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Hardback. Presents a historical and sociological account of how, by the late 1960s, three small Italian towns had come to lead the world in the production of gold jewelry - even though they had virtually no jewelry industry less than a century before, and even though Italy had western Europe's most restrictive gold laws. Num Pages: 352 pages, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLW3; JH; KCC; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 657.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691126975
- ISBN
- 9780691126975
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Condition: New
€ 83.23€ 64.47
€ 83.23
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Hardback. Is China's growth sustainable, or has China relied too much on investment, which is subject to diminishing returns, and not enough on technological change? Dealing with the relation between investment, finance, and growth in China, this book dismisses this concern. Num Pages: 224 pages, 72 line illus. 18 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; KCM; KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 371.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691125626
- ISBN
- 9780691125626
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Condition: New
€ 83.23€ 64.47
€ 83.23
€ 64.47
Hardback. Designed to help move from verbal to mathematical to computational representations in economic modeling, this book is organized around economic topics as macroeconomics, microeconomics, and finance. It employs software systems, including MATLAB, Mathematica, GAMS, the nonlinear programming solver in Excel, and the database systems in Access. Num Pages: 456 pages, 112 line illus. 36 tables. BIC Classification: KC; UY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 30. Weight in Grams: 942.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691125497
- ISBN
- 9780691125497
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.09€ 124.04
€ 164.09
€ 124.04
Hardback. Provides an analysis of the huge changes undergone by the economies of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. This book assesses the economic prospects of each country, and the likelihood that economic conditions will spur major political changes. Num Pages: 256 pages, 3 line illus. 47 tables. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FC; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 166 x 21. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691124650
- ISBN
- 9780691124650
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Condition: New
€ 140.31€ 106.53
€ 140.31
€ 106.53
Paperback. Nowhere has the divide between advocates and critics of globalization been more striking than in debates over free trade and the environment. This book investigates the subject using both economic theory and empirical analysis. It contains a theoretical framework for examining the impact of international trade on local pollution levels. Series: Princeton Series in International Economics. Num Pages: 304 pages, 41 line illus. 10 tables. BIC Classification: KCLT; KCN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691124001
- ISBN
- 9780691124001
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Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 38.20
€ 52.99
€ 38.20
Paperback. Presents an account of the politics of opening agricultural markets that explains how the institutional context of international negotiations alters the balance of interests at the domestic level to favor trade liberalization despite opposition from powerful farm groups. Num Pages: 416 pages, 9 line illus. 27 tables. BIC Classification: KCLT; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 25. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691122540
- ISBN
- 9780691122540
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Condition: New
€ 53.51€ 42.58
€ 53.51
€ 42.58
Hardback. Looks at the distribution of income and wealth and the effects that this has on the macroeconomy, and vice versa. Taking stock of results and methods developed in the context of the 1990s revival of growth theory, this book focuses on capital accumulation and long-run growth. Num Pages: 456 pages, 29 line illus. BIC Classification: KCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 163 x 35. Weight in Grams: 774.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691121710
- ISBN
- 9780691121710
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.96€ 86.38
€ 112.96
€ 86.38
Hardback. Tailored to the needs of applied econometricians and social scientists, this work emphasizes nonparametric techniques suited to the rich array of data types - continuous, nominal, and ordinal - within one coherent framework. It also covers the various material necessary to understand and apply nonparametric methods for real-world problems. Num Pages: 768 pages, 23 line illus. 17 tables. BIC Classification: KCH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 190 x 262 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1474.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 768
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691121611
- ISBN
- 9780691121611
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Condition: New
€ 129.61€ 98.65
€ 129.61
€ 98.65
Hardback. How should planners use the available evidence to choose treatments? This book addresses key aspects of this question, exploring and partially resolving pervasive problems of identification and statistical inference that arise when studying treatment response and making treatment choices. Series: The Econometric and Tinbergen Institutes Lectures. Num Pages: 128 pages, 7 tables. BIC Classification: JFF; KCJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 28.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 130
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691121536
- ISBN
- 9780691121536
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.18€ 68.86
€ 89.18
€ 68.86
Hardback. Provides a concise and powerful account of the underlying principles of modern finance, drawing on a generation of theoretical and empirical advances in the field. Series: Princeton Lectures in Finance S. Num Pages: 120 pages, 10 line illus. 5 tables. BIC Classification: KC; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691121383
- ISBN
- 9780691121383
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Condition: New
€ 83.23€ 64.47
€ 83.23
€ 64.47
Hardback. Takes econometrics to a fresh level by demonstrating how to combine modern economic theory with the statistical inference methods to get the most out of economic data. This title draws applications from both microeconomics and macroeconomics, paying special attention to financial and labor economics. Num Pages: 488 pages, 19 line illus. 21 tables. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 147 x 33. Weight in Grams: 814.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691120591
- ISBN
- 9780691120591
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Condition: New
€ 83.23€ 64.47
€ 83.23
€ 64.47
Paperback. Unveils a theory of the market economy. Arguing that most economists use overly abstract models of how the economy operates, this book seeks an empirically based alternative. It creates mathematical models of how the economy works and how the interaction of its sectors creates mutual protection from the uncertainties of business. Num Pages: 416 pages, 9 tables, 37 line illus. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691120386
- ISBN
