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![The Economics of Agglomeration]()
The Economics of Agglomeration
Edited by William C. Strange
This inspiring collection compiles the most essential papers encompassing agglomeration economies. Agglomeration economies are manifested in cities and industry clusters shaping the neighborhoods and the regions that contain them. The li... -
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Local Accountability and National Coordination in Fiscal Federalism
Charles R. Hankla, Jorge Martinez-Vazquez, Raúl A. Ponce Rodríguez
This book argues that fiscal federalism will consistently deliver on its governance promises only when democratic decentralization is combined with the integration of political parties. It formalizes this argument and, using new data on ...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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The Invention of Technological Innovation
Benoît Godin
This timely book provides an intellectual and conceptual history of a key representation of innovation: technological innovation. Tracing the history of the discourses of scholars, practitioners and policy-makers, and exploring how and w...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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![Heterodox Macroeconomics]()
Heterodox Macroeconomics
Robert A. Blecker, Mark Setterfield
The last few decades have witnessed an outpouring of literature on macroeconomic models in the broad ‘heterodox’ tradition of Marx, Keynes, Robinson, Kaldor and Kalecki. These models yield an alternative analytical framework in which the...eBook:Find out more£41.56
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![Encyclopedia of Islamic Insurance, Takaful and Retakaful]()
Encyclopedia of Islamic Insurance, Takaful and Retakaful
Mohd M. Billah, Ezzedine GhlamAllah, Christos Alexakis
The model of Islamic insurance policy is based on the principles of mutual cooperation, brotherhood and solidarity. This timely volume contradicts the widely-held belief that insurance policies oppose the teachings of Islam, exploring wa...eBook:Find out more£48.00
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![A Companion to Transport, Space and Equity]()
A Companion to Transport, Space and Equity
Edited by Robin Hickman, Beatriz Mella Lira, Moshe Givoni, Karst Geurs
With social inequity in urban spaces becoming an increasing concern in our modern world, The Elgar Companion to Transport, Space and Equity explores the relationships between transport and social equity. Transport systems and infrastruct...eBook:Find out more£48.00
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![The Economics of Climate Resilience and Adaptation]()
The Economics of Climate Resilience and Adaptation
Edited by Sam Fankhauser
Managing climate change requires action on both its causes (reducing emissions) and its consequences (adapting to impacts that can no longer be avoided). Human societies can thrive in many climatic conditions. However, such adaptation is... -
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Social Trust and Economic Development
O. Yul Kwon
In just one generation, South Korea has transformed from a recipient of foreign aid to a member of the G20. In this informative book, South Korea is used as a case by which to explore and illustrate specific issues arising from the compl...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Transnational Corporations and International Production
Grazia Ietto-Gillies
Thoroughly updated and substantially extended, this internationally successful text explores transnational corporations (TNCs), their activities and effects, as well as the theories developed to explain them. Invaluable for courses as we...eBook:Find out more£32.76
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Intergenerational Equity
Julia M. Puaschunder
Exploring a topic of growing importance that has scant coverage, Intergenerational Equity brings to the fore a comprehensive discussion of intergenerational predicaments. The book explores how corporate and financial social responsibilit...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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![A Modern Guide to State Intervention]()
A Modern Guide to State Intervention
Edited by Nikolaos Karagiannis, John E. King
A Modern Guide to State Intervention investigates the impact of the changing role of the state, offering an alternative political economy for the third decade of the twenty-first century. Building on important factors including history, ...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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A Political Economy of African Regionalisms
Wil Hout, M. A.M. Salih
This book analyses the main factors influencing the political economy of Africa’s asymmetrical regionalism, focusing on regional and sub-regional trade, investment, movement of people, goods and services. It pays particular attention to ...eBook:Find out more£25.00
