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Title: An appellate mechanism for review of arbitral decisions in investor-state disputes: prospects and challenges.
Author: David A. Gantz
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Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law (Magazine/Journal)
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This digital document is an article from Multinational Monitor, published by Essential Information, Inc. on April 1, 2004. The length of the article is 2700 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: Competition or massacre? Central American farmers' dismal prospects under CAFTA.(CAFTA: re-colonizing Central America)(Central America Free Trade Agreement)
Author: Tom Ricker
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Multinational Monitor (Refereed)
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The Enterprise for the Americas Initiative: Issues and Prospects for a Free Trade Agreement in the Western Hemisphere
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This collection of orchestrated analyses develops an "issues and process framework" for assessing the Enterprise for the Americas Initiative to develop freer trade within the Western Hemisphere. This volume comes at a time of transition in U.S. domestic politics and global trade negotiations. Anticipating the critical choices to be faced by the Clinton administration, as well as other public and private sector leaders here and abroad, the analyses in the volume, written by a team of leading international trade and economic development specialists, will provide the reader with insights into the complex political, economic, social, and, to some extent, technical character of efforts to expand regional and world trade.
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Prospects for CAFTA passage remain murky.(Central America Free Trade Agreement ): An article from: Food & Drink Weekly
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Title: Prospects for CAFTA passage remain murky.(Central America Free Trade Agreement )
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Prospects for Free Trade in the Americas
Jeffrey J. Schott
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Negotiations on a Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) were officially launched at the Santiago Summit in April 1998. This study examines the prospects for the FTAA in light of recent economic and political turmoil in Latin America and the continuing impasse over US "fast track" authority. The study evaluates progress to date in the trade talks and proposals for accelerating forward the target date of January 2005 for concluding negotiations. It surveys regional interests in the wide-ranging negotiating agenda and assesses the "readiness" of countries to participate in a hemisphere-wide free trade zone (based on updated "readiness indicators" originally developed by Hufbauer and Schott in their 1994 study, Western Hemisphere Economic Integration).
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Assessing Development Effectiveness: Evaluation in the World Bank and the International Finance Corporation
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Assessing Development Effectiveness: Evaluation in the World Bank and the International Finance Corporation (Evaluation Country Case Study Series)
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The provocative title is just the beginning. Wait till you see what's inside... Written by former advertising executive and self-confessed workaholic Karen Salmansohn, this is not your mother's advice book. Nope, no warm and maternal platitudes here. Salmansohn has written a devilishly funny and utterly bawdy book that also happens to be intelligent and insightful. Salmansohn takes gender roles, chews them up, spits them out and tells working women how to get out there in the world and get what they deserve.
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When How to Succeed in Business Without a Penis was released, it became an instant best-seller for a huge reason: it revealed insightful differing business styles men and women practice-and actionable techniques each can learn from the other.
Sun Tzu in The Art of War says: ".in the wise leader's plans, considerations of advantage and of disadvantage will be blended together."
Salmansohn blends.
First, she exposes ten male advantages (some to be learned, some to be spurned). Next, she reveals advantages and disadvantages of female attributes.
And Salmansohn offers her actionable advice with her trademark irreverent humor-a humor which John Stewart has gone on record as appreciating, saying, "Salmansohn has the soul of a stand-up comic."
Salmansohn also teaches how to find "Career Waldos" (hidden career goals) and keep them firm with exercises to develop "wills of steel," the most crucial muscles for climbing to the top of the corporate ladder.
Since this best-selling release, Salmansohn has penned over 20 more books including How to be Happy, Dammit, and Ballsy.
Visit her at www.notsalmon.com
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Humor and Help.......2003-01-21
Interesting book -- contains both humor and help. What convinced me to buy and read it ? Why, the negative comments from Patriarchs !! Sexism is alive (sometimes seems to thrive) in the USA today. If some men are threatened by this book, maybe that it is a good sign. Salmansohn is a fun and interesting author, as seen again and again in her books. I also like her newest, 'How To Change Your Entire Life By Doing Absolutely Nothing' -- which is another good blend of humor and help.
Another worthless book.......2002-04-30
Yet another worthless book from Karen. This author loves to take any opportunity to attack anything thats symbolically male,including in this case,the world of business which was created by men.Men should not feel guilty or apologize for that fact either,nor should they be sympathetic of the "female struggle" in business or any other domain of men.Its important to note also that men created the free-enterprise system and all business schools,as well as higher-education in general.
Funny and Mostly True.......2001-12-28
This was the first book I've read of Karen Salmansohn's, and I enjoyed it. Karen comments on the business world and gives advice, and then always gives the flipside to that advice. It's mostly just humor, but there are some truths contained therein. Though the author is evidently a very successful businesswoman, I would buy this more for its humor than as direction for women in the workplace due to some of the questionable advice she gives (such as women might do well to dress sexy and use their sexuality at work...I'm not sure I concur that that is a way for women to climb the ladder nor that it helps women to be respected in the workplace). An enjoyable read that will elicit lots of chuckles.
