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    Islamic banking and finance in the European Union : a challenge (2010)
    Cheltenham, U.K : Edward Elgar
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    ISBN: 9781849803410
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (x, 241 p) , ill
    Series Statement: Studies in Islamic finance, accounting and governance
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    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Islamic banking and finance in the European Union
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    Keywords: Bankgeschäft ; Islamisches Finanzsystem ; Bankenaufsicht ; Basler Akkord ; EU-Staaten ; Deutschland ; Frankreich ; Italien ; Großbritannien ; Finance Religious aspects ; Islam ; Banks and banking Religious aspects ; Islam ; Islam and state ; Banking law ; Banking law (Islamic law) ; Electronic books ; Banks and banking--European Union countries. ; Banks and banking--Religious aspects--Islam. ; Finance--Religious aspects--Islam. ; Islam and state--European Union countries. ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Islamische Bank ; Islam ; Finanzinstrument ; Europäische Union ; Kreditwesen ; Islamische Bank ; Kapitalanlage ; Islamische Bank ; Islam ; Finanzinstrument ; Europäische Union ; Kreditwesen ; Bankgeschäft ; Islamische Bank ; Kapitalanlage
    Abstract: This timely book examines the authorization of Shari'ah-compliant intermediaries as either credit institutions or as investment companies in the European Union
    Abstract: pt. I. Historical background -- pt. II. Islamic banking business -- pt. III. The challenge -- pt. IV. Response from the European countries : English, French, German and Italian experiences
    Note: Includes bibliographical references and index
    DOI: 10.4337/9781849803410
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    Cooperative enterprise : facing the challenge of globalization (2010)
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    ISBN: 9781849805667
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (viii, 108 p) , ill
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    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Zamagni, Stefano, 1943 - Cooperative enterprise
    DDC: 334
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    Keywords: Genossenschaft ; Genossenschaftsmanagement ; Globalisierung ; Welt ; Italien ; Cooperation ; Cooperative societies ; Electronic books ; Cooperative societies ; Cooperation ; Globalization ; Genossenschaft ; Globalisierung
    Abstract: This eloquent book analyses the theory of the cooperative form of enterprise from an historic perspective, whilst assessing its appeal in the current economic environment
    Abstract: 1. Introduction -- 2. The birth of cooperative enterprise : where, when, how -- 3. What is a cooperative? -- 4. The development of cooperation in the world -- 5. The cooperative movement in Italy -- 6. The economic performance of cooperative enterprises -- 7. Cooperative governance -- 8. Conclusion
    Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. 97-102) and index
    DOI: 10.4337/9781849805667
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    Entrepreneurial growth in industrial districts : four Italian cases (2008)
    Cheltenham [England] : Edward Elgar
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    ISBN: 9781781007709
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xi, 269 p) , ill
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    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Entrepreneurial growth in industrial districts
    DDC: 338.60480945
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    Keywords: 1990-2005 ; Industrieregion ; Betriebliche Standortwahl ; Industrie ; Entrepreneurship ; Unternehmenserfolg ; Italien ; Competition ; Entrepreneurship ; Industrial districts ; Italien ; Industriegebiet ; Entrepreneurship ; Wettbewerb ; Electronic books ; Italien ; Industriegebiet ; Entrepreneurship ; Wettbewerb
    Abstract: Entrepreneurial Growth in Industrial Districts illustrates that Industrial Districts (ID) have dramatically changed over the past three decades; the Marshallian notion of a cluster of small firms has been vastly transformed by the emergence of rapidly growing firms
    Abstract: pt. 1. Industrial districts and firm-level entrepreneurship -- pt. 2. Four Italian cases -- pt. 3. Entrepreneurial growth in industrial districts
    Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-257) and index
    DOI: 10.4337/9781781007709
