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Abuse of Dominant Position: New Interpretation, New Enforcement Mechanisms?

20 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Mark-Oliver Mackenrodt, Beatriz Conde Gallego, Stefan Enchelmaier

£63.99 20 Aug 2008 Hardback Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG

As part of its review of competition law that started in the late 1990s, the European Commission proposes to revise its interpretation and application of the Treaty's prohibition of abuses of dominant positions. This volume includes chapters which critically appraise the Commission's proposals.

Reform Options for the EU Own Resources System

17 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Friedrich Heinemann, Philipp Mohl, Steffen Osterloh

£45.00 17 Aug 2008 Paperback Physica-Verlag GmbH & Co

This study develops a reform proposal for the future revenue system of the EU budget. The findings strongly reject the idea that a reform based on an EU tax-based own resource would remedy current problems.

Against the background of the status quo analysis the authors present a reform model which includes the complete phasing out of the VAT resource, a financing of the budget completely on the basis of the GNI resource and a generalised but limited correction mechanism (GLCM). The GLCM would make a clear distinction between policies having an intentional distributive effect or not. A further element of the reform proposal is a move towards a stronger financial contribution of regions to EU spending.

Inflation and Unemployment in a Monetary Union

17 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Michael Carlberg

£64.00 17 Aug 2008 Hardback Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG

This book studies the coexistence of inflation and unemployment in a monetary union. The focus is on how to reduce the associated loss. The primary target of the European central bank is low inflation in Europe. The primary target of the German government is low unemployment in Germany. And the primary target of the French government is low unemployment in France. The European central bank has a quadratic loss function. The same applies to the German government and the French government. The key questions are: To what extent can the sequential process of monetary and fiscal decisions reduce the loss caused by inflation and unemployment? Is monetary and fiscal cooperation superior to the sequential process of monetary and fiscal decisions?

Moving Millions

15 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Success and Controversies of Hong Kong Railways

By Rikkie Yeung

£26.95 15 Aug 2008 Hardback Hong Kong University Press

Offers an analysis of the Hong Kong railways and provides an analysis of the profitable model followed by the MTRC and the KCRC and the social costs behind their success. This book studies the past and looks to the future of the relationship between government policies and railway management.

The World Bank and the Gods of Lending

15 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Steve Berkman

£19.50 15 Aug 2008 Paperback Kumarian Press

Presents evidence of deceptive reporting and lack of due diligence. Using internal reports and memos, project documents and the Bank's Annual Reports as reference, this book demonstrates management's obsession with lending despite the high fiduciary risks involved.

China's Exchange Rate Policy

15 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Options and Prescriptions

By Morris Goldstein, Nicholas R. Lardy

£14.50 15 Aug 2008 Paperback Institute for International Economics,U.S.

Presents specific proposals for how China's exchange rate and capital account policies might be modified over the medium term. This book contrasts the features of a "stay the course" policy with those of a bolder "three stage" approach that seeks to reduce more rapidly the current undervaluation of the renminbi.

Planning for Freedom: Let the Market System Work

15 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

A Collection of Essays and Addresses

By Ludwig Von Mises

£6.95 15 Aug 2008 Paperback Liberty Fund Inc.,U.S.

Offers an introduction to two topics: inflation and government interventionism. This book argues that the solution to government intervention is free markets and free enterprise, which call for reforming government.

China's and India's Challenge to Latin America

15 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Opportunity or Threat?

By Daniel Lederman, Marcelo Olarreaga, Guillermo E. Perry

£20.95 15 Aug 2008 Paperback World Bank Publications

Indicates that certain manufacturing and service industries in some countries have been negatively affected by Chinese and Indian competition in third markets and that Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) imports from China and India have been associated with modest unemployment and adjustment costs in manufacturing industries.

The Nature of Creative Development

15 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Jonathan Feinstein

£19.50 15 Aug 2008 Paperback Stanford University Press

Presents an understanding of the basis of creativity. Describing patterns of development seen in creative individuals, this title shows how creativity grows out of distinctive interests that often form years before one makes his/her main contributions.

