Libros de: Chicago U.P.
Mostrando 126 libros encontrados. (7 páginas).
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School Principal: Managing In Public
Lortie, Dan C.
Chicago U.P. (2009)
- EAN: 9780226493497
- Páginas: 273
- Fecha de edición: 2009
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When we think about school principals, most of us imagine a figure of vague, yet intimidating authority - for an elementary school student, being sent to the principal's office is roughly on par with a ...
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Tracks Across Continents, Paths Through History "The Economic Dynamics Of Standardization In Railway Gauge"
The Economic Dynamics Of Standardization In Railway GaugePuffert, Douglas J.
Chicago U.P. (2009)
- EAN: 9780226685090
- Páginas: 320
- Fecha de edición: 2009
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A standard track gauge - the distance between the two rails - enables connecting railway lines to exchange traffic. But despite the benefits of standardization, early North American railways used six different gauges extensively, and ...
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The Tacit Dimension
Polanyi, Michael
Chicago U.P. (2009)
- EAN: 9780226672984
- Páginas: 128
- Fecha de edición: 2009
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shall reconsider human knowledge by starting from the fact that we can know more than we can tell', writes Michael Polanyi, whose work paved the way for the likes of Thomas Kuhn and Karl Popper. ...
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Financial Sector Development In The Pacific Rim
Takatoshi, Ito
Chicago U.P. (2009)
- EAN: 9780226386843
- Páginas: 400
- Fecha de edición: 2009
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The reform in Asian financial sectors - especially in banking and stock markets - has been remarkable since the currency crisis of 1997-98. East Asia is now a major player in international finance, providing serious ...
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Innovation Policy And The Economy Vol.9
Lerner, Josh
Chicago U.P. (2009)
- EAN: 9780226400716
- Páginas: 137
- Fecha de edición: 2009
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"Innovation Policy and the Economy" provides a forum for research on the interactions among public policy, the innovation process, and the economy. The distinguished contributors cover all types of policy that affect the ability of ...
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Nber International Seminar On Macroeconomics 2008 Vol.5
Frankel,Jeffrey A.
Chicago U.P. (2009)
- EAN: 9780226107325
- Páginas: 500
- Fecha de edición: 2009
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The distinguished International Seminar on Macroeconomics has met annually in Europe for thirty years. The 2008 papers from that meeting discuss the employment effects of workweek regulation in France, trade pricing effects of the Euro, ...
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Social Security Policy In a Changing Environment
Brown, Jeffrey R.
Chicago U.P. (2009)
- EAN: 9780226076485
- Páginas: 520
- Fecha de edición: 2009
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This volume analyzes the changing economic and demographic environment in which social insurance programs benefiting elderly households will operate. It also explores how these ongoing trends will affect future beneficiaries, under both the current Social ...
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International Trade In Services And Intangibles In The Era Of Globalization
Reinsdorf, Marshall
Chicago U.P. (2009)
- EAN: 9780226709598
- Páginas: 400
- Fecha de edición: 2009
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Quantitative measures of international exchange have historically focused on trade in tangible products or capital. However, services have recently become a larger portion of developed economies and international trade, and their role will only increase ...
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European Media Governance "The Brussels Dimension"
The Brussels DimensionTerzis, Georgios
Chicago U.P. (2008)
- EAN: 9781841501987
- Páginas: 216
- Fecha de edición: 2008
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European governments are gradually ceding control of national media to international organizations such as the EU. In light of that, European Media Governance investigates how the print, broadcast, film, and advertising industries are lobbying in ...
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The Analysis Of Firms And Employees "Quantitative And Qualitative Approaches"
Quantitative And Qualitative ApproachesBender, Stefan
Chicago U.P. (2008)
- EAN: 9780226042879
- Páginas: 400
- Fecha de edición: 2008
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The long-term impact of globalization, outsourcing, and technological change on workers is increasingly being studied by economists. At the nexus of labor economics, industry studies, and industrial organization, The Analysis of Firms and Employees presents ...
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The Private Abuse Of The Public Interest "Market Myths And Policy Muddles"
Market Myths And Policy MuddlesBrown, Lawrence D.
