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A decade and a half since the Philippines embarked on a major program of decentralization, the authors of this book have undertaken a detailed examination of all aspects of the nation's regional dynamics and policies. Their analysis extends to comparable experiences in East Asia, particularly...
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Investments in competitive electricity markets : an overview / François Lévêque -- Investment and generation capacity … transmission investment in a deregulated power / Steven Stoft -- Patterns of transmission investments / Paul Joskow -- Long …-term locational prices and investment incentives in the transmission of electricity / Yves Smeers -- Compatibility of investment …
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integration from central, commercial and investment banks, governments, international organizations, universities and research … Schumpeter to be rediscovered? / Peter Mooslechner -- The impact of the euro on investment : sectoral evidence / Tomas Dvorak … / Sophie Claeys and Christa Hainz -- Ownership structures and investment in transition economies / Dennis C. Mueller and Evgeni …
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The chapters in this volume explore the challenges and opportunities raised by this concept for researchers, practitioners and teachers. Social Capital and Economic Development is based upon a consistent, policy-based vision of how social capital affects well-being in developing countries
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difficult. This book attempts to provide a deeper understanding of the interaction between investment, knowledge spillovers and … empirical evidence regarding the spatial dimension of investment, entrepreneurship and knowledge spillovers, and features both …-country investment. Innovative methodologies and unique new models are then used to provide lessons and policy implications for economic …
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This book examines the interrelations between entrepreneurship, industrial location and economic growth. Thus, it covers a wide range of topics, including: the economic impact of entrepreneurship; industry dynamics; growth and survival of firms; firm location and globalisation patterns; and...
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This important book - written by leading scholars in international business - critically reviews the activities of European and Pacific international firms. Transformations of markets and national economic systems associated with the activities of these corporations are posing many issues of...
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This book investigates the relationships between rural poverty, risk, and development. Building upon the author's work … in the area, it summarises the contributions of recent theoretical and empirical work to our understanding of how risk … affects rural poverty levels in developing countries. In particular the book examines what we do and do not know about risk …
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Tamarkin (1998), 'Bettors Love Skewness, Not Risk, at the Horse Track', Journal of Political Economy, 106 (1), 205 … for State Contingent Claims: The Importance of Market Ecology, Modelling Procedures and Investment Strategies', Economica … D. Hall (1988), 'An Exception to the Risk Preference Anomaly', Journal of Business, 61 (3), July, 337-46 -- Michael Cain …
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theory to many different insurance markets. It also offers important insights into the factors influencing corporate risk …, Fall, 1283-324 -- Frank Fehle and Sergey Tsyplakov (2005), 'Dynamic Risk Management: Theory and Evidence', Journal of …There is a broad range of literature on the economics of insurance and risk management. This timely publication …
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