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Hardcover. Today's global dependency on critical network infrastructure predicates a crucial need for clear analysis of the risks and interdependencies it generates. This book details practical assessment methodologies as well as how to adapt them to different systems. Editor(s): Hokstad, Per; Utne, Ingrid B.; Vatn, Jorn. Series: Springer Series in Reliability Engineering. Num Pages: 260 pages, 36 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KCP; RP; TGPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447146605
- ISBN
- 9781447146605
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.43
€ 128.43
Paperback. Risk Culture is a practical volume devoted to the qualitative aspects of risk management, including those that should be firmly embedded in the corporate culture. Through descriptions, examples and case studies, the book analyzes weak and strong cultures and proposes a series of structural and behavioral actions to strengthen a company's culture. Num Pages: 180 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCK; KCP; KFF; KFFH; KJC; KJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 289.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349442713
- ISBN
- 9781349442713
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Aims to familiarize students of public policy with the precautionary principle, which plays a vital role in the European Union's approach toward regulating risks. This book is suitable for both academics and practitioners. It shows how the precautionary principle is put into practice and to what extent precautionary measures become modified. Series: SpringerBriefs in Political Science. Num Pages: 102 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JPA; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 6. Weight in Grams: 175.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 102
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461419839
- ISBN
- 9781461419839
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.83
€ 70.83
Paperback. This book demonstrates how the Thalidomide catastrophe of the 1960s and the BSE crisis of the 1990s led to regulatory regimes for pharmaceuticals and foodstuffs in Europe. However, the developmental paths of these regimes differ and so does the efficiency and legitimacy of regulatory policy-making." Series: Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; KCP; KN; TCB; TCBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349359363
- ISBN
- 9781349359363
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.97
€ 66.97
Paperback. Globalization and technology have altered public fears and changed expectations of how government should make people safer. This book analyzes how Europeans and Americans perceive and regulate risk. The authors show how public fears about risk are filtered through political systems to pressure governments to insure against risk. Num Pages: 223 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPP; JPS; KCL; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 223
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349382873
- ISBN
- 9781349382873
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. 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: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA; JPB; JPS; KCL; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 339.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349441747
- ISBN
- 9781349441747
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.98
€ 65.98
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. Editor(s): Shubik, Martin. Series: Studies in Risk and Uncertainty. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPQB; KCC; KCP; VFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 391.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1991
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401074902
- ISBN
- 9789401074902
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.37
€ 127.37
Paperback. Collection with new contributions to the debate from New Politics concerning the legacy of Rosa Luxemburg. Publishing Stephen Eric Bronner's essay 'Red Dreams and the New Millennium' along with the numerous responses to the piece, a new introduction, and an interview with Bronner stimulates the discussion around Luxemburg's legacy. Series: Critical Political Theory and Radical Practice. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349468102
- ISBN
- 9781349468102
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.46
€ 126.46
Paperback. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Economic Thought Series. Num Pages: 203 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTQ; KCA; KCP; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 203
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349491391
- ISBN
- 9781349491391
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.50
€ 126.50
Rosa Luxemburg - A Permanent Challenge for Political Economy
. Ed(S): Wolf, Frieder Otto; Dellheim, Judith
Hardback. Editor(s): Wolf, Frieder Otto; Dellheim, Judith. Series: Luxemburg International Studies on Political Economy. Num Pages: 355 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 355
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137601070
- ISBN
- 9781137601070
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.60
€ 128.60
Paperback. Can one explain the power of global capitalism without attributing to capital a logic and coherence it does not have? Can one account for the powers of techno-science in terms that do not merely reproduce its own understanding of the world? This work examines these questions through a series of essays focused on Egypt in the 20th century. Num Pages: 429 pages, 1 b/w photograph, 5 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBE; GTB; JP; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520232624
- ISBN
- 9780520232624
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Rules, Rules, Rules, Rules: Multi-Level Regulatory Governance
. Ed(S): Doern, G. Bruce; Johnson, Robert
hardcover. Rules, Rules, Rules, Rules considers various sectors where rule-making spans all or most of the four levels of jurisdiction - international, federal, provincial, and city or local - in areas such as food safety, investment and trade, forestry, drinking water, oil and gas, and emergency management. Editor(s): Doern, G. Bruce; Johnson, Robert. Series: Studies in Comparative Political Economy and Public Policy. Num Pages: 368 pages, 12 figures, 13 tables. BIC Classification: KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 32. Weight in Grams: 740.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780802038586
- ISBN
- 9780802038586
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.88
€ 80.88
Hardback. The efficiency of financial markets depends on the operation of core infrastructure - exchanges, central counter-parties, and central securities depositories. This book examines how markets are, and should be, run. It evaluates the similarities and differences between exchanges, central counter-parties, and central securities depositories. Num Pages: 472 pages, 25 halftones. 21 tables. BIC Classification: KCP; KCS; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 158 x 39. Weight in Grams: 944.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691133539
- ISBN
- 9780691133539
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.23€ 64.47
€ 83.23
€ 64.47
Paperback. Covering a range of issues unique to rural care provision, from training to policy and advocacy, this work identifies specific needs for development and examines both the positive effects of close-knit families and the issue of access to professional support. Editor(s): Talley, Ronda C.; Chwalisz, Kathleen; Buckwalter, Kathleen C. Series: Caregiving: Research * Practice * Policy. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JKSN; JNF; KCP; MB; MJX; MMJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461430148
- ISBN
- 9781461430148
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Paperback. This 1990 book examines in direct and clear language the major arguments about the basic nature of Africa's rural crisis. Series: African Society Today. Num Pages: 240 pages, 5 tables, 5 line diagrams, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1H; KCP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 14. Weight in Grams: 270. 8vo. Clean copy in original wrappers
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press England
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- KEX0245043
- ISBN
- 9780521313582
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. This 1990 book examines in direct and clear language the major arguments about the basic nature of Africa's rural crisis. Series: African Society Today. Num Pages: 238 pages. BIC Classification: KCP. Dimension: 186 x 123. Weight in Grams: 308. Very good in original cloth covers. TItle in gilt to spine and cover
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0004137
- ISBN
- 9780521308670
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. How and why did the rural enterprise sector get so big in China? This book has the answers. That sector is owned and operated by rural communities. The book explains why these enterprises have been growing so fast, and it explores the implications of their growth. Series: Studies on the Chinese Economy. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCC; KCM; KCP; RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349236114
- ISBN
- 9781349236114
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 193.14
€ 193.14
Paperback. Focusing on findings from the Rural Families Speak research study, this volume examines the theoretical frameworks involved with the employment of rural low-income families. Employment is studied via policy issues, community contexts, family and social support, and available resources. Editor(s): Bauer, Jean W.; Dolan, Elizabeth M. Series: International Series on Consumer Science. Num Pages: 272 pages, 15 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JHBK; KCP; MMJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 421.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461429449
- ISBN
- 9781461429449
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.73
€ 127.73
Paperback. Num Pages: 356 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; JFC; JFF; JHB; KCM; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2000
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349419548
- ISBN
- 9781349419548
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76