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Globalization, Growth, and Poverty: Building an Inclusive World Economy (World Bank Policy Research Report)

2 reviews

World Bank Publications, 2002

Comprehensive discussion of Globalization
The signal to noise ratio in the discussion of Globalization makes it hard to sort out what is really going on. Much of the discussion comes from anecdotal evidence or from a particular point of view. Of course, it is impossible to be completely objective about anything, but since the mission of the World Bank, the publishers of this study, is "a world free of poverty" it's point of view at ...

Understanding Civil War: Evidence and Analysis, Vol. 2--Europe, Central Asia, and Other Regions

1 review

World Bank Publications, 2005

complex causes of civil war
The book gives coverage of recent civil wars throughout the world. Noteworthy because outright "traditional" wars seem less prevalent these days. Only to be replaced by lower level conflicts mostly confined within national boundaries. It is argued that the causes of a civil war can be manifold, and not necessarily reduced to an exclusive-or choice between unsatisfied grievances of an ethnic ...

Accounting for Managers: Interpreting Accounting Information for Decision-Making
Paul Collier

Wiley, 2006

Accounting for Managers, 2nd Edition explains how accounting information is used by non-financial managers. The book emphasizes the interpretation, rather than the construction, of accounting information and encourages a critical, rather than an unthinking acceptance, of the underlying assumptions behind accounting. It links theory with practical examples and case studies drawn from real life business situations in service, retail and ...

Breaking the Conflict Trap: Civil War and Development Policy (World Bank Policy Research Reports)

1 review
Paul Collier

A World Bank Publication, 2003

civil war != development
These days, when the idea of failed states occupies the minds of many policymakers in the developed world, Collier provides a timely study of how civil war can help bring about a failed state. He studies several decades of civil wars, spread across the world, though primarily focused on Africa. In these wars, we see how the development of those countries was severely stunted. From Liberia to ...

Prep for Boards 2, Enhancement to MKSAP! American College of Physicians, - With CD

American College of Physicians, 2006

More than 500 questions to prepare you for the ABIM Exam.

The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What Can Be Done About It

38 reviews
Paul Collier

Oxford University Press, 2007

Bottom Billion- They can be helped!
The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What Can Be Done About It Paul Collier wrote this book with all the facts on the table. He understands what he is talking about. As an African I couldn't agree more with what he wrote. He has laid out the 4 major traps that poor countries(countries with slow growing economies) are faced with.Paul Collier states that these four ...

Economic Policy Options for a Prosperous Nigeria

Palgrave Macmillan, 2008

This book demonstrates that there is sufficient evidence on the Nigerian economy and society to inform many policy issues, and reveals the current problems and policy options that a democratic Nigeria will need to debate and resolve. It presents an agenda of reform as unfinished business.

Understanding Civil War: Evidence and Analysis, Vol. 1--Africa

World Bank Publications, 2005

The two volumes of Understanding Civil War build upon the World Bank's prior research on conflict and violence, particularly on the work of Paul Collier and Anke Hoeffler, whose model of civil war onset has sparked much discussion on the relationship between conflict and development in what came to be known as the "greed" versus "grievance" debate. The authors systematically apply the Collier-Hoeffler model to 15 countries in 6 different ...

The Political Economy of Economic Growth in Africa, 1960-2000 Set
Dominique Njinkeu

Cambridge University Press, 2007

The period from 1960 to 2000 was one of remarkable growth and transformation in the world economy. Why did most of Sub-Saharan Africa fail to develop over this period? Why did a few small African economies succeed spectacularly? The Political Economy of Economic Growth in Africa, 1960-2000 is by far the most ambitious and comprehensive assessment of Africa's post-independence economic performance to date. Volume 1 examines the impact of resource ...

Natural Resources and Violent Conflict: Options and Actions

1 review

World Bank, 2003

leading to civil war?
The book's essays study an often cruel paradox. Why do some developing countries with valuable natural resources descend into civil war? The answers are manifold, with the foremost amongst these being described here. A prominent factor is that the resources give something to fight over. Be these diamonds, opium or oil. Mix this with the presence of different regional or ethnic groups. Then ...

