Technical gases are used in almost every field of industry, science and medicine and also as a means of control by government authorities and institutions and are regarded as indispensable means of assistance. In this complete handbook of purified gases the physical foundations …
This book is open access under a CC BY licence. Recent reductions in public funding for audiovisual products have led to dramatic changes in the industry. The lack of interaction between the industry and capital markets has made sourcing funds for audiovisual products especially…
George J. Borjas provides a modern introduction to labour economics, emphasizing both theory and empirical evidence. The book uses many examples drawn from state-of-the-art studies in labour economics literature.
Offering a refreshingly critical perspective, this text presents a balanced & concise account of the challenges & opportunities of international business. Extensive use of international case examples, demonstrating both good & bad practice, provides students with a realistic dep…
"Economic and social conditions in Saint-Hyacinthe changed dramatically in the later nineteenth century with the arrival of the railway and the emergence of manufacturing industry. In Families in Transition Peter Gossage shows how the rise of industrial capitalism transformed th…
Danger in the Comfort Zone examines the phenomenon of the "entitlement" mentality in the American workforce'people's preoccupation with their rewards rather than their responsibilities. Bardwick describes three basic mindsets and shows the effect of each on individuals and their…
"China's economic growth has transformed the country from one of the poorest in the world to its second largest economy. Understanding the drivers of growth remains elusive as the country is affected by both its transition from central planning and the challenges of a developing…
Exposing the corporate structures behind exploitative migrant labour programs, this book investigates the use of guest workers in the United States, the largest recipient of migrant labour in the world.
Twenty five interviews with workers and intellectual allies of Solidarity.
This second edition of 'Pragmatic Sustainability' proposes a pragmatic, discursive and pluralistic approach to thinking about sustainability. Rather than suggesting a single solution to the problem of how to live sustainably, this collection discusses broader approaches to socia…
This textbook offers an introduction to international business that starts from Europe but ultimately encompasses the globe. The central question is - what determines the success and failure of firms around the globe? Institutional and resource-based perspectives are utilised to…
This textbook offers an introduction to international business that starts from Europe but ultimately encompasses the globe. The central question is - what determines the success and failure of firms around the globe? Institutional and resource-based perspectives are utilised to…
"Cancer-Gate details how the NCI and ACS are sitting on mountains of information on environmental and other avoidable causes of cancer, while failing to act on this and make it available to Congress and the public. This silence even extends to frank suppression of information." …
Award-winning author, Samuel S. Epstein, M.D., whose 1978 book ""The Politics of Cancer"" shook the political establishment by showing how the federal government had been corrupted by industrial polluters, has written a book that is sure to be of equal consequence. ""Cancer-Gate…
"Cancer-Gate details how the NCI and ACS are sitting on mountains of information on environmental and other avoidable causes of cancer, while failing to act on this and make it available to Congress and the public. This silence even extends to frank suppression of information." …
