Product Description: The book deals with the transformation of labor markets in Indonesia over thirty years of New Order government under President Soeharto. It traces the impact of rapid economic growth on employment, wages and labor productivity in an initially poor labor surplus economy...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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Product Description: Indonesia enters the new millennium at a time of transition. It has experienced several crises--in particular the economic crisis of 1997-98, a severe intensification of its environmental degradation, and more recently the East Timor crisis, the ongoing Aceh demand for independence, the change of government from the autocratic Soeharto regime to one democratically elected and under the leadership of President Abdurrahman Wahid, and the outbreak of a number of violent communal conflicts...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: This candid collection of poems represents a distinctively Canadian perspective on world events, the current state of western society and on Canada itself with parody thrown in for good measure. Presented with irreverence, satire and sensibility, this work elucidates many facets of a nation shaped by ruthless winters, industrialist society and proximity to the last remaining super power...read more

Product Description: In order to promote quality in both parenting and education, the exchange of ideas is fundamental. This is the second book of the three-part series, To the Shore of a Child's Ocean, offering parents practical advice on creating a blueprint for custom-made home education within the arms of a close family unit...read more