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Hardcover. This volume seeks to go beyond the microeconomic view of wages as a cost having negative consequences on a given firm, to consider the positive macroeconomic dynamics associated with wages as a major component of aggregate demand. Series: Advances in Labour Studies. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCF; KCG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 222 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137357922
- ISBN
- 9781137357922
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.42
€ 127.42
Hardcover. The book describes the roles of theories, systems, and exchange rates, and gives practical solutions for multinational business, individuals, and nations. Num Pages: 332 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KCBM; KCLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 218 x 25. Weight in Grams: 560.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137358158
- ISBN
- 9781137358158
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Condition: New
€ 161.04
€ 161.04
Hardcover. How could tiny Iceland build a banking system in less than a decade that proportionally exceeded Switzerland's? Why did the bankers decide to grow the system so fast? How did businesses tunnel money out of the banking system? And why didn't anybody stop them? Bringing Down the Banking System answers these questions. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCBM; KFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137358196
- ISBN
- 9781137358196
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Condition: New
€ 127.42
€ 127.42
Hardcover. This book analyzes the origins of conflicts and wars in the Persian Gulf, assesses the common factor(s) that have been their essential fuel, determines their fallout for the political, economic, and human development of the region, and provides insight into how they may be better contained. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FB; JPS; JW; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137358370
- ISBN
- 9781137358370
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.49
€ 66.49
Business Groups and Transnational Capitalism in Central America: Econo...
Bull, Benedicte, Castellacci, Fulvio, Kasahar...
Hardcover. This book investigates Central America's political economy seen through the lens of its powerful business groups. It provides unique insight into their strategies when confronted with a globalized economy, their impact on development of the isthmus, and how they shape the political and economic institutions governing local varieties of capitalism. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLC; JPS; KCL; KCM; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137359391
- ISBN
- 9781137359391
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. This book offers an innovative framework for understanding the role of civil society in regional and global policymaking. Using political economy analysis, Gerard demonstrates that ASEAN's people-oriented agenda builds legitimacy, while sidelining its detractors. Series: Critical Studies of the Asia-Pacific. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPHV; JPL; JPS; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 221 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137359469
- ISBN
- 9781137359469
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.76
€ 66.76
Hardcover. This book defines the Korean development as the moral economy of growth derived from a synergy between strong state and strong society and argues that Confucian cultural orientation has played a critical role in the process. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPK; JPA; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 406.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137359728
- ISBN
- 9781137359728
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.90€ 46.85
€ 52.90
€ 46.85
Hardback. Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions is the first book to offer a complete guide to understanding the main concepts, theories, and results driving cross-border MAs. Num Pages: 238 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KCLF; KFFH; KJVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 455.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137359773
- ISBN
- 9781137359773
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.28
€ 127.28
Hardcover. The author investigates the agenda for transformation in contemporary African development studies: policy studies, strategic studies, international relations and economic diplomacy. With a focus on the capacity dimension, he proposes critical policy and action-oriented recommendations on how to overcome present and future emergencies in Africa. Num Pages: 345 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; GTF; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 546.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137360588
- ISBN
- 9781137360588
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.87
€ 67.87
Hardback. According to the author, rather than alleviating poverty, microfinance financialises poverty. By indebting poor people in the Global South, it drives financial expansion and opens new lands of opportunity for the crisis-ridden global capital markets. This book raises fundamental concerns about this widely-celebrated tool for social development. Series: Studies in the Political Economy of Public Policy. Num Pages: 296 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCP; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 505.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137364203
- ISBN
- 9781137364203
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.20
€ 161.20
Hardback. The contributors argue that rare earths are essential to the information technology revolution on which humans have come to depend for communication, commerce, and, increasingly, engage in conflict. They demonstrate that rare earths are a strategic commodity over which political actors will and do struggle for control. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 242 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCM; KCN; KCP; KNAT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 435.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137364234
- ISBN
- 9781137364234
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.64
€ 127.64
Hardcover. Providing a coherent and current account of how the U.S. manages to 'pivot to Asia' amid a rising China, this book provides an insightful glimpse into China-US relations, and the complexities of the two nations' economic and defense issues as China asserts is financial and military might in Asia and beyond. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; JPS; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 582.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137364623
- ISBN
- 9781137364623
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.91
€ 67.91
Hardback. This book will argue against the use of well-being to guide policymaking and in favor of a rule-oriented approach to policymaking that respects the choices of individuals. Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; KCA; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 405.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137364654
- ISBN
- 9781137364654
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.46
€ 127.46
Paperback. This book will argue against the use of well-being to guide policymaking and in favor of a rule-oriented approach to policymaking that respects the choices of individuals. Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; KCA; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 216 x 12. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137364661
- ISBN
- 9781137364661
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.74
€ 126.74
Hardcover. There is a modest but growing body of scholarly literature on experiences of retail work, with only a handful of studies existing on retail organizing. Before Revolutionizing Retail, no scholar had captured or analysed the breadth of political action being pursued in this crucial economic sector. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBL; KCF; KCP; KJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 189 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137364678
- ISBN
- 9781137364678
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.34
€ 66.34
3D Printing for Development in the Global South: The 3D4D Challenge
Birtchnell, Thomas, Hoyle, William
Hardcover. Birtchnell and Hoyle explore how printers, designs, materials and infrastructures all need to be 'just right' in order for meaningful social change to happen with appropriate scale. The 3D4D Challenge suggests 3D printing could reach scale in the Global South, even perhaps having the same impact as the mobile phone or microfinance in development. Num Pages: 145 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; KCM; KJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137365651
- ISBN
- 9781137365651
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.18
€ 66.18
The Transformation of Global Health Governance: Competing Ideas, Inter...
McInnes, Colin, Lee, Kelley, Kamradt-Scott, A...
Hardcover. The authors examine how health governance is being transformed amid globalization, characterized by the emergence of new actors and institutions, and the interplay of competing ideas about global health. They explore how this has affected the governance of specific health issues and how it relates to global governance more broadly. Num Pages: 159 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPQB; JPS; KCQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137365712
- ISBN
- 9781137365712
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.28
€ 66.28
Hardcover. The global focus of corporations, government institutions, and NGOs have led to a defining question of the era: How do foreigners feel about working for Americans? Through surveys with over 700 Foreign Service nationals working within the US State Department, Benton examines perceptions of non-Americans working in overtly American environments. Num Pages: 187 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPP; KCF; KJK; KJW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137365842
- ISBN
- 9781137365842
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.18
€ 66.18
Paperback. The book, which has an extended new Preface, examines the policies of central banks, financial regulators and private sector financial institutions in the development and management of the global financial crisis. Num Pages: 354 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCX; KFFK; KFFL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137366900
- ISBN
- 9781137366900
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 125.05€ 62.16
€ 125.05
€ 62.16
Hardcover. Surmounting the Global Crisis critiques the impact of NATO enlargement and the US 'pivot to Asia' on both the Russia and China and examines how these dual US-backed policies may influence key countries in the Euro-Atlantic, wider Middle East, and Indo-Pacific regions in general. Num Pages: 283 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1F; JPSL; JPSN; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137367365
- ISBN
- 9781137367365
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.19
€ 67.19
Hardcover. Mohamed Rabie re-examines the relevance of major ideas and systems of the recent past, including ideology and its relation to society, in Global Economic and Societal Transformation. Num Pages: 217 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCG; KCP; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 222 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137367778
- ISBN
- 9781137367778
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.53
€ 67.53
Hardcover. Successes and Challenges of Emerging Economy Multinationals investigates a broad variety of cases presenting clear evidence of fast successful internationalization of emerging economy multinationals. This in-depth analysis leads to the indication of numerous novel directions for further theoretical expansion and new empirical research. Editor(s): Marinova, Svetla. Num Pages: 302 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCL; KCM; KJK; KJVG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137369406
- ISBN
- 9781137369406
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.19
€ 128.19
Hardcover. This book charts the course of monetary policy in the UK from 1967 to 1982. It shows how events such as the 1967 devaluation, the collapse of Bretton Woods, the stagflation of the 1970s, and the IMF loan of 1976 all shaped policy. It shows that the 'monetarist' experiment of the 1980s was based on a fundamental misreading of 1970s monetary policy. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Finance. Num Pages: 272 pages, 5 black & white tables, 3 figures. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; KCBM; KCX; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 221 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137369536
- ISBN
- 9781137369536
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.73
€ 127.73
Hardcover. This edited collection provides the first in-depth analysis of social policies and the risks faced by young people. The book explores the effects of both the economic crisis and austerity policies on the lives of young Europeans, examining both the precarity of youth transitions, and the function of welfare state policies. Editor(s): Antonucci, Lorenza; Hamilton, Myra; Roberts, Steven. Series: Work and Welfare in Europe. Num Pages: 296 pages, No more than 20 tables and 10 graphs/charts. BIC Classification: 1D; JFSP2; JKS; KCFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 218 x 22. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137370518
- ISBN
- 9781137370518
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.19
€ 67.19