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Obesity and the Economics of Prevention
Franco Sassi
The authors, including special contributions from health and obesity experts Marc Suhrcke, Tim Lobstein, Donald Kenkel and Francesco Branca, challenge the perception that explanations for the obesity epidemic are simple and solutions are... -
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![Governance and Intergovernmental Relations in the European Union and the United States]()
Governance and Intergovernmental Relations in the European Union and the United States
Edited by Edoardo Ongaro, Andrew Massey, Marc Holzer, Ellen Wayenberg
This book represents a major attempt to draw together two fundamental streams of research: intergovernmental relations and multi-level governance (MLG). Combining US and European schools of thought, this timely volume outlines key areas ...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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![The Provision of Public Services in Europe]()
The Provision of Public Services in Europe
Edited by Hellmut Wollmann, Gérard Marcou
The book is the first of its kind to provide a comparative analysis of the provision of social and public services in France, Italy, Germany, the UK and Norway.eBook:Find out more$40.00
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![The Aging Population and the Competitiveness of Cities]()
The Aging Population and the Competitiveness of Cities
Peter Karl Kresl, Daniele Ietri
While much of the current literature on the economic consequences of an aging population focuses on the negative aspects, this enlightening book argues that seniors can bring significant benefits – such as vitality and competitiveness – ...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Global Business and the Terrorist Threat
Edited by Harry W. Richardson, Peter Gordon, James E. Moore II
Global business is affected by global terrorism and the two are intricately linked on many levels. This book is an eclectic and enlightening compendium of research that explores the interrelationships between the two. A companion to and ...eBook:Find out more$57.56
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Global Privacy Protection
Edited by James B. Rule, Graham Greenleaf
Global Privacy Protection reviews the origins and history of national privacy codes as social, political and legal phenomena in Australia, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, South Korea and the United States. The first chapter review...eBook:Find out more$49.56
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![Migration and the Globalisation of Health Care]()
Migration and the Globalisation of Health Care
John Connell
The international migration of health workers has been described by Nelson Mandela as the ‘poaching’ of desperately needed skills from under-privileged regions. This book examines the controversial recent history of skilled migration, an...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Economic Advice and Rhetoric
Onno Bouwmeester
This book compares the approaches of consultants and academic advisers and provides an in-depth analysis of their advice argumentation. Both compete on the market for economic advice, with consultants enjoying a larger market share and u...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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The Institutions of the Enlarged European Union
Edited by Edward Best, Thomas Christiansen, Pierpaolo Settembri
How have the main institutions and decision-making processes of the EU responded to the arrival of new member states? This book assesses the actual state of the EU institutions in the years after the 2004 enlargement, examining each of t...eBook:Find out more$49.56
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Social Capital
Edited by Viva Ona Bartkus, James H. Davis
This book showcases new innovative research in economics, politics, sociology, and management regarding the topic. Leading scholars from a variety of disciplines present ground-breaking new research exploring the still-undiscovered value...eBook:Find out more$66.36
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Partisan Appointees and Public Servants
Edited by Chris Eichbaum, Richard Shaw
This comparative collection examines the role of political staff in executive government and the consequences for policymaking and governance. Included are case studies from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the Republic of Ireland, the Un...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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![The Political Economy of Inter-Regional Fiscal Flows]()
The Political Economy of Inter-Regional Fiscal Flows
Edited by Núria Bosch, Marta Espasa , Albert Solé Ollé
Struggles over what a region receives, or should receive, from the budget of the central government are common to many countries. Discussions often focus on the measures of ‘net fiscal flows’ or ‘fiscal balances’ provided by the governme...eBook:Find out more$40.00
