The proper role of government in the US economy has long been the subject of ideological dispute. This study of industrial policy as practised by administration after administration, explores the variations from a hands-off approach to protectionist policies and aggressive support for businesses.

In his influential 1991 book Edge City, Joel Garreau argued that every American city "is growing in the fashion of Los Angeles, with multiple urban cores". He named these cores "edge cities" because they perform all of the city functions, but rise in places that were farmlands or villages only decades ago, far from the old downtowns. This new book expands and clarifies Garreau's pioneering concept as it develops a comprehensive theory of edge city growth and functions. The contributors dra...

Master Oracle Fusion ApplicationsAdminister a fully integrated application management framework across your enterprise using the detailed information contained in this Oracle Press guide. Managing Oracle Fusion Applications first explains key principles and then logically groups utilities into practical, ready-to-use toolboxes. Learn how to build lifecycle models, deliver dynamic business intelligence, optimize performance, mitigate risk, and integrate the latest Web 2.0...

Master Oracle E-Business Suite 12 Performance Tuning and OptimizationDeliver on the promise of lower TCO and achieve operational excellence by implementing a comprehensive enterprise application management process. Oracle E-Business Suite 12 Tuning Tips & Techniques offers detailed coverage of the versatile tools, features, and services available for managing application reliability, availability, performance, optimization, and governance. Best practices for maintaining ...

Master Oracle E-Business Suite 12 Performance Tuning and OptimizationDeliver on the promise of lower TCO and achieve operational excellence by implementing a comprehensive enterprise application management process. Oracle E-Business Suite 12 Tuning Tips & Techniques offers detailed coverage of the versatile tools, features, and services available for managing application reliability, availability, performance, optimization, and governance. Best practices for maintain...

In The Economies of Central City Neighborhoods Bingham and Zhang examine the location of industry employment in a variety of producer and consumer-oriented industries in relation to major neighborhood characteristics such as demographic, labor force, socioeconomic, and housing variables. While the primacy of poverty is an aspect of central city neighborhoods that drives the growth and decline of neighborhood economies, it implies the significance of effective intervention at early stages o...

18 biographical dramas based on the lives and loves of celebrated writersThese surprising, revealing dramas take a behind-the-scenes look at some of our best-loved authors, mingling fact and fantasy to explore their extraordinary hidden lives. From love affairs, friendships and family relationships to traumas, tragedies and journeys of self-discovery, we glimpse the unwritten worlds that shaped their unforgettable fiction. Among the star casts are Andrew Sc...