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Hardback. Discusses the relationship between market structure and how markets perform in a dynamic context during a liberalization process. This volume brings together the dynamics of agricultural markets in several parts of the world, with a special focus on transition economics and Africa. Editor(s): van Tilburg, Aad; Moll, Henk A. J.; Kuyvenhoven, Arie. Num Pages: 309 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJPN; 3JJPR; KC; KNAC; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 625.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 309
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792378556
- ISBN
- 9780792378556
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.27
€ 193.27
Hardback. These proceedings discuss how different areas of society are being transformed by computer technology. They focus on women's experiences as computer scientists, and the mechanisms through which various aspects of system design contribute to the gendered nature of computing. Editor(s): Balka, Ellen; Smith, Richard. Series: IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology. Num Pages: 308 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCF; UY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 625.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792378648
- ISBN
- 9780792378648
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.12
€ 129.12
Hardback. Throughout the 1990s, major banking and currency crises occurred in many countries around the world. This book contains papers and comments from a conference held to identify and discuss the lessons to be learned from these crises, such as their causes and how to prevent their reoccurrence. Editor(s): Bisignano, Joseph; Hunter, W. Curt; Kaufman, George G. Num Pages: 457 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJPR; KCL; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 840.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 457
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792378655
- ISBN
- 9780792378655
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 196.35
€ 196.35
Hardback. Offers a comprehensive review of the advances in European monetary policy-making over the decades. This book examines the considerations that determine a central bank's monetary strategy and explains how these considerations have featured in European monetary history. Series: Financial and Monetary Policy Studies. Num Pages: 372 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1QFE; KCBM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 372
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792378693
- ISBN
- 9780792378693
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.49
€ 194.49
Hardback. Policy making in the electric utility and natural gas sectors involves important trade-offs among economic, social, and environmental criteria. This work reviews useful tools for multicriteria decision analysis that can be used to quantify trade-offs and contribute to more informed decision making. Series: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJT; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 565.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792378754
- ISBN
- 9780792378754
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.90
€ 129.90
Hardback. This text challenges the standard interpretation of the basis of growth and viability of dominant wealthy nations. The efforts of the economically wealthy and government leaders to increase their wealth and protect it from aggressors, internal and external, are cast in a new evolutionary light. Num Pages: 425 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 779.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 425
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792378785
- ISBN
- 9780792378785
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.21
€ 195.21
hardcover. Focusing on pension reforms in eight Latin American countries, this text aims to answer questions such as: what did the policymakers expect? And were expectations realized? It provides detailed lessons that aim to help shape the debate for policymakers in other countries. Series: Huebner International Series on Risk, Insurance and Economic Security. Num Pages: 306 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; KCP; KFFP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 625.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 2000th Edition
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792378822
- ISBN
- 9780792378822
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 246.31
€ 246.31
Hardback. What causes growth? Why have some countries grown much faster than others? What can governments do to raise the growth rates of their countries? This book contains the proceedings of the conference organized by the Netherlands Economic Institute (NEI) on behalf of the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs to discuss such questions. Editor(s): Oosterbaan, Maaike S.; Steveninck, Thijs De Ruyter Van; Windt, Nico Van Der. Num Pages: 281 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 597.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 281
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792378853
- ISBN
- 9780792378853
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.91
€ 128.91
Hardback. This title is an examination of manufacturing innovations - both technical and knowledge-based. It examines the elements that make today's manuacturers successful. Many examples from industry throughout the book should enable the reader to appreciate and comprehend the concepts presented. Editor(s): Swamidass, Paul M. Num Pages: 439 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMV5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 842.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 439
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792378969
- ISBN
- 9780792378969
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 189.88
€ 189.88
Hardback. For various countries tourism is an industry of great economic significance; it is seen as a main instrument for regional development, as it stimulates fresh economic activities. This book presents general views on tourism and sustainable economic development, and some opinions on the relationship between tourism and the environment. Editor(s): Fossati, Amedeo; Panella, Giorgio. Num Pages: 253 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KNSG; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 559.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 253
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792379089
- ISBN
- 9780792379089
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.39
€ 128.39
