Mapping the Tribal Economy: A Case Study from a South-Indian State
ISBN: 9781443843706 / Angielski / Twarda / 424 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Indigenous people (tribals) are viewed as historical objects of curiosity worldwide. In India, tribes have been marginalised by the creation of administrative boundaries and further hedged in by administrative (forest and land) policies, legislations, colonial and modern market economic orientations, technology, indifferent state policies and social pressures. The way of life of tribal communities, and production and distribution relations among them, has undergone significant changes in recent decades. It is necessary to enquire as to how these changes were brought about and to consider...
Indigenous people (tribals) are viewed as historical objects of curiosity worldwide. In India, tribes have been marginalised by the creation of admini...
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281,39 zł |
Turkish Economic Policies and External Dependency
ISBN: 9781443844697 / Angielski / Twarda / 150 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Since the 1950s, the Turkish economy has periodically been facing crises. Decisions taken after crisis do not only have economic effects, but also social, political and diplomatic consequences. For the country, total independence was considered the main principle; economic independence was one of the substantial criteria of that principle, and economic policies were based on it. In this book, the economic independency level at which governments can take independent decisions is defined in terms of macroeconomic variables, on which the proposed model is based and developed. The book aims to...
Since the 1950s, the Turkish economy has periodically been facing crises. Decisions taken after crisis do not only have economic effects, but also soc...
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204,63 zł |
Routledge Handbook of Major Events in Economic History
ISBN: 9780415677035 / Angielski / Twarda / 456 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This title introduces readers to the important macroeconomic events of the past 200 years. The chapters endeavour to explain what went on and why during the most significant economic epochs of the 19th, 20th and early 21st centuries and how where we are today fits in this historical timeline.
This title introduces readers to the important macroeconomic events of the past 200 years. The chapters endeavour to explain what went on and why duri...
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Venezuela Before Chávez: Anatomy of an Economic Collapse
ISBN: 9780271056319 / Angielski / Twarda / 468 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. At the beginning of the twentieth century, Venezuela had one of the poorest economies in Latin America, but by 1970 it had become the richest country in the region and one of the twenty richest countries in the world, ahead of countries such as Greece, Israel, and Spain. Between 1978 and 2001, however, Venezuela's economy went sharply in reverse, with non-oil GDP declining by almost 19 percent and oil GDP by an astonishing 65 percent. What accounts for this drastic turnabout? The editors of Venezuela Before Chavez, who each played a policymaking role in the country's economy... At the beginning of the twentieth century, Venezuela had one of the poorest economies in Latin America, but by 1970 it had become the richest count... |
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Principles of Economics: Abridged Edition
ISBN: 9781596059856 / Angielski / Miękka / 344 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. British economist ALFRED MARSHALL (1842-1924) was one of the most prominent thinkers of his age on the philosophy of finance, and this, considered his greatest work, was for years the standard text on the subject.
First published in 1890, this is an abridged version of the 1920 eighth edition, and it serves as an excellent primer on such topics as: . basic economic laws . the purpose of economic studies . fundamental concepts including wealth, production, consumption, labor, income, capital, and others . understanding consumer demand . an introduction to market studies . and much... British economist ALFRED MARSHALL (1842-1924) was one of the most prominent thinkers of his age on the philosophy of finance, and this, considered his...
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The Economic Revolution in British West Africa
ISBN: 9781138968271 / Angielski / Miękka / 348 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Originally published in 1926, McPhee's work was the first to establish a framework for understanding the economic development between 1820-1920 in British West Africa.
Originally published in 1926, McPhee's work was the first to establish a framework for understanding the economic development between 1820-1920 in Bri...
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230,22 zł |
Credit to Capabilities: A Sociological Study of Microcredit Groups in India
ISBN: 9781107434479 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book focuses on how group-based microcredit programs in India facilitate women's empowerment through the mechanism of group participation and networking.
This book focuses on how group-based microcredit programs in India facilitate women's empowerment through the mechanism of group participation and net...
