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Finger, J. M. - 2002

countries as well as by the United States, and of the GATT/WTO system itself as a template for economic policy. Scholars and … students interested in how the GATT/WTO works as a policy making system will find this collection revealing as will readers … policy. In addition, many of these essays are useful for courses in international economics, international relations and …

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The future of economic growth : as new becomes old

Boyer, Robert - 2004

In this book, Robert Boyer follows the origins, course and collapse of the "new economy" and proposes a new interpretation of US dynamism during the 1990s. He argues that the diffusion of information and communication technologies is only part of a story that also requires understanding of the...

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Handbook on the economics of the internet

Bauer, Johannes M. (contributor); … - 2016

Preface -- Introduction: The economics of the internet: an overview / Johannes M. Bauer and Michael Latzer -- Part II … productivity / Carol Corrado and Bart Van Ark -- 6. Cultural economics and the internet / Christian Handke, Paul Stepan and Ruth … -- 9. The economics of internet standards / Stanley M. Besen and George Sadowsky -- 10. The economics of copyright and the …

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Internationalizing the Internet : the co-evolution of influence and technology

Kim, Byung-Keun - 2005

1. Introduction -- 2. Socioeconomic design of technological systems -- 3. Economics and politics of telecommunications …

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Information technology policy and the digital divide : lessons for developing countries

Giovannetti, Emanuele (contributor); … - 2004

The proliferation of new information technologies throughout the world has raised some important questions for policymakers as to how developing countries can benefit from their diffusion. This important volume compares the advantages and disadvantages of the IT revolution through detailed...

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The diffusion of e-commerce in developing economies : a resource-based approach

Karāk Šalhūb, Zainab - 2006

The authors of this unique volume provide a timely and valuable perspective on how technology and the Internet revolution are changing business and spurring development across the world, especially in emerging countries. Utilizing a framework grounded in rigorous theory, they provide a...

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Internet entrepreneurship in Europe : venture failure and the timing of telecommunications reform

Waesche, Niko Marcel - 2003

From its launch in 1997, the Frankfurt technology stock exchange developed spectacularly as did other European technology exchanges. Many Europeans thought that a new age of entrepreneurship had dawned. Following the downturn, however, the search for blame began. Much of this blame was...

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MicroFranchising : creating wealth at the bottom of the pyramid

Fairbourne, Jason S. (contributor); … - 2007

Why microfranchising is needed now : introduction and book overview / Jason S. Fairbourne -- Microfranchising : the next step on the development ladder / Stephen W. Gibson -- The informal economy and microfranchising / Michael Henriques and Mathias Herr -- Current international development tools...

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The environment, sustainable development, and public policies : building sustainability in Brazil

Cavalcanti, Clóvis de Vasconcelos (ed.) - 2000

biophysical limits imposed on economics by ecosystems, the levels of participatory decision-making processes and the use of … the areas of ecological and environmental economics, sustainable development, development studies and Latin American …

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Fair principles for sustainable development : essays on environmental policy and developing countries

Dommen, Edward (ed.) - 1993

With the increasingly evident and widespread impact of economic activity on the environment, there is a growing concern in all parts of the world for environmental considerations to be more fully reflected in economic decision-making. The Polluter-Pays, User-Pays and Precautionary principles are...

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