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  • 1
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    Cheltenham, U.K : Edward Elgar
    ISBN: 9781845420765
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xviii, 335 p) , ill
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von The world's wine markets
    DDC: 382/.456632
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    Keywords: Weinbau ; Wein ; Markt ; Globalisierung ; Welt ; Globalization Case studies Economic aspects ; International trade Case studies ; Wine industry and globalization ; Electronic books ; Bibliografie ; Weinmarkt ; Globalisierung
    Abstract: This absorbing book examines the period of massive structural adjustment taking place in the wine industry. For many centuries wine was very much a European product. While that is still the case today--three-quarters of world wine production, consumption and trade involve Europe and most of the rest involves just a handful of New World countries settled by Europeans--the importance of exports from non-European countries has risen dramatically over the past decade
    Abstract: pt. 1. Overview -- pt. 2. The old world -- pt. 3. The new world -- pt. 4. Other emerging markets
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    Cheltenham, U.K : Edward Elgar
    ISBN: 9781845420536
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xvii, 398 p) , ill., maps
    Series Statement: New dimensions in networks
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Urban and regional transportation modeling
    DDC: 388.4/01/1
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    Keywords: Verkehrsplanung ; Stadtverkehr ; Regionalplanung ; Wirtschaftsmodell ; Theorie ; Welt ; Urban transportation Planning ; Regional planning ; Urban transportation Mathematical models ; Electronic books ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Stadtverkehr
    Abstract: Honoring David Boyce for his legendary contributions to the fields of transportation modeling and regional science, the chapters in this festschrift highlight and analyze state-of-the-art and state-of-the-practice methodologies and theories in transportation modeling, regional and urban planning
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    Cheltenham, U.K : Edward Elgar
    ISBN: 9781845421601
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xxvi, 422 p) , ill
    Series Statement: ESRI studies series on ageing
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von The economics of an ageing population
    DDC: 339/.084/6
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    Keywords: Bevölkerungsentwicklung ; Bevölkerungsstruktur ; Altersvorsorge ; Industrieländer ; Welt ; Altersstruktur ; Economic development ; Age distribution (Demography) ; Pensions ; Electronic books ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Japan ; Altersversorgung ; Bevölkerung ; Wirtschaftsentwicklung ; Industriestaaten ; Altersstruktur ; Bevölkerungsentwicklung ; Wirtschaftsentwicklung ; Altersversorgung ; Japan ; Altersstruktur ; Bevölkerungsentwicklung ; Wirtschaftsentwicklung ; Altersversorgung
    Abstract: The Economics of an Ageing Population studies the effects of demographic transition on the economies of industrialised countries. The authors demonstrate that an ageing population does not necessarily lead to a reduction in growth, providing that the working population are more productive and save a greater percentage of their income. They look in detail at the examples of Italy and Japan, two countries which have the fastest ageing populations in Europe and the world respectively
    Abstract: pt. 1. Demographic transition and the impact on growth : the case of Japan -- pt. 2. Demographic transition and pension systems -- pt. 3. The impact on the demographic transition on the world economy
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  • 4
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    Cheltenham, U.K : Edward Elgar
    ISBN: 9781845420758
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 320 p) , ill
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von The economics of social security in Japan
    DDC: 362.952
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    Keywords: Soziale Sicherheit ; Altersvorsorge ; Japan ; Pensions ; Social security ; Soziale Sicherheit ; Politische Reform ; Finanzierung ; Rentenversicherung ; Arbeitslosenversicherung ; Kinderbetreuung ; Jugendhilfe ; Medizinische Versorgung ; Soziale Infrastruktur ; Electronic books ; Japan ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Japan ; Soziale Sicherheit ; Japan ; Altersversorgung ; Japan ; Sozialversicherung
    Abstract: This book provides a comprehensive appraisal of social security in Japan, where traditionally the burden of welfare provision has been the main responsibility of the family and employers, rather than the state. However, an ageing population, changes in family structure and continued recession has led to an urgent reappraisal of this situation
    Abstract: 1. Introduction -- 2. Social security reform in Japan in the twenty-first century -- 3. Uncertainty and pension policy -- 4. Alternative pension reform strategies for Japan -- 5. Effects of the old-age pension system for active employees on the labor supply of elderly male workers -- 6. Strengthening employment-based pensions -- 7. Retirement provision : accumulations, security, and insurance -- 8. Issues in Japanese health policy and medical expenditure -- 9. Conjoint analysis and effect of child-care policies on fertility -- 10. The child-care leave system in Japan : development, problems and further reform -- 11. Public infrastructures for equalizing capability in an ageing society
    Note: Includes bibliographical references and index
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  • 5
    ISBN: 9781845421564
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (viii, 293 p) , ill
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Applied evolutionary economics and complex systems
    DDC: 330.1
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    Keywords: Evolutionsökonomik ; Wissenschaftliche Methode ; Theorie ; Welt ; Economics Congresses ; Complexity (Philosophy) Congresses ; Evolutionary economics Congresses ; Electronic books ; Konferenzschrift ; Konferenzschrift 2001 ; Bibliografie ; Evolutorische Wirtschaft ; Evolutorische Wirtschaft
    Abstract: This book takes up the challenge of developing an empirically based foundation for evolutionary economics built upon complex system theory. The authors argue that modern evolutionary economics is at a crossroads. At a theoretical level, modern evolutionary economics is moving away from the traditional focus of the operation of selection mechanisms and towards concepts of "complex adaptive systems" and self-organisation. On an applied level, new and innovative methods of empirical research are being developed and considered. The contributors take up this challenge and examine aspects of complexity and evolution in applied contexts
    Abstract: 1. Introduction and overview -- 2. Econometrics and evolutionary economics -- 3. Random walks and non-linear paths in macroeconomics time series : some evidence and implications -- 4. The use of genetic programming in evolutionary economics -- 5. Entropy statistics as a framework to analyse technological evolution -- 6. Complementarity constraints and induced innovation : some evidence from the first IT regime -- 7. An evolutionary approach to the theory of entrepreneurship -- 8. Shakeout in industrial dynamics : new developments, new puzzles -- 9. High growth with "old" industries? : the Austrian paradox revisited -- 10. Changing structure : keeping location : from musical instruments to electronics in the accordion District of Ancona -- 11. Evolutionary thinking in environmental economics : retrospect and prospect
    Note: "Selected papers presented at the second European Meeting on Applied Evolutionary Economics (EMAEE), held at the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration in September 2001"--Pref , Includes bibliographical references and index
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  • 6
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    Cheltenham, U.K : Edward Elgar Pub
    ISBN: 9781845420567
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 300 p) , ill
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von The economic prospects of the CIS
    DDC: 338.947
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    Keywords: Wirtschaftswachstum ; Systemtransformation ; Volkswirtschaft ; Osteuropa ; Electronic books ; Former Soviet republics Congresses Economic conditions ; Konferenzschrift ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Gemeinschaft Unabhängiger Staaten ; Wirtschaftswachstum ; Sowjetunion ; Nachfolgestaaten ; Wirtschaftsentwicklung
    Abstract: This book brings together ten original studies on the transition and growth experience and the foundations for long-term growth of the newly independent states created by the dissolution of the Soviet Union
    Abstract: 1. Introduction -- 2. Down and up the stairs : paradoxes of Russian economic growth -- 3. Transition and growth in Belarus -- 4. Ukraine : the lost decade ... and the coming boom? -- 5. Barriers to growth in Moldova -- 6. Explaining growth in Armenia : the pivotal role of human capital -- 7. Turkmenistan : economic autocracy and recent growth performance -- 8. The Uzbek paradox : progress without neo-liberal reform -- 9. Tajikistan's growth performance : the first decade of transition -- 10. Economic growth in Kyrgyzstan -- 11. Natural resources and economic growth in Kazakhstan -- 12. Conclusions
    Note: Includes bibliographical references and index
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  • 7
    ISBN: 9781845423315
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (vii, 233 p)
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    Uniform Title: International papers in political economy
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von The rise of the market
    DDC: 330.1
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    Keywords: Wirtschaftsliberalismus ; Marktwirtschaft ; Free enterprise ; Liberalism ; Electronic books ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Wirtschaftspolitik ; Neoliberalismus ; Politische Ökonomie ; Wirtschaftswissenschaften ; Paradigmenwechsel
    Abstract: The growth of neo-liberalism has been the dominant political force in the past two decades. This volume concentrates on understanding the political economy of neo-liberalism. It focuses on a number of the most critical issues and examines the essence of neo-liberalism, namely, the dominance of the market
    Abstract: 1. Introduction -- 2. Social norms and endogenous preferences : the political economy of market expansion -- 3. The rise of neo-liberalism in advanced capitalist economies : towards a materialist explanation -- 4. From Bourdieu to Becker : economics confronts the social sciences -- 5. Economics imperialism as Kuhnian revolution? -- 6. Central bank independence : economic theory, evidence and political legitimacy -- 7. Keynes as a Bourgeois Marxist
    Note: Includes bibliographical references and index , Revisions of contributions previously published in International papers in political economy
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  • 8
    ISBN: 9781845421687
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xii, 225 p) , ill
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    DDC: 500
    Keywords: Creative ability in technology ; Creative ability in science ; Electronic books
    Abstract: Although there is an ever increasing demand for new technology and innovations in the economy and society in general, we currently know little about the conditions for stimulating creativity in relation to research and innovative activity. This book fills a significant gap in the literature by examining the environmental factors that encourage creative working processes for research and innovation
    Abstract: pt. 1. Creative micro environments -- pt. 2. creative meso and macro environments
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    Cheltenham, U.K : Edward Elgar
    ISBN: 9781845423391
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xxx, 241 p) , ill., maps
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Regional economies as knowledge laboratories
    DDC: 338.9
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    Keywords: Regionalökonomik ; Wissen ; Regionales Cluster ; Wissenstransfer ; Theorie ; Welt ; Intellectual capital ; Regional economics ; Electronic books ; Bibliografie ; Regionalwirtschaft ; Regionalentwicklung ; Wissensmanagement ; Regionale Wirtschaftsentwicklung ; Standortfaktor ; Wissenschaft ; Beschäftigung
    Abstract: Today, the study of regions is central to academic analysis and policy deliberation on how to respond to the rise of the knowledge economy. Regional Economies as Knowledge Laboratories illustrates how newer types of regional analysis--utilising scientometrics, knowledge services measures and university networks, and concepts such as knowledge life cycles, experimental knowledge creation, and knowledge ethics--are leading to a perception that regional economies increasingly resemble knowledge laboratories
    Abstract: 1. Strategic adaptation to the knowledge economy in less favoured regions : a South Ostrobothnian University network as a case in point -- 2. Higher education and high intellectual unemployment : does education matter? : an interpretation and some critical perspectives -- 3. The geography of research collaboration : theoretical considerations and stylized facts in biotechnology in Europe and the United States -- 4. Knowledge intensive business services and regional development : consultancy in city regions in Norway -- 5. The cluster as a nexus of knowledge creation -- 6. Knowledge life cycles inside local economic systems -- 7. High-tech industry clustering rationales : the case of German biotechnology -- 8. Industry-science relationships as enhancing regional knowledge economies : a comparative perspective from Japan and the UK -- 9. Placing Ireland's transition to a knowledge economy within a global context -- 10. The spatial dimension of inter-firm learning : case study and conceptualization -- 11. Knowledge, values and territory : a case study -- 12. The "knowledge economy" : a critical view -- 13. Conclusions : regional economies as knowledge laboratories : theories, fashions and future steps
    Note: Includes bibliographical references and index
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    Cheltenham, U.K : Edward Elgar
    ISBN: 9781843769668
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xii, 268 p) , ill., maps
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    DDC: 639/.58/09593
    Keywords: Shrimp culture Economic aspects ; Endangered ecosystems ; Shrimp culture Environmental aspects ; Mangrove ecology ; Electronic books
    Abstract: Through in-depth case studies of local communities in four distinct coastal areas in Southern Thailand, the authors are able to assess objectively the underlying economic causes, and consequences, of mangrove deforestation due to the expansion of shrimp farms
    Abstract: pt. 1. National trends and analysis of mangroves -- pt. 2. Case studies : Phang-nga and Nakhon Si Thammarat -- pt. 3. Mangrove loss and shrimp farming in Thailand : conclusions
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    Cheltenham, U.K : Edward Elgar
    ISBN: 9781845423636
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xv, 459 p)
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Reflections of eminent economists
    DDC: 330/.092/2
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    Keywords: Ökonomen ; Lebensverlauf ; Philosophie ; Welt ; Economics Philosophy ; Economists Biography ; Electronic books ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Wirtschaftswissenschaftler
    Abstract: In this collection of autobiographical essays, 26 prominent scholars detail their profes sional development, while offering insight into their lives and philosophies. With candor and humor they relate how they came to the field of economics, as well as how their views have evolved over the years
    Abstract: 1. My life philosophy / Irma Adelman -- 2. My life philosophy / Bela Balassa -- 3. Thinking about economics / Carolyn Shaw Bell -- 4. Pushing for a more humane society / Barbara R. Bergmann -- 5. Not only an economist, autobiographical reflections of a historian of economic thought / Mark Blaug -- 6. Instead of a philosophy of life / Martin Bronfenbrenner -- 7. Sex and the Ivy League / Graciela Chichilnisky -- 8. The story of a reluctant economist / Richard A. Easterlin -- 9. My life and economics / Ronald G. Ehrenberg -- 10. Education and its consequences : my philosophy of life / Victor R. Fuchs --11. A roundabout approach to macroeconomics : some autobiographical reflections / Roger W. Garrison --12. My life philosophy / Eli Ginzberg --13. Reflections of a policy economist / Edward M. Gramlich --14. My life philosophy / Everett E. Hagen --15. Political economy, politics and religion : intertwined and indissoluble passions / G.C. Harcourt --16. Some ethical and methodological convictions / E. Malinvaud -- 17. Trains of thought / Harry M. Markowitz -- 18. My life philosophy / Allan H. Meltzer --19. Following the indicators / Geoffrey H. Moore -- 20. A view from the midway / Walter Y. Oi -- 21. What makes my mind tick / Mark Perlman -- 22. To push and to be pushed / Kurt W. Rothschild -- 23. An accidental Schumpeterian / F.M. Scherer -- 24. Philosophy and my work life / Julian L. Simon -- 25. Life and philosophy / Hirofumi Uzawa -- 26. A life philosophy / Sir Alan Walters
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  • 12
    ISBN: 9781843769842
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (x, 271 p)
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Credit and state theories of money
    DDC: 332.4/01
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    Keywords: Innes, A. Mitchell ; Geld ; Geldmarkt ; Wissenschaftliche Methode ; Money Origin ; Money ; Credit ; Electronic books ; Bibliografie ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Innes, Alfred Mitchell 1864-1950 ; Geldtheorie
    Abstract: In 1913 and 1914, A. Mitchell Innes published a pair of articles that stand as two of the best pieces written in the twentieth century on the nature of money. Only recently rediscovered, these articles are reprinted and analyzed here for the first time
    Abstract: Introduction / L. Randall Wray and Stephanie Bell -- What is money? / A. Mitchell Innes -- The credit theory of money / A. Mitchell Innes -- The social origins of money : the case of Egypt / John F. Henry -- The archaeology of money : debt versus barter theories of money's origins / Michael Hudson -- The primacy of trade debts in the development of money / Geoffrey W. Gardiner -- The emergence of capitalist credit money / Geoffrey Ingham -- Conclusion : the credit money and state money approaches / L. Randall Wray
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  • 13
    ISBN: 9781845421472
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (viii, 318 p)
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Narrative and discursive approaches in entrepreneurship
    DDC: 658.4/21
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    Keywords: Entrepreneurship ; Theorie ; Welt ; Entrepreneurship ; Electronic books ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Bibliografie ; Management
    Abstract: This is the second volume in a mini-series on movements in entrepreneurship. It aims to forward the study of entrepreneurship by stimulating and exploring new ideas and research practices in relation to new themes, theories, methods, pragmatic stances and contexts. The book explores different experiences and accounts of entrepreneurship, as well as reflections on "story telling" in entrepreneurship research, discursive studies, and debates on how to interpret narrative and discursive work
    Abstract: 1. The prosaics of entrepreneurship -- 2. A moment in time -- 3. Driven entrepreneurs : a case study of taxi owners in Caracas -- 4. "Going against the grain ..." : construction of entrepreneurial identity through narratives -- 5. Storytelling to be real : narrative, legitimacy building and venturing -- 6. The devil is in the e-tale : forms and structures in the entrepreneurial narratives -- 7. Crime and assumptions in entrepreneurship -- 8. The dramas of consulting and counselling the entrepreneur -- 9. Masculine entrepreneurship : the Gnosjö discourse in a feminist perspective -- 10. quilting a feminist map to guide the study of women entrepreneurs -- 11. Towards genealogic storytelling in entrepreneurship readings -- 12. Reading the storybook of life : telling the right story versus telling the story rightly -- 13. The edge defines the (w)hole : saying what entrepreneurship is (not) -- 14. Relational constructionism and entrepreneurship : some key notes
    Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. 274-304) and index
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  • 14
    ISBN: 9781845423605
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xxv, 280 p)
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von An eponymous dictionary of economics
    DDC: 330/.03
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    Keywords: Wirtschaftstheorie ; Ökonomen ; Eponyms Dictionaries ; Economics Dictionaries ; Electronic books ; Wörterbuch ; Wirtschaftswissenschaften ; Begriff ; Eponym
    Abstract: An Eponymous Dictionary of Economics is a fascinating and accessible reference work with comprehensive coverage of the field of economics from Adam Smith's Problem through Minkowski's Theorem to Zellner's Estimator
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  • 15
    ISBN: 9781843769781
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (x, 323 p) , ill
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Information technology policy and the digital divide
    DDC: 338.9/26/091724
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    Keywords: Informationstechnik ; Internet ; Electronic Commerce ; Technologiepolitik ; Politik ; Welt ; Schwellenländer ; IKT-Sektor ; Digitale Spaltung ; Information technology Government policy ; Information technology Government policy ; Electronic books ; Bibliografie ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Entwicklungsländer ; Informationstechnik ; Technologiepolitik ; Entwicklungsländer ; Informationstechnik
    Abstract: The proliferation of new information technologies throughout the world has raised some important questions for policymakers as to how developing countries can benefit from their diffusion. This important volume compares the advantages and disadvantages of the IT revolution through detailed studies of a variety of developed and developing nations and regions: Argentina, Estonia, the EU, India, Japan, Korea, Mexico, South Africa, Thailand and the USA
    Abstract: pt. 1. Country/area studies -- pt. 2. Challenging issues
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    Cheltenham, U.K : Edward Elgar
    ISBN: 9781843769736
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xv, 372 p) , ill
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von The Korean economy beyond the crisis
    DDC: 330.95195