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    Industrial agglomeration and new technologies : a global perspective (2007)
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    ISBN: 9781847204462
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (x, 383 p) , ill
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    Series Statement: New horizons in regional science
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    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Industrial agglomeration and new technologies
    DDC: 338.8/7
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    Keywords: 1950-2001 ; Neue ökonomische Geographie ; Globalisierung ; Technischer Fortschritt ; Regionalentwicklung ; Regionales Cluster ; Welt ; Economic geography Case studies Research ; Commercial geography Case studies Research ; Electronic books ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Industriebetrieb ; Ballungsraum ; Asien ; Italien ; Mexiko ; USA ; Agglomeration ; Asien ; Agglomeration ; Italien ; USA ; Mexiko
    Abstract: Agglomeration in Asia -- The relationship between Toyota and its parts suppliers in the age of information and globalization : concentration vs. dispersion / Masatsugu Tsuji -- Iron town cluster : Yawata, its glory, decline and rebirth / Mitsuhiro Kagami -- Information technology and economic growth : discovering the informational role of density / Takuo Imagawa -- Agglomeration of exporting firms in industrial zones in Northern Vietnam : players and institutions / Akifumi Kuchiki -- Industrial agglomeration and regional growth in Korea : focusing on the software and IT service sector / Yasushi Ueki -- China's regional industrial disparity from the viewpoint of industrial agglomeration / Koichiro Kimura -- Agglomeration in Italy -- Italian comparative advantages, persistence and change in overall specialization / Luca De Benedictis -- Globalization, industrial districts and value chains / Roberta Rabellotti -- The competitive advantage of a region : industrial districts in Emilia-Romagna / Enrico Santarelli -- Where is the internet? : agglomeration in space and cyberspace / Emanuele Giovannetti, Karsten Neuhoff and Giancarlo Spagnolo -- Agglomeration in the Americas -- The software industry in North America : human capital, international migration and foreign trade / Andrew Schrank -- Mexico : the management revolution and the emergence of the software industry / Clemente Ruiz Durán.
    Abstract: This book, a collaborative effort by researchers from Japan, Italy and the USA, seeks to explore the reasons for industrial clustering in certain regions of Asia, Europe and North America. The studies presented illustrate real examples of industrial clusters, adding anecdotal evidence to the emerging theory of economic geography by exemplifying the centripetal and centrifugal forces that regulate the clustering process. The authors examine clusters in a diverse set of countries including China, Italy, Japan, Mexico, South Korea, the USA and Vietnam. Significantly, the book provides an interesting split between studies of IT and software-related industries, and more traditional sectors, such as steel and vehicle manufacturing
    Note: Contents: Part I: Agglomeration in Asia Part II: Agglomeration in Italy Part III: Agglomeration in the Americas Part IV: Conclusion Index Contributors: L. De Benedictis, E. Giovannetti, T. Imagawa, M. Kagami, K. Kimura, A. Kuchiki, K. Neuhoff, R. Rabellotti, C. Ruiz Durán, E. Santarelli, A. Schrank, G. Spagnolo, M. Tsuji, Y. Ueki , Includes bibliographical references and index
    DOI: 10.4337/9781847204462
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    The learning region : foundations, state of the art, future (2007)
    Cheltenham : Edward Elgar
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    ISBN: 9781847205537
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 301 p) , ill
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    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Rutten, Roel, 1971 - The learning region
    DDC: 330
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    Keywords: Regionalwissenschaft ; Regionalentwicklung ; Räumliche Verteilung ; Regionalpolitik ; Innovation ; Innovationsdiffusion ; Lernende Organisation ; Humankapital ; Sozialkapital ; Wettbewerbsvorteil ; Frankreich ; Italien ; USA ; EU-Staaten ; Regional economics ; Learning Economic aspects ; Social capital (Sociology) ; Space in economics ; Technological innovations Economic aspects ; Electronic books ; Lernen ; Regionale Wirtschaftsentwicklung ; Innovation
    Abstract: pt. 1. Foundations -- pt. 2. State of the art -- pt. 3. Future.
