Authors:W. Hutmacher, D. Cochrane, N. Bottani,
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: equity, compare, policies, indicators, using, education, pursuit, international
Number of Pages: 388
Published: 2001-06-01
List price: $235.00
ISBN-10: 0792369882
ISBN-13: 9780792369882
Equity in education is a major policy concern everywhere. But there are significant differences among nations with respect to definitions and issues of equality and equity. While international comparison could help countries learn from each other, reliable tools for comparison are scarce. In this book an interdisciplinary and international group of scholars makes a compelling case for better international equity indicators in education. A conceptual framework for a system of comparable indicators is proposed and a spectrum of findings and perspectives presented. This opens a dialogue on the de
No Growth Without Equity?: Inequality, Interests, and Competition in Mexico (Equity and development)
Authors:Michael Walton, Santiago Levy,
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Keywords: equity, mexico, development, competition, interests, inequality, growth
Number of Pages: 459
Published: 2009-05-08
List price: $90.00
ISBN-10: 0821377698
ISBN-13: 9780821377697
Equity and growth are central concerns for development. They are often treated as separate questions, both in economic and social analysis and development policy. This separation is neither good theory nor good practice. This book examines the relationship between equity and growth in Mexico. The central thesis is that Mexico s poor growth performance of the last twenty five years is intimately linked to inequity. Specific inequalities in power, wealth, and status have created and sustained economic institutions and polices that both tend to perpetuate these inequalities and are sources of ine
Authors:Rutgerd Boelens, Gloria Davila, Rigoberta Menchu,
Publisher: Van Gorcum Ltd
Keywords: equity, irrigation, peasant, conceptions, searching, justice
Number of Pages: 508
Published: 1998-12
List price: $27.00
ISBN-10: 9023233859
ISBN-13: 9789023233855
Authors:Alain De Janvry, Elisabeth Sadoulet, Andre Fargeix,
Publisher: Organization for Economic
Keywords: adjustment, equity, countries, ecuador, developing
Number of Pages: 174
Published: 1991-09
List price: $31.00
ISBN-10: 9264135391
ISBN-13: 9789264135390
Authors:Brian Korb, Aaron Finkel,
Publisher: Wiley
Keywords: equity, private, hire, glocap, guide, funds, scenes, job, getting, insight
Number of Pages: 198
Published: 2008-11-10
List price: $45.00
ISBN-10: 0470292628
ISBN-13: 9780470292624
If you’re seriously considering a career in private equity, you have to become familiar with how firms hire. With Getting a Job in Private Equity, you’ll gain invaluable insights that will allow you to stay one step ahead of other individuals looking to secure a position in this field. Here, you’ll discover what it takes to make it in PE from different entry points, what experience is needed to set yourself up for a position, and what can be done to improve your chances of landing one of these limited opportunities.
Author: Harold Bierman Jr.
Publisher: Wiley
Keywords: private, equity, create, value, public, transforming, stock
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 2003-01-10
List price: $108.50
ISBN-10: 0471392928
ISBN-13: 9780471392927
Praise for Private Equity "Harold Bierman has blended an excellent mix of important principles with real case study examples for a better understanding on a rather sophisticated finance subject." -Edward M. Dudley, Vice President & General Auditor, ABB Americas "The role of private equity firms in financing buyouts as well as providing growth capital has expanded significantly in the past decade. In a clear, concise way, Harold Bierman provides a timely and astute analysis of the virtues of private equity as well as creative quantitative methodologies that are applicable to real-life transacti
Authors:Arthur Laffer, William Hass, IV,Shepherd G. Pryor,
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Keywords: private, equity, build, wealth, companies, value, world’s, edge, players, top
Number of Pages: 448
Published: 2009-02-19
List price: $34.95
ISBN-10: 0071590781
ISBN-13: 9780071590785
The world is changing and has never been more challenging to private equity players, public companies, and investors. With record market volatility and a global economic crisis, decision makers of all types can learn from successful private equity players and other top value builders. Private equity is growing at a rapid rate, with $2.7 trillion in transactions since 2001 and buyouts occurring in every type of market, including declining ones. And now, with the end of investment banks as we know them, the door is open to more opportunities than ever.
