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Cars

Analysis, History, Cases

By: Karel Williams

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Cars

Analysis, History, Cases

By: Karel Williams

Car manufacturing involves the movement of large numbers of heavy, awkward objects incorporating some 20,000 parts, through a large number of short cycles. As to be expected the constant flow of the processes involved is disrupted by both the inherent complexities of production and those of market restrictions. This study, a unique blend of analysis, history and case studies, not only characterizes the essence of car manufacturing but also explains the links between production, market conditions and financial results and constraints. At the same time, it challenges fashionable views on the car industry and rejects the current preference for facile dichotomies (e.g. mass production vs. lean production; Japan vs. America; freedom vs. regulation). However, it also shows that the failure of BMC, the largest failure in the industry to date, cannot be attributed to its incomplete adoption of the best system. Ford and Toyota were exceptionally successful in their production organization but their solutions had more in common than is generally acknowledged, and those solutions also required exceptional market conditions for their successful implementation.

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Berghahn Books

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1571818510

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9781571818515

Keynes, Beveridge and Beyond

By: Tony Cutler,John Williams,Karel Williams

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Keynes, Beveridge and Beyond

By: Tony Cutler,John Williams,Karel Williams

Presenting a coherent interpretation of the development of economic and social policy in Britain since 1945, this book analyses the political assumptions underlying post-war economic policy. It traces these assumptions through the classic texts of Keynes and Beveridge, the architects of limited, non-socialist state intervention to secure the welfare state and full employment. Topics covered include: * 'Private saving' versus company pensions * The level and composition of employment in Britain

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Routledge

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1136521216

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9781136521218

Why are the British Bad at Manufacturing?

By: Karel Williams,John Williams,Dennis Thomas

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Why are the British Bad at Manufacturing?

By: Karel Williams,John Williams,Dennis Thomas

This book, first published in 1983, offers a new explanation for the poor performance of British manufacturing since 1950. Rather than invoke orthodox economic theory or general social factors, the book analyses four national conditions – enterprise control over the labour process; market structure and the composition of demand; the relation of manufacturing enterprise to financial institutions like banks and stock exchanges; and the relation of manufacturing enterprise to government.

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Routledge

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1351244779

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From Pauperism to Poverty

By: Karel Williams

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From Pauperism to Poverty

By: Karel Williams

First published in 1981, From Pauperism to Poverty consists of seven essays, three of which focus on the English poor law between 1800 and 1914 and four of which examine texts of social investigation by Mayhew, Engels, Booth and Rowntree. Rather than making a specialist contribution to the history of social thought and policy, the essays raise general questions about current ways of writing history and alternative analyses of specific texts or institutions are developed. In doing so, the previous histories of the relief of pauperism and the discovery of poverty are revised at many points. Most notably, it is demonstrated for the first time that relief to unemployed men was virtually abolished after 1850. This book will be of interest to those studying the history of social welfare and poverty.

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Routledge

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1315518597

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Financialization and Strategy

Narrative and Numbers

By: Julie Froud,Sukhdev Johal,Adam Leaver,Karel Williams

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Financialization and Strategy

Narrative and Numbers

By: Julie Froud,Sukhdev Johal,Adam Leaver,Karel Williams

Considering the recent impact of the capital market on corporate strategy, this text analyzes, through argument and supportive case studies, how pressures from the capital bull market of the 1990s and bear market of the early 2000s, have reshaped management action and calculation in large, publicly quoted US and UK corporations. Beginning with the dissatisfaction with classical strategy and its limited engagement with the processes of financialization, the book moves on to cover three detailed company case studies (General Electric, Ford and GlaxoSmithKline) which use long run financial data and analysis of company and industry narratives to illustrate and explore key themes. The book emphasizes the importance of company and industry narrative, while also analyzing long term financial results, and helps to explain the limits of management action and the burden of expectations placed on corporate governance. Presenting financial and market information on trajectory in an accessible way, this book provides a distinctive, critical social science account of management in large UK and US corporations, and it is a valuable resource for students, scholars and researchers of business, management, political economy and non-mainstream economics. short listed for the 2007 IPEG Book Prize

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Routledge

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1134314558

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When nothing works

From cost of living to foundational liveability

By: Luca Calafati,Julie Froud,Colin Haslam,Sukhdev Johal,Karel Williams

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When nothing works

From cost of living to foundational liveability

By: Luca Calafati,Julie Froud,Colin Haslam,Sukhdev Johal,Karel Williams

It’s hard to escape the feeling that in Britain today nothing works. In the face of mounting inflation and widespread industrial action, this book offers an incisive analysis of the UK’s problems and a new approach to tackling them. Economic growth and higher wages, the traditional responses of mainstream politicians, are simply not enough. This is because the so-called ‘cost of living crisis’ is only the face of a deeper crisis of foundational liveability. The UK is confronted not only with squeezed residual incomes but also failing public services and decaying social infrastructure. The only way out is to embrace a political practice of adaptive reuse that works around the constraints that frustrate mainstream policies. Presenting a new model for the three pillars of liveability – disposable and residual income, essential services and social infrastructure – When nothing works challenges the assumptions of left and right in the UK political classes and offers a fresh approach to the economically visible and politically actionable.

