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Cooperative Capitalism: Self-Regulation, Trade Associations, and the Antimonopoly Law in Japan
ISBN: 9780198297185 / Angielski / Twarda / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Japanese government is becoming less involved in shaping industrial policy--but what does this imply for the openness of Japanese markets to foreign competition? In an extensive study of 'post-development' Japan, Ulrike Schaede argues that, contrary to what many have suggested, the reduced role of government regulation may not result in more open markets. Instead, as has happened throughout Japanese history, deregulation and the recession of the 1990s have once again led Japanese trade associations to assume important regulatory functions of their own.
The Japanese government is becoming less involved in shaping industrial policy--but what does this imply for the openness of Japanese markets to forei...
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899,49 |
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Cluster Genesis : Technology-Based Industrial Development
ISBN: 9780199207183 / Angielski / Twarda / 356 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Clusters - regional concentrations of related firms and organizations - are seen as an important element of economic growth and innovation. But there is little understanding of how clusters come into existence, and little guidance provided on the role of policies in promoting this. Cluster Genesis focuses on these early origins of clusters.
Clusters - regional concentrations of related firms and organizations - are seen as an important element of economic growth and innovation. But there ...
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289,34 |
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The Microeconomics of Technological Systems
ISBN: 9780199245536 / Angielski / Twarda / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Antonelli proposes a general, interpretative framework which identifies, qualifies, and specifies the context and processes which make it possible for increasing returns to apply in the localized production of technological knowledge and change.
Antonelli proposes a general, interpretative framework which identifies, qualifies, and specifies the context and processes which make it possible for...
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212,73 |
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The Field and the Forge: Population, Production, and Power in the Pre-Industrial West
ISBN: 9780199279579 / Angielski / Miękka / 454 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Field and the Forge offers an innovative approach to the pre-industrial history of Europe and the Mediterranean basin from Roman times through to the Industrial Revolution. This wide-ranging analysis demonstrates how technology changed the scope of state and empire building, and explores why this scope was realized in the ancient world rather than the medieval west. This work not only considers the who and what of history, but provides a clear demonstration of why things happened.
The Field and the Forge offers an innovative approach to the pre-industrial history of Europe and the Mediterranean basin from Roman times through to ...
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451,73 |
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Recovering from Success : Innovation and Technology Management in Japan
ISBN: 9780199297313 / Angielski / Twarda / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. How did Japan fall from challenger to US hegemonic leadership in the high tech industries in the 1980s, to stumbling giant by the turn of the century? This work examines the challenges faced by Japanese companies through emulation by foreign competitors, and the emergence of new competitive models.
How did Japan fall from challenger to US hegemonic leadership in the high tech industries in the 1980s, to stumbling giant by the turn of the century?...
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632,70 |
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Dream Reaper: The Story of an Old-fashioned Inventor in the High-tech, Hih-stakes World of Modern Agriculture
ISBN: 9780226092652 / Angielski / Miękka / 312 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Dream Reaper" follows Mark Underwood, farmer and inventor, and his salesman cousin as they strive to perfect and market Mark's breakthrough invention, the Bi-Rotor combine.
"This intriguing tale weaves together the creativity and ingenuity of an inventor and the hurdles he and his partner face in selling and producing what appears to be an amazingly efficient Bi-Rotor combine." "Science News" "Canine writes with style and flourish. . . "Dream Reaper" is a riveting journey into America's heartland, where necessity is the mother of invention and hard work, conviction, and sacrifice are... "Dream Reaper" follows Mark Underwood, farmer and inventor, and his salesman cousin as they strive to perfect and market Mark's breakthrough invention...
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112,64 |
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Mergers and Productivity
ISBN: 9780226424316 / Angielski / Twarda / 347 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Mergers and Productivity" offers probing analyses of high-profile mergers in a variety of industries. Focusing on specific acquisitions, it illustrates the remarkable range of contingencies involved in any merger attempt. The authors clearly establish each merger's presumed objectives and the potential costs and benefits of the acquisition, and place it within the context of the broader industry. Striking conclusions that emerge from these case studies are that merger and acquisition activities were associated with technological or regulatory shocks, and that a merger's success or failure...
