Latest Edition: Traditionally, a nation's international competitiveness has been explained by international trade theories originating from Adam Smith. However, today's global economy is too complicated to be explained by the traditional trade theories... Zobraziť viac
This book provides prespectives on various aspects of the international financial system that contribute to financial crises and growth failures, and discusses the remedies that economists have proposed for addressing the underlying problems. It also... Zobraziť viac
This is an examples-driven treatment of introductory economic dynamics for students with a basic familiarity of spreadsheets. Shone approaches the subject with the belief that true understanding of a subject can only be achieved by students themselves... Zobraziť viac
Praise for The Art & Science of Technology Transfer... Zobraziť viac
This volume provides an explanation for the surprising resilience of communist autocracies, including the ten regimes that ultimately collapsed in 1989–91 (the Soviet Union, Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania,... Zobraziť viac
Rethinking Regional Innovation and Change brings together papers from leading international scholars in the field of regional development and policy. The contributors examine the interactions between path-dependent developments, institutions, and... Zobraziť viac
This book provides a general framework for specifying, estimating and testing time series econometric models. Special emphasis is given to estimation by maximum likelihood, but other methods are also discussed, including quasi-maximum likelihood... Zobraziť viac
In the just society, individuals' freedom is fully respected, and redistribution amounts to an equal sharing of individuals' different earnings obtained by the same limited 'equalization labour'. The concept of equalization labour is determined by a... Zobraziť viac
Recent, dramatic changes in local and global economies have profoundly affected the lives of millions and have demanded that students of economy rethink their analytical approaches. In "The Anthropology of Economy," noted anthropologist Steve Gudeman... Zobraziť viac
This book explores the economic impact of two major mid-nineteenth century reforms: the formation of the customs union between Austria and Hungary and the emancipation of the peasantry.Originally published in 1983.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the... Zobraziť viac
Cult bestseller, new buzz word... Freakonomics is at the heart of everything we see and do and the subjects that bedevil us daily: from parenting to crime, sport to politics, fat to cheating, fear to traffic jams... Zobraziť viac
Does economics hold the key to everything or does the recent financial crisis show that it has failed? The answer is somewhere in between - economics can do some things well but does others badly. Economists have tried to make their discipline... Zobraziť viac
This book provides a comprehensive assessment of the causes and implications of the 1992 93 crisis of the exchange rate mechanism. Zobraziť viac
Untangle the jargon and understand how you're involved in everyday economics... Zobraziť viac
Think Coca-Cola. Think iPod. Think Nike. Think Google. Each of these names represents a successful product or service but, more importantly, they are all successful brands. This book shows how brands transform both the organizations that develop them... Zobraziť viac
This new, extended edition provides readers with a detailed introduction to the tasks associated with industrial operations and detailed descriptions of the core processes of Production Planning in SAP ERP... Zobraziť viac
This important book analyzes recent events in Eastern Europe and Latin America, focusing on transitions to democracy and market-oriented economic reforms. The author underscores the interdependence of political and economic transformations and draws... Zobraziť viac
Research on the spatial aspects of economic activity has flourished over the past decade due to the emergence of new theory, new data, and an intense interest on the part of policymakers, especially in Europe but increasingly in North America and... Zobraziť viac
Featuring contributions by leading practitioners, the handbook describes experiments in macroeconomics, charitable giving, neuroeconomics, other-regarding preferences, market design, political economy, subject population effects, gender effects,... Zobraziť viac
Networks in Telecommunications presents an integrated analysis of the economics and law of communications networks. Zobraziť viac
