Subject(s): National income -- Former communist countries | Capitalism -- Former communist countries | Former communist countries -- Economic conditions Summary: "In 1991 "Communism" collapsed. The cold war was over and the West had won. Whole cities, Moscow, St Petersburg, Warsaw, Beijing, Budapest and Bucharest, whole countries in

Subject(s): Manufacturing industries -- Europe | Industrial policy -- History -- 21st century -- Europe Summary: "The years since the global financial crisis have seen something of a renaissance in the manufacturing industry. The United States has launched its Advanced Manufacturing Partnership, and China owes much of its spectacular econom

Subject(s): Project management | Marketing Summary: "Market Management and Project Business Development is a guide to the theory and practice of marketing and selling projects in business. Successfully marketing and selling a project to investors is so crucial an element of project management that it dictates whether the project is funded,

Subject(s): Social sciences -- Mathematical models | Biology -- Mathematical models Abstract: Mathematical Modeling for Society and Biology second edition draws on current issues to engagingly relate how to use mathematics to gain insight into problems in biology and contemporary society. For the new edition, the author uses mathematical models

Subject(s): Cold cases (Criminal investigation) -- Fiction | Murder -- Fiction -- Investigation | Danish fiction -- Translations into English | Denmark -- Fiction Summary: Detective Carl Morck of Department Q, the cold cases division, has received a file concerning the brutal murder of a brother and sister twenty years earlier. A group of boar

Subject(s): Hydrologic cycle | Municipal water supply -- Management -- Great Britain | Municipal water supply -- Planning -- Great Britain Summary: This publication provides guidance on how to achieve improved sustainable water cycle management in new developments. It outlines the policy context and the processes involved in sustainable water c

Subject(s): Money | Tokens | Exchange | Value Summary: "Private currencies have always existed, from notes printed by individual banks to the S&H Green Stamps that consumers once redeemed for household items. Today's economy has seen an explosion of new forms of monetary exchange not created by the federal government. Credit card co

Subject(s): English language -- Grammar Study and teaching (Secondary) | Cognitive grammar Summary: "Teaching Grammar, Structure and Meaning introduces teachers to some basic ideas from the increasingly popular field of cognitive linguistics as a way of explaining and teaching key grammatical concepts. Particularly suitable for those teachi

Subject(s): Hospitality industry -- Personnel management Summary: "Today's hospitality professional must be an expert at managing many functions. In every segment of the hospitality industry, recruiting, selecting, orienting, training, and retaining outstanding staff members are always challenging tasks, but every manager must master th

Subject(s): Gulf Cooperation Council | Migrant labor -- Persian Gulf Region | Labor supply -- Persian Gulf Region | Aliens -- Persian Gulf Region Summary: "This book examines the flows of people and money in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. The book outlines the reasons that made the Gulf region a destination for millions of mi