Integrity and Agreement

15 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Economics When Principles Also Matter

By Lanse Minkler

£47.95 15 Aug 2008 Hardback The University of Michigan Press

Explores the implications of integrity for contracts between buyers and sellers and understandings between employers and employees. This book reintroduces morality as a factor for economists, sociologists, psychologists, and political scientists to consider in their efforts to comprehend human behavior.

Capitol Investments

15 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Marketability of Political Skills

By Glenn R. Parker

£34.50 15 Aug 2008 Hardback The University of Michigan Press

A study of the post-elective careers of more than 200 former members of Congress, including US representatives and senators. It offers an analysis of the acquisition and marketability of political skills. It suggests that an awareness of the trade in human capital shapes an office-holder's actions as much as the desire to win another election.

Asia's Turning Point

15 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Asian Economies at the Dawn of the New Century

By I. Tselichtchev, Philippe Debroux

£15.99 15 Aug 2008 Hardback John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Index Numbers in Economic Theory and Practice

15 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By R.G.D. Allen

£23.95 15 Aug 2008 Paperback Transaction Publishers,U.S.

Offers an elementary survey of the index-number problem and treatments of the theory and practice of index numbers. This work deals with some further problems in the construction of index numbers, problems which are both troublesome and largely unresolved.

Choosing Safety

14 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

A Guide to Using Probabilistic Risk Assessment and Decision Analysis in

By Michael V. Frank

£56.50 14 Aug 2008 Hardback Johns Hopkins University Press

Brings together probabilistic risk assessment and decision analysis using real case studies. This book focuses on methods for making logical decisions about complex engineered systems and products in which safety is a key factor in design - and where failure can cause great harm, injury, or death.

Internet and Digital Economics

14 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Principles, Methods and Applications

By Eric Brousseau, Nicolas Curien

£35.00 14 Aug 2008 Paperback Cambridge University Press

Explores the impact of the internet on the future directions of the 'New Economy'.

Service Work

14 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Critical Perspectives

By Cameron MacDonald, Marek Korczynski

£18.99 14 Aug 2008 Paperback Taylor & Francis Ltd

Everyday, we are bombarded with advertising images of the smiling service worker. This book focuses beneath the surface of these fairy tale images, to seek out and understand the reality of service workers' experience. It is suitable for those studying courses/modules such as sociology of work, industrial sociology, and organizational theory.

Mittelfristige Gesamtwirtschaftliche Prognosen

13 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Ein Internationaler Vergleich Der Modelle Und Prognosegute

By Klaus Jurgen Gern, Torsten Schmidt, Michael Schroder

£55.00 13 Aug 2008 Hardback John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Social Inequality, Analytical Egalitarianism and the March Towards Eugenic

13 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Laurence S. Moss

£50.00 13 Aug 2008 Hardback John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Social Inequality, Analytical Egalitarianism and the March Towards Eugenic

13 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Laurence S. Moss

£22.95 13 Aug 2008 Paperback John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Public Finance

13 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

A Normative Theory

By Richard W. Tresch

£95.00 13 Aug 2008 Hardback Elsevier Science & Technology

Concentrating on the microeconomic theory of the public sector in the context of capitalist market economics, this book addresses the subjects traditionally at the heart of public sector economics, including public good theory, theory of taxation, welfare analysis, externalities, tax incidence, cost benefit analysis, and fiscal federalism.

The Invisible Hand

07 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Adam Smith

£4.99 07 Aug 2008 Paperback Penguin Books Ltd

Adam Smith's landmark treatise on the free market paved the way for modern capitalism, arguing that competition is the engine of a productive society, and that self-interest will eventually come to enrich the whole community, as if by an 'invisible hand'.

The Sushi Economy

05 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Globalization and the Making of a Modern Delicacy

By Sasha Issenberg

£9.99 05 Aug 2008 Paperback Penguin Putnam Inc

Jumping from Mediterranean docks to the multimillion-dollar tuna auctions of Japanese fish markets, "The Sushi Economy" traces sushi's journey from Tokyo street snack to global delicacy. 8-page photo insert.