"Great advice".....says a guy.......2000-09-09
While I have little experience in the realm of women's
career/self-help/humor, I thought this book was fantastic. It's seems
to cover in a comprehensive fashion every women-in-the-workplace
dilemma I have ever heard about. In a strange way, it starts with the
most existential question first: "What do I really really want in a
career." It then works back from there to the gimmes like "is it
OK for me to flirt in the workplace?" (unequivocally yes, if only
to even things out a little bit). The book is brutally honest about
practical tactics for dealing with office issues.
Funny!.......2000-07-07
Funny and the merit of truth. Great book for women looking for confidence in business endeavors.
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How to Succeed in Business Without a Penis
Karen Salmonsohn
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In this frank and witty rescue manual, Karen Salmansohnthe highly successful, award-winning advertising veteran of corporate wars and author of the wildly acclaimed bestseller How to Succeed in Business Without a Penisis on a mission to liberate you. For everyone who is into S&M (Success and Money, that is), Whip Your Career Into Submission offers an easy-to-follow, 30-day plan for taking control of your careerinstead of letting circumstances take control of you.
Salmansohn's simple strategies and profound wisdom illustrate important guiding principles for action: You must make sure your long-term goal plays the dominant role in your career, you must not be a slave to your past, and you must find pleasure in your painand know that pain is a good teacher.
With daily Tips for Cracking Whips and Master Mantras that keep you focused on your career progress, Whip Your Career Into Submission shows you how to beat all of your negative thoughts instead of letting them beat you so that you can attain the promotions and raises you dream of. Salmansohn's instructive, humorous suggestions show you how to whip your fear, cynicism, regret, impatience, jealousy, and a host of other on-job vices into submission, and even turn them into productive forces that can help you along your career path.
Nowis the time to start cracking that career whipdon't let another frustrating work day go by! With its hilarious, sexy, and highly practical approach, Whip Your Career Into Submission is the ultimate solution for everyone who wants to end up on top.
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- Fantastic insight!!!
- First book I've seen that focuses on practical ways for start-ups to save $$$
- Entrepreneur's Handbook
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Business Start-ups Done Dirt Cheap: For Entrepreneurs Who Want to Minimize Start-up Costs and Maximize Chances of Success
Bruce C Thornton
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The number one reason for business failures in the United States is "running out of cash." Business Start-Ups Done Dirt Cheap is an entrepreneur's guide to minimizing cash outlays while starting up a successful new business venture. The author shows step by step how to evaluate, organize, and set up a new business, while conserving cash and avoiding mistakes at each step. Each stage of the business development, from initial idea to commercial operations is examined. Details and recommendations on payroll, accounting, and legal systems and protections are included.
There are sections on:
- Creating and evaluating venture ideas
- Initial organization and legal structure
- Initial operations and product development
- Commercial operations
- Early sources of funding
- Entry marketing strategies
- Characteristics of successful ventures
- Management tenets of successful ventures
- Common reasons for venture failures (to be avoided!)
This book is the entrepreneur's practical guide to success with advice and examples to simplify each step of the business development process. Over 90 percent of new business ventures fail within 3 years, usually from lack of cash or being overwhelmed by regulations or mistakes. Follow the steps in the book and be part of the other 10 percent that are successful!
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Real World Advice.......2007-03-06
This is an excellent book for anyone thinking, even remotely, about starting their own business. It is easy to read and enjoyable with references to events that we can all relate to . . . such as "don't try things for the first time in front of your banker" (and how that advice came about).
There are so many things that go into running your own business that most people really do not understand. This book has a great overview of the things to consider before venturing too far in the decision stage. After reading Thornton's witty and cogent discussion, if you are ready to say "YES, I can do this", then you are already on your way to creating a successful venture. If after reading this book you decide not to proceed . . . well, this may just be the most valuable book you have ever read.
This should be required reading in all business schools.
Fantastic insight!!!.......2007-02-27
I have recently started my own company and have been using this book as a guideline on how to do things properly. This book has been a tremendous help and has allowed me to save money along the way. From initial organization procedures to marketing strategies, Bruce has made it easy to understand how to start a company for anyone. Thank you Bruce for making it easy.
First book I've seen that focuses on practical ways for start-ups to save $$$.......2007-02-16
Bruce C. Thornton's "Business Start-ups Done Dirt Cheap: For entrepreneurs who want to minimize start-up costs and maximize chances of success" is much like the books from the popular "Dummies" series: readable, engaging, well organized, and clear. But there's something even better about Thornton's book. Unlike its hefty Dummies counterparts, it's not only easy to read but also easy to keep handy for reference. At just over 100 pages and with a very slim profile, it can be tucked it into a coat pocket or stashed into a laptop carry-on without a second thought.
