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This innovative Handbook demonstrates that there is no single best approach to conducting longitudinal studies. At their best, longitudinal research designs yield rich, contextualised, multilevel and deep understanding of the studied phenomenon. The lack of resources in terms of time, funding...

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pt. I. Introduction -- pt. II. Energy security issues -- pt. III. Security of energy supply -- pt. IV. Security of energy demand -- pt. V. Energy, the environment and security -- pt. VI. Energy and human security -- pt. VII. Conclusions.

pt. I. Public intervention and policy analysis -- pt. II. Private actors -- pt. III. The international dimension -- pt. IV. Management : strategies and tools -- pt. V. Technologies : issues and opportunities -- pt. VI. Conservation of built heritage -- pt. VII. Cultural heritage and the economy...

Absolute income hypothesis -- Accelerator principle -- Ackley, Hugh Gardner -- Adjustment mechanisms of the basic classical and Keynesian models -- Aggregate demand-aggregate supply model and diagram -- Arrow, Kenneth J. -- Austrian School of Economics -- Automatic stabilizers -- Balance of...

pt. I. Why indicators matter -- pt. II. Defining innovation and implementing the definitions -- pt. III. Measurement -- pt. IV. Developing and using indicators -- pt. V. Innovation strategy -- pt. VI. Beyond the horizon -- pt. VII. Challenges.