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Cover -- EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD -- Guest editorial -- Competitive advantage and industrial district -- Spatial agglomeration and specialization in emerging markets -- Emergence of a digital cluster in east London: birth of a new hybrid firm -- The impact of actors, networks and institutions in...

Intro -- Contents -- Foreword to This Edition -- Tables and Charts -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1 Note on Dates, Names and Currencies -- Chapter 1 Institutions: Contracts and Legislation -- Chapter 2 Trade and Insurance: Routes -- Chapter 3 Trade and Insurance: Goods -- Chapter 4 Trade...

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Intro -- Foreword -- Contents -- Contributors -- 1 Financial Literacy in the Twenty-First Century: An Introduction to the International Handbook of Financial Literacy -- References -- Part I Conceptions of Financial Literacy -- 2 Financial Education in General Education Schools: A Competence...

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Intro -- Map and Time Zones -- At a Glance (2002) -- Basic Information -- Geography -- Politics -- Political Parties -- Corruption -- Economy -- Background -- Current Trends -- Regional Differences -- Investment and Trade -- The Underground Economy -- E-commerce -- Religion -- Preparing to Leave...