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Involving People in Healthcare Policy and Practice
by Susie GreenThis book explores the link between the ‘corridors of power’ where healthcare policy is made and the hospital, health center or clinic where it is carried out. It encourages and empowers readers to make changes in the public’s involvement at a local level and explains how this impacts positively on organizational culture. A user-friendly book written in a light and easy-to-read style, it combines theoretical arguments with tried and tested practical applications and features contributions from a wide range of experienced professionals. This is essential reading for every member of the healthcare team. It will be of particular interest to patient and public involvement leads as well as patient advice and liaison service workers, healthcare policy makers and shapers, students and patient groups.
Inxight: Incubating a Xerox Technology Spinout
by Henry W. Chesbrough Christina DarwallXerox has established a new spinoff that utilizes software technology developed at its PARC research facility. This spinoff, Inxight Software, is formulating its plans to commercialize PARC's technology via an OEM component business model.
Início de Uma Empresa de Limpeza Doméstica
by Amber Richards Fabiana Rodrigues Castelo BrancoVocê já se perguntou alguma vez sobre começar sua própria empresa de limpeza doméstica?Você tem desejado flexibilidade em seus horários, ser seu próprio chefe e ter uma boa renda ao mesmo tempo? No Início de de Um Negócio de Limpeza Doméstica, a autora author Amber Richards possuiu e operacionalizou uma enpresa de limpeza doméstica sozinha. Ela revela dicas e conselhos ela deseja que alguém tivesse compartilhado com ela antes de iniciar o negócio. Com transparência a respeito de erros e sucessos, este e-book contem informações e estratégias de alguém que realmentr trabalhou no negócio. A ênfase não se concentra nas dicas práticas de lim,peza, embora haja um capítulo sobre alguns produtos verdadeiramente surpreendentes em geral. Os serviços de faxina estão em grande demanda com o estilo de vida agitado de hoje, e podem ser muito lucrativos. Você sequer tem que propriamente fazer a limpeza, se você não quiser, uma opção viável é começar uma serviço de faxina e contratar empregados para este serviço físico. Isto é perfeito para alguém que pensa , ou que esteja curioso sobre o início de um negócio de limpeza doméstica, assim como alguém que já estabeleceu um e ainda quiser expandir o seu negócio.Oferece muitas ideias criativas para abordar exatamente onde você quiser ir em seu negócio, ideias de marketing e tempestade de ideias para auxiliá-lo a estabelecer a empresa de limpeza doméstica de seus sonhos.
IoC - Internet of Construction: Informationsnetzwerke zur unternehmensübergreifenden Kollaboration in den Fertigungsketten des Bauwesens
by Sigrid Brell-Cokcan Robert H. SchmittDas Buch Internet of Construction behandelt die digitale Vernetzung der Wertschöpfungsketten im Bauwesen. Seit mehreren Jahren nehmen die Entwicklungen digitaler Planungs- und Ausführungswerkzeuge zu. Ein einheitlicher Nutzen der Daten wird dabei durch eine Vielzahl an Baubeteiligten und digitalen Plattformen erschwert. Dieses Buch adressiert diese Problemstellung und behandelt Strategien zur Vernetzung der digitale Bauausführung und umfasst Produktionsabläufe von der Vorfertigung über die Intralogistik bis hin zur Montage auf der Baustelle. In diesem Kontext werden die wissenschaftlichen Ergebnisse des vom BMBF geförderten Projekts IoC-Interent of Construction zusammengetragen und wissenschaftlich aufbereitet. Darüber hinaus werden baupraktische, informationstechnische und wirtschaftliche Aspekte beleuchtet und Entwicklungen und Handlungsempfehlungen für Planungsbüros, Generalunternehmer und Vorfertiger vermittelt.
