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What Makes Poor Countries Poor?
Michael J. Trebilcock, Mariana Mota Prado
This important book focuses on the idea that institutions matter for development, asking what lessons we have learned from past reform efforts, and what role lawyers can play in this field.eBook:Find out more$44.76
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Defamation Law and Social Attitudes
Roy Baker
Drawing on a thorough examination of case law, as well as extensive empirical research, including surveys involving over 4,000 members of the general public, interviews with judges and legal practitioners and focus groups representing va...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Biotechnology and Innovation Systems
Edited by Bo Göransson, Carl Magnus Pålsson
This book explores how policies targeting public research institutions, such as universities, contribute to the appropriation of biotechnology through national innovation systems.eBook:Find out more$40.00
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The Geography of Creativity
Gunnar Törnqvist
What is creativity and who exactly is creative? In this insightful and highly readable book, Gunnar Törnqvist attempts to answer these questions by arguing that geographical millieux are hotbeds for creativity and renewal – places where ...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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China and the Multinationals
Edited by Robert Pearce
This original and important book explores how the interaction between China and multinational enterprises has the potential to affect the future of the Chinese economy, the global economy, and international business.eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Teaching Innovations in Economics
Edited by Michael K. Salemi, William B. Walstad
Teaching Innovations in Economics presents findings from the Teaching Innovations Program (TIP) funded by the National Science Foundation. The six-year project engaged economics professors in the use of interactive teaching in undergradu... -
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Understanding Entrepreneurial Family Businesses in Uncertain Environments
Edited by Mattias Nordqvist, Giuseppe Marzano, Esteban R. Brenes, Gonzalo Jiménez, Maria Fonseca-Paredes
Understanding Entrepreneurial Family Businesses in Uncertain Environments, the third volume in the STEP series, is uniquely centered on familial entrepreneurial activity in Latin America. The contributions, based on empirical evidence an...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Entrepreneurship Education in Asia
Edited by Hugh Thomas, Donna Kelley
The continuing success of the Asian Miracle relies on an entrepreneurial revolution that has increased the productivity and flexibility of economies across the region. Yet this revolution has largely been necessity-driven, traditional an...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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New Directions in Social Impact Assessment
Edited by Frank Vanclay, Ana Maria Esteves
This important new book outlines current developments in thinking in the field of Social Impact Assessment (SIA). It advances the theory and practice of SIA, and argues that a dramatic shift is required in the way socioeconomic studies a...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Second Tier Regions
Heike Mayer
Second tier high-tech regions are taking a different path than their well-known counterparts such as Silicon Valley or Route 128 around Boston. They may lack many prerequisites of growth such as a world-class research university or high ...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Contingent Valuation
Richard T. Carson
This major reference work – the first of its kind – provides a comprehensive and authoritative introduction to the large and growing literature on contingent valuation. It includes entries on over 7,500 contingent valuation papers and st...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Corporate Social Responsibility and Business Performance
Tobias Gössling
Does it pay for businesses to act morally? This book attempts to answer this question. Taking a positive approach, it demonstrates that, under certain conditions, organizations can act responsibly and profitably at the same time. It elab...eBook:Find out more$40.00
