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Sustainable automobility : understanding the car as a natural system
Nieuwenhuis, Paul - 2014
'A very powerful, well-researched and thoughtful argument in support of the ecological versus the economic way of thinking and acting. Paul Nieuwenhuis is no "Fachidiot" but sees clearly the bigger picture. His book takes you on a fascinating journey through the worlds of philosophy and ecology...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850951
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The great migration : rural-urban migration in China and Indonesia
Meng, Xin (contributor) - 2010
This fascinating study compares and contrasts the immense internal migration movements in China and Indonesia. Over the next two decades, approximately two-thirds of the rural labour force is expected to migrate, transforming their respective societies from primarily rural to urban based
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851158
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International handbook of urban systems : studies of urbanization and migration in advanced and developing countries
Geyer, Hermanus S. (contributor) - 2002
This authoritative Handbook provides a comprehensive account of migration and economic development throughout the world, in both developed and developing countries. Some of the world's most experienced researchers in this field look at how population redistribution patterns have impacted on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011852112
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Flexible working and organisational change : the integration of work and personal life
Peper, Bram (ed.); Doorne-Huiskes, J. van (ed.);  … - 2005
traditional family pattern in Europe is being challenged by the growing number of dual-income families, and by the rise of women … compatible with the need, increasingly expressed by employees, for greater integration between work and family life. The book …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473797
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The economics of the family and family policy
Cabrillo, Francisco - 1999
This comprehensive and authoritative book offers a global approach to the modern economics of the family, family law … and family policy. Beginning with the division of labour in the family, this book deals with the economics of marriage …, the demand for children, inter-generational relationships, and the economics of inheritance. The family is analysed using …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851659
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Transatlantic regulatory cooperation : the shifting roles of the EU, the US and California
Vogel, David (contributor); Swinnen, Johan F. M. (contributor) - 2011
This well-documented book analyzes the possibilities and constraints of regulatory cooperation between the EU and the US (particularly California) with a specific focus on environmental protection, food safety and agriculture, biosafety and biodiversity
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850566
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The impact of climate change on regional systems : a comprehensive analysis of California
Smith, Joel B. (contributor);  … - 2006
Models are used to estimate potential physical and biological impacts, efficient adaptations, and residual damages from climate change. The contributors cover a broad array of climate change impacts on affected market sectors (including water supply, agriculture, coastal resources, timber, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851109
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International handbook of urban policy : Volume 1, Contentious global issues
Geyer, Hermanus S. (contributor) - 2007
This first Handbook in a series of three original reference works looks at globally contentious urban policy issues from a wide variety of different angles and perspectives. Matters related to urban densification, population mobility, urban inequality and sustainability are analysed in a manner...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850799
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Blockchain + antitrust : the decentralization formula
Schrepel, Thibault - 2021
Contents: Preface -- Introduction: The decentralization -- Part 1 a common ambition -- 1. Blockchain: From ideology to implementation -- 2. Blockchain's toolbox -- 3. Blockchain and darwin -- 4. Decentralization? -- 5. Comes antitrust: The paradox -- Part 2 best frenemies? -- 6. The theory of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012704219
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Evolution of the corporation in the United States : from social control to financialization
Atkinson, Glen; Hake, Eric R.; Paschall, Stephen P. - 2021
Contents: 1. Financialization and the corporation in the twenty-first century -- 2. Capitalist development -- 3. Widening of the market and the transition from scarcity to abundance -- 4. Role of the corporation -- 5. Failure of federal policy to achieve social control -- 6. Corporations and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012487423