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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -This book discusses traditional mediators (shmaglotz) of immigrants from Ethiopia in Israel who are included in the public service in Israel. The book examines the way in which they handle conflicts in the family and in the community of immigrants from Ethiopia using traditional and modern tools. It examines the extent to which they use intercultural mediation, which changes cultural norms among both the immigrants from Ethiopia and the State institutions. A discussion on the traditional mediators in the new cultural context makes a research contribution and has great practical importance. Such a discussion enables us to follow changes in the status and roles of a traditional leadership within a modern society. The book gives us an opportunity to observe not only the absorbed groups, but also the absorbing, and to examine whether a change takes place in their viewpoints and values as a result of their encounter with the immigrants, an issue that was not discussed sufficiently in the research literature. It further enables evaluation of the declared multicultural policy in absorbing immigrants, as it is implemented in Israel. 100 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -This book discusses traditional mediators (shmaglotz) of immigrants from Ethiopia in Israel who are included in the public service in Israel. The book examines the way in which they handle conflicts in the family and in the community of immigrants from Ethiopia using traditional and modern tools. It examines the extent to which they use intercultural mediation, which changes cultural norms among both the immigrants from Ethiopia and the State institutions. A discussion on the traditional mediators in the new cultural context makes a research contribution and has great practical importance. Such a discussion enables us to follow changes in the status and roles of a traditional leadership within a modern society. The book gives us an opportunity to observe not only the absorbed groups, but also the absorbing, and to examine whether a change takes place in their viewpoints and values as a result of their encounter with the immigrants, an issue that was not discussed sufficiently in the research literature. It further enables evaluation of the declared multicultural policy in absorbing immigrants, as it is implemented in Israel.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -This book analyzes within-country causes and mechanisms which affected wage inequality in European transition economies, after the fall of the Communism. First, we find that internal factors such as small scale privatisation were the main institutional factor increasing wage inequality. Second, we find that even though of a smaller magnitude, globalisation, namely trade freedom and investment freedom affected wage inequality, the first one positively while the second negatively. Third, we find that governments were incapable or unwilling of addressing increasing wage inequality problems, as government spending is found to be insignificant while an increase in tax freedom increased wage inequality. Fourth, we find that workforce education was an additional factor increasing inequality, while economic development (GDP per capita) was found to have a negative effect on inequality, but as the countries got to be more developed this effect became positive. 56 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -INFORMAL SETTLEMENT UPGRADING. The existence of expansive informal settlements in most African cities is deemed as an indication of failure of the public sector, the legislative framework and the economy to provide conditions through which the poor may be housed formally, whether this is through government programmes or private means. Indeed housing preferences and informal settlement upgrading pose a serious challenge to most local authorities, and have become a core focus in municipal housing units in South Africa. .BENEFICIARIES' PREFERENCES. The main objective of this paper is to explore the outcomes of Lamontville informal settlement upgrading project in Durban, and to be able to see through the beneficiaries' eyes if houses that have been built for them is what they had always desired. The aim is to bring out the informal settlement upgrading experiences as perceived by the beneficiaries .AND THE NEED FOR A PARADIGM SHIFT. There is need for a paradigm shift in the way in which informal settlement upgrading is executed at the municipality level. There should be extensive involvement of the civil society, non-governmental organizations and communities at large. 56 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -This book analyzes within-country causes and mechanisms which affected wage inequality in European transition economies, after the fall of the Communism. First, we find that internal factors such as small scale privatisation were the main institutional factor increasing wage inequality. Second, we find that even though of a smaller magnitude, globalisation, namely trade freedom and investment freedom affected wage inequality, the first one positively while the second negatively. Third, we find that governments were incapable or unwilling of addressing increasing wage inequality problems, as government spending is found to be insignificant while an increase in tax freedom increased wage inequality. Fourth, we find that workforce education was an additional factor increasing inequality, while economic development (GDP per capita) was found to have a negative effect on inequality, but as the countries got to be more developed this effect became positive. 