Economics of industrial organization Books

Book SynopsisFritz Machlup (190283), the Austrian-American economist, is recognized as one of the first scholars to examine knowledge as an economic resource and, for more than half a century, many other economists and management theorists have also argued that economic growth isor soon will bedependent on the effective acquisition, transmission, and application of information and ideas.As serious scholarly work on and around the knowledge economy' continues to flourish, this new four-volume collection from Routledge's Critical Concepts in Economics series meets the need for an authoritative, up-to-date, and comprehensive reference work to make better sense of a voluminousand somewhat amorphousbody of literature. The Economics of Knowledge and the Knowledge-Driven Economy provides a one-stop' collection of classic and contemporary contributions to facilitate ready access to the most influential and important scholarship from a wide range of theoretical and practical perspectives. A

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Book SynopsisKnowledge intensive entrepreneurship lies at the core of the structural shift necessary for the growth and development of a knowledge based economy, yet research reveals that the EU has fewer young leading innovators, and Europe's new firms do not adequately contribute to industrial growth. This is especially true in the high R&D intensive, high-tech sectors. This structural malaise, undermining Europe's growth potential, is well diagnosed, but poorly understood. This volume fills this important gap by exploring new firms that have significant knowledge intensity in their activity and develop and exploit innovative opportunities in diverse sectors. Through an evolutionary and systemic approach to entrepreneurship, focusing on knowledge intensive entrepreneurship as both a micro and a macro phenomena and analyzing firms in the context of various socio-economic models, the authors explore firms creation and origins around the world, their organization, strategies and businTable of Contents1. Introduction Part I: Survey and Case Studies 2. Conceptualizing Knowledge-intensive Entrepreneurship: Definition and Method 3. The AEGIS Survey: A quantitative analysis of new entrepreneurial ventures in Europe 4. Knowledge-intensive Entrepreneurship: Exploring a taxonomy based on the AEGIS survey 5. Managing Risk in New Entrepreneurial Ventures 6. Structuring the Process of Knowledge-intensive Entrepreneurship: Empirical evidence and descriptive insights from 86 AEGIS case studies 7. Opportunities and Knowledge-intensive Entrepreneurship: A meta-analysis of 86 AEGIS case studies of ventures Part II: Sectors 8. Knowledge-intensive Entrepreneurship in Different Sectoral Systems: A taxonomy 9. Knowledge-intensive Entrepreneurship in Low-technology Industries 10. Dynamic Capabilities in Young Knowledge-intensive Firms: An empirical approach 11. How Networks and Sectoral Conditions Affect Commercialization in a KIE Venture in the Medical Technology Industry: A case study of Aerocrine 12. Competing for Product Innovation in Knowledge-intensive Industries: The case of the digital audio players Part III: Countries 13. Entrepreneurial Orientations of Knowledge-based Enterprises in Central and East Europe 14. The Determinants of Innovation: A patent- and trademark-based analysis for the EU regions 15. Knowledge Based Entrepreneurship and Emerging Economies Part IV: Policy 16. Public Policy for Knowledge-intensive Entrepreneurship: Implications from the perspective of innovation systems

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Book SynopsisThis book looks at the transfer and further development of value management procedures, as practised in North America, in a United Kingdom and Commonwealth construction industry context.Trade Review"will be valuable to practitioners, researchers and students in all different construction disciplines." - Chartered Quantity Surveyor"Kelly and Male have a book that will be useful to anyone in the UK or North America who wants to buy or provide a comprehensive project economics service." - Construction Management and EconomicsTable of ContentsIntroduction. Part 1: Development and principles of North Amercian value engineering. Introduction to value management. North American value engineering prinicples. Part 2: The practice of North American value engineering. North American value engineering practice. North American project case stidies. North American client implementation case studies. A case study of a North American value engineering consultancy practice: Smith, Hinchman and Grylls, Washington, 1986. Part 3: An analysis, critique and evaluation of North American value engineering. A critique of North American value engineering. Project economics and the client value system. Part 4: A proposal for a UK implementation of value management. Functional analysis. Life cycle costing. Group dynamics and team skills. A proposed UK methodology. key issues for practice. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisThe maritime sector is dynamic and volatile, creating the need for continuous monitoring of the latest developments and their effects on the organisation, management and strategies of shipping companies. This book analyses the business environment of these companies and the approaches they adopt in organising and managing their activities. Management of Shipping Companies aims to facilitate the learning and understanding of the fascinating world of shipping business. It examines the organisation and management of companies which manage ocean-going ships, emphasising the special characteristics of the industry and the framework created by these. This textbook offers a detailed account of the companies' processes and functions, the structural and contextual dimensions of their organisation, as well as an analysis of human resources, safety management and the outsourcing of shipping operations. Written in an easily digestible and critical manner, it includes case sTable of ContentsIntroduction,1. The shipping company, 2. The operating environment of shipping companies, 3. The processes of the shipping company, 4. The organisation of the shipping enterprise, 5. Contextual factors of organisational structure, 6. Departmentalisation in shipping companies, 7. Human Resource Management in shipping companies, 8. Management of human resources of ships, 9. Safety management in shipping companies, 10. Outsourcing of ship management

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This book, originally published in 1995 is a study of crisis management in the electricity supply industry during the 20th century. The full implications of the vulnerability of the industry are examined, with special reference to past industrial action. The authors were well placed to know how close the industry came on more than one occasion to disaster. In the wake of privatisation challenging and controversial questions are asked, which are of fundamental importance to the economy, quality of life and political stability of the country. An account is also given of the past structure, technology and industrial relations of the industry. This volume is an excellent case-study for students of post war politics, public sector management and industrial relations.

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Book SynopsisFirst published in 1955, this book offers a detailed history from the past to the mid-20th century on economic control. The book examines economic competition, particularly regarding the British economic system, and Fogarty looks at its scope, as well as its limits. This analysis considers working conditions in the mid-20th century, examining the impacts of industry on the life and work of the British agricultural population. The book first examines production decisions, arguing that a systematic and periodic overhaul of control mechanisms are required. Fogarty goes to give a detailed analysis on decisions about industry objectives. Ultimately, a broader look is given on the wider economic setting, and the definition of the economist is itself examined, taking into account the wider role that economics played in 20th century society.  Table of ContentsList of Tables and Charts; Part One – The Problem 1. Foreword: the Problem of Control Part Two – Production Decisions 2. The Scope and Limits of Economic Competition, Immediately Significant Decisions within a Given Social Framework 3. The Scope and Limits of Economic Competition, Immediately Significant Decisions within a Given Social Framework – testing the Effectiveness of Competition in British Conditions 4. The Scope and Limits of Economic Competition, where Competition is less effective 5. Direction 6. Consultation as a Form of Control 7. The Need for a Systematic and Periodic Overhaul of Control Mechanisms Part Three – Decisions about Objectives 8. Consumption and Savings 9. Provision for the Future - Investment 10. Provision for the Future - Research 11. Provision for the Future – Physical and Mental Health 12. Inter-Regional and International Relations - Population 13. Inter-Regional and International Relations – Trade and Investment: the Role of Competition 14. Inter-Regional and International Relations – Trade and Investment: the Role of Direction and Consultation Part Four – Economics and its Wider Setting 15. What an Economist 16. The Economist and his Neighbours 17. The Changing Background; Further Reading; Index

