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Agricultural Policies for Poverty Reduction
ISBN: 9781780641058 / Angielski / Twarda / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Copublished with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
This study addresses the role of agricultural policies in raising incomes in developing countries. It sets out a strategy for raising rural incomes which emphasizes the need to create diversified rural economies with opportunities within and outside agriculture. This means adopting policies that facilitate rather than impede structural change and integrate agricultural policies within the overall mix of policies and institutional reforms that are needed. By investing in public goods, such as... Copublished with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
This study addresses the role of agricultural policies i... |
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549,07 |
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Ecological Economics and Industrial Ecology: A Case Study of the Integrated Product Policy of the European Union
ISBN: 9780415541213 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this topical and critical review, Jakub Kronenberg presents an introduction to the relationship between ecological economics and industrial ecology, and a selection of recommendations for a product-oriented environmental policy, based on his detailed case study of the IPP.
In this topical and critical review, Jakub Kronenberg presents an introduction to the relationship between ecological economics and industrial ecology...
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171,37 |
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Technological Change and Network Effects in Growth Regimes: Exploring the Microfoundations of Economic Growth
ISBN: 9780415631105 / Angielski / Twarda / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this new volume it is argued that network effects are much more common than usually assumed, and that they have a profound impact on many aspects of economic systems, especially technological change and economic growth. The analysis and modelling of this interrelationship is the central focus of this book. While there exists a vast body of literature on economic growth, the theories put forward so far have had limited success in explaining observed patterns of economic growth. 'Growth cycles' in particular continue to elude standard economic models, though evolutionary economics... In this new volume it is argued that network effects are much more common than usually assumed, and that they have a profound impact on many aspect... |
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734,66 |
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Quantitative Problem Solving Methods in the Airline Industry: A Modeling Methodology Handbook
ISBN: 9781461416074 / Angielski / Twarda / 462 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book reviews Operations Research theory, applications and practice in seven major areas of airline planning and operations. In each area, a team of academic and industry experts provides an overview of the business and technical landscape, a view of current best practices, a summary of open research questions and suggestions for relevant future research. There are several common themes in current airline Operations Research efforts. First is a growing focus on the customer in terms of: 1) what they want; 2) what they are willing to pay for services; and 3) how they are impacted by... This book reviews Operations Research theory, applications and practice in seven major areas of airline planning and operations. In each area, a te... |
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724,58 |
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The Economics and Management of World Fisheries
ISBN: 9780199576753 / Angielski / Twarda / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Over the past several decades there has been increasing interest in, and concern about, the economics of the world's capture fishery resources. Massive amounts of resource rent are being lost because of inadequate management and major rebuilding of fishery resources is called for.
This book draws together the latest economic theory of the management of these resources, at both the national and the international levels, and highlights areas where further research is urgently required. The emphasis is on world capture fisheries, rather than fisheries of specific regions, and examples are... Over the past several decades there has been increasing interest in, and concern about, the economics of the world's capture fishery resources. Massiv...
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516,69 |
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Universities, Cities and Regions : Loci for Knowledge and Innovation Creation
ISBN: 9780415631082 / Angielski / Twarda / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Regions and cities are the natural loci where knowledge is created, and where it can be easily turned into a commercial product. This book explains the logic behind the interactions and cooperative attitudes in regions and cities.
Regions and cities are the natural loci where knowledge is created, and where it can be easily turned into a commercial product. This book explains th...
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881,59 |
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Social Approaches to an Industrial Past: The Archaeology and Anthropology of Mining
ISBN: 9780415642781 / Angielski / Miękka / 322 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. 'Social Approaches to an Industrial Past' addresses the social context of mining communities from research spanning a period of 4500 years. The volume considers gender, production and technology, and power and labour exploitation.
'Social Approaches to an Industrial Past' addresses the social context of mining communities from research spanning a period of 4500 years. The volume...
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274,23 |
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Impacts of Emerging Economies and Firms on International Business
ISBN: 9781137032539 / Angielski / Twarda / 361 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The internationalization of emerging economies has brought new perspectives to international business development. Focusing on the extensive impact these emerging economies and firms have had, this volume covers the strong players, such as Brazil, Russia, India and China, as well as dynamically developing economies such as Mexico and the Philippines. The contributors review topics such as the role of institutions and resource dependency on outward foreign direct investment from emerging economies, and the role of the global mindset and psychic distance on the performance of subsidiaries of...
