Subject(s): Business mathematics | Business -- Mathematical models | Capital movements Summary: Along with the development of economic globalization, many countries have begun to relax their controls on their capital accounts. However, the recent financial crises in Latin American countries as well as the exchange rate crises in Southeast Asian

Subject(s): Chemical plants -- Safety measures Content advice: Overview: The Leading Guide To Process Safety Now Extensively Updated For Today's Processes And Systems. As chemical processes have grown more complex, so have the safety systems required to prevent accidents. Chemical Process Safety, Third Edition, offers students and practitio

Subject(s): Drawing -- Technique | Narrative art Summary: "Develop your own creative approach, no matter what your skill level with The Urban Sketching Handbook: Reportage and Documentary Drawing.The third volume in The Urban Sketching Handbook series, Reportage and Documentary Drawing, is about drawing as a form of journalism or documentin

Subject(s): Urbanization -- China | Cities and towns -- Growth -- China Summary: The achievements of China's urbanization should not be evaluated solely in terms of adequate infrastructures, but also in their ability to implement sound governance practices to ensure social, environmental and economic development. This book addresses several

Subject(s): Income distribution | Equality Summary: "This book provides an up-to-date survey of existing economic literature on the dimensions of growing income inequalities in both advanced and emerging countries. The different explanations and dimensions of inequalities are addressed, particularly globalization, technical progress, in-wor

Subject(s): Potter, Harry (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile drama | Good and evil -- Juvenile drama | Magic -- Juvenile drama Summary: As an overworked employee of the Minestry of Magic, a husband, and a father, Harry Potter struggles with a past that refuses to stay where it belongs while his youngest son, Albus finds the weight of the family

Subject(s): Social sciences -- Statistical methods | Statistics Summary: "This practical, easy-to-follow book explains the basics of statistics, emphasizing useful applications and skill development rather than complicated math. Numerous study tools help you review concepts and prepare for examinations." -- Provided by publisher. &#

Subject(s): School improvement programs -- Cross-cultural studies | Critical pedagogy Summary: "The raising of standards in schools is a global challenge to policy-makers. To overcome it means to remove the ongoing influence of poverty on school success. In an age of global mobility, economic polarization and unprecedented environmental and

Subject(s): Branding (Marketing) -- China Summary: 'Berg and Bjorner have succeeded in putting together a thought-provoking volume that sheds light on the theory and practice of city branding and reveals the mechanics of city positioning. The focus on China is inciting but the implications extend well beyond Chinese mega-cities to all citie

Subject(s): Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959 | Kauffman family -- Pictorial works -- Homes and haunts -- Pennsylvania | Kaufmann, Edgar J., 1885-1955 -- Pictorial works -- Homes and haunts -- Pennsylvania | Fallingwater (Pa.) -- Pictorial works Summary: Built in 1936 by now legendary architect Frank Lloyd Wright for clients Edgar and Liliane Kauf