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Negotiating Trade Liberalization at the WTO: Domestic Politics and Bargaining Dynamics (International Political Economy Series)
by Eugénia da Conceição-HeldtThis book shows how domestic political institutions and the lack of time pressure have an impact on negotiations at the WTO. It provides detailed information on WTO ministerial meetings as well as on the political economy of trade policy in the EU, U.S., Brazil, and Australia.
Globalisation, Democratisation and Radicalisation in the Arab World
by Jane Harrigan & Hamed El-SaidThis book provides a fascinating analysis of the external and internal linkages that have for decades impeded economic and political reforms in the Arab world, and presents a new and coherent framework that enables policy makers and practitioners to better understand, identify and deal with the root causes of terrorism.
Globalization: A Threat To International Cooperation And Peace?
by M. Panic Mica Pani?Building on the impressive first edition, this revised and updated book examines a wide range of highly topical issues. Dr Panic questions whether economic prosperity, social wellbeing and peace are sustainable given existing national attitudes, institutions and policies, and explores the changes needed to prevent another global economic collapse.
Asia and the Global Economic Crisis: Challenges in a Financially Integrated World
by J. Dowling P. RanaThis book provides an analysis of the global economic crisis from an Asian perspective. It examines the impacts of the policy measures adopted, the remaining challenges in rebalancing the global economy, the next steps in regional economic integration in Asia, and issues related to reform of the international financial architecture.
Sovereign Debt Crisis: The New Normal and the Newly Poor (Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions)
by D. ChorafasRestructuring the balance sheets of Western governments, banks and households is an important issue in the recovery after the recent crisis. Chorafas' latest book focuses on sovereign debt, sovereign risk and the developing economic and financial business climate and explains why the year of the big crisis may fall in the middle of this decade.
Preludes to the Icelandic Financial Crisis
by Robert Z. Aliber and Gylfi ZoegaIceland became one of the symbols of the global financial crisis. It provides an ideal test case for the perceptions of economists, in particular their ability to anticipate crises. The book contains papers and reports, written prior to the collapse of Iceland's financial system, about the economy. What did and didn't they see coming, and why?
Managing People in a Downturn
by A. Adrian FurnhamA collection of engaging and thought-provoking essays looking at the world of business and management during a recession. Furnham takes a sideways look at some business issues that are often brushed under the carpet and examines recent academic contributions to business literature in an amusing and jargon-free style.
Asset and Liability Management Handbook
by Gautam Mitra & Katharina SchwaigerRecent years have shown an increase in development and acceptance of quantitative methods for asset and liability management strategies. This book presents state of the art quantitative decision models for three sectors: pension funds, insurance companies and banks, taking into account new regulations and the industries risks.
Credit Treasury: A Credit Pricing Guide in Liquid and Non-Liquid Markets (Finance and Capital Markets Series)
by G. OricchioThis book presents the state-of-the-art with respect to credit risk evaluation and pricing within the contemporary global banking and financial system. It focuses on credit pricing in illiquid, liquid and hybrid markets. No one with any connection to the credit management business will be able to do without it.
Displaying Competence in Organizations: Discourse Perspectives
by Katja Pelsmaekers Craig Rollo Tom Van Hout Priscilla HeynderickxCompetence encompasses or overlaps with notions of efficiency, success, accountability, excellence and self-justification. This collection explores ways in which individuals, teams or groups in organizations discursively present themselves as competent to perform tasks or functions, possibly at a superior level.
The Learning Curve: How Business Schools Are Re-inventing Education (IE Business Publishing)
by Santiago Iñiguez de OnzoñoHow do you create world-class educational institutions that are academically rigorous and vocationally relevant? Are business schools the blueprint for institutions of the future, oran educational experiment gone wrong? This is thefirst title in a new series from IE Business School, IE Business Publishing .
Ageing, Health and Pensions in Europe: An Economic and Social Policy Perspective
by Lans Bovenberg Asghar ZaidiProviding an overview of the future research challenges for economists and social scientists concerning population ageing, pensions, health and social care in Europe, this book examines how scientific research can provide cutting-edge evidence on income security and well-being of the elderly, and labour markets and older workers.
Private Ratings, Public Regulations: Credit Rating Agencies and Global Financial Governance (Transformations of the State)
by A. KruckCredit rating agencies play a powerful and contentious role in the governance of global financial markets. Introducing an original framework for delegating political authority to private actors, this book explains common trends in the regulatory use of private ratings for public purposes and analyzes regulatory changes after the Financial Crisis.
