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Paperback. Examining the health care market in a historical framework, this title analyzes the forces and events that have shaped American health care in the twentieth century and sheds light on why and how our health care system has dampened competitive market forces and failed to provide sound value for much of our health care expenditures. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; MBPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780878405688
ISBN
9780878405688
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.85

Paperback. Proposes to replace the US corporate income tax with one that has a broader base at a lower rate. This book explores alternatives: the National Retail Sales Tax (NRST) and the Corporate Activity Tax (CAT). To address the issue of regressivity, they are coupled with measures to preserve the spending power of households at the lowest income levels. Num Pages: 115 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KFFD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 8. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The Peterson Institute for International Economics
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780881323849
ISBN
9780881323849
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.98

Hardback. Offers an account of how and why, in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, American missionaries and moral reformers undertook work abroad at an unprecedented rate and scale. This title presents how transnational organizing played a vital role in America's political and economic expansion. Series: America in the World. Num Pages: 336 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ; HRCX7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691145211
ISBN
9780691145211
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.14
€ 50.63

Paperback. Examines what happens to sweeping and seemingly successful policy reforms after they are passed. This book shows the political struggle does not end when major reforms become enacted. It argues that the reforms that stick destroy an existing policy subsystem and reconfigure the political dynamic. Series: Princeton Studies in American Politics: Historical, International and Comparative Perspectives. Num Pages: 256 pages, 14 halftones. 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691138978
ISBN
9780691138978
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 268 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; APFA; HBTB; JFD; KNTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691630212
ISBN
9780691630212
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.37

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 268 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; APFA; HBTB; JFC; KNTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 371.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691600277
ISBN
9780691600277
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.82

Paperback. Providing an introduction to cultural studies, regardless of chronological or geographic focus, and presenting various readings from Latin American writers, this book brings the concepts of cultural studies and postmodernism. It guides readers through five identity constructs, including nation, race, and gender. Num Pages: 368 pages, 19 b&w illus., 2 line drawings, 7 figures. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292717503
ISBN
9780292717503
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.91

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; PDR; PHFB; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 685.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691653266
ISBN
9780691653266
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 225.78

Rees shows that how we obtain and preserve perishable food is related to our changing relationship with the natural world. Series: Studies in Industry and Society. Num Pages: 248 pages, 12, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFCD; KCZ; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421411064
ISBN
9781421411064
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.07

Paperback. A disturbing look at how asylum seekers fare in America Num Pages: 354 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures,. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNDA3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 144 x 23. Weight in Grams: 478.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
354
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814741061
ISBN
9780814741061
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.86

Hardback. A disturbing look at how asylum seekers fare in America Num Pages: 354 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFN; JPA; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 621.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
354
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814740743
ISBN
9780814740743
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.43

Paperback. In this timely book, Charles Derber argues that the current regime - the American system of corporate control - is destroying the American dream by outsourcing millions of jobs, turning American employment into a "one-night stand", undermining the security that created the American middle class, and turning the forces of law against citizens. Num Pages: 291 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JP; KJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 149 x 27. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Berrett-Koehler United States
Number of pages
291
Condition
New
SKU
V9781576752920
ISBN
9781576752920
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.14

Paperback. .
Publisher
Spokesman Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780851247182
ISBN
9780851247182
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.37

Paperback. Using the concept of urban regime, this book analyzes the ways in which resource-rich groups are able to devise informal means of cooperation and create an effective capacity to govern. Series: Studies in Government and Public Policy. Num Pages: 376 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 231 x 18. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700604166
ISBN
9780700604166
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.68

Paperback. As we approach the bicentennial of the Lewis and Clark Expedition in 2004, attention will inevitably turn to the nineteenth century explorers who risked life and limb to interpret the natural history of the American West. Num Pages: 224 pages, 20 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; PST; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Roberts Rinehart Publishers United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570983979
ISBN
9781570983979
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.67

Paperback. This work looks at the reasons behind the success of Silicon Valley when compared to other industrial centres such as Route 128 in Massachusetts. It argues that Silicon Valley developed a decentralized but co-operative industrial system while Route 128 was dominated by self-sufficient corporations. Num Pages: 240 pages, 6 graphs, 2 maps, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KJC; KJF; KNDH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
50525th
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674753402
ISBN
9780674753402
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 34.86

Paperback. Regional Cases in U.S. Foreign Policy, Second Edition, seeks to serve as a supplement to comprehensive foreign policy textbooks by providing micro-level bilateral interactions among specific states-material that is often ignored or downplayed in more general treatments of the subject. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 7 maps, 1 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442268203
ISBN
9781442268203
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.55

hardcover. A book about the courageous decision taken by the Government of a Ceara, Brazil, to tackle the painful economic and social conflict caused by the enormous gap between rich and poor. It tells how the Governor of the State, Tasso Ribeiro Jereissati, decided to develop an understanding of the conflict between growth and distribution. Editor(s): Bar-El, Raphael. Series: Contributions to Conflict Management, Peace Economics and Development. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; GTF; GTJ; JFFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781848551909
ISBN
9781848551909
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 190.01

Hardback. The debate between Lewis Mumford and Thomas Adams over the Regional Plan of New York and Its Environs (RPNY) often stirs intellectual debate. This book analyzes one of the only instances where the theoretical debate between the regionalists and the metropolitanists moved from intellectual polemic to planning practice. Num Pages: 202 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; RN; RP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
202
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402071041
ISBN
9781402071041
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.63

Hardback. In a globalized international system, international and regional organizations can only function within the context of a larger social partnership with governments and private sectors. This book traces the way the Organization of American States has pursued its objectives in the context of evolving hemispheric and international circumstances. Num Pages: 173 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; JPSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 990.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
173
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792379133
ISBN
9780792379133
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.78

paperback. Series: Wynford Books. Num Pages: 344 pages, No illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
OUP Canada Canada
Edition
Wynford ed.
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195438307
ISBN
9780195438307
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.32

Paperback. Series: Globalisation & community. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJPR; JFFS; KCM; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816633401
ISBN
9780816633401
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.45

paperback. This text describes the interplay between rapid economic change and regulatory policy in the period between 1900 and 1933. Num Pages: 432 pages, 19 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
Revised ed.
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674753631
ISBN
9780674753631
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 43.04

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; KCP; KN; LNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691650388
ISBN
9780691650388
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.33

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