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This book contains two major subjects:Firstly; some academic papers about Islamic Banking. The main characteristic of Islamic banking in comparison to traditional banking is that it is more concerned with the profitability and length of the proposed investment rather than collateral. Projects with high profitability and low collateral that might otherwise be rejected can be funded through Islamic banking. This leads to a banking behavior that is similar to development banks and microfinance i...

Multinationals en de Nederlandse markteconomie

De reeks Bedrijfsleven in Nederland in de Twintigste Eeuw (BINT) beschrijft de geschiedenis van het Nederlandse bedrijfsleven in zeven thema’s: ondernemers; arbeidsverhoudingen; bedrijfscultuur; fusies en overnames; internationalisering; financiering; bedrijf en overheid. BINT is een groots opgezet project van een aantal samenwerkende universitaire instituten.

Dit tweede deel van de BINT-reeks plaatst de actuele discussie over Nederlandse bedrijve...

Deze bundel bevat tien geschreven portretten van protestantse politici. Onder hen bekende personen als Barend Biesheuvel, Hannie van Leeuwen en Aritius Talma, maar ook minder bekende als Arie Colijn (broer van minister-president Hendrikus Colijn) en Willem de Vlugt. Zij hebben met elkaar gemeen, dat het protestantse maatschappelijk middenveld de springplank was voor hun politieke carrière. Hun successen en falen, hun dilemma’s en oplossingen worden beschreven. De centrale vraag is hoe zij z...

This new edition offers a concise but comprehensive introduction to rocky shore ecology and has been completely revised and updated throughout. It describes the diverse biota (invertebrates, vertebrates, seaweeds, seagrasses and microalgae) that inhabit rocky shores, and the factors that determine their distributions, abundances and interactions. The book discusses the latest research on processes that control community structure, utilizing a global range of examplesfrom a wide range of shore...

A general framework for constructing and using probabilistic models of complex systems that would enable a computer to use available information for making decisions.

Government Accounting Made Easy provides a simplified background and discussion of a broad range of governmental accounting topics. The book guides the reader in understanding how these individual topics come together to form a whole, under the new Governmental Accounting Standards Board 34 (GASB 34) financial reporting model.

Cradle-to-grave analyses are becoming the norm, as an increasing amount of corporations and government agencies are basing their procurement decisions not only on initial costs but also on life cycle costs. And while life cycle costing has been covered in journals and conference proceedings, few, if any, books have gathered this information into an easily accessible resource. Eliminating the need to consult many different sources, Life Cycle Costing for Engineers brings together up-to-date li...

Widely adopted, this uniquely comprehensive text introduces the techniques and concepts of statistics in human and physical geography. Unlike other texts that gloss over the conceptual foundations and focus solely on method, the book explains not only how to apply quantitative tools but also why and how they work. Students gain important skills for utilizing both conventional and spatial statistics in their own research, as well as for critically evaluating the work of others.

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This Nihongo Hyogen Bunkei Jiten is a comprehensive dictionary to Japanese expressions, perfect for all levels. Dictionaries are probably one of the most important materials for learners of a foreign language, but sometimes even dictionaries cannot help, especially when it comes to expressions. You will find it quite difficult to look up a Japanese expression with a general dictionary as most just show the single vocabularies and not the combined expression.However, this dictionary contains t...