Interpreting in the Community and Workplace: A Practical Teaching Guide
by Mette Rudvin Elena TomassiniAn innovative and comprehensive guide that can be applied to a wide range of dialogue settings this educational tool for trainers in all fields of dialogue interpreting addresses not only the two key areas of Community- and Public Service Interpreting, the legal and health sectors, but also business interpreting.
Women's Work, Men's Cultures: Overcoming Resistance and Changing Organizational Cultures
by Sarah RutherfordCorporate diversity programs often fail because of resistance in workplace culture. The author sets out an approach to real change by analysing the role of organisational cultures in marginalising women workers. Based on academic research, case studies and interviews, the author presents a new model for changing organisational culture
The Spanish Economy: A General Equilibrium Perspective
by José E. Boscá, Rafael Doménech, Javier Ferri & Juan VarelaThis book examines the pattern of growth of the Spanish economy in the last few decades, and studies the causes of its labour productivity, and the special features characterising business cycles in Spain.
Corporate Psychopaths: Organizational Destroyers
by C. BoddyPsychopaths are little understood outside of the criminal image. However, as the recent global financial crisis highlighted, the behavior of a small group of managers can potentially bring down the entire western system of business. This book investigates who they are, why they do what they do and what the consequences of their presence are.
Think Strategically
by X. GimbertIf you think more strategically than your competitors, your company will win the competitive battle in the mid or long term. This book explains simply and clearly the elements, concepts, analyses and interrelationships that make up this strategic thinking, and shows how to employ it in your business or organization.
Investment Beliefs: A Positive Approach to Institutional Investing
by K. Koedijk A. SlagerHaving the right investment beliefs and putting them into practice is key to delivering the right results. Decision makers in the investment industry should worry less about the stocks and products they pick for their clients and more about getting the big picture right; developing investment beliefs are instrumental in making the right choices.
Working Poverty in Europe: A Comparative Approach (Work and Welfare in Europe)
by Neil Fraser Rodolfo Gutiérrez Ramón Peña-CasasOffering a comparative perspective, this book examines working poverty - those in work who are still classified as 'poor'. It argues that the growth in numbers of working poor in Europe is due to the transition from a Keynesian Welfare State to a 'post-fordist' model of production.
Labour Market Flexibility and Pension Reforms: Flexible Today, Secure Tomorrow? (Work and Welfare in Europe)
by Karl Hinrichs and Matteo JessoulaIncreasingly flexible labour markets and reforms of old-age pension systems are still ranking high on the political agenda of European countries. This volume investigates whether, and to what extent, the interplay between pension reforms and the spread of 'atypical' employment patterns and fragmented careers has a negative influence uponeconomic security in old age. The volume, therefore, analyzes the flexibility-security nexus by focusing on the post-retirement phase, thus extending the conventional narrow concept of 'flexicurity'. The book also questions whetherreforms of public and private pension schemes compensate or aggravate the risks of increasingly flexible labor markets and atypical employment careers after retirement? Around this overarching research question, the various contributions in the volume employ the same analytical framework in order to map, and then compare, the developments in seven European countries - Denmark, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland, and the UK which present different labour market arrangements and various degrees of flexibility, as well as diverse pension systems.
Activation and Labour Market Reforms in Europe: Challenges to Social Citizenship (Work and Welfare in Europe)
by Sigrid Betzelt and Silke BothfeldThis book analyzes in what way activation policies impact on given patterns of social citizenship that predominate in national contexts. It argues that the liberal paradigm of activation introduced into labour market policies in all Western European states challenges the specific patterns of social citizenship in each country.
Negotiating Strategically: One Versus All
by A. NikolopoulosNegotiation is a key part of daily lives, but learning how to negotiate successfully is a valuable skill. The author provides a tool kit for negotiation, demonstrating new methods and giving practical advice.
New Economics as Mainstream Economics (International Papers in Political Economy)
by Malcolm SawyerThis volume deals with both a new theoretical framework and the capability of new economics to tackle a number of economic problems. It offers detailed analysis and informed comment on the type of new economics emerging in the aftermath of the financial crisis and the 'great recession'.
Japan's Financial Slump: Collapse of the Monitoring System under Institutional and Transition Failures (Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions)
by Yasushi SuzukiThis book evaluates the salient features of Japanese relation-based banking, particularly in the post war period, and Anglo-American mode of banking to explain the nature and extent of transition failure that caused prolonged financial and economic slump in Japan.
Global Migrants, Local Culture: Natives and Newcomers in Provincial England, 1841-1939
by Laura TabiliEmploying the first analysis of the entire population of any British town, this book examines how overseas migrants affected society and culture in South Shields near Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Resituating Britain within global processes of migration and cultural change, it recasts British society pre-1940 as culturally and racially dynamic and diverse.
