2008 Olympics: dragon in the limelight.(ASIA PACIFIC): An article from: Harvard International Review
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    2008 Olympics: dragon in the limelight.(ASIA PACIFIC): An article from: Harvard International Review
    Lin Ting Li
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    Release Date: 2006-07-14

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    This digital document is an article from Harvard International Review, published by Harvard International Relations Council, Inc. on March 22, 2005. The length of the article is 853 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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    Title: 2008 Olympics: dragon in the limelight.(ASIA PACIFIC)
    Author: Lin Ting Li
    Publication: Harvard International Review (Refereed)
    Date: March 22, 2005
    Publisher: Harvard International Relations Council, Inc.
    Volume: 27 Issue: 1 Page: 9(2)

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    The Aftermath of Partition in South Asia.(Book Review) : An article from: Pacific Affairs
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      The Aftermath of Partition in South Asia.(Book Review) : An article from: Pacific Affairs
      Sarah Ansari
      Manufacturer: University of British Columbia
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      ASIN: B0009GSBGK
      Release Date: 2005-08-01

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      This digital document is an article from Pacific Affairs, published by University of British Columbia on June 22, 2004. The length of the article is 610 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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      Title: The Aftermath of Partition in South Asia.(Book Review)
      Author: Sarah Ansari
      Publication: Pacific Affairs (Refereed)
      Date: June 22, 2004
      Publisher: University of British Columbia
      Volume: 77 Issue: 2 Page: 363(2)

      Article Type: Book Review

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      The armed forces of Russia in Asia. (Book reviews).: An article from: Pacific Affairs
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        The armed forces of Russia in Asia. (Book reviews).: An article from: Pacific Affairs
        Victor Zatsepine
        Manufacturer: University of British Columbia
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        ASIN: B0008IJZOQ
        Release Date: 2005-07-28

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        This digital document is an article from Pacific Affairs, published by University of British Columbia on September 22, 2001. The length of the article is 739 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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        Title: The armed forces of Russia in Asia. (Book reviews).
        Author: Victor Zatsepine
        Publication: Pacific Affairs (Refereed)
        Date: September 22, 2001
        Publisher: University of British Columbia
        Volume: 74 Issue: 3 Page: 409(2)

        Article Type: Book Review

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        THE ARMED FORCES OF THE USA IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION.(Review): An article from: Pacific Affairs
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          THE ARMED FORCES OF THE USA IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION.(Review): An article from: Pacific Affairs
          Robin Ramcharan
          Manufacturer: University of British Columbia
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          Binding: Digital
          ASIN: B0008JCD9E
          Release Date: 2005-07-28

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          This digital document is an article from Pacific Affairs, published by University of British Columbia on September 22, 2000. The length of the article is 718 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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          Title: THE ARMED FORCES OF THE USA IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION.(Review)
          Author: Robin Ramcharan
          Publication: Pacific Affairs (Refereed)
          Date: September 22, 2000
          Publisher: University of British Columbia
          Volume: 73 Issue: 3 Page: 413

          Article Type: Book Review

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          ASEM (The Asia-Europe Meeting): A Window of Opportunity.(Review) (book review): An article from: Pacific Affairs
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            ASEM (The Asia-Europe Meeting): A Window of Opportunity.(Review) (book review): An article from: Pacific Affairs
            Christopher M. Dent
            Manufacturer: University of British Columbia
            ProductGroup: Book
            Binding: Digital
            ASIN: B0008J0H24
            Release Date: 2005-07-28

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            This digital document is an article from Pacific Affairs, published by University of British Columbia on June 22, 2000. The length of the article is 599 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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            Title: ASEM (The Asia-Europe Meeting): A Window of Opportunity.(Review) (book review)
            Author: Christopher M. Dent
            Publication: Pacific Affairs (Refereed)
            Date: June 22, 2000
            Publisher: University of British Columbia
            Volume: 73 Issue: 2 Page: 267

            Article Type: Book Review

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            Asia & Pacific Review 2001/02: The Economic and Business Report (World of Information)
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              Asia & Pacific Review 2001/02: The Economic and Business Report (World of Information)

