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Book SynopsisPresents case studies of how North American, Asian, and Oceanic governments have intervened to help ailing industries, and the impact their actions have had on the industry, the country's economy, and the growth of free trade. The primary goal is to find alternatives to knee-jerk import controls. I

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Book SynopsisIn this powerful anthropological study of a Bolivian tin mining town, Nash explores the influence of modern industrialization on the traditional culture of Quechua-and-Aymara-speaking Indians.Trade ReviewMore than an anthropological account of indigenous miners in far off Bolivia, the book is a serious rendering of the contemporary social, economic, and political reality at the industrial world periphery. Technology and CultureTable of ContentsThe Miners' History; Belief and Behaviour in Family Life; Community Integration and Worker Solidarity; The Natural and the Supernatural Order; Conditions of Work in the Mine; Wages, Prices, and the Accumulation of Capital in Mining; Labour Conflict and Unionization; Community and Class Consciousness.

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewKeith Roberts knows his history and is highly informed on the nature of today's comparable instruments and institutions. By placing his story within changing political, social, and cultural settings and by presenting it in a fascinating, well-written way unencumbered by technical jargon, he opens a new field in the discipline of business history. -- Alfred D. Chandler, emeritus, Harvard Business School, and winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the Bancroft Prize for history Business history has largely ignored the ancient world, while in fact there is considerable evidence that business played an important in it. This book provides an accessible, well written validation of this argument. -- Karl Moore, Desautels Faculty of Management, McGill University An excellent book. Booklist Roberts's well-documented, readable book provides valuable insight into the past and lessons for the present...highly recommended. ChoiceTable of ContentsForeword, by William H. McNeill Preface List of Terms Introduction 1 Business in the Ancient Middle East 1. The Beginning 2. Middle Eastern Empires, 1600-323 B.C.E. 2 Business in Ancient Greece 3. Markets and Greece 4. Business in Athens 5. Hellenistic History: Prologue to Revolution 6. The Hellenistic Business Environment 7. Hellenistic Business 3 Business in Ancient Rome 8. The Early Roman Republic 9. The Late Roman Republic, 201-31 B.C.E. 10. The Principate, 31 B.C.E.-192 C.E. 11. Roman Society 12. Roman Businesses 13. The Downfall of Ancient Business Concluding Note Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewKeith Roberts knows his history and is highly informed on the nature of today's comparable instruments and institutions. By placing his story within changing political, social, and cultural settings and by presenting it in a fascinating, well-written way unencumbered by technical jargon, he opens a new field in the discipline of business history. -- Alfred D. Chandler, emeritus, Harvard Business School, and winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the Bancroft Prize for history Business history has largely ignored the ancient world, while in fact there is considerable evidence that business played an important in it. This book provides an accessible, well written validation of this argument. -- Karl Moore, Desautels Faculty of Management, McGill University An excellent book. Booklist Roberts's well-documented, readable book provides valuable insight into the past and lessons for the present...highly recommended. ChoiceTable of ContentsForeword, by William H. McNeill Preface List of Terms Introduction 1 Business in the Ancient Middle East 1. The Beginning 2. Middle Eastern Empires, 1600-323 B.C.E. 2 Business in Ancient Greece 3. Markets and Greece 4. Business in Athens 5. Hellenistic History: Prologue to Revolution 6. The Hellenistic Business Environment 7. Hellenistic Business 3 Business in Ancient Rome 8. The Early Roman Republic 9. The Late Roman Republic, 201-31 B.C.E. 10. The Principate, 31 B.C.E.-192 C.E. 11. Roman Society 12. Roman Businesses 13. The Downfall of Ancient Business Concluding Note Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisOne of the "50 most powerful women in the world" (The Times), Rosabeth Moss Kanter tackles America's most urgent domestic issue.Trade Review"In her new book...Harvard business professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter attempts to parse some of the daunting challenges facing people trying to get from A to B...It puts a timely spotlight on social justice." -- The Guardian

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Book SynopsisGuinness Stout has a unique place in global beverage folklore. It's a beer with a long and colourful history and mythology that maintains a passionate following among beer connoisseurs around the world. Indeed, two billion pints are poured and enjoyed around the world each year.Trade Review"This book is telling of the legends of Guinness - the stout, the men and the mythology." (Retail & Leisure International, December 2007) "...should be on the shelf of anyone who professes to want to learn more about the last 250 years of brewing" (What's Brewing, December 2007) "...an absorbing tale, brilliantly handled." (New Imbiber, December 2007) "This is a thoroughly enjoyable, complete chronicle of a great been business." (World Business, December 2007)Table of ContentsNotes on Measurements and Terminology vii Acknowledgments viii Prologue: The World’s Greatest Beer ix Introduction: What Is Guinness Stout? xiii 1 Origins 1 2 Arthur Guinness, Brewer 11 3 A Family Business 25 4 Generations and Dynasties 35 5 Bottlers and the Export Trade 43 6 Building Sales While Building Rails 49 7 A Public Company 55 8 The Guinness World Travellers 65 9 To the Ends of the Earth, and Manchester, Too 75 10 War at Home and Abroad 81 11 Trouble, Triumph, and the Toucan 87 12 Brewed in Britain and America, Too 103 13 World War II 111 14 The Postwar Years 119 15 Great Men and Great Ideas 129 16 A Family Business at Two Hundred 137 17 Nitrogenation, the Really Great Idea 145 18 A Lager Called Harp 151 19 Into Africa, Malaysia, and Beyond 155 20 Diversification and Expansion 165 21 The Watershed Decade 171 22 A Widget in the Pint 187 23 A Growing Company and the Perfect Pint 193 24 Guinness in the Twenty-First Century 205 25 Inside the Gate with the Master Brewer 215 Epilogue: The World’s Greatest Beer 225 Appendix A: Generations of the Guinness Family in the Leadership of the Family Business 229 Appendix B: Guinness Head Brewers 233 Bibliography 237 About the Author 239 Index 241

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Book SynopsisIn Billion Dollar Green , Tobin Smith gives the facts and forecasts on growth in the green investing front and lets readers see for themselves just how large the opportunity is. The green tech sphere has become increasingly popular over the past few years, and is now one of the hottest industries to invest.Table of ContentsForeword. Preface. Introduction. It's a Green, Green, Green, World. What Drives the Green Wave? An Oily Proposition. We Want Our NRG! A Cleaner Future. Green Is Getting Cost Competitive. Mo' Money, Mo' Growth. The Greening of the Consumer. Building a Green Portfolio. Environment Protection Becomes Big Bucks. The Goal of This Book. Chapter 1: Catalyzing into Green: Why, and Why Now? Rising Global Energy Demand. The Chindia Syndrome. Where Does That Energy Come From? Energy Security: The New Cold War. Carbon Concerns. Chapter 2: Mandating Growth: Creating Greener Pastures. Green Public Policy. Mo' Money, Mo' Growth. The Green Capital Boom. The VC View. Making Real Money. Chapter 3: Waving The Green Flag: Clean Transportation. Driving Along in My Automobile. A Green Way Forward. The Hybrid Theory. Plug In and Fire Up the Engine. EV All the Way. How Do We Make Money? The Bleeding Edge. Words of Caution. Chapter 4: I Wanna Soak up the Sun!: Harnessing the Profit Power of Solar. Sand and Sun, Not Just a Vacation Mantra. Costs and Incentives: Creating Sunny Choices. Let the Sunshine In. The Changewave Thesis. Solar Superstars. A Solar Epilogue. Chapter 5: Water, Water, Everywhere, Nor Any Drop to Drink: Sympathizing with the Ancient Mariner. You're Going to Drive Me to Drinking. If You Build It, They Will Drink. A Tall Drink of Green Water. The Alliance Dips Its Toe into the Water. Splashing Around in the Water Investment Pool. Toweling Offâ??and on to the Power Grid. Chapter 6: Avoiding "Grid" Lock: The Powers that Be Are Going Smart. A Vision for the Modern Grid. Seven Valuable Virtues of the Modern Grid. Meters for the New Millennium. The Smart Meter Players. Adopting the Information Solution. Chapter 7: Eco-Efficient IT: The Nerds Are Turning Green. What Is Virtualization? Saving Kilowatts Equals Saving Money. Virtually the Best. Eco-Efficient IT is the Future. Chapter Eight: Green Plastics: Cleaning Up Society's Legacy. The Rise of Green Plastics. The Why and Who of Green Plastics. A Question of Cost and Market Adoption. Just a Drop in the Bio Bucket. Chapter 9: Fill 'Er Up with Biofuels: Growing Your Own Octane. Ethanol: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. Cellulosic Ethanol. Blame It on Rio. Mandates, Tax Credits, and Tariffs. Investing in Team Ethanol. Bye-Bye Biologics. Chapter 10: Fuel Cells and Advanced Batteries: The Rise of Pink Bunny Power. Fuel Cells: Hydrogen Anyone? Fuel Cell Types and Applications. Big Costs, Big Benefits. Powering Your Portfolio with Fuel Cells. Advanced Batteries. Chapter 11: Wind Power: Harnessing Nature's Breath. Blowin' Up the Energy Charts. The Good and the Bad of Blowin' in the Wind. Turbines at a Glance. The Breezy Dynamics of Growth. Subsidies and Supply Shortages. Investing in Windy Conditions. Blowing on to Chapter 12. Chapter 12: The New, Old Green Tech: Cleaning Up Coal's Act. The Coal, Hard Facts. Movin' On Up from Low Grade to High Grade. Scrubbing Coal's Image. The Great Carbon Roundup. A Deeper Shade of Green. Chapter 13: Living La Vida Verde: Green Buildings, Lighting, Natural Foods, and Lifestyles. The Green We Inhabit. By the Dawn's Early Green Light. LED Lighting Leads the Way. Green Movement Market Opportunities. Toward the End of a Green Journey. Chapter 14: Building a Green Portfolio: A Green Call to Arms. CAUTION: Green Portfolio Construction Ahead. The World is Not Flatâ??It's Voracious. Appendix A: Master List of Green Companies. Appendix B: Green Investing Resources. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisLooks at the synthetic structures and credit derivatives used in CDOs and at the new Basel Capital Accord and addresses the framework of these structures as well as the regulatory and accounting implications. This work offers coverage of both the financial and legal aspects of securitization, and a glossary of market and legal terminology.Table of ContentsPreface. About the Author. 1 Introduction. 1.1 Forms of securitisation. 1.2 Rationale for securitisation. 1.3 Global ABS markets. 2 Rating and Credit Structure. 2.1 Rating agencies. 2.2 Credit enhancement and liquidity. 2.3 Hedging and prepayment risk. 3 Deal Structure. 3.1 Ring-fencing and true sale. 3.2 SPVs and trusts. 3.3 Offshore centers. 3.4 Commonly used offshore jurisdictions. 3.5 Bonds and CP funding. 3.6 Securities laws. 3.7 US securities laws. 3.8 UK securities laws. 3.9 EU securities laws. 3.10 Tax treatment. 3.11 Accounting treatment. 3.12 Capital treatment. 3.13 Data and consumer regulation. 3.14 Regulatory approvals. 3.15 Administration and systems. 4 Investor Concerns. 4.1 Investor credit analysis. 4.2 Eligibility criteria. 4.3 Cash flow waterfall. 4.4 Bond pricing and valuation. 4.5 Performance and reporting. 5 Asset Classes. 5.1 ABS: Commercial and EETCs. 5.2 ABS: Consumer and credit cards. 5.3 Collateralised debt obligations. 5.4 Commercial mortgage-backed securities. 5.5 Covered bonds and Pfandbriefe. 5.6 Future flows. 5.7 Non-performing loans. 5.8 Real estate investment trusts. 5.9 Repackagings. 5.10 Residential mortgage-backed securities. 5.11 Trade receivables. 5.12 Whole business securitisation. 6 Opportunities and Challenges. 6.1 Introduction. 6.2 Significance of accounting and capital off-balance-sheet reform. 6.3 New Basel Accord. 7 Synthetics and Credit Derivatives. 7.1 Synthetic securitisation: Credit derivatives. 7.2 Super-senior pieces. 7.3 Pros and cons of synthetic securitisations for investors. 7.4 Terminology and types of credit derivative. 7.5 Use and pricing for credit derivatives. 7.6 Structure and concerns. 7.7 Regulatory capital advantages of synthetics. 7.8 International capital treatment for credit derivatives. 8 Whole Business Securitisation. 8.1 Benefits and requirements of whole business deals. 8.2 Structures. 8.3 Corporate valuation. 8.4 Rating analysis. 8.5 Feasibility in different countries. 8.6 Threats to whole business technology. 9 The European Union. 9.1 Ring-fencing and true sale. 9.2 Securities laws. 9.3 Tax treatment. 9.4 Accounting treatment. 9.5 Capital treatment. 9.6 Data protection/confidentiality. 9.7 Consumer protection. 9.8 Other issues. 10 Accounting for Securitisation. 10.1 US accounting standards. 10.2 UK accounting standards. 10.3 International Accounting Standards. 10.4 The influence of the European Union. 11 Capital. 11.1 Banking book. 11.2 Trading book. 11.3 New Basel Accord. 11.4 Basel capital arbitrage. 11.5 Off-balance-sheet treatment under Basel. 11.6 Basel capital treatment and new Basel proposals. 11.7 Capital for banking book exposures. 11.8 Capital for trading book exposures. 12 Global Securitisation Markets. 12.1 Argentina. 12.2 Australia. 12.3 Austria. 12.4 Belgium. 12.5 Bolivia. 12.6 Brazil. 12.7 Canada. 12.8 Chile. 12.9 China. 12.10 Colombia. 12.11 Czech Republic. 12.12 Denmark. 12.13 Egypt. 12.14 Finland. 12.15 France. 12.16 Germany. 12.17 Greece. 12.18 Hong Kong SAR. 12.19 Hungary. 12.20 India. 12.21 Indonesia. 12.22 Ireland. 12.23 Israel. 12.24 Italy. 12.25 Japan. 12.26 Korea. 12.27 Luxembourg. 12.28 Malaysia. 12.29 Mexico. 12.30 The Netherlands. 12.31 New Zealand. 12.32 Norway. 12.33 Pakistan. 12.34 Panama. 12.35 Paraguay. 12.36 Peru. 12.37 The Philippines. 12.38 Poland. 12.39 Portugal. 12.40 Russia. 12.41 Scotland. 12.42 Singapore. 12.43 South Africa. 12.44 Spain. 12.45 Sweden. 12.46 Switzerland. 12.47 Taiwan. 12.48 Thailand. 12.49 Turkey. 12.50 United Kingdom. 12.51 United States. 12.52 Venezuela. 13 Terminology in the Securitisation and Derivatives Markets. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisWith petroleum-related spills, explosions, and health issues in the headlines almost every day, the issue of remediation of petroleum and petroleum products is taking on increasing importance, for the survival of our environment, our planet, and our future.Table of ContentsPreface xv 1. Introduction to Bioremediation 1 1. Introduction 1 2. Principles of Bioremediation 7 3. Bioremediation and Biodegradation 10 4. Mechanism of Biodegradation 15 5. Bioremediation Methods 22 6. Test Methods for Biodegradation 30 7. References 31 2. Petroleum Composition and Properties 39 1. Introduction 39 2. Composition 46 3. Properties 62 4. References 76 3. Refinery Products and By-Products 79 1. Introduction 79 2. Refinery Products 81 3. Refinery Chemicals 106 4. References 113 4. Composition and Properties of Gaseous Products 115 1. Introduction 115 2. Gaseous Products 118 3. Environmental Effects 129 4. Analysis 134 5. References 143 5. Composition and Properties of Liquid Products 147 1. Introduction 147 2. Naphtha 148 3. Fuel Oil 162 4. Wastewaters 177 5. References 180 6. Composition and Properties of Solid Products 183 1. Introduction 183 2. Residua and Asphalt 184 3. Coke 199 4. Sludge 208 5. References 210 7. Sample Collection and Preparation 213 1. Introduction 213 2. Petroleum Chemicals 215 3. Sample Collection and Preparation 218 4. Measurement 240 5. Accuracy 242 6. Precision 243 7. Method Validation 245 8. Quality Control and Quality Assurance 252 9. Method Detection Limit 256 10. References 256 8. Analytical Methods 259 1. Introduction 259 2. Chemical And Physical Properties 262 3. Petroleum Group Analyses 279 4. Other Analytical Methods 289 5. References 298 9. Biodegradation of Petroleum 305 1. Introduction 305 2. Biodegradation of Specific Constituents 307 3. Petroleum Biodegradation 319 4. Application to Spills 333 5. References 339 10. Biodegradation of Naphtha and Gasoline 361 1. Introduction 361 2. Identity and Origin 361 3. Remediation 363 4. BTEX and MTBE 377 5. References 382 11. Biodegradation of Kerosene and Diesel 385 1. Introduction 385 2. Identity and Origin of Kerosene and Diesel 385 3. Bioremediation 389 4. Jet Fuel 402 5. References 404 12. Biodegradation of Fuel Oil 413 1. Introduction 413 2. Identity and Origin of Fuel Oil 416 3. Biodegradation 421 4. References 427 13. Biodegradation of Lubricating Oil 431 1. Introduction 431 2. Identity and Origin of Lubricating Oil 434 3. Composition and Properties of Lubricating Oil 436 4. Biodegradation of Lubricating Oils 440 5. Bioremediation – The Challenge 452 6. Conclusion 453 7. References 453 14. Biodegradation of Residua and Asphalt 463 1. Introduction 463 2. Identity and Origin of Residua and Asphalt 467 3. Biodegradation of Residua and Asphalt 469 4. References 477 15. Bioremediation Methods 483 1. Land Ecosystems 486 2. Water Ecosystems 498 3. References 507 16. The Future of Bioremediation 515 1. Introduction 515 2. Status 517 3. Advantages and Disadvantages 524 4. Conclusion 526 5. References 528 Glossary 535 Conversion Factors 555 Index 559