The Hesitant Hand

04 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

An Intellectual History

By Steven G. Medema

£23.95 04 Aug 2008 Hardback University Presses of California, Columbia and Princeton

Kazakhstan's New Economy

03 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Post-Soviet, Central Asian Industries in a Global Era

By Jay Nathan

£21.00 03 Aug 2008 Paperback University of Scranton Press,U.S.

Kazakhstan has faced severe economic challenges since it gained independence from the former Soviet Union in 1991. "Kazakhstan's New Economy" explores how the country might shed the outdated business practices that continue to hamper its growth. Jay Nathan first provides a historical overview of the economy and then delves deeper into the strengths and weaknesses of nine major industries, including oil and gas, banking, telecommunications, and transportation. Nathan's careful analysis and recommendations will provide valuable insight for anyone interested in Central Asia's economic growth.
"An excellent resource on major industries in Kazakhstan."--Byrganym Aitimova, Minister of Education and Science, the Republic of Kazakhstan

Small States and the Pillars of Economic Resilience

01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Lino Briguglio, Cordina Gordon, Nadia Farrugia

£20.00 01 Aug 2008 Paperback Formatek Ltd

General Equilibrium: Theory and Evidence

01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Theory and Evidence

By W. D. a. Bryant

£64.00 01 Aug 2008 Hardback World Scientific Publishing Company

Focuses on the foundations of general equilibrium theory, more specifically on the existence, uniqueness, stability, optimality and comparative static properties of equilibrium states. This book explores the question of the empirical relevance of equilibrium states.

Encyclopaedia of Indian Economy

01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By P. Singh, J. Singh

£200.00 01 Aug 2008 Hardback Deep & Deep Publications

Principles of Economics

01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By N.K. Rao

£30.00 01 Aug 2008 Hardback Sumit Enterprises

Reform Options for the Eu Own Resources System

01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Heinemann, Friedrich Mohl, Philipp Osterloh, Steffen

£45.00 01 Aug 2008 Paperback Physica-Verlag Heidelberg

Der Vertrag Von Lissabon: Vom Verfassungsvertrag Zur A"nderung Der Bestehenden Vertrage - Einfa1/4hrung Mit Synopse Und Aoebersi

01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Hellmann, Vanessa

£27.45 01 Aug 2008 Paperback Springer

Gesundheitsakonomische Evaluationen

01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Schaffski, Oliver Schulenburg, J. -Matthias Graf Von Der

£32.94 01 Aug 2008 Paperback Springer

Die angespannte finanzielle Situation im Gesundheitswesen fA1/4hrt dazu, dass neben medizinischen auch immer mehr Akonomische Sachverhalte eine Rolle spielen. GesundheitsAkonomische Evaluationen dienen dazu, die Kosten und den Nutzen verschiedener medizinischer MaAnahmen in Relation zueinander zu setzen, um PrioritAten setzen zu kAnnen. In diesem Buch werden sowohl die Grundlagen als auch die aktuellen Forschungsergebnisse solcher Studien praxisorientiert dargestellt. Besonders berA1/4cksichtigt werden dabei auch LebensqualitAtseffekte. Das Buch ist eine groAe Hilfe bei der praktischen DurchfA1/4hrung von Evaluationsstudien: Es gibt Nicht-A-konomen einen guten Aoeberblick A1/4ber das Themengebiet und informiert Experten A1/4ber den Stand der Forschung. Die aktuellen Entwicklungen (z.B. NICE, IQWiG, Implementierung von Kosten-Nutzen-Analysen) sowie neue Themengebiete (z.B. Budget Impact Modelle) werden in dieser dritten, komplett A1/4berarbeiteten Auflage berA1/4cksichtigt.