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    Keywords: Wirtschaftslage ; Wirtschaftspolitik ; Wirtschaftliche Anpassung ; Südkorea ; Finanzkrise ; Korea (South) Congresses Economic conditions 1960 ; Economic stabilization Congresses ; Financial crises Congresses ; Electronic books ; Korea (South) Congresses Economic policy 1960 ; Konferenzschrift ; Konferenzschrift 2002 ; Südkorea ; Wirtschaftskrise ; Finanzkrise ; Stabilitätspolitik ; Wirtschaftsreform ; Geschichte 1997-2002 ; Südkorea ; Wirtschaftskrise ; Finanzpolitik
    Abstract: Providing an integrated analysis of the event and its consequences, the chapters in the book consider the causes of the crisis, the response of the US government and International Monetary Fund, adjustments in the Korean monetary and fiscal policies, and the success of financial and corporate restructuring. The concluding chapters bring the story up-to-date, describing the aftermath of the crisis and assessing whether there has been sufficient reform to facilitate the country's recovery and growth
    Abstract: 1. Introduction -- 2. The Korean economy before and after the crisis -- 3. What caused the crisis? : a post mortem -- 4. US policy toward the crisis -- 5. The monetary policy response to the crisis -- 6. The fiscal policy response to the crisis -- 7. Social impact of the crisis -- 8. Financial restructuring -- 9. Corporate restructuring -- 10. Changes in the labor markets and industrial relations -- 11. Transparency and social capital -- 12. Social realignment, coalition change and political transformation -- 13. Recurrence of financial crises : cross-country patterns and implications for Korea -- 14. Reform and the risk of recurrence of crisis
    Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. 344-368) and index , Papers from an international conference convened in October 2002 by the Research Center for International Finance (RICF) of Seoul National University
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    Cheltenham : Edward Elgar Pub
    ISBN: 9781845420772
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xi, 241 p) , ill., maps
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    DDC: 658.4/73
    Keywords: Terrorism Prevention ; Risk management ; International business enterprises ; Electronic books
    Abstract: This book was born from the editor's conviction that a wide set of contributors should provide the economic and corporate sectors with guidelines, developed from rigorous research and case studies, to analyse those adjustments made necessary through international terrorism, as known since September 11th 2001. It argues that corporate asset protection and accurate business risk assessment is vital to the longevity, and resilience of business
    Abstract: pt. 1. The geopolitical and geo-economic environment -- pt 2. The trade and investment environment -- pt. 3. Business operation studies -- pt. 4. Implications of crisis in a synergetic world
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    ISBN: 9781845420635
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 381 p) , ill
    Series Statement: The McGill international entrepreneurship series
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Emerging paradigms in international entrepreneurship
    DDC: 658.1/8
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    Keywords: KMU ; Multinationales Unternehmen ; Entrepreneurship ; Internet ; Welt ; Globalization Congresses Economic aspects ; Small business Congresses Computer network resources ; Internet Congresses ; Entrepreneurship Congresses ; International business enterprises Congresses Management ; Electronic books
    Abstract: Emerging Paradigms in International Entrepreneurship identifies key themes that collectively demonstrate the convergence of thinking at the interface between the disciplines of international business and entrepreneurship. These are: development of the field and the effects of international entrepreneurship on a new economy; conceptual and paradigmatic developments; international entrepreneurship and the internet as a developing research agenda; contacts links and networks as process driven internationalisation; cross-sectoral, cross-national and cross-cultural comparisons of entrepreneurship; and the experiential emphasis in entrepreneurial internationalisation
    Abstract: pt. 1. International entrepreneurship, development of the field and the effects of a new economy -- pt. 2. Conceptual and paradigmatic developments -- pt. 3. The experiential emphasis in entrepreneurial internationalization -- pt. 4. International entrepreneurship and the Internet : a developing research agenda -- pt. 5. Contacts, links and networks : process-driven internationalization -- pt. 6. Cross-sectoral, cross-national and cross-cultural comparisons
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    Cheltenham, U.K : Edward Elgar
    ISBN: 9781845423506
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xix, 227 p) , ill
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Evolution and economic complexity
    DDC: 330.1
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    Keywords: Evolutionsökonomik ; Entscheidungstheorie ; Lernende Organisation ; Wissenschaftliche Methode ; Komplexitätsmanagement ; Evolutionary economics ; Complexity (Philosophy) ; Electronic books ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Evolutorische Wirtschaft ; Komplexität
    Abstract: Dedicated to the goal of furthering evolutionary economic analysis, this book provides a coherent scientific approach to deal with the real world of continual change in the economic system. Expansive in its scope, this book ranges from abstract discussions of ontology, analysis and theory to more practical discussions on how we can operationalize notions such as "capabilities" from what we understand as "knowledge". Simulation techniques and empirical case studies are also used
    Abstract: pt. 1. Theoretical perspectives -- pt. 2. Modelling complexity -- pt. 3. Empirical perspectives
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von European integration and the functioning of product markets
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    Abstract: The book reveals that European product market integration has a significant impact on the conditions of competition, the strategies of companies and the structure of industry. It adds a quarter of a percentage to annual GDP growth rates and has not led to an increased exposure of the EU to asymmetric shocks. However, the book argues that further improvements in the functioning of European product markets are needed in order to improve the EU's growth performance over the next decade. Invaluably, the book provides not only current information about Europe's achievements in economic integration but also methodology to assess the outcome of economic integration in other regions of the World, such as NAFTA, MERCOSUR and ASEAN
    Abstract: pt. 1. Microeconomic issues -- pt. 2. Macroeconomic issues
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    ISBN: 9781781954331
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xviii, 610 p) , ill
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Handbook of qualitative research methods for international business
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    Keywords: Wissenschaftliche Methode ; Wirtschaftsforschung ; Multinationales Unternehmen ; International business enterprises Research ; Methodology ; International trade Research ; Methodology ; Electronic books ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Multinationales Unternehmen ; Qualitative Methode ; Empirische Forschung ; Multinationales Unternehmen ; Fallstudie ; Methodologie ; Interview ; Multinationales Unternehmen ; Forschungsmethode ; Multinationales Unternehmen ; Auslandsgeschäft ; Kulturkontakt ; Forschung ; Methodologie
    Abstract: This innovative Handbook draws together and reflects on the specific methodological challenges that an international business scholar is likely to face when undertaking a qualitative research project
    Abstract: pt. I. Trends and prospects in international business research. -- pt. II. Case study research. -- pt. III. Interviewing in international business research. -- pt. IV. Alternative methods and methodologies -- pt. V. Researching outside the triad -- pt. VI. From analysis to publication
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von The Elgar companion to economics and philosophy
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    Keywords: Wirtschaftsphilosophie ; Wirtschaftswissenschaft ; Wissenschaftliche Methode ; Economics Philosophy ; Economics History ; Economics Methodology ; Electronic books ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Philosophie ; Volkswirtschaftslehre ; Wirtschaftsphilosophie ; Wirtschaftswissenschaften ; Wirtschaftsethik ; Philosophie
    Abstract: The Elgar Companion to Economics and Philosophy aims to demonstrate exactly how these two important areas have always been linked, and to illustrate the key areas of overlap. The contributors are well-known and distinguished authors from a variety of disciplines, who have been invited both to survey and to provide a personal assessment of current and prospective future states of their respective areas of philosophical interest
    Abstract: pt. 1. Political economy as political philosophy -- pt. 2. The methodology and epistemology of economics -- pt. 3. Social ontology and the ontology of economics
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    ISBN: 9781845426910
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 212 p) , ill
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Marcelle, Gillian M. Technological learning
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    Keywords: Lernende Organisation ; Organisatorischer Wandel ; Technischer Fortschritt ; Telekommunikationssektor ; Entwicklungsländer ; Afrika ; Organizational change ; Organizational learning ; Industrial organization Technological innovations ; Electronic books ; Entwicklungsländer ; Technologie ; Innovationsmanagement
    Abstract: This book investigates how individual firms in developing countries undertake technological learning and capability building (TCB) efforts and explains why some developing country firms are world-class and others struggle with these important processes
    Abstract: 1. Introduction -- 2. The TCB system approach. -- 3. A quantitative exploration of technological learning -- 4. Management, culture and leadership for learning -- 5. Managing supplier relationships -- 6. Role of the innovation system -- 7. Strategic balance
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xii, 392 p) , ill
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Local enterprises in the global economy
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    Keywords: KMU ; Produktionsstandort ; Corporate Governance ; Globalisierung ; Betriebliche Wertschöpfung ; Regionales Cluster ; Welt ; Small business ; Globalization Economic aspects ; Corporate governance ; Industrial location ; Small business Technological innovations ; Industrial concentration ; Brasilien Elektroindustrie Fallstudie Globalisierung Handel Industrie Industriezweig Italien Kraftfahrzeugindustrie Pakistan Spanien Standort Taiwan Weltwirtschaft ; Klein- und Mittelunternehmen ; Electronic books ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Europa ; Regionalwirtschaft ; Industrie ; Globalisierung ; Lateinamerika ; Asien ; Globalisierung ; Klein- und Mittelbetrieb ; Corporate Governance
    Abstract: This book opens a fresh chapter in the debate on local enterprise clusters and their strategies for upgrading in the global economy. The authors employ a novel conceptual framework in their research on industrial clusters in Europe, Latin America and Asia and provide new perspectives and insights for researchers and policymakers alike
    Abstract: 1. Globalized localities : introduction -- 2. Regions in the "world economic triangle" -- 3. Making sense of global standards -- 4. Governance in global value chains -- 5. The underground revolution in the Sinos Valley : a comparison of upgrading in global and national value chains -- 6. How globalization affects Italian industrial districts : the case of Brenta -- 7. Upgrading in the tile industry of Italy, Spain and brazil : insights from cluster and value chain analysis -- 8. Local upgrading strategies in response to global challenges : the surgical instrument cluster of Tuttlingen, Germany -- 9. Clustering and upgrading in global value chains : the Taiwanese personal computer industry -- 10. Global quality standards and technological upgrading in the Brazilian auto-components industry -- 11. The effect of global standards on local producers : a Pakistani case study -- 12. Paradoxes and ironies of locational policy in the new global economy -- 13. Chain governance and upgrading : taking stock
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    ISBN: 9781845420628
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xii, 238 p) , ill
    Series Statement: New horizons in international business
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Multinational firms' location and the new economic geography
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    Keywords: Multinationales Unternehmen ; Standort ; Standortwahl ; International ; Wirtschaftsgeographie ; Economic geography Congresses ; International business enterprises Congresses ; Industrial location Congresses ; Electronic books ; Konferenzschrift ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Bibliografie ; Wirtschaftsgeografie ; Multinationales Unternehmen ; Standortpolitik ; Industriegeografie ; Standortpolitik ; Agglomeration ; Multinationales Unternehmen ; Direktinvestition ; Standort
    Abstract: This book analyses how foreign direct investors choose their locations, whilst exploring the forces which shape international economic geography. Although these two issues are, to some extent, inter-related, researchers have only recently acknowledged the similarity of economic geography and international business approaches to the empirical assessment of likely causes of the degree of spatial concentration observed in many modern industries
    Abstract: pt. 1. Agglomeration and multinationsl firms' location -- pt. 2. Home market effects, market size and location strategies
    Note: "This volume is the outcome of a workshop held in the University of Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne, on [sic] May 2002"--General introd , Includes bibliographical references and index
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    ISBN: 9781845421656
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (viii, 360 p) , ill
    Series Statement: Studies in fiscal federalism and state-local finance
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Reforming intergovernmental fiscal relations and the rebuilding of Indonesia
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    Keywords: Finanzbeziehungen ; Finanzausgleich ; Dezentralisierung ; Indonesien ; Intergovernmental fiscal relations ; Fiscal policy ; Decentralization in government ; Central-local government relations ; Electronic books ; Konferenzschrift ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Indonesien ; Regionalpolitik ; Steuerpolitik ; Dezentralisation
    Abstract: Indonesia is currently facing some severe challenges, both in political affairs and in economic management. One of these challenges is the recently enacted decentralization program, now well underway, which promises to have some wide-ranging consequences. This edited volume presents original papers, written by a select group of widely recognized and distinguished scholars, that take a hard, objective look at the many effects of decentralization on economic and political issues in Indonesia
    Abstract: pt. 1. The history and politics of the 'big bang' decentralization -- pt. 2. Expenditure and tax assignment -- pt. 3. Closing the fiscal gap : transfers, borrowing and natural resource revenues -- pt. 4. An initial assessment of progress -- pt. 5. Lessons from international experience and the current state of decentralization
    Note: Includes bibliographical references and index , Papers originally presented at a conference entitled "Can Decentralization Help Rebuild Indonesia?" held in Atlanta, Ga. in May 2002, at the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University
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    ISBN: 9781845421632
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xi, 255 p) , ill
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von City taxes, city spending
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    Keywords: Netzer, Dick ; Gemeindesteuer ; Gemeindefinanzen ; Kommunale Finanzpolitik ; USA ; Local finance Congresses ; Local taxation Congresses ; Electronic books ; Konferenzschrift ; Festschrift ; Konferenzschrift 2001 ; Bibliografie ; Finanzwirtschaft ; Gemeinde ; Gemeindesteuer ; Gemeinde ; Finanzwirtschaft ; Gemeindesteuer
    Abstract: An illustrious group of economists contribute to this volume honoring Dick Netzer, the public finance economist well-known for his research on state and local taxation, the provision of urban public services, and non-profit organizations. Following in his tradition, the contributors apply microeconomics to real world problems facing urban areas and use statistical analysis to gain insight into practical solutions
    Abstract: 1. Introduction -- 2. What should local governments tax : income or property? -- 3. what a tangled web : local property, income and sales taxes -- 4. Land taxation in New York City : a general equilibrium analysis -- 5. The role of cities in providing housing assistance : a New York perspective -- 6. Public ownership in the American city -- 7. The nonprofit sector in K-12 education -- 8. The partially subsidized muse : estimating the value and incidence of public support received by nonprofit arts organizations
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    ISBN: 9781845423414
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (x, 287 p) , ill
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Dunning, John H., 1927 - 2009 Multinationals and industrial competitiveness
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    Keywords: Multinationales Unternehmen ; Internationaler Wettbewerb ; Globalisierung ; Industrieforschung ; Strategische Allianz ; Auslandsinvestition ; Industrial policy ; Globalization Economic aspects ; Competition ; Investments, Foreign ; International business enterprises ; Strategic alliances (Business) ; Research, Industrial Economic aspects ; Electronic books ; Bibliografie ; Multinationales Unternehmen ; Wirtschaftsentwicklung ; Globalisierung ; Internationale Wettbewerbsfähigkeit ; Multinationales Unternehmen ; Internationaler Wettbewerb ; Globalisierung ; Industrieforschung ; Strategische Allianz ; Direktinvestition
    Abstract: This book offers an important contribution to the contemporary debate on the role of multinational enterprises (MNEs) in economic development in an increasingly globalizing, knowledge-intensive and alliance-based world economy
    Abstract: pt. 1. MNES and industrial development : issues confronting developing countries -- pt. 2. R&D, alliances and developed countries -- pt. 3. FDI and competitiveness
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    ISBN: 9781845420857
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (vii, 294 p)
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Reisman, David, 1943 - Schumpeter's market
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    Keywords: Schumpeter, Joseph A. ; Schumpeter, Joseph Alois ; Entrepreneurship ; Technischer Fortschritt ; Österreichische Schule ; Evolutionsökonomik ; Schumpeterismus ; Evolutionary economics ; Equilibrium (Economics) ; Entrepreneurship ; Economists Biography ; Capitalism ; Electronic books ; Bibliografie ; Schumpeter, Joseph A. 1883-1950 ; Wirtschaftstheorie ; Schumpeter, Joseph A. 1883-1950
    Abstract: Schumpeter was an interdisciplinary political economist who made institutional transformation the centrepiece of his theory of supply and demand. This comprehensive monograph reconstructs and assesses Schumpeter's contribution to the restless economics of entrepreneurship, disequilibrium and search. Examining the evidence from all of Schumpeter's published work, the book fills a significant gap in the literature of economic thought. Partly because Schumpeter was so prolific, partly because he touched on so many interrelated topics, there have been few books that have sought to span the whole of this important author's influential insights
    Abstract: 1. Introduction -- 2. Schumpeter's vision -- 3. The prediction of change -- 4. The capitalist economy -- 5. Corporate capitalism -- 6. The sociology of capitalism -- 7. The socialist economy -- 8. Market and plan -- 9. The sociology of socialism -- 10. Continuity and change -- 11. Continuity, change and socialism -- 12. The macroeconomics of success -- 13. The cycle -- 14. Conclusion
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xii, 244 p) , ill
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Betancourt, Roger R. The economics of retailing and distribution
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    Keywords: Einzelhandel ; Marketing ; Vertrieb ; Marketing ; Retail trade ; Einzelhandel ; Electronic books ; Einzelhandel
    Abstract: This book provides a uniform and coherent approach to the analysis of distribution systems in general and retail systems in particular. It develops the fundamentals of retail demand and supply, and demonstrates how the provision of distribution services is a principal determinant of economic outcomes in retail exchanges for both retailers and their customers, as well as for other agents such as suppliers and franchisors
    Abstract: pt. I. General considerations -- pt. II. Interactions between retailers and consumers -- pt. III. Interactions between retailers and other agents
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    ISBN: 9781845420710
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xvii, 295 p) , ill
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    Keywords: Child support Economic aspects ; Child support Law and legislation ; Child support ; Support (Domestic relations) ; Electronic books
    Abstract: To understand the issues involved, leading lawyers and economists examine various facets of the child support system from a law and economics perspective. They consider the incentives faced by both custodial and non-custodial parents, and search for policy actions that are more incentive-compatible for all participants. The assumptions underlying current child support guidelines are discussed, as are the ways in which child support payments affect family structure, teenage delinquency and income disparities between parents
    Abstract: 1. Child support payments : a review of current policies -- 2. Child support and the problem of economic incentives -- 3. Child support guidelines : underlying methodologies, assumptions, and the impact on standards of living -- 4. Child support guidelines and equal living standards -- 5. Child support policy and the unintended consequences of good intentions -- 6. Hopelessly defective : an examination of the assumptions underlying current child support guidelines -- 7. Should visitation denial affect the obligation to pay support? -- 8. Parental bonding and the design of child support obligations -- 9. Teenage delinquency : the role of child support payments and father's visitation -- 10. Family structure and child support : what matters for youth delinquency rates?
