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The economics of technology and employment : theory and empirical evidence

Vivarelli, Marco - 1995

The impact of technical change on employment is investigated in this important new book which offers a critical appraisal of how far current economic analysis and theory can deal with this key policy issue. The Economics of Technology and Employment addresses the impact of technical change on...

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Integrated assessment and management of public resources

Perali, Federico (contributor); … - 2006

This multidisciplinary work explores ways of making environmental policy decisions in managing public goods and natural parks with the goal of maximizing economic benefits to society. The contributors to the volume seek the best strategies for improving the environmental sustainability and...

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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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Transport project evaluation : extending the social cost-benefit approach

Haezendonck, Elvira (contributor) - 2007

This book revisits traditional evaluation methods, such as cost-benefit analysis, to try and find a balance between the ever-increasing demand for transport, the search for sustainable mobility and green transport solutions, and the limited financial resources that governments are able to invest...

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Free to fail : creative destruction revisited

Mandele, Hugh C. van der - 2013

. Public organizations that fail are more often than not protected and allowed to continue even though their efficiency is …

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Designing international environmental agreements : incentive compatible strategies for cost-effective cooperation

Schmidt, Carsten - 2000

The international character of today's most pressing environmental problems has become a key challenge for environmental policy making. As regulation by a supranational authority is not a realistic option at present, policymakers have to rely on decentralized approaches to the management of...

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The myth of Japanese efficiency : the world car industry in a globalizing age

Coffey, Dan - 2006

Introducing the myth of Japanese efficiency -- Wide selection : a myth encountered -- Production malapropisms : the BMW … totalizing myth : Japanese efficiency as a cultural fiction …

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Strategic reconfigurations : building dynamic capabilities in rapid innovation-based industries

Wall, Stuart (contributor) - 2010

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Performance of the Chinese insurance industry under economic reforms

Yao, Shujie - 2010

first English language study in the literature to address the efficiency issue of the Chinese insurance sector, and presents … a comprehensive review on alternative methodologies for analyzing firm efficiency …ch. 1. Introduction -- ch. 2. China's insurance market - development issues -- ch. 3. Review of efficiency studies in …

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Organizational effectiveness

Cameron, Kim S. (contributor) - 2010

Anne S. Tsui (1990), 'A Multiple-Constituency Model of Effectiveness: An Empirical Examination at the Human Resource Subunit Level', Administrative Science Quarterly, 35 (3), September, 458-83 -- Robert E. Quinn and John Rohrbaugh (1983), 'A Spatial Model of Effectiveness Criteria: Towards a...

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