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The Biological Bases of Economic Behaviour : A Concise Introduction

McFarland, David - 2016

The micro-economic behaviour typical of humans is also found in other animals, suggesting that some basic biological …

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The Ethics of Animal Labor : A Collaborative Utopia

Porcher, Jocelyne - 2017

, the author challenges the zootechnical denigration of animals for increased productivity awhile championing the … unique reconsideration of work envisions animals as co-laborers with humans, rather than overwrought tools for exploitative … and those who favor a more ethical work environment for animals. Porcher's text also engages environmental and political …

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Economic Success of Chinese Merchants in Southeast Asia : Identity, Ethnic Cooperation and Conflict

Landa, Janet Tai - 2016 - 1st ed. 2016

This book provides an original analysis of the economic success of Overseas Chinese merchants in Southeast Asia: The ethnically homogeneous group of Chinese middlemen is an informal, low-cost organization for the provision of club goods, e.g. contract enforcement, that are essential to...

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Bioeconomy : Shaping the Transition to a Sustainable, Biobased Economy

Lewandowski, Iris (ed.); Gaudet, Nicole (contributor); … - 2018

1. Introduction -- Part I: Bioeconomy Concepts and Research Methods -- Chapter 2: Context -- Chapter 3: Bioeconomy concepts -- Chapter 4: Core principles -- Chapter 4: Inter- and Transdisciplinarity in the Bioeconomy -- Part II: Knowledge Base for Biobased Value Chains -- Chapter 5:Biobased...

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Bio-Economic Models applied to Agricultural Systems

Flichman, Guillermo - 2011

Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Part I -- Ch. 1. Modelling the relationship between agriculture and the environment using bio-economic models: some conceptual issues -- Ch. 2. Bio physical models as detailed engineering production functions -- Ch. 3. Dynamic optimisation problems: Different...

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Darwin meets Business : Evolutionäre und bionische Lösungen für die Wirtschaft

Otto, Klaus-Stephan - 2011

Ökonomie und Natur haben mehr gemein, als man auf den ersten Blick vermuten möchte: In beiden Systemen spielen Prinzipien wie Wettbewerb, Organisation, Kooperation, Kundenansprache und Ressourcenmanagement gleichermaßen eine bedeutende Rolle. Die Beiträge in dem Buch zeigen in anschaulicher...

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Evolutionary Finance

Dowling, Bartholomew - 2005

The purpose of this book is to introduce the field of bioinformatics to financial modelling. It focuses on the way information informs price, and constructs a framework to explain information generation and the agglomeration process, enabling the reader to make more effective financial...

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Knowledge-Driven Developments in the Bioeconomy : Technological and Economic Perspectives

Dabbert, Stephan (ed.); Lewandowski, Iris (ed.); … - 2017

This book is at the cutting edge of the ongoing research in bioeconomy and encompasses both technological and economic strategies to master the transformation towards a knowledge- and bio-based production system. The volume combines different international perspectives with approaches of the...

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