The Economics of Small Island Tourism

01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

International Demand and Country Risk Analysis

By Riaz Shareef, Suhejla Hoti, Michael McAleer

£75.00 01 Aug 2008 Hardback Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd

Addresses the importance of uncertainty in monthly international tourist arrivals and country risk indicators to the macroeconomy. This work presents an assessment of the important characteristics and the impact of tourism in SITEs in relation to their gross domestic product, employment, and foreign direct investment, among other factors.

The Genesis of Innovation

01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Systemic Linkages Between Knowledge and the Market

By Blandine Laperche, Dimitri Uzunidis, G.N. von Tunzelmann

£69.95 01 Aug 2008 Hardback Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd

The genesis and diffusion of innovation depends upon the density of the cognitive and market relationships among individuals, organisations and institutions at both the micro- and macro-economic level. This book presents a progressive enquiry into the economic and social origins of innovation.

Networks, Governance and Economic Development

01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Bridging Disciplinary Frontiers

By Mari Jose Aranguren Querejeta, Cristina Iturrioz Landart, James R. Wilson

£69.95 01 Aug 2008 Hardback Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd

Presents the topical themes of networks and governance to advance understanding of the determinants of local economic development in the context of global relationships. This book incorporates various theoretical and empirical perspectives on the meanings and roles of territory, economic development and different forms of networks and governance.

Linkages between China's regions : measurement and policy

01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Measurement and Policy

By Groenewold, Nicolaas, 1949-

£49.95 01 Aug 2008 Hardback Edward Elgar

The rate of economic growth in China also highlighted the inequalities between regions in China, making for considerable disquiet at the highest levels of Chinese policy-making. Not everyone benefited from the same levels of prosperity. This book examines the many and varied policy solutions and proposals that have been applied to this problem.

Intangible Capital

01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Its Contribution to Economic Growth, Well-being and Rationality

By John F. Tomer

£75.00 01 Aug 2008 Hardback Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd

Intangible capital is defined to include standard human capital, noncognitive human capital, social capital, and other intangible manifestations of human capacity. This book develops a comprehensive and unifying conception of intangible capital in order to understand its role with respect to economic growth, well-being, and rationality.

Understanding Economics

01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

£20.00 01 Aug 2008 Paperback Kaplan Publishing

Debt, Innovations, and Deflation

01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Theories of Veblen, Fisher, Schumpeter, and Minsky

By J.Patrick Raines, Charles G. Leathers

£55.00 01 Aug 2008 Hardback Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd

Analyzes the deflation theories of Thorstein Veblen, Irving Fisher, Joseph A Schumpeter, and Hyman Minsky. In so doing, this work develops a paradigm for understanding the phenomenon of deflation. It also provides a re-examination of the literature and theories of deflation.

Globalization and Productivity

01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By David Greenaway, Holger Gorg, Richard Kneller

£275.00 01 Aug 2008 Hardback Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd

Explores the link between globalization and productivity growth. This work includes articles that focus on the impact of globalization on aggregate productivity, openness, international technology diffusion, and trade adjustment and productivity growth. It is suitable for researchers and policymakers concerned with globalization and productivity.

Biographical Dict Austrian Econs

01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Horwitz

£125.00 01 Aug 2008 Book Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd

Karl Marx

01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Lebowitz, Michael A.

£49.45 01 Aug 2008 Hardback Palgrave MacMillan

The Waste Market

01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Institutional Developments in Europe

By E. Dijkgraaf, R.H.J.M. Gradus

£94.00 01 Aug 2008 Hardback Kluwer Academic Publishers Group

Sustainable Development and Environmental Management: Experiences and Case Studies

01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Musu, Ignazio Gullino, Maria Lodovica Clini, Corrado

£87.36 01 Aug 2008 Hardback Springer

This book presents the new EU approach to environmental management and its attempt to place it in the perspective of sustainable development. China and other large and fast growing economies are putting increasing pressures on global environment, but they are also looking at the European experience with great interest. To present critically this experience can help those countries avoid the mistakes made by developed countries in dealing with the relation between economic growth and environmental protection, and to improve the institutions and tools for better environmental governance.

