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The intertwining forces of computers and espionage are reshaping the entire world: what was once the preserve of a few intelligence agencies now affects us all. BBC security correspondent Gordon Corera's narrative takes us through the Cold War and the birth of the Internet to the present era of hackers and surveillance. The book is rich with historical detail and characters, as well as astonishing revelations about espionage carried out in recent times by the UK, US, and China. Using unique access to the National Security Agency, GCHQ, Chinese officials, and senior executives from some of the most powerful global technology companies, Corera has gathered compelling stories from heads of state, hackers, and spies of all stripes into a groundbreaking exploration of the new space in which the worlds of espionage, diplomacy, international business, science, and technology collide.--Adapted from dust jacket

Overview / Haigreve Khaitan -- Entry strategies and foreign investment regulations / Sawant Singh -- Responsible business : and evolving debate / Linda S. Spedding -- Reputation risk management when doing business : an evolving International discussion / Linda S. Spedding -- Mergers and acquisitions / Sai Krishna Bharathan, Vivek Bajaj, Bhuvana Veeraragavan, Deepayan Das, Veena Ganesh & L. Vydyanathan -- Raising equity capital : regulatory framework / Ahhimanyu Bhattacharya, Aditya Cheriyan THomas George & Subhayu Sen -- Debt financing / Piyush Joshi -- Corporate governance / Umakanth Varottil, National University of Singapore & Richa Naujoks -- Labour and employment laws / Alok Bhasin -- Intellectual propertty rights : protection and enforcement / Abhishek Malhotra, TMT law practices & Sumeet Malik -- Competition law / R.V. Anuradha & Sumiti Yadava -- Developing infrastructure : the PPP route / Piyush Joshi -- Direct tax / Nidhi Goyal -- Indirect taxes / Rohini Aggarawal -- Arbitration / Priti Suri -- Aspects of environmental law / Nawneet Vibhaw -- Cyber legal frameworks and business / Pavan Duggal -- The choice of India to do business : some concluding remarks / Linda S. Spedding

Alliances have shaped grand strategy and warfare since the dawn of civilization. Indeed, it is doubtful that the United States of America would have gained its independence without its Revolutionary War alliance with France. Such alliances may prove even more important to international security in the twenty-first century. Economic and financial difficulties alone will ensure that policy makers attempt to spread the burden of securing vital interests onto other nations through alliances, both formal organizations such as NATO and informal alliances of convenience as developed to wage the Gulf War in 1991. A team of leading historians examine the problems inherent in alliance politics and relationships in the framework of grand strategy through the lens of history. Aimed at not just the military aspects of alliances, the book uncovers the myriad factors that have made such coalitions succeed or fail in the past

This book presents a broad-ranging survey of contemporary writing about work and employment. It identifies three broad traditions of research and commentary on work - the unitary perspective, the pluralist perspective and the critical perspective - and describes the contemporary output of these traditions; i.e. it surveys current research and argument found within these traditions. The book also surveys debate between these traditions, and the second part of the book presents a detailed account of debate over four current issues. These issues are employee participation, customer culture, equality and diversity and the impact of the global financial crisis. The source material for the book comes from the UK, USA and other countries and the arguments contained within it have international relevance. The book provides an overview of recent work on the employment relationship and the debate and controversy that can be seen in this area of study

