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Industry & industrial studies
Hardback. X-efficiency theory shows that protection from competitive pressures produces not only allocated market-inefficiency, but inefficiency within the firm. This book provides an understanding of X-efficiency by developing the theory, exhibiting empirical evidence, and, finally, reviewing applications of the theory. Series: Topics in Regulatory Economics and Policy. Num Pages: 167 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJU; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 1000.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 167
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792397687
- ISBN
- 9780792397687
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.35
€ 131.35
Hardback. An examination of the effects on economic performance of several key features of the US electric power industry. Paramount among these are public versus private ownership, vertical integration versus deintegration, and retail competition versus monopoly distribution. Num Pages: 196 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KJU; KNBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792398431
- ISBN
- 9780792398431
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.69
€ 131.69
Managing Change in the Postal and Delivery Industries
. Ed(S): Crew, Michael A.; Kleindorfer, Paul ...
Hardback. Brings together practitioners, postal administrators, the express industry, regulators, economists and lawyers to examine the important policy and regulatory issues facing the postal and delivery industries. This book provides a different perspective on the problems facing postal and delivery networks. Editor(s): Crew, Michael A.; Kleindorfer, Paul R. Series: Topics in Regulatory Economics and Policy. Num Pages: 424 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJU; KNTT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1750.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792398493
- ISBN
- 9780792398493
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.33
€ 136.33
Hardback. Provides a framework to compare the United States economy with 23 other global economies. This book uses electronics industries to illustrate an ongoing economic warfare among competing regions, nations, and cluster companies across the electronic technology chain. It is useful for policy makers and business leaders. Num Pages: 426 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCB; KNDH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 796.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 426
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792398547
- ISBN
- 9780792398547
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 202.73
€ 202.73
Agricultural Marketing and Consumer Behavior in a Changing World
. Ed(S): Wierenga, Berend; Van Tilburg, Aad; ...
Hardback. This volume describes and interprets changes in the domain of agriculture and food. It takes an interdisciplinary approach to these changes, using concepts and methods developed in general marketing, which are adapted to apply to the particular characteristics of the food and agriculture sector. Editor(s): Wierenga, Berend; van Tilburg, Aad; Grunert, Klaus G.; Steenkamp, Jan-Benedict E. M.; Wedel, Michel. Num Pages: 315 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJSM; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 315
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792398561
- ISBN
- 9780792398561
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.47
€ 200.47
Hardback. Demand side management (DSM) is one of the topical issues in regulating electric utilities, both in the United States and internationally. This book reviews and analyzes the economics of conservation programs in theory and in practice. It places emphasis on electricity demand, including the exposition, jargon, and empirics. Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KC; KNB; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 14. Weight in Grams: 493.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 215
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792398615
- ISBN
- 9780792398615
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 198.28
€ 198.28
The Virtual Utility. Accounting, Technology and Competitive Aspects of...
. Ed(S): Awerbuch, Shimon; Preston, Alistair
Hardback. Identifies areas of research by presenting academic and practitioner research intended to further our understanding of the strategic, technologically-driven issues confronting the electricity production/distribution process. Editor(s): Awerbuch, Shimon; Preston, Alistair. Series: Topics in Regulatory Economics and Policy. Num Pages: 409 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJU; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1730.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 409
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792399025
- ISBN
- 9780792399025
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 257.79
€ 257.79
Hardback. Food security is defined as the ability of countries, regions, or households to meet their required levels of food consumption at all times. This book addresses the roles of trade, policy development, and economic cooperation in creating sustainable food security in the West African region. Editor(s): Okyere, W. Asenso; Benneh, E. Y.; Tims, W. Num Pages: 307 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFD; KCN; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1380.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 307
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792399193
- ISBN
- 9780792399193
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.21
€ 200.21
Hardback. What is the relationship between technological innovation and economic growth? This title answers this question through an analysis of four technological systems - factory automation, electronics and computers, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology, and powder technology - and their impact on Sweden's economic performance. Editor(s): Carlsson, Bo. Series: Economics of Science, Technology and Innovation. Num Pages: 329 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DNS; KC; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 329
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792399407
- ISBN
- 9780792399407
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 258.59
€ 258.59
