Author: David A. Dyker
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: economy, soviet, restructuring
Number of Pages: 248
Published: 1991-10-24
List price: $70.00
ISBN-10: 0415067618
ISBN-13: 9780415067614

When Gorbachev introduced the concepts of "glasnost" and "perestroika" to the world, they were greeted with optimism and hope. Glasnost has exceeded all expectations; perestroika seems less likely to meet its goals. The future of the former Soviet Union is one of the crucial questions for the 1990s, and the success or failure of perestroika is central to this issue. Restructuring the Soviet Economy examines Gorbachev’s most pressing problem: the disintegration of the Soviet economy. David Dyker argues that the current chaos can be understood only in the context of the failure of fifty y

Author: David A. Dyker
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: debt, development, socialism, yugoslavia
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 1990-04
List price: $76.00
ISBN-10: 0415007453
ISBN-13: 9780415007450

Analyses Yugoslavian development strategy in its historical and political context, assessing how corruption, negligence, and an emphasis on industry has contributed to bringing Yugolslavia close to financial and political chaos. This book should be of interest to lecturers and students of economics, (East) European studies, international relations, politics.

Author: David A. Dyker
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Keywords: soviet, post, studies, russian, union, investment, process, cambridge
Number of Pages: 264
Published: 2010-06-24
List price: $23.99
ISBN-10: 0521143810
ISBN-13: 9780521143813

This 1983 book presents a comprehensive account of the cycle of fixed capital investment in the Soviet Union, from strategic decision-taking in the Kremlin down to the level of individual building sites. Dr Dyker places the subject in the context of welfare economics and decision-taking theory, but the book’s emphasis is on the detailed empirical analysis of Soviet material. It includes analysis of the Soviet design and construction sectors and the developments in Soviet procedures for assessing investment effectiveness, as well as a unique series of case studies of individual investment

Author: David A. Dyker
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Keywords: soviet, post, studies, russian, union, investment, process, cambridge
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 1983-04-29
List price: $49.95
ISBN-10: 0521248310
ISBN-13: 9780521248310

This 1983 book presents a comprehensive account of the cycle of fixed capital investment in the Soviet Union, from strategic decision-taking in the Kremlin down to the level of individual building sites. Dr Dyker places the subject in the context of welfare economics and decision-taking theory, but the book’s emphasis is on the detailed empirical analysis of Soviet material. It includes analysis of the Soviet design and construction sectors and the developments in Soviet procedures for assessing investment effectiveness, as well as a unique series of case studies of individual investment

Authors:David Jessop, David Jones, Peter Baily, David Farmer,
Publisher: Trans-Atlantic Publications, Inc.
Keywords: management, principles, purchasing
Number of Pages: 448
Published: 2005-01-13
List price: $89.50
ISBN-10: 0273646893
ISBN-13: 9780273646891

Providing a proactive managerial view of the purchasing function, this text meets the needs of the modern manager as a practical guide and satisfies the requirements of students of purchasing management, whether functional, specialist or general. Suitable for undergraduate Business or Engineering students taking a module in Purchasing and Supplies Management, MBA and CIPS students.

Authors:Joyce E. Penner, David Lister, David J. Griggs, David
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Keywords: report, special, atmosphere, global, aviation
Number of Pages: 373
Published: 1999-12-01
List price: $85.00
ISBN-10: 0521664047
ISBN-13: 9780521664042

This Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Special Report is the most comprehensive assessment available on the effects of aviation on the global atmosphere. The report considers all the gases and particles emitted by aircraft that modify the chemical properties of the atmosphere, leading to changes in radiative properties and climate change, and modification of the ozone layer, leading to changes in ultraviolet radiation reaching the Earth. This volume provides accurate, unbiased, policy-relevant information and is designed to serve the aviation industry and the expert and policymaking

Authors:David Wray, David Lee, Andrew Clark, David Stenhouse,
Publisher: Churchill Livingstone
Keywords: surgery, oral, general, textbook
Number of Pages: 352
Published: 2003-08-28
List price: $92.95
ISBN-10: 0443070830
ISBN-13: 9780443070839

This practical resource helps readers arrive at an integrated understanding of both general and oral surgery — in one convenient text. A companion to Wray: Textbook of General and Oral Medicine, it provides the basic principles of general surgery and general medicine and a more detailed knowledge of certain areas of these specialties which are related to dentistry or have an influence on the practice of dentistry.