wyszukanych pozycji: 11
Firm Innovation and Productivity in Latin America and the Caribbean: The Engine of Economic Development
ISBN: 9781349581504 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 346 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 20 dni roboczych. This volume uses the study of firm dynamics to investigate the factors preventing faster productivity growth in Latin America and the Caribbean, pushing past the limits of traditional macroeconomic analyses. Each chapter is dedicated to an examination of a different factor affecting firm productivity - innovation, ICT usage, on-the-job-training, firm age, access to credit, and international linkages - highlighting the differences in firm characteristics, behaviors, and strategies. By showcasing this remarkable heterogeneity, this collection challenges regional policymakers to look beyond... This volume uses the study of firm dynamics to investigate the factors preventing faster productivity growth in Latin America and the Caribbean, pu... |
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78,36 zł |
Financing the Family: Remittances to Central America in a Time of Crisis
ISBN: 9781137338396 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 212 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 20 dni roboczych. Interest in learning how to make the most of the potential developmental benefits of remittance flows has grown worldwide. Financing the Family adds to that body of knowledge with a summary of recent research that emphasizes experimental approaches, focuses on Central America, and analyzes the impact of the recent financial crisis.
Interest in learning how to make the most of the potential developmental benefits of remittance flows has grown worldwide. Financing the Family adds t...
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391,77 zł |
The Age of Productivity: Transforming Economies from the Bottom Up
ISBN: 9780230623507 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 348 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 20 dni roboczych. Age of Productivity offers a look at how the low productivity in Latin America and the Caribbean is preventing the region from catching up with the developed world. The authors look beyond the traditional macro explanations and dig all the way down to the industry and firm level to uncover the causes.
Age of Productivity offers a look at how the low productivity in Latin America and the Caribbean is preventing the region from catching up with the de...
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391,77 zł |
Rethinking Productive Development: Sound Policies and Institutions for Economic Transformation
ISBN: 9781137405593 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 461 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 20 dni roboczych. Productive transformation requires seizing the opportunities available and opening new ones in a competitive world. Rethinking Productive Development examines the market failures impeding transformation and the government failures that may make the policy remedies worse than the market illness. To address market failures, the authors propose a simple conceptual framework based on the scope and nature of the policy approach. They then systematically analyze country policies through this lens in key areas such as innovation, new firms, financing, human capital, and internationalization to show...
Productive transformation requires seizing the opportunities available and opening new ones in a competitive world. Rethinking Productive Development ...
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391,77 zł |
Room for Development: Housing Markets in Latin America and the Caribbean
ISBN: 9781137005649 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 318 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 20 dni roboczych. Latin American and Caribbean countries are the most urban in the developing world and have very high home ownership rates. However, many of the region's inhabitants are still poorly housed. This book examines three key contributing issues: high housing prices relative to family income, lack of access to mortgage credit, and high land prices.
Latin American and Caribbean countries are the most urban in the developing world and have very high home ownership rates. However, many of the region...
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391,77 zł |
Saving for Development: How Latin America and the Caribbean Can Save More and Better
ISBN: 9781349949281 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 329 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 20 dni roboczych. Why should people - and economies - save? This book on the savings problem in Latin America and the Caribbean suggests that, while saving to survive the bad times is important, saving to thrive in the good times is what really counts. People must save to invest in health and education, live productive and fulfilling lives, and make the most of their retirement years. Firms must save to grow their enterprises, employ more workers in better jobs, and produce quality goods. Governments must save to build the infrastructure required by a productive economy, provide quality services to their... Why should people - and economies - save? This book on the savings problem in Latin America and the Caribbean suggests that, while saving to surviv... |
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78,36 zł |
Room for Development: Housing Markets in Latin America and the Caribbean
ISBN: 9781137005632 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 346 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 20 dni roboczych. Latin American and Caribbean countries are the most urban in the developing world and have very high home ownership rates. However, many of the region's inhabitants are still poorly housed. This book examines three key contributing issues: high housing prices relative to family income, lack of access to mortgage credit, and high land prices.
Latin American and Caribbean countries are the most urban in the developing world and have very high home ownership rates. However, many of the region...
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391,77 zł |
Rethinking Productive Development: Sound Policies and Institutions for Economic Transformation
ISBN: 9781137397164 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 461 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 20 dni roboczych. Productive transformation requires seizing the opportunities available and opening new ones in a competitive world. Rethinking Productive Development examines the market failures impeding transformation and the government failures that may make the policy remedies worse than the market illness. To address market failures, the authors propose a simple conceptual framework based on the scope and nature of the policy approach. They then systematically analyze country policies through this lens in key areas such as innovation, new firms, financing, human capital, and internationalization to show...
Productive transformation requires seizing the opportunities available and opening new ones in a competitive world. Rethinking Productive Development ...
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391,77 zł |
The Age of Productivity: Transforming from the Bottom Up
ISBN: 9780230623521 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 370 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 20 dni roboczych. Age of Productivity offers a look at how the low productivity in Latin America and the Caribbean is preventing the region from catching up with the developed world. The authors look beyond the traditional macro explanations and dig all the way down to the industry and firm level to uncover the causes.
Age of Productivity offers a look at how the low productivity in Latin America and the Caribbean is preventing the region from catching up with the de...
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391,77 zł |
The Early Years: Child Well-Being and the Role of Public Policy
ISBN: 9781137536488 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 262 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 20 dni roboczych. This book is open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO license. The Early Years analyzes the development of Latin American and Caribbean children and makes a compelling case for government intervention in what is instinctively a family affair. Spending on effective programs for young children is an investment that, if done well, will have very high returns, while failure to implement such programs will lower the returns on the hefty investments being made in primary, secondary, and higher education. Policies for young children belong at the core of a country's development agenda, alongside...
This book is open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO license. The Early Years analyzes the development of Latin American and Caribbean children and ma...
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78,32 zł |
Financing the Family: Remittances to Central America in a Time of Crisis
ISBN: 9781137338389 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 191 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 20 dni roboczych. Interest in learning how to make the most of the potential developmental benefits of remittance flows has grown worldwide. Financing the Family adds to that body of knowledge with a summary of recent research that emphasizes experimental approaches, focuses on Central America, and analyzes the impact of the recent financial crisis.
Interest in learning how to make the most of the potential developmental benefits of remittance flows has grown worldwide. Financing the Family adds t...
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cena:
391,77 zł |