In this vivid portrait of the new business world, Thomas L. Friedman shows how technology, capital, and information are transforming the global marketplace, leveling old geographic and geopolitical boundaries. With bold reporting and acute analysis, Friedman dramatizes the conflict between globalizing forces and local cultures, and he shows why a balance between progress and the preservation of…
Contents: Gemeral Introduction Introductory Essay: Integration in the ECOWAS : Some basic issues Part I- ECOWAS Member state : Basic Information Part II - ECOWAS : History and General Information Part III - ECOWAS Projects Part IV - List of decisions by the Authority of heads of state and government, 1978-1984.
In the post-Cold War world, U.S.-Asian relations remain central to U.S. policy. Fault lines in the Taiwan Straits and on the Korean peninsula require the daily vigilance of U.S. and Asian policymakers. Asia's continued recovery from the 1997 financial crisis depends in part upon the health of the American economy. And as domestic political change accelerates across Asia, relations must be recal…
The current global financial crisis carries a “made-in-America” label. In this forthright and incisive book, Nobel Laureate Joseph E. Stiglitz explains how America exported bad economics, bad policies, and bad behavior to the rest of the world, only to cobble together a haphazard and ineffective response when the markets finally seized up. Drawing on his academic expertise, his years spent …
This book contains about: - Opportunities for and limitations to technological leapfrogging - Perspectives for the international technology system: The challenge ahead for newly industrializing countries etc.
The book also shows how to deal with the common stumbling blocks children face in school. For example, it discusses how to mini- mize the fears generated by tests and grades- fears that can undermine a child's confidence and ability to perform well in high-pressure situations. It explores how children can deal with their lack of success in different areas and learn to set realistic, achievable …
International bestselling author Tina Seelig shares fascinating examples, from the classroom to the boardroom, of individuals defying expectations, challenging assumptions, and achieving amazing success. Seelig throws out the old rules and provides a new model for reaching our highest potential. We discover how to have a healthy disregard for the impossible, how to recover from failure, and how…
This book examines the characteristics commonly believed to be instrumental to a successful fund-raising program, such as trustee participation, constituent relations, and program management. It presents detailed studies of 10 diverse institutions' successful fund-raising programs (from public two-year colleges to private research universities) to provide innovative ideas and practical guidance…
Teacher burnout is one of the most significant contributors to the problems of our educational system. From a historical perspective, Barry A. Farber reveals America's ambivalence toward teachers that, coupled with increasing criticism, makes the job untenable. Through the voices of teachers, he demon- strates the prevalence of burnout and identifies the symptoms as well as the varying kinds of…
Despite numerous small success stories, the big picture of America's toxics programs is one of overall failure. Superfund has failed to clean up America's worst dump sites; policies to regulate generation of new hazardous waste have foundered; standards have been set for only eight of several hundred air toxics; transportation spills and industrial toxics accidents continue unabated. In part, t…