"Mergers and Productivity" offers probing analyses of high-profile mergers in a variety of industries. Focusing on specific acquisitions, it illustrat...
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299,02 |
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Large Chinese State-Owned Enterprises: Corporatization and Strategic Development
ISBN: 9780230542938 / Angielski / Twarda / 299 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Based upon empirical research this book explores the process of China's corporatization reform and investigates whether the reform has altered the process of strategy formulation and implementation of large Chinese SOEs. What processes of ownership restructuring are taking place in the large SOEs and what impact do these changes have?
Based upon empirical research this book explores the process of China's corporatization reform and investigates whether the reform has altered the pro...
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402,53 |
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The Economics of Codetermination: Lessons from the German Experience
ISBN: 9780230606098 / Angielski / Twarda / 179 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Mixing economic theory and empirical analysis, this book tackles the economics and econometrics of codetermination, rooted in the German Mitbestimmung. The core themes are an examination of the theory and practice of co-determination at plant (work councils) and enterprise (worker directors) levels.
Mixing economic theory and empirical analysis, this book tackles the economics and econometrics of codetermination, rooted in the German Mitbestimmung...
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201,24 |
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The Political and Socioeconomic Transformation of Turkey
ISBN: 9780275932046 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The decade of the 1980s marked a crucial turning point in Turkey's socioeconomic structure and polity. At the heart of the socioeconomic transformation lay the January 24, 1980, economic austerity package and the September 12, 1980, coup d'etat, both of which altered not only the Turkish economy and societal structure but the political system and external relations as well. The meanings of right and left, modernity and backwardness, and of Turkishness were completely revised. This book shows the nature of this socioeconomic and political transformation and assessses the success and failure... The decade of the 1980s marked a crucial turning point in Turkey's socioeconomic structure and polity. At the heart of the socioeconomic transforma... |
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381,51 |
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Linking Europe: Transport Policies and Politics in the European Union
ISBN: 9780275952488 / Angielski / Twarda / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Long overlooked, transport is emerging as an important policy area for the European Union and is a growing source of political tension. This broad-based analysis of the European transport industry includes an in-depth examination of the four major modes: rail, road, air, and shipping, also the EU's growing cross-border transport links. Ross frames this discussion with a look at the role of transport in the overall European political economy--past, present, and future.
Long overlooked, transport is emerging as an important policy area for the European Union and is a growing source of political tension. This broad-... |
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360,89 |
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Latin American Land Reforms: A Retrospective Analysis
ISBN: 9780299131647 / Angielski / Miękka / 118 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Surveying three decades of land reform efforts in Latin America. Peter Dorner draws upon his experience as both a policy maker and a researcher specializing in land tenure systems. He argues that failures of Latin American land reforms are due to lack of political will and commitment exacerbated by inadequate capital resources.
Surveying three decades of land reform efforts in Latin America. Peter Dorner draws upon his experience as both a policy maker and a researcher specia...
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48,93 |
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Industrialization, Trade, and Market Failures
ISBN: 9780312122232 / Angielski / Twarda / 227 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book challenges the established, neoclassical view of industrial success in developing countries. By re-examining the role of government intervention in the industrialization of Brazil and South Korea, it seeks to show that the key to industrial success does not lie in a simple combination of outward-orientation and laissez-faire, but in the government's success in remedying crucial market failures in the product and factor markets.
This book challenges the established, neoclassical view of industrial success in developing countries. By re-examining the role of government interven...
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402,53 |
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Steel Phoenix: The Fall and Rise of the U.S. Steel Industry
ISBN: 9780312161989 / Angielski / Twarda / 444 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Steel Phoenix recounts the downfall of 'Big Steel' in America and the emergence of a new steel industry from the ashes of the old. Hall reveals how the death of the traditional steel industry devastated cities such as Pittsburgh, Cleveland and Youngstown. Hall then proceeds to examine how pioneering entrepreneurs and engineers rebuilt the industry by recycling large supplies of scrap steel, giving way to a 'minimill' industry which ultimately saved what was left of old Big Steel mills. The story of an industry's surprising rebirth and restoration, Steel Phoenix is a riveting analysis and a...