The variety of issues covered and the wide approach used in this book make it a useful tool for readers who want to place themselves in this perspective, although starting from different backgrounds and levels of knowledge on environmental and sustainability sciences.

People, Population Change and Policies: Lessons from the Population Policy Acceptance Study

01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Avramov, Dragana Kotowska, Irena E. Hahn, Charlotte

£180.77 01 Aug 2008 Hardback Springer

The Dragon and the Eagle: China & America: Growing Together, Worlds Apart

01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Waitley, Denis

£15.36 01 Aug 2008 Hardback Morgan James Publishing

Written side-by-side in English and Chinese, The Dragon and The Eagle is a provocative allegory featuring imagined conversations between two world superpowers: China and America. From the new global economy to philosophical, cultural and ethical issues, every chapter illuminates the critical concerns confronting China and America today and their respective visions for the future. This fictional narrative shows how East and West can - and must - work together to survive and thrive in today's international marketplace. The Eagle, perched on a mountaintop in the West, notices a huge shape looming in the East, and flies over for a closer look. It turns out to be a potential enemy, The Dragon, who invites The Eagle to join him, thus triggering frank discussions about business, philosophy, ethics, culture, and education. It turns out that despite their many differences, these perceived enemies share much in common.

Ethnic Solidarity for Economic Survival

01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Korean Greengrocers in New York City

By Pyong Gap Min

£22.40 01 Aug 2008 Hardback Russell Sage Foundation

In this book, Pyong Gap Min takes Korean produce retailers as a case study to explore how involvement in ethnic businesses - especially where it collides with the economic interests of other ethnic groups - powerfully shapes the social, cultural, and economic unity of immigrant groups.

Ethnic Solidarity for Economic Survival draws on census and survey data, interviews with community leaders and merchants, and a review of ethnic newspaper articles to trace the growth and evolution of Korean collective action in response to challenges produce merchants received from both white suppliers and black customers.

The New Elite

01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Doug Harrison, Jim Taylor, John Butman

£13.99 01 Aug 2008 Hardback Amacom

We are all fascinated by them - that enigmatic class of people often referred to as the rich. In our fantasies, we envision them living in extreme luxury in million dollar mansions, cruising on yachts and jetting off to exotic locales at a moments notice. This book reveal what drives our country's most powerful and influential class.

Economics Transformed: Discovering the Brilliance of Marx

01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Discovering the Brilliance of Marx

By Albritton, Robert

£50.00 01 Aug 2008 Hardback Pluto Press (UK)

Looks at life the classic concepts in Marx's economic thought. As well as examining these essential points of Marxist theory, this book shows that they offer great potential for further study.

The Economy of Ireland

01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By J.W. O'Hagan, C. Newman

£36.99 01 Aug 2008 Paperback Gill & Macmillan Ltd

Including four chapters, this title explores the advent of the euro and the increasing relevance of developments in the European Union; the impact of increased globalisation on activities in Ireland, especially the environment; and, the changing role of the state, in terms of expenditure levels and patterns, taxation and social partnership.

Theory of Incentives (v. 2)

01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Jean-Jacques Laffont

£38.95 01 Aug 2008 Hardback University Presses of California, Columbia and Princeton

Communication in Mechanism Design

01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

A Differential Approach

By Steven R. Williams

£45.00 01 Aug 2008 Hardback Cambridge University Press

Develops a calculus-based theory of communication in economic mechanisms.

China and Globalization: The Social, Economic and Political Transformation of Chinese Society

01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Guthrie Doug Guthrie, Doug

£21.99 01 Aug 2008 Paperback Routledge

In its quarter-century-long shift from communism to capitalism, China has transformed itself from a desperately poor nation into a country with one of the fastest-growing and largest economies in the world. Offering introduction to contemporary China, this book examines the reforms driving the economic genesis.

China's Multinationals: The Resource Sector. Huaichuan Rui

01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Resource Sector

By Rui Huaichuan Rui, Huaichuan

£75.00 01 Aug 2008 Hardback Routledge

Examines the foreign direct investment activities of China's multinationals, focusing in particular on the resource sector - that is by firms involved in oil, gas, mining, metal and other resource-based industries - which accounts for a large proportion of China's overall foreign direct investment activities.

