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Economic Restructuring and the Growing Uncertainty of the Middle Class
. Ed(S): Steijn, Bram; Berting, Jan; Jong, Ma...
Hardback. Focuses on a relatively new research area which is becoming increasingly more important: the growing uncertainty of the middle class. This book is suitable for policy-makers, managers, and trade union representatives who deal with problems induced by the changes. Editor(s): Steijn, Bram; Berting, Jan; Jong, Mart-Jan de. Num Pages: 177 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JFSC; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 990.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 177
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792381198
- ISBN
- 9780792381198
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.43
€ 122.43
Hardback. Treating discovery and invention as processes of knowledge transformation, this book aims at taking technological and scientific thinking out of the realm of mystery and give the audience the tools to begin to comprehend it. It also shows how ethics can be used to make certain inventions and discoveries transform the world in a beneficial way. Num Pages: 389 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 752.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 389
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792381204
- ISBN
- 9780792381204
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 188.30
€ 188.30
hardcover. Contains a study of the role, impact and policy implications of small and medium-sized transnational corporations in the developed economies as well as in the developing countries. This book describes the role of TNC's in domestic economies and their transnational activities. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJK; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1260.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 1998th Edition
- Number of pages
- 257
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792381235
- ISBN
- 9780792381235
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.10
€ 124.10
Hardback. Provides examples of how different types of projects function from a learning or renewal perspective, taken from a variety of real-life environments in industrial and public organizations. This book illustrates the mistaken habit of assuming too much in the project area. Editor(s): Lundin, Rolf A.; Midler, Christophe. Num Pages: 259 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMP; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 259
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792381242
- ISBN
- 9780792381242
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 185.44
€ 185.44
Hardback. This work on multinational firms addresses the implications of production, and the forces that determine location. Special attention is paid to differences across industries producing differentiated and technologically advanced goods, as compared to more basic oriented industries. Editor(s): Braunerhjelm, Pontus Brodde; Ekholm, Karolina. Series: Economics of Science, Technology and Innovation. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KC; KJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 227
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792381334
- ISBN
- 9780792381334
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.04
€ 123.04
Hardback. Reviews the issues relating to the changing environment in the utility industry. This book contains topics such as: compensation for stranded costs, efficiency gains, institutional design, pricing, economics of scale, and network externalities. Editor(s): Zaccour, Georges. Series: Topics in Regulatory Economics and Policy. Num Pages: 342 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KC; KNBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 691.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 342
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792381341
- ISBN
- 9780792381341
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.49
€ 187.49
paperback. Focuses on constrained optimization. This book offers a substantial treatment of linear programming and covers convex analysis, network flows, integer programming, quadratic programming, and convex optimization. Editor(s): Vanderbei, Robert J. Series: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science. Num Pages: 436 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJT; PBUH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 613.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Edition
- 1997th Edition
- Number of pages
- 436
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792381419
- ISBN
- 9780792381419
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 237.84
€ 237.84
Hardback. Contingent valuation method (CVM) seeks to value environmental and other nonmarket goods and services by asking individuals about their values using survey methods. This book reviews the application of CVM and compares American experiences in nonmarket evaluation with those in other countries. Editor(s): Bishop, Richard C.; Romano, Donato. Series: Studies in Risk and Uncertainty. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1330.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792381433
- ISBN
- 9780792381433
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.52
€ 124.52
Hardback. Presents a study of the marketing aspects of product durability and optimal use of consumer durables. This book is useful to government specialists and consumer lobbyists concerned with efficient consumption, client orientation, and waste avoidance. It offers various insights on how to move towards the goal of the optimal use of consumer products. Editor(s): Kostecki, Michel. Num Pages: 146 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJSM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 950.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 146
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792381457
- ISBN
- 9780792381457
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.17
€ 122.17
Hardback. Examines the nature of the worker and consumer from a personalist perspective, comparing that body of knowledge to what is received from conventional economics. This book is themed around the fact that personalist economics is attentive to both aspects of human material need, physical need and the need for work. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792381464
- ISBN
- 9780792381464
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.74
€ 123.74
Hardback. Presents at an introductory level some stochastic models applied in economics, finance and insurance. This book uses Markov chains, random walks, stochastic differential equations and other stochastic processes throughout and systematically applies them to economic and financial applications. Num Pages: 341 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMD; KJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 168 x 26. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 341
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792381488
- ISBN
- 9780792381488
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.32
€ 187.32
Hardback. A collection of work re-evaluating Keynes' revolution in economic thought, both in the method of macroeconomic reasoning and in policy-making. This book brings together economists to revisit Keynes' interpretation of the classics and its impact on macroeconomic theory and policy. Editor(s): Ahiakpor, James C. W. Series: Recent Economic Thought. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792381495
- ISBN
- 9780792381495
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 184.86
€ 184.86
