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Hardcover. A study of the actors and institutions that shaped decision-making on privatization in the Russian oil industry between 1992 and 2006. The book analyses the origins of privatization as a policy on a macro, industry-wide level, as well as presenting three in-depth case studies of privatization on a company level. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; KCP; KJVD; KNBP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 415.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230202986
- ISBN
- 9780230202986
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.68
€ 66.68
Successes of the International Monetary Fund: Untold Stories of Cooper...
Brau, Eduard, McDonald, Ian
Hardcover. This book provides a definitive account of the recent history of the International Monetary Fund, and the successes it has enjoyed since it was founded. With fascinating contributions by current and former IMF staff members, this book offers a unique insight into the workings of the organization and explores how it has benefited many. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCLF; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 147 x 222 x 21. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230203136
- ISBN
- 9780230203136
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.78
€ 127.78
Commodities, Governance and Economic Development under Globalization
Nissanke, Machiko, Mavrotas, George
Hardcover. Alfred Maizels' work on commodity trade and prices documented trends in a major area of international economic relations. This book elaborates the ideas in the tradition of Maizels' contributons, and discusses and extends these theories in relation to current problems. Num Pages: 403 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCLT; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230203341
- ISBN
- 9780230203341
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.01
€ 129.01
Paperback. How do European states adjust to international markets? Why do French governments of both left and right face a public confidence crisis? In this book, leading experts on France chart the dramatic changes that have taken place in its polity, economy and society since the 1980s and develop an analysis of social change relevant to all democracies. Editor(s): Culpepper, Pepper D.; Hall, Peter A.; Palier, Bruno. Series: French Politics, Society and Culture. Num Pages: 340 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; JP; KCP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230204478
- ISBN
- 9780230204478
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.78
€ 127.78
Hardcover. The book evaluates alternative policy options for the African countries to overcome the food crisis and the changing structure of world trade to sustain their impressive growth of the early 2000s.These policies must go beyond economic reforms and seek a solution to the entrenched political problems that divided the continent. Num Pages: 351 pages, 24 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; JFFA; JPHV; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 139 x 26. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230205284
- ISBN
- 9780230205284
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.53
€ 128.53
Globalization and the State: Volume I: International Institutions, Fin...
Peláez, Carlos M., Peláez, Carlos A.
Hardcover. The process of globalization is dynamic in the direction of increasing integration. The effects of economic events in one part of the world affect economic affairs in other parts of the world. This book focuses on the role of the state in IEFP and also explores how institutions and trade affect globalization. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; KCL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230205291
- ISBN
- 9780230205291
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.05
€ 128.05
Globalization and the State: Volume II: Trade Agreements, Inequality, ...
Peláez, Carlos M., Peláez, Carlos A.
Hardcover. This book analyzes the issues surrounding globalization and explores the prospects of the global economy, as well as the potential vulnerabilities. Issues covered include trade agreements, poverty and inequality, financial globalization, the environment, international economic law and threats to the future of globalization. Num Pages: 251 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; KCL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230205314
- ISBN
- 9780230205314
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.32
€ 128.32
Hardcover. This book deals with three main aspects of the history of Indian business: The relationship between business and politics, the position of merchants and businessmen in the economy and society of late colonial India, and how particular merchant networks extended the range of their operations to the entire subcontinent and the wider world. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JH; HBJF; KCZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 515.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230205987
- ISBN
- 9780230205987
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.37
€ 67.37
Hardcover. This book systematically evaluates the impacts of deregulatory reforms on employment relations in Japan especially focusing on the core white collar workers. Concentrating on changes in three aspects of employment relations; contracts, employee mobility and worker effort, it examines the process of social negotiation and its results. Num Pages: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; KCF; KJMV2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230209084
- ISBN
- 9780230209084
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
Hardcover. The book analyzes the twenty years of economic transition from socialism to capitalism in Serbia. It offers a comprehensive evaluation of the achievements and failures of the transition, and explains why its course has been more complex and unique than elsewhere in the former socialist world. Series: Studies in Economic Transition. Num Pages: 344 pages, 28 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVWYS; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230211605
- ISBN
- 9780230211605
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.51
€ 128.51
Hardcover. This volume of intellectual biography takes the Polish economist Michal Kalecki (1899-1970) from the shattering of his prosperous childhood, in Tsarist Lodz in the 1905 Revolution, to Cambridge and the failure of his co-operative research with John Maynard Keynes's supporters in Cambridge. Series: Palgrave Studies in History of Economic Thought Series. Num Pages: 184 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BG; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 149 x 16. Weight in Grams: 378.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230211865
- ISBN
- 9780230211865
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.71
€ 149.71
Aid and Power in the Arab World: World Bank and IMF Policy-Based Lendi...
