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Hardback. Assesses the development of 'Coasean Economics': those aspects of economic analysis that have evolved out of the work of Ronald Coase. This book identifies two major strands of research: law and economics and the New Institutional Economics. Editor(s): Medema, Steven G. Series: Recent Economic Thought. Num Pages: 287 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPF; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 287
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792380344
- ISBN
- 9780792380344
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 199.66
€ 199.66
Hardback. The field of operations research has had a tremendous impact on the management of air transportation. This book shows some advances in optimization techniques and decision support systems applications in air transportation. It covers a variety of operations research topics in the air transportation industry. Editor(s): Yu, Gang. Series: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science. Num Pages: 473 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJT; KNGV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 873.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 473
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792380399
- ISBN
- 9780792380399
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 259.19
€ 259.19
Hardback. Integration of the Central and Eastern European Countries into the European Union (EU) has become a question of timing. This book explains the relationship between competition policy and East-West integration. It describes the way of integrating the Central and East European countries into EU and their development by liberalizing trade with EU. Editor(s): Fritsch, Michael; Hansen, Hendrik. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JPSN2; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1190.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792380405
- ISBN
- 9780792380405
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.65
€ 132.65
Hardback. This text begins with the argument that EMU is more a political than an economic project. It develops this theme by addressing five different questions concerning: the global economy; power relations; accepted values; the politics of symbols; and the social dimension of the union. Editor(s): Minkkinen, Petri; Patomaki, Heikki. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JPSN2; KCBM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 537.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792380412
- ISBN
- 9780792380412
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.59
€ 132.59
Hardback. Provides an analysis of a distinct form of inter-firm collaboration in Research & Development (R&D): research joint ventures (RJVs). This book focusses on the role of RJVs in facilitating 'virtual' firm diversification as necessary to pursue particular technological objectives. This book is useful to economists and policy makers. Series: Economics of Science, Technology and Innovation. Num Pages: 289 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMV6. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 609.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 289
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792380429
- ISBN
- 9780792380429
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 255.37
€ 255.37
Hardback. Explores how symmetry and invariance of economic models can provide insights into their properties. This book aims to show that group theoretic methods form a natural extension of the techniques commonly used in economics and that they can be easily mastered. Series: Research Monographs in Japan-U.S.Business and Economics. Num Pages: 134 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCBM; PBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 387.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 134
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792380436
- ISBN
- 9780792380436
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.50
€ 130.50
Hardback. Professor Sten Malmquist constructed the Malmquist quantity index and in doing so developed a distance function defined on a consumption space. This volume contains contributions based on Malmquist's work and provides modern perspectives on the value of this research. Editor(s): Fare, Rolf; Grosskopf, Shawna; Russell, R. Robert. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KC; KN; PBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 597.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792380504
- ISBN
- 9780792380504
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 199.87
€ 199.87
Hardback. Discusses the health care delivery system, its organizations, and its supporting industries with relevance to technology. This book examines several aspects of managing medical technology, discusses its key issues, and outlines how it can be managed more effectively. It is useful for academics and students in different areas of health management. Series: Management of Medical Technology. Num Pages: 518 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJT; MBG; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 929.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 518
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792380542
- ISBN
- 9780792380542
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 259.87
€ 259.87
Hardback. Presents a set of mathematical modeling tools for analyzing financial risk. This book presents an array of tools drawn from several research areas, including chaos theory, expert systems, fuzzy sets, neural nets, risk analysis, stochastic programming, and multicriteria decision making. Editor(s): Zopounidis, Constantin. Num Pages: 342 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMV1; KJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 342
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792380559
- ISBN
- 9780792380559
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.77
€ 200.77
Economic, Environmental, and Health Trade Offs in Agriculture
. Ed(S): Crissman, Charles C.; Antle, John M....
Hardback. The key to designing sustainable agricultural production technologies is in understanding their economic, environmental, and human health impacts. This volume presents a methodology designed to quantify such impacts and to represent them as tradeoffs. Editor(s): Crissman, Charles C.; Antle, John M.; Capalbo, Susan M. Series: Natural Resource Management and Policy. Num Pages: 309 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KC; KNAC; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 309
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792380566
- ISBN
- 9780792380566
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 255.49
€ 255.49
Hardback. Based on the 'International Working Conference on Information and Process Integration in Enterprises (IPIC '96)', held at MIT in 1996, this book addresses information and process integration issues as a single body of research and practice. It identifies the concept of documents as a common thread linking the integration issues. Editor(s): Wakayama, Toshiro; Kannapan, Srikanth; Khoong, Chan Meng; Navathe, Shamkant B.; Yates, JoAnn. Series: The Springer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science. Num Pages: 419 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJQ; KJT. 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
- 419
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792380597
- ISBN
- 9780792380597
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 202.79
€ 202.79
Hardback. This text reviews and addresses the global manufacturing strategy area through research in four major economic areas of the world. It is the result of a single major research project undertaken in 20 countries, focusing on the manufacturing strategies and practices in each. Editor(s): Lindberg, Per. Num Pages: 502 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMV5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 937.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 502
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792380610
- ISBN
- 9780792380610
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 252.52
€ 252.52
Hardback. Debates the notion that research on regulatory reform and labor markets should develop within the framework of the competitive model. This book achieves this by presenting diverging views on wage and employment determination in distinctly different deregulated industries. Editor(s): Peoples, James G. Series: Recent Economic Thought. Num Pages: 403 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCA; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 752.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 403
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792380658
- ISBN
- 9780792380658
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 202.02
€ 202.02
Hardback. This work is designed to meet the need for a late-1990s concise treatment of significant international economic institutions and agreements. Professor van Meerhaeghe provides a critical comment on the activities of these institutions. Num Pages: 368 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 742.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 7 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792380726
- ISBN
- 9780792380726
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 201.90
€ 201.90
Hardback. Presents an assessment of the effects of industrial policy at three levels: through the user cost of capital, through the effects of a macroeconomic model on the decisions of an enterprise, and through the effects of a macroeconomic model on the machine tools industry via its major customer industries. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792380757
- ISBN
- 9780792380757
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 199.54
€ 199.54
Advances in Computational and Stochastic Optimization, Logic Programmi...
