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Hardcover. The contributors illustrate what twin analytical and practical challenges emerge from juxtaposing cultural, economic, historical, postcolonial, virtual, architectural, literary, security and political stances to the concept of the 'global city'. Num Pages: 296 pages, 9 black & white tables, 13 black & white line drawings, 2 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFS; KCU; RNT; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 146 x 22. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137286864
- ISBN
- 9781137286864
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.25
€ 67.25
Paperback. The world is changing. Human population is surging towards 10 billion, food, water, climate and energy security are all at risk. Nitrogen could be our life raft in this global 'perfect storm'. Get it right and it can help to feed billions, fuel our cars and put a dent in global warming. Get it wrong and it will make things a whole lot worse. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 black & white tables, 25 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KCN; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 300.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137286956
- ISBN
- 9781137286956
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Condition: New
€ 65.90
€ 65.90
Hardcover. This book searches for the origins of modern thinking in one of the best-known stories of our cultural heritage. By applying institutional and constitutional economics to biblical interpretation, it uses new approach to reconstruct the Paradise story. The author challenges the old conceptual dualism between economics and theology/philosophy. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; KCA; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 466.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137287694
- ISBN
- 9781137287694
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.84
€ 127.84
Hardcover. This book explores the life of the man whom even his critics acknowledged was one of the world's most significant Communist economists. From his outpost at the University of Cambridge, where he was a protege of John Maynard Keynes and mentor to students, Dobb made himself into one of British communism's premier intellectuals. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Economic Thought Series. Num Pages: 323 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPFC; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 221 x 24. Weight in Grams: 524.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137297013
- ISBN
- 9781137297013
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.51
€ 128.51
Hardcover. This volume examines the main factors for developing country trade performance in the last thirty years, their own trade policies, market access issues they face, and their increasingly more effective participation in the WTO and the Doha Round of multilateral trade negotiations. Num Pages: 299 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 220 x 22. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137297075
- ISBN
- 9781137297075
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Condition: New
€ 66.80
€ 66.80
Hardcover. The author examines the two most advanced eco-city projects: the Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City in China, and Masdar City in Abu Dhabi. These are the most notable attempts at building new eco-cities to both face up to the 'crises' of the modern world and to use the city as an engine for transition to a low-carbon economy. Num Pages: 145 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCN; KCU; RG; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 218 x 12. Weight in Grams: 316.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137298751
- ISBN
- 9781137298751
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.08
€ 66.08
Hardcover. In this concise historical and conceptual analysis of China's evolving position in a world defined predominantly by global capitalist development, Lin offers a critical review of relevant debates and discusses the imperative and feasibility of a socialist Chinese model, reconstructed, as an alternative to standardized modernity at an impasse. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JH; JPB; JPFC; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 144 x 21. Weight in Grams: 466.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137301253
- ISBN
- 9781137301253
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.80
€ 66.80
Hardcover. This book is a one-stop reference for practitioners and academics in finance, business and economics, providing a holistic reference to the international agriculture business. It takes a multidisciplinary approach, looking at the issues, opportunities and investable themes in the global agricultural space, combining research and practical tools. Num Pages: 603 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCL; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 235 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1044.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137302335
- ISBN
- 9781137302335
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.66
€ 131.66
Hardcover. Bartholomew Paudyn investigates how governments across the globe struggle to constitute the authoritative knowledge underpinning the political economy of creditworthiness and what the (neoliberal) 'fiscal normality' means for democratic governance. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPS; KCM; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 222 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137302762
- ISBN
- 9781137302762
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Political Economy and the Aid Industry in Asia (Critical Studies of th...
Hutchison, Jane, Hout, Wil, Hughes, Caroline,...
Hardcover. Adopting a distinctive structural political economy approach, this book uniquely explains the blind spots of alternative political economy approaches to international aid, and presents an original framework for evaluating likely reformers' strength of commitment and potential alliances with donors. Series: Critical Studies of the Asia-Pacific. Num Pages: 188 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JKSR; KCM; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 374.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137303608
- ISBN
- 9781137303608
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.50
€ 66.50
Hardcover. Spain is at the epicentre of a crisis that threatens the future of the Eurozone. This book explains the deep historical and structural roots of the current crisis in Spain. It analyses the nexus between European circuits of financial capital, urbanisation, and the emergent dynamics of state austerity and popular revolt. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 196 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DSE; JPS; JPWF; KCP; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137319937
- ISBN
- 9781137319937
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.65
€ 66.65
Economic Development from the State and Local Perspective: Case Studie...