56 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -This book analyzes within-country causes and mechanisms which affected wage inequality in European transition economies, after the fall of the Communism. First, we find that internal factors such as small scale privatisation were the main institutional factor increasing wage inequality. Second, we find that even though of a smaller magnitude, globalisation, namely trade freedom and investment freedom affected wage inequality, the first one positively while the second negatively. Third, we find that governments were incapable or unwilling of addressing increasing wage inequality problems, as government spending is found to be insignificant while an increase in tax freedom increased wage inequality. Fourth, we find that workforce education was an additional factor increasing inequality, while economic development (GDP per capita) was found to have a negative effect on inequality, but as the countries got to be more developed this effect became positive.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -INFORMAL SETTLEMENT UPGRADING. The existence of expansive informal settlements in most African cities is deemed as an indication of failure of the public sector, the legislative framework and the economy to provide conditions through which the poor may be housed formally, whether this is through government programmes or private means. Indeed housing preferences and informal settlement upgrading pose a serious challenge to most local authorities, and have become a core focus in municipal housing units in South Africa. .BENEFICIARIES' PREFERENCES. The main objective of this paper is to explore the outcomes of Lamontville informal settlement upgrading project in Durban, and to be able to see through the beneficiaries' eyes if houses that have been built for them is what they had always desired. The aim is to bring out the informal settlement upgrading experiences as perceived by the beneficiaries .AND THE NEED FOR A PARADIGM SHIFT. There is need for a paradigm shift in the way in which informal settlement upgrading is executed at the municipality level. There should be extensive involvement of the civil society, non-governmental organizations and communities at large.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - This book analyzes within-country causes and mechanisms which affected wage inequality in European transition economies, after the fall of the Communism. First, we find that internal factors such as small scale privatisation were the main institutional factor increasing wage inequality. Second, we find that even though of a smaller magnitude, globalisation, namely trade freedom and investment freedom affected wage inequality, the first one positively while the second negatively. Third, we find that governments were incapable or unwilling of addressing increasing wage inequality problems, as government spending is found to be insignificant while an increase in tax freedom increased wage inequality. Fourth, we find that workforce education was an additional factor increasing inequality, while economic development (GDP per capita) was found to have a negative effect on inequality, but as the countries got to be more developed this effect became positive.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -India, a country with the potential of becoming a superpower in future has a unique traditional system of retail marketing, but there is a marked change in the recent past, and hence the book tries to study the concept of online retailing in India which is in it's nascent stage.It examines the reasons for the e-retailers rise in the country. The Kearney s Annual Global Retail Development Index® 2012 puts India as the 5th most developing Retail Country in the World attracting the world s largest and best retailers, but it s a pity that only 2% of that is contributed by the Online retail sector. On the other hand the RNCOS Industrial Research has predicted that the E-retailing market in India will grow at about 39% during 2013-14. The book in a simple, lucid and concise manner goes on to discuss the problems faced by new entrants in the Indian e-tailing market. The author suggests strategies and models for a successful venture into e-tailing in the country. The book also briefly compares the Indian scenario of e-tailing to the United States of America, while discussing the Governmental regulations in the country to e-retailing. 60 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Our environment is changing rapidly: the information age means data is growing rapidly and reading devices should provide increased speed and better comprehension, mobility means powerful mobile devices are used by people wherever they go, these devices have small screens which are hard to read from. Reading devices such as Kindle from Amazon are becoming commercially successful. RSVP is not widely adopted although it is suited for small devices and proven to increase 2-3 the reading speed while keeping comprehension. RSVP can easily run on many mobile devices. The motivation behind this research was to test whether introducing gestural control for RSVP reading would bring back to the readers the sense of control; Enabling comfortable RSVP reading can increase reading productivity significantly and it is also proven to help visual impaired children and adults reading. 