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Hardcover. We have seen many empires come and go. From the Roman Empire to the British Empire, we are now witnessing the decline of the US as a superpower. How do economic innovations foster global economic dominance, and how does the natural evolution of an economic empire eventually bring about its demise and replacement by other economic superpowers? Num Pages: 306 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCG; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 614. With Lessons for Aspiring Economies. 312 pages, 0, 24 figures. We have seen many empires come and go. From the Roman Empire to the British Empire, we are now witnessing the decline of the US as a superpower. How do economic innovations foster global economic dominance, and how does the natural evolution of an economic empire eventually bring about its demise and replacement by other economic superpowers?. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: KCG; KCZ. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 24. Weight: 614.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230273702
- ISBN
- 9780230273702
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.04
€ 68.04
Hardcover. A PDF version of this book is available for free in open access via the OAPEN Library platform, www.oapen.org. This book examines the emergence of both financial markets and carbon markets, and provides an in-depth investigation on the fundamental determinants of financial development. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 147 x 28. Weight in Grams: 400.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230273672
- ISBN
- 9780230273672
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.43
€ 40.43
Asia and the Global Economic Crisis: Challenges in a Financially Integ...
Dowling, John Malcolm Malcolm, Rana, Pradumna...
Hardcover. This book provides an analysis of the global economic crisis from an Asian perspective. It examines the impacts of the policy measures adopted, the remaining challenges in rebalancing the global economy, the next steps in regional economic integration in Asia, and issues related to reform of the international financial architecture. Num Pages: 287 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCBM; KCL; KCM; KCX; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 148 x 23. Weight in Grams: 466.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230273634
- ISBN
- 9780230273634
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.19
€ 67.19
Hardcover. Building on the impressive first edition, this revised and updated book examines a wide range of highly topical issues. Dr Panic questions whether economic prosperity, social wellbeing and peace are sustainable given existing national attitudes, institutions and policies, and explores the changes needed to prevent another global economic collapse. Num Pages: 328 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFFS; KCL; KCR; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 24. Weight in Grams: 508.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230273610
- ISBN
- 9780230273610
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.52
€ 67.52
Negotiating Trade Liberalization at the WTO: Domestic Politics and Bar...
Eugenia da Conceicao-Heldt
Hardcover. This book shows how domestic political institutions and the lack of time pressure have an impact on negotiations at the WTO. It provides detailed information on WTO ministerial meetings as well as on the political economy of trade policy in the EU, U.S., Brazil, and Australia. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 296 pages, 14 black & white tables, 3 figures. BIC Classification: GTF; JPS; KCLT; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 149 x 21. Weight in Grams: 466.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230273566
- ISBN
- 9780230273566
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.76
€ 67.76
Portfolio and Risk Management for Central Banks and Sovereign Wealth F...
Coche, Joachim, Nyholm, Ken, Petre, Gabriel
Hardcover. This book contains original readings on Reserves Management for central banks and sovereign wealth funds. It aims to outline best practice in respect of strategic asset allocation, facilitating knowledge-sharing across organizations and encouraging collaboration and dialogue between reserves and asset management specialists in the organizations. Num Pages: 287 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KFFK; KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 144 x 22. Weight in Grams: 448.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230273535
- ISBN
- 9780230273535
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Condition: New
€ 128.03
€ 128.03
Hardcover. In many regions the current focus of the state is to initiate and stimulate the emergence of inter-firm networks in order to produce growth. This book takes a management perspective on the operations and processes in these networks and describes and analyzes how and why geographical proximity influences inter-firm networks. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 148 x 22. Weight in Grams: 434.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230273306
- ISBN
- 9780230273306
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. Explores how companies engage in CSR activities, how their corporate identity determines the way in which they perceive the stakeholders and, as a result, engage in dialogue-based relations with them. Num Pages: 248 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KJG; KJR; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 406.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230273252
- ISBN
- 9780230273252
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.89
€ 66.89
Hardcover. Focusing on turning an initial idea into a project with a successful outcome, this book fills a gap in current literature on project management and is thoroughly grounded in the latest research in this field. It emphasizes the practical application of decision making based on qualitative and judgmental information. Num Pages: 301 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230273245
- ISBN
- 9780230273245
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.63
€ 128.63
Asian versus Western Management Thinking: Its Culture-Bound Nature (No...
