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Die Zukunft des österreichischen Gesundheitssystems : Wettbewerbsorientierte Patientenversorgung im internationalen Vergleich

Laimböck, Max - 2009

Unternehmen mit Gewinnmaximierung und öffentliche Großkrankenhäuser ohne Erfolgsdruck - beide Welten kennt der Autor. Er verfügt über 17 Jahre Berufserfahrung im Krankenhausmanagement, als Finanzdirektor der TILAK, Verwaltungsdirektor der Universitätsklinik Innsbruck, Geschäftsführer der...

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Africa and Asia in Comparative Economic Perspective

Lawrence, Peter (ed.); Thirtle, Colin G. (ed.) - 2001

This invaluable collection compares the relatively unsuccessful economic development of Subsaharan Africa with that of the successful Asian economies, especially the Asian 'tigers'. It covers three main areas of comparison: the lessons for Africa from the Asian experience; secondly, the...

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Progress toward Liberalization of the Postal and Delivery Sector

Crew, Michael A. (contributor); … - 2006

The European Commission and its member states are wrestling with the problem of how to implement the scheduled liberalization of the postal sector while maintaining the service obligation. This book addresses some of these concerns. It is comprised of essays chosen from those presented at the...

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Explaining Productivity Differences : Comparative Analysis of Automotive Plants in Japan, the United States, Thailand and China

Shibata, Hiromichi - 2016

This book, in contrast with previous research and popular discussions that focus on the productivity of workers …, identifies the critical influence of supervisors and engineers as key drivers of productivity differentials. To do so, it … analyzes productivity at a Japanese car component plant and its three offshoot plants located in the United States, Thailand …

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Development Patterns of Material Productivity : Convergence or Divergence?

Talmon-Gros, Larissa - 2014

Technological Progress and Material Consumption -- Convergence - Theory, Econometrics and Empirics -- Material Productivity … Measurement -- Empirical Evidence on the Development of Material Consumption and Material Productivity -- Research Question … -- Data and Descriptive Statistics -- Examination of Material Productivity Convergence -- Discussion -- Conclusion. …

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Die Wirkungen von Handelsliberalisierungen : Ein Vergleich zwischen dem Melitz-Ansatz und der endogenen Wachstumstheorie

Mertens, Matthias - 2017

Melitz-Modelle und endogene Wachstumsmodelle im handelstheoretischen Kontext -- Modelltheoretischer Vergleich hinsichtlich der Implikationen zu Wohlfahrtseffekten einer Handelsliberalisierung -- Empfehlung zur Modellauswahl für relevante Fragen und Anwendungsfälle.

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Food Price Volatility and Its Implications for Food Security and Policy

Kalkuhl, Matthias (ed.); Braun, Joachim von (ed.); … - 2016

This book provides fresh insights into concepts, methods and new research findings on the causes of excessive food price volatility. It also discusses the implications for food security and policy responses to mitigate excessive volatility. The approaches applied by the contributors range from...

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Financial Developments in National and International Markets

Arestis, Philip (ed.); Ferreiro Aparicio, Jesús (ed.); … - 2006

This book offers a comprehensive analysis of the problems that the current working of capital markets are generating on both developed and developing economies. It pays special attention to the reasons explaining the unstable and volatile working of international financial markets and to the...

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Domestic Resource Mobilization and Financial Development

Mavrotas, George (ed.) - 2008

This book provides insights into the evolving debate regarding the mobilization of domestic resources and the crucial role that financial development can and should play in this regard, exploring aspects of the financial development-domestic resource mobilization nexus, including country case...

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Financial Development, Institutions, Growth and Poverty Reduction

Guha-Khasnobis, Basudeb (ed.); Mavrotas, George (ed.) - 2008

This book explores country case studies and works that detail the exact transmission mechanisms through which financial development can enhance pro-poor development in order to derive best practices in this field. This is an important companion for professionals and policymakers, and also a...

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