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Hardcover. Global warming reveals that world energy consumption is on an unsustainable path. This updated second edition of The New Energy Crisis examines the impact of climate change on energy economics and geopolitics, exploring key issues such as energy poverty, renewable and nuclear energy, and focusing on the implications of the Fukushima crisis. Editor(s): Chevalier, Jean-Marie; Geoffron, Patrice. Num Pages: 340 pages, 12 figures, 13 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JPSL; KCL; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 176 x 24. Weight in Grams: 538.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Second Edition,Revised Edition,2nd edition
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230301825
- ISBN
- 9780230301825
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€ 139.98
€ 139.98
Hardcover. Written by fifteen leading academics from the Japan Society for International Development (JASID), this book undertakes a review of Japan's economic development over the last 150 years, and seeks to clarify Japanese priorities in domestic and foreign policy for the coming decades. Editor(s): Toyoda, Toshihisa; Nishikawa, Jun; Kan Sato, Hiroshi. Num Pages: 312 pages, 0, 11 black & white tables, 16 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; KCB; KCP; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 494.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230302068
- ISBN
- 9780230302068
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Condition: New
€ 120.14
€ 120.14
Hardcover. Regulating for Decent Work is a response to the dominant deregulatory approaches that have shaped labour market regulation in recent years. The inter-disciplinary and international approach invigorates current debates through the identification of new challenges, subjects and perspectives. Editor(s): Lee, Sangheon; McCann, Deirdre. Series: Advances in Labour Studies. Num Pages: 392 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; KCF; LNHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 602.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230302174
- ISBN
- 9780230302174
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.66
€ 63.66
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
€ 62.54
€ 62.54
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.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230303423
- ISBN
- 9780230303423
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Condition: New
€ 63.30
€ 63.30
Hardcover. The human imprint on the biosphere has become so pronounced in recent years that there has been talk of a new geological era, the 'Anthropocene'. Gathering contributions from some of the world's foremost heterodox economists, this book explores the new economic directions and paradigms that are required to respond to this crisis. Editor(s): Gerber, Julien-Francois; Steppacher, Rolf. Num Pages: 251 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCB; KCN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 145 x 19. Weight in Grams: 418.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230303584
- ISBN
- 9780230303584
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Condition: New
€ 119.49
€ 119.49
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.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230304581
- ISBN
- 9780230304581
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.46
€ 63.46
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.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230313347
- ISBN
- 9780230313347
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Condition: New
€ 63.10
€ 63.10
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.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230313354
- ISBN
- 9780230313354
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.04
€ 63.04
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.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230314269
- ISBN
- 9780230314269
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Condition: New
€ 63.12
€ 63.12
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.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230338210
- ISBN
- 9780230338210
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.46
€ 119.46
Hardcover. Case studies written by anthropologists, geographers, political scientists, and sociologists provide empirical detail and analytical insight into states' and communities' relations to natural resource sectors, and show how resource dependencies continue to shape their political spaces. Editor(s): Haarstad, Havard. Series: Studies of the Americas. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFF; KCM; KCN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 472.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230340701
- ISBN
- 9780230340701
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Condition: New
€ 62.70
€ 62.70
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.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230340855
- ISBN
- 9780230340855
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.74
€ 62.74
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.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230341050
- ISBN
- 9780230341050
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.99
€ 62.99
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.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230343481
- ISBN
- 9780230343481
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.86
€ 120.86
Hardcover. International institutions (United Nations, World Bank) and multinational companies have voiced concern over the adverse impact of resource extraction activities on the livelihood of indigenous communities. This volume examines mega resource extraction projects in Australia, Bolivia, Canada, Chad, Cameroon, India, Nigeria, Peru, the Philippines. Editor(s): Sawyer, Suzana; Gomez, Edmund Terence. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 329 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JFSL9; KCP; KNAT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 144 x 25. Weight in Grams: 518.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230347724
- ISBN
- 9780230347724
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.15
€ 63.15
Hardcover. Drawing on data from across Europe and the US, this book comparatively analyzes the current state of minimum income protection policies and explores the prospects for their improvement. Editor(s): Marx, Ive; Nelson, Kenneth. Series: Work and Welfare in Europe. Num Pages: 360 pages, 55 figures, 35 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFFA; JKSB; KCF; KCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 138 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230348134
- ISBN
- 9780230348134
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.38
€ 130.38
Hardcover. Microfinance in developing countries is a collection of studies by leading researchers in the field of microfinance. It discusses key issues that the rapidly growing microfinance industry currently faces, and offers interesting views and analysis of topical matters concerning the microfinance realm. Editor(s): Gueyie, Jean-Pierre; Manos, Ronny; Yaron, Jacob. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFG; KCM; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 26. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230348462
- ISBN
- 9780230348462
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.38
€ 119.38
Hardcover. The collapse of the Irish 'Celtic Tiger' economy, in the wake of a banking disaster, provoked a joint EU/IMF rescue plan in late 2010. The election that followed saw Europe's most successful ever party lose more than half of its vote and almost three quarters of its seats. This book provides the definitive analysis of an electoral earthquake. Editor(s): Gallagher, Michael; Marsh, Michael. Num Pages: 349 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JMG; JPHF; JPHL; JPL; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230348813
- ISBN
- 9780230348813
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.82
€ 63.82
Hardcover. This book aims to tackle the issues that are central to understanding and addressing one of the most important employment policy problems facing governments in the UK and beyond: the high number of people of working age claiming 'disability' or 'incapacity' benefits. Editor(s): Lindsay, Colin; Houston, Donald. Series: Work and Welfare in Europe. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JKSB; KCFM; KCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230349940
- ISBN
- 9780230349940
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.87
€ 62.87