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Hardback. Explores how symmetry and invariance of economic models can provide insights into their properties. This book aims to show that group theoretic methods form a natural extension of the techniques commonly used in economics and that they can be easily mastered. Series: Research Monographs in Japan-U.S.Business and Economics. Num Pages: 134 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCBM; PBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 387.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 134
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792380436
- ISBN
- 9780792380436
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.46
€ 130.46
Hardback. Professor Sten Malmquist constructed the Malmquist quantity index and in doing so developed a distance function defined on a consumption space. This volume contains contributions based on Malmquist's work and provides modern perspectives on the value of this research. Editor(s): Fare, Rolf; Grosskopf, Shawna; Russell, R. Robert. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KC; KN; PBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 597.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792380504
- ISBN
- 9780792380504
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 199.82
€ 199.82
Hardback. Presents a set of mathematical modeling tools for analyzing financial risk. This book presents an array of tools drawn from several research areas, including chaos theory, expert systems, fuzzy sets, neural nets, risk analysis, stochastic programming, and multicriteria decision making. Editor(s): Zopounidis, Constantin. Num Pages: 342 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMV1; KJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 342
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792380559
- ISBN
- 9780792380559
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.81
€ 200.81
Economic, Environmental, and Health Trade Offs in Agriculture
. Ed(S): Crissman, Charles C.; Antle, John M....
Hardback. The key to designing sustainable agricultural production technologies is in understanding their economic, environmental, and human health impacts. This volume presents a methodology designed to quantify such impacts and to represent them as tradeoffs. Editor(s): Crissman, Charles C.; Antle, John M.; Capalbo, Susan M. Series: Natural Resource Management and Policy. Num Pages: 309 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KC; KNAC; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 309
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792380566
- ISBN
- 9780792380566
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 255.42
€ 255.42
Hardback. Debates the notion that research on regulatory reform and labor markets should develop within the framework of the competitive model. This book achieves this by presenting diverging views on wage and employment determination in distinctly different deregulated industries. Editor(s): Peoples, James G. Series: Recent Economic Thought. Num Pages: 403 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCA; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 752.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 403
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792380658
- ISBN
- 9780792380658
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 202.06
€ 202.06
Hardback. This work is designed to meet the need for a late-1990s concise treatment of significant international economic institutions and agreements. Professor van Meerhaeghe provides a critical comment on the activities of these institutions. Num Pages: 368 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 742.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 7 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792380726
- ISBN
- 9780792380726
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 201.94
€ 201.94
Hardback. Presents an assessment of the effects of industrial policy at three levels: through the user cost of capital, through the effects of a macroeconomic model on the decisions of an enterprise, and through the effects of a macroeconomic model on the machine tools industry via its major customer industries. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792380757
- ISBN
- 9780792380757
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 199.49
€ 199.49
Advances in Computational and Stochastic Optimization, Logic Programmi...
David L. . Ed(S): Woodruff
Hardback. Presents the research which is an evidence of the frontiers of the Computer Science and Operations Research disciplines. This book provides researchers and practitioners with work in the areas of logic programming, stochastic optimization, heuristic search and post-solution analysis for integer programs. Editor(s): Woodruff, David L. Series: Operations Research/Computer Science Interfaces Series. Num Pages: 319 pages, 38 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KJT; UGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1390.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 319
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792380788
- ISBN
- 9780792380788
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.26
€ 200.26
Hardback. Addresses the needs and interests of three groups of individuals in the manufacturing field: academic researchers, industry practitioners, and students. This book incorporates the advances made in GT/CM over the years and synthesizes the industry practices and outcomes to guide research. Editor(s): Suresh, Nallan C.; Kay, John M. Num Pages: 550 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMV5; TGP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 973.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 550
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792380801
- ISBN
- 9780792380801
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 260.58
€ 260.58
Hardback. Provides a conceptual framework for property tax reform and claims that a model for property tax reform in developing countries is derived from a theoretical distillation of empirical experience. This book examines what constitutes a good property tax system, for whom, and under what conditions, and why such a system works. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFG; KFFD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 509.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 213
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792380955
- ISBN
- 9780792380955
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 198.55
€ 198.55
Hardback. Presents evidence concerning health and the environment, inequality of health in many countries, and the compatibility of different quality of life measurements, along with solutions to problems of health policy. This book is useful to health economists, policy makers, insurers, and governmental advisors. Editor(s): Zweifel, Peter. Series: Developments in Health Economics and Public Policy. Num Pages: 273 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCC; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 273
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792381013
- ISBN
- 9780792381013
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 199.49
€ 199.49
Hardback. Within the subject of ionizing radiation and its impacts, this book intends to provide a complete picture of the various health impacts and environmental problems. It provides guidelines for a procedure that would guarantee the inclusion of scientific data and reasoning and would also assure the incorporation of social costs and values. Editor(s): Pinkau, K.; Renn, Ortwin. Num Pages: 430 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1730.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 430
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792381099
- ISBN
- 9780792381099
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 202.52
€ 202.52
Hardback. The essays in this volume illustrate the diversity of methods in defining the meaning of rationality, particularly in relation to economics. They attempt to find a common core of meaning that accommodates a variegated array of methods and approaches to this subject. Editor(s): Dennis, Ken. Series: Recent Economic Thought. Num Pages: 149 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 890.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 149
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792381143
- ISBN
- 9780792381143
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.63
€ 130.63
Economic Restructuring and the Growing Uncertainty of the Middle Class
. Ed(S): Steijn, Bram; Berting, Jan; Jong, Ma...