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Book SynopsisCarbon dioxide sequestration is a technology that is being explored to curb the anthropogenic emission of CO 2 into the atmosphere. Carbon dioxide has been implicated in the global climate change and reducing it is a potential solution.Trade Review"Each separately readable chapter is structured in introduction, experimentals, results and discussion. This allows a structured understanding. Although this book does not solve all the questions raised when talking about safety and reliability of CCS-technology, it provides a base of knowledge. Increased research on this questions contributes to a tremendous extension of current knowledge, basing on this publication." (Materials & Corrosion, 1 November 2012) Table of ContentsIntroduction The Three Sisters - CCS, AGI, and EOR xix Ying Wu, John J. Carroll and Zhimin Du Section 1: Data and Correlation 1. Prediction of Acid Gas Dew Points in the Presence of Water and Volatile Organic Compounds 3 Ray. A. Tomcej 1.1 Introduction 3 1.2 Previous Studies 4 1.3 Thermodynamic Model 5 1.4 Calculation Results 6 1.5 Discussion 10 2. Phase Behavior of China Reservoir Oil at Different C02 Injected Concentrations 13 Fengguang Li, Xin Yang, Changyu Sun, and Guangjin Chen 2.1 Introduction 14 2.2 Preparation of Reservoir Fluid 14 2.3 PVT Phase Behavior for the C02 Injected Crude Oil 15 2.4 Viscosity of the C02 Injected Crude Oil 17 2.5 Interfacial Tension for C02 Injected Crude Oil/Strata Water 19 2.6 Conclusions 20 3. Viscosity and Density Measurements for Sour Gas Fluids at High Temperatures and Pressures 23 B.R. Giri, P. Biais and R.A. Marriott 3.1 Introduction 24 3.2 Experimental 25 3.3 Results 31 3.4 Conclusions 37 4. Acid Gas Viscosity Modeling with the Expanded Fluid Viscosity Correlation 41 H. Motahhari, M.A. Satyro, H.W. Yarranton 4.1 Introduction 41 4.2 Expanded Fluid Viscosity Correlation 42 4.3 Results and Discussion 47 4.4 Conclusions 52 4.5 Acknowledgements 52 5. Evaluation and Improvement of Sour Property Packages in Unisim Design 55 Jianyong Yang, Ensheng Zhao, Laurie Wang, and Sanjoy Saha 5.1 Introduction 55 5.2 Model Description 56 5.3 Phase Equilibrium Calculation 58 5.4 Conclusions 62 5.5 Future Work 62 6. Compressibility Factor of High C02-Content Natural Gases: Measurement and Correlation 65 Xiaoqiang Bian, Zhimin Du, Yong Tang, and Jianfen Du 6.1 Introduction 65 6.2 Experiment 67 6.3 Methods 68 6.5 Comparison of the Proposed Method and Other Methods 78 6.6 Conclusions 83 6.7 Acknowledgements 84 6.8 Nomenclature 84 Section 2: Process Engineering 7. Analysis of Acid Gas Injection Variables 89 Edward Wiehert and James van der Lee 7.1 Introduction 89 7.2 Discussion 90 7.3 Program Design 93 7.4 Results 94 7.5 Discussion of Results 96 7.6 Conclusion 105 8. Glycol Dehydration as a Mass Transfer Rate Process 107 Nathan A. Hatcher, Jaime L. Nava and Ralph H. Weiland 8.1 Phase Equilibrium 108 8.2 Process Simulation 110 8.3 Dehydration Column Performance 111 8.4 Stahl Columns and Stripping Gas 114 8.5 Interesting Observations from a Mass Transfer Rate Model 115 8.6 Factors That Affect Dehydration of Sweet Gases 118 8.7 Dehydration of Acid Gases 119 8.8 Conclusions 119 9. Carbon Capture Using Amine-Based Technology 121 Ben Spooner and David Engel 9.1 Amine Applications 121 9.2 Amine Technology 122 9.3 Reaction Chemistry 124 9.4 Types of Amine 126 9.5 Challenges of Carbon Capture 128 9.6 Conclusion 131 10. Dehydration-through-Compression (DTC): Is It Adequate? A Tale of Three Gases 133 Wes H. Wright 10.1 Background 133 10.2 Water Saturation 138 10.3 Is It Adequate? 138 10.4 The Gases 141 10.5 Results 147 10.6 Discussion 151 11. Diaphragm Pumps Improve Efficiency of Compressing Acid Gas and C02 155 Josef Jarosch, Anke-Dorothee Braun 11.1 Diaphragm Pumps 162 11.2 Acid Gas Compression 164 11.3 C02 Compression for Sequestration 167 11.4 Conclusion 171 Section 3: Reservoir Engineering 12. Acid Gas Injection in the Permian and San Juan Basins: Recent Case Studies from New Mexico 175 David T. Lescinsky; Alberto A. Gutierrez, RG; James C. Hunter, RG; Julie W. Gutierrez; and Russell E. Bentley 12.1 Background 175 12.2 AGI Project Planning and Implementation 178 12.3 AGI Projects in New Mexico 190 12.4 AGI and the Potential for Carbon Credits 204 12.5 Conclusions 207 13. C02 and Acid Gas Storage in Geological Formations as Gas Hydrate 209 Farhad Qanbari, Olga Ye Zatsepina, S. Hamed Tabatabaie, Mehran Pooladi-Darvish 13.1 Introduction 210 13.2 Geological Settings 211 13.3 Model Parameters 216 13.4 Results 218 13.5 Discussion 221 13.6 Conclusions 223 13.7 Acknowledgment 224 14. Complex Flow Mathematical Model of Gas Pool with Sulfur Deposition 227 W. Zhu, Y. Long, Q. Liu, Y. Ju, and X. Huang 14.1 Introduction 227 14.2 The Mathematical Model of Multiphase Complex Flow 228 14.3 Mathematical Models of Flow Mechanisms 232 14.4 Solution of the Mathematical Model Equations 238 14.5 Example 240 14.6 Conclusions 242 14.7 Acknowledgement 242 Section 4: Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) 15. Enhanced Oil Recovery Project: Dunvegan C Pool 247 Darryl Burns 15.1 Introduction 248 15.2 Pool Data Collection 249 15.3 Pool Event Log 252 15.4 Reservoir Fluid Characterization 255 15.5 Material Balance 263 15.6 Geological Model 264 15.7 Geological Uncertainty 269 15.8 History Match 272 15.9 Black Oil to Compositional Model Conversion 282 15.10 Recovery Alternatives 290 15.11 Economics 307 15.12 Economic Uncertainty 312 15.13 Discussion and Learning 312 15.14 End Note 317 16. C02 Flooding as an EOR Method for Low Permeability Reservoirs 319 Yongle Hu, Yunpeng Hu, Qin Li, Lei Huang, Mingqiang Hao, and Siyu Yang 16.1 Introduction 319 16.2 Field Experiment of C02 Flooding in China 320 16.3 Mechanism of C02 Flooding Displacement 321 16.4 Perspective 324 16.5 Conclusion 326 17. Pilot Test Research on C02 Drive in Very Low Permeability Oil Field of in Daqing Changyuan 329 Weiyao Zhu, Jiecheng Cheng, Xiaohe Huang, Yunqian Long, and Y. Lou 17.1 Introduction 329 17.2 Laboratory Test Study on C02 Flooding in Oil Reservoirs with Very Low Permeability 330 17.3 Field Testing Research 333 17.4 Conclusion 346 17.5 Acknowledgement 349 18. Operation Control of C02-Driving in Field Site. Site Test in Wellblock Shu 101, Yushulin Oil Field, Daqing 351 Xinde Wan, Tao Sun, Yingzhi Zhang, Tiejun Yang, and Changhe Mu 18.1 Test Area Description 352 18.2 Test Effect and Cognition 353 18.3 Conclusions 359 19. Application of Heteropolysaccharide in Acid Gas Injection 361 Jie Zhang, Gang Guo and Shugang Li 19.1 Introduction 361 19.2 Application of Heteropolysaccharide in C02 Reinjection Miscible Phase Recovery 363 19.3 Application of Heteropolysaccharide in H2S Reinjection formation 370 19.4 Conclusions 373 Section 5: Geology and Geochemistry 20. Impact of S02 and NO on Carbonated Rocks Submitted to a Geological Storage of C02: An Experimental Study 377 Stéphane Renard, Jérôme Sterpenich, Jacques Pironon, Aurélien Randi, Pierre Chiquet and Marc Lescanne 20.1 Introduction 377 20.2 Apparatus and Methods 378 20.3 Results and Discussion 381 20.4 Conclusion 391 21. Geochemical Modeling of Huff 'N' Puff Oil Recovery With C02 at the Northwest Mcgregor Oil Field 393 Yevhen I. Holubnyak, Blaise A.F. Mibeck, Jordan M. Bremer, Steven A. Smith, James A. Sorensen, Charles D. Gorecki, Edward N. Steadman, and John A. Harju 21.1 Introduction 393 21.2 Northwest McGregor Location and Geological Setting 395 21.3 The Northwest McGregor Field, E. Goetz #1 Well Operational History 395 21.4 Reservoir Mineralogy 397 21.5 Preinjection and Postinjection Reservoir Fluid Analysis 398 21.6 Major Observations and the Analysis of the Reservoir Fluid Sampling 400 21.7 Laboratory Experimentations 401 21.8 2-D Reservoir Geochemical Modeling with GEM 402 21.9 Summary and Conclusions 403 21.10 Acknowledgments 404 21.11 Disclaimer 404 22. Comparison of C02 and Acid Gas Interactions with reservoir fluid and Rocks at Williston Basin Conditions 407 Yevhen I. Holubnyak, Steven B. Hawthorne, Blaise A. Mibeck, David J. Miller, Jordan M. Bremer, Steven A. Smith, James A. Sorensen, Edward N. Steadman, and John A. Harju 22.1 Introduction 407 22.2 Rock Unit Selection 409 22.3 C02 Chamber Experiments 411 22.4 Mineralogical Analysis 412 22.5 Numerical Modeling 413 22.6 Results 413 22.7 Carbonate Minerals Dissolution 414 22.8 Mobilization of Fe 416 22.9 Summary and Suggestions for Future Developments 418 22.10 Acknowledgments 418 22.11 Disclaimer 418 Section 6: Well Technology 23 Well Cement Aging in Various H2S-C02 Flui( is at High Pressure and High Temperature: Experiments and Modelling 423 Nicolas Jacquemet, Jacques Pironon, Vincent Lagneau, Jérémie Saint-Marc 23.1 Introduction 424 23.2 Experimental equipment 425 23.3 Materials, Experimental Conditions and Analysis 426 23.4 Results and Discussion 428 23.5 Reactive Transport Modelling 430 23.6 Conclusion 432 24. Casing Selection and Correlation Technology for Ultra-Deep, Ultra- High Pressure, High H2S Gas Wells 437 Yongxing Sun, Yuanhua Lin, Taihe Shi, Zhongsheng Wang, Dajiang Zhu, Liping Chen, Sujun Liu, and Dezhi Zeng 24.1 Introduction 438 24.2 Material Selection Recommended Practice 438 24.3 Casing Selection and Correlation Technology 441 24.4 Field Applications 443 24.4 Conclusions 445 24.5 Acknowledgments 447 25. Coupled Mathematical Model of Gas Migration in Cemented Annulus with Mud Column in Acid Gas Well 449 Hongjun Zhu, Yuanhua Lin, Yongxing Sun, Dezhi Zeng, Zhi Zhang, and Taihe Shi 25.1 Introduction 449 25.2 Coupled Mathematical Model 450 25.3 Illustration 458 25.4 Conclusions 459 25.5 Nomenclature 460 25.6 Acknowledgment 461 Section 7: Corrosion 26. Study on Corrosion Resistance of L245/825 Lined Steel Pipe Welding Gap in H2S+C02 Environment 465 Dezhi Zeng, Yuanhua Lin, Liming Huang, Daijiang Zhu, Tan Gu, Taihe Shi, and Yongxing Sun 26.1 Introduction 466 26.2 Welding Process of Lined Steel Pipe 466 26.3 Corrosion Test Method of Straight and Ring Welding Gaps of L245/825 Lined Steel Pipe 467 26.4 Corrosion Test Results of Straight and Ring Welding Gaps of 1245/825 Lined Steel Pipe 472 26.5 Conclusions 477 26.6 Acknowledgments 477 References 477 Index 479

