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Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Written by two widely published academics with many years' experience in university teaching, research and consultancy, Geographies of Development in the 21st Century provides a concise yet informative introduction to development in the contemporary Global South. Incorporating field research from Mexico, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Colombia, El Salvador, the Philippines, Botswana and The Gambia, Sylvia Chant and Cathy McIlwaine bring alive a body of fascinating subject matter extending across gender, family, poverty, employment, household livelihoods, the informal economy, housing, migration, civil society, conflict and violence. Reflecting both authors' enduring interests in the academic-policy interface, the book is also informed by assignments they have undertaken for various international organisations such as the World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank, UNDP, UNICEF, ILO and the Commonwealth Secretariat. This timely and engaging volume will be an essential companion for undergraduate students taking introductory courses in development and globalisation as well as a useful reference and repository of teaching and learning ideas for those lecturing on the subject. Students will not only find this resource refreshingly accessible and user-friendly, but will be able to further their knowledge guided by annotated readings, key internet sources and a range of learning activities. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. No issue is more fundamental in contemporary macroeconomics than identifying the causes of the recent Great Recession. The standard view is that the banks were to blame because they took on too much risk, 'went bust' and had to be bailed out by governments. However very few banks actually had losses in excess of their capital. The counter-argument presented in this stimulating new book is that the Great Recession was in fact caused by a collapse in the rate of change of the quantity of money. This was the result of a mistimed and inappropriate tightening of banks' capital regulations, which had vicious deflationary consequences at just the wrong point in the business cycle. Central bankers and financial regulators made serious mistakes. The book's argument echoes that on the causes of the Great Depression made by Milton Friedman and Anna Schwartz in their classic book A Monetary History of the United States. Offering an alternative monetary explanation of the Great Recession, this book is essential reading for all economists working in macroeconomics and monetary economics. It will also appeal to those interested in the wider public policy debates arising from the crisis and its aftermath. Contributors include: P. Booth, J.E. Castaneda, T. Congdon, C. Goodhart, S. Hanke, D. Laidler, A. Ridley, R. Skidelsky, R. Thomas. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. To own or not to own? To make or to buy? To franchise or to manage? To contract long or to contract short? To trust or not to trust? To license or not to license? These and other questions are the subject matter of this introduction to the theory of economic organization. This fully updated third edition includes: new developments in the property rights theory of the firm; further extended treatment of co-operative and mutual forms of enterprise; entirely new sections on transactions cost economics and public policy; and new chapters on the economics of privatisation and the regulation of "natural monopoly". In addition, transaction cost, property rights and agency approaches are contrasted, and Austrian and evolutionary criticisms of standard theory are explored. The author applies these theories to a wide range of questions from the choice of piece rates or time rates in contracting to the debate on Anglo-American versus other "varieties of capitalism". Public policy in the fields of regulation and privatisation is also considered using the same framework. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. This unique up-to-date volume not only provides state-of-the-art discussions of the most recent developments in modern macroeconomics but also includes a series of interviews with leading economists that shed new light on the major intellectual and policy issues of the 1990s. The book is at once an invaluable text and a superb overview that will be welcomed by teachers and students alike.The authors provide a comprehensive introduction to the central tenets underlying and policy implications of the various schools of thought in macroeconomics. Beginning with the contribution of Keynes, and the debates surrounding the publication of The General Theory, they then review the main issues relating to the development of the Neoclassical Synthesis and Orthodox Keynesianism, the Monetarist Counter-Revolution, the New Classical Critique, Real Business Cycle Theory, the New Keynesian Resurgence, and finally, the contributions of the post Keynesian and Austrian research traditions. A major feature of the Guide is conversations with the following leading economists: Stanley Fischer, Robert Skidelsky, James Tobin, Milton Friedman, David Laidler, Robert Lucas, Jr., Patrick Minford, Robert Barro, Charles Plosser, Gregory Mankiw, Edmund Phelps, Roger Garrison and Victoria Chick. These interviews shed new light on the intellectual fervour that has coloured the development of modern macroeconomic theory and policy. A Modern Guide to Macroeconomics provides an invaluable guide to the theoretical debates that are at the centre of the controversy over economic policymaking in the 1990s and beyond. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Transport Economics is a completely revised edition of a well-established textbook which applies economic analysis to transport issues. Each chapter has been carefully reworked and the book includes new material dealing with the regulation of transport markets. The theoretical content is supported with considerable empirical evidence drawn from a wide range of international sources. Although aimed primarily at undergraduate students, this volume is accessible to non-specialists who have an interest in transport economics. It has no modal bias but rather examines in general terms the many aspects of the demand for, and supply of, transport together with the various methods of government intervention needed to ensure that social and environmental criteria are attained. This successful and widely adopted textbook has been thoroughly revised and updated for the second edition. As the best intermediate text currently available, it will be welcomed by students, policymakers and all those concerned with the supply of transport services. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. This is one of the first books to fully value and realize the connection between leadership and learning in SMEs. It provides a real-life narrative, encapsulating the development of business people on a leadership program for SME managers, whilst explaining the key theories, models and techniques that underpin the leadership methods and approaches deployed at each stage of the delegate's journey. The book follows three owner/managers over a ten-month period. Each chapter splits into two - an aesthetic narrative on the learning journey and a 'theory sandwich', which draws the reader's attention to the theories, models and debates underpinning the learning at each stage of the delegate's journey.Academics as well as students will benefit from the research-based examination of leadership learning in the SME context, as it will allow them to stand in the shoes of owners or managers. Policy makers and practitioners will also find the narrative both revealing and informative. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. The Elgar Companion to Development Studies is an innovative and unique reference book that includes original contributions covering development economics as well as development studies broadly defined. This major new Companion brings together an international panel of experts from varying backgrounds who discuss theoretical, ethical and practical issues relating to economic, social, cultural, institutional, political and human aspects of development in poor countries. It also includes a selection of intellectual biographies of leading development thinkers. While the Companion is organised along the lines of an encyclopaedia, each of its 136 entries provide more depth and discussion than the average reference book. Its entries are also extremely diverse: they draw on different social science disciplines, incorporate various mixes of theoretical and applied work, embrace a variety of methodologies and represent different views of the world. The Elgar Companion to Development Studies will therefore appeal to students, scholars, researchers, policymakers and practitioners in the filed of development as well as the interested layman. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. This book is for upper-level students, managers and academics who are interested in exploring the 'messy reality' of the contemporary workplace and in considering how things might be done differently. In particular, it offers a critical perspective on organisational behaviour and the sociology of work.By challenging common sense ideas about management, this textbook offers an up-to-date view of the complex problems and dilemmas facing managers and workers in the contemporary world. Providing a fresh analysis and overview of several core themes, the chapters focus on applied ethics, social issues, diversity, continuity and change. Theoretical reflections are combined with detailed ethnographic studies to offer both breadth and depth. Individual chapters present studies on issues as diverse as teleworking, apprentices, paternalism, migration, animal charities, factory work and farm work. Underpinning all of these studies is a sense that the world of work could be a better place and that students, practitioners and tutors all have an obligation to question the assumptions in business and management.Key features include:Original in-depth qualitative casesCritical approachNon-standard work situationsPresents lived experience rather than 'model' or 'idealised' problemsFocus on context, understanding and interpretation of complex situationsExamples of a variety of management practiceDiscussion of management issues in wider philosophical and political contextContemporary Issues in Management would be suitable for those studying organisational behaviour, management, ethnography and sociology of work. The book will also be of interest to the general reader with an interest in developing a broader awareness of contemporary management. This book is for upper-level students, managers and academics who are interested in exploring the messy reality of the contemporary workplace and in considering how things might be done differently. In particular, it offers a critical perspective on organisational behaviour and the sociology of work. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. Hardcover, [xi], 315 pages. Near Fine condition in a Near Fine dust jacket. Size 9.5"x6.25". The author "draws on data from statistical surveys and case studies collected within the framework of a large-scale collaborative research program by development agencies on the restructuring of labor and employment in Russia. He reviews the historical context and tackles theoretical issues before providing a detailed analysis of the development of the labor market through the interaction of strategies by employers and employees." Minor notation in pencil on front fly, book else Fine condition, clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has light shelfwear.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. 294p hardback, from a Cambridge college library, dustjacket in very good condition, faded to spine, minor crease to head of spine, protected in plastic wrap, tightly bound, pristine red boards with polished silver titles to spine, internally clean and bright, hardly any signs of previous use, very good. Language: English.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. 224p cloth with white/red dustjacket, from a Cambridge college library, spine slightly sunned, pages clean and unmarked, binding firm, near fine condition Language: English.