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Book SynopsisThere are few industries that have had a more profound impact on business and society over the last century than aviation. This book is an accessible, up-to-date introduction to the current state of the aviation industry which provides readers with the tools necessary to understand the volatile and often complicated nature of airline finance.Understanding finance is critical in any industry; however, the financial track record of the airline industry places even more importance on effective financial management. Foundations of Airline Finance provides an introduction to the basics of finance including time value of money, the valuation of assets, and revenue management and the particular intricacies of airline finance where there can be wild fluctuations in both revenues and costs. The third edition of this text has been extensively updated to reflect the many changes in the air transport industry that have taken place since the publication of the second edition, andTrade Review"Foundations of Airline Finance is a comprehensive text book for Aviation Management students and aviation professionals seeking to acquire useful knowledge on budgeting, finance and economic concepts and trends in the global air transportation domain" — Dr. Wali Mughni, Dean & Director, Aviation Institute of Management"An excellent insight into the area of Aviation Finance and a manual that you will turn to time and again during your career" — Dr. John A. Kolmos, Assistant Professor CUNY Aviation InstituteTable of ContentsPart 1 – Theoretical Aspects of Airline Finance 1. Airline Finance: An Overview 2. Cost Classifications and Control 3. The Time Value of Money and its Setting in the Aviation Industry 4. Assessments of Risk and Return Part 2 – Airline Accounting and Finance 5. Airline Financial Accounting Practices 6. Financial Performance and Measurement 7. Assessment of Financial Statements Part 3 – Airline Capital Budgeting 8. Airline Capital Budgeting 9. Airline Capital Structure and Cost of Capital 10. Management of Current Assets Part 4 - Practical Applications of Airline Finance 11. Airline Fuel Hedging Practice 12. Analysis of Aircraft Leasing 13. Application of Financial Theory to Aviation Industry 14. Airline Revenue Management

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Book SynopsisOriginally published in 1984, this book discusses the structure of a multi-sectoral, general equilibrium growth model of the US economy that gives special attention to the energy sectors and presents results from the simulation of this model under varying conditions of energy supply. While the book primarily analyzes the effect of energy supply on economic growth, it also presents a new methodology for approaching this kind of problem, but this same approach can be used to model the effect of changes in the supply of any produced raw material on economic growth. Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. Recent Literature on Energy and Economic Growth 3. Structure of the Model 4. The Sector Allocation of Investment 5. Results and Conclusions

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Book SynopsisThis book, which was first published in 1972, is not a collection of case-studies in cost-benefit analysis, of which there had been already several in use employing techniques of varying degrees of sophistication. Nor is it a manual of instruction with particular orientation for less developed counties, such as those produced under the auspices of the U.N. and the O.E.C.D. What this volume does attempt is to introduce the student of economics to the logic and the concepts used in cost-benefit analysis.Table of ContentsPreface; Part 1: Introductory; 1. Why Cost-Benefit Analysis? 2. The Pareto Basis of Cost-Benefit Calculations 3. Consistency in Evaluation 4. The Question of Equity; Part 2: Economic Concepts of Costs and Benefits; 5. Measuring Consumers’ Surplus 6. Adding and Subtracting Consumers’ Surpluses 7. Measuring Consumers’ Surpluses When Other Things Are Not Equal 8. Measuring Rents 9. The Economic Cost of Unemployed Factors 10. Transfer Payments 11. Double Counting 12. Shadow Prices 13. Shadow Prices (continued) 14. Some Limitations of Partial Analysis; References and Bibliography; Part 3: External Effects; 15. What Are External Effects? 16. Internalizing External Effects 17. Evaluating External Effects 18. Evaluating Accidents and Death 19. Evaluating Accidents and Death (continued) 20. In Conclusion; References and Bibliography; Part 4: Investment Criteria; 21. Introduction 22. Discounted Present Value and Internal Rates of Return 23. Investment Criteria in a Perfect Economy 24. Discounted Present Value versus Internal Rate of Return 25. Excess Benegfit or Benefit-Cost Ratio? 26. What Should the Rate of Discount Be?; References and Bibliography; Part 5: Uncertainty; 27. Popular Methods of Coping with Uncertainty 28. The Discount Rate Again; References and Bibliography; Index

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Book SynopsisDo recent moves in the construction industry towards collaborative working and other new procurement procedures really make good business sense? Procurement in the Construction Industry is the result of research into this question and it includes the first rigorous categorizing of the differences between procurement methods currently in use. In the process of carrying out this research, the team has produced a comprehensive study of procurement methods which looks in detail at the relative benefits and costs of different ways of working, with sometimes surprising results. As such, it is not only a valuable guide for practitioners on the complexities of the procurement process, but also an outline of the relevance of economic theory to the construction sector.Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. Review of Existing Knowledge 3. Research 4. Fresh Perspectives on Construction Procurement 5. Conclusions and Recommendations for Further Work 6. References 7. Indexes 8. Appendix A: Glossary of Terms 9. Appendix B: Papers Arising from the Research 10. Appendix C: Annotated Bibliography

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Book SynopsisA comprehensive and accessible textbook that connects the latest research on economic regulation with an examination of how regulation is applied in eight essential service industries. Discussion questions explore current debates, and online materials include over 60 applied exercises based on real-life regulatory problems.Trade Review'This is a fantastic textbook on modern economic regulation that beautifully integrates theory and practice like no other book on the market right now, plus it provides a great coverage of the structure and evolution of institutions in a number of key regulated industries.' Christos Genakos, Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge'Chris Decker's new book/edition is an invaluable up-to-date analysis and review of the regulation of network industries. It contains a sophisticated treatment of more general or theoretical issues concerning regulation, including the key issue of institutional form, now supplemented by a new chapter on behavioural economics and regulation. The coverage in individual chapters is now expanded beyond the trio of energy, telecoms and water, to include payment systems, aviation and rail, and digital platforms - a huge focus of current regulatory interest. All chapters draw illustrations from the experience of several different countries. Readers can determine how much detail they want to go into, from a more basic understanding to a more granular and up-to-date account of recent developments and directions of change. There is also a very extensive bibliography.' Martin Cave, London School of Economics'Modern Economic Regulation was already the best and most comprehensive economics of regulation text on the market, and now, with the addition of chapters on the regulation of payment systems, digital platforms, railways and aviation, as well as the interaction of behavioural economics and regulation, it is even better! Assign it to your master's and advanced undergraduate students, as I do to mine.' Russell Pittman, Visiting Professor, Kyiv School of Economics and Director of Economic Research, Antitrust Division, US Department of JusticeTable of ContentsList of figures; List of tables; List of boxes; Preface to the second edition; Acknowledgements; List of selected acronyms and abbreviations; 1. Introduction; Part I. 2. The perennial question: why regulate?; 3. Is economic regulation inevitable?; Part II. 4. Principles of regulation for core network activities; 5. Forms of price regulation; 6. Regulation in the presence of competition; 7. Behavioural economics and regulation; Part III. 8. The institutions of regulation; 9. Electricity regulation; 10. Gas regulation; 11. Telecommunications regulation; 12. Payment systems regulation; 13. Digital platforms regulation; 14. Rail regulation; 15. Aviation regulation; 16. Water and wastewater regulation; 17. Conclusions; Cases and legislation; Bibliography; Index.

