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Economics, competition and academia : an intellectual history of sophism versus virtue
Stabile, Donald - 2007
1. Introduction : markets, competition, and higher education -- 2. Sophism, academia, and Greek economics -- 3. Adam Smith and sophism : reaction to the endowment model -- 4. Virtue and early academia in the US -- 5. Academia and the rise of capitalism in the US -- 6. Corporate capitalism and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012420014
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Handbook of research on ethnic minority entrepreneurship : a co-evolutionary view on resource management
Dana, Leo Paul (contributor) - 2007
minority entrepreneurship from all parts of the world. The book comprises eight parts and 49 chapters. Undoubtedly, given the …-man minorities in the 1950s, the study of minority ethnic entrepreneurship has evolved into a vast undertaking. A major ingredient in … this volume treat small-scale ethnic entrepreneurship and the cultural and institutional resources which support it. At the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011852140
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Economic integration, democratization and national security in East Asia : shifting paradigms in US, China and Taiwan relations
Chow, Peter C. Y. (contributor) - 2007
pt. 1. Introduction -- pt. 2. Democratization in Taiwan and its impacts on the triangular relations -- pt. 3. Economic integration and security of the global supply chains -- pt. 4. US strategic and security interests in Asia -- pt. 5. Postscript.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012420008
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The economic costs and consequences of terrorism
Richardson, Harry Ward (contributor);  … - 2007
Terrorism : considering new policies / Bruno S. Frey and Simon Luechinger -- An empirical analysis of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) / Howard Kunreuther and Erwann Michel-Kerjan -- Airport security : time for a new model / Robert W. Poole, Jr. -- Cost-effective strategies to address...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012420039
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Migration and international trade : the US experience since 1945
White, Roger - 2010
and trade and sheds light on a noteworthy aspect of globalization that both confronts policymakers with challenges and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850913
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Reflections on the Great Depression
Parker, Randall E. - 2002
This book explores the most prominent economic explanations of the Great Depression and how it affected the lives, experiences, and subsequent thinking of economists who lived through that era. Presented in interview format, this collection of conversations with Moses Abramovitz, Morris Adelman,...
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The contest for value in global value chains : correcting for distorted distribution in the global apparel industry
Nachum, Lilach; Uramoto, Yoshiteru - 2021
Contents: 1. Introduction: Setting up the stage -- 2. The conceptual framework -- 3. The empirical context: The global apparel value chain -- 4. The contest for value capture: Manufacturers and global brands -- 5. The contest for value capture: Labor as a claimant of value -- 6. The contest for...
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Cases on entrepreneurship and diversity
Dhaliwal, Spinder (ed.) - 2024 - First edition
and attitudes towards entrepreneurship. With contributions from highly experienced academics from a variety of backgrounds …, it will help entrepreneurship educators and teachers to decolonise business and innovation curricula while reflecting on … Entrepreneurship and Diversity will be essential for students of such disciplines as business and entrepreneurship who wish to fully …
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New directions in the study of work and employment : revitalizing industrial relations as an academic enterprise
Whalen, Charles J. (contributor) - 2008
Charles Whalen's book identifies avenues leading to the revitalization of industrial relations as an academic discipline. The contributors, a stellar assemblage of the field's leading scholars, demonstrate there is much work to be done: the scope and intellectual content of industrial relations...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851299
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Global control : information technology and globalization since 1845
McMahon, Peter - 2002
Global Control aims to achieve a clearer understanding of the long process of globalization by focusing on the crucial … role of information and control technologies. Information systems and control technologies are key to globalization and … key phases of modern globalization and analyses the crucial role played by different information technologies at each …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012420112