1.

Record Nr.

UNINA990003719030403321

Autore

McCauley, Martin

Titolo

Gorbachev and Perestroika / Martin McCauley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Londra : The MacMilan Press, 1990

ISBN

0-333-52595-7

Edizione

[Prima edizione]

Descrizione fisica

220p. ; 22 cm

Collana

Studies in Russia and East Europe

Locazione

DECTS

Collocazione

P1-P4.100

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910511616503321

Autore

Brown Judy

Titolo

Accounting in pluralistic societies (Special Issue) [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bradford, : Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2015

ISBN

1-78560-441-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (209 p.)

Collana

Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal: Volume 28, Issue 5

Altri autori (Persone)

DillardJesse

HopperTrevor

ParkerLee

GuthrieJames

Disciplina

657

657.835

Soggetti

Accounting

Finance, Public -- Accounting

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD; Editorial; Guest Editor foreword; A sociological theory of corporate finance; Reexamination of the insurance-like effect of corporate social responsibility; Competition in corporate philanthropic disaster giving; Dynamics between currency and equity in Chinese markets; How strategy changes in different monetary policy conditions; The long-term performance of cross-border mergers and acquisitions; Business strategy, market competition and earnings management; Mandatory and voluntary information disclosure and the effects on financial analysts

The moderating effect of social capital and cosmopolitanism on marketing capabilities

Sommario/riassunto

Ecological (un)sustainability and social (in)justices are overarching themes in what has been called the critical (interdisciplinary) perspectives on accounting project (Roslender and Dillard, 2003; Broadbent and Laughlin, 2013). Their study can assume many hues and tints; employing various perspectives, theories, methods and methodologies across many issues and circumstances. The articles appearing here fall within this eclectic remit. This paper reviews and situates them within developments in contemporary political theory and critical policy analysis. The aim is to advance the project chara



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910220132903321

Titolo

Money in the bank : lessons learned from past counterinsurgency (COIN) operations / / Angel Rabasa ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Santa Monica, CA, : Rand Corp., 2007

ISBN

1-281-18123-4

9786611181239

0-8330-4283-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (103 p.)

Collana

Rand counterinsurgency study. Paper ; ; 4

Occasional paper

Altri autori (Persone)

RabasaAngel

Disciplina

355.02/18

Soggetti

Counterinsurgency

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [77]-80).

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Preface; Contents; Figures and Tables; Summary; Conclusions; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One - Introduction; Chapter Two - Origins and Characteristics of the Insurgency; Strengths of the Insurgents; Weaknesses of the Insurgents; Strengths of the Counterinsurgents; Weaknesses of the Counterinsurgents; Conclusions; Chapter Three - Algeria (1954-1962); Introduction; Origins and Characteristics of the Insurgency; Strengths of the Insurgents; Weaknesses of the Insurgents; Strengths of the Counterinsurgents; Weaknesses of the Counterinsurgents; Conclusions

Chapter Four - Vietnam (1959-1972)Introduction; Origins and Characteristics of the Insurgency; Strengths of the Insurgents; Weaknesses of the Insurgents; Weaknesses of the Counterinsurgents; Strengths of the Counterinsurgents; Conclusions; Chapter Five - El Salvador (1980-1992); Origins and Characteristics of the Insurgency; Strengths of the Guerrillas; Weaknesses of the Guerrillas; Strengths of the Government; Weaknesses of the Government; Conclusions; Chapter Six - Jammu and Kashmir (1947-Present); Origins and Characteristics of the Insurgency; Strengths of the Insurgents

Weaknesses of the InsurgentsCharacteristics of the Counterinsurgent Forces; Weaknesses of the Counterinsurgents; Strengths of the Counterinsurgents; Chapter Seven - Colombia (1963-Present); Origins



and Characteristics of the Insurgency; Strengths of the Guerrillas; Weaknesses of the Guerrillas; Strengths of the Government; Weaknesses of the Government; Conclusions; Chapter Eight - Conclusions: Lessons Learned for Future Counterinsurgencies; Bibliography

Sommario/riassunto

As insurgent threats evolve and assume new forms, the United States must also evolve in its ability to counter potentially prolonged threats in several parts of the world. Because of the potential for global reach in contemporary insurgencies, the ability to draw on lessons learned from past counterinsurgency (COIN) campaigns using different historical cases can be valuable, helping current and future leaders prevent a repetition of mistakes and building a foundation on which to build contemporary responses. To this end, six historic COIN operations from the 19th and 20th centuries are examine