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138,12 zł |
Globalisation and the Changing Face of Port Infrastructure; The Indian Perspective
ISBN: 9783034300056 / Angielski / Twarda / 186 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Inefficient ports can stall a country s trade growth and also increase the costs of transportation. Rising inefficiencies in ports have therefore forced the governments all over the world to deregulate the port system. The port sector in several developing countries has been undergoing revolutionary transformation from a subsistence infrastructure resource into a more capital intensive, commercially oriented facility during the last two decades. In India, awareness towards the impact of port infrastructure on economic development in general and international trade in particular has increased...
Inefficient ports can stall a country s trade growth and also increase the costs of transportation. Rising inefficiencies in ports have therefore forc...
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553,08 zł |
Economics and Regulation in China
ISBN: 9780415831840 / Angielski / Twarda / 348 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book, from a top international group of scholars, explores the ways in which economic tools can be used to improve the quality of regulation in general and legislative tools in particular. As the role of law becomes increasingly important in China, the question arises of how effective regulatory and legislative tools can be developed to accompany the Chinese evolution towards a welfare state. China therefore provides a unique case study for scholars and policymakers interested in examining how regulation can play a role in promoting sustainable development. " Economics and... This book, from a top international group of scholars, explores the ways in which economic tools can be used to improve the quality of regulation i... |
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716,40 zł |
Technology, Growth, and the Labor Market
ISBN: 9781461350217 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Technology, Growth, and the Labor Market brings together research by economists from academia and the Federal Reserve System. The first section of the volume includes discussions by monetary policymakers with firsthand experience in determining how technology affects productivity, inequality, and macroeconomic growth. Papers in the second section discuss the sources of the surge in labor productivity growth during the latter half of the 1990s and present forecasts of labor productivity growth rates during the next few years. In the third section, the papers focus on the role...
Technology, Growth, and the Labor Market brings together research by economists from academia and the Federal Reserve System. The fir...
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390,87 zł |
The Economies of Africa
ISBN: 9780415853651 / Angielski / Miękka / 524 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This reissue, first published in 1969 brings together structural and analytical studies of seven single African countries, together with two studies of groups of countries which, although politically separate, have in the past had close economic links. These countries are Algeria, Cameroon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria and the Sudan. The groups are East Africa, comprising Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania; and Central Africa, comprising Rhodesia, Malawi and Zambia.The countries have been chosen to bring out the main contemporary economic issues arising in the efforts of the... This reissue, first published in 1969 brings together structural and analytical studies of seven single African countries, together with tw... |
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102,29 zł |
The Recession and Beyond: Local and Regional Responses to the Downturn
ISBN: 9780415710152 / Angielski / Miękka / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. How has the recession impacted on firms, people and places? How have local and regional authorities responded? This book aims to answer these questions by offering an overview of the impacts of the recession on people and places and how it has affected local authorities in the UK and other OECD countries. Being 'close to the ground', local authorities are usually at the forefront of dealing with the impacts of recession on people and places. During recessions, they face important challenges: on the one hand they have to cope with increasing demand for services and on the other hand they may...
How has the recession impacted on firms, people and places? How have local and regional authorities responded? This book aims to answer these question...
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127,88 zł |
From Stagnation to Forced Adjustment: Reforms in Greece, 1974-2010
ISBN: 9780199327829 / Angielski / Twarda / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book sets out the background to Greece's current political and economic crisis, examining its three decades of stopstart reforms and their political and institutional consequences.
Ever since Greece's 1974 transition to democracy there has been constant talk of reforms. Major changes in its economy, society and polity have attempted to bring Greek institutions and policies in line with more developed West European countries. Some reforms have come to fruition (creation of the NHS, Eurozone entry, banking liberalization, some privatizations), others have recurred over the years... This book sets out the background to Greece's current political and economic crisis, examining its three decades of stopstart reforms and their politi...
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315,68 zł |
Here for Good: Community Foundations and the Challenges of the 21st Century: Community Foundations and the Challenges of the 21st Cen
ISBN: 9780765642554 / Angielski / Twarda / 315 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Community foundations bring together the resources of individuals, families, and businesses to support effective nonprofits in their communities. Over the years, foundations have come to engage community problem-solving through more than just grant-making. They have added a rich array of other activities, including programs of community capacity building, active modes of advocacy, and centres for meeting. In 2011, the 700+ institutions in the United States gave an estimated $4.2 billion to a variety of nonprofit activities in fields that included the arts and education, health and human...
