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Hanley, Nick (contributor); Wright, Robert E. (contributor); … - 2003

This innovative book presents a series of up-to-date analyses of the economics of outdoor recreation. The distinguished group of authors covers real-world recreation management issues and applies economic understanding to these problems. An extensive introduction by the editors details the...

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

Bowmaker, Simon W. (contributor) - 2005

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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The economics of gambling and national lotteries

Vaughan Williams, Leighton - 2012

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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Agglomeration, clusters and entrepreneurship : studies in regional economic development

Johansson, Börje (contributor); … - 2014

Regional economic development has experienced considerable dynamism over recent years. Perhaps the most notable cases were the rise of China and India to emergent country status by the turn of the millennium. With time now for hindsight, this book identifies some of the key forces behind these...

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Economic growth and change : national and regional patterns of convergence and divergence

Pigliaru, Francesco (contributor); Adams, John (contributor) - 1999

The pursuit of economic growth is at the top of every nation's policy agenda at the end of the 20th century. This authoritative and comprehensive book goes beyond the narrowly-based convergence model of economic growth by considering global, national and regional patterns of growth from a...

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Knowledge, innovation and space

Karlsson, Charlie (contributor) - 2014

This volume extends our understanding of the many different ways in which distance impacts the knowledge conversion process. While addressing different facets of knowledge, innovation and space, the authors provide an overview of relevant topics in contemporary research concerned with the...

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Handbook of regional growth and development theories

Nijkamp, Peter (contributor); Capello, Roberta (contributor) - 2009

Regional economics - an established discipline for several decades - has gone through a rapid pace of change in the past decade and several new perspectives have emerged. At the same time the methodology has shown surprising development. This volume brings together contributions looking at new...

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China and its regions : economic growth and reform in Chinese provinces

Renard, Mary-Françoise (contributor) - 2002

In twenty years of reform in China, the key development has been the opening-up of the market to foreign trade and international investment. This increased economic openness has been accompanied by profound changes in both economic organisation and regional disparity. This comprehensive book...

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The rise of Asia : the 'flying-geese' theory of tandem growth and regional agglomeration

Ozawa, Terutomo - 2009

Terutomo Ozawa introduces a newly reformulated theory of 'flying-geese' economic development, exploring Asia's dynamic growth and financial development. This unique book shows how the flying-geese theory can be expanded and applied to both the real- and the financial-sector structural...

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Innovation and the growth of cities

Ács, Zoltán J. - 2002

Machine generated contents note: 1 Technology and entrepreneurship 1 -- 2 Knowledge, innovation and firm size 24 -- 3 Local geographic spillovers 44 -- 4 Sectoral characteristics 63 -- 5 Innovation of entrepreneurial firms 74 -- 6 Capital structure, innovation and firm size 98 -- 7 Employment...

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