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Book SynopsisCarbon dioxide has been implicated in the global climate change, and CO2 sequestration is a technology being explored to curb the anthropogenic emission of CO2 into the atmosphere. The injection of CO2 for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) has the duel benefit of sequestering the CO2 and extending the life of some older fields.Table of ContentsPreface xiii Introduction xiv Part 1: Data: Experiments and Correlation 1. Equilibrium Water Content Measurements for Acid Gas at High Pressures and Temperatures 3 Francis Bernard, Robert A. Marriott, and Binod R. Giri 1.1 Introduction 4 1.2 Experimental 6 1.3 Recent Results and Modelling 10 1.4 Conclusions 19 References 19 2. Comparative Study on Gas Deviation Factor Calculating Models for CO2 Rich Gas Reservoirs 21 Nan Zhang, Xiao Guo, Qiang Zhang, Rentian Yan, and Yan Ran 2.1 Introduction 22 2.2 Deviation Factor Correlations 22 2.3 Model Optimization 28 2.4 Conclusions 34 References 35 3. H2S Viscosities and Densities at High-Temperatures and Pressures 37 Binod R. Giri, Robert A. Marriott, and Pierre Blais 3.1 Introduction 38 3.2 Experimental 39 3.3 Results and Discussion 41 3.4 Conclusions and Outlook 46 3.5 Acknowledgement 47 References 47 4. Solubility of Methane in Propylene Carbonate 49 Fang-Yuan Jou, Kurt A.G. Schmidt, and Alan E. Mather 4.1 Introduction 49 4.2 Results and Discussion 50 4.3 Nomenclature 54 4.4 Acknowledgement 54 References 54 Part 2: Process 5. A Holistic Look at Gas Treating Simulation 59 Nathan A. Hatcher, R. Scott Alvis, and Ralph H. Weiland 5.1 Introduction 60 5.2 Clean Versus Dirty Solvents: Heat Stable Salts 61 5.3 Summary 77 6. Controlled Freeze Zone™ Commercial Demonstration Plant Advances Technology for the Commercialization of North American Sour Gas Resources 79 R.H. Oelfke, R.D. Denton, and J.A. Valencia 6.1 Introduction – Gas Demand and Sour Gas Challenges 80 6.2 Acid Gas Injection 80 6.3 Controlled Freeze Zone™ — Single Step Removal of CO2 and H2S 81 6.4 Development Scenarios Suitable for Utilizing CFZ™ Technology 84 6.5 Commercial Demonstration Plant Design & Initial Performance Data 86 6.6 Conclusions and Forward Plans 89 Bibliography 89 7. Acid Gas Dehydration – A DexPro™ Technology Update 91 Jim Maddocks, Wayne McKay, and Vaughn Hansen 7.1 Introduction 91 7.2 Necessity of Dehydration 92 7.3 Dehydration Criteria 94 7.4 Acid Gas – Water Phase Behaviour 96 7.5 Conventional Dehydration Methods 99 7.6 Development of DexPro 107 7.7 DexPro Operating Update 112 7.8 DexPro Next Steps 113 7.9 Murphy Tupper – 2012 Update 113 7.10 Acknowledgements 115 8. A Look at Solid CO2 Formation in Several High CO2 Concentration Depressuring Scenarios 117 James van der Lee, John J. Carroll, and Marco Satyro 8.1 Introduction 117 8.2 Methodology 118 8.3 Thermodynamic Property Package Description 118 8.4 Model Confi guration 119 8.5 Results 121 8.6 Discussion 124 8.7 Conclusions 127 References 128 Part 3: Acid Gas Injection 9. Potential Sites and Early Opportunities of Acid Gas Re-injection in China 131 Qi Li, Xiaochun Li, Lei Du, Guizhen Liu, Xuehao Liu, Ning Wei 9.1 Introduction 132 9.2 Potential Storage Capacity for CCS 134 9.3 Emission Sources of Acid Gases 134 9.4 Distribution of High H2S Bearing Gas Field 135 9.5 Systematic Screening of Potential Sites 136 9.6 Early Deployment Opportunities of AGI 137 9.7 Conclusions 139 9.8 Acknowledgements 140 References 140 10. Acid Gas Injection for a Waste Stream with Heavy Hydrocarbons and Mercaptans 143 Xingyuan Zhao, John J. Carroll, and Ying Wu 10.1 Basis 143 10.2 Phase Envelope 144 10.3 Water Content 146 10.4 Hydrates 147 10.5 Dehydration and Compression 149 10.6 Discussion 151 10.7 Conclusion 151 References 152 11. Compression of Acid Gas and CO2 with Reciprocating Compressors and Diaphragm Pumps for Storage and Enhanced Oil Recovery 153 Anke Braun, Josef Jarosch, Rainer Dübi, and Luzi Valär 11.1 Conclusion 163 References 164 12. Investigation of the Use of Choke Valves in Acid Gas Compression 165 James van der Lee, and Edward Wichert 12.1 Introduction 166 12.2 Water Content Behaviour of Acid Gas 167 12.3 Test Cases to Ascertain the Effect of Choke Valves 169 12.4 Test Case 1: 20% H2S, 78% CO2 and 2% C1 170 12.5 Test Case 2: 50% H2S, 48% CO2 and 2% C1 173 12.6 Test Case 3: 80% H2S, 18% CO2 and 2% C1 175 12.7 Conclusions 180 13. The Kinetics of H2S Oxidation by Trace O2 and Prediction of Sulfur Deposition in Acid Gas Compression Systems 183 N. I. Dowling, R. A. Marriott, A. Primak, and S. Manley 13.1 Introduction 184 13.2 Experimental 185 13.3 Experimental Results and Calculation Methods 186 13.4 Discussion and Demonstration of Utility 208 13.5 Conclusions 212 References 213 14. Blowout Calculations for Acid Gas Well with High Water Cut 215 Shouxi Wang, and John J. Carroll 14.1 Introduction 215 14.2 Water 217 14.3 Trace Amount of Gas 221 14.4.1 Case Study 3 222 14.5 Brine vs. Water 226 14.6 Discussion 226 References 226 Part 4: Subsurface 15. Influence of Sulfur Deposition on Gas Reservoir Development 229 Weiyao Zhu, Xiaohe Huang, Yunqian Long, and Jia Deng 15.1 Introduction 229 15.2 Mathematical Models of Flow Mechanisms 230 15.3 The Mathematical Model of Multiphase Complex Flow 236 15.4 Solution of the Mathematical Model Equations 240 15.5 Example 242 15.6 Conclusions 244 References 245 16. Modeling and Evaluation of Oilfield Fluid Processing Schemes 247 Jie Zhang, Ayodeji A. Jeje, Gang Chen, Haiying Cheng, Yuan You, and Shugang Li 16.1 Introduction 248 16.2 Treatment of Produced Water 249 16.3 Treatment of Re-circulating Mud 252 16.4 Test on Gas-cut, Water-based Mud 255 16.5 Conclusion 259 References 260 17. Optimization of the Selection of Oil-Soluble Surfactant for Enhancing CO2 Displacement Efficiency 261 Ping Guo, Songjie Jiao, Fu Chen, and Jie He 17.1 Introduction 262 17.2 Experiment Preparation and Experimental Conditions 263 17.3 Experiment Contents and Methods 264 17.4 Optimization of Surfactants 265 17.5 The Displacement Efficiency Research on Oil-soluble Surfactant Optimization 268 17.6 Conclusions and Recommendations 270 17.7 Acknowledgement 271 References 271 Index 273

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Book SynopsisThis book examines all techniques used in the thermal and materials sciences, fluid engineering and engineering mechanics to foster an understanding of the engineering design process from the recognition of a need and the definition of design objectives through product certification and manufacturing of a prototype.Table of ContentsThe Engineering Design Process. Managing Design Projects. Modeling and Simulation. Design Analyses for Material Selection. Engineering Economics. Optimization in Design. Statistical Decisions. Design for Reliability. Safety and Environmental Protection. Engineering Ethics. Communications in Engineering.

