Edward Elgar Publishing: 369 books
The Arab Spring
An Essay on Revolution and Constitutionalism
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2015
Approaching the concept of Islamic constitutionalism from a comparative perspective, this thought-provoking study by Antoni Abat i Ninet and Mark Tushnet uses traditional Western political theory as a lens to develop a framework for analyzing the events known as the ‘Arab Spring’. Writing with clarity...
Corporate Governance, The Firm and Investor Capitalism
Legal-Political and Economic Views
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2016
The shift from managerial capitalism to investor capitalism, dominated by the finance industry and finance capital accumulation, is jointly caused by a variety of institutional, legal, political, and ideological changes, beginning with the 1970s’ downturn of the global economy. This book traces how...
Joint Venture Strategies
Design, Bargaining, and the Law
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2015
Although they have the potential to create synergies, joint ventures by their nature contain inherent risk. Therefore, each partner in a joint venture needs to incentivize each other in order to maximize their own payoff. Extensive pre-contractual and post-contractual bargaining is essential. This book...
The ASEAN Comprehensive Investment Agreement
The Regionalisation of Laws and Policy on Foreign Investment
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2016
The International Investment regime is one of the fastest growing areas of international economic law which increasingly rely on large membership investment treaties such as the ASEAN comprehensive Investment Agreement. This book comprehensively examines the role of this specific agreement and situates it in the wider trend towards the regionalisation of laws and policy on foreign investment.
Public Utilities, Second Edition
Old Problems, New Challenges
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2016
A thoroughly updated introduction to the current issues and challenges facing managers and administrators in the investor and publicly owned utility industry, this engaging volume addresses management concerns in five sectors of the utility industry: electric power, natural gas, water, wastewater systems and public transit.
by Sajid M. Chaudhry, Andrew W. Mullineux, Natasha Agarwal
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2015
This concise book gives a unique overview of bank taxation as an alternative or a compliment to prudential regulation or non-revenue taxation. Existing bank taxation is reviewed with a view to eliminating distortions in the tax system, which have incentivized banks to engage in risky activities in the...
Mastering the Ethical Dimension of Organizations
A Self-Reflective Guide to Developing Ethical Astuteness
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
With the use of exercises, reflective prompts and case studies, Mastering the Ethical Dimension of Organizations offers a practice-based approach to developing the skills critical to responding ethically to organizational dilemmas. Starting from the premise that ethical issues within organizations rarely...
by Piero Ferri
Language: English
Release Date: December 30, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: December 30, 2016
This book studies the relationships between aggregate demand, inequality and instability. It extends the traditional approach by introducing wealth and inequality into a dynamic macroeconomic model. Furthermore, it examines the role that debt and financial instability can play in turbulent times such...
by Roy E. Allen
Language: English
Release Date: December 30, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: December 30, 2016
This new edition of Financial Crises and Recession in the Global Economy explores the major financial instabilities and evolutionary trends in the global economy since the 1970s. A learned but accessible book, it is perfect for a broad audience of academics and practitioners but has also been used as...
Empirical Legal Research
A Guidance Book for Lawyers, Legislators and Regulators
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2016
Empirical Legal Research describes how to investigate the roles of legislation, regulation, legal policies and other legal arrangements at play in society. It is invaluable as a guide to legal scholars, practitioners and students on how to do empirical legal research, covering history, methods, evidence,...
Measuring the Global Shadow Economy
The Prevalence of Informal Work and Labour
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2016
This book brings together two leading researchers in the field to provide a comprehensive overview of the shadow economy from a global perspective. Reviewing the advantages and disadvantages of different ways of measuring the informal sector, the authors evaluate its size and key determinants across...
by Cullen, J.
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
The recent financial crisis and associated real estate bubble demonstrated the damage that can be caused by imperfect financial market pricing. On the basis of these imperfections, strong financial returns earned by financial institutions in the run-up to 2008 were, in fact, illusory. Executive Compensation...
by Brent, R.J.
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Costbenefit analysis is the only method of economic evaluation that can effectively indicate whether a health care treatment or intervention is worthwhile. In this thoroughly updated and revised second edition, Robert Brent expands the scope of the field by including the latest concepts and applications...
Theories of the Multinational Firm
A Multidimensional Creature in the Global Economy, Third Edition
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2017
Used internationally at undergraduate and postgraduate level, this highly successful textbook presents, analyses and compares six different theories of the multinational firm that have dominated the research in international business during the last four decades.