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Manchester University Press

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1526173697

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9781526173690

Global Ocean of Knowledge, 1660-1860

Globalization and Maritime Knowledge in the Atlantic World

By: Karel Davids

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Global Ocean of Knowledge, 1660-1860

Globalization and Maritime Knowledge in the Atlantic World

By: Karel Davids

This book looks to fill the 'blue hole' in Global History by studying the role of the oceans themselves in the creation, development, reproduction and adaptation of knowledge across the Atlantic world. It shows how globalisation and the growth of maritime knowledge served to reinforce one another, and demonstrates how and why maritime history should be put firmly at the heart of global history. Exploring the dynamics of globalisation, knowledge-making and European expansion, Global Ocean of Knowledge takes a transnational approach and transgresses the traditional border between the early modern and modern periods. It focuses on three main periodisations, which correspond with major transformations in the globalisation of the Atlantic World, and analyses how and to what extent globalisation forces from above and from below influenced the development and exchange of knowledge. Davids distinguishes three forms of globalising forces 'from above'; imperial, commercial and religious, alongside self-organisation, the globalising force 'from below'. Exploring how globalisation advanced and its relationship with knowledge changed over time, this book bridges global, maritime, intellectual and economic history to reflect on the role of the oceans in making the world a more connected place.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1350142158

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9781350142152

After the Great Complacence

Financial Crisis and the Politics of Reform

By: Ewald Engelen,Ismail Ertürk,Julie Froud,Sukhdev Johal,Adam Leaver,Mick Moran,Adriana Nilsson,Karel Williams

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After the Great Complacence

Financial Crisis and the Politics of Reform

By: Ewald Engelen,Ismail Ertürk,Julie Froud,Sukhdev Johal,Adam Leaver,Mick Moran,Adriana Nilsson,Karel Williams

What is the relationship between the financial system and politics? In a democratic system, what kind of control should elected governments have over the financial markets? What policies should be implemented to regulate them? What is the role played by different elites - financial, technocratic, and political - in the operation and regulation of the financial system? And what role should citizens, investors, and savers play? These are some of the questions addressed in this challenging analysis of the particular features of the contemporary capitalist economy in Britain, the USA, and Western Europe. The authors argue that the causes of the financial crisis lay in the bricolage and innovation in financial markets, resulting in long chains and circuits of transactions and instruments that enabled bankers to earn fees, but which did not sufficiently take into account system risk, uncertainty, and unintended consequences. In the wake of the crisis, the authors argue that social scientists, governments, and citizens need to re-engage with the political dimensions of financial markets. This book offers a controversial and accessible exploration of the disorders of our financial capitalism and its justifications. With an innovative emphasis on the economically 'undisclosed' and the political 'mystifying', it combines technical understanding of finance, cultural analysis, and al political account of interests and institutions.

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OUP Oxford

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0191620351

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9780191620355

Market Garden Then and Now Boxed Set

By: Karel Margry

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Market Garden Then and Now Boxed Set

By: Karel Margry

Both volumes of Operation 'Market Garden' Then and Now in a presentation slip case.

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After the Battle

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1399076418

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The end of the experiment?

From competition to the foundational economy

By: Mick Moran,Andrew Bowman,Julie Froud,Sukhdev Johal,John Law,Adam Leaver,Karel Williams

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The end of the experiment?

From competition to the foundational economy

By: Mick Moran,Andrew Bowman,Julie Froud,Sukhdev Johal,John Law,Adam Leaver,Karel Williams

For thirty years, the British economy has repeated the same old experiment of subjecting everything to competition and market because that is what works in the imagination of central government. This book demonstrates the repeated failure of that experiment by detailed examination of three sectors: broadband, food supply and retail banking. The book argues for a new experiment in social licensing whereby the right to trade in foundational activities would be dependent on the discharge of social obligations in the form of sourcing, training and living wages. Written by a team of researchers and policy advocates based at the Centre for Research on Socio Cultural Change, this book combines rigour and readability, and will be relevant to practitioners, policy makers, academics and engaged citizens.

