"First published in 1967, Development Projects Observed has been a benchmark in practical thinking about economic development. Now, this classic volume is reissued with a thoughtful new preface by the author." "Albert O. Hirschman, one of the great pioneers in the field, offers …
Why do we make mistakes? Are there certain errors common to failure, whether in a complex enterprise or daily life? In this truly indispensable book, Dietrich Dörner identifies what he calls the “logic of failure”—certain tendencies in our patterns of thought that, while appropr…
Modern technology has now reached a point where improved safety can only be achieved through a better understanding of human error mechanisms. In its treatment of major accidents, the book spans the disciplinary gulf between psychological theory and those concerned with maintain…
Monograph arguing for market economy and democracy in relation to economic development and human rights, particularly in the USA - gives examples of expansion of government control relating to the 1929 economic recession, tariff policy, inflation monetary policy and price policy…
"Why did the Eurozone end up with an unemployment rate more than twice than that of the United States and six years after the collapse of Lehman Brothers? Was crisis in the Eurozone inevitable? What caused the prolonged economic failure experienced by the majority of the world's…
Management, radical interest groups, associations, press (publishing) and voluntary organizations, failure, UK - case study, financing, leadership, decision making. References.
USA. Monograph on the nature of management control over the working class through capitalist work organization - illustrates with historical case studies, the failure to establish workers self management, and social implications of automatic control, monopoly, personnel manageme…
Collection of selected, peer reviewed papers from the 2nd International Conference on Structural and Physical Aspects of Civil Engineering (SPACE-2013), November 27-29, 2013, High Tatras, Slovakia. The main aim of the book are: 1. Static and dynamic analysis of structures, 2. Se…
"The chief aim of Jobs and Fairness is to bring together evidence about the validity of the first hypothesis: about the material benefits which employee ownership may be expected to bring. Accordingly, after an extended discussion of theoretical and background questions, it cons…
Monograph on relationships between the agrarian structure and underdevelopment in Pakistan - investigates slow agricultural development, trends (1960-1980), failure of land reforms to alter concentration of land ownership and to reduce landlessness, and production function of ag…
Study of economic development, politics and steady state economy in Africa - discusses the disappointments of independence, democracy and the economic recession; explains the failure of capitalism and the post- colonialism economic implications; looks at political systems and th…
Introduction -- Government's role in innovation -- Historical perspectives on public accountability -- Systematic approaches to program evaluation and evaluation metric -- Introduction to the case studies -- The advanced technology program's intramural research awards program --…
The surprising story of how George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson came to despair for the future of the nation they had createdAmericans seldom deify their Founding Fathers any longer, but they do still tend to venerate the Constitution and the …
