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Recent trends in the economics of copyright
Towse, Ruth (contributor); Watt, Richard (contributor) - 2008
It is widely recognised that many copyright issues are also economic issues. As a result the level of interest in the economics of copyright continues to grow. This carefully edited book presents a selection of the most important recent contributions to a wide range of economic topics on...
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Understanding the dynamics of a knowledge economy
Soete, Luc (contributor); Dolfsma, Wilfred (contributor) - 2006
The "knowledge economy" is a concept commonly deemed too ambiguous and elusive to hold any significance in current economic debate. This valuable book seeks to refute that myth. Presenting an important collection of views, from a number of leading scholars, this innovative volume visibly...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850947
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The digital business ecosystem
Corallo, Angelo (contributor);  … - 2007
Digital business ecosystems : theoretical underpinnings -- The business ecosystem as a multiple dynamic network / Angelo Corallo -- The paradigm of structural coupling in digital ecosystems / Paolo Dini, Francesco Nachira -- The organizational dimension of digital business ecosystems -- The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012419987
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Money, financial instability and stabilization policy
Wray, L. Randall (contributor);  … - 2006
, Kaleckians and other heterodox economists from the developed and developing world. Post Keynesian literature has long been …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850557
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Growth and economic development : essays in honour of A.P. Thirlwall
Thirlwall, A. P.; McCombie, J. S. L.; Arestis, Philip; … - 2006
This valuable and engaging new book bears eloquent testimony to A.P. Thirlwall's substantial contribution to economics over the last 40 years. The volume does not attempt to provide a comprehensive review of such a prolific figure, but rather demonstrates the considerable influence that his work...
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The foundations of Islamic banking : theory, practice and education
Mohamed Ariff (ed.); Iqbal, Munawar (ed.) - 2011
After barely half a century of experience, Islamic banking has become established as a niche industry across the world …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850567
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The world's wine markets : globalization at work
Anderson, Kym (contributor) - 2004
centuries wine was very much a European product. While that is still the case today--three-quarters of world wine production …, consumption and trade involve Europe and most of the rest involves just a handful of New World countries settled by Europeans …pt. 1. Overview -- pt. 2. The old world -- pt. 3. The new world -- pt. 4. Other emerging markets …
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Local government finance : the challenges of the 21st century : second global report on decentralization and local democracy : GOLD II 2010
World Organization of United Cities and Local Governments - 2011
This book, compiled from the 2nd Global Report of United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) on Decentralization and Local Democracy, analyzes the architecture of fiscal decentralization in one hundred and ten countries as well as in major metropolitan areas. In the majority of these countries,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850578
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Reform of the international institutions : the IMF, World Bank and the WTO
Coffey, Peter - 2006
The seemingly endless problems encountered by the IMF, WTO and World Bank provide major reasons for seeking reform …. However, an additional impetus is the changing balance of economic power in the world. The volume begins with an overview of … institutions from American and European points of view. The authors emphasise the need for making the IMF and World Bank more …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850582
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Financing transportation networks
Levinson, David M. - 2002
Pollution, alternative fuels, congestion, intelligent transportation systems, and the shift from construction to maintenance all call for a reconsideration of the existing highway revenue mechanisms, especially the gas tax. David Levinson explores the fundamental theoretical basis of highway...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850597