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Cost control, college access, and competition in higher education

Martin, Robert Eugene - 2005

Quality has never been more important for the future of higher education and the economy than it is today. Unfortunately, the decline in student quality is accompanied by costs that are out of control, a governance system that will not permit any reallocation of resources, and a society that...

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Measuring and improving productivity in services : issues, strategies and challenges

Djellal, Faridah - 2008

The definition and measurement of productivity in services raises important conceptual, methodological and strategic … problems. This book aims to provide a critical review of the main debates on productivity in the domain of services. The first … part examines the theoretical consequences of services specificities on the concept of productivity and reviews the …

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Growth, unemployment, and deindustrialization

Groot, Henri L. F. de - 2000

dual labour market * the relative stagnancy of Europe versus the USA in terms of productivity levels and unemployment … endogenous growth theory, economic growth and unemployment, labour market economics and industrial organization …

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Human capital, trade, and public policy in rapidly growing economies : from theory to empirics

Boldrin, Michele (ed.); Chen, Been-Lon (ed.); Wang, Ping (ed.) - International Conference on Economic Growth <Zhong yang … - 2004

Human Capital, Trade and Public Policy in Rapidly Growing Economies argues that only two centuries ago, no society had ever enjoyed sustained growth in living standards. The contributors to this book aim to discover why the world today exhibits a predilection for perpetual self-improvement. In...

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Knowledge, inequality, and growth in the new economy

Nahuis, Richard - 2003

of wage inequality between high-skilled and low-skilled workers, and the relatively low productivity growth experienced … technological revolution, describe why this does not necessarily result in high productivity growth and outline the best methods to … measure productivity in the new economy. This exhaustive exploration of productivity growth and wage inequality between high …

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Joint production and responsibility in ecological economics : on the foundations of environmental policy

Baumgärtner, Stefan - 2006

This groundbreaking book takes a fresh look at how environmental problems emerge from economic activity and how they may be addressed in a responsible and sustainable manner. At its centre is the concept of joint production. This captures the phenomenon whereby several effects necessarily emerge...

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The handbook of Latin American trade in manufactures

Lord, Montague J. (contributor) - 1998

This major handbook offers a comprehensive analysis of the key issues surrounding the rapid expansion of Latin America's manufacturing sector. It systematically examines the most important factors influencing the comparative advantages and the globalization of manufacturing industries in the region

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Industry policy in Taiwan and Korea in the 1980s : winning with the market

Smith, Heather - 2000

The growth in global competitiveness and interdependence has led to an increased interest in the role of industrial policy in achieving economic growth objectives. Heather Smith reignites the contentious debate of the role of the state using East Asian economic development in general with...

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Macroeconomic policies for EU accession

Başçı, Erdem - 2007

policy challenges, sustainability of public finances and EU accession : the case of Turkey -- 4. Monetary policy in the Euro … area : lessons from five years of the ECB and then implications for Turkey -- 5. Monetary policy challenges for Turkey in … sustainability : the case of Turkey -- 10. Macro policy challenges for Turkey : some comments. …

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Towards sustainable development in industry? : reports from seven developing and transition economies

Hesp, Paul (contributor); Luken, Ralph Andrew (contributor) - 2003

Czech Republic, Pakistan, Tunisia, Turkey and Zimbabwe - countries which all have designated national sustainable …

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