Jean Paul Getty
Wyn Derbyshire
Jean Paul Getty (1892-1976) - a powerful, oil tycoon who was at one point the richest man in the world, with a private life described as 'bizarre beyond belief', but what drove him and shaped the man he was? The author looks at the difficulties Getty had in interacting with others on a personal level, and why many have portrayed Getty as living a solitary, even lonely life, despite being surrounded by guards, staff, visiting business colleagues and female companions. Instead he suggests that Getty's fortune was to serve as the central foundation of his life. His need to create, defend and expand that fortune – all of which he successfully did – is key to understanding his life.
- Format: Paperback
- ISBN: 9781913507039
- Publication Date: Jan 2022
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A Better Globalization
Kemal Dervis
The huge costs of armed conflict, the great challenge of state failure, and the slow pace of international actions to address world poverty all point to weaknesses in the global institutional framework and the need for much more effective international cooperation. In this book, Kemal Dervis argues that it is time to build a new international governance structure, breaking away from a system that reflects the post World War II world toward one that is appropriate to the realities and requirements of the 21st century. He proposes a reform of the international institutional architecture based on high-level governance in both the political and economic domains by a renewed and modernized United Nations. Navigating between careful realism and bold idealism, he formulates a coherent vision encompassing both institutional reform and new ideas for policies supported by the specialized institutions such as the IMF, the World Bank, the WTO, the UN agencies themselves, and regional institutions such as the regional development banks. In this plea for "better" globalization, Dervis proposes that, under the legitimizing umbrella of the UN, the specialized institutions deal with the deep causes of the obstacles to poverty reduction and instability rather than their immediate manifestations. He recognizes the great potential that more and freer trade can have for accelerating growth throughout the world. He also stresses, however, that for this potential to be unleashed, the hearts and minds of people must be won by transforming not only the WTO framework but the entire governance of the international economic system into something that is perceived as more legitimate and more responsive to the concerns of the developing world as well as wealthy and creditor nations.
- Format: Paperback
- ISBN: 9780815717638
- Publication Date: Mar 2005
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Financing Local Government
Nick Devas
Explores how fiscal decentralisation takes place alongside administrative decentralisation. This book considers the revenue sources available, systems of intergovernmental transfers between central and local government, and the procedures necessary to ensure that local governments use their financial resources appropriately.
- Format: Paperback
- ISBN: 9780850928532
- Publication Date: Jun 2008
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Philosophy and Civilization in the Middle Ages
Maurice de Wulf
- Format: Paperback
- ISBN: 9783868385236
- Publication Date: Dec 2012
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The System of Thomas Aquinas
Maurice de Wulf
- Format: Paperback
- ISBN: 9783868385229
- Publication Date: Nov 2012
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Art and Beauty
Maurice De Wulf
- Format: Hardback
- ISBN: 9783868385724
- Publication Date: Jan 2016
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A Guide to Incubation & Handraising Parrots
Phil Digney
- Imprint: ABK Publications
- Format: Paperback
- ISBN: 9780958710213
- Publication Date: May 1998
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Grade Less, Smile More
Patricia D. Lesko
- Format: Paperback
- ISBN: 9780940017528
- Publication Date: Jan 2019
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The Power of Blended Learning in the Sciences
Oliver Dreon
- Format: Paperback
- ISBN: 9780940017467
- Publication Date: Mar 2019
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The Contract System of Employment for Senior Government Officials
Faamausili Dr Matagialofi Lua'iufi
This publication reviews the effects of the reforms implemented under the 'new public management' programme on the roles and conditions of service of permanent secretaries and directors in the Cook Islands, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu.
- Format: Paperback
- ISBN: 9781849290531
- Publication Date: Jul 2011
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Strengthening Sport for Development and Peace
Oliver Dudfield
Sport for Development and Peace (SDP) brings the power of sport to solving some of the most difficult challenges of humankind, such as the realisation of the United Nations' Millennium Development Goals. This collection of papers showcases innovative approaches and examples of effective SDP policies and strategies.
- Format: Paperback
- ISBN: 9781849291187
- Publication Date: May 2014
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Transforming Society through the Extractive Industries
Daniel Dumas
Illustrated by case studies of good practice from across the Commonwealth, this book will help government decision-makers ensure that the extractive industries (dealing with the extraction of non-renewable natural resources - notably oil, gas and minerals) transform society for the better, while minimising the risk of instability and conflict.
- Format: Paperback
- ISBN: 9781849290272
- Publication Date: Oct 2010
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Unfinished Business
Vedran Dzihic
It has been almost two decades since the outbreak of hostilities in the vicious "Wars of the Yugoslav Succession." Despite some progress, countries in the Western Balkans still face major crises. What challenges continue to plague the region, and how can they best be addressed? Prominent scholars and political and economic stakeholders from the region, the EU, and the United States offer fresh and thought-provoking answers.
- Imprint: Center for Transatlantic Relations SAIS
- Format: Paperback
- ISBN: 9780984134199
- Publication Date: Apr 2012
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Looming Shadows
Vedran Dzihic
In this book leading scholars and practitioners from both sides of the Atlantic discuss crucial developments in the field of migration and integration. They pay particular attention to security and economic challenges as Western countries struggle with upheavals in neighboring countries, terrorism, and fiscal and financial crises.Contributors include Cawo Abdi, Alicia Allgäuer, Sina Arnold, Sonja Aziz, Elizabeth Collett, Vedran Dzihic, Katherine Fennelly, Donna Gabaccia, Angela Huemer, Timothy Kaldas, Mary Kreutzer, Jonathan Laurence, Philip Lewis, Bernhard Perchinig, Aleksander Prvulovic, Thomas Schmidinger, Kristine Sinclair, and Meropi Tzanetakis.
- Imprint: Center for Transatlantic Relations SAIS
- Format: Paperback
- ISBN: 9780984134182
- Publication Date: Feb 2012
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Aristotle's Categories in the Byzantine, Arabic and Latin Traditions
Sten Ebbesen
- Imprint: The Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters
- Format: Paperback
- ISBN: 9788773043721
- Publication Date: May 2013
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History of Philosophy in Reverse
Sten Ebbesen
- Imprint: The Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters
- Format: Paperback
- ISBN: 9788773043790
- Publication Date: Jul 2014
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Anonymus Cantabrigiensis
Sten Ebbesen
- Imprint: The Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters
- Format: Paperback
- ISBN: 9788773044247
- Publication Date: Aug 2019
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Issues
Hazel Edwards
- Format: Paperback
- ISBN: 9781922607768
- Publication Date: Aug 2023
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Grief and Loss in Schools
Hazel Edwards
- Format: Paperback
- ISBN: 9781922607447
- Publication Date: Jul 2023
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Performance Incentives for Global Health
Rena Eichler
This volume demonstrates how incentives can improve the delivery and use of health services in low- and middle-income countries. The authors describe the rationale for introducing incentives tied to achievement of specific health-related targets, and they provide clear guidance about designing, implementing, and evaluating programs that provide incentives to health care providers and patients. A set of case studies focuses on recent uses of incentives addressing a range of health conditions in diverse countries. In particular, these studies emphasize how explicit incentives can be used to strengthen weak health systems.The book will be of use to policymakers and program managers in both developing countries and the donor community interested in improving health outcomes through the strategic use of performance-based incentives.
- Format: Paperback
- ISBN: 9781933286297
- Publication Date: Apr 2009
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