restructuring the impact of hospital organization on

The Demography of Inequality in Brazil

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Wood, Charles H. / Carvalho, Jose Alberto Magno / Knight, Alan, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, This book examines how transformations in Brazil's social, economic and political ong>organizationong> affect ong>theong> demographic behaviour ong>ofong> people who live in different parts ong>ofong> ong>theong> country and who occupy different positions in ong>theong> social system. ong>Theong> authors review ong>theong> history ong>ofong> unequal development and document ong>theong> concentration ong>ofong> income and land ownership. Using data from ong>theong> and censuses, ong>theong>y show how ong>theong> Brazilian style ong>ofong> economic growth unequally affected different population subgroups. Mortality estimates for white and non-white people measure ong>theong> consequences ong>ofong> racial inequality on ong>theong> life chances ong>ofong> children. Oong>theong>r chapters investigate rural out-migration, ong>theong> ong>impactong> ong>ofong> Amazon colonization schemes on rural poverty, and ong>theong> implications ong>ofong> differential rates ong>ofong> population growth among rich and poor households for future patterns ong>ofong> inequality and underemployment. ong>Theong> overall perspective places ong>theong> concept ong>ofong> inequality at ong>theong> centre ong>ofong> ong>theong> study ong>ofong> demographic and structural change.

Poverty and Economic Reforms: The Social Concerns

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Aurora, G., PUBLISHER: Academic Foundation, Based on research carried out in a few villages in South India, this book's chief concern was to examine ong>theong> ong>impactong> ong>ofong> ong>theong> economic reforms on ong>theong> poor with a focus on levels and intensity ong>ofong> poverty, social dimensions ong>ofong> deprivation, food security, and ong>theong> role ong>ofong> MNCs.

The Path of the Buddha: Writings on Contemporary Buddhism

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Singh, Renuka, PUBLISHER: Penguin Books, Giving Buddha's spiritual journey a contemporary dimension, this anthology contains essays by spiritual leaders like His Holiness ong>theong> Dalai Lama, Lama Zopa Rinpoche and Lama Thubten Yeshe on ong>theong> ong>impactong> ong>ofong> Buddhist philosophy on ong>theong>m. Equally poignant are ong>theong> accounts ong>ofong> oong>theong>rs who, dissatisfied with ong>theong> present world, embark on a search for salvation. Varied and meaningful, ong>Theong> Path ong>ofong> ong>theong> Buddha provides a rare glimpse into Buddhism.

Commonwealth Caribbean Public Law

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Fiadjoe, Albert, PUBLISHER: Routledge Cavendish, Taking a critical look at ong>theong> major areas ong>ofong> constitutional and administrative law, Commonwealth Caribbean Public Law places a firm emphasis on ong>theong> protection ong>ofong> citizens' rights and good governance. ong>Theong> third edition ong>ofong> this book builds on ong>theong> success ong>ofong> ong>theong> previous two editions, setting-out ong>theong> established legal principles through Caribbean cases, along with critique and commentary ong>ofong> ong>theong> law where appropriate. Contemporary issues and changes in Caribbean public law are addressed including: ong>theong> refining ong>ofong> ong>theong> rules governing judicial review; recent cases dealing with ong>theong> death penalty; and ong>theong> likely ong>impactong> on CARICOM initiatives on ong>theong> rights ong>ofong> citizens.

The End of Empire and the Making of Malaya

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Harper, T. N., PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, This is ong>theong> first general social and political history ong>ofong> Malaya. Focusing on ong>theong> years to , ong>theong> last years ong>ofong> British rule and ong>theong> achievement ong>ofong> independence, it embraces a wealth ong>ofong> social, economic and cultural, as well as political ong>theong>mes. It contains new research on ong>theong> ong>impactong> ong>ofong> ong>theong> Second World War in Malaya, ong>theong> origins and course ong>ofong> ong>theong> Communist Emergency, and ong>theong> response ong>ofong> Malaya's various ethnic communities to nationalism and social change. A concluding chapter takes ong>theong>se ong>theong>mes forward into ong>theong> s to shed new light on ong>theong> emergence ong>ofong> this important Souong>theong>ast Asian nation.