- 9780691120386
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Condition: New
€ 53.51€ 42.58
€ 53.51
€ 42.58
Paperback. Does globalization menace our cities? Are cities able to exercise democratic rule and strategic choice when international competition increasingly limits the importance of place? This book looks at the political responses of ten cities in North America and Western Europe as they grappled with the forces of global restructuring. Num Pages: 552 pages, 15 halftones. 31 line illus. 24 tables. BIC Classification: 1DD; 1KB; JFSG; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 31. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691120140
- ISBN
- 9780691120140
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Condition: New
€ 53.51€ 42.58
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€ 42.58
Paperback. Describes six fundamental ideas for using modern information technology and advanced financial theory to temper basic risks that have been ignored by risk management institutions - risks to the value of our jobs and our homes, to the vitality of our communities, and to the very stability of national economies. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: KCA; KFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691120119
- ISBN
- 9780691120119
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
€ 46.99
€ 33.81
Paperback. Explores how flexibility and uncertainty in the IT labor market are constructed and sustained through concrete human actions. Drawing on field research in southern India and in Australia, and folding an ethnography into a political economy examination, this book offers an analysis of the India-based global labor management practice. Series: In-Formation. Num Pages: 208 pages, 9 halftones. 3 line illus. 1 table. 1 map. BIC Classification: KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691118529
- ISBN
- 9780691118529
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Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 31.19
€ 43.99
€ 31.19
Paperback. Presents insights from developments in commercial policy theory to show how the pursuit of social and environmental agendas can be creatively reconciled with the pursuit of free trade. This book argues that free trade, by raising living standards, can serve these agendas far better than can a descent into trade sanctions and restrictions. Num Pages: 144 pages, 5 line illus. BIC Classification: KCLT; KCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 140 x 214 x 11. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691117300
- ISBN
- 9780691117300
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
€ 46.99
€ 33.81
Hardback. What is the magic formula for turning a place into a high-tech capital? How can a city or region become a high-tech powerhouse like Silicon Valley? This book examines why high-tech development became so economically important late in the twentieth century, and why its magic formula of people, jobs, and capital has been so difficult to replicate. Series: Politics and Society in Modern America. Num Pages: 320 pages, 10 halftones. 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691117164
- ISBN
- 9780691117164
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.34€ 55.72
€ 71.34
€ 55.72
Paperback. Is globalization leading us toward a world of fewer and fewer currencies and, consequently, simplified monetary management? This book argues that this view is wrong. It demonstrates that the global population of currencies is set to expand greatly, not contract, making monetary governance more difficult, not less. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 line illus. 6 tables. BIC Classification: JFFS; KCBM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691116662
- ISBN
- 9780691116662
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
€ 46.99
€ 33.81
Paperback. Explains the varying ways in which contemporary businesses are transforming themselves to respond to globalization, new technologies, workforce transformation, and legal change. This book offers a portrait of the challenges that managers face at the dawn of the twenty-first century. Editor(s): Dimaggio, Paul. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JM; KCC; KJ; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 371.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691116310
- ISBN
- 9780691116310
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Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 38.20
€ 52.99
€ 38.20
Hardback. Presents the history of the Dutch economy in the nineteenth century. This book shows how institutional factors combined to make the Dutch economy a victim of its own success and traces its subsequent emergence as a modern industrial economy. It argues that the economic and political development of the Netherlands can be understood only in tandem. Translator(s): Cressie, Ian. Series: The Princeton Economic History of the Western World. Num Pages: 416 pages, 32 line illus. 54 tables. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JH; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 402
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691114385
- ISBN
- 9780691114385
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Condition: New
€ 129.61€ 98.65
€ 129.61
€ 98.65
Hardback. Offers an account of the financial crises that rocked East Asia and other parts of the world, beginning with the collapse of the Thai baht in 1997. This book argues that East Asia's opening to the free flow of capital was pushed by advocates, official and private, in the global economy's U.S.-led developed center. Num Pages: 320 pages, 4 tables. 10 line illus. 17 halftones. BIC Classification: KCC; KCL; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 168 x 240 x 26. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691113920
- ISBN
- 9780691113920
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.18€ 68.86
€ 89.18
€ 68.86
Paperback. Market societies have created more wealth, and more opportunities for more people, than any other system of social organization in history. Addressing the unruly dynamism that capitalism brings with it, this work argues that the basic drift of any one market and its actors, even allowing for competition, is toward stabilization. Num Pages: 288 pages, 18 tables. BIC Classification: JH; KCP; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691102542
- ISBN
- 9780691102542
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 36.55
€ 50.99
€ 36.55
Paperback. The institution of property is as old as mankind, and property rights are deemed vital to a prosperous economic system. This book explores how property rights arise, and how they bolster economic development. It also examines as well how controversies over valuable property rights are resolved: by agreement, by violence, or by law. Editor(s): Anderson, Terry L.; McChesney, Fred S. Num Pages: 408 pages, 2 tables. 14 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPVH3; KCP; LNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691099989
- ISBN
- 9780691099989
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.34€ 55.72
€ 71.34
€ 55.72
Hardback. Analyzes the views on the crises and on the reform of the international financial architecture. This book is suitable for researchers, policymakers, and students. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KCLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691099859
- ISBN
- 9780691099859
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.29€ 60.10
€ 77.29
€ 60.10