hardcover. Includes papers which deal with three critical aspects of governance in China, India, and Russia: political reforms at the local level; fiscal reforms in intergovernmental relations; and, legal reforms. This volume discusses the role of incentives in fiscal federalism. Editor(s): Dethier, Jean-Jacques. Num Pages: 466 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1FKA; 1FPC; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 840.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 2000th Edition
- Number of pages
- 466
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792379096
- ISBN
- 9780792379096
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 249.68
€ 249.68
Hardback. Provides an understanding of why the soft budget constraint exists. By investigating state-owned enterprises in Tanzania before, during and after socialism, this book examines the prevalence of the soft budget constraint. The soft budget constraint is defined as an informal institution. Num Pages: 400 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCB; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1700.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792379102
- ISBN
- 9780792379102
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.33
€ 195.33
Hardback. Evaluates and compares the regulation of telecommunications markets in Germany and the United States. This volume contains papers that emphasise that the goal of public policy in this area should be to make the broadest and most functional competition possible by means of an appropriate regulatory framework. Editor(s): Sidak, J.Gregory; Engel, Christoph; Knieps, Gunter. Num Pages: 83 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; KJU; KNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 7. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 83
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792379157
- ISBN
- 9780792379157
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.19
€ 125.19
Hardback. Brings together economic, social, and statistical views on the dynamics of this set of emerging technologies. This book examines costs as well as the benefits - the challenges as well as the choices - of the expanding science-based world of biodiversity, biopharmaceuticals, and bioinformatics. It provides suggestions for future work and research. Editor(s): Mothe, John R. de la. Series: Economics of Science, Technology and Innovation. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KNDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 603.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792379225
- ISBN
- 9780792379225
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.39
€ 130.39
Hardback. Summarizes knowledge from experts and from empirical studies. This book provides guidelines that can be applied in fields such as economics, sociology, and psychology. It applies to problems such as those in finance, marketing, personnel, and production. Editor(s): Armstrong, Jon Scott. Series: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science. Num Pages: 850 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJC; KJMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1808.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 850
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792379300
- ISBN
- 9780792379300
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 601.33
€ 601.33
Hardback. Analyzes decision problems in the management and engineering sciences. Divided into five parts, this book explores methodological issues, describes approaches to the model energy, applies quantitative techniques to problems in finance and economics, considers a series of problems in production systems, and covers game theory. Editor(s): Zaccour, Georges. Series: Advances in Computational Management Science. Num Pages: 421 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KC; KJMD; PBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 796.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 421
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792379379
- ISBN
- 9780792379379
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.70
€ 195.70
Hardback. Presents an alternative methodology to deal with a financial problem: the control of credit risk. This monograph includes chapters that review the main avenues of literature related to our problem; provide a brief overview of the main optimal control principles; and, present the models and their setting. Series: Advances in Computational Management Science. Num Pages: 102 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KFF; KJS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 347.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 102
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792379386
- ISBN
- 9780792379386
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.71
€ 122.71
Hardback. Attempts to develop an evolutionary family business theory, positioning family businesses as a distinct organizational form (based on conjectures from organizational ecology). This book includes review of research literature on grounded theory, its developments, and its epistemological and ontological assumptions in light of philosophy of science. Num Pages: 186 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJC; KJVS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 1030.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 186
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792379393
- ISBN
- 9780792379393
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 191.04
€ 191.04
Hardback. Learning plays a fundamental role in the production planning and growth of all organizations. This book covers a range of learning models and related topics beginning with learning curves to research on learning organizations. Series: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMD; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 166 x 21. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792379430
- ISBN
- 9780792379430
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.57
€ 129.57
The Telecommunications Act of 1996. The Costs of Managed Competition.
Lehman, Dale E.; Weisman, Dennis L.
Hardback. The Telecommunications Act of 1996 envisioned a competitive free-for-all in the US telecommunications industry with removal of barriers to entry in local telecommunications markets and the lifting of the artificial restrictions that kept the Regional Bell Operating Companies (RBOCs) out of the interLATA long-distance market. Series: Topics in Regulatory Economics and Policy. Num Pages: 128 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCC; LNQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 387.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792379577
- ISBN
- 9780792379577
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.98
€ 125.98