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Presents a collection of cross-country analysis of innovation, showing that the effects of innovation upon firms vary from one country to another. Drawing upon studies of semiconductors, disk drives and biotechnology, and examining institutions such as patent systems and venture capital, this title takes issue with predictions of convergence.

Part of a series that aims to present scholarly work on multiple levels of analysis, multi-level theory, research, and methods, this title focuses on 'critical essays', theoretical work, empirical studies, methodological developments, analytical techniques, and philosophical treatments.

Presents a study of social movement decision making through seven case studies. This book focuses on Northern Ireland, where frustration with inter-community conflict resolution spawned a movement promoting intra-community or 'single tradition' programs.

Richard T Ely was both a reformer of economics and a leading economist between the 1880's and 1930's. This work presents his study of the history of American economic thought. It tells the story with Ely's own interpretation.

Contains nine papers, which are logically divided into three parts. This title illustrates research thrusts on a variety of financial economics issues that are germane to working capital management. It also explores dividend payouts and tax environment changes as a source of concern to treasury (and financial) managers.

Organized into four components, this volume is designed to analyze the issues affecting corporate control and governance from a global perspective. The first three sections offer theoretical and empirical studies from the respective regions of the world. The fourth section provides case studies that analyze individual events.

Edward Everett Hale was a leading member of the institutionalist group at the University of Texas. He influenced many students - originally through his lectures rather than his publications, which were few in number. This collection assembles materials on Hale, unpublished writings by him, and sets of lecture notes from his courses.

Hardbound. This volume provides a selection of the top papers that were presented at an international conference held in Cesme, Turkey in May 1998.

A result of the poster session which focussed on teaching the need to evaluate information found on the Internet, this book presents a collection of contributions from individuals who present their best thinking on the subject of evaluation in the library context.

There is a growing interaction between economists and sociologists engaged in the study of organizations' strategies. This volume moves the discussion to the next level by focusing the discussion, and taking a step toward systematizing some of the relationships between economic and sociological approaches to strategic management.

Has the liberalization of the Colombian economy gone too far or not far enough? This volume of studies on the Colombian economy seeks to shed some light on this question. It discusses a variety of issues related to the economic opening or liberalization of Colombia. It aims to provide insight into the impact of liberalization in Latin America.

Contains a collection of chapters discussing the issues involved in establishing a stable global exchange rate system. The authors review the advantages and disadvantages of the various exchange rate regimes used throughout the world over the years. They also analyze the role of exchange rate systems in international financial crises.

Presents a collection of papers which are the results of research undertaken by a group of scholars examining the field of international marketing and purchasing (IMP). This book presents an overview of marketing as a discipline and provides writing on the developments. It is used as supplementary text in courses as Business-to-Business Marketing.

Distance education is arguably one of the major developments in education during the 20th Century. This title explores the array of distance education theories and practices as they have been shaped by the late-20th Century and then positions these in terms of the contemporary circumstances of the 21st Century.

This analysis of the political economy of government debt is divided into two parts. The first part deals with theoretical issues and the second part concerns empirical applications. Topics covered include behavioural aspects, long term debt strategy, debt neutrality and functional finance.

Empirical Measurement and Analysis of Productivity and Technological Change

This volume brings together a collection of research papers on financial sector reform and privatization in the transition economies of Eastern Europe and related issues in other transforming economies.

Derived from practical experience, this book provides a picture of the state of affairs of European integration in general, and the functioning of the European institutions in particular. It serves the political objective of creating transparency in the decision-making of the European Union.

This volume provides an historic and current overview of the economics of technology as a field, and aims to contribute to its development by bringing together original contributions from specialists in economics and technology studies.

Selected papers from a conference held in honour of Professor Dale T. Mortensen upon the occasion of his 65th birthday. It includes papers on some of Professor Dale T. Mortensen's current research topics, as well as additional theoretical papers, and micro- and macro-econometric papers.

Focuses on developments in the military sphere and assesses the impact of September Eleven on the armed forces in terms of, inter alia, conflict management capabilities, and social and psychological developments inside military units, recruitment and civil-military relations of the armed forces.

Forecasting in the presence of structural breaks and model uncertainty are active areas of research with implications for practical problems in forecasting. This book addresses forecasting variables from both Macroeconomics and Finance, and considers various methods of dealing with model instability and model uncertainty when forming forecasts.

Focuses on a new peace agenda grounded in a dialogue among the Eurasia civilizations. This work deals with the problems and prospects of such a dialogue and its consequences for world peace. It also concentrates on globalization and regionalization as the two dominant Eurasian trends, and compares and contrasts regionalist trends.

The emergence of a macro economy in Euro-Asia is a challenge for academics and policy makers. This book focuses on this macro economy and the monetary and fiscal policy responses. It explores monetary policies allowing for uncertainty and time-varying behaviour of economic agents in markets.

Military Leadership

Intends to deliver insights from a host of scientific investigations pertaining to hospitality, leisure, and tourism while rendering an academic forum to stimulate discussion on literature, contemporary issues and emerging trends essential to theory advancement as well as professional practices from a global perspective.

Features reviews of health care management, linking concerns about health care workforce management with health care organization management issues. This book focuses on health care workforce management issues, including allied health professionals, nurses, and physicians, and on health care organization management issues.

Low- and middle-income countries face major challenges to their health systems. These include a high burden of communicable disease and an emerging non-communicable disease burden. This work deals with the elements of health care financing, focusing on middle- and low-income settings.

Consists of documents from Glenn Johnson and F Taylor Ostrander. This title includes notes from lectures by James E Meade on the linking of monetary theory with the pure theory of value; notes from the Socialist Club at the Cafe Verique in Geneva; and, correspondence between Frank H Knight and F Taylor Ostrander.

The American political economist Henry George devoted his life to the single tax. Virtually forgotten today, his best seller "Progress and Poverty" influenced numerous people in the English-speaking world. His fame and fall were due to a temporary alliance with the American Irish Catholics who were agitating for the land war in Ireland.