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Competing Claims in Work and Family Life
Edited by Tanja van der Lippe, Pascale Peters
Competing claims on time in work and family life have become inherent, unavoidable features of the Western world. As households increasingly juggle competing responsibilities, and as job expectations and parenting standards intensify, ma... -
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A Biographical Dictionary of Australian and New Zealand Economists
Edited by J. E. King
This book documents the history of economic discourse in Australia and New Zealand from the early days of European settlement. Many of the early economists were immigrants (William Hearn, Charles Pearson, Catherine Spence, David Syme). -
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Untangling the US Deficit
Richard A. IIey, Mervyn K. Lewis
As the US current account deficit has expanded to a record level of $811 billion in 2006, debate about the deficit’s causes and consequences has also grown. Is the deficit a product of American profligacy or a ‘glut of savings’ in the re...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Economic Analysis of Law in China
Edited by Thomas Eger, Michael Faure, Zhang Naigen
This book comprises contributions on recent developments in China from a law and economics perspective. For the first time Chinese and European scholars jointly discuss some important attributes of China’s legal and economic system, and ...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Knowledge Externalities, Innovation Clusters and Regional Development
Edited by Jordi Suriñach, Rosina Moreno, Esther Vayá
This book begins with a theoretical examination of regional innovation systems, agglomeration economics and knowledge spillovers, before going on to examine the same concepts within an empirical framework. Special emphasis is given to th...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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China–Japan Relations in the Twenty-first Century
Edited by Michael Heazle, Nick Knight
This book examines the often troubled relationship between Japan and China from a broad interdisciplinary perspective. Utilising the expertise of Chinese, Japanese and regional specialists working in a variety of fields, this original wo...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Paths of Public Innovation in the Global Age
Noralv Veggeland
Following the traditional Scandinavian welfare state model, the Nordic/Scandinavian model has recently become popular as a basic concept for shaping future approaches to European social politics. Challenging the Anglo-Saxon model(s) and ...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Business Networks and Strategic Alliances in China
Edited by Stewart R. Clegg, Karen Wang, Mike Berrell
Business Networks and Strategic Alliances in China addresses how knowledge transfer and innovation are interwoven within complex networks and how social capital contributes to the acquisition of crucial resources and business success in ...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Thorstein Veblen and the Revival of Free Market Capitalism
Edited by Janet T. Knoedler, Robert E. Prasch, Dell P. Champlin
With the restoration of laissez faire as the governing principle of contemporary economic ideology and policy making, Thorstein Veblen’s insights are once again timely. This book revisits his legacy, featuring original essays by renowned...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Risk, Complexity and ICT
Edited by Ole Hanseth, Claudio Ciborra
This book explores the challenges regarding risks and risk management related to the growing complexity of ICT solutions. The main argument of the book is that the complexity of ICT solutions has continued to grow throughout the histor...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Tax Compliance and Tax Morale
Benno Torgler
The question of why citizens pay their taxes has attracted increased attention in the tax compliance literature of late. In this book, Benno Torgler considers the evidence that suggests that enforcement efforts cannot fully explain the h...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Women and Minorities in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Edited by Ronald J. Burke, Mary C. Mattis
Advances in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) are key factors in contributing to future economic performance, higher living standards and improved quality of life. As dominant white males near retirement and immigra...eBook:Find out more$40.00