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The Social Cost of Electricity

Edited by Anil Markandya, Andrea Bigano, Roberto Porchia

This book reports and rationalizes the state-of-the-art concerning the social costs of electricity generation. Social costs are assessed by adding to the private generation costs, the external costs associated with damages to human healt...

Hardback (2011)

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$40.00

Paperback (February 2011)

Gender Inequalities in the 21st Century

Edited by Jacqueline Scott, Rosemary Crompton, Clare Lyonette

Both women and men strive to achieve a work and family balance, but does this imply more or less equality? Does the persistence of gender and class inequalities refute the notion that lives are becoming more individualised? Leading inter...

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Hardback (May 2010)

List price ~~$170.00~~

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New Trends in Financing Civil Litigation in Europe

Edited by Mark Tuil, Louis Visscher

This unique and timely book analyses the problem of financing civil litigation. The expert contributors discuss the legal possibilities and difficulties associated with several instruments – including cost shifting, fee arrangements, leg...

Hardback (February 2011)

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The Regulation of Franchising in the New Global Economy

Elizabeth Crawford Spencer

While franchising promotes economic and social welfare objectives, Elizabeth Crawford Spencer argues that monitoring and regulation are needed to address potential areas of abuse of the form that can result in costly market inefficiencies.

Hardback (2011)

List price ~~$183.00~~

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Handbook of Research on Complexity

Edited by J. Barkley Rosser Jr.

Complexity research draws on complexity in various disciplines. This Handbook provides a comprehensive and current overview of applications of complexity theory in economics. The 15 chapters, written by leading figures in the field, cove...

Paperback (January 2011)

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Hardback (July 2009)

List price ~~$279.00~~

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Women Entrepreneurs and the Global Environment for Growth

Edited by Candida G. Brush, Anne de Bruin, Elizabeth J. Gatewood, Colette Henry

Women’s entrepreneurship research and the understanding of factors influencing the growth of women-owned business have advanced significantly over the last decade. Yet, challenges remain. Women Entrepreneurs and the Global Environment fo...

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Copyright and Cultural Heritage

Edited by Estelle Derclaye

Thanks to digitisation and the Internet, preservation of and access to our cultural heritage – which consists of works protected by copyright and works in the public domain – have never been easier. This essential book examines the twin ...

Hardback (2011)

List price ~~$153.00~~

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Private Sector and Enterprise Development

Lois Stevenson

This important and well-researched book examines the challenges to private sector growth in twelve Middle East and North African (MENA) countries, assessing comparative performance against a number of indicators and focussing on the spec...

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Economic Strategies for Mature Industrial Economies

Edited by Peter Karl Kresl

The global economy has transformed during the last few decades. Though the changes have benefited some, many mature industrial economies have not been treated well by the changes they have seen and have been forced to adapt to dramatical...

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Cash-for-Childcare

Edited by Jorma Sipilä, Katja Repo, Tapio Rissanen

This insightful book examines the meaning of, and impacts on, cash-for-care systems for mothers of small children. The contributors present a comprehensive overview of the major political and economic contradictions, theoretical debates ...

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The Shape of the Division of Labour

Edited by Robert M. Solow, Jean-Philippe Touffut

How is work divided up in the household, within an industry, a nation or between continents? What are the dynamics of the division of labour? The wide-ranging contributions to this book explore these questions from technological, capital...

Paperback (January 2011)

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List price ~~$142.00~~

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$36.76