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Hardcover. This book provides a detailed picture of the equity and efficiency of economic restructuring, focusing on the two most important successor states to the Soviet Union. Analysis is based on a careful examination of micro level data, documenting the experiences of workers, households and firms. Editor(s): Bruk, Tilman; Lehmann, Hartmut. Series: Studies in Economic Transition. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; KCC; KCG; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 215 x 20. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230303102
- ISBN
- 9780230303102
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. This book explores the widening gap between the wage packets of skilled and unskilled workers that has become a pressing issue for all states in the globalized world economy. Comparing the experiences of more and less developed economies, chapters analyse the underlying causes and key social changes that accompany income inequality. Editor(s): Hellier, Joel; Chusseau, Nathalie. Num Pages: 341 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCF; KCG; KCM; KCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 144 x 23. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230303423
- ISBN
- 9780230303423
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.71
€ 67.71
Hardcover. The computer games industry is one of the most vibrant industries today whose potential for growth seems inexhaustible. This book adopts a multi-disciplinary approach and captures emerging trends as well as the issues and challenges faced by businesses, their managers and their workforce in the games industry. Editor(s): Hotho, Sabine; McGregor, Neil. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJD; UDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230303539
- ISBN
- 9780230303539
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.11
€ 67.11
Hardcover. When the global financial system crashed, governments in America and Britain perfomed the greatest bailout in history. The legacy is record government debt, low growth and a new era of austerity. A stellar cast of contributors, including Tim Bale, Wyn Grant and Graham Wilson provide a sophisticated account of how the administrations are faring. Editor(s): Casey, Terrence. Num Pages: 306 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DB; 1KBB; JPB; JPHF; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230304581
- ISBN
- 9780230304581
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.88
€ 67.88
Hardcover. This comparative study focuses on the changing relations between civil servants and politicians in the European Union in the last two decades. As well as national case studies this book also looks into politico-administrative relations in supranational institutions such as the European Commission and the European Parliament. Editor(s): Neuhold, Christine; Vanhoonacker, Sophie; Verhey, Luc. Series: Public Sector Organizations. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1QFE; JPP; JPSN2; KNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230304833
- ISBN
- 9780230304833
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.40
€ 67.40
Paperback. Combining practical experience with academic analysis this book explores the social and organizational dynamics of performance indicators. It moves beyond the technicalities of measurement and indicators and looks at how performance information is changing the public sector. Editor(s): Dooren, Wouter van; Van de Walle, Steven. Series: Governance and Public Management. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPP; KNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 144 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230309128
- ISBN
- 9780230309128
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 138.27
€ 138.27
Hardcover. In the wake of the recent financial crisis that has created enormous regulatory risks, changes in the content of banking regulation are crucial. In this book, policy makers and advisors from central banks across Africa discuss this topical subject, focussing on how to enhance bank competition and intermediation efficiency in the region. Editor(s): Murinde, Victor. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions. Num Pages: 210 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230313330
- ISBN
- 9780230313330
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.01
€ 67.01
Hardcover. This text comprises a selection of papers that provide state-of-the-art insights into research focusing on dimensions of bank strategy, governance and the role of credit rating agencies that were presented at the European Association of University Teachers of Banking and Finance Conference, September 2010. Editor(s): Molyneux, Philip. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions. Num Pages: 323 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCX; KFFK; KFFL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 142 x 23. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230313347
- ISBN
- 9780230313347
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.49
€ 67.49
Hardcover. EPUB Editor(s): Molyneux, Philip. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions. Num Pages: 313 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCLF; KCX; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 142 x 23. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230313354
- ISBN
- 9780230313354
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.43
€ 67.43
Hardcover. This book assesses the phenomenon of international framework agreements (IFAs), examining their implementation and impact around the world as well as their promotion of ILO standards. This volume includes contributions from fifteen international specialists to give a comprehensive discussion of the 80-plus IFAs that existed in July 2010. Editor(s): Papadakis, Konstantinos. Series: International Labour Organization (ILO) Century Series. Num Pages: 326 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCD; KCF; KNXB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 149 x 24. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230314269