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              Asia & Pacific Review 2003/04: The Economic and Business Report (World of Information Regional Review: Asia & Pacific)
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                Asia & Pacific Review 2003/04: The Economic and Business Report (World of Information Regional Review: Asia & Pacific)
                Kogan Page
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                * The definitive guide to the most recent economic and political trends, developments and key events in the region* Key indicators and profiles for 60 countries* Leading-edge expertise from some of the world s top journalists and regional specialists * Key facts and essential business directory information.Of interest to academic, public and corporate libraries; economic, geography and international relations specialists; professional, trade and government organizations; exporters and international investors."Asia and Pacific Review 2003/4" is the only English language publication to cover all the Asia and Pacific Region. The 21st edition provides both an analytical overview of the region and specific data for each of the 60 countries. Introductory chapters cover regional issues including: a regional review with this year s trends, developments and key events; analysis of the threat of terrorism in the region; the effects of deflation on the economy; the water crisis and its impact on the poor; the successes and failures of micro-credit in the region.The main body of the book provides comprehensive economic and business reports for each country and includes: * Political and economic surveys identifying the trends, developments, problems and solutions * Country profiles, which analyze the different economic sectors of each country, summarizes its political parties and system, and provides condensed background information on a range of other important topics including demographics, languages, and industry sectors* Key facts with vital statistics for the country being analyzed* Business guide offering practical information for visitors to the country * Key indicators setting out thecountry s key economic indicators over the last five years* Business directory listing the names and addresses of local organizations useful to visitors.
                ASIA & THE PACIFIC. Indigenous Australian Voices: A Reader. Jennifer Sabbioni, Kay Schaffer, Sidonie Smith, eds.(Review): An article from: World Literature Today
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                  ASIA & THE PACIFIC. Indigenous Australian Voices: A Reader. Jennifer Sabbioni, Kay Schaffer, Sidonie Smith, eds.(Review): An article from: World Literature Today
                  John Scheckter
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                  Release Date: 2005-07-28

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                  This digital document is an article from World Literature Today, published by University of Oklahoma on March 22, 1999. The length of the article is 553 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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                  Title: ASIA & THE PACIFIC. Indigenous Australian Voices: A Reader. Jennifer Sabbioni, Kay Schaffer, Sidonie Smith, eds.(Review)
                  Author: John Scheckter
                  Publication: World Literature Today (Refereed)
                  Date: March 22, 1999
                  Publisher: University of Oklahoma
                  Volume: 73 Issue: 2 Page: 389

                  Article Type: Book Review

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                  ASIA AFTER THE "MIRACLE": Redefining U.S. Economic and Security Priorities.(Review) (book review): An article from: Pacific Affairs
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                    ASIA AFTER THE "MIRACLE": Redefining U.S. Economic and Security Priorities.(Review) (book review): An article from: Pacific Affairs
                    Bruce Stronach
                    Manufacturer: University of British Columbia
                    ProductGroup: Book
                    Binding: Digital
                    ASIN: B0008J0H2Y
                    Release Date: 2005-07-28

                    Book Description

                    This digital document is an article from Pacific Affairs, published by University of British Columbia on June 22, 2000. The length of the article is 668 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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                    Title: ASIA AFTER THE "MIRACLE": Redefining U.S. Economic and Security Priorities.(Review) (book review)
                    Author: Bruce Stronach
                    Publication: Pacific Affairs (Refereed)
                    Date: June 22, 2000
                    Publisher: University of British Columbia
                    Volume: 73 Issue: 2 Page: 271

                    Article Type: Book Review

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                    Asia and Pacific Annual Review, 1981
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                      Asia and Pacific Annual Review, 1981
                      Annual Review Service
                      Manufacturer: Rand McNally & Co
                      ProductGroup: Book
                      Binding: Paperback
                      ASIN: 0528845160

                      Heinle & Heinle's Complete Guide to the TOEFL Test, CBT Edition
                      Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
                      • Wonderful self-study guide, but expensive
                      • The best help to this test
                      Heinle & Heinle's Complete Guide to the TOEFL Test, CBT Edition
                      Bruce Rogers
                      Manufacturer: Heinle & Heinle Publishers
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                      ASIN: 0838402348

                      Book Description

                      Prepare your students for the TOEFL.

                      Customer Reviews:

                      4 out of 5 stars Wonderful self-study guide, but expensive.......2001-10-30

                      This is by far one of the best TOEFL test-preparation guides in print. It provides a very full and clear understanding of the different question and content types found on the TOEFL exam. It also gives numerous practice exercises that reinforce skills necessary to achieving a higher score on the TOEFL. There's a great list of idiomatic expressions for the listening section and vocbulary terms for the reading section, both with fill-in exercises, too. In addition, all of the listening, grammar, and reading exercises are wonderfully written. I have the sense that Rogers really put a lot of care into the material. The book comes with a CD which contains one practice test. There are also two practice tests at the end of the book. Drawbacks: For $42.95, Complete Guide to the TOEFL does not come with the tapes for the listening material ($99.95), the transcripts or the answers ($15.00). So, you're going to have to pay around $170 to really "get" this book. In addition, the TWE section of the book is not too stellar. However, overall, I find Bruce Rogers' Complete Guide to the TOEFL to be one of the clearest, most thoughtful TOEFL test-prep books on the market. It's expensive, but it will definitely give you an outstanding preparation for the TOEFL exam.

