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The Innovation for Development Report 2010–2011: Innovation as a Driver of Productivity and Economic Growth
by A. López-ClarosThis report provides a comprehensive look at the role of innovation in promoting economic and social development. It examines the impact of innovation on the economic growth of developing countries and the future role of technological innovation in international efforts to mitigate the effects of climate change, amongst many other issues.
The Management of Opera: An International Comparative Study
by P. Agid J. TarondeauThis book presents the current and future issues facing opera houses and opera companies. Problems in different environments need different solutions. In particular, it opposes the American method of managing cultural institutions, preferring a European one where public support and funds plays a major role.
Unit Root Tests in Time Series Volume 1: Key Concepts and Problems (Palgrave Texts in Econometrics)
by K. PattersonTesting for a unit root is now an essential part of time series analysis. This volume provides a critical overview and assessment of tests for a unit root in time series, developing the concepts necessary to understand the key theoretical and practical models in unit root testing.
Masculinities in Transition (Genders and Sexualities in the Social Sciences)
by V. Robinson J. HockeyContributing to feminist approaches to masculinities, this book examines men's contextual experiences of masculine identity. Drawing on new data which compares men as they move across and between public and domestic spaces, it explores the implications of this for the nature of contemporary masculinity.
The Fight for the Right to Food: Lessons Learned (International Relations and Development Series)
by J. Ziegler C. Golay C. Mahon S. WayThis book documents and analyzes the experiences of the UN's first Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food. It highlights the conceptual advances in the legal understanding of the right to food in international human rights law, as well as analyzes key practical challenges through experiences in 11 countries across Africa, Asia and Latin America.
Institutions, Ideas and Learning in Welfare State Change: Labour Market Reforms in Germany (New Perspectives in German Political Studies)
by T. FleckensteinInvestigates the transformation of German labour market policy, showing that Germany has departed from the conservative-corporatist path of welfare, especially with the Hartz Legislation of the Red-Green government.
Critical International Political Economy: Dialogue, Debate and Dissensus (International Political Economy Series)
by Stuart Shields Ian Bruff Huw MacartneyAmidst the continued debate surrounding the foundations of IPE, coupled with recent methodological and theoretical divides this book argues that an attempt should be made to re-visit the notion of the 'critical'. The challenge posed by contributors to this volume is to assess the development of so-called critical IPE and interrogate whether the theoretical foundations it was built upon have reached their potential. The essays in this volume take up this challenge in a number of different ways but all share a common concern - to re-assess the purpose of critical approaches, reflect on why certain social theorists have been favoured as a point of departure, yet others have largely been ignored. In light of recent debates on the notion of a 'trans-Atlantic divide' within IPE the collection the contributors aim demonstrates how the distinction between the 'critical' and the 'orthodox' (or 'empirical') is only significant if the 'critical' is geared towards a larger, more substantial body of critical social enquiry and engages with what it means to conduct such enquiry.
Venturing into the Bioeconomy: Professions, innovation, identity
by A. Styhre Mats SundgrenThis book reports empirical material from three case studies in the pharmaceutical industry, the biotechnology industry and the domain of academic research. New technoscientific frameworks that have not yet translated into new therapies, in the future, may play a more central role in the late-modern society.
Governing Cotton: Globalization and Poverty in Africa (International Political Economy Series)
by A. SneydThis book traces the historic relationships between cotton production, the international cotton trade and poverty south of the Sahara, and assesses various approaches to corporate social responsibility and nongovernmental policy advocacy in this area.
The Political Marketing Game
by J. Lees-MarshmentThe Political Marketing Game identifies what works in political marketing, drawing on 100 interviews with practitioners. It also shows that authenticity, values and vision are as much a part of a winning strategy as market-savvy pragmatism.
Microfinance and Public Policy: Outreach, Performance and Efficiency (International Labour Organization (ilo) Century Ser.)
by B. BalkenholMicrofinance institutions (MFIs) provide a public good; if MFIs create and deepen markets where none existed before, there may be a case for public support. This book is based on a study of 45 MFIs, and applies factor analysis and cluster analysis to show that MFIs form clusters in terms of social and financial performance.
More with Less: Maximizing Value in the Public Sector
by B. Marr J. CreelmanPublic sector organizations are about to enter one of the most challenging environments they have ever had to face as they bear much of the cost of the credit crunch. This timely book shows public sector leaders what they need to understand in order to be able to cope with these challenges.
