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Vietnam's Economic Entities in Transition (Ide-Jetro) by Shozo Sakata Publisher Comments During the last two decades, Vietnam has been in the trend of deregulation of economic activities and integration to global economy. Issuance of Enterprise Law in 1999 that eased establishment of private enterprises, and entry to WTO 2007 were two... (read more) Available July 6, 2013 Your price: $109.50 New - Hardcover
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Searching for Resilience in Sustainable Development: Learning Journeys in Conservation (Routledge Studies in Sustainable Development) by John Blewitt Publisher Comments Searching for Resilience in Sustainable Develoment searches for the ways in which resilience may be created within the web of ecological, socio-economic and cultural systems that make up the world in which we live and upon which all living creatures... (read more) Available October 2013 Your price: $54.95 New - Trade Paper
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Justice, Sustainability, and Security: Global Ethics for the 21st Century by Eric A. Heinze Publisher Comments In this interdisciplinary volume, Heinze and a diverse group of senior scholars explore global ethics through sustainability, justice, and security. They address topics within these categories based on recent world events (BP oil spill, 'War on Terror... (read more) Available July 11, 2013 Your price: $109.50 New - Hardcover
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Doing Bad by Doing Good: Why Humanitarian Action Fails by Christopher Coyne Publisher Comments In 2010, Haiti was ravaged by a brutal earthquake that affected the lives of millions. The call to assist those in need was heard around the globe. Yet two years later humanitarian efforts led by governments and NGOs have largely failed. Resources are... (read more) Available May 2013 Your price: $98.95 New - Hardcover
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Economic Policy 74 (Economic Policy) by Georges De Menil Publisher Comments Top economists provide a concise and accessible evaluation of major developments in trade and trade policy.Economic Policy has earned a reputation around the world as the one publication that always identifies current and emerging policy topics early... (read more) Available May 2013 Your price: $43.25 New - Trade Paper
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The Oxford Handbook of the Russian Economy (Oxford Handbooks) by Michael Alexeev Publisher Comments By 1999, Russia's economy was growing at almost 7% per year, and by 2008 reached 11th place in the world GDP rankings. Russia is now the world's second largest producer and exporter of oil, the largest producer and exporter of natural gas, and as a... (read more) Available July 2013 Your price: $195.75 New - Hardcover
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Economic Development: What Everyone Needs to Know (What Everyone Needs to Know) by Marcelo Giugale Publisher Comments The practice of economic development has undergone significant transformation over the past decade, due to globalization and democratization. While beneficiaries previously held little sway in the way international economic institutions delegated funds... (read more) Available February 2014 Your price: $21.50 New - Trade Paper
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Surviving the Debt Storm: Getting Capitalism Back on Track by Leigh Skene Publisher Comments Surviving the Debt Storm is a searing indictment of the agenda now adopted by governments and central banks, which is likely to result in yet more bank failures, dysfunctional capital markets, higher taxes, and reduced government services and benefits... (read more) Available September 2013 Your price: $22.95 New - Trade Paper
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Resisting Economic Globalization: Critical Theory and International Investment Law (Palgrave MacMillan Socio-Legal Studies) by David Schneiderman Publisher Comments Is economic globalization irresistible? One of its main effects has been to shield financiers and investors from democratic processes deemed out-of-sync with powerful economic interests. This book is an inquiry into the ways by which citizens and states... (read more) Available June 7, 2013 Your price: $104.25 New - Hardcover
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The Upside of Down: Why the Rise of the Rest Is Good for the West by Charles Kenny Publisher Comments America is in decline, and the rise of the East suggests a bleak future for the worlds only superpower so goes the conventional wisdom. But what if the traditional measures of national status are no longer as important as they once were? What if... (read more) Available January 2014 Your price: $26.99 New - Hardcover
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Institutional Change and the Development of Industrial Clusters in China: Case Studies from the Textile and Clothing Industry (Series on Economic Development and Growth) by Jinmin Wang Synopsis The book mainly uses the New Institutional Economics Approach (NIE) to examine the formation and development of industrial clusters in China through multiple case studies of textile and clothing clusters in the Zhejiang province. The micro case studies... (read more) Available August 2013 Your price: $114.25 New - Hardcover
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The Chicago Guide to Writing about Multivariate Analysis, Second Edition (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing) by Jane E. Miller Publisher Comments Many different people, from social scientists to government agencies to business professionals, depend on the results of multivariate models to inform their decisions. Researchers use these advanced statistical techniques to analyze relationships... (read more) Available July 2013 Your price: $56.95 New - Trade Paper
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Winner Take All: China's Race for Resources and What It Means for the World by Dambisa Moyo Publisher Comments Hardly a day passes when newspaper headlines or media commentators dont scream warnings of impending doomshortages of arable land, clashes over water, and political Armageddon as global demand for fossil fuels far outstrips supplybut only one... (read more) Available September 2013 Your price: $15.99 New - Trade Paper
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Q-Squared: Combining Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches in Poverty Analysis by Paul Shaffer Publisher Comments This book examines the underlying assumptions and implications of how we conceptualise and investigate poverty. The empirical entry point for such inquiry is a series of research initiatives that have used mixed method, combined qualitative and... (read more) Available September 2013 Your price: $113.95 New - Trade Paper
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The Carbon Connection: Climate Change Solutions for Our Energy, Economic and Geopolitical Challenges by Michael Grubb Publisher Comments The oil shock, the credit crunch and the near-collapse of global climate negotiations demand a radical rethink of current policies. Michael Grubb and his co-authors present a path to tackling climate change that can also enhance international and energy... (read more) Available February 2014 Your price: $58.95 New - Hardcover
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The China Crisis: How China's Economic Collapse Will Lead to a Global Depression by James R. Gorrie Publisher Comments A controversial look at the impending Chinese economic collapse—the history behind it, its contemporary causes, and its dire implications for the global economy All the experts agree: the 21st century belongs to China. Given America's looming... (read more) Available June 2013 Your price: $40.00 New - Hardcover
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How Much Is Enough?: Money and the Good Life by Robert Skidelsky Publisher Comments A provocative and timely call for a moral approach to economics, drawing on philosophers, political theorists, writers, and economists from Aristotle to Marx to Keynes. What constitutes the good life? What is the true value of money? Why do we work such... (read more) Available August 20, 2013 Your price: $14.95 New - Trade Paper
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Red Ink: Inside the High-Stakes Politics of the Federal Budget by David Wessel Publisher Comments David Wessel, the Pulitzer-Prize-winning reporter, columnist, and bestselling author of In Fed We Trust, dissects the federal budget: a topic that is fiercely debated today in the halls of Congress and the media, and yet is misunderstood by the American... (read more) Available July 2, 2013 Your price: $12.99 New - Trade Paper
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The Atlas of Economic Complexity: Mapping Paths to Prosperity by Ricardo Hausmann Publisher Comments Why do some countries grow and others do not? The authors of The Atlas of Economic Complexity offer readers an explanation based on "Economic Complexity," a measure of a society's productive knowledge. Prosperous societies are those that have the... (read more) Available September 2013 Your price: $53.25 New - Trade Paper
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The Rise of the Creative Class--Revisited: Revised and Expanded by Richard Florida Publisher Comments Initially published in 2002, The Rise of the Creative Class was instantly described as a classic work on the forces that were reshaping our economy, our geography, our work, and our whole way of life. Weaving story-telling with original research, Richard... (read more) Available January 2014 Your price: $17.99 New - Trade Paper
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