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Economic Growth, Low Income and Housing in South Korea
ISBN: 9780333660997 / Angielski / Twarda / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. '...a wide-ranging, scholarly and humane book which should be read by anyone seriously interested in this country.' - David Donnison From the devastation of the Korean war, there emerged one of the most dynamic, rapidly growing economies the world has ever seen. Starting from a concern about the housing of people struggling to survive on low incomes in the cities of South Korea, Kim Woo-Jin throws light upon the whole development of Korean society since the civil war. He argues that housing has played a central part in both the development of the economy and its more recent slowdown. In the...
'...a wide-ranging, scholarly and humane book which should be read by anyone seriously interested in this country.' - David Donnison From the devastat...
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Economic Transition in Hungary and East Germany: Gradualism, Shock Therapy and Catch-Up Development
ISBN: 9780333751435 / Angielski / Twarda / 293 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. What factors determine the success of economic transition, development and growth? Examining the contrast between East German shock-therapy and Hungary's gradualism, the book generates a set of generalisable conditions for economic development which imply some degree of state intervention and strategy. A stability-oriented incomes policy and a carefully managed integration strategy can enable sustainable export surpluses, a competitive currency and macroeconomic stability, whilst providing sufficient room for economic restructuring, structural transformation and technological catch-up. The...
What factors determine the success of economic transition, development and growth? Examining the contrast between East German shock-therapy and Hungar...
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Public Sector Reform: An International Perspective
ISBN: 9780333774922 / Angielski / Twarda / 225 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In these times of dramatic social, economic and political change, governments around the world are questioning their roles and responsibilities in the public sector. There is a trend away from traditional public sector model and that of market ideology, but there does not yet exist a universally accepted alternative. Brendan Nolan offers a comparative analysis of public administration in several OECD countries (the UK, USA, Australia, and Scandinavia) and explores possible future directions.
In these times of dramatic social, economic and political change, governments around the world are questioning their roles and responsibilities in the...
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Investment Incentives and the Global Competition for Capital
ISBN: 9780230229051 / Angielski / Twarda / 201 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is a global study of government subsidies to attract investment. The book shows how corporations use site selection as rent extraction, with developing countries investing more than developed ones. It demonstrates that incentive use is rarely a good policy, especially for countries without adequate education and infrastructure.
This is a global study of government subsidies to attract investment. The book shows how corporations use site selection as rent extraction, with deve...
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New Trends in Macroeconomics
ISBN: 9783642059841 / Angielski / Miękka / 238 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. That macroeconomic theory and macroeconometrics are, in the near future and more than ever, indispensable tools in the study of economics is no longer a very cont- versial statement. It is now generally agreed that economic theory, combined with historical, statistical and mathematical methods are necessary at the theoretical level, to formulate problems precisely, to draw conclusions from postulates and to gain - sight into workings of complicated processes, and at the applied level, to measure variables, to estimate parameters and to organise the elaborate calculations involved in reaching...
That macroeconomic theory and macroeconometrics are, in the near future and more than ever, indispensable tools in the study of economics is no longer...
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Vertical Markets and Cooperative Hierarchies: The Role of Cooperatives in the Agri-Food Industry
ISBN: 9789048170319 / Angielski / Miękka / 285 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Agricultural cooperatives have strong market positions in agri-food industries, in many countries. In recent decades we have witnessed significant changes in competition, distribution of market power and governance structures of agri-food chains. Between vertical market structures, cooperative principles, and hierarchical governance structures, cooperatives have been continuously adjusting in their strive for competitiveness, innovation, and survival. They have implemented alternative governance structures, employed new financial instruments, and invented novel organizational set-ups.... Agricultural cooperatives have strong market positions in agri-food industries, in many countries. In recent decades we have witnessed significant ... |
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Globalism and the New Regionalism: Volume 1
ISBN: 9780333687086 / Angielski / Miękka / 270 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is the first of five volumes reporting on the UNU-WIDER study on New Regionalism. It deals with the conceptions and meanings of two processes which probably will have a crucial influence on the shape of the 'new world order' - globalization and regionalization. These studies relate to each other as challenge to response, globalization being the challenge of economic and cultural homogenization of the world and regionalization being a social and political reaction. The leading writers in the field contribute thought-provoking and fascinating articles to this volume.
