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Economic liberalization, distribution, and poverty : Latin America in the 1990s
Taylor, Lance (contributor); Vos, Rob (contributor);  … - 2002
Since the late 1980s, almost all Latin American countries have undergone a series of far-reaching economic reforms, particularly in the areas of financial and capital account liberalization and trade. This book provides a comparative and analytical framework for assessing the impact of these...
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Globalization, social capital and inequality : contested concepts, contested experiences
Dannreuther, Charlie (contributor);  … - 2003
This volume investigates the relationship between globalization, inequality and social capital, and reveals that …1. The possibility of deglobalization -- 2. Globalization, social capital and inequality : an introduction -- 3. Social … industry : the case of ISO 9002 quality standard -- 7. Globalization of the employment relationship : evidence for continuing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851768
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Globalization and inequality
Milanović, Branko - 2012
This title brings together the most significant modern contributions to the literature on globalization and inequality … illustrate the impact on levels of inequality of previous periods of globalization and of the current era of globalization. The …Bob Sutcliffe (2004), 'World Inequality and Globalization', Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 20 (1), March, 15 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011852328
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Local enterprises in the global economy : issues of governance and upgrading
Schmitz, Hubert (contributor) - 2004
upgrading in global and national value chains -- 6. How globalization affects Italian industrial districts : the case of Brenta …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851407
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Europe's disappearing middle class? : evidence from the world of work
Vaughan-Whitehead, Daniel (contributor) - 2016
1. Is the world of work behind middle class reshuffling? / Daniel Vaughan-Whitehead, Rosalie Vazquez-Alvarez and Nicolas Maitre -- 2. Is the world of work stimulating middle class growth in the Baltic states? / Jaan Masso, Inta Mierina and Kerly Espenberg -- 3. Social concertation and middle...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012419897
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Innovation systems for development : making research and innovation in developing countries matter
Göransson, Bo (contributor); Brundenius, Claes (contributor) - 2016
1. Science, technology and innovation for whom? / Bo Göransson -- 2. The socio-economic context and the millennium development goals / Claes Brundenius -- 3. Emerging innovation systems in developing countries: Bolivia, Vietnam, Tanzania and Mozambique / Claes Brundenius, Carlos Aguirre-Bastos,...
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Obesity, business, and public policy
Ács, Zoltán J. (contributor); Lyles, Alan (contributor);  … - 2007
pt. 1. Culture, obesity and institutions -- pt. 2. Obesity and the individual -- pt. 3. Obesity and business -- pt. 4. Obesity and government -- pt. 5. Lessons from the past -- pt. 6. Policy conclusions.
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International handbook of urban policy : Volume 1, Contentious global issues
Geyer, Hermanus S. (contributor) - 2007
This first Handbook in a series of three original reference works looks at globally contentious urban policy issues from a wide variety of different angles and perspectives. Matters related to urban densification, population mobility, urban inequality and sustainability are analysed in a manner...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850799
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Entrepreneurship as social change
Steyaert, Chris (contributor); Hjorth, Daniel (contributor) - 2006
This book-- the third in the Movements in Entrepreneurship series-- examines entrepreneurship as a societal phenomenon. It provides an in-depth study of the social aspects of entrepreneurship, illustrating how entrepreneurship affects society. The need to move beyond economy to disclose...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850918
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Handbook on the economics of happiness
Bruni, Luigino (contributor); Porta, Pier Luigi (contributor) - 2007
This book is a welcome consolidation and extension of the recent expanding debates on happiness and economics. Happiness and economics, as a new field for research, is now of pivotal interest particularly to welfare economists and psychologists. This Handbook provides an unprecedented forum for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851597