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This is the first study of ""hard"" country music as well as the first comprehensive application of contemporary cultural theory to country music. Barbara Ching begins by defining the features that make certain country songs and artists ""hard."" She compares hard country music to ""high"" American culture, arguing that hard country deliberately focuses on its low position in the American cultural hierarchy, comically singing of failures to live up to American standards of affluence, while mainstream country music focuses on nostalgia, romance, and patriotism of regular folk. With chapters on

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All the information you need to extend your credit lines worldwide!As more and more companies expand globally, their credit managers must learn to understand and implement foreign concepts and practices while navigating different cultures and traditions. But working across borders and time zones has its pitfalls and credit managers must be well informed and up-to-date to avoid expensive mistakes and maintain their credit standards. International Credit and Collections brings together enlightening contributions from international experts to provide complete coverage of important issues and concepts, including:Country risk, credit insurance, and forfaitingCultural differences and awareness issues: Latin America,the Pacific Rim, and EuropeCollections expectations, issues, and practicesGovernment programsCredit reporting practices: credit applications andletters of creditThe Internet and new technologyWhether you are new to the global marketplace, or need to stay up-to-date on new procedures and standards, International Credit and Collections will help you safely and efficiently take your credit operation global.

Collecting of accounts --- Country risk --- Export credit

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Development aid. Development cooperation --- Asian Development Bank --- Micronesia [country]

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Social Sciences and Humanities. Development Studies --- Development Economics --- Development Economics. --- Country life --- Rural conditions --- Rural development

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International business enterprises - Finance. --- Investments, Foreign. --- Country risk. --- International business enterprises