertsson

An important new research program has developed in economics that extends neoclassical economic theory in order to examine the effects of institutions on economic behavior. The body of work emerging from this new line of inquiry includes contributions from the various branches of economic theory, such as the economics of property rights, the theory of the firm, cliometrics and law and economics.This book is the first comprehensive survey of this research program, which the author terms "neoinstitutional economics." The author proposes a unified approach to this research, integrating the work of various contributors and emphasizing the common principles of inquiry that tie the work together. The theoretical discussion is accomplished by empirical studies dealing with a whole range of institutions and economic systems.

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The Global Future: A Brief Introduction to World Politics

Author: Charles Kegley

Develop an understanding contemporary events and emerging global trends with the concepts and analytic tools provided in THE GLOBAL FUTURE: A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO WORLD POLITICS (WITH CD-ROM). This textbook provides thought-provoking case studies, views on current controversies, vivid maps, and much more! As you explore the latest international developments, THE GLOBAL FUTURE will give you the opportunity to think about contemporary issues and form your own opinions on how to address the pressing security, economic, and environmental problems of the twenty-first century.

Table of Contents:

About the Authors. Preface. Part I: TREND AND TRANSFORMATION IN WORLD POLITICS. 1. Exploring the Twenty-First-Century World Politics. 2. Theories of World Politics. Part II: THE ACTORS IN WORLD POLITICS. 3. Foreign Policy Decision Making. 4. Great-Power Rivalry and the Lure of Hegemony: Cycles of War and Peace in Modern World History. 5. Rich and Poor in World Politics: The Plight of the Global South. 6. Nonstate Actors and the Challenge of Global Governance. Part III: THE POLITICS OF GLOBAL SECURITY. 7. Armed Conflict in the Twenty-First Century. 8. Military Power and National Security in a Turbulent World. 9. Realist Paths to Peace: Alliance, Arms Control, and the Balance of Power. 10. Liberal Paths to Peace: International Law and Organization. Part IV: THE POLITICS OF GLOBAL WARFARE. 11. The Globalization of World Politics. 12. Markets and Money in a Global Political Economy. 13. Human Rights and the Quest for Global Justice. 14. Population Growth, Resource Scarcity, and the Preservation of the Global Environment. References. Index.

The Yes Men or Getting Started with MS Outlook 2002

The Yes Men: The True Story of the End of the World Trade Organization

Author: Andy Bichlbaum

This is the companion book to The Yes Men, a United Artists movie coming late summer 2004. It follows two anti-corporate activist-pranksters as they impersonate the World Trade Organization on TV and at business conferences around the world.

The story begins with Andy and Mike setting up a website that looks just like that of the World Trade Organization. Some visitors don't notice the site is a fake, and send e-mail invitations meant for the real WTO. Mike and Andy play along with the ruse and soon find themselves attending important functions as WTO -representatives.

Delighted to speak as the organization they oppose, Andy and Mike don thrift-store suits and set out to shock their unwitting audiences with darkly comic satires on global free trade. Weirdly, the experts don't notice the joke and seem to agree with every terrible idea the two can come up with.

Exhausted by their failed attempts to shock, Mike and Andy change their strategy completely, and take a whole new approach for one final lecture.

The book is lavishly illustrated in full color throughout, featuring photographs of Mike and Andy getting deeper and deeper into their assumed identities. Also liberally dispensed are many of the hilarious e-mail exchanges between the Yes Men and various officials and individuals around the world who have asked their advice on issues of world trade.

The Yes Men are global authorities on "Identity Correction," the art of impersonating big-time criminals in order to publicly humiliate them. Their high-profile targets have included George Bush, who responded to their imposture by saying "there ought to be limits to freedom" and The World TradeOrganization, who called them "deplorable." The Yes Men currently have thousands of job openings.

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Getting Started with MS Outlook 2002

Author: Pamela R Toliver

The Select family of books boasts a lively look and feel that takes a step-by-step approach to teaching Office XP tasks. Not only does the user step through the tasks, but the emphasis on projects in this series gives them practical knowledge of Office XP. The series consists of intro and advanced books for the primary Microsoft Office applications. The Select Series is customizable by project and Microsoft Certified to the EXPERT level. The authors have developed the material to reflect the most recent Microsoft Office User Specialist (MOUS) guidelines and objectives—Prepares users with the skills necessary to be productive in today's job market. Each book consist of 6-8 projects that are intended to be learned as a comprehensive unit, but can also be covered separately. Each book contains an Overview of Windows and File Management—32 pages of material covering Windows 2000, Windows 98, Windows 95, and Windows NT along with lessons on file management. Introduces the Office 2002 teamwork concept through integrated projects—step-by-step instructions in three projects designed to integrate files and data among Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint. This book in the Select Lab Series is certified to basic and expert levels of Microsoft Office XP (includes Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Office XP, and Windows 98 and higher).

Table of Contents:

Introduction to Windows.
Internet Explorer.
Outlook Project.
3 Common Elements.

WORD.

Introducing Word.
Project 1. Creating Correspondence.
Project 2. Editing and Formatting Text.
Project 3. Creating a Brochure.
Project 4. Working with Multipage Documents.
Project 5. Creating Tables.
Project 6. Merging.

EXCEL.

Introducing Excel.
Project 1. Designing and Creating a Worksheet.
Project 2. Formatting Worksheets.
Project 3. Analyzing and Distributing Worksheet Data.
Project 4. Working with Workbooks.
Project 5. Creating More Complex Workbooks.
Integrated Project 1.

ACCESS.

Introducing Access.
Project 1. Creating Access Tables.
Project 2. Establishing Relationships and Modifying Tables.
Project 3. Creating Queries.
Project 4. Manipulating Table Data and Data Access Pages.
Project 5. Creating Forms.
Project 6. Creating and Modifying Reports.
Integrated Project 2.

POWERPOINT.