The internationalization of emerging economies has brought new perspectives to international business development. Focusing on the extensive impact th...
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402,53 |
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Unternehmensnetzwerke: Architekturen, Strukturen Und Strategien
ISBN: 9783642295300 / Niemiecki / Twarda / 356 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Anstatt Netzwerke nur aus der Sicht einzelner Akteure zu betrachten, richten die Autoren ihren Blick auf die multilaterale Zusammenarbeit. Wissenschaftler, Unternehmens- und Rechtsberater diskutieren Konzepte wie Netzwerkgut oder laterale Governance, auf deren Grundlage Netzwerke ausgestaltet und ihre Innovationskraft gefordert werden kann. Auch die Wahl der Rechtsform, der Controllinginstrumente sowie der Einsatz von Kommunikationstechnologien werden thematisiert. Erfolgsfaktoren arbeiten die Autoren anhand detaillierter Fallstudien heraus."
Anstatt Netzwerke nur aus der Sicht einzelner Akteure zu betrachten, richten die Autoren ihren Blick auf die multilaterale Zusammenarbeit. Wissenschaf...
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376,20 |
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The Village and the Class War: Anti-Kulak Campaign in Estonia 1944-49
ISBN: 9786155225147 / Angielski / Twarda / 298 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book approaches the deportation process from the local level; its aim is to understand what these processes meant from the perspective of the Estonian rural population.
This book approaches the deportation process from the local level; its aim is to understand what these processes meant from the perspective of the Est...
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597,52 |
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The Economics of Imperfect Markets: The Effects of Market Imperfections on Economic Decision-Making
ISBN: 9783790828085 / Angielski / Miękka / 234 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book is one of the ?nal products of a research project on the effects of market imperfectionson economic behavior and decisions. The project was put together by four Italian universities (Universita di Roma Tor Vergata and La Sapienza U- versita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Piacenza and the Universita di Urbino Carlo Bo ) in 2005 and funded by the Italian Ministry of Higher Education and Research for the period 2006 2007. The research title of the project Corporate governance, ?nancial systems and ?rms performances was indicative of its agenda: to inv- tigate the role of market...
This book is one of the ?nal products of a research project on the effects of market imperfectionson economic behavior and decisions. The project was ...
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402,53 |
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Biopharmaceutical Supply Chains: Distribution, Regulatory, Systems and Structural Changes Ahead
ISBN: 9781439899700 / Angielski / Twarda / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A comprehensive exploration of the massive changes in the biopharmaceutical supply chain that have occurred during the past 10 years, and predicted future trends, Biopharmaceutical Supply Chains: Distribution, Regulatory, Systems and Structural Changes Ahead documents the specific impacts of these changes for key players in the supply chain. Based on interviews with industry professionals, the book presents an overview of the key challenges and discusses how leading biopharmaceutical companies handle these challenges. It exposes the underlying structures that... A comprehensive exploration of the massive changes in the biopharmaceutical supply chain that have occurred during the past 10 years, and predicted... |
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426,05 |
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The Political Economy of the Service Transition
ISBN: 9780199657285 / Angielski / Twarda / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Over the past four decades the wealthiest OECD economies-in Europe, North America, and Australasia- have faced massive structural change. Industrial sectors, which were once considered the economic backbone of these societies, have shrunk inexorably in terms of size and economic significance, while service sectors have taken over as the primary engines of output and employment expansion. The impact on labor markets has been profound: in many OECD countries more than three-quarters of employment is now in services, while industrial sectors, on average, account for less than one-fifth.
This... Over the past four decades the wealthiest OECD economies-in Europe, North America, and Australasia- have faced massive structural change. Industrial s...
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655,89 |
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Manufacturing Possibilities: Creative Action and Industrial Recomposition in the United States, Germany, and Japan
ISBN: 9780199665983 / Angielski / Miękka / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Manufacturing Possibilities examines adjustment dynamics in the steel, automobile and machinery industries in Germany, the U.S., and Japan since World War II. As national industrial actors in each sector try to compete in global markets, the book argues that they recompose firm and industry boundaries, stakeholder identities and interests, and governance mechanisms at all levels of their political economies. Micro level study of industrial transformation in this way provides a significant window on macro level processes of political economic change in the three societies.