Robinson, David, Robinson, David J.
Paperback. This definitive work mixes case law, public policy, economic strategy, and examines the wide range of issues facing efforts to improve the American economy, to illustrate how economic growth is driven through strong public-private partnerships, and how successful growth strategies from the state and local level operate to grow jobs. Num Pages: 325 pages, 21 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 236 x 18. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137320674
- ISBN
- 9781137320674
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.65
€ 66.65
Hardcover. This book tackles the role of universities in driving economic growth. Their role as providers of talent, technology and new ideas is considered in the light of the 2008 Global Financial Crisis. A series of expert authors consider success, opportunity and how national frameworks can be fine-tuned to deliver business success. Editor(s): Greenaway, Professor David; Rudd, Chris D. Num Pages: 192 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNM; KCG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137320698
- ISBN
- 9781137320698
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. This book studies the impact of China's outward foreign direct investment on the world economy. It uses both case studies and modeling approaches to study how China's investments have affected the rest of the world. Series: The Nottingham China Policy Institute Series. Num Pages: 287 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KCG; KCLF; KCM; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 212 x 22. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137321091
- ISBN
- 9781137321091
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.80
€ 66.80
Hardcover. This book is an economic analysis of the stock exchange industry. The authors draw on theories from micro- and industrial economics to provide a detailed analysis of the industry structure, the strategic behaviour of key participants and the performance of stock exchanges. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions. Num Pages: 291 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCC; KCLF; KFFM2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 217 x 22. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137321824
- ISBN
- 9781137321824
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.05
€ 128.05
Transnational Corporations from the Standpoint of Workers: Thrown Toge...
Räthzel, Nora, Mulinari, Diana, Tollefsen, A...
Hardcover. This book explores the history and global expansion of AB Volvo, one of the hundred largest corporations in the world, through the experiences of its workers in Sweden, Mexico, South Africa, and India. It investigates how neo-liberalisation has transformed the company into a promoter of lean production, at the expense of the workers' needs. Num Pages: 321 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBL; JPQB; KCFM; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 137 x 23. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137323040
- ISBN
- 9781137323040
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.71
€ 67.71
Hardcover. This book provides an innovative account of how the globalization of production and the emergence of global value chains impacts on trade preferences, lobby strategies and the political influence of EU firms. It sheds new light on the complex EU-China trade relations. Series: European Administrative Governance. Num Pages: 177 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1QFE; JPSL; JPSN2; KCLT; KJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137325433
- ISBN
- 9781137325433
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.29
€ 66.29
Hardcover. The book examines the changing external environment of organizations. This book explores the contradictions within the global capitalist system and their consequences to assess and find ways in creating new knowledge for managers/leaders to reorient themselves in appropriate restructuring of organizations to better serve their stakeholders. Editor(s): Kazeroony, Hamid H.; Stachowicz-Stanusch, Agata. Num Pages: 351 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCS; KJF; KJG; KJK; KJR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 217 x 25. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137325693
- ISBN
- 9781137325693
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.80
€ 128.80
Hardcover. Philanthropic foundations play an increasingly important role in attempts to enhance the performance of school systems. Based on case studies from Germany, Switzerland and the US, this book develops an innovative model of effective education philanthropy for successfully tackling problems in the complex field of education. Num Pages: 288 pages, 12 black & white tables, 8 figures. BIC Classification: JNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 139 x 21. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137326249
- ISBN
- 9781137326249
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.25
€ 67.25
Hardcover. Education policy is a core element of the state's sovereignty and autonomy. This book analyzes the rise of the western education state and its limits in times of transition from western to non-western globalization and of waning newspaper interest in France, Germany, the UK and the US. Series: Transformations of the State. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JNF; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 144 x 16. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137326478
- ISBN
- 9781137326478
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.50
€ 66.50