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The East Asian High-Tech Drive
Edited by Yun-Peng Chu, Hal Hill
East Asia has been an area of high economic growth for several decades. The East Asian High-Tech Drive argues that to maintain the growth momentum, the more advanced East Asian economies need to pay particular attention to policies desig...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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The Economics of Experiences, the Arts and Entertainment
Åke E. Andersson, David E. Andersson
‘The authors successfully achieve a balance of economic theory and application in a wide range of interesting examples.’ – Naomi Kinghorn, Journal of Environmental Planning and Management The Economics of Experiences, the Arts and Enter...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Agricultural Commodity Markets and Trade
Edited by Alexander Sarris, David Hallam
The book argues that the viability of many observed market and non-market interventions in various countries in agricultural products depends considerably on the underlying behaviour of the relevant commodity markets. Many of these polic...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Environmental Regulation and Food Safety
Edited by Veena Jha
Environmental, health and sanitary requirements in developed countries are sometimes perceived in developing countries as non-tariff barriers to trade. This book shows that such restrictions are perceived to be more stringent during the ... -
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The Creation and Destruction of Social Capital
Gunnar L.H Svendsen, Gert T. Svendsen
‘The book offers a coherent historical and interdisciplinary perspective on social capital that is illustrated through the emergence and decline of cooperative movements in Denmark (and Poland). The strength of the book lies in its abili...eBook:Find out more£29.60
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The Past and Future of America’s Economy
Robert D. Atkinson
‘I congratulate the author on a great and important book. I couldn’t agree more that the political party that comes closest to supporting humane growth economics should be the leader for the next 25 years. It’s a great vision for the fut...eBook:Find out more£40.80
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Aid, Power, and Privatization
Benedicte Bull
‘This is an important and thought provoking book for the understanding of privatisation. The author perceptively identifies contradictions that emerge from the process and outcome of privatisation, and attempts to explain these through a...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Working Mothers in Europe
Edited by Ute Gerhard, Trudie Knijn, Anja Weckwert
‘Working Mothers in Europe will appeal to readers with an interest in public policy development and mothers’ experiences of work–family balance (or imbalance). I envisage that Australian readers will be most interested in the sections ex...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Regions, Land Consumption and Sustainable Growth
Edited by Oedzge Atzema, Piet Rietveld, Daniel Shefer
This book provides an in-depth investigation of the role of the private and public sectors in land markets and regional economics, and explores the reasons behind government intervention in the interests of sustainable growth.eBook:Find out more£25.00
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The Software Industry in Emerging Markets
Edited by Simon Commander
‘The software industry represents a unique example of a truly global industry, growing rapidly in both developed and developing countries. This important book provides the first serious study of the growth of the industry in emerging mar...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Sustainable Energy in Developing Countries
Peter Meier, Mohan Munasinghe
‘It is commendable that this book uses a multidimensional approach to address the issues of sustainable energy in developing countries, which brings together both economical and environmental issues of energy use. In addition, the author... -
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The Economics of Immigration
Barry R. Chiswick
‘Barry Chiswick was a brilliant pioneer on the economics of migration long before it caught the attention of mainstream economists. This collection of his best papers illustrates clearly why he has that favored reputation.’ – Jeffrey G. ...