- ISBN
- 9780230314269
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.52
€ 67.52
Hardcover. A window into the highly complex Indian luxury market, providing strategies to guide brands in entering this high potential market and capturing the luxury rupee. Sets out to uncover strategies that will help to avoid market failure and leverage opportunities to win in India. Editor(s): Atwal, Glyn; Jain, Soumya. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; KJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 170 x 222 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230336728
- ISBN
- 9780230336728
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.54
€ 127.54
Hardcover. While there may be a consensus in the industry that hedge funds clones will bring better liquidity and lower fees, it is still debatable whether replication products should serve as a complement in the hedge fund allocation decision or as a replacement. This book offers the reader valuable insights into the thinking behind hedge fund replication. Editor(s): Gregoriou, Greg N.; Kooli, Maher. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0, 46 black & white tables, 18 figures. BIC Classification: KFFM; KJMV1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230336810
- ISBN
- 9780230336810
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.04
€ 67.04
Hardcover. Citizen's Income and Welfare Regimes in Latin America promotes the Basic Income (BI) proposal as a model to reform policies of income transfers in Latin America. Editor(s): Lo Vuolo, Ruben. Series: Exploring the Basic Income Guarantee. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; JKSB; KCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230338210
- ISBN
- 9780230338210
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.00
€ 128.00
Hardcover. What does global justice look like, and how can leadership help get us there? The contributors explore justice in various spheres: citizenship, the marketplace, health, education, and the environment. And they provide creative and constructive moral approaches for evaluating and promoting global justice. Editor(s): Hicks, Douglas A.; Williamson, Thad. Series: Jepson Studies in Leadership. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJK; KJMB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230339040
- ISBN
- 9780230339040
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.51
€ 138.51
Hardcover. Since September 11, 2001, long-standing debates over the nature and proper extent of executive power have assumed a fresh urgency. In this book eleven leading scholars of American politics and political theory address the idea of executive power. Editor(s): Liebert, Hugh; McDowell, Gary L.; Price, Terry L. Series: Jepson Studies in Leadership. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMB; KJP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230339965
- ISBN
- 9780230339965
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.71
€ 149.71
Hardcover. In this volume, some of the leading scholars on China's development examine China's responses to the global financial crisis and their implications for China's economy, society, and the international balances of power. Editor(s): Yang, Dali L. Series: China in Transformation. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230340855
- ISBN
- 9780230340855
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.16
€ 67.16
Hardcover. This volume brings together historians, economists, political scientists, and anthropologists to present a global perspective on the new forms of lending and borrowing that have become a key feature of twentieth-century mass consumer societies, emphasizing comparative and transnational historical perspectives. Editor(s): Logemann, Jan. Series: Worlds of Consumption. Num Pages: 308 pages, 7 figures, 2 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 3JJ; KCL; KCX; KCZ; KFFL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230341050
- ISBN
- 9780230341050
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.37
€ 67.37
Hardcover. This volume serves up a combination of broad questions, theoretical approaches, and manifold case studies to explore how people have sought to understand markets and thereby reduce risk, whether they have approached this challenge with a practical view based on their own business acumen or used the tools of scholarship. Editor(s): Berghoff, Hartmut; Scranton, Philip; Spiekermann, Uwe. Series: Worlds of Consumption. Num Pages: 321 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBT; KJS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 151 x 23. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230341067
- ISBN
- 9780230341067
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.49
€ 67.49
Hardcover. Aimed at managers and executives wanting insight into how to better drive change at the micro and macro level, Ready for Change? provides guidance in understanding the factors within different business disciplines that enable and disable lasting change through examples of good practice and 'not so good' practice within real organisations. Editor(s): Heimer Rathbone, Cora Lynn. Num Pages: 280 pages, 22 black & white tables, 25 figures. BIC Classification: KJC; KJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230342699
- ISBN
- 9780230342699
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.79
€ 67.79
Hardcover. The twentieth anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall saw many reflect on the political, economic and social changes of recent years. The legacy of communism and the economic prospects of post-communist countries are rigorously analysed in this stimulating study of the long term consequences of transition. Editor(s): Roland, Gerard. Series: Studies in Development Economics and Policy. Num Pages: 464 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCL; KCM; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 149 x 33. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230343481
- ISBN
- 9780230343481
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.49
€ 129.49