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Futures past : economic forecasting in the 20th and 21st century
Few areas in economics are as controversial as economic forecasting. While the field has sparked great hopes for the prediction of economic trends and events throughout the 20th and 21st centuries, economic forecasts have often proved inaccurate or unreliable, thus provoking severe criticism in times of unpredicted crisis. Despite these failures, economic forecasting has not lost its importance…
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- 9783631818695
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- 218 p . : ill.
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- Literature – Culture – Economy
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- 330.0112 FRI f
Negotiating climate change in crisis
Climate change negotiations have failed the world. Despite more than thirty years of high-level, global talks on climate change, we are still seeing carbon emissions rise dramatically. This edited volume, comprising leading and emerging scholars and climate activists from around the world, takes a critical look at what has gone wrong and what is to be done to create more decisive action. Com…
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- 9781800642621
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- xxxiii, 474 p. ; ill
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- 363.73874 BOH n
Just managing? what it means for the families of austerity Britain
The 'just about managing'. 'Hardworking families'. 'Alarm-clock Britain'. In recent years British political discourse has been filled with these slogans, as politicians claim to speak on behalf of families who are in work, but struggling to get by. This book allows us to hear from some of these families directly. At a time when the impact of austerity is more relevant than ever, Just Managin…
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- 9781783743254
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- vii, 247 p. ; ill
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- 362.50942 OBR j
Is behavioral economics doomed?: the ordinary versus the extraordinary
It is fashionable to criticize economic theory for focusing too much on rationality and ignoring the imperfect and emotional way in which real economic decisions are reached. All of us facing the global economic crisis wonder just how rational economic men and women can be. Behavioral economics — an effort to incorporate psychological ideas into economics — has become all the rage. This bo…
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- 9781906924942
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- vii, 154 p. ; ill
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- 330.019 LEV i
The political economy of local cinema : a critical introduction
The globalization and digitalization of cultural markets presents formidable challenges for local cinema and storytelling. The essays in this collection address some of these challenges from the perspective of a critical political economy of local cinema. Inspiring these contributions is the effort of supporting local cinema as a form of valuable storytelling that is at risk of market-driven ex…
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- 9783631813300
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- 257p. : ill.
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- 302.2343 RAJ t
Industry 0.4 and regional transformation
This volume brings together expert contributors to explore opportunities and challenges that Industry 4.0 is likely to pose for regions, firms and jobs in Europe. Drawing on theory and empirical cases, it considers emerging issues like servitization, new innovation models for local production systems, and the increase in reshoring.
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- 9780429057984
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- xviii, 257 p. : ill.
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- 338.064094 BAI i
The nordic economic, social and political model : challenges in the 21st Century
The Nordic Model is the 20th-century Scandinavian recipe for combining stable democracies, individual freedom, economic growth and comprehensive systems for social security. But what happens when Sweden and Finland – two countries topping global indexes for competitiveness, productivity, growth, quality of life, prosperity, and equality – start doubting themselves and their future? Is the N…
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- 9780429026690
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- vii, 257 p.
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- 306.0948 KOI t
The value of culture : on the relationship between economics and arts
Culture manifests itself in everything human, including the ordinary business of everyday life. Culture and art have their own value, but economic values are also constrained. Art sponsorships and subsidies suggest a value that exceeds market price. So what is the real value of culture? Unlike the usual focus on formal problems, which has 'de-cultured' and 'de-moralized' the practice of economi…
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- 9053562I92
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- 238 p. : bnw, ill.
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- 338.477 KLA t
Forests and food : addressing hunger and nutrition across sustainable landscapes
As population estimates for 2050 reach over 9 billion, issues of food security and nutrition have been dominating academic and policy debates. A total of 805 million people are undernourished worldwide and malnutrition affects nearly every country on the planet. Despite impressive productivity increases, there is growing evidence that conventional agricultural strategies fall short of eliminati…
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- 9781783741953
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- viii, 280 p. : ill.
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- 338.19 WIL f
The unity of the capitalist economy and state
Geert Reuten's The unity of the capitalist economy and state offers a systematic exposition of the capitalist system. Outlining the economic and state institutions and processes that sustain capitalism, Reuten shows how the capitalist economy and state inevitably constitute a unity. Readership: Scholars and advanced students in political economy, economics, political science, social geography, …
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- 9789004392809
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- vi, 727p. : ill.
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- 330.122 REU t
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