The Oxford handbook of organization theory

meta-theoretical perspectives

ÍNDICE: Five sets of questions are raised in the handbook, each one of which is dealt with in a separate section: 1) What does a science of organizations consist of? What counts as valid knowledge in organization theory and why? How do different paradigms view ...

Beyond continuity

institutional change in advanced political economies

This book brings together a distinguished set of contributors from a variety of disciplines to examine current theories of institutional change. The chapters highlight the limitations of these theories, finding them lacking in the analytic tools necessary to identify the changes occurring at a national ...

Knowledge to action?

evidence-based health care in context

Health services can and should be improved by applying research findings about best practice. Yet, in Knolwedge to Action?, the authors explore why it nevertheless proves notoriously difficult to implement change based on research evidence in the face of strong professional views and complex organizational ...

Private sector involvement and international financial crises

an analytical perspective

The book's first part provides a critical synthesis of the literature underpinning the architecture debate. It reviews the traditional distinction between "fundamentals-based" and "sunspot-based" crises before reconciling the two using global game methods. The role of co- ordination problems in sparking costly liquidation and ...

Theory and practice of excise taxation

smoking, drinking, gambling, polluting, and driving

Spatial inequality and development

Understanding capitalism

competition, command, and change

Leading issues in economic development

An outline of the history of economic thought

Revised and updated to take account of new developments in economic thought. Provides a balanced treatment of historical and contemporary theory. Accessible, lucid explanations- suitable for all levels of students. Frames the developments of economic thought within the history of ideas

Capital adequacy beyond basel

banking, securities, and insurance

This book is timely since the Bassel Committee on Banking Supervision at the Bank for International Settlements is in the process of making major changes in the capital rules for banks. It is important that capital adequacy regulation helps to achieve financial stability in the ...

Readings in unobserved components models

The financial economics of privatization

Central to the book's content is its focus on where privatization stands today and what are the next frontiers, the why and how behind countries who privatize certain industries, whether privatization works as an economic tool and important insights relevant to financial institutions such ...

Institutions in transition

land ownership, property rights and social conflict in China

The restructuring of socialist economies in the former Soviet Union, and East and Central Europe following the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 belong to the largest projects of social engineering ever undertaken. At once, policy-makers were confronted with fundamental questions such as whether ...

Microeconomic theory

a concise course

Topics covered are central in any graduate economics program Useful as a reference because each topic discussion is self-contained Provides an advanced treatment of each topic Microeconomic Theory is based on lecture notes for a graduate course in microeconomic theory. It covers a broad range ...

Towards a labour market in China

Combining remarkable economic transition and dynamic growth, China may well have the most fascinating economy in the world. Over the period of economic reform China has moved from an administered labour system towards the creation of a labour market. The scale of this transformation, involving ...

The field and the forge

population, production, and power in the Pre-industrial West

Where Law and morality meet

How are law and morality connected, how do they interact, and in what ways are they distinct? In Part I of this book, Matthew Kramer argues that moral principles can enter into the law of any jurisdiction. He contends that legal officials can invoke moral ...

Extradition Law handbook

Extradition legislation and cases can be very difficult to locate - particularly when you require quick and easy access to authorities. As the only dedicated sourcebook available, this new Handbook brings together for the first time legislation and relevant case law covering the European Convention on ...

Unjust enrichment

This new edition of Unjust Enrichment by the editor of the Clarendon Law Series, is a fully updated, clear and concise account of the law of unjust enrichment. It attempts to move away from the use of obscure terminology inherited from the past. This text ...

Crime and society

Contains a dedicated discussion of crime and its effects upon society. It combines descriptive and analytical material on key crimes and places them within the context of their impact on various social groups. Authors are from University of Tasmania. Table of Contents 1 Introduction 1 ...

Employment Law

The new edition of LPC Employment Law has been written principally for students taking the optional module in employment law on the Legal Practice Course, and is particularly suitable for those courses with either a corporate or private client bias. It offers a practical and ...

Environmental principles

from political slogans to legal rules

This book traces the evolution of environmental principles from their origins as vague political slogans reflecting fears about environmental hazards to their embodiment in enforceable laws. Since the early 1970s environmental issues have taken on an ever increasing profile. This has been due in part ...