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Book Synopsisa Gianni Montezemolo has produced an outstanding book on the strategic implications of the emergence of greater Europe for global companies. Based on his many years of experience as a senior executive of major international companies, Montezemolo makes a convincing case as to why greater Europe is destined to be the next economic super power.Table of ContentsA VISION OF GREATER EUROPE. Europe's Second Coming. The New European Zoo. The Northern Bees. The Atlantic Storks. The Southern Gazelles. The Eastern Bears. MANAGING GREATER EUROPE. Organizing for Greater Europe. The Innovation Imperative. Brands, Prices and the Euro. An Integrated Supply Chain. The Continental Back Office. Conclusion. Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisTechnology Transfer promotes moving technology out of labs and into practical as well as valuable applications. It describes a successful method and a model that applies equally well to commercializing technology as to acquiring it, or to diversifying companies.Trade Review"...very valid ideas that one would need to understand when engaging in this field." (In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology-Animal, 2007)Table of ContentsAcknowledgments xiii About the Author xv Preface xvii Introduction xxi Part One The Game of Technology Transfer Chapter 1 The Pieces 3 Introduction 3 The Problem with Models about Human Behavior 4 Constructs 6 Portraying Constructs 7 Deals 7 Technologies 15 Practices 23 Players 33 Conclusion 38 Chapter 2 The Board 39 Introduction 39 Arenas 39 Channels and Messages 42 Supply Chains 44 Users and Buyers 48 Competitors 55 Markets 59 Stakeholders 64 Conclusion 67 Chapter 3 Strategies 69 Introduction 69 Technology Niches 70 Nash Equilibriums 72 Making Technology Conducive for Nash Equilibriums 74 Objectives 85 Tactics 96 Competition 99 Windows of Opportunity or Being Just-in-Time 100 Conclusion 102 Part Two Market Research Chapter 4 Finding the Customer 105 Introduction 105 What We Have to Sell 105 Functionality 105 Characteristics 114 Features 117 Product, Process, or Service 118 Finding the Application 121 Finding the Customer 133 The End User 133 Buyers 139 Conclusion 144 Appendix A: Intellectual Property 146 Patents 147 Trade Secrets 149 Trademarks 149 Copyrights and Masks 150 IP Control 150 Chapter 5 Competing Technology 155 Introduction 155 Redundancy 156 Relation to the Dominant Design 159 Who Is Selling? 163 Who Is Emerging? 165 Time 167 Conclusion 171 Chapter 6 Markets 173 Introduction 173 Market Barriers 174 Market Forces 180 Estimating Market Size 189 Estimating Market Share 197 Conclusion 200 Part Three Strategy Chapter 7 Positioning the Technology for the End User 203 Introduction 203 Take-Off 204 Umpf 205 Goals 209 Competitive Advantage 214 Performance 216 Ease of Use 219 Price 223 Time 227 Window of Opportunity 228 Value Propositions 232 Conclusion 235 Appendix A: Technikos 237 Using Web Search to Develop and Test Hypotheses 237 Interviewing to Test Hypotheses 240 Appendix B: Presenting Your Technology 242 Pre-Nondisclosure 242 Post-Nondisclosure (But Pre-Deal) 242 Investor Presentations 243 Post-Deal (Fully Executed Contract) 243 Chapter 8 Launch Tactics 245 Introduction 245 SWOTs 246 1. Pick the Positioning 248 2. Determine the Strengths and Weaknesses 249 3. Determine the Opportunities and Threats 251 4. Look at the Intersection 254 Looking Forward: Launch Tactics and Finding the Target 260 Channels and Messages 262 Rhetoric and Messages 265 Conclusion 267 Part Four Doing Deals Chapter 9 Finding the Target 271 Introduction 271 Market Alignment 272 Technology Alignment 282 Alignment on Capabilities 290 Attitude toward Risk 291 Conclusion 294 Chapter 10 Valuing the Technology 295 The Basics: Discounted Cash Flow 296 Approaches to Valuation 297 Not Stupid Methods 297 Stupid Methods 300 Non-Revenue Value and Its Valuation 301 Revenues 302 Expenses 310 Quick Recap 314 Risk 315 Conclusion 324 Appendix A: Why Real Options Are a Waste of Time 326 Chapter 11 Doing the Deal 329 Planning for Negotiations 332 Relationships 333 Intellectual Asset Package 341 Economics 344 Planning the Game in Extensive Form 349 Negotiating 351 Setting the Stage 351 Pulling It Off 356 Conclusion 360 Chapter 12 The Twelve-Step Program 363 Index 369

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Book SynopsisIndustrial or business--to--business marketing places very specific demands on those responsible for it. Yet all too often the strengths of these managers are technical, founded on expertise and product knowledge. There is seldom any formal understanding of marketing principles and the business benefits they can bring.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements The book's route maps YOU AND THIS BOOK You and this book FINDING YOUR WAY THROUGH THE COMPANY Your job outline Your position within the company FINDING YOUR WAY THROUGH MARKETING What is marketing? Principles of industrial marketing Technology and marketing YOUR WORKING SKILLS Effectiveness and efficiency Interpersonal skills Presentation skills Problem definition and decision-making Time management INDUSTRIAL MARKETING IN PRACTICE Setting a marketing strategy Planning marketing action The product offering The product Valuing the product Dealing with clients Dealing with partners DEALING WITH YOUR INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT Selling and marketing within the company Dealing with sales Working with technicians Co-ordination with other departments THE MARKETING EXPERT'S TOOLBOX Marketing research and marketing information Marketing segmentation Technical analysis in marketing Marketing analysis Diagnosing the marketing situation Marketing planning templates Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisGrowth business is the most dynamic sector of the economy. Rapidly expanding companies demonstrate the ingenuity, flexibility and energy which are the foundation of flourishing new market sectors. These are the blue chip companies of tomorrow, capable of taking on the world. Nightingale MultiMedia with the help of growth company broker Beeson Gregory, the Innovation Unit of the Department of Trade and Industry and senior financial journalists has identified the most exciting growth companies in Britain. These key companies are defined as groundbreakers in their particular field, who have done something different in the marketplace, and who have been identified as having the most potential for growth. In 100 in-depth case studies, Groundbreakers analyses the constituent elements of the success of these impressive and significant new enterprises. What are the factors which make these companies distinctive? Why will they be key contributors to the economic environment of the future? This Table of ContentsPartial table of contents: Listing Options for Growth Business. AES Engineering Ltd. Bluebird Toys plc. The Brockbank Group plc. Card Clear plc. Chernikeeff Group. Cortecs International. Demon Internet Ltd. Hozelock Ltd. Inspec. Morse Group. Probe Entertainment Ltd. Shield Diagnostics. Stalbridge Linen Services Ltd. Index by Sector.

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Book SynopsisCharley Ellis has written a magnificent portrait, capturing the indomitable spirit of Joe Wilson and his instinctive understanding of the need for and commercial usefulness of a transforming imaging technology.Trade Review"An inspiring biography" (The Economist, November 2006) If you run a business and aspire to make it great, you owe it to yourself to read Joe Wilson and the Creation of Xerox by Charles D. Ellis. Despite occasionally pedestrian writing, the book rewards the reader with dramatic accounts of how one great leader managed to influence change rather than just react to it. Wilson knew little about technology, yet he--not the brilliant techies with whom he surrounded himself--created the modern copier industry. Xerox was an old Rochester, N.Y., company that was small, obscure and unambitious until Wilson took over from his dad in the late 1940s. In a sense, his takeover kicked off the technology revolution that shook American industry out of its somnolence. Early investors with small stakes in Xerox became multimillionaires. Later investors lost billions looking for the "next Xerox." They would have done better searching for the next Joe Wilson. His tact and lack of ego held together a necessarily diverse bunch of people. Sol Linowitz, the company lawyer, upstaged him by letting it be said on national television that he, not Wilson, was the father of Xerox. Wilson ignored it: Linowitz was important to the company, and Wilson wanted success, not an ego massage. He grasped the importance of image. He pioneered new and novel ways to get public attention for Xerox, including backing public-service TV shows at a time when the company could barely afford the expense in order to convey an image of quality for a little-known brand. When a leading consulting firm told Xerox there was no real market for its proposed 412 xerography machine, Wilson and his aides took the report apart and discovered that the questions asked and the methodology were faulty. He plowed on. The 412, Xerox's first truly competitive product, would have to sell for $47,000 and was far too big for salespeople to lug around. Who would, or could, write a check of this size for a mere copying machine? But hey, someone suggested, who wouldn't pay a nickel to get rid of the messy carbon copy that was the curse of every office at the time? Wilson didn't hesitate: a nickel a copy it would be. Customers loved the seemingly cheap price, and orders mounted and remounted for the 412. To the customer's surprise and Xerox's delight, users were making far more copies of things than they did before the 412. The machine was so clean, fast and precise, it was an easy way to expand internal communication in the days before e-mail. In a year, some customers were spending more for copies than the machine would have cost. Xerox became a cash jackpot machine. Ellis's generally upbeat book has a sad ending. On his retirement in the mid-1960s, an ailing and tired Wilson made two horrible mistakes: He picked an incompetent successor and then failed to bequeath a strong board that could have reined in his successor's blunders. His successor threw away the chance to own the coming personal computer revolution and made disastrous billion-dollar investments in old industries. He lacked his predecessor's knack for embracing change. By then, Wilson was too ill to retake the reins. Xerox shriveled, and its bonds sank to junk status. Rescued by the present CEO, Ann Mulcahy, Xerox is doing well again, but it is no longer the shining symbol Wilson created. The author, Charley Ellis, is retired head of the consulting firm Greenwich Associates and serves as a Yale trustee and a director of the Vanguard funds. He knows a lot about business leadership, having consulted for and worked with many of the best practitioners. Among all of the business leaders he's known, and he's known hundreds, he puts Joe Wilson--whom he never met--over them all. The lessons here are clear and shining--both the good and the bad. (Forbes.com, October 25, 2006) Transforming family-owned Haloid Corp., which struggled in the shadow of hometown behemoth Eastman Kodak, into the globally recognized Xerox is an amazing accomplishment. But as Ellis's biography of Joe Wilson attests, Wilson's achievements ranged more widely and went much deeper than many gave him credit for. Ellis, author of 11 books and former financial industry consultant offers a heartfelt, if not artful, telling of the CEO's life story. He contends that Wilson embodied all of the qualities that leadership management books celebrate: integrity, foresight and the ability to inspire people to perform. He credits these attributes to helping Wilson so spectacularly realize his vision for his company; its employees; his alma mater, the University of Rochester; and the city and people of Rochester, N.Y. Ellis's telling starts off slow and is initially quite repetitive. But once Xerox is finally born, after years of setbacks, the story picks up. The real purpose for the detailed buildup appears toward the end, when credit for the last 20-odd years of corporate strife and ultimate success is given to the wrong person, Wilson's best friend and the company's corporate counsel. At that point, it becomes clear why Ellis was compelled to write this book so long after the company's rise and its true founder's demise.(Sept.) (Publishers Weekly, July 17, 2006)Table of ContentsIntroduction by Anne M. Mulcahy, Chairman and CEO of Xerox Corporation ix Foreword by Joel Podolny, Dean, Yale School of Management xv 1 Early Years 1 2 Peggy 13 3 The Thirties 19 4 Years of Struggle 29 5 Chet Carlson 39 6 Battelle 51 7 Contact—Just Barely 57 8 Sol Linowitz 67 9 Toward Xerox 79 10 The University 97 11 Worst of Times, Best of Times 111 12 Joe Wilson 131 13 IBM, RCA, and GE 135 14 Gathering Strength in Finance 147 15 Building the Organization 157 16 Going International 177 17 Going It Alone 191 18 5¢ 199 19 The 914 209 20 Go! 225 21 Getting on Message 239 22 Xerox: Zoom-Zoom 259 23 Fuji-Xerox 267 24 Challenges of Success 275 25 Minister Florence 289 26 Life 301 27 Public Service 315 28 Winding Down 325 29 No Longer CEO 337 30 At the Rockefellers’ 353 Afterword 359 Joe Wilson: In His Own Words 371 Acknowledgments 377 Index 381

