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Trade Policy in Developing Countries is aimed at academics, graduate students and professional, policy-oriented economists. It is the first work in...

Product Description This treatment provides an exposition of discrete time dynamic processes evolving over an infinite horizon. Chapter 1 revi...

A blend of theoretical and policy-oriented analysis, this book provides a comprehensive assessment of the causes and implications of the 1992-3 cri...

In this 1998 study of the brandy trade and its merchants, Professor Cullen explores the development of cognac, the world's most famous spirit produ...

The spillovers in knowledge among largely college-educated workers were among the key reasons for the impressive degree of economic growth and spre...

Using controversy over abortion as a lens through which to compare the political process and role of the media in these two very different democrac...

The world is getting older and no one knows exactly what life will be like in tomorrow's older societies. But we do know that age dependency ratios...

Why were European economies able to pursue the simultaneous commitment to full employment and welfare state expansion during the first decades of t...

Do people in new democracies undergoing market reforms turn against these reforms when the economic adjustment is painful? The conventional wisdom ...

The authors examine the conditions under which democratic events, including elections, cabinet formations, and government dissolutions, affect asse...

First published by Thames & Hudson in 2011, this is a book that no creative professional should be without. Written by one of the world's leadi...

In The 4 Day Week, entrepreneur and business innovator Andrew Barnes makes the case for the four-day week as the answer to many of the ills of the ...

'An adventure into the very human science of making breakthroughs together.' - Charles Duhigg, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of The ...

'Laura Vanderkam is one of the world's leading experts in time management and productivity . . . her insights in Off the Clock can change your life...

Can advertising be a force for good? Can it bring about positive social or environmental change? Should it tell the truth about a brand? With today...

Despite many predictions that the internet and e-commerce would kill the high street, independent retail is far from dead. While big-chain high-str...

This book was first published in 2005. Faced with a systemic financial sector crisis, policymakers need to make difficult choices under pressure. B...

Where is Europe going? In this 2007 collection, several prominent European economists offer essays on the five big challenges to the development of...

This book explores the politics of fiscal authority, focusing on the centralization of taxation in Latin America during the twentieth century. The ...

This 2006 book treats two vital public policy issues: how should distributions from individual accounts be regulated, and how can the market for pr...

International financial centres have come to represent a major economic stake. Yet no historical study has been devoted to them. Professor Cassis, ...

Marriage and the Economy explores how marriage influences the monetized economy as well as the household economy. Marriage institutions are to the ...

In the next twenty years the world economy will enjoy one of its strongest periods of growth. Opportunities, life expectancy, income and educationa...

At 30, Duncan Bannatyne had no money and was enjoying life on the beaches of Jersey. He saw a story of someone who had made himself a millionaire, ...

Grid Resource Management: State of the Art and Future Trends presents an overview of the state of the field and describes both the real experiences...

Product Description Operations Management presents Terry Hill's vision of how operations can deliver real competitive advantage for organizations....

This book is an analysis of how oil has affected governance and human, political, and economic development in the countries of the Persian Gulf and...

From attempts to control inflation in the 1970s, through the reforms of the Thatcher years, to the rise and fall of New Labour, this book shows how...

SIGNALS is the story of the world economy, told in the language of everyday objects, places and events - from magazine covers and supermarkets to p...

The world has long considered China a juggernaut of economic strength, but since the global financial crisis, the country's economy has ballooned i...

The recession and the change of government have seen many changes in the British tax system which affect small businesses. Fully updated for the 20...

Both Eric Schmidt and Jonathan Rosenberg came to Google as seasoned Silicon Valley business executives, but over the course of a decade they came t...

Most small business books focus on what it takes to start a small business, and not what it takes to start a franchise. At best, these books might ...

Online marketing just got easier This book is essential basic training for every small business owner or department manager before they hope to tre...

Radio 4's Book of the Week A Financial Times Book of the Year Shortlisted for the 2020 Financial Times / McKinsey Business Book of the Year Long...

'The Number Bias combines vivid storytelling with authoritative analysis to deliver a warning about the way numbers can lead us astray - if we let ...

Of the many family banks founded in Restoration England, Hoare's Bank is the only one that continues - by adapting to the new circumstances of ever...

This title looks at the present state-of-the-art in global financial risk management, and then at the innovations and solutions that are being deve...

Is there no escape from an economy that devours nature in the name of endless growth? John Thackara's answer is a rousing 'yes, there is!' Drawing ...

The first and best, major treatment of the crucial years 1848-1875, a penetrating analysis of the rise of capitalism throught the world. In the 18...

'Heavenly is more than a record label, it's the absolute nectar of all that's brilliant in the culture of these island. I love the shit out of them...

SEO and search marketing just got easier Welcome to this guide to the sometimes baffling world of search engine optimization (SEO) and search engin...

Are there tangible benefits in flossing? Is it wrong to fake orgasms? What does the perfect online dating ad look like? Should we bother doing the ...

The amount collected in taxation, the items which have been taxed, and the classes of people on whom the tax burden has fallen, have all changed gr...

Clear, comprehensive and engaging, this core textbook is authored by an established and respected expert in the field and approaches its subject fr...

Once upon a time the global capital markets were happily ensconced in a cozy club. The exchanges, the brokers and the pit traders all knew where th...

Writing copy is often assumed to be a natural talent. However, there are simple techniques you can employ to craft strong written content with ease...

This is a book by a company that dislikes advertising as much as anyone. Nevertheless, it makes adverts. It has worked with global brands to produc...