Pinochet's Economists: The Chicago School of Economics in Chile (Historical Perspectives on Modern Economics)

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This book tells the extraordinary story of the Pinochet regime's economists, known as the Chicago Boys. Following their training as economists at the University of Chicago, they took advantage of the opportunity afforded them by the 1973 military coup to launch the first radical free market strategy implemented in a developing country. The ideological strength of their mission and the military authoritarianism of General Pinochet combined to transform an economy that, following the return to democracy, has stabilized and is now seen as a model for Latin America.

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Not a history of Chile or of Chilean economics.......2005-10-18

I rarely give a book 1 star, but this book merits it.

Except for literally the first and last chapters, precious little is said about Chile or the economy of Chile.

The entire book is about how the economics department of the University of Chicago allied with Universidad Catolica de Chile to place Chilean foreign exchange students in positions of authority in Pinochet's government.

I guess that the title of the book should have been a clue, but I had no idea the entire book would be on this one limited theme, spelled out in nausiating detail, blow-by-blow, year-by-year. And yes, the author is leftist and does seem to strain to see a conspiracy behind every tree.

A terrible book. Perhaps good as a Ph.D thesis, but not a book.

the american cultural myth of Augusto Pinochet and Chile.......2002-12-14

I was interested in the whole take on Chile. It seemed to be the perfect model of American foreign policy. It seemed hard to argue against Chile. It seemed that dictatorships and extreme poverty were necessary evils in building industrialized democracies.

Then I read Greg Palast's The Best Democracy Money Can Buy. He brings to light something that economists cannot ignore. Even though most industries were privatized, one industry was regulated stricter than democratically elected socialist president Salvador Allende ever meant to. The copper industry, Chile's leading industry was that industry. Those other industries that were privatized that are noted even by pro-Pinochet economists for causing poverty and social decadence all round.

If you care to look into the Chicago boys, just take a look at Milton Friedman's work with a critical eye. Rather than seeing to promote libertarian thought, he seemingly hurts it more. The Chicago boys built the same economy paradigm that was followed by the Russian Communist Party (yes, the Communists; 60% of the population opposed free market economics) that led to further economic chaos and social decay in post-communist Russia.

I've met many libertarians that have nothing nice to say about the Chicago boys and the Friedman line of thought. Nice way of defending Pinochet's rule. Too bad it's far from the truth.

Upside down.......2002-04-28

This book focus on a fascinating subject: the story of how a bunch of Chilean free market economists transformed a dictatorship into a model democracy and a prosperous economy. Valdes describes the team and its origin with skill and knowledge. But then his partisan socialist background betrays him and he begins to see conspiracies and imperialist designs. A wasted opportunity.

Understanding the past 20 years Chile's history.......1999-09-25

This book is an explanation about the "work" of the Chicago School in Chile. You can read about the origin the Chicago School into the Departement of Economics of the U. of Chicago (USA), the transfer of knowledge to the chilean students during the 60' s and 70's and how this school and the "Chicago Boys" supported General Augusto Pinochet

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Re-Engineering the Photo Studio shows photographers of all specialties how to use digital technology to upgrade their studios into competitive, self-sufficient operations, heighten the quality of their images, and increase profits. It tackles the hottest issues facing photographers today: how to get ahead of the fast-breaking changes in the business, provide customers with the most up-to-date services, and prepare for the technological advances of the future.

Equally designed for beginner, intermediate, and advanced computer users, the book explores every aspect of the transition from silver-based photography to digital imaging, including: image acquisition and conversion; enhancement, and output; buying or upgrading a computer for digital imaging; integrating new hard- and software into both creative and business operations; shopping for a digital camera; methods for recording and storing images; creating a business plan; developing a lucrative Internet marketing strategy.

Chapters cover resolution, scanners, Photo CD access, digital test prints, Web-ready images, file translation and conversion, removable media, pricing, digital delivery, and much more. The appendices contain tips for setting up a home-based studio, a glossary of digital imaging terms, and a complete listing of the companies mentioned, their addresses, and helpful Internet and Web locations. Re-Engineering the Photo Studio equips all photographers with the information and tools they need to maximize efficiency and profitability by bringing both their art and their business into the digital age.