                      5 out of 5 stars The best help to this test.......2001-05-07

                      I consider to this book, like an excellent guide in order to pass the exam of the TOEFL, thanks to him, I could have passed the exam with a punctuation of 650. Besides being a guide, it is excellent continue practicing the grammar and writing of the English
                      Heinle's Complete Guide to the TOEFL Test, CBT Edition
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                        Heinle's Complete Guide to the TOEFL Test, CBT Edition
                        Bruce Rogers
                        Manufacturer: Delmar Thomson Learning
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                        Help your students achieve the best possible score on the TOEFL (R) by offering useful test-taking strategies and extensive practice for all of the new exercise types.

                        Smart Negotiating: How to Make Good Deals in the Real World: Confessions from Sin City
                        Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
                        • Concise, intriguing, facilitating, a little bit tedious
                        • Useful guidelines for bargaining.
                        • True to life
                        Smart Negotiating: How to Make Good Deals in the Real World: Confessions from Sin City
                        James C. Freund
                        Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster
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                        ASIN: 0671730274

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                        DEAL YOURSELF A WINNING HAND!

                        Whether you're closing a multi-million dollar acquisition or the purchase of a new family home, securing a raise from a tough minded boss or reaching an agreement with a partner, the pitfalls of negotiating are the same. Now the brilliant strategist behind some of the business world's toughest negotiations tells you how to avoid these pitfalls and achieve your goals -- without being a bully or a wimp.

                        Attorney James C. Freund forged hard-won victories in many of the major corporate takeover battles of the 1980s -- from TWA to Federated Department Stores. In Smart Negotiating, he offers a "game-plan" approach that will help you strike a balance between striving for advantage and compromising too quickly. You will learn how to:

                        * Determine in advance your realistic expectations on key bargaining issues
                        * Deal with bluffs and other gambits
                        * Motivate the other side
                        * Use leverage and information to your advantage
                        * Formulate the terms of the ultimate compromise

                        A fresh, straight forward audio program that brings you right into simulated negotiations with vivid real-world examples, Smart Negotiating will help you succeed at closing a deal.

                        Customer Reviews:

                        4 out of 5 stars Concise, intriguing, facilitating, a little bit tedious.......1999-12-08

                        Freund was able to conceptualize and partly lift the veil above one of the most vague terms - negotiation. Freund facilitated a better understanding of the what, when and how of negotiation. Structured discussion and a sprinkle of good examples bring a concise, intriguing and inspiring message. Though, a bit toward the end, the book lingers in reaching the climax, leaving the reader somewhat confused.

                        5 out of 5 stars Useful guidelines for bargaining........1998-06-16

                        I'm sorry, Harvard: bargaining is a part of the real world! James Freund is an experienced negotiation master. Excelent for everybody.

                        5 out of 5 stars True to life.......1998-05-18

                        Reading negotiation books is a bit of a hobby for me. This book is the best that I've read; an ethical yet strong methodology for getting a deal done. Works strong in practice and very professional. On the required reading list at MBA programs.

                        Automatizacion - Con Un CD ROM
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                          Automatizacion - Con Un CD ROM
                          Gregory Hansen
                          Manufacturer: Prentice Hall Empresa
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                          Controversies in Competitive Intelligence: The Enduring Issues
                          Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
                          • framing and answering a variety of CI questions
                          • Unafraid to tackle the tough matters head on
                          Controversies in Competitive Intelligence: The Enduring Issues

                          Manufacturer: Praeger Publishers
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                          ASIN: 1567205607

                          Book Description

                          Chosen for their clear, direct relevance to scholars and practitioners in the volatile field of competitive intelligence, the 24 issues evaluated here represent the cutting edge of CI's most pressing concerns. Current, scholarly, pragmatic, and among the first of its kind, this book presents the heart of the field in a way that even the relatively uninitiated can grasp and quickly apply. The authors cover the latest technological advances and their relation to the tools most valued by CI professionals. They also show that despite its enormous range of possibilities, CI has limits. Navigating the ever-changing organizational and marketplace environments is difficult. A key debate involves what should and shouldn't be done to maximize the beneficial power of CI. Fleisher, Blenkhorn, and the book's contributors present the crucial points of this debate. This book is perfect for practitioners seeking guidance, but also as a supplemental text for students in such courses as marketing strategy and planning, business-to-business marketing, and competitive intelligence itself.

