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THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR, THE STATE AND SOCIAL WORK IN BRITAIN
Jane Lewis
The Voluntary Sector, the State and Social Work in Britain offers a different perspective which shows that Britain has always had a mixed economy of welfare with the voluntary sector playing a major role. This book traces the ideas and ... -
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THE ECONOMICS OF THIRD WORLD NATIONAL PARKS
Anup Shah
In The Economics of Third World National Parks, Anup Shah argues that parks and reserves are worth preserving, rigorously analyses the problem and advocates solutions drawing on a wide range of sources. Issues discussed include the effec... -
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THE ECONOMICS OF GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
A. P. Thirlwall
This important volume brings together seventeen major essays written by A.P. Thirlwall over the last twenty five years in the field of growth and development. Many of these papers make pioneering contributions, such as the author’s form...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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REFLECTIONS ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Michael P. Todaro
Michael P. Todaro’s pioneering work on economic development has been noted for its openness to new forms of analysis, fresh methods of perceiving economic behaviour and the consideration of the complex array of ‘non-economic’ variables t... -
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The Economic Development of Modern Japan
Shigeto Tsuru
Japan’s emergence as a modern state in the middle of the nineteenth century was a unique socio-political event. The accompanying economic development – achieved without tariff autonomy and with practically no injection of foreign capita... -
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International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics 1995
UNIDO
A unique and comprehensive source of information, the International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics is the only international publication providing economists, planners, policy makers and business people with worldwide statistics on cu... -
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BEYOND QUALITY
Steven R. Wilson, Robert Ballance, János Pogány
Global manufacturing has been altered by the emergence of a new approach to production which differs radically from the principles of mass production. This approach has been characterised by successful manufacturers in Asia and the West... -
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AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
Edited by George H. Peters
Agriculture has been a significant source of economic and political conflict between nations during the last twenty years. This timely volume focuses on the role and operation of agriculture in developed market economies. It opens with a... -
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Institutions and Development Strategies
Irma Adelman
Institutions and Development Strategies brings together the major contributions which Irma Adelman has made to our understanding of development strategies and the role of institutions in economic development. Featuring pioneering work on... -
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Dynamics and Income Distribution
Irma Adelman
Dynamics and Income Distribution brings together Irma Adelman’s pioneering applications of econometrics, as well as papers on the poverty and income distribution implications of growth and development. The volume combines some early pape... -
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Evolutionary Dynamics and Sustainable Development
Norman Clark, Francisco Perez-Trejo, Peter Allen
In Evolutionary Dynamics and Sustainable Development, Norman Clark, Francisco Perez-Trejo and Peter Allen offer a new approach which emphasizes the evolutionary nature of socio-economic systems. This major book begins with a critical ev... -
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THE STATE, MARKETS AND DEVELOPMENT
Edited by Amitava K. Dutt, Kwan S. Kim, Ajit Singh
Markets and the state are usually seen as opposed to each other as instruments of economic development. This important new book attempts to go beyond the state–market debate, which it sees as largely the intellectual legacy of neoclassi...