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This book provides a critical deconstruction of the human development framework promoted by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) since 1990. Taking the Human Development Reports of the UNDP as its starting point for reflection, this book...

Economists have entered into the realm of sports to provide what they believe to be more cogent explanations for sport-related behaviour and to suggest ways in which incentives can improve sports outcomes. But prices and income, the traditional...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781742169569Author Simon D. HammondFormat PaperbackPage Count 184Imprint WrightbooksPublisher John Wiley & Sons Australia LtdWeight(grams) 244g

This study, first published in 1994, is intended to deepen the readers understanding of the phenomenon of equilibrium credit rationing in two areas. The first area concerns the form that equilibrium credit rationing assumes and its importance in...

This title was first published in 2001: Exploring the relationship between the recession and labour supply in Kazakhstan during the 1990s, this volume develops an innovative new model of the transitional process in the context of the CIS. It departs from...

Borders are critical to the development and survival of modern states, offer security against external threats, and mark public policy and identity difference. At the same time, borders, and borderlands, are places where people, ideas, and economic goods...

This survey, first published in 1934, was designed as a contribution to our knowledge of poverty, its incidence and causes. Poverty is a product of many variables, and it needs to be understood as an expression of a complex of economic and other social...

Helps students understand how culture impacts development in adolescence and emerging adulthood. Grounded in a global cultural perspective (within and outside of the US), this text enriches the discussion with historical context and an interdisciplinary...

Usually firms introduce new technology in an incremental way, wisely seeking to minimise the adverse effects which business and employees might face. However, this is not always the case. Sometimes technological discontinuities occur when radically...

First published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.Book InformationISBN 9781138998162Author Annteresa LubranoFormat PaperbackPage Count 206Imprint RoutledgePublisher Taylor & Francis LtdWeight(grams) 454g

What is the economic justification of advertising? Is it a vital energizing force in industry, or does it represent a serious waste of money and effort? The great increase in the volume of publicity in modern times is causing people to wonder what its...

The Business of Advertising outlines the practice of the advertising trades, some of the more important restrictions on advertising, and a few of the questions which arise in connexion with the business. First published in 1905.Book InformationISBN...

This book analyzes the competitive forces which dominate this major sector, and traces how the nature of competition has evolved during the last two hundred years. Through an analysis of key factors, including demand, related and supporting industries,...

This book places administrative reform in post-socialist countries in a broad context of power and domination. This new perspective clarifies the reasons why reforms went awry in Russia and some other post-Soviet countries, whereas they produced positive...

Retailing in less developed countries can take any number of forms and fulfils a wide range of different needs. As this book shows it is susceptible to cultural as well as to economic forces and it needs to be analysed in terms of both global economic...

First Published in 1973. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.Book InformationISBN 9781138996854Author William Arthur ThomasFormat PaperbackPage Count 356Imprint RoutledgePublisher Taylor & Francis LtdWeight(grams) 454g

First Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.Book InformationISBN 9781138996823Author Sanjaya PanthFormat PaperbackPage Count 132Imprint RoutledgePublisher Taylor & Francis LtdWeight(grams) 454g

With Strategic Networks: The Art of Japanese Interfirm Cooperation, you will examine the structure and dynamics of Japanese business networks and discover successful Japanese business practices and opportunities. For professors of business and Japanese...

Survival in the growing managed care environment requires the integration of financial analysis, market appraisal, and administrative management. The authors of Managed Service Restructuring in Health Care provide a unique tool for readers to enable them...

Delays in approving genetically modified crops and foods in the European Union have led to a high profile trade conflict with the United States. This book analyses the EU-US conflict and uses it as a case study to explore the governance of new...

Drawing on network theory from the organizational sociology literature, this book examines issues related to which organizational factors determine how employees influence the budgeting process. Data were collected from managers who participate in the...

How can we value an enterprise, like a young internet start-up company, that has no earnings or cash flows, so that traditional and conventional valuation techniques are therefore not applicable? One of the most notable recent industrial revolutions has...

Economic growth is highly dependent on technological progress and innovation, yet the sources from which these innovations originate are still largely misunderstood and untapped. Recent research has demonstrated that users, rather than manufacturers, are...

The purpose of this study is to identify the nature of change taking place in university-industry partnerships, to understand the underlying factors that influence that change, and to explore the underlying process of change. Three in-depth case studies...

First Published in 1970. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.Book InformationISBN 9781138993518Author James HoleFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint RoutledgePublisher Taylor & Francis LtdWeight(grams) 454g

In the past 40 years there have been a number of significant developments across the fields of educational administration and history. In this volume, the authors have selected a number of key issues to illustrate and trace these changes. The seven...

First Published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.Book InformationISBN 9781138993211Author Bonita J. MansonFormat PaperbackPage Count 188Imprint RoutledgePublisher Taylor & Francis LtdWeight(grams) 349g

A flexible labour market is widely regarded as a key factor in encouraging economic growth and prosperity. In recent years some economies have successfully reformed their labour markets, making part-time and flexible hours easier, limiting the...

First Published in 1971. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.Book InformationISBN 9781138992627Author Alice H. AmsdenFormat PaperbackPage Count 204Imprint RoutledgePublisher Taylor & Francis LtdWeight(grams) 381g

For the first time, here is the complete history of the International Finance Corporation (IFC). In the fifty years since the end of World War II, the world of development finance has grown rapidly. One of the many financial institutions which cropped up...

'Interpretation' is used as an umbrella for bringing together a wide range of concepts and developments in the philosophy of social science that provide the foundation for clear thinking about social phenomena. In his new book, John O'Shaughnessy...

The Japanese economy is the second largest in the world and is becoming once more one of the most competitive. Despite the stagnation and deflation experienced during the 1990s, Japan has progressively become more aware of the need to be a global player,...

First Published in 1963. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.Book InformationISBN 9781138992436Author George UnwinFormat PaperbackPage Count 296Imprint RoutledgePublisher Taylor & Francis LtdWeight(grams) 454g

First Published in 1966. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.Book InformationISBN 9781138992429Author Seymour BroadbridgeFormat PaperbackPage Count 120Imprint RoutledgePublisher Taylor & Francis LtdWeight(grams) 218g

The physical environment--its preservation, protection, and conservation--has become an urgent agenda for international marketers. Many marketing professionals have acknowledged that, in order to succeed, it is crucial that they integrate environmental...

Understand the Asian consumer's demands and effective marketing strategies! The emergence of China as a viable consumer market has created tremendous opportunities for international or multinational firms looking for market entry or expansion in China...

First published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.Book InformationISBN 9781138991576Author Richard H. MacveFormat PaperbackPage Count 281Imprint RoutledgePublisher Taylor & Francis LtdWeight(grams) 517g

China's economy continues to grow at a great rate, with important consequences for China's society and environment, as well as for the wider world economy. Reforms are being undertaken in many areas within China, both to encourage continued economic...

First Published in 1966. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.Book InformationISBN 9781138991132Author J. E. CairnesFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint RoutledgePublisher Taylor & Francis LtdWeight(grams) 454g

First Published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.Book InformationISBN 9781138991101Author Michael J. RubachFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint RoutledgePublisher Taylor & Francis LtdWeight(grams) 367g