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This book explores the challenges regarding risks and risk management related to the growing complexity of ICT solutions. The main argument of the book is that the complexity of ICT solutions has continued to grow throughout the history of ICT, and that it has now reached a level that goes...
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There is a broad range of literature on the economics of insurance and risk management. This timely publication … contains recent theoretical contributions to the economics of insurance and presents empirical tests and applications of the … theory to many different insurance markets. It also offers important insights into the factors influencing corporate risk …
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1. Digital development in Europe : a theoretical framework -- 2. The internet in everyday life -- 3. A metrics for …
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The proliferation of new information technologies throughout the world has raised some important questions for policymakers as to how developing countries can benefit from their diffusion. This important volume compares the advantages and disadvantages of the IT revolution through detailed...
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Employing a rigorous analytical framework, the author bases his analysis on the concept of international technological dualism. He argues that one possible solution to the problem is the availability of affordable technologies, such as low-cost computers, which are specifically designed for the...
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-- pt. 3. The network economy -- pt. 4. Sociability and social structure in the age of the Internet -- pt. 5. The Internet …
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Internet bubble -- 8. The emergence of an anthropogenetic model -- 9. Conclusion …
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This innovative book provides state-of-the-art analyses of the current condition of the economics of digital markets. The most recent developments in web technology are evolving, creating an increasingly deregulated environment. Much of the impetus for liberalisation is in response to multimedia...
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opportunities. The relationships between the market structure, behavior and performance of China's banking and insurance industries … of WTO accession on Chinese banking and insurance, and strategies for the prevention of future financial crises are …Financial reform has been a major concern for China's transitional economy - especially in the realms of banking and …
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The handbook of Islamic banking comprises 25 studies by leading international experts on Islamic banking and finance … provides a succinct analysis of the workings of Islamic banking and finance, accessible to a wide range of readers. At the same … time, it seeks to bring the current research agenda and the main issues on Islamic banking before a wider audience …
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