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Hardcover. Addresses the many questions involved in conceptualizing and measuring inflation. This book evaluates the accuracy of COLI, a Cost-of-Goods Index, and a variety of other methodological frameworks as the bases for consumer price construction. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research Studies in Income and Wealth. Num Pages: 672 pages, 49 line drawings, 51 tables. BIC Classification: KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 41. Weight in Grams: 839.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 672
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226148557
- ISBN
- 9780226148557
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 203.93
€ 203.93
Hardcover. The oldest members of the baby boom generation are now crossing the threshold of eligibility for Social Security and Medicare, with significant implications for these programs' fiscal sustainability. This book focuses on the relationship between health and financial well-being, especially as people age. Editor(s): Wise, David A. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report. Num Pages: 528 pages, 78 line drawings, 128 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSG; KCR; MBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 699.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226146096
- ISBN
- 9780226146096
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.80
€ 144.80
Hardcover. Despite the rapid disappearance of pensions and health-care benefits for retirees, older people are healthier and better off. This book analyzes the foundations of disability decline, quantifies this phenomenon in economic terms, and proposes what might be done to accelerate future improvements in the health of our most elderly populations. Editor(s): Cutler, David; Wise, David A. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report. Num Pages: 336 pages, 100 line drawings, 124 tables. BIC Classification: JKSG; KCQ; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226132310
- ISBN
- 9780226132310
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.83€ 120.00
€ 145.83
€ 120.00
Hardcover. Explores the relationship between economic conditions, growth, and inequality, with a focus on how the monopolization of resources by the political elite limits incentives for ordinary people to invest in human capital or technological discovery. Editor(s): Costa, Dora L.; Lamoreaux, Naomi R. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report. Num Pages: 488 pages, 27 line drawings, 69 tables. BIC Classification: KCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226116341
- ISBN
- 9780226116341
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 166.79
€ 166.79
Hardcover. On December 5, 2004, the still-developing blogosphere took one of its biggest steps toward mainstream credibility, as Nobel Prize - winning economist Gary S Becker and renowned jurist and legal scholar Richard A Posner announced the formation of the Becker-Posner Blog. This book gathers the most important and innovative entries from the blog. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 29. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226041018
- ISBN
- 9780226041018
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.49
€ 45.49
Hardcover. China's rising status in the global economy alongside recent economic stagnation in Europe and the United States has led to considerable speculation that we are in the early stages of a transition in power relations. The authors take readers through possible scenarios for future relations between China and the United States. Num Pages: 288 pages, 4 line drawings, 21 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; KCL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226040332
- ISBN
- 9780226040332
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.05
€ 139.05
Hardcover. In the late nineteenth century, public officials throughout the United States began to experiment with new methods of managing their local economies and meeting the infrastructure needs of a newly urban, industrial nation. This title recounts the history of these inscrutable government corporations. Num Pages: 232 pages, 5 halftones, 3 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JPP; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226037691
- ISBN
- 9780226037691
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.00
€ 121.00
Hardcover. Shareholder litigation and class action suits play a key role in protecting investors and regulating big businesses. This book demonstrates how corporations use insurance to avoid responsibility for corporate misconduct, dangerously undermining the impact of securities laws. Num Pages: 280 pages, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: KFFN; LNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 163 x 237 x 26. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226035154
- ISBN
- 9780226035154
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.50
€ 78.50
Hardcover. Tracing the development of registries in developed and developing countries, the author argues that, while no single institutional arrangement is appropriate across the board, there are general principles that may be applied to facilitate the protection of both private property and impersonal trade. Num Pages: 312 pages, 10 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: KCA; KCC; LNS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226028323
- ISBN
- 9780226028323
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.68
€ 85.68
Hardcover. Prized for its generic fish taste, pollock masquerades as crab meat in California rolls and seafood salads, and it feeds millions as fish sticks in school cafeterias and Filet-O-Fish sandwiches at McDonald's. This book seamlessly weaves the biology and ecology of Alaska pollock with the history and politics of the fishery. Num Pages: 280 pages, 33 halftones, 7 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBWK; KNAF; PSPM; PSVW1; RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 237 x 22. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226022345
- ISBN
- 9780226022345
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.47
€ 40.47
Hardcover. Looks at the effects of the euro on reform of goods and labor markets; its influence on business cycles and trade among members; and, whether the single currency has induced convergence or divergence in the economic performance of member countries. This title focuses on both the first ten years of the euro and the workings of a monetary union. Editor(s): Alesina, Alberto; Giavazzi, Francesco. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report. Num Pages: 472 pages, 81 line drawings, 71 tables. BIC Classification: 1QFE; KCBM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 717.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226012834
- ISBN
- 9780226012834
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 167.17
€ 167.17
Hardcover. Examines a variety of important trends related to labor in the new economy, including inequality of earnings and other forms of compensation, job security, employer reliance on temporary and contract workers, hours of work, and workplace safety and health. This book also addresses a host of measurement issues. Editor(s): Abraham, Katharine G.; Harper, Michael; Spletzer, James R. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research Studies in Income and Wealth. Num Pages: 568 pages, 174 line drawings, 54 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCD; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 780.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 568
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226001432
- ISBN
- 9780226001432
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 167.68
€ 167.68
Consuming Environments: Television and Commercial Culture
Budd, Mike; Etc.; Craig, Steve (Professor And...
