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Globalized Freight Transport
Edited by Thomas R. Leinbach, Cristina Capineri
The worldwide movement of freight has emerged as one of the most critical and dynamic aspects of the transport sector. The contributors to this study examine the current state of global freight transport, with an emphasis on Europe and N...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Regionalism, Trade and Economic Development in the Asia-Pacific Region
Edited by M. A.B. Siddique
This book is based on the premise that Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs) in the Asia-Pacific significantly impact on the material progress of the peoples of this region. These impacts – in terms of the benefits and costs associated with R...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Planning Cities for the Future
Peter Karl Kresl
Planning Cities for the Future links the study of urban economic competitiveness with urban planning and is able to ascertain the crucial factors for success in this area of public policy. These factors include effective governance, lead...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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International Entrepreneurship
Edited by Benjamin M. Oviatt, Patricia Phillips McDougall
nternational entrepreneurship is becoming the focus for major research initiatives in universities throughout the world. This timely volume presents a careful selection of the most important articles on international entrepreneurship. Th... -
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Ageing and the Labor Market in Japan
Edited by Koichi Hamada, Hiromi Kato
This book is a concerted attempt by economists to investigate and offer remedies for some of the difficulties associated with an ageing labor market.eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Workforce Development Networks in Rural Areas
Gary Paul Green
Rural areas face numerous challenges in building a high-wage, high-skilled workforce. In response to these obstacles, many regions have established workforce development networks that provide stronger linkages between employers, schools,...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Innovation Without Patents
Edited by Uma Suthersanen, Graham Dutfield, Kit Boey Chow
A question the book considers is how far legal protection should extend to inventions that may only just, or indeed not quite, meet the conventional criteria for patentability, in terms of the level of inventiveness. Innovation without P...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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China and the Global Energy Crisis
Tatsu Kambara, Christopher Howe
This book examines China’s record of oil and gas development, its refining capacity, and energy prospects. The authors conclude that there are no fundamental reasons for anxiety about China’s demands on the world energy economy, but they...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Economic Integration, Democratization and National Security in East Asia
Edited by Peter C.Y. Chow
The US policy of supporting a democratic Taiwan while simultaneously engaging China is a delicate and complex balance, with outcomes critical to economic, security and strategic interests in Asia. At the same time, rising Taiwanese ident...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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International Politics and Security in Korea
Jungsup Kim
This comprehensive book explains that while world politics has entered the post-Cold War era since the late 1980s, the Korean peninsula has not. Diplomatic relations have yet to be established between North Korea, the US and Japan, while...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Environmental Policy and Corporate Behaviour
Edited by Nick Johnstone
For the last 30 years, analysis of the inner workings of the firm has been largely absent from economic assessments of environmental policy. Recent work has highlighted the importance of understanding a firm’s commercial motivations, dec... -
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Dynamics and Obstacles of European Governance
Edited by Dirk De Bièvre, Christine Neuhold
This book examines some of the major origins of change in institutions and policies in European governance. The authors combine a sophisticated institutional analysis with in-depth insights into European policies across a wide variety ...eBook:Find out more$40.00