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    ISBN: 9781035304554
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xvi, 136 pages)
    Series Statement: New horizons in leadership studies
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    Abstract: In one of the first attempts to link the expanding field of leadership studies with classic works in political theory, Kenneth Ruscio places the study of political leadership squarely within the field of democratic thought and argues that claims about the legitimate duties and responsibilities of leaders depend upon claims about principles of democracy. It is impossible to imagine effective democracies without effective leaders. Yet leaders are often seen as the problem democratic governance is designed to solve, not the solution. Through a careful but lively critique of some of the classic works in modern democratic thought - from Machiavelli to Locke and from The Federalist Papers to Rawls - The Leadership Dilemma in Modern Democracy explains what is meant by effective political leadership in a system and culture of government where the power and discretion of leaders are severely limited. A compelling and provocative study, this volume will be of interest to scholars of leadership studies, political scientists, democratic theorists, and all those interested in concepts of democracy and the challenges faced by leaders
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Introduction: The dilemma of leadership and democracy -- 1. Why democratic theory is essential for leadership theory -- 2. The road to public reason -- 3. Locke's prerogative, jay's pirouette: Why trust still matters in contemporary democratic leadership -- 4. On disney, presidents, and the problem of the parts and the whole -- 5. Public and private interest: The development of an idea -- 6. Madison's fears and aspirations -- 7. The 'parts and the whole' in contemporary times -- 8. Conclusion: Is good politics bad leadership? -- Bibliography -- Index.
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Raffer, Kunibert, 1951 - The economic North-South divide
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    Keywords: Nord-Süd-Beziehungen ; Internationale Wirtschaftsbeziehungen ; Welt ; Entwicklungshilfe ; Internationale Staatsschulden ; Entwicklungsländer ; Economic history 1945- ; International economic relations ; Economic assistance ; Debts, External ; Electronic books ; Entwicklungsländer ; Entwicklungshilfe ; Wirtschaftsbeziehungen ; Entwicklungstheorie ; Schuldenkrise ; Geschichte 1945-2000 ; Entwicklungsländer ; Nord-Süd-Konflikt ; Auslandsschulden ; Internationale Wirtschaftspolitik ; Geschichte 1945-2000
    Abstract: The Economic North-South Divide explores the structural roots of the debt crisis and considers the impact of debt management on North-South economic relations, exposing certain double standards that tilt global markets further against the South. Encouraged by recent successful opposition to neoliberalism, the authors finally propose ideas for a world where people seem to matter
    Abstract: 1. Six decades of economic and social development policies -- 2. Beyond terms of trade : convergence, divergence, and (un)creative destruction -- 3. The evolution of development thinking -- 4. The neoliberal tide of the 'Washington Consensus' -- 5. Aid to development and the bipolar world -- 6. ODA after the Cold War : less money at tougher conditions -- 7. Lomé : reflecting North-South relations since colonial times -- 8. Oil : temporarily a special case -- 9. The Asian tigers : what do they prove? -- 10. The debt crisis : historical roots and 'debt management' during the 1980s -- 11. Too little, too slowly : dragging the debt problem into the third millennium -- 12. The WTO : tilting trade rules further against the South -- 13. Textiles and apparel : double standards of adjustment and transition -- 14. Towards a more equal world order
    Note: "Paperback edition reprinted 2004"--t.p. verso , Includes bibliographical references and index
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    ISBN: 9781781957721
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xxiv, 317 pages) , illustrations
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    Keywords: Citizenship ; Organizational behavior ; Public administration ; Civil service
    Abstract: Citizenship and Management in Public Administration is an exciting journey into the nexus between two separate but close worlds: citizenship orientations and citizenship behavior as reflected in political science theory on one hand, and organizational sciences, work studies, management, and public administration on the other. The authors have combined theoretical thinking with empirical findings to support their theories, and the data presented has been collected over almost a decade of field studies and surveys of public organizations. Dealing with the nature and meaning of citizenship, this book looks at behavior and involvement in modern public worksites. The interdisciplinary studies are all concerned with achieving better integration of the theories and ideas on citizenship and bureaucracies, which are more frequently treated as independent domains in the social sciences. However, the authors suggest that they are closely related and should be analyzed in relation to one another. This unique book will appeal to academics of management and organizational behavior, public administration and those involved in researching the not-for-profit, or third, sector
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Preface -- Part I: Theoretical and conceptual framework of citizenship and work in public administration -- Foreword -- 1. Citizenship behavior and the new managerialism: A theoretical framework and challenge for governance -- 2. From responsiveness to collaboration: Governance, citizens, and the next generation of public administration -- Part II: Citizenship involvement and the workplace -- Foreword -- 3. An empirical assessment of the relationship between general citizenship and work outcomes -- 4. The growth value of good citizenship: An examination of the relationship between civic behavior and orientations and work outcomes -- 5. Politics and the workplace: An empirical examination of the relationship between political behavior and work outcomes -- Part III: Organizational citizenship behaviors in public domains -- Foreword -- 6. Do good citizens make good organizational citizens? An empirical examination of the relationship between good citizenship and organizational citizenship behavior in Israel -- 7. Internal politics in public administration systems: An empirical examination of its relationship with job congruence, organizational citizenship behavior and in-role performance -- 8. Work congruence and excellence in human resource management: Empirical evidence from the Israeli non-profit sector -- Part IV: Dilemmas and new directions in the study of citizenship and modern bureaucracies -- Foreword -- 9. Are you being served? The responsiveness of public administration to citizens' demands: An empirical examination in Israel -- 10. The role of public sector image and personal characteristics in determining tendency to work in the public sector -- 11. Administrative agents of democracy? An empirical examination of the relationship between public sector performance and citizenship involvement -- Conclusions -- Index.
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Innovation, entrepreneurship and culture
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    Keywords: Technischer Fortschritt ; Innovation ; Entrepreneurship ; Entwicklung ; Kultur ; Unternehmensgründung ; Evolutionsökonomik ; Theorie ; Welt ; Technological innovations ; Organizational change ; Entrepreneurship ; Economic development ; Electronic books ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Konferenzschrift 2001 ; Technischer Fortschritt ; Organisationswandel ; Wirtschaftsentwicklung ; Innovation ; Wirtschaftswachstum
    Abstract: 1. Innovation, entrepreneurship and culture, a matter of interaction between technology, progress and economic growth? : an introduction -- 2. Conceptualizing innovation management and culture in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) : an exploratory study of organization-specific critical success factors -- 3. Knowledge management, institutions and professional cultures in engineering consulting services : the case of Hong Kong -- 4. Scientometrics and the evaluation of European integration -- 5. Schumpeter's theory of economic development revisited -- 6. Skunk works : a sign of failure, a sign of hope? -- 7. Entrepreneurship and the design process : the paradox of innovation in a routine design process -- 8. Culture's role in entrepreneurship : self-employment out of dissatisfaction -- 9. Towards cooperation between European start-ups : the position of the French -- Dutch and German entrepreneurial and innovative engineer -- 10. Multi-path system emergence : an evolutionary framework to analyse process innovation.
    Abstract: Any technological advance, innovation or economic growth created by an organization is dependent on how that organization's culture and environment fosters or inhibits these developments. This process is further complicated by the global nature of economic activity and differences in national cultures due to country-specific histories, experiences, traditions and rules. The distinguished authors in this important new book aim to study the nature of organizational innovation and change by examining the complex interplay between entrepreneurship, innovation and culture
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (vii, 288 p) , ill
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Financial systems, corporate investment in innovation, and venture capital
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    Keywords: Risikokapital ; Hochtechnologie ; Unternehmensfinanzierung ; Technologiepolitik ; Innovation ; Venture capital ; High technology industries Finance ; Electronic books
    Abstract: 1. Introduction -- 2. The financing of research and development -- 3. The financing and governance of new technologies -- 4. The globalization of venture capital : the cases of Taiwan and Japan -- 5. Targeting venture capital : lessons from Israel's Yozma Program -- 6. Institutional support for investment in new technologies : the role of venture capital institutions in developing countries -- 7. Financial systems, investment in innovation, and venture capital : the case of China -- 8. Venture capital and innovation : the Indian experience -- 9. The emergence of Singapore venture capital industry : investment characteristics and value-added activities -- 10. High-tech venture capital investment in a small transition country : the case of Hungary.
    Abstract: This book examines the role of venture capital institutions in financing technology-based ventures both in developed and developing countries. It also explores that part of venture capital activity which is hitherto vastly under-researched; namely the ability of venture capital institutions to render a whole host of value-added support functions. These include setting up management teams and designing strategic plans for fledgling enterprises. The latter issue is operationalized through a series of carefully chosen case studies
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 391 p) , ill
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Econometrics informing natural resources management
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    Abstract: pt. 1. Static and dynamic estimation of natural resource demand -- pt. 2. Valuation methods -- pt. 3. Estimation under uncertatinty -- pt. 4. Recent advances in econometrics methods applied to natural resource management.
    Abstract: This fascinating book outlines the fundamental principles and difficulties that characterise the challenging task of using econometrics to inform natural resource management policies, and illustrates them through a number of case studies from all over the world. The book offers a comprehensive overview of the broader picture of the state-of-the-art in econometrics as applied to environmental and natural resource management
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    ISBN: 9781781951309
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 318 p)
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Managing wetlands
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    Keywords: Feuchtgebiet ; Umweltökonomik ; Umweltmanagement ; Wetland management Economic aspects ; Electronic books ; Ökosystem ; Feuchtgebiet ; Erhaltung ; Umweltökonomie
    Abstract: The extensive destruction of wetlands across Europe represents a significant loss of biodiversity along with its related economic, cultural, ethical and scientific benefits. This volume addresses the critical issues surrounding this environmental change process, employing a range of analytical methods drawn from a variety of disciplines which bridge the social and natural science divide
    Abstract: pt. I. Methodological issues and wetland ecosystem management -- pt. II. Case studies of ecological-economic approaches to wetland ecosystem management
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    ISBN: 9781035305148
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (vii, 320 pages)
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    Keywords: Business ethics ; Office politics ; Corporate culture
    Abstract: Organisational politics raises important theoretical and practical questions: what obligations of loyalty do I have to my organisation, or to friends and colleagues? How honest should I be in what I say and in the impressions I give? This path-breaking book confronts these and other such questions. In doing so, it examines dilemmas that many people face daily. The book suggests that there is no routine or automatic way to approach such issues, but that widely accepted ethical principles can often help us deal with them, if we bear in mind some basic points about people's behaviour in organisations. The book avoids undue technicality. Although informed by philosophical discussions of abstract ethics, its argument is based on detailed and systematic analysis of examples in organisational settings. The focus is on addressing ethical issues of practical importance for people who work in organisations. The book will especially interest scholars involved with research and teaching in business ethics, and other areas of applied ethics. Practitioners in management will also find that the book addresses many real concerns. Academics in a number of other areas ranging from general management to moral philosophy and social theory may also find points to consider
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Introduction -- Part I: Issues and processes -- 1. Politics, definitions and ethics -- 2. Human nature, behaviour and ethics -- Part II: Dilemmas, loyalties and authority -- 3. Ethics, prudence and politics -- 4. Authority and norms in organisations -- 5. Legitimacy, consent and fairness -- 6. Individuals, groups and loyalties -- Part III: Communication, expectations and obligations -- 7. Ethics and judgement -- 8. Communication, influence and ethics -- 9. Impression management and reality -- 10. Influence, expectations and legitimacy -- 11. Groups and positions -- 12. Conclusion -- References -- Index.
    Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-255) and index
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xi, 199 pages) , illustrations
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    Keywords: Economics Study and teaching
    Abstract: It is only relatively recently that economists have begun to realise the importance of learning and study the impact it can have on social outcomes. This book provides an in-depth experimental analysis of current models and methods of adaptive learning in economics. It focuses on environments in which there is little information available, thus promoting the use of basic psychological concepts to model behaviour. The author describes in detail and compares, via simulations, a large number of behavioural models, ranging from early psychological concepts to recently proposed rules. He also reports on a number of experiments using novel designs and highly sophisticated cutting-edge statistical techniques for data analysis. A separate chapter exhaustively deals with the use of measures of predictive success and shows how to avoid common pitfalls when comparing different learning models. Significantly, the author is able to identify serious flaws in current modelling techniques which will undoubtedly improve existing experimental methodology and inspire the search for new and better models to accurately measure the learning process. This book makes a valuable contribution to our understanding of how uncertainty is implemented in economic experiments and to behavioural theory in general. It will prove a valuable companion for academics of game theory, experimental economics and economic learning
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Preface -- 1. Introduction to learning -- 2. Introduction to little information -- 3. Models of adaptive learning -- 4. Related experimental literature -- 5. A preliminary experiment -- 6. The global-game experiment -- 7. The value of information -- 8. Measurement of predictive success -- 9. Discussion and outlook -- Appendix a. Instructions for the experiment on mutual fate control -- Appendix b. Data of the experiment on mutual fate control -- Appendix c. Accordance with experimentation learning in the mutual fate control game -- Appendix d. Instructions for the global-game experiment -- Appendix e. Definition of the starting round of coordination -- References -- Index.
    Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 186-198) and index
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    ISBN: 9781845420611
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xi, 418 p) , ill
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von The economic dynamics of modern biotechnology
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    Keywords: Biotechnologie-Industrie ; Biotechnologie ; Europa ; Biotechnology industries ; Biotechnology Research ; Biotechnology industries Technological innovations ; Electronic books ; Konferenzschrift ; Bibliografie ; Europa ; Biotechnologische Industrie
    Abstract: This book offers a novel insight into the economic dynamics of modern biotechnology, using examples from Europe to reflect global trends. The authors apply theoretical insight to a fundamental enigma of the modern learning society, namely, how and why the development of knowledge and ideas interact with market processes and the formation of industries and firms
    Abstract: pt. 1. Introduction -- pt. 2. Setting the scene -- pt. 3. Challenging the existing -- pt. 4. Forming the new -- pt. 5. Conclusions
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    ISBN: 9781845421458
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xv, 221 p) , ill
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Das, Dilip K., 1945 - Regionalism in global trade
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    Keywords: Regionale Wirtschaftsintegration ; Freihandelsabkommen ; Globalisierung ; Welt ; Globalization Economic aspects ; Regionalism ; Trade blocs ; International trade ; Free trade ; Electronic books ; Welthandel ; Regionalismus ; Internationale Wirtschaftsorganisation
    Abstract: This comprehensive book addresses one of the most important aspects of international trade, namely, regional trade and regional integration agreements (RIAs). The focus of intense global interest and debate over the last decade, RIAs have become an integral and enduring aspect of the multilateral trading regime. Dilip K. Das analyzes the latest trends, evaluates the pattern and gauges the progress of regional integration in the global economy over the post-war, and especially the contemporary, periods
    Abstract: 1. Globalism versus regionalism -- 2. Rationale, motivation and welfare implications -- 3. New regionalism : the evolving landscape -- 4. RIAs and the global trading system -- 5. Regionalism in Asia-Pacific -- 6. Regionalism in the Western Hemisphere
    Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-218) and index
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    ISBN: 9781845421465
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xv, 182 p) , ill
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Frey, Bruno S., 1941 - Dealing with terrorism
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    Keywords: Terrorismus ; Politik ; Theorie ; Wirkungsanalyse ; Terrorism Economic aspects ; Terrorism Prevention ; Terrorism Social aspects ; Internationaler Terrorismus ; Terrorismus ; Bekämpfung ; Konzeption ; Strategie ; Prävention ; Diplomatie ; Maßnahme ; Alternative Sicherheitspolitik ; Forschungsgegenstand ; Electronic books ; Terrorismus ; Terrorismus ; Prävention ; Bekämpfung ; Wirtschaft
    Abstract: Emphasising a positive approach to dealing with terrorism (the carrot), this book provides a critique of deterrence policy (the stick) which can be ineffective and even counterproductive, and proposes three alternative and effective anti-terrorist policies: Decentralisation reduces vulnerability to terrorist attacks. A system with many different centres is more stable due to its diversity, enabling one part to substitute for another; Positive incentives can be offered to actual and prospective terrorists not to engage in violent acts. Incentives include: reintegrating terrorists into society, welcoming repentents and offering them valued opportunities; and Diverting attention by naming several terrorist groups potentially responsible for a particular terrorist act. The government thus supplies more information than the terrorist responsible would wish
    Abstract: pt. 1. Terrorism and anti-terrorist policies -- pt. 2. An economic approach to terrorism -- pt. 3. Three positive policies for dealing with terrorism -- pt. 4. What can be done?
