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The spread of financial sophistication through emerging markets worldwide

Table of Contents: “…Front Cover; The Spread of Financial Sophistication Through Emerging Markets Worldwide; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Contributors; Introduction; Total Factor Productivity, Growth, and Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies; Introduction; Hypotheses Development, Data, and Methodology; Panel Regression Analysis; Policy Implications, Limitations, and Future Research; Notes; Acknowledgments; References; Appendix; Estimating Time-Varying Beta Coefficients: An Empirical Study of US and ASEAN Portfolios; Introduction; Literature Review; Data and Methodology; Data.…”
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Plowshares & Pork Barrels : the Political Economy of Agriculture. by Pasour, Jr., E. C.

Table of Contents: “…The Role of Economics in Agricultural Policy Analysis; Functions of an Economic System; The Market System versus Central Direction; Market Prices and Market Socialism; Marginal Efficiency Conditions and Public Policy; Importance of Economics in Public Policy; The Market Process: Competition and Entrepreneurship; Summary; 2. Economic Efficiency and Equity in U.S. …”
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Asian business networks

Table of Contents: “…Encouraging Direct Trade with ChinaThe 1985 Mandarin Orange Incident -- Ethnic Connection and State Intervention -- Conclusion and Discussion -- References -- Centripetal Authority, Differentiated Networks: The Social Organization of Chinese Firms in Singapore -- Introduction -- Organization of a Chinese Family Firm -- Stages in the Development of a Chinese Family Firm -- Conclusion -- References -- State Capitalism, Multinational Corporations, and Chinese Entrepreneurship in Singapore…”
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Food security and industrial clustering in Northeast Asia

Table of Contents: “…1 Food Security and Collaborative Advantage: Scoping the scene (Kiminami, Lily) -- Part I Food Security from the Asian Perspective -- 2 Defining Japan's Food Security in East Asia: From the perspectives of the distribution revolution, environmental degradation, and international cooperation (Hara, Yonosuke) -- 3 The Current Position and Future Direction of Agriculture in Northeast Asia (Shogenji, Shin-ichi) -- 4 Analysis of China's Food Supply and Demand Balance and Food Security (Chen, Yongfu and Nie, Fengying) -- 5 Korea's Food Security Schemes (Lee, Jaehyeon) -- Part II Food Clustering in Northeast Asia -- 6 The Food System based on Agriculture: Food collaboration (Saito, Osamu) -- 7 The Network Structure of a Soybean Cluster in Hokkaido (Morishima, Teruya) -- 8 Competitive Advantages of Green Tea Clusters in Japan (Akune, Yuko) -- 9 Food and Health-Related Industry Clustering in Niigata Prefecture:Empirical analysis on the cognitive aspects of corporations (Kiminami, Lily and Furuzawa, Shinichi) -- 10 Agricultural Industry Clusters in China (Kiminami, Lily and Kiminami, Akira) -- 11 Industrial Agglomeration of the Food Industry in China: An analysis of data by province(Yagi, Hironori) -- 12 The Agricultural Industrialization of China's Heilongjiang Province (Jiao, Jiang) -- 13 Agricultural Production and Related Business by Public Firms: A case study on Xinhua Farm, Heilongjiang (Yagi, Hironri and Zhu, Yonghao) -- 14 Promotion Policies for Food Industry Cluster in Korea (Lee, Byung-Oh) -- 15 The Trends and Potential for Food Industry Clusters in Korea (Lee, Jaehyeon) -- 16 The Promotion of and Challenges for the Agricultural Senary Industrialization Policy in the Republic of Korea(Lee, Youkyung) -- Part III Food Clustering in EU and North America -- 17 Cluster Initiatives in Eastern Poland: Good practices in agriculture and food-processing industry(Bojar, Ewa, Bojar, Matylda and Bojar, Wiktor) -- 18 Main Factors Affecting Food Industry Clustering in France (Ben Arfa, Nejla, and Daniel, Karine) -- 19 Industrial Cluster Analysis, Entrepreneurship and Regional Economic Development(Stough, Roger R. and Yu, Junbo).…”
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Resolving community conflicts and problems : public deliberation and sustained dialogue

