International Economics

In Humanistic Perspectives on International Business and Management, the authors provide space to global perspectives on how we can rethink and rep...

OR, Defence and Security presents eleven papers, originally published in the Journal of the Operational Research Society and the Journal of Simulat...

Given the most popular understanding of Chinese comparative advantage is their low labour cost, The Source of Innovation in China argues the fundam...

Operational Research (OR) deals with the use of advanced analytical methods to support better decision-making. It is multidisciplinary with strong ...

India is one of the fastest growing countries in the world. However, high economic growth is accompanied by social stratification and widening econ...

A political economy analysis of the history of food security in the Arab world, including the role played by the global food price crisis in the Ar...

This study provides a detailed examination of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Poland and explores the impact this has on foreign investment poli...

This book explores the means through which the garment industry contributes to industrialization, poverty reduction, empowerment of undereducated w...

With the stagnation of the Doha Round of multilateral talks, trade liberalisation is increasingly undertaken through free trade agreements. Gabriel...

The book provides a comprehensive A-to-Z guide for computable general equilibrium (CGE) models, which can analyze various economic issues empirical...

This book explores the drivers of technological upgrading and catch-up in the emerging economies, paying specific attention to technology and innov...

Franchising Globally is first of its kind to examine franchising both from an entrepreneurial and from an international perspective. The book inclu...

Presents research findings and theoretical developments in the International Business field, with special emphasis on the issues of internationaliz...

The financial crisis and the ensued 'great recession' are primarily caused by the excessive liquidity that was created in the last thirty years or ...

Highlights new realities, challenges and opportunities facing organizations and businesses in managing people in contemporary Africa and attempts t...

Provides an understanding of how HRM policies and practices differ across countries and how the development of management practice may be affected ...

The Eurasian continent, which has for over a century lagged behind in global markets, is currently gaining economic and political momentum. This bo...

Explores the transformations that have taken place in Japanese workplaces since the dawn of the new millennium in terms of management practices, pa...

This book demonstrates that the cooperative model is based on principles essential to building a more just and democratic society. It is argued tha...

In 2001 Germany and Austria became the last EU states to lift transnational controls restricting access to their labour markets for citizens of ex-...

Malaysia's 40-year strategy of 'poverty eradication' has met with a great deal of success, yet has caused controversy for its links to ethnically-o...

The third book in the Great Minds in Finance series examines the pricing of securities and the risk/reward trade off through the legends, contribut...

A detailed and informed analysis of the current crisis facing the eurozone, examining the root causes and exploring the possible outcomes and uncer...

Why is Europe's great monetary endeavor, the Euro, in trouble? A string of economic difficulties in Greece, Ireland, Spain, Italy, and other Eurozo...