The Chapters in this volume focus on the issues of central importance in the negotiation and design of the Doha Development Agenda, which was approved at the WTO Ministerial Meeting held in Doha, Qatar, in November 2001, and which launched a new round of multilateral trade negotiations. India played a pivital role in the Doha meeting on its own behalf and on behalf of other developing countries…
They are Unusual Companies, built by Unusual Billionaires. This book tells the story of these seven companies, handpicked out of 5000 listed on the stock exchange. Built by visionary business leaders, they have delivered outstanding results for a decade and more. Saurabh Mukherjea tells you why focusing on the core business is central to corporate success and how a promoter giving up control to…
Until the end of 1994, there was no multilateral or international organization that dealt with trade issues between countries. For almost fifty years, the international trading system had functioned without such an organization: under the aegis of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, rules of the game had been developed and respected. But the GATT was created through agreement among trad…
Sesungguhnya manusia dikaruniai kebebasan ketika menghadapi persoalan: menutup mata berpura-pura tak mengetahui, mendiamkan seraya berharap persoalan selesai dengan sendirinya, melarikan diri, atau menghadapinya dengan penuh tanggung jawab. William Soeryadjaya adalah tipe yang terakhir. Manakala prahara bisnis mengempasnya, lelaki yang menjadi yatim piatu sejak usia 12 tahun ini lebih memilih u…
ABROAD SET OF ISSUES RELATED TO THE INTERACTION between competition policy intellectual property rights (IPRs) has been analysed in this volume, with particular focus on patents and licensing practices. As pointed out in the Introduction to the volume, IPRs provide important incentives for innovation and can also facilitate the diffusion of new technologies in the economy. Occasionally, they al…
Food security in Asia has generally been defined in terms of three important elements, namely, food availability, stability of supply and access to food. The first refers to the ability of a country to provide enough food for its ever-growing population. The second element concerns the capacity of the markets to provide a stable supply of food. The third relates to the economic and physical abi…
Handicrafting is a way of life in Indonesia and the source of livelihood for millions of Indonesians. Its practitioners and their products are to be found in every comer of this vast archipelago that spreads like a necklace of emeralds across the equator, stretching from Sabang in the west of Merauke in the east and from Miangasin the north to Roti in the south. Indonesia's crafts are greatly v…
This book is designed for use in courses that focus on the economics of development in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, regions often collectively referred to as the Third World. It is structured and written both for students who have had some basic training in economics and for those with little or no formal economics background. For the latter group, those essential principles and concepts of…
Buku ini berisi informasi mengenai pelayanan prima di lingkungan pekerjaan. Bagian pertama membahas mengenai keterkaitan antara kebutuhan dan pelayanan, pemahaman posisi diri, proses layanan, dan makna service. Bagian kedua membahas mengenai konsep dan pengertian layanan prima. Bagian tiga membahas tentang dasar berkomunikasi. Bagian keempat membahas mengenai keterkaitan antara pendekatan sikap…
This book is an introdustion to the economics of less developed countries of Asia, Africa, Latin America, and Eastern Europe. It is suitable for students who have taken principles of economics.