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Hardcover. This book examines how the International Monetary Fund engages in the politics of ideas to shape domestic institutional change. Drawing on case studies from post-Soviet Central Asia, Andre Broome explains that how governments interpret their policy options mediates the IMF's influence over economic reform during periods of crisis and uncertainty. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FC; KCBM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 425.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230240056
- ISBN
- 9780230240056
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.61
€ 64.61
Hardcover. Coaching is being proposed as the best method to encourage a change in the ideologies that have brought about the credit crunch. The authors' concern is to show how coaching can widen its intellectual range to become a progressively more effective technique within organizational life. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMV2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 17. Weight in Grams: 360. Critical Theory and the Economic Crisis. 176 pages. Coaching is being proposed as the best method to encourage a change in the ideologies that have brought about the credit crunch. The authors' concern is to show how coaching can widen its intellectual range to become a progressively more effective technique within organizational life. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: KJMV2. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 17. Weight: 360.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230240544
- ISBN
- 9780230240544
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.41
€ 64.41
Hardcover. This book analyses the development path of transition economies in European Countries and former Soviet Republics that have experienced the transformation from planned economies to market economies since the fall of the Berlin wall in 1989. It examines economic growth, institutional change and human development performance. Series: Studies in Economic Transition. Num Pages: 317 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCG; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 142 x 23. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230240681
- ISBN
- 9780230240681
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.77
€ 65.77
Hardcover. A lively and hands-on exploration of corporate-NGO alliances. It offers original insight to understand why alliances exist and to what end. It also looks into the asymmetries between partners and dwells on three crucial aspects of alliances management : alliance capacity development, stakeholder involvement and alliance metrics. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJC; KJVV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230240964
- ISBN
- 9780230240964
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.32
€ 123.32
Hardcover. The book describes the birth and growth of financial institutions and stock exchanges in Scandinavia and Finland from 1656 to 2010, including their banking crises and the history of banking regulation. It argues that quantitative regulations cannot, in the long run, produce the desired results and bear the seeds of future financial crises. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions. Num Pages: 305 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DN; KCP; KCX; KCZ; KFFK; KFFL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 217 x 144 x 24. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230241558
- ISBN
- 9780230241558
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.94
€ 123.94
Hardcover. This book explores the uses and limits of Max Weber's work for thinking sociologically about capitalism today. The books argues that through Weber, a network of concepts can be developed that can frame a sociological analysis of the present. Num Pages: 161 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPF; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 217 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230242036
- ISBN
- 9780230242036
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.06
€ 64.06
Paperback. In an era of heightened securitization, print, televisual and networked media have become obsessed with the 'pre-mediation' of future events. In response to the shock of 9/11, socially networked US and global media worked to pre-mediate collective affects of anticipation and connectivity, while also perpetuating low levels of apprehension or fear. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFD; KNTJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230242524
- ISBN
- 9780230242524
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.66
€ 63.66
Hardcover. This book provides a critical reading of Foucault's writings on the archaeology of political economy, analyzing some of Foucault's contributions to the methodology of economics, historiography of economic thought and studies on Adam Smith's context and writings. It reconstructs Foucault's archaeology, relating it to current debates in economics. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCP; KCZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 143 x 217 x 22. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230242616
- ISBN
- 9780230242616
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.76
€ 123.76
John Kenneth Galbraith (Great Thinkers in Economics)
Stanfield, Jacqueline Bloom, Stanfield, James...
Hardcover. This book examines the life and work of John Kenneth Galbraith, a truly iconic figure in progressive modern liberalism and a seminal influence in the rise of heterodox political economy. It emphasizes his continuing relevance to the current research of today, and to the multifaceted crisis of democratic capitalism. Series: Great Thinkers in Economics. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 191 x 143 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230242685
- ISBN
- 9780230242685
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.02
€ 124.02
Paperback. Economic Forecasting provides a comprehensive overview of macroeconomic forecasting. The focus is first on a wide range of theories as well as empirical methods: business cycle analysis, time series methods, macroeconomic models, medium and long-run projections, fiscal and financial forecasts, and sectoral forecasting. Num Pages: 416 pages, 30 black & white tables, 37 graphs. BIC Classification: KCJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 162 x 236 x 28. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230243224
- ISBN
- 9780230243224
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 125.65
€ 125.65
Hardcover. An inside view of the forces which shaped SEPA and the PSD written from the unique perspective of someone closely involved throughout the process. It uncovers the strategic, legal and practical implications of the full harmonization agenda and provides an assessment of where these initiatives stand today, including key lessons learned. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions. Num Pages: 306 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCLF; KCLT; KFFD; KFFK; KFFL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230243477
- ISBN
- 9780230243477
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.42
€ 124.42
Well-Being and Work: Towards a Balanced Agenda (Psychology for Organiz...
