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History of Economics Thought is the definitive critical text for courses in the history of economic thought. The text integrates the history of economic thought into the overall historical context from which it emerged. Specifically, it shows how the appearance of new theories was virtually always the result of heated debates on practical, political, social, and moral issues. E.K. Hunt provides in-depth theoretical and empirical analysis of the history off ...
The 1980s witnessed the introduction of Asia into the core curriculum at undergraduate institutions throughout the United States, and Asian materials are now at the threshold of general knowledge in literature, history, and the social sciences. The Columbia Project on Asia in the Core Curriculum was inaugurated in 1984 under the sponsorship of Columbia University to support this integration of Asian materials into the general education curriculum. The project, ...
The Executive’s Lifetime Library of Model Speeches for Every Situation - As a busy executive you may be called on at any time to deliver a speech or informal talk to employees, make a presentation, sell ideas to others, or speak in front of a grope for any number of reasons. You want to be able to communicate effectively. But where will you find the time to put together a useful, thought-provoking speech that commands the attention of your ...
Government" is studied in a variety of social sciences with little cross-fertilization. And the many functions of public administration (such as human resource management, budgeting and finance, and policy analysis) are rarely interconnected by researchers and practitioners. This book fills that gap. What distinguishes ‘Government’: A Public Administration Perspective from regular introductory texts is that it provides readers with an overview that draws ...
This volume analyzes the major controversies in the “philosophy debates†in marketing and is an ideal companion to Shelby Hunt’s classic text, Foundations of Marketing Theory. Using a historical approach, this book: (a) critically evaluates such philosophical “isms†as logical positivism, logical empiricism, and relativism and: (b) argues for scientific realism as a philosophy for guiding marketing theory and research. It also shows how the pursuit of ...
The Book: This collection examines the evolution of the philosophy and practice of human resource management and industrial relations over the twentieth century. Drawing on in-depth interviews and surveys with HRM executives at leading corporations, the well-known contributors explore key trends and issues facing global companies in such areas as equal opportunity, compensation practices, and expatriation programmes. The book also takes an in-depth look at the ...
The book was originally published as Gwalior 1905, as it was a narrative of the official visit of their Royal Highnesses the prince and princess of Wales to Gwalior in the year 1905. The book was written at the request of his Highness the Maharaja Scindia who was desirous of placing on record some detail an event unique in his experience and abounding in pleasant memories. The title of book was changed, because it is just not a study of the list of their Royal ...
This book reexamines the Indian-Pakistani conflict over Kashmir in its current, war-threatening context. The focus of the study is on the period from the effective nuclearization of the dispute in 1998 through to the recent introduction of US troops into the region in connection with the war in Afghanistan. The author is an advocate of international intervention in regional conflicts and does not think leaving the contesting parties to settle their dispute is a ...
Decolonization is an important part of Southeast Asia’s history. An understanding of the evolutionary patterns of Europe’s and Japan’s empires in Southeast Asia from the late nineteenth century through World War II provides important insights into the specific events of the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. In turn, the political, economic, and cultural currents of the “post-colonial†era – including Southeast Asia’s gradual adjustment to globalizing forces ...
This book since ancient times has explored the places which have exercised an enigmatic attraction. Fables, myths and modern day reports speaks of magnificent things that have happened to people while visiting these places. The sites of the world are central points in the story of human history. Chosen for the almost undefinable quality of greatness, these sites together act as a sort of chronological, geographical map through the world's most admired ...