Books in Social sciences and humanities

Producers, Consumers, and Partial Equilibrium

1st Edition
November 4, 2016
David Mandy
English
Paperback
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Producers, Consumers, and Partial Equilibrium provides a systematic and accessible presentation of the full formal details in the core theories of producer and consumer choice under conditions of price taking; and covers the standard theories of competitive, monopoly, and oligopoly partial equilibrium among these economic actors. The book pulls together foundational content from many classic sources and organizes it in a self-contained format that rigidly adheres to optimization as the central behavioral postulate and analytical tool for economic theory. The book maintains a sharp focus on the properties of outcomes from optimizing behavior in varying environments. These properties are the refutable hypotheses from each optimization behavioral postulate, and they form the core content of this positive economic theory. In so doing, the book presents and documents the underlying formal structure of the theory with a higher degree of integration and completeness than is typical of Ph.D. textbooks in microeconomics.

Map Librarianship

1st Edition
November 3, 2016
Susan Elizabeth Ward Aber + 1 more
English
Paperback
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Map Librarianship identifies basic geoliteracy concepts and enhances reference and instruction skills by providing details on finding, downloading, delivering, and assessing maps, remotely sensed imagery, and other geospatial resources and services, primarily from trusted government sources. By offering descriptions of traditional maps, geographic information systems (GIS), remote sensing, and other geospatial technologies, the book provides a timely and practical guide for the map and geospatial librarian to blend confidence in traditional library skill sets.

Capital Market Integration in South Asia

1st Edition
November 2, 2016
Sourajit Aiyer
English
Hardback
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Capital Market Integration in South Asia: Realizing the SAARC Opportunity discusses the potential Capital Market Products/Activities which can create closer inter-linkage of the South Asian capital markets and help local/global investors benefit from this economic opportunity. While some ideas may be implementable now; others have future promise as the regional markets further mature. The book demonstrates both retail and institutional investor interest in this combined high-growth region by offering scope for yield, diversification and risk mitigation, maximized upside from multiple growth markets, minimized downside through low-correlation constituents, and more. The book's core theme addresses the challenges towards deepening the awareness and acceptability of regional economies. Only when this happens will the asset flows increase into the regional market products, providing scale-up that will aid viability for these products.

Handbook of Commercial Policy

1st Edition
Volume 1A
November 2, 2016
Kyle Bagwell + 1 more
English
Hardback
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Handbook of Commercial Policy explores three main topics that permeate the study of commercial policy. The first section presents a broad set of basic empirical facts regarding the pattern and evolution of commercial policy, with the second section investigating the crosscutting legal issues relating to the purpose and design of agreements. Finally, the third section covers key issues of commercial policy in the modern global economy. Every chapter in the book provides coverage from the perspectives of multilateral, and where appropriate, preferential trade agreements. While most other volumes are policy-oriented, this comprehensive guide explores the ways that intellectual thinking and rigor organize research, further making frontier-level synthesis and current theoretical and empirical research accessible to all.

Handbook of Commercial Policy

1st Edition
November 2, 2016
Kyle Bagwell + 1 more
English
Hardback
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Handbook of Commercial Policy explores three main topics that permeate the study of commercial policy. The first section presents a broad set of basic empirical facts regarding the pattern and evolution of commercial policy, with the second section investigating the crosscutting legal issues relating to the purpose and design of agreements. Final sections cover key issues of commercial policy in the modern global economy. Every chapter in the book provides coverage from the perspectives of multilateral, and where appropriate, preferential trade agreements. While most other volumes are policy-oriented, this comprehensive guide explores the ways that intellectual thinking and rigor organize research, further making frontier-level synthesis and current theoretical, and empirical, research accessible to all.

Physical Security: 150 Things You Should Know

2nd Edition
October 27, 2016
Lawrence J. Fennelly + 1 more
English
Paperback
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Physical Security: 150 Things You Should Know, Second Edition is a useful reference for those at any stage of their security career. This practical guide covers the latest technological trends for managing the physical security needs of buildings and campuses of all sizes. Through anecdotes, case studies, and documented procedures, the authors have amassed the most complete collection of information on physical security available. Security practitioners of all levels will find this book easy to use as they look for practical tips to understand and manage the latest physical security technologies, such as biometrics, IP video, video analytics, and mass notification, as well as the latest principles in access control, command and control, perimeter protection, and visitor management.

Transliteracy in Complex Information Environments

1st Edition
October 24, 2016
Suzana Sukovic
English
Paperback
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Transliteracy in Complex Information Environments considers this relatively new concept, which has attracted a great deal of interest in the library and information field, particularly among practitioners. The notion of transliteracy arises in the context of increasingly complex information and communication environments characterised by multimodality and new roles of creators and consumers. Transliteracy concerns the ability to apply and transfer a range of skills and contextual insights to a variety of settings. Rather than focusing on any one skillset or technology, transliteracy is about fluidity of movement across a range of contexts. This book is concerned with processes of learning and knowledge creation. An understanding of transliteracy emergesfrom research data gathered in university and high school settings. Transliteracy is considered in relation to other literacies as an overarching framework. Applications in education and lifelong learning are discussed. Social aspects of transliteracy are considered in relation to academic cultures and broader social trends, particularly hybrid cultures

Measuring and Enhancing the Student Experience

1st Edition
October 24, 2016
Mahsood Shah + 2 more
English
Paperback
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Measuring and Enhancing the Student Experience provides insights on how student experiencemeasures could be used to inform improvements at institutional, course, unit of study and teacherlevel. The book is based on a decade of research and practitioner views on ways to enhance thedesign, conduct, analysis, reporting and closing the loop on student feedback data. While the bookis largely based on Australian case studies, it provides learning experiences for other countries wherestudent experience measures are used in national and institutional quality assurance. Consisting of 13chapters, the book includes a wide range of topics including the role and purpose of student feedback,the use of student feedback in staff performance reviews, staff and student engagement, a studentfeedback and experience framework, the first year experience, use of qualitative data, engagingtransnationa... students in feedback, closing the loop on feedback, student engagement in nationalquality assurance, use of learning analytics and the future of the student experience. Mahsood Shah is an Associate Professor and Deputy Dean (Learning and Teaching) with School ofBusiness and Law at CQUniversity, Australia. In this role Mahsood is responsible for enhancing theacademic quality and standard of courses. Mahsood is also responsible for learning and teachingstrategy, governance, effective implementation of policies, and enhancement of learning and teachingoutcomes across all campuses. In providing leadership for learning and teaching, Mahsood workswith key academic leaders across all campuses to improve learning and teaching outcomes of coursesdelivered in various modes including face-to-face and online. At CQUniversity, he provides leadershipin national and international accreditation of academic courses. Mahsood is also an active researcher. His areas of research include quality in higher education,measuremen... and enhancement of student experience, student retention and attrition, studentengagement in quality assurance, international higher education, widening participation and privatehigher education. Chenicheri Sid Nair is the incoming Executive Director, Tertiary Education Commission (TEC), Mauritius.Prior to joining TEC, he was Professor, Higher Education Development at the University of WesternAustralia (UWA), Perth where his work encompassed the improvement of the institutions teachingand learning. Before this appointment to UWA, he was Quality Adviser (Research and Evaluation) inthe Centre for Higher Education Quality (CHEQ) at Monash University, Australia. He has an extensiveexpertise in the area of quality development and evaluation, and he also has considerable editorialexperience. Currently, he is Associate Editor of the International Journal of Quality Assurance inEngineering and Technology Education (IJQAETE). He was also a Managing Editor of the ElectronicJournal of Science Education (EJSE). Professor Nair is also an international consultant in a number ofcountries in quality, student voice and evaluations.

Strategic Financial Management Casebook

1st Edition
October 21, 2016
Rajesh Kumar
English
Paperback
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Strategic Financial Management Casebook strategically uses integrative case studies—cases that do not emphasize specific subjects such as capital budgeting or value based management—to provide a framework for understanding strategic financial management. By featuring holistic presentations, the book puts readers into the shoes of those responsible for the world’s largest wealth creators. It covers strategies of growth, mergers and acquisitions, financial performance analysis over the past decade, wealth created in terms of stock returns since its listing in stock market, investment and financial decisions, cost of capital, and corporate valuation. In addition, the casebook also discusses corporate restructuring activities undertaken by each company. Each chapter follows a template to facilitate learning, and each features an Excel-based case analysis worksheet that includes a complete data set for financial analysis and valuation.

Becoming an International Humanitarian Aid Worker

1st Edition
October 16, 2016
Chen Reis + 1 more
English
Paperback
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Becoming an International Humanitarian Aid Worker draws on the experiences of those currently working and those hiring people to work in humanitarian aid today, and an analysis of job postings over a 9-month period. It provides relevant information and advice to help jobseekers make more informed decisions about what steps to take. It first pushes prospective job seekers to reflect on whether this is the right career path for them. It then provides tried and tested strategies for preparing for a humanitarian career and being competitive in the humanitarian job market, serving as a comprehensive guide for those thinking about a career in international humanitarian aid.

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Books in Social sciences and humanities

Producers, Consumers, and Partial Equilibrium

Map Librarianship

Capital Market Integration in South Asia

Handbook of Commercial Policy

Handbook of Commercial Policy

Physical Security: 150 Things You Should Know

Transliteracy in Complex Information Environments

Measuring and Enhancing the Student Experience

Strategic Financial Management Casebook

Becoming an International Humanitarian Aid Worker

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