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Very good book for advanced amature photograpers and up.......1999-05-11

Very good book not only for top PRO, but for hobby photographers too (with experience of course). Very little of "water" and a lot of valuable information. Recommend for people who want to go DIGITAL in photography. By it now while it almoast up-to-date.

Excellent, well-designed guide for the professional.......1998-11-23

Highly recommended! For the professional as well as the semi-professional, this beautifully printed guide tells how to adapt and make a living in the new arena of digital imaging. It includes expert, detailed advice on how to work in this new medium, how to market your work electronically, and how to use the internet to your advantage. Good books on digital imaging are hard to find; this one is great!

Success Secrets from Silicon Valley: How to Make Your Teams More Effective (No Matter What Business You're In)

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Companies that value human capital have a competive edge
Why Silicon Valley companies are different!

Success Secrets from Silicon Valley: How to Make Your Teams More Effective (No Matter What Business You're In)
Geoffrey James
Manufacturer: Crown Business
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0812929764
Release Date: 1998-04-14

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Companies that value human capital have a competive edge.......1999-03-30

SUCCESS SECRETS FROM SILICON VALLEY is a thoroughly enjoyable book that takes a look at why Silicon Valley companies are so successful.

James' point-of-view is that these companies are able to win because they value their human capital and create jobs that provide scope for human ambition and expression for human creativity. They manage by lending support, not by imposing control, and they treat employees as peers, not children. Instead of asking "How can we get everyone to march in step?" they ask, "Do we have sufficient diversity to approach this market?"

The book could serve as a mandate for change management. It recounts numerous examples of companies given a run for their money by small start-ups. For instance, take IBM. In 1984, IBM completely dominated the computer industry. It had fanatically loyal customers, great management, and an enviable image. It had an enormous was chest with which to capture any market. And, it had just invented the personal computer. So how did an 18 year old freshman, a kid probably wondering what to do on Saturday night, in just thirteen years, grow a company to 8,000 people and end up selling more personal computers than the inventor? Michael Dell had no revenues, no customers, no capital, no experience, no image and no product to call his own. How he won is the story of how management vision and corporate culture has to change to stay competitive in the 21st century.

It does not matter that the examples come from Silicon Valley; the book could serve as an abridged change management manual for any company desiring to replicate the success culture of these upstarts. Size isn't the issue. Culture is. If, at times, James's points seem self-evident and appear to be the exaltation of common sense, then tell me, where is Digital Equipment Corporation today? Anybody ever hear of Wang? According to James, a company doesn't have to be small to organize into teams and autonomous workgroups. He makes the point that the PC was created within a huge corporation - but as far away from headquarters as possible. Unfortunately, after Don Estridge, the "father" of the IBM PC, was killed in a plane crash, IBM's bureaucrats descended on the PC division "like a plague of blue-suited locusts". They tried to implement strategies that had made sense in the past but were hopelessly outdated in the world where "quick to market" is key.

"Success Secrets" devotes a chapter to each of eight main change points: Business is an ecosystem, not a battlefield; Corporations are communities, not machines; Management is service, not control; Employees are peers, not children; Motivate with vision, not fear; Change is growth, not pain; Computers are servants, not masters; Work is play, not toil.

Each chapter is organized in an easy to follow format : Silicon Valley mindset; traditional mindset; a case study; strategies; quiz (to determine "gaps" in an organization) and points to ponder which serve as good change management points to consider when we are with clients.

The book is entertaining in presenting computer history mingled with the "new" corporate thinking - thinking that began in 1939 (yes, that long ago) with Hewlett Packard and came to fruition with Microsoft, Dell, Compaq and Sun.

Why Silicon Valley companies are different!.......1998-06-17

This book captures the essential elements of the overall organizational strategy developed and applied in Silicon Valley over the past decades. The author captures and illustrates many of the sub-strategies that were originally used by many of the founders of Silicon Valley, such as David Packard (see: "The HP Way"). One of the primary benefits of the present book is the classification of these strategies in an easy-to-understand, numeric order, accompanied by excellent examples and quotes from people using these strategies. In addition, the inclusion of "quizes" and "points to ponder" at the end of each chapter help the reader to ascertain where their present organization is in relationship to the Silicon Valley high-growth company model. While the average Silicon Valley company is living the ecosystem described, the greatest value of the book may be its use as a teaching tool for the extension of a Valley company's culture to team members in non-Valley locations or subsidiaries, or as a teaching mechanism for other companies desiring to replicate the results achieved by Valley companies.

