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  • Defence Acquisition and Procurement

    How (Not) to Buy Weapons

    by Ron P. Smith ...
    Series series Elements in Defence Economics
    The acquisition and procurement of major weapons systems is fraught with difficulties. They tend to be delivered late, over budget and unable to meet requirements. This Element provides an economic analysis of why this happens. Market structure, demand by the military and supply by the arms firms, shapes the conduct of the agents and generates the poor performance observed. The military are trying ... Read more

    $20.99 USD

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  • Unaccountable

    Truth and Lies on Parliament Hill

    by Kevin Page ...
    A unique insider's account of the Harper government so damning that it cannot be ignoredIn March 2008, Kevin Page was appointed by the federal Conservatives to be the country's first Parliamentary Budget Officer. The move fulfilled a Tory campaign promise to deliver greater government transparency and accountability. He was later denounced by the same people who appointed him to scrutinize their ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • The Fish Rots From The Head

    The Crisis in our Boardrooms: Developing the Crucial Skills of the Competent Director

    by Bob Garratt ...
    As a Chinese proverb says 'The fish rots from the head' and so it is with businesses and other organisations - the buck starts and stops in the boardroom. This third edition of Bob Garratt's bestselling book that highlights the importance of effective corporate governance has been extensively updated following the corporate scandals of the early 2000s - Enron, WorldCom, Tyco - and the abysmal ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Over Here and Undertaxed: Multinationals, Tax Avoidance and You

    by Richard Murphy ...
    Tax has rocketed to the top of the news agenda. When Amazon, Google and Starbucks were pulled up in front of the Public Accounts Committee, many were stunned at how little corporation tax they paid (if at all) in a time of austerity and government cuts. How can a tax gap of �12 billion be justified, when a CEO can take home $101 million a year? There is a growing realization that maybe we aren't ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Charlie Foxtrot

    Fixing Defence Procurement in Canada

    by Kim Richard Nossal ...
    Series Book 5 - Point of View
    Defence expert Kim Richard Nossal presents a damning indictment of defence procurement in Canada, and shows how to fix it.Defence procurement in Canada is a mess. New equipment is desperately needed for the Canadian Armed Forces, but most projects are behind schedule, over budget, or both. Not only has mismanagement cost Canadian taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars, it has also deprived ... Read more

    $8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Devil In The Detail

    How The Arms Deal Changed Everything

    by Paul Holden, Hennie van Vuuren ...
    The South African 'Arms Deal' was never a single event. Rather it was, and still is, a series of scandals and outrages, all contributing towards a dubious momentum that takes South Africa further away from transparent democratic practice. The Devil in the Detail, written by two of South Africa's leading researchers on the subject, takes the reader on a journey of insight. Witness at close hand the ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Is China Buying the World?

    by Peter Nolan ...
    China has become the world's second biggest economy and its largest exporter. It possesses the world's largest foreign exchange reserves and has 29 companies in the FT 500 list of the world's largest companies. ‘China's Rise' preoccupies the global media, which regularly carry articles suggesting that it is using its financial resources to ‘buy the world'.Is there any truth to this idea? Or is ... Read more

    $17.00 USD

  • Crisis, Issues and Reputation Management

    by Andrew Griffin ...
    Series series PR In Practice
    Handling a crisis and knowing how to manage the potential reputational damage that can occur has become a top priority for all businesses. Learn from international brands like Nestle, Unilever, McDonalds, Cadbury, RBS and more, to discover the value of reputation management and how to effectively and proactively approach the Corporate Social Responsibility of your business.Whether it is an ... Read more

    $41.99 USD

  • The Procurement Handbook - Everything You Need To Know About Procurement

    by Mario Sellers ...
    This book is your ultimate Procurement resource. Here you will find the most up-to-date information, facts, quotes and much more.In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about Procurement's whole picture right away. Get countless Procurement facts right at your fingertips with this essential resource.The Procurement Handbook is the ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • In Place of Fear II

    A Socialist Programme for an Independent Scotland

    by Jim Sillars ...
    Jim Sillars argues convincingly that the referendum gives the Scottish people the power to create a better country, helps renew our belief in socialism as the answer to the economic and social crisis facing the country, and challenges the idea in the Yes campaign that independence means “change but no change” and that a Yes voter endorses Alex Salmond and the SNP. There is a far more radical road, ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • Arms Canada

    The Deadly Business of Military Exports

    by Ernie Regehr ...
    This 1987 book begins with a scene from the American invasion of Grenada: as politicians in Ottawa argued whether Canada had been misled or merely ignored over the invasion, the fighter aircraft, helicopters, and ships used in the operation employed key Canadian components.Grenada was only too typical of Canada's involvement in the international arms trade. Drawing on a wealth of original research ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • International Marketing

    by Stanley Paliwoda, Michael Thomas ...
    The third edition of an established text, this book provides comprehensive treatment of international marketing issues and includes expanded coverage of Eastern Europe and the Pacific Rim. New for this edition are the expanded use of mini cases within the text to illustrate the latest developments in marketing, together with expanded coverage of: South East Asia and the Pacific Rim, Central and ... Read more

    $84.99 USD