Explaining each stage of development on the road to adulthood, these adorable books give beginning readers an animal's-eye view of growing up. • Packed with colorful information, photographs, and first person text • Fantastic animal facts accompany each stage of growth • Narrative style makes subjects accessible to young readers
This volume addresses current emerging concepts in the field of angiogenesis, including important angiogenesis modifiers which are essential in combination with growth factors (VEGF and FGF) for the physiological process and also for therapeutic applications. It covers many of the lesser discussed areas including blood vessel growth guidance (interactions with CNS) as well as emerging practical applications of these concepts. The book comprises in-depth reviews by leading experts in several major areas: recent basic science discoveries about angiogenesis modifiers (semaphorins, ephrins and nitric oxide, for which the Nobel Prize was awarded); arterial guidance; clinical applications of new angiogenic factors...
Blue Ocean Strategy is a business strategy book that promotes a systematic approach "for making the competition irrelevant."
It contains retrospective case studies and suggests theoretical
approaches to creating "blue oceans" of uncontested market space ripe
for growth. The book has sold more than a million copies in its first
year of publication and is being published in 39 languages.
Andrew Glyn, "Capitalism Unleashed: Finance, Globalization, and Welfare"
Free enterprise is off the leash and chasing new opportunities for profit making across the globe. After a turbulent century of unprecedented social and technological change, Capitalism has emerged as the dominant ideology and model for economic growth in the richest, most developed countries.But only thirty years ago economic growth was faltering, inflation rising and the Left were arguing for greater state intervention in industry.How did this remarkable transformation happen? And what price have wepaid in the process? This accessible and persuasive book challenges thenotion of our capitalist destiny. It provides a clear and concise history ofthe problems facing the economies of Europe, Japan and the US during thelatter half of the twentieth century and questions whether capitalism hasreally brought the levels of economic growth and prosperity that were hopedfor.
Andrew Glyn then looks at the impact the rapidly developing economies of China and the South are likely to have on the older economies of the North. As the race is on to maintain growth and protect competitive advantage, Glyn asks: is the 'race-to-the bottom' inevitable as the anti-globalisers predict, with welfare states being dismantled to meet competitive demands? Or is there an alternative model which sees a strong commitment to welfare provision as essential to economic growth? Can we afford not to tackle inequality at home as well as abroad?
"On behalf of Merrill Lynch and Capgemini, we are pleased to present
the 2007 World Wealth Report. This is our 11th annual in-depth look at
changes in the high net worth marketplace, which includes our read of
macroeconomic factors shaping the behaviors of wealthy individuals
around the globe, and our insight as to what is driving growth in the
industry."
Driven by a strong global economy, the wealth of the world's
high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) increased 11.4 percent to US$37.2
trillion in 2006, according to the 11th annual World Wealth Report,
released today by Merrill Lynch (NYSE: MER) and Capgemini. The number
of HNWIs in the world increased 8.3 percent in 2006 to 9.5 million and
the number of ultra-high-net-worth individuals (Ultra-HNWIs) grew by
11.3 percent to 94,970.
Emerging economies proved resilient, with continued growth in their
HNWI populations and solid investor cash flow to riskier corners of the
market. The largest growth of the HNWI population occurred in Singapore
and India, where the increases over 2005 was 21.2 and 20.5 percent,
respectively. The Report suggests that economic growth will slow in
2007 as mature economies grow more moderately.
