I search for a "scale" effect in countries. I use a panel data set that includes 200 countries over forty years and link the population of a country to a host of economic and social phenomena. Using both graphical and statistical techniques, I search for an impact of size on the level of income, inflation, material well-being, health, education, the quality of a country's institutions, heterogeneity, and a number of different international indices and rankings. I have little success; small countries are more open to international trade than large countries, but are not systematically different otherwise.

Are you ready to profit NOW from the small business boom? In Size Doesn't Matter: Why Small Business Is Big Business, serial entrepreneur Jeff Shavitz encourages you to do so - but only if you're cut out for it. To help you make the leap (and to succeed once you do), Jeff details his personal and professional experiences, observations, challenges, and rewards in operating small businesses. After having paid his corporate dues as an investment banker at Lehman Brothers in the 1980s, Jeff started and sold three companies, making him an expert with real-life experience on entrepreneurship. Now it's his passion to help his fellow small business owners navigate their careers through the turbulent and exciting times that come along with the much-coveted position of being the one in charge ... of everything. From successfully growing your business from start-up to enjoying the benefits of being cash-flow positive to ultimately planning your exit strategy, Jeff shares his advice with insight, empathy, and a healthy dose of humility. Size Doesn't Matter will be your coach and confidant as you reflect upon your own journey in the world of small business. Learn from Jeff, relate to him, feel for him and laugh with and at him, as you enjoy and benefit from his words of wisdom.

Heather Wells finally has a boyfriend, but Dr. Veatch, Heather Wells' boss, has been murdered ; she investigates.

Lindsey Malcolm is a sophomore in College with big aspirations for her future. With her love of writing in full bloom, she is hoping that she might be able to work towards making a living as a professional writer once she finishes school, something she plans to accomplish through her chosen career path. In order to assist in her attempts, she took a Creative Writing class, and as a result, ended up partnered with Lee Yang, the young Japanese exchange student who also has a great love of writing. After mustering up the courage to talk to Lee, Lindsey soon finds that the feelings that she had developed in secret for her classmate might not be as one-sided as she had once believed. However, it is obvious that both she and Lee have some minor emotional baggage, and their hesitation to admit to one another their desires could be the one thing that could make or break their chance to have a happy relationship together. Will they be able to find enough common ground that they will succeed in breaking the chains that seem to bind them, or will their relationship ultimately fail before it has a chance to start?

This ground-breaking book redefines campaigning and explains how to create and deliver a compelling campaign that can be applied in any aspect of your professional and personal life. Based on a claim that is both bold and true, this book introduces and demonstrates a new, unique and complete approach to communication for change - the Campaign It! model. It is a model developed and used by leading professionals in communications and campaigning to create influence and change at the highest levels business, politics and society. It is transferable to any sphere of life. It is tried and tested. And it works. Simply put: to achieve change and be successful you always have to inform, persuade and gain agreement from significant people and organizations. The Campaign It! model enables you to do this powerfully and positively.

Horticultural expert Vincent Simeone helps you plan your green garden in this practical, holistic guide. With detailed, strategic timelines for both short-term and long-term gardening techniques, Grow More with Less lets you put your best foot forward in creating an efficient, sustainable home landscape. From composting and mulching to planting trees, author Vincent Simeone covers all the eco-friendly essentials in one straightforward handbook. Simeone makes the what, how, and why of sustainable gardening unmistakably clear: why we should plant for the long-term, how to make the best plant selections possible, how to manage invasive species, how to make the most of your lawn (regardless of its size), the importance of IPM (integrated pest management) in fighting insects and pests, how to conserve water with proper irrigation, installing rain barrels and cisterns, and more. Even when the solution is to do nothing - for instance, leaving some parts of a lawn un-mowed in order to save time and money while attracting local wildlife - Grow More with Less enables you to confidently make the call. With effective, time-proven recommendations like these, field-tested in a large botanical garden and adapted for home use by Vincent Simeone, Grow More with Less is your complete step-by-step personal roadmap for green gardening.