Kase, Kimio, Zhang, Ying Ying, Slocum, Alesia
Hardcover. Explores the extent to which the theories of management are universally applicable principles and to what extent they are specific to particular cultural, national and temporal contexts. Series: The Nonaka Series on Knowledge and Innovation. Num Pages: 381 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 146 x 30. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230272934
- ISBN
- 9780230272934
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.59
€ 129.59
Hardcover. In India today only 35 percent of people have access to medicines. This book examines the rise of drug prices in India, and develops a new healthcare model, which if implemented, would extend access to medicines to India's entire population. Sensitivity tests show that the proposed model is affordable, equitable and implementable Num Pages: 341 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; KCQ; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 145 x 24. Weight in Grams: 516. An Access to Medicines Perspective. 344 pages, 0, 32 black & white tables, 6 figures, 2 charts. In India today only 35 percent of people have access to medicines. This book examines the rise of drug prices in India, and develops a new healthcare model, which if implemented, would extend access to medicines to India's entire population. Sensitivity tests show that the proposed model is affordable, equitable and implementable. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FKA; KCQ; MBP. Dimension: 216 x 145 x 24. Weight: 516.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230272781
- ISBN
- 9780230272781
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.21
€ 68.21
Hardcover. Chinese banks have been making headlines recently, but what lies beneath? Banking in China appears different. What explains the current arrangement? What can we expect from such a banking industry in the future? This book answers these two questions in a fully revised second edition and contributes to a new understanding of Chinese banks. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions. Num Pages: 355 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 32. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230272699
- ISBN
- 9780230272699
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.16
€ 129.16
Hardcover. This book discusses climate change as a social issue, examining the incompatibility of capitalist development and Earth's physical limits and how these have been regulated in different ways. It addresses the links between modes of consumption, energy regimes and climate change during Fordism and finance-driven capitalism. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCN; KCP; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 398.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230272514
- ISBN
- 9780230272514
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.77
€ 66.77
Hardcover. This book focuses on the relationship between FDI and financial service liberalization in the context of the WTO. By conducting an economic assessment on the extent of GATS liberalization in commercial banking it seeks to empirically clarify if the multilateral liberalization efforts under the WTO promote FDI. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCLF; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 144 x 22. Weight in Grams: 482.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230271579
- ISBN
- 9780230271579
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.11
€ 67.11
Hardcover. This book offers a comprehensive view on bancassurance from its origin to future challenges and opportunities, considering the relevant changes currently interesting the financial services industry. It also provides a detailed review of theoretical and empirical literature dealing with financial conglomeration. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; KFFK; KFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 215 x 20. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230271555
- ISBN
- 9780230271555
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.12
€ 128.12
Getting Between the Balance Sheets: The Four Things Every Entrepreneur...
Frodsham, David, Liechtenstein, Heinrich
Hardcover. For many entrepreneurs there is a mystique about finance -starting, growing and selling new ventures is tough enough. Yet with some focused financial knowledge you can run your company with less cash, grow it more quickly and make more money when it is sold. This book makes the dry world of finance easy to understand and relevant to entrepreneurs. Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KFCR; KFFH; KJH; KJMV1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 165 x 19. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230252868
- ISBN
- 9780230252868
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.83
€ 94.83
Hardcover. In this book, Xiaoke Zhang addresses two fundamental political and policy questions: why do politicians have heterogeneous incentives to pursue public-regarding policies through capital market reforms and why do they differ in their abilities to initiate and implement market reform policies decisively and resolutely? Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FM; JPS; KCLF; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 143 x 22. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230252820
- ISBN
- 9780230252820
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.67
€ 67.67
Hardcover. This book traces the historic relationships between cotton production, the international cotton trade and poverty south of the Sahara, and assesses various approaches to corporate social responsibility and nongovernmental policy advocacy in this area. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HF; GTF; JFFA; KCP; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 144 x 21. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230252783
- ISBN
- 9780230252783
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.92
€ 66.92
Hardcover. An exploration of Turkey's future role and impact on European energy security, looking at the connection between geopolitics, energy security and the EU's need for energy. The book focuses on Turkey's foreign and energy policies and importance as a natural funnel through which the EU can access hydrocarbons and renewables. Series: Energy, Climate and the Environment. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1QFE; JPS; KNB; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 171 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230252684
- ISBN
- 9780230252684
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.56
€ 66.56
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230252554
- ISBN
- 9780230252554
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.57
€ 127.57