Table of Contents: “…Ludeman / Erna Gelles -- Introduction / Neal Newfield / Susan Newfield -- 17. Social Entrepreneurship in the Practice of Deliberation and Dialogue / Susan Newfield / Neal Newfield -- 18. …”
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A Short History of Circuits and Systems. by Maloberti, F. (Franco)

Table of Contents: “…The Golden Epoch -- The Magic of the Electrical Current -- From the Charge to the Electric Field -- The Laws of Circuits -- The Magnetic Inductance -- The two faces of an Equivalent Circuit -- The path to Radio: from Maxwell to Marcone -- Magnetic Flux and Electromagnetic Waves -- Entrepreneurship in Electrical Engineering -- Power Electric Circuits: Pacinotti and Ferraris -- 4. …”
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100 ideas that changed graphic design / One hundred ideas that changed graphic design by Heller, Steven, Vienne, Véronique

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- 100 Ideas that changed graphic design: No. 1 The book -- No. 2 Body type -- No. 3 Rub-on designs -- No. 4 Rays -- No. 5 Pastiche -- No. 6 Pointing fingers -- No. 7 Vanitas -- No. 8 Clenched fists -- No. 9 Monumental images -- No. 10 Female archetypes -- No 11 Color blocks -- No. 12 Ornamentation -- No. 13 Decorative logotypes -- No. 14 Naive mascots -- No. 15 Entrepreneurship -- No. 16 Metaphoric lettering -- No. 17 Swashes on caps -- No. 18 Texts as images -- No. 19 Visual puns -- No. 20 The square format -- No. 21 Primitive figuration -- No. 22 Propaganda -- No. 23 The object poster -- No. 24 Paper cutouts -- No. 25 Manifestos -- No. 26 Graphic design magazines -- No. 27 Botanical geometry -- No. 28 Calligrams -- No. 29 Loud typography -- No. 30 Asymmetric typography -- No. 31 Red with black -- No. 32 Supergraphics -- No. 33 Supreme geometry -- No. 34 Funny faces -- No. 35 Expression of speed -- No. 36 Corporate identity -- No. 37 Dust jackets -- No. 38 Found typography -- No. 39 Ransom notes -- No. 40 Design handbooks -- No. 41 Avant-garde zines -- No. 42 Collages -- No. 43 Riddles and rebuses -- No. 44 Photomontage -- No. 45 Pictograms -- No. 46 Floating heads -- No. 47 Abstraction -- No. 48 Triangulation -- No. 49 Extreme close-ups -- No. 50 The provocative gesture -- No. 51 Motion graphics -- No. 52 Night spectaculars -- No. 53 Shadow play -- No. 54 Good design -- No. 55 Forced obsolescence -- No. 56 Vibrating color -- No. 57 Strips and panels -- No. 58 Frame by frame -- No. 59 Perfect rectangles -- No. 60 Abstract graphs -- No. 61 Dynamic diagonals -- No. 62 Stencil type -- No. 63 Comic lettering -- No. 64 Parody -- No. 65 Sustainable packaging -- No. 66 Public service campaigns -- No. 67 Branding campaigns -- No. 68 Layering and overprinting -- No. 69 Design thinking -- No. 70 The grid -- No. 71 Brand narratives -- No. 72 White space -- No. 73 Less is more -- No. 74 Monoalphabets -- No. 75 Film title sequences -- No. 76 Big book look -- No. 77 Nostalgia -- No. 78 Illegibility -- No. 79 Scan lines -- No. 80 Teen magazines -- No. 81 Culture jamming -- No. 82 High contrast -- No. 83 Psychedelia -- No. 84 Split fountain -- No. 85 Underground comics -- No. 86 Record album covers -- No. 87 Street slogans -- No. 88 Sexual taboo busting -- No. 89 Self-promotional publishing -- No. 90 Tags -- No. 91 Universal pricing code -- No. 92 Vernacular -- No. 93 French theory -- No. 94 Do it yourself -- No. 95 The fine print -- No. 96 Magazine coverlines -- No. 97 Guerrilla advertising -- No. 98 Pixelation -- No. 99 Ambigrams -- No. 100 Designers' websites -- Glossary -- Further Reading -- Acknowledgments.…”
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How universities promote economic growth