That's a good thing, because this book is chock full of the kind of advice that entrepreneurs will want to keep handy. Especially advice on how to avoid the most common source of start-up collapse: cash failure.
There are a slew of books on how to build a successful start-up, but none that provide as sharp a focus on this problem. And it's an insidious problem, because, as Thornton explains, it can occur even in businesses that are profitable.
That's why Thornton is determined to help entrepreneurs weed out cash flow problems before they have a chance to take root. He does this through a series of practical instructions organized as they would apply at each step of the start-up process. For example, he describes how to evaluate new ideas and markets and develop strategic plans without having to hire a fancy market research firm to do it for you. How to do the initial legwork of setting up your firm's legal structure before getting the lawyers involved. How to gain valuable insights from resources like the Web, local educational institutions, or "helpful old guys" -- retired or semiretired people who have established successful businesses of their own and are happy to share their knowledge in exchange for the personal satisfaction of helping other budding entrepreneurs. (Thornton himself launched and built more than a half-dozen thriving businesses, and today volunteers in mentoring programs at the University of Texas for aspiring entrepreneurs in engineering and other technical fields.)
Note, however, that this is not a "do it yourself" guide to entrepreneurialship. While Thornton does highlight the cost-effectiveness of handling certain preparations and operations internally, he also is careful to point out when and where you absolutely, positively must enlist the help of legal, accounting, and other professionals.
Thornton also briefly discusses different sources of financing -- from personal savings and angel investors to venture capitalists, bank loans, SBA loans, and creative approaches such as extended terms from suppliers and vendors -- as well as various approaches to operations, manufacturing, marketing, and sales. In every discussion he answers one question foremost: how would using this financial source or this approach to (whatever) affect cash flow?
Thornton closes with a couple of lists of the kind that I love in the "Dummies" series. In Thornton's book, they focus on the characteristics and the management tenets of successful ventures. Some of the items are self-evident, but they also bear repeating as lessons that new and not-so-new entrepreneurs should take to heart: among others, to minimize red tape, to treat employees fairly, to maintain a bias for action, and, oh yes, to have a "passion" to conserve cash at all times.
All the more reason it's nice this book can be carried around so easily. Which I would recommend for almost anyone seeking to create a successful start-up business.
Entrepreneur's Handbook.......2007-01-29
"Entrepreneurs...constantly revolutionize our economy, and have made it possible for average people today to live longer and healthier lives, with more access to technology than the kings had in previous generations." This is a very apt quote by Johan Norberg in Bruce Thornton's new book Business Start-Ups Done Dirt Cheap.
While the rewards of successful entrepreneurship can be incredibly lucrative, Bruce suggests that it "isn't about finding the perfect idea or the killer application, then sitting back to get rich. It is about successful application of multiple skills to everyday business, and execution of profitable daily operations over long periods."
This book is an excellent source for a description and application of those "multiple skills" that are necessary to create a successful venture. Chapters 9 and 10 alone are worth the price of the book. A relatively short read, the book is, nevertheless, full of very worthy and valuable advice. I highly recommend it.
An easy to read, step by step guide .......2007-01-28
This is a must read for anyone even contemplating starting a company. Well written and well researched, the author takes you through the steps needed to start up a company. Relying on real life experiences, the author relates the pitfalls and the triumphs of starting up and owning your own businesses.
Though the topic could be a dry read, his humorous anecdotes and stories keep you engaged, reading on to learn the results of his endeavors.
The forms and reference materials alone are worth the price of the book.
Reading this book will surely decrease the amount of time spent starting up a company and increase your chances of becoming a successul entrepreneur.
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Entrepreneurial wit & wisdom: Axioms for professional managers who want to manage as entrepreneurs
Robert L Qualls
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Title: Sunny prospects: Quebec entrepreneurs who want to break into southern markets now have help in Florida. (Business Travel).
Author: Julie Demers
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Who Wants to be an Entrepreneur?
Warren G. Gladman
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Understanding what the word Entrepreneur means
Proven method of selecting the best business to start
Steps to write a comprehensive business plan
Methods to solve one of the biggest challenges — money
How to remain in business
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Most books on starting your own business are written in a formal and "textbook" type format.This book is unique as it is actual experiences the author had that caused business's to start.You will read about the $200 Motorcycle that produced $60,000.00 or the $15.00 a month website built by the author in his bedroom, that did $30,000.00 the first month and was sold two years later for $400,000.00 How his youngest son did $1.2 million the first year from a $200.00 month office BY HIMSELF! Terrific reading Forty years went into this book something for eveyone thinking of starting a new business or buying an existing one.
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