The Business Knowledge Repository: Consolidating and Accessing Your Ways of Working

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The Business Knowledge Repository: Consolidating and Accessing Your Ways of Working
Jud Breslin , and John McGann
Manufacturer: Quorum Books
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ASIN: 0899304842

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How do we define the nature of our business, gather everything that we know about it, and then centralize our information in one, easily accessed place within the organization? Breslin and McGann call such knowledge "our ways of working" and the place where it will be found a "business knowledge repository." All of a company's accumulated operations data, its manuals and procedures, its records of compliance with myriad regulations, its audits, disaster recovery plans--are essential information that today's management needs at its fingertips, and information that tomorrow's management must be sure can easily be found. Breslin and McGann show clearly and comprehensively how business knowledge repositories can be established and maintained, what should go into them and how to get it out, who should have access, and all of the other details that management needs to make the most of this valuable resource and means of doing business. An essential study and guide for management at upper levels in all types of organizations, both public and private. Breslin and McGann show that once an organization's knowledge of itself is formulated into its "ways of working," its so-called object orientation makes it easily maintained. The repository approach to organizing and consolidating knowledge makes it possible for all of its potential users to access it easily, without having to go to one source for one thing they need and to another for another thing, a tedious and costly procedure in many organizations that have allowed their information and knowledge resources to not only grow but become duplicated as well. The repository approach also makes it possible for management to organize and access information by job functions, and to make it available to employees more easily in training situations. Regulators and auditors are also more easily served. As a result, CFOs will find their annual audit and various compliance fees considerably reduced. Breslin and McGann's book is thus a blueprint for the creation of knowledge repositories and a discussion of how graphical communication between information systems creators and their client end users can be made to flow smoothly and efficiently.

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Re-Engineering Your Business
Daniel C. Morris , and Joel Brandon
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Re-Engineering Your Business.
Daniel and Brandon, Joel Morris
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X-Engineering the Corporation Re-inventing Your Business in

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X-Engineering the Corporation Re-inventing Your Business in

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Classic PCB Thermal Profiling of the Reflow Solder Process -- Are you throwing profits away? If you're not profiling your PCB assemblies, you might want ... boards): An article from: Circuits Assembly

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Classic PCB Thermal Profiling of the Reflow Solder Process -- Are you throwing profits away? If you're not profiling your PCB assemblies, you might want ... boards): An article from: Circuits Assembly
Andy Becker , and Marc C. Apell
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This digital document is an article from Circuits Assembly, published by UP Media Group, Inc. on May 1, 2001. The length of the article is 2011 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: Classic PCB Thermal Profiling of the Reflow Solder Process -- Are you throwing profits away? If you're not profiling your PCB assemblies, you might want to rethink your assembly process.(Profiling Primer)(printed circuit boards)
Author: Andy Becker
Publication: Circuits Assembly (Magazine/Journal)
Date: May 1, 2001
Publisher: UP Media Group, Inc.
Page: 60

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Negotiating your salary: knowing what you're worth going in gives you a leg up later. (Career Care).: An article from: Printed Circuit Design & Manufacture

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Negotiating your salary: knowing what you're worth going in gives you a leg up later. (Career Care).: An article from: Printed Circuit Design & Manufacture
Ted Daywalt
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ASIN: B0008DLTG8
Release Date: 2005-09-28

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This digital document is an article from Printed Circuit Design & Manufacture, published by Thomson Gale on May 1, 2003. The length of the article is 724 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: Negotiating your salary: knowing what you're worth going in gives you a leg up later. (Career Care).
Author: Ted Daywalt
Publication: Printed Circuit Design & Manufacture (Magazine/Journal)
Date: May 1, 2003
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Volume: 20 Issue: 5 Page: 49(1)

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Put your warehouse in order: tired of re-inventing the wheel for every layout? Use these 10 rules as your master plan. : An article from: Industrial Engineer