Hardback. The Presidents of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay signed the Treaty of Asuncion creating a common market - Mercosur. This book examines the experience of Mercosur in the Latin American integration progress. It analysis the history of the moves towards integration in South America. Editor(s): Coffey, Peter. Series: International Handbooks on Economic Integration. Num Pages: 350 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLS; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792381525
- ISBN
- 9780792381525
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 239.02
€ 239.02
Hardback. The variety and complexity of the transportation field is reflected in the volume of research areas, models, methods and software. This is a description of some recent operations-research advances in the field of transportation and logistics, including the Vehicle Routing Problem (VRP). Editor(s): Crainic, Teodor Gabriel (Universite du Quebec, Montreal, Canada); Laporte, Gilbert. Series: Centre for Research on Transportation. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJT; TRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 236 x 166 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792381617
- ISBN
- 9780792381617
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 236.56
€ 236.56
Hardback. Each chapter in this volume develops a topic from basic concepts to the state-of-the-art, and beyond. All chapters relate to aspects of network equilibrium. Editor(s): Marcotte, Patrice; Nguyen, Sang. Series: Centre for Research on Transportation. Num Pages: 325 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJT; KNG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 325
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792381624
- ISBN
- 9780792381624
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.13
€ 187.13
Hardback. The restructuring of the power industry has already begun and will be fully implemented in the United States and many other countries by the beginning of the 21st century. This book attempts to address the problems inherent in such a task in a coherent manner. Editor(s): Ilic, Marija D.; Galiana, Francisco; Fink, Lester. Series: Power Electronics and Power Systems. Num Pages: 570 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KNBL; TH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 989.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 570
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792381631
- ISBN
- 9780792381631
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 242.36
€ 242.36
Hardback. Presents the concurrent enterprise business model and concurrent enterprising approach, which is emerging as a crucial challenge for organizations in all geographical locations and economic sectors. This book deals with the main aspects of the merging context in which enterprises are doing business. Series: The Springer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science. Num Pages: 197 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1060.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 197
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792381723
- ISBN
- 9780792381723
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 184.60
€ 184.60
Hardback. The standard rationality hypothesis implies that behaviour can be represented as the maximization of a suitably restricted utility function. This hypothesis lies not only at the heart of a body of work in economics, but also in political science, ethics, and other branches of social sciences. This volume makes developments in the area accessible. Editor(s): Hammond, Peter J.; Barbera, Salvador; Seidl, Christian. Num Pages: 694 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KC; PBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1150.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 694
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792381747
- ISBN
- 9780792381747
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 473.44
€ 473.44
Introduction to Intelligent Simulation: The RAO Language
Artiba, A.; Emelyanov, V. V.; Iassinovski, S....
Hardback. Focuses on a different approach in modeling and simulation of complex systems. This title deals with the features of complex systems and processes, their mathematical description, and modeling. Num Pages: 516 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPFC; KJMV2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 2020.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 516
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792381761
- ISBN
- 9780792381761
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 197.82
€ 197.82
hardcover. Advanced communications and information technologies provide the basis for operational risk management. In order to support managers in real-time risk assessment and decision-making, the advanced technologies must be complemented by an appropriate reasoning logic. This book presents such a reasoning logic for operational risk management. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMD; KJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 1998th Edition
- Number of pages
- 207
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792381785
- ISBN
- 9780792381785
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.12
€ 123.12
Hardback. Executive compensation has gained widespread public attention, with the pay of top US executives reaching unprecedented levels compared either with past levels, with the remuneration of top executives in other countries, or with the wages and salaries of typical employees. This book deals with this subject. Editor(s): Carpenter, Jennifer; Yermack, D. (New York University, USA). Series: The New York University Salomon Center Series on Financial Markets and Institutions. Num Pages: 170 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KFFH. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 421.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 170
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792381792
- ISBN
- 9780792381792
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 183.85
€ 183.85
Creating the Future with All Finance and Financial Conglomerates
Berghe, Lutgart Van Den; Verweire, K.
Hardback. Comprises an academic search for an understanding of various finance and financial conglomerates. This book presents a strategic and economic analysis of diversification strategies and the growing interface between different types of financial firms. Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 223
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792381839
- ISBN
- 9780792381839
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.35
€ 123.35
hardcover. Examines the impact of the tax levels (relative to GDP) and the tax mix (direct and indirect taxes relative to GDP) on economic growth and employment, and tax evasion, among other matters. This study embodies the integrated findings of 37 separate working papers released by the New Zealand Inland Revenue over the period 1994-1997. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KFFD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1230.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 1998th Edition
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792381853
- ISBN
- 9780792381853
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.91
€ 123.91
Paperback. Explores the meta-heuristics approach called tabu search, which is dramatically changing our ability to solve a host of problems that stretch over the realms of resource planning, telecommunications, VLSI design, financial analysis, scheduling, space planning, energy distribution, molecular engineering, logistics, and pattern classification. Num Pages: 401 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1997
- Number of pages
- 401
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792381877
- ISBN
- 9780792381877
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 237.23
€ 237.23