Harrigan, Jane R., El-Said, Hamed
Hardcover. This book looks at the provision of finance in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) by the IMF and World Bank in return for economic liberalization, exploring the political motivations of funding and geo-politics in recipients. The effectiveness of funding is questioned, with evidence from four MENA countries. Num Pages: 237 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; JKSR; KCM; KFF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230211964
- ISBN
- 9780230211964
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.43
€ 67.43
Hardcover. Drawing on both Development Studies and post-Soviet literature, this study examines projects in Siberia since the fall of the Berlin Wall. Focusing on critical accounts of development projects in Siberia, managed by the author, this book provides a first-hand account of the successes and failures of development aid. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 294 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JPB; KCM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230216389
- ISBN
- 9780230216389
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.25
€ 67.25
Hardcover. So what is a member-owned business? What does it look like? How can we distinguish it from an investor-owned business? The crucial distinction is between a business that is people-centred, and one that is money-centred. This book explores the growing number of companies which use this model and their wider significance in society. Num Pages: 240 pages, 7 black & white tables. BIC Classification: KCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230217188
- ISBN
- 9780230217188
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.77
€ 66.77
Hardcover. This book explores the life and work of Nicholas Kaldor, examining the influences that shaped and inspired his writings, and looks in detail at the crucial part he played in twentieth-century economics. Offering a comprehensive intellectual portrait of Kaldor, this book explains this great economist's importance in his own time and in ours. Series: Great Thinkers in Economics. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230217256
- ISBN
- 9780230217256
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Organization and Development of Russian Business: A Firm-Level Analysi...
Dolgopyatova, Tatiana, Iwasaki, Ichiro, Yakov...
Hardcover. This book is designed to scrutinize the Russian business sector in transition with special attention to firm organization, business integration, corporate governance, and company management. Using a unique dataset of Russian joint-stock companies, the authors empirically analyze key issues for understanding the Russian corporate sector. Num Pages: 341 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JP; KCC; KJ; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230217287
- ISBN
- 9780230217287
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.44
€ 128.44
Hardcover. Rules of origin have emerged as one of the most controversial issues in any trade negotiations. This book analyzes the economics of rules of origin in regional trade agreements. It critically evaluates the empirical aspects, providing fresh perspectives on complex policy-negotiations and rules of origin implementation. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; KCL; KJK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 221 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230217294
- ISBN
- 9780230217294
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
Hardcover. Following the launch in China of economic reforms and the 'open door policy', a new era of economic growth and global integration dawned. In 2008, the thirtieth anniversary year, China completes three decades of broad-based market-oriented macroeconomic reforms and restructuring. This book traces China's economic renaissance. Num Pages: 285 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KCM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230218406
- ISBN
- 9780230218406
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.68
€ 128.68
Hardcover. A credible central bank can effectively lead the process of financial sector reform in a developing country. This book discusses central banking issues and offers a clear path to building credible central banks in emerging economies. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions. Num Pages: 179 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFG; KCM; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 165 x 15. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230218826
- ISBN
- 9780230218826
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.66
€ 127.66
Hardcover. Drawing on the Latin American political economy, this book brings to the fore empirical questions on different patterns of involvement of IFIs in pursuing politically-sensitive reforms, the capacity of local actors to influence outcomes, the context in which they interact, the type of policy ideas conveyed, and the policy process that are advanced. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; KCLF; KCP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 17. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230220119
- ISBN
- 9780230220119
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.68
€ 66.68
Hardcover. This book is a comprehensive guide for those seeking to fully understand Keynes' General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money, and especially those approaching the work for the first time. It also highlights Keynes' important policy insights. This book is an essential introduction to Keynes' most influential text. Num Pages: 312 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 314
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230220133
- ISBN
- 9780230220133
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.39
€ 128.39
Hardcover. This book outlines a taxonomy of development practice using the notion of reflexivity, and examines it in the case of two countries at opposite ends of the development spectrum: Vanuatu and Singapore. The methodological approach, which gives greater voice to people in developing countries, has practical benefits for economic policy. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- y First edition
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230220164
- ISBN
- 9780230220164
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.60
€ 127.60
Hardcover. This book investigates the role and the impacts of armies and military regimes in the Middle East. It argues that one of the main causes of the slow and stagnated economic development in the region is high military expenditure perpetuated by strong grips of armies on the politics of the region. Num Pages: 183 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FB; JW; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230220171
- ISBN
- 9780230220171
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Hardcover. As a window for understanding the relationship between globalization and the state's pursuit of national industrial development, this book examines how and why the Chinese government succeeded in leveraging China's international competitive advantages to modernize the country's automotive industry. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 312 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KCP; KNDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 1. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230220607
- ISBN
- 9780230220607
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.29
€ 128.29