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great inflation of the late 1960s and 1970s. It is the first detailed analysis, using Federal Reserve documents, of the … policy that led to this inflation. Thomas Mayer considers forecasting errors and wage and price controls in his attempt to … explain why the inflation occurred and places some of the blame on ineffective operating procedures, institutional …
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Monetary Policy and Taiwan's Economy questions whether the Asian crisis could have been avoided through the application of recommendations highlighted by the contributors. The conclusion reached is that in an abstract world, perhaps; but in the world in which we live; no. It is argued that the...
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USA and South Africa draw upon various disciplines to explain how regional actors perform regional learning …The aim of this book is to present a much-needed conceptualization of 'the learning region'. The editors scrutinize key … conceptualization of the learning region presents a state of the art exploration of theories. Leading scholars from across Europe, the …
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learning and development needs to be wired into the culture of a business. Karen E. Watkins and Victoria J. Marsick extend the … vision of learning and development to embrace a full range of learning interventions, considering what it means to change the … culture of an organization into a learning-rich environment. Examining current practice and cutting-edge research in the field …
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experience with innovative ideas on how to design teaching and improve the overall learning experience whilst remaining inclusive …
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"It is widely believed that central banks have grown (the Bank of England) or were established (the Federal Reserve) to pursue the twin objectives of monetary and price stability. But why should they? Central bankers are people, too, whose behavior is presumably determined, like the rest of us,...
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Nobel Prize winner James Tobin has made outstanding contributions to modern macroeconomics. In this final collection of his work he examines the economic policies of the United States and its relations with other major economies after 1990. In James Tobin's view, the welfare of populations...
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There is much confusion in the economics literature on wage determination and the employment-inflation trade-off. Few …
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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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. Saving, asset-price inflation, and debt-induced deflation / Michael Hudson -- 7. Unit roots in macroeconomic time series and … Washington Consensus and (non-) development / Hansjörg Herr and Jan Priewe -- 10. Competition, low profit margin, low inflation …
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