In diesem Buch ist es Richard Barrett gelungen, das schwer greifbare Thema "Organisationskultur" auf verblüffend einfache Art handhabbar zu machen. Er konzentriert sich bei der Kultur-Diagnose auf Werte - also die Kurzform dessen, was Menschen wichtig ist. Eindrucksvoll zeigt Barrett, dass eine werteorientierte Kulturtransformation das Engagement der Mitarbeiter und damit auch den Ertrag steigert. Die Methodenfamilie CTT (Cultural Transformation Tools) bietet einerseits Werkzeuge zur Erfassung und Gestaltung der Organisationskultur mit drei Kennzahlen, die den Fortschritt der Transformation messbar machen, und andererseits Werkzeuge zur Erfassung der Leadership Performance, um die persönliche Transformation von Führungskräften zu monitoren, denn Barrett sagt: "Organizations don't change, people do!" Richard Barrett ist Gründer des Barrett Values Centre, Autor und Speaker. Er ist Gastdozent des von HEC Executive Education in Paris und der Said Business School an der Universität Oxford gemeinsam veranstalteten Programms "Consulting and Coaching for Change Leadership". Darüber hinaus lehrt er als Honorarprofessor an der Royal Roads Universität in Kanada und als Gastdozent an der Universität von Exeter, Großbritannien. "..Das Buch überzeugt durch seinen didaktischen Aufbau und die Stringenz der Inhalte. Es ist wissenschaftlich fundiert, gleichzeitig aber auch durch einen hohen Grad an praktischer Relevanz gekennzeichnet. (..) Insgesamt eine lohnende Lektüre für Personal- und Organisationsentwickler sowie eine Inspiration für alle, die Substanz in der Wertediskussion suchen." Professor Dr. Karlheinz Schwuchow, Center for International Management Studies, Hochschule Bremen in der Zeitschrift "Personalwirtschaft" 12/2014

Cover -- Half-Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- Part I International Organizations -- THE UNITED NATIONS -- Part II The British Commonwealth and Empire -- H.M. THE QUEKN -- THE BRITISH COMMON WEALTH OF NATIONS -- Part III The United States Of America -- UNITED STATES 539 and 1495 States -- Part IV Other Countries -- AFGHÁNISTÁN -- ALBANIA -- ANDORRA -- ARABIAN STATES -- ARGENTINA -- AUSTRIA -- BELGIUM -- BHUTÁN -- BOLIVIA -- BRAZIL -- BULGARIA -- BURMA -- CHILE -- CHINA -- COLOMBIA -- COSTA RICA -- CUBA -- CZECHOSLOVAKIA -- DENMARK -- DOMINICAN REPUBLIC -- ECUADOR -- EGYPT -- EL SALVADOR -- ETHIOPIA -- FINLAND -- FRENCH UNION -- GERMANY -- GREECE -- GUATEMALA -- HAITI -- HONDURAS -- HUNGARY -- ICELAND -- INDONESIA -- IRAQ -- IRISH REPUBLIC -- ISRAEL -- ITALY -- JAPAN -- JORDAN -- KOREA -- LEBANON -- LIBERIA -- LIBYA -- LIECHTENSTEIN -- LUXEMBURG -- MEXICO -- MONACO -- MONGOLIA -- NEPAL -- NETHERLANDS -- NICARAGUA -- NORWAY -- PANAMA -- PARAGUAY -- PERSIA -- PERU -- PHILIPPINES -- POLAND -- PORTUGAL -- RUMANIA -- SAARLAND -- SAN MARINO -- SAUDI ARABIA -- SPAIN -- SWEDEN -- SWITZERLAND -- SYRIA -- THAILAND -- TIBET -- TRIESTE -- TURKEY -- U.S.S.R -- URUGUAY -- VATICAN CITY STATE -- VENEZUELA -- YEMEN -- YUGOSLAVIA -- Addenda -- Index.

"For over eighty years the Arab region has derived massive wealth from its natural resources, yet the region's economies remain little diversified, while the oil market is experiencing major structural shifts with the advent of shale gas. Moreover, the resource itself is eventually exhaustible. Under these conditions economic prosperity cannot be sustainable. The critical question is how can the countries of this region escape the 'oil curse'? In this volume, leading economists argue that the curse is not a predestined outcome but a result of weak institutions and bad governance. A variety of analytical perspectives and examination of various international case studies leads to the conclusion that natural resources can only spur economic development when combined with sound political institutions and effective economic governance. This volume, with its unique focus on the Arab region, will be an important reference for researchers and policy makers alike"--