    Abstract: The aim of this book is to present a much-needed conceptualization of 'the learning region'. The editors scrutinize key concepts and issues surrounding this phenomenon, which are then discussed in the context of recent literature. This unique conceptualization of the learning region presents a state of the art exploration of theories. Leading scholars from across Europe, the USA and South Africa draw upon various disciplines to explain how regional actors perform regional learning
    Note: Includes bibliographical references and index
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    Valuing complex natural resource systems : the case of the Lagoon of Venice (2006)
    Cheltenham : Edward Elgar
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    ISBN: 9780857937124
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 222 p) , ill
    Series Statement: The Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM) series on economics, the environment and sustainable development
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    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Valuing complex natural resource systems
    DDC: 333.91009163/85
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    Keywords: Natürliche Ressourcen ; Bewertung ; Umweltschutz ; Umweltpolitik ; Umweltbelastung ; Fischerei ; Tourismusregion ; Wirtschaftsmodell ; Italien ; Venedig (Provinz) ; Environmental policy ; Natural resources Valuation ; Lagoon ecology ; Electronic books ; Venice, Lagoon of (Italy) Environmental conditions
    Abstract: In complex natural resource systems, modifications or disruptions tend to affect many and diverse components of the ecological system, settlements and groups of people. This book uses the Lagoon of Venice-- a unique natural resource, wildlife habitat, centre of cultural heritage and recreational site-- as an example of one such system that has been heavily affected by human activities, including the harvesting of natural resources and industrial production. The contributors explore the Lagoon's potential for regeneration, examining public policies currently under consideration. The aim of these policies is to restore island coastlines and marshes, fish stocks, habitat and environmental quality, defend morphology and landscape through the strict control of fishing practices, and to protect the islands from high tides
    Abstract: pt. 1. Non-market valuation methods -- pt. 2. Applications of non-market valuation methods in the lagoon of Venice -- pt. 3. Assessing remediation options and policies for contaminated sites in the Venice area
    Note: Includes bibliographical references and index
    DOI: 10.4337/9780857937124
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    Integrated assessment and management of public resources (2006)
    Cheltenham, U.K : Edward Elgar
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    ISBN: 9781845428822
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xi, 238 p) , ill., maps
    Series Statement: New horizons in environmental economics
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    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Integrated assessment and management of public resources
    DDC: 333.7
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    Keywords: 1997 ; Umweltpolitik ; Umweltökonomik ; Naturschutzgebiet ; Tourismusregion ; Landschaftsschutz ; Öffentliche Güter ; Management ; Schätzung ; Italien ; Natural resources, Communal Management ; Environmental economics ; Public lands Management ; Electronic books ; Umweltbezogenes Management ; Nachhaltigkeit ; Öffentliches Gut ; Naturpark
    Abstract: This multidisciplinary work explores ways of making environmental policy decisions in managing public goods and natural parks with the goal of maximizing economic benefits to society. The contributors to the volume seek the best strategies for improving the environmental sustainability and quality of a public resource by showing how to develop quantitative information about the natural area and how it interacts with the economy. Such an analysis can be used to define policies that encourage interactions among institutions, local economic agents and park users. At the same time, it provides a measure to account for the implications of those policies on the local economy
    Abstract: pt. 1. Assessment -- pt. 2. Management
    Note: Includes bibliographical references and index
    DOI: 10.4337/9781845428822
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    The international handbook on financial reform (2003)
    Cheltenham, U.K : Edward Elgar
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    ISBN: 9781843765301
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xii, 307 p) , ill
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von The international handbook on financial reform
    DDC: 332.1
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    Keywords: Finanzsektor ; Finanzdienstleistung ; Bankenreform ; Finanzsystem ; Zentralbank ; Bankenregulierung ; Finanzmarktregulierung ; Australien ; Brasilien ; Kanada ; China ; Deutschland ; Hongkong ; Italien ; Japan ; Singapur ; Thailand ; Großbritannien ; Vietnam ; Financial services industry Case studies ; Financial institutions Case studies ; Banks and banking Case studies ; Monetary policy Case studies ; Electronic books ; Kreditwesen ; Finanzwirtschaft ; Reform ; Internationaler Vergleich ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Internationaler Kapitalmarkt ; Finanzreform ; Internationaler Vergleich
    Abstract: 1. Financial reform in Australia -- 2. Price stabilization, the banking crisis and financial reform in Brazil -- 3. Financial reform in Canada : past, present and future -- 4. Financial system reform in China -- 5. Financial reform in Germany -- 6. Financial reform in Hong Kong -- 7. Financial reform in Italy -- 8. Financial reform in Japan -- 9. Financial sector reforms in Singapore -- 10. Financial reform in Thailand -- 11. Financial reform in the UK -- 12. Financial sector reform in Vietnam.
