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The Power of Networks
Mikkel Flyverbom
With an ever-growing number of users, the Internet is central to the processes of globalization, cultural formations, social encounters and economic development. These aside, it is also fast becoming an important political domain. Strugg...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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China’s Economy in the Post-WTO Environment
Edited by Lilai Xu
The book explores the implications of both the extension of the market into key parts of the Chinese economy and the integration of China into the global economy. The main focus of the book is on the role and nature of China’s financial ...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Scientists and the Regulation of Risk
David Demortain
Risks are increasingly regulated by international standards, and scientists play a key role in standardisation. This fascinating book exposes the action of ‘invisible colleges’ of scientists – loose groups of prominent scientific experts...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Transport and Ethics
Bert van Wee
This insightful book discusses the use of Cost–Benefit Analysis (CBA) for transport policy options from an ethical perspective. Each detailed chapter deals with issues such as: the use and ethical aspects of CBA in transport, social exc...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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A Republic of Europeans
Kostas A. Lavdas, Dimitris N. Chryssochoou
A Republic of Europeans looks at the changing routes and conditions of the European polity from a liberal republican angle, proposing an innovative regulative ideal for Europe’s future. -
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Copyright and Creativity
Andreas Rahmatian
This timely book examines the proprietary features of copyright, the inherent limitations of its powers, and its justification and relationship to the non-proprietary realm of the public domain. The latter part of the book deals with the...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Handbook on the Shadow Economy
Edited by Friedrich Schneider
The shadow economy (also known as the black or underground economy) covers a vast array of trade, goods and services that are not part of the official economy of a country. This original and comprehensive Handbook presents the latest res...eBook:Find out more$65.00
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The Economic Valuation of Patents
Edited by Federico Munari, Raffaele Oriani
The Economic Valuation of Patents provides an original and essential analysis of patent valuation, presenting the main methodologies to value patents in different contexts.eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Science and Innovation Policy for the New Knowledge Economy
Edited by Massimo G. Colombo, Luca Grilli, Lucia Piscitello, Cristina Rossi-Lamastra
This timely book brings together cutting-edge research on the important subject of science and innovation policies. The contributors – distinguished social science scholars – tackle the key challenges of designing and implementing public...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Does Economic Governance Matter?
Edited by Mehmet Ugur, David Sunderland
This book contributes to the growing governance literature in three ways. First, it extends the analysis to new areas such as power asymmetry, regulation, transnational company strategies, and law enforcement. Secondly, it examines the r...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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The Age of Central Banks
Curzio Giannini
Curzio Giannini’s history of the evolution of central banks illustrates how the most relevant institutional developments have taken place at times of widespread confidence crises and in response to deflationary pressures. The eminent an...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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The Law of Sovereign Wealth Funds
Fabio Bassan
This book provides a definition and classification for Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) and discusses their phenomenon within the legal context. It identifies the rules applicable to SWFs and focuses on the bilateral relationships between ...eBook:Find out more$40.00