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Institutional economics and fisheries management : the case of Pacific tuna

Petersen, Elizabeth H. - 2006

Elizabeth H. Petersen argues that economists and other social scientists are increasingly focusing their attention towards institutions (defined as humanly-devised rules) as critical determinants of economic, social and political growth and development. Institutions responsible for the...

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Ecological economics of the oceans and coasts

Patterson, Murray Graham (ed.); … - 2008

This timely book offers a fresh view on how oceans and coasts are, and should be, managed. The urgency of this issue is increasingly being recognized, as critical limits to the economic exploitation of our oceans and coasts are reached. The authors argue that ecological economics is in a unique...

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The political economy of financing Scottish government : considering a new constitutional settlement for Scotland

Hallwood, Paul - 2009

Can the UK survive widespread dissatisfaction in both Scotland and England with the financing of public spending by … Scotland's parliament? This timely book explains how fiscal autonomy could raise economic growth and efficiency in Scotland- to … the benefit of both Scotland and the rest of the United Kingdom. The authors discuss how other reform proposals - which …

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Work-life balance, employee health and wellbeing : an international perspective

Zheng, Connie (ed.) - 2024

"Work-life Balance, Employee Health and Wellbeing delves into the connections between occupational responsibilities and personal happiness. Comparing policy, organisational practice and individual experiences of employees' working lives, it provides practical advice for management and policy...

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The cost of living crisis : implications for economic theory and public policy

Moosa, Imad A. - 2024

"This informative book deconstructs two key myths in economic theory and policy: that inflation is always a monetary problem, and that inflation can be contained by raising interest rates. Imad A. Moosa identifies many of the causes of the cost of living crisis and proposes policy reforms to...

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Pensions and population ageing : an economic analysis

Creedy, John - 1998

Population ageing is an important trend which will be experienced in industrialized countries in the early years of the next century. This significant book examines aspects of population ageing and pensions, with an emphasis on the design and use of simple economic models to focus on particular...

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Organization and technology in capitalist development

Lazonick, William - 1992

For more than 20 years, William Lazonick has been one of the world's leading analysts of the dynamics of industrial development and change in international economic leadership. This impressive volume presents a coherent selection of Professor Lazonick's most important work on industrial...

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Tourism, museums, and the local economy : the economic impact of the North of England Open Air Museum at Beamish

Johnson, Peter S.; Thomas, Barry - 1992

Tourism is frequently seen as a way of creating new employment opportunities in those regions which have suffered from severe de-industrialization and major cutbacks in manufacturing industry. This important book - based on new and original research - examines the economic impact, measured in...

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Wages and profits in the capitalist economy : the impact of monopolistic power on macroeconomic performance in the USA and UK

Henley, Andrew - 1990

Wages and Profits in the Capitalist Economy provides an incisive study of the impact of monopolistic power on macroeconomic performance in the USA and the UK since 1945, within a post-Kaleckian framework. It provides new evidence to suggest that the implications of monopolistic power, in both...

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Managing public debt : index-linked bonds in theory and practice

De Cecco, Marcello (ed.); Pecchi, Lorenzo (ed.); … - 1997

Managing Public Debt combines a theoretical and empirical analysis of the advantages of issuing index-linked bonds and potential problems that may arise and how sovereign issuers should deal with them. International in its approach, this book will be especially welcomed in those countries where...

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