Global Action Networks: Creating Our Future Together (Bocconi on Management)
by Steve WaddellThe world's governments are overwhelmed with climate change, war and unrest, the global financial crisis and poverty but there is a promising invention in Global Action Networks (GANs). GANs mobilize resources, bridge divides and promote the long-term deep change and innovation work that is needed to address the global challenges.
International and Comparative Labour Law: Current Challenges
by Arturo BronsteinA stimulating, authoritative account of international employment law written by a leading figure who for many years has shaped global policy, striving to implement fairer working conditions worldwide. We are expertly guided though the context and development of labour law, making this book ideal for study or research.
St James's Place Tax Guide 2010-2011
by Walter Sinclair E. Barry LipkinThe 39th annual edition of the leading guide to taxation in Britain. This practical and user-friendly guide is a bestseller with students, professionals, accountants and private individuals, explaining in simple terms how the UK tax system works and how best to minimise tax liabilities.
Business Research: A Practical Guide For Undergraduate And Postgraduate Students (PDF)
by Jill Collis Roger HusseyA concise and straightforward guide for students undertaking a research project for the first time. The new edition details the entire research process, from reviewing the literature to writing up results. It features balanced and expanded coverage of collection and analysis of both qualitative and quantitative data, and new chapters on academic decision making and preparing research proposals. Students find this book very practical, as it provides the tools they need to successfully embark on research projects and applies theories to real life scenarios. It also features an excellent glossary and practical troubleshooting section which identifies potential problems and provides likely solutions. A companion website is available providing lecturer and student resources, including PowerPoint slides, datasets and interactive revision questions.
Transaction Costs and Security Institutions: Unravelling the ESDP (Transformations of the State)
by M. WeissExamines international cooperation in European security from a transaction cost economics perspective. This book addresses the puzzle of how to approach differing institutional preferences. It argues that the reduction and limitation of transaction costs was the primary determinant of security preferences.
The New Silk Road: How a Rising Arab World is Turning Away from the West and Rediscovering China
by B. Ben SimpfendorferThe rise of the Arab world and China are part of the same story, once trading partners via the Silk Road. This is a fully revised and updated account of how China is spurring growth in the Arab world, taking into account new developments that have taken place since the first edition.
The Contrary Forces of Innovation: An Ethnography of Innovation in the Food Industry
by T. HoholmThe complexity and tensions of industrial innovation processes are fleshed out through the analysis of an intriguing case study from the food industry. Drawing together insights from multiple disciplines, this book shows the controversial nature of innovation processes.
Corporate Social Responsibility and Corporate Governance: The Contribution of Economic Theory and Related Disciplines (International Economic Association Series)
by Lorenzo Sacconi Margaret Blair R. Edward FreemanCorporate social responsibility is examined in this book as multi-stakeholder approach to corporate governance. This volume outlines neo-institutional and stakeholder theories of the firm, new rational choice and social contract normative models, self regulatory and soft law models, and the advances from behavioural economics.
Ecological Modernisation and Renewable Energy (Energy, Climate and the Environment)
by D. TokeDevelops a new theory of 'identity' ecological modernization (EM), to analyse renewable history and policy development in many of the world's states which are leading the drive to install renewable energy. 'Identity EM' concerns how an industry has arisen allied to environmental NGOs to challenge the ascendancy of conventional energy technologies.
New Issues in Financial and Credit Markets (Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions)
by Franco Fiordelisi Philip Molyneux Daniele PreviatiThis collection of conference papers presents a contemporary insight into key trends impacting on the global financial sector post crisis and highlights new policy and research areas affecting banks and other financial institutions. The four main themes are: financial crises, credit activity, capital markets and risk management.
Money, Banking and Financial Markets in Central and Eastern Europe: 20 Years of Transition (Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions)
by Roman MatousekThis book provides a deep insight into the market changes and policy challenges that transition economies have undergone in the last twenty years. It not only comments on and evaluates the development of financial markets in transition economies, but also highlights the key obstacles to full integration of financial markets into the EU market.
Japanese Consumer Dynamics
by P. HaghirianToday Japan is still the second largest and most important consumer market in the world. This book discusses the development of Japanese consumerism, particularities of Japanese consumer behaviour and consumer rights, new consumer groups and emerging trend in the Japanese market.
Investment Incentives and the Global Competition for Capital (International Political Economy Series)
by K. ThomasThis is a global study of government subsidies to attract investment. The book shows how corporations use site selection as rent extraction, with developing countries investing more than developed ones. It demonstrates that incentive use is rarely a good policy, especially for countries without adequate education and infrastructure.