Dewe, Philip, Cooper, Cary L.
Hardcover. Work and well-being is one of the fastest growing areas of concern to business, public sector and government. This book looks at the causes of stress in the modern work-place, and offers practical advice for managers on how to combat stress in their employees, and put in place strategies for developing a healthy workplace. Series: Psychology for Organizational Success. Num Pages: 208 pages, 16 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JMJ; KJM; KJU; KJW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 162 x 17. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230243521
- ISBN
- 9780230243521
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.63
€ 64.63
Hardcover. As the international community struggles with major issues such as deforestation, it is increasingly turning to sustainable development and market-based mechanisms to tackle environmental problems. Focusing on forestry, this book investigates the legitimacy of global forums and evaluates the quality of global governance in the current era. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 290 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPS; KCP; RNF; RNPD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 149 x 21. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230243583
- ISBN
- 9780230243583
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.05
€ 65.05
Hardcover. In 2008, the economic relationship between the United States and China almost collapsed due to a crisis at two American mortgage corporations, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. This book explains how that crisis came about, and analyzes the consequences and implications. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 184 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; JPQ; JPS; KCL; KCP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230243590
- ISBN
- 9780230243590
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.23
€ 64.23
Leading Smart Transformation: A Roadmap for World Class Government
Kakabadse, Nada, Omar, Mohammad, Abouchakra, ...
Hardcover. In the turbulence of recent times, how we run corporations has been examined from every angle. Corporations have proved adept at change; governments have stuck to established rules. The challenge is to put in place machinery to provide services in a way that resists the growth of bureaucracy. The need for SMART government could not be starker. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJC; KJD; KJMB; KJR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230243729
- ISBN
- 9780230243729
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.03
€ 92.03
Big Business, Big Responsibilities: From Villains to Visionaries: How ...
Wales, Andy, Gorman, Matthew, Hope, Dunstan
Hardcover. Big business is often seen as the villain in terms of the environment or social wellbeing. But some leading businesses are becoming leaders in the fight against climate change and protectors of human rights. This book explains why this is now a core part of strategy and not just philanthropy for these businesses. Num Pages: 192 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJC; KJG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 169 x 17. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230243958
- ISBN
- 9780230243958
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.78
€ 64.78
Hardcover. The past decade has seen the emergence of new types of trade union representatives attracting new and more diverse activists; this book explores their motivations and values, drawing upon the voices of the activists themselves and capturing the relationship between work, social identity and class consciousness. Num Pages: 202 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSV; JHBL; JPW; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 145 x 15. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230244115
- ISBN
- 9780230244115
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.73
€ 64.73
Hardcover. The Trustee Guide to Investment is a unique and refreshingly practical guide to the expanding range of markets, investments, tools and techniques to which pension scheme trustees must now become familiar. Num Pages: 610 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KFFM; KFFP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1066.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 616
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230244245
- ISBN
- 9780230244245
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.47
€ 68.47
Hardcover. Steve Leach identifies the key challenges facing chief executives in British local government in operating in an environment where party politics is a dominant force. It discusses the basis on which chief executives apply for posts and manage the interview process, and the importance of the 'honeymoon period' - the first 6-9 months. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JPHL; JPP; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230245624
- ISBN
- 9780230245624
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.55
€ 64.55
Hardcover. The first systematic analysis of why Britain and France parted company on the issue of European monetary integration. Ikemoto reveals that Britain was much keener to participate in the early stages of monetary integration than previously thought; Britain and France pursued broadly similar policies on the issue until the end of the 1970s. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDF; 1QFE; JPB; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442. British and French Experiences. Series: St Antony's Series. 264 pages. The first systematic analysis of why Britain and France parted company on the issue of European monetary integration. Ikemoto reveals that Britain was much keener to participate in the early stages of monetary integration than previously thought; Britain and France pursued broadly similar policies on the issue until the end of the 1970s. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDF; 1QFE; JPB; KCL. Dimension: 222 x 141 x 20. Weight: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230245891
- ISBN
- 9780230245891
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.78
€ 64.78