56 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -India, a country with the potential of becoming a superpower in future has a unique traditional system of retail marketing, but there is a marked change in the recent past, and hence the book tries to study the concept of online retailing in India which is in it's nascent stage.It examines the reasons for the e-retailers rise in the country. The Kearney's Annual Global Retail Development Index® 2012 puts India as the 5th most developing Retail Country in the World attracting the world's largest and best retailers, but it's a pity that only 2% of that is contributed by the Online retail sector. On the other hand the RNCOS Industrial Research has predicted that the E-retailing market in India will grow at about 39% during 2013-14. The book in a simple, lucid and concise manner goes on to discuss the problems faced by new entrants in the Indian e-tailing market. The author suggests strategies and models for a successful venture into e-tailing in the country. The book also briefly compares the Indian scenario of e-tailing to the United States of America, while discussing the Governmental regulations in the country to e-retailing.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Our environment is changing rapidly: the information age means data is growing rapidly and reading devices should provide increased speed and better comprehension, mobility means powerful mobile devices are used by people wherever they go, these devices have small screens which are hard to read from. Reading devices such as Kindle(c) from Amazon are becoming commercially successful. RSVP is not widely adopted although it is suited for small devices and proven to increase 2-3 the reading speed while keeping comprehension. RSVP can easily run on many mobile devices. The motivation behind this research was to test whether introducing gestural control for RSVP reading would bring back to the readers the sense of control; Enabling comfortable RSVP reading can increase reading productivity significantly and it is also proven to help visual impaired children and adults reading.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -This book discusses traditional mediators (shmaglotz) of immigrants from Ethiopia in Israel who are included in the public service in Israel. The book examines the way in which they handle conflicts in the family and in the community of immigrants from Ethiopia using traditional and modern tools. It examines the extent to which they use intercultural mediation, which changes cultural norms among both the immigrants from Ethiopia and the State institutions. A discussion on the traditional mediators in the new cultural context makes a research contribution and has great practical importance. Such a discussion enables us to follow changes in the status and roles of a traditional leadership within a modern society. The book gives us an opportunity to observe not only the absorbed groups, but also the absorbing, and to examine whether a change takes place in their viewpoints and values as a result of their encounter with the immigrants, an issue that was not discussed sufficiently in the research literature. It further enables evaluation of the declared multicultural policy in absorbing immigrants, as it is implemented in Israel. 100 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Working Capital is the life blood of every business entity a firm is required to maintain a balance between liquidity and profitability while conducting its day to day operations. Liquidity is a condition to ensure that firms are able to meet its short-term obligations and its continued flow can be guaranteed from a profitable venture. To be effective working capital requires a clear specification of the objective to be achieved. Little attention has been paid to working capital management, despite the fact that many companies see such activities at the core of their profitability. This Research examines the implications of a corporation s working capital management in Ghana Post Company Limited. 92 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Working Capital is the life blood of every business entity a firm is required to maintain a balance between liquidity and profitability while conducting its day to day operations. Liquidity is a condition to ensure that firms are able to meet its short-term obligations and its continued flow can be guaranteed from a profitable venture. To be effective working capital requires a clear specification of the objective to be achieved. Little attention has been paid to working capital management, despite the fact that many companies see such activities at the core of their profitability. This Research examines the implications of a corporation's working capital management in Ghana Post Company Limited.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -This book analyzes within-country causes and mechanisms which affected wage inequality in European transition economies, after the fall of the Communism. First, we find that internal factors such as small scale privatisation were the main institutional factor increasing wage inequality. Second, we find that even though of a smaller magnitude, globalisation, namely trade freedom and investment freedom affected wage inequality, the first one positively while the second negatively. Third, we find that governments were incapable or unwilling of addressing increasing wage inequality problems, as government spending is found to be insignificant while an increase in tax freedom increased wage inequality. Fourth, we find that workforce education was an additional factor increasing inequality, while economic development (GDP per capita) was found to have a negative effect on inequality, but as the countries got to be more developed this effect became positive. 