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Princes of the Yen

Japan's Central Bankers and the Transformation of the Economy

By: Richard Werner

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Princes of the Yen

Japan's Central Bankers and the Transformation of the Economy

By: Richard Werner

This eye-opening book offers a disturbing new look at Japan's post-war economy and the key factors that shaped it. It gives special emphasis to the 1980s and 1990s when Japan's economy experienced vast swings in activity. According to the author, the most recent upheaval in the Japanese economy is the result of the policies of a central bank less concerned with stimulating the economy than with its own turf battles and its ideological agenda to change Japan's economic structure. The book combines new historical research with an in-depth behind-the-scenes account of the bureaucratic competition between Japan's most important institutions: the Ministry of Finance and the Bank of Japan. Drawing on new economic data and first-hand eyewitness accounts, it reveals little known monetary policy tools at the core of Japan's business cycle, identifies the key figures behind Japan's economy, and discusses their agenda. The book also highlights the implications for the rest of the world, and raises important questions about the concentration of power within central banks.

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Routledge

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1317462203

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9781317462200

Special Ops Liberators

223 (Bomber Support) Squadron, 100 Group, and the Electronic War

By: Steve Bond,Richard Forder

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Special Ops Liberators

223 (Bomber Support) Squadron, 100 Group, and the Electronic War

By: Steve Bond,Richard Forder

This WWII Royal Air Force history reveals the activities of special ops squadrons and the electronic warfare and countermeasures they deployed. Established within the Royal Air Force Bomber Command, No. 100 Group was dedicated to the complex business of electronic warfare. Though its role was vital, it remains one of the least understood aspects of RAF operations during the Second World War. In this meticulously researched volume, aviation historian Steve Bond and Squadron Leader Richard Forder RAF (Ret’d) shed important light on the work of No. 100 Group by analyzing one of its Bomber Support Squadrons, No. 223. Equipped with former USAAF Liberators, No. 223 Squadron operated from August of 1944 to the end of the European war. Its primary role was protecting Bomber Command Main Force ops through the use of experimental radio and radar countermeasures against German defenses. With unique access to original documents and firsthand accounts from both sides of the conflict, Forder and Bond present a detailed and comprehensive picture of the secret activities of these special operatives and their effect on German defenses.

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331

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Grub Street

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1909166553

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9781909166554

Supporting People with Dementia at Home

Challenges and Opportunities for the 21st Century

By: David Challis,Caroline Sutcliffe,Jane Hughes,Richard von Abendorff,Pamela Brown,John Chesterman

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Supporting People with Dementia at Home

Challenges and Opportunities for the 21st Century

By: David Challis,Caroline Sutcliffe,Jane Hughes,Richard von Abendorff,Pamela Brown,John Chesterman

Supporting People with Dementia at Home details a groundbreaking study of an intensive care management scheme designed for older people with dementia that are at risk of entry into residential care. The authors use a quasi-experimental approach to compare how the individuals on the mental health team in one community were matched to a similar community without the service. They analyze the evidence focusing on the eventual placement of the individual suffering, the quality of care they receive, and also the needs of their carers. This book offers valuable evidence about the factors which can maximize the independence and well being of older people with dementia, from the perspective of older people and their carers. For those who commission services, it is highly relevant to service models for the National Dementia Strategy in England.

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131704827X

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9781317048275

John Grote, Cambridge University and the Development of Victorian Thought

By: John Richard Gibbins

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John Grote, Cambridge University and the Development of Victorian Thought

By: John Richard Gibbins

John Grote struggled to construct an intelligible account of philosophy at a time when radical change and sectarian conflict made understanding and clarity a rarity. This book answers three questions: * How did John Grote develop and contribute to modern Cambridge and British philosophy? * What is the significance of these contributions to modern philosophy in general and British Idealism and language philosophy in particular? * How were his ideas and his idealism incorporated into the modern philosophical tradition? Grote influenced his contemporaries, such as his students Henry Sidgwick and John Venn, in both style and content; he forged a brilliantly original philosophy of knowledge, ethics, politics and language, from a synthesis of the major British and European philosophies of his day; his social and political theory provide the origins of the 'new liberal' ideas later to reach their zenith in the writings of Green, Sidgwick, and Collingwood; he founded the 'Cambridge style' associated with Moore, Russell, Broad, McTaggart and Wittgenstein; and he was also a major influence on Oakeshott.