Introducing PowerPoint.
Project 1. Creating Presentations.
Project 2. Enhancing Presentations.
Project 3. Viewing and Arranging Slide Shows.
Project 4. Working with Visual Elements.
Project 5. Broadcasting Presentations.
Integrated Project 3.

Marketing and Financial Management or Liberalism Fascism or Social Democracy

Marketing and Financial Management: New Economy-New Interfaces

Author: David Walters

This text explores in great depth marketing decisions that have implications for financial management. The emphasis on the financial management side of marketing makes the book relevant to a wide variety of advanced undergraduate and postgraduate courses. The book illustrates, uniquely, the interface between finance and management and, in particular, how strategic marketing decisions affect a company's financial management in terms of sales volume, profitability, return on investment and other indices of performance.

Table of Contents:

1	Current perspective of the marketing/finance interface	3
2	Marketing and finance in the 'new economy' : new roles - new relationships	24
3	Business planning in the 'new economy' - an integrated approach	47
4	The financial implications of strategic marketing decisions	87
5	The financial implications of operational decisions	132
6	Measuring the value created for shareholders - a marketing strategy perspective	193
7	Working capital management	216
8	Managing the fixed asset base	245
9	Managing cash flows	275
10	Capital structure decisions	296
11	Investment appraisal	308
12	Developing and managing a business portfolio	330
13	Performance planning and control	360

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Liberalism, Fascism, or Social Democracy: Social Classes and the Political Origins of Regimes in Interwar Europe

Author: Gregory M Luebbert

This work provides a sweeping historical analysis of the political development of Western Europe in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. Arguing that the evolution of most Western European nations into liberal democracies, social democracies, or fascist regimes was attributable to a discrete set of social class alliances, the author explores the origins and outcomes of the political development in the individual nations. In Britain, France, and Switzerland, countries with a unified middle class, liberal forces established political hegemony before World War I. By coopting considerable sections of the working class with reforms that weakened union movements, liberals essentially excluded the fragmented working class from the political process, remaining in power throughout the inter-war period. In countries with a strong, cohesive working class and a fractured middle class, Luebbert points out, a liberal solution was impossible. In Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Czechoslovakia, political coalitions of social democrats and the "family peasantry" emerged as a result of the First World War, leading to social democratic governments. In Italy, Spain, and Germany, on the other hand, the urban middle class united with a peasantry hostile to socialism to facilitate the rise of fascism.

"An exceptional piece of scholarship. It deserves to be required reading for any student of European politics or political development."--Journal of Politics
"Luebbert's book is an impressive achievement in its comparative scope and its unrelenting, tenacious defense of a clear analytical thesis."--American Political Science Review
"Comprehensive, original, beautifully argued."--MaryAnderson, Holy Names College

Marketing Research or Technology and Procedures for Administrative Professionals

Marketing Research: An Applied Orientation with SPSS 11.0

Author: Naresh Malhotra

The motivation in writing Marketing Research was to provide a college text that is comprehensive, practical, applied, and managerial and that presents a balanced coverage of both qualitative and quantitative material. This book is written from the perspective of users of marketing research, and it reflects the current trends in international marketing, ethics, and the integration of microcomputers and mainframes into this field.

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A text for undergraduates and graduate students, reflecting current trends in international marketing, ethics, and the integration of microcomputers and mainframes into the field. Organization of material is based on a six-step framework for conducting marketing research, with sections on research design; field work; data preparation and analysis; and preparing reports. Features chapter summaries, problems and computer exercises, and mnemonic acronyms. This second edition includes new computer applications and updated examples and cases. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Table of Contents:

	Foreword
	Preface
	Acknowledgments
	Author Biography
Ch. 1	Introduction to Marketing Research	2
Ch. 2	Defining the Marketing Research Problem and Developing an Approach	30
Ch. 3	Research Design	72
Ch. 4	Exploratory Research Design: Secondary Data	100
Ch. 5	Exploratory Research Design: Qualitative Research	134
Ch. 6	Descriptive Research Design: Survey and Observation	166
Ch. 7	Causal Research Design: Experimentation	202
Ch. 8	Measurement and Scaling: Fundamentals and Comparative Scaling	234
Ch. 9	Measurement and Scaling: Noncomparative Scaling Techniques	254
Ch. 10	Questionnaire and Form Design	278
Ch. 11	Sampling: Design and Procedures	312
Ch. 12	Sampling: Final and Initial Sample Size Determination	340
Ch. 13	Fieldwork	386
Ch. 14	Data Preparation	400
Ch. 15	Frequency Distribution, Cross-Tabulation, and Hypothesis Testing	424
Ch. 16	Analysis of Variance and Covariance	466
Ch. 17	Correlation and Regression	494
Ch. 18	Discriminant Analysis	532
Ch. 19	Factor Analysis	558
Ch. 20	Cluster Analysis	584
Ch. 21	Multidimensional Scaling and Conjoint Analysis	608
Ch. 22	Report Preparation and Presentation	640
Ch. 23	International Marketing Research	662
App	Statistical Tables
	Notes
	Index
	Credits

Interesting textbook: Democracy and Social Ethics or Legal Environment of Business

Technology and Procedures for Administrative Professionals

Author: Patsy Fulton Calkins

Technology and Procedures for Administrative Professionals, 12E, maintains its objective of preparing users for the constant technological changes in today's workplace environment. Written with a strong theory approach, users will attain the knowledge and skills necessary to succeed on the job. Covering topics such as communication, human relations, time management, and self-management, what sets this book apart from other office professional handbooks, is its primary focus on administrative personnel.

Cases or Inside the Arab World

Cases: Strategic Management and Business Policy

Author: Thomas Wheelen

This comprehensive text offers an engaging look into new and traditional strategic management topics. Its thorough coverage helps students develop an understanding of the wide range of theories and research available in this field–from competitive strategy and industry analysis to environmental trends and ethics. Integration of international issues throughout provides an essential understanding of global economics and its impact on business activities in any location.

