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The dynamics of innovation in Eastern Europe : lessons from Estonia

Högselius, Per - 2005

Building strong and dynamic systems of innovation constitutes a key challenge for the post-socialist economies of Central and Eastern Europe. This book develops a strong conceptual and empirical foundation for understanding how such dynamic systems may emerge. The Dynamics of Innovation in...

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Microfoundations of economic success : lessons from Estonia

Mayes, David G. (ed.) - 2009

This book explores the nature of the flexibility of Estonia's rapid growth, that enables it to swiftly seize … firms and households to explore the basis for Estonia's record as the most successful of all the EU accession countries over … Estonian economy, both in price setting in employment and wages, and in consumption. The book also reveals that Estonia is able …

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The economic theory of socialism and the labour-managed firm : markets, socialism, and labour management

Jossa, Bruno; Cuomo, Gaetano - 1997

The Economic Theory of Socialism and the Labour-Managed Firm focuses on market socialism and the relevant debate among economic theorists. It argues that market socialism is the only rational form of socialism and that market socialism with labour-managed firms is by far the best form of market...

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The integration of European labour markets

Ritzberger-Grünwald, Doris (contributor); … - 2009

Combining both academic and practitioner perspectives, this book provides authoritative insights into the integration of European labour markets against the background of increasing international labour mobility

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Research handbook of international and comparative perspectives on diversity management

Klarsfeld, Alain; Ng, Eddy S.; Booysen, Lize; … - 2016

and Stella Nkomo -- 6. A comparison of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer rights and politics in South Africa … and the USA / Lize Booysen and Heather Wishik -- 7. What does being LGBT mean in the workplace? a comparison of LGBT …

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Economic reform in Asia : China, India, and Japan

Hsu, Sara - 2016

1. Introduction to development in China, India and Japan -- 2. Development theory -- 3. An Asian leader : Japan's development trajectory -- 4. The waking giant : China's development trajectory -- 5. Gradual growth : India's development trajectory -- 6. Poverty and inequality in China, India and...

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Government, innovation, and technology policy : an international comparative analysis

Mani, Sunil - 2002

1. Innovation policies in a globalised world -- 2. The Japanese model of low government intervention -- 3. The South Korean model of increasing privatisation of industrial R&D -- 4. The Singaporean model of increasing government intervention -- 5. The Malaysian experience -- 6. The South African...

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Public enterprise revisited : a closer look at the 1954-79 UK labour productivity record

Iordanoglou, Chrisafis H. - 2001

The book compares the 1954-79 labour productivity record of 5 expanding public sector industries to that of 24 expanding, capital intensive, mass-production industries in the British private sector. The author shows that the public sector industries' labour productivity growth was significantly...

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Employment relations and national culture : continuity and change in the age of globalisation

Pot, Ferrie - 2000

Historically, alternative models of the employment relationship have developed across culturally diverse nation states. However, the trend towards globalization incorporates a powerful force towards an international uniformity of employment relations. Underlying the issues addressed in this book...

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Purchasing power parities of currencies : recent advances in methods and applications

Prasada Rao, D. S. (ed.) - 2009

This up-to-date book demonstrates how the purchasing power parities (PPPs) of currencies are being increasingly used in place of exchange rates for a variety of purposes. These include: comparisons of real income, measurements of global inequality and poverty, calculation of the human...

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