Inflаtion аnd Unеmploymеnt in а Monеtаry Union
Publisher: Springеr
Number of Pages: 244
Published: 2008-10-10
List price: $129.00

This book studies the coexistence of inflation and unemployment in a monetary union. The focus is on how to reduce the associated loss. The primary target of the European central bank is low inflation in Europe. The primary target of the German government is low unemployment in Germany. And the primary target of the French government is low unemployment in France. The European central bank has a quadratic loss function. The same applies to the German government and the French government. The key questions are: To what extent can the sequential process of monetary and fiscal decisions reduce th...

Rеnеwаblе Enеrgy from Forеst Rеsourcеs in thе Unitеd Stаtеs (Routlеdgе Explorаtions in Environmеntаl Economics)
Publisher: Routlеdgе
Number of Pages: 352
Published: 2008-12-10
List price: $170.00

The purpose of this book is to assess the technical, economic and ecologic ability of US forests to meet future US energy needs, especially for transportation fuels and electric power, along with detailed case studies from several US regions....

An Economic History of Romе
Publisher: Сosimo Сlаssics
Number of Pages: 528
Published: 2006-02-01
List price: $29.95

Passenger fares seem to us to have been very low. Passengers however appear to have been responsible for their own sustenance, the quarters were probably far from luxurious and of course loss of life by shipwreck unlike loss of freight entailed no financial loss to the carrier. -from "Chapter XVI: Commerce" In this classic work-an expansion of an earlier 1920 edition-a respected classical scholar sketches the economic life of the Roman culture through the republican period and into the fourth century of the empire. Though later books unfairly supplanted it, this volume remains an excellent...

Public-Privаtе Pаrtnеrships in Hеаlth Cаrе in Indiа: Lеssons for Dеvеloping Countriеs (Routlеdgе Studiеs in Dеvеlopmеnt Economics)
Publisher: Routlеdgе
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 2008-11-10
List price: $160.00

The book examines how the private sector in developing countries, specifically India, is tapped to deliver health care services to poor and underserved sections of population, through collaborative arrangements with the government....

VаluеSpаcе: Winning thе Bаttlе for Mаrkеt Lеаdеrship
Publisher: McGrаw-Hill Сompаniеs
Number of Pages: 265
Published: 2001-05-11
List price: $27.95

In the tradition of the bestselling The Discipline of Market Leaders, business professors and consultants Banwari Mittal and Jagdish N. Sheth describe a dynamic new value-based approach to achieving market dominance they call ValueSpace--the space that great companies create to deliver their customers the greatest value. Based on the findings of an in-depth study for the prestigious Marketing Science Institute of the top 10 companies on Fortune’s Most Admired Companies list, Mittal and Sheth show that value is the missing link in achieving enduring customer loyalty, and that the three ma...

Confronting Consumption
Publisher: Thе MIT Prеss
Number of Pages: 390
Published: 2002-07-01
List price: $32.00

Comforting terms such as "sustainable development" and "green production" frame environmental debate by stressing technology (not green enough), economic growth (not enough in the right places), and population (too large). Concern about consumption emerges, if at all, in benign ways--as calls for green purchasing or more recycling, or for small changes in production processes. Many academics, policymakers, and journalists, in fact, accept the economists’ view of consumption as nothing less than the purpose of the economy. Yet many people have a troubled, intuitive understanding that tink...

Hit аnd Run Trаding II: Cаpturing Explosivе Short-Tеrm Movеs in Stocks
Publisher: M. Gordon Publishing Group
Number of Pages: 212
Published: 1998-07-01
List price: $100.00

Start making money immediately using the newest techniques and easy-to-master set-ups. "Hit and Run Trading II" contains17 newly revealed trading strategies - readily identifiable patterns you can count on consistently212 fact-packed pages in a big 8 1/2 x 11" format 22 fully illustrated chapters with 120 sample charts of actual tradesHis best learning sheets over the past year from his daily trading service - he acts as your personal coach on a daily basisPlus answers and insights to the most frequently asked questions about short-term trading.Can you profit from "Hit &Run Trading II" if you ...

Quаlity of Lifе in Irеlаnd: Sociаl Impаct of Economic Boom (Sociаl Indicаtors Rеsеаrch Sеriеs)
Publisher: Springеr
Number of Pages: 330
Published: 2008-08-25
List price: $209.00

The Celtic Tiger has caused the Irish economy to roar ahead, but what has it done to Irish society? Some see the rising tide as having lifted all boats, while others argue that the benefits have accrued mostly to those who were already well placed. Some highlight how economic growth has raised living standards, while others say that it has imposed strains on family life, eroded values and communities, and created problems in accessing adequate housing, health care and other services. So, are we in Ireland now living in the best of times , or has increased prosperity come at (too high) a cost? ...

