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An Economic Inquiry into the Nonlinear Behaviors of Nations : Dynamic Developments and the Origins of Civilizations
Guo, Rongxing - 2017
This book applies an economic approach to examine the driving forces behind the dynamic behaviors of developing nations. Taking into account initial conditions and environmental and external factors often oversimplified by historians and anthropologists, Guo finds that the rise and fall of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012397500
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Community, Market and State in Development
Otsuka, Keijiro (ed.); Kalirajan, Kaliappa (ed.) - 2010
'How to combine the community, the market, and the state in the total economic system is probably the most important agenda for economists geared towards the reduction of poverty in developing economies'. - Professor Yujiro Hayami This volume brings together leading scholars from all around the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012053881
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Illegal Markets, Violence, and Inequality : Evidence from a Brazilian Metropolis
Daudelin, Jean; Ratton, José Luiz - 2018
exclusion and discriminatory policing in drug violence, the authors of this volume show that the association between illegality … and violence cannot be divorced from the inequality that prevails in those countries. This book looks in detail at the … between illegal markets and violence, and they illuminate the need to factor in the way in which those markets are nested in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012397323
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Dignity in the Workplace : New Theoretical Perspectives
Bal, Matthijs - 2017
Introducing a theory of workplace dignity into the field of management studies, this innovative new book presents an alternative paradigm based on principles of human dignity which is integrated into a theoretical approach to the topic. The author addresses and analyses the causes and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012396401
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Business and Society in the Middle East : Exploring Responsible Business Practice
Azoury, Nehme (ed.) - 2017
Bridging business and modern Mediterranean practices, this book combines cutting edge contributions from both academics and practitioners. The Middle East is experiencing unprecedented challenges and it is in this context that the business community can play a game-changing role, turning these...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012397826
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Iran Revisited : Exploring the Historical Roots of Culture, Economics, and Society
Pirzadeh, Ali - 2016
Introduction -- Rethinking Iranian National Character -- The Role of Ideas and Education in Iranian Society -- Historical Perspectives on Iranian Cultural Identity -- Islamization of Iranian Society -- Qajar Period and the Constitutional Revolution -- Contemporary Iran and the Iranian Economy --...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014019789
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Contemporary Switzerland : Revisiting the Special Case
Kriesi, Hanspeter (ed.); Faragó, Péter (ed.);  … - 2005
This volume presents the major findings involved in a large scale research programme to describe and analyse the transformation of contemporary Swiss society. The contributions focus on three key areas: the Swiss way of life, the Swiss labour market and the country's political institutions. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012054118
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The Capability Approach and the Praxis of Development
Deneulin, Séverine - 2006
The book examines the extent to which Amartya Sen's conception of 'development as freedom' can be a guide for development policy. It argues that the theoretical foundations of the conception need to be expanded, and that it needs to give more attention to collective and historical dimensions if...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012054251
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White-Collar Crime in the Shadow Economy : Lack of Detection, Investigation and Conviction Compared to Social Security Fraud
Gottschalk, Petter; Gunnesdal, Lars - 2018
This open access book examines the magnitude, causes of, and reactions to white-collar crime, based on the theories and … research of those who have uncovered various forms of white-collar crime. It argues that the offenders who are convicted … represent only ‘the tip of the iceberg’ of a much greater problem: because white-collar crime is forced to compete with other …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012672199
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Yellow Tourism : Crime and Corruption in the Holiday Sector
Papathanassis, Alexis (ed.); Katsios, Stavros (ed.);  … - 2019
This book presents the latest research and novel case studies on crime and corruption in the tourism and hospitality …-free mind-set, novelty-seeking behaviour and anonymity - render it highly susceptible to victimisation, crime and corruption …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012395918