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The White House, Washington, Memorandum for the President: Personal
Sandilands, Roger J. (ed.) - In: Journal of Economic Studies 31 (2004) 3/4, pp. 366-368
Presents a memorandum from Lauchlin Currie to the President of the USA written in March 1940 in which he discusses full … employment and the New Deal.  …
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Legislating for Northern Ireland′s Fair Employment Problem
Rea, Desmond; Eastwood, Julie - In: International Journal of Manpower 13 (1992) 6, pp. 31-40
Examines the history of fair employment legislation in Northern Ireland, outlines the nature and scope of the present … law, and looks briefly at the significant differences between fair employment law and the law on racial equality in Great … Britain. Finally reflects upon the fair employment legislation in action.  …
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Equal Pay vs. Equal Job Opportunity for Women: The Debate in Great Britain from 1891 to 1923
Henderson, James P. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 19 (1992) 10/11/12, pp. 298-316
should have equal employment opportunities. Addresses the issues surrounding equal employment opportunities for women …
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Where is Althoff? Looking for Friedrich Althoff in English Language Sources
Senn, Peter R. - In: Journal of Economic Studies 20 (1993) 4/5
person would end up in intellectual history with almost no recognition. Challenges several conventional assessments. Althoff …
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Japan′s Quest for Global Leadership in IT
Hsieh, Chang‐tseh - In: Industrial Management & Data Systems 94 (1994) 2, pp. 23-28
Over the past three decades, the Japanese information technology industry has been questing for global leadership. With the help of keiretsu , a special social organization, and government agencies, those giant information technology companies such as NEC, Fujitsu, etc. have become the leaders...
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Mechanistic Physiology and Institutional Economics: Jacques Loeb and Thorstein Veblen
Rasmussen, Charles T.; Tilman, Rick - In: International Journal of Social Economics 19 (1992) 10/11/12, pp. 235-247
Discusses the correspondence and use of each other′s ideas of Loeb and Veblen which are seen to be significant both in understanding the evolution of their own thought and as commentary on the times.
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The Making of an American Communist: William Z. Foster
O'Donnell, L.A. - In: International Journal of Social Economics 20 (1993) 5/6/7, pp. 142-152
Analyses the career of William Zebulon Foster, a leader of the American Communist Party, and a three‐time candidate for President of the United States under that party′s banner. Foster rose from the slums of Philadelphia to earn the reputation of an accomplished labour organizer and then to...
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Confessions of a Song‐and‐dance Man
Bennis, Warren - In: Journal of Management Development 7 (1988) 5, pp. 54-60
A playful review of America, particularly since the 1960s, taking into account the changing attitudes of society and how this has shaped the destiny of individuals and of America as a whole. Were the “achievements” of each decade really such, or were they trampled upon and lost in the...
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Objectivity and the role of history in the development and review of accounting standards
Young, Joni J.; Mouck, Tom - In: Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal 9 (1996) 3, pp. 127-147
Considers what role history plays in the US accounting standard‐setting process and how this role may be constrained by … history could play in the development and review of accounting standards and, in particular, how history might contribute to …
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The Role of Oral History in Accounting
Collins, Marilynn; Bloom, Robert - In: Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal 4 (1991) 4
The case is made for oral history as a research tool, and a possible role in respect to the accountancy profession is …
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