English Grаmmаr (Cliffs Study Solvеr)
Publisher: Сliffs Notеs
Number of Pages: 336
Published: 2003-06-27
List price: $14.99

The learn-by-doing way to master English grammar Why CliffsStudySolver? Guides? Go with the name you know and trust Get the information you need-fast! Written by teachers and educational specialists Inside you’ll get the practice you need to learn English grammar, including: Parts of Speech Nouns and pronouns Conjunctions Prepositions Modifiers Verb Review Regular and irregular verbs Infinitives Gerunds and participles Present, past, and future tenses Imperative and subjunctive moods Conditi...

From Wаlrаs to Pаrеto (Thе Europеаn Hеritаgе in Economics аnd thе Sociаl Sciеncеs)
Publisher: Springеr
Number of Pages: 138
Published: 2006-09-12
List price: $109.00

One may have various reasons for compiling a volume of papers devoted to and inspired by Walras and Pareto. Pareto succeeded Walras in 1893 on the chair of Political Economy at the University of Lausanne. The relation between the two was not always without tensions, although Pareto, on the occasion of his 25 years jubilee celebration, at least in part, transferred the honours offered to him to Walras. Indeed, one may say that to a substantial extent important parts of the works of Pareto would not have been possible without the insights of Walras. Both eminent scientists also have in common ...

Shаnghаi аnd thе Edgеs of Empirеs
Publisher: Univ Οf Minnеsotа Prеss
Number of Pages: 336
Published: 2006-06-14
List price: $75.00

Even before the romanticized golden era of Shanghai in the 1930s, the famed Asian city was remarkable for its uniqueness and East-meets-West cosmopolitanism. Meng Yue analyzes a century-long shift of urbanity from China’s heartland to its shore. During the period between the decline of Jiangnan cities such as Suzhou and Yangzhou and Shanghai’s early twentieth-century rise, the overlapping cultural edges of a failing Chinese royal order and the encroachment of Western imperialists converged. Simultaneously appropriating and resisting imposing forces, Shanghai opened itself to unruly...

Thе Gаmе of Justicе: A Thеory of Individuаl Sеlf-Govеrnmеnt
Publisher: Stаtе Univеrsity of Nеw York Prеss
Number of Pages: 208
Published: 2007-04-05
List price: $65.00

Argues in favor of viewing justice as a political contest that everyone has a stake in....

Bеyond Swеаtshops: Forеign Dirеct Invеstmеnt аnd Globаlizаtion in Dеvеloping Nаtions
Publisher: Brookings Institution Prеss
Number of Pages: 196
Published: 2002-06-01
List price: $18.95

In Beyond Sweatshops, Theodore Moran examines the impact of FDI in manufacturing on growth and welfare in developing countries, and explores how host governments can take advantage of the contributions of foreign investment while avoiding the hazards to lower-skilled workers. The first part of the book examines multilateral proposals designed to place a floor under the treatment of workers around the world, contrasting a WTO-based system to enforce labor standards with "voluntary" arrangements, including corporate codes of conduct, certification organizations, and "sweatshop free" labeling. It...

Shаnghаi City Guidе (Shаnghаi Sеriеs)
Publisher: Сеngаgе Lеаrning
Number of Pages: 364
Published: 2007-03-30
List price: $29.95

This is not merely a tourist guide about Shanghai, but rather a pocket encyclopedia all "new Shanghainese" will find helpful. It contains abundant information on all aspects of economic and social activity in the city. It aims to present a complete picture of Shanghai by describing in detail the city’s unique geographical location, its commercial development, its superb investment environment, its coherent yet diverse society of migrants, its flexible, vital culture, and its upbeat spirit as a city....

Optimаl Protеction of Intеrnаtionаl Lаw: Nаvigаting bеtwееn Europеаn Absolutism аnd Amеricаn Voluntаrism
Publisher: Саmbridgе Univеrsity Prеss
Number of Pages: 266
Published: 2008-11-10
List price: $80.00

Assume, for a moment, that the necessary tools are available to induce or even force states to comply with international law. In such a state of affairs, how strongly should international law be protected? More specifically, how easy should it be to change international law? Should treaties be specifically performed or should states be given an opportunity to ’pay their way out’? In the event of states violating their commitments, what kind of back-up enforcement or sanctions should be imposed? Joost Pauwelyn uses the distinction between liability rules, property protection and ina...

Whеn а Gеnе Mаkеs You Smеll Likе а Fish: And Othеr Amаzing Tаlеs аbout thе Gеnеs in Your Body
Publisher: Οxford Univеrsity Prеss, USΑ
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 2006-05-01
List price: $27.00

From the gene that causes people to age prematurely to the "bitter gene" that may spawn broccoli haters, this book explores a few of the more exotic locales on the human genome, highlighting some of the tragic and bizarre ways our bodies go wrong when genes fall prey to mutation and the curious ways in which genes have evolved for our survival. Lisa Seachrist Chiu offers here a smorgasbord of stories about rare and not so rare genetic quirks--the gene that makes some people smell like a fish, the Black Urine Gene, the Werewolf Gene, the Calico Cat Gene. We read about the Dracula Gene, a ...