Chicago U.P. (2008)
- EAN: 9780226076430
- Páginas: 168
- Fecha de edición: 2008
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Despite George W. Bushs professed opposition to big government, federal spending has increased under his watch more quickly than it did during the Clinton administration, and demands on government have continued to grow. Why? Lawrence ...
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Borrowed Knowledge "Chaos Theory And The Challenge Of Learning Across Disciplines"
Chaos Theory And The Challenge Of Learning Across DisciplinesKellert, Stephen H.
Chicago U.P. (2008)
- EAN: 9780226429786
- Páginas: 288
- Fecha de edición: 2008
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What happens to scientific knowledge when researchers outside the natural sciences bring elements of the latest trend across disciplinary boundaries for their own purposes? Researchers in fields from anthropology to family therapy and traffic planning ...
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Nafta And The Campesinos "The Impact Of Nafta On Small-Scale Agricultural Producers In Mex"
The Impact Of Nafta On Small-Scale Agricultural Producers In MexRivera, Juan
Chicago U.P. (2009)
- EAN: 9781589661806
- Páginas: 200
- Fecha de edición: 2009
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The North American Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA, has been one of the most hotly contested political and economic issues of the past 20 years. Contrary to much of the discussion in the U. S. ...
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The Making Of Pro-Life Activists "How Social Movement Mobilization Works"
How Social Movement Mobilization WorksMunson, Ziad D.
Chicago U.P. (2009)
- EAN: 9780226551203
- Páginas: 248
- Fecha de edición: 2009
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How do people become activists for causes they care deeply about? Many people with similar backgrounds, for instance, fervently believe that abortion should be illegal, but only some of them join the pro-life movement. By ...
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The Structure Of Wages "An International Comparison"
An International ComparisonLazear, Edward
Chicago U.P. (2009)
- EAN: 9780226470504
- Páginas: 472
- Fecha de edición: 2009
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The distribution of income, the rate of pay raises, and the mobility of employees is crucial to understanding labor economics. Although research abounds on the distribution of wages across individuals in the economy, wage differentials ...
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Tax Policy And The Economy Nº 22
Poterba, James M.
Chicago U.P. (2008)
- EAN: 9780226676258
- Páginas: 232
- Fecha de edición: 2008
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"Tax Policy and the Economy" publishes current academic research findings on taxation and government spending that have both immediate bearing on policy debates and longer-term interest. Volume 22 includes issues related to savings through tax-deferred ...
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The Risk Of Financial Institutions
Carey, Mark Stulz, Rene
Chicago U.P. (2007)
- EAN: 9780226092850
- Páginas: 520
- Fecha de edición: 2007
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Until about twenty years ago, the consensus view on the cause of financial-system distress was fairly simple: a run on one bank could easily turn to a panic involving runs on all banks, destroying some ...
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The Pure Theory Of Capital
Hayek, Friedrich A.
Chicago U.P. (2007)
- EAN: 9780226320991
- Páginas: 464
- Fecha de edición: 2007
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The Pure Theory of Capital, F. A. Hayek's most detailed work in economic theory, has been long overlooked. First published in 1941, it stood in sharp contrast with fashionable economic thought, which had shifted under ...
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Tulipmania "Money, Honor And Knowledge In The Dutch Golden Age"
Money, Honor And Knowledge In The Dutch Golden AgeGoldgar, Anne
Chicago U.P. (2007)
- EAN: 9780226301259
- Páginas: 400
- Fecha de edición: 2007
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In the 1630s the Netherlands was gripped by tulipmania: a speculative fever unprecedented in scale and, as popular history would have it, folly. We all know the outline of the story - how otherwise sensible ...
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G7 Current Account Imbalances "Sustainability And Adjustment"
Sustainability And AdjustmentClarida, Richard H.
Chicago U.P. (2007)
- EAN: 9780226107264
- Páginas: 448
- Fecha de edición: 2007
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The current account deficit of the United States is more than six percent of its gross domestic product--an all-time high. And the rest of the world, including other G7 countries such as Japan and Germany, ...