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    ISBN: 9781845423322
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (ix, 241 p) , ill
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Neo-liberal economic policy
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    Keywords: Wirtschaftsliberalismus ; Wirtschaftspolitik ; Monetarismus ; Kritik ; Welt ; Liberalism ; Economic policy ; Electronic books ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Neoliberalismus ; Wirtschaftspolitik
    Abstract: Over the past two decades there has been a prevailing shift in economic policy in many countries. This reflects the continuing rise of neo-liberalism--the doctrine that economic policy should "leave it to the market" and that governments should retreat from market intervention. This book provides a balanced and comprehensive appraisal of these important policy developments. The authors examine the most notable trends in neo-liberal economic policy such as the withdrawal from the use of fiscal measures and the reliance on monetary policy. They discuss the neo-liberal view that the causes of unemployment lie in the operation of the labour market, in particular its inflexibility. They also assess the increasing inclination towards the liberalisation and deregulation of markets, most notably financial markets
    Abstract: 1. Introduction -- 2. The theory of credibility : confusions, limitations and dangers -- 3. Financial fragility : is it rooted in the development process? : an examination with special reference to the South Korean experience -- 4. A "third way" in economic policy : a reappraisal of the Rehn-Meidner Model in the light of modern economics -- 5. The economic policy in Spain during the decades of the 1980s and the 1990s -- 6. The costs of Neomonetarism : the Brazilian economy in the 1990s -- 7. Macroeconomic policies of the economic and monetary union : theoretical underpinnings and challenges
    Note: "Contains revised and updated versions of contributions that have already appeared in The international papers in political economy"--Pref , Includes bibliographical references and index
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    ISBN: 9781843769712
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xvii, 174 p) , ill
    Series Statement: The Saint-Gobain Centre for Economic Studies
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    Uniform Title: Croissance début de siècle
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Boyer, Robert, 1943 - The future of economic growth
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    Keywords: OECD ; Wirtschaftswachstum ; Produktivität ; Informationstechnik ; Technischer Fortschritt ; Wirtschaftsprognose ; Internet ; USA ; OECD-Staaten ; New Economy ; Economic forecasting ; Economic development ; Information technology ; Economic history 20th century ; Mitgliedsstaaten ; Informationswirtschaft ; Telekommunikationsindustrie ; Informationstechnik ; Kommunikationstechnik ; Entwicklung ; Unterentwicklung ; Ursache ; Wirkung ; Auswirkung ; Produktivität ; Tendenz ; Electronic books ; USA ; OECD ; Mitgliedsstaaten ; New Economy ; Wirtschaftswachstum ; Informationstechnik ; Geschichte 1990-2002
    Abstract: In this book, Robert Boyer follows the origins, course and collapse of the "new economy" and proposes a new interpretation of US dynamism during the 1990s. He argues that the diffusion of information and communication technologies is only part of a story that also requires understanding of the transformation of the financial system, the reorganization of the management of firms and the emergence of a new policy mix. The book includes a long-term retrospective analysis of technological innovation, and an international comparison of OECD countries delivers an unconventional and critical assessment of the hope and the hype of the "new economy
    Abstract: 1. A social construct and an analytical challenge -- 2. Microeconomic instability and an uncertain organizational model -- 3. A growth regime driven by information and communications technology? -- 4. Genealogy of the "new economy" : the institutional change at the heart of the US trajectory -- 5. The geography of the "new economy" : the diversity of institutional architectures -- 6. 2000-2002 : reassessing the potential of ICT-driven growth -- 7. The long-term historical outlook after the Internet bubble -- 8. The emergence of an anthropogenetic model -- 9. Conclusion
    Note: Includes bibliographical references and index , Translation of: La croissance début de siècle
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    ISBN: 9781845421526
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 407 p) , ill
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Political events and economic ideas
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    Keywords: Ökonomische Ideengeschichte ; Politik ; Theorie ; Welt ; Economics Congresses Political aspects ; Economic policy Congresses Political aspects ; Electronic books ; Konferenzschrift ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Bibliografie ; Politik ; Wirtschaftstheorie ; Volkswirtschaftslehre ; Politik ; Volkswirtschaftslehre ; Politik ; Einfluss
    Abstract: The influence of political developments on the evolution of economic thought is the main theme behind this book. As the authors reveal throughout the book, history has shown many times that political events can trigger the formulation of new economic conceptions that in turn influence the future economic development of a country
    Abstract: pt. 1. Monetary theory and policy between international rivalry and integration -- pt. 2. France's economic crisis in the eighteenth century and the accompanying revolution in political economy -- pt. 3. Co-evolution of political ideas and economic thought in different countries and periods -- pt. 4. Political and economic continuity and discontinuity in Russia -- pt. 5. Polar reactions to the Great Depression -- pt. 6. The Jérôme-Adolphe Blanqui lecture -- pt. 7. The effects of political events on economic ideas : a round-table discussion
    Note: "Published with the support of ESHET , Includes bibliographical references and index , Papers presented at the 5th Annual Conference of the European Society for the History of Economic Thought held Feb. 22-25, 2001 in Darmstadt, Germany
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    ISBN: 9781845420703
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (ix, 256 p) , ill
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Magalhães, Rodrigo, - 1950- Organizational knowledge and technology
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    Keywords: Management information systems ; Information technology Management ; Organizational behavior ; Electronic books ; Bibliografie ; Wissensmanagement ; Betriebliches Informationssystem
    Abstract: This book attempts to make sense of a new area of integrated study, namely information systems and information technology (IS/IT) and the organization. It also aims to bring this mix into the broader theme of complexity as applied to organization and management and to draw useful conclusions about how to organize and how to manage IS/IT in the knowledge era. The author argues in favour of a more action-oriented--as opposed to planning dominated--approach to information systems management
    Abstract: 1. Introduction -- 2. Causes and consequences of information technology -- 3. Complexity and the new epistemological foundations of Organization -- 4. Organizational paradigms : old and new -- 5. Strategy as managerial action -- 6. Evolving perspectives on IS/IT implementation -- 7. An action-based view of IS/IT strategic alignment -- 8. Notes on IS/IT strategic development -- 9. Conclusion
    Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-245) and index
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    ISBN: 9781845420680 , 9781847200235
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (x, 302 p) , ill., maps
    Series Statement: New horizons in environmental economics
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    DDC: 333.705
    Keywords: Environmental economics Periodicals ; Electronic books
    Abstract: 'The 20045 edition of this annual publication provides again a first-rate compilation of various major topics in environmental and resource economics written by the leading specialists in the field. . . The contributions are an exciting and inspiring resource for the development of further research, and this book should be recommended to students and researchers in environmental and resource economics as well as social science.'
    Abstract: 1. Fifty years of contingent valuation -- 2. Environmental policy, induced technological change and economic growth : a selected review -- 3. Land use decisions and policy at the intensive and extensive margins -- 4. Indicators of sustainability -- 5. Value transfer and environmental policy -- 6. Joint implementation in climate change policy -- 7. Environmentally harmful subsidies
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (viii, 311 p)
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von International handbook of land and property taxation
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    Keywords: Grundsteuer ; Vermögensteuer ; Gemeindesteuer ; Welt ; Land value taxation ; Real property tax ; Electronic books ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Grundsteuer ; Internationaler Vergleich ; Grundeigentum ; Steuerrecht ; Internationaler Vergleich ; Immobilienbewertung
    Abstract: This comprehensive Handbook explores case studies of land and property taxation in 25 countries (five in each of five regions--OECD, central and eastern Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America), and focuses on the potential contributions of the property tax to the revenues of urban and rural governments and to more efficient land use
    Abstract: pt. 1. OECD countries -- pt. 2. Asia -- pt. 3. Africa -- pt. 4. Central and Eastern Europe -- pt. 5. Latin America
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von International entrepreneurship in small and medium size enterprises
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    Abstract: The contributors to this volume explore the emerging patterns of SME growth and international expansion in response to the evolving competitive environment, dynamics of competitive behavior, entrepreneurial processes and formulation of strategy
    Abstract: Pt. 1. Enterprise-environment interactions and internationalization -- pt. 2. Entrepreneurial characteristics and internationalization -- pt. 3. High technology and strategy
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xii, 225 p) , ill., map
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Political competition, innovation and growth in the history of Asian civilizations
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    Keywords: Wirtschaftsgeschichte ; Institutioneller Wettbewerb ; Innovation ; Wirtschaftswachstum ; Theorie ; Asien ; Competition History ; Technological innovations History ; Electronic books ; Asia Economic policy ; Asia Politics and government ; Bibliografie ; Aufsatzsammlung ; China ; Indien ; Japan ; Naher Osten ; Politik ; Wettbewerb ; Dezentralisation ; Wirtschaftswachstum ; Innovation ; Geschichte
    Abstract: Do political decentralisation and inter state competition favour innovation and growth? There has long been a lively debate surrounding this question, going back to David Hume and Immanuel Kant. This book is a new attempt to test its veracity. The existing literature tends to assume that the beneficial effects of inter state competition have been confined to European history. By contrast, China, India and the Islamic Middle East are regarded as inherently imperial and overcentralised. However, these civilisations have not always been unified politically. In their history, there have been long spells of decentralised rule or inter state competition. The same is true for Japan. If the Hume-Kant hypothesis is correct, it should also apply to those periods. This volume analyses the qualitative and quantitative evidence
    Abstract: 1. Introduction and overview -- 2. The political pattern of historical creativity : a theoretical case -- 3. Creative clusters, political fragmentation and cultural heterogeneity : an investigative journey through civilizations East and West -- 4. Lessons from the history of Imperial China -- 5. Advantages of centralized and decentralized rule in Japan -- 6. India -- 7. Islamic statecraft and the Middle East's delayed modernization
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Human capital over the life cycle
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    Keywords: Humankapital ; Bildungsinvestition ; Schule ; Berufsbildung ; Europa ; Soziale Ungleichheit ; Human capital ; Labor demand ; Occupational training ; Human capital ; Electronic books ; Bibliografie ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Humankapital ; Arbeitsmarkt ; Erziehung ; Ausbildung ; Ungleichheit ; Arbeitsmarkt ; Europa ; Humankapital ; Berufsausbildung ; Arbeitsmarkt
    Abstract: Human Capital Over the Life Cycle synthesises comparative research on the processes of human capital formation in the areas of education and training in Europe, in relation to the labour market. The book proposes that one of the most important challenges faced by Europe today is to understand the link between education and training on the one hand and economic and social inequality on the other. The authors focus the analysis on three main aspects of the links between education and social inequality: educational inequality, differences in access to labour markets and differences in lifelong earnings and training
    Abstract: pt. 1. Schooling systems -- pt. 2. Transitions from school to work -- pt. 3. Human capital and the work career
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    ISBN: 9781843769828
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xii, 335 p) , ill
    Series Statement: New horizons in entrepreneurship
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Shane, Scott Andrew, 1964 - Academic entrepreneurship
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    Keywords: Hochtechnologie ; Industrieforschung ; Technologietransfer ; Wissenstransfer ; Forschungskooperation ; Entrepreneurship ; USA ; Entrepreneurship ; Technology transfer ; High technology industries ; Academic-industrial collaboration ; University-based new business enterprises ; Research, Industrial ; Electronic books ; Bibliografie ; USA ; Hochschule ; Spin-off-Unternehmensgründung
    Abstract: In this unique and timely volume, Scott Shane systematically explains the formation of university spinoff companies and their role in the commercialization of university technology and wealth creation in the United States and elsewhere. The importance of university spinoff activity is discussed and the historical development of university spinoff ventures is traced over time
    Abstract: 1. Introduction -- 2. Why do university spinoffs matter? -- 3. University spinoffs in historical perspective -- 4. Variation in spinoff activities across institutions -- 5. Environmental influences on spinoff activity -- 6. The types of technology that lead to university spinoffs -- 7. The industries where spinoffs occur -- 8. The role of people in university spinoffs -- 9. The process of spinoff company creation -- 10. The process of spinoff development -- 11. The financing of university spinoffs -- 12. The performance of university spinoffs -- 13. The problems with university spinoffs -- 14. Conclusions
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (viii, 254 p) , ill
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Game practice and the environment
    DDC: 363.7/001/5193
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    Keywords: Umweltpolitik ; Internationale Umweltpolitik ; Umweltökonomik ; Umweltkosten ; Ressourcenökonomik ; Finanzmathematik ; Spieltheorie ; Theorie ; Environmental policy Economic aspects ; Mathematical models ; Natural resources Management ; Mathematical models ; Pollution Economic aspects ; Mathematical models ; Environmental protection Finance ; Mathematical models ; Climatic changes International cooperation ; Mathematical models ; Game theory ; Electronic books ; Umweltökonomie ; Spieltheorie
    Abstract: This book summarises the latest achievements of researchers involved in the application of game theory to the analysis of environmental matters. It provides an overview of different methods and applications, and gives the reader new insights on the solutions to complex environmental problems. The authors investigate various game theoretic approaches, including cooperative and non-cooperative game theory, and analyse both dynamic and static games. They illustrate the application of these approaches to global and local environmental problems, and present novel but effective tools to support environmental policy making. In particular, they focus on three important issues; climate negotiations and policy, the sharing of environmental costs, and environmental management and pollution control
    Abstract: pt. 1. Climate negotiations and policy -- pt. 2. Sharing environmental costs -- pt. 3. Environmental management and pollution control
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    ISBN: 9781845421496
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xvi, 398 p) , ill
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Saleth, R. Maria, 1955 - The institutional economics of water
    DDC: 333.91
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    Keywords: Ressourcenökonomik ; Wasserversorgung ; Wasserwirtschaft ; Wasserpolitik ; Institutionenökonomik ; Water resources development Economic aspects ; Water-supply Political aspects ; Water resources development Political aspects ; Water-supply Economic aspects ; Electronic books ; Wasserreserve ; Wasserversorgung ; Volkswirtschaft ; Wasserwirtschaft ; Wirtschaftsreform
    Abstract: This outstanding new book provides the most detailed and comprehensive evaluation of water reform and water sector performance from the perspectives of institutional economics and political economy
    Abstract: 1. Water challenge : an institutional diagnosis -- 2. Understanding institutions : nature, performance, and change -- 3. Existing literature : approaches, attempts, and limitations -- 4. Evaluating institutional linkages : towards an alternative methodology -- 5. Analytical framework and empirical models -- 6. empirical context : description and justification -- 7. Institutional changes in the water sector : a cross-country review -- 8. Institution-performance linkages : evidence and evaluation -- 9. Institution-performance linkages : robustness and contextuality -- 10. Institutional sequencing and packaging -- 11. Conclusions with implications for theory and policy
    Note: "A co-publication with the World Bank , Includes bibliographical references and index
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    Cheltenham, U.K : Edward Elgar
    ISBN: 9781845421717
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (viii, 214 p) , ill
    Series Statement: New directions in modern economics
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Stockhammer, Engelbert, 1969 - The rise of unemployment in Europe
    DDC: 331.13/794
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    Keywords: Keynes, John Maynard ; Keynesian economics ; Unemployment ; Electronic books ; Bibliografie ; Europäische Union ; Arbeitslosigkeit ; Kapitalmarkt ; Wirtschaftswachstum ; Liberalisierung ; Kapitalakkumulation ; Neokeynesianismus ; Effektive Nachfrage ; Europa ; Arbeitslosigkeit
    Abstract: This book offers a long overdue and refreshing Keynesian approach to the rise of European unemployment. It critically discusses the NAIRU theory and presents econometric evidence to assess the relative importance of capital investment and labor market institutions. The author also explores the reasons for the slowdown in capital accumulation, and is able to establish a clear link between changes in the financial sector, changes in corporate governance and investment expenditures
    Abstract: 1. The rise of unemployment in Europe : a synopsis -- 2. Profits and unemployment : is there an equilibrium rate of unemployment in the long run? -- 3. The NAIRU theory, the NAIRU story and Keynesian approaches -- 4. Explaining the rise in European unemployment : an evaluation of the NAIRU story and a Keynesian approach -- 5. Financialization, shareholder value and the theory of the firm : financialization and management priorities -- 6. Financialization and the slowdown of capital accumulation -- 7. Policy conclusions
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    Cheltenham, U.K : Edward Elgar Pub
    ISBN: 9781845420512
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xxxi, 822 p) , ill
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Handbook of research on international entrepreneurship
    DDC: 338/.04
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    Keywords: Multinationales Unternehmen ; Entrepreneurship ; Entrepreneurship Handbooks, manuals, etc Research ; International business enterprises Handbooks, manuals, etc Research ; Electronic books ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Forschung ; Unternehmer ; Multinationales Unternehmen ; Unternehmensgründung ; Multinationales Unternehmen ; Unternehmer ; Unternehmensgründung
    Abstract: This unique reference book provides an array of diverse perspectives on international entrepreneurship, a new and emerging field of research that blends concepts and methodologies from more traditional social sciences. The Handbook includes chapters written by top researchers of economics and sociology, as well as academic leaders in the fields of entrepreneurship and international business. State-of-the-art contributions provide up-to-date literature reviews, making this book essential for the researcher of entrepreneurship and the internationalisation of entrepreneurs
    Abstract: pt. I. Reflections -- pt. II. Conceptual chapters -- pt. III. Geographic perspectives of international entrepreneurship -- pt. IV. Franchising perspectives -- pt. V. Toward future research in international entrepreneurship
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    Cheltenham, U.K : Edward Elgar Pub
    ISBN: 9781845421670
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (x, 226 p) , ill
    Series Statement: International institutions and global governance
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    Parallel Title: Available in another form
    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von International institutions and multinational enterprises
    DDC: 338.8/8
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    Keywords: Multinationales Unternehmen ; Regulierung ; International ; Auslandsinvestition ; Wirtschaftspolitik ; Corporate Governance ; Internationaler Wettbewerb ; Sozialstandards ; Welt ; International business enterprises Congresses Government policy ; International agencies Congresses ; Electronic books ; Konferenzschrift ; Konferenzschrift 2002 ; Bibliografie ; Multinationales Unternehmen ; Internationale Wirtschaftspolitik ; Corporate Governance ; Internationale Wirtschaftspolitik ; Multinationales Unternehmen ; Corporate Governance ; Multinationales Unternehmen ; Corporate Governance ; Weltwirtschaft
    Abstract: This book provides rigorous analysis of the wide range of questions surrounding the role of international institutions in governing global business, especially multinational enterprises (MNEs). The analysis, both theoretical and empirical, focuses on the corporate governance of MNEs and to what extent their management takes into account the negative effects of their activities. Also discussed are: how nation states and international institutions control the activities of MNEs, and how the role and strategies of international institutions can be changed to minimise any negative effects without hampering the positive aspects and effects of MNEs
    Abstract: 1. International institutions and corporate governance -- 2. Global capitalism : the moral challenge -- 3. Corporate governance in multinational companies -- 4. The international competition network as an international merger control institution -- 5. Do multinational enterprises pay less taxes -- 6. Multinational enterprises -- 7. Foreign direct investment and wages -- 8. Coordination failures and the role of foreign direct investment in least developed countries -- 9. Market entry strategies of multinational firms in local and regional markets and their consequences for regional development -- 10. Institutional and policy variety, the role of IFIs and economic development -- 11. International institutions and financial market stability
    Note: "The second international CSI Conference on 'Multinational Enterprises and International Institutions - Global Players--Global Markets" was held from 20th-22nd November 2002 in Innsbruck"--Preface , Includes bibliographical references and index
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  • 59
    ISBN: 9781845420543