Hardback. Focuses on a relatively new research area which is becoming increasingly more important: the growing uncertainty of the middle class. This book is suitable for policy-makers, managers, and trade union representatives who deal with problems induced by the changes. Editor(s): Steijn, Bram; Berting, Jan; Jong, Mart-Jan de. Num Pages: 177 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JFSC; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 990.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 177
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792381198
- ISBN
- 9780792381198
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.30
€ 131.30
Hardback. This work on multinational firms addresses the implications of production, and the forces that determine location. Special attention is paid to differences across industries producing differentiated and technologically advanced goods, as compared to more basic oriented industries. Editor(s): Braunerhjelm, Pontus Brodde; Ekholm, Karolina. Series: Economics of Science, Technology and Innovation. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KC; KJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 227
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792381334
- ISBN
- 9780792381334
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.29
€ 132.29
Hardback. Contingent valuation method (CVM) seeks to value environmental and other nonmarket goods and services by asking individuals about their values using survey methods. This book reviews the application of CVM and compares American experiences in nonmarket evaluation with those in other countries. Editor(s): Bishop, Richard C.; Romano, Donato. Series: Studies in Risk and Uncertainty. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1330.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792381433
- ISBN
- 9780792381433
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.54
€ 133.54
Hardback. Presents a study of the marketing aspects of product durability and optimal use of consumer durables. This book is useful to government specialists and consumer lobbyists concerned with efficient consumption, client orientation, and waste avoidance. It offers various insights on how to move towards the goal of the optimal use of consumer products. Editor(s): Kostecki, Michel. Num Pages: 146 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJSM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 950.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 146
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792381457
- ISBN
- 9780792381457
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.03
€ 131.03
Hardback. Examines the nature of the worker and consumer from a personalist perspective, comparing that body of knowledge to what is received from conventional economics. This book is themed around the fact that personalist economics is attentive to both aspects of human material need, physical need and the need for work. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792381464
- ISBN
- 9780792381464
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.70
€ 132.70
Hardback. A collection of work re-evaluating Keynes' revolution in economic thought, both in the method of macroeconomic reasoning and in policy-making. This book brings together economists to revisit Keynes' interpretation of the classics and its impact on macroeconomic theory and policy. Editor(s): Ahiakpor, James C. W. Series: Recent Economic Thought. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792381495
- ISBN
- 9780792381495
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 198.38
€ 198.38
Hardback. The Presidents of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay signed the Treaty of Asuncion creating a common market - Mercosur. This book examines the experience of Mercosur in the Latin American integration progress. It analysis the history of the moves towards integration in South America. Editor(s): Coffey, Peter. Series: International Handbooks on Economic Integration. Num Pages: 350 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLS; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792381525
- ISBN
- 9780792381525
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 256.56
€ 256.56
Hardback. Each chapter in this volume develops a topic from basic concepts to the state-of-the-art, and beyond. All chapters relate to aspects of network equilibrium. Editor(s): Marcotte, Patrice; Nguyen, Sang. Series: Centre for Research on Transportation. Num Pages: 325 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJT; KNG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 325
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792381624
- ISBN
- 9780792381624
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.81
€ 200.81
Hardback. The restructuring of the power industry has already begun and will be fully implemented in the United States and many other countries by the beginning of the 21st century. This book attempts to address the problems inherent in such a task in a coherent manner. Editor(s): Ilic, Marija D.; Galiana, Francisco; Fink, Lester. Series: Power Electronics and Power Systems. Num Pages: 570 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KNBL; TH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 989.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 570
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792381631
- ISBN
- 9780792381631
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 260.79
€ 260.79
Hardback. Presents the concurrent enterprise business model and concurrent enterprising approach, which is emerging as a crucial challenge for organizations in all geographical locations and economic sectors. This book deals with the main aspects of the merging context in which enterprises are doing business. Series: The Springer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science. Num Pages: 197 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1060.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 197
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792381723
- ISBN
- 9780792381723
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 198.11
€ 198.11
Hardback. The standard rationality hypothesis implies that behaviour can be represented as the maximization of a suitably restricted utility function. This hypothesis lies not only at the heart of a body of work in economics, but also in political science, ethics, and other branches of social sciences. This volume makes developments in the area accessible. Editor(s): Hammond, Peter J.; Barbera, Salvador; Seidl, Christian. Num Pages: 694 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KC; PBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1150.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 694
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792381747
- ISBN
- 9780792381747
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 508.41
€ 508.41