Synopsis of Biological Data on the Northern Pike

FAO Fisheries Synopsis: Synopsis ong>ofong> Biological Data on ong>theong> Norong>theong>rn Pike Esox Lucius Linneaus, No 30, Rev 2 Paperback â€" by Alexander J.P. Raat (Author) Paperback, 178 pages Publisher: Food & Agriculture ong>Organizationong> ong>ofong> ong>theong> United Nations (FAO); Language: English Euro 200

Supreme Court in the Federal Judicial System

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Wasby, Stephen L. / Winkates, James E., PUBLISHER: Wadsworth Publishing Company, ong>Theong> fourth edition ong>ofong> this authoritative text has been completely updated through ong>theong> term. New material is presented on ong>theong> Rehnquist Court, ong>theong> Court's recourd on civil liberties, and ong>theong> Clarence Thomas nomination. ong>Theong> text focuses on ong>theong> Supreme Court, but also analyzes oong>theong>r federal courts and ong>theong> entire court system. ong>Theong> Court's political roles are discussed first. ong>Theong> structure ong>ofong> ong>theong> judicial system and ong>theong> ways ong>ofong> selecting federal judges follows. A separate chapter is devoted to ong>theong> role ong>ofong> lawyers and interest groups. ong>Theong> book concludes with an account ong>ofong> ong>theong> ong>impactong> ong>ofong> court rulings.

Rethinking Security in Post Cold War Europe

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Park, William / Rees, G. Wyn, PUBLISHER: Addison Wesley Publishing Company, This is a survey ong>ofong> ong>theong> principle items on ong>theong> European security agenda following ong>theong> end ong>ofong> ong>theong> Cold War. ong>Theong> book focuses on regions where ong>theong> reconsideration ong>ofong> security issues has been particularly prong>ofong>ound and analyzes ong>theong> main security institutions which have survived ong>theong> Cold War including NATO, ong>theong> European Union/Western European Union and ong>theong> ong>Organizationong> for Security and Cooperation in Europe. Also strides ong>theong> Central European countries, Russia and states ong>ofong> ong>theong> former USSR.

Culture and Local Development

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Local Economic and Employment Development, PUBLISHER: ong>Organizationong> for Economic Cooperation & Devel, This publication highlights ong>theong> ong>impactong> ong>ofong> culture on local economies and ong>theong> methodological issues related to its identification. In particular, ong>theong> book demonstrates that ong>theong> contemporary contribution ong>ofong> culture to economic development is not only limited to attracting tourists, but that it increasingly acts as a catalyst for oong>theong>r activities to furong>theong>r develop through territorial clusters. It also demonstrates ong>theong> power ong>ofong> culture as a tool for ong>theong> social integration ong>ofong> distressed people and communities, thus contributing to sustainable development.

The Role and Impact of the Internet on Library and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Liu, Lewis-Guodo, PUBLISHER: Praeger, Since that time, ong>theong> literature on ong>theong> Internet and its ong>impactong> on and role in libraries and research has exploded. A simple keyword search in " Library Literature and Information Index," a primary electronic index ong>ofong> library and information science research literature, retrieves over items related to ong>theong> Internet. ong>Theong> dominance ong>ofong> ong>theong> Internet not only provides great opportunities for libraries to provide better services, but also poses tremendous challenges to librarians and library and information science scholars. This volume includes discussions ong>ofong> current issues and trends, written by scholars and practitioners in ong>theong> fields ong>ofong> library and information science, computer science, and computer engineering.

The 360 Degree Leader Workbook: Developing Your Influence

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Maxwell, John C., PUBLISHER: Nelson ong>Impactong>, In his nearly thirty years ong>ofong> teaching leadership, John Maxwell has encountered this question again and again: How do I apply leadership principles if I'm not ong>theong> boss? In ong>Theong> 360 Degree Leader Workbook, Maxwell addresses that very question and takes ong>theong> discussion even furong>theong>r. You don't have to be ong>theong> main leader, asserts Maxwell, to make significant ong>impactong> in your ong>organizationong>. Good leaders are not only capable ong>ofong> leading ong>theong>ir followers but are also adept at leading ong>theong>ir superiors and ong>theong>ir peers. Debunking myths and shedding light on ong>theong> challenges, John Maxwell ong>ofong>fers specific principles for Leading Down, Leading Up, and Leading Across. 360-Degree Leaders can lead effectively, regardless ong>ofong> ong>theong>ir position in an ong>organizationong>. By applying Maxwell's principles, you will expand your influence and ultimately be a more valuable team member.

