Based on research on the European Human Capital and Mobility Programme, this book provides an overview of the evolution of middle management in Europe and includes: a comparative analysis using empirical evidence to show how their role has changed; an analysis of the evolution of managerial practices ... more »

This book examines the international growth and diversification of real estate advisory services in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany and Japan since 1960. The book explains how successful firms develop competitive advantages in the global marketplace. An evaluation of forty prominent firms ... more »

... how adapted systems have been shaped to meet the challenges of the new millennium. To explore these issues, contributors focus on issues such as: * Economic integration of emerging economies - in particular China * Sectors as diverse as the high-speed ferry and offshore oil industries * Pollution problems ... more »

In recent years certain leading figures in the world of economics have called the usefulness of general equilibrium theory into question. This book brings together leading economic theorists with important contributions to the this debate. more »

After decades of economic decline and potential instability, the Southern African region has engaged in a process of rapid and far-reaching political and economic changes. This development has been reinforced by South Africa's transition from apartheid, a transition that has created optimistic expectations ... more »

The interface of national accounting and economic analysis is something of a neglected area within economics. This important new book explains how national accounts can be used for economic modeling via input-output analysis - the main tool in the field. Structural Economics provides an accounting framework ... more »

Drawing upon extensive field research in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia, this book focuses on networks of business and personal relationships as a key means of transnational operations. The book highlights the role of Chinese business networks in facilitating the emergence of transnational corporations ... more »

This book explores some of the most important themes in neo-Ricardian economics. It explores the many contributions of Pierangelo Garegnani to modern economics, including his work in capital theory, the theory of effective demand and stability analysis. Contributors include Paul Samuelson, John Eatwell ... more »

... General Equilibrium methodology to address a wide variety of concerns within the European Union. Contributors examine five main policy areas: * international market integration * policy simulations with alternative treatments of factor markets * policies for carbon dioxide abatement * competitiveness ... more »

Good governance has become the major buzzword in aid policy and development thinking today. The concept is often defined as a political regime based on the model of a liberal democratic polity, which protects human and civil rights, combined with a competent, non-corrupt and accountable public administration ... more »

Bringing together contributions from thirty of Geoff Harcourt's former students, this work is a valuable addition to the literature of political economy and a fitting tribute to a leading economist. more »

The first account in English of the development of economic thought in Portugal. The volume covers from the golden age of the Discoveries until the end of the first half of the twentieth century. more »