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Capacity Development eBook Series

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  • Revamping the Cook Islands Public Sector

    Series series Capacity Development
    A 2001 report by the Australian Agency for International Development and the New Zealand Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Trade marked the beginning of efforts by both governments to increase their emphasis on aid harmonization in the Pacific. This was followed by a decision to pilot a cofunded program in the Cook Islands which is the subject of this case study. The case is presented through the ... Read more

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    A 2012 ECONOMIST BOOK OF THE YEARMany of the United States' most innovative entrepreneurs have been immigrants, from Andrew Carnegie, Alexander Graham Bell, and Charles Pfizer to Sergey Brin, Vinod Khosla, and Elon Musk. Nearly half of Fortune 500 companies and one-quarter of all new small businesses were founded by immigrants, generating trillions of dollars annually, employing millions of ... Read more

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  • The Bright Continent

    Breaking Rules & Making Change in Modern Africa

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    "For anyone who wants to understand how the African economy really works, The Bright Continent is a good place to start" (Reuters).Dayo Olopade knew from personal experience that Western news reports on conflict, disease, and poverty obscure the true story of modern Africa. And so she crossed sub-Saharan Africa to document how ordinary people deal with their daily challenges.She found what cable ... Read more

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  • The Influence Game

    50 Insider Tactics from the Washington D.C. Lobbying World that Will Get You to Yes

    Get what you want, every time!Imagine a world where you are offered every job you seek; every business venture you undertake is successful; and every potential customer you approach buys your product. Now imagine that all of this can be achieved—ethically and honestly. All you need is the help of one battle-tested guide, The Influence Game. Former Washington, D.C. lobbyist Stephanie Vance ... Read more

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  • Globalization and Self-Regulation

    The Crucial Role That Corporate Codes of Conduct Play in Global Business

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    Series series Business and Management (R0)
    Corporate strategy expert Prakash Sethi takes an in-depth look at global structures and how regulation works from a corporate perspective, providing case studies of several industries and governments who have begun implementing voluntary codes of conducts, including Equator Principles, ICMM, and The Kimberly Process. ... Read more

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  • The Race To The Bottom

    Why A Worldwide Worker Surplus And Uncontrolled Free Trade Are Sinking American Living Standards

    by Alan Tonelson ...
    With the end of the 1990s economic boom, The Race to the Bottom deftly explores how the United States has entered a no-win global competition in which the countries with the lowest wages, weakest workplace safety laws, and toughest repression of unions win investment from the U.S. and Europe. Tonelson analyzes how the entry of such population giants as China, India, and Mexico into the global ... Read more

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  • Libertarian Renaissance

    Liberty for America, #1

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    For the past decade and a half, the national Libertarian Party has been in decline. Membership and donations have fallen; activism has decreased.In the non-fiction essay Libertarian Renaissance, George Phillies presents a detailed plan, including timelines, recruiting targets, and organization changes, to set the Libertarian Party on the path to political majority status.George Phillies is a ... Read more

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  • Intellectual Property Rights in China

    Series series Business and Management (R0)
    This Guide is a detailed overview of all aspects of IPR and protection in China. Produced in association with AWS, the Austrian Federal Bank’s specialist IPR unit based in Shanghai, this is an essential work for any businessman trading with or conducting business in China. From covering protocol for dealing with Trade Fairs, to the application processes for trademarks, patents, copyright and ... Read more

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  • Regulatory Impact Analysis Report on the Current Customs Regulatory Framework in Bangladesh

    The National Board of Revenue of Bangladesh has undertaken initiatives to amend its Customs Act to comply with international treaties and agreements---such as the Revised Kyoto Convention---that have been signed by the government to provide faster and effective service to the private sector, bring transparency and accountability in the customs clearance process, and introduce a risk-based ... Read more

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  • The Death of A Thousand Cuts

    Corporate Campaigns and the Attack on the Corporation

    A corporate campaign is an organized assault on the reputation of a company that has offended some interest group. Although corporate campaigns often involve political, economic, and legal tactics, they are centered around the media, where protagonists attempt to redefine the image--and undermine the reputation--of the target company. It is a strategy most frequently employed by unions but is also ... Read more

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  • The Bad News about the News

    The digital revolution has forever changed American journalism, and not for the better. Robert Kaiser, former managing editor of The Washington Post, writes in his new Brookings Essay that the changing media landscape is not only a threat to traditional news, but to the future of democracy. A news industry without a viable business model, distracted by the need to attract eyeballs and discover new ... Read more

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  • Learning as We Go

    Why School Choice is Worth the Wait

    by Paul T. Hill ...
    Paul T. Hill examines the real-world factors that can complicate, delay, and in some instances interfere with the positive cause-and-effect relationships identified by the theories behind school choice. He explains why schools of choice haven't yet achieved a broader appeal and suggests more realistic expectations about timing and a more complete understanding of what must be done to make choice ... Read more

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