The definition and measurement of productivity in services raises important conceptual, methodological and strategic … problems. This book aims to provide a critical review of the main debates on productivity in the domain of services. The first … part examines the theoretical consequences of services specificities on the concept of productivity and reviews the …

dual labour market * the relative stagnancy of Europe versus the USA in terms of productivity levels and unemployment …

of wage inequality between high-skilled and low-skilled workers, and the relatively low productivity growth experienced … technological revolution, describe why this does not necessarily result in high productivity growth and outline the best methods to … measure productivity in the new economy. This exhaustive exploration of productivity growth and wage inequality between high …

European history. By contrast, China, India and the Islamic Middle East are regarded as inherently imperial and overcentralised … -- 4. Lessons from the history of Imperial China -- 5. Advantages of centralized and decentralized rule in Japan -- 6 …

well as paying specific attention to the control of carbon dioxide emissions in China. The book begins with a general …-existing distortions. An empirical evaluation of China's environmental policies is also included. The latter brings the discussion into the … area of global warming policies with the focus on the implications to China. A dynamic general equilibrium model, G …

general principles and broad policies. Case studies from China and north-east India help illustrate important economic and …