Urban and Regional Studies
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SMEs in a Globalised World
Edited by Helena Lenihan, Bernadette Andreosso-O’Callaghan, Mark Hart
This insightful book shows how small and medium enterprises (SMEs) from some of the traditionally less dynamic peripheral economies of the ‘old’ EU – namely Ireland, Italy, Portugal and Spain – have responded to the twin challenges of gl...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Emerging Clusters
Edited by Dirk Fornahl, Sebastian Henn, Max-Peter Menzel
This book rigorously explores the critical, initial stage of cluster emergence in which the seeds for further growth are sown. Whether economic growth actually occurs, however, ultimately depends on various regional conditions and the pr...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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The Great Migration
Edited by Xin Meng, Chris Manning, Li Shi, Tadjuddin Nur Effendi
This fascinating study compares and contrasts the immense internal migration movements in China and Indonesia. Over the next two decades, approximately two-thirds of the rural labour force is expected to migrate, transforming their respe... -
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The Global Urban Competitiveness Report – 2010
Pengfei Ni, Peter Karl Kresl
The Global Urban Competitiveness Report – 2010 is an empirical study of the competitiveness of 500 cities around the world. This one-of-a-kind annual resource draws on a wealth of data sources, all of which are described and assessed. Us...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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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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China, Japan and Regional Leadership in East Asia
Edited by Christopher M. Dent
This book considers themes, evidence and ideas relating to the prospects for regional leadership in East Asia, with particular reference to China and Japan assuming ‘regional leader actor’ roles. Key issues discussed by the list of disti...eBook:Find out more$57.56
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Global Exchange and Poverty
Edited by Robert E.B. Lucas, Lyn Squire, T. N. Srinivasan
This book examines how policies implemented by members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) affect development and poverty in developing and transition economies. -
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Urban Poverty in China
Fulong Wu, Chris Webster, Shenijing He, Yuting Liu
Urban poverty is an emerging problem. This book explores the household and neighbourhood factors that lead to both the generation and continuance of urban poverty in China. It is argued that the urban Chinese are not a homogenous social ...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Transport, Welfare and Externalities
Dieter Schmidtchen, Christian Koboldt, Jenny Helstroffer, Birgit Will, Georg Haas, Stefan Witte
This book discusses a paradigm shift for dealing with the internalization of external costs in transport. Crucial to the analysis is the insight that the polluters are not the only cost drivers; both pollutees and the state can also cont...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Innovation, Agglomeration and Regional Competition
Edited by Charlie Karlsson, Börje Johansson, Roger R. Stough
This book provides a state-of-the-art overview of current research on regional competition and co-operation. Developing our current understanding of the new role of regions and their behaviour, this book addresses questions such as: Ho...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Entrepreneurship and Innovations in Functional Regions
Edited by Charlie Karlsson, Roger R. Stough, Borje Johansson
In recent decades, the world has witnessed the emergence of a global knowledge economy in which functional regions increasingly play a role as independent and dynamic market places. These are integrated with other functional regions by m... -
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Migration and Mobility in Europe
Edited by Heinz Fassmann, Max Haller, David Lane
The enlargement of the European Union has had an enormous impact on migration within Europe. This book addresses the form of these effects, outlining the social, political and economic problems created by the free movement of people with...eBook:Find out more$40.00