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Inside the Arab World

Author: Michael Field

Precious oil and export markets, wars in Lebanon and the Persian Gulf, peace talks at the White House, terrorist eruptions: more now than ever, Arab affairs are the West's affair. And yet as we find ourselves increasingly enmeshed in its politics and economics, the Middle East remains a mystery to most of us, a world of dimly understood connections and impenetrable complexities. The Arab world at last becomes accessible in this book. The only study to include developments since the Gulf War and the historic pact between Israel and the PLO, Inside the Arab World gives us a complete and detailed picture of the region as it is today, as well as a clear sense of how Arab affairs have evolved and where they may lead.

Despite its abundance of oil, the Arab world has failed to produce a single successful economy. Michael Field, a recognized expert and longtime reporter on the Arab states, ably explores the cultural, political, and geographic reasons for this failure. Ranging from Algeria to the Gulf states to Egypt and Syria, he considers the fragmentation of society, the people's tolerance of bad government, corruption, and the deadening economic effect of Arab socialism. But he also shows how the region—influenced partly by exposure to Western media, partly by reforms imposed by creditors—is changing now, taking its first cautious steps toward democracy, whose opportunities so far have been most firmly grasped by Islamic fundamentalists.

Timely, thorough, and highly readable, this book offers much-needed insight into the Arab world as its politics and policies increasingly engage our own.

Library Journal

This is an important addition to the growing number of comprehensive surveys of the Arab world, written by Westerners who know the area well. Field is a journalist, most recently with the Financial Times; over the past 27 years, he has spent a great deal of time in the Middle East and has made hundreds of contacts. What makes his book unique, and especially valuable to researchers, is its focus on failure and reform in the various Arab states-an emphasis that requires economic and political analysis on top of the historical, social, and cultural narratives that often comprise the entirety of most other comprehensive works. For example, Field sees the Islamic fundamentalist movement as the result of economic failure and/or the need for political reform rather than as a strictly religious or cultural phenomenom. Field also covers the Gulf War and the Arab-Israeli peace process, making this book as timely as it is well written, fast-paced and nonjudgmental. While expressing the viewpoint of an objective Western observer, Field also manages to convey the various viewpoints of the Arabs observing the Westerner observing them-a much greater achievement. Highly recommended for academic and large public libraries.-Ruth K. Baacke, Whatcom Cty. Lib. Sys., Bellingham, Wash.

Table of Contents:

	Preface
Pt. I	Failure	1
1	The Arab World	3
2	Deception and Division: 1914-48	25
3	Hope and Disaster: 1948-70	50
4	Despair: 1970-93	67
5	The Corruption of the State	91
6	Economic Stagnation	112
7	The Collapse of Algeria	126
8	The Search for a Reason	148
Pt. II	Reform	171
9	The Demand for Legitimate Government	173
10	The IMF's Medicine	195
11	Structural Reform	208
12	Political Islam	228
13	Islamic Government	251
14	Steps Towards Democracy	272
15	Society and Democracy	312
16	The Problems of Saudi Arabia	322
17	Pressures for Peace	345
18	Peace	371
19	A Pragmatic Arab World	390
20	The West and the Arabs	406
	Index	425

Understanding Economics Today or Effective Public Relations

Understanding Economics Today

Author: Gary M Walton

Understanding Economics Today focuses on vital issues pertinent to current and perspective participants in the U.S. and global economy. This popular long-tested text applies basic economic reasoning to build understanding of how our complex commercial society operates. Economic principles, both micro and macro, are learned through repeated applications to real world events. The emphasis on the power of economic reasoning, rather than laborious technical jargon, positively motivates both students and teachers.

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Effective Public Relations

Author:

Effective Public Relations, Eighth Edition, will complete half a century of defining public relations as a profession, schooling its practitioners, and serving as a reference for those in the calling. For many of those years this book has been viewed as "the bible of public relations," often referred to as simply "Cutlip and Center.".

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A textbook and reference first published in 1978 and most recently revised in 1994. It explains the basic concepts of the field and its conduct in various settings and the theory, principles, and processes that guide the practice. The treatment is intended as an introduction and preparation for more specialized courses on strategy and tactics for solving particular problems, writing and techniques, research, evaluation, and management. The eighth edition contains new data, ideas, examples, and sources. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Table of Contents:

Pt. I	Concept, Practitioners, Context, and Origins	1
Ch. 1	Introduction to Contemporary Public Relations	1
Ch. 2	Practitioners of Public Relations	29
Ch. 3	Organizational Settings	59
Ch. 4	Historical Origins	101
Pt. II	Foundations	143
Ch. 5	Ethics and Professionalism	143
Ch. 6	Legal Considerations	179
Ch. 7	Theoretical Underpinnings: Adjustment and Adaptation	219
Ch. 8	Communication and Public Opinion	249
Ch. 9	Media and Media Relations	283
Pt. III	Management Process	339
Ch. 10	Step One: Defining Public Relations Problems	339
Ch. 11	Step Two: Planning and Programming	369
Ch. 12	Step Three: Taking Action and Communicating	403
Ch. 13	Step Four: Evaluating the Program	429
Pt. IV	The Practice	457
Ch. 14	Business and Industry	457
Ch. 15	Government and Politics	487
Ch. 16	Nonprofit Organizations, Health Care, and Education	519
Ch. 17	Trade Associations, Professional Societies, and Labor Unions	555

Microeconomic Theory or Fundamentals of Investing Update

Microeconomic Theory: Concepts and Connections (with Economic Applications

Author: Michael E Wetzstein

This book is a calculus-based microeconomic theory text for undergraduates and graduates that successfully balances theoretical/intuitive (verbal), graphical (visual), and mathematical presentation in order to appeal to various learning styles. The text combines theory and applications more completely than most offerings in this course area, and bridges the gap between low-level texts that relegate math to footnotes and upper-level texts that focus only on math at the expense of theory and applications.

