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Governance in a disenchanted world : the end of moral society

Willke, Helmut - 2010

This book expounds the idea of a disenchanted world composed of nation states and global functional systems. The nation state is losing some of its regulatory prerogatives and, at the same time, extending its legitimacy base in 'chains of legitimacy' to transnational institutions. There is...

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Social capital : reaching out, reaching in

Davis, James H. (contributor); Bartkus, Viva Ona (contributor) - 2009

This book showcases new innovative research in economics, politics, sociology, and management regarding the topic. Leading scholars from a variety of disciplines present ground-breaking new research exploring the still-undiscovered value of social capital. The book employs a self-consciously...

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Urban and regional transportation modeling : essays in honor of David Boyce

Lee, Der-Horng (contributor); Boyce, David E. (contributor) - 2004

Honoring David Boyce for his legendary contributions to the fields of transportation modeling and regional science, the chapters in this festschrift highlight and analyze state-of-the-art and state-of-the-practice methodologies and theories in transportation modeling, regional and urban planning

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The growth of firms : a survey of theories and empirical evidence

Coad, Alexander - 2009

Much progress has been made in empirical research into firm growth in recent decades due to factors such as the availability of detailed longitudinal datasets, more powerful computers and new econometric techniques. This book provides an up-to-date catalogue of empirical work, as well as a...

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Traditional telecommunications networks

Madden, Gary (contributor) - 2003

This major reference work provides a thorough and up-to-date survey and analysis of recent developments in the economics of telecommunications. The Handbook serves both as a source of reference and technical supplement for the field of telecommunications economics

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Controlling global warming : perspectives from economics, game theory and public choice

Böhringer, Christoph (ed.); Vogt, Carsten (ed.); … - 2002

three different perspectives: game theory, cost-effectiveness analysis and public choice. For each perspective the authors … practical problems which are not yet captured by theory and explore the different applications to the various problems …1. Introduction -- 2. Game theory and international environmental cooperation : any practical application? -- 3 …

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Global entrepreneurship, institutions and incentives : the Mason years

Acs, Zoltán J. - 2015

author offers a knowledge spillover theory of entrepreneurship as a new way to help understand the entrepreneurial ecosystem …. For those that create wealth only for themselves the author develops a theory of destructive entrepreneurship that … wealth to complete the circuits of capital in the theory of capitalist development. Finally, the author examines several …

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Taxing the working poor : the political origins and economic consequences of taxing low wages

Kemmerling, Achim - 2009

In most industrialized countries the tax burden of poor people has increased dramatically over the last few decades. This book analyses both the political origins of this increase and its consequences for the labour market

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Explorations in environmental and natural resource economics : essays in honor of Gardner M. Brown, Jr

Layton, David, F. (contributor); … - 2006

. Theory and practice of valuation …

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International trade and economic growth in open economies : the classical dynamics of Hume, Smith, Ricardo and Malthus

Berdell, John F. - 2002

, that it is not only contemporary international economic theory which takes account of these issues …

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