Bureaucrats in business  

Public ISBD Titre : Bureaucrats in business : the economics and politics of government ownership Type de document : texte imprimé Editeur : Washington [USA] : The World Bank Année de publication : 1995 Autre Editeur : Oxford [UK] : Oxford University Press Collection : Policy Research Report Importance : 346 p Langues : Anglais (eng) Catégories : Services publics Tags : Secteur public  Etat  Privatisation Index. décimale : 04.05 Services publics Résumé : This book is the fourth in a series of policy research reports that bring to a broad audience the results of World Bank research on important policy issues. It draws on extensive data and detailed case studies to show how divestiture and other reforms can improve economic performance, why politics often impede reform, and how reforming countries have overcome these obstacles. To demonstrate why some countries succeed in reform and some do not, the book compares policies for state-owned enterprises in twelve countries. It also documents the importance of three types of contracts for reforms: 1) performance contracts (between government and public managers); 2) management contracts (between the government and the private managers of a government firm); and 3) regulatory contracts (between a government and the owners of a privatized, regulated monopoly). It analyzes how performance contracts have not improved company performance, how management contracts have worked better and how regulatory contracts have usually worked well, provided that the government is able to design and implement effective regulations. Finally, the book presents detailed recommendations for the reform of state-owned enterprises. En ligne : http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/197611468336015835/Bureaucrats-in-busi [...] Bureaucrats in business : the economics and politics of government ownership [texte imprimé] . - Washington (1818 H Street, NW, USA) : The World Bank : Oxford (UK) : Oxford University Press, 1995 . - 346 p. - (Policy Research Report) . Langues : Anglais (eng) Catégories : Services publics Tags : Secteur public  Etat  Privatisation Index. décimale : 04.05 Services publics Résumé : This book is the fourth in a series of policy research reports that bring to a broad audience the results of World Bank research on important policy issues. It draws on extensive data and detailed case studies to show how divestiture and other reforms can improve economic performance, why politics often impede reform, and how reforming countries have overcome these obstacles. To demonstrate why some countries succeed in reform and some do not, the book compares policies for state-owned enterprises in twelve countries. It also documents the importance of three types of contracts for reforms: 1) performance contracts (between government and public managers); 2) management contracts (between the government and the private managers of a government firm); and 3) regulatory contracts (between a government and the owners of a privatized, regulated monopoly). It analyzes how performance contracts have not improved company performance, how management contracts have worked better and how regulatory contracts have usually worked well, provided that the government is able to design and implement effective regulations. Finally, the book presents detailed recommendations for the reform of state-owned enterprises. En ligne : http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/197611468336015835/Bureaucrats-in-busi [...]

Global Warming / Jeremy Legget

Public ISBD Titre : Global Warming : The Grenpeace report Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Jeremy Legget, Auteur Editeur : Oxford [UK] : Oxford University Press Année de publication : 1990 Importance : 554 p Note générale : 06.02 LEG Langues : Anglais (eng) Catégories : Environnement Tags : Climat  Écologie Index. décimale : 06.02 Développement durable Résumé : Global warming has surfaced as the political issue of the nineties. Most of the world's climate scientists concur that global warming has become an undeniable reality, over 60% of Americans believe that it is something to worry about, and more than 70% think that the United States should take a leading role in combating this challenge to the environment. Yet the United States Government remains reluctant to take the steps necessary to begin treating this devastating environmental problem. Written by the world's leading scientists and energy analysts, and commissioned by Greenpeace as a shadow document to the finding of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Global Warming: The Greenpeace Report presents the most authoritative, accessible, and up-to-date report on the subject. The study provides clear, straight-forward explanations of what global warming is, and how the greenhouse effect works. Global Warming : The Grenpeace report [texte imprimé] / Jeremy Legget, Auteur . - Oxford (UK) : Oxford University Press, 1990 . - 554 p. 06.02 LEG Langues : Anglais (eng) Catégories : Environnement Tags : Climat  Écologie Index. décimale : 06.02 Développement durable Résumé : Global warming has surfaced as the political issue of the nineties. Most of the world's climate scientists concur that global warming has become an undeniable reality, over 60% of Americans believe that it is something to worry about, and more than 70% think that the United States should take a leading role in combating this challenge to the environment. Yet the United States Government remains reluctant to take the steps necessary to begin treating this devastating environmental problem. Written by the world's leading scientists and energy analysts, and commissioned by Greenpeace as a shadow document to the finding of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Global Warming: The Greenpeace Report presents the most authoritative, accessible, and up-to-date report on the subject. The study provides clear, straight-forward explanations of what global warming is, and how the greenhouse effect works.