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Book SynopsisThoughtfully conceived and very well written, this is essential somm reading.The Somm JournalThis is the most important wine book of the year, perhaps in many years.The Seattle TimesCrisply written, impeccably researched, balanced if fundamentally enthusiastic, scholarly but accessible, and full of unexpected details and characters.The World of Fine WineNo wine category has seen more dramatic growth in recent years than American Rhônevariety wines. Winemakers are devoting more energy, more acreage, and more bottlings to Rhône varieties than ever before. The flagship Rhône red, Syrah, is routinely touted as one of California's most promising varieties, capable of tremendous adaptability as a vine, wonderfully variable in style, and highly expressive of place. There has never been a better time for American Rhône wine producers. American Rhône is the untold history of the American Rhône wine movement. The popularity of these wines has been hard fought; this is a story of fringe playerTrade Review"Thoughtfully conceived and very well written, this is essential somm reading." * The Somm Journal *"Comiskey has a skeptical reporter’s mind, a poet’s way with turns of phrase, an editor’s sense of conservation of words, and a keen (and deep) understanding of – and respect for – wine as a subject matter, all of which come to bear in American Rhone." -- Joe Roberts * 1 Wine Dude *"This book is superb." * California Grapevine *"Our five favorite liquor and wine books from 2016: A deep dive into this fascinating category, long beloved by wine geeks." * San Francisco Chronicle *"Delves into the American Rhone movement’s wine-soaked origins in this vivid, in-depth account." * The Mercury News *"This is the most important wine book of the year, perhaps in many years." * The Seattle Times *"A strong contender for wine book of the year." -- Henry Jefffreys * The Guardian *"The definitive work on the Rhone movement." * Wine Review Online *"Crisply written, impeccably researched, balanced if fundamentally enthusiastic, scholarly but accessible, and full of unexpected details and characters." * The World of Fine Wine *"The wine book of the year." -- Dennis Schaefer * Santa Barbara News-Press *"Comiskey really knows his stuff — deep research is apparent here — and he writes with a fluid style, so learning about American Rhône is a real pleasure. . . . A terrific book, well-written and informative. It deserves a place on your wine bookshelf." * The Wine Economist *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction PART I: PRELUDES AND ANTECEDENTS 1. The Sixties, Headwaters of the American Rhône 2. A Place and Its Progeny: A Guide to the Varieties of the Rhône Valley 3. How Rhône Varieties Got to American Soil 4. The Curious Case of American Petite Sirah 5. Rhône Varieties through Prohibition and After PART II: PIONEERS AND PLAYERS 6. The Path to the First American Rhône 7. Syrah’s Proud Father: Gary Eberle and the Making of Modern Syrah 8. Other Pioneers: From the North Coast to Gold Country PART III: ARTISTS AND ICONOCLASTS 9. Randall Grahm, the Movement’s Cosmic Impresario 10. Steve Edmunds, the Quiet Iconoclast 11. Sean Thackrey, the Thinking Man’s Rhônist 12. Manfred Krankl, the First Superstar PART IV: THE MOVEMENT STARTS TO MOVE 13. Viognier, the Rhône Movement’s Flower Child 14. The Purloined Rhône: How Suitcase Clones Shaped the Movement 15. Tablas Creek, the Validator 16. The American Rhône in Washington State PART V: BOOMTIME 17. The Birth of the Rhône Rangers, 1987–1990 18. The Academic Backup for the American Rhône Movement 19. The Bridge from California to France: The Colloquium to Bring the Rhônes Together 20. Hospice du Rhône: A Festival to Bring the Rhône World Home PART VI: IRRATIONAL EXUBERANCE 21. The Rise and Fall of American Syrah 22. What We Talk About When We Talk about American Syrah Notes Index Figures gathered after page 138.

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Book SynopsisA free open access ebook is available upon publication. Learn more atwww.luminosoa.org. Capitalizing a Cure takes readers into the struggle over a medical breakthrough to investigate the power of finance over business, biomedicine, and public health. When curative treatments for hepatitis C launched in 2013, sticker shock over their prices intensified the global debate over access to new medicines. Weaving historical research with insights from political economy and science and technology studies, Victor Roy demystifies an oft-missed dynamic in this debate: the reach of financialized capitalism into how medicines are made, priced, and valued. Roy's account moves between public and private labs, Wall Street and corporate board rooms, and public health meetings and health centers to trace the ways in which curative medicines became financial assets dominated by strategies of speculation and extraction at the expense of access and care. Provocative and sobering, this book illuminateTrade Review"Roy convincingly shows through this example how venture capital, Wall Street, and the industry’s top executives have turned small biotechnology firms and Big Pharma corporations into vehicles for extracting wealth from the health care system, even as these ostensibly health-promoting companies deny access to millions of needy people at home and abroad and undermine the financial well-being of patients and payers." * Washington Monthly *"The book includes a complete list of references and an overview of data sources and will be quite useful for graduate courses in health care services and administration programs as well as public health and medical schools more generally." * CHOICE *

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Book SynopsisModern European economic history is marked by an endeavour to transcend the traditional national case study approach, to use comparisons and to deploy economic theory in order to draw the manifold and diverse experiences of the regions, countries and multicultural empires of Europe onto a unified frame of reference. These two volumes exemplify this modern approach. This Volume 4 of the eleven part set entitled Industrial Revolutions contains thirteen papers, with an introduction, which adopt and apply a conceptual and explicitly comparative approach to European economic history as a whole. Volume 5 includes sixteen national case studies, again organized around or set within the context of theoretical principles and ideas derived largely from macroeconomic theory, social accounting, productivity measurement and regional analysis.Table of ContentsVOLUME 4. General editors' introduction: R. A Church and E. A. Wrigley. Introduction: P.K. O'Brien. 1. Foreign trade and the industrialization of the European periphery in the nineteenth century: I. T. Berend and G. Ranki. 2. Banking in the early stages of industrialization: conclusion: R. Cameron. 3. Patterns of development in nineteenth century Europe: N. F. R. Crafts. 4. Wars, blockades and economic change in Europe, 1792-1815: F. Crouzet. 5. Economic backwardness in historical perspective: A. Gerschenkron. 6. Commercial expansion and the industrial revolution: C. P. Kindleberger. 7. Proto-industrializaton: theory and reality. General Report: F. Mendels. 8. An economic theory of the growth of the western world: D. C. North and R. P. Thomas. 9. Transport and economic development in Europe, 1789-1914: P. K. O'Brien. 10. The pre-history of the nineteenth century: W. N. Parker. 11. Industrialization and the European economy: S. Pollard. The take-off into self-sustained growth: W. W. Rostow. 13. Urban growth and agricultural change: England and the continent in the early modern period. Acknowledgements

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Book SynopsisModern European economic history is marked by an endeavor to transcend the traditional national case study approach, to use comparisons and to deploy economic theory in order to draw the manifold and diverse experiences of the regions, countries and multicultural empires of Europe onto a unified frame of reference. These two volumes exemplify this modern approach. This Volume 5, of the eleven part set entitled Industrial Revolutions contains thirteen papers, with an introduction, which adopt and apply a conceptual and explicitly comparative approach to European economic history as a whole. Volume 5 includes sixteen national case studies, again organized around or set within the context of theoretical principles and ideas derived largely from macroeconomic theory, social accounting, productivity measurement and regional analysis.Table of ContentsVOLUME 5. . General editor's introduction: R. A. Church and E. A. Wrigley. Introduction: P. K. O'Brien. 1. Foreign Trade and the Industrialization of the European periphery in the nineteenth century: I. T. Berend and G. Ranki. 2. Banking in the early stages of industrialization: conclusion: R. Cameron. 3. Pattersn of Development in nineteenth century Europe: N. F. R. Crafts. 4. Wars, blockades and economic change in Europe, 1792-1815: F. Crouzet. 5. Economic backwardness in historical perspective: A.Gerchenkron. 6. Commercial expansion and the industrial revolution: C. P. Kinidleberger. 7. Proto-industrialization: theory and reality. General Report: F. Mendals. 8. An economic theory of the growth of the western world: D. C. North and R. P. Thomas. 9. Transport and economic development in Europe, 1789-1914: P. K. O'Brien. 10. The pre-history of the nienteenth century: W.N. Parker. 11. Industrialization and the European economy: S. Pollard. 12. The take-off into self-sustained growth: W. W. Rostow. 13. Urban growth and agricultural change: England and the continent in the early modern period: E. A. Wrigley. Acknowledgements.

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Book SynopsisThis book presents a detailed overview of the economics and technological change in all its various dimensions.Table of Contents1. Introduction: Paul Stoneman (University of Warwick). 2. Patterns of Technological Change: Pari Patel and Keith Pavitt (both University of Sussex). 3. R & D and Productivity: Econometric Results and Econometric and Measurement Issues: Zvi Griliches (Harvard University). 4. Markets for Technology: Knowledge, Innovation and Appropriability: Paul Geroski (London Business School). 5. Game-Theoretic Approaches to the Modelling of Technological Change: John Beath, Yannis Katsoulacos and David Ulph (Respectively University of St. Andrews, Athens University and University College London). 6. Empirical Studies of Innovative Activity and Performance: Wes Cohen (Carnegie Mellon University). 7. Technological Diffusion: Massoud Karshenas and Paul Stoneman (University of London and University of Warwick). 8. Finance and Technological Change: Alan Goodacre and Ian Tonks (University of Stirling and London School of Economics). 9. Technological Change in International Trade: Paul Krugman (MIT). 10. Employment and Technological Change: Pascal Petit (University of Paris). 11. The Economic Foundations of Technology Policy: Equilibrium and Evolutionary Perspectives: Stan Metcalfe (University of Manchester). 12. The Practice of Technology Policy: David Mowery (University of California at Berkeley). 13. Concluding Remarks: Paul Stoneman (University of Warwick).

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Book SynopsisThe investor-owned corporation is the conventional form for structuring large-scale enterprise in market economies, but it is not the only one. In The Ownership of Enterprise, Henry Hansmann explains why different industries and different national economies exhibit different patterns of ownership forms.Trade ReviewIn this book Hansmann considers a wide range of different kinds of organizations that are "owned" in different ways...This is a book that both economists, and scholars of organizations more broadly, should find interesting, informative, and provocative. I found it first-rate. -- R. R. Nelson * Journal of Economics *[A] fascinating study [which] offer[s] useful insights into why organisations adopt different ownership and control structures...Three broad categories of firms are analysed- producer-owned, customer-owned and non-profit and mutual firms. A series of historical case studies of the development of different industries in which these ownership structures are common, including those of banking and insurance, are then presented. -- Ruben Lee * London Financial News *In this remarkable book, Henry Hansmann asks why investor ownership is the dominant but by no means universal form of ownership. His answers provide a masterly demonstration of comparative organizational analysis...A brief review cannot do full justice to the richness, power, and range of Hansmann's analysis. Scattered throughout are little gems of insight, such as his explanations for why there is not cooperative ownership of utilities in urban areas as there is in many rural areas...for why country clubs are member-owned rather than investor-owned...and for why charities and listener-supported public radio stations are run on a non-profit basis...[This book] is a substantial contribution to organizational sociology. -- William Finlay * Contemporary Sociology *Table of ContentsPreface Introduction PART 1: A Theory of Enterprise Ownership 1. An Analytic Framework 2. The Costs of Contracting 3. The Costs of Ownership PART 2: Producer-Owned Enterprise 4. Invertor-Owned Firms 5. The Benefits and Costs of Employee Ownership 6. Governing Employee-Owned Firms 7. Agricultural and Other Producer Cooperatives PART 3: Customer-Owned Enterprise 8. Retail, Wholesale, and Supply Firms 9. Utilities 10. Clubs and Other Associative Organizations 11. Housing PART 4: Nonprofit and Mutual Enterprise 12. Nonprofit Firms 13. Banks 14. Insurance Companies Conclusion Notes Sources Index