New interesting textbook: World Bank Atlas 1998 or E Enterprise

Fundamentals of Investing, Update

Author: Lawrence J J Gitman

Renowned for its writing style, trademark example method, and learning goals, Gitman and Joehnk's classic investment text is now in its Seventh Edition. Addressing the growing demand to learn how to manage personal investments and finances, the authors have turned the spotlight on individual rather than institutional investors. Their strong real-word focus includes superior coverage of mutual funds, international investments, and investment decision techniques. The new edition makes use of the Internet through exercises and cross references to Internet resources. An accompanying CD-ROM offers hands-on practice in analyzing companies for investment purposes. All these distinctive features ensure that Fundamentals of Investing will continue to define the market for years to come.

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A book/disk text for students in a first course in investments, focusing on both individual securities and on portfolios, and describing techniques for implementing investment goals in light of risk-return tradeoffs. Learning aids include summaries; discussion questions; case problems; margin definitions; boxes on real-life investing situations; and STOCK-TRAK simulations. The accompanying disk contains software for performing calculations, keyed to the text. This sixth edition includes investor interviews and expanded material on subjects such as globalization and mortgage-backed securities. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Table of Contents:

I. THE INVESTMENT ENVIRONMENT.

1. The Role and Scope of Investments.
2. Investment Markets and Transactions.
3. Online Investing, Information, and Trading.

II. IMPORTANT CONCEPTUAL TOOLS.

4. Investment Return and Risk.
5. Modern Portfolio Concepts.

III. INVESTING IN COMMON STOCK.

6. Common Stock Investments.
7. Analytical Dimensions of Stock Selection.
8. Stock Valuation and Investment Decisions.

IV. INVESTING IN FIXED-INCOME SECURITIES.

9. Bond Investments.
10. Bond Valuation and Analysis.
11. Preferred Stock and Convertible Securities.

V. PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT.

12. Mutual Funds: Using Professional Managers.
13. Administering Your Own Portfolio.

VI. THE ROLE OF DERIVATIVE SECURITIES.

14. Options: Puts, Calls, and Warrants.
15. Commodities and Financial Futures.
Appendix A. Financial Tables.

Short Term Capital Flows and Economic Crises or Education

Short-Term Capital Flows and Economic Crises

Author: Stephany Griffith Jones

The currency crises that engulfed East Asian economies in 1997 and Mexico in 1994--and their high development costs--raise a serious concern about the net benefits for developing countries of large flows of potentially reversible short-term international capital. Written by senior policy-makers and academics, the contributions to this volume examine in depth the macroeconomic and policy dilemmas confronting public authorities in the emerging economies as they deal with short-term capital movements, especially in the period before the outbreak of these crises.

Table of Contents:

	List of Contributors
Pt. I	The International and Analytical Context
1	The Dynamics of Capital Movements to Emerging Economies During the 1990s	3
2	Short-Term Capital Flows, the Real Economy, and Income Distribution in Developing Countries	29
3	The Boom of Portfolio Flows to 'Emerging Markets' and its Regulatory Implications	52
Pt. II	Case Studies
4	Korea's Management of Capital Flows in the 1990s	73
5	The Southeast Asian Currency Crisis	97
6	Capital Inflows and Policy Responses: the Case of Indonesia in the 1990s	117
7	Causes and Lessons of the Mexican Peso Crisis	144
8	Brazil's Macroeconomic Policies and Capital Flows in the 1990s	173
9	Managing Capital Inflows in Chile	199
10	Capital Flows and Policy Responses in South Africa in the 1990s	226
11	Crises? What Crises? Escudo from ECU to EMU	251

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Education: The Practice and Profession of Teaching, VangoBook Edition

Author: Robert F McNergney

With cases in every chapter that bring readers into the real world of teaching, this widely admired text integrates the core foundations of education with case-based analysis, practical examples of technology in the classroom, and personal encounters with diversity.

 

Now more than ever teachers are being held accountable for results achieved by their students; now more than ever new teachers must be true education professionals, with a wide grasp of teaching knowledge and the ability to use it to solve real problems. This exciting edition of Education: The Practice and Profession of Teaching melds comprehensive coverage of foundations topics with practical guidance on learning and instruction, and a wealth of insights into how authentic schools, classrooms, and educational systems function.

 

Unique Features:

• Case Studies open every chapter with authentic dilemmas faced by practicing and prospective teachers.
• Case Perspectives at the end of each chapter offer responses to those dilemmas from professional educators, as well as an opportunity for readers to craft their own responses.
• Teachers and the Law boxes explore the legal context of teaching.

Managing the Media or Modeling in Materials Processing

Managing the Media: Proactive Strategy for Better Business-Press Relations

Author: Fred J J Evans

"Emphasizing the need for businesses to take a proactive approach to media relations, examines methods and techniques used by executives to develop successful press relations. Marketing News

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Modeling in Materials Processing

Author: Jonathan A Dantzig

While courses in materials processing cover modeling, they usually treat one particular class of materials, that is, polymers, metals, or ceramics. This text offers a new approach, presenting an integrated treatment of metallic and nonmetallic materials. The authors show that a common base of knowledge--specifically, the fundamentals of heat transfer and fluid mechanics--provides a unifying theme for these seemingly disparate areas. They emphasize understanding basic physical phenomena and knowing how to include them in a model. Students will learn how to use scaling analysis as a general tool for simplifying models and for obtaining rapid estimates of results. The book also includes selected numerical methods, a wealth of practical, realistic examples, and homework exercises.