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Book SynopsisThis second edition of The Economics of Entrepreneurship is an essential resource for scholars following the current state of this fast-moving field, covering a broad range of topics in unparalleled depth. Designed to be used both as a textbook for specialist degree courses on the economics of entrepreneurship, and as a reference text for academic research in the field, the book draws on theoretical insights and recent empirical findings to show how economics can contribute to our understanding of entrepreneurship. New topics, such as crowdfunding, entrepreneurship education and microenterprise field experiments, appear for the first time, while existing treatments of topics like regional entrepreneurship, innovation and public policy are considerably deepened. Parker also discusses new empirical methods, including quasi-experimental methods and field experiments. Every section - indeed every page - of the new edition has been updated, resulting in a rigorous scientific account of entrTrade Review'For those looking to understand the up-to-date thinking and research about entrepreneurship, this is the book for you. Simon C. Parker takes the broad view in weaving together a coherent, integrated and thoughtful analysis of what is known about entrepreneurship, why it matters and how we know it. His careful and meticulous command of the subject combined with lively writing makes his subject come to life. The book is not just essential reading for anyone interested in entrepreneurship but also a pleasure to read.' David Audretsch, Indiana University'The first edition of The Economics of Entrepreneurship is generally considered as a landmark defining the field. Partly thanks to this milestone the field developed quickly. In the second edition Simon C. Parker documents this progress as well as links to neighbouring fields like psychology, innovation, education and finance. This second edition is fascinating and indispensable reading for researchers and students, even more so than the 1st edition.' Roy Thurik, Erasmus School of Economics and Montpellier Business School'Simon C. Parker's The Economics of Entrepreneurship has long been a fundamental reading for entrepreneurship researchers and students. In this new edition, we are brought bang up to date, with important new material on financing, notably venture/angel capital and crowdfunding as well as innovation. Longstanding strengths of the book, for example concerning individual determinants of entrepreneurship and empirical methods, have also been significantly upgraded. This new edition will become the standard reference in the field.' Saul Estrin, London School of Economics and Political Science'In my own work I regularly referred to the previous edition of the Economics of Entrepreneurship because it was the definitive text on the subject. The new edition maintains that authoritative position but I see it stretching out to those interested in Entrepreneurship from other disciplines. I hope these scholars will draw upon this new edition so leading to greater comparability and consistency in interpreting the causes and outcomes from Entrepreneurship.' David Storey, OBE, University of Sussex'The concepts are well written and easy to understand. The book was intended as a graduate-level textbook; however, it could be a great addition to academic libraries as a reference resource for entrepreneurship researchers.' L. Camacho, ChoiceTable of Contents1. Introduction; Part I. Selection: 2. Individual-level theories of entrepreneurship; 3. Regional- and macroeconomic-level theories of entrepreneurship; 4. Empirical methods in entrepreneurship research; 5. Individual-level determinants of entrepreneurship; 6. Evidence of regional and macro-level determinants of entrepreneurship; 7. Ethnic entrepreneurship and immigration; 8. Female entrepreneurship; Part II. Financing: 9. Debt finance for entrepreneurial ventures; 10. Venture capital and business angel finance; 11. Other sources of entrepreneurial finance; 12. Wealth and entrepreneurship; Part III. Performance: 13. Entrepreneurial venture growth; 14. Rent seeking, entrepreneurial effort and employment creation; 15. Entrepreneurs' incomes and returns to human capital; 16. Innovation; 17. Venture survival and entrepreneurial exit; Part IV. Public Policy: 18. Principles of entrepreneurship policy; 19. Finance and innovation policies; 20. Regulation; 21. Taxation, entrepreneurship support programs and indirect government policies.

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Book SynopsisA radical critique of a new phase of capitalism grounded in corporate power and its exploitation of technological creativityTrade Review"In an era when technology is routinely treated as magical and liberatory, Luis Suarez-Villa has written the long overdue and necessary antidote to such flabby analysis and ludicrous self-congratulation. Technocapitalism is an outstanding book that should be read by all students, scholars and citizens who need to understand technology in the real world of capitalism and corporate power rather than the fairy tale world of the upper-middle class individuals doing their own thing in the sacred free marketplace. Our species faces extraordinarily serious issues in the coming generation, and an honest assessment of the political and economic forces around us is the necessary place to begin." —Robert W. McChesney, Gutgsell Endowed Professor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign"Suarez-Villa has created a highly original work, carefully crafted and well-written. This is a sweeping and grand theoretical analysis of the post post-industrial iteration of capitalism that he terms 'technocapitalism'. The synthesis of literatures is very impressive but the work goes well beyond synthesis to create new arguments and paradigms for understanding contemporary capitalism and its possible futures. The analysis is rooted in a strong humanism that embraces technological change whilst regretting the corporatist forces that shape its direction and manifestations. Technocapitalism represents an important contribution to the scholarly literature." —Joel Bakan, author/filmmaker of The Corporation, Professor of Law, University of British Columbia"Technocapitalism raises important critical perspectives about what Suarez-Villa finds to be the latest major stage of global capitalism. He gathers and analyzes several aspects of the social organization of technological change to provide a distinctive synthesis of literatures and arguments" —Rick Wolff, Professor Emeritus at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and a Visiting Professor at the New School University in New YorkTable of ContentsIntroductionExperimentalism Society as Laboratory Accumulation and Power Experimentalism as System ConclusionCreativity as a Commodity Creativity versus Commodification Utility and Value Reproduction and Commodification Commodification as Process ConclusionNetworks as Mediators Network Extent Hierarchies and Control Power and Inequity Change over Change ConclusionDecomposing the Corporation Networks versus the Corporation Decomposition and Power Pathology of Decomposition ConclusionExperimentalist Organizations Systematized Research Regimes Collaboration and Power Pathological Pursuits ConclusionChallenges Downfall of Public Democracy Hegemony of Corporatism Empowering Creativity Rediscovering the SocialNotes Index

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Book SynopsisThe case explored is the “technology di- dend” around Swedish aircraft industry, and in particular around the aircraft ma- facturer Saab, and the major industrial project of the JAS 39 Gripen multirole combat aircraft.Table of ContentsOn the Cloud of Technology that Surrounds Advanced Production: A Summary of Results.- The Art of Defining, Pricing, and Marketing Advanced Multidimensional Products that Spill Technology.- Spillovers and Innovative Technology Supply: A Literature Survey.- Capturing the Direct and the Serendipitous Spillovers: The Case of Sweden’s Military Aircraft Industry.- Looking into the Future on JAS Gripen Spillovers.- Saab in South Africa: Technology Transfer to an Industrializing Economy.- The European Policy Perspective.- Private and Social Spillover Benefits from Advanced Procurement: Defining and Estimating the Spillover Multiplier.- Advanced Purchasing as Industrial Policy: On the Advanced Firm as a Technical University.

