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![A Research Agenda for Small and Medium-Sized Towns]()
A Research Agenda for Small and Medium-Sized Towns
Edited by Heike Mayer, Michela Lazzeroni
This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 License. It is free to read, download and share on Elgaronline.com. Exploring current debates on the topic, this book maps out an agenda for theory, research an... -
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![A Research Agenda for Financial Crime]()
A Research Agenda for Financial Crime
Edited by Barry Rider
In this timely Research Agenda, Barry Rider has assembled a cast of internationally renowned experts to identify the most pressing questions and issues around financial crime, helping to inform our understanding of how best to protect ou... -
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![A Comparative History of Central Bank Behavior]()
A Comparative History of Central Bank Behavior
John H. Wood
It is widely believed that central banks have grown (the Bank of England) or were established (the Federal Reserve) to pursue the twin objectives of monetary and price stability. But why should they? Central bankers are people, too, whos... -
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![Rethinking Economics as Social Theory]()
Rethinking Economics as Social Theory
Richard E. Wagner
Taking an innovative look at the origins of economics, this forward-thinking book relocates economics from a materialistic general theory of rational action into an idealistic theory of social organization and individual action. Adding n... -
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![Governing the EU in an Age of Division]()
Governing the EU in an Age of Division
Dalibor Rohac
Few international organizations embody the idea of historical progress as strongly as the European Union (EU). This book shows how Europe’s heterogeneity makes the EU unsuitable to be a vehicle of progress and political unity and makes t... -
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![Assessing the Performance Advantage of Public-Private Partnerships]()
Assessing the Performance Advantage of Public-Private Partnerships
Edited by Stefan Verweij, Ingmar van Meerkerk, Carter B. Casady
This timely book questions the premise that Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) have a performance advantage over traditionally procured projects, an assumption that motivates policymakers worldwide to enter into such contracts. Taking st... -
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Innovations in Transport
Edited by Bert van Wee, Jan A. Annema, Jonathan Köhler
This timely book explores the likely success or failure of potential transport innovations. Chapters examine societally relevant effects of transport innovations, including impacts on the environment, accessibility, safety and more. It f... -
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EU Pension Law
Yves Stevens
This timely book provides a comprehensive overview of European pension law with a dual purpose: both to introduce the legal aspects of different forms of pension at the European level, as well as to explore the main legal policy issues. -
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![A Research Agenda for the Gig Economy and Society]()
A Research Agenda for the Gig Economy and Society
Edited by Valerio De Stefano, Ilda Durri, Charalampos Stylogiannis, Mathias Wouters
Providing a comprehensive, interdisciplinary overview of the gig economy from both a labour and employment perspective, this Research Agenda goes beyond the question of the employment status of platform workers. It investigates how the g... -
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![The Consumer Welfare Hypothesis in Law and Economics]()
The Consumer Welfare Hypothesis in Law and Economics
Fabrizio Esposito
The Consumer Welfare Hypothesis in Law and Economics is a compelling account of market relations with firm roots in economic theory and legal practice. This incisive book challenges the mainstream view that allocative efficiency is about... -
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![Globalisation, Policy and Shipping]()
Globalisation, Policy and Shipping
Evangelia Selkou, Michael Roe
Thoroughly revised and updated, this second edition provides a contemporary analysis of policy and governance developments in the shipping sector across the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. It particularly focuses on deve... -
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A Modern Guide to Austrian Economics
Edited by Per L. Bylund
This Modern Guide explores central ideas, concepts and themes in the Austrian school of economics, with a focus on how they, and with them the overall theory, have evolved over recent decades. Leading scholars offer their insights into p...
