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EU Expansion to the East
Edited by Hilary Ingham, Mike Ingham
This highly topical book discusses the potential enlargement of the EU to embrace the countries of Central and Eastern Europe and the enormous challenges, opportunities and threats this poses for parties on both sides. -
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The Rise and Fall of Czech Capitalism
Martin Myant
This book offers a detailed, critical account of the economic transformation of the Czech Republic since 1989. It follows the development and implementation of a reform strategy based on ‘shock’ therapy and rapid privatisation, set again... -
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Economic Convergence and Divergence in Europe
Edited by Gertrude Tumpel-Gugerell, Peter Mooslechner
This highly topical book addresses the challenge of economic convergence within Europe, beginning with a thorough review of the theory of growth and related empirical research. Historical and more recent economic developments within the ...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Cooperation, Networks and Institutions in Regional Innovation Systems
Edited by Dirk Fornahl, Thomas Brenner
This book addresses the role of cooperation, networks and institutions in the context of regional innovation systems. It emphasises the importance of these factors in the emergence of local innovation systems, using detailed examples of ... -
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From Industrial Districts to Local Development
Giacomo Becattini, Marco Bellandi, Gabi Dei Ottati, Fabio Sforzi
From Industrial Districts to Local Development introduces a set of papers representing the main contribution of the ‘Florence school’ to the recent literature on industrial districts. The authors illustrate that the revitalisation of the... -
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Russian Banking
Edited by David Lane
Russian Banking considers the rise of commercial market-oriented banks in Russia, their links with government and non-financial companies and their role as intermediaries in the provision of finance for investment. The contributors expl... -
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Innovation, Technology Policy and Regional Development
Edited by Tim Turpin, Xielin Liu, Sam Garrett-Jones, Peter Burns
This book is the result of a comparative investigation that contrasts micro-systems of innovation in several regions of China and Australia – two vastly different countries in terms of traditions, industry structures, political systems a...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Globalization, Universities and Issues of Sustainable Human Development
Edited by Jean L. Pyle, Robert Forrant
This volume raises an important question: Given the fast-changing global economy and the challenges it presents, what is the role for the university as an institution promoting sustainable human development? The editors begin by outlini...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Creating Capitalism
Patricia Dillon, Frank C. Wykoff
Employing historical analysis and building on growth theory and modern political economy, Dillon and Wykoff explain Soviet disintegration and analyze efforts to create capitalism in newly independent states. They show how five fundamenta...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Regional Policies and Comparative Advantage
Edited by Börje Johansson, Charlie Karlsson, Roger R. Stough
This book analyses the conception of economic development in modern regions, which has gone through a fundamental change since the early 1980s. Regions are today increasingly looked upon as independent market places that are connected vi...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Constructing a Market Economy
Richard Pomfret
During the 1990s over two dozen countries in Europe and Asia underwent a transition from centrally planned to more market-oriented economies. In Constructing a Market Economy, Richard Pomfret reviews their diverse experiences and assesse...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Travel Behaviour
Edited by Eliahu Stern, IIan Salomon, Piet H.L. Bovy
Travel Behaviour is a challenging and original volume, adding to the growing literature focusing on understanding transportation systems. The book capitalises on actual scientific and applied developments in Europe, the importance of EC ...