The handbook describes the job outlook over a projected 10-year period for occupations across the Nation. It provides a general, composite description of jobs and cannot be expected to reflect work situations in specific establishments or localities

This book examines the state of technology in developing countries and pace with which it has advanced since the early 1990s. The Global Economic Prospects provides essential information for those concerned with developments shaping today's global economy

This edition of this timeless text has an updated view of financial markets and monetary policy, and it covers the following current topics: gasoline taxes and rationing, executive compensation, the cost of the war in Iraq, the poverty trap, financial globalization etc. This edition also continues to emphasize the Analytical Core of Economics with particular attention to economic growth and analyses of market economics

The title may have an apocalyptic whiff about it, but don’t let that put you off. This is no wild-eyed survivalist rant; on the contrary, The End of Oil is a remarkably lucid and engaging analysis of the current energy order and its future. It won’t please everyone: oil "optimists" will, no doubt, feel that Roberts is too pessimistic, while "pessimists" and environmentalists may feel that he does not go far enough. Most readers, however, will appreciate the balanced tone that prevails throughout this book

The authors maintain that the organization of the White House influences presidential performance more than is commonly thought and that organization theory is an essential tool for understanding that influence. The first part of the book presents the theoretical argument; the second examines White House outreach, including congressional liaison, press relations, personnel selection, executive branch oversight, and interest group and intergovernmental liaison

The book details dozens of simple, often fun, and always practical actions you can take to help eliminate poverty in our day. Using a typical 24-hour day as a framework and focusing on common daily activities - making breakfast, taking the kids to school, checking our email - the book underscores the connections between our daily experiences and the suffering of people around the world

Social Entrepreneurship offers, for the first time, a wide-ranging, internationally-focused selection of cutting-edge work from leading academics, policy makers, and practitioners. Together they seek to clarify some of the ambiguity around this term, describe a range of social entrepreneurship projects, and establish a clear set of frameworks with which to understand it

In this book the author lays down the essential skills you need to survive and succeed in today's job market, based on his extensive interviews with employers, recruiters, human resource specialists, and successful college grads

An Owner's Manual provides fast, practical and direct advice and that's what you get with this book! The Small Business Owner's Manual is useful for newly minted entrepreneurs as well as seasoned business owners and can be read from cover-to-cover or to quickly lookup information in the midst of a crisis

This book helps brokers train their agents, as well as helping agents who want to increase their income with listings that showed professionalism and values that made sense. And also it makes the reader aware of the numerous pitfalls one runs into in the buying and selling a business