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Hardback. This text reviews the theoretical and empirical literature on economic growth and the environment, giving an in-depth empirical treatment of the relationship between the two. Various hypotheses are formulated and tested for a number of indicators of environmental pressure. Series: Economy and Environment. Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 247
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792361534
- ISBN
- 9780792361534
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€ 123.18
€ 123.18
Hardback. This assessment of the economic effects of climate change policy, addresses the issues with a quantitative modelling approach. The book goes beyond statements on the efficiency of economic instruments to identify the way gains and losses are distributed; who gains and who loses. Editor(s): Carraro, Carlo. Series: Economics, Energy and Environment. Num Pages: 372 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 708.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 372
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792362623
- ISBN
- 9780792362623
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€ 192.78
€ 192.78
Exciting the Industry of Mankind George Berkeley's Philosophy of Money
Constantine George Caffentzis
Hardback. George Berkeley's views on money and banking broke the conceptual link between money and metallic substance in "The Querist", a work published between 1735 and 1737 in Dublin, consisting entirely of questions. This work explains what economic and social forces caused him to write "The Querist" in response to a major economic crisis in Ireland. Series: International Archives of the History of Ideas / Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Idees. Num Pages: 460 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JF; HPS; KCBM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 819.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 460
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792362975
- ISBN
- 9780792362975
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Condition: New
€ 194.69
€ 194.69
Hardback. Analyzes the theoretical claims for eco-tariffs within a unified framework formed of an international trade model enriched with both a domestic and a global externality. In doing so, this work modifies the model to analyze an array of contexts for which eco-tariffs have been claimed to improve environmental quality. Series: Economy and Environment. Num Pages: 249 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCLT; KCN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 565.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 249
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792363187
- ISBN
- 9780792363187
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Condition: New
€ 127.60
€ 127.60
Soil Quality, Sustainable Agriculture and Environmental Security in Ce...
. Ed(S): Wilson, M.J.; Maliszewska-Kordybach,...
Paperback. Soil Quality in Relation to Sustainable Development of Agriculture and Environmental Security in Central and Eastern Europe, held in Pulawy, Poland, 13-17 October 1997 Editor(s): Wilson, M.J.; Maliszewska-Kordybach, B. Series: NATO Science Partnership Subseries: 2. Num Pages: 390 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DV; KCS; KNAC; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 662.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2000
- Number of pages
- 390
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792363781
- ISBN
- 9780792363781
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Condition: New
€ 123.86
€ 123.86
Hardback. Discusses the case of Venice as an example of some of the relevant problems concerning the relation between the environment and development in the contemporary world that include: the trade-off between preserving an ecosystem and considering it as an economic resource; and, the evolution of different urban growth scenarios. Editor(s): Musu, Ignazio. Series: Economics, Energy and Environment. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; KCN; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1260.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 271
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792364580
- ISBN
- 9780792364580
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Condition: New
€ 191.22
€ 191.22
Hardback. Provides an analysis of European efforts to implement and secure global action on climate change, and how this relates to wider questions about the role of European and global sustainability. This book also looks at the underlying theoretical disputes that led to a wide range of divergent standpoints within the EU. Editor(s): Gupta, Joyeeta; Grubb, M. J. Series: Environment & Policy. Num Pages: 346 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; KCN; RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 346
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792364665
- ISBN
- 9780792364665
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Condition: New
€ 193.11
€ 193.11
Hardback. This text outlines the roles of environmental policy analysis in design and evaluation of a wide range of environmental policies. It emphasizes methods and tools for performing policy analysis such as benefit-cost analysis as well as supporting tools such as non-market valuation. Series: The Economics of Non-Market Goods and Resources. Num Pages: 344 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPQB; KCN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 664.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792365006
- ISBN
- 9780792365006
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Condition: New
€ 192.54
€ 192.54
Hardback. Examines the resource management problems and challenges posed by the intensification of the environmental change process in coastal areas around the globe. This title includes chapters that analyse and evaluate a range of coastal and water resource functions across different temporal and spatial scales. Editor(s): Turner, R. Kerry; Bateman, I. J.; Adger, W. N. Series: Studies in Ecological Economics. Num Pages: 343 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCN; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1490.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 343
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792365044
- ISBN
- 9780792365044
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Condition: New
€ 192.65
€ 192.65
Law and Economics of International Climate Change Policy
Schwarze, Reimund; Niles, John O.; Levy, Eric
Hardback. The Kyoto Protocol is a landmark international agreement to tackle the problem of global climate change. This book elaborates in six essays on some of the pressing policy problems of the Kyoto Protocol. It is suitable for policy makers, negotiators, environmental activists, academics, and anyone involved in post-Kyoto strategies. Series: Environment & Policy. Num Pages: 146 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 890.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 146
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792368007
- ISBN
- 9780792368007
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.30
€ 125.30
hardcover. This text aims to encourage and develop more effective mitigation policies to lessen greenhouse gases worldwide, and to assist marketing aspects of energy service companies, technology producers, and utilities in gaining better understanding of their customers' decisions. Editor(s): Jochem, Eberhard; Sathaye, Jayant; Bouille, Daniel. Series: Advances in Global Change Research. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCN; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 2000th Edition
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792368021
- ISBN
- 9780792368021
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 201.44
€ 201.44