IoT Supply Chain Security Risk Analysis and Mitigation: Modeling, Computations, and Software Tools (SpringerBriefs in Computer Science)
by Quanyan Zhu Junaid Farooq Timothy KierasThis SpringerBrief introduces methodologies and tools for quantitative understanding and assessment of supply chain risk to critical infrastructure systems. It unites system reliability analysis, optimization theory, detection theory and mechanism design theory to study vendor involvement in overall system security. It also provides decision support for risk mitigation.This SpringerBrief introduces I-SCRAM, a software tool to assess the risk. It enables critical infrastructure operators to make risk-informed decisions relating to the supply chain, while deploying their IT/OT and IoT systems.The authors present examples and case studies on supply chain risk assessment/mitigation of modern connected infrastructure systems such as autonomous vehicles, industrial control systems, autonomous truck platooning and more. It also discusses how vendors of different system components are involved in the overall security posture of the system and how the risk can be mitigated through vendor selection and diversification. The specific topics in this book include: Risk modeling and analysis of IoT supply chains Methodologies for risk mitigation, policy management, accountability, and cyber insurance Tutorial on a software tool for supply chain risk management of IoT These topics are supported by up-to-date summaries of the authors’ recent research findings. The authors introduce a taxonomy of supply chain security and discusses the future challenges and directions in securing the supply chains of IoT systems. It also focuses on the need for joint policy and technical solutions to counter the emerging risks, where technology should inform policy and policy should regulate technology development.This SpringerBrief has self-contained chapters, facilitating the readers to peruse individual topics of interest. It provides a broad understanding of the emerging field of cyber supply chain security in the context of IoT systems to academics, industry professionals and government officials.
IoT System Testing: An IoT Journey from Devices to Analytics and the Edge
by Jon Duncan HagarTo succeed, teams must assure the quality of IoT systems. The world of technology continually moves from one hot area to another; this book considers the next explosion—of IoT—from a quality testing viewpoint. You'll first gain an introduction to the Internet of Things (IoT), V&V, and testing. Next, you'll be walked through IoT test planning and strategy over the full life cycle, including the impact of data analytics and AI. You will then delve deeper into IoT security testing and various test techniques, patterns, and more. This is followed by a detailed study of IoT software test labs, architecture, environments and AI. There are many options for testing IoT qualities based on the criticality of the software and risks involved; each option has positives, negatives, as well as cost and schedule impacts. The book will guide start-up and experienced teams into these paths and help you to improve the testing and quality assessment of IoT systems. What You Will LearnUnderstand IoT software test architecture and planningMaster IoT security testing and test techniquesStudy IoT test lab automation and architecturesReview the need for IoT security, data analytics, AI, Neural Networks and dependability using testing and V&V Who This Book Is ForReaders with basic knowledge of software development who want to learn more about IoT testing and its intricacies, as well as companies moving into the domain of IoT, and even those already deep into the IoT domain will benefit from this book.
IoT and AI Technologies for Sustainable Living: A Practical Handbook
by Abid HussainThis book brings together all the latest methodologies, tools and techniques related to the Internet of Things and Artificial Intelligence in a single volume to build insight into their use in sustainable living. The areas of application include agriculture, smart farming, healthcare, bioinformatics, self-diagnosis systems, body sensor networks, multimedia mining, and multimedia in forensics and security. This book provides a comprehensive discussion of modeling and implementation in water resource optimization, recognizing pest patterns, traffic scheduling, web mining, cyber security and cyber forensics. It will help develop an understanding of the need for AI and IoT to have a sustainable era of human living. The tools covered include genetic algorithms, cloud computing, water resource management, web mining, machine learning, block chaining, learning algorithms, sentimental analysis and Natural Language Processing (NLP). IoT and AI Technologies for Sustainable Living: A Practical Handbook will be a valuable source of knowledge for researchers, engineers, practitioners, and graduate and doctoral students working in the field of cloud computing. It will also be useful for faculty members of graduate schools and universities.
IoT – Best Practices: Internet der Dinge, Geschäftsmodellinnovationen, IoT-Plattformen, IoT in Fertigung und Logistik (Edition HMD)
by Stefan Meinhardt Felix WortmannDas Internet der Dinge (Internet of Things – IoT) ist längst Realität. Mehr oder weniger intelligente Dinge messen, analysieren und kommunizieren weltweit, verbunden über das Internet, mit anderen Dingen. Sei es die Optimierung eines bestehenden Prozesses, die Erweiterung eines solchen, ein smartes Produkt oder gleich der Aufbau eines völlig neuen Geschäftsmodells – IoT-Konzepte bilden oft die Grundlage dafür. Das grundsätzliche Potential (Warum?) des Internets der Dinge ist vielfach bewiesen. Das „Wie?“ und das „Wofür?“ sind die Fragen, die es zu beantworten gilt. Welche Prozesse bieten das meiste Potential für eine Vernetzung? An welchen Stellen steht der Aufwand nicht im Verhältnis zum Mehrwert? Welche Technologien stehen zur Verfügung und passen zum entsprechenden Szenario? Wie müssen Geschäftspartner in einem Ecosystem eingebunden werden und welche sicherheitsrelevanten oder auch rechtlichen Probleme gilt es zu lösen?Die Autoren aus Wissenschaft und Praxis des vorliegenden Werkes greifen in ihren Beiträgen genau diese Fragestellungen auf und bieten konzeptionelle, prototypische bzw. praxisnahe Antworten und Lösungswege an.
