Economics of industrial organization

Very little has been written on industrialization and deindustrialization in Asia and Africa.

From chatelaines to whale blubber, ice making machines to stained glass, this six-volume collection will be of interest to the scholar, student or general reader alike - anyone who has an urge to learn more about Victorian things.

National industrial subsidies are a major irritant in international trading relations.

In large cities in developed countries, the share of manufacotruing has declined drastically in the last decades and the share of service has grown as many manufacturing firms have closed or moved to lower-cost locations.

In the past three decades, China has successfully transformed itself from an extremely poor economy to the world's second largest economy.

This title was first published in 2003.

With a focus on the European labour market, this book seeks to understand how digital transformation affects changes in employee-employer relations.

Volume 2: Compartments, Stressors and Sectors, deals with the problems that occur in the three 'compartments' of the environment, namely air, water and soil.

The last four decades have seen major changes in the global economy, with the collapse of communism and the spread of capitalism into parts of the world from which it had previously been excluded.

This book explores the interdependencies between technologies and institutions in network infrastructures.

Innovation is often understood exclusively in terms of the economy, but it is definitely a result of human labour and ingenuity, and of the relationships among individuals and social groups.

Rural Development in the Digital Age explores current theoretical and policy developments in EU rural policy during the 4.

The maritime sector is dynamic and volatile, creating the need for continuous monitoring of the latest developments and their effects on the organisation, management and strategies of shipping companies.

The economics of the movie industry has been curiously neglected by scholars, especially given the material circumstances in which film has been produced, distributed and exhibited in capitalist economies and its central importance in the lives of the huge numbers attracted to it as a commodity.

This book celebrates the contributions of David B.

Over the past 50 years the global labour market is transforming from reliable employment to low-wage and unstable informal and precarious jobs.

This book discusses the extent to whcih differences exist in the approach to energy management by different types of firms: large multidivisional firms at corporate headquarters level and division level and independent firms, energy intensive and non-energy intensive firms and growth and non-growth firms.

This comprehensive book reveals the intricate interplay between entrepreneurship, strategy, and marketing management in the context of sustainability.

Researchers in international development have long argued that the high costs of doing business harms prosperity in developing countries, a claim that invites the question of why governments impose these costs and why societies fail to enact reforms reducing them.

Improved efficiency and effectiveness in the construction industry provide huge potential savings.

This book takes a fresh perspective to acquisition research, focusing on employee emotions.

The shipping business is a lesser-known industry, but it is an extremely influential element in the global economy.

Controversy continues about the ability of the state to promote international competitiveness of industry in general and of specific industries in particular.

In feudal society, it was the few at the top who laid the ground for what was produced, how it was produced and how it was distributed.

This book highlights the extraordinary range of areas to which geographical analysis and spatial modelling can bring lessons and insights.

The new 3rd edition of Nael Bunni's Risk and Insurance in Construction, now co-authored with Lydia Bunni, explains the need for insurance in construction and engineering projects and why it must be incorporated into the Conditions of Contract for such projects.

The natural gas business consists of two major aspects, sourcing and transportation, and distribution has been a growing area of interest to industry, government and academia.

An important fresh theoretical framework for examining the key influences on the competitiveness of firms.

This book focuses on the process of designing a new business, known as entrepreneurship.

Non-value adding activities are otherwise known as 'waste' in the lean construction lexicon.

This book examines PRC "e;involved"e; seaports overseas, where involvement can take the form of PRC foreign direct investment (FDI), contracting, and/or terminal operations, in countries such as Cambodia, Pakistan, and the Philippines.

Traditional building economics has primarily been concerned with issues around project appraisal and cost management techniques.

Principles of Agricultural Economics, now in its fourth edition, continues to showcase the power of economic principles to explain and predict issues and current events in the food, agricultural, and agribusiness sectors.

Published in 1999, this book explores the emergence of contemporary urban agriculture as well as official attitudes toward this practice.

First published in 1955, this book offers a detailed history from the past to the mid-20th century on economic control.

This is the first book to examine the "e;nuts and bolts"e; of production processes.

This book is a research monograph addressed to a wide range of academics interested in corporate short-term capital.

Covering cost structures and cost problems as well as costing methodologies, this book, first published in 1988, aims to enhance understanding of the economics of all types of transportation: freight and passenger, by truck, rail, bus and air.

Until the 1990s, industrialization was the dominant development paradigm for the Asia-Pacific region.

Employs microeconomic analysis and comparative institutional analysis to help provide answers to the challenges facing policymakers in regulating innovation.

Making the specifics of a complex concern accessible and its handling quite manageable, this fourth edition of the Project and Cost Engineers' Handbook examines the variables associated with international projects and project risk analysis.

An often-overlooked aspect of entrepreneurship in American is its role in emerging domestic markets (EDM).

The Routledge International Handbook of Deindustrialization Studies is a timely volume that provides an overview of this interdisciplinary field that emerged in response to the widespread decline of manufacturing and heavy industry from the 1980s onward.

Work is widely thought to have become more precarious.

A century ago, health services absorbed few resources and provided little benefit.

This book focuses on issues that are relevant for the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership.

In this book Harold L.