56 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -INFORMAL SETTLEMENT UPGRADING. The existence of expansive informal settlements in most African cities is deemed as an indication of failure of the public sector, the legislative framework and the economy to provide conditions through which the poor may be housed formally, whether this is through government programmes or private means. Indeed housing preferences and informal settlement upgrading pose a serious challenge to most local authorities, and have become a core focus in municipal housing units in South Africa. .BENEFICIARIES' PREFERENCES. The main objective of this paper is to explore the outcomes of Lamontville informal settlement upgrading project in Durban, and to be able to see through the beneficiaries' eyes if houses that have been built for them is what they had always desired. The aim is to bring out the informal settlement upgrading experiences as perceived by the beneficiaries .AND THE NEED FOR A PARADIGM SHIFT. There is need for a paradigm shift in the way in which informal settlement upgrading is executed at the municipality level. There should be extensive involvement of the civil society, non-governmental organizations and communities at large. 56 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -India, a country with the potential of becoming a superpower in future has a unique traditional system of retail marketing, but there is a marked change in the recent past, and hence the book tries to study the concept of online retailing in India which is in it's nascent stage.It examines the reasons for the e-retailers rise in the country. The Kearney's Annual Global Retail Development Index® 2012 puts India as the 5th most developing Retail Country in the World attracting the world's largest and best retailers, but it's a pity that only 2% of that is contributed by the Online retail sector. On the other hand the RNCOS Industrial Research has predicted that the E-retailing market in India will grow at about 39% during 2013-14. The book in a simple, lucid and concise manner goes on to discuss the problems faced by new entrants in the Indian e-tailing market. The author suggests strategies and models for a successful venture into e-tailing in the country. The book also briefly compares the Indian scenario of e-tailing to the United States of America, while discussing the Governmental regulations in the country to e-retailing. 60 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Our environment is changing rapidly: the information age means data is growing rapidly and reading devices should provide increased speed and better comprehension, mobility means powerful mobile devices are used by people wherever they go, these devices have small screens which are hard to read from. Reading devices such as Kindle(c) from Amazon are becoming commercially successful. RSVP is not widely adopted although it is suited for small devices and proven to increase 2-3 the reading speed while keeping comprehension. RSVP can easily run on many mobile devices. The motivation behind this research was to test whether introducing gestural control for RSVP reading would bring back to the readers the sense of control; Enabling comfortable RSVP reading can increase reading productivity significantly and it is also proven to help visual impaired children and adults reading. 56 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Working Capital is the life blood of every business entity a firm is required to maintain a balance between liquidity and profitability while conducting its day to day operations. Liquidity is a condition to ensure that firms are able to meet its short-term obligations and its continued flow can be guaranteed from a profitable venture. To be effective working capital requires a clear specification of the objective to be achieved. Little attention has been paid to working capital management, despite the fact that many companies see such activities at the core of their profitability. This Research examines the implications of a corporation's working capital management in Ghana Post Company Limited. 92 pp. Englisch.…

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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -V knige sdelan kratkij obzor suschestwuüschih sredstw wnutritrubnoj defektoskopii magistral'nyh truboprowodow i metodow ocenki opasnosti obnaruzhennyh powrezhdenij. Awtor predlagaet korennym obrazom uwelichit' informatiwnost' obnaruzheniq lübyh defektow truboprowodow i suschestwenno powysit' tochnost' ocenki opasnosti powrezhdenij za schet osuschestwleniq zapisi informacii ne tol'ko o geometricheskih harakteristikah powrezhdenij, no i o powedenii obnaruzhennyh defektow pod nagruzkoj. Prakticheskoe primenenie ätih predlozhenij, po mneniü awtora, garantiruet obnaruzhenie i analiz w perwuü ochered' samyh opasnyh powrezhdenij truboprowodow, wklüchaq prodol'nye treschiny i stress-korroziü.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -V knige sdelan kratkij obzor suschestwuüschih sredstw wnutritrubnoj defektoskopii magistral'nyh truboprowodow i metodow ocenki opasnosti obnaruzhennyh powrezhdenij. Awtor predlagaet korennym obrazom uwelichit' informatiwnost' obnaruzheniq lübyh defektow truboprowodow i suschestwenno powysit' tochnost' ocenki opasnosti powrezhdenij za schet osuschestwleniq zapisi informacii ne tol'ko o geometricheskih harakteristikah powrezhdenij, no i o powedenii obnaruzhennyh defektow pod nagruzkoj. Prakticheskoe primenenie ätih predlozhenij, po mneniü awtora, garantiruet obnaruzhenie i analiz w perwuü ochered' samyh opasnyh powrezhdenij truboprowodow, wklüchaq prodol'nye treschiny i stress-korroziü. 60 pp. Russisch.…

