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This book offers an authoritative study on special economic zones in China. With articles from economic experts and scholars, the scope of the book includes new theories, methods and discoveries in the field of special economic zone studies. It foscuses on discussing...
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Springer
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2017-03-15
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Research Series on the Chinese Dream and China’s Development Path
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This book puts forward a distinctive theoretical approach and analytical framework for studying business as an international actor in the environmental field, and provides detailed case studies of the most important environmental challenges in recent years.
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2017-03-07
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This collection of essays addresses the glaring gap between policy commitments and actual investments in gender equality, ranging across sectors and focusing on development aid, peace-building and climate funds. Casting a spotlight on the application of...
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2017-03-06
Collection :
Gender, Development and Social Change
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This book discusses the regulatory and trade challenges facing the global adoption of biotechnological products and offers strategies for overcoming these obstacles and moving towards greater global food security. The first section of the book establishes the context of...
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Springer
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2017-03-02
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Natural Resource Management and Policy
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This book explores how political, social, economic and institutional factors in eight emerging economies have combined to generate diverse outcomes in their move towards universal health care. Structured in three parts, the book begins by framing social policy as an...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2017-02-28
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This book links tropical agri-chain dynamics – with which CIRAD and AFD have been involved for decades – to that of sustainable development. Increased environmental and social concerns urge agri-chain actors and development practitioners to design innovations, and...
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Springer
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2017-02-20
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Rome's wars delivered great wealth to the conquerors, but how did this affect politics and society on the home front? In Power and Public Finance at Rome, James Tan offers the first examination of the Roman Republic from the perspective of fiscal sociology and makes the...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2017-02-08
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This two-volume book addresses the economic transformation occurring in China at present. The author investigates China's domestic and international policies, the impact of these policies on economic growth, and their effect on the quality of life for the people of...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2017-01-09
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This book discusses current theories and practices in the field of public procurement. Over the past few decades, public procurement has had to evolve conceptually and organizationally in the face of unrelenting budget constraints, government downsizing, public demand...
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Springer
Parution :
2016-12-27
Collection :
Public Administration, Governance and Globalization
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Kim Leonie Kellermann analyzes the impact of sectoral minimum wages in Germany on the willingness of youths to undergo apprenticeship training. Using data from the German Socio-economic Panel, the author shows that higher wage floors set small, positive incentives for...
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Springer Gabler
Parution :
2016-12-27
Collection :
BestMasters
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This book shows the necessity of measuring the incidence-basis indirect economic effects of public investments. The essential argument can be traced back to H. Mohring versus J. Tinbergen, the conclusions of one contradicting those of the other. Their arguments are...
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Springer
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2016-12-22
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New Frontiers in Regional Science: Asian Perspectives
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This book addresses two general questions that have arisen as a result of the uneven rise of the various Asian economies in contemporary times. First, to lift people out of poverty and to improve the quality of their lives, how do we institute policies that will ensure...
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Springer
Parution :
2016-12-20
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New Frontiers in Regional Science: Asian Perspectives
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This collection explores how pioneering gender equality policies have shaped women's economic presence in Europe since 2000. Equal pay policies, parental leave reforms, corporate quotas and electoral quotas have raised pressing questions about the effectiveness in...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2016-12-13
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This book offers a novel interpretation of the Great Recession and the ensuing Euro Crisis as a consequence of the evolution of capitalism since the 1970s. Chapters argue that the neoliberal development trajectory pursued in recent decades is unsustainable, and posit...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2016-12-09
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In coming to terms with the still smoldering financial crisis, little attention has been paid to the flaws within our monetary system and how these flaws lie at the root of the crisis.This book provides an introduction and critical assessment of the current monetary...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2016-12-09
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?This book presents an up-to-date portrait of the characteristics of sport clubs in various European countries and their role in society and the national sport system. Furthermore, it offers a cross-national comparative perspective of sport clubs in twenty European...
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Springer
Parution :
2016-12-08
Collection :
Sports Economics, Management and Policy
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The book pays tribute to the celebrated economist Professor Suresh Tendulkar’s contribution and scholarship to economics, economic-policy making, and economic reforms in India. Professor Tendulkar served on numerous panels and commissions set up to reform diverse...
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Springer
Parution :
2016-12-05
Collection :
India Studies in Business and Economics
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This book is a collection of never-before-published papers from some of the most prominent voices in public economics. Curated by the current director of the Public Choice Society, the papers presented showcase the work of recognized leaders in the field, including a...
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Springer
Parution :
2016-12-03
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This two-volume book addresses the economic transformation occurring in China at present. The author investigates China's domestic and international policies, the impact of these policies on economic growth, and their effect on the quality of life for the people of...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2016-12-02
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Zum Anlass des 10-jährigen Bestandsjubiläums der Abteilung „unikid & unicare – universitäre Anlaufstelle für Vereinbarkeit“ der Universität Graz wurde der vorliegende Sammelband zusammengestellt. Die Autorinnen sind Studentinnen, Absolventinnen, wissenschaftliche...
Editeur :
Springer Gabler
Parution :
2016-11-25
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