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Book SynopsisAs this book clearly demonstrates, structural flaws in corporate governance have produced widespread distortions in executive pay. Pay without Performance presents a disconcerting portrait of managers' influence over their own pay--and of a governance system that must fundamentally change if firms are to be managed in the interest of shareholders.Trade ReviewBebchuk and Fried present a powerful challenge to financial economists' view that compensation arrangements are designed by boards seeking to increase shareholder value. They offer a compelling account of how managers' influence has distorted executive pay. By showing how boards have failed to guard shareholder interests, Bebchuk and Fried raise fundamental questions concerning our corporate governance system and lay the ground for their proposed reforms. Their work will shape debates on executive compensation and corporate governance for years to come. -- Joseph Stiglitz, Nobel Laureate in Economics, and author of The Roaring NinetiesLike Thomas Paine's Common Sense in an earlier era, Pay Without Performance is a terse manifesto for our age of manager's capitalism--a crystal clear and dispassionate, but ultimately devastating, analysis of how our deeply flawed system of corporate governance has led to grossly excessive executive compensation. This is a book that must be read, not only by any citizen who cares about sound corporate governance, but by any citizen who cares about our society--the best book that I've ever read on the subject. -- John C. Bogle, Founder, The Vanguard GroupBebchuk and Fried, careful scholars of the first rank, develop a compelling critique of the market for managerial services. Pay is decoupled from performance. Executive compensation is neither fair nor efficient, operating as much on stealth as on open negotiation. Their evidence, their conclusions, and their recommendations cannot be ignored: they should be studied by boards, courts, the SEC-and anyone who wants contemporary corporate governance to work. -- John Coffee, Jr., Columbia Law SchoolThe most important change in corporate structure in the United States has been the shift of authority from stockholders and their directors to management. The dominance of management is fact, but the fiction of investor control persists. From management authority comes control of management compensation. That this should be generous, even lavish, and with no necessary relation to performance, is the reality of modern economic life. This literate and learned book is for all who wish to learn the facts and consequences. -- John Kenneth GalbraithBebchuk and Fried argue persuasively that executives of large companies have immense power, and that they use this power to pay themselves large amounts that are insufficiently related to performance. Nobody who reads this book will feel quite the same about Corporate America again. -- Oliver Hart, Harvard University, and author of Firms, Contracts, and Financial StructureBebchuk and Fried have written a superb book. It will benefit academics and non-academics alike, and shed much light on the great executive pay debate. -- Graef Crystal, author of In Search of ExcessA profound and insightful analysis of the crisis in executive compensation. -- Ira Kay, WatsonWyattLucian Bebchuk and Jesse Fried have brought to light one of the most important issues facing our society today. I agree enthusiastically and almost completely with their analysis of the problem. -- Arthur Levitt, Jr., former SEC ChairmanEver wonder if corporate executives are paid too much? Look at it this way: from 1993 to 2002, the aggregate compensation of the top five executives in all public companies amounted to an astonishing $250 billion, equivalent to 7.5% of all corporate earnings. Defenders of the status quo say that such bloated pay provides managers particularly CEOs with incentives crucial to high performance. Those defenders have not yet read Lucian Bebchuk and Jesse Fried's Pay Without Performance. The authors marshal a formidable arsenal of facts to pick apart the incentives argument, exposing myriad ways in which CEOs have decoupled pay from performance and hidden that fact from investors with the aid of supine corporate directors. The lucidly argued treatise frames the issue not in ethical terms but as a problem of efficiency. As for solutions, Bebchuk and Fried maintain that board directors should be not only more independent of the executives they supervise but also much more dependent on stockholders. If shareholders had the power to alter the composition of the corporate board, the authors argue, directors would be more likely to keep investors' interests top of mind when setting CEO salaries and perks. -- Unmesh Kher * Time Magazine *In times both bullish and bearish, there is periodic outrage over huge compensation packages for executives at publicly traded companies. The recent wave of corporate scandals only inflamed concerns that companies' boards of directors, too cozy with CEO's, were betraying their duty to shareholders. Reacting, defenders of corporate America have often offered 'rotten apple' theories and other explanations that deny any systemic problem. Inadequate, say Lucian Bebchuk, a professor of law, economics, and finance at Harvard University, and Jesse Fried, a professor of law at the University of California at Berkeley. In Pay Without Performance, the scholars uncover what they say are widespread, persistent, and indeed systemic flaws in compensation arrangements. -- Nina C. Ayoub * Chronicle of Higher Education *Lucian Bebchuk and Jesse Fried offer a devastating critique of the way public companies pay their top executives. Relying on data rather than rhetoric, Fried and Bebchuk describe a diseased system in which executives wield enormous influence over their pay, board members have little incentive to slow the gravy train, and everyone involved goes to great lengths to hide the numbers from shareholders...Those looking for a substantive deconstruction of the system--and a few ideas to fix it--could hardly do better. -- Ben White * Washington Post *In Pay Without Performance, Lucian Bebchuk of Harvard and Jesse Fried of Berkeley set out to identify the failure of corporate governance that allows chief executives' compensation to carry on rising with little relation to performance. They point the finger firmly at board directors. * The Economist *For anyone looking for a guide to the debate over American top pay, this book will be indispensable. It is clear, well-argued, fully researched and deeply felt. -- Michael Skapinker * Financial Times *Pay Without Performance is a significant book. It is a well-researched, careful study of a problem that has attracted considerable attention since the 1980s. The authors write well and manage at once to make the book readable and to satisfy the scholar's need to see evidence and documentation… Pay Without Performance is an important contribution to the continuing discussion about corporate governance. It will repay a careful reading, and it is likely to achieve the influence it deserves to have. -- Robert G. Kennedy * Ethics and Economics *This book has important messages about where [the balance between managers, directors, and shareholders] should lie, not just with regard to executive compensation but to governance in general. -- Peter Montagnon * Management Today *If one has time to read only a single book about corporate governance in US publicly traded companies, this is the book to read. -- James A. Fanto * International Company and Commercial Law Review *[This book] does add to the discourse about executive compensation and corporate governance by offering an alternative view of the factors underlying executive compensation. -- Joseph Gerakos * Journal of Pension Economics and Finance *I rate this as an important book that should help to get the academic profession thinking in a new direction. The supporters of the conventional model of compensation clearly have a case to answer, and this book makes it plain what the challenges to developing a better understanding of executive compensation are. Thus, it will surely generate a productive debate...The book should also be seen as a welcome contribution to the corporate-governance debate in Europe, as it provides a sobering perspective on what many regard as a role model. Everybody who wants to participate in the debate on executive compensation should read this book. -- Ernst Maug * Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics *Table of ContentsPreface Introduction PART I. THE OFFICIAL VIEW AND ITS SHORTCOMINGS 1. The Official Story 2. Have Boards Been Bargaining at Arm's Length? 3. Shareholders' Limited Power to Intervene 4. The Limits of Market Forces PART II. POWER AND PAY 5. The Managerial Power Perspective 6. The Relationship between Power and Pay 7. Managerial Influence on the Way Out 8. Retirement Benefits 9. Executive Loans PART III. DECOUPLING PAY FROM PERFORMANCE 10. Non-Equity-Based Compensation 11. Windfalls in Conventional Options 12. Excuses for Conventional Options 13. More on Windfalls in Equity-Based Compensation 14. Freedom to Unwind Equity Incentives PART IV. GOING FORWARD 15. Improving Executive Compensation 16. Improving Corporate Governance Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisBased on the author's fieldwork in Zhejiang, this book explores the emergence and success of township and village enterprises in China. This study also examines how ordinary rural residents have made sense of and participated in the industrialization engulfing them in recent decades.

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Caselli—in his compact, but rich and inspiring compendium—proposes a fascinating universal framework which takes into consideration differences existing (and changing in time) across countries in terms of capital (natural and physical) and labor (skilled and unskilled)."---Mariacristina Piva, Journal of EconomicsTable of ContentsPreface ix 1 Introduction and Preliminaries 1 Part I Technology Differences across Space 2 Skilled and Unskilled Labor 17 3 Natural and Reproducible Capital 40 4 Capital and Labor 48 Part II Interpreting Technology Differences 5 An Endogenous Technology Framework 67 Part III Technology Differences over Time 6 Skilled Labor, Unskilled Labor, and Experience over Time 83 7 Skills and Capital over Time and across Countries 95 8 Conclusions 102 Appendix A. Proofs and Calculations 105 Appendix B. A New Data Set on Mincerian Returns (with Jacopo Ponticelli and Federico Rossi) 108 References 119 Index 125

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Book SynopsisDeveloping a new idea requires money, which poses a problem of trust. This title proposes a legal theory of economic growth that details how property, contract, and business laws help to unite capital and ideas. It demonstrates why ineffective private and business laws are the root cause of the poverty of nations in today's world.Trade Review"Cooter and Schafer apply insights from the field of law and economics to the problem of poverty. They describe how institutions like contracts overcome dilemmas of trust at the heart of economic transactions. Readers interested in understanding the law and economics approach would do well to start with this well-written volume, which develops a model of the legal institutions needed for innovation... [A] significant contribution to the field."--Choice "[C]ompelling."--Michael Strong, Barron's "Rich in institutional detail, wisdom and practical advice."--Alex Tabarrok, Marginal Revolution "The authors, Cooter and Schafer, skilfully avoid economics verbiage and complicated legal terms, providing instead a plethora of anecdotes, appropriate examples and studies."--Lisa Kaaki, Arab News "Solomon's Knot remains an entertaining and comprehensive read. It successfully conveys the main theories of law and economics within the context of promoting innovation as a source of sustained growth. Moreover, it proposes clear and simple policy recommendations for developing countries to adopt in pursuit of greater wealth creation and economic development."--Christel Y. Tham, Journal of International Law and PoliticsTable of ContentsPreface ix Acknowledgments xiii Chapter 1: It's about the Economy 1 Chapter 2: The Economic Future of the World 13 Chapter 3: The Double Trust Dilemma of Development 27 Chapter 4: Make or Take 39 Chapter 5: The Property Principle for Innovation 50 Chapter 6: Keeping What You Make--Property Law 64 Chapter 7: Doing What You Say--Contracts 82 Chapter 8: Giving Credit to Credit--Finance and Banking 101 Chapter 9: Financing Secrets--Corporations 123 Chapter 10: Hold or Fold--Financial Distress 142 Chapter 11: Termites in the Foundation--Corruption 159 Chapter 12:Poverty Is Dangerous--Accidents and Liability 179 Chapter 13: Academic Scribblers and Defunct Economists 193 Chapter 14: How the Many Overcome the Few 211 Chapter 15: Legalize Freedom--Conclusion 223 Notes 229 Bibliography 299 Index 313

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Book SynopsisSustained growth depends on innovation, whether it's cutting-edge software from Silicon Valley, an improved assembly line in Sichuan, or a new export market for Swaziland's leather. This title proposes a legal theory of economic growth that details how effective property, contract, and business laws help to unite capital and ideas.Trade Review"Cooter and Schafer apply insights from the field of law and economics to the problem of poverty. They describe how institutions like contracts overcome dilemmas of trust at the heart of economic transactions. Readers interested in understanding the law and economics approach would do well to start with this well-written volume, which develops a model of the legal institutions needed for innovation... [A] significant contribution to the field."--Choice "[C]ompelling."--Michael Strong, Barron's "Rich in institutional detail, wisdom and practical advice."--Alex Tabarrok, Marginal Revolution "The authors, Cooter and Schafer, skilfully avoid economics verbiage and complicated legal terms, providing instead a plethora of anecdotes, appropriate examples and studies."--Lisa Kaaki, Arab News "Solomon's Knot remains an entertaining and comprehensive read. It successfully conveys the main theories of law and economics within the context of promoting innovation as a source of sustained growth. Moreover, it proposes clear and simple policy recommendations for developing countries to adopt in pursuit of greater wealth creation and economic development."--Christel Y. Tham, Journal of International Law and PoliticsTable of ContentsPreface ix Acknowledgments xiii Chapter 1: It's about the Economy 1 Chapter 2: The Economic Future of the World 13 Chapter 3: The Double Trust Dilemma of Development 27 Chapter 4: Make or Take 39 Chapter 5: The Property Principle for Innovation 50 Chapter 6: Keeping What You Make--Property Law 64 Chapter 7: Doing What You Say--Contracts 82 Chapter 8: Giving Credit to Credit--Finance and Banking 101 Chapter 9: Financing Secrets--Corporations 123 Chapter 10: Hold or Fold--Financial Distress 142 Chapter 11: Termites in the Foundation--Corruption 159 Chapter 12:Poverty Is Dangerous--Accidents and Liability 179 Chapter 13: Academic Scribblers and Defunct Economists 193 Chapter 14: How the Many Overcome the Few 211 Chapter 15: Legalize Freedom--Conclusion 223 Notes 229 Bibliography 299 Index 313