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (x, 212 p) , ill
    Series Statement: New horizons in international business
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Glaister, Keith W. Strategic business alliances
    DDC: 658/.044
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    Keywords: Strategic alliances (Business) Management ; Investments, Foreign Management ; Joint ventures Management ; Electronic books ; Strategische Allianz ; Internationales Management
    Abstract: Strategic Business Alliances examines key issues in the analysis, management and performance of international joint ventures using a sample of UK-European equity joint ventures
    Abstract: 1. Introduction : what do we know about international joint ventures? -- 2. Strategic motives and performance -- 3. The nature of partner selection -- 4. Management control -- 5. Decision-making autonomy -- 6. Learning to manage international joint ventures -- 7. Partnering skills and cross-cultural issues -- 8. Performance assessment in IJVs : the relationship between subjective and objective methods and the influence of culture -- 9. Culture and the management of IJVs -- 10. Summary and conclusions
    Note: Includes bibliographical references and index
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  • 60
    ISBN: 9781845425630
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xix, 372 p) , ill
    Series Statement: Studies of small and medium size enterprises in East Asia series
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    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Sustaining growth and performance in East Asia
    DDC: 338.6/42/095
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    Keywords: KMU ; Wirtschaftswachstum ; Wirtschaftspolitik ; Unternehmenserfolg ; Ostasien ; Success in business Congresses ; Small business Congresses Technological innovations ; Industrial policy Congresses ; Small business Congresses ; Electronic books ; East Asia Congresses Economic conditions ; Konferenzschrift ; Ostasien ; Klein- und Mittelbetrieb ; Wirtschaftswachstum ; Unternehmensentwicklung
    Abstract: This third book in the series focuses on how small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) contribute to achieving and sustaining growth and performance in their economies, as well as the ways in which governments can assist and enhance that contribution. This is of particular concern given the trauma suffered by East Asian economies in the wake of the financial and economic crisis of 1997-98
    Abstract: pt. 1. General and macro aspects -- pt. 2. Internal (micro) aspects -- pt. 3. Strategic aspects -- pt. 4. Policy aspects
    Note: "This book consists of a collection of selected papers presented at two international SME conferences organised by the Centre for SME Research and Development, Faculty of Commerce, University of Wollongong, Australia in 2000 and 2002"--Ackn , Includes bibliographical references and index
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  • 61
    ISBN: 9781845423582
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xi, 219 p) , ill
    Series Statement: ESRI studies series on the environment
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Achieving a sustainable global energy system
    DDC: 333.79
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    Keywords: Energiepolitik ; Energieversorgung ; Energieökonomik ; Szenariotechnik ; Theorie ; Welt ; Energy development ; Energy policy ; Sustainable development ; Energy conservation ; Electronic books ; Bibliografie ; Energiepolitik ; Energieerzeugung ; Szenario ; Nachhaltigkeit
    Abstract: Sustainable development and global climate change have figured prominently in scientific analysis and international policymaking since the early 1990s. This book formulates technology strategies that will lead to environmentally sustainable energy systems, based on an analysis of global climate change issues using the concept of sustainable development. The authors focus on environmentally compatible, long-term technology developments within the global energy system, while also considering aspects of economic and social sustainability
    Abstract: 1. Sustainable development and climate change -- 2. Methodology -- 3. Energy-economy-environment scenarios at IIASA-ECS -- 4. Technology clusters -- 5. A sustainable-development scenario in detail -- 6. Summary and policy implications
    Note: "In association with the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)"--T.p , Includes bibliographical references and index
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    ISBN: 9781845420789
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xxiv, 216 p) , ill
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Successes and failures in regulating and deregulating utilities
    DDC: 363.6
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    Keywords: Versorgungswirtschaft ; Deregulierung ; Privatisierung ; EU-Staaten ; Großbritannien ; USA ; Public utilities Deregulation ; Public utilities Government policy ; Public utilities Deregulation ; Public utilities Government policy ; Public utilities Government policy ; Public utilities Deregulation ; Electronic books ; USA ; Europäische Union ; Bewertung ; Versorgungswirtschaft ; Liberalisierung ; Regulierung
    Abstract: This book is the latest annual review of utility regulation and deregulation, published in association with the Institute of Economic Affairs and the London Business School
    Abstract: 1. The failure of good intentions : the collapse of American telecommunications after six years of Deregulation -- 2. Road networks : efficiency, externalities and consumer choice -- 3. The Enterprise Act : pluses and minuses for competition policy -- 4. Ofcom and light touch regulation -- 5. What to do about the railways? -- 6. Liberalizing utility markets in the European Union -- 7. Measuring the success of postal regulators : best practice in postal regulation -- 8. Can regulation address the investment problem? : examples from aviation -- 9. Gas, electricity and the energy review
    Note: "In association with the Institute of Economic Affairs and the London Business School , Includes bibliographical references and index
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    ISBN: 9781845421595
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xxiii, 313 p) , ill
    Series Statement: New horizons in leadership studies
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    DDC: 650.092247
    Keywords: Businesspeople ; Executives ; Electronic books
    Abstract: Based on extensive interviews with the pioneers of Russian business and the authors' own experiences, this perceptive new book attempts to decipher the enigma of Russia's new generation of business leaders. The authors present six in-depth case studies focusing on companies of vastly differing sizes, ranging from a newly-privatized operation, and the creation and organization of an oligarch's empire, to several entrepreneurial start-ups in different service industries. The case studies document the changes and developments that have occurred in Russia since the privatization era of the 1990s, highlighting the strengths and weaknesses of the emerging business leadership orientations
    Abstract: pt. 1. Conceptual reflections -- pt. 2. Case studies and commentaries -- pt. 3. Conclusions
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  • 64
    ISBN: 9781845423537
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xviii, 253 p) , ill
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Empirical methods in international trade
    DDC: 382
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    Keywords: Außenwirtschaftstheorie ; Wissenschaftliche Methode ; International trade Congresses Mathematical models ; Competition, International Congresses Mathematical models ; International economic integration Congresses Mathematical models ; Commercial policy Congresses Mathematical models ; Electronic books ; Bibliografie ; Festschrift ; Konferenzschrift 2003 ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Konferenzschrift ; Außenhandel
    Abstract: Internationalization of the world economy has made trade a key factor in the growth potential of nearly every nation's economy. Hence, economists have become increasingly interested in the determinants of international trade and competitiveness. Empirical Methods in International Trade captures the many aspects of this trend in globalization through practical techniques well-founded in economic theory. The authors, comprising some of the most influential applied international economists of their generation, use cutting-edge models to develop empirical approaches to critical aspects of economic interchange. These approaches are developed and explained carefully with the goal of making them accessible to a wide audience
    Abstract: pt. 1. Introduction -- pt. 2. New approaches to empirical trade analysis -- pt. 3. Empirical approaches to economic integration
    Note: Includes bibliographical references and index , Selected papers from a January 2003 conference held in January 2003 at the Washington, D.C. campus of Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies to honor the work of "Max Kreinin
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    Cheltenham, U.K : Edward Elgar
    ISBN: 9781843769675
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (ix, 251 p)
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Connor, Robin, - 1954- Institutional change for sustainable development
    DDC: 338.9/27
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    Keywords: Institutioneller Wandel ; Umweltpolitik ; Nachhaltige Entwicklung ; Welt ; Organizational change ; Environmental policy ; Sustainable development ; Industrial management Environmental aspects ; Electronic books ; Management ; Umweltpolitik ; Nachhaltigkeit ; Management ; Umweltpolitik ; Nachhaltigkeit
    Abstract: Institutional Change for Sustainable Development presents a flexible, accessible, yet robust conceptual framework for comprehending institutional dimensions of sustainability, emphasising the complexity of institutional systems, and highlighting the interdependence between policy learning and institutional change. This framework is applied and developed through the analysis of five significant arenas of institutional and policy change: environmental policy in the EU; New Zealand's landmark Resource Management Act; strategic environmental assessment; emerging National Councils for Sustainable Development; and transformative property rights instruments. From these explorations, key principles for institutional change are identified, including the institutional accommodation of a sustainability discourse, the interdependence of normative and institutional change; reiteration and learning; integration in policy and practice; subsidiarity; and legal change
    Abstract: pt. 1. Approaching institutional change and policy learning -- pt. 2. Case studies in institutional change -- pt. 3. Conclusions
    Note: Includes bibliographical references and index
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  • 66
    ISBN: 9781845423438
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xv, 268 p) , ill
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    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Grimsey, Darrin, 1966 - Public private partnerships
    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Grimsey, Darrin, 1966 - Public private partnerships
    DDC: 363.6/068/1
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    Keywords: Öffentlich-private Partnerschaft ; Infrastrukturinvestition ; Unternehmensfinanzierung ; Projektfinanzierung ; Welt ; Infrastructure (Economics) Management ; Public-private sector cooperation ; Risk management ; Economic development projects Finance ; Infrastrukturinvestition ; Electronic books ; Fallstudiensammlung ; Projektfinanzierung ; Risikomanagement ; Public Private Partnership ; Infrastrukturleistung ; Public Private Partnership ; Projektfinanzierung ; Risikomanagement ; Infrastrukturleistung
    Abstract: This path-breaking book considers the recent trend for governments to look increasingly to private sector finance, provided by private enterprises constructing and managing public infrastructure facilities in partnership with government bodies
    Abstract: 1. The nature of partnerships -- 2. The revolution in infrastructure -- 3. The origins of partnerships -- 4. Partnerships and conventional procurement of infrastructure -- 5. The structure of partnership agreements -- 6. Issues in public private partnerships -- 7. Risk management -- 8. The governance of partnerships -- 9. PPPs in emerging markets -- 10. An assessment
    Note: Includes bibliographical references and index
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    ISBN: 9781782542285
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (ix, 201 pages) , illustrations
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Coleman, William D., 1950 - Agriculture in the new global economy
    DDC: 338.1
    Keywords: Agriculture Economic aspects ; Globalization ; International trade
    Abstract: Agriculture in the New Global Economy examines the extent to which the political economy of agriculture and the food chain is being transformed by globalisation. This book highlights the important changes that have taken place in the agriculture and food system with the spread of globalisation to this traditionally local sector. Structural change and emerging technologies have contributed to this transformation, which has extended to the political environment in which agriculture operates. The authors identify four paradigms that have characterised the governance of agriculture: a traditional dependent-agriculture paradigm; a neo-liberal competitive paradigm; a multifunctional paradigm; and an emergent globalised-production paradigm. The tensions among these paradigms are developed with reference to evidence from the United States and Canada, the EU, Australia, Japan and the Global South. The book analyses the controversy over genetic modification of foodcrops, developments in agricultural trade policy at the multilateral and regional levels, changing national food policy systems, and emerging global governance arrangements for the sector. Illustrating contemporary policy debates using both theoretical perspectives and empirical evidence, this book will appeal to academics, researchers and students specialising in political science, environmental studies, agricultural economics, management and food policy. The book will also be of interest to government practitioners in agriculture and environment departments as well as international organisations such as the EU, FAO and WTO
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Economic globalisation: Changing patterns of trade, industry structure and farming -- 3. Technology and political resistance -- 4. The globalisation of ideas -- 5. Globalisation, regionalisation and trade rules -- 6. A transnational policy space: The actors -- 7. A transnational policy space: Structure -- References -- Index.
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    ISBN: 9781035305063
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 359 pages) , illustrations
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Xu, Yi-Chong, 1951 - Electricity reform in China, India and Russia
    DDC: 333.793/2/095
    Keywords: Electric utilities Government policy ; Electric utilities Government policy ; Electric utilities Government policy
    Abstract: Modern liberalism asserts the transcendental, autonomous self's 'natural rights' against others' moralistic and political preferences, and regards the economist's utilitarian social welfare theory as instrumental to the achievement of 'social justice'. Timothy Roth argues that the liberal enterprise ignores Kant's 'two points of view', confuses Kantian autonomy with moral and political license, mistakes utilitarian impersonality for impartiality, and takes no account of the indeterminacy of social welfare theory's fundamental theoretical constructs. In contrast, the author shows that Kant's 'two points of view' inform the conservative's constitutive political position and animate the consequence-detached, explicitly normative work of the conservative, constitutional political economist. He shows that, unlike modern liberalism, conservatism is grounded in Kant's 'two points of view', that utilitarian social welfare theory cannot be instrumental to the achievement of social justice, and that constitutional political economy is conservative economics. Economists interested in political economy, methodological issues, social welfare theory, public choice theory, or the moral foundations of economics will find much of interest in this thought-provoking volume. Political scientists interested in the philosophical foundations of modern liberalism and conservatism will also want to add this title to their library
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: 1. The first-person self: The liberal's view -- 2. Derivative political positions -- 3. Equal treatment, natural rights, and social justice -- 4. Liberalism's utilitarian connection -- 5. The first-person self: The conservative's view -- 6. Derivative political positions -- 7. Toward a conservative economics -- 8. A postscript on law -- References -- Index.
    Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-349) and index
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    ISBN: 9781035305186
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xi, 648 pages) , illustrations
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Agricultural policy reform and the WTO
    DDC: 338.1/81
    Keywords: World Trade Organization Congresses ; Agriculture and state Congresses ; Produce trade Congresses ; Agriculture and state Congresses ; Produce trade Congresses
    Abstract: Agricultural Policy Reform and the WTO provides insights into the effects of the Uruguay Round WTO agreement on agricultural policy and global markets, and considers what is at stake in the Doha Development Agenda Round. The contributors to the book deal with a broad range of topics, including the evolution of domestic and trade policies in the last ten years across developed and developing countries and proposals made in the agricultural negotiation regarding market access, export subsidies and domestic support; new issues emergent in agricultural trade negotiations are also explored, including: * interaction between national regulatory systems and the deepening integration of the international trade regime * intellectual property rights protection * food safety * quality regulations * antidumping trade protection. Finally, the future of international trade relations is discussed, in particular the implications of enforcing domestic regulations to comply with international rules. This rich collection of research and analysis will be invaluable to researchers, academics and policymakers with an interest in agricultural policy analysis and international economics
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Preface -- Agricultural policy reform: Past present and future -- Part I: Agriculture and agricultural policy changes ten years after the uruguay round -- Part II: The three pillars of the WTO negotiations on agriculture -- Part III: Agricultural trade relations, WTO negotiations on agriculture and the developing world -- Part IV: The WTO and the future of international trade relations -- Index.
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  • 70
    ISBN: 9781782543237
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xx, 278 pages) , illustrations
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Competition and corporate governance in Korea
    DDC: 338.095195
    Keywords: Corporations Finance ; Corporate governance ; Corporations Government policy ; Competition
    Abstract: The business environment of the chaebol (large corporations in Korea) has changed drastically since the outbreak of the 1997 Asian financial crisis. This book discusses the attempts of the Korean government to remedy structural weaknesses in the corporate sector by launching an aggressive chaebol reform package, supported by the IMF and other international agencies. Its main objective was to restore competitiveness in the corporate sector and to upgrade business conditions to that of international practices and standards. Competition and Corporate Governance in Korea critically reviews government policy towards the chaebol and provides a comprehensive investigation of the relationship between corporate governance and economic performance as well as the interaction of economic institutions with the chaebols' incentive structure and management behaviour. Policy implications based on objective and rigorous empirical analyses of data on the chaebol are also discussed. Notwithstanding the fact that the chaebol have already undergone considerable governance, capital, and business portfolio restructuring, this volume suggests a road map for further restructuring, and the creation of a new incentive structure to help strengthen chaebol competitiveness. This richly informative book will appeal to academics and researchers of industrial organization, economics and corporate reform as well as those involved in Asian studies
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Introduction -- Part I: Government and chaebols: Institutional perspectives -- 1. The chaebol, corporate policy and korea's development paradigm -- 2. An alternative perspective on government policy towards the chaebol in korea: Industrial policy, financial regulations and political democracy -- Part II: Corporate governance and chaebol reform -- 3. Corporate governance and chaebol reform in korea -- 4. The monitoring role of financial institutions in the korean corporate sector -- 5. Restructuring and corporate governance of the korean chaebol -- Part III: Chaebol restructuring policy and its evaluation -- 6. Chaebol restructuring revisited: A coasian perspective -- 7. Government-led restructuring of firms' excess capacity and its limits: Korean 'big deal' case -- Part IV: Chaebol business structure and survival strategies -- 8. The evolution and restructuring of diversified business groups in emerging markets: The lessons from chaebols in korea -- 9. Portfolio restructuring based on strategic relatedness between businesses: A suggestion for the chaebol -- Index.
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    ISBN: 9781035305216
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xxxvi, 377 pages) , illustrations
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Financial intermediation in the new Europe
    DDC: 332.1/78
    Keywords: Banks and banking ; Intermediation (Finance) ; Monetary policy ; Europe Economic integration
    Abstract: What role will the current evolution of banking systems play in the newly adopted EU countries during the historic challenges following enlargement? This book, a blend of economics and political economy, offers a systematic analysis of the current trends in financial intermediation in the countries of the newly enlarged Europe, with particular focus on those policies taken by foreign banks on the one hand, and by regulatory and supervisory authorities on the other. The authors argue that their research has led to one conclusion; in order to enter the EU, the accession countries needed to increase the efficiency of their economic systems rapidly through liberalization and privatization. The book assesses whether the presence of foreign banks will contribute to long term economic growth and financial stability, and how the architecture of banking regulations and supervision should be designed. As a multidisciplinary work, though principally economics, the book will appeal to scholars and academics of politics and law. It also has particular relevance for regulators and supervisory institutions, as well as professionals including bankers, financial operators and also legal compliance officers
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Foreword -- Introduction -- Part I: Intermediation, firms and financial markets -- 1. Banking industry in central and eastern Europe: The unexpected leader in the transition and integration with the EU -- 2. Deepening financial intermediation in the new Europe: The role of banks -- 3. Financial structures and private sector development in the new Europe -- 4. Financial risk in accession countries -- Part II: Foreign banks -- 5. Who needs foreign banks? -- 6. New Europe banking: The role of international players -- 7. Financial intermediation in accession countries: The role of foreign banks -- 8. Foreign banks and financial stability in the new Europe -- 9. Eastern passages for Italy's banks and industrial districts: Are the two related or independent? -- Part III: Regulation, supervision and monetary policy -- 10. Financial regulation in the new Europe -- 11. Single authority in financial markets supervision: Lessons for EU enlargement -- 12. Deposit insurance in the new Europe -- 13. Interest rate pass-through in EU acceding countries: The case of the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland -- Index.
