The yearbook presents balance of payments data reported by member countries, with some additional data added by the IMF from other sources. The publication is in two volumes: volume one contains data tables for the balance of payments and international investment position (IIP) of individual countries, in accordance with standards of the Balance of Payments Manual (BPM5); whilst volume two provides information on regional and world totals for major components of the balance of payments, as well as technical descriptions of selected reporting countries.
This book explores the means by which economic liberalisation can be reconciled with human rights and environmental protection in the regulation of international trade.
This book charts the consequences for banking supervision of two stylized developments that over the last decade have characterized the global financial landscape: the integration of cross-sector and cross-border financial services.
Entertaining reference to the sport of baseball, including larger-than-life characters, baseball legends, sports facts and firsts, important milestones, and observations about daily life and popular culture.
Informs ophthalmologists about the medical conditions most likely to affect their patients, such as infectious, metabolic, and cardiovascular diseases; cancer; rheumatologic disorders; and geriatrics. Helpful tables list the names, indications, and side effects of antibiotic, antihypertensive, and anticancer drugs.
For courses in introductory, preparatory, and basic chemistry. This package includes MasteringChemistry™ Engages First Time Chemistry Students Basic Chemistry introduces students to the essential scientific and mathematical concepts of general chemistry. With accessible language and a moderate pace, the text is easy-to-follow for first-time chemistry students, as well as those hoping to renew their studies of the subject. In the Fifth Edition, Bill and Karen Timberlake carefully develop core ideas while relating them to the possibility of future careers. The book guides students through basic chemistry problem solving with engaging visuals and a focus on developing the math skills necessary to be successful in the course. End of chapter
Discover how to Be Decisive - Now! This 2-in-1 guide is designed to help you become a more effective decision maker in an instant, whilst giving you the deeper knowledge to ensure long-lasting results. With the unique 2-in-1 approach, you can learn your way. Use the seven Speed Read tips immediately, then take your time exploring the Big Picture chapters. · Make the right decisions quickly and effectively · Understand the problem properly and work out your priorities · Ensure your decision is the right one and avoid the common mistakes · Know the value of risk planning and how to do it successfully · Look back to learn lessons on better decisions next time As an
Exploring how theories of "nation-ness" that continue to be evoked in present-day Japan emerged and evolved, the author provides a close examination of kokugaku, a late-eighteenth-century Japanese intellectual movement.
For sociology of gender or classical sociological theory courses or for sociology of gender courses offered in Women's Studies departments.
This edited volume examines the way classical sociological theorists thought - and wrote - about issues of gender and human society. Intended for use in gender or classical theory courses in sociology or Women's Studies departments, the book presents the writings of important sociological figures - both men and women - to lay the foundation for studying contemporary women theorists.
This is the perfect reference for programmers, administrators, or Web designers who are new to database development and are uncertain as to how to design and structure a database efficiently. It shows how to design and implement robust, scalable databases on any of the major relational database management systems, including Access, SQL Server, IBM DB2, MySQL, and Oracle. It covers all the key database design steps including modeling, normalization, SQL, denormalization, object-modeling, data warehousing, and performance. It provides plenty of real-world examples and a complete beginning-to-end case study of creating a database that includes the analysis and planning, tables and data structures, business rules, and hardware requirements.
Why did the financial crisis happen? Why did no one see it coming? And how did our banks lose so much of our money? What's being done to sort out the banking industry? And will it work? These are the questions that industry experts Adrian Docherty and Franck Viort cover in Better Banking.
Author:Kendall Martin
Mary Anne Poatsy
Mary Poatsy
Michael Solomon
Publishing date:2017
For courses in introductory business. Conversational, question and answer approach to contemporary business Better Business introduces the business content students need—in a better way. By presenting the material in a stimulating, conversational, question and answer format, the text encourages students to come to class prepared to have better conversations, opening up a truly engaging classroom experience. Throughout the text, unique features illustrate positive and negative outcomes of relevant business ventures, while “Mini Chapters” focus in on key topics in business. The 5th Edition continues to feature updated social media strategies and technologies, reflecting the explosive growth of social media in the contemporary business environment. With Better
"Where people live has a major effect on their life. If where they live is well-planned, well-designed and well managed, their quality of life is likely to be a great deal better than that of those who live elsewhere. Better places to live challenges local authorities and developers to think more imaginatively about design and layout."-Lord Falconer of Thoroton QC, Minister for Housing, Planning and RegenerationThis guide aims to promote deeper thought and greater flair from those entrusted with creating better Places to Live.
By focusing on the complex cultural and political facets of Native resistance to encroachment on reservation lands during the eighteenth century in southern New England, Beyond Conquest reconceptualises indigenous histories and debates over Native land rights.
First published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. "Beyond the Republic ... collects 24 essays from a wide variety of contributors. ... There is not space here to discuss the essays in detail, or even to mention them all. That is unfortunate, because nearly all of them are worthy of comment. They are organised into three main groups, the first of which concerns national sovereignty, globalisation and the benefits and future of democracy. The second is about constitutional theory and structure including the operation of our federal system and what is known as "Washminster" (in a graceless allusion to the English and American systems). A final section covers constitutional protection of individual and minority rights. There is much
Services like social networks, web analytics, and intelligent e-commerce often need to manage data at a scale too big for a traditional database. As scale and demand increase, so does Complexity. Fortunately, scalability and simplicity are not mutually exclusive— rather than using some trendy technology, a different approach is needed. Big data systems use many machines working in parallel to store and process data, which introduces fundamental challenges unfamiliar to most developers. Big Data shows how to build these systems using an architecture that takes advantage of clustered hardware along with new tools designed specifically to capture and analyze web-scale data. It describes a scalable, easy to understand approach to big data systems that can be built and
This book offers detailed coverage of color, colorants, the coloring of materials, and reproducing the color of materials through imaging. It combines the clarity and ease of earlier editions with significant updates about the advancement in color theory and technology.
* Provides guidance for how to use color measurement instrumentation, make a visual assessment, set a visual tolerance, and select a formulation
* Supplements material with numerical examples, graphs, and illustrations that clarify and explain complex subjects
* Expands coverage of topics including spatial vision, solid-state lighting, cameras and spectrophotometers, and translucent materials
This book demonstrates how bio-inspiration can lead to fully autonomous flying robots without relying on external aids. Most existing aerial robots fly in open skies, far from obstacles, and rely on external beacons, mainly GPS, to localise and navigate. However, these robots are not able to fly at low altitude or in confined environments, and yet this poses absolutely no difficulty to insects. Indeed, flying insects display efficient flight control capabilities in complex environments despite their limited weight and relatively tiny brain size.
From sensor suite to control strategies, the literature on flying insects is reviewed from an engineering perspective in order to extract useful principles that are then applied to the synthesis of artificial indoor flyers.
Author:Christopher Mathews
Dean Appling
Dean Ramsay Appling
Spencer Anthony-Cahill
Publishing date:2015
For one or two semester biochemistry courses (science majors). A highly visual, precise and fresh approach to guide today’s mixed-science majors to a deeper understanding of biochemistry Biochemistry: Concepts and Connections engages students in the rapidly evolving field of biochemistry, better preparing them for the challenges of 21st century science through quantitative reasoning skills and a rich, chemical perspective on biological processes. This concise first edition teaches mixed-science-majors the chemical logic underlying the mechanisms, pathways, and processes in living cells through groundbreaking biochemical art and a clear narrative that illustrates biochemistry’s relation to all other life sciences. Integration of biochemistry’s
