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Hardcover. In this work, health care experts identify and assess the challenges and opportunities raised by America's emerging competitive health care system. As the authors explain, health care markets have characteristics that do not conform to competitive conditions. Num Pages: 405 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSW; KJF; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 161 x 31. Weight in Grams: 688.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 405
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780787903091
- ISBN
- 9780787903091
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 90.18
€ 90.18
Paperback. Offers a model of strategic lobbying that shows why some group lobbyists feel compelled to fight stronger, wealthier groups even when they know they will lose. This title offers answers about what kinds of policies are more likely to lead to intense competition and what kinds of interest groups have an advantage in protracted conflicts. Series: American Governance and Public Policy Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, 44 figures, 34 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPWD. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 317.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589017795
- ISBN
- 9781589017795
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.08
€ 70.08
Hardcover. Editor(s): Denham, Jared N. Num Pages: 148 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNK; JNL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 15. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 148
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781629480060
- ISBN
- 9781629480060
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 188.33€ 127.56
€ 188.33
€ 127.56
paperback. In this original analysis of political communication, Keena Lipsitz argues that highly contested electoral battles create campaign information environments that allow citizens to make enlightened choices. Series: American Governance: Politics, Policy, and Public Law. Num Pages: 264 pages, 23 illus. BIC Classification: JP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780812223613
- ISBN
- 9780812223613
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.63
€ 33.99
€ 33.63
Hardback. A result of the first SEEP (Studies in Economic Ethics and Philosophy) conference that was held in Asia. In contrast to the reassessment of Scottish moral philosophy and German Romanticism, this book examines Chinese, Japanese, and Korean ethical thinking under the modern perspective. Editor(s): Shionoya, Yuichi; Yagi, Kiichiro. Series: Ethical Economy. Num Pages: 261 pages, 1 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: HP; J; KC; KJG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 261
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540678700
- ISBN
- 9783540678700
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 185.59
€ 185.59
Hardback. Investigates eight dimensions of competition which are active yet covert in the lives of managers. Explains in great detail the everyday experiences of men and women and the ways in which different cultures at work and in wider society, particularly exposure to sport and media, affect and reflect the relationship between gender and competition. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 black & white tables, 2 figures. BIC Classification: JFSJ; KJF; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 167 x 223 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2012 ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230389366
- ISBN
- 9780230389366
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.39€ 18.82
€ 118.39
€ 18.82
Paperback. Editor(s): Eekhoff, Johann. Num Pages: 250 pages, 8 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JPSN2; KCP; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 403.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2004
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642073588
- ISBN
- 9783642073588
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 119.13
€ 119.13
Hardback. This insightful book explores the question of competition and effects it has on individuals, organizations, and society as a whole. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; JH; KJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742520370
- ISBN
- 9780742520370
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.19
€ 142.19
Hardback. Between the 6th and 20th centuries, the civil service examinations created and maintained political coherence across the Chinese polity. This book explains the restructuring of the examination field during a critical point in its history, the Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279). Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 500 pages, 4 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: JPP; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 162 x 39. Weight in Grams: 856.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 500
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674025882
- ISBN
- 9780674025882
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 45.36
€ 54.99
€ 45.36
Paperback. Num Pages: 29 pages. BIC Classification: JNK; JNLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 162 x 1. Weight in Grams: 92.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Press of Southern Denmark
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788793119178
- ISBN
- 9788793119178
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.99€ 7.63
€ 7.99
€ 7.63
Hardback. Editor(s): Paha, Johannes. Num Pages: 249 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JMJ; KJG; LBB; LNCH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 165 x 21. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 249
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319446325
- ISBN
- 9783319446325
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 171.04
€ 171.04
Paperback. This book re-assesses the benefits and failures of competition, how public and private prisons compare, the impact of competition on the public sector's performance, and how well Government has managed this 'quasi-market'. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JKVP1; JPQB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447313229
- ISBN
- 9781447313229
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.64
€ 36.99
€ 35.64
Hardback. This is a comprehensive study of independent public policy research organizations in America. It offers a comparative analysis of the history, evolving character, and strategy and structure of think tanks. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBC; JPA; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780819197504
- ISBN
- 9780819197504
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.72
€ 119.72
Hardback. Competition and Conflicts on Resource Use Editor(s): Hartard, Susanne; Liebert, Wolfgang. Series: Natural Resource Management and Policy. Num Pages: 294 pages, 25 black & white illustrations, 39 colour illustrations, 10 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: JPS; KCN; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319109534
- ISBN
- 9783319109534
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.97
€ 119.97
paperback. Editor(s): Hartard, Susanne; Liebert, Wolfgang. Series: Natural Resource Management and Policy. Num Pages: 294 pages, 25 black & white illustrations, 39 colour illustrations, 10 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: JPS; KCN; KJMV; RNF; TGP; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319364612
- ISBN
- 9783319364612
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 118.90
€ 118.90
Hardcover. Competition and Compassion in Chinese Secondary Education examines the nature of academic competition in Chinese schools and documents its debilitating effects on Chinese adolescents' social, moral, and civic development. Series: Palgrave Studies on Chinese Education in a Global Perspective. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JNLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 224 x 19. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137479402
- ISBN
- 9781137479402
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.20
€ 62.20
Paperback. Bringing together scholars from around the world, this first book in the Palgrave Macmillan Transnational History Series raises the question of how we can get away from the contemporary language of globalization, so as to identify meaningful, global ways of defining historical events and processes in the late Nineteenth and Twentieth centuries. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Transnational History Series. Num Pages: 277 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBAH; HBLL; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 144 x 15. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 277
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137015235
- ISBN
- 9781137015235
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.95
€ 61.95
Hardcover. This edited collection presents an alternative set of reflections on India's contemporary global role by exploring a range of influential non-Western state perspectives. Through multiple case studies, the contributors gauge the success of India's efforts to be seen as an alternative global power in the twenty-first century. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; GTF; JPS; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137398659
- ISBN
- 9781137398659
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.54
€ 62.54
Hardback. Competing Structures in the Bilingual Mind Series: The Bilingual Mind and Brain Book Series. Num Pages: 246 pages, 25 black & white illustrations, 26 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 2F; CFD; CFK; JMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 537.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319229904
- ISBN
- 9783319229904
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.07
€ 63.07
Hardback. Editor(s): Trnka, Susanna; Trundle, Ms Catherine. Num Pages: 280 pages, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: JF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822363606
- ISBN
- 9780822363606
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.62
€ 117.62