This is the first of five volumes reporting on the UNU-WIDER study on New Regionalism. It deals with the conceptions and meanings of two processes whi...
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The IMF and European Economies: Crisis and Conditionality
ISBN: 9780230300651 / Angielski / Twarda / 239 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book examines the role that the IMF has played in the management of financial crises in developed nations. The topic is of particular significance in light of the global financial crisis that emerged following the collapse of American sub-prime mortgage markets in 2007, and the subsequent sovereign debt problems of many Western states.
This book examines the role that the IMF has played in the management of financial crises in developed nations. The topic is of particular significanc...
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Italy and Japan: How Similar Are They?: A Comparative Analysis of Politics, Economics, and International Relations
ISBN: 9788847025677 / Angielski / Twarda / 348 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book provides an enlightening comparative analysis of Japan's and Italy's political cultures and systems, economics, and international relations from World War II to the present day. It addresses a variety of fascinating questions, ranging from the origins of the authoritarian regimes and post-war one-party rule in both countries, through to Japan's and Italy's responses to the economic and societal challenges posed by globalization and their international ambitions and strategies. Similarities and differences between the two countries with regard to economic development models, the... This book provides an enlightening comparative analysis of Japan's and Italy's political cultures and systems, economics, and international relatio... |
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The Political Economy of Trade Conflicts: The Management of Trade Relations in the Us-Eu-Japan Triad
ISBN: 9783642457425 / Angielski / Miękka / 157 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The papers of this volume were presented at an international conference on "The Political Economy of Trade Conflicts" in Tokyo in December 1993. The conference brought together practitioners with a long experience in trade negotiations, economists, and political scientists from Europe, Japan, and the US to exchange experiences, views, and arguments on various trade policy issues. The papers cover general aspects of EU trade policy, Japanese trade policy, EU-Japan and US-Japan relations; they address policy issues in specific conflict prone industries such as agriculture and high technology;...
The papers of this volume were presented at an international conference on "The Political Economy of Trade Conflicts" in Tokyo in December 1993. The c...
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Political Economy of Transition and Development: Institutions, Politics and Policies
ISBN: 9781461350774 / Angielski / Miękka / 279 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Political Economy of Transition and Development collects the proceedings of an international conference that brought the leading thinkers in this field to the Center for European Integration Studies of the University of Bonn in May, 2002. The contributions analyze the various interactions between institutions, policy choices, economic developments, and political outcomes in transition and developing countries. The first five chapters give a relatively broad assessment of the various reform paths and outcomes in the transition and developing countries. The remaining eight...
Political Economy of Transition and Development collects the proceedings of an international conference that brought the leading thin...
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Building Telecom Markets: Evolution of Governance in the Korean Mobile Telecommunication Market
ISBN: 9781461478874 / Angielski / Twarda / 222 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The mobile telecommunication industry has been one of the fastest growing industries in the global economy since the late 1990s. As the first country to offer commercial Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) cellular service in the world, Korea was able to jump right into the digital mobile markets, enhancing its status as a leading manufacturer of mobile equipment. While the growth of the telecom industry occurred with the emergence of worldwide market-oriented regulatory reform and liberalization in telecommunications, the state-market relationship in Korea evolved from state monopoly toward...
The mobile telecommunication industry has been one of the fastest growing industries in the global economy since the late 1990s. As the first country ...
