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The Dynamics of Asian Manufacturing
Marcel P. Timmer
Dr Timmer describes the manufacturing performance of five Asian countries since the 1960s: China, India, Indonesia, South Korea and Taiwan. Over this period Asian industrial development is placed in an international perspective by compa... -
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Hayek Revisited
Edited by Boudewijn Bouckaert, Annette Godart-van der Kroon
The authors present an overview of the intellectual influences and historical events which inspired Hayek and examine the development of the idea of spontaneous order. They also describe the reasons why Hayek rejected constructivism for ... -
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Encyclopedia of Law and Economics, Volumes I–V
Edited by Boudewijn Bouckaert, Gerrit De Geest
The Encyclopedia of Law and Economics is a monumental reference work that surveys the entire literature on law and economics in over 3,000 pages. The entries consist of two elements: a review of the literature written by an authority in... -
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Systems of Innovation: Growth, Competitiveness and Employment
Edited by Charles Edquist, Maureen McKelvey
This comprehensive two volume collection is designed to introduce the reader to the systems of innovation literature. This is the first time that one major reference collection brings together some of the best known and most provocative... -
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Growth, Employment and Migration in Southeast Asia
Prema-chandra Athukorala, Chris Manning, Piyasiri Wickramasekara
This comparative analysis of growth, structural change and labour market dynamics in the Greater Mekong countries (Yunnan Province in China, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Lao PDR and Myanmar) of Southeast Asia is the first of its kind. I... -
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Industry Policy in Taiwan and Korea in the 1980s
Heather Smith
Heather Smith reignites the contentious debate of the role of the state using East Asian economic development in general with particular emphasis on Taiwan and Korea. Using quantitive techniques, the author analyses the view that indust...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Managing Know-Who Based Companies
Sigvald J. Harryson
Dr Harryson develops the principle of ‘know-who’ – first propounded and practised by Japanese companies but now increasingly championed by multinationals. Case studies are used from companies such as Kodak, Ericsson, IBM and Philips to ... -
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The Transformation of Latin America
Edited by Federico Foders, Manfred Feldsieper
The Transformation of Latin America analyses contemporary economic policy in the region and offers a concise overview of the problems and prospects for future economic development. The contributors examine the current status of policy r...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Policies, Institutions and the Dark Side of Economics
Vito Tanzi
This authoritative volume brings together Vito Tanzi’s pioneering work on institutions and the influence of the behavior of government officials and economic agents on economic decision-making. -
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The Economics of Transition in Laos
Yves Bourdet
This authoritative book, the first of its kind, will prove essential reading to social scientists concerned with Southeast Asia, transition or development issues, and to all those interested in contemporary Indochina.eBook:Find out more$40.00
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The Foundations of the Welfare State
Edited by Robert E. Goodin, Deborah Mitchell
This three-volume compendium reproduces all the key texts on the welfare state – its rise and fall, its varying rationales and instrumentalities, its different forms in different periods and different places. Political history and socia... -
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Globalizing America
Edited by Thomas L. Brewer, Gavin Boyd
The authors address questions in current business and policy literature regarding the structural linkages evolving in the globalization process. The authors conclude that the US administration and American firms have to be more responsiv...eBook:Find out more$40.00