Indian Development / Jean Drèze

Public ISBD Titre : Indian Development : Selected Regional Perspectives Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Jean Drèze, Auteur ; Amartya Sen, Auteur Editeur : Oxford [UK] : Oxford University Press Année de publication : 1997 Importance : 420 p Note générale : 09.04 DRE Langues : Anglais (eng) Catégories : Asie Développement économique Tags : Politique de développement  Industrialisation  Inde  Economie  Inégalités  Justice sociale Index. décimale : 09.04 Asie Résumé : India is a country of great diversity. The commonly used indicators of 'quality of life' (such as life expectancy, infant mortality, and literacy) vary tremendously between the different states, rivalling international contrasts between very low performing countries and very high achieving ones. This volume of essays reflects an attempt to draw lessons from the disparate experiences within India, rather than from contrasts with the experiences of other countries. It supplements Drèze and Sen's India: Economic Development and Social Opportunity, which studies what we can learn from international comparisons of policies, actions, and achievements. Indian Development : Selected Regional Perspectives [texte imprimé] / Jean Drèze, Auteur ; Amartya Sen, Auteur . - Oxford (UK) : Oxford University Press, 1997 . - 420 p. 09.04 DRE Langues : Anglais (eng) Catégories : Asie Développement économique Tags : Politique de développement  Industrialisation  Inde  Economie  Inégalités  Justice sociale Index. décimale : 09.04 Asie Résumé : India is a country of great diversity. The commonly used indicators of 'quality of life' (such as life expectancy, infant mortality, and literacy) vary tremendously between the different states, rivalling international contrasts between very low performing countries and very high achieving ones. This volume of essays reflects an attempt to draw lessons from the disparate experiences within India, rather than from contrasts with the experiences of other countries. It supplements Drèze and Sen's India: Economic Development and Social Opportunity, which studies what we can learn from international comparisons of policies, actions, and achievements.

Multinationals and Global Capitalism / Geoffrey Jones

Public ISBD Titre : Multinationals and Global Capitalism : From the Nineteenth to the Twenty First Century Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Geoffrey Jones, Auteur Editeur : Oxford [UK] : Oxford University Press Année de publication : 2004 Importance : 340 p Note générale : 03.01 JON Langues : Anglais (eng) Catégories : Entreprises multinationales Tags : Globalisation  Commerce international  Capitalisme  Multinationales Index. décimale : 03.01 COMMERCE / MONDIALISATION Généralités Résumé : This book explores the role of multinationals in the creation of the global economy in the last two centuries. It argues that multinationals should be viewed as one of the primary drivers of investment, trade, and knowledge flows across national borders, which are at the heart of the globalisation process. The book is divided into five parts. Part I provides a historical and theoretical context for understanding the role of multinationals in global capitalism. Part II shows how multinationals identified and exploited opportunities to create value. Part III shows how firms built organisations that functioned in multiple environments. Part IV examines the impact of public policy on multinationals. Part V reviews historical evidence on the economic, social, and political impact of multinationals. Multinationals and Global Capitalism : From the Nineteenth to the Twenty First Century [texte imprimé] / Geoffrey Jones, Auteur . - Oxford (UK) : Oxford University Press, 2004 . - 340 p. 03.01 JON Langues : Anglais (eng) Catégories : Entreprises multinationales Tags : Globalisation  Commerce international  Capitalisme  Multinationales Index. décimale : 03.01 COMMERCE / MONDIALISATION Généralités Résumé : This book explores the role of multinationals in the creation of the global economy in the last two centuries. It argues that multinationals should be viewed as one of the primary drivers of investment, trade, and knowledge flows across national borders, which are at the heart of the globalisation process. The book is divided into five parts. Part I provides a historical and theoretical context for understanding the role of multinationals in global capitalism. Part II shows how multinationals identified and exploited opportunities to create value. Part III shows how firms built organisations that functioned in multiple environments. Part IV examines the impact of public policy on multinationals. Part V reviews historical evidence on the economic, social, and political impact of multinationals.

OPEC and the international oil industry / Fadhil J. Al-Chalabi

Public ISBD Titre : OPEC and the international oil industry : a changing structure Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Fadhil J. Al-Chalabi, Auteur Editeur : Oxford [UK] : Oxford University Press Année de publication : 1980 Importance : 165 p Langues : Anglais (eng) Catégories : Énergie Tags : Energie  Pétrole  OPEC Index. décimale : 03.03 Ressources naturelles OPEC and the international oil industry : a changing structure [texte imprimé] / Fadhil J. Al-Chalabi, Auteur . - Oxford (UK) : Oxford University Press, 1980 . - 165 p. Langues : Anglais (eng) Catégories : Énergie Tags : Energie  Pétrole  OPEC Index. décimale : 03.03 Ressources naturelles

The Challenge to the South / Julius Nyerere

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The Dragon's gift / Deborah Brautigam

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The New Imperialism / David Harvey  

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Varieties of Unionism / Carola Frege

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