Competition Policies in Emerging Economies

01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Lessons and Challenges from Central America and Mexico

By Claudia Schatan, Eugenio Rivera

£52.50 01 Aug 2008 Hardback Springer-Verlag New York Inc.

Physicists on Wall Street and Other Essays on Science and Society

01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Reflections in Science, History, and Finance

By Jeremy Bernstein

£19.99 01 Aug 2008 Hardback Springer-Verlag New York Inc.

Readings in Public Choice and Constitutional Political Economy

01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Charles K. Rowley, Friedrich G. Schneider

£75.50 01 Aug 2008 Hardback Springer-Verlag New York Inc.

Dangerous Business: The Risks of Globalization for America

01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Choate, Pat

£14.26 01 Aug 2008 Hardback Knopf Publishing Group

From one of the most respected and vigorous economic thinkers in Washington comes a wake-up call about the perils of unfettered globalization.

Deposit Insurance Around the World Deposit Insurance Around the World: Issues of Design and Implementation Issues of Design and

01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Issues of Design and Implementation

By Thorsten Beck, Modibo K. Camara, Asli Demirguc-Kunt, Kalina Dimitrova, Stephen Haber, Patrick Honohan, Harry Huizinga (Universiteit van Tilburg)

£29.95 01 Aug 2008 Hardback MIT Press (MA)

Explicit deposit insurance (DI) is widely held to be a crucial element of modern financial safety nets. This book draws on an original cross-country dataset on DI systems and design features to examine the impact of DI on banking behavior and assess the policy complications that emerge in developing countries.

The Regional Fallacy

01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By John Meadowcroft

£10.00 01 Aug 2008 Paperback Institute of Economic Affairs

Globalization, Development and the State

01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Performance of India and Brazil Since 1990

By Jorgen Dige Pedersen

£50.00 01 Aug 2008 Hardback Palgrave Macmillan

Compares economic developments of India and Brazil. This book situates the experience in the debate on development prospects for poor countries under economic globalization. It compares the two key economies - India and Brazil. It shows how developing countries have managed development under economic globalization.

The Essential Drucker: The Best of Sixty Years of Peter Drucker's Essential Writings on Management

01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Drucker, Peter F.

£9.86 01 Aug 2008 Paperback Collins Business

Father of modern management, social commentator, and preeminent business philosopher, Peter F. Drucker analyzed economics and society for more than sixty years. Now for readers everywhere who are concerned with the ways that management practices and principles affect the performance of organizations, individuals, and society, there is "The Essential Drucker"--an invaluable compilation of essential materials from the works of a management legend.

Containing twenty-six core selections, "The Essential Drucker" covers the basic principles and concerns of management and its problems, challenges, and opportunities, giving managers, executives, and professionals the tools to perform the tasks that the economy and society of tomorrow will demand of them.

Conceptual Anomalies in Economics and Statistics

31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Lessons from the Social Experiment

By Leland Gerson Neuberg

£24.99 31 Jul 2008 Paperback Cambridge University Press

This book explores anomalies in the conceptual basis of controlled social experiments.

Corporate Governance in Japan

31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Institutional Change and Organizational Diversity

By Masahiko Aoki, Gregory Jackson, Hideaki Miyajima

£22.95 31 Jul 2008 Paperback Oxford University Press

Written by a group of leading scholars from economics, law, sociology and management studies, this book examines recent changes in Japanese corporate governance. Each chapter presents original empirical analysis of the transformation of the Japanese firm and discusses the prospects and challenges for Japan's distinctive variety of capitalism.

