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Jim Craig and Don Yaeger

"Business lessons from one of the greatest Olympic teams of all time. It's been called the greatest upset of all time, the most memorable Olympic moment ever, the "Miracle on Ice." No matter which superlative is used, no one can deny that the U.S. men's hockey team's defeat of the Soviet Union in the medal round of the Lake Placid Olympic Games was a defining moment for Cold War America. The U.S. team's goalie was a Boston University student named Jim Craig, who is now a leadership expert and keynote speaker to business audiences. Gold Medal Strategies gives you Craig's unique lessons from the "miracle team" on team dynamics, leadership, motivation, and other important management topics. With his unparalleled perspective, Craig dissects and analyzes the elements of a successful team, how to assemble one, and what philosophies will keep the team's shared goal a reality. This book outlines the necessary skills and details the specific techniques you need to maximize your business readiness, hone competitive cooperation, gather your strategies, and attack your challengers"--

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Barry Naughton

"This comprehensive overview of the modern Chinese economy by a noted expert on China's economic development offers a quality and breadth of coverage not found in any other English-language text. In The Chinese Economy, Barry Naughton provides both an engaging, broadly focused introduction to China's economy since 1949 and original insights based on his own extensive research. The book will be an essential resource for students, teachers, scholars, business people, and policymakers. It is suitable for classroom use for undergraduate or graduate courses." "After presenting background material on the pre-1949 economy and the industrialization, reform, and market transition that have taken place since, the book examines different aspects of the modern Chinese economy. It analyzes patterns of growth and development, including population growth and the one-child family policy, the rural economy, including agriculture and rural industrialization; industrial and technological development in urban areas; international trade and foreign investment; macroeconomic trends and cycles and the financial system; and the largely unaddressed problems of environmental quality and the sustainability of growth." "The text is notable also for placing China's economy in interesting comparative contexts, discussing it in relation to other transitional or developing economies and to such advanced industrial countries as the United States and Japan. It provides a broad historical and macro perspective as well as a focused examination of the actual workings of China's complex and dynamic economic development. Interest in the Chinese economy will continue to grow as China becomes an increasingly important player on the world's stage. This book will be the standard reference for understanding and teaching about the next economic superpower. Book jacket."--Jacket.

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Harvey S. Rosen, Ted Gayer

"Harvey S. Rosen introduces readers to the latest research in Public Finance. With highlights from the Bush administration, updates to tax laws, and discussions of up-to-date examples, Rosen's approach encompasses important revisions to the Seventh Edition, with current changes to government policy." "Additional revisions to the Seventh Edition include new discussions regarding estate, pollution, corporate, and personal income taxes, savings issues, and corporate scandals."--Jacket.

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Michael Burda and Charles Wyplosz

"Macroeconomics: A European Text is a comprehensive and completely self-contained textbook which provides a modern treatment of the field. It differs from existing texts in four important aspects:" "First, it presents the "new" macroeconomics, a synthesis of the more traditional fixed price approach and the newer microeconomic foundations and intertemporal aspects which have been developed since the last generation of textbooks was designed." "Secondly, the book does not take the reader through the closed-economy detour. From the very beginning the economy is open. The role of exchange rates, income flows, capital movements and other international linkages is emphasized throughout." "Third, it is written from a European perspective. European countries, while different from one another, share common features such as heavy dependence on external conditions and institutions which - for better or for worse - attach more importance to social needs than to economic efficiency." "Fourth, it shows why macroeconomics is an exciting and socially important discipline. More than 400 figures, tables and boxes illustrate the relevance - and limitations - of theory while providing a good knowledge of economic conditions in Europe and elsewhere. Each major theoretical step is followed by concrete examples taken from actual experience." "Macroeconomics: A European Text can be used for undergraduates in economics as the main textbook for macroeconomics, and for MBA students or undergraduates in business studies as a textbook for a first course in economics. The concepts and results are established geometrically, rather than through mathematics, while a formal treatment is presented in appendices and boxes. Each chapter includes an overview, a summary section, a list of key concepts and a set of applied and theoretical exercises. An accompanying teacher's manual gives guidance on how to present the material and to use selected chapters for shorter courses."--BOOK JACKET.