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This book compares the successes and failures of the development and growth processes of Argentina and Brazil. It provides important insights into the different performances of these economies through a series of comparative essays written by Argentinian and Brazilian economists
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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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processes and practices. Broadening our understanding of services in the world economy, the editors push back the frontiers of …
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been for several decades. This book encompasses all sectors of the economy but focuses primarily on services, analysing …
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Written by some of the most distinguished authors in the field, this book elucidates the critical and complex relationships between services, production and innovation. The authors discuss the limitations of current theories to explain service productivity and innovation, and call for a...
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Problems arise if budgets for services are held constant whilst prices rise. Education, cultural activities and health services are under constant budgetary pressure. The authors argue that the price of commodities is linked to demand and price increases would therefore seem to threaten the very...
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Transport services and the global economy : towards a seamless market / Thomas R Leinbach. & John T. Bowen -- Empirical … age / Nico Stehr -- The political economy of services in tertiary economies / Pascal Petit -- A global service economy …
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In this book Fai͏̈z Gallouj propounds a theoretical framework which describes and evaluates the main approaches to analysing and understanding innovation in services. He provides interesting and extensive empirical material on the nature and sources of innovation in various services sectors...
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pt. I. Services and innovation : conceptual and analytical frameworks -- pt. II. The nature of innovation in services : sectoral analyses and case studies -- pt. III. Organisational and strategic patterns for service innovation -- pt. IV. Innovation in services and through services : impact...
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Change, New Information Technology and the Knowledge-Based Economy: The European Evidence' -- Pim Den Hertog (2000 …), 'Services Innovation: Coming of Age in the Knowledge-Based Economy' -- Fai͏̈z Gallouj and Olivier Weinstein (1997), 'Innovation … Industrial Economy' -- Jean Gadrey, Fai͏̈z Gallouj and Olivier Weinstein (1995), 'New Modes of Innovation: How Services Benefit …
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