The Economics of Muddling Through

30 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By W. Brock

£19.95 30 Jul 2008 Hardback University Presses of California, Columbia and Princeton

Control Optimisation Economics

30 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Livesey

£7.95 30 Jul 2008 Paperback Cambridge University Press

Security and Migration in Asia

30 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Dynamics of Securitisation

By Melissa Curley, Siu-lun Wong

£75.00 30 Jul 2008 Hardback Taylor & Francis Ltd

Explores how various forms of unregulated and illegal forms of human movement within Asia and beyond the region have come to be treated as 'security' issues, and whether and how a 'securitization' framework enables a more effective response to them.

The Uncertain Foundations of Post Keynesian Economics

30 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Essays in Exploration

By Stephen P. Dunn

£75.00 30 Jul 2008 Hardback Taylor & Francis Ltd

Introduces, analyzes and takes forward a post-Keynesian theory of the firm. This book makes a contribution to the conceptualisation of uncertainty that is consistent with the methodological presuppositions of Post Keynesian economics. It is useful reading for various Post Keynesian scholars with an interest in economic methodology.

A History of Organized Labor in Panama and Central America

30 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Robert J. Alexander

£80.00 30 Jul 2008 Hardback Greenwood Press

Studies the history of organized labor in the Central American republics. This title traces the history in the various countries from the early 19th century to the end of the 20th century. It also discusses why they appeared, and what organizational and ideological tendencies characterized the movement in these countries.

Economic Policy (No. 55)

29 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By De Menil, George

£25.00 29 Jul 2008 Paperback John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Provides an evaluation of major developments in trade and trade policy. This title examines key issues pertinent to the multinational trading system, as well as regional trade arrangements and policy developments at the national level. It is intended for those with an informed interest in economic policy problems.

Principles of Economics

28 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Karl E. Case, Ray C. Fair, Pearson/Prentice Hall, Anthony P. Obrien

£47.51 28 Jul 2008 Multimedia Item Pearson Education Limited

Economics

28 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Glenn Hubbard, Anthony P. Obrien, Pearson/Prentice Hall

£47.44 28 Jul 2008 Multimedia Item Pearson Education Limited

Development without Freedom

28 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

The Politics of Asian Globalization

By Songok Han Thornton, William H. Thornton

£55.00 28 Jul 2008 Hardback Ashgate Publishing Group

The Asian Crash led many to demand more and better politics, but no ASEAN country was willing to forfeit its GDP growth for non-material goals. This study analyzes the clash of two antithetical Asianisms: Amartya Sen's "Eastern Strategy" and the new capitalist authoritarianism. It looks at ways to retrieve the best elements of the Senian project.

Economic Modelling and Inference

28 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By B.J. Christensen

£29.95 28 Jul 2008 Hardback University Presses of California, Columbia and Princeton

Foundations of Economics

28 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Robin Bade, Michael Parkin

£86.99 28 Jul 2008 Multimedia Item Pearson Education (US)

Wine, Society, and Globalization

25 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Multidisciplinary Perspectives on the Wine Industry

By Gwyn Campbell, Nathalie Guibert

£42.50 25 Jul 2008 Hardback Palgrave Macmillan

Comprises several case studies from wine-growing regions and countries around the world. This title places its focus on the development of the wine business and its importance and impact in terms of the regional and domestic economy and the international economy.

Introduction to Mathematical Analysis in Economics

25 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By D. Corbae

£38.95 25 Jul 2008 Hardback University Presses of California, Columbia and Princeton

Economics of the African Slave Trade

25 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By S. Fenoalter

£29.95 25 Jul 2008 Hardback University Presses of California, Columbia and Princeton

How Rich Countries Got Rich and Why Poor Countries Stay Poor

24 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Erik S. Reinert

£12.99 24 Jul 2008 Paperback Constable and Robinson

Offers a history of modern economic development. This book shows how rich countries developed through a combination of government intervention, protectionism, and strategic investment. It suggests that this set of policies in various combinations has driven successful development from Renaissance Italy to the modern Far East.