Hardback. Divided into topical parts, this book addresses the issues in the use of panels for transportation planning: panels as evaluation tools, regional planning applications, accounting for response bias, and modeling and forecasting issues. These parts describe panel applications in the US, Australia, Great Britain, Japan, and the Netherlands. Editor(s): Golob, Thomas F. Series: Transportation, Research, Economics and Policy. Num Pages: 388 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KC; KNG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 763.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 388
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792399667
- ISBN
- 9780792399667
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 202.18
€ 202.18
Paperback. Discusses the relationship between technological innovation and economic growth. This book provides an overview of how the technological systems studied here relate to Sweden's overall technological profile. It then offers an explanation of each of the four chosen technological systems. It concludes with a discussion of key lessons and issues. Editor(s): Carlsson, Bo. Series: Economics of Science, Technology and Innovation. Num Pages: 329 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DNS; KC; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1080.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 329
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792399728
- ISBN
- 9780792399728
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 253.50
€ 253.50
Hardback. The purpose of this volume is to shed light on the linkages between incentives and restrictions set by governmental actions which managers of food industry firms encounter in their search for profits. Editor(s): Wallace, L.Tim; Schroder, William R. Num Pages: 421 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KC; KNAC; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 791.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 421
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792399797
- ISBN
- 9780792399797
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 202.67
€ 202.67
paperback. This collection of fascinating historical case studies reveals the remarkable inner workings of the modern food provisioning system and the complex web of institutions that move food from the farm to the dinner table. Editor(s): Belasco, Warren; Horowitz, Roger. Series: Hagley Perspectives on Business and Culture. Num Pages: 304 pages, 26 illus. BIC Classification: HBTK; KNAC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780812221343
- ISBN
- 9780812221343
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.36
€ 36.99
€ 34.36
Hardcover. With Asia as its backdrop, this book investigates the role played by the World Bank Group (WBG) in conceptualising and promoting new mining regimes tailored for resource-rich country clients. It details a particular politics of mining in the Global South characterised by the transplanting, hijacking and contesting of the WBG's mining agenda. Series: Studies in the Political Economy of Public Policy. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; KCM; KCP; KFFK; KNAT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137031310
- ISBN
- 9781137031310
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.65
€ 66.65
Hardcover. Adjudicating Employment Rights compares and analyses institutions for resolving employment rights disputes in ten countries. In addition to detailed individual chapters, the study offers a theoretical perspective and an evaluation of national institutions against key yardsticks. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJM; KJU; KNXB2; LNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137269195
- ISBN
- 9781137269195
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.25
€ 67.25
Hardcover. The sharing of nuclear weapons technology between states is unexpected, because nuclear weapons are such a powerful instrument in international politics, but sharing is not rare. This book proposes a theory to explain nuclear sharing and surveys its rich history from its beginnings in the Second World War. Series: Global Issues. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPSF; JWMN; JWXF; KNBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137298447
- ISBN
- 9781137298447
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.80
€ 66.80
Hardcover. This book is a one-stop reference for practitioners and academics in finance, business and economics, providing a holistic reference to the international agriculture business. It takes a multidisciplinary approach, looking at the issues, opportunities and investable themes in the global agricultural space, combining research and practical tools. Num Pages: 603 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCL; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 235 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1044.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137302335
- ISBN
- 9781137302335
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.66
€ 131.66
Hardcover. Men, Masculinities, Travel and Tourism draws together established and emerging academics that have a key interest in men, masculinity, travel and tourism. Through the chapters collected in this volume the reader will be exposed to cutting edge research and writing that offer global and local perspectives within these fields. Editor(s): Thurnell-Read, Thomas; Casey, Mark E. Series: Genders and Sexualities in the Social Sciences. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ2; KNSG; WT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137341457
- ISBN
- 9781137341457
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.11
€ 67.11
Hardcover. This book examines the experiences of those dedicated drinkers at the forefront of the new night-time leisure industries that revolutionized the way we think about our city centres. Smith uses the night-time leisure economy as a lens through which to view the relationship between global consumer capital and the erosion of 'traditional' adulthood. Series: Leisure Studies in a Global Era. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSG; JHBS; KNSP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 209 x 18. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137344519
- ISBN
- 9781137344519
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.36
€ 66.36
Hardcover. Ecotourism is a unique facet of globalization, promising the possibility of reconciling the juggernaut of development with ecological/cultural conservation. Davidov offers a comparative analysis of the issue using a case study of indigenous Kichwa people of Ecuador and their interactions with globalization and transnational systems. Num Pages: 279 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLSE; JFFS; JFSL9; JHMC; KNSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 218 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137355379
- ISBN
- 9781137355379
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.11
€ 67.11