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This volume brings together articles on three primary elements of globalization: multilateralism, regionalism and unilateralism. Expert contributors investigate the substantive issues of commodity an …

In the spring on 2006, a workshop was held at Michigan State University to honour the career of A. Allan Schmid and his writings about how institutions evolve and how alternative institutions, includ …

Economic and political reforms and globalization in the developing world have led to the emergence of companies that are expanding beyond their national borders into the international arena. The tran …

This book gathers the main scientific outputs related to POREEN, a four-year project on partnering opportunities between Europe and China in the renewable energy and environmental industries, finance …

This book outlines and analyzes the economic development of China between 1949 and 2007. Rather than being narrowly economic, the book addresses many of the broader aspects of development, including …

Businesses that thrive in the 21st century will be those that are smart about ‘engagement’. These businesses are the best at adapting to changing societal concerns, expectations, risks and opportunit …

Production and Distribution Theories became a landmark in the study of economics when it was published in 1941. Nobel Laureate Stigler»s book was the first to trace the development of theories along …

Originally published in 1969. This study presents as a whole an outline of the underlying issues of inter-related areas of economic policy in which countries co-operate. Written in an important time …

What drives or delivers engaged people? Employers need to focus on creating the right conditions. Employers can»t impose engagement: people need to choose to engage themselves. In The Velvet Revolut …

The advent of the knowledge economy and society has made it increasingly necessary for law reformers and policy makers to take account of the effects of technology upon the law and upon legal and pol …