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  • Managing Innovation Within Networks Managing Innovation Within Networks
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    Managing Innovation Within Networks

    Originally published in 1992 and now with an updated Preface this book analyses the development of innovations using a network perspective. The book offers practical guidelines with direct managerial relevance based on evidence collected from twenty-two...
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  • Information Technology and Workplace Democracy Information Technology and Workplace Democracy
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    Information Technology and Workplace Democracy

    The revolution in new technology gave rise to new work patterns and improved productivity, all of which affect the management of human resources. Expectations for increased efficiency have not always been fulfilled because of the problems that have...
    $72.00

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  • China's Centralized Industrial Order China's Centralized Industrial Order
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    China's Centralized Industrial Order

    This book is about the political economy of China's industrial reform and the rise of a group of Chinese big businesses under the Communist Party and the central state's control. It examines the origins, evolution and institutional configuration of this...
    $131.00

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  • Technological Collaboration in Industry Technological Collaboration in Industry
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    Technological Collaboration in Industry

    This volume, originally published in 1993 is based on extensive research and draws together a selection of detailed global case studies illustrating a variety of issues from Japanese joint ventures to small business development. It considers the scope...
    $90.00

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  • High Technology Industry and Innovative Environments High Technology Industry and Innovative Environments
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    High Technology Industry and Innovative Environments

    Originally published in 1988, this book explores how new technologies, industrial innovation and the growth of high technology industry have affected regional employment and economic change in different European countries. It discusses the factors which...
    $90.00

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  • Trade Unions and Technological Change Trade Unions and Technological Change
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    Trade Unions and Technological Change

    When this book was first published in 1967, it was one of the first pieces of research to systematically examine the manpower problems associated with rapidly changing technology. It discusses issues such as technological change and unemployment, changes...
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  • Professions, Work and Careers Professions, Work and Careers
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    Professions, Work and Careers

    Slavery in the United States clarifies the institution of slavery in its historical context. Filler avoids the all too prevalent literary attitude of either treating slavery as an unmitigated nightmare from the past, or regarding it as a way of life...
    $373.00

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  • Economics as an Evolutionary Science Economics as an Evolutionary Science
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    Economics as an Evolutionary Science

    Economics is traditionally taken to be the social science concerned with the production, consumption, exchange, and distribution of wealth and commodities. Economists carefully track the comings and goings of the human household, whether written small...
    $147.00

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  • Public Policy and Land Exchange Public Policy and Land Exchange
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    Public Policy and Land Exchange

    This original contribution to the field is the first to bring economic sociology theory to the study of federal land exchanges. By blending public choice theory with engaging case studies that contextualize the tactics used by land developers, this book...
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  • The Economics of Voting The Economics of Voting
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    The Economics of Voting

    The economics of voting is about when, and subject to what qualifications, electoral markets are like ideal commercial markets where universally self-interested behaviour yields outcomes that are in some sense best for society as a whole. Self-interest...
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  • Ten Innovations Ten Innovations
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    Ten Innovations

    This book examines ten major fields of innovation to see what factors have contributed to success or failure. In each field, it compares 3 or 4 companies from Britain, the USA and Europe. The book provides recommendations for government policy on...
    $90.00

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  • Innovation and Productivity Under Nationalisation Innovation and Productivity Under Nationalisation
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    Innovation and Productivity Under Nationalisation

    Originally published in 1977, this book examines the choice of new production techniques available to the publicly owned industries during their first thirty years and the effectiveness with which these techniques were put to use.  In the heat...
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  • Critical Perspectives on Agrarian Transition Critical Perspectives on Agrarian Transition
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    Critical Perspectives on Agrarian Transition

    This book evaluates the relevance of classical debates on agrarian transition and extends the horizon of contemporary debates in the Indian context, linking national trends with regional experiences. It identifies new dynamics in agrarian political...
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  • Technological Change, Development and the Environment Technological Change, Development and the Environment
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    Technological Change, Development and the Environment

