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Economics
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.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230274532
- ISBN
- 9780230274532
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Condition: New
€ 64.23
€ 64.23
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.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230274174
- ISBN
- 9780230274174
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.59
€ 121.59
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.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230274143
- ISBN
- 9780230274143
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.26
€ 143.26
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
€ 122.07
€ 122.07
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
€ 65.05
€ 65.05
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.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230273634
- ISBN
- 9780230273634
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.23
€ 64.23
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
€ 64.54
€ 64.54
Negotiating Trade Liberalization at the WTO: Domestic Politics and Bar...
Eugenia da Conceicao-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
€ 64.95
€ 64.95
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
€ 65.21
€ 65.21
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.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230272514
- ISBN
- 9780230272514
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.83
€ 63.83
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.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230271579
- ISBN
- 9780230271579
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.31
€ 64.31
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.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230252820
- ISBN
- 9780230252820
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.69
€ 64.69
Hardcover. This book traces the historic relationships between cotton production, the international cotton trade and poverty south of the Sahara, and assesses various approaches to corporate social responsibility and nongovernmental policy advocacy in this area. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HF; GTF; JFFA; KCP; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 144 x 21. Weight in Grams: 420.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230252783
- ISBN
- 9780230252783
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.97
€ 63.97
Hardcover. A PDF version of this book is available for free in open access via the OAPEN Library platform, www.oapen.org. This book examines the significance of networks among the firms operative in the contemporary Russian software industry in the St. Petersburg region. Num Pages: 198 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; KCS; KJP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 144 x 17. Weight in Grams: 330. 208 pages, 5 black & white tables, 4 figures. This book examines the significance of networks among the firms operative in the contemporary Russian software industry in the St. Petersburg region. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; KCS; KJP. Dimension: 210 x 144 x 17. Weight: 330.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230252394
- ISBN
- 9780230252394
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.25
€ 38.25
Hardcover. Testing for a Unit Root is now an essential part of time series analysis but the literature on the topic is so large that knowing where to start is difficult even for the specialist. This book provides a way into the techniques of unit root testing, explaining the pitfalls and nonstandard cases, using practical examples and simulation analysis. Series: Palgrave Texts in Econometrics. Num Pages: 585 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KCH; PBT. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 165 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1016.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 592
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230250260
- ISBN
- 9780230250260
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.39
€ 125.39
Hardcover. Testing for a unit root is now an essential part of time series analysis. This volume provides a critical overview and assessment of tests for a unit root in time series, developing the concepts necessary to understand the key theoretical and practical models in unit root testing. Series: Palgrave Texts in Econometrics. Num Pages: 678 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCH; PBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1128.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230250246
- ISBN
- 9780230250246
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Condition: New
€ 126.26
€ 126.26
Hardcover. A critical analysis of the political economy of development in the Anglophone and Francophone Caribbean. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJ; JPSD; KCM; KCP; RGCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 143 x 20. Weight in Grams: 460.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230250017
- ISBN
- 9780230250017
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.03
€ 65.03
Hardcover. International experts evaluate new policy directions in economic development and poverty reduction, building on the ideas of a pioneer in the new discipline of Development Studies, Frances Stewart. Combing ideas and evidence on technological change, human development and conflict prevention to address the issue of the persistence of inequality Editor(s): Thorp, Rosemary. Num Pages: 322 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFG; JFFA; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 496.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230249707
- ISBN
- 9780230249707
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.49
€ 64.49
Hardback. This book analyzes privatization in Ireland, a European economy that has experienced rapidly changing fortunes over the last thirty years. It examines the effects of privatization in terms of corporate performance, public finances and the distributional aspects of privatization including the impact on employment and share ownership. Num Pages: 285 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCM; KCS; KFFD; KFFH; KNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan London
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230248922
- ISBN
- 9780230248922
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.21
€ 122.21
Financial Instability: Toolkit for Interpreting Boom and Bust Cycles (...
D'Apice, Vincenzo, Ferri, Giovanni
Hardcover. This book explains what is behind the wave of increasingly frequent and severe financial crises since the 1980s. It links theoretical and policy misconceptions to explain, in plain words, why and how global finance needs fixing. Otherwise, the world may not withstand the next, even bigger, financial crisis. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCP; KCX; KFFH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230248113
- ISBN
- 9780230248113
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.45
€ 121.45
Hardcover. In the context of the financial and economic crisis, corporate governance and regulatory supervision failures, Laura Horn investigates one of the defining questions in social power relations in contemporary capitalism: who controls the modern corporation, and why. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFE; KCP; KJR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 219 x 19. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230247505
- ISBN
- 9780230247505
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.86
€ 63.86
Hardcover. The first systematic analysis of why Britain and France parted company on the issue of European monetary integration. Ikemoto reveals that Britain was much keener to participate in the early stages of monetary integration than previously thought; Britain and France pursued broadly similar policies on the issue until the end of the 1970s. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDF; 1QFE; JPB; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442. British and French Experiences. Series: St Antony's Series. 264 pages. The first systematic analysis of why Britain and France parted company on the issue of European monetary integration. Ikemoto reveals that Britain was much keener to participate in the early stages of monetary integration than previously thought; Britain and France pursued broadly similar policies on the issue until the end of the 1970s. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDF; 1QFE; JPB; KCL. Dimension: 222 x 141 x 20. Weight: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230245891
- ISBN
- 9780230245891
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.01
€ 64.01
Hardcover. In 2008, the economic relationship between the United States and China almost collapsed due to a crisis at two American mortgage corporations, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. This book explains how that crisis came about, and analyzes the consequences and implications. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 184 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; JPQ; JPS; KCL; KCP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230243590
- ISBN
- 9780230243590
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.46
€ 63.46
Hardcover. As the international community struggles with major issues such as deforestation, it is increasingly turning to sustainable development and market-based mechanisms to tackle environmental problems. Focusing on forestry, this book investigates the legitimacy of global forums and evaluates the quality of global governance in the current era. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 290 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPS; KCP; RNF; RNPD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 149 x 21. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230243583
- ISBN
- 9780230243583
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.26
€ 64.26