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The theme of this extensive book is the relationship between consumption and growth in the context of the long run theory of effective demand. Taking Schumpeter's views on economic development as a starting point, the author proposes an original framework for the analysis of consumption patterns...
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1. Ageing and employment in Japan -- 2. Factors affecting labor force participation in Japan : empirical study of labor supply of the elderly and females -- 3. Labor force ageing and economic growth in Japan -- 4. Ageing and elderly care in an open economy -- 5. Immigration vs. foreign...
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relationships between services, production and innovation. The authors discuss the limitations of current theories to explain …pt. 1. Productivity and performances in services -- pt. 2. Innovation in services and through services …
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analysing and understanding innovation in services. He provides interesting and extensive empirical material on the nature and … sources of innovation in various services sectors and countries, and makes an original contribution both to theories of … innovation in services and theories of innovation in general. Taking both an evolutionary and conventionalist stance, he …
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"If Design is about forming materials, then what are the materials of Service Design? In this ground-breaking book, Johan Blomkvist, Simon Clatworthy and Stefan Holmlid explore this question by establishing a discourse around the materials of service design, discussing materials as a means to...
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This highly topical book explores key issues in evaluating the long-run implications of population ageing for pensions, taxation, intergenerational equity and social welfare. Societies face long-term phenomena, such as demographic change and climate change that impose costs and benefits far into...
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There is much confusion in the economics literature on wage determination and the employment-inflation trade-off. Few model builders pay as much careful attention to the definition and meaning of long-run concepts as did Albert Ando. Expanding on years of painstaking work by Ando, the...
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Economic Performance in the Americas compares the economic performances of Brazil, Mexico and the USA over the past … been for several decades. This book encompasses all sectors of the economy but focuses primarily on services, analysing …1. Introduction -- 2. Structural change and the shift to services -- 3. Measurement of real service output -- 4 …
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The impact of technical change on employment is investigated in this important new book which offers a critical appraisal of how far current economic analysis and theory can deal with this key policy issue. The Economics of Technology and Employment addresses the impact of technical change on...
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'This is an essential resource for managers and scholars interested in services marketing. It covers the topic …
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