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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 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 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.
- Format
- 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. 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
Negotiating Trade Liberalization at the WTO: Domestic Politics and Bar...
Eugénia da Conceição-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
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
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.
- Format
- 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. 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. Read addresses the contributions of significant individuals to our understanding of financial decisions and markets. Great financial theorists created the basis for what we now know as personal finance and this volume describes four great minds in finance that forever established the role of the rate of return and life cycle decision-making. Series: Great Minds in Finance. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCZ; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 142 x 18. Weight in Grams: 396.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230274136
- ISBN
- 9780230274136
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.90
€ 127.90
Hardcover. Read examines probability, risk, and uncertainty through the contributions of John von Neumann, Leonard Jimmie Savage, Kenneth Arrow and Harry Markowitz. These Portfolio Theorists provided us with a dramatic leap forward in our understanding of and insights into financial rewards under risk and uncertainty. Series: Great Minds in Finance. Num Pages: 237 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230274143
- ISBN
- 9780230274143
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.14
€ 150.14
Hardcover. The third book in the Great Minds in Finance series examines the pricing of securities and the risk/reward trade off through the legends, contribution, and legacies of Jacob Marschak, William Sharpe, Fischer Black and Myron Scholes, and Robert Merton, influencing both theory and practice, answering the question 'how do we measure risk?' Series: Great Minds in Finance. Num Pages: 205 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KC; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 147 x 17. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230274174
- ISBN
- 9780230274174
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.33
€ 127.33
Hardcover. Drawing on comparative data from a number of countries, this book examines the size, uses and importance of corporate welfare in a number of welfare states. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKS; KCR; KJR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230274532
- ISBN
- 9780230274532
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.19
€ 67.19
Hardcover. An examination of the views on capitalism of bishops, academics and business people in the Church of England. Highlighting the richness and distinctiveness of these arguments, it also points to flaws and gaps. Offering a new framework for public theology, Poole urges the Church to take its proper place in re-shaping the global economy. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRCM; HRCX6; KC; KJG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 222 x 20. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230275164
- ISBN
- 9780230275164
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.82
€ 66.82
Hardcover. An international trade emerged between 1870-1895 that incorporated the circulation of books among countries worldwide. A history of the social network and select agents who sold and distributed books overseas, this study demonstrates agents increasingly thought of the world as a negotiable, connected system and books as transnational commodities. Num Pages: 190 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JH; KCLT; KNTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 17. Weight in Grams: 346. Tangled Networks. 192 pages, 1 black & white halftones. An international trade emerged between 1870-1895 that incorporated the circulation of books among countries worldwide. A history of the social network and select agents who sold and distributed books overseas, this study demonstrates agents increasingly thought of the world as a negotiable, connected system and books as transnational commodities. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 3JH; KCLT; KNTP. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 17. Weight: 346.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230275638
- ISBN
- 9780230275638
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.41
€ 66.41
Hardcover. This book explores the causes and effects of the rise of neoliberalism in Eastern Europe in the aftermath of the collapse of the Soviet Union. It provides a political economy analysis of the role of central banks, and identifies them as a key actor in the production and dissemination of the neoliberal economic policies. Series: Studies in Economic Transition. Num Pages: 272 pages, 56, 11 black & white tables, 45 figures. BIC Classification: 1DVWR; 3JMC; KCP; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 143 x 20. Weight in Grams: 420. A Romanian Account of How Eastern Europe Became Subprime. Series: Studies in Economic Transition. 272 pages, 56, 11 black & white tables, 45 figures. This book explores the causes and effects of the rise of neoliberalism in Eastern Europe in the aftermath of the collapse of the Soviet Union. It provides a political economy analysis of the role of central banks, and identifies them as a key actor in the production and dissemination of the neoliberal economic policies. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DVWR; 3JMC; KCP; KFFK. Dimension: 223 x 143 x 20. Weight: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230276154
- ISBN
- 9780230276154
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.88
€ 127.88
Paperback. This book presents the authentic Adam Smith and explores his underlying approach and radical thinking, aiming to re-establish his original intentions. The book provides a crucial reminder of how relevant Adam Smith was in his own time, and how relevant he remains as we experience the worldwide spread of opulence today. Series: Great Thinkers in Economics. Num Pages: 301 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCF; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 137 x 14. Weight in Grams: 300.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 301
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230277007
- ISBN
- 9780230277007
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.92
€ 66.92
Paperback. This book argues that Keynesian economists have betrayed Keynes' theory and policy conclusions, and that the world has been misled about those policies. Keynesians have focused attention on policies for dealing with effects of economic failure as they arise, whereas Keynes was concerned with the cause and then the prevention of economic failure. Num Pages: 376 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KCA; KCB; KCBM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462. The General Theory, the Rate of Interest and Keynesian Economics. 376 pages, Illustrations. This book argues that Keynesian economists have betrayed Keynes' theory and policy conclusions, and that the world has been misled about those policies. Keynesians have focused attention on policies for dealing with effects of economic failure as they arise, whereas Keynes was concerned with the cause and then the prevention of economic failure. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: KCA; KCB; KCBM. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight: 462.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230277014
- ISBN
- 9780230277014
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.78
€ 127.78
Hardcover. The marriage of neuroscience and the science of choice behaviour gave birth to neuroeconomics. Jan de Jong explores this new discipline, investigating the relationship between choice behaviour and brain activity, and the light that this sheds on our systems of reasoning. Num Pages: 368 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 145 x 26. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230277151
- ISBN
- 9780230277151
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.28
€ 129.28
Paperback. This book aims to showcase and advance recent debates over the extent to which undergraduate macroeconomics teaching models adequately reflect the latest developments in the field. It contains 16 essays on topics including the 3-equation New Consensus model, extensions and alternatives to this model, and endogenous money and finance. Editor(s): Fontana, Giuseppe; Setterfield, Mark. Num Pages: 361 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 361
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230277632
- ISBN
- 9780230277632
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.01
€ 67.01
Hardcover. The book presents arguments against the taxpayers'-funded bailing out of failed financial institutions, and puts forward suggestions to circumvent the TBTF problem, including some preventive measures. It ultimately argues that a failing financial institution should be allowed to fail without fearing an apocalyptic outcome. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCX; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230277762
- ISBN
- 9780230277762
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.60
€ 127.60