IoT-Enabled Energy Efficiency Assessment of Renewable Energy Systems and Micro-grids in Smart Cities: Harnessing the Power of IoT to Create Sustainable and Efficient Urban Environments Volume 1 (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems #984)
by Mustapha HattiThis book embarks on a transformative exploration of sustainable urban development, integrating Internet of Things (IoT) technologies in energy efficiency assessments of renewable energy systems and microgrids within smart cities. This work transcends conventional approaches, seamlessly blending theoretical insights with practical applications, and prioritizing real-time, IoT-enabled assessments for optimal energy utilization. Evolving the understanding of renewable energy systems and microgrids, the book distinguishes itself through its hands-on application of IoT technologies. It not only delves into theoretical aspects but also equips readers with actionable insights, guiding the implementation of IoT for informed decision-making in the dynamic landscape of smart city environments. From IoT sensor deployment strategies to data analytics techniques and practical considerations, the book's expansive scope offers a comprehensive roadmap for creating resilient and efficient energy ecosystems. Tailored for professionals, researchers, and policymakers in energy management, urban planning, and IoT technology, this resource speaks to a diverse audience. Whether the reader is an engineer aiming to optimize microgrid performance or a policymaker driving urban sustainability, the book provides indispensable insights. It serves as a compass, informing city planners on energy-efficient infrastructure, guiding researchers in developing impactful IoT applications, and assisting policymakers in formulating forward-thinking, eco-friendly regulations. In a world embracing smart technologies, this book emerges as an essential guide, steering stakeholders toward a future where the seamless integration of energy efficiency and IoT defines the landscape of truly smart and sustainable cities.
IoT-Enabled Energy Efficiency Assessment of Renewable Energy Systems and Micro-grids in Smart Cities: Harnessing the Power of IoT to Create Sustainable and Efficient Urban Environments, Volume 2 (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems #983)
by Mustapha HattiThis book embarks on a transformative exploration of sustainable urban development, integrating Internet of Things (IoT) technologies in energy efficiency assessments of renewable energy systems and microgrids within smart cities. This work transcends conventional approaches, seamlessly blending theoretical insights with practical applications, and prioritizing real-time, IoT-enabled assessments for optimal energy utilization. Evolving the understanding of renewable energy systems and microgrids, the book distinguishes itself through its hands-on application of IoT technologies. It not only delves into theoretical aspects but also equips readers with actionable insights, guiding the implementation of IoT for informed decision-making in the dynamic landscape of smart city environments. From IoT sensor deployment strategies to data analytics techniques and practical considerations, the book's expansive scope offers a comprehensive roadmap for creating resilient and efficient energy ecosystems. Tailored for professionals, researchers, and policymakers in energy management, urban planning, and IoT technology, this resource speaks to a diverse audience. Whether the reader is an engineer aiming to optimize microgrid performance or a policymaker driving urban sustainability, the book provides indispensable insights. It serves as a compass, informing city planners on energy-efficient infrastructure, guiding researchers in developing impactful IoT applications, and assisting policymakers in formulating forward-thinking, eco-friendly regulations. In a world embracing smart technologies, this book emerges as an essential guide, steering stakeholders toward a future where the seamless integration of energy efficiency and IoT defines the landscape of truly smart and sustainable cities.