    Originally published in 1988, this book considers some of the major social, economic and environmental questions raised by the role of new technology in development. Throughout the discussions of issues like the sustainability of the development effected...
    $79.00

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  • Computers in the Public Service Computers in the Public Service
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    Computers in the Public Service

    When this book was first published in 1973 there had been little study of the relationships between the organizational structures of public bodies and their use of information technology. This volume was therefore one of the first to describe how such...
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  • Greater China Greater China
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    Greater China

    This book, first published in 1996, focuses on the possible (but problematic) emergence of a so-called 'Greater China' encompassing mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong, and the economic reforms, inward investment, spatial disparities, and changes to...
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  • The Micro-Economics of Peasant Economy, China 1920-1940 The Micro-Economics of Peasant Economy, China 1920-1940
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    The Micro-Economics of Peasant Economy, China 1920-1940

    The objectives of this study, first published in 1982, are to elaborate a micro-economic model which adequately explains the interrelationships among economic forces determining the distribution of income in a peasant economy in the early stages of...
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  • China Trade Agreements China Trade Agreements
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    China Trade Agreements

    This book, first published in 1988, examines the nature of trade agreements with Chinese companies, and is divided into three parts which are arranged in accordance with the stages of development: from a trade talk to the final stage of a contract. At...
    $65.00

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  • The Adoption and Diffusion of Imported Technology The Adoption and Diffusion of Imported Technology
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    The Adoption and Diffusion of Imported Technology

    This book, first published in 1988, considers the problems that developing countries face when importing technology from abroad. The major issues - technical, economic, political - are analysed in the case of one particular country: Korea. The book...
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  • Industrial Harmony in Modern Japan Industrial Harmony in Modern Japan
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    Industrial Harmony in Modern Japan

    Economic success in Japan has been attributed to the existence of harmonious labour-management relations. This book, first published in 1991, argues that this unique 'culture of harmony' was consciously invented and developed over the last century. A...
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  • The London Olympics and Urban Development The London Olympics and Urban Development
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    The London Olympics and Urban Development

    As London sought to use the Olympics to achieve an ambitious programme of urban renewal in the relatively socially deprived East London it attracted global attention and sparked debate. This book provides an in-depth study of the transformation of East...
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  • Business Transformation in China Business Transformation in China
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    Business Transformation in China

    This book, first published in 1996, provides an in-depth examination of China's changing business environment as it continues to develop its business infrastructure. Leading experts from Asia and Europe present their research into developments in China...
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  • The Beatles and Economics The Beatles and Economics
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    The Beatles and Economics

    The Beatles are considered the most influential popular music act of the twentieth century, widely recognized for their influence on popular culture. The inability of other bands and artists to imitate their fame has prompted questions such as: How did...
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  • The Demand for Alcohol, Tobacco and Marijuana The Demand for Alcohol, Tobacco and Marijuana
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    The Demand for Alcohol, Tobacco and Marijuana

    This book is the first to present an extensive analysis of the international evidence for the similarities of the consumption patterns of such controversial commodities as alcohol, tobacco and marijuana, using recent data from a number of developed and...
    $85.00

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  • The Balance of Payments Analysis of Developing Economies The Balance of Payments Analysis of Developing Economies
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    The Balance of Payments Analysis of Developing Economies

    Developing countries - given their extreme economic vulnerability - are likely to be better served by maintaining flexible exchange rate regimes. That is the finding of this informative and enlightening book. Presenting unique theoretical and econometric...
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  • Learning to Compete in African Industry Learning to Compete in African Industry
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    Learning to Compete in African Industry

    This book examines the institutional roots of the persistent differences in economic performance of firms, industries and countries in Africa. It draws attention to the role of institutions in supporting technical change and shows how technological...
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  • Vision in Japanese Entrepreneurship Vision in Japanese Entrepreneurship
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    Vision in Japanese Entrepreneurship

    The service sector occupies a dominant position in the Japanese economy, yet few studies have looked at the way the industry developed. This book, first published in 1992, focuses on the growth and development of a major world security and communications...
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  • Japan and Protection Japan and Protection
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    Japan and Protection