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Book SynopsisFor much of the twentieth century, American corporations led the world in terms of technological progress. Why did certain industries have such great success? Experimental Capitalism examines six key industries--automobiles, pneumatic tires, television receivers, semiconductors, lasers, and penicillin--and tracks the highs and lows of American highTrade Review"A masterful tapestry that weaves multiple levels of analysis, analytical techniques, and decades of scholarly work to create rich insights about the role of individual enterprise and innovation for the evolution of firms, industries, and regions."—Rajshree Agarwal, University of Maryland"This is an impressive book about the dynamics of firms and industries. Klepper masterfully sheds light on the evolutionary forces that drive entrepreneurship, industrial clustering, and firm dominance in high-tech industries."—Franco Malerba, Bocconi University"Steven Klepper takes readers on a fascinating journey through the life cycle of industries, from birth to maturity. His book is filled with lessons for everyone, including scholars, managers, entrepreneurs, and policymakers. Experimental Capitalism presents a nano approach from a giant in the field."—Alfonso Gambardella, author of Science and Innovation"Experimental Capitalism synthesizes and makes accessible the pathbreaking arguments that Steven Klepper crafted over the course of his career—provocative, illuminating arguments about the nature and sources of the evolution of industries, technological progress, and the development of industry clusters. His book builds on the most detailed data collection imaginable and spells out key policy implications that policymakers in the United States and around the globe should pay close attention to."—Wesley M. Cohen, Duke University"Experimental Capitalism is an important work by an important scholar. Shedding light on the question of where great industries come from, the book provides a unique perspective on the American economy and challenges much of the traditional thinking about what matters for delivering strong economic performance."—David Audretsch, Indiana University"The work of an original economist, Experimental Capitalism uses six major industries as exemplars of a theory of shakeouts. This book succeeds admirably."—Stephen Martin, Purdue UniversityTable of ContentsEditors' Preface ix Chapter 1 Innovation and the Market 1 Chapter 2 Once Upon a Time 15 Chapter 3 The Best and the Brightest 62 Chapter 4 The Valley That Shockley Built and the Schoolmaster of Motordom 109 Chapter 5 The Greatest Good for the Greatest Number 149 Chapter 6 The Harder They Come, the Harder They Fall 179 Chapter 7 The Best of Times, the Worst of Times 207 Notes 241 Afterword 247 References 249 Index 259

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Book SynopsisDuring the past eight decades French vineyards, wineries, and wine marketing efforts have undergone such profound changes--from technological, scientific, economic, and commercial standpoints--that the transformation is revolutionary for an industry dating back thousands of years. Here Leo Loubre examines how the modernization of Western society haTrade Review"An important beginning to the task of placing the twentieth-century French countryside in historical context."--American Historical Review "[The book] combines economic, social, political and even technical analysis into a compelling picture of a fascinating society and way of life."--Journal of Social HistoryTable of Contents*FrontMatter, pg. i*CONTENTS, pg. vii*ILLUSTRATIONS, pg. ix*TABLES, pg. xi*ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, pg. xiii*ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THE TEXT, pg. xiv*INTRODUCTION, pg. 1*CHAPTER ONE. Qeneral Trends and Conditions since 1914, pg. 16*CHAPTER TWO. The Viticultural Revolution, pg. 37*CHAPTER THREE. Viniculture: The Marriage of Pragmatism and Theory, pg. 76*CHAPTER FOUR. The Attack on Fraud: Classification and Appellation, pg. 113*CHAPTER FIVE. Cooperatives among Individualists, pg. 137*CHAPTER SIX. The Economics of Wine, pg. 155*CHAPTER SEVEN. The Commerce of Wine, pg. 177*CHAPTER EIGHT. Conditions of Life: Propertied Growers, pg. 212*CHAPTER NINE. Conditions of Life: Laborers, pg. 244*CONCLUSION, pg. 260*NOTES, pg. 267*INDEX, pg. 283

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Book SynopsisFew observers of Mexico and Brazil in the 1930s, or South Korea and Taiwan in the mid-1950s, would have predicted that these nations would become economic "miracles" several decades later. These newly industrializing countries (NICs) challenge much of our conventional wisdom about economic development and raise important questions about internationTable of Contents*FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*List of Figures and Tables, pg. ix*Preface, pg. xiii*CHAPTER 1. Paths of Industrialization: An Overview, pg. 3*CHAPTER 2. Policy Interventions and Markets: Development Strategy Typologies and Policy Options, pg. 32*CHAPTER 3. The Role of Foreign Capital in Economic Development, pg. 55*CHAPTER 4. Big Business and the State, pg. 90*CHAPTER 5. How Societies Change Developmental Models or Keep Them: Reflections on the Latin American Experience in the 1930s and the Postwar World, pg. 110*CHAPTER 6. Political Regimes and Development Strategies: South Korea and Taiwan, pg. 139*CHAPTER 7. Economic Policy and the Popular Sector, pg. 179*CHAPTER 8. Contrasts in the Political Economy of Development Policy Change, pg. 207*CHAPTER 9. Industrial Policy in East Asia: Does It Lead or Follow the Market?, pg. 231*CHAPTER 10. The Next Stage of Industrialization in Taiwan and South Korea, pg. 267*CHAPTER 11. The Latin American Strategy of Import Substitution: Failure or Paradigm for the Region?, pg. 292*CHAPTER 12. The United States and Japan as Models of Industrialization, pg. 323*CHAPTER 13. Reflections on Culture and Social Change, pg. 353*CHAPTER 14. Explaining Strategies and Patterns of Industrial Development, pg. 368*Contributors, pg. 405*Index, pg. 407

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Book SynopsisIn this book Rajneesh Narula examines the interdependence of globalization and technological innovation at two levels: first, between locations, by examining the role of cross--border initiatives in the innovation process; second, between corporate entities, by studying the dynamics of inter--firm R&D collaboration.Trade Review"New technologies have been the main fuel of globalization over the last quarter of a century. This fascinating book shows what the devices have been and, more importantly, how we can work with them to improve human affairs or the welfare of society at large." Professor Daniele Archibugi, Italian National Research Council, Rome "One of the best analyses of the interface between globalization and innovatory development – at both a firm and a country level – I have read. A well-crafted and closely reasoned monograph which deserves to be widely read by academic scholars and policy makers alike." John H. Dunning, University of Reading "A rare fusion of analytical clarity and illustrative readability both for the expert and the layman." Science and Public PolicyTable of ContentsList of Figures. List of Tables. List of Boxes. Abbreviations. Acknowledgements. Introduction. 1. Technology and Globalization as Concatenated Processes: A Brief Commentary on the Causes of Globalization. 2. Cross-border Interdependence between Locations: Learning Growth and Systems of Innovation. 3. Innovation Systems and 'Inertia' in R&D Location: Norwegian Firms and the Role of Systemic Lock-in. 4. Cross-border Interdependence between Firms: The Growth of Strategic Technology Partnering. 5. In-house, R&D, Outsourcing or Alliances? Some Strategic and Economic Considerations. 6. Technological Catch-up and Strategic Technology Partnering in Developing Countries. 7. Technology, Globalization and Policy Issues: Some Observations. Notes. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisManaging Transport Operations explains the wide range of skills demanded of transport managers, who must understand the economic, social, political and technical aspects of road, rail, air and sea transport, while ensuring that levels of safety and reliability are not compromised

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Book SynopsisA comprehensive study of the Whitehorse Mining Initiative, which aimed to revitalize the mining industry.Trade ReviewA Stake in the Future tests the outer boudaries of ... Issues in impressive fashion by detailing a successful consensus-building exercise that was nongovernmentally led and financed ... McAllister and Alexander have identified and explored a cutting-edge case and, in the process, unearthed many questions that challenge prevailing assumptions. -- Neil Freeman, University of Toronto * Canadian Journal of Political Science, Vol 31, No. 1 *A Stake in the Future ... is the first comprehensive study of the Whitehorse Mining Initiative in which leaders in the mining industry worked to build consensus with other stakeholders, governments, environmental groups, First Nations and labour ... This thoughtful review of both the process, the results and early efforts at implementation provides a valuable context for current issues and opportunities. * Constructive Citizen Participation *It is a detailed and insightful account of a process of decision-making that will increasingly characterized Canadian public policy formation ... A Stake in the Future is highly recommended for those interested in public policy formulation, public an interest-group participation, and the evolving character of decision-making in Canada in a environment of increasing pluralization. -- Richard G. Kuhn * Canadian Book Review Annual 5053 *Table of ContentsTables and Figures Preface Acknowledgments Abbreviations 1. Surveying the Terrain 2. Assessing the Situation: Challenges to the Mineral Industry 3. Staking a Claim: Broadening the Public Interest 4. Rough Terrain: Rich Resource The Whitehorse Mining Initiative 5. The Whitehorse Mining Accord: The Search for Consensus 6. Implementing the Vision? Provincial and Federal Initiatives 7. Perspectives on the Accord Terra Incognita -- The Future of Resource Policy-Making inCanada Appendixes Notes Bibliography

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Book SynopsisA comprehensive study of the Whitehorse Mining Initiative, which aimed to revitalize the mining industry.Trade ReviewA Stake in the Future tests the outer boudaries of ... Issues in impressive fashion by detailing a successful consensus-building exercise that was nongovernmentally led and financed ... McAllister and Alexander have identified and explored a cutting-edge case and, in the process, unearthed many questions that challenge prevailing assumptions. -- Neil Freeman, University of Toronto * Canadian Journal of Political Science, Vol 31, No. 1 *A Stake in the Future ... is the first comprehensive study of the Whitehorse Mining Initiative in which leaders in the mining industry worked to build consensus with other stakeholders, governments, environmental groups, First Nations and labour ... This thoughtful review of both the process, the results and early efforts at implementation provides a valuable context for current issues and opportunities. * Constructive Citizen Participation *It is a detailed and insightful account of a process of decision-making that will increasingly characterized Canadian public policy formation ... A Stake in the Future is highly recommended for those interested in public policy formulation, public an interest-group participation, and the evolving character of decision-making in Canada in a environment of increasing pluralization. -- Richard G. Kuhn * Canadian Book Review Annual 5053 *Table of ContentsTables and Figures Preface Acknowledgments Abbreviations 1. Surveying the Terrain 2. Assessing the Situation: Challenges to the Mineral Industry 3. Staking a Claim: Broadening the Public Interest 4. Rough Terrain: Rich Resource The Whitehorse Mining Initiative 5. The Whitehorse Mining Accord: The Search for Consensus 6. Implementing the Vision? Provincial and Federal Initiatives 7. Perspectives on the Accord Terra Incognita -- The Future of Resource Policy-Making inCanada Appendixes Notes Bibliography

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Book SynopsisFew organizations can afford all the specialized expertise and technology they need to respond nimbly to emerging needs, regardless of the type of clients they serve. As market demands grow increasingly complex and resources are strained, strategic alliances and joint ventures are becoming business as usual--not only within business sectors, but between them as well. When these alliances succeed, they open up whole new worlds for the participating partners: new products and services, new markets, access to resources, smarter ways of doing things. Building Strategic Relationships shows how successful alliances are launched, developed, and concluded--within the corporate world and between corporate entities and government or nonprofit institutions. The authors draw from more than two hundred interviews and seventy-five case studies of varied partnerships--including a customer-supplier alliance between a newspaper publisher and a newsprint supplier, a joint venture between aTable of ContentsTHRIVING IN AN INTERDEPENDENT WORLD. The Growing Need for Collaboration. The Nature of Effective Partnership. HOW PARTNERSHIPS GROW AND DEVELOP. Courtship and Commitment: Making a Good Match. Day-to-Day Relationship: Translating Vision Into Value. Transformation: Changing the Relationship or Parting Amicably. PARTNERSHIPS IN PRACTICE. Lesher Communications and Norpac: A Supplier-Customer Partnership. Arthur Andersen and the Alameda School System: A Public/Private Collaboration. The Council for Continuous Improvement: A Multi-Industry, Multi-Sector Consortium. WHAT SUCCESSFUL PARTNERSHIP REQUIRES. The Partnership Covenant. Building a Foundation for Mutual Trust. Resource: Partnership Readiness Questionnaire.

