Perspectives on growth and poverty

The relationship between growth and poverty lies at the heart of development economics. While many see aggregate growth as both necessary and sufficient for reducing poverty, and consequently focus their efforts on achieving the desired macroeconomic outcomes, others stress that the benefits from growth may ...

Asia and Africa in the global economy

The book brings a crucial issue to the fore: how to manage the process of strategic integration into the global economy. The performance of Asian and African economies over recent decades clearly shows that engagement with the global economy can play a key role in ...

A decade of light and shadow

Latin America and the Caribbean in the 1990s

The 1990s were a transitional period that marked a turning point in the economic, social, and political development of Latin America and the Caribbean. This volume looks back at the decade to evaluate the major events associated with the consolidation of the region's reform ...

Turkey

the quest for identity

Self-interest before Adam Smith

a genealogy of economic science

Self-Interest before Adam Smith inquires into the foundations of economic theory. It is generally assumed that the birth of modern economic science, marked by the publication of The Wealth of Nations in 1776, was the triumph of the 'selfish hypothesis' (the idea that self- interest ...

Stability and growth in Europe

towards a better pact

Monitoring European Integration was established in 1990 as an annual series of reports on the progress of economic integration in Europe. The objective of the reports is to raise the level of public discussion on European policy issues. Monitoring European Integration combines intellectual rigor with ...

Business and politics in Europe, 1900-1970

essays in honour of Alice Teichova

There has been increasing interest in recent years in establishing connections between the political history and the business history of Europe in the twentieth century. This book includes new research on the interactions of politicians, businessmen and their institutions in eight countries, with particular focus ...

Perspectives for the unification and harmonisation of Family Law in Europe

How do central banks write?

an evaluation of inflation reports by inflation targeting central banks

Protección de inversiones extranjeras

Régimen juridico del personal docente y no docente en el exterior

La barbería de la Almedina

los orígenes del socialismo almeriense, 1880-1903

La barbería de la Almedina. Los orígenes del socialismo almeriense, 1880-1903 pretende acercarse a la historia social de Almería en las últimas décadas del siglo XIX y comienzos del XX. La llegada de las ideas socialistas y la lenta consolidación de la organización obrera en ...

El mito de Tierra de Campos

ensayo en torno al disimetrismo del río Cea

Práctica artística y políticas culturales

algunas propuestas desde la Universidad

Así sobrevivimos al hambre

estrategias de supervivencia de las mujeres en la postguerra española

Memoria, mito y realidad en la historia medieval

XIII Semana de Estudios Medievales : Nájera, 2002

Matrix riccati equations in control and systems theory

Statistical tools for nonlinear regression

a practical guide with S-PLUS an R examples

This book presents methods for analyzing data using parametric nonlinear regression models. Using examples from experiments in agronomy and biochemistry, it shows how to apply the methods. Aimed at scientists who are not familiar with statistical theory, it concentrates on presenting the methods in an ...

Workfolw management wip SAP WebFlow

a practical manual

It is now possible to gain competitive advantages based on consolidated R/3 system implementations. One of the most important optimisation aspects is a more consistent process integration in order to bring about fast, secure and cost effective business processes. This approach inevitably leads to ...

Conjoint measurement

methods and applications

Edited by Anders Gustafsson, Andreas Herrmann, and Frank The book covers all recent developments in Conjoint Analysis. Leading scientists present theory and applications of this technique. In short, the following models, techniques, and applications are discussed: normative models that maximize return, extension of choice-based conjoint ...