Condizione: Gut. 196 Seiten Ex.-Libr., Good condition. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 495 24,1 x 16,5 x 1,9 cm, Hardcover.

Paperback. Condizione: Very good. Paperback. 9 1/2" X 6 1/2". xviii, 830pp. Mild rubbing, creasing and shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of paper wraps. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. This book is heavy and oversized and will require additional postal charges to ship internationally. Please contact us today for an international shipping quote. ABOUT THIS BOOK: This comprehensive Handbook provides a survey of all the major research areas in sports economics written by almost all of the active researchers in this field. It offers not only an accessible insight into the major findings of the literature but also presents some of the world's principal researchers' views on the unanswered questions that face us today. Issues covered include: - sport in the economy - the demand for sport - cost-benefit analysis of sport - sporting governance and the state - individualistic sports - team sports - dysfunctions in sport including discrimination, doping and corruption. It is an indispensable guide to one of the most lively and rapidly evolving fields of economics.(Publisher).

Paperback. Condizione: Fine. First Edition. 464pp.

8° Taschenbuch. Condizione: Sehr gut. Auflage: Paperback Ed. 485 Seiten Ausgetragenes Bibliotheksexemplar mit den üblichen Kennzeichnungen. Vereinzelte Gebrauchsspuren, sonst sehr guter Zustand. B03-01-01BH Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 734.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Since the 1960s, social movements and political citizenship have become buzzwords not only in social and political life but also in social and political science. The impact of the environmental and women's movements, and the advance of multicultural, European and cosmopolitan citizenship in modern history are cases in point.The study of citizenship traditionally refers to the individual dimension of social and political behavior. Social movement studies, however, refer to the collective dimension of such behavior. Despite distinct trajectories in their theoretical development, the social movement and citizenship paradigms converge where social movements are viewed as collective forms of political citizenship. This Handbook uniquely collates results of several decades of academic research in these two fields. The expert contributions successively address the different forms of political citizenship and current approaches and recent developments in social movement studies. Salient social movements in recent history are explored in depth, covering the environmental, women's, international human rights, urban, Tea Party, and animal rights movements. Social movements and political citizenship in the global South : China, India, Africa, and the Arab World, are discussed, presenting a novel empirical insight into these fields of study. Social scientists, MA and PhD students conducting research in social movements and citizenship, at a theoretical and empirical level, will benefit from the authoritative assessment of forms of political citizenship and major developments in social movement studies. Contributors: E. Ashbee, J. Bohman, P. Bond, A.M. Clark, R.J. Dalton, P. Danyi, J. Earl, B. Edwards, E. Evans, H. Flam, R.K. Garrett, S. Griggs, P. Hamel, D. Howarth, J. Hunt, M. Kane, D. Kapoor, S. MacGregor, N. Massoumi, N. Meer, R. Meijer, D.S. Meyer, S. Monro, L. Munro, E.D.H. Olsen, M. Reddy, J. Reger, D. Richardson, C. Scholl, S. Tijsterman, H-A. Van der Heijden, P. Wood, L. Xie. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Edition. Pages are clean and bright throughout. Dust jacket shows some minor marking; hard cover is in very good, clean condition. AS. Used.

Hardcover. Condizione: As New. Condizione sovraccoperta: As New. As new; not ex-library.Ships from U.K. Minimal shelf wear only.

Paperback. Condizione: Good. Series: Globalization and Welfare x 206p paperback, a fresh copy, clean, binding tight, in excellent condition, like new Language: English.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. 229p yellow hardback with silver lettering to spine, yellow illustrated jacket fresh but creased, pages clean and unmarked, excellent copy Language: English.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. First edition. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

Condizione: Gut. Auflage: 3 Sub. 339 Seiten Ex.-Libr., Good condition. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 545 21,6 x 14,0 x 2,5 cm, Hardcover.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Behavioral finance is the study of how psychology affects financial decision making and financial markets. A valuable resource for both academics and practitioners, this authoritative collection brings together the main works in both psychology and finance, dealing with the debate between proponents of the behavioral school and advocates of the efficient market school. The first volume contains works written by leading psychologists that underlie behavioral finance, focusing on general issues in asset pricing theory, and the studies on over-reaction and under-reaction. The second volume contains key works that develop and extend these themes. Topics include the psychology of prediction, reactions to corporate announcements, the term structure of interest rates, the equity premium, and options prices. The final volume is devoted to the psychology of decisions by individuals, both investors and corporate managers. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Paperback in very good condition. Pages are clean and sound. TS. Used.

Cloth. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. First Edition. Warmly inscribed and signed by McCalla on the free front endpaper. Large 8vo, xi + 648pp. Hardcover, bound in original cloth with dustjacket. In excellent condition, like new. No markings other than the author's inscription. The d/j is protected in clear Mylar. A beautiful copy! Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condizione: As New. Condizione sovraccoperta: As New. Unused, quality hard cover. Not ex-library. Ships from U.K. Please view linked photos. Contributors include Zhao Yeo, M. Jaschok, S. Rowbotham, G. Scott, Xu Min Sun Rong, Liv Bohong etc.

Condizione: Sehr gut. 362 S. Dust jacket shows mild wear. Sehr guter Zustand/ very good Ex-Library. With ill.and figures. Stamped edges. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 811 Cloth with dust jacket fest gebunden.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good +. Condizione sovraccoperta: very good +. "Tullock examines a voter's options and the idea that individuals may rank options in degrees of their preferred outcomes." [from publisher] Includes bibliographical references and index. A clean, unmarked copy.

1st edition. Binding tight; dust jacket not price-clipped Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG dust jacket Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG dust jacket.

Hardcover/ Pappband. 317 S. Guter Zustand/ Good Ex-Library. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 811.