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749

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Andrews UK Limited

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1845407350

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9781845407353

A History of British Surnames

By: Richard Mckinley

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A History of British Surnames

By: Richard Mckinley

Aiming to avoid technical terminology, Richard McKinley provides an introduction to the history of hereditary surnames in Britain from their first appearance to the present day. Devoting a chapter to each of the main categories of name, he enables readers to set the facts they discover about their own ancestry, family history and surnames into the context of general surname development. The author deals with those names that originate in England, Wales and Scotland; and since these tend to have their own distinct histories, he discusses developments in each of the three countries separately, wherever appropriate. The book uses the study of surnames to illuminate social history and draws attention to the complex patterns of population mobility that have always characterized British Society. It also describes regional and class differences in surnames, some features of which survive to our own time.

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239

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Routledge

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1317901452

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9781317901457

Special Duty

A History of the Japanese Intelligence Community

By: Richard J. Samuels

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Special Duty

A History of the Japanese Intelligence Community

By: Richard J. Samuels

The prewar history of the Japanese intelligence community demonstrates how having power over much, but insight into little can have devastating consequences. Its postwar history—one of limited Japanese power despite growing insight—has also been problematic for national security. In Special Duty Richard J. Samuels dissects the fascinating history of the intelligence community in Japan. Looking at the impact of shifts in the strategic environment, technological change, and past failures, he probes the reasons why Japan has endured such a roller-coaster ride when it comes to intelligence gathering and analysis, and concludes that the ups and downs of the past century—combined with growing uncertainties in the regional security environment—have convinced Japanese leaders of the critical importance of striking balance between power and insight. Using examples of excessive hubris and debilitating bureaucratic competition before the Asia-Pacific War, the unavoidable dependence on US assets and popular sensitivity to security issues after World War II, and the tardy adoption of image-processing and cyber technologies, Samuels' bold book highlights the century-long history of Japan's struggles to develop a fully functioning and effective intelligence capability, and makes clear that Japanese leaders have begun to reinvent their nation's intelligence community.

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Cornell University Press

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1501741594

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The Economics of Adjustment and Growth

Second Edition

By: Pierre-Richard Agénor

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The Economics of Adjustment and Growth

Second Edition

By: Pierre-Richard Agénor

This book provides a systematic and coherent framework for understanding the interactions between the micro and macro dimensions of economic adjustment policies; that is, it explores short-run macroeconomic management and structural adjustment policies aimed at promoting economic growth. It emphasizes the importance of structural microeconomic characteristics in the transmission of policy shocks and the response of the economy to adjustment policies. It has particular relevance to the economics of developing countries. The book is directed to economists interested in an overview of the economics of reform; economists in international organizations, such as the UN, the IMF, and the World Bank, dealing with development; and economists in developing countries. It is also a text for advanced undergraduate students pursuing a degree in economic policy and management and students in political science and public policy.

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794

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La Editorial, UPR

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0674015789

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9780674015784

Ending the Social Care Crisis

A New Road to Reform

By: Richard Humphries

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Ending the Social Care Crisis

A New Road to Reform

By: Richard Humphries

What lies behind England’s crisis in adult social care, why has real change been so hard and what can be done? Ensuring effective, sustainable and affordable care and support for people of all ages is an urgent public policy challenge. This vital book outlines a different vision of social care as an essential part of the country’s economic and social infrastructure that enables people to live good lives. Drawing on the history of social care, international comparisons and lived experience, it sets out a different road to reform that will secure political traction and public support for change.

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318

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Policy Press

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1447364473

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9781447364474

Concentration in British Industry

An Empirical Study of the Structure of Industrial Production 1935-51

By: Richard Evely,I. M. D. Little

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Concentration in British Industry

An Empirical Study of the Structure of Industrial Production 1935-51

By: Richard Evely,I. M. D. Little

1960 study of concentration data covering almost all of British industry, made available by the Board of Trade.

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Cambridge University Press

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1107601347

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9781107601345

Plato and Socrates (RLE: Plato)

A Comprehensive Bibliography 1958-1973.