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Book SynopsisThis book presents a systematic and comprehensive overview of financial transmission rights (FTRS) from the perspectives of various countries.Table of Contents1.Financial Transmission Rights: Point-to Point Formulations.- 2.Transmission Pricing.- 3.Point to Point and Flow-based Financial Transmission Rights: Revenue Adequacy and Performance Incentives.- 4.A Joint Energy and Transmission Rights Auction on a Network with Nonlinear Constraints: Design, Pricing and Revenue Adequacy.- 5.Generator Ownership of Financial Transmission Rights and Market Power.- 6.A Merchant Mechanism for Electricity Transmission Expansion.- 7.Mechanisms for the Optimal Expansion of Electricity Transmission Networks.- 8.Long Term Financial Transportation Rights: An Experiment.- 9.FTR Properties: Advantages and Disadvantages.- 10.FTRs and Revenue Adequacy.- 11.Trading FTRs: Real Life Challenges.- 12.Participation and Efficiency in the New York Financial Transmission Rights Markets.- 13.Experience with FTRs and Related Concepts in Australia and New Zealand.- 14.Transmission Rights in the European Market Coupling System: An Analysis of Current Proposals.- 15.Incentives for Transmission Investment in the PJM Electricity Market: FTRs or Regulation (or both?).

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Book SynopsisThis book contains an analysis of regulatory reforms in Turkish energy markets (electricity, natural gas, renewable and nuclear energy), the impact of these reforms on country’s energy portfolio and role in global energy trade, especially between the EU, the Caspian, Caucasus, and Central Asia.

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Book SynopsisComprehensively reassesses the prospects for industrialization playing a critical role in Sub-Saharan African countries' development and shows that manufacturing represents a viable path to structural transformation through integration into global value chains (GVC).

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Book SynopsisCe rapport reevalue la perspective pour l'industrialisation de jouer un rôle essentiel dans le developpement des pays d'Afrique subsaharienne et montre que l'industrie manufacturiere represente une voie viable de transformation structurelle par l'integration des chaines de valeur mondiales.

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Book SynopsisBy making available the almost unlimited energy stored in prehistoric plant matter, coal enabled the industrial age – and it still does. Coal today generates more electricity worldwide than any other energy source, helping to drive economic growth in major emerging markets. And yet, continued reliance on this ancient rock carries a high price in smog and greenhouse gases. We use coal because it is cheap: cheap to scrape from the ground, cheap to move, cheap to burn in power plants with inadequate environmental controls. In this book, Mark Thurber explains how coal producers, users, financiers, and technology exporters drive this supply chain, while fragmented environmental movements battle for full incorporation of environmental costs into the global calculus of coal. Delving into the politics of energy versus the environment at local, national, and international levels, Thurber paints a vivid picture of the multi-faceted challenges associated with continued coal production and use in the twenty-first century.Trade Review“Coal pushed the industrial era into existence. Today, with global warming, coal is among the biggest threats. Mark Thurber applies his sharp analytical mind, the balance of an historian, and an elegant pen to this vital subject. Everyone will learn something important from this lovely little book.”David Victor, University of California, San Diego “Thurber presents an overview of coal's role in past and present energy systems as well as key factors affecting its future in both developed and developing countries, offering a clear non-polemical analysis of coal's economic, environmental, and energy security attributes.”Howard Gruenspecht, former Deputy Administrator, US Energy Information AdministrationTable of Contents CHAPTER 1: THE DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD OF COAL CHAPTER 2: THE QUEST FOR ENERGY SECURITY CHAPTER 3: TENSIONS ALONG THE COAL VALUE CHAIN CHAPTER 4: ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS AND POLICYMAKING CHAPTER 5: ALTERNATIVES TO COAL CHAPTER 6: POLICY, TECHNOLOGY, AND THE FUTURE OF COAL

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Book SynopsisBy making available the almost unlimited energy stored in prehistoric plant matter, coal enabled the industrial age – and it still does. Coal today generates more electricity worldwide than any other energy source, helping to drive economic growth in major emerging markets. And yet, continued reliance on this ancient rock carries a high price in smog and greenhouse gases. We use coal because it is cheap: cheap to scrape from the ground, cheap to move, cheap to burn in power plants with inadequate environmental controls. In this book, Mark Thurber explains how coal producers, users, financiers, and technology exporters drive this supply chain, while fragmented environmental movements battle for full incorporation of environmental costs into the global calculus of coal. Delving into the politics of energy versus the environment at local, national, and international levels, Thurber paints a vivid picture of the multi-faceted challenges associated with continued coal production and use in the twenty-first century.Trade Review“Coal pushed the industrial era into existence. Today, with global warming, coal is among the biggest threats. Mark Thurber applies his sharp analytical mind, the balance of an historian, and an elegant pen to this vital subject. Everyone will learn something important from this lovely little book.”David Victor, University of California, San Diego “Thurber presents an overview of coal's role in past and present energy systems as well as key factors affecting its future in both developed and developing countries, offering a clear non-polemical analysis of coal's economic, environmental, and energy security attributes.”Howard Gruenspecht, former Deputy Administrator, US Energy Information Administration

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Book SynopsisInpatriates have become an important means of knowledge transfer within multinational companies. As such, the authors of Expatriates: Perspectives and Challenges of the 21st Century attempt to extract information regarding the knowledge transfer processes and inpatriates'' behavioral patterns. To provide a rich understanding of these processes from the inpatriates'' perspective, critical incidents reported by 22 inpatriates are content-analyzed. The expansion of expatriates has been associated with multinational corporations'' offshore production strategies. As livable built environments can attract and retain these expatriate workers in the host city, this compilation investigates how foreign direct investment flows are associated with human capital flows in a case study of Koreans in Suzhou, China. The concluding chapter discusses how, despite corporate globalization and the evolution of technology over the last 2 decades, we have observed a continuous increase in the number of employees deployed on international assignment. In fact, according to Finaccord, expatriate growth has been at a compound annual rate of 5.8% since 2013 and by 2021 the number forecast is 87.5 million. Since scholastic study abroad programs are now included in the curriculum of most post-secondary schools it is no surprise that 8.5% of expatriates are in this sector.

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Book SynopsisCreating Authentic Customer Connections in a High-Tech World. In The Relationship Economy, author John DiJulius teaches business leaders about the importance of relationship building in the digital age. He argues that in spite of (and because of) the advances in tech, we've become a less connected society. We have dramatically evolved away from face-to-face communication, and the skill of building rapport is evaporating. This means that customer personalization and relationships are more important now than ever-they will be the key to success for businesses moving forward. As he aptly states, "Being able to build true sustainable relationships is the biggest competitive advantage in a world where automation, artificial intelligence, and machine learning are eliminating millions of jobs and disrupting entire industries, business, and careers." This book reminds readers of the importance of personal connections and shows them how to attain meaningful, lasting relationships with their customers.

