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Money, banking and the foreign exchange market in emerging economies
Khemraj, Tarron - 2014
'One of the fundamental features of the financial system in most small island developing countries is the existence of oligopolistic banking systems. While economists have, for some time now, been working on developing models to explain the behaviour of firms in such market structures, this book...
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Competing values leadership : creating value in organizations
Cameron, Kim S. (contributor) - 2006
Creating value in a firm is an enormously complex endeavor. Yet, despite its complexity, value creation is the objective of every enterprise, every worker, and every leader. The Competing Values Framework can help leaders understand more deeply and act more effectively. In the first book to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851283
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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 … Washington Consensus and (non-) development / Hansjörg Herr and Jan Priewe -- 10. Competition, low profit margin, low inflation …
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850573
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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
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International entrepreneurship in the life sciences
Jones, Marian V. (ed.); Wheeler, Colin (ed.);  … - 2011
In this thought-provoking book, leading experts explore why international entrepreneurship is important to the life sciences industry. From multi-disciplinary and cross-national perspectives, they question why international entrepreneurship scholars might usefully invest interest in research...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850610