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and policymakers is partly related to the persistence of crime and violence around the world and partly to the remarkable …"A Modern Guide to the Economics of Crime discusses the evolution of a field, whose growing relevance among scholars … progress made in recent years in the economic analysis of individual and organised crime. Such progress is related to the so …
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The book begins with a discussion of how shutting down the pipelines of funding is as important as dismantling the terrorist cells themselves. Next, the book covers the various means and methods used by terrorist groups to raise money, and examines how money is transferred globally to finance...
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Contents: Introduction -- 1. Convenience in white-collar crime -- 2. Economical dimension of convenience theory -- 3 … to the development of convenience theory as a framework to understand and explain 'white-collar crime'. The framework …. Organizational dimension of convenience theory -- 4. Behavioral dimension of convenience theory -- 5. Empirical study of white …
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"Product counterfeits and other brand infringements represent a growing and substantial risk to firms, consumers, and society. While policing such illicit activity is important, there is much that firms can do to protect themselves and their customers. Grounded in field research and practice,...
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This highly innovative and intriguing book applies principles of microeconomics to unusual settings to inspire students, teachers and scholars alike in the 'dismal science'. Leading experts show how economics reaches into the strangest of places and throws light onto the occasionally dark side...
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demonstrates the considerable influence that his work on economic theory has had on his contemporaries, and the profession as a … / Mark Roberts -- Endogenous growth theory : a partial critique / Philip Arestis and Malcolm Sawyer -- The nature of economic … growth and the neoclassical approach. : more questions than answers? / John McCombie -- On the core of macroeconomic theory …
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The definition and measurement of productivity in services raises important conceptual, methodological and strategic problems. This book aims to provide a critical review of the main debates on productivity in the domain of services. The first part examines the theoretical consequences of...
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explores the fundamental theoretical basis of highway finance, in particular the use of tolls, and supports that theory with …
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Paul Vlaar contends that strategic alliances and other forms of cooperation, such as buyer-supplier relationships, joint ventures and offshoring initiatives, increasingly stand at the basis of competitive advantage. Although contracts and trust play a crucial role in such relationships, prior...
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This comprehensive and innovative Handbook applies the tools of the economics of complexity to analyse the causes and effects of technological and structural change. It grafts the intuitions of the economics of complexity into the tradition of analysis based upon the Schumpeterian and...
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