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                          5 out of 5 stars framing and answering a variety of CI questions.......2004-02-24

                          Controversies in Competitive Intelligence is as different from User-Driven Competitive Intelligence as one can imagine. In this book, Craig and David have asked other writers to join them in framing and then answering, a bewildering variety of questions. And, to their collective and individual credit, every chapter comes to grip with the important question it is charged with dissecting. Of more than passing interest to those seeking to know if CI is truly global yet (a question not asked in this book), 21 of the 22 contributors are working or teaching in Canada, and the other one is in Australia.

                          Who would like this book? It is not a matter of like, but a matter of need. Frankly, I think that anyone seriously involved in or even interested in,CI, whether as an academic, an internal manager, an outside consultant, or as an official involved with SCIP, should read this. Why? Because this book affirmatively raises hard questions, and then provides an unflinching look at each.

                          Each chapter takes the reader through an understanding of the particular issue, sets out an approach to analyzing it, and then comes to its own conclusion on what is the right answer. That does not mean you will agree with what all of the authors have said. In fact, I cannot imagine that you would do so.

                          If you read every chapter, you must inevitably come to those with which you disagree, but which you must honestly acknowledge that the authors do a fine job of setting out an answer. I found that I was muttering, in more than one place, "Well yes, but..." That means that the author's approach is causing me to think about the issue. And it should cause you to think as well. And for that I give it high marks.

                          Excerpt from review written by John J. McGonagle, Book editor for Competitive Intelligence Magazine, published in the September/October 2003 issue by SCIP www.scip.org

                          5 out of 5 stars Unafraid to tackle the tough matters head on.......2003-07-20

                          I've now read about a dozen CI-oriented books in the last twelve months and Controversies in Competitive Intelligence stands out from the rest of them for tackling head-on some of the more troubling matters long affecting the field. Not too dissimilar in format from the last book I read by these authors (see my review of "Managing Frontiers in Competitive Intelligence"), it consists of two dozen chapters, mostly by different authors who work in the CI field, and addresses the questions that many of us, including me, have been dealing with for years.

                          Several chapters thoroughly piqued my interest, especially the ones that dealt with avoiding over-reliance on the internet for CI work (Chapters 7, 8, and 10) - something I see far too many of my corporate clients succumbing to, the growing debate over the field itself - best demonstrated by Fleisher's chapter 5 on what to call the field and chapter 3 whether those doing it are professionals, and the chapters that deal with CI's relationship to other organizational processes such as marketing (Chapter 22 by Blenkhorn), knowledge management (Chapter 23 by Knip), MIS (Chapter 13 by Nikkel), and CRM (see the very interesting Chapter 12 by Davis). Although I viewed these as the most valuable, there were no chapters in the book that I didn't find at least somewhat interesting and thought-provoking.

                          The book won't provide all the answers we need to answer the questions it poses. Many of the chapters in the book could likely be treated in book length manuscripts themselves - and some of them deserve that treatment sooner rather than later. Having said that, this book is a very worthy and unique addition to the working bookshelf of any serious CI consultant or practitioner, is among the most insightful and valuable recently released in this field, and is easily worth the time to thoroughly read through its meaty 350 pages.

                          Housing the Stranger in the Mediterranean World: Lodging, Trade, and Travel in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages
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                            Housing the Stranger in the Mediterranean World: Lodging, Trade, and Travel in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages
                            Olivia Remie Constable
                            Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press
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                            ASIN: 0521819180

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                            The Greek pandocheion, the Arabic funduq, and Latin fondaco were hostelries for medieval Mediterranean travellers that evolved into centers of trade between Muslim and Christian regions. Olivia Remie Constable traces the evolution of this family of institutions from the pandocheion in Late Antiquity to the arrival of European merchants in Islamic markets and the appearance of the fondaco. Constable's study demonstrates the role of common economic interests in their development.

                            The Struggle over the Soul of Economics
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                            • Economist, know your soul
                            The Struggle over the Soul of Economics
                            Yuval P. Yonay
                            Manufacturer: Princeton University Press
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                            ASIN: 0691034192

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                            This book provides a surprising answer to two puzzling questions that relate to the very "soul" of the professional study of economics in the late twentieth century. How did the discipline of economics come to be dominated by an approach that is heavily dependent on mathematically derived models? And what happened to other approaches to the discipline that were considered to be scientifically viable less than fifty years ago? Between the two world wars there were two well-accepted schools of thought in economics: the "neoclassical," which emerged in the last third of the nineteenth century, and the "institutionalist," which started with the works of Veblen and Commons at the end of the same century. Although the contributions of the institutionalists are nearly forgotten now, Yuval Yonay shows that their legacy lingers in the study and practice of economics today. By reconsidering their impact and by analyzing the conflicts that arose between neoclassicists and institutionalists, Yonay brings to life a hidden chapter in the history of economics.

