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The Brazilian Economy Today
Towards a New Socio-Economic Model?
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2016
Pereira and Mattei bring contributors together in this exciting volume to further understanding about the recent Brazilian Economic Development Model and discuss the related social conditions. The authors analyze both the political economy and social public policies to highlight new opportunities to create a sustainable development model.
Public Policy in the 'Asian Century'
Concepts, Cases and Futures
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2017
This volume explores the defining features, critical approaches, challenges and opportunities for public policy in the ‘Asian Century’. This is the first book to systematically analyse the key institutions and practices that comprise public policy, administration and governance to investigate...
A Theory of the Producer-Consumer Household
The New Keynesian Perspective on Self-Employment
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2011
The quick recovery of Asian economies from recent recessions in comparison to the struggling American and European economies can be attributed in part to the positive aggregate-demand externalities of their self-employment sectors. This book presents a behavioural analysis of this effect, with a detailed focus on producer households.
Motivation, Altruism, Personality and Social Psychology
The Coming Age of Altruism
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2013
Motivation, Altruism, Personality and Social Psychology takes up the debate around altruism and the acceptance in society that self-interest is a healthy guiding principle in life, and argues that helping behaviour can lead to self-fulfilment and happiness and is beneficial to psychological health and society in general.
Why Games Are Good For Business
How to Leverage the Power of Serious Games, Gamification and Simulations
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2016
By tapping into the same psychology that keeps gamers glued to Minecraft or World of Warcraft, innovative organizations are creating their own engaging and flexible learning experiences. They're called Serious Games. This is a practical toolkit for those who want to learn about more serious games and how to apply them in the workplace.
Game Based Organization Design
New tools for complex organizational systems
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2013
There is a widening gap between the current organizational reality and the tools and methods available to managers for addressing its challenges. Game Based Organization Design shows that one of the ways to bridge this gap is to introduce insights and approaches from video game design into the design of organizational systems.
Customer Sense
How the 5 Senses Influence Buying Behavior
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2013
An insightful look at how touch, taste, smell, sound, and appearance effect how customers relate to products on a sensory level, and how small sensory changes can make a huge impact. Customer Sense describes how managers can use this knowledge to improve packaging, branding, and advertising to captivate the consumer's senses.
by A. Saleh
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2013
While the Islamic Republic has employed various strategies to mitigate the worst excesses of inter-ethnic tension while still securing a Shi'a dominated "Persian hegemony," the systematic neglect of ethnic groups by both the Islamic Republic and its predecessor regime has resulted in the politicization of ethnic identity in Iran.
Moroccan Monarchy and the Islamist Challenge
Maintaining Makhzen Power
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2011
This book examines the factors behind the survival and persistence of monarchical authoritarianism in Morocco and argues that state rituals of power affect the opposition forces ability to challenge the monarchy.
The European Commission's Energy and Climate Policy
A Climate for Expertise?
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2014
This book offers a deep insight into the genesis and development of the European Commission's energy and climate legislation, focusing on the interplay of politics and science. How does the Commission react when confronted with knowledge? According to the author, the Commission functions as catalyst transforming knowledge into politics.
by J. Scorse
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2010
Easy-to-read and filled with real-world examples of the most complex environmental challenges, this book demonstrates that sound economic analysis and reasoning can be one of the environmental community's strongest allies. This is sure to become an invaluable resource for students, environmental organizations, and policymakers.
Climate Change and Social Movements
Civil Society and the Development of National Climate Change Policy
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2016
Climate Change and Social Movements is a riveting and thorough exploration of three important campaigns to influence climate change policy in the United Kingdom. The author delves deep into the campaigns and illuminates the way policymakers think about and respond to social movements.
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Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2012
Focused on unique features of economic development, this edited volume examines the nature and structure of corporate governance of several key state-owned enterprises in China and public sector units in India in five strategic sectors: oil and natural gas, steel, coal, electricity generation, and banking industries.
by B. Howe
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
Although many of the states of East Asia have achieved startling success, not all have benefited from the region's development. Many of the most vulnerable sections of East Asian populations still face tremendous challenges in their daily lives, have yet to enjoy the rewards of the Asian Century,...