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Patents and the measurement of international competitiveness : new data on the use of patents by universities, small firms, and individual inventors

Kingston, William - 2006

This highly original book represents a major advance in the use of patents to compare countries' technological competitiveness. It tabulates and analyses 280,000 United States patents from countries across the world over a ten year period. Specifically, these patents were granted to...

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The German state banks : global players in the international financial markets

Sinn, Hans-Werner - 1999

The German state banks - or Landesbanks - are not only some of the largest banks in Germany but are also a dominant force in the international banking sector. These state-owned banks enjoy special privileges and government support which have made them major players in the global arena of banking...

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Taxing banks fairly

Chaudhry, Sajid M. (contributor) - 2014

makers and academics on the appropriateness and effectiveness of bank taxation in the light of the financial crisis. It … whether VAT should be extended to financial services. This comprehensive book offers an ethical perspective on bank taxation … and financial stability to complement the traditional political economy approach. It also considers how a bank levy or …

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The economics of German unification : an introduction

Lange, Thomas; Pugh, Geoff - 1998

privatization * labour market and industrial policy, including an analysis of wage restraint and cost reduction * the prospects for …

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Successes and failures in regulating and deregulating utilities : evidence from the UK, Europe and the USA

Robinson, Colin (contributor) - 2004

1. The failure of good intentions : the collapse of American telecommunications after six years of Deregulation -- 2. Road networks : efficiency, externalities and consumer choice -- 3. The Enterprise Act : pluses and minuses for competition policy -- 4. Ofcom and light touch regulation -- 5....

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Institutions in crisis : European perspectives on the recession

Howden, David (contributor) - 2011

This critical and thought-provoking book explores the causes and consequences of Europe's failed political and economic institutions. Europe's recession has created new challenges as market turmoil has shaken the foundations of the twin pillars of the new drive for European...

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Fiscal federalism and political decentralization : lessons from Spain, Germany, and Canada

Durán, José María (contributor); … - 2008

This book analyzes political decentralization and fiscal federalism in Canada and Germany, both traditional federal countries, and in Spain, a unitarian country engaged in the last two decades in a process of decentralization. Three key issues required for a well designed financing system are...

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Research handbook of international and comparative perspectives on diversity management

Klarsfeld, Alain; Ng, Eddy S.; Booysen, Lize; … - 2016

and Stella Nkomo -- 6. A comparison of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer rights and politics in South Africa … and the USA / Lize Booysen and Heather Wishik -- 7. What does being LGBT mean in the workplace? a comparison of LGBT …

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Economic reform in Asia : China, India, and Japan

Hsu, Sara - 2016

1. Introduction to development in China, India and Japan -- 2. Development theory -- 3. An Asian leader : Japan's development trajectory -- 4. The waking giant : China's development trajectory -- 5. Gradual growth : India's development trajectory -- 6. Poverty and inequality in China, India and...

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Government, innovation, and technology policy : an international comparative analysis

Mani, Sunil - 2002

1. Innovation policies in a globalised world -- 2. The Japanese model of low government intervention -- 3. The South Korean model of increasing privatisation of industrial R&D -- 4. The Singaporean model of increasing government intervention -- 5. The Malaysian experience -- 6. The South African...

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