Diseases of the Liver & Biliary System in Children

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kelly, Deirdre A., PUBLISHER: Wiley-Blackwell, ong>Theong> editor is affiliated with ong>Theong> Birmingham Childrens ong>Hospitalong>, UK; ong>theong> 21 contributors are from ong>theong> UK, except for a few from ong>theong> US and Canada. Eighteen chapters are arranged in sections on assessment; ong>theong> neonate; acute disease; older children; metabolic liver disease; management ong>ofong> chronic disease; ong>theong> liver and oong>theong>r organs; surgical management; and transplantation. Coverage is wide, including such aspects as ong>theong> psychology ong>ofong> parents ong>ofong> children on transplant waiting lists to ong>theong> genetic disturbances ong>ofong> bilirubin and bile salt transport in ong>theong> neonate.

Knowledge Management and Virtual Organizations

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Malhotra, Yogesh, PUBLISHER: Idea Group Publishing, Based on ong>theong> completion ong>ofong> ong>theong> latest knowledge, research and practices, Knowledge Management and Virtual ong>Organizationong>s synong>theong>sizes ong>theong> latest thinking in knowledge management with ong>theong> design ong>ofong> information technology and ong>theong> Internet-enabled new ong>organizationong> forms. ong>Theong> major emphasis ong>ofong> this exciting book is on knowledge management, virtual ong>organizationong>s and teams, and success factors for knowledge management and virtual ong>organizationong>s.

Universitas: The Social Restructuring of American

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Boudreau, Tom / Boudreau, Thomas E. / Carfora, John M., PUBLISHER: Praeger, Believing that current educational policies and practices in American institutions ong>ofong> higher learning contribute to an incoherent, disjunctive, and wasteful four-year experience for many undergraduates, ong>theong> author provides a sense ong>ofong> new direction to aid in ong>theong> ong>restructuringong> and reform ong>ofong> undergraduate education in America. ong>Theong> primary question ong>ofong> ong>theong> work is: How can ong>theong> years ong>ofong> undergraduate education empower ong>theong> student with ong>theong> knowledge and integrated set ong>ofong> skills needed for a lifetime ong>ofong> learning and productive work? Boudreau focuses on ong>theong> primary responsibility ong>ofong> all institutions ong>ofong> higher learning to provide a superior undergraduate education. All oong>theong>r functions ong>ofong> a university should be secondary to this commitment. Unfortunately, this basic premise seems lost today. This work argues that universities must undergo significant reform and renewal, especially at ong>theong> undergraduate level, if ong>theong>y are to prepare students successfully for ong>theong> future.

Triage X, Vol. 2

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Sato, Shouji, PUBLISHER: Yen Press, Mochizuki General ong>Hospitalong> boasts some ong>ofong> ong>theong> most well-trained (and well-endowed) nurses in town. But though ong>theong>se ladies spend much ong>ofong> ong>theong>ir day battling disease, ong>theong>ir after-hours are spent fighting a very different sort ong>ofong> disease...Under ong>theong> leadership ong>ofong> ong>theong> ong>hospitalong> chairman, a handful ong>ofong> staff members and local teenagers form a group ong>ofong> mercenary assassins, targeting ong>theong> "cancers" ong>ofong> society and excising those individuals before ong>theong>ir wickedness spreads.

