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A modern guide to the economics of crime

Buonanno, Paolo (ed.); Vanin, Paolo (ed.); … - 2022

"A Modern Guide to the Economics of Crime discusses the evolution of a field, whose growing relevance among scholars and policymakers is partly related to the persistence of crime and violence around the world and partly to the remarkable progress made in recent years in the economic analysis of...

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The political economy of inter-regional fiscal flows : measurement, determinants and effects on country stability

Solé Ollé, Albert (contributor); Espasa, Marta (contributor) - 2010

Struggles over what a region receives, or should receive, from the budget of the central government are common to many countries. Discussions often focus on the measures of 'net fiscal flows' or 'fiscal balances' provided by the government or other actors. This unique book shows just how these...

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Economic growth and change : national and regional patterns of convergence and divergence

Pigliaru, Francesco (contributor); Adams, John (contributor) - 1999

The pursuit of economic growth is at the top of every nation's policy agenda at the end of the 20th century. This authoritative and comprehensive book goes beyond the narrowly-based convergence model of economic growth by considering global, national and regional patterns of growth from a...

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Innovation and institutions : a multidisciplinary review of the study of innovation systems

Waarden, Frans van (contributor); Casper, Steven (contributor) - 2005

Innovation and Institutions is an extensive elaboration on the make up of systems of innovation. It examines why some countries are more innovative than others, why national styles of innovation differ, and goes on to explore why some countries make radical innovations but fail to successfully...

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Biotechnology and competitive advantage : Europe's firms and the US challenge

Senker, Jacqueline (ed.); Vliet, Ronald van (organizer) - 1998

Biotechnology and Competitive Advantage investigates the development of biotechnology in Europe and the United States. It examines why Europe has fallen behind in applying biotechnology, when its scientific capabilities are largely comparable to those in the US. In addition it sheds new light on...

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Contextual embeddedness of entrepreneurship : frontiers in european entrepreneurship research

Xheneti, Mirela (ed.); Costa, Silvia (ed.); … - 2023

"The contextual turn in the field of entrepreneurship means it is crucial for scholars to integrate into their research … the multifaceted contexts in which entrepreneurship is embedded. This insightful book explores the different spatial …, social, digital, institutional and policy contexts for entrepreneurship and investigates their relevance for entrepreneurship …

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Innovation, entrepreneurship and culture : the interaction between technology, progress and economic growth

Brown, Terrence E. (contributor); Ulijn, J. M. (contributor) - 2004

1. Innovation, entrepreneurship and culture, a matter of interaction between technology, progress and economic growth … of hope? -- 7. Entrepreneurship and the design process : the paradox of innovation in a routine design process -- 8 …. Culture's role in entrepreneurship : self-employment out of dissatisfaction -- 9. Towards cooperation between European start …

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Entrepreneurship, cooperation and the firm : the emergence and survival of high-technology ventures in Europe

Ulijn, J. M. (contributor); Drillon, Dominique (contributor) - 2007

Pt. 1. The role of the individual versus that of the institution -- Pt. 2. The econo-geographic aspects of emergence, cooperation and survival -- Pt. 3. The cultural levels of nation, gender, profession, sector and region in emergence, cooperation and survival.

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Handbook of economic organization : integrating economic and organization theory

Grandori, Anna (contributor) - 2013

pt. I. The micro-foundations of economic organization : extending behavioral assumptions on knowledge, interest, and rationality -- pt. II. The constitution of economic organization between interacting and contracting -- pt. III. The shaping of economic organization between design and evolution...

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Narrative and discursive approaches in entrepreneurship : a second movements in entrepreneurship book

Hjorth, Daniel (ed.); Steyaert, Chris (ed.) - 2004

This is the second volume in a mini-series on movements in entrepreneurship. It aims to forward the study of … entrepreneurship by stimulating and exploring new ideas and research practices in relation to new themes, theories, methods, pragmatic … stances and contexts. The book explores different experiences and accounts of entrepreneurship, as well as reflections on …

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