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Book SynopsisEconomic inequality has become like the weather: everyone talks about it and nobody does anything about it. Working Assets founder Peter Barnes actually has a plan: a bold effort to break the stalemate over economic policy, lift up our middle class, and make everyone a stakeholder in a cleaner planet. Barnes argues that, thanks to automation, globalization, and winner-take-all capitalism, there will never again be enough high-paying jobs to sustain a large middle class. The only hope lies in non-labor income - that is, in jobs plus something more.Building upon our Declaration of Independence, an essay by Thomas Paine, and a 30-year-old program in Alaska, Barnes proposes paying monthly dividends to every American. This supplemental income would come from the wealth we own together - such as the atmosphere, our ecosystems, and the benefits that flow from our common cultural, social, legal and intellectual heritage. Such dividends would not only keep our economy humming, but can also be designed to make it unprofitable to abuse nature. And Barnes' proposal bypasses the current gridlock between left and right; once set up, the dividend system is purely market-based. This is a truly visionary yet eminently practical solution to a seemingly intractable problem.

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Book SynopsisThe mainstream perception of Russian business today is framed by images of wild capitalism and a Dutch-diseased resource-dependent economy with poorly functioning rules and institutions. Despite the continued relevance of these issues in the current environment, readers of this book will discover that business in Russia has undergone a remarkable transformation. Important characteristics of the contemporary Russian business climate include the rise of a new generation of Russian business leaders and entrepreneurs, a variety of innovative and adaptive business strategies developed to respond to the increasingly VUCA world, a confident middle class with significant purchasing power, as well as a surprising level of integration in the world economy, including increasingly with China and its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). These evolving developments have received little attention from researchers and practitioners.This book has been written by Russian experts and thought leaders to address this knowledge gap. The five sections provide a diverse but integrated set of opinion pieces, analyses and cases about Russian business covering markets and macro perspectives, strategy and governance, innovation and entrepreneurship, internationalization and leadership. The aim is to overcome preconceptions by illustrating the underreported and multifaceted nature of the life of Russian business and take the reader closer to what is really happening on the ground. The book contains more than 50 contributions from 54 authors representing opinion leaders in Russia and abroad including prominent academics and businessmen.The Life of Russian Business is aimed at practitioners, policy-makers and educators, as well as those generally interested in Russia. By disseminating state-of-the-art insights on Russian decision-makers and institutions, the book ultimately delivers a well informed and balanced guide for those wishing to participate in Russia’s economy.Table of Contents Introduction: This Time It’s a Business Revolution, Tomas Casas i Klett and Yuliya Ponomareva. Acknowledgments. Section I: Markets And Macro Perspectives. Introduction. No Size Fits All: The Diversity of Emerging Market Opportunities, Andrey Shapenko and Vladimir Korovkin. Russia, Perfect Partner? China’s Bold Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), Oleg Remyga. Quo Vadis Russian Economy? On Trials and Challenges, Andrey Shapenko and Tomas Casas i Klett. Import Substitution: Russia’s Unrealized Business Opportunities for Foreign SMEs, Lorenz Widmer. Human Capital or Encumbrance? How to Create an Economic Miracle with Russia’s Aging Population, Andrey Shapenko. Russian Healthcare: The Pharmaceutical Industry in Transition? Alena Soboleva, Yury Krestinskiy, Irina Svyato, Oleg Svyat, and Elena Dumnova. Russian Cities: Is There Life Without Federal “Crutches”? Elena Korotkova. Russia as an Agrifood Superpower? Seizing Opportunity From Key Trends, Anastasia Belostotskaya. Bumper Harvests Beat Soviet Production Records: Where Are the Profits? Michail Mishchenko and Tomas Casas i Klett. Russian Steel: The Urgent Need for Reform, Marat Atnashev. The End of Oil Rent, Not of the Oil Age: How Technology Has Ushered in Commoditization, Marat Atnashev. Coal: The Russian Economy’s Most Successful Reform, Marat Atnashev and Sergey Stepanov. Section II: Strategy And Governance. Introduction. Don’t Swim With or Against the Current: Swim Anywhere You Like, Ruben Vardanyan and Mikhail Kusnirovich. Evolve or Become Extinct: Insights From Herman Gref, CEO and Chairman of the Executive Board of Sberbank, BeInTrend Editorial Staff. How Brusnika Is Reshaping Real Estate Development in Russia: From Square Meters to Standard of Living, Irina Kulikova. A Khabarovsk Shopping Mall Venture: Stepping Out of a Window, Keith Goodall and Yuliya Ponomareva. Building an LNG Tank in the Russian Arctic: Double the Construction Speed or Wait Until Next Summer, Keith Goodall and Yuliya Ponomareva. Sustainable Russia: A Guide for Multinational Corporations, Natalia Zaitseva and Kamila Novak. Unilever’s Zero Non-Hazardous Waste Strategy: Achieving Sustainable Production Systems in Russia, Andrey Shapenko. Enabling Russian Boards: Western Fancy? Dmitri Melkumov. Corporate Diversification and Value Creation: Should Russian Firms Diversify? Irina Ivashkovskaya and Irina Skvortsova. Independence in Russia’s Finance Industry: The Birth of the Analytical Credit Rating Agency (ACRA), Tomas Casas i Klett and Vladimir Korovkin. High Net Worth Individuals in Russia: Evolving Needs, Ruslan Yusufov and Marianna Slutskaya. Section III: Innovation And Entrepreneurship. Introduction. Technology-Based Entrepreneurship in Russia: How the Cold War-Era Innovation System Is Being Upgraded Into a Modern, More Open Innovation Ecosystem, Max von Zedtwitz and Ekaterina Vainberg. Foreign R&D Investment in Russia: How to Translate Into Innovation? Max von Zedtwitz, Zeljko Tekic, and Kelvin Willoughby. The Winning Strategies of Russian SMEs: Beyond Resilience in an Unpredictable Landscape, Ekaterina Molchanova. Atlantis-Pak: Russia’s Bespoke Atelier for Meat Packaging, Ekaterina Molchanova, Oleg Remyga, Maria Cristina Di Vito, and Ksenia Sokolova. SPLAT’s Leap of Faith: Niche Strategies of a Russian Medium-Sized Company, Benoit Leleux, Tomas Casas i Klett, Ekaterina Molchanova, and Yuliya Ponomareva. Neurosoft: From Accidental Innovation to In-House Strategy, Ekaterina Molchanova, Oleg Remyga, Maria Cristina Di Vito, and Ksenia Sokolova. SPIRIT DSP Software: Engine Inside, Ekaterina Molchanova, Oleg Remyga, Maria Cristina Di Vito, and Ksenia Sokolova. Venture Capital in Russia: Re- Emergence, Hype, and Looking Abroad, Yuri Mitin and Vitaly Polekhin. Russia at the Heart of Cybercrime Prevention: How a Cybersecurity Startup Became a Global Leader, Ruslan Yusufov. How to Sell Roses? Russian Robots on the March, Dmitri Sinitsin. Jewish Crypto-Tokens From Russia? Speculating About Bitcoin’s Future, Tomas Casas i Klett. The Internet Initiatives Development Fund (IIDF): Kirill Varlamov’s Public–Private Partnership to Accelerate Entrepreneurship, Tomas Casas i Klett. Section IV: Internationalization, Outbound, And Inbound. Introduction. How to Do Business in Russia, Carl F. Fey and Stanislav Shekshnia. Russia’s Pivot Towards Asia: Why We Need to Look to the West to Turn to the East, Andrei Shapenko. Fighting for Every Cent and Fen: Russian Firm Builds Lean Sourcing Network in China, Egor Pereverzev. One Tight Belt, One Hard Road: A Chinese Private Firm’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) Investment, Egor Pereverzev. Russian Speaking Latvians: A Bridge to the West or Trojan Horse from the East? Timurs Umans The Enchanted Generation: Why Russia’s Top Managers Are Not Wanted Abroad, Andrey Shapenko. Lighting Technologies and the India Connection: Illuminating Emerging Market Internationalization, Ekaterina Molchanova, Oleg Remyga, Maria Cristina Di Vito, and Ksenia Sokolova. Cooling Off the World With Evapolar: The Travails of a Radical Russian Born-Global Start-Up, Yuliya Ponomareva. Argus-Spectrum Securing the Future: Product Development in Russia, Production Plants Aboard, Ekaterina Molchanova, Oleg Remyga, Maria Cristina Di Vito, and Ksenia Sokolova. Manufacturing in Russia: Still an International Affair, Pavel Bilenko. Russia Is About Business: Views from a Resilient Swiss Entrepreneur, Walter Denz. Section V: Leadership. Introduction. Authoritarian Business Leadership: Losing Sway in China and Russia, Steven J. DeKrey. Seven Delusions of Russian Business Leaders: Money Likes Silence and Businesses Need a Brilliant Idea, Andrey Shapenko. The Russian Inability to Communicate: How Culture and Hierarchies Interfere With Doing Business, Andrey Shapenko. “I’m the Manager, You’re the Fool”: Understanding Russian Leadership Through Proverbs, Virpi Outila. Culture First: A Lawyer’s View of Business Success in Russia, Karl Eckstein. Banya Leadership: Where the Master Is a Servant, Tomas Casas i Klett. Culture and Negotiations: Russian Style, Moty Cristal. Sales Leadership From an Israeli Russian: Four Cross-Cultural Stories, Each With a Moral, Max Feldmann. Leadership Development: A Challenge for Russia, Konstantin Korotov. Developing a New Generation of Leaders for Russia: Not Without an “Emerging Market Leadership Mindset” From an Interview With Andrei Sharonov, Alexey Kalinin, Andrey Shapenko, Vladimir Korovkin, Natalia Zaitseva, Oleg Remyga, Kamila Novak, and Bryane Michael. About the Contributors.

