Strategic management and online selling

creating competitive advantage with intangible web goods

Business clusters

an international perspective

Clusters of specialized businesses are being promoted around the world, aided by high-profile examples such as Silicon Valley. Using evidence from high and low income economies and detailed case-studies that show the special conditions behind successful clusters, this book is aimed at students of business ...

The economics and management of small business

an international perspective

Despite the seemingly relentless march of the multinationals, small businesses continue to thrive across the globe and form a vital part of all successful economies. The Economics and Management of Small Business provides an international perspective on this important topic, and includes many pedagogical features ...

How economists model the world into numbers

Economics is dominated by model building, therefore a comprehension of how such models work is vital to understanding the discipline. This book provides a critical analysis of the economist's favorite tool, and as such will be an enlightening read for some, and an intriguing ...

Land use problems and conflicts

causes, consequences and solutions

The causes, consequences and control of land use change have become topics of enormous importance in contemporary society. Not only is urban land use and sprawl a hot-button issue, but issues of rural land use have also been in the headlines. Policy makers and citizens ...

Ordinary choices

individuals, incommensurability, and democracy

Theories and practices of development

Environmental management and development

The continual degradation of the planet's environment is something that affects every person in every country, be it developed or developing. Statements and policies are made at international levels, but their effectiveness is questionable. Also, are techniques of environmental management (EM) used in the ...

EU enlargement and the environment

institutional change and environmental policy in Central and Eastern Europe

This volume focuses attention on key environmental and institutional changes associated with eastern expansion of the European Union, assessing and challenging prevailing views about the outcomes and processes of this historic development. Looking at four central themes - capacity changes and limitations, the EU's mixed ...

Sustainable urban development

.Vol.1: The framework and protocols for environmental assessment

Sustainable Urban Developments examines the models of sustainable development and sets out the framework for analysing urban development and the sustainability issues this gives rise to. It examines the protocols (planning, property development, design, construction and operational activities) developed to address the issues and provides ...

Technological economy

In this major new collection, leading experts explore the multidisciplinary connections between technology and economy, drawing on new convergences between economic sociology and science and technology studies. Through theoretical and empirical studies, the authors investigate: * economics and economic knowledges as technologies * the economies as socio-technical ...

EU enlargement and referendums

A series of EU accession referendums were held in nine candidate countries, eight post-communist states and Malta, between March and September 2003. These referendums provide us with an excellent comparative opportunity to deepen our understanding of the European integration issue and how it interacts with ...

The politics of contemporary Spain

While Spain is now a well-established democracy closely integrated into the European Union, it has suffered from a number of severe internal problems such as corruption, discord between state and regional nationalism, and separatist terrorism. The Politics of Contemporary Spain charts the trajectory of Spanish ...

The social economics of poverty

on identities, communities, groups, and networks

This book presents a unique analysis of the moral and social dimensions of microeconomic behavior in developing countries and calls into question standard notions of rationality and many of the assumptions of neo-classical economics, showing how these are inappropriate in communities with widespread disparity in ...

Unsustainable transport

city transport in the new century

The book addresses the linkages between transport and sustainable urban development, from an analysis of the global picture through issues relating to transport and energy intensity, public policy and the institutional and organizational constraints on change. The central part of the book explores the linkages ...

The law and ethics of medical research

international bioethics and human rights

'Controversy about medical research is rarely out of the news. This book covers the law and ethics touching on a broad range of different kinds of research, from embryo research to research of the dead, and offers a comparative and multinational insight into the regulation ...

The politics of Northern Ireland

beyond the Belfast agreement

In this book, one of the leading authorities on contemporary Northern Ireland politics provides an original, sophisticated and innovative examination of the post-Belfast agreement political landscape. Written in a fluid, witty and accessible style, the book explores: * how the Belfast Agreement has changed the politics ...

Health governance in Europe

issues, challenges and theories

Health constitutes a core element of welfare states and a vital nerve in the trust relation between citizen and their governments. Focusing on the health sector, this book analyzes the closely interwoven relationship between the European Union and Member States. The authors explore the dynamic ...

The territorial politics of welfare

Since the mid-1970s, European states have been reassessing the welfare state and reconfiguring their relationships with each other. The inter- linkages between these phenomena, however, have never been comprehensively examined. This innovative volume situates the expansion and ongoing development of the welfare state within the ...

The United Nations and Human Rights

a guide for a new era

This is a comprehensive and timely guide to the United Nations (UN) human rights machinery. Today, virtually all UN bodies and specialized agencies are undertaking efforts to incorporate the promotion or protection of human rights into their programs and activities. "The United Nations and Human ...

Globalization, governmentality and global politics

regulation for the rest of us?

Globalization is moving fast, impacting on the life of nations with accelerating force. This book delivers a keen assessment of how it is being handled by specific groups seeking positive outcomes for the people and causes they represent. Transnational social regulation is increasingly becoming the ...

Understanding international art markets and management