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discussion centres on the relationship between income and global sustainability. The book also considers the measurement of … best included in welfare measurement and argues that many of the proposals for adjusted welfare measurements are better …
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University Press. -- Nordhaus, W.D. (1973). 'World Dynamics: Measurement without Data', Economic Journal, 83, 1156-1183. -- Okun … World Bank, 10-18 … Resources in Sweden', Environmental and Resource Economics, 2 (3), May, 283-305 -- Thomas Aronsson (1998), 'Welfare Measurement …
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This book provides rankings of national competitiveness alongside a series of sophisticated and specific guidelines for enhancing national competitiveness. Existing national competitiveness studies are often flawed since they are not based on rigorous models and appropriate methodologies. In...
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This important book presents fresh thinking and new results on the measurement of sustainable development. Economic … relevant theory is presented briefly, the chief emphasis is on empirical measurement of the change in real wealth: this measure …
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the World Trade Organization, it is worthwhile to reflect on the WTO's contributions to global welfare since its inception … Review 89(1): 215-48, March -- Bagwell, Kyle and Robert W. Staiger (2002), The Economics of the World Trading System … Research Working Paper 6109, World Bank, Washington DC, June -- Boue͏̈t, Antionne and David Laborde (2010), 'Assessing the …
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As the world entered the twenty-first century, global skill shortages in many occupations were evident throughout the … world. While these were mitigated by a global recession, there is no generally agreed upon method for measuring these … shortages. This book discusses various theories for measurement. Using data collected from 19 developed countries in North and …
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'Handbook of Research in International Human Resource Management represents a welcome contribution of IHRM literature and will be required readings for both novices and veteran researchers.' - Dana B. Minbaeva, British Journal of Industrial Relations ' ... a rich array of contributors including...
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"This timely book evaluates international human capital policies, offering a comparative perspective on global efforts to generate new ideas and novel ways of thinking about human capital. Examining educational reforms, quality of education and links between education and socio-economic...
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Throughout the world, migration is an increasingly important and diverse component of population change, both at …
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Frequent references are made to the 'Asian economic miracle' as a means of describing the wave of GDP growth experienced across the Asia-Pacific region over the past twenty years. Implicit in this description is the assumption that the Asia-Pacific region has progressed at the same rate that GDP...
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