HOME BOOKS JOURNALS SUBMIT YOUR MANUSCRIPT SALES EDITORIAL SERVICES CURRENCY CONVERTER LATEST NEWS LINKS MEMBER LOGIN Enter Search Keyword Title Author ISBN Adonis-Abbey's Online Book Store FORTHCOMING TITLES Showing (1 to 12) of 47 books Free Speech v Reputation: Public Interest Defence in American and English Law of Defamation Free speech is increasingly recognised as a universal human value, even though its application differs in different jurisdictions. Free speech is however never absolute, even in jurisdictions like the USA, where the First and Fourteenth Amendments give it special protection. The main reason why free speech cannot be absolute is because it competes with other equally i............ View Book Details Technology Transfer from University to Industry: Insight into University Technology Transfer in the Chinese National Innovation System Technology Transfer from University to Industry provides a cogent analysis of university technology transfer in the Chinese National Innovation System (NIS). The book outlines the NIS approach, analyses the building-up of the Chinese NIS and discusses the role orientation of university in the NIS. It also discusses three institutional innovations – the Chinese v............ View Book Details Beyond the Primary Commodity Trap: Essays on Politics and Poverty in Africa Beyond the Primary Commodity Trap offers an alternative paradigm for analysing African development from the current “aid and aids” narrative. Taking as its point of departure Africa’s failure to extricate itself from over dependence on raw materials and its seeming inability to industrialise, it offers an analysis of the political forces that ............ View Book Details The Political Impact of the Sino-U.S. Oil Competition in Africa: An International Political Explanation of the Resource Curse in African Petro-States The Political Impact of the Sino-U.S. Oil Competition in Africa is an important contribution to the current discussions about the development and security implications of the US-Sino competition for oil in Africa’s petro-states. The book focuses on the impact of the growing role of China, on these countries’ acceptance of Western policies in general and th............ View Book Details Advanced Accountancy: Theory and Practice Accounting is the discipline with the oldest historical culture, being the first to be recognized by humanity when Adam and Eve were made to account for what they did in paradise.  It is also the only discipline that will come into play in the Hereafter, where everybody would be raised up as an accountant - to account for all they have done during their life time............ View Book Details Language Contact and Word Integration: A Sociolinguistic and Phonological Analysis of English Words in Yoruba Languages in contact often exchange segmental, lexical or phrasal items through the process known as ‘borrowing.’ The universal phenomenon usually entails phonological or syntactic reconstruction of linguistic items that are being ‘borrowed’ from a ‘donor’ language. This is rather significant in the inequitable history of contact be............ View Book Details Making Strategic Plans Work: Insights from Indigenous African Wisdom Making Strategic Plans Work introduces an innovative and creative approach to understanding the theory and practice of strategic planning. Based on proverbs and folktales, the book provides detailed analyses of the stages of the strategic planning process - preparation, formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation. It also discusses the roles and responsibil............ View Book Details International Market Analysis: Theories and Methods International Market Analysis: Theories and Methods is an indispensable book for students and executives of international businesses who want to make sense of their global market opportunities. The book gives readers a concise overview of the theoretical foundations of international market analysis and practical guidance on how to generate and disseminate knowledge ab............ View Book Details African Businesses and Economic Growth: Institutions, Firms, Practices and Policy How can institutions stimulate African local economic growth? After decades of poor economic growth, foreign aid-dependency, poor government policies and bureaucratic leadership by Africans in the 21st century, focus has increasingly shifted to the continent’s business systems, entrepreneurship and governance. Also, the improving trade relations between Africa a............ View Book Details Poverty in Nigeria: Causes, Manifestations and Alleviation Strategies One of the critical concerns in Nigeria is how to alleviate poverty in the country. The general prevalence of poverty in Nigeria is paradoxical because the country is one of the biggest oil-producing countries in the world. A 1999 World Bank report for instance showed that some 70 per cent of the population lives below the bread line - usually considered as living on ............ View Book Details When Communities Confront Corporations: Comparing Shell’s Presence in Ireland and Nigeria In April of 2005 Shell sought an injunction in a Dublin court against residents of Erris in northwestern  Republic of Ireland who were obstructing the laying of pipelines across their lands. On June 29, 2005 the court convicted and jailed five people for failing to comply with the order of the High Court restraining them from interfering with Shell's project............ View Book Details Fiscal Federalism in Nigeria: Facing the Challenges of the Future Debates on Nigeria’s fiscal federalism preceded the gradual evolution of Nigeria into a colonial federal state in 1954. Issues of distribution of scarce but allocatable resources have often beclouded the desires of Nigerians to generate the resources that are expected to be shared. Throughout its history, it has been evident that Nigerians have always been sensi............ View Book Details    1 2 3 4 [Next] [Last Page]   Mailing List Click here to unsubscribe © Adonis & Abbey Publishers Ltd. All rights reserved 2003. Please visit Holler Africa our free online magazine at: www.hollerafrica.com