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    ISBN: 9781035304943
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xvii, 239 pages) , illustrations
    Series Statement: ESRI studies series on ageing
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von The economic impacts of population ageing in Japan
    DDC: 330.952
    Keywords: Aging Economic aspects ; Mathematical models ; Age distribution (Demography) Economic aspects ; Mathematical models ; Population forecasting ; Economic forecasting ; Japan Population ; Economic aspects
    Abstract: Whilst all of the major industrialized countries are currently experiencing population ageing, Japan is at the forefront of this demographic trend. This important new book explores the serious economic and social challenges that a rapidly ageing Japanese economy will have to overcome in the first half of the 21st century. Following a comprehensive review of the economics of ageing both in general and in Japan, the authors present a range of future scenarios produced using an integrated economic-demographic model. This unique model integrates demography and the macro-economy, paying special attention to pensions, health care, and long-term care. The results reveal that, even if future demographic trends are more favourable than predicted, Japan will still experience a slowdown of economic growth, reduced savings, and rising costs of pensions, health care and long-term care. However, with appropriate policy measures and rapid implementation, the authors believe that a situation in which both young and old continue to experience long-term improvements in well-being remains possible. This book is arguably the best available English language survey on the economic implications of population trends in Japan. It will be widely read by researchers of economics, demography, public policy and public finance, and will also provide useful supplemental reading for graduate or upper undergraduate courses in economics, social policy, and Asian studies
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Preface -- 1. The economics of population ageing -- 2. Population ageing in Japan -- 3. An economic-demographic simulation model for Japan -- 4. Economic impacts of alternative demographic scenarios -- afterword -- References -- Index.
    Note: "In association with the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)." , Includes bibliographical references , Includes bibliographical references and index
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    ISBN: 9781035304967
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (456 pages)
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Laidler, David E. W., 1938 - Macroeconomics in retrospect
    Keywords: Macroeconomics History
    Abstract: David Laidler is one of the leading scholars in the history of economic thought and macroeconomics. This important collection brings together nineteen of his essays on topics in the history of macroeconomics. It begins with a paper on Adam Smith and ends with a discussion of the implications of Newclassical economists' ideas on the role of economic ideas in conditioning agents' activities. Other chapters deal with the major themes developed by monetary economists in the intervening years. Two of the essays appear in their current form for the first time, and several others are reprinted from difficult-to-obtain sources. They should be of interest not just to historians of economic thought, but also to economists more generally
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Introduction -- 1. Adam smith as a monetary economist -- 2. Rules, discretion and financial crises in classical and neoclassical monetary economics -- 3. Two views of the lender of last resort: Thornton and bagehot -- 4. Thomas tooke on monetary reform -- 5. Alfred marshall and the development of monetary economics -- 6. From bimetallism to monetarism: The shifting political affiliation of the quantity theory -- 7. Monetary explanations of the weimar republic's hyperinflation: Some neglected contributions in contemporary German literature -- 8. Variations on a two-interest-rate theme -- 9. The austrians and the stockholm school: Two failures in the development of modern macroeconomics? -- 10. Hawtrey, harvard, and the origins of the chicago tradition -- 11. More on hawtrey, harvard and chicago -- 12. Wage and price stickiness in macroeconomics: An historical perspective -- 13. What was new about liquidity preference theory? -- 14. Radcliffe, the quantity theory, and monetarism -- 15. Hicks's later monetary thought -- 16. The emergence of the phillips curve as a policy menu -- 17. Some aspects of monetarism circa 1970: A view from 1994 -- 18. The legacy of the monetarist controversy -- 19. The role of the history of economic thought in modern macroeconomics -- Index.
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    ISBN: 9781781956465
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xii, 371 pages) , illustrations
    Series Statement: New horizons in international business
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Investment strategies in emerging markets
    DDC: 332.67/3/091724
    Keywords: Investments, Foreign ; Investments, Foreign ; Investments, Foreign ; Investments, Foreign ; Egypt Economic policy ; India Economic policy ; South Africa Economic policy ; Vietnam Economic policy
    Abstract: Foreign investment has surged across emerging markets. This unique comparative study presents the first systematic evidence on the entry mode, business environment and their interrelationships in emerging markets. It integrates strategic management and economic policy analysis, and provides new insights for both business managers and government policymakers. The book investigates foreign direct investment (FDI) strategies in four important emerging economies: Egypt, India, South Africa and Vietnam. These countries liberalized their economies in the 1990s with the intention of attracting greater FDI inflows. This book assesses whether they have been successful in achieving this goal. The authors adopt a comparative perspective, and use a large enterprise survey plus three individual case studies in each country. They investigate the strategies of foreign direct investors, focusing on the relationship between the investment climate, the mode of entry (acquisition, greenfield or joint venture), company performance, and spillovers to the host economy. The book outlines how the interactions between international businesses and the local policy environment influence the entry strategies of firms. Academics and researchers with an interest in international business, emerging markets, economic development and strategic management will find this book informative and insightful
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: 1. Investment strategies in emerging markets: An Introduction to the research project -- 2. Foreign direct investment in Egypt, India, South Africa and Vietnam: Comparative empirical results -- 3. Foreign direct investment in Egypt -- 4. Egyptian case studies -- 5. Foreign direct investment in India -- 6. Indian case studies -- 7. Foreign direct investment in South Africa -- 8. South African case studies -- 9. Foreign direct investment in Vietnam -- 10. Vietnam case studies -- 11. Conclusions for management research -- 12. Conclusions for economic policy -- Bibliography -- Index.
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    ISBN: 9781781958667
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (224 pages)
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Modelling in ecological economics
    Keywords: Environmental economics Methodology ; Environmental economics Econometric models
    Abstract: This book focuses on modelling in ecological economics and offers a comprehensive overview of current and emerging methods of applying mathematical, computational and conceptual methods to environmental issues. Following a detailed introduction, the authors investigate various modelling techniques including: * evolutionary modelling * input-output modelling * neo-Austrian modelling * entropy in ecological economics * thermodynamic models * multi-criteria evaluation * agent-based modelling * the environmental Kuznets curve. In each of the specially commissioned chapters, the expert authors have tried to limit the level of complexity to create a unique and accessible resource. As such, this book should have a wide appeal amongst scholars, researchers and students with an interest in modelling techniques and their use in ecological and environmental economics
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Preface -- 1. An Introduction to modelling in ecological economics -- 2. Evolutionary models -- 3. Input-output models -- 4. Neo-austrian models -- 5. Entropy in ecological economics -- 6. Thermodynamic models -- 7. Multi-criteria evaluation -- 8. Agent-based models -- 9. The environmental kuznets curve -- Index.
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    ISBN: 9781035304981
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xxx, 141 pages)
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Vickrey, William S., 1914 - 1996 Full employment and price stability
    DDC: 339.5
    Keywords: Employment (Economic theory) ; Full employment policies ; Price regulation ; Macroeconomics
    Abstract: Collecting Nobel Laureate William S. Vickrey's articles on macroeconomic theory and policy written towards the end of his career, this volume demonstrates his enduring commitment to full employment and price stability, and his rejection of conventional macroeconomic theorizing. William Vickrey never lost hope that sensible macroeconomic policy could be understood and implemented, a faith inspired by his humanistic vision of a better world for all and his belief that common sense would ultimately prevail. Advocating sensible economic policies, this collection will offer much of value to heterodox and orthodox economists, graduate economics students and also policymakers
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Preface by David Colander -- Introduction -- 1. Budget-smudget: Why balance what, how and when? -- 2. The need for a direct anti-inflation program -- 3. Design of a market anti-inflation program -- 4. Meaningfully defining deficits and debt -- 5. Chock-full employment without increased inflation: A proposal for marketable markup warrants -- 6. An updated agenda for progressive taxation -- 7. Today's task for economists -- 8. My innovative failures in economics -- 9. The other side of the coin -- 10. Necessary and optimum government debt -- 11. Why not chock-full employment? -- 12. A trans-Keynesian manifesto -- 13. Fifteen fatal fallacies of financial fundamentalism: A disquisition on demand side economics -- 14. We need a bigger 'deficit' -- epilogue by James K. Galbraith -- Index.
    Note: Collection of previously published articles , Includes bibliographical references and index
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    ISBN: 9781035305117
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (x, 457 pages) , illustrations
    Series Statement: New horizons in international business
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Economic integration and multinational investment behaviour
    DDC: 332.67/3/094
    Keywords: Investments, Foreign ; Investments, Foreign ; Europe Economic integration ; East Asia Economic integration
    Abstract: This book presents important and original studies of international trade and investment in relation to regional economic integration, with particular reference to the experiences of Europe and East Asia. The distinguished contributors illustrate and explain how the location decisions of firms, international trade and capital flows can form, stimulate and shape economic regions in the global economy. The authors address several important themes including: * the factors which determine the location choices of multinational firms * location decisions of multinational firms in relation to their global performance * the growing importance of East Asia as a recipient zone for foreign direct investment * the impact of foreign direct investment on Asian host countries * the role of trade and investment in regional economic integration. Economic Integration and Multinational Investment Behaviour will be welcomed by researchers with an interest in economic geography, international economics and business, European and East Asian studies, and globalization
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Preface -- Part I: Location decisions and the global performance of firms -- Part II: Foreign direct investment and economic development of recipient countries -- Part III: International trade and investment in regional economic integration -- Index.
    Note: "Chapters in this volume were originally presented ... at the international conference 'Location of economic activity, regional development and the global economy--European and East Asian experiences' held at ... the University of Le Havre (France) on 26-27 September 2001"--Preface , Includes bibliographical references and index
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    ISBN: 9781035305032
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 166 pages)
    Series Statement: Advances in Chinese economic studies series
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Chen, Jianxun, 1933 - Banking and insurance in the new China
    DDC: 332.1/0951
    Keywords: World Trade Organization ; Banks and banking ; Insurance ; Competition
    Abstract: Financial reform has been a major concern for China's transitional economy - especially in the realms of banking and insurance - since accession to the WTO in 2001. This book scrutinizes the development and limitations of these industries during the process of institutional transformation, and demonstrates that they are now facing severe challenges as well as opportunities. The relationships between the market structure, behavior and performance of China's banking and insurance industries are analysed. The strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threat (SWOT) approach is utilized in investigating the impact of WTO accession on Chinese banking and insurance, and strategies for the prevention of future financial crises are prescribed. Exploring the juxtaposition of institutional transformation in China and the financial risk inherent in the old system, the book concludes that with WTO accession and the opening up of financial services to foreign companies, competitiveness will become fiercer, resulting in increased uncertainty, intensifying the level of risk even further. Banking and Insurance in the New China will prove invaluable to multinational enterprise managers, brokers, dealers and investors, business economists, students and academics with a specific interest in the Chinese economy
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Preface -- 1. China's banking industry during the process of institutional transformation -- 2. The evolution of China's insurance market -- 3. The impact of WTO accession on China's banking and insurance industries -- 4. Empirical analysis of market structure, behavior and performance -- 5. Perspectives -- References -- Index.
    Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-161) and index
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    ISBN: 9781781008300
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xii, 375 pages) , illustraitons
    Series Statement: New directions in modern economics
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Petri, Fabio, 1949 - General equilibrium, capital and macroeconomics
    DDC: 339.5
    Keywords: Equilibrium (Economics) ; Capital ; Macroeconomics
    Abstract: This book argues that the shift in general equilibrium theory, from its early long-period to the modern very-short-period versions, has had very important consequences which are insufficiently appreciated by large parts of the economics profession. This shift has produced new difficulties, and has undermined central tenets of neoclassical macroeconomic theory (such as the negative dependence of aggregate investment on the interest rate, or the existence of a downward-sloping demand curve for labour) which had their basis in the long-period versions where capital was treated as a single factor. According to the author, what makes it difficult to appreciate these consequences is the current imperfect grasp of the long-period method (an approach common to classical and to the first generations of neoclassical economists, but nowadays often confused with steady-growth analysis). The origins of this problem date back to the 1930s, and to this day still obscure the history and the logic of the neoclassical approach. The book explains the analytical differences between long-period, steady-growth, and short-period general equilibrium analyses, and proves that on this basis considerable clarification can be achieved, not only in many aspects of the history of economic theory, but also in fundamental issues in the theories of value, distribution, capital, investment, employment and money. For example, the reasons for the disagreements in the 'Cambridge controversies' over capital theory become very apparent. This stimulating critique on the present state of economic theory will appeal to academics and researchers with an interest in macroeconomics, the history of economic thought, and the theory of value and distribution. It will also enlighten and inform anyone wanting to understand the reasons behind the current dissatisfaction with neoclassical economics
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Preface -- 1. The long-period method -- 2. The problematic relationship between neo-walrAsian equilibrium analyses and real economies -- 3. Long-period equilibria -- 4. Must long-period equilibria be stationary? With initial observations on investment -- 5. Walras, the shift to neo-walrAsian equilibria, and some confusions -- 6. Reswitching and reverse capital deepening -- 7. Capital theory and macroeconomics i: The theory of aggregate investment -- 8. Capital theory and macroeconomics ii: The labour demand curve -- 9. Summary of the critical argument, and sketch of an alternative approach -- References -- Index.
    Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-359) and index
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    ISBN: 9781035305100
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xi, 419 pages) , illustrations
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Oates, Wallace E., 1937 - 2015 Environmental policy and fiscal federalism
    DDC: 333.7/0973
    Keywords: Environmental policy Economic aspects ; Intergovernmental fiscal relations
    Abstract: Wallace Oates is one of the most important scholars in both environmental economics and public finance and this new volume of his essays brings together his recent research in both these areas, covering theory, research and policy. The first half of the book includes papers on the political economy of environmental policy, the analysis of environmental regulation and environmental federalism. The second half deals with fiscal and regulatory competition, state and local government finance and fiscal federalism. This new collection will be essential reading for scholars and students in both environmental economics and public finance
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Part I: The political economy of environmental policy -- Part II: The analysis of environmental regulation -- Part III: Environmental federalism -- Part IV: Fiscal and regulatory competition -- Part V: State and local government finance -- Part VI: Fiscal federalism -- Index.
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    ISBN: 9781781958186
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 222 pages) , illustrations
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Sun, Chia-hung, 1971 - The growth process in East Asian manufacturing industries
    DDC: 338.4/767/095
    Keywords: Manufacturing industries ; Industrial productivity ; Sustainable development ; Technological innovations ; Production management
    Abstract: Although it has been previously accepted that Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan have achieved the 'economic miracle' of maintaining high economic growth for several decades prior to the Asian financial crisis, recent literature has now cast doubt upon this economic supposed success. Attempting to overcome methodological limitations and underlying assumptions of other studies, The Growth Process in East Asian Manufacturing Industries re-examines the role of total factor productivity (TFP) growth and aims to identify the sources of output growth in these East Asian economies. Chia-Hung Sun aims to explain how TFP growth differs from technological progress, and demonstrates why this study favours the use of the varying coefficients frontier model rather than the conventional scholastic frontier approach. He goes on to statistically test whether manufacturing industries in East Asia homogeneously applied the best practice production technology, and investigates the TFP growth slowdown in East Asian manufacturing sectors. Potential links between technological progress (or technological efficiency change) and structural transformation are considered, and the growth in high-tech and low-tech industries are compared. Using sensitivity tests to consolidate the findings of this study and a comparison with earlier TFP studies for each of the five economies analysed, this book will be a valuable point of reference for economists, researchers and policymakers specialising in Asian economies. Advanced undergraduate and post-graduate students in economic development and economic growth will also find the book of great interest
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: 1. Introduction -- 2. Literature review: Total factor productivity studies on east Asian manufacturing industries -- 3. Methodology and data sources -- 4. Characteristics of the five east Asian manufacturing sectors and estimates of varying coefficients -- 5. Sources of output growth -- 6. Sources of tfp growth -- 7. Summary and conclusions -- appendix -- References -- Index.
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    ISBN: 9781035304929
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (448 pages)
    Series Statement: Selected essays of Peter Nijkamp volume 3
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Nijkamp, Peter, 1946 - The selected essays of Peter Nijkamp ; Vol. 3: Location, travel and information technology
    Keywords: Regional planning ; Space in economics ; Emigration and immigration
    Abstract: This important book collects together Peter Nijkamp's work on spatial-economic markets, particularly housing and labour markets, and the increasing impact of information technology on mobility and the location of firms, residents and job seekers. The first part deals with applied modelling and theoretical advances in housing market dynamics and research. The papers address issues such as the implications of household dynamics for relocation decisions, migration movements in Europe, and the driving forces for migration decisions of ethnic groups. The second part focuses on the spatial labour market, dealing with recruitment channel and search channel choices by job seekers and firms, vacancy durations and the opportunities offered by ethnic entrepreneurship for improving the chances of ethnic groups. The third part comprises an analysis of spatial mobility flows and interaction patterns and the final part emphasises the scope and effect of information technology in transport. This includes the effect of real-time information on the behaviour of car drivers, the effect of telematics devices on public transport users, the importance of telematics for the freight transport sector and the adoption mechanisms of ICT users and their related policy implications. This collection will be essential reading for scholars and students interested in the housing and labour markets and the impact on both of developments in IT and transport
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Preface -- Introduction -- Part I: Housing markets and migration -- 1. A household life cycle model for residential relocation behaviour -- 2. Spatial moving behaviour of two-earner households -- 3. Residential search and mobility in a housing market equilibrium model -- 4. International migration in Europe: Overcoming isolation and distance friction -- 5. Ethnic entrepreneurship and migration: A survey from developing countries -- Part II: Labour markets and firms -- 6. Recruitment channel use and applicant arrival: An empirical analysis -- 7. Search channel use and firms' recruitment behaviour -- 8. Vacancy dynamics and labour market efficiency in the dutch labor market -- 9. On the endogeneity of output in dynamic labour-demand models -- 10. In search of ethnic entrepreneurship opportunities in the city: A comparative policy study -- Part III: Mobility and spatial interaction -- 11. Job moving, residential moving, and commuting: A search perspective -- 12. Time pioneers and travel behavior: An investigation into the viability of 'slow motion' -- 13. Analysis of travellers' satisfaction with transport chains -- 14. Estimation of alonso's theory of movements by means of instrumental variables -- 15. A comparative analysis of the performance of evolutionary algorithms and logit models in spatial networks -- Part IV: Transport and information technology -- 16. Variable message signs and radio traffic information: An integrated empirical analysis of drivers' route choice behaviour -- 17. Advanced telematics for travel decisions: A quantitative analysis of the stopwatch project in southampton -- 18. Telematics and freight transport: A dutch case study -- 19. Policy support strategies for the adoption of information and communications technology -- Index.