Massachusetts General Hospital Manual of Oral and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Massachusetts General ong>Hospitalong> / Donong>ofong>f, R. Bruce, PUBLISHER: C.V. Mosby, This new third edition provides all ong>ofong> ong>theong> essential information residents and surgeons need in a succinct outline format. ong>Theong> manual is packed with a multitude ong>ofong> algorithms that guide ong>theong> reader step-by-step through procedural decisions. ong>Theong> Basic Care Guidelines explain everything from ong>hospitalong> protocols to postoperative care. And ong>theong> Specific Care Guidelines discuss salivary gland disease, odontogenic infection, cancer in ong>theong> oral cavity and oropharynx, nerve injury, and more

On the Functions of the Brain and of Each of Its Parts

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gall, PUBLISHER: General Books, Title: On ong>theong> Functions ong>ofong> ong>theong> Brain and ong>ofong> Each ong>ofong> Its Parts: With Observations on ong>theong> Possibility ong>ofong> Determining ong>theong> Instincts, Propensities, and Talents, or ong>theong> Moral and Intellectual Dispositions ong>ofong> Men and Animals, by ong>theong> Configuration ong>ofong> ong>theong> Brain and Head Volume: 5-6 Publisher: Boston, Marsh, Capen

The Sinking of the Princess Sophia: Taking the North Down

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Coates, Ken / Morrison, William, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, On October , ong>theong> Canadian Pacific steamer Princess Sophia left Skagway, Alaska, on its last run ong>ofong> ong>theong> season to Vancouver, Victoria, and Seattle. A storm rose and at 2 a.m. it ran aground on Vanderbilt Reef. Rescue vessels were quickly assembled, but ong>theong> storm worsened and ong>theong>y were forced to take shelter ong>theong>mselves. By ong>theong> following morning, ong>theong> Princess Sophia had sunk to ong>theong> bottom ong>ofong> ong>theong> Lynn Canal, taking all ong>ofong> its passengers--a significant cross-section ong>ofong> ong>theong> population ong>ofong> ong>theong> Yukon and Alaska--with it. This volume examines ong>theong> ong>impactong> ong>ofong> this loss on a society that, with ong>theong> end ong>ofong> ong>theong> gold rush, was already in decline.

Coping with Crisis: Austerity, Adjustment, and Human

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Samong>ofong>f, Joel, PUBLISHER: UNESCO, Drawing on a series ong>ofong> transnational and transdisciplinary UNESCO/ILO studies, this publication considers ong>theong> ong>impactong> ong>ofong> public education expenditure cuts on resource development, particularly in ong>theong> developing world. It examines ong>theong> crucial issue ong>ofong> structural adjustment and identifies ong>theong> social sectors most sheltered from public spending reductions.

Environmental Heroes: Success Stories of People at Work for

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Graham, Kevin / Chandler, Gary, PUBLISHER: Pruett Publishing Company, A book showcasing ong>theong> successes ong>ofong> ordinary people whose simple, practical efforts have minimized ong>theong> ong>impactong> ong>ofong> modern life on ong>theong> environment. Focusing on environmental opportunities and new solutions to old problems, Environmental Heroes demonstrates that anyone can make a positive difference for ong>theong> fate ong>ofong> our planet.

The Unified Black Movement in Brazil,

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Covin, David, PUBLISHER: McFarland & Company, This intensive historical study ong>ofong> Brazil's Movimento Negro Unificado centers on ong>theong> political effects and ramifications ong>ofong> ong>theong> group. In order to present a complete picture ong>ofong> ong>theong> MNU, it looks at ong>theong> ong>organizationong> within four separate contexts: international, national, historical and human. Through this approach, ong>theong> MNU is examined in relation to ong>theong> African Diaspora, ong>theong> European colonization ong>ofong> ong>theong> Americas, ong>theong> Atlantic Slave Trade, and ong>theong> development ong>ofong> Brazil as an independent state. From a national perspective, ong>theong> MNU is viewed amid oong>theong>r social ong>organizationong>s and cultural expressions. ong>Theong> result is a detailed study that admits ong>theong> ong>organizationong>'s shortcomings but assesses ong>theong>m contextually, providing a more complete and nuanced understanding ong>ofong> ong>theong> significance ong>ofong> ong>theong> MNU's problems and achievements. Appendices ong>ofong>fer ong>theong> MNU Letter ong>ofong> Principles, ong>theong> Constitution ong>ofong> ong>theong> MNU, ong>theong> preamble to ong>theong> MNU Action Program and ong>theong> MNU Hymn. A glossary is also included.

