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The dynamics of Asian manufacturing : a comparative perspective in the late twentieth century

Timmer, Marcel - 2000

Manufacturing has played a key role in the economic fortunes of the East and South Asian regions. This timely book analyses patterns of rapid catch-up and relative stagnation in the manufacturing sector and links these to economic growth in the region. Dr Timmer describes the manufacturing...

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The economic costs and consequences of terrorism

Richardson, Harry Ward (contributor); … - 2007

: initial estimates of indirect costs / Thomas F. Stinson -- The economic cost of disasters : permanent or ephemeral? / Matthew … benefits and costs of prevention / Lester B. Lave, Jay Apt and Granger Morgan -- Risk and economic costs of a terrorist attack …

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Economics and the future : time and discounting in private and public decision making

Pannell, David J. (contributor); … - 2006

Economics and the Future tackles the discounting issue from a number of angles, ranging from relatively short-term private financial decisions, to very long-term public issues spanning generations. The authors present differing perspectives and original ideas in a style that remains accessible...

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Progress in the competitive agenda in the postal and delivery sector

Crew, Michael A. (contributor); … - 2009

processing operations / A. Thomas Bozzo -- 16. Do differences in facility-specific mail processing unit costs have implications …

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The economy as a process of valuation

Samuels, Warren J.; Medema, Steven G.; Schmid, Alfred Allan - 1997

The Economy as Process of Valuation sheds new light on the potential benefits of concept and theory formation along dynamic and evolutionary lines for understanding economic processes. The emphasis is on aspects of the economy as a process of valuation rather than as a mechanistic result of...

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Modelling the costs of environmental policy : a dynamic applied general equilibrium assessment

Dellink, Rob B. - 2005

costs of environmental policy for multiple pollutants be properly assessed in an applied model? Using an original … to study the costs of various environmental policies including climate change, acidification, eutrophication, smog … cost-effective manner, the economic costs of these policies can be effectively limited through a combination of economic …

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Crisis or recovery in Japan : state and industrial economy

Bailey, David (contributor); Coffey, Dan (contributor); … - 2007

Introduction : the attributes of the crisis / David Bailey, Dan Coffey, Philip R. Tomlinson -- The workings of the Japanese economy / Donald W. Katzner -- The cause of Japan's recession and the lessons for the world / Richard A. Werner -- Transnational monopoly capitalism, the J-mode firm and...

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China's new industrialization strategy : was Chairman Mao really necessary?

Kueh, Y. Y. - 2008

Deng Xiaoping's economic strategy is widely regarded as a complete anathema to Mao's, but this study strongly argues that without the material foundations laid by Mao, it would have been very difficult for Deng to launch his reform and open-door policy. Deng basically shared Mao's aspirations...

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Recent advances in neo-Schumpeterian economics : essays in honour of Horst Hanusch

Pyka, Andreas (contributor); Hanusch, Horst (contributor) - 2009

This judicious selection of recent essays demonstrates the applicability of the fundamental principles of neo-Schumpeterian economics, namely, innovation and uncertainty. The authors demonstrate how neo-Schumpeterian economics is developing into a comprehensive economic theory encompassing...

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The impact of the economic crisis on East Asia : policy responses from four economies

Liu, Bih Jane (contributor); Shaw, Daigee (contributor) - 2011

Written by a distinguished group of Asian social scientists, this study summarizes and synthesizes the economic impacts of the crisis on individual countries and their policy response since 2008, and in particular carefully scrutinizes the immediate and remote causes of the crisis. It not only...

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