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Manchester University Press

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1847798926

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Religion, Technology, and the Great and Little Divergences

China and Europe Compared, C. 700-1800

By: Karel Davids,Carolus A. Davids

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Religion, Technology, and the Great and Little Divergences

China and Europe Compared, C. 700-1800

By: Karel Davids,Carolus A. Davids

In Religion, Technology, and the Great and Little Divergences Karel Davids analyses the influence of religious contexts on technological change in China and Europe between c.700 and 1800.

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BRILL

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9004233881

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9789004233881

Violence in the Home

Multidisciplinary Perspectives

By: Karel Kurst-Swanger,Jacqueline L. Petcosky

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Violence in the Home

Multidisciplinary Perspectives

By: Karel Kurst-Swanger,Jacqueline L. Petcosky

Violence in the home is one of the most damaging and widespread of social problems. It is an issue that cuts across all socioeconomic, racial, ethnic, gender, and age boundaries. This important book reviews the most current theoretical explanations of family violence and then links theory to practice. It looks at the systems and institutions that interact with families, which are mandated to provide protection and services, and explores the current debates surrounding family violence and public policy. In addition, Kurst-Swanger explores the role of power in abusive relationships and considers the short- and long-term consequences of abuse. This insightful book will be a practical resource for professionals and of interest to all those concerned with the far-reaching impact of family violence.

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Oxford University Press

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0190287942

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Collected Bodhi Leaves Volume III

Numbers 61–90

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Collected Bodhi Leaves Volume III

Numbers 61–90

This book contains thirty numbers of the renowned Bodhi Leaf Publication series, dealing with various aspects of the Buddha’s teaching. 61 : The Law of Karma and Mindfulness—Dr. Karel Werner; 62 : Drugs or Meditation?—Lama Govinda; 63 : The Buddha—a Unique Teacher—Francis Story; 64 : Arahantship—Jacqueline Dunnington; 65 : When the Ego Meets Buddhism—Carlo Gragnani; 66 : The Twin Pillars and Other Essays—John Andrew Storey; 67 : The Buddha's Teachings—Soma Thera; 68 : The Elimination of Anger—K. Piyatissa Thera; 69 : The Search For Buddhist Economics—Padmasiri De Silva; 70 : The Buddhist Layman's Code of Discipline—Soma Thera; 71 : Taste of Freedom—Bhikkhu Bodhi; 72 : Development of the Will—Wladislaw Misiewicz; 73 : Emancipation From the World—Bhikkhu Buddhadasa; 74 : What Meditation Implies—Acharya Buddharakkhita; 75 : Perfections of Buddhahood—Nina Van Gorkom; 76 : The Population Crisis & Conservation—Douglas M. Burns; 77 : Coming to Terms With One's Shadow—Ruth Walshe; 78 : The Concept of Peace—O.H. de A. Wijesekera; 79 : Words Leading to Disenchanment—Soma Thera; 80 : The Buddhist Essays—Bhikkhu Silacara; 81 : The Path to Purity—M.B. Werapitiya; 82 : New Age Relating Religions—Bhikkhu Khantipalo; 83 : Heredity Beyond Materiality—D.D.P. Nanayakkara; 84 : Insight Meditation in the Forest—Ron Ohayv; 85 : Beginning Insight Meditation—Dorothy Figen; 86 : Buddhism in Daily Life—M.O.C. Walshe; 87 : Buddhism as a Practical Teaching—H.L. Seneviratne; 88 : Buddhist Tales From Sanskrit Sources—Ratna Handurukande; 89 : Anatta & Responsibility—A.D. Jayasundere; 90 : Your Best Friend—M.B. Werapitiya;

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Buddhist Publication Society

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955240360X

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9789552403606

Bilirubin

Volume II: Metabolism

By: Karel P. M. Heirwegh

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Bilirubin

Volume II: Metabolism

By: Karel P. M. Heirwegh

The book appears in two volumes, the first dealing primarily with chemical and structural aspects, and the second with metabolic aspects. The purpose is not only to review recent work on chemical and physiological aspects of bilirubin scructure and metabolism, but also to emphasize the importance of methodological advances and their potential in future studies.

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CRC Press

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1351087010

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Assessing And Treating Late-life Depression: A Casebook And Resource Guide

By: Michele J Karel,Suzanne Ogland-hand,Margaret Gatz

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Assessing And Treating Late-life Depression: A Casebook And Resource Guide

By: Michele J Karel,Suzanne Ogland-hand,Margaret Gatz

Not only is depression among the elderly treatable but, given its increase in incidence and a rapidly aging population, it is a critical issue for the mental-health and medical communities. The authors review the range of late-life depressive syndromes and the strategies for assessing and treating them, and illustrate the problems and principles with fourteen extended case studies-rare in the geropsychology literature and the core of the book. They also provide a guide to medications, screening tools, innovative models, and supplementary resources, invaluable tools for mental-health professionals and medical practitioners alike.

