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China's Rise, Russia's Fall
Palgrave Macmillan 1995; US$ 61.00'A lively and well written comparison of economic transformation in China and the USSR/Russia, combining a good knowledge of the Chinese economy with a radical critique of Western transition orthodoxy, this very topical and very controversial book will be useful reading for students, administrators in many countries and international agencies, and... more...
China's Silent Army
Crown Publishing Group 2013; US$ 26.00The first book to examine the unprecedented growth of China's economic investment in the developing world, its impact at the local level, and a rare hands-on picture of the role of ordinary Chinese in the juggernaut that is China, Inc. Beijing-based journalists Juan Pablo Cardenal and Heriberto Araújo crisscrossed the globe from 2009-2011 to investigate... more...
Managing Economic Volatility and Crises
Cambridge University Press 2005; US$ 46.00This collection explores the phenomenon of economic volatility, which studies show had adverse effects on long-run growth, especially in poor countries. Its contribution is to bring together concepts, empirical results, and policy recommendations in a relatively new field in economics. more...
Foundations van ITIL® V3
Van Haren Publishing 2011; US$ 45.00This new title looks at Good Practices as described in the ITIL V3 upgrade. Focusing on the Lifecycle approach, this new publication covers, the following steps in detail: Service Strategy Service Design Service Operation Service Transition Continual Service Improvement French, Spanish, German, Italian and English also available. Japanese Spring 2009 more...
Implementing Metrics For IT Service Management
Van Haren Publishing 2010; US$ 55.00This book ?Implementing Metrics for IT Service Management? provides a measurement framework which is based on a continuous improvement lifecycle. The measurement framework is aligned with the IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL®) set of best practices. The framework is compatible with the Control Objectives for IT (CobiT®) framework and supports ISO/IEC... more...
Building Social Business
PublicAffairs 2010; US$ 15.99The Nobel Peace Prize-winner shows how the social business model can harness the entrepreneurial spirit to address poverty, hunger, and disease more...
True Wealth
Penguin Group US 2011; US$ 12.99A groundbreaking statement about ecological decline, suggesting a radical change in how we think about consumer goods, value, and ways to live. In True Wealth , economist Juliet B. Schor rejects the sacrifice message, with the insight that social innovations and new technology can simultaneously enhance our lives and protect the planet. ... more...
Increase F&B Sales
Monsoon Books Pte. Ltd. 2011; US$ 9.99Increase F&B Sales is not a cookbook ? it?s a book for managers and owners of F&B outlets. Escalating costs cut into profits. This leads some F&B operators to raise prices, reduce portions, drop quality or resort to a combination of all three. A more effective and sustainable strategy to drive bottom line is to exploit the sometimes overlooked potential... more...
The Politics of Resource Extraction
Palgrave Macmillan 2012; US$ 100.00International institutions (United Nations, World Bank) and multinational companies have voiced concern over the adverse impact of resource extraction activities on the livelihood of indigenous communities. This volume examines mega resource extraction projects in Australia, Bolivia, Canada, Chad, Cameroon, India, Nigeria, Peru, the Philippines. more...
The University in the Age of Globalization
Palgrave Macmillan 2012; US$ 100.00An informed discussion of the global education market, analysing the rankings system, and the determinants which help universities to advance. The authors examine possible improvements in the promotion and commercialization of university research, and the role of universities in the social and economic development of transition economies. more...