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Put your warehouse in order: tired of re-inventing the wheel for every layout? Use these 10 rules as your master plan. : An article from: Industrial Engineer
H. Lee Hales
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This digital document is an article from Industrial Engineer, published by Thomson Gale on February 1, 2006. The length of the article is 2353 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: Put your warehouse in order: tired of re-inventing the wheel for every layout? Use these 10 rules as your master plan.
Author: H. Lee Hales
Publication: Industrial Engineer (Magazine/Journal)
Date: February 1, 2006
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Volume: 38 Issue: 2 Page: 34(5)

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RE-ENGINEERING YOUR INFORMATION SYSTEM TO KEEP UP WITH GROWTH.: An article from: Units

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RE-ENGINEERING YOUR INFORMATION SYSTEM TO KEEP UP WITH GROWTH.: An article from: Units
T. Sean Teague
Manufacturer: National Apartment Association
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ASIN: B00098Z5H6
Release Date: 2005-07-28

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This digital document is an article from Units, published by National Apartment Association on May 1, 1998. The length of the article is 882 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: RE-ENGINEERING YOUR INFORMATION SYSTEM TO KEEP UP WITH GROWTH.
Author: T. Sean Teague
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Date: May 1, 1998
Publisher: National Apartment Association
Volume: 22 Issue: 4 Page: 51

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Is the history of life a series of accidents or a drama scripted by selfish genes? Is there an "essential" human nature, determined at birth or in a distant evolutionary past? What should we conserve—species, ecosystems, or something else?

Informed answers to questions like these, critical to our understanding of ourselves and the world around us, require both a knowledge of biology and a philosophical framework within which to make sense of its findings. In this accessible introduction to philosophy of biology, Kim Sterelny and Paul E. Griffiths present both the science and the philosophical context necessary for a critical understanding of the most exciting debates shaping biology today. The authors, both of whom have published extensively in this field, describe the range of competing views—including their own—on these fascinating topics.

With its clear explanations of both biological and philosophical concepts, Sex and Death will appeal not only to undergraduates, but also to the many general readers eager to think critically about the science of life.

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difficult at times, but interesting and rewarding.......2000-08-29

'Sex and Death' is a pretty ambitious book, being almost a survey of the specific, hot topics in modern philosophy of biology. Tackling such issues as the nitty-gritty, purely philosophical issues of gene selection vs. selection of the organism, the definition and nature of the concept of 'species', and "Life on Earth: the Big Picture", the authors have done a nice job of using a breathtaking array of references, from Dawkins to Gould, Lewontin to Mayr, Alexander to E.O. Wilson, etc.

Unfortunately, keeping all of this succinct makes for a somewhat dry presentation. I agree with the previous reviewer in that often the authors' presentation of concepts are difficult to grasp for those not already familiar with the topics; when more concrete examples are made, the point is much easier to take. Still, this is a minor complaint given the scope and rigor of the analysis presented.

If you're into the accessibility of a Stephen Jay Gould or Richard Dawkins, this book will be a challenge to read. In fact, it reminds me much more of Elliot Sober, one of the more famous Philosophers of Biology cited in this book. As 'an Introduction to Philosophy of Biology', 'Sex and Death' is more accessible than the work of Sober, and it is a well-organized and presented survey of the philosophy of biology, assuming that the reader has already had a fairly ample exposure to the subject. For the uninitiated, it would be better to bone up on Darwin, Gould, Dawkins, Lewontin, Mayr, and Wilson before trying to tackle this book; *frequent* references to these authors are made,and a close familiarity with their ideas is presupposed.

Genes, genes, genes.......2000-02-27

This is a good book, but at times it's murky. It takes time to grasp some concepts. The xamples help tremendously, the explanations don't. Interesting topics are covered. They take it up to Mayr alot!

Sex and Death - An Introduction to Philosophy of Biology (Cloth)

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Sex and Death - An Introduction to Philosophy of Biology (Cloth)
K Sterelny
Manufacturer: University Of Chicago Press
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OQ5N70

Sex and Death : An Introduction to Philosophy of Biology (Science and Its Conceptual Foundations series)

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Sex and Death : An Introduction to Philosophy of Biology (Science and Its Conceptual Foundations series)
Paul E. Griffiths Kim Sterelny
Manufacturer: University Of Chicago Press
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