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Book SynopsisThe mainstream perception of Russian business today is framed by images of wild capitalism and a Dutch-diseased resource-dependent economy with poorly functioning rules and institutions. Despite the continued relevance of these issues in the current environment, readers of this book will discover that business in Russia has undergone a remarkable transformation. Important characteristics of the contemporary Russian business climate include the rise of a new generation of Russian business leaders and entrepreneurs, a variety of innovative and adaptive business strategies developed to respond to the increasingly VUCA world, a confident middle class with significant purchasing power, as well as a surprising level of integration in the world economy, including increasingly with China and its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). These evolving developments have received little attention from researchers and practitioners.This book has been written by Russian experts and thought leaders to address this knowledge gap. The five sections provide a diverse but integrated set of opinion pieces, analyses and cases about Russian business covering markets and macro perspectives, strategy and governance, innovation and entrepreneurship, internationalization and leadership. The aim is to overcome preconceptions by illustrating the underreported and multifaceted nature of the life of Russian business and take the reader closer to what is really happening on the ground. The book contains more than 50 contributions from 54 authors representing opinion leaders in Russia and abroad including prominent academics and businessmen.The Life of Russian Business is aimed at practitioners, policy-makers and educators, as well as those generally interested in Russia. By disseminating state-of-the-art insights on Russian decision-makers and institutions, the book ultimately delivers a well informed and balanced guide for those wishing to participate in Russia’s economy.Table of Contents Introduction: This Time It’s a Business Revolution, Tomas Casas i Klett and Yuliya Ponomareva. Acknowledgments. Section I: Markets And Macro Perspectives. Introduction. No Size Fits All: The Diversity of Emerging Market Opportunities, Andrey Shapenko and Vladimir Korovkin. Russia, Perfect Partner? China’s Bold Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), Oleg Remyga. Quo Vadis Russian Economy? On Trials and Challenges, Andrey Shapenko and Tomas Casas i Klett. Import Substitution: Russia’s Unrealized Business Opportunities for Foreign SMEs, Lorenz Widmer. Human Capital or Encumbrance? How to Create an Economic Miracle with Russia’s Aging Population, Andrey Shapenko. Russian Healthcare: The Pharmaceutical Industry in Transition? Alena Soboleva, Yury Krestinskiy, Irina Svyato, Oleg Svyat, and Elena Dumnova. Russian Cities: Is There Life Without Federal “Crutches”? Elena Korotkova. Russia as an Agrifood Superpower? Seizing Opportunity From Key Trends, Anastasia Belostotskaya. Bumper Harvests Beat Soviet Production Records: Where Are the Profits? Michail Mishchenko and Tomas Casas i Klett. Russian Steel: The Urgent Need for Reform, Marat Atnashev. The End of Oil Rent, Not of the Oil Age: How Technology Has Ushered in Commoditization, Marat Atnashev. Coal: The Russian Economy’s Most Successful Reform, Marat Atnashev and Sergey Stepanov. Section II: Strategy And Governance. Introduction. Don’t Swim With or Against the Current: Swim Anywhere You Like, Ruben Vardanyan and Mikhail Kusnirovich. Evolve or Become Extinct: Insights From Herman Gref, CEO and Chairman of the Executive Board of Sberbank, BeInTrend Editorial Staff. How Brusnika Is Reshaping Real Estate Development in Russia: From Square Meters to Standard of Living, Irina Kulikova. A Khabarovsk Shopping Mall Venture: Stepping Out of a Window, Keith Goodall and Yuliya Ponomareva. Building an LNG Tank in the Russian Arctic: Double the Construction Speed or Wait Until Next Summer, Keith Goodall and Yuliya Ponomareva. Sustainable Russia: A Guide for Multinational Corporations, Natalia Zaitseva and Kamila Novak. Unilever’s Zero Non-Hazardous Waste Strategy: Achieving Sustainable Production Systems in Russia, Andrey Shapenko. Enabling Russian Boards: Western Fancy? Dmitri Melkumov. Corporate Diversification and Value Creation: Should Russian Firms Diversify? Irina Ivashkovskaya and Irina Skvortsova. Independence in Russia’s Finance Industry: The Birth of the Analytical Credit Rating Agency (ACRA), Tomas Casas i Klett and Vladimir Korovkin. High Net Worth Individuals in Russia: Evolving Needs, Ruslan Yusufov and Marianna Slutskaya. Section III: Innovation And Entrepreneurship. Introduction. Technology-Based Entrepreneurship in Russia: How the Cold War-Era Innovation System Is Being Upgraded Into a Modern, More Open Innovation Ecosystem, Max von Zedtwitz and Ekaterina Vainberg. Foreign R&D Investment in Russia: How to Translate Into Innovation? Max von Zedtwitz, Zeljko Tekic, and Kelvin Willoughby. The Winning Strategies of Russian SMEs: Beyond Resilience in an Unpredictable Landscape, Ekaterina Molchanova. Atlantis-Pak: Russia’s Bespoke Atelier for Meat Packaging, Ekaterina Molchanova, Oleg Remyga, Maria Cristina Di Vito, and Ksenia Sokolova. SPLAT’s Leap of Faith: Niche Strategies of a Russian Medium-Sized Company, Benoit Leleux, Tomas Casas i Klett, Ekaterina Molchanova, and Yuliya Ponomareva. Neurosoft: From Accidental Innovation to In-House Strategy, Ekaterina Molchanova, Oleg Remyga, Maria Cristina Di Vito, and Ksenia Sokolova. SPIRIT DSP Software: Engine Inside, Ekaterina Molchanova, Oleg Remyga, Maria Cristina Di Vito, and Ksenia Sokolova. Venture Capital in Russia: Re- Emergence, Hype, and Looking Abroad, Yuri Mitin and Vitaly Polekhin. Russia at the Heart of Cybercrime Prevention: How a Cybersecurity Startup Became a Global Leader, Ruslan Yusufov. How to Sell Roses? Russian Robots on the March, Dmitri Sinitsin. Jewish Crypto-Tokens From Russia? Speculating About Bitcoin’s Future, Tomas Casas i Klett. The Internet Initiatives Development Fund (IIDF): Kirill Varlamov’s Public–Private Partnership to Accelerate Entrepreneurship, Tomas Casas i Klett. Section IV: Internationalization, Outbound, And Inbound. Introduction. How to Do Business in Russia, Carl F. Fey and Stanislav Shekshnia. Russia’s Pivot Towards Asia: Why We Need to Look to the West to Turn to the East, Andrei Shapenko. Fighting for Every Cent and Fen: Russian Firm Builds Lean Sourcing Network in China, Egor Pereverzev. One Tight Belt, One Hard Road: A Chinese Private Firm’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) Investment, Egor Pereverzev. Russian Speaking Latvians: A Bridge to the West or Trojan Horse from the East? Timurs Umans The Enchanted Generation: Why Russia’s Top Managers Are Not Wanted Abroad, Andrey Shapenko. Lighting Technologies and the India Connection: Illuminating Emerging Market Internationalization, Ekaterina Molchanova, Oleg Remyga, Maria Cristina Di Vito, and Ksenia Sokolova. Cooling Off the World With Evapolar: The Travails of a Radical Russian Born-Global Start-Up, Yuliya Ponomareva. Argus-Spectrum Securing the Future: Product Development in Russia, Production Plants Aboard, Ekaterina Molchanova, Oleg Remyga, Maria Cristina Di Vito, and Ksenia Sokolova. Manufacturing in Russia: Still an International Affair, Pavel Bilenko. Russia Is About Business: Views from a Resilient Swiss Entrepreneur, Walter Denz. Section V: Leadership. Introduction. Authoritarian Business Leadership: Losing Sway in China and Russia, Steven J. DeKrey. Seven Delusions of Russian Business Leaders: Money Likes Silence and Businesses Need a Brilliant Idea, Andrey Shapenko. The Russian Inability to Communicate: How Culture and Hierarchies Interfere With Doing Business, Andrey Shapenko. “I’m the Manager, You’re the Fool”: Understanding Russian Leadership Through Proverbs, Virpi Outila. Culture First: A Lawyer’s View of Business Success in Russia, Karl Eckstein. Banya Leadership: Where the Master Is a Servant, Tomas Casas i Klett. Culture and Negotiations: Russian Style, Moty Cristal. Sales Leadership From an Israeli Russian: Four Cross-Cultural Stories, Each With a Moral, Max Feldmann. Leadership Development: A Challenge for Russia, Konstantin Korotov. Developing a New Generation of Leaders for Russia: Not Without an “Emerging Market Leadership Mindset” From an Interview With Andrei Sharonov, Alexey Kalinin, Andrey Shapenko, Vladimir Korovkin, Natalia Zaitseva, Oleg Remyga, Kamila Novak, and Bryane Michael. About the Contributors.

