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Workforce development networks in rural areas : building the high road
Green, Gary P. - 2007
1. Introduction -- 2. Rural labor markets, networks and workforce development -- 3. Employer training : individual investments in collective goods -- 4. Community colleges in rural America : new roles and challenges -- 5. Workforce development networks : the visible hand at work -- 6. Shoot the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012420043
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Rural poverty, risk and development
Fafchamps, Marcel - 2003
This book investigates the relationships between rural poverty, risk, and development. Building upon the author's work in the area, it summarises the contributions of recent theoretical and empirical work to our understanding of how risk affects rural poverty levels in developing countries. In...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851057
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International handbook on economic regulation
Parker, David (contributor); Crew, Michael A. (contributor) - 2006
Michael Crew and David Parker have compiled a comprehensive, up-to-date and detailed analytical work on leading research issues in the economics of regulation. With contributions from international specialists in economic regulation, the Handbook provides a comprehensive discussion of major...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851346
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Climate change, transport, and environmental policy : empirical applications in a federal system
Proost, S. (ed.); Braden, John B. (ed.) - 1998
This important new book presents a state-of-the-art assessment of how economic models can be used by different levels of government to combat environmental problems. It considers policies for climate change and transport that can be used at federal and confederal levels of government. The...
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Cooperatives, economic democratization and rural development
Bijman, Jos (contributor); Muradian, Roldan (contributor);  … - 2016
Agricultural cooperatives and producer organizations are institutional innovations which have the potential to reduce poverty and improve food security. This book presents a raft of international case studies, from developing and transition countries, to analyse the internal and external...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012419844
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Clusters and globalisation : the development of urban and regional economies
Pitelis, Christos (contributor);  … - 2006
Clusters and Globalisation brings together scholars with different perspectives and theoretical groundings, and from different disciplines, to consider conceptual arguments and case study material. In doing so the volume identifies key characteristics and requirements of the forms of cluster...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851518
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The dynamics of regional development : the Philippines in East Asia
Balisacan, A. M. (ed.); Hill, Hal (ed.) - Asian Development Bank Institute - 2007
extends to comparable experiences in East Asia, particularly China and Indonesia. The lessons of this book are relevant not …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014474070
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China's new industrialization strategy : was Chairman Mao really necessary?
Kueh, Y. Y. - 2008
-door policy. Deng basically shared Mao's aspirations and approach in pursuit of China's industrialization, and this had in fact …' strategy, only to fail miserably. Taken together, the book tells a new story about the economics of China's transition. This is …pt. I. Economics of Maoism revisited -- pt. 2. Deng Xiaoping in Mao's mantle -- pt. 3. Agriculture in China …
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China's economy in the post-WTO environment : stock markets, FDI and challenges of sustainability
Xu, Lilai (contributor) - 2011
integration of China into the global economy. The main focus of the book is on the role and nature of China's financial system and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850612
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Economic reform in China and India : development experience in a comparative perspective
Chai, C. H. - 2006
India is about to catch up with China and become another Asian miracle economy. Economic Reform in China and India examines …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850640