IoT-Software-Plattformen: Methode zur Bewertung und Auswahl der am besten geeigneten Plattform
by Sebastian LempertMit der zunehmenden Verbreitung und Bedeutung des Internet der Dinge (engl.: Internet of Things, IoT) nimmt auch die Bedeutung von IoT-Software-Plattformen als zentraler Bestandteil von IoT-Systemen zu. Derzeit konkurrieren in einem wachsenden Markt über 450 Anbieter derartiger Plattformen miteinander. Da IoT-Software-Plattformen komplexe Lösungen darstellen, welche sich sowohl in funktionaler als auch in nicht-funktionaler Hinsicht deutlich voneinander unterscheiden, führt diese Vielfalt zu einem intransparenten Markt. Trotz dieser Vielfalt existiert keine IoT-Software-Plattform, die für beliebige IoT-Anwendungsszenarien gleichermaßen geeignet ist.Vor diesem Hintergrund wird in diesem Buch eine Methode vorgestellt, welche Unternehmen bei der schwierigen Aufgabe unterstützt, die für den eigenen unternehmensspezifischen IoT-Anwendungsfall am besten geeignete IoT-Software-Plattform aus einer Vielzahl von Kandidaten auszuwählen. Dabei fließen in die Bewertung neben der Funktionalität und der Standardunterstützung einer IoT-Software-Plattform auch weitere, nicht-funktionale Eigenschaften (Kosten, Geschäftsmodell, Software-Lizenz, verfügbare Support-Dienstleistungen, Anbieter etc.) ein.
Iora Health
by William A. Sahlman Vineeta VijayaraghavanThe Iora Health case looks at a new approach to the management and delivery of primary care. Instead of having a doctor, half a nurse and two accountants, Iora deploys a doctor, a nurse and several health coaches, all operating as an integrated team. Iora focuses on measuring and improving health. They are paid to manage a population rather than on a fee for service basis. They spend twice as much on primary care and hope to save over 20% on total care by improving health and obviating the need for acute interventions. The action question in the cases revolves around a proposed financing for the company at a time when several locations are up and running but the model has not been fully validated.
Iran - Culture Smart!
by Stuart WilliamsCulture Smart! provides essential information on attitudes, beliefs and behavior in different countries, ensuring that you arrive at your destination aware of basic manners, common courtesies, and sensitive issues. These concise guides tell you what to expect, how to behave, and how to establish a rapport with your hosts. This inside knowledge will enable you to steer clear of embarrassing gaffes and mistakes, feel confident in unfamiliar situations, and develop trust, friendships, and successful business relationships.Culture Smart! offers illuminating insights into the culture and society of a particular country. It will help you to turn your visit-whether on business or for pleasure-into a memorable and enriching experience. Contents include* customs, values, and traditions* historical, religious, and political background* life at home* leisure, social, and cultural life* eating and drinking* dos, don'ts, and taboos* business practices* communication, spoken and unspoken"Culture Smart has come to the rescue of hapless travellers." Sunday Times Travel"... the perfect introduction to the weird, wonderful and downright odd quirks and customs of various countries." Global Travel"...full of fascinating-as well as common-sense-tips to help you avoid embarrassing faux pas." Observer"...as useful as they are entertaining." Easyjet Magazine"...offer glimpses into the psyche of a faraway world." New York Times
Iran Encountering Globalization: Problems and Prospects
by Ali MohammadiWith new material and up-to-date information, this book examines the current state of Iran, exploring a wide range of areas including the economy, finance, politics, the media, and the position of women and migration. Iran Encountering Globalization discusses the uneasy balance between the theocratic conservatism, modernization and globalization. This is a key tension in Iran - one which has arisen following the revolution of 1979, since the regime has worked to Islamicize the country, while at the same time international globalization forces have been pulling in a different direction. Concluding that forces for change in Iran are currently building up, this is an extremely topical book that makes an important contribution to current debates surrounding democracy in Iran.
Iran Encountering Globalization: Problems and Prospects
by Ali MohammadiThis text examines the current state of Iran, looking at a wide range of areas including the economy, finance, politics, the media, the position of women and migration. The book discusses the uneasy balance between the theocratic conservatism, modernisation and globalization, concluding that forces for change in Iran are building up.
Iran Revisited
by Ali PirzadehThis book examines Modern Iran through an interdisciplinary analysis of its cultural norms, history and institutional environment. The goal is to underline strengths and weaknesses of Iranian society as a whole, and to illustrate less prescriptive explanations for the way Iran is seen through a lens of persistent collective conduct rather than erratic historical occurrences. Throughout its history, Iran has been subject to many studies, all of which have diagnosed the country's problem and prescribed solutions based on certain theoretical grounds. This book intends to look inward, seeking cultural explanations for Iran's perpetual inability to improve its society. The theme in this book is based on the eloquent words of Nasir Khusrau, a great Iranian poet: "az mast ki bar mast". The words are from a poem describing a self-adoring eagle that sees its life abruptly ended by an arrow winged with its own feathers--the bird is doomed by its own vanity. The closest interpretation of this idiom in Western Christian culture is "you reap what you sow", which conveys a similar message that underlines one's responsibility in the sense that, sooner or later, we must face the choices we make. This would enable us to confront - and live up to - what Iran's history and culture have taught us.