Community foundations bring together the resources of individuals, families, and businesses to support effective nonprofits in their communities. Over...
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Here for Good: Community Foundations and the Challenges of the 21st Century : Community Foundations and the Challenges of the 21st Century
ISBN: 9780765642561 / Angielski / Miękka / 315 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Community foundations bring together the resources of individuals, families, and businesses to support effective nonprofits in their communities. Over the years, foundations have come to engage community problem-solving through more than just grant-making. They have added a rich array of other activities, including programs of community capacity building, active modes of advocacy, and centres for meeting. In 2011, the 700+ institutions in the United States gave an estimated $4.2 billion to a variety of nonprofit activities in fields that included the arts and education, health and human...
Community foundations bring together the resources of individuals, families, and businesses to support effective nonprofits in their communities. Over...
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194,40 zł |
The Recession is Over - Time to Grow
ISBN: 9780957312524 / Angielski / Miękka / 178 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. You may not believe it right now, but it is true. The recession is over Sure, there will be a few more monetary 'wobbles and worries' to slow initial recovery, but nevertheless, recovery is on its way. Our return to prosperity will look different to times gone by, but it will happen, and happen soon. For now is the new business reality, especially for aspiring and mature Small to Medium Enterprises, (SME's). Exciting and possibly uncharted times lie ahead. The only question that remains is Are you and your business really ready? The economic environment is changing and both you and your...
You may not believe it right now, but it is true. The recession is over Sure, there will be a few more monetary 'wobbles and worries' to slow initial...
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Clusters of Competitiveness
ISBN: 9781464800498 / Angielski / Miękka / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This primer on "Clusters of Competitiveness" provides a critical overview of competitiveness at many levels. Competitiveness is a broad subject with applications at the level of the firm, industry, region, nation, and global economy. Each one of these aspects has a rich literature drawn on by academics and policy makers over a long period. This book seeks to present a broad overview of the main ideas underlying competitiveness and its applications, highlighting and discussing in greater depth the topics that are of relevance currently. Specifically, the book draws out the experiences of and...
This primer on "Clusters of Competitiveness" provides a critical overview of competitiveness at many levels. Competitiveness is a broad subject with a...
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The American Political Economy: Institutional Evolution of Market and State
ISBN: 9780415708203 / Angielski / Twarda / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Policy debates are often grounded within the conceptual confines of a state-market dichotomy, as though the two existed in complete isolation. In this innovative text, Marc Allen Eisner portrays the state and the market as inextricably linked, exploring the variety of institutions subsumed by the market and the role that the state plays in creating the institutional foundations of economic activity. Through a historical approach, Eisner situates the study of American political economy within a larger evolutionary-institutional framework that integrates perspectives in American political... Policy debates are often grounded within the conceptual confines of a state-market dichotomy, as though the two existed in complete isolation. In t... |
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The American Political Economy: Institutional Evolution of Market and State
ISBN: 9780415708210 / Angielski / Miękka / 268 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Policy debates are often grounded within the conceptual confines of a state-market dichotomy, as though the two existed in complete isolation. In this innovative text, Marc Allen Eisner portrays the state and the market as inextricably linked, exploring the variety of institutions subsumed by the market and the role that the state plays in creating the institutional foundations of economic activity. Through a historical approach, Eisner situates the study of American political economy within a larger evolutionary-institutional framework that integrates perspectives in American political... Policy debates are often grounded within the conceptual confines of a state-market dichotomy, as though the two existed in complete isolation. In t... |
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The Irish Economy-Past, Present, and Future: Causes of Irish Economic Recessions and Solutions for Growth
ISBN: 9781475991741 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Ireland's economic policies have not served it well in recent years, but not many people understand why the country's people continue to suffer. Andre Hakizimana, a resident of Ireland who holds a master's degree in economics, examines the country's economic policies and provides solutions for growth. This study does not intend to criticize Irish policy makers, but instead seeks to address the origins of Irish economic growth, financial crises and Irish recessions. It considers the following questions: What caused economic turmoil in Ireland's financial markets in recent years? ... Ireland's economic policies have not served it well in recent years, but not many people understand why the country's people continue to suffer. An... |
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60,20 zł |