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The End of Copycat China helps business executives and investors understand how China's economy is shifting from one based on heavy investment to one based on services and consumption by providing insight that helps shape effective strategy.

The process by which nations escape poverty and achieve economic and social progress has been the subject of extensive examination for hundreds of years. The notion of development itself has evolved from an original preoccupation with incomes and economic growth to a much broader understanding of development. In this Very Short Introduction, Ian Goldin considers the contributions that education, health, gender, equity, and other dimensions of human well-being make to development.

Former President of Ireland Mary Robinson's mission to bring together the fight against climate change and the global struggle for human rights has taken her all over the world. It also brought her to a heartening revelation: that that an irrepressible driving force in the battle for climate justice could be found at the grassroots level, mainly among women, many of them mothers and grandmothers like herself.

This audiobook details the strategies Serena has used along her journey to retirement; strategies that anyone can implement. This audiobook is for people who are eager to learn, not afraid to try something new, and who want to take charge of their destiny and create their dream lifestyle.

In the warped world of prescription drug pricing, generic drugs can cost more than branded ones, old drugs can be relaunched at astronomical prices, and low-cost options are shut out of the market. In Drugs, Money and Secret Handshakes, Robin Feldman shines a light into the dark corners of the pharmaceutical industry to expose a web of shadowy deals in which higher-priced drugs receive favorable treatment and patients are channeled toward the most expensive medicines.

What would be the "right" price for your loved one - and can you avoid putting others at risk by paying it? What prevents criminals from maltreating hostages? How do you (safely) pay a ransom? Kidnap: Inside the Ransom Business uncovers how a group of insurers at Lloyd's of London have solved these thorny problems for their customers. Based on interviews with industry insiders (from both sides), as well as hostage stakeholders, it uncovers an intricate and powerful private governance system ordering transactions between the legal and the criminal economies.

When you've officially begun "adulting" and it's time to make big financial decisions, Personal Finance In Your 20s & 30s for Dummies offers step-by-step advice on building a foundation for your financial future. Bestselling author and money management guru Eric Tyson shares simple guidance on budgeting, investing, insurance, housing, and more, walking you through how to make the decisions you'll need to make to set yourself up for the rest of your life.

In Simple Secrets to Becoming a Saving Whiz, veteran financial educator Gina Zakaria delivers a compelling discussion of leveraging simplicity to approach personal finance. You'll learn to create momentum and foster financial empowerment as you reach successive, intentional milestones that build your sense of progress and accomplishment.

Unlike many books about employing the disabled, Nadine Vogel includes in the special needs workforce parents of children with special needs and workers with age-related disabilities. In this book she presents the business case for hiring and supporting this untapped and under-used workforce. She demonstrates the value of inclusion with statistics, anecdotal evidence, and examples from the world's most successful companies. Vogel not only encourages employers to consider this under-used group, but also presents concrete how-to information and best practices.

In this essential and timely book, behavioral scientists Sanders and Hume demonstrate the astonishing reach of our social networks, and why we need to reclaim their power to effect positive change in our professional and private lives. The rise of social media has sent our social instincts into overdrive, and the impact of our networks has never been greater. But what if we could reclaim the positive power that influences our decisions, to behave better and be happier?

Gamification is the practice of adding elements of gameplay into marketing materials to better engage customers. In Gamification Marketing for Dummies, you'll learn to use this proven strategy to capture the attention of your target markets and boost your results using valuable gamification data.

Budget Travel for Dummies will help you plan your next vacation and make it affordable, with tips on how to maximize your budget and squeeze amazing experiences out of every penny. Written by a travel expert who has visited sixty countries across six continents, this book will help you find the best deals, including cheap flights and accommodations.

Bookkeeping for Dummies is a clear guide to tracking transactions, figuring out balance sheets, keeping ledgers or journals, creating financial statements, and operating accounts for businesses. This necessary resource offers relevant, up-to-date tax information and small business laws, so you'll have everything you need to conquer small business bookkeeping tasks. Looking for the latest on QuickBooks Online software, government reporting requirements, and keeping your data secure on the cloud? This new edition has you covered.

Jimmy Lebenthal grew up in New York City in the '70s and '80s, a hardscrabble time for Gotham. As a youth, the city's extensive subway system drew his attention to a degree that can only be described as passionate. It was in those years that Jimmy first started investing in public equities. From the perspective of a seasoned subway rider, Jimmy shares his hard-fought wisdom in investing and building successful business relationships. Part how-to guide and part memoir, the whimsy, charm, and intelligence of Jimmy Lebenthal makes this book a must-listen for any investor.

Triple Compounding for Dummies helps beginning and seasoned investors and business owners take advantage of compounding interest, compounding continuity, compounding dividends, as well as other methods of compounding that can be used to create a wealth ecosystem. This book breaks down complex financial concepts, showing you how to maximize returns through the power of triple compounding, a strategy that can exponentially increase wealth over time. Triple compounding leverages the exponential growth of your investments, savings, and interest to create a snowball effect of wealth accumulation.

Interested in getting a credit makeover? You're not alone. Millions of people are struggling to repay–or even keep up with–one or more loans, on a credit card or some other debt instrument. Credit Repair Kit For Dummies delivers easy-to-follow, usable advice on how to get your debt under control, repair your credit score, and restore your financial health. You'll also explore practical proven strategies for tackling student debt, medical debt, and even credit score disasters caused by a divorce, identity theft, or bankruptcy.

In underserved communities across the United States, violence, food insecurity, unstable housing, lead poisoning, and other factors such as racist redlining policies negatively impact young people's everyday experiences―and their futures. What opportunities are available to young Black people living in these neighborhoods? What are their survival expectations? Who can they look to for support? Lorece V. Edwards offers a thought-provoking and timely account of the day-to-day experience of living in America's neglected neighborhoods.

Wealth Witchery teaches you how to tap into your inner magic to influence the flow of money, regardless of your current circumstances or past experiences. Through success stories and her five-step Richcraft Manifestation System, Pamela Chen encourages you to transform money energy.

Despite reform efforts that have grown in scope and intensity over the last two decades, the machine of American mass incarceration continues to flourish. In this powerful polemic, formerly incarcerated activist, essayist, and organizer Emile Suotonye DeWeaver argues that the root of the problem is white supremacy.

Andrew Mellon, one of the most accomplished businessmen of his era, is almost unknown today. To this shy, diffident (but brilliant) man fell the daunting task of collecting the war debts from European governments still devastated by WWI and struggling to recover economically. Dealing with the US Congress and the heads of foreign governments on the world stage became one of the great adventures of his life. Mellon vs. Churchill presents Winston Churchill through a different lens, focusing on his service as Chancellor of the Exchequer when Great Britain was the largest debtor to the US.