Business for the 21st Century: Towards Simplicity and Trust
by F. DupuyUsing 18 new cases this book shows that in the past companies did not manage labour or customers as long as they did not need to. Tougher competition has forced them to recover control using more processes and reporting systems. But the result has been the opposite: the more they rule, the more they lose control.
Women on Corporate Boards and in Top Management: European Trends and Policy (Work and Welfare in Europe)
by Colette Fagan Maria González Menèndez Silvia Gómez AnsónThis book examines the international trends and associated developments in gender equality policy including corporate governance such as gender quotas. International comparative analysis is combined with detailed analysis of eight European countries with different policy regimes and trajectories.
Internet Gambling Offshore: Caribbean Struggles over Casino Capitalism (International Political Economy Series)
by A. CooperIn the aftermath of the financial crisis, Cooper locates the WTO-focused struggle between the US and the very small island state of Antigua on Internet gambling in the wider International Political Economy. He draws connections between gambling and offshore and/or enclave cultures and points out the stigmatization of 'Casino Capitalism'.
Asset Markets, Portfolio Choice and Macroeconomic Activity: A Keynesian Perspective
by T. Asada P. Flaschel Tarik Mouakil Christian ProañoThis book extends the KMG framework (Keynes, Meltzer, Goodwin) and focuses on financial issues. It integrates Tobin's macroeconomic portfolio approach and emphasizes the issue of stock-flow consistency.
Motoring the Future: VW and Toyota Vying for Pole Position
by Engelbert WimmerThe crisis in the auto industry has resulted in a race between Volkswagen, as challenger, and Toyota, as tattered global market leader. Whether it is theGerman or theJapanese firm that takes pole position, the winner will change the balance of power in the automotive industry and lead the way to the automobiles of the future.
Minding the Markets: An Emotional Finance View of Financial Instability
by D. TuckettTuckett argues that most economists' explanations of the financial crisis miss its essence; they ignore critical components of human psychology. He offers a deeper understanding of financial market behaviour and investment processes by recognizing the role played by unconscious needs and fears in all investment activity.
Regulating for Decent Work: New Directions in Labour Market Regulation (Advances in Labour Studies)
by Sangheon Lee and Deirdre McCannRegulating for Decent Work is a response to the dominant deregulatory approaches that have shaped labour market regulation in recent years. The inter-disciplinary and international approach invigorates current debates through the identification of new challenges, subjects and perspectives.
European Monetary Integration 1970-79: British and French Experiences (St Antony's Series)
by D. IkemotoThe first systematic analysis of why Britain and France parted company on the issue of European monetary integration. Ikemoto reveals that Britain was much keener to participate in the early stages of monetary integration than previously thought; Britain and France pursued broadly similar policies on the issue until the end of the 1970s.
Understanding Enterprise: Entrepreneurship And Small Business (PDF)
by Simon Bridge Ken O'NeillThe emergence of an enterprise culture and entrepreneurial economy has led to the rapid development of theories, policies and practices in the field of entrepreneurship. Understanding Enterprise provides a critical introduction to enterprise in its broadest context, particularly its application to business through entrepreneurship and small business. The book is divided into three distinct parts, which examine traditional approaches to entrepreneurship, new perspectives on the subject, and the success or otherwise of government policy. Key features: - Extensively revised to take into account the latest thinking and research - Reassessment of traditional views and a critique of conventional wisdom - Updated coverage of the impact and failings of comparative government policies - A good balance between theoretical and practical perspectives Understanding Enterprise is an essential companion for undergraduate and postgraduate students of entrepreneurship. Policy makers and practitioners will also benefit from this comprehensive guide.
Technological Innovation and Public Policy: The Automotive Industry (Palgrave Macmillan Asian Business Series)
by Hiroaki Miyoshi, Masanobu KiiFocusing on safety and environmental protection issues, this book provides incisive, cutting-edge theoretical analysis that evaluates the impact of new automotive technologies, and the associated public policies, on social welfare.
Industrial Dynamics in China and India: Firms, Clusters, and Different Growth Paths (IDE-JETRO Series)
by Moriki Ohara, M. Vijayabaskar, Hong LinThis book is one of the first fully-fledged studies to examine the next world-class industrial leaders emerging from China and India; exploring the domestic and international factors that have led to their rise, and comparing their experiences with other East Asian late-comers such as Japan.