Asia's Turning Point

18 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Asian Economies at the Dawn of the New Century

By I. Tselichtchev, Philippe Debroux

£15.99 18 Jul 2008 Hardback John Wiley and Sons Ltd

International Political Economy

18 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Contrasting World Views

By Raymond Miller

£22.99 18 Jul 2008 Paperback Taylor & Francis Ltd

Offers an introduction to the fundamental theories and issues of international political economy (IPE). This book introduces students to the three main theoretical approaches in IPE: free market, institutionalist, and, historical materialist.

International Political Economy

18 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Contrasting World Views

By Raymond Miller

£85.00 18 Jul 2008 Hardback Taylor & Francis Ltd

Reform Options for the EU Own Resources System

17 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Friedrich Heinemann, Philipp Mohl, Steffen Osterloh

£45.00 17 Jul 2008 Paperback Physica-Verlag GmbH & Co

Inflation and Unemployment in a Monetary Union

17 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Michael Carlberg

£64.00 17 Jul 2008 Hardback Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG

Choosing Safety

17 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

A Guide to Using Probabilistic Risk Assessment and Decision Analysis in

By Michael V. Frank

£28.00 17 Jul 2008 Paperback Johns Hopkins University Press

Choosing Safety

17 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

A Guide to Using Probabilistic Risk Assessment and Decision Analysis in

By Michael V. Frank

£56.50 17 Jul 2008 Hardback Johns Hopkins University Press

Population Control

15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Real Costs, Illusory Benefits

By Steven W. Mosher

£40.95 15 Jul 2008 Hardback Transaction Publishers,U.S.

For over half a century, policymakers committed to population control have perpetrated a costly, and inhumane fraud upon the human race. Determined to stop population growth, the "population controllers" as the author calls them have abused women, targeted racial and religious minorities, and encouraged dictatorial actions if not dictatorship.

Accountability and Oversight of US Exchange Rate Policy

15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By C.Randall Henning

£15.95 15 Jul 2008 Paperback Institute for International Economics,U.S.

The controversy within the United States over China's exchange rate policy has generated a series of legislative proposals to restrict the discretion of the US Treasury Department in determining currency manipulation. This book reviews Treasury's reports to Congress on exchange rate policy and Congress' treatment of them.

The Challenges of Globalization

15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Anders Aslund, Marek Dabrowski

£20.50 15 Jul 2008 Paperback Institute for International Economics,U.S.

With high growth rates in Asia, most notably in China, India, and Southeast and Central Asia, Eurasia's economic center of gravity is rapidly shifting to the East. The volume examines the causes and consequences of this major shift in economic power and considers the options available to policymakers in various parts of Europe and Asia.

China's Exchange Rate Policy

15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Options and Prescriptions

By Morris Goldstein, Nicholas R. Lardy

£14.50 15 Jul 2008 Paperback Institute for International Economics,U.S.

Teachers for Rural Schools

15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Experiences in Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, and Uganda

By Aidan Mulkeen, Dandan Chen

£14.95 15 Jul 2008 Paperback World Bank Publications

China's and India's Challenge to Latin America

15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Opportunity or Threat?

By Marcelo Olarreaga, Guillermo E. Perry, Daniel Lederman

£20.95 15 Jul 2008 Paperback World Bank Publications

Further Mathematics for Economic Analysis

14 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Knut Sydsaeter, Peter J. Hammond, Atle Seierstad, Arne Strom

£46.99 14 Jul 2008 Paperback Pearson Education Limited

North and South in the World Political Economy

11 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

By Rafael Reuveny, William Thompson

£50.00 11 Jul 2008 Hardback John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Looks at the problems of the North-South divide. This volume includes essays that focus on problems that afflict the global South in trade and development and that help maintain the North-South gap (such as poverty, disease, energy, financial crises, structural adjustment and human rights).

Adam Smith

11 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT

A Moral Philosopher and His Political Economy

By Gavin Kennedy

£60.00 11 Jul 2008 Hardback Palgrave Macmillan

Explores Adam Smith's approach and radical thinking, aiming to re-establish his original intentions. This book provides a reminder of how relevant Adam Smith was in his own time, and how relevant he remains as we experience the worldwide spread of opulence.