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    ISBN: 9781781008782
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (viii, 385 pages) , illustrations
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Draho, Jason The IPO decision
    DDC: 658.15/224
    Keywords: Going public (Securities)
    Abstract: The IPO Decision is an exciting new book that clarifies how the initial public offering (IPO) process actually works. It separates fact from fiction and imposes a logical structure on the most up-to-date IPO-related research. All major topics pertaining to the going-public process are included: IPO timing, the financial, strategic, and corporate governance benefits and costs of public ownership, corporate restructuring, valuation, the role of the investment bank in the primary and secondary markets, the optimality of IPO mechanisms (book-building vs. auctions), analyst coverage, and the long-run performance of IPOs. IPOs garnered unprecedented positive attention in the 1990s for their spectacular returns and central role in entrepreneurial activity. Subsequent revelations of unscrupulous IPO allocation and promotion practices cast a less favorable shadow. The latest significant event in the IPO market is Google's unconventional use of an auction for its offering. Public discussion and debate about these developments has often taken place in an information vacuum, leading to misunderstandings and false conclusions. Unparalleled in its scope, The IPO Decision presents the findings from theoretical and empirical research in a rigorous yet accessible manner. In doing so, it develops the intellectual foundation necessary for a constructive dialogue about reforming the IPO process. Scholars, students and industry professionals interested in the economics of IPOs will find this volume a comprehensive and engaging addition to their library
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Ipo timing and information -- 3. Financing options and costs -- 4. Strategic behavior -- 5. Control, monitoring and governance -- 6. The external market: An international comparison -- 7. Corporate restructuring -- 8. Valuation -- 9. Preparing for the ipo -- 10. Ipo mechanisms: Allocations and pricing -- 11. The ipo aftermarket -- 12. Post-ifo financing -- 13. Long-run performance -- 14. Final thoughts -- References -- Index.
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    ISBN: 9781781958605
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (x, 510 pages) , illustrations
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Knowledge spillovers and knowledge management
    DDC: 658.4/038
    Keywords: Technology transfer Congresses Economic aspects ; Knowledge management Congresses ; Technological innovations Congresses Economic aspects ; Technology transfer Congresses Economic aspects ; Knowledge management Congresses ; Technological innovations Congresses Economic aspects
    Abstract: This book reveals the key importance, in terms of international competitiveness, of firms' capability to adapt to, and develop, new technologies. At the same time, the authors argue that the sheer complexity of emerging technologies is such that the knowledge involved in their creation is likely to be dispersed and distributed between many individuals and over numerous locations. The authors argue that even if one assumes that the internal knowledge base is of strategic importance to many companies, most of the knowledge used by the majority of companies is developed outside the company. Since much knowledge is tacit in nature, the location of companies and their different departments become vital in accessing such knowledge, and there are strong reasons to believe that spillover effects are geographically bounded. Hence, it may often be of strategic importance to companies and their competitiveness to be represented in the 'right' industrial clusters. This book highlights a number of issues at the leading edge of both research and policy making, such as knowledge generation/production, knowledge distribution/transfer, knowledge spillovers, learning, knowledge management, information logistics, industrial clusters, industrial networks and regional innovation systems. This book will appeal to academics and researchers of knowledge management, technology and innovation and industrial organisation. Policy makers and planners in international organisations, national and regional governments - in particular those dealing with R&D policies, industrial policies and regional policies - will also find much to engage them
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Introduction: Knowledge spillovers and knowledge management -- Part I: Knowledge spillovers -- Part II: Regional innovation systems -- Part III: Knowledge management -- Index.
    Note: "This book is a result of ... a workshop on Knowledge spillovers and knowledge management, held September 19-21, 2002 at the Centre for Information Logistics in Ljungby, Sweden"--Pref , Includes bibliographical references and index
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    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (320 pages)
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Central banking in the modern world
    DDC: 332.11
    Keywords: Banks and banking, Central ; Monetary policy ; Interest rates
    Abstract: Monetarism is dead! Central bankers are all Wicksellians now! They target low inflation rates, with no regard to monetary aggregates whatsoever, by acting upon short-term real rates of interest. This is the New Consensus in monetary economics, or simply the New Keynesian Synthesis. Yet, this synthesis still hinges on variants of the long-run vertical Phillips curve originally proposed by Milton Friedman, the father of old-line monetarism. Contributors to the volume question this New Consensus. While they agree that the money supply should be conceived as endogenous, they carefully examine the procedures pursued by central banks, the monetary policy transmission mechanisms suggested by central bankers themselves, and the assumptions imbedded in the New Consensus. They propose alternative analyses that clearly demonstrate the limits of modern central banking and point to the possible instability of monetary economies. Heterodox and orthodox monetary macroeconomists alike will find this illuminating book of great interest
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Introduction -- Part I: The new consensus -- 1. The new consensus on monetary policy seen from a post-Keynesian perspective -- 2. Central banking, stability and macroeconomic outcomes: A comparison of new consensus and post-Keynesian monetary macroeconomics -- 3. Interest rate operating procedures and income distribution -- 4. Monetary policy when money is endogenous: Going beyond the 'new consensus' -- Part II: Transmission mechanisms -- 5. Monetary dialogue and dogma at the bank of Canada: Inside -- 6. Interest rate policy at the bank of Canada: Setting the agenda -- 7. Modern central banks only have real effects -- 8. Central banking in the monetary circuit -- 9. Long-term interest rates, liquidity preference, and the limits of central banking -- 10. The role of monetary policy in post-Keynesian stock-flow consistent macroeconomic growth models -- Part III: Historical perspectives -- 11. The effectiveness of monetary policy in open economy macroeconomics: Dornbusch versus tobin -- 12. Minsky and tobin on the instability of a monetary economy -- 13. Considerations on allan h. Meltzer's history of the federal reserve -- 14. Central banking in early industrialization -- Index.
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Developing an annuity market in Europe
    DDC: 368.3/7/0094
    Keywords: Annuities ; Pensions
    Abstract: On the premise that pension provision in Europe will dramatically change over the next few decades, this book concentrates on the funded component of pension wealth, and specifically on annuities - financial products that, on the basis of actuarial equivalence, allow the conversion of wealth into a lifelong stream of income. Developing an Annuity Market in Europe provides an analysis of how longevity and return risks are dealt with, besides considering key features from both household and insurance company perspectives. It takes account of the fact that annuity markets are expected to attract much interest in future years given the prospective cuts in public pension expenditure. In order to fill the gap between shrinking pensions and desired retirement consumption, the authors argue, annuities must be well regulated and supplied with financially attractive products. These conditions hardly exist today: thin markets and scant interest prevail, information is incomplete and imperfect, products show significant disparities. The contributors to this book explore the causes of present malfunctioning and examine the changes that may give annuities a new and vital function, which, along with greater competition and greater regulation may significantly alter the present scene of pension finance. Finally, the book offers an overview of regulatory issues including transparency, prudential provisions, appropriate levels of guarantees, and administrative costs. This important and timely book will be invaluable to anyone interested in annuities, from practitioners through to students, researchers and academics concerned in financial or public economics
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: 1. Introduction -- 2. Annuities for an aging world -- 3. Issues in the regulation of annuities markets -- 4. Annuity risk: Volatility and inflation exposure in payments from immediate life annuities -- 5. Pension annuitization and social security claiming -- 6. Longevity risk in living benefits -- 7. Guaranteed annuity conversion options and their valuation -- 8. The behavior of UK annuity prices from 1972 to 2002 -- 9. Private annuities and public pensions in Germany -- 10. Mandated annuities in Switzerland -- 11. The market for annuities in Italy: Reality or chimera? -- Index.
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  • 87
    ISBN: 9781782542001
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xii, 300 pages)
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Human capital, trade, and public policy in rapidly growing economies
    DDC: 330.95
    Keywords: Human capital Congresses ; East Asia Congresses Economic conditions ; East Asia Congresses Commerce ; East Asia Congresses Foreign economic relations ; East Asia Congresses Economic policy
    Abstract: Human Capital, Trade and Public Policy in Rapidly Growing Economies argues that only two centuries ago, no society had ever enjoyed sustained growth in living standards. The contributors to this book aim to discover why the world today exhibits a predilection for perpetual self-improvement. In particular, the book focuses on the forces underlying long-lasting growth in East Asia's Newly Industrialized Countries (NICs). Drawing from the experiences of Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore and Taiwan, it questions whether public policy can contribute to removing barriers towards accumulation of wealth, and if so, what development policy should be put in place to remedy the existing distortions or market failure problems. Theoretical and empirical analyses are also used to broach other important issues, such as: * Why do some economies experience growth while others decline? * What are the major determinants of long-term growth and development? * Is human capital the main driving force? * Does international trade play a crucial role? This book will appeal to those with an interest in development and public policy
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Foreword -- 1. Introduction: A quick reference to growth theory -- Part I: Human capital -- 2. Market structure and innovation revisited: Endogenous productivity, training and market shares -- 3. Human capital formation and patterns of growth with multiple equilibria -- 4. On the relationship between fertility and public education in different stages of development -- 5. Productivity growth and catch-up in less-developed economies -- Part II: Trade -- 6. Total factor productivity and the catching-up process -- 7. Indeterminacy in a dynamic general equilibrium model of international trade -- 8. Evaluating the quantitative effects of import restrictions - an almost neoclassical benchmark -- 9. Innovation in a shrinking world -- Part III: Public policy -- 10. Long-run effects of financial policy in an endogenously growing economy -- 11. Credit rationing, public borrowing and endogenous growth -- 12. Government expenditure and social status in a two-sector model of endogenous growth -- 13. Economic growth and the environmental kuznets curve in Taiwan: A simultaneity model analysis -- Index.
    Note: A collection of original papers, the majority presented at the International Conference on Economic Growth held at the Institute of Economics, Academia Sinica, Taipei, in December 2000 , Examines the forces underlying economic growth in the East Asian newly industrialized countries of Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan , Includes bibliographical references and index
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  • 88
    ISBN: 9781035304387
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (200 pages)
    Series Statement: Advances in Chinese economic studies series
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Lu, Ding, 1957 - China's telecommunications market
    DDC: 384/.041/0951
    Keywords: Telecommunication
    Abstract: Before the 1990s, China's telecommunications sector was a lacklustre monopoly featured by poor-quality service and inadequate capacity. Today the country boasts a dynamic telecommunications industry with the world's largest communications network and user-base with over 460 million telephone subscribers. China's accession to the WTO in 2001 has opened this huge developing telecommunications market to foreign participation and investment. The authors examine the singularity of the Chinese experience in building up its extensive telecommunications network in merely a decade, by reviewing China's national industrial policies and institutional reforms within the industry. The reader will find in this volume a unique and in-depth analysis of the interplay between political and economic forces amidst the industry's structural overhaul and regulatory reforms. The accounts of industrial features and market conditions are enriched with up-to-date data, which are extremely useful for appreciating the development and prospects for this fast-growing market, set against the backdrop of China's accession to the WTO. Scholars of China or Asian studies and researchers of information-communications industry and Asian/China studies will find this work of great interest, as will governmental policymakers, both in China and beyond. For foreign business practitioners eyeing this market, this volume provides a helpful guide to understand China's various interests and public welfare considerations that motivate changes in policies towards foreign investment and participation
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Preface -- Foreword / by Hajime Oniki -- 1. A great leap forward to the information age -- 2. Behind the hyper growth -- 3. Opening of a mega market -- 4. Forming a regulatory framework -- 5. The impact of China's WTO membership -- 6. New developments and prospects -- Appendices -- Bibliography -- Index.
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    ISBN: 9781035306145
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (v, 168 pages)
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Roth, Timothy P., 1943 - Equality, rights and the autonomous self
    DDC: 174
    Keywords: Free enterprise Moral and ethical aspects ; Libertarianism Moral and ethical aspects ; Conservatism Moral and ethical aspects ; Economics Moral and ethical aspects
    Abstract: Modern liberalism asserts the transcendental, autonomous self's 'natural rights' against others' moralistic and political preferences, and regards the economist's utilitarian social welfare theory as instrumental to the achievement of 'social justice'. Timothy Roth argues that the liberal enterprise ignores Kant's 'two points of view', confuses Kantian autonomy with moral and political license, mistakes utilitarian impersonality for impartiality, and takes no account of the indeterminacy of social welfare theory's fundamental theoretical constructs. In contrast, the author shows that Kant's 'two points of view' inform the conservative's constitutive political position and animate the consequence-detached, explicitly normative work of the conservative, constitutional political economist. He shows that, unlike modern liberalism, conservatism is grounded in Kant's 'two points of view', that utilitarian social welfare theory cannot be instrumental to the achievement of social justice, and that constitutional political economy is conservative economics. Economists interested in political economy, methodological issues, social welfare theory, public choice theory, or the moral foundations of economics will find much of interest in this thought-provoking volume. Political scientists interested in the philosophical foundations of modern liberalism and conservatism will also want to add this title to their library
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: 1. The first-person self: The liberal's view -- 2. Derivative political positions -- 3. Equal treatment, natural rights, and social justice -- 4. Liberalism's utilitarian connection -- 5. The first-person self: The conservative's view -- 6. Derivative political positions -- 7. Toward a conservative economics -- 8. A postscript on law -- References -- Index.
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  • 90
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    ISBN: 9781782544005
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xi, 199 pages) , map
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Becattini, Giacomo, 1927 - 2017 Industrial districts
    DDC: 338.6/042
    Keywords: Industrial districts
    Abstract: This remarkable book outlines the historical framework and the main concepts of the literature on industrial districts. It illustrates a new approach to the study of industrial development, based on well-known industrial districts analysis. Giacomo Becattini has written an authoritative volume which, starting with the theory of districts, explores key aspects of contemporary capitalism. The book concludes that industrial districts are not a provisory phenomenon but a variant of the capitalist mode of production, where financial relationships are relatively less important, and inter-human ones play an unusually important role. Such is the basis for their specific competitive advantage. Academics, politicians and students interested in local development and also industrial development will find much to learn in Industrial Districts, as will industrial geographers and historians of industry and of economic thought
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Foreword: An invitation to read by brian loasby -- Introduction -- Part I: From the 'sector' to the 'district' -- 1. From the industrial 'sector' to the industrial 'district': Some remarks on the conceptual foundations of industrial economics -- 2. The marshallian industrial district as a socioeconomic notion -- 3. The industrial district as a creative milieu -- 4. Local systems and global markets (with enzo rullani) -- 5. From marshallian to Italian 'industrial districts': A brief critical reconstruction -- 6. Measuring the 'district effect': Reflections on the literature (with Francesco musotti) -- Part II: Industrial districts and beyond -- 7. Thought and places in the works of carlo cattaneo -- 8. Industrial sectors and industrial districts: Tools for industrial analysis -- 9. The conditions of local development -- 10. Rural identities and globalisation (with luigi omodei zorini) -- Bibliography -- Index.
    Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-193) and index
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    ISBN: 9781035305070
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (ix, 179 pages) , illustrations
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Huizenga, Edward Innovation management in the ICT sector
    DDC: 004/.068/4
    Keywords: Information technology Management ; Technological innovations Management
    Abstract: Edward Huizenga explores how knowledge and service intensive companies can thrive on innovation and entrepreneurship in the ICT sector. He applies new theoretical insights from strategy and organisation theory, and includes case studies of 30 European service companies. These case studies address the key innovation issues and present answers as to why a constant search for innovation improves firms' competitive position. The key success factors are identified together with those differences that define the frontrunners who are able to turn new ideas into profit. With its mix of academic insights, managerial practices and implementations, this book benchmarks company performance in innovation and develops new theoretical strategy insights including; resource-based ideas; firm's innovation styles; strategic timing; the customer's involvement and the management implications. Innovation Management in the ICT Sector is aimed at, and will be of value to, a readership of academics in the area of strategic management, organisation and innovation, policymakers involved in innovation and economic growth at all levels of government as well as managers in the ICT sector
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Foreword -- Part I: Innovation management -- 1. Exploring innovation in the ict sector -- 2. Key success factors in innovation management: Recent contributions -- 3. The nature of strategy -- 4. The organisation of innovation -- Part II: Research design and methodology -- 5. The case survey research method -- Part III: The management practice -- 6. Strategy and innovation performance -- 7. Organisation, process and innovation performance -- 8. What differentiates the frontrunners? -- References -- Index.
    Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages [163]-177) and index
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  • 92
    ISBN: 9781781959602
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (ix, 352 pages) , illustrations, maps
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Entrepreneurship and regional economic development
    DDC: 338/.04
    Keywords: Entrepreneurship ; Regional planning
    Abstract: In a shrinking and increasingly globalised world, it is vital for any entrepreneur to carefully select the location at which production or other economic activities will occur. This book provides a theoretical and empirical analysis of entrepreneurial behaviour in a spatial context, and links it to important new fields in economics such as endogenous growth theory, the new economic geography and evolutionary theory. Although most of the literature to date has failed to study the geographic element of entrepreneurship, this book redresses the balance by examining the spatial variation in entrepreneurial activity and the implications of this for regional policy. The authors provide an in-depth analysis of the role of the entrepreneur in fostering economic development, document the most important recent theoretical and empirical developments, and explain the reasons why some regions grow whereas others stagnate. They also present a number of empirical analyses including case studies from the manufacturing and ICT sectors, as well as an examination of the role of university-based knowledge transfer and entrepreneurial behaviour. Throughout the book, the role of knowledge, knowledge transmission and knowledge spillovers are considered as they relate to entrepreneurial activity and location decisions. This book presents many important new findings on the relationship between entrepreneurship, agglomeration and economic growth. It will make a substantial addition to the literature and will be essential reading for regional economists, geographers, business and management analysts, and development practitioners and policymakers
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Preface -- 1. Introduction -- Part I: Entrepreneurship and economic development -- 2. Firm behaviour and organisation from an evolutionary perspective -- 3. The roles of entrepreneurship in economic growth: Toward a theory of total factor productivity -- 4. Technocapitalism and the new ecology of entrepreneurship -- Part II: Spatial variation in drivers of economic development -- 5. Spatial variation in social capital among uk small and medium-sized enterprises -- 6. The institutionalization and endogenization of venture capital: A regional analysis of northern virginia in the 1990s -- 7. Human capital and regional socio-economic performance: Differential patterns across australia's cities and towns -- Part III: Empirical case studies -- 8. A knowledge-based view on innovation in regional networks: The case of the kic project -- 9. The role of collective learning in ict adoption and use -- 10. Industrial clusters and regional development: A transactions-costs perspective on the semiconductor industry -- 11. Academic knowledge and fostering entrepreneurship: An evolutionary perspective -- Part IV: Theoretical approaches -- 12. Location of engineering and designer services in the information economy -- 13. Firm dynamics and self-organised criticality -- 14. Knowledge, capital formation and innovation behaviour in a spatial context -- Index.