    Abstract: This major Handbook provides country studies of the latest developments in financial reform in a selection of both developed and developing countries from Western Europe, North America, South America, Asia and Australia, written by acknowledged experts in their fields. The outcome is an up-to-date, authoritative and comprehensive account of the current world-wide attempt to refashion the way in which the financial services industry (and especially the banking sector) is regulated and supervised
    Note: Includes bibliographical references and index
    DOI: 10.4337/9781843765301
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    From industrial districts to local development : an itinerary of research (2003)
    Cheltenham, UK : Edward Elgar Publishing
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    ISBN: 9781035304851
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 241 pages) , illustrations, maps
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von From industrial districts to local development
    DDC: 338.945/5
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    Keywords: Industrieregion ; Kommunale Entwicklung ; Toskana ; Industrial districts ; Industrial policy ; Industrial organization ; Economic development ; Industrial districts Italy ; Tuscany ; Industrial policy Italy ; Industrial organization Italy ; Economic development ; Italien ; Toskana ; Industrie ; Klein- und Mittelbetrieb ; Regionale Wirtschaftsentwicklung ; Industrieregion ; Regionalwirtschaft
    Abstract: From Industrial Districts to Local Development introduces a set of papers representing the main contribution of the 'Florence school' to the recent literature on industrial districts. The authors illustrate that the revitalisation of the concept of industrial districts, returning to Alfred Marshall's nineteenth-century writings, is rooted in an unconventional interpretation of the economic development of Tuscany after the Second World War. Models of industrial organisation and empirical investigation of industrial tendencies are featured, and Alfred Marshall's concepts of the advantages of the geographical agglomeration of specialised small firms in industrial districts are reintroduced. The authors extend the analysis of purely economic effects of agglomeration, including social, cultural and institutional foundations of local development, and current case studies are presented. This book will appeal to scholars, lecturers and researchers focusing on industrial economics, development economics and economic geography. Its references to Italian political experiences will also be of interest to policymakers in both developed and developing countries
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Foreword / by Werner Sengenberger -- Introduction: An itinerary -- Part I: The development of tuscany: Industrial districts -- 1. Industrial districts in the development of tuscany -- 2. The 'tuscan model' and recent trends -- 3. The past in the present: Prato's people -- Part II: Inside the district: Clues for theoreticians -- 4. The governance of transactions in the industrial district: The 'commodity market' -- 5. The incentives to decentralised creativity in local systems of small firms -- 6. Trust, interlinking transactions and credit in the industrial district -- 7. On entrepreneurship, region and the constitution of scale and scope economies -- Part III: Towards local development -- 8. Local development in the experience of Italian industrial districts -- 9. Local governance and industrial districts' competitive advantage -- 10. The multiple paths of local development -- 11. Towards a geographical redefinition of the form of the state -- Index.
