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Hardcover. This timely book makes a forceful argument that the analyses from behavioral economists are incomplete, the policies advocated by libertarian paternalists are misguided and unethical, and both actually reinforce the cognitive biases and dysfunctions that motivate 'nudges' in the first place. Num Pages: 200 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCK; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137287755
- ISBN
- 9781137287755
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.28
€ 127.28
Paperback. This timely book makes a forceful argument that the analyses from behavioral economists are incomplete, the policies advocated by libertarian paternalists are misguided and unethical, and both actually reinforce the cognitive biases and dysfunctions that motivate 'nudges' in the first place. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KCK; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 11. Weight in Grams: 260.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137287762
- ISBN
- 9781137287762
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Condition: New
€ 126.38
€ 126.38
Hardcover. The Financial Crisis has led to a decade of poor returns for pension schemes and lower retirement incomes. Credit-based investment strategies that track the business cycle, are allowing preservation of investors' capital. This book provides analysis and investment strategy plans to generate equity-like-returns with bond like volatility. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KFFM; KFFP; KJC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 164 x 23. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137289698
- ISBN
- 9781137289698
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Condition: New
€ 67.09
€ 67.09
Hardcover. Emerging market economies account for eighty percent of the world's population and some 75% of its trade growth in the foreseeable future, following US Department of Commerce data. This volume provides insights for success in rapidly growing education markets that can be used by educators, administrators, policy makers and planners. Num Pages: 290 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFG; KJB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137292957
- ISBN
- 9781137292957
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Condition: New
€ 127.88
€ 127.88
Hardcover. Using the frameworks of systems theory, modernization, and the world system, New Age Globalization presents a composite multilevel, multidirectional picture of globalization informed by eight different but interdependent subsystems. Num Pages: 312 pages, 2 black & white line drawings, 4 black & white tables. BIC Classification: KCA; KCG; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 143 x 22. Weight in Grams: 498.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137293411
- ISBN
- 9781137293411
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Condition: New
€ 67.09
€ 67.09
Hardcover. Focuses on the individual experiences of Western expatriates in China by merging academic knowledge and real-life testimonials given by interviewees. The author also draws on her own experience of living and working in China, to explore a range of challenges and opportunities met by Western expatriates. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFFN; KJMV2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137293466
- ISBN
- 9781137293466
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Condition: New
€ 127.88
€ 127.88
Paperback. This book applies a systems and risk perspective on international energy relations, author Per Hogselius investigates how and why governments, businesses, engineers and other actors sought to promote - and oppose- the establishment of an extensive East-West natural gas regime that seemed to overthrow the fundamental logic of the Cold War. Num Pages: 294 pages, 30 figures. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJP; JPS; KCLT; KNBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 448.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137293718
- ISBN
- 9781137293718
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Condition: New
€ 160.41
€ 160.41
Hardcover. This exciting new volume provides an up-to-date overview of the current state of taxation in the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region, its main reform needs, and possible reform strategies that take into account the likely economic, institutional, and political constraints on the reform process. Editor(s): Cibils, V. Num Pages: 334 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; KFFD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137294838
- ISBN
- 9781137294838
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.28
€ 127.28
More than Revenue: Taxation as a Development Tool (Development in the ...
Inter-American Development Bank, Corbacho, An...
Paperback. This exciting new volume provides an up-to-date overview of the current state of taxation in the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region, its main reform needs, and possible reform strategies that take into account the likely economic, institutional, and political constraints on the reform process. Editor(s): Cibils, V. Num Pages: 334 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; KFFD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 474.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137294845
- ISBN
- 9781137294845
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Condition: New
€ 127.73
€ 127.73
Hardcover. This book investigates the extent to which a Public Service Broadcasting (PSB) ethos has been extended to the online world in Europe. It examines the most significant policy initiatives carried out by PSBs in Europe on online platforms, and analyzes how the public service philosophy is being reinvented by policy makers. Series: Palgrave Global Media Policy and Business. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFDT; KNTD; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137295095
- ISBN
- 9781137295095
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.78
€ 66.78
Domestic Food Production and Food Security in the Caribbean: Building ...
Beckford, Clinton L., Campbell, Donovan R.