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This text offers an integrated treatment of metallic and nonmetallic materials, starting from a foundation of basic concepts of heat transfer and fluid mechanics. Emphasis is on understanding basic physical phenomena and knowing how to include them in a model, with explanations of how to decide which physical phenomena are important in specific applications and material on developing analytical models. Scaling analysis is used as a way to simplify the general governing equations for each individual physical process. Step-by-step exercises are included. The authors teach at the University of Illinois-Urbana- Champaign. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Table of Contents:

	Preface
	Principal Nomenclature
1	Introduction	1
2	Governing Equations	24
3	Scaling and Model Simplification	60
4	Heat Conduction and Materials Processing	87
5	Isothermal Newtonian Fluid Flow	132
6	Non-Newtonian Fluid Flow	190
7	Heat Transfer with Fluid Flow	239
8	Mass Transfer and Solidification Microstructures	282
A	Mathematical Background	327
B	Balance and Kinematic Equations	348
	Index	357

The Aged Client and the Law or Microsoft Office XP Windows XP Edition Illustrated Introductory

The Aged Client and the Law

Author: John Regan

Medical advances are keeping people alive longer and, as a result, elderly people, their families and those who work with them are confronting new problems. For many, old age is the first time they must deal with government agencies, subsidies, benefit forms, lawyers, and the law. Seniors face difficulties and need someone to turn to for assistance in these matters.

In clear non-technical language, The Aged Client and the Law by John J. Regan explains the laws affecting the major concerns of older persons and their families. The book's two goals are to provide legal information regarding the major programs, sources, and methods for meeting the needs of older people for income, health care, and maintenance of autonomy, and to explore legal issues and problems caseworkers may encounter when assisting older clients. The broad coverage of legal concerns in this guide goes beyond mere health care issues. Sections describe:

-Social Security and public pensions

-Supplemental Security Income (SSI)

-private pensions and income tax benefits

-Medicare and health insurance

-Medicaid

-long-term care

-decision-making by and for the incapacitated

-intervention for the frail elderly

Regan provides straightforward and basic examples to facilitate understanding of the laws and regulations presented in The Aged Client and the Law. All sections emphasize client planning rather than litigation of abstract rights. The book is current, including the latest changes in Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid up to 1990. Providing basic legal information, Regan stresses the factors and issues the professional advisor should consider when dealing with the problems ofthe elderly.

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A nontechnical explanation of laws affecting major concerns of the elderly and their families. Regan (law, Hofstra Law School) provides legal information on income, health care, and maintenance of autonomy. For clients, their families, and their social workers. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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Microsoft Office XP, Windows XP Edition ? Illustrated Introductory

Author: Ann Fisher

A part of the Illustrated series offering a visual, flexible approach to learning the basic Microsoft Office XP skills.

The Law of Tax Exempt Healthcare Organizations or Sports Economics

The Law of Tax-Exempt Healthcare Organizations

Author: Bruce R Hopkins

Over half of all hospitals operate under tax-exempt status. But while healthcare organizations are governed by only some of the general laws for tax-exempt organizations, they face a wide range of other stringent and complex regulations. As such, healthcare administrators cannot make organizational or operational decisions without considering the tax law ramifications. Keeping up with both health law and tax-exempt law is a daunting prospect, but one administrators must tackle. This book provides a comprehensive, one-volume source of detailed information on federal, state, and local laws covering tax-exempt healthcare organizations. It tackles complex legal issues in a practical, down-to-earth manner by providing plain-English explanations and the appropriate legal citations for further research. Written by leading experts in the fields of healthcare and nonprofit law, this comprehensive and vital resource has been completely revised and updated to present a clear view of complicated legal and tax issues. It provides detailed documentation and citations, including references to regulations, rulings, cases, and tax literature. An exhaustive index allows for quick and easy reference and annual supplements keep the reader apprised of the latest developments affecting tax-exempt healthcare organizations.

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After introductory overview chapters on tax-exempt healthcare organizations, this guide covers fundamental exempt organization principles applied to healthcare organizations, tax status of healthcare provider and supplier organizations, tax status of health- related organizations, organizational issues, operational issues, and obtaining and maintaining exempt status for healthcare organizations. Organizations examined encompass hospitals, home health agencies, managed care organizations, and rural healthcare organizations. Includes a table of cases, and tables of IRS rulings, procedures, and memoranda. This second edition is current through January 2001, and reflects the IRS' focus during the past six years on defining and maintaining the fine line between charitable endeavor and commercial enterprise. Hyatt is a lawyer focusing on corporate and tax-exempt organization issues for healthcare providers. Hopkins is a lawyer specializing in the representation of nonprofit organizations. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Table of Contents:

	Preface
Pt. 1	Introduction to the Law of Tax-Exempt Healthcare Organizations
Ch. 1	Rationale for Tax-Exempt Healthcare Organizations	3
Ch. 2	Advantages and Disadvantage of Tax Exemption	19
Ch. 3	Criticisms of Tax Exemption	29
Pt. 2	Fundamental Exempt Organization Principles Applied to Healthcare Organizations
Ch. 4	Private Inurement and Private Benefit	55
Ch. 5	Public Charities and Private Foundations	95
Ch. 6	Community Benefit	129
Ch. 7	Lobbying and Political Activities	141
Pt. 3	Tax Status of Healthcare Provider and Supplier Organizations
Ch. 8	Hospitals	165
Ch. 9	Managed Care Organizations	177
Ch. 10	Home Health Agencies	211
Ch. 11	Homes for the Aged	219
Ch. 12	Tax-Exempt Physician Organizations	227
Ch. 13	Other Provider and Supplier Organizations	239
Pt. 4	Tax Status of Health-Related Organizations
Ch. 14	Development Foundations	249
Ch. 15	Title-Holding Companies	257
Ch. 16	For-Profit Subsidiaries	265
Ch. 17	Exempt and Nonexempt Cooperatives	279
Ch. 18	Business Leagues	287
Ch. 19	Other Health-Related Organizations	309
Pt. 5	Organizational Issues
Ch. 20	Healthcare Provider Reorganizations	321
Ch. 21	Mergers and Conversions	331
Ch. 22	Partnerships and Joint Ventures	355
Ch. 23	Integrated Delivery Systems	391
Pt. 6	Operational Issues
Ch. 24	Tax Treatment of Unrelated Business Activities	415
Ch. 25	Physician Recruitment and Retention	485
Ch. 26	Charity Care	529
Ch. 27	Worker Classification and Employment Taxes	541
Ch. 28	Executive Compensations and Employee Benefits	559
Ch. 29	Medicare and Medicaid Fraud and Abuse and Its Effect on Exemption	591
Ch. 30	Tax-Exempt Bond Financing	599
Ch. 31	Fund-Raising Regulation	625
Ch. 32	Rural Healthcare Organizations	647
Pt. 7	Obtaining and Maintaining Exempt Status for Healthcare Organizations
Ch. 33	Exemption Recognition Process	655
Ch. 34	Maintenance of Tax-Exempt Status and Avoidance of Penalties	691
Ch. 35	IRS Audits of Healthcare Organizations	711
App. A	Internal Revenue Service Integrated Delivery Systems Tax Law Specialist Guidance (FY 1994 Exempt Organization CPE Technical Instruction Program Textbook)	731
App. B	Hermann Hospital Closing Agreement	737
App. C	Revenue Ruling 87-41: Employment Status - 20 Common Law Factors	752
App. D	Revenue Procedure 97-13: Private Business Use of Bond Proceeds - Management and Service Contracts	758
App. E	IRS Hospital Audit Guidelines	761
App. F	Valuation of Medical Practices	772
App. G	IRS Checklist for Hospital Joint Operating Agreement Applicants	801
App. H	Sample Conflicts of Interest Policy	804
App. I	Revenue Ruling 97-21 on Physician Recruitment	810
App. J	Revenue Ruling 98-15 on Whole Hospital Joint Ventures	819
App. K	FY 1999 IRS CPE Text on Bond Financed Facilities	830
App. L	FY 1999 IRS CPE Text on Physician Compensation	833
App. M	FY 2000 IRS CPE Text on Whole Hospital Joint Ventures	836
App. N	IRS HMO Audit Guidelines	840
	Table of Cases	851
	Table of IRS Revenue Rulings	858
	Table of IRS Revenue Procedures	861
	Table of IRS General Counsel Memoranda	862
	Table of IRS Private Letter Rulings	863
	Table of IRS Technical Advice Memoranda	866
	Index	867

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Sports Economics

Author: Rodney D D Fort

This unique book applies economic theory to the business of sports. It deals mainly with professional team sports (with a section devoted to college team sports), showing how supply and demand join at the market level, and how team owners act together through their leagues (or athletic departments through the NCAA) to facilitate their market power. This book will help the reader understand the business side of sports and how it impacts the games seen at the stadium or in the arena. Topics covered in this book are: demand, supply, and sports market outcomes; the market for talent and labor relations; government and the sports business; and college sports. With amusing anecdotes and interesting stories about sports business personalities, this book is for anyone who is involved in the economic side of sports and sports management.

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Focusing on professional team sports, this textbook examines ticket pricing, advertising revenue, the business structure of sports leagues, the history of player pay, labor relations, local revenue generated by sporting events, and the debate over stadium financing. The final chapter overviews similar economic issues in college sports. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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The Long Term Care Crisis: Elders Trapped in the No-Care Zone

Author: Carroll L Estes

Recipient of Choice Magazine's 1994 Outstanding Academic Book Award What happens when efforts to contain spiraling costs collide with health and social services delivery in a competitive market? The unintended results can be alarming. Carroll L. Estes, James H. Swan, and Associates uncover the insidious relationship between recent transformations in hospital care financing and the manner in which older Americans now receive--or, more accurately, do not receive--health and social services in the community. The distinguished authors of The Long Term Care Crisis scrutinize the surprising and pervasive consequences of competition in the health care arena tempered by government attempts to correct an out-of-control system. The authors provide a rich and incisive analysis of the complex events and policies leading to the current crisis in long term care and suggest options to simultaneously revitalize the system and empower older Americans. For all who question the current state of the U.S. health care system, skyrocketing health care costs, and disappearing personal resources, The Long Term Care Crisis is a professional library must. Students, researchers, and professionals in the areas of aging sociology, social work, nursing, policy studies, health administration, communication, and policy will find The Long Term Care Crisis a revealing and exciting resource. "A forceful analysis of the inequities of the U.S. healthcare system, which particularly affect women and people of color." --Lou Glasse, President, Older Women's League "Beyond perceptive analysis of the problem of providing long term care, the authors present policy options that empower the elderly and provide equitable,compassionate care for Americans of all ages." --Maggie Kuhn, Founder and National Convener, Gray Panthers "Once again, Carroll Estes, our great medical sociologist, has given us a painful and invaluable portrait of old age in America in the no-care zone." --Robert N. Butler, M.D., Chairman, Department of Geriatrics, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York "The absence of rational social policy on long term care is the greatest impediment to reform of the U.S. health care system. This volume documents the further deterioration of access to long term care, resulting from efforts to contain escalating costs of acute care, and points to the policy changes needed to meet national needs in the 21st Century." --Linda H. Aiken, Ph.D., Trustee Professor of Nursing, Professor of Sociology, Director, Center for Health Services and Policy Research University of Pennsylvania "A critically important emphasis in this volume is the goal of maintaining independence and empowerment of older persons. As the book carefully documents, we must recognize how the policy decisions of the past decade have eroded the social, community-based supports needed to maintain elders' independence, and move to correct these lacks." --T. Franklin Williams, M.D. Professor of Medicine Emeritus and of Community & Preventive Medicine University of Rochester Medical Center "This is an excellent, but dense work. . . . Its moral and social dimensions present a chilling scenario for the future. . . . An important book for a wide range of readers." --Choice "Carroll L. Estes is the premiere authority on the political economy of aging, and past writings have had a profound influence on the sociology and economics of aging. The Long Term Care Crisis is another in a long string of significant contributions to the macro understanding of social problems and aging. . . . [This book] is an excellent piece of scholarly literature. I would strongly recommend it for professors of gerontology and health care policy, students, academic and hospital libraries, C.E.O.'s who are responsible for hospitals, nursing homes, health care programs, adult day care programs, and senior center programs." --Clinical Gerontologist "The results of this ambitious study are presented in fifteen chapters divided into five sections and are a 'must-read' for anyone interested in planning community services for elderly people. The arguments also have more general applicability to other populations as well. . . . As a single text, this is an excellent resource." --Canadian Journal of Urban Research