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Linking Trade and Security: Evolving Institutions and Strategies in Asia, Europe, and the United States
ISBN: 9781461479642 / Angielski / Miękka / 252 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The connections between trade and security are hardly new. Analysts and practitioners have clearly recognized this interrelationship since the mercantilist arguments of the 16th and 17th centuries. Despite wishful economic liberal thinking that might prefer to separate the political from the economic, it is widely recognized that trade and security are fundamentally interconnected in the foreign policy of states. Over time, as new forms of trade policy have come into being and the international security environment has evolved, the nexus of these two spheres has grown more complex and...
The connections between trade and security are hardly new. Analysts and practitioners have clearly recognized this interrelationship since the ...
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Asean, Sovereignty and Intervention in Southeast Asia
ISBN: 9780230319264 / Angielski / Twarda / 262 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Drawing on the fields of political economy and historical sociology, Jones dispels the overwhelming consensus among scholars that members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) never interfere in the internal affairs of other states, and pioneers a new approach to the understanding of regional politics in Southeast Asia.
Drawing on the fields of political economy and historical sociology, Jones dispels the overwhelming consensus among scholars that members of the Assoc...
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China and the Global Political Economy
ISBN: 9780230577930 / Angielski / Miękka / 258 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. China in the Global Political Economy considers one of the most pressing issues of the Twenty-First century: the relationship between domestic configurations of power and globalized production processes in shaping the process and implications of China's re-engagement with the global economy.
China in the Global Political Economy considers one of the most pressing issues of the Twenty-First century: the relationship between domestic configu...
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The Labour Markets of Emerging Economies: Has Growth Translated Into More and Better Jobs?
ISBN: 9781137325341 / Angielski / Twarda / 282 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The past few decades have witnessed the economic and geopolitical rise of a number of large middle-income countries around the world. This volume focuses on the labour market situations, trends and regulations in these emerging economies.
The past few decades have witnessed the economic and geopolitical rise of a number of large middle-income countries around the world. This volume focu...
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Globalization and Welfare: A Critical Reader
ISBN: 9781403901668 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The rollback of the welfare state in advanced industrial democracies is often justified as the inevitable consequence of economic globalization. This reader provides a collection of inter-disciplinary essays by sixteen leading scholars in the field that rebuke the 'inevitability thesis' on welfare state restructuration.
The rollback of the welfare state in advanced industrial democracies is often justified as the inevitable consequence of economic globalization. This ...
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Stabilization and Privatization in Poland: An Economic Evaluation of the Shock Therapy Program
ISBN: 9789401049788 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Stabilization and Privatization: An Economic Evaluation of the Shock Therapy Program is the first comprehensive account of Poland's economic transition since mid-1989. Monetary stabilization, trade liberalization (including convertibility) and privatization of state capital assets are discussed. Sources of economic recession which have accompanied the post-1989 transition are analyzed. The role of demand-side factors (i.e. monetary contraction) is weighed against that of supply-side factors (i.e. credit availability). The prevailing view is that the recession has been...
Stabilization and Privatization: An Economic Evaluation of the Shock Therapy Program is the first comprehensive account of Poland's ...
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What Water Is Worth: Overlooked Non-Economic Value in Water Resources
ISBN: 9780230340763 / Angielski / Twarda / 104 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. What Water is Worth addresses both conventional and non-conventional values of water, discussing the value of water as it relates to conventional microeconomics, water's true utility and government regulation, and new and current practices in water management.
What Water is Worth addresses both conventional and non-conventional values of water, discussing the value of water as it relates to conventional micr...
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Global Economic Crisis and the Politics of Diversity
ISBN: 9781137293671 / Angielski / Twarda / 319 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An interdisciplinary group of scholars from the global North and South critically explore the global deepening of market economy models. In case studies including Asia, the Middle East and Latin America, they examine the associated tensions of livelihood and ecology in the current context of global economic crisis, considering issues of natural ecology, water use, health, childcare, technology and work, migration, and economic growth. The analysis of the complex connections between domestic and global dynamics across diverse cases and issues helps reveal that state-centric approaches are...
An interdisciplinary group of scholars from the global North and South critically explore the global deepening of market economy models. In case studi...
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