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Hardcover. This book explains some of the ways in which deteriorated socioeconomic conditions (inequality in particular) and institutional limitations (corruption, electoral exclusion, and a weak rule of law, among others) affect political stability in extremely unequal developing countries, like Mexico, where democracy is not yet fully consolidated. Num Pages: 235 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFFA; JPH; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137263025
- ISBN
- 9781137263025
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Condition: New
€ 66.49
€ 66.49
Hardcover. The story of one village, Yantian, and its remarkable economic and social transformation, this book shows how outcomes are shaped by a number of factors such as path dependence, social structures, economic resources and local entrepreneurship. Series: China in Transformation. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KCD; KCG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137035141
- ISBN
- 9781137035141
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Condition: New
€ 66.76
€ 66.76
Hardcover. Depicting NAFTA to be but a stepping stone rather than final product of regional economic integrative efforts, a chapter-specific 15-year assessment conveys the upsides and downsides of North America's Camelot moment. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KB; KCLT1; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 425.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137034779
- ISBN
- 9781137034779
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.76
€ 66.76
Paperback. China has enjoyed a higher growth rate for a longer period than any other nation to date. This volume brings together leading economists to analyse this unprecedented economic boom, and discuss prospects for the future. Chapters address a wide range of issues, covering not only financial systems, but also the social and cultural impact of growth. Series: International Economic Association. Num Pages: 318 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KCG; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137034281
- ISBN
- 9781137034281
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.95
€ 127.95
The Chinese Economy: A New Transition (International Economic Associat...
Aoki, Masahiko, Wu, Jinglian
Hardcover. China has enjoyed a higher growth rate for a longer period than any other nation to date. This volume brings together leading economists to analyse this unprecedented economic boom, and discuss prospects for the future. Chapters address a wide range of issues, covering not only financial systems, but also the social and cultural impact of growth. Series: International Economic Association. Num Pages: 318 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KCG; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 609.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137034274
- ISBN
- 9781137034274
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.75
€ 128.75
Paperback. This volume explores the measurement of economic and social progress in our societies, and proposes new frameworks to integrate economic dimensions with other aspects of human well-being. Leading economists analyse the light that the recent crisis has shed on the global economic architecture, and the policies needed to address these systemic risks. Editor(s): Gordon, Roger; Fitoussi, Jean-Paul; Stiglitz, Joseph E. Series: International Economic Association. Num Pages: 357 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCB; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 357
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137034243
- ISBN
- 9781137034243
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Condition: New
€ 67.57
€ 67.57
Complexity and Institutions: Markets, Norms and Corporations
. Ed(S): Aoki, Masahiko; Binmore, Kenneth; De...
Paperback. Drawing on behavioural, experimental and neoclassical economics, this volume brings together eminent academics and practitioners to provide working macroeconomic models and explore the social norms governing a post-crisis financial world. Editor(s): Aoki, Masahiko; Binmore, Kenneth; Deakin, Simon, FBA; Gintis, Herbert. Series: International Economic Association. Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 265
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137034205
- ISBN
- 9781137034205
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Condition: New
€ 66.73
€ 66.73
Hardcover. When regions like Canada, the US and the EU have disagreed over the legitimacy of risk perceptions they have placed science at the centre of international trade conflict. By looking across cases disputed and informally resolved, David Hornsby offers to deepen understanding of factors involved in risk based trade conflict. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPB; JPS; KCLT; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 218 x 20. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137034168
- ISBN
- 9781137034168
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.24
€ 67.24
Paperback. An in-depth look at the origins and development of the current financial crisis, from an economist and Washington insider. Jarsulic explains how a wide array of financial institutions, including mortgage banks, commercial banks, and investment banks created a credit bubble that supported nonprime mortgage lending and helped to inflate house prices. Num Pages: 199 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JM; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 199
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137032621
- ISBN
- 9781137032621
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Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. This book critically analyzes recalls of toys, cars and other products announced in the US since 1974. By empirically examining the phenomenon from multiple perspectives, including design and manufacturing flaws; supply chain issues; number of injuries and how to manage recalls on a global scale. Num Pages: 184 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JKS; KCL; KJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 149 x 12. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137032362
- ISBN
- 9781137032362
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Condition: New
€ 127.73
€ 127.73
Hardcover. A personal memoir from Christopher Dow, an influential British economist and a key player in the banking establishments of the post-war era. Contains insights and revelations into the issues and protagonists shaping British economic policy in the late 20th Century. Editor(s): Taylor, Christopher; Hacche, Graham. Series: Palgrave Studies in Economic History. Num Pages: 313 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; BM; KCP; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137032300
- ISBN
- 9781137032300
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.68
€ 126.68