Iran in an Emerging New World Order: From Ahmadinejad to Rouhani (Studies in Iranian Politics)
by Ali Fathollah-NejadThis book critically develops and discusses Iran’s geopolitical imaginations and explores its various foreign-policy schools of thought and their controversies. In doing so, the book covers Iran's foreign policy and international relations from "9/11" all the way to Rouhani’s rise (late 2014). Accounting for both domestic and the international balance of power, the book theorizes the post-unipolar world order of the 2000s, dubbed “imperial interpolarity”, examines Iran’s relations with non-Western great-powers in that era, and offers a critique of the “Rouhani doctrine” and its economic and foreign-policy visions.Forged in the fires and intense deliberations of a PhD, undertaken at a most unique institution of higher learning in the world, Ali Fathollah-Nejad has produced one of the most informative and evocative studies of Iran’s foreign policy and international relations to date. Framed in a highly original theoretical approach, Ali’s nuanced analysis, drawing on a lorry load of primary and secondary sources, details the process and context of policy in the Islamic Republic, thus producing an unrivalled and lasting account of modern Iran’s worldview and the behaviour of this revolutionary state in a fast-changing world.—Anoush Ehteshami, Professor of International Relations & Director of the Institute for Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, School of Government and International Affairs, Durham University (UK)Empirically rich and theoretically sophisticated, Iran in an Emerging New World Order flashes out the key drivers behind Iran’s international relations since the mid-2000s. Providing evidence for the material and geopolitical significance of Iran’s identity constructions, the book enriches the debate on the Islamic Republic’s foreign policy and bridges the divide between the discipline of IR and area studies.—Fawaz A. Gerges, Professor of International Relations & inaugural Director, LSE Middle East Centre (2010–13), London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE); author of the forthcoming The 100 Years' War for Control of the Middle East (Princeton University Press, 2021).Ali Fathollah-Nejad has established himself as one of the most insightful observers of Iranian politics. Providing the analytical background to his assessments of Tehran’s foreign policy in the 21st century, this book comes out opportunely at a time when a new U.S. administration is about to re-engage with Iran.—Gilbert Achcar, Professor of Development Studies and International Relations, SOAS (School of Oriental and African Studies) University of LondonA decisive contribution to two avant-gardist fields of knowledge: Critical geopolitics and Iranian foreign relations. Anyone interested in cutting-edge research that brings together International Relations and Iranian Studies will revel in this important book.—Arshin Adib-Moghaddam, Professor in Global Thought and Comparative Philosophies, Department of Politics and International Studies & former Chair (2012–18), Centre for Iranian Studies, SOAS University of LondonOne of the few to have a thorough, beyond-the-headlines and forward-looking grasp of Iran, Ali Fathollah-Nejad offers a brilliant analysis of what is in store for Iran. A must-read for anybody interested in geopolitics.—Florence Gaub, Deputy Director & Director of Research, European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS), ParisIt is no longer possible to think of any nation-state without simultaneously seeing the reflection of an entire changing world in it. Ali Fathollah-Nejad’s prose and politics in Iran in an Emerging New World Order is the state-of-the-art mapping of the epistemic shift that seeks to understand the global in the local, and the domestic in the foreign. The result is a mode of supple and symbiotic thinking that reveals the way transnational politics dwells on the borderline where the fate of nations unravels into the fold of a dysfunctional diso
Iran in the 21st Century: Politics, Economics & Conflict (Iranian Studies)
by Homa Katouzian Hossein ShahidiIran is an ancient country, an oil-exporting economy and an Islamic Republic. It experienced two full-scale revolutions in the twentieth century, the latter of which had large and important regional and international consequences, including an eight-year war with Saddam Hussein’s Iraq. And now in the twenty-first century, it confronts issues and experiences problems which have important implications for its future development and external relations. Featuring outstanding contributions from leading sociologists, social anthropologists, political scientists and economists in the field of Iranian studies, this book is the first to examine Iran and its position in the contemporary world. In developing this argument, topics examined include: social developments in the country including gender relations contemporary politics international relations relations with the US and Israel nuclear weapons and energy programmes oil and the development of the economy.