Who needs objectivity? Journalism in crisis, journalism for crisis / Pinar Gurleyen and Robert A. Hackett -- Critical theory and acts of journalism : expanding the implied audience / Greg Nielsen -- Media policy reform as a foundation for better journalism / David Skinner, Kathleen Cross and Robert A. Hackett -- Public-community partnerships to improve local media in Canada / Karen Wirsig and Catherine Edwards -- Understanding Canadian local news ecosystems : an international comparative approach / Christopher Ali -- Enabling future journalisms : policy challenges and advocacy initiatives in the digital age / Arne Hintz -- Rendering the post-integration newsroom right side up / Chantal Francoeur -- The tweets that bind us : a G20 case study / Sneha Kulkarni -- Groundwire : growing community news journalism in Canada / Gretchen King, Chris Albinati, Anabel Khoo, Candace Mooers and Jacky Tuinstra Harrison -- Journalism on the ground in rural Ontario / Robert Washburn and Vincent Raynauld -- Aboriginal media in Australia and Canada and the implications for Journalism practice / Michael Meadows.

This book explores international biomedical research and development on the early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease. It offers timely, multidisciplinary reflections on the social and ethical issues raised by promises of early diagnostics and asks under which conditions emerging diagnostic technologies can be considered a responsible innovation. The initial chapters in this edited volume provide an overview and a critical discussion of recent developments in biomedical research on Alzheimer's disease. Subsequent contributions explore the values at stake in current practices of dealing with Alzheimer's disease and dementia, both within and outside the biomedical domain. Novel diagnostic technologies for Alzheimer's disease emerge in a complex and shifting field, full of controversies. Innovating with care requires a precise mapping of how concepts, values and responsibilities are filled in through the confrontation of practices. In doing so, the volume offers a practice-based approach of responsible innovation that is also applicable to other fields of innovation

Hepatitis C among drug users in Europe: epidemiology, treatment and prevention provides a timely contribution to raising awareness of the hepatitis C epidemic in Europe and the opportunities now opening up to tackle this problem decisively. A state‑of‑the‑art review of the epidemiology of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in Europe and an overview of the way preventive measures are currently implemented in European countries set the scene. International experts address the treatment of HCV infection among people who inject drugs, with an emphasis on how we encourage uptake and deliver effective outcomes. Implementation issues are also explored, as are the complementary roles of treatment and prevention. The new medicines and treatment regimens driving the transformation in the HCV treatment landscape are reviewed in detail. The challenges of scaling up HCV treatment and successfully involving drug‑using patients is explored from different viewpoints, including that of the drug user

A much-anticipated look at one of the most dramatic and exciting urban transformations in America. This oversize, profusely illustrated book tells the story of the more than twenty-five-year history of cutting-edge architect Eric Moss s transformation of a once blighted warehouse district on the edge of Los Angeles the Hayden Tract in Culver City. With stunning and dramatic interventions, more than fifty of the old buildings now host such forward-looking, avant-garde high-tech and graphic design companies as Nike, Converse, AOL, Ogilvy International, Go Daddy, and Kodak. The buildings have names like Beehive, Stealth, Slash and Backslash, and Pterodactyl, and the district has become a favorite for firms involved in the film industry. The book will have great appeal to city and urban planners, developers involved in urban restoration and renewal, young architects and students, and anyone interested in advanced civic design

Intro -- À propos de Collection XIX -- Titre -- AVERTISSEMENT -- CHAPITRE PREMIER - TRANSFORMATION DE PARIS -- 1er - Expropriation des maisons -- 2 - Rues-Galeries -- 3 - Maisons-modèles -- 4 - Palais International -- 5 - Chemins de fer métropolitains -- 6 - Aspect des Rues-Galeries -- CHAPITRE II - ORGANISATION DU TRAVAIL -- 1er - Industrie -- 2 - Commerce -- 3 - Agriculture -- 4 - Salaires -- 5 - Salaires (suite) -- 6 - Assurances générales -- CHAPITRE III - SOCIÉTÉ -- 1er - Relations sociales -- 2 - Propriété -- 3 - Monnaie -- 4 - Habitations -- 5 - Domestiques -- 6 - Mariage -- CHAPITRE IV - INSTRUCTION -- 1 - Première Enfance -- 2 - Ecoles primaires -- 3 - Ecoles secondaires -- 4 - Ecoles supérieures, -- 5 - Apprentissage -- 6 - Enseignement des adultes. - Académies -- CHAPITRE V - GOUVERNEMENT -- 1 - Pouvoir législatif -- 9 - Pouvoir exécutif -- 3 - Force publique -- 4 - Impôts -- 5 - Justice -- 6 - Récompenses nationales -- CHAPITRE VI - RELIGION ET MŒURS -- 1 - Baptême -- 2 - Majorité -- 3 - Mariage -- 4 - Enterrement, -- 5 - Plaisirs -- 6 - Calendrier. - Congés et Fêtes nationales -- Note au lecteur -- Page de titre de l'édition imprimée -- Copyright

Intro -- À propos de Collection XIX -- Titre -- PRÉFACE -- CHAPITRE I - LES GRANDS EXPLORATEURS DE L'AFRIQUE CENTRALE -- LIVINGSTONE -- CAMERON -- HENRY STANLEY -- CHAPITRE II - STANLEY DÉCOUVRE LE CONGO -- CHAPITRE III - ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONALE AFRICAINE -- I. CONFÉRENCE DE BRUXELLES, 1876 -- II. STANLEY FONDE LES STATIONS DU BAS-CONGO (1879-1884) -- III. STATIONS DU HAUT-CONGO -- CHAPITRE IV - CONFÉRENCE DE BERLIN, 1885 -- I. FONDATION DE L'ÉTAT INDÉPENDANT DU CONGO -- II. ORGANISATION DE L'ÉTAT DU CONGO -- CHAPITRE V - GÉOGRAPHIE DU CONGO INDÉPENDANT -- I. LE TERRITOIRE -- II HYDROGRAPHIE -- III. DIVISIONS ET STATIONS -- IV. ORGANISATION COLONIALE -- CHAPITRE VI - MŒURS ET COUTUMES DES CONGOLAIS -- I. DE LA RACE NÈGRE EN GÉNÉRAL -- II. MŒURS ET USAGES DES BAYANZI -- III. QUELQUES TYPES DE ROIS NÈGRES -- CHAPITRE VII - LES MISSIONS CATHOLIQUES DU CONGO -- I. LES MISSIONS EN GÉNÉRAL -- II. LES MISSIONS DU CONGO CENTRAL -- CHAPITRE VIII - LA TRAITE DES NÈGRES SUR LE TANGANIKA -- Note au lecteur -- Page de titre de l'édition imprimée -- Copyright

Effective tax systems are a critical building block for increased domestic resources in developing countries, essential for sustainable development and for promoting self-reliance, good governance, growth and stability. This report begins with an overview of the current tax capacity building landscape, highlighting key initiatives and recent developments that have emerged in response to developing country needs. It then examines how tax administrations, as well as international and regional organisations, are supporting and delivering capacity building assistance to developing countries, and it offers guidance both in relation to G20 priorities and more generally. The report is based on a mapping exercise and a survey of members of the OECD's Forum on Tax Administration (FTA), drawing on the insights and expertise of a nine-country task team led by the FTA commissioners of Canada and China and supported by the FTA Secretariat.

To have a nationality is a human right. But between the nineteenth and mid-twentieth centuries, virtually every country in the world adopted laws that stripped citizenship from women who married foreign men. Despite the resulting hardships and even statelessness experienced by married women, it took until 1957 for the international community to condemn the practice, with the adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Nationality of Married Women. Citizenship, Alienage, and the Modern Constitutional State tells the important yet neglected story of marital denaturalization from a comparative perspective. Examining denaturalization laws and their impact on women around the world, with a focus on Australia, Britain, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand and the United States, it advances a concept of citizenship as profoundly personal and existential. In doing so, it sheds light on both a specific chapter of legal history and the theory of citizenship in general.