Who Owes Whom? and 49 Other Questions About World Debt
Damien Millet , Eric Toussaint
The huge foreign debt of developing countries has become a mechanism of domination and means of recolonization that prevents any meaningful and sustainable human development. The policies pursued by the indebted countries' governments have usually been decided by their creditors rather than by the authorities of the countries concerned. As for the initiative to lighten the debt burden, launched with much fanfare by the G7, the IMF and the World Bank under pressure from the largest ever petition in human history, it has made clear its limits. In 50 questions and answers, this book explains in a simple but precise manner how and why the debt impasse has been arrived at. Illustrated with figures, maps and tables, it details the roles of the various actors involved, the mesh in which indebted countries are caught, and the various alternatives to future indebtedness....
China in the New Millennium: Market Reforms and Social Development
James A. Dorn, Dorn James A.
The essays in this volume consider the state of China's economic reforms, the institutional changes necessary for China to become a global economic power, and the interplay between market reforms and social development in China....
Conduct and Character: Readings in Moral Theory
Mark Timmons
This concise anthology of 31 readings on the philosophical theories of morality is organized according to type of moral theory (utilitarianism, egoism, virtue ethics, the ethics of care, etc.) and contains a separate chapter devoted to each type. Readingselections in the chapters provide a balance of both classical and contemporary philosophical writings, representing a spectrum of viewpoints on each theory in one, concise volume. Readings have been selected to be accessible to introductory students in Ethics or Moral Theory and include brief introductions....
The Knowledge Engine: How to Create Fast Cycles of Knowledge-to-Performance and Performance-to-Knowledge
Lloyd Baird, John C. Henderson
Creating and leveraging knowledge assets is the critical competitive capability today. Speed and knowledge have emerged as the keys to success. And knowledge embedded in products and business processes now drives what can be created and delivered to the customer. Performance and knowledge must become a continuous cycle. Knowledge is captured from performance that will improve the next round of performance. Performance to knowledge, knowledge to performance, and so on, forming a Knowledge Engine that feeds on itself. Rather than collecting and cataloging knowledge "just-in-case" someone needs it, Baird and Henderson explain that leaders must build a Knowledge Engine that focuses knowledge, acquires learning from experience and drives what is known quicklyback into performance "just-in-time." Built on five years of research and application in leading corporations, The Knowledge Engine explains the principles of building the capability to create and leverage knowledge assets and gives......
Total Quality Safety Management and Auditing
Michael B. Weinstein
Total Quality Management (TQM) is a business philosophy that yields customer satisfaction and continuous process improvement. This new reference and workbook embraces the TQM revolution and explains to readers how TQM principles are applied to safety andhealth programs. The text also focuses on the ISO-9000 Quality Program, Voluntary Protection Program, and Process Safety Management. For each of these topics, the key principles are identified and described, and the quality principles are adapted to safety....
The essays in this volume consider the state of China's economic reforms, the institutional changes necessary for China to become a global economic power, and the interplay between market reforms and social development in China....
This concise anthology of 31 readings on the philosophical theories of morality is organized according to type of moral theory (utilitarianism, egoism, virtue ethics, the ethics of care, etc.) and contains a separate chapter devoted to each type. Readingselections in the chapters provide a balance of both classical and contemporary philosophical writings, representing a spectrum of viewpoints on each theory in one, concise volume. Readings have been selected to be accessible to introductory students in Ethics or Moral Theory and include brief introductions....
Creating and leveraging knowledge assets is the critical competitive capability today. Speed and knowledge have emerged as the keys to success. And knowledge embedded in products and business processes now drives what can be created and delivered to the customer. Performance and knowledge must become a continuous cycle. Knowledge is captured from performance that will improve the next round of performance. Performance to knowledge, knowledge to performance, and so on, forming a Knowledge Engine that feeds on itself. Rather than collecting and cataloging knowledge "just-in-case" someone needs it, Baird and Henderson explain that leaders must build a Knowledge Engine that focuses knowledge, acquires learning from experience and drives what is known quicklyback into performance "just-in-time." Built on five years of research and application in leading corporations, The Knowledge Engine explains the principles of building the capability to create and leverage knowledge assets and gives......
Total Quality Management (TQM) is a business philosophy that yields customer satisfaction and continuous process improvement. This new reference and workbook embraces the TQM revolution and explains to readers how TQM principles are applied to safety andhealth programs. The text also focuses on the ISO-9000 Quality Program, Voluntary Protection Program, and Process Safety Management. For each of these topics, the key principles are identified and described, and the quality principles are adapted to safety....