By: Richard McKirahan

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Plato and Socrates (RLE: Plato)

A Comprehensive Bibliography 1958-1973.

By: Richard McKirahan

This valuable work of reference provides a comprehensive bibliography on all scholarly work that was published on Plato and Socrates during the years 1958-73. It thus forms an important addition to Harold Cherniss’s bibliography, which covered the years 1950-7. The author has sought to include all materials primarily concerned with Socrates and Plato, together with other works which make a contribution to our understanding of the two philosophers. The bibliography is arranged by topic and there are cross-references at the end of each section. The works in each category are arranged chronologically and then alphabetically (by author) within each year. An effort has been made to distinguish when a book has had more than one edition and when an article has been reprinted. Additionally the author has listed reviews of books and dissertations as these have come to his attention.

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Routledge

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1136236090

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9781136236099

The Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Vol. 12

By: Johnston George,W. Jardine,P. J. Selby,Charles C. Babington,J. H. Balfour,Richard Taylor

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The Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Vol. 12

By: Johnston George,W. Jardine,P. J. Selby,Charles C. Babington,J. H. Balfour,Richard Taylor

Reprint of the original, first published in 1843.

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BoD – Books on Demand

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3368728148

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9783368728144

Memorials of Transactions in Scotland, A. D. 1569-1573

By: Richard Bannatyne

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Memorials of Transactions in Scotland, A. D. 1569-1573

By: Richard Bannatyne

Reprint of the original, first published in 1836.

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3368762648

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Irwin and Rippe's Intensive Care Medicine

By: Richard S. Irwin

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Irwin and Rippe's Intensive Care Medicine

By: Richard S. Irwin

With a focus on evidence-based, state-of-the-art information throughout, the eighth edition of Irwin and Rippe’s Intensive Care Medicine offers authoritative guidance to the wide variety of specialty physicians and non-physicians practicing in the adult intensive care environment. This comprehensive textbook covers both the theoretical and practical aspects of the field, and has been completely updated to provide encyclopedic, interprofessional coverage to support practitioners in every area of this complex field.

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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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1975102223

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9781975102227

The Three Voyages of Martin Frobisher

In Search of a Passage to Cathaia and India by the North-West, A.D. 1576-8

By: Richard Collinson

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The Three Voyages of Martin Frobisher

In Search of a Passage to Cathaia and India by the North-West, A.D. 1576-8

By: Richard Collinson

This volume (1867) contains an account of Frobisher's voyages in search of the North-West Passage in the sixteenth century.

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Cambridge University Press

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110801075X

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9781108010757

Politics By Other Means

Law in the Struggle Against Apartheid, 1980-1994

By: Richard Abel

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Politics By Other Means

Law in the Struggle Against Apartheid, 1980-1994

By: Richard Abel

Politics by Other Means explores the fundamental question of how law can constrain political power by offering a pathbreaking account of the triumphant final decade of the struggle against apartheid. Richard Abel presents case studies of ten major legal campaigns including: challenges to pass laws; black trade union demands for recognition; state terror; censorship; resistance to the "independent" homelands; and treason trials.

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Routledge

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1136650490

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9781136650499

Women in Charge (Routledge Revivals)

The Experiences of Female Entrepreneurs

By: Robert Goffee,Richard Scase

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Women in Charge (Routledge Revivals)

The Experiences of Female Entrepreneurs

By: Robert Goffee,Richard Scase

Why do women start their own businesses? Is it solely because they are searching for financial success, or for other reasons? On the basis of detailed interviews with a number of women who have started their own businesses, this book, first published in 1985, reveals the significance of factors that are directly related to women’s experiences at home, at work, and in the wider society. The author’s analysis shows how business start-up enables many women, but not all, to achieve forms of economic and social independence that they would not otherwise enjoy. Further, they illustrate ways in which business proprietorship has a wide variety of effects upon individuals, and upon their personal relationships and life styles. They refute the notion of a single entrepreneurial experience and argue that the causes and consequences of business start-up are highly conditioned by the extent to which women are committed to traditionally prescribed roles and to profitability. The findings of this book will have important implications for the formulation of small business policies. It will also be of particular value to those interested in women’s studies and small business management.

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