    Note: Includes bibliographical references and index
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    Industrial districts : evolution and competitiveness in Italian firms (2002)
    Cheltenham, UK : Edward Elgar Publishing
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    ISBN: 9781035304585
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 236 pages)
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Paniccia, Ivana, 1963 - Industrial districts
    DDC: 338.6/0945
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    Keywords: Industrieregion ; Internationaler Wettbewerb ; Theorie ; Italien ; Industrial districts ; Competition, International ; Industrial districts Case studies ; Industrial districts ; Competition, International ; Industrial districts Italy ; Case studies ; Italien ; Industriegebiet ; Italien ; Industriegebiet
    Abstract: Utilising a wide array of data and rich empirical evidence drawn from a large sample of industrial districts (IDs), Ivana Paniccia presents a realistic, state-of-the-art analysis of their socio-economic structure and performance. This extensive yet detailed study adopts a wide perspective, integrating historical evidence and different streams of literature - from industrial to regional economics - into testable hypotheses. The multidisciplinary, quantitative approach adopted by the author, enables her to 'de-structure' the 'canonical' idea of the ID and evaluate the normative value. Supported by multivariate and econometric analyses, she identifies four general types of ID each with different development paths, performances, inter-organizational relations, and regulatory rules and institutions. The results demonstrate that IDs on average achieve better static or dynamic economic performance than non-ID areas. The analysis also highlights critical points of rupture in the socio-economic equilibrium of IDs which may impair their future competitiveness and social sustainability. The author offers a critical appraisal of the organizational literature on IDs, claiming for caution in their depiction as 'cooperative systems' and goes on to present the first steps towards a 'microfoundation' of a theory on IDs. Providing the methodology to monitor the performance and evolution of IDs, together with precise policy suggestions, this book will appeal to a broad range of scholars and researchers in a variety of disciplines including regional, industrial and institutional economics, organizational studies and industrial sociology
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Introduction and outline -- Part I: theoretical foundations/perspectives -- 1. A critical review of the literature on industrial districts: In search of a theory -- 2. Operationalizing industrial districts -- Part II: Empirical results -- 3. Organizational variety and performance of industrial districts -- 4. The growth and decline of industrial districts -- 5. A 'differentiated' policy for industrial districts -- 6. Conclusions and research implications -- appendix -- References -- Index.
    Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 210-227) and index
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    The global challenge to industrial districts : small and medium-sized enterprises in Italy and Taiwan (2001)
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    ISBN: 9781035304592
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xvii, 196 pages) , illustrations, maps
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    DDC: 338.6/42/0945
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    Keywords: Industrieregion ; KMU ; Regionales Cluster ; Internationaler Wettbewerb ; Globalisierung ; Italien ; Taiwan ; Industrial districts ; Industrial districts ; Competition, International ; Globalization Economic aspects ; Klein- und Mittelbetrieb ; Industrie ; Globalisierung ; Internationaler Wettbewerb ; Wirkung ; Auswirkung ; Italien Taiwan ; Kleine und mittlere Unternehmen ; Industrie ; Globalisierung ; Internationaler Wettbewerb ; Wirkung/Auswirkung ; Industrial districts Italy ; Industrial districs Taiwan ; Competition, International ; Globalization Economic aspects ; Italien ; Taiwan ; Bibliografie ; Regionale Wirtschaftsentwicklung ; Regionale Wirtschaftskooperation ; Sektoraler Strukturwandel ; Italien ; Taiwan ; Italien ; Taiwan ; Industriegebiet ; Internationaler Wettbewerb ; Globalisierung
    Abstract: The current trend towards globalization is posing a substantial challenge to SME clusters to restructure and reach out to distant markets and knowledge sources, while at the same time exploiting the advantages of local factors and agglomeration. This book represents a first attempt to analyze these issues in detail, employing novel empirical evidence. The authors focus on Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Italy and Taiwan, two countries in which these businesses characterize the national industrial structure. They find that in the current climate of globalization, there is no best practice model for organizing an industrial cluster since a diversity of successful institutional arrangements is possible. They demonstrate that over time SME clusters can evolve and that globalization can reshape their upgrading options by providing a variety of international knowledge linkages. Thus, the authors conclude that the development of local and global networks and new interactive modes of knowledge creation, which have co-evolved as a result of globalization, have provided the necessary conditions for competitive survival. Taking a multidisciplinary approach, the authors utilize a number of analytical tools to evaluate their survey data and present an original comparison between the experiences of two countries that are facing the challenges of globalization, often with differing strategies. This book will be of great interest to industrial and international economists, policymakers, and corporate and SME managers
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Foreword -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Models of industrial clusters' evolution and changes in technological regimes -- 3. The dynamics of Italian industrial districts: Towards a renewal of competitiveness? -- 4. The dynamics of Taiwan's smes: The case of electronics -- 5. Small firms competing in globalized high-tech industries: The co-evolution of domestic and international knowledge linkages in Taiwan's computer industry -- 6. New challenges for industrial clusters and districts: Global production networks and knowledge diffusion -- Bibliography -- Index.
    Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-167) and index
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    Environmental regulation and competitive advantage : a study of packaging waste in the European supply chain (2000)
    Cheltenham, UK : Edward Elgar Publishing
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    ISBN: 9781035304165
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (vi, 365 pages)
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    DDC: 363.72/88
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    Keywords: Verpackungs-Recycling ; Abfallrecht ; Standortwettbewerb ; Internationaler Wettbewerb ; EU-Staaten ; Deutschland ; Italien ; Irland ; Großbritannien ; Packaging waste Management ; Competition ; Packaging waste Environmental aspects ; Europe ; Packaging waste Economic aspects ; Europe ; Packaging waste Europe ; Management ; Competition ; Europa ; Verpackungswirtschaft ; Wettbewerb ; Verpackungsmaterialmarkt ; Europa ; Verpackungsabfall ; Entsorgung ; Abfallrecht ; Wettbewerbsfähigkeit ; Internationaler Vergleich
    Abstract: This study focuses in detail on the environmental compliance/competitiveness relationship with respect to the regulation of packaging waste. An important and innovative feature of the study is its emphasis on backward and forward linkages. An entire supply chain is considered: packaging manufacturers and suppliers, food processors and the food retail sector, to study the competitive effects of environmental standards on manufacturing companies and the vertical links and supply responses. A variety of regulatory regimes is represented by including within the study companies from Germany, Italy, the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom. While it is of note that the relatively strong regulation in Germany has indeed had effects on company behaviour, there is no evidence that environmental regulations hindered companies from achieving competitive performance. Analyses consider: the response of individual firms to different levels of regulation; the cost of compliance; impact on employment; the influence of the supply chain on environmental and competitive performance; the importance of firm size and ownership; and the impact of regulation on competitiveness, and firm competitiveness on the efficiency of adjustment to regulation
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: 1. Introduction -- 2. The relationship between environmental performance and company competitiveness -- 3. Environmental regulations relevant to the sample sectors -- 4. The supply chain -- 5. Hypotheses, research method, measurement of variables and sample selection -- 6. Solid and liquid waste and other environmental initiatives undertaken by sample firms -- 7. Number of initiatives, firm and plant characteristics -- 8. Environmental initiatives, their drivers and firm performance -- 9. The resource and performance effects of regulation and external pressures on solid waste initiatives -- 10. Waste costs -- 11. Waste costs, initiatives and firm and plant performance -- 12. Environmental regulation, costs and company competitiveness -- 13. Conclusions -- Appendices -- A. Environmental regulations in northern Ireland, the republic of ireland, Germany and Italy -- B. Description of environmental initiatives -- C. Description and examples of effects -- References -- Index.
    Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 342-354) and index
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    Enterprise and the welfare state (1997)
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    ISBN: 9781035303236
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xix, 385 pages) , illustrations
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    DDC: 331.25/2/0973
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    MG 10920
    Keywords: Altersvorsorge ; Rentenreform ; Betriebliche Altersversorgung ; Gesetzliche Rentenversicherung ; Sozialstaat ; Österreich ; Frankreich ; Deutschland ; Italien ; Old age pensions Cross-cultural studies ; Pension trusts Cross-cultural studies ; Retirement income Cross-cultural studies ; Welfare economics Cross-cultural studies ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Altersversorgung ; Internationaler Vergleich ; Altersruhegeld
    Abstract: The economic demands of an ageing population, coupled with the crisis of public spending pose one of the greatest challenges to social policy in both the East and West. This book focuses on the political economy of pensions, particularly on the interaction between private and state provision. Enterprise and the Welfare State argues that there is more to welfare than simply provision by the state and so the focus of this book is on the welfare society rather than the welfare state. This requires a new system of statistical accounting and a different focus for case studies. A multidisciplinary approach is used to examine the design of the pensions system in nine countries with different institutional welfare mixes. Using a common conceptual framework, it compares and contrasts the goals and realities of the welfare systems in France, Germany, The Netherlands and Sweden, where strong occupational pensions are in operation, with the more modest welfare states in Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States. Each country case study provides a grounded analysis of the evolution of pension design and traces the impact of the policies on the economic well-being of the aged and the performance of the economy. It offers new data on the level of spending of enterprise based occupational pensions and examines the implications for redistribution resulting from changes in the design of state and occupational pensions. This book will be essential reading for academics, students and public policymakers interested in the economics of welfare, social policy and the future of pension provision
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Preface -- 1. The emerging role of enterprise in social policy / (M. Rein and E. Wadensjö) -- 2. The austrian pension system / (P. Rosner, T. Url and A. Wörgötter) -- 3. France: A national and contractual second tier / (E. Reynaud) -- 4. The public-private mix in pension provision in Germany: The role of employer-based pension arrangements and the influence of public activities / (W. Schmähl) -- 5. The retirement provision mix in Italy: The dominant role of the public system / (R. Di Biase, A. Gandiglio, M. Cozzolino and G. Proto) -- 6. The role of the Japanese company in compensating income loss after retirement / (Y. Kimura) -- 7. The Netherlands: Growing importance of private sector arrangements / (M. Blomsa and R. Jansweijer) -- 8. The welfare mix in pension provisions in Sweden / (E. Wadensjö) -- 9. The British case / (T. Lynes) -- 10. Enterprise and the state: Interactions in the provision of employees' retirement income in the United States / (L. apRoberts and J. Turner) -- Index.
    Note: Includes bibliographical references and index
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    Financing decentralized expenditures : an international comparison of grants (1997)
    Cheltenham, UK : Edward Elgar Publishing
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    ISBN: 9781035303403
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 396 pages) , illustrations
    Series Statement: Studies in fiscal federalism and state-local finance
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Financing decentralized expenditures
    DDC: 336.1/85
    RVK:
    QL 030
    Keywords: Finanzausgleich ; Dezentralisierung ; Öffentliche Einnahmen ; Öffentliche Ausgaben ; Kanada ; Australien ; Nordeuropa ; Indien ; Italien ; Finanzausgleich ; Dezentralisierung ; Öffentliche Einnahmen ; Öffentliche Ausgaben ; Spanien ; Indien ; Korea ; China ; Deutschland ; Grants-in-aid ; Transfer payments ; Intergovernmental fiscal relations ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Transferzahlung ; Fiskalpolitik ; Dezentralisation ; Finanzausgleich ; Internationaler Vergleich
