Economics and Finance

The Role of the Public Sector

Bent Greve

At last – a textbook on the public sector for students of social policy, public policy, political science and sociology. This book explains why we have a public sector and what tasks it is expected to perform.

Hardback (2022)

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A Research Agenda for Skills and Inequality

Edited by Michael Tåhlin

This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 License. It is free to read, download and share on Elgaronline.com. Skills and inequality have long been a central theme in analyses of social structure and eco...

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Handbook of Public Funding of Research

Edited by Benedetto Lepori, Ben Jongbloed, Diana Hicks

Given the recent re-evaluation of research funding policy as an issue central to national governments and the EU, it is imperative that underlying rationales and channels for investment in research and development are examined. A pioneer...

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Comparing Income Distributions

John Creedy

Comparing Income Distributions brings together John Creedy’s recent original research and analyses of income distribution. The book is concerned with both static, or cross-sectional, comparisons, and dynamic aspects of income mobility. T...

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Research Handbook on Measuring Poverty and Deprivation

Edited by Jacques Silber

Encompassing chapters that address both unidimensional and multidimensional poverty, this timely Research Handbook explores all aspects of poverty and deprivation measurement, not only detailing broad issues but also scrutinising specifi...

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A Research Agenda for Organised Crime

Edited by Barry Rider

This insightful Research Agenda explores the varied manifestations of organised crime, both on the street and through transnational enterprises, and reveals its impact on the integrity of the financial system. Leading academics identify ...

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Handbook on Public Sector Efficiency

Edited by António Afonso, João Tovar Jalles, Ana Venâncio

Examining the increasingly relevant topic of public sector efficiency, this dynamic Handbook investigates the context of constrained fiscal space and public funding sources using cross-country datasets in areas including China, India and...

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Handbook of Cultural Intelligence Research

Edited by David C. Thomas, Yuan Liao

Promoting a greater understanding of intercultural interactions, this timely and engaging Research Handbook provides an overview of the current state of research on cultural intelligence and analyzes its prospects for the future. Contrib...

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Research Handbook on Project Performance

Edited by Vittal S. Anantatmula, Chakradhar Iyyunni

This engaging Research Handbook presents a fresh look at how to improve project performance for the project sponsor, client and end user using a number of empirical research studies. Focusing on project performance concepts and methods, ...

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Central Banking, Monetary Policy and Income Distribution

Edited by Sylvio Kappes, Louis-Philippe Rochon, Guillaume Vallet

Part of The Elgar Series on Central Banking and Monetary Policy, this book explores the relationship between central banking, monetary policy and income distribution. The usual central bank mandate – that of exclusively fighting inflatio...

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SMEs in the Digital Era

Edited by Emanuela Carbonara, Maria R. Tagliaventi

With an interdisciplinary approach this book elaborates and discusses the strategic, regulatory and economic scenario that the sponsorship of a European Digital Single Market has been generating for small- and medium-sized companies (SMEs).

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