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The essays selected for inclusion in this work reflect the ideological preoccupations of the Hispanic world. The editor intends that students familiarize themselves with the ideas and values of this culture while becoming proficient in Spanish communication.

This concise yet comprehensive one-volume guide, the first to encompass the interrelated functions of information and records management, is designed to meet the needs of office records and information decision-makers, planners, and administrators. Focusing equally on theory and practice, it offers complete instruction on how to assess an organization's system's requirements, plan and develop an information and records management system, selec...

One of the most important developments in macroeconomics during the last decade has been the introduction of the rational expectations approach. Before the introduction of this method, economists relied on a variety of ad hoc mechanisms which often led to errors in their predictions. Studies in International Macroeconomics explains the ways in which the rational expectations method deals with uncertainty. It presents stochastic models and appl...

Legal Medicine explores the legal issues that arise from government policy influencing medical practice, advances in medical technology, and new disease patterns. Articles by renowned experts cover timely and practical issues as well as academic and philosophical themes. This new volume contains incisive analyses of such topics as the medical and legal considerations in the treatment of AIDS patients, the use of lasers, the Bhopal tragedy, and...

At a time when our national security and defense is being hotly debated, this intriguing new book boldly challenges the pivotal concepts underlying much of the arguments on both sides of the debate. In a path-breaking economic analysis that presents the foundations of true security policy, The Ultimate Deterrent argues that both the United States and the Soviet Union are inherently secure from invasion, nuclear blackmail, or domination by each...

?The tangentially related woking papers in this volume vary in quality both as to substance and presentation. First and foremost, R.W. England is to be commended for his editorial work. The papers are in logical sequence, well organized, and clearly written .... The essay on Morishima by England is most higly recommended.?-Choice

This sophisticated reference volume is designed to assist the attorney who needs immediate information on foreign jusrisdiction regarding take-overs and mergers. Special emphasis is given to the European Economic Community with detailed material provided on its background, institutions and procedure. Subsequent chapters are devoted to the individual nations of Northern Europe and Scandinavia, with suggested readings and a comprehensive index p...

Since 1984, when the second volume of Women in Western European History became available, a significant amount of new material has been published that will be of importance to researchers and students with an interest in women's status and experiences in European history. This new bibliography, which encompasses the period from antiquity to the present, supplements and udpates the earlier volumes. In addition to new and recently discovered wor...

This new work analyzes the relationship between alliance politics and East-West German relations. Considering inter-German relations to be an integral part of the larger political picture of European alliances, Division and Detente examines the prospects of German reunification and the problems of autonomous East-West detente in times of superpower tensions. The book also covers the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, the Polish crisis in 1980, an...

?Ferris has written more than a book on Central American refugees. She presents succinctly the domestic political situations, foreign policies, and refugee policies of Mexico, Costa Rica, Honduras, the US, and Nicaragua. Ferris's thesis--that national political traditions, foreign policy orientations, domestic economic conditions, and the relative numbers of refugees arriving in each country are the principal determinants of refugee policy--is...

This volume examines the crucial issues facing professional psychologists and psychotherapists today. The areas of professional functioning and interest, assessment and intervention provide the framework against which specific topics are presented: topics include the effectiveness of the scientist-practitioner model, social and ethical issues involving women in therapy, and practicalissues such as malpractice, role-playing, and therapy for sex...

?Belkaoui is an accomplished author and this latest volume represents a significant work in the field of control systems. The author focuses on the centrality of cost control and analysis, with methodology ranging from the simple to the complex. The discussions often draw on quantitative techniques.... Extensive footnotes and bibliographies follow each chapter, and a more than adequate index is included.?-Choice

This book is a critical and carefully documented study of the influence of the teachings of economist Milton Friedman on the current administration. Claiming that Friedman's popular writings have exerted a powerful influence on the policies, ideology, and rhetoric of the Reagan administration, the author examines some 300 columns Friedman has written for "Newsweek" along with his best-selling books, "Capitalism and Freedom" and "Free to Choose...

This book examines the high technology trade beteen Britain, France, West Germany, Japan, and the oil-producing states of the Middle East. Claiming that the economies of the Middle East are undergoing transformations resulting in constantly changing technological needs, the authors argue that supplier states will have to be able to adapt to those needs if they hope to outdistance their competitors.

This book presents a comprehensive overview of the current status of Chinese business, industry, education, transportation, science, and technology as seen by those who have participated in Chinese management training programs. Based on their contact with Chinese executives and government officials, the contributors offer detailed accounts of the management of the business, industrial, and public sectors of the Chinese economy.

The dramatic increase of Japanese direct manufacturing investment in the United States since the 1970s has brought with it many questions about the Japanese investment decision-making process. Japanese Direct Manufacturing in the United States is the first book to investigate this process, explaining the behavior of both the micro- and macro-level actors involved in it and examining such issues as government-business interaction. Based on inte...

The object of this study is to clarify why and how it happened that women remained marginal in the processes of social change that took place during the development of Israeli society. Bernstein examines the role played by continuous unemployment, by the predominance of construction work, and by the dependence on the World Zionist Organization and the Mandate authorities. She also shows how the individual and collective achievements of women s...

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This book brings together thirteen experts in subnational politics to examine the effects on local and regional governments of the pessimistic perception that governments are limited in their problem-solving abilities. Contributors discuss the issue of popular participation in the political decision-making process, which has led to the creation of community action groups and local and regional organizations that foster economic development. Th...