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Book SynopsisCoal is the political, economic and cultural totem for debates about climate change. Yet Australian politicians have had a love affair with coal, which has helped lock our politics – and our country – into the fossil fuel age. This searing book takes apart the pivotal role of the Adani Carmichael mine in the conflict over coal. We see the rise of a fossil fuel power network linking mining companies, mining oligarchs, the big four banks, right-wing think tanks, lobby groups, the conservative media and all sides of Australian politics. On the other side, we have one of the biggest social movements ever seen in Australia in the form of #StopAdani uniting to try to save the Great Barrier Reef, native title rights and to fight the corrupt politics of coal. Looking into the social, environmental and economic elements of this big fight, as well as the background of Gautam Adani himself, this book tells the full story of one of the lightning rod issues of our time. Sales Points: The inside story of Australia’s largest and the world’s second largest proposed coal mine Reveals the insidious power and influence of the fossil fuel lobby at all levels of government. The loser is democracy. Comprehensive – covers all aspects of the political, economic and social sides of Adani Shows impact of the proposed mine and resistance to it on corporations - the big 4 banks for example The Adani campaign has had an impact on voting patterns – the recent Batman by-election in Melbourne is a good example The proposed mine is in Queensland but the story is truly national Author has interviewed key players including Bob Brown, Geoff Cousins, Adrian Burragubba to write an often gripping narrative Includes background on Gautam Adani himself, and the sorry environmental record of his company in India Combines analysis and research within a compelling – and shocking – story Up to date – author can’t see a path by which the mine could proceed, but warns we should not be complacent To be endorsed by legendary environmental campaigners Bob Brown and Bill McKibben Quentin Beresford’s previous book The Rise and Fall of Gunns Ltd won the Tasmanian Premier’s 2015 Literary Prize and was longlisted for the Walkley Book Award. He proved himself as a superb media performer and will do the same here.

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Book SynopsisOrganizational Politics makes the readers about the various aspects of the organizational politics and the role it plays in the development and shaping of an organization and its working, discussing the various negative and positive aspects of the organizational politics. It provide the insights on what organizational politics is and the reasons that give rise to organizational politics in several businesses and institutions. This book also discusses about the meaning of organizational politics, the methods to manage organizational politics, the meaning of politics, the human factor related to politics and the politics as a game of power.