Steel Phoenix recounts the downfall of 'Big Steel' in America and the emergence of a new steel industry from the ashes of the old. Hall reveals how th...
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402,53 |
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Internationalisation Strategies
ISBN: 9780312164072 / Angielski / Twarda / 252 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume, published in association with the UK chapter of the Academy of International Business, again contains a number of contributions from leading academics. The book looks at the environmental influences on internationalisation and considers the strategic options available to firms
This volume, published in association with the UK chapter of the Academy of International Business, again contains a number of contributions from lead...
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402,53 |
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Industry, Competitiveness and Technological Capabilities in Chile: A New Tiger from Latin America?
ISBN: 9780312177423 / Angielski / Twarda / 239 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Chile's export diversification and industrial development since 1974 represents a laboratory case of market liberalization based on neoclassical principles. Advocated by the World Bank as the chief development strategy for most developing countries, Chile implemented what the World Bank is recommending as the lesson of East Asia. The book examines whether the continuous implementation of these policies since 1974 turned Chile into a Tiger. This book investigates these issues in detail with original evidence and analyses at the macro, industrial and microeconomic levels.
Chile's export diversification and industrial development since 1974 represents a laboratory case of market liberalization based on neoclassical princ...
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201,24 |
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Managerial Capitalism in Retrospect
ISBN: 9780312215781 / Angielski / Twarda / 186 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An updated revisting of the themes of Robin Marris' classic The Economic Theory of Managerial Capitalism (1964). This was widely recognised as pathbreaking as it was the first attempt by a professional economist to make a formal theory of the behaviour and growth of a large-scale 'managerial' corporation based on a realistic assessment of the sociological and institutional environment. The model determined the long-run growth rates of individual firms on the basis of the financial and market environment on the one hand and the needs, interest and aspirations of both managers and shareholders...
An updated revisting of the themes of Robin Marris' classic The Economic Theory of Managerial Capitalism (1964). This was widely recognised as pathbre...
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402,53 |
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Industrial Crisis and the Open Economy: Politics, Global Trade and the Textile Industry in the Advanced Economies
ISBN: 9780312215941 / Angielski / Twarda / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Written in the context of contemporary theoretical debate in international political economy, this book overturns a number of myths about the political economy of trade in one of the oldest areas of industry. In this way the author systematically links the changing characteristics of the trade regime to structural change and adjustment in global industry. He argues that state policy processes, international regimes and the industrial adjustment strategies of firms must be conceptualised as integrated processes of governance cutting across levels of analysis in the global political economy.
Written in the context of contemporary theoretical debate in international political economy, this book overturns a number of myths about the politica...
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402,53 |
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Labour Worldwide in the Era of Globalization: Alternative Union Models in the New World Order
ISBN: 9780312217686 / Angielski / Twarda / 269 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is an edited collection of items on unionism worldwide, recognising the crisis that an informatised and globalised capitalism implies for work, workers and the trade-union movement. It considers radical alternatives for labour organisation and action in the 21st century. The book includes contributions by informed academics and unionists and proposes alternative union policies or models in relation to the working class(es), to women, democracy, ecology, internationalism.
This is an edited collection of items on unionism worldwide, recognising the crisis that an informatised and globalised capitalism implies for work, w...
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402,53 |
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China's Agriculture at the Crossroads
ISBN: 9780312229337 / Angielski / Twarda / 297 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. After twenty years of rapid economic growth, China is facing a critical decision on its agricultural policy. It can either continue to pursue a food self-sufficiency policy or further integrate its economy into the world market. This book examines key policy issues of China's agricultural reforms using the latest information.
After twenty years of rapid economic growth, China is facing a critical decision on its agricultural policy. It can either continue to pursue a food s...
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402,53 |