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European State Aid and Tax Rulings
Liza Lovdahl Gormsen
This book investigates whether the European Commission (EC) has the mandate to legislate on direct taxation in sovereign states and ultimately questions whether the EC’s enforcement action in recent tax ruling cases, in the area of state...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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The Ethics of Competition
Christoph Lütge
The concept of competition is frequently regarded with ambivalence. While its champions wholeheartedly endorse it for reasons of efficiency, critics believe competition undermines ethics. They denounce competitive thinking, call for mode...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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The Internet City
Aharon Kellerman
Exploring the history of the Internet, from pre-conception, to the possibilities of an Internet-based future, The Internet City presents ways in which the Internet and urban life intersect. The book interprets how the contemporary city i...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Minsky’s Moment
Piero Ferri
At its core this book sets out the analytical and methodological foundations of Minsky’s financial instability hypothesis (FIH). Grounded on the joint work of Piero Ferri and Hyman Minsky, it offers insightful analysis from a unique insi...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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University and Society
Edited by Ágnes Kövér, Gaby Franger
What role can the university play in the broader community or society in which it is embedded? Must it remain segregated in the halls of science and knowledge, which tower above the community? This book examines the growing number of que...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Advanced Imagineering
Edited by Diane Nijs
Articulating and illustrating how experience design can unlock experience innovation, this book offers a fresh perspective on effectuating corporate, public, social and whole system innovation by design. The book makes several contributi...eBook:Find out more$37.56
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Resilience and Urban Disasters
Edited by Kamila Borsekova, Peter Nijkamp
This book addresses unexpected disasters and shocks in cities and urban systems by providing quantitative and qualitative tools for impact analysis and disaster management. Including environmental catastrophes, political turbulence and e...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Food Loss and Food Waste
Michael Blakeney
Global food insecurity is a growing issue. At a time when the world’s population is increasing and agricultural production is challenged by climate change, it is estimated that around a third of the food produced globally is lost or wast...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Building a Normative Order in the South China Sea
Edited by Truong T. Tran, John B. Welfield, Thuy T. Le
The South China Sea, where a number of great powers and regional players contend for influence, has emerged as one of the most potentially explosive regions in the world today. What can be done to reduce the possibility of conflict, solv...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Developing Bus Rapid Transit
Edited by Fiona Ferbrache
Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) is a popular mode of sustainable public urban transit given dedicated focus in this timely collection. The effects of BRT are examined in-depth through a range of case studies from cities across six continents, in...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Agents, Assumptions and Motivations Behind REDD+
Simone Lovera-Bilderbeek
It was hoped that by paying forest dependent peoples and countries for their “service” of conserving their forests, REDD+ would lead to a reduction in deforestation greenhouse gases. The complexities have, however, left some ambiguities...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Religion and Finance
Mervyn K. Lewis, Ahmad Kaleem
Judaism, Christianity and Islam all impose obligations and constraints upon the rightful use of wealth and earthly resources. All three of these religions have well-researched views on the acceptability of practices such as usury but the...eBook:Find out more$40.00