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Europe's disappearing middle class? : evidence from the world of work
Vaughan-Whitehead, Daniel (contributor) - 2016
long-term trends for the middle class in Europe? This volume also investigates the potential risks and effects of the … warning about the latest trends and prospects for the middle class in Europe. On this basis, it presents policy considerations … and options that will be useful to policy-makers for ensuring the future of the middle class in Europe. Scholars and …
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,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012419902
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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.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012419969
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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
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A modern guide to sports economics
Koning, Ruud Hans (ed.); Kesenne, Stefan (ed.) - 2021
"This timely Modern Guide offers critical insights into developments in both professional and recreational sports through the lens of the economic forces that determine them. It explores the benefits of the relationship between sports and economics, highlighting ways that economic research can...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012665634
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Science evaluation and status creation : exploring the European research council's authority
Edlund, Peter - 2020
. Tensions and Struggles in Europe-Level Science -- 4. Creating Acceptance for European Research Council Evaluations -- 5. The … benefit from its account of the historic development of the ERC and the consequences of its funding across Europe"-- …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012416728
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Entrepreneurship, innovation and regional development
Smallbone, David (contributor); Virtanen, Markku (contributor) - 2016
development -- 4. Entrepreneurship and industrial policy in Ireland / Colm O'Gorman and Declan Curran -- 5. Towards Europe: the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012419809
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Academic spin-offs and technology transfer in Europe : best practices and breakthrough models
De Cleyn, Sven H. (contributor); Festel, Gunter (contributor) - 2016
Introduction: what is the current state of knowledge transfer at research institutions in Europe, what are the main … perspective on academic spin-offs and technology transfer -- 12. What Europe still has to learn from the US in academic innovation … / Hervé Lebret -- Part V conclusion -- 13. Academic spin-offs and technology transfer in Europe - concluding insights and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012419818