Hardcover. The book examines issues impacting food production and food security in the CARICOM region of the Caribbean and discusses strategies for building capacity in local food production systems. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJ; KNAC; RGC; RGL; RNFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137296986
- ISBN
- 9781137296986
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.58
€ 127.58
Paperback. This revised edition offers the most up-to-date advice for investors who wish to defend themselves, or even make a profit from, the blighted policies of the Federal Reserve. Dr. Brown demonstrates how disordered US monetary policy causes waves of economic destruction around the globe. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCBM; KCX; KFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 312.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Second Edition, Revised
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137297396
- ISBN
- 9781137297396
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.08
€ 55.08
Hardcover. Huw Macartney considers the politics of depoliticisation in response to the Euro-zone debt crisis, and the limits to depoliticisation as indicated by recent resistance movements. Num Pages: 96 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPHV; JPS; KCP; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 16. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Number of pages
- 108
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137298003
- ISBN
- 9781137298003
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.82
€ 65.82
Hardcover. The Public Debt Problem explains the nature, sources, and extent of the sovereign debt problem, and analyzes its potential solutions. Num Pages: 212 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCB; KCX; KFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 477.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137298065
- ISBN
- 9781137298065
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.03
€ 128.03
Paperback. The Public Debt Problem explains the nature, sources, and extent of the sovereign debt problem, and analyzes its potential solutions. Num Pages: 226 pages, 14 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: KCB; KCX; KFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 13. Weight in Grams: 358.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137298072
- ISBN
- 9781137298072
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.29
€ 126.29
Hardcover. The 'good life' for households has passed. The unwanted result which accompanied it is the sea of red ink. Confidence in the western way of life will not return until the current mess of a dysfunctional society, and its economy, is cleared out. Household Finance explains why and how this can be done. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCP; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137299444
- ISBN
- 9781137299444
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.07
€ 67.07
This volume aims to advance our understanding of beauty's role in modern consumer societies by bringing together fresh scholarship that addresses a common set of questions from a variety of disciplinary perspectives, including especially history, but also black studies, women's studies, German studies, sociology, and anthropology. Editor(s): Kuhne, Thomas. Series: Worlds of Consumption. Num Pages: 295 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBTB; JFFT; KNSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 170 x 22. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 295
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137299703
- ISBN
- 9781137299703
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.64
€ 150.64
On Effective Leadership: Across Domains, Cultures, and Eras (Jepson St...
Chandler, G. Donald, Chandler, John W.
Paperback. Using case studies from a wide range of fields and historical settings, On Effective Leadership seeks to explain why some leaders are effective, why many are not, and why only a very few are exceptional. Num Pages: 270 pages, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KJC; KJK; KJMB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137300690
- ISBN
- 9781137300690
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 138.18
€ 138.18
On Effective Leadership: Across Domains, Cultures, and Eras (Jepson St...
Chandler, G. Donald, Chandler, John W.
Hardcover. Using case studies from a wide range of fields and historical settings, On Effective Leadership seeks to explain why some leaders are effective, many are not, and only a very few are exceptional. Series: Jepson Studies in Leadership. Num Pages: 268 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KJC; KJK; KJMB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137300706
- ISBN
- 9781137300706
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.03
€ 128.03
Hardcover. By examining a sector of the economy that was exposed to increased imports more than four decades ago, Crumley illuminates the economic pressures, resistance, and reform that help to shape Russia's agrarian sector today. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; KCA; KCLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 139 x 224 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137300805
- ISBN
- 9781137300805
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.34
€ 66.34
Paperback. Organizations capture and deploy what they have learned in four ways: Culture, Old Pros, Archives, and Processes. This book describes the four approaches, their strength and shortcomings, and their interactions. Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMV3; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 215
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137301543
- ISBN
- 9781137301543
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.75
€ 54.75
Hardcover. Geopiracy is a study of the 'Bowman expeditions'-a project through which geographers, with funding from the US Army, are mapping the 'human terrain' of foreign lands. Wainwright offers a critique of human geography today that draws on contemporary social theory to raise unsettling questions about the nature of geography's disciplinary formation. Num Pages: 122 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JPA; KCP; RGCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 309.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Number of pages
- 124
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137301734
- ISBN
- 9781137301734
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.01
€ 66.01
Hardcover. Exposes two fundamental theoretical errors responsible for the bankruptcy of modern economic policy. Toxic economic theory originates from its misconceived division into separate micro- and macro- compartments. It is responsible for fraudulent accounting standards, a dysfunctional system of taxation, and totally bankrupt macroeconomic policy. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KC; KF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137302014
- ISBN
- 9781137302014
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.24
€ 67.24
Hardcover. Volume II proposes radical reform (1) of the accounting system - to bring corporate management under the control of market forces; and (2) of the tax system - to enable the economy to grow to its full potential and to establish an automatic mechanism for price stability without any arbitrary intervention. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCB; KCG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137302021
- ISBN
- 9781137302021
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.98
€ 126.98