Hardback. Supports the possibility of constructing a theory of local development. This book says that there is no single development model operating at a given time and valid for all places, but that it is more correct to talk of multiple development paths that co-exist in the same place at the same time (multiplicity of development paths). Series: Geojournal Library. Num Pages: 296 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KC; RGCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 597.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792368298
- ISBN
- 9780792368298
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.04
€ 128.04
Hardback. With the growth of the recycling sector, trade in recyclables increased tremendously. It is striking that most of this trade flows from developed to developing countries. This book addresses the causes of this trade pattern and investigates its economic and environmental effects. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FKA; 1FPC; KCN; RNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792368984
- ISBN
- 9780792368984
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.97
€ 126.97
Hardback. Intends to reconcile two terms that the economic tradition has opposed for a long time: the market and knowledge. This title focuses on the transformations that affect the processes of creation, accumulation, and exchange of scientific, technological, and commercial knowledge by organizations. Editor(s): Gulihon, Bernard. Series: Economics of Science, Technology and Innovation. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KC; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1110.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792372028
- ISBN
- 9780792372028
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Condition: New
€ 190.27
€ 190.27
Hardback. Presents an overview of theoretical literature that studies the influence and formation of networks in social and economic situations in which the relations between participants who are not included in a particular participant's network are not of consequence to this participant. Series: Theory and Decision Library C. Num Pages: 305 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KC; PBUD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 615.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 305
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792372264
- ISBN
- 9780792372264
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 244.80
€ 244.80
Hardback. Illustrates the central role of saving in reducing inflation and restoring economic growth in the transition economies through theoretical analysis and empirical testing. This book includes case studies of Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, and Russia. Num Pages: 353 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFW; KC; KFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 719.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 353
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792372288
- ISBN
- 9780792372288
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.76
€ 129.76
Hardback. Biotechnology offers great potential for sustainable agricultural growth in developing countries, yet there are many institutional constraints that inhibit the poor's access to such innovations. This text explores these constraints across developing nations in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Num Pages: 434 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; 1H; 1KL; 1QFG; KC; KNAC; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 807.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 434
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792372301
- ISBN
- 9780792372301
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.49
€ 194.49
Hardback. Canada and the countries of Latin America are in the midst of major changes and choices in the area of labor markets and related social policy. This book reviews the evidence of Canada and Latin America on three major labor policy instruments - unemployment insurance, minimum wages and training. Editor(s): Berry, Albert. Num Pages: 306 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 1KL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 779.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792372325
- ISBN
- 9780792372325
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 188.33
€ 188.33
Hardback. Some time ago one of the editors stumbled on a paradox in the competition for rents. He asked a previous research assistant to work out some examples and gave a seminar on it. This volume attempts to get economists to turn to the problem and, hopefully, solve the paradox. It also presents a substantial portion of the literature on the matter. Editor(s): Lockard, Alan (George Mason University, USA); Tullock, Gordon. Num Pages: 418 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1710.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 418
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792372424
- ISBN
- 9780792372424
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.06
€ 194.06
Hardback. A long-standing unsolved problem in economic theory is how economic equilibria are attained. This book considers a number of adjustment processes in different economic models and investigates their dynamical behaviour. It uses the theory of nonlinear dynamics to analyze the dynamics of the different economic models. Series: Advances in Computational Economics. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCC; PBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1170.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792372653
- ISBN
- 9780792372653
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.09
€ 127.09
hardcover. This work analytically investigates the complexities and incertainties of monetary transmission, spelling out their consequences for the monetary policy maker. It focusses on policy preparation, and case studies stress the role of international economic linkages and of expectations. Editor(s): Berk, Jan Marc. Series: Financial and Monetary Policy Studies. Num Pages: 161 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCBM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 415.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 2001st Edition
- Number of pages
- 161
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792372691
- ISBN
- 9780792372691
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.50
€ 125.50
Hardback. Highlights mineral rents investment funds in Norway, Alaska and Alberta, which derive revenues from the production of petroleum bound to diminish over time. This book examines the institutional and political framework in which these funds are embedded and how successfully they have been used for making non-renewable petroleum wealth permanent. Num Pages: 109 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DNN; 1KBBWK; 1KBCL; KCN; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 7. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 109
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792372943
- ISBN
- 9780792372943
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.61
€ 124.61
Hardback. A collection of essays about innovative policy in the knowledge-based economy. It considers elements of an innovation policy: innovation policy and academic research, innovation policy in electronic commerce, and innovation policy and globalization issues. Editor(s): Feldman, Maryann P.; Link, Albert N. Series: Economics of Science, Technology and Innovation. Num Pages: 457 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1860.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 457
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792372967
- ISBN
- 9780792372967
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 247.97
€ 247.97
Hardback. Editor(s): Negishi, Takashi; Ramachandran, Rama V.; Mino, Kazuo. Series: Research Monographs in Japan-U.S.Business and Economics. Num Pages: 592 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1017.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 592
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792373063
- ISBN
- 9780792373063
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 250.39
€ 250.39