David L. . Ed(S): Woodruff
Hardback. Presents the research which is an evidence of the frontiers of the Computer Science and Operations Research disciplines. This book provides researchers and practitioners with work in the areas of logic programming, stochastic optimization, heuristic search and post-solution analysis for integer programs. Editor(s): Woodruff, David L. Series: Operations Research/Computer Science Interfaces Series. Num Pages: 319 pages, 38 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KJT; UGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 319
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792380788
- ISBN
- 9780792380788
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.33
€ 200.33
Hardback. Addresses the needs and interests of three groups of individuals in the manufacturing field: academic researchers, industry practitioners, and students. This book incorporates the advances made in GT/CM over the years and synthesizes the industry practices and outcomes to guide research. Editor(s): Suresh, Nallan C.; Kay, John M. Num Pages: 550 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMV5; TGP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 973.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 550
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792380801
- ISBN
- 9780792380801
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 260.66
€ 260.66
Paperback. Examines the theory and practice of foreign exchange risk management. This book offers a set of operational guidelines within which foreign exchange risk can be consistently hedged both across different risk situations and over time, and tightly integrated with other types of financial risk such as interest rate and commodity price risk. Num Pages: 370 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCBM; KCLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1996
- Number of pages
- 370
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792380887
- ISBN
- 9780792380887
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 254.71
€ 254.71
Hardback. Provides answers to the basic questions of what could have caused some of the regional financial crises, what their key characteristics were, how they could have been prevented, what lessons national governments, central bankers and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have learned and how such crises could be prevented. Editor(s): Rehman, Scheherazade S. Num Pages: 355 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KFFK; KJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 355
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792380948
- ISBN
- 9780792380948
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 201.37
€ 201.37
Hardback. Provides a conceptual framework for property tax reform and claims that a model for property tax reform in developing countries is derived from a theoretical distillation of empirical experience. This book examines what constitutes a good property tax system, for whom, and under what conditions, and why such a system works. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFG; KFFD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 509.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 213
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792380955
- ISBN
- 9780792380955
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 198.62
€ 198.62
Hardback. Explores the concepts concerning the regulation and privatization of water resources, of water pricing, of public policies concerning the allocation of water supplied to users, and examines the issues involved in a truly market-determined framework. This book informs and prepares the persons studying water problems. Series: Natural Resource Management and Policy. Num Pages: 369 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCN; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 1998
- Number of pages
- 369
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792380962
- ISBN
- 9780792380962
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 201.44
€ 201.44
Hardback. Integrates Computer-Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW), Workflow Management Systems (WFMS), and Transaction Processing (TP) Technologies by presenting analysis of requirements presented by diverse classes of co-operative applications, ranging from cooperative authoring, through design for manufacturing, to interorganizational workflows. Editor(s): By, Rolf A. de. Series: The Springer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJM; UKR; UN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1150.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792381006
- ISBN
- 9780792381006
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 198.76
€ 198.76
Hardback. Presents evidence concerning health and the environment, inequality of health in many countries, and the compatibility of different quality of life measurements, along with solutions to problems of health policy. This book is useful to health economists, policy makers, insurers, and governmental advisors. Editor(s): Zweifel, Peter. Series: Developments in Health Economics and Public Policy. Num Pages: 273 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCC; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 273
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792381013
- ISBN
- 9780792381013
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 199.54
€ 199.54
Conflict and Cooperation on Trans-boundary Water Resources
. Ed(S): Just, Richard E.; Netanyahu, Sinaia
Hardback. Trans-boundary water resources are often a cause of conflict among riparian entities. This book offers an economic approach to resolution of conflicts by identifying economic mechanisms that encourage sustainable cooperation. It includes discussions on international and intrastate disputes regarding both water quantity and water quality issues. Editor(s): Just, Richard E.; Netanyahu, Sinaia. Series: Natural Resource Management and Policy. Num Pages: 457 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 818.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 457
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792381068
- ISBN
- 9780792381068
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 203.12
€ 203.12