    In the 1980s, the extent of Japanese export penetration into other Western economies, particularly the USA, became a matter of international concern. There were demands for Japan to reciprocate on imports, for the Japanese market to be 'opened up' and,...
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  • The Organization of Transport The Organization of Transport
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    The Organization of Transport

    This edited volume examines how users, policy-makers, and industrial managers have organized and continue to organize mobility, with a particularly attention to Europe, North America, and Asia. Taking a long-term and comparative perspective, the volume...
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  • Recession at Work Recession at Work
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    Recession at Work

    How has the recession affected the conduct of human resource management? How have HR departments and managers fared? Have leading firms taken measures to sustain and revive their businesses through innovative HR measures? How have union representation...
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  • The Origins and Evolution of Consumer Capitalism The Origins and Evolution of Consumer Capitalism
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    The Origins and Evolution of Consumer Capitalism

    Consumer capitalism arose with the second industrial revolution, the application of continuous-mass production to consumer goods during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. This book adopts a Veblenian, Keynesian viewpoint, presenting an...
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  • European Business Litigation European Business Litigation
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    European Business Litigation

    First published in 1998, European Business Litigation is a monograph produced as a follow-up step to European Business Law which contains a range of chapters, including a chapter on Business Litigation. Hence, as well as expanding on the issues raised in...
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  • Real Estate Investing for Women Real Estate Investing for Women
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    Real Estate Investing for Women

    Are you interested in investing in real estate but don't know how to get started? Are you already a real estate investor and can't figure out how to make this business less stressful for you? Investing in real estate is the safest, most consistent, and...
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  • Becoming the Best Version of Yourself Becoming the Best Version of Yourself
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    Becoming the Best Version of Yourself

     Who are you? Why are you, you? Do you like being you? Are you satisfied with who you are? Do you want your mojo back? What if you could design and become the best version of yourself? Would you be willing to walk that journey? What if you could...
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  • ቤት አልባ ዶክተሮች ቤት አልባ ዶክተሮች
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    ቤት አልባ ዶክተሮች

    ይህ መጽሐፍ በፖለቲካዊ፣ ኢኮኖሚያዊና ማኅበራዊ ጉዳዮች ዙርያ በስፋት በሚስተዋሉ የተሳሳቱ ዕምነቶችና አመለካከቶች ላይ የሚያተኩር ሲሆን ድሕነት ከባህል እንደሚመነጭ እንዲሁም ዲሞክራሲ እንደ ኢትዮጵያ ላለ ድሓ ማህበረሰብ እንደማይገባ ወይም እንደማይበጅ የሚገልጹ ዕሳቤዎችን በስፋት ይቃኛል። የኢትዮጵያ ኢኮኖሚ ከሚሌኒየሙ መግቢያ ወዲህ ከፍተኛ ዕድገት እንዳሳየና የሕዝቡ ገቢ እንደጨመረ በስፋት...
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  • European Banking Nationalism European Banking Nationalism
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    European Banking Nationalism

    This book compares the different expressions of, and outcomes from, banking nationalism in two European countries to draw wider conclusions about the consequences for Banking Union in Europe and to show how national governments deal (or fail to deal)...
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  • Waste and Discards in the Asia Pacific Region Waste and Discards in the Asia Pacific Region
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    Waste and Discards in the Asia Pacific Region

    This book uncovers, explores and analyses the cultural and social factors and values that lie behind waste making, recycling and disposal in the Asia Pacific region. It will be an important read for scholars, researchers and students in sustainability,...
    $105.00

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  • Histories of Tax Evasion, Avoidance and Resistance Histories of Tax Evasion, Avoidance and Resistance
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    Histories of Tax Evasion, Avoidance and Resistance

    Shows how different groups and individuals around the globe have succeeded or failed in not paying their due taxes, whether in kind or in cash, on their properties, or on their crops. Addresses questions of tax morale and fairness, and how social and...
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