                            The author is a sociologist of science who brings a unique perspective to economic history. By utilizing the actor-network approach of Bruno Latour and Michel Callon, he arrives at a deeper understanding of the nature of the changes that took place in the practice of economics. His analysis also illuminates a broader set of issues concerning the nature of scientific practice and the forces behind changes in scientific knowledge.

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                            This book provides a surprising answer to two puzzling questions that relate to the very "soul" of the professional study of economics in the late twentieth century. How did the discipline of economics come to be dominated by an approach that is heavily dependent on mathematically derived models? And what happened to other approaches to the discipline that were considered to be scientifically viable less than fifty years ago? Between the two world wars there were two well-accepted schools of thought in economics: the "neoclassical," which emerged in the last third of the nineteenth century, and the "institutionalist," which started with the works of Veblen and Commons at the end of the same century. Although the contributions of the institutionalists are nearly forgotten now, Yuval Yonay shows that their legacy lingers in the study and practice of economics today. By reconsidering their impact and by analyzing the conflicts that arose between neoclassicists and institutionalists, Yonay brings to life a hidden chapter in the history of economics. The author is a sociologist of science who brings a unique perspective to economic history. By utilizing the actor-network approach of Bruno Latour and Michel Callon, he arrives at a deeper understanding of the nature of the changes that took place in the practice of economics. His analysis also illuminates a broader set of issues concerning the nature of scientific practice and the forces behind changes in scientific knowledge.

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                            5 out of 5 stars Economist, know your soul.......2000-10-16

                            This is an excellent book that should be read by professional economists, and others interested in the history of the discipline. It provides a history of the confrontation between neoclassical and institutional economics between the wars.

                            It illuminates many puzzles. Central is that of the ideas that dominated post-war Western (especially Anglo-Saxon) policy making. That is, until economists came through who could do the maths (rather than things like Edgeworth boxes) who ran the show? Why were people like Wesley C. Mitchell, Arthur Burns and others, who played dominant roles in US conomic policy-making, so very different in approach and attitude to what followed once Samuelson and others had effected the mathematical revolution.

                            The crucial point made is that both institutionalists and the necoclassicals they fought were swept away by the post-war mathematicisation of economics. In this sense, neo-institutionalists are no more modern-day institutionalists than neo-classicals are modern classical economists. The failed institionalist attempt to create a basis for economics that would start from a fresh examination of the massive amounts of data that was coming available sits beside the gathering evidence that modern econometrics, co-integration and all, in effect does little more. Thus the massive tensions remain, for example between the exogenous preferences assumptions that penetrate economics as taught, and the need to address such issues as the data presents them.

                            A great book.

                            Adam Fforde
                            The Struggle Over the Soul of Economics: Institutionalist and Neoclassical Economists in America Between the Wars.(Review) (book reviews): An article from: Journal of Economic Issues
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                              The Struggle Over the Soul of Economics: Institutionalist and Neoclassical Economists in America Between the Wars.(Review) (book reviews): An article from: Journal of Economic Issues
                              Perry Mehrling
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                              Release Date: 2005-07-28

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                              Title: The Struggle Over the Soul of Economics: Institutionalist and Neoclassical Economists in America Between the Wars.(Review) (book reviews)
                              Author: Perry Mehrling
                              Publication: Journal of Economic Issues (Refereed)
                              Date: September 1, 1999
                              Publisher: Association for Evolutionary Economics
                              Volume: 33 Issue: 3 Page: 758(4)

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                                The Struggle Over the Soul of Economics: Institutionalist and Neoclassical Economists in America Between the Wars.(Review): An article from: Southern Economic Journal
                                Bruce J. Caldwell
                                Manufacturer: Southern Economic Association
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                                ASIN: B00098LKA2
                                Release Date: 2005-07-28

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                                This digital document is an article from Southern Economic Journal, published by Southern Economic Association on January 1, 1999. The length of the article is 2644 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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                                Title: The Struggle Over the Soul of Economics: Institutionalist and Neoclassical Economists in America Between the Wars.(Review)
                                Author: Bruce J. Caldwell
                                Publication: Southern Economic Journal (Refereed)
                                Date: January 1, 1999
                                Publisher: Southern Economic Association
                                Volume: 65 Issue: 3 Page: 664(5)

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                                The Complete Database Marketer: Second Generation Strategies and Techniques for Tapping the Power of Your Customer Database
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