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  • The French Welfare State

    Surviving Social and Ideological Change

    by John Ambler ...
    Little noticed by much of the world, France, during the 1960s and 1970s, developed into one of the most generous welfare states in the world. This book describes and explains this spectacular growth, and examines some of the problems that have emerged in its wake. The distinguished contributors to this volume are: Douglas E. Ashford (University of Pittsburgh), David R. Cameron (Yale University), ... Read more

    $35.19 CAD

  • Realizing Complex Integrated Systems

    Edited by Anthony P. Ambler, John W. Sheppard ...
    The creation of complex integrated systems is, in itself, complex. It requires immense planning and a large team of people with diverse backgrounds based in dispersed geographical locations (and countries) supposedly working to a coordinated schedule and cost. The systems engineering task is not new, but recent scales most definitely are. The world is now capable of designing and manufacturing ... Read more

    $107.17 CAD

  • Soviet and East European Transport Problems

    Edited by John Ambler, Denis J B Shaw, Leslie Symons ...
    Series series Routledge Library Edtions: Global Transport Planning
    Originally published in 1985, this book considers many important aspects of the transport systems of the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. It looks at the different modes of transport and the problems faced by each. Examining the relationship between transport problems and those of poor economic performance against the possibilities of economic reform the book analyses some of the measures ... Read more

    $67.32 CAD

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    Series Book 84 - Wiley Series in Systems Engineering and Management
    Systems' Verification Validation and Testing (VVT) are carried out throughout systems' lifetimes. Notably, quality-cost expended on performing VVT activities and correcting system defects consumes about half of the overall engineering cost. Verification, Validation and Testing of Engineered Systems provides a comprehensive compendium of VVT activities and corresponding VVT methods for ... Read more

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  • Capital in the Twenty-First Century

    by Thomas Piketty ...
    Translated by Arthur Goldhammer ...
    A New York Times #1 BestsellerA Wall Street Journal #1 BestsellerA USA Today BestsellerA Sunday Times BestsellerA Guardian Best Book of the 21st CenturyWinner of the Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year AwardWinner of the British Academy MedalFinalist, National Book Critics Circle Award“It seems safe to say that Capital in the Twenty-First Ce... ... Read more

    $26.39 CAD

  • Handbook of System Safety and Security

    Cyber Risk and Risk Management, Cyber Security, Threat Analysis, Functional Safety, Software Systems, and Cyber Physical Systems

    Edited by Edward Griffor ...
    Handbook of System Safety and Security: Cyber Risk and Risk Management, Cyber Security, Adversary Modeling, Threat Analysis, Business of Safety, Functional Safety, Software Systems, and Cyber Physical Systems presents an update on the world's increasing adoption of computer-enabled products and the essential services they provide to our daily lives. The tailoring of these products and services to ... Read more

    $176.79 CAD

  • Why Save the Bankers?

    And Other Essays on Our Economic and Political Crisis

    by Thomas Piketty ...
    Reflections on politics, the economy, and the modern world by the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of Capital in the Twenty-First Century.Thomas Piketty's work has proved that unfettered markets lead to increasing inequality, and that without meaningful regulation, capitalist economies will concentrate wealth in an ever smaller number of hands, threatening democracy. For years, his newspaper ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • eMaintenance

    Essential Electronic Tools for Efficiency

    by Diego Galar, Uday Kumar ...
    eMaintenance: Essential Electronic Tools for Efficiency enables the reader to improve efficiency of operations, maintenance staff, infrastructure managers and system integrators, by accessing a real time computerized system from data to decision. In recent years, the exciting possibilities of eMaintenance have become increasingly recognized as a source of productivity improvement in industry. The ... Read more

    $150.39 CAD

  • Imperial Canada Inc.

    Legal Haven of Choice for the World's Mining Industries

    by William Sacher, Alain Deneault ...
    Translated by Fred A. Reed ...
    Imperial Canada Inc. sets out to ask a simple question: why is Canada home to more than 70% of the world’s mining companies?Created by the British North America Act of 1867, Canada, rather than turning away from its colonial past, actively embraced, appropriated, and perpetuated the imperial ambitions of its mother country. Two years later, it took possession of Rupert’s Land—all of the land ... Read more

    $14.39 CAD

  • Big-Data Analytics for Cloud, IoT and Cognitive Computing

    by Kai Hwang, Min Chen ...
    The definitive guide to successfully integrating social, mobile, Big-Data analytics, cloud and IoT principles and technologiesThe main goal of this book is to spur the development of effective big-data computing operations on smart clouds that are fully supported by IoT sensing, machine learning and analytics systems. To that end, the authors draw upon their original research and proven track ... Read more

    $121.99 CAD

  • Offshore

    Tax Havens and the Rule of Global Crime

    by Alain Deneault ...
    Offshore reveals how the vast network of unregulated financial centers—from Luxemburg to the Cayman islands to the tiny Pacific haven of Nauru— amount to a nether realm of drug and arms trade profits, enormous private accounts, and multinational corporate financial holdings. Delving into the scandals, the financial structure, and the history of this hidden side of globalization, sociologist Alain ... Read more

    $25.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Design for Maintainability

    Edited by Louis J. Gullo, Jack Dixon ...
    Series series Quality and Reliability Engineering Series
    How to design for optimum maintenance capabilities and minimize the repair timeDesign for Maintainability offers engineers a wide range of tools and techniques for incorporating maintainability into the design process for complex systems. With contributions from noted experts on the topic, the book explains how to design for optimum maintenance capabilities while simultaneously minimizing the time ... Read more

    $158.99 CAD