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Northern Europe, Scandinavia

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Northern Europe, Scandinavia

Paperback. Presents conclusions from a multi-disciplinary, multi-national research project blending quantitative and qualitative approaches through a discourse methodology. This book tells how the work produced portraits of mathematics and science education that were dramatically different for each of the countries involved: France, Japan, Spain, and others. Editor(s): Schmidt, William H. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFH; 1DNN; 1DSE; 1FPJ; 1KBB; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 780.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792342731
ISBN
9780792342731
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 129.95

Hardback. Tells the story of a Lake Ringsjon (southern Sweden), affected by agricultural and urban activities that have led to severe eutrophication problems with nuisance blue-green algal blooms. Editor(s): Hansson, Lars-Anders; Bergmann, Eva. Series: Developments in Hydrobiology. Num Pages: 156 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DNS; PSPF; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 210 x 11. Weight in Grams: 930.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
156
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792359555
ISBN
9780792359555
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.94

Hardback. This report on forest condition and changes in environmental factors results from research in Finland and other countries. The synthesis is based on the monitoring of forest condition at the national level, begun in 1985, and on several long-term special cause-effect and silvicultural studies. Editor(s): Malkonen, Eino. Series: Forestry Sciences. Num Pages: 392 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DNF; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; PSAF; RNF; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 730.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792362289
ISBN
9780792362289
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 201.80

Hardback. The debate in the social sciences on the management of common resources crosses interdisciplinary boundaries. Regulation brings little gain if the established rules are not complied with by the users of the resource. This book discusses how public authorities can influence the users' decision making in this regard. Series: Environment & Policy. Num Pages: 187 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DNN; JPQB; KNAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 12. Weight in Grams: 1050.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
187
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792362432
ISBN
9780792362432
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 131.66

Hardback. Focusing on small, non-aligned states, this book points to the importance of beliefs and ideas in security policy. It argues that small states, in their pursuit of security and autonomy, face a dilemma between abandonment and entrapment, leading to a choice between balancing between great powers or making an approach to one of them. Series: Library of Public Policy & Public Administration. Num Pages: 180 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DNS; 3JH; 3JJ; JPQB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 449.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792365716
ISBN
9780792365716
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.76

Hardback. Highlights mineral rents investment funds in Norway, Alaska and Alberta, which derive revenues from the production of petroleum bound to diminish over time. This book examines the institutional and political framework in which these funds are embedded and how successfully they have been used for making non-renewable petroleum wealth permanent. Num Pages: 109 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DNN; 1KBBWK; 1KBCL; KCN; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 7. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
109
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792372943
ISBN
9780792372943
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.90

hardcover. Investigates the phenomenon of 'business angels' - wealthy private individuals who invest in small businesses. This volume answers key questions about these investors. It also provides an assessment of the effectiveness of policy initiatives to stimulate the supply of informal venture capital, based on the experiences in Finland. Num Pages: 178 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DNF; KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 459.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Springer United States
Edition
1998th Edition
Number of pages
178
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792381112
ISBN
9780792381112
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 131.42

Hardback. Health care arguably is the single most regulated industry in industrial countries, and possibly in the industrialized and developing countries as well. This book seeks to resolve problems in answering the key questions regarding the health care sector in two countries - Sweden and Switzerland. Editor(s): Zweifel, Peter; Lyttkens, Carl Hampus; Soderstrom, Lars. Series: Developments in Health Economics and Public Policy. Num Pages: 281 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFH; 1DNS; KCC; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1280.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
281
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792383420
ISBN
9780792383420
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 199.61

Hardback. Since the 1970s, economic theory has extended its field of application to non-market goods such as environmental resources and health. The technique of the contingent valuation method (CVM), which has mainly been used to assign a monetary value to environmental goods, is discussed in this text. Editor(s): Christe, Nathalie G.; Soguel, Nils C. Series: Studies in Risk and Uncertainty. Num Pages: 193 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFH; 1DND; 1DNS; KCC; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
193
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792395782
ISBN
9780792395782
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 198.02

hardcover. In its study of selected Danish food companies and their activities in three important export markets - France, Germany and the UK - this text examines market orientation in the food sector. It also investigates how food companies can become more market-oriented. Num Pages: 284 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 1DND; KCCD; KJS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 609.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Edition
1996th Edition
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792396499
ISBN
9780792396499
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 200.09

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

€ 256.04

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

€ 253.57

Hardback. Provides a comprehensive survey of the EMU project. This book is a revised version of the report by the Swedish Government Commission on the EMU. It evaluates the main advantages and disadvantages of a single currency. It focuses on the consequences for Sweden of joining versus not joining the monetary union. Num Pages: 365 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DNS; KCBM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1570.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
365
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792399902
ISBN
9780792399902
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 256.81

Hardback. Seventeen essays on seven Swedish economists celebrate Swedish Economic Thought from Knut Wicksell to the present. Num Pages: 335 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DNS; KCA; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 24. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
335
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137293084
ISBN
9781137293084
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.41

Hardcover. Eirikur Bergmann explains the exceptional case of Iceland's fantastical boom, bust and rapid recovery after the Crash of 2008 and explores the lessons for the wider EU crisis and for over-reaching economies that over-rely on financial markets. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DNC; JPQB; JPRB; KCP; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137331991
ISBN
9781137331991
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.82

Hardcover. The first study of its kind, this book traces 150 years of the history of fatherhood in Scandinavia and shows how Scandinavian gender equality policy has important implications for the rest of the world. Among other interesting findings, Lorentzen reveals that the modern-day rise in equality fathering can be traced back to the 19th century. Series: Global Masculinities. Num Pages: 199 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DNN; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; HBTB; JFSJ2; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
202
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137343376
ISBN
9781137343376
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.49

Hardcover. The volume undertakes a comparative analysis of the various discursive traditions dealing with the connection between modernity and historicity in Southeastern and Northern Europe, reconstructing the ways in which different "temporalities" produced alternative representations of the past and future, of continuity and discontinuity, and identity. Editor(s): Mishkova, Diana; Trencsenyi, Balazs; Jalava, Marja. Num Pages: 373 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DN; 1DVW; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 704.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137362469
ISBN
9781137362469
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.60

Hardcover. Here, Bjorklund shows that Swedish literary discourses on lesbianism provocatively contrast with a widely accepted view that attitudes toward homosexuality have gradually become more tolerant. The lasting power of negative discourses upends the assumption that Sweden's progressive laws reflect progressive attitudes toward homosexuality. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DNS; 2ACSW; DSBH; JFSK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 219 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137364951
ISBN
9781137364951
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.42

Hardcover. Through extensive analysis of the Swedish Armed Forces this study explores the possibilities and pitfalls of implementing of a gender perspective in military organizations and operations. It established a number of important lessons for similar attempts in other countries and discusses the continued process of implementation in the Swedish military Num Pages: 196 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DNS; JFSJ; JWLP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 142 x 16. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137385048
ISBN
9781137385048
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.42

Hardcover. Financing Life Science Innovation reviews the literature on venture capital, corporate governance, and life science venturing and presents a study of the Swedish life science industry and the venture capital investors being active in financially and managerially supporting life science start-up firms. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DNS; KJH; KJMV1; PSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 146 x 21. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137392466
ISBN
9781137392466
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.70

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