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Basic Books

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0786746734

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9780786746736

The influence of fatigue on injury risk in male youth soccer

By: Michal Lehnert,Mark De Ste Croix,Petr Šťastný,Eliška Maixnerová,Amr Zaatar,Michal Botek,Renata Vařeková,Karel Hůlka,Miroslav Petr,Milan Elfmark,Patrycja Lipinska

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The influence of fatigue on injury risk in male youth soccer

By: Michal Lehnert,Mark De Ste Croix,Petr Šťastný,Eliška Maixnerová,Amr Zaatar,Michal Botek,Renata Vařeková,Karel Hůlka,Miroslav Petr,Milan Elfmark,Patrycja Lipinska

This book presents information regarding changes in lower limb injury risk factors when fatigue is present, and the role of genetics in injury risk in male youth soccer. As many internal risk factors are modifiable, information presented both in the theoretical part of the book and original research studies focuses on the influence of acute, residual and accumulated fatigue on physiological mechanisms are presented to aid sports scientists and coaches to understand the age related effects of fatigue on such factors. This information can help coaches monitor fatigue related responses and be able to create efficient training programmes during important periods of growth and maturation. This will help to enhance performance and reduce injury risk in youth male soccer.

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Palacký University Olomouc

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8024455595

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9788024455594

Manipulative Therapy

Musculoskeletal Medicine

By: Karel Lewit

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Manipulative Therapy

Musculoskeletal Medicine

By: Karel Lewit

Manipulative Therapy provides a systematic overview of chain reactions which are the basis of a rational holistic approach. These reactions are closely related to the upright human posture and to the "deep stabilisation system" as shown in the work of Richardson et al in Therapeutic Exercise for Spinal Stabilisation in Low Back Pain. This approach has meant a considerable advance in the therapy and rehabilitation of patients. It gives a balanced picture of the importance of musles, joints and soft tissues, under the control of the nervous system, the textbook aims to treat disturbance of function, the most common cause of pain in the motor system, in the most effective way. Locomotor system dysfunctions are shown to be treated very effectively using manual medicine techniques. Spinal column and joint mobility can be restored, and pain triggered by the autonomic nervous system can be positively influenced. This is a comprehensive source of information relating to pathogenesis, diagnosis, indications and treatment methods, incorporating the latest research findings. Radiological diagnosis is is shown as laying the foundation for successful diagnosis and treatment with manual medicine techniques. Typical conditions associated with pain in the locomotor system is presented and described in functional terms for the first time. The book concludes with chapters covering preventative aspects and expert assessment. Manipulative Therapy: Musculoskeletal Medicine is the follow on from: Manipulative Therapy in Rehabilitation of the Locomotor System, published by Butterworth Heinemann, 1985.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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070204282X

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9780702042829

Neurovascular Anatomy in Interventional Neuroradiology

A Case-Based Approach

By: Timo Krings,Sasikhan Geibprasert,Juan Pablo Cruz,Karel ter Brugge

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Neurovascular Anatomy in Interventional Neuroradiology

A Case-Based Approach

By: Timo Krings,Sasikhan Geibprasert,Juan Pablo Cruz,Karel ter Brugge

A highly practical, case-based approach to neurovascular anatomy in interventional neuroradiology This case-based book presents detailed information on neurovascular anatomy in concise, easily digestible chapters that focus on the importance of understanding anatomy when performing neurointerventional procedures. The case discussions include modern examples of invasive and non-invasive angiographic techniques that are relevant for general radiologists and diagnostic neuroradiologists as well as interventionalists. This book gives readers the detailed knowledge of neurovascular anatomy that allows them to anticipate and avoid potential complications. Key Features: Cases are enhanced by more than 1,000 high-quality radiographs covering the full range of neurovascular anatomy Content focuses on the practical relevance of the anatomical features encountered while performing everyday neurovascular procedures Anatomy and embryology are explained together, enabling readers to fully comprehend the vascular anatomy and its many variants Pearls and pitfalls are provided at the end of each chapter, highlighting the critical anatomy points presented All neuroradiologists, interventionalists, general radiologists, and diagnostic neuroradiologists, as well as residents and fellows in these specialties, will read this book cover to cover and frequently consult it for a quick review before performing procedures.

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