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Book SynopsisThis volume contains nine original innovative chapters on worker well-being. Three chapters are on time allocated to work and human capital acquisition, three on aspects of risk in the earnings process, two on migration, and finally one on how tax policies affect poverty. Questions answered include: Are more educated women now opting out of work with a higher probability than in the past? Under what circumstances do young adults allocate non-school time to educational pursuits? How do macroeconomic shocks affect labor force participation rates? Can tax policies alleviate poverty? Are workers compensated adequately for taking risks? Do differences in private and public sector earnings affect mobility between the two sectors? And, do migrant parents affect educational decisions of their offspring?Table of ContentsList of Contributors. Preface. Chapter 1 How do Adolescents Spell Time Use? An Alternative Metholological Approach For Analyzing Time-Diary DATA. Chapter 2 The Opt-Out Revolution: Recent Trends in Female Labor Supply. Chapter 3 Female Labor Participation and Occupation Decisions in Post-NAFTA Mexico. Chapter 4 A Risk Augmented Mincer Earnings Equation? Taking Stock. Chapter 5 Workers’ Mobility and the Return to Education, Evidence from Public and Private Sectors. Chapter 6 Foregone Earnings from Smoking: Evidence for a Developing Country. Chapter 7 The Impact of Worker Effort on Public Sentiment Toward Temporary Migrants. Chapter 8 Migrant Networks, Migrant Selection, And High School Graduation In México. Chapter 9 In-Work Transfers in Good Times and Bad: Simulations for Ireland. Chapter 10 Exploring the Determinants of Employment in Europe: The Role of Services. Research in Labor Economics. Research in Labor Economics. Research in Labor Economics. Copyright page.

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Book SynopsisInformality and informal employment are wide-spread and growing phenomena in all regions of the world, in particular in low and middle income economies. A large part of economic activity in these countries is not registered or under-declared and many workers enter employment relationships that do not provide any or only partial protection, work with little or no physical capital, receive low wages and work under conditions that can be hazardous to their health. This volume sheds light on the incidence and persistence of informality and the role of institutions and government regulations. The articles offer insights into issues such as how labor and tax regulations determine the incidence of informality, whether reforms on tax and other regulations can reduce informal employment, to what extent informality occurs as a result of job separations, how persistent is informal employment, how informal employment can be detected and whether migration can be a substitute for informal employment.Table of ContentsList of Contributors. Preface. Chapter 1 Tax Evasion, Minimum Wage Noncompliance, and Informality. Chapter 2 The Effect of Taxation on Informal Employment: Evidence from the Russian Flat Tax Reform. Chapter 3 Who Benefits from Reducing the Cost of Formality? Quantile Regression Discontinuity Analysis. Chapter 4 Detecting Wage Under-Reporting Using a Double-Hurdle Model. Chapter 5 Does Formal Work Pay? The Role of Labor Taxation and Social Benefit Design in the New EU Member States. Chapter 6 Migration as a Substitute for Informal Activities: Evidence from Tajikistan. Chapter 7 The Persistence of Informality: Evidence from Panel Data. Chapter 8 Job Separations and Informality in the Russian Labor Market. Informal Employment in Emerging and Transition Economies. Research in Labor Economics. Research in Labor Economics. Copyright page. Editorial Advisory Board.

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Book SynopsisAshok ChakravartiTrade ReviewThis book represents an important next step in the new institutional economics. Using this perspective, it undertakes a thorough re-examination of the problems of development. - Barry R. Weingast, Stanford University, US Institutions, Economic Performance, and the Visible Hand is a wide ranging, well-written, and provocative contribution to the study of political and economic organization. Ashok Chakravarti advances arguments and interpretations that are both interesting and, often, controversial. Although I find myself ''arguing'' with many of them, this is one of the many virtues of the book. I recommend the book to others who have an interest in institutional economics - why it is important, where it has been, and where it is going. - Oliver E. Williamson, Nobel Laureate in Economics, University of California, Berkeley, US This is an ambitious and wide-ranging book, which seeks to overthrow the minimalist view of the role of institutions in economic systems contained in the standard economic model, and instead advocates a more active institution-building effort to promote the development of poor countries. This important contribution is to review and consolidate the themes and issues that emerge from a very large literature on the subject of institutions and economic development, and to coherently formulate hypotheses relating institutions to economic performance. This should be useful to a wide range of scholars. --- John Toye, University of Oxford, UKTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. The Neoclassical Model and its Critique 3. The Old and New Institutional Economics 4. Development Strategies and Performance: An Overview 5. Institutions and Governance: The New Empirical Evidence 6. Institutions in Economic History 7. Discontinuous Institutional Change 8. Southern Sudan: A Case Study in Discontinuous Institutional Change 9. Markets and Institutions 10. Mechanisms of Institutional Transition Appendices Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis timely book explores the relationships between technological change, efficiency, productivity growth and performance. Focusing on the interplay among industries in modern economies, the essays in this volume combine pure theory and empirical applications to provide an input-output analysis of productivity growth that is both broad and in-depth. Thijs ten Raa and Edward N. Wolff lay out a conceptual framework for interrelating alternative productivity and performance measures, unifying input-output and productivity analyses and applying them to scenarios at both the national economy and industry levels. Topics discussed include growth accounting, international trade, outsourcing and productivity spillovers, labor and capital, and efficiency analysis. This fascinating volume offers some of the best work from two of the brightest and best-known minds in the field. Students, professors and researchers working in economic theory, international economics, labor economics and financial and monetary policy will find much of interest in this thoughtful and comprehensive book.Table of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements Introduction Thijs ten Raa and Edward N. Wolff PART I GROWTH ACCOUNTING IN AN INPUT–OUTPUT FRAMEWORK 1. Edward N. Wolff (1985), ‘Industrial Composition, Interindustry Effects, and the U.S. Productivity Slowdown’, Review of Economics and Statistics, 67 (2), May, 268–77 2. Thijs ten Raa and Edward N. Wolff (1991), ‘Secondary Products and the Measurement of Productivity Growth’, Regional Science and Urban Economics, 21 (41), December, 581–615 3. Edward N. Wolff (1994), ‘Productivity Measurement Within an Input–Output Framework’, Regional Science and Urban Economics, 24 (1), February, 75–92 4. Thijs ten Raa (2004), ‘A Neoclassical Analysis of Total Factor Productivity Using Input–Output Prices’, in Erik Dietzenbacher and Michael L. Lahr (eds), Wassily Leontief and Input–Output Economics, Chapter 10, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 151–65 PART II INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH 5. Edward N. Wolff (1994), ‘Productivity Growth and Capital Intensity on the Sector and Industry Level: Specialisation among OECD Countries, 1970–1988’, in Gerald Silverberg and Luc Soete (eds), The Economics of Growth and Technical Change: Technologies, Nations, Agents, Chapter 8, Cheltenham, UK