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Political economy
Paperback. Presents an account of the economic impact of immigration on America. This work reveals that the benefits of immigration have been exaggerated and that, if we allow immigration to continue unabated and unmodified, we are supporting an astonishing transfer of wealth from the poorest people in the country, who are disproportionately minorities. Num Pages: 296 pages, 40 line illus., 23 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JPQB; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 234 x 18. Weight in Grams: 432.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691088969
- ISBN
- 9780691088969
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Condition: New
€ 58.40€ 46.06
€ 58.40
€ 46.06
Paperback. Provides a different approach to an old debate in political economy - that over whether class conflict or group competition is more prevalent in politics. This book outlines the conditions under which one type of political conflict is more likely than the other. It is useful to those interested in understanding developments in trade policy. Num Pages: 224 pages, 39 tables, 14 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; KCLT; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 234 x 16. Weight in Grams: 382.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691088556
- ISBN
- 9780691088556
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Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 33.24
€ 45.99
€ 33.24
Paperback. During the Cold War, international trade closely paralleled the division of the world into two rival political-military blocs. This book examines the logic behind this linkage between alliances and trade and asks whether it applies not only after but also before World War II. Num Pages: 168 pages, 10 figures, 4 tables. BIC Classification: JPA; JPS; KCLT1; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 158 x 11. Weight in Grams: 248.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691044712
- ISBN
- 9780691044712
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Condition: New
€ 52.56€ 41.45
€ 52.56
€ 41.45
Paperback. Governments and institutions, perhaps even more than markets, determine who gets what in our society. This title offers a systematic explanation of what we mean by fairness in distributing public resources and burdens, and applies the theory to actual cases. Num Pages: 253 pages, 23 figures, 31 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; KCP; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 235 x 15. Weight in Grams: 366.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691044644
- ISBN
- 9780691044644
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Condition: New
€ 75.92€ 58.98
€ 75.92
€ 58.98
Paperback. Over the decades, there has been a widespread movement from authoritarian to democratic rule among developing countries, often occurring against a backdrop of severe economic crises and the adoption of market-oriented reforms. This title explores this relationship, addressing a variety of questions. Num Pages: 376 pages, 1 line illustration, 33 tables. BIC Classification: 1QFG; GTF; JPHV; KCM; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 599.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691027753
- ISBN
- 9780691027753
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Condition: New
€ 58.40€ 45.72
€ 58.40
€ 45.72
Paperback. Students of comparative politics have long faced a vexing dilemma: how can social scientists draw, applicable principles of political order from specific historical examples? This work offers a methodological response to this important question. It bridges the gap between the game-theoretic and empirically driven approaches in political economy. Num Pages: 264 pages, 40 line illus. 3 tables. BIC Classification: JPA; KCP; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 390.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691001296
- ISBN
- 9780691001296
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Condition: New
€ 67.74€ 52.97
€ 67.74
€ 52.97
Hardback. Stephen Bell and Andrew Hindmoor compare banking systems in the U.S. and UK to those of Canada and Australia and explain why the system imploded in the former but not the latter. Canadian and Australian banks were able to make profits through traditional lending practices, unlike their competition-driven, risk-taking U.S. and UK counterparts. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: JPB; KCP; KFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 166 x 35. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674743885
- ISBN
- 9780674743885
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Condition: New
€ 53.67€ 49.38
€ 53.67
€ 49.38
Hardback. Focusing on a quantitative assessment of Brazil's economic performance 1976-2009, Aldo Musacchio and Sergio Lazzarini analyze the rise of new species of state capitalism in which governments interact with private investors either as majority or minority shareholders in publicly-traded corporations or as financial backers of purely private firms. Num Pages: 340 pages, Illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: JPQB; KCM; KCP; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 164 x 234 x 31. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674729681
- ISBN
- 9780674729681
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Condition: New
€ 71.19€ 64.37
€ 71.19
€ 64.37
Hardback. Sixty percent of infectious human diseases are shared with other vertebrates. Alan Olmstead and Paul Rhode tell how innovations to combat livestock infections--border control, food inspection, drug regulation, federal research labs--turned the U.S. into a world leader in combatting communicable diseases, and remain central to public health policy. Num Pages: 430 pages, maps. BIC Classification: HBJK; JPQB; KCP; KCZ; LNDH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 166 x 242 x 40. Weight in Grams: 822.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674728776
- ISBN
- 9780674728776
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.51€ 54.89
€ 59.51
€ 54.89
Hardcover. Tamara T. Chin explores the politics of representation during the Han dynasty at a pivotal moment when China was asserting imperialist power on the Eurasian continent and expanding its local and long-distance ("Silk Road") markets. Chin explains why rival political groups introduced new literary forms with which to represent these expanded markets. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 382 pages, illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1FPC; DSB; HBJF; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 158 x 229 x 28. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Harvard University Asia Center
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674417199
- ISBN
- 9780674417199
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Condition: New
€ 49.00€ 45.72
€ 49.00
€ 45.72
Paperback. Num Pages: 584 pages. BIC Classification: KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 153 x 35. Weight in Grams: 824.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 584
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674364165
- ISBN
- 9780674364165
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 27.33
€ 31.99
€ 27.33
Hardback. Income Inequality in Korea explores the relationship between economic growth and social developments over the last three decades. Analyzing equalizing trends in the 1980s to early 1990s and reversals since the 1997--1998 financial crisis, the authors examine the growing gap between rich and poor in Korea and offer solutions for reducing inequality. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 350 pages, 36 line illustrations, 30 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPKS; KCM; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674073197
- ISBN
- 9780674073197
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Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 37.31
€ 44.99
€ 37.31
Paperback. What do children need to grow and develop? And how can their needs be met when parents work? Emphasizing the importance of parental choice, quality of care, and work opportunities, this book guides readers through the maze of social science research evidence to offer answers to these questions. Series: The Family & Public Policy. Num Pages: 288 pages, 12 tables. BIC Classification: JHBD; JPQB; KCP; VFXC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674046405
- ISBN
- 9780674046405
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.27
€ 35.99
€ 30.27
Hardback. Keynesian economics, which proposed that the government could use monetary and fiscal policy to help the economy avoid the extremes of recession and inflation, held sway for thirty years after World War II. This title puts Keynesian economics in a fresh perspective in order to assess this era in economic policy making. Editor(s): Bateman, Bradley W.; Hirai, Toshiaki; Marcuzzo, Maria Cristina. Num Pages: 320 pages, 15 figures, 1 table. BIC Classification: KCB; KCP; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674035386
- ISBN
- 9780674035386
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Condition: New
€ 71.19€ 64.98
€ 71.19
€ 64.98
Hardback. What did it mean to run a large, commercialized agrarian polity according to the best Confucian principles? This book is intended as a contribution to both intellectual and political history. It offers a detailed view of members of an ostensibly Confucian government pursuing divergent agendas around the question of "state or merchant?" Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 550 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JF; JP; KCP; KCZ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 44. Weight in Grams: 888.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674022621
- ISBN
- 9780674022621
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Condition: New
€ 53.67€ 49.38
€ 53.67
€ 49.38
Paperback. The challenge for policy makers, Raymond Vernon argues in this text, is to bridge the quite different regimes of the multinational enterprise and the nation-state. Both have a major role to play, and yet must make basic changes in their practices and policies to accommodate each other. Num Pages: 272 pages, 2, 29 tables. BIC Classification: JPQ; KCP; KJK; KJVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- Second Printing
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674004245
- ISBN
- 9780674004245
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Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.80
€ 45.99
€ 38.80
Paperback. This volume contains interesting essays on the following range of topics: fiscal sociology; constitutional economics; Austrian school perspectives; and new perspectives on transition economies in Asia, Europe and Africa. Editor(s): Moss, Laurence S. Series: Economics and Sociology Thematic Issue. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631234975
- ISBN
- 9780631234975
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Condition: New
€ 46.42
€ 46.42
Hardcover. This volume contains interesting essays on the following range of topics: fiscal sociology; constitutional economics; Austrian school perspectives; and new perspectives on transition economies in Asia, Europe and Africa. Editor(s): Moss, Laurence S. Series: Economics and Sociology Thematic Issue. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 31. Weight in Grams: 842.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631234968
- ISBN
- 9780631234968
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Condition: New
€ 104.55
€ 104.55
Paperback. This thought-provoking introduction to economics exposes readers to the workings of the market in a democratic state. The text explains basic economic concepts from a political perspective. Num Pages: 448 pages, 52. BIC Classification: KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 179 x 25. Weight in Grams: 764.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631233343
- ISBN
- 9780631233343
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Condition: New
€ 72.42
€ 72.42
Paperback. Offers an analysis of the economic and policy issues associated with individual and population aging. This text provides a comprehensive international picture of the consequences of aging. It engages the reader through side boxes, relevant website addresses, and practice questions. Num Pages: 376 pages, 52. BIC Classification: JHBD; JKSG; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 180 x 256 x 19. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631226161
- ISBN
- 9780631226161
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.28
€ 61.28
Hardcover. Written by leading thinkers in the field, this text provides an in-depth analysis of the economic and policy issues associated with individual and population aging. The text has a strong policy focus based on demographic and economic analysis, making this book both accessible and challenging to readers with limited mathematical background. Num Pages: 376 pages, 52. BIC Classification: JHBD; JKSG; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 188 x 27. Weight in Grams: 854.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631226154
- ISBN
- 9780631226154
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Condition: New
€ 159.07
€ 159.07
Paperback. Andelson has provided an interdisciplinary, international collection of essays, which has been in the making for twenty years. This is not a book on the history of economic thought but rather a book about the theory and practice of land reform and an historical summary of efforts to apply land value taxation in different countries around the world. Editor(s): Andelson, Robert V. Series: Studies in Economic Reform and Social Justice. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPQB; KCP; KFFD1; KFFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 860.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631226147
- ISBN
- 9780631226147
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.83
€ 53.83
Paperback. This text collects some of the most valuable contributions to this rapidly growing field. Ranging from seminal pieces to striking contemporary papers, the readings in this volume explore the complex intersections between politics and economics from the perspectives of both disciplines. Editor(s): Basu, Kaushik. Series: Blackwell Readings for Contemporary Economics. Num Pages: 408 pages, 28. BIC Classification: KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 180 x 22. Weight in Grams: 732.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631223337
- ISBN
- 9780631223337
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.44
€ 67.44
Paperback. This text explains the latest developments in regional economics and policy with examples and case material from around the world. The book is written in two linked but free-standing parts, one on regional economics and the other on regional policy. Num Pages: 448 pages, 150. BIC Classification: 1DBK; KCL; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 173 x 26. Weight in Grams: 734.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631217138
- ISBN
- 9780631217138
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 48.90
€ 48.99
€ 48.90