Author: William Maley
Publisher: University of New South Wales Press
Keywords: briefings, afghanistan, rescuing
Number of Pages: 176
Published: 2006-07-01
List price: $17.95
ISBN-10: 0868409375
ISBN-13: 9780868409375

Afghanistan is the forgotten theatre of operations in the "War on Terrorism." Although it was rapidly eclipsed by the war in Iraq, it remains a key location in the struggle over the future of Muslim political life. Religious moderates, religious extremists, and nationalists of many kinds are striving to implement sharply differing visions of social and political life, and the outcome could send shockwaves to remote parts of the globe. William Maley, a long-time observer of Afghanistan, shows just how complex this struggle is. Moving far beyond the clumsy stereotypes that have too often permeat

Author: Jock Given
Publisher: University of New South Wales Press
Keywords: briefings, culture, trade, pie, america
Number of Pages: 96
Published: 2003-11-01
List price: $15.95
ISBN-10: 0868404713
ISBN-13: 9780868404714

In this timely book, Jock Given looks at how the events of 11 September 2001 have altered the debate over how countries like Australia can preserve and strengthen their film and television industries. Steering a course between those people who see free trade as a universal panacea and those who fear its homogenizing impact, this book offers a vivid account of how culture and trade are interacting in the real world of the early twenty-first century.

Author: Marat Terterov
Publisher: GMB Publishing
Keywords: market, briefings, global, russia, business, doing
Number of Pages: 390
Published: 2004-10-01
List price: $115.00
ISBN-10: 1905050011
ISBN-13: 9781905050017

This fourth edition of Doing Business with Russia provides authoritative and comprehensive coverage of the climate for foreign investment, including the legal structure and corporate governance issues, an examination of banking, finance, accountancy and taxation issues, and profiles of key industry and business sectors. While some political analysts have been critical of President Putin since the 2004 election, economists and business people remain extremely optimistic. For the sixth successive year the Russian economy has enjoyed sustained economic growth.

Author: Michael Gordo
Publisher: University of New South Wales Pre
Keywords: solution, briefings, pacific, face, ali, human, freeing
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 2005-09-01
List price: $15.95
ISBN-10: 0868409782
ISBN-13: 9780868409788

How do we imagine and engage with the agricultural heartlands of Australia? In the city and the bush, how do we see ourselves in relation to the farmland that nourishes us all? Heartland explores the cultural and historical foundations of ecological change and disorder across the southwest slopes of New South Wales, a rich and productive agricultural region. Rural places are today calling everyone, George Main suggests, into relationships of mutual care.

Author:
Publisher: Captus Press
Keywords: briefings, canadian, enterprise, strategic, order, new, world, economic, canada
Number of Pages: 406
Published: 2007-01
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 1553220633
ISBN-13: 9781553220633

As Canada approaches the third millennium, the economic crisis of the early 1990s has passed. However, today, more than ever before, it is necessary for Canadian managers, and those with a significant economic interest in Canada, to understand the Canadian economy in the context of both the global political economy as well as Canadian society as a whole. Canada’s entry into a period of economic growth has given us room to breathe, not a licence to fall into complacency. Where does Canada stand? What are the major strengths and weaknesses of Canada as a place in which t

Author: Jonsson Yinya Li
Publisher: GMB Publishing
Keywords: global, market, briefings, industry, capital, china, emerging, venture, investing
Number of Pages: 361
Published: 2005-06-01
List price: $143.00
ISBN-10: 1905050135
ISBN-13: 9781905050130

Investing in China: The Emerging Venture Capital Industry is a unique and invaluable guide to venture capital in China. This important new book provides a detailed profile of the current state of the venture capital backed SME sector and an authoritative look at trends and future prospects. It provides an explanation of the mechanics of the investment process, from due diligence and investment monitoring, to exit, and a unique look at M & A opportunities and rules for foreign investors. The guide includes many detailed case studies and profiles of the IT, E-commerce, bio-technology and other s

Authors:Kongdan Oh, Ralph C. Hassig,
Publisher: East Gate Book
Keywords: asia, society, briefings, reunification, reconciliation, briefing, first, steps, korea
Number of Pages: 298
Published: 2002-04
List price: $36.95
ISBN-10: 0765609541
ISBN-13: 9780765609540

This new edition of Korea Briefing provides a timely analysis of the evolving relationship between South and North Korea. In June 2000, after years of ignoring the South Korean government, the North Korean leader Kim Jong II finally agreed to a summit meeting with South Korea’s President Kim Dae Jung. As a sign of reconciliation, the summit meeting has prompted Korea and its neighbors to rethink the assumptions of the Cold War era. With contributions by a multi-national panel of Koreanexperts, the book discusses a wide range of topics, including South Korean politics and economy; Korea&#