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Hardback. Most of us who live in the North and the West consume far too much - too much meat, too much fat, too much sugar, too much salt. We are more likely to put on too much weight than to go hungry. We live in a society that is heading for a crash. We are aware of what is happening and yet we refuse to take it fully into account. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: JFFT; KCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 145 x 15. Weight in Grams: 284.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745646169
ISBN
9780745646169
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.65

Paperback. Most of us who live in the North and the West consume far too much - too much meat, too much fat, too much sugar, too much salt. We are more likely to put on too much weight than to go hungry. We live in a society that is heading for a crash. We are aware of what is happening and yet we refuse to take it fully into account. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: JFFT; KCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 7. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
Polity Press
Number of pages
180
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745646176
ISBN
9780745646176
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.66

Paperback. This text critiques some of our most cherished stories of market failure. Economists have used these colorful myths to justify a wide range of public policy interventions in the economy. It is concluded that economic analysis of market efficiency should rely on systematic analysis, not anecdotes. Editor(s): Spulber, Daniel (Northwestern University, USA). Num Pages: 320 pages, 18. BIC Classification: KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 173 x 22. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631226758
ISBN
9780631226758
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.85

Hardback. In the mid-1990s, as many as one million North Koreans died in one of the worst famines of the twentieth century. This work presents and account of the famine to date, examining not only the origins and aftermath of the crisis but also the regime's response to outside aid and the effect of its policies on the country's economic future. Num Pages: 368 pages, 59 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; 3JJPR; JFFC1; KCM; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231140003
ISBN
9780231140003
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.46
€ 79.12

Paperback. Family Spending provides analysis of household expenditure broken down by age and income, household composition, socio-economic characteristics and geography. This report will be of interest to academics, policy makers, government and the general public. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GBCY; JHBC; KCHS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 298 x 210 x 13. Weight in Grams: 850.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
KTG0018889
ISBN
9780230575509
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Hardback. Examines the political regulation of the family in Sweden since 1930. This title draws attention to the political attempts to create a 'modern family', and the aspiration to regulate the family and install gender equality. It is suitable for researchers, lecturers, undergraduate and graduate students who study gender and gender equality. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 1DNS; 3JJ; JFSJ; JHBK; JPQB; KCF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 249 x 178 x 14. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847424556
ISBN
9781847424556
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.98

Paperback. Why do oil and diamonds lead to economic disaster more often than boom? Why doesn't Africa grow cocaine? Why might believing in God be good for your balance-sheet? Using the stories of economic triumph and disaster, this title explains how some countries went wrong while others went right. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: KCL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141033709
ISBN
9780141033709
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.81

paperback. A prescient book criticising the greed and unsustainable economic practices which have proved to be the seeds of a world-wide recession. It considers how the economic landscape has shifted in a decade, and asks the crucial question: where do we go from here? Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: KCA; KCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 26. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Granta Books
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847081322
ISBN
9781847081322
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.52

Paperback. Explores the very meaning of happiness and prosperity in America. This title explains how increased concentrations of income and wealth at the top of the economic pyramid have set off "expenditure cascades" that raise the cost of achieving many basic goals for the middle class. Series: Wildavsky Forum Series. Num Pages: 176 pages, 12 b/w photographs, 19 line illustrations, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSC; KCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 154 x 11. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
First Edition, Reissue, With a New Preface
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520280526
ISBN
9780520280526
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.89

Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: KC; KJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 3. Weight in Grams: 118.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1980
Publisher
Gabler Verlag United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9783409017329
ISBN
9783409017329
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.33

Hardback. When a new technology makes people ill, how high does the body count have to be before protectives steps are taken? Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; KCZ; KNDD; TDH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 168 x 243 x 32. Weight in Grams: 624.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300204667
ISBN
9780300204667
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Hardcover. Written in accordance with the rules set by the International Accounting Standards Board, this work deals with the application of fair-value principles to accounting for pensions. It is of interest to pension professionals, pension fund trustees, and regulators. Editor(s): Kortleve, Niels E.; Nijman, Theo E.; Ponds, Eduard H. M. Num Pages: 220 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KCP; KFFP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 171 x 13. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780444522450
ISBN
9780444522450
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.02

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295991726
ISBN
9780295991726
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.70

Hardback. Drawing on international perspectives, this book explores the growing fair-trade consumer movement and why it has become a global phenomenon. Series: Consumption and Public Life. Num Pages: 232 pages, 3 figures, 4 graphs, 6 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFFS; JFFT; KCD; KJG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
232
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2012th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230301429
ISBN
9780230301429
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.87

Paperback. A real-world assessment of Fair Trade's effectiveness. Drawing upon anthropological studies of a variety of regions and commodity systems including Darjeeling tea, coffee, crafts, and cut flowers, this title uses ethnographic case studies to assess whether the Fair Trade Movement is actually achieving its goals. Editor(s): Lyon, Sarah; Moberg, Mark. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JHMC; KCM; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
NYU Press
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814796214
ISBN
9780814796214
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.86

Paperback. Covering Fair Trade principles and methods for participation, Fair Trade: A Beginner's Guide will empower the reader to tackle a key source of global injustice. Series: Beginner's Guides. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: KCLT; KJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851685219
ISBN
9781851685219
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.54

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, tabs.ch. BIC Classification: GTF; KCLT; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 0. Weight in Grams: 355.
Publisher
Zed Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
P
Condition
New
SKU
V9781856490740
ISBN
9781856490740
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.25

Hardback. Failure to Adjust presents an especially timely analysis of the trade policies of the Obama administration, and discusses how America can reassert itself as the leader in setting rules for international economic competition that would spread the benefits of global trade and investment more broadly. Series: A Council on Foreign Relations Book. Num Pages: 258 pages. BIC Classification: JFFS; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 526.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442272606
ISBN
9781442272606
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.92

Hardback. Num Pages: 176 pages, 2 line illus. BIC Classification: GPS; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 277 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691161891
ISBN
9780691161891
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.37

Hardcover. Failed argues that some of the most important economic developments of recent years, including prolonged economic failures and alternatives, are widely misunderstood. Num Pages: 312 pages, 12 line illustrations. BIC Classification: KCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 218 x 29. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195170184
ISBN
9780195170184
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 47.15

Hardcover. This volume puts the spotlight on worker well-being. It looks at key questions such as: How important is incentive pay in increasing worker productivity? Does monitoring productivity affect a worker's earnings trajectory? How is the decision to retire different in two-earner families compared to one-earner families? Editor(s): Polachek, Solomon W.; Tatsiramos, Konstantinos. Series: Research in Labor Economics. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 236 x 29. Weight in Grams: 656.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784411503
ISBN
9781784411503
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.86

Paperback. In "Facing the Age Wave," four experts explain the most significant areas of concern created by the aging of the American population and offer possible solutions. From a symposium of distinguished scholars on the subject of aging in America. Num Pages: 120 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Hoover Institution Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817994822
ISBN
9780817994822
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.44

Paperback. Num Pages: 72 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QFG; GTF; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 162 x 6. Weight in Grams: 178.
Publisher
KIT Publishers Netherlands
Number of pages
72
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9789460221552
ISBN
9789460221552
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 25.21

Hardcover. Editor(s): Monteith, Mark C. Num Pages: 151 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: 1KB; JP; KC; KNBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 159 x 16. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
151
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611227338
ISBN
9781611227338
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.36
€ 94.53

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