Iran's Political Economy since the Revolution
by Suzanne MaloneyOver three decades after the Iranian Revolution reconfigured the strategic landscape in the Middle East, scholars are still trying to decipher its aftereffects. Suzanne Maloney provides the first comprehensive overview of Iran's political economy since the 1979 revolution and offers detailed examinations of two aspects of the Iranian economy of direct interest to scholars and non-specialist readers of Iran: the energy sector and the role of sanctions. Based on the author's research as both a scholar and government advisor, the book also features interviews with American and Iranian government officials. Moving chronologically from the early years under Khomeini, through the economic deprivations of the 1980s during the Iran-Iraq war, through liberalization under Khatami to the present, Maloney offers fascinating insights into Iran's domestic politics and how economic policies have affected ideology, leadership priorities, and foreign relations.
Iran's Struggle for Economic Independence: Reform and Counter-Reform in the Post-Revolutionary Era (Routledge Political Economy of the Middle East and North Africa)
by Evaleila PesaranIt is often assumed that Iran must necessarily submit to the forces of globalization and liberalize its economy, but the country’s ruling elites have continued throughout the post-revolutionary era to resist these pressures for neo-liberal economic reform, seeking to survive in the battlefield of today’s globalizing economy whilst remaining loyal to their own rules of engagement. This book analyzes the dynamics of economic reform in the Islamic Republic of Iran as they have played out in this post-revolutionary struggle for economic independence from 1979 up to the present day. It shows how, although some groups within the Iranian elite are in favor of opening up the economy to the inflow of foreign capital – believing that lasting independence requires economic growth powered in part by investment from abroad – others argue that such economic liberalization might endanger Iran’s national interests and put the survival of the post-revolutionary regime at risk. By examining the political causes of the ongoing tug-of-war that has taken place between these two sides of reform and counter-reform, this book provides a new approach to understanding the complex process of economic policy-making in the Islamic Republic of Iran, which will be relevant to future examinations of the political economy of the Middle East.
Iran’s Struggles for Social Justice
by Peyman VahabzadehThis interdisciplinary volume offers a range of studies spanning the various historical, political, legal, and cultural features of social justice in Iran, and proposes that the present-day realities of life in Iran could not be farther from the promises of the Iranian Revolution. The ideals of social justice and participatory democracy that galvanized a resilient nation in 1979 have been abandoned as an avaricious ruling elite has privatized the economy, abandoned social programs and subsidy payments for the poor, and suppressed the struggles of women, workers, students, and minorities for equality. At its core, Iran's Struggles for Social Justice seeks to educate and to develop a new discourse on social justice in Iran.
Iraq Between Occupations
by Achim Rohde Amatzia Baram Ronen ZeidelThis edited volume represents a re-examination of the most central issues in the history of the Iraqi nation state until the American occupation (1920-2003) and, in the light of that history, a re-evaluation of developments under the occupation (2003-2008).
Iraq, Inc.: A Profitable Occupation (Open Media Series)
by Pratap ChatterjeeMore than one year after the "fall of Baghdad," the reconstruction of Iraq was failing terribly. Ordinary Iraqis waited in line for basic necessities like clean water and fuel, while the number of civilians and soldiers killed escalated in tandem with the billions of U.S. tax dollars spent. In Iraq, Inc.: A Profitable Occupation, Pratap Chatterjee delivers an on-the-ground account of the occupation business, exposing private contractors as the only winners in this war.Chatterjee examines the big failings and even bigger swindles of Iraq's corporate managers, from the dangerous follies of an out-of-touch government-in-exile to the unchecked price gouging by Cheney's successors at Halliburton. In Iraq, Inc. Chatterjee contrasts the employment boom of mercenaries--more than 20,000 soldiers of fortune from apartheid-era South Africa, Pinochet's Chile, and elsewhere in Iraq--with the crowds of unemployed locals ripe for recruitment to the resistance.Drawing on years of research and first-hand experience in the region including his live reporting from post-invasion Iraq as he traveled around the country first in December 2003 when Saddam Hussein was captured and in April 2004 during the height of the siege of Fallujah, Chatterjee brings us the dilapidated hospitals, looted ministries, and guarded corporate enclaves that mark the plunderous road to America's free Iraq.