Table of Contents:

	Acknowledgments
	Introduction
Pt. I	Overview
1	Prospective Payment Revolution and Long Term Care	1
2	Restructuring of the Nonprofit Sector	22
Pt. II	From Hospital to Community
3	Discharge Planners as Gatekeepers to Community Care	43
4	Does Out of the Hospital Mean Out of Luck?	64
5	Service Paradox	74
Pt. III	Home Health and Nursing Home Care
6	Metamorphosis of Home Health Care	93
7	Nursing Homes Under Prospective Payment	113
8	Access to Nursing Home and Home Health Services	132
Pt. IV	Elder Care and the Community
9	Informalization and Community Care	155
10	Access in Peril	171
11	Community Variation in Policy Implementation	185
12	Waves of Change	210
Pt. V	The Future
13	Policy Elites and Fiscal Crisis	225
14	Empowerment Imperative	241
15	No-Care Zone and Social Policy	258
	Appendix: Policy Changes Affecting Home Health Care, 1961 to 1990	272
	References	276
	Index	310
	About the Authors	324

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Community Based Nursing: Foundation for Practice

Author: Ginger Armentrout

Focusing on the community and home health care, this new book includes an overview of nursing in the community.Responding to the shift in practice and curriculum, from institutional care to community-based care, this new book helps instructors integrate community health information into their specific nursing programs. Specific topics covered include an overview of the health care system, cultural diversity considerations in the health care setting, client teaching, home visiting, and future trends in community nursing.Nursing students, nurse practitioners.

Cheryl Lapp

This book gives an overview of assessment and practice issues in community settings for those nurse providers who are not normally prepared to deliver comprehensive community health services. The purpose is to provide an introduction to something called "community based nursing," not community health nursing. As explained, this is a response to the economic reality of healthcare delivery, which is cost containment. Because these outside forces have imposed upon our traditional vision of nursing, adaptation to rapidly changing systems is our challenge. As "sicker" patients are being discharged into the community sooner, providers have been mobilized to respond in new ways. It is intended for students of associate degree programs in nursing, and for hospital nurses who find themselves in home care situations. At times the discussion introduces concepts that may seem remote to this audience, such as the levels of prevention or the nature of paradigms. However, discussion is informative and may even stimulate the reader to explore professional nursing further. Where there are illustrations, they are helpful. Examples are sources of healthcare payments, the cultural phenomena assessment, and the epidemiologic triangle. There are several tables, and the book is arranged well to emphasize its content. The references reflect current literature of the mid to late 1990s. The book has a pleasant appearance in its handbook style, and succeeds in not overwhelming the reader. Several of the exercises offered look enjoyable for a small group setting. It covers a wide array of topics such as the healthcare system and its future trends, personal belief systems of the nurse, communicationskills, cultural diversity, and client teaching. Yet despite this range of content, the book is very readable, pleasant, and portable. There are many exercises and activities to stimulate thinking and promote discussion. This basic little book is not only written at a level appropriate for its audience, it is likely to hold their interest.

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Reviewer: Cheryl Lapp, MPH (University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh)
Description: This book gives an overview of assessment and practice issues in community settings for those nurse providers who are not normally prepared to deliver comprehensive community health services.
Purpose: The purpose is to provide an introduction to something called "community based nursing," not community health nursing. As explained, this is a response to the economic reality of healthcare delivery, which is cost containment. Because these outside forces have imposed upon our traditional vision of nursing, adaptation to rapidly changing systems is our challenge. As "sicker" patients are being discharged into the community sooner, providers have been mobilized to respond in new ways.
Audience: It is intended for students of associate degree programs in nursing, and for hospital nurses who find themselves in home care situations. At times the discussion introduces concepts that may seem remote to this audience, such as the levels of prevention or the nature of paradigms. However, discussion is informative and may even stimulate the reader to explore professional nursing further.
Features: Where there are illustrations, they are helpful. Examples are sources of healthcare payments, the cultural phenomena assessment, and the epidemiologic triangle. There are several tables, and the book is arranged well to emphasize its content. The references reflect current literature of the mid to late 1990s. The book has a pleasant appearance in its handbook style, and succeeds in not overwhelming the reader. Several of the exercises offered look enjoyable for a small group setting.
Assessment: It covers a wide array of topics such as the healthcare system and its future trends, personal belief systems of the nurse, communication skills, cultural diversity, and client teaching. Yet despite this range of content, the book is very readable, pleasant, and portable. There are many exercises and activities to stimulate thinking and promote discussion. This basic little book is not only written at a level appropriate for its audience, it is likely to hold their interest.

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The Time Divide or Strategic Marketing

The Time Divide: Work, Family, and Gender Inequality

Author: Jerry A Jacobs

In a panoramic study that draws on diverse sources, Jerry Jacobs and Kathleen Gerson explain why and how time pressures have emerged and what we can do to alleviate them. In contrast to the conventional wisdom that all Americans are overworked, they show that time itself has become a form of social inequality that is dividing Americans in new ways—between the overworked and the underemployed, women and men, parents and non-parents. They piece together a compelling story of the increasing mismatch between our economic system and the needs of American families, sorting out important trends such as the rise of demanding jobs and the emergence of new pressures on dual earner families and single parents.

Comparing American workers with their European peers, Jacobs and Gerson also find that policies that are simultaneously family-friendly and gender equitable are not fully realized in any of the countries they examine. As a consequence, they argue that the United States needs to forge a new set of solutions that offer American workers new ways to integrate work and family life.

