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In recent years there has been a substantial global increase in interest in the study of gambling. To some extent this … strategy as well as the ideal structure of gambling taxes and devising optimal responses to environmental changes, such as the … growth of online gambling. This volume, by bringing together the work of leading scholars, will cover the spectrum of such …

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Economics and the future : time and discounting in private and public decision making

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Economics and the Future tackles the discounting issue from a number of angles, ranging from relatively short-term private financial decisions, to very long-term public issues spanning generations. The authors present differing perspectives and original ideas in a style that remains accessible...

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Economics uncut : a complete guide to life, death and misadventure

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This highly innovative and intriguing book applies principles of microeconomics to unusual settings to inspire students, teachers and scholars alike in the 'dismal science'. Leading experts show how economics reaches into the strangest of places and throws light onto the occasionally dark side...

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Entrepreneurship and the internationalisation of Asian firms : an institutional perspective

Yeung, Henry Wai-Chung - 2002

1. An institutional perspective on entrepreneurship in international business -- 2. Transnational entrepreneurship in two contrasting Asian contexts : Hong Kong and Singapore -- 3. City-states and their global reach : outward investments from Hong Kong and Singapore -- 4. Entrepreneurs in...

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Employment of women in Chinese cultures : half the sky

Granrose, Cherlyn S. (contributor) - 2005

Theoretical perspectives on women's employment careers in a national government context /Cherlyn Skromme Granrose, Irene Hau-Siu Chow and Irene K.H. Chew --Images of women and government in the Chinese cultural heritage /Cherlyn Skromme Granrose --National policy influence on women's careers in...

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The international handbook on financial reform

Hall, Maximilian (contributor) - 2003

1. Financial reform in Australia -- 2. Price stabilization, the banking crisis and financial reform in Brazil -- 3. Financial reform in Canada : past, present and future -- 4. Financial system reform in China -- 5. Financial reform in Germany -- 6. Financial reform in Hong Kong -- 7. Financial...

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The Asian Mediterranean : port cities and trading networks in China, Japan and South Asia, 13th-21st century

Gipouloux, François - 2011

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Corporate governance and China's H-share market

De Jonge, Alice - 2008

1. Introduction : legal transplants, convergence and regionalism in Chinese corporate law reform -- 2. Birth pangs of a market : creation and development of China's cross-border share markets -- 3. Securities, regulatory authorities and H-share enterprises -- 4. Internal governance structures...

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Case studies of executive deviance : a theory of business convenience

Gottschalk, Petter - 2020

Contents: Introduction -- 1. Convenience case of navy commander -- 2. Convenience case of chief executive officer -- 3. Convenience case of corruption blame -- 4. Convenience case of investment fraud -- 5. Rich and mighty on the shoreline -- 6. Corruption among friends -- 7. Germany: Thomas...

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History of entrepreneurship : innovation and risk-taking, 1200-2000

Casson, Mark - 2013

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