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Book SynopsisWritten in a concise and easy to follow format, this book presents a review of the enormous breadth of the health care industry. It is full of reliable descriptions and guidance on the major topics and issues that challenge health care leaders.Trade Review"The authors have succeeded in writing a primer targeting new and long-tenured board members." (Journal for Healthcare Quality, May/June 2004)Table of ContentsList of Tables and Figures. Preface. About the Authors. 1. Foundations. At a Glance. Some History. Health and Disease. Health Service Need, Demand, and Utilization. Boards and Governance. 2. Health Care Organizations and Services. Distinctive Characteristics. Ambulatory Care. Hospital Care. Long-Term Care. Mental Health Care. Health Systems. Public Health Services. 3. Health Care Financing. Changing Economic Dynamics. Flow of Funds Through the System. Health Insurance. Types of Health Insurance Plans. Voluntary Health Insurance. Social Health Insurance (Medicare). Welfare Insurance (Medicaid). Health Maintenance Organizations. 4. Health Care Personnel. Physicians. Nurses. Ancillary Nursing Personnel. Dentists. Pharmacists. Other Health Professionals. 5. Predictions and Challenges. Appendixes. A. Glossary of Health Care Terms. B. Medical Specialties. C. Recommendations for Learning More. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisOver the past fifteen years, the United States, Western Europe, and Japan have transformed the relationship between governments and corporations. The changes are complex and the terms used to describe them often obscure the reality. In Freer Markets...Trade ReviewA simple suggestion: anyone who cares to comment on Japan's commitment to deregulation must first read this book. As Steven Vogel explains,... deregulation comes in many guises. * Japan Times *There is growing acceptance of the claim that international market forces have been compelling reluctant governments to deregulate, liberalize, and privatize ever more segments of their domestic economies.... Steven Vogel's refreshing book presents a compelling political challenge to such oversimplifications. * Comparative Political Studies *This is undoubtedly the finest comparative study we have of the regulatory reform movement that has spread across the advanced industrial countries over the last decade or so. * Political Studies *This masterly work... elevates the reader to a higher stage where he/she can start asking cutting-edge questions about comparative political economy. Rarely does a book leave the reviewer grateful for the opportunity to have looked into an issue so carefully. I welcome this exception. -- Hiwatari Nobuhiro, University of Tokyo * Social Science Japan Journal *

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Book SynopsisHow do health insurance regulations affect the care of persons with mental illness, and how do such persons, in turn, affect the economy through lost productivity, reduced labour supply and deviant behaviour at the workplace? This book addresses these and other questions.Trade ReviewThe in-depth analysis of a comprehensive range of topics earns this text an important place in the academic literature for mental health economics. It also has practical applicability to current events. Journal of Nervous and Mental DiseaseTable of ContentsPreface Contributors Chapter 1. Research on Economics and Mental Health: The Past and Future ProspectsPart I. The Supply of Mental Health Care Chapter 2. Mental Health Providers' Response to the Reimbursement System Chapter 3. A Modified TEFRA System for Psychiatric Facilities Chapter 4. Do Public Mental Health Hospitals Crowd Out Care for Indigent Psychiatric Patients in Nonprofit General Hospitals? Part II: The Economic Cost of Mental Illness Chapter 5. Estimates of the Loss of Individual Productivity from Alcohol and Drug Abuse and from Mental Illness Chapter 6. Measurement Error in Self-Evaluations of Mental Health: Implications for Labor Market Analysis Chapter 7. The Effects of Physical and Mental Health of Female Labor Supply Chapter 8. Linkages among Deviance in Adolescence, Antisocial Personality Part III. Insurance and the Demand for Mental Health Care Chapter 9. Econometric Issues in the Demand for Mental Health Care under Insurance Chapter 10. Private Health Insurance and the Use of Medical Care by Disabled Mentally Ill Medical Enrollees Chapter 11. Estimating the costs of a mental health benefit: A small-employer Mandate Part IV. Experimentation Chapter 12. Cost-Utility Analysis of Maintenance Treatment for Recurrent Depression: A Theoretical Framework and Numerical Illustration Chapter 13. The Treatment of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Among Mentally Ill Medicaid Enrolles: The Utilization of Services in Prepaid Plans Versus Fee-for Service Care Chapter 14. A Mental Health Capitation Experiment: Evaluating the Monroe-Livingston Experience Chapter 15. The short-run effects of a contracted provider arrangement for mental health careIndex

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Book SynopsisFirst published in 1946, this historical analysis of Canadian agricultural policy from 1600 to 1930 tests the assumption that agriculture has been Canada's basic industry, central in the economic and political life of the nation. Professor Fowke demonstrates that agricultural interests have always been secondary in shaping agricultural policy. Government attitudes have been influenced less by economic and political agrarian pressures than by such considerations as defence of empire, provisioning of the staple trades, and later the investment opportunities offered to industry, commerce, and finance by an expanding agricultural frontier.

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Book Synopsistells the economic story of how in one decade the NFL transformed from having a modest following in the Northeast to surpassing baseball as this country's most popular sport.Trade Review"A terrific addition to the sports economics literature."—F. H. Smith, CHOICETable of ContentsList of TablesAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. The Usurpers: The AAFC Challenge2. Prosperity and Its Drawbacks3. Measures of the NFL's Popularity4. Profits and Losses5. The Perils and Triumphs of NFL Ownership6. Antitrust Adventures7. Competitive Balance and Its Sources8. The Player Draft9. Gate Sharing10. Gilded Peonage11. Television12. Innovation13. IntegrationConclusion: The NFL's Rise to ProminenceAppendix of TablesNotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisHow do high wage countries stay rich in a global digital economy? How Revolutionary was the Digital Revolution constructs a framework for analyzing the international digital era: one that examines the ability of political actors to innovate and experiment in spite of, or perhaps because of, the constraints posed by digital technology.Trade Review"This wide-ranging volume is essential reading for anyone interested in the ongoing structural transformations and future challenges posed by information and communication technology (ICT) in Europe, the U.S., and Asia. The book provides extremely important insights into the political economy of the global digital era and helps us understand the interplay of technology, corporate strategy, and public policy. Understanding this interplay at all levels—corporate, national, and international—is the key to fully utilizing the potential of ICT and to enhance long-term economic growth."—Erkki Liikanen, Governor, Bank of Finland, Former Commissioner for Enterprise and Information Society of the European Union“This outstanding volume provokes reflection on the vast changes in the world economy caused by the digital revolution. The editors and the authors provide not only facts but creative ideas: fresh thoughts about how to understand the relationship among technology, corporate strategy, public policy, and the global marketplace. It differentiates among what is global and what remains distinctively national. This book should be read by everybody interested in important issues concerning employment, wealth, and power. It helps redefine the ‘conversation’ we are having about globalization.”—Peter Gourevitch, University of California, San Diego“This book looks at the digital revolution from a number of perspectives, providing an essential reflection on an important topic. Which aspects of corporate strategies, national institutions, and technology investments led to major successes, and which did not? The book addresses these questions by examining specific cases using multiple disciplinary approaches. It provides valuable insights into the future evolution of the economy, technology, and business strategy, not just recent history. Read it.”—Stuart I. Feldman, Vice President, Computer Science, IBM ResearchTable of ContentsContents Figures and Tables Acknowledgments Abbreviations Contributors Introduction 1. Frameworks for Understanding the Political Economy of the Digital Era Abraham Newman and John Zysman 2. Creating Value in a Digital Era (Exploring the Experimental Economy: How Do Wealthy Nations Stay Wealthy? John Zysman Part One. National Stories and Global Markets in the Digital Era The Finnish Story 3. Finland's Emergence as a Global Information Technology Player: Lessons from the Finnish Wireless Cluster Ari Hyytinen, Laura Paija, Petri Rouvinen, and Pekka Yla-Anttila 4. An Old Consensus in the "New" Economy? Institutional Adaptation, Technological Innovation and Economic Restructuring in Finland Darius Ornston and Olli Rehn The Japanese Story 5. Telecom Competition in World Markets: Understanding Japan's Decline Robert Cole 6. Japan's Telecommunications Regime Shift: Understanding Japan's Potential Resurgence Kenji Kushida What Next? 7. The Emerging Economies in the Digital Era: Market Places, Market Players, and Market Makers Naazneen Barma Part Two. The Experiments: Vision and Execution Business Strategies 8. Enron's Missed Opportunity: Enron's Refusal to Build a Collaborative Market Turned Bandwidth Trading into a Disaster Andrew Schwartz Reorganizing Work 9. The Relocation of Service Provision to Developing Nations: The Case of India Rafiq Dossani and Martin Kenney 10. From Linux to Lipitor: How The Coming Reconfiguration of IP Can Move Pharma off a Deteriorating Path Steven Weber 11. Research Note on The Learning Organization Tobias Schulze-Cleven Knowledge in an Information Society 12. Spoken About Knowledge: Why It Takes Much More Than Knowledge Management to Manage Knowledge Niels Christian Nielsen and Maj Cecilie Nielsen 13. Pooling Knowledge: Trends and Characteristics of R&D Alliances in the ICT Sector Christopher Palmberg and Olli Martikainen Part Three. Market Transitions: Reorganizing Markets, Getting from Here to There 14. The Peculiar Evolution of 3G Wireless Networks: Institutional Logic, Politics, and Property Rights Peter Cowhey, Jonathan Aronson, and John Richards 15. Success Factors in Mobile Telephony: Why Diffusion in the Us and Europe Differ Heli Koski 16. National Styles in the Setting of Global Standards: The Relationship Between Firms' Standardization Strategies and National Origin Aija Leiponen Part Four. Social Transformations 17. Weaving the Authoritarian Web: The Control of Internet Use in Non-Democratic Regimes Taylor C. Boas 18. Copyright's Digital Reformation Brodi Kemp 19. Transforming Politics in a Digital Era Abraham Newman and John Zysman Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis book shows how a "technology paradigm" can explain the timing of new industry formation. It describes the circumstances that enable low-end innovations to emerge and become "disruptive innovations." The approach set forth provides reader with a new toolkit for analyzing industry creation and technological change.Trade Review"In this important book, Jeff Funk examines what it will take to realize the potential of new technologies for innovating out of the economic challenges that we face. He argues that many theories of innovation are incomplete, outdated, or just plain wrong, and that new insights are sorely needed to address such issues as how much time will be required to get alternative energy technologies to the mass market. The basic message is that we have to think of disruption and discontinuity as positive, productive forces for innovation that must be embraced for change to deliver improvements in human welfare." -- Anita M. McGahan * University of Toronto and Author of How Industries Evolve *"Jeff Funk's provocative elaboration on Giovanni Dosi's notion of technology paradigms calls for a fundamental re-examination of conventional management wisdom about technologies and technology evolutions. In particular, Funk's clear exposition of the supply-side technology dynamics that drive disruptive innovations provides a long overdue corrective to the demand-side story widely advanced by Clayton Christensen, for example. More generally, Funk's framework for analyzing and predicting future technology trajectories establishes a new and essential perspective for both technology strategists and technology policymakers." -- Ron Sanchez * Copenhagen Business School *"Without resorting to singular case studies, Funk takes a sophisticated approach to characterizing technological emergence and change, and the role that governments play in developmental trajectories. He builds a descriptive model using a historical analytical approach to reinterpret data from a host of industries. Based on this model, the book takes a daring step to speculate on future technological developments in energy and electronics, providing sobering advice to those who think that government intervention is the panacea for national innovation." -- Phillip Phan, Professor and Interim Dean * The Johns Hopkins Carey Business School *"In this vitally important advance in the analysis of innovation, Funk explores the limits of learning curves as a mere function of forced or subsidized volumes. Learning has to be real, integrated, and multifaceted in order to benefit from different paths to improvement in cost and performance. Trenchantly demonstrating the need for multidimensional, supply side innovation in the case of clean energy, he shows the futility of our current demand-side focus." -- George Gilder * venture capitalist and author of the forthcoming Knowledge and Power: The Information Theory of Capitalism *"Jeff Funk is one of the few scholars in the field of technological change who has tried to see the technology system as a whole. This book should be required reading for academics and government decision makers who need to acquaint themselves with this view." -- Robert U. Ayres, Novartis Professor of Economics and Technology Management, Emeritus, INSEAD and Institute Scholar * International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis *"Explaining much about innovation that others have ignored, Funk helps us better understand how improvements in costs and performance occur with new technologies. While the conventional wisdom suggests that costs fall as cumulative production increases, Funk shows us that the reality of this relationship is different and more interesting. For example, technologies that benefit from reductions in scale (e.g., integrated circuits) have seen dramatic advances; finding these kinds of technologies (and products based on them) is a major task for R&D managers." -- Christopher L. Magee, Professor and Director, Center for Innovation in Product Development * Massachusetts Institute of Technology *

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Book SynopsisFocusing on the master-slave relationship in Louisiana''s antebellum sugarcane country, The Sugar Masters explores how a modern, capitalist mind-set among planters meshed with old-style paternalistic attitudes to create one of the South''s most insidiously oppressive labor systems. As author Richard Follett vividly demonstrates, the agricultural paradise of Louisiana''s thriving sugarcane fields came at an unconscionable cost to slaves.Thanks to technological and business innovations, sugar planters stood as models of capitalist entrepreneurship by midcentury. But above all, labor management was the secret to their impressive success. Follett explains how in exchange for increased productivity and efficiency they offered their slaves a range of incentives, such as greater autonomy, improved accommodations, and even financial remuneration. These material gains, however, were only short term.According to Follett, many of Louisiana''s sugar elite presented their incentives with a facade o

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Book SynopsisA veteran reporter on American labor, John P. Hoerr analyzes the spectacular and tragic collapse of the steel industry in the 1980s. And the Wolf Finally Came demonstrates how an obsolete and adversarial relationship between management and labor made it impossible for the industry to adapt to a rapidly changing global economy.

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