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This study offers a new view on public services in the early modern Low Countries and answers the following questions: who provided public facilities in urban communities and in which ways did public amenities change in the period between 1500 and 1800? It throws light on the ways in which responsibilities were shared between city dwellers and the factors which influenced the allocation and reallocation of public services between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries. The present study looks at those who provided various services to their communities, the ways in which they were rewarded and monitored, and the gain they may have sought. It focuses on the situation in the Low Countries, but ...
Grab these best-selling novels, all together in this exciting collection of three rural romances full of suspense and passion. Shadows in the Dust - Jenna Montrose is on the run from the man who murdered her father. Alone and always moving from town to town, Jenna trusts no one, not even the police. Dan Simmonds has demons of his own to conquer and he needs his job as a stockman to re-build his reputation. Falling in love might just prove deadly when there’s a killer on the loose in the harsh outback desert. Shadows in Deep Blue - Pulled out to sea by a rip-tide, Ebony is drowning. Ex-army Corporal, Jay risks his own life to rescue her. But that’s just the beginning of her secrets and li...
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“I honestly feel like I've had an Australian adventure. Simply superb…” All she wants is her freedom. All he wants is a fresh start. A murderous stranger is hunting them down. Rose Simmonds wants to live like any other normal person. Away from her overprotective family and their dire warnings about a man from the past. Away from the cattle farm where she’s been kept safe for so long. So, she hitches a ride out in the middle of the desert. Koen Babroda is hoping for a fresh start. He picks Rose up from the isolated dirt road and promises to give her a lift to Darwin. But he fails to tell her he’s riding a stolen motorbike as he too, runs away from past mistakes. An immediate attract...
Take control of your investment decisions The investment industry is in a state of inertia. Recent events highlight an overreliance on mathematical foundations and flawed investment models. Investors need to find new paths to effective wealth creation. The Empowered Investor provides a proven framework for wealth creation. Built around 7 key principles and practical real-world examples, the book provides insight into the limitations of traditional investment concepts, and illustrates how investors can take control of their investments. Instead of relying on often flawed financial advice, investors need to develop their own investment approach, drawing on their unique skill sets and experienc...
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Global systems integrators, outsourcers and consulting firms are responsible for directly leveraging or influencing most IT investment in large corporations. Original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), software companies and other technology providers aspire to create mutually successful partnerships with the large influencers due to their ‘business case’ driven approach, their early stage engagement in the sales cycle, their C-Suite relationships with large multi-national enterprises, and the often-giant scale of the typical technology spend that their projects and engagements drive. The projects that these companies deliver are specialist and complex, meaning that companies who aspire to ...
Rigorously updated textbook that balances business theory and business practice. Includes new cases studies and up-to-date examples.
This book takes readers across the different stages of an alliance lifecycle and, through practical incidents, discusses and debates on the decisions to be taken. Organizations, large and small, are realizing the importance of collaborations to achieve their business objectives. Organizations to create independent and joint values are entering into strategic alliances with their suppliers, customers, and even their competitors. Every alliance follows a lifecycle and decisions have to be taken by executives at each stage. Anticipated revenues and other sources of financial value remain unrealized if inadequate decisions are taken and alliances fail or under perform. This book takes readers ac...