paperback. A study of the consequences of television's power over our habits of material consumption and television's ultimate impact on the environment. Using examples drawn from commercials, news broadcasts and TV shows, the authors argue that television's appeal requires its methods to remain hidden. Series: Communications, Media & Culture S. Num Pages: 280 pages, 88 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; JFD; JFFT; KNTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 178 x 17. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813525921
- ISBN
- 9780813525921
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.19
€ 43.19
Paperback. This text explores the roots of modern environmentalism in the early-20th century US. It was in the workplace of this era, the author argues, that our contemporary understanding of environmental health dangers first took shape. Num Pages: 350 pages, 16 illustrations, 6 figures, notes, index,. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JHBL; KNXC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Edition
- 1 New ed
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807847985
- ISBN
- 9780807847985
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.76
€ 54.76
hardcover. Presents the story of how the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill grew from a single course in the English department in 1909 to become an international leader in journalism - mass communication education. Num Pages: 296 pages, 40 illustrations, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBFN; JFD; JNM; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807833315
- ISBN
- 9780807833315
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.14
€ 59.14
Hardback. This study of Argentina over the past 25 years confronts two questions: Why has Argentina, one of Latin America's wealthiest and most developed nations, failed so tragically to reconcile economic modernization and liberal democracy? Why have authoritarian regimes failed even more spectacularly than those led by civilians? Num Pages: 416 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; JP; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 149 x 33. Weight in Grams: 647.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804716727
- ISBN
- 9780804716727
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 185.58
€ 185.58
Paperback. Pawning was a common credit mechanism in Mexico City in the 19th century. A two-tiered sector of public and private pawnbrokers provided collateral credit. This book shows how Mexican women depended on credit to run their households since the Bourbon era and how the collateral credit business of pawnbroking developed into a profitable enterprise. Series: Engendering Latin America. Num Pages: 416 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; KFFL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803269231
- ISBN
- 9780803269231
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
paperback. It's a good fortune when dauntless literary journalists actually play the sports they cover. This book features more than three dozen decorated writers who capture the mojo of returning John McEnroe's serve, taking a punch from Ali, paddling Jack London's Alaskan river route, coaching the Suns' Steve Nash, and umping Manny Ramirez. Editor(s): Jack, Zachary Michael. Num Pages: 508 pages. BIC Classification: KNTJ; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Bison Books United States
- Number of pages
- 508
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803259973
- ISBN
- 9780803259973
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.81
€ 26.81
hardcover. Chronicles the growth and development of the union movement in Major League Baseball and the key role of the press and public opinion in the players' successes and failures in labour-management relations. Swanson focuses on the most turbulent years, 1966 to 1981. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBS; KNSP; WSJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- Annotated
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803255234
- ISBN
- 9780803255234
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 29.91
€ 31.99
€ 29.91
Paperback. A book about flying - flying under conditions that keep fighters on the carrier deck and rockets on the launch pad. It discusses about rescue missions and long, lonely flights to gather urgently needed information, about flights to places where no one should be flying: into hurricanes, firestorms, and deep, engine-killing cold. Num Pages: 246 pages, 41 photographs. BIC Classification: KNGV; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803211445
- ISBN
- 9780803211445
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.75
€ 20.99
€ 19.75