Hardcover. Highlights concerns about the impact of a falling standard of living in America as 40 million 'tradable jobs' are digitized and outsourced off shore. Num Pages: 200 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFF; KCJ; KJC; KJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 137 x 16. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137032294
- ISBN
- 9781137032294
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.54
€ 66.54
Hardcover. Written by a group of international experts, this book focuses on three interdependent themes: (a) origins and consequences of the current debt crisis; (b) the systemic nature of the crisis; (c) national and international policy efforts to avoid a global collapse and bring about lasting reforms in the Euro zone and in the financial system. Editor(s): Hieronymi, Otto; Stephanou, Constantine A. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions. Num Pages: 280 pages, 11 diagrames, 10 figures. BIC Classification: KCP; KCX; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137030566
- ISBN
- 9781137030566
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.13
€ 127.13
Hardcover. Thomas Birtchnell examines recent ideas of Indian innovation, or 'Indovation', from an historical and critical perspective, at both the bottom and the top of India's social pyramid. Series: Critical Studies of the Asia-Pacific. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; GTF; JFFS; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137027405
- ISBN
- 9781137027405
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.58
€ 127.58
Hardcover. With traditional growth engines failing, the world is looking to Asia for economic salvation. This book charts the rise of China, India and ASEAN nations, who are increasingly being seen as the new growth drivers for the world, and discusses the imminence of a new global economic order. Num Pages: 216 pages, 8 figures, 15 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1F; KCL; KCM; KJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137027214
- ISBN
- 9781137027214
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.12
€ 67.12
Hardcover. This volume provides an interdisciplinary analysis on the political role of corporations in society by using the analytical device of corporate citizenship. It questions what ideas on corporate citizenship may say about the ongoing publicization of the corporation and the implications of these developments for the public domain and welfare state. Editor(s): Morth, Ulrika. Series: Palgrave Studies in Citizenship Transitions. Num Pages: 229 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPS; JPVH1; KCP; KJG; KJR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 143 x 19. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137026811
- ISBN
- 9781137026811
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. Num Pages: 349 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, 13 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JPP; KCFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 244 x 26. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137025371
- ISBN
- 9781137025371
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.69
€ 67.69
Hardcover. Mahtaney explores the next phase of economic growth, by arguing that globalization is a mindset. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; KCG; KCL; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137024985
- ISBN
- 9781137024985
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.42
€ 127.42
Hardcover. Dispelling the myth of decline, Stuart Brown argues that the US continues to enjoy the economic, political, cultural and military underpinnings befitting a pre-eminent global power. He provides an analytical tour through the major domestic and foreign policy issues that will impact the United States' future position and role in the global system. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 331 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPRB; JPSD; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 144 x 24. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137023155
- ISBN
- 9781137023155
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.53
€ 67.53
Hardcover. This book calls for a radical reappraisal of economic policy in the UK. It argues that a much lower exchange rate is needed to re-establish sufficient manufacturing capacity to enable Britain to pay its way in the world. Mills makes the case for the removal of balance of payments constraints to achieve growth and avoid endless austerity. Num Pages: 268 pages, 18 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; KCG; KCP; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 143 x 22. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137022967
- ISBN
- 9781137022967
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.03
€ 67.03
Hardcover. This book examines the extraordinary events that led to China's transformation from a closed agrarian economy to an invincible manufacturing powerhouse of the global economy. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; KCM; KCP; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137019363
- ISBN
- 9781137019363
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.31
€ 128.31
Hardcover. The term 'housing crisis' has recently been associated with rising foreclosure rates and tottering financial institutions, particularly in the US and Europe. However, in many emerging countries, the housing crisis is about urban poverty, unplanned settlements, overcrowded slums and homelessness. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFB; KCL; KCX; KFFL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 143 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan 2013-02-07
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137014023
- ISBN
- 9781137014023
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.73
€ 127.73
Paperback. This book argues that the right-wing revolution in the US has created deepening inequality and will lead to economic catastrophe. The author makes the case that over the past three decades the rich have confiscated wealth and income from the poor and middle class to a far greater extent than many realize. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCLF; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 239
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137009371
- ISBN
- 9781137009371
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.67
€ 47.67
Hardcover. Tingjin Lin explores the conflict between self-interest and the provision of equality of opportunity facing educators in China. Provincial leaders prove reluctant to equalize education when doing so means sacrificing their future promotion. Num Pages: 205 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JNK; KCM; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 217 x 17. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137009159
- ISBN
- 9781137009159
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.34
€ 66.34