Theoretically,... Manufacturing Possibilities examines adjustment dynamics in the steel, automobile and machinery industries in Germany, the U.S., and Japan since World...
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266,13 |
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The Routledge Handbook of Cultural Tourism
ISBN: 9780415523516 / Angielski / Twarda / 420 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This work explores and critically evaluates the debates and controversies in this field of tourism. It brings together leading specialists from a range of disciplinary backgrounds and geographical regions, to provide state-of-the-art theoretical reflection and empirical research on this significant stream of tourism and its future direction.
This work explores and critically evaluates the debates and controversies in this field of tourism. It brings together leading specialists from a rang...
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1199,94 |
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Mass Education, Global Capital, and the World: The Theoretical Lenses of István Mészáros and Immanuel Wallerstein
ISBN: 9781137014818 / Angielski / Twarda / 201 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. By presenting a series of intricate analyses of educational phenomena through the theoretical lenses offered by Immanuel Wallerstein and Istvan Meszaros, the book engages readers and helps them to critically analyze their own participation in the global economy, as citizens, policy-makers, and academics or teachers.
By presenting a series of intricate analyses of educational phenomena through the theoretical lenses offered by Immanuel Wallerstein and Istvan Meszar...
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201,24 |
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Produktionstheorie
ISBN: 9783642879500 / Niemiecki / Miękka / 180 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Die Arbeit versucht, jenen Teil der okonomischen Theorie darzustellen, der unter der Bezeichnung Produktionstheorie seit einigen Jahrzehnten in den Wirtschaftswissenschaften abgehandelt wird. Ihre Hauptimpulse hat die Produktionstheorie von den Arbeiten deutschsprachiger und skandinavischer Autoren in den dreiBiger Jahren, spater von den Bei tragen hauptsachlich amerikanischer Autoren zur sog. Aktivitatsanalyse empfangen. Den Untersuchungen dieser Gelehrten habe ich viel zu ver danken. Konzeption und Aufbau des Buches stehen im Zusammenhang mit Vorlesungen zur Produktionstheorie, die ich an...
Die Arbeit versucht, jenen Teil der okonomischen Theorie darzustellen, der unter der Bezeichnung Produktionstheorie seit einigen Jahrzehnten in den Wi...
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150,44 |
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Patenting of Pharmaceuticals and Development in Sub-Saharan Africa: Laws, Institutions, Practices, and Politics
ISBN: 9783642325144 / Angielski / Twarda / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book critically investigates the patent protection of medication in light of the threats posed by HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis epidemics to the citizens of countries in Sub-Saharan Africa (hereinafter "SSA" or "Africa"). The book outlines the systemic problems associated with the prevailing globalized patent regime and the regime's inability to promote access to life-saving medication at affordable prices in SSA. It argues that for pharmaceutical patents to retain their relevance in SSA countries, human development concepts must be integrated into global patent law- and...
This book critically investigates the patent protection of medication in light of the threats posed by HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis epidemics to...
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402,53 |
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Technological Change and Skill Development in Sudan
ISBN: 9783642328107 / Angielski / Twarda / 478 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. With the ongoing restructuring in Sudan, structural issues such as the need for skill development and interaction with technological change need an in-depth analysis that this book offers. The central themes of this book are- required skill formation, upskilling of the workers, and their interaction with technological change in lieu of a deficient educational system and its implications. An empirical investigation of the causes and consequences of low skill and technology indicators using a primary survey at macro and micro levels is undertaken. This is followed by an examination of the...
With the ongoing restructuring in Sudan, structural issues such as the need for skill development and interaction with technological change need an in...
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603,81 |
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The Multinational Corporation in the 1980s
ISBN: 9780262610445 / Angielski / Miękka / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This collection of essays addresses the vital question of how much the theory of direct foreign investment - developed a decade ago before many drastic changes took place on the international economic scene - still holds. Grouped in five major sections, they cover The Theory of Direct Foreign Investment; Industrial Organization and International Markets; Country Studies; International Finance; and Implications for the United States.Charles P. Kindleberger is Ford International Professor of Economics, Emeritus, at MIT. David B. Audretsch is Assistant Professor of Economics at Middlebury... This collection of essays addresses the vital question of how much the theory of direct foreign investment - developed a decade ago before many dra... |
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168,15 |