    Abstract: Financing Decentralized Expenditures presents new original research papers on the structure of intergovernmental fiscal relations in virtually all types of countries and the design and implementation of transfer mechanisms between different levels of government. In developing, transition, and industrial countries alike, the process of decentralization of government expenditures has proceeded apace to provide better accountability and quality of services to consumers. At the same time, tax administration constraints dictate the central collection and assignment of the major sources of revenues - particularly income taxes and VAT. This generates an imbalance in favour of the central government. The manner in which this imbalance in redistributed affects the degree and nature of decentralization generating considerable debate in countries as diverse as Italy and Denmark, those in North America, as well as countries in transition, such as China and Russia. The book includes a balance of overview pieces that explore the general issues supplemented by a large number of studies of intergovernmental transfer systems in specific countries. It offers a unique source of reference by providing a wealth of information of grant systems around the world
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Foreword / (W.Oates) Acknowledgements -- 1. Intergovernmental transfers - an international perspective / (E. Ahmad) -- 2. Assessing provincial revenue-raising capacity for transfers / (D.H. Clark) -- 3. Expenditure needs: Institutions and data / (C.R. Rye, B. Searle) -- 4. The fiscal transfer system in Canada / (D.H. Clark) -- 5. Intergovernmental transfers in Switzerland and Germany / (P.B. Spahn) -- 6. The fiscal transfer system in australia / (C.R. Rye, B. Searle) 7. Denmark and Other Scandinavian Countries: Equalization and Grants / (J.R. Lotz) -- 8. Financing regional and local governments - Italy and Spain / (G. Brosio) -- 9. Intergovernmental transfers in India / (M.G. Rao) -- 10. Local autonomy and fiscal resources in Korea / (S.K. Kim) -- 11. Fiscal transfers in indonesia / (Z. Qureshi) -- 12. The new revenue-sharing arrangement in China: An illustrative example / ( D. Mihaljek) -- 13. Constraints in reforming the transfer system in China / (L. Jiwei) -- 14. Types of transfers - a general formulation / (E. Ahmad, R. Thomas).
    Note: Includes bibliographical references and index
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    The economics of technology and employment : theory and empirical evidence (1995)
    Cheltenham, UK : Edward Elgar Publishing
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    ISBN: 9781035303151
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 184 pages) , illustration
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Vivarelli, Marco, 1963 - The economics of technology and employment
    DDC: 331.13/7042
    RVK:
    QC 344
    RVK:
    QC 310
    Keywords: Arbeitsmarkttheorie ; Theorie der Arbeitslosigkeit ; Technischer Fortschritt ; Theorie ; Schätzung ; Italien ; USA ; Labor supply Effect of technological innovations on ; Technological unemployment ; Employees Effect of technological innovations on ; Employment (Economic theory) ; Unemployment ; Technische Innovation ; Arbeitsangebot ; Arbeitslosigkeit
    Abstract: The impact of technical change on employment is investigated in this important new book which offers a critical appraisal of how far current economic analysis and theory can deal with this key policy issue. The Economics of Technology and Employment addresses the impact of technical change on employment from both theoretical and empirical perspectives. After an analytical discussion of theoretical propositions and models put forward by classical and contemporary economists, Dr Vivarelli develops a model to examine the extent to which worker displacement due to technical progress can be offset by compensatory market forces. This model is tested using Italian and US aggregate time-series data. The theoretical discussion and empirical results are combined to demonstrate that the employment impact of labour saving technologies can only be partially counter-balanced by market forces and so economic policy measures could be necessary. This important and innovative volume will be welcomed by economists and policymakers as a major contribution to our theoretical understanding of employment, industrial innovation and technical change
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: 1. Introduction -- 2. The economics of technical change and employment -- 3. Technology and employment in the history of economic thought: Towards a comprehensive taxonomy -- 4. The recent debate: The neoclassical approach -- 5. The recent debate: Alternative approaches -- 6. The empirical studies: A critical survey -- 7. A testable model -- 8. The econometric tests based on Italian data -- 9. The econometric tests based on us data -- 10. Conclusions and policy implications -- References -- Index.
    Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 172-182) and index
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