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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Improving the quality of health care and services is a priority for the NHS, and for commissioners, managers, practitioners and service users. However, to improve we must first know what already exists. The primary way to do this is to measure what is being provided by evaluating current services. At its inception, the National Health Service (NHS) was originally designed to give priority to collective needs rather than individual wants. Patient choice was not on the policy agenda within the NHS until the market oriented reforms in the 1990s. Even then it was not vigorously pursued and was mostly concerned with decisions made by general practitioner fund holders contracting services from hospitals on behalf of patients (Le Grand et al, 1998). New Labour introduced the concept of the citizen as consumer occupying a central position in its approach to modernising the public sector (Blair, 2003). By allowing patients to choose, hospitals would compete openly triggering improvements in efficiency, quality, equity and responsiveness in the NHS (DH, 2003). This Service evaluation was undertaken to assess the use of the Choose & Book referral system in a single large borough. 76 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This small book takes a comprehensive look at the current participatory approaches across the world. There are certain grey areas in the prevalent models of people s participation which appear to have been purposely left untouched. The author suggests a more practical and realistic approach to participation which proposes the creation of a mosaic of roles instead of the confrontations and tussles between various role players. Challenging the prevalent concept of a Stakeholder, the role of the Government as a welfare actor has been emphasized. True participation means the utilization of the capacities and capabilities of the concerned people and agencies. It is with this spirit of respect and cooperation that a community has to be approached. This idea has been underlined in a separate chapter on Approaching the Community. The book will be of interest for general reading, but especially useful for natural resource managers, planners and social workers. Although there are many books on the subject of people s participation, no such title is currently available which analyses the prevalent approaches and provides an innovative food for thought. 68 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This guide provides a comprehensive insight into understanding, monitoring and managing the capacity of GSM/UMTS networks. It is different from most sources of information on GSM and UMTS, as it provides a practical approach to engineers trying to measure and enhance the capacity of real-world networks. All of the major elements and interfaces of the RAN network are analyzed and guidelines are given to manage the capacity of the network. A brief overview of each technology is provided before capacity is discussed, but it is assumed that users of this guide will have a basic understanding of the technology they are trying to monitor. Basics of UMTS are emphasized more as compared to GSM, as in general, GSM is considered to be easier to measure, as the air interface is less complicated. It should be noted here that although this manual strives for completeness there will always be elements and areas of capacity which will be specific to different manufacturers. In such cases the reader should refer to the OEM vendor specific documentation for clarity and use this as a guide on what to measure. 56 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -In a globalised society English has emerged as the international lingua franca. China is no exception, yet the place and usage of English in China is a unique case. In this book, the authors examine the reasons behind this: the influence of the Chinese language on English, resulting in Chinese English and Chinglish; the influence of Chinese culture; and the difficulties that often arise in communication, including mistakes, mistranslation, etc. Examples of common errors are provided along with a linguistic analysis of how they occur. The authors discuss the implications for English language teaching in China and arrive at the conclusion that such a hybrid variety of English is a cultural phenomenon which is unlikely to disappear. 64 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The United States Congress approved the defence spending bill for 2008, set at $459.6bn-an increase of nearly $40bn from previous year. As the defence Appropriations Bill does not include funding for the on-going conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq, nuclear weapons,and some specific programme funding,which are covered by 'Supplemental' reserves, that exceeded $650bn of total defence spending in 2008.In contrast,China has set a new record with military modernisation as the central plank of national policy, and demand for new arms is assured. China's official defence budget grew 18 per cent in 2008 to $45bn and 30 per cent in 2012 to $125bn. While the America defence budget has struck from $898bn to $698bn in 2012 as a result of 30 per cent cuts in military expenditure. This book shed light on the 'Great Game' of military armaments and intelligence estimates of the 21st century for policy makers,Defence analysts, Military Planners, Diplomats,IR Students and security experts.This book investigate the wider discussion whether we are living in a world in which there is a slow dissolution of the existing post-war order in defence policy;and we are returning to great power competition. 56 pp. Englisch.…