This book integrates the concept of design into the existing framework of industrial performance, international trade and comparative advantage in trade and industrial phenomena, which increasingly have been affected by design characteristics of tradable goods. Design, capability and their...

The automotive industry is a major pillar of the modern global economy and one of Europe's key industries. There can hardly be any doubt about the important role of this sector as an engine for employment, growth and innovation in Europe, and there are crucial challenges and opportunities ahead....

Introduction: The Issue of Structure and Transformation -- The Input-Output Model - A Studie of the Interindustry Structure -- The Outlook of the Sovereign Planner: The Linear Activity Model -- The Planner and the Market: The Takayama Judge Activity Model -- Appendix: The Reformulation of the...

What kind of corporate- and intercultural problems do German companies encounter on the path towards globally operating enterprises? To what extent should they hold on to, adjust or abandon their long-established values and practices in a new business environment? What must they particularly...

The concept of risk-sharing in financial and social contracts is one of the unique features of Islamic finance. Many theoretical studies generally claim superiority of an Islamic financial system based on pure equity and participatory modes of financing, while empirical studies provide mixed...

Divided into three parts - Rationale and Extent of Agricultural Diversification, Nature and Problems of Agricultural Diversification, and Food and Livelihood Security through Agricultural Diversification, this edited book examines various aspects of agricultural diversification in Eastern India....

Introduction -- The Evolution of Security Outlook -- Basic Theories of the Industrial Security -- Industrial Security Analysis -- Construction of Industrial Security theoretical system -- Industrial Security Assessment System and Early Warning Industry Security Assessment -- Empirical Analysis...