Freud And Nietzsche (Continuum Collection)

1 review
Paul-Laurent Assoun

Continuum International Publishing Group, 2006

A vital part of critical theory
The relationship of Frederick Nietzsche's philosophy to Sigmund Freud's psychiatric concepts has long been an object of interest for students and practitioners of psychoanalysis. In Freud And Nietzsche, educator, historian and philosopher Paul-Laurent Assoun methodically reconstructs Freud's encounter with Nietzsche, his personal interpretations and the contribution of Nietzsche's champions. ...

The Grand Canyon

2 reviews
Letitia Burns O'Connor

Beaux Arts Editions, 1992

Only Book that comes close to doing the GC Justice!
It might be clumsy and big, but so were my numerous expeditions into the mighty Grand Canyon. For all who have seen the G.C. firsthand, the "coined" phrase is: "Pictures don't do it Justice." Which is absolutely true. However, this is the only book I have found that comes fractionally close to relating the G.C.'s awesome scale & vistas! It makes a perfect book for the cocktail table. This is the ...

Nonchaloir

1 review
Paul P.

Aschenbach Editions, 2007

Impressionistic images
Apparently based on photographs, these paintings emphasize texture, colour and character. Although the subjects are all youths, the overall impression is on expression rather than an eroticism implied by both the cover and the introductory text.

The Political Economy of Poverty, Equity, and Growth: Nigeria and Indonesia (A World Bank Comparative Study : ...
David Bevan, Paul Collier, ...

A World Bank Publication, 1999

This volume analyzes and compares economic growth in Nigeria and Indonesia during the period from 1950 to 1985, addressing questions as to why one country was so much more successful than the other. Providing some surprising answers for those who believed that the divergence would be found in deeply rooted, long term trends, the authors also offer insight into what has become a reversal of fortune in the late 1990's, as Indonesia has experienced ...

CIMA Learning System 2007 Management Accounting - Risk and Control Strategy (Cima Learning Systems Strategic ...
Paul M Collier, Samuel Agyei-Ampomah

CIMA Publishing, 2006

The 2007 edition of CIMA's Official Learning Systems has been written in conjunction with the Examiner to fully reflect what could be tested in the exam. Updated to incorporate new questions and additional readings, the 2007 Learning Systems provide complete study material for the May and November 2007 exams. The new edition maintains the popular loose-leaf format and contains: * practice questions throughout * complete revision section * ...

CIMA Official Learning System Management Accounting Risk and Control Strategy, Fourth Edition (CIMA ...
Paul M Collier, Samuel Agyei-Ampomah

CIMA Publishing, 2007

The 2008 edition of CIMA's Official Learning Systems has been written in conjunction with the Examiner to fully reflect what could be tested in the exam. Fully revised and now in 2 colour, paperback format the 2008 Learning Systems provide complete study material for the May and November 2008 exams. This edition includes: * practice questions throughout * complete revision section * topic summaries * recommended reading articles from a ...

The Political Economy of Economic Growth in Africa, 1960-2000
Benno J. Ndulu, Stephen A. O'Connell, ...

Cambridge University Press, 2007

The period from 1960 to 2000 was one of remarkable growth and transformation in the world economy. Why did most of Sub-Saharan Africa fail to develop over this period? Why did a few small African economies succeed spectacularly? The Political Economy of Economic Growth in Africa, 1960-2000 is by far the most ambitious and comprehensive assessment of Africa's post-independence economic performance to date. Volume 1 examines the impact of resource ...

The Second World War (4): The Mediterranean 1940-1945 (Essential Histories)
Paul Collier

Osprey Publishing, 2003

This book explores the idea that the Mediterranean theater of the Second World War was the first truly modern war. It was a highly mobile conflict, in which logistics were a critical and often deciding factor, and from the very beginning a close relationship between the land, sea, and air elements was vital. Victory could not be achieved by either side unless the three services worked in intimate cooperation. Each side advanced and withdrew ...

Policing, Ethics and Human Rights (Policing and Society Series)
Peter Neyroud, Alan Beckley

Willan Pub, 2001

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