Table of Contents:

	Acknowledgments
	Introduction	1
Pt. I	Trends in Work, Family, and Leisure Time
1	Overworked Americans or the Growth of Leisure?	13
2	Working Time from the Perspective of Families	41
Pt. II	Integrating Work and Family Life
3	Do Americans Feel Overworked?	59
4	How Work Spills Over into Life	80
5	The Structure and Culture of Work	99
Pt. III	Work, Family, and Social Policy
6	American Workers in Cross-National Perspective	119
7	Bridging the Time Divide	148
8	Where Do We Go from Here?	169
	App.: Supplementary Tables	205
	Notes	217
	References	237
	Index	251

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Strategic Marketing: A Practical Approach

Author: Karel Jan Alsem

This text is designed as a stand alone text in a Marketing Strategy course with a focus on building customer value through the firm's marketing activities. The author aims to indicate the specific steps that comprise the strategic marketing planning process and how each of these steps should be implemented. The focus is on the activities that a company should perform within the framework of strategic marketing. The book follows the four-part division of evaluation, analysis, planning, and implementation.

Contemporary Management Theory or Fundamentals of Management E Business

Contemporary Management Theory: Controlling and Analyzing Costs in Foodservice Operations

Author: James Keiser

A great resource and reference book, the authors provide balanced treatment of both commercial and institutional operations in both profit and non-profit arenas. This book explores the role of computer applications, management information systems, and new developments in management through numerous examples that realistically portray the field. Provides valuable insight regarding the food industry with segments written by leaders in the field. Food Service personnel.

Table of Contents:

1. Management and Organization in the Food Service Industry.
2. The Function of Control and Cost Control.
3. Total Quality Management (TQM).
4. Systems Approach to Foodservice Management.
5. The Feasibility Study, Business Plan, Financing, and Franchising.
6. Management Information Systems.
7. Marketing.
8. Forecasting.
9. Menu Pricing and Control.
10. The Problem of Labor Costs.
11. Analyzing of Labor Costs.
12. Staffing and Scheduling.
13. Other Factors that Influence Labor Costs.
14. Food Purchasing.
15. Receiving.
16. Food Storage Management, Issuing, and Inventory Control.
17. Preparation and Portion Control.
18. Beverage Control.
19. Some Aspects of Property Management.
20. Financial Statements and Their Analysis.
21. Food-Cost Accounting Systems.
22. Internal Control.
23. Budgetary Control.
24. Break-Even Calculations.
Glossary.
Index.

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Fundamentals of Management E-Business

Author: Stephen P Robbins

Whether the topic is understanding e-business, six sigma, workplace violence, knowledge workers, Internet job searches, or visionary leadership, Stephen Robbins and David DeCenzo cover it thoroughly and in a way that truly captures the issues facing managers in the twenty-first century.

It's not enough just to know about management…you have to possess the skills to match!

With Robbins and DeCenzo's new edition, you'll learn so much about the real world of management, including:

• How SiloCaf, a coffee bean processing plant, uses sophisticated technologically-based controls to enhance productivity and ensure consistent quality in its work
• Why companies like London Fog are struggling to survive
• How teams at Hewlett-Packard redesigned a production process, cut waste, controlled costs, and increased productivity
• New techniques that can make a university more efficient and responsive to its students

Government and Not for Profit Accounting or Sport Business in the Global Marketplace

Government and Not-for-Profit Accounting: Concepts and Practices

Author: Michael H H Granof

Revised and updated, Granof’s Third Edition incorporates the latest GASB pronouncements and takes a fresh look at the unique features of governmental and not-for-profit accounting. This text will help you develop a firm grasp of the theory underlying current practice, so you can quickly acquire the skills required of professional accountants and auditors. Throughout, the emphasis is on the significance of reported information and how to interpret and analyze accounting information.

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A text/CD-ROM package on key issues of governmental and not-for-profit accounting, with emphasis on critical thinking. A unique feature is an ongoing problem based on an actual comprehensive annual financial report (CAFR). Chapters cover topics including fund accounting, budgeting and control, recognizing revenue and expenditures in governmental funds, long-term obligations, reporting and disclosure, and auditing governments and not-for-profits. The CD-ROM contains a CAFR for the City of Orlando, Florida. The author is affiliated with the University of Texas-Austin. This second edition incorporates the latest GASB pronouncements, and recent updates to the Single Audit Act and Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board Pronouncements. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Table of Contents:

Ch. 1	The Government and Not-for-Profit Environment	1
Ch. 2	Fund Accounting	33
Ch. 3	Issues of Budgeting and Control	86
Ch. 4	Recognizing Revenue in Governmental Funds	127
Ch. 5	Recognizing Expenditures in Governmental Funds	168
Ch. 6	Revenues and Expenditures in Other Not-for-Profit Organizations	211
Ch. 7	Accounting for Capital Projects and Debt Service	273
Ch. 8	Long-Lived Assets and Investments in Marketable Securities	317
Ch. 9	Long-Term Obligations	357
Ch. 10	Business-Type Activities	398
Ch. 11	Fiduciary Funds	442
Ch. 12	Issues of Reporting, Disclosure, and Financial Analysis	486
Ch. 13	Using Cost Information to Manage and Control	527
Ch. 14	Managing for Results	570
Ch. 15	Auditing Governments and Not-for-Profit Organizations	608
Ch. 16	Federal Government Accounting	641
	Glossary	675
	Value Tables	688
	Index	697

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Sport Business in the Global Marketplace

Author: Hans Westerbeek

Sport has become big business. This book takes a global look at the business of sport focusing upon the structure of the sport industry, commercialization of sport, sport marketing, franchising, television, and other rights, and the rise of the global super athletes and teams. This is positioned in a global political and economic context and in the framework of global uncertainties and scenarios.