Children and the Capability Approach (Studies in Childhood and Youth)
by Mario Biggeri, J�r�me Ballet and Flavio ComimExploring a wide variety of case studies and developmental issues from a capability perspective, this book is an original contribution to both development and children's studies that raises a strong case for placing children's issues at the core of human development.
Capital and the Debt Trap: Learning from cooperatives in the global crisis
by Claudia Sanchez Bajo Bruno Roelants Claudia Sanchez BajoThe financial crisis is destroying wealth but is also a remarkable opportunity to uncover the ways by which debt can be used to regulate the economic system. This book uses four case studies of cooperatives to give an in-depth analysis on how they have braved the crisis and continued to generate wealth.
Regimes of Social Cohesion: Societies and the Crisis of Globalization (Education, Economy and Society)
by A. Green J. JanmaatIn an original, and highly interdisciplinary, mixed method approach, Green and Janmaat identify four major traditions of social cohesion in developed societies, analyzing how these various mechanisms are withstanding the strains of the current global financial crisis.
Private Equity: The German Experience
by P. JowettThis tells the story of the development of the private equity industry in Germany. It is the first comprehensive history of the private equity industry for any country, revealing the vicissitudes of private equity investing, warts and all. It is an engaging chronicle for anyone interested in the industry or the modern German economy.
Indian Multinationals: The Dynamics of Explosive Growth in a Developing Country Context
by Amar NayakIndian firms have grown explosively over the last two decades since India adopted wholesale neo-liberal policies in 1991. Nayak attributes the expansion of these Indian firms and their multinational businesses to the owners' ability to manoeuvre and mould key agents in the external environment rather than to the internal management of the firm.
Building Stakeholder Relations and Corporate Social Responsibility
by B. FryzelExplores how companies engage in CSR activities, how their corporate identity determines the way in which they perceive the stakeholders and, as a result, engage in dialogue-based relations with them.
ASEAN Industries and the Challenge from China
by Darryl S.L. Jarvis & Anthony WelchThis book explores the impact of the rise of China on South East Asia, addressing the consequences for some of Asia's key economic sectors, including educational services, bio-technology, financial services, and the food industry, among others.
Knowledge Management: Organizing Knowledge Based Enterprises
by Igor HawryszkiewyczDemonstrates how knowledge management can be used to enhance business processes. It focuses on the need to develop collaborative knowledge networks, which are increasingly global in nature and which support people with the technology needed to work across distance to foster the innovation needed to remain competitive in global environments.
States Versus Markets: The Emergence of a Global Economy
by Herman M. SchwartzThe third edition of this highly regarded textbook on international political economy shows how globalization is not a novel phenomenon but a recurrent process whereby markets have, since the 16th century, periodically redistributed economic activity. Taking into account the new rise of Asia and the global financial crisis originating in the US housing finance system, this revised and updated edition continues to explore the complex relationship between modern states and markets to show how the 21st century global economy has come to resemble that of the 19th century, in which markets typically drove economic outcomes and generated large scale financial crises. This is a thought-provoking text which will encourage both upper level undergraduate and postgraduate students to think analytically about the inevitability of a global market influencing state economies and to locate their own thinking within the IPE tradition.
The Ethical Business: Challenges and Controversies
by Kevin Morrell Kamel MellahiThis text provides an up-to-date, critical analysis of contemporary issues in business ethics. The authors begin with an overview of the major, broad themes in business ethics, then move to a more practical discussion of ethics in key management functions. The second edition of The Ethical Business has been updated to address current thinking and new problems faced, with new chapters focusing on the symbiotic relationship between business and the environment and new case studies.An essential core text for today's business students, bringing ethical dilemmas into context to provide the foundation of good management practice.
Retail Internationalization in China: Expansion of Foreign Retailers
by L. Qixun SiebersAs potentially the largest retail market, China has attracted a great number of foreign retail operations. Based on case study research, this book provides valuable insights international retailers need for success in China. The newly developed theoretical model helps to extend the body of knowledge on firm internationalization.
Microeconomics, Macroeconomics and Economic Policy: Essays in Honour of Malcolm Sawyer
by P. ArestisMicroeconomics, Macroeconomics and Economic Policy are at the core of research and study in economics. The essays in this volume have been specifically commissioned and brought together to celebrate the work of Malcolm Sawyer, who has made substantial contributions in these areas.
Bank Strategy, Governance and Ratings (Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions)
by Philip MolyneuxThis text comprises a selection of papers that provide state-of-the-art insights into research focusing on dimensions of bank strategy, governance and the role of credit rating agencies that were presented at the European Association of University Teachers of Banking and Finance Conference, September 2010.