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McCann, Philip (contributor) - 2002

Because space is not homogenous, economic activities occur in different locations. Understanding the reasons behind this and understanding exactly how industries are spatially organized is the central theme of this book. Industrial Location Economics discusses different aspects of industrial...

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Geography, structural change and economic development : theory and empirics

Tamberi, Massimo (contributor); Salvadori, Neri (contributor) - 2009

The authors in this book regard the process of economic expansion as a non-homogeneous and multifaceted phenomenon which has deeply affected human welfare, and cultural, social and political change. The book is a bridge between the theorists (Rosenstein-Rodan, Lewis, Myrdal, and Hirschmann) who...

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World finance and economic stability : selected essays of James Tobin

Tobin, James - 2003

Nobel Prize winner James Tobin has made outstanding contributions to modern macroeconomics. In this final collection of his work he examines the economic policies of the United States and its relations with other major economies after 1990. In James Tobin's view, the welfare of populations...

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Marx, Veblen, and contemporary institutional political economy : principles and unstable dynamics of capitalism

O'Hara, Phillip Anthony - 2000

This book uses an institutional-evolutionary approach to analyse economic problems associated with developments in capitalism during the second half of the twentieth century. It argues that economics should centre on institutions - the durable fabric of the economy over time. Drawing on the...

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International handbook of labour market policy and evaluation

Schmid, Günther (contributor); … - 1996

pt. 1. Methodology of labour market policy evaluation -- pt. 2. Evaluating labour market policies in selected target areas -- pt. 3. Evaluating institutional frameworks of labour market policy -- pt. 4. Evaluating policy targets at the European level

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Analysis of multinational strategic management : the selected scientific papers of Alan M. Rugman and Alain Verbeke

Rugman, Alan M.; Verbeke, Alain - 2005

multinational enterprises. Fueled by their belief in the need for better theory in multinational strategic management, the authors … sections: the foundations of a new theory of multinational strategic management, a radically new examination of multinational …

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Pension fund governance : a global perspective on financial regulation

Evans, John R. (contributor); Piggott, John R. (contributor) - 2008

The academic literature on pension governance is sparse and this book will fill some important gaps by bringing together original contributions from around the world on subjects related to the area. The book initially lays out the main frameworks for pension fund governance and then goes on to...

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Higher education in a global society

Johnstone, Donald Bruce (contributor); … - 2010

Higher education functions in a global environment of consumers, employees, competitors, and partners. It has been a force for globalization and a model for adaptation, but nonetheless faces challenges. This volume of essays examines emerging issues and opportunities for advancing education...

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Industrial agglomeration and new technologies : a global perspective

Tsuji, Masatsugu (contributor); … - 2007

This book, a collaborative effort by researchers from Japan, Italy and the USA, seeks to explore the reasons for … industrial clusters, adding anecdotal evidence to the emerging theory of economic geography by exemplifying the centripetal and … China, Italy, Japan, Mexico, South Korea, the USA and Vietnam. Significantly, the book provides an interesting split between …

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Handbook of employment and society : working space

Herod, Andrew (contributor); Rainnie, Al (contributor); … - 2010

This Handbook deepens and extends the engagement between research concerned with work and employment and labour geography. It links fundamental concepts concerning the politics of place that human geographers have developed in recent years with the world of work

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