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    ISBN: 9781035305223
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (ix, 139 pages) , illustrations
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Lemmens, Charmianne E. A. V., - 1975- Innovation in technology alliance networks
    DDC: 338.8/7
    Keywords: Strategic alliances (Business) ; Business networks ; High technology industries
    Abstract: This book studies the dynamics of alliance group formation in technology-based networks. The author attempts to develop the concept of alliance blocks from a social network perspective, and explores the relationship between alliance block membership and innovative performance in a changing technological environment. The book demonstrates that as an alliance network grows, the likelihood of alliance block formation also increases. The author presents evidence that pursuing a block membership strategy favourably affects innovative performance. This is true for conditions of both cumulative and disruptive technological change. However, over time the technology profiles of alliance block members tend to become more similar, which can eventually lead to a reduction in innovative activity. She also reveals that, when compared to their non-member counterparts, firms in alliance blocks are likely to apply for more patents, hold more central positions in the network, have larger revenues and undertake more R&D intensive research. In addition, they are also inclined to originate from an Asian background. This is the first book to propose a well-developed theoretical framework, supported by empirical evidence, to explain alliance block formation processes and their effect on innovative performance. As such, it fills a substantial gap in the literature on competitive rivalry among alliances, an increasingly important area of research. It will be essential reading for academics and practitioners in the fields of industrial organization, strategic management, technological alliances, competition and innovation studies
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: 1. Introduction to the study -- 2. Definitions, data and methodology -- 3. The enabling effect of embeddedness -- 4. The constraining effect of embeddedness -- 5. Alliance block members: Who are they? -- 6. The innovative performance of block members -- 7. Technological change and performance of block members -- 8. Discussion and conclusions -- 9. Summary -- References -- Index.
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    ISBN: 9781035305131
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xviii, 283 pages) , illustrations
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von The new knowledge economy of Taiwan
    Keywords: Information technology Economic aspects ; Knowledge economy
    Abstract: Taiwan, once one of the world's leading manufacturing economies, is now transforming into a service economy, with an emphasis on knowledge-based services. This metamorphosis has not been easy. As well as major changes in the industrial sector, human resource and policy development have been required, the experiences and implications of which are addressed in this book. Although Taiwan is only in the initial stage of transition from a material- or capital-based economy to a knowledge-based economy, the process has already provided valuable lessons to be learnt. The ramification of transformations in manufacturing, agriculture, finance, services, and the information technology industry are examined and discussed. Tain-Jy Chen and Joseph S. Lee go on to reveal the problems and difficulties that Taiwan has encountered in creating itself a new knowledge based economy, including its outmoded service sector, the inability of businesses to pursue global production and services, and the lack of capacity to create knowledge and to innovate. Providing a discernible insight into the transformation of one of the most prominent newly industrialized countries into a knowledge-based economy, this book will greatly appeal to academics, researchers, and those with a specific interest in knowledge management or Asian economies, as well as to economic analysts
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Preface -- 1. The challenges of the knowledge-based economy -- 2. Taiwan's responses to the challenges of the twenty-first century -- 3. The role of the government in a knowledge-based economy -- 4. The transformation of Taiwanese agriculture -- 5. The transformation of traditional manufacturing industries -- 6. The road to financial globalisation -- 7. The globalisation of business in Taiwan -- 8. Taiwan's knowledge-based service industry -- 9. Us semiconductor patents granted to Taiwan, south Korea and Japan -- 10. Knowledge intensification in Taiwan's it industry -- 11. The changing economic matrix between Taiwan and China -- Index.
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    ISBN: 9781035305155
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 368 pages) , illustrations
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Blind, Knut, 1965 - The economics of standards
    DDC: 330
    Keywords: Standardization Economic aspects
    Abstract: This book provides a comprehensive overview of the important topic of standards, which remains a vastly under-researched field of empirical inquiry. It presents a variety of interesting empirical analyses which reveal the driving forces and the economic impacts of standardization both in the manufacturing and the service sector. The author begins by providing a detailed outline of the various types of standards and their possible economic impacts. Before providing empirical validation of the theoretical arguments, he discusses the influence of standards within the regulatory system. Among the other actors in the standardization process, the author focuses in particular on the role of the firm, which acts as the main impetus for the development and implementation of new standards. He also examines the fundamental link between technical change and standardization, to assess whether this relationship is a virtuous or vicious cycle. In this context, the impact of intellectual property rights within standardization is also highlighted. Another significant aspect is the consequences of standards for trade and their role in fostering or inhibiting international trade flows. Finally, the author investigates the effect on macroeconomic growth where, especially in the new economy, formal standards are a crucial source of codified and publicly available knowledge. The analysis is based on extensive microeconomic, sectoral and macroeconomic data, which allows the author to compare the various economic impacts of standards and derive important policy conclusions. This book is a comprehensive and scholarly treatment of the economics of standards which will undoubtedly inspire further research in the field. It will be required reading for industrial economists, R&D managers and policymakers involved with innovation and trade policy
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: 1. General Introduction -- Part I: The economic impacts of standards: theory -- 2. Introduction to Part I -- 3. A classification of standards by their economic effects -- 4. Specific economic impacts of standards -- Part II: The supply side of regulation: Definitions, legal implications and institutional framework of standards -- 5. Introduction to Part II -- 6. Definitions -- 7. Legal implications of formal standards -- 8. Institutional framework for the elaboration of formal standards -- Part III: The demand for standardization at standardization development organizations -- 9. Introduction to Part III -- 10. Theoretical hypotheses concerning the driving forces of standardization activities -- 11. Test of the sectoral model -- 12. Special focus: The impact of intellectual property rights on the propensity to standardize at standardization development organizations -- 13. Empirical test at the firm level -- 14. The role of standards in the service sector -- Part IV: The economic impacts of standards: Empirical evidence -- 15. Introduction to Part IV -- 16. The relationship between technical change and standardization: Virtuous or vicious circle? -- 17. The impact of technical standards on foreign trade -- 18. The macroeconomic impacts of innovation and standardization -- 19. Overall summary, future research and policy considerations -- Bibliography -- Appendices -- Index.
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  • 96
    ISBN: 9781782543824
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xii, 324 pages) , illustrations
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von The Korean economy
    DDC: 330.95195
    Keywords: Economic stabilization ; Korea (South) Economic conditions 1960-1988 ; Korea (South) Economic conditions 1988-2002 ; Korea (South) Economic policy 1960-1988 ; Korea (South) Economic policy 1988-2002
    Abstract: Korea has played, and will increasingly play, an important role in the future development of the South East Asian region, including the expansion of regional economic cooperation and interregional trade. Indeed Korea has been a leading proponent of the idea of ASEAN+3. Clearer understanding of this economy, its major contemporary policy and reform issues and its future, are of particular interest from both regional and global perspectives. A remarkable recovery of the post-crisis Korean economy occurred, but questions over its sustainability remain. Korea, therefore, stands at an important economic crossroads. This opportune book draws upon the knowledge of a wide range of experienced Korean economists and specialists to cover in detail many specific sectors and policy areas, ranging from the key reform sectors - financial, corporate, and public and the labour market, to that of monetary and exchange rate policies. The role and contribution of the 'new economy' is also examined along with developments in Korea's trade and foreign direct investment, free trade agreement policy, inter-Korean economic relations, and the core ingredients of a 'new' growth and economic development paradigm. Scholars and researchers of comparative economics as well as more specifically contemporary Korean and Asian economic, development and financial studies will find this book of great interest
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Part I: Introduction -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Lessons from the Korean financial crisis -- Part II: Reform and policies -- 3. Financial sector reform -- 4. Corporate restructuring in the wake of the financial crisis -- 5. Reforming the Korean labour market and social safety net: Key pending issues -- 6. Public sector reforms -- 7. Monetary and exchange rate policies -- Part III: Other issues -- 8. A new economy for Korea -- 9. Post-crisis foreign trade and foreign investment in Korea: Korea's recovery and challenges ahead -- 10. Korea's embrace of regionalism and economic effects of its bilateral ftas with Chile and Japan -- 11. A development strategy for the north Korean economy -- Part IV: Prospects -- 12. A new paradigm for the Korean economy: Advanced state development (asd) model approach -- 13. Towards a new economic development model for Korea -- Index.
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    ISBN: 9781035306138
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (400 pages)
    Series Statement: Selected essays of Peter Nijkamp volume 1
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Nijkamp, Peter, 1946 - Selected essays of Peter Nijkamp ; Vol. 1: Innovation, space and economic development
    Keywords: Space in economics ; Regional planning ; Economic development
    Abstract: This collection brings together Peter Nijkamp's work in the areas of innovation, entrepreneurship, growth and spatial development. The first part comprises work of a theoretical nature and addresses issues such as the micro-economic foundation of spatial development, the relevance of spatial innovation and urban incubation theory, the role of network growth, policy and the importance of novel evolutionary perspectives for understanding regional economic dynamics. The second part focuses attention on empirical macro and meso dimensions of economic development, dealing inter alia with the economic growth impact of public policy, the local factors critical for successful innovation, the importance of networks for regional growth and the implications of the rational expectations paradigm for industrial dynamics. The third part focuses on empirical micro-studies of economic performance and the final part emphasises the scope and effect of public policy for spatial-economic performance, including policies for ICT, regional development, urban sustainability and learning capabilities. This collection will be essential reading for scholars and students interested in regional science, innovation studies, entrepreneurship and economic development
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Preface -- Introduction -- Part I: Theory -- 1. Spatial perspectives on new theories of economic growth -- 2. Endogenous production of r&d and stable economic development -- 3. Spatial dispersion of technological innovation: A review -- 4. Entrepreneurship in a modern network economy -- 5. Resilience: An evolutionary approach to spatial economic systems -- Part II: Macro and regional studies -- 6. Growth effects of governmental policies: A comparative analysis in a multi-country context -- 7. Local opportunities and innovative behaviour: A meta-analytic study of European cities -- 8. Spatial dynamics and government policy: An artificial intelligence approach to comparing complex systems -- 9. Regional variations in production network externalities -- 10. Industrial dynamics and rational expectations in a spatial setting -- Part III: Micro studies -- 11. Information use and company performance: An application to the retail electrical appliances sector -- 12. Entrepreneurship and innovation in the sme sector -- 13. Investment expectations of entrepreneurs: An empirical analysis at the firm level -- 14. A flow approach to industrial sites, firm dynamics and regional employment growth: A case study of amsterdam-north -- Part IV: Policy -- 15. Information-communications technologies (ict) and transport: Does knowledge underpin policy? -- 16. A comparative industrial profile analysis of urban regions in western Europe: An application of rough set classification -- 17. A meta-analytical evaluation of sustainable city initiatives -- 18. Comparative regional policy impact analysis: Ex post evaluation of the performance of the European regional development fund -- 19. The learning capabilities of regions: Conceptual policies and patterns -- Index.
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  • 98
    ISBN: 9781781958216
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (448 pages)
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    Parallel Title: Elektronische Reproduktion von Corporate governance in Russia
    DDC: 338.6/0947
    Keywords: Corporate governance
    Abstract: Given the past decade of abuse of shareholder rights, corporate governance is essential for Russia's future. In this comprehensive volume, an international group of contributors - academics, corporate executives, government officials, policymakers, specialists from nongovernmental organizations, and legal experts - examine the crucial role of corporate governance as well as the external institutions and forces that affect it. Offering coverage from numerous perspectives, the contributors explore external and institutional influences on corporate governance, its workings within corporations, and the relationships between boards of directors, managers, shareholders, and the government. Case studies of three major companies illustrate the challenges and opportunities involved in creating sound practices. The concluding section provides a summary of the current situation and discusses implications for the future of Russia's corporate governance. A valuable source of information, Corporate Governance in Russia is a must-read for business people, government officials, academic researchers, students, and all those interested in Russia and what the future holds
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Part I. The political, economic, and cultural context of corporate governance -- 1. The emergence of corporate governance in Russia / Sheila M. Puffer and Daniel J. McCarthy -- 2. Corporate Governance in Russia: A Framework for Analysis / Daniel J. McCarthy and Sheila M. Puffer -- 3. View From the Duma: An Interview with Sergey Generalov / Sergey Generalov and Stanislav V. Shekshnia -- 4. Troika Dialog's Ruben Vardanian on Corporate Governance and Attracting Investment / Sheila M. Puffer, Stanislav V. Shekshnia and Daniel J. McCarthy -- 5. Changes and Challenges in Regulating Corporate Governance / Igor V. Kostikov and Igor V. Belikov -- 6. Corporate Governance in a Cultural Context / Anatoly V. Zhuplev and Vladimir Shein -- Part II. Implementing corporate governance in Russian corporations -- 7. Corporate governance and business education / Abel G. Aganbegyan -- 8. A Strategic Approach to Improving Corporate Governance / Ruth C. May -- 9. The Role of Nongovernmental Organizations in Developing Corporate Governance Practices / James Gillies, Rein Peterson and Alina Pekarsky -- 10. Private Enterprise Owners and Corporate Governance / Andrey Mikhaylenko -- 11. Roles, Responsibilities, and Independence of Boards of Directors / Stanislav V. Shekshnia -- 12. Challenges of Implementing Transparency and International Accounting Standards / Alexey Zheltov -- 13. The Impact of Information Technologies on Corporate Governance / Nikolai Ermochkine -- 14. Privatization: Buy-outs, Corporate Governance Abuses, and Challenges / Mike Wright, Trevor Buck and Igor Filatotchev -- Part III. Company cases -- 15. VimpelCom: From Start-up to the New York Stock Exchange / Stanislav V. Shekshnia and Augie K. Fabela II -- 16. Ilim Pulp Battles a Hostile Takeover / Daniel J. McCarthy and Sheila M. Puffer -- 17. Yukos and Mikhail Khodorkovsky: An Unfolding Drama / Bruce W. Bean -- Part IV. The future of corporate governance in Russia -- 18. Russia's Corporate Governance Scorecard in the Enron Era / Daniel J. McCarthy and Sheila M. Puffer -- 19. Corporate Governance: Is There a Village Behind the Facade? / Richard N. Dean -- 20. Corporate Governance in Russia: Towards a European, US, or Russian Model? / Daniel J. McCarthy and Sheila M. Puffer -- Index.
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    ISBN: 9781843767350
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (xi, 243 p) , ill
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    DDC: 302.3/5
    Keywords: Organizational behavior ; Corporate culture ; Psychology, Industrial ; Management ; Leadership ; Trust ; Electronic books
    Abstract: 1. Introduction -- 2. The trust process -- 3. Governance seen from a framing point of view : the employment relationship and relational signalling -- 4. Trust and power as means of coordinating the internal relations of the organization : a conceptual framework -- 5. Calculativeness, trust and the reciprocity complex : is the market the domain of cynicism? -- 6. Understanding the nature and the antecedents of trust within work teams -- 7. Trusting others in organizations : leaders, management and co-workers -- 8. Trust building inside the "epistemic community" : an investigation with an empirical case study -- 9. Norm violations and informal control in organizations : a relational signalling perspective -- 10. The dynamics of trust and trouble -- 11. Conclusions.
    Abstract: Taking an interdisciplinary approach, this volume focuses on the trust processes between people within organizations, with an emphasis on empirical studies. Rational foundations and psychological motivations for trust are taken into account through conceptual and empirical chapters. The authors begin by summarizing a number of key elements from the literature including how trust develops in time, and how its development is affected by social-psychological phenomena. This includes the notion of "framing": the interpretive context in which actions are perceived and evaluated. A conceptual framework is then used to analyse trust and power in the internal relationships of the organization. The contributors take up this issue in an evolutionary analysis of competition between trust and cheating
    Note: Includes bibliographical references and index
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    ISBN: 9781781954317
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 643 p)
    Series Statement: Handbook of human resource management policies and practices in Asia-Pacific economies v. 2
    Series Statement: New horizons in management series
    Series Statement: Elgar original reference
    Series Statement: Edward Elgar E-Book Archive
    Parallel Title: Available in another form
    Keywords: Personnel management Handbooks, manuals, etc ; Personnel management Handbooks, manuals, etc ; Electronic books
    Abstract: The strategic value of human resource management (HRM) in successful, sustainable competitive advantage is fully acknowledged and yet, until now there has been little in the way of descriptive analytic profiles of countries and markets outside of the US and Europe. Together with volume 1 this handbook forms a complete codification of HRM policies and practices of all 21 APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) member economies
    Abstract: 1. Introduction / Michael Zanko and Matt Ngui -- 2. Brunei Darussalam / Hairuni Mohamed Ali Maricar and Yong Chee Tuan -- 3. Canada / Rickard J. Long-- 4. Chile / Osvaldo Jara -- 5. Mexico / Laura Iturbide Galindo -- 6. New Zealand / Peter Boxall -- 7. Papua New Guinea / Michael Hess and Benedict Y. Imbun -- 8. Peru / Jannet Cano Pacheco -- 9. Philippines / Rene E. Ofreneo -- 10. Russia / Zemjira Kalugina and Olga Fadeeva -- 11. Singapore / Linda Low -- 12. Vietnam / Pham Quang Thao, Nguyen Huu Tu and Nguyen Xuan Nguyen -- 13. HRM issues, trends and implications for APEC / Michael Zanko
    Note: "Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, APEC Human Resources Development Working Group , Includes bibliographical references and index
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