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Local activity principle by Mainzer, Klaus

Table of Contents: “…The local activity principle of sustainable entrepreneurship -- 8. The message of the local activity principle. 8.1. …”
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Careers in international affairs

Table of Contents: “…Private-Sector Changes since careers in Multinational Corporations; Notes from the Field: The Target Corporation; Entrepreneurship; Notes from the Field: CrowdHall; Careers in Contracting; Notes from the Field: CENTRA Technology, Inc.; Careers in Government Relations; Careers in Lobbying and Advocacy; Notes from the Field: The US Chamber of Commerce; 8 Consulting; Careers in Management and Strategy Consulting; Notes from the Field: Management Consulting; Careers in Risk and Security Consulting; Notes from the Field: The Eurasia Group; Careers in Development Consulting.…”
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BUSINESS ESSENTIALS. by VANCE, DAVID

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Institutional change and the development of industrial clusters in china : case studies from the textile and clothing industry. by Wang, Jinmin

Table of Contents: “…Institutional Innovation of the Local Government; 4.4.1. Encouraging entrepreneurship and promoting the development of private economy; 4.4.2. …”
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Hacks for life and career : a millennial's guide to making it big. by Das, Sandeep

Table of Contents: “…-- 19 Enterprise Value: How Much Do I Need to Pay to Takeover Apple? -- Part 3 : Entrepreneurship -- 20 Building Your Own Unicorn -- 21 Why Entrepreneurs Fail -- 22 Writing a Business Movie Script -- 23 New-Age Slash Careers -- 24 Forecasting the Next Decade…”
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Venture Deals : Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist. by Feld, Brad

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Asian American History and Culture : an Encyclopedia. by Ling, Huping

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Strengthening China's and India's trade and investment ties to the Middle East and North Africa.

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Startup CEO + website : a field guide to scaling up your business / Startup CEO and website by Blumberg, Matt

Table of Contents: “…-- Think of It as an Opportunity -- Mind the Gap -- Diversity and Inclusion and Unconscious Bias -- Leadership Development -- Politics in the Workplace -- Part One Storytelling -- Chapter 2: Dream the Possible Dream -- Entrepreneurship and Creativity -- "A Faster Horse" -- Vetting Ideas -- Chapter 3: Defining and Testing the Story -- Start Out by Admitting You're Wrong…”
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Rwanda. by African Dept., International Monetary Fund

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Mission Uruzgan : Collaborating in Multiple Coalitions for Afghanistan. by Beeres, Robert

Table of Contents: “…Multinational military cooperation in UruzganJoseph Soeters, Tom Bijlsma and Gijs van den Heuvel; Part IIIReconstruction; Reconstruction through construction; Julia Wijnmalen, Jasper Kremers and Edwin Dado; Talking to strangers, learning to listen; René Moelker and Michelle Schut; Stimulating entrepreneurship in Uruzgan; IDEA-officers focusing on private sector development in post-conflict environments; Eric-Hans Kramer, Rosa Nelly Trevinyo-Rodríguez and Desirée Verweij; Enhancing Uruzgani Governance; The viability of a PRT's civil-military network.…”
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Growing innovation clusters for American prosperity : summary of a symposium

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The Sustainable MBA : a Business Guide to Sustainability. by Weybrecht, Giselle