Handbook of Landscape Archaeology

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: David, Bruno / Thomas, Julian, PUBLISHER: Left Coast Press, Over ong>theong> past three decades, "landscape" has become an umbrella term to describe many different strands ong>ofong> archaeology. From ong>theong> processualist study ong>ofong> settlement patterns to ong>theong> phenomenologist's experience ong>ofong> ong>theong> natural world, from human ong>impactong> on past environments to ong>theong> environment's ong>impactong> on human thought, action, and interaction, ong>theong> term has been used. In this volume, for ong>theong> first time, over 80 archaeologists from three continents attempt a comprehensive definition ong>ofong> ong>theong> ideas and practices ong>ofong> landscape archaeology, covering ong>theong> ong>theong>oretical and ong>theong> practical, ong>theong> research and conservation, and encasing ong>theong> term in a global framework. As a basic reference volume for landscape archaeology, this volume will be ong>theong> benchmark for decades to come. All royalties on this Handbook are donated to ong>theong> World Archaeological Congress.

El Dorado in West Africa: The Gold-Mining Frontier, African

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Dumett, Raymond E., PUBLISHER: James Currey, Gold mining occupies a central place in ong>theong> economic evolution ong>ofong> Ghana. This text examines ong>theong> period ong>ofong> transition from traditional mining systems to mechanized, capitalized mining companies in ong>theong> Akan area ong>ofong> ong>theong> Gold Coast. Looking at ong>theong> role ong>ofong> African as well as European mining entrepreneurs, female as well as male mining labour, this study encompasses issues ong>ofong> gender, ethnicity, business ong>organizationong>, pressure groups and exploitation. ong>Theong> author seeks to reveal a new complexity in ong>theong> economic and social history ong>ofong> mining in ong>theong> late 19th century. In particular he concludes that it is in ong>theong> individualization ong>ofong> land transfers to mining concessionaires, raong>theong>r than in ong>theong> mobilization ong>ofong> a permanent unskilled wage labour force, that ong>theong> greatest ong>impactong> on economic and social change can be measured.

With the 3rd Wisconsin Badgers: The Living Experience of the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Raab, Steven S. / Willard, Van R., PUBLISHER: Stackpole Books, Presents an edited version ong>ofong> ong>theong> diary ong>ofong> infantryman Van R. Willard as he lived through such events ong>ofong> ong>theong> Civil War as ong>theong> Battle ong>ofong> Antietam, a lengthy stay at a ong>hospitalong> in Frederick, and ong>theong> Battle ong>ofong> Gettysburg. Throughout ong>theong> editor ong>ofong>fers comments explaining some ong>ofong> ong>theong> events framing ong>theong> narrative ong>ofong> ong>theong> diary.

Slavery and Colonial Rule in Africa

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Miers, Suzanne / Klein, Martin A., PUBLISHER: Routledge, Colonial rule started with an endless succession ong>ofong> small, but ong>ofong>ten brutal, wars ong>ofong> conquest, ong>theong> moral justification for which was that ong>theong> European conquerors were bringing 'civilization' to 'darkest Africa'. An intrinsic part ong>ofong> this so-called 'civilizing mission' was ong>theong> eradication ong>ofong> slave raiding, slave trading and slavery, all ong>ofong> which were widespread on ong>theong> continent. Some ong>ofong> ong>theong> studies in this book are on areas where ong>theong>re has been little research, such as ong>theong> German colonies and ong>theong> Algerian Sahara. Oong>theong>rs throw new light on questions already debated, such as emancipation on ong>theong> Gold Coast. Some focus on ong>theong> ong>impactong> ong>ofong> abolition on particular groups ong>ofong> slaves. Among ong>theong> ong>theong>mes considered is ong>theong> role ong>ofong> slaves in ong>theong>ir own emancipation, ong>theong> short and long term results ong>ofong> abolition, ong>theong> role ong>ofong> ong>theong> League ong>ofong> Nations, and ong>theong> vestiges ong>ofong> slavery in Africa today.

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