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Hardback. This study on drought assessment and management first emphasizes theoretical aspects of drought assessment, management, and preparedness; it also includes a discussion of the concept of drought. It then presents case studies from Israel, India, Brazil, South Africa, Australia, the US and China. Editor(s): Wilhite, Donald A. Series: Natural Resource Management and Policy. Num Pages: 308 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFC; KCN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 620.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792393375
- ISBN
- 9780792393375
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€ 192.99
€ 192.99
Hardback. Brings together research on the problems associated with the transportation of hazardous materials and wastes (hazmats) to produce a set of integrated insights and understandings of the associated problems. Editor(s): Moses, Leon N. Num Pages: 323 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCN; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 698.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 323
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792393405
- ISBN
- 9780792393405
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€ 194.32
€ 194.32
Hardback. Studies the institutionalist's evolutionary theory of political economy in different areas of inquiry: the provision of a fresh overview of institutional economics; the refinement of pragmatic methods of inquiry; the clarifications of instrumental value theory; and, the distillation of institutionalist theory of labor markets. Editor(s): Tool, Marc R. Series: Recent Economic Thought. Num Pages: 368 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1540.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792393467
- ISBN
- 9780792393467
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€ 194.32
€ 194.32
Hardback. Drawing on economics and communication studies, this text explores the implications for economic analysis of employing a more complete conceptualization of information: information as locus of power; information as evolutionary agent; and media systems as devices for control. Editor(s): Babe, Robert. Series: Recent Economic Thought. Num Pages: 364 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 691.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 364
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792393580
- ISBN
- 9780792393580
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€ 194.24
€ 194.24
Hardback. This collection of papers reflects the variety of interpretations and definitions connected with the concept of "mercantilism", which have evolved historically during the last two centuries. They range from interpretations of "mercantilistic" ideas to interpretations of policies. Editor(s): Magnusson, Lars. Series: Recent Economic Thought. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 576.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792393597
- ISBN
- 9780792393597
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€ 192.58
€ 192.58
Hardback. Addresses questions such as: What are bureaucrats and bureaucracies? Why do they exist and what are their functions? How do they behave? how much power do they possess? What is their impact on efficiency and production? And how do they affect society? Editor(s): Garston, Neil. Series: Recent Economic Thought. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1250.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792393771
- ISBN
- 9780792393771
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€ 190.17
€ 190.17
Hardback. Reviews the topic of co-ordination from an economic, theoretical standpoint. The aim of this volume is two-fold: first, it contributes to the ongoing research on the economics of co-ordination; and second, it disseminates results and encourages interest in the topic. Editor(s): Friedman, James W. Series: Recent Economic Thought. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KJ; PBUD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1170.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792393818
- ISBN
- 9780792393818
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€ 126.44
€ 126.44
Hardback. Focuses on constructing a safer and more efficient financial system based on the lessons learned from the financial debacles of the 1980s. This book contains essays that discuss the economic and political forces (both propelling and opposing banking reform) and describe the intellectual history of the deposit insurance reform provisions of FDICIA. Editor(s): Kaufman, George G. Num Pages: 188 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KC; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 1030.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792393832
- ISBN
- 9780792393832
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€ 127.05
€ 127.05
Hardback. Presents the interrelationships and possible connecting threads between two attempts within economic theory to step out of the mainstream of conventional neoclassical wisdom - evolutionary and neo-Schumpeterian theory. Editor(s): Magnusson, Lars. Series: Recent Economic Thought. Num Pages: 332 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 653.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792393856
- ISBN
- 9780792393856
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€ 193.65
€ 193.65
Hardback. Analyzes the disparities both between federal statutes and regulations, and regulations and administrative practices, in two controversial areas of corporate tax policy: intra-company transfer pricing and intangible asset valuations. This book is useful for academics studying international taxation, public finance, and treaty compliance. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KC; LNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 609.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792393924
- ISBN
- 9780792393924
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€ 193.10
€ 193.10
Hardback. Aims to serve as a contribution to economic theory, as well as to the evaluation of market socialism. The text includes chapters on sensitivity analysis, numerical implementation and benchmark solutions. Num Pages: 160 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 410.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792393993
- ISBN
- 9780792393993
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€ 126.29
€ 126.29
Hardback. Examines the impact of environmental concerns and their related legislation on the mining industry. This book focuses on two important issues facing the mining industry - superfund liability and global warming. By focusing on these issues, it reveals the tradeoffs between the desire to create and maintain a given level of environmental quality. Editor(s): Martin, Professor Wade E. Series: Studies in Risk and Uncertainty. Num Pages: 130 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCN; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 830.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 130
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792394044
- ISBN
- 9780792394044
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€ 125.77
€ 125.77
Hardback. Addresses deficiencies in the analysis of technology policy by examining a number of issues faced by managers and public officials in industrial and industrializing economies that are now linked closely through international flows of goods, capital, and technology. Num Pages: 308 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 631.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792394228
- ISBN
- 9780792394228
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€ 193.33
€ 193.33
Hardback. Concerned with communicating and comprehending, this book takes the view that ideas matter and that a dialogue with alternative worldviews is a civilised exercise in tolerance. It concentrates on the ideas of Plato, Steuart, Mill, Schumpeter, Hayek, Buchanan, the Catholic social economists and the property-rights tradition. Series: Recent Economic Thought. Num Pages: 251 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1210.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 251
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792394334
- ISBN
- 9780792394334
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€ 128.21
€ 128.21
Hardback. Government subsidized crop insurance has been used by a number of developed countries as a mechanism to reduce farm income instability by reducing yield risks. This book provides an in-depth analysis and evaluation of government provided crop insurance in developed countries. Editor(s): Hueth, Darrell L.; Furtan, William H. Series: Natural Resource Management and Policy. Num Pages: 394 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KC; KFFN; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 735.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 394
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792394358
- ISBN
- 9780792394358
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€ 242.49
€ 242.49
Hardback. Editor(s): Walstad, William B. Num Pages: 299 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 631.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 299
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792394372
- ISBN
- 9780792394372
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€ 193.33
€ 193.33
Hardback. Employs case studies to examine the extent to which economics may be regarded as independent of the religious beliefs of its practitioners. This book also contains commentaries, or interpretive essays dealing with the question 'How sensitive is economics to theological considerations?' Editor(s): Brennan, Geoffrey; Waterman, A. M. C. Series: Recent Economic Thought. Num Pages: 298 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRCX6; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 609.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792394433
- ISBN
- 9780792394433
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€ 193.02
€ 193.02
Hardback. Offers insights into research focusing on the interface between thermodynamics and economics. Although nonequilibrium thermodynamics and self-organisation appear to offer more possibilities for economic application, the papers in this volume demonstrate that economic insights are still derivable from the standpoint of classical thermodynamics. Editor(s): Burley, Peter; Foster, John. Series: Recent Economic Thought. Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 565.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 265
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792394464
- ISBN
- 9780792394464
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€ 128.47
€ 128.47
Hardback. Presents the results of research from three European institutes - the Research Centre for Education and the Labor Market at the University of Limburg in the Netherlands, the Institute for Employment Research at the University of Warwick in the UK, and Institut fur Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung at the Bundesanstalt fur Arbeit in Germany. Editor(s): Heijke, J.A.M. Num Pages: 210 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 504.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792394471
- ISBN
- 9780792394471
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Condition: New
€ 191.56
€ 191.56
Hardback. Focuses on theories of the business cycle and various empirical methods and synopsizes the results. This title gives an overview of models and modern concepts and tools for analyzing the business cycle. It demonstrates, where possible, the relation of those models to the history of business cycle analysis. Editor(s): Semmler, Willi. Series: Recent Economic Thought. Num Pages: 415 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; KCC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1680.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 415
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792394488
- ISBN
- 9780792394488
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Condition: New
€ 248.52
€ 248.52
Hardback. Provides the reader with different perspectives on 'economic theory' from the viewpoint of various subdisciplines within economics. This book considers questions including the role of economic theory and what factors influence the way economists view the role of theory in economics. Editor(s): Klein, Philip A. Series: Recent Economic Thought. Num Pages: 271 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 576.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 271
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792394525
- ISBN
- 9780792394525
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Condition: New
€ 128.59
€ 128.59
Hardback. Editor(s): Gilles, Robert P.; Ruys, Pieter H.M. Series: Theory and Decision Library C. Num Pages: 331 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KC; KJV; PBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 647.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 331
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792394594
- ISBN
- 9780792394594
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€ 193.59
€ 193.59
Hardback. Explores public utility regulation using an economic framework of regulation. This framework allows the reader to understand what a regulator must do to maximize the economic benefits to consumers. This book is useful for academics interested in the study of regulation. Series: Topics in Regulatory Economics and Policy. Num Pages: 133 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCC; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 393.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 133
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792394709
- ISBN
- 9780792394709
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Condition: New
€ 126.03
€ 126.03
Hardback. Treats the theoretical, empirical, and case studies approaches to the implementation of monetary reforms and discusses specific countries' experiences with these approaches. Editor(s): Siklos, Pierre L. Num Pages: 385 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVH; 1KBB; 1KBC; KCBM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 742.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 385
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792394747
- ISBN
- 9780792394747
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.96
€ 194.96