Table of Contents: “…; Trends and new ideas; Alternative trading systems; A new economic model; Estimating the cost of inaction; From free to fee; Valuing future generations; Regulatory instruments; Environmental valuation; Business and the world's poor; Chapter 8: Entrepreneurship; Why is it important?; The key concepts; Social/environmental entrepreneurs; Exploring new business models.…”
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Restoring growth in Puerto Rico : overview and policy options

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Entrepreneur voices on careers

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 15: Five Questions Before Starting your Entrepreneurial JourneyChapter 16: How to Transition from the Corporate World to Entrepreneurship; Entrepreneur Voices Spotlight: Interview with Shafaq Chawla; Chapter 17: How to Turn your Side Hustle into a Full-Time Gig; Chapter 18: Ten Things to do Before Quitting your Job to Start your Company; Part III: Lessons on Taking the Leap-Reflections; Part IV: Exit Strategies and Kickass Comebacks; Chapter 19: The Entrepreneurial Exit Strategy-Prepare Yourself; Chapter 20: How to Transition to Employee Ownership…”
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Knowledge transfer to and within tourism : academic, industry and government bridges

Table of Contents: “…A Case Study: Creating an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Using Knowledge TransferKnowledge Process in a Complex World; Knowledge Transfer and Tourism; Study Methods; Organizing Data Collection and Analysis; Study Results; Context of the Case; Perceptions of the Importance of Entrepreneurship; A Local Model of an EE; Antogonistic Forces in the Implementation of the EE; A Plan for Action; A Governance Model for EE; Conclusion; Chapter 8 Tourism Knowledge Transfer in Brazil: The Gap between Academy and Industry; Introduction; Formal Tourism Education in Brazil.…”
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Innovation and Export The Joint Challenge of the Small Company. by Enjolras, Manon

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Entrepreneurial Finance Fundamentals of Financial Planning and Management for Small Business. by Alhabeeb, M. J.

Table of Contents: “…-- 1.2 Significance of the Small Business -- 1.3 Entrepreneurship and the Entrepreneur -- 1.4 The Idea and the Opportunity -- 1.5 From an Idea to Reality -- 1.6 Summary -- Key Concepts -- Discussion Questions -- CHAPTER 2 SMALL BUSINESS OPTIONS -- 2.1 Starting a New Business -- 2.2 Buying an Existing Business -- 2.3 Purchase Options -- 2.4 Franchise -- 2.5 Home Business and Family Business…”
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Palgrave Dictionary of Emerging Markets and Transition Economics : Insights from Archival Research

Table of Contents: “…The 'Bad-Asset Problem'; Horst Tomann; PART IV: GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT; 17. Entrepreneurship; Sukanya Ayatakshi; 18. Innovation; Jutta Günther; 19. …”
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Routledge handbook of sustainable and regenerative food systems

Table of Contents: “…The potential of social finance in the agrifood sector -- 17. Citizen entrepreneurship: the making, and remaking, of local food entrepreneurs -- 18. …”
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The Agile Startup : Quick and Dirty Lessons Every Entrepreneur Should Know. by Scheinrock, Jeff

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Kenya's past as prologue : voters, violence, and the 2013 general election

Table of Contents: “…Beyond ethnic arithmetic: Alternative explanations for electoral choicesAlternative patterns of explanation; Conclusion; Acknowledgements; Notes; Bibliography; Bishop Margaret Wanjiru and the 2013 Kenyan Elections: Between Politics of the Spirit and Expanding Entrepreneurship; Introduction; Pentecostalism and politics: identifying two strands; Bishop Wanjiru and the 2013 elections; Strand A: "When the righteous are in authority" -- but who are the righteous?…”
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The Economics and Organization of Brazilian Agriculture : Recent Evolution and Productivity Gains by Chaddad, Fabio

Table of Contents: “…5.3.1 The Mato Grosso Agricultural Research Foundation (FMT)5.3.2 EMBRAPA Agrossilvipastoril; 5.4 Entrepreneurship and Economies of Scale; 5.4.1 Commercial Producers; 5.4.2 Corporate Farms; 5.4.3 Economies of Scale; 5.5 Producer Organizations; 5.5.1 The Soybean and Corn Producer Association (Aprosoja); 5.5.2 New-Generation Cooperatives; 5.6 Summary; Notes; References; 6 Conclusions; 6.1 Summary of Main Findings; 6.2 A Counterfactual Example; 6.3 Challenges; 6.3.1 Environmental Issues; 6.3.2 Social Issues; Index; Back Cover.…”
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Scandinavian unexceptionalism : culture, markets and the failure of third-way socialism by Sanandaji, Nima, 1981-

Table of Contents: “…Shifting policies3The failure of third-way policies -- entrepreneurship; The impact of taxes on business owners; Table(3Effective marginal taxes per cent (after allowing for inflation and deductions) in Sweden in 1980; Capitalism without capitalists; Employee funds and other forms of socialised ownership; Poor Scandinavian economic performance; Table(4OECD income league; 4Job creation during free-market and third-way periods; Public and private sector job growth; Figure(3Public sector and private sector cumulative net job creation (thousands) from 1950; The tale of two depressions.…”
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Power

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The new urban leaders by Ladner, Joyce A.

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The Actor's Survival Guide : How to Make Your Way in Hollywood. by Robbins, Jon S.

Table of Contents: “…What is Better, Employment or Entrepreneurship?; HOUSING; How Do I Rent an Apartment?…”
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Back to work : growing with jobs in Eastern Europe and Central Asia by Arias, Omar

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Practical guide to UCITS funds and their risk management by Müller, Charles

Table of Contents: “…VII. 2 Venture Capital Funds and Social Entrepreneurship FundsGlossary; Literature; SECOND Part -- UCITS risk measurement guidelines; Chapter I. …”
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Researching developing countries : a data resource guide for social scientist by Wright, Forrest D.

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Political and Civic Leadership : a Reference Handbook. by Couto, Richard A., 1941-

Table of Contents: “…Part VIII: The Psychology of Political and Civic Leadership70 -- PERSONALITY AND LEADERSHIP; 71 -- INDIVIDUATION AND ARCHETYPES; 72 -- POLITICAL CORRECTNESS AS POLITICS; 73 -- TOXIC LEADERSHIP; 74 -- ALTRUISM; 75 -- PERSONAL ORIGINS OF PUBLIC COMMITMENT; 76 -- HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; Part IX: The Tasks and Tools of Political and Civic Leadership; 77 -- SPEAKING TRUTH TO POWER; 78 -- ACCOUNTABILITY; 79 -- ETHICS; 80 -- DECEPTION; 81 -- NEGOTIATING; 82 -- PRAGMATISM AND COMPROMISE; 83 -- INFLUENCE; 84 -- SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP; 85 -- CONFLICT; 86 -- CONNECTIVE LEADERSHIP; 87 -- GROUPS AND TEAMS.…”
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Managing Recreation, Parks, and Leisure Services An Introduction. by Edginton, Christopher

Table of Contents: “…Risk and the Legal Environment -- Elements of Negligence -- Risk Management -- Summary -- Discussion Questions -- References -- 14 Evaluating Community Services -- Introduction -- Evaluating Community Services -- Logic Models -- Systematic Procedures for an Evaluation -- Choosing Subjects-Sampling Considerations -- Summary -- Discussion Questions -- References -- Part IV: The Future -- 15 Future Perspectives -- Introduction -- The New Global Economy and Environment -- New Work, New Skills -- New Science, Health, and Ability -- Talent Gap, Education, and Quality After-School Programs -- Demographic Changes -- Managing Different Generational Perspectives -- Diversity and Cultural Competence -- Privatization and Contracting of Services -- Community Partnerships -- Public Access and Stewardship -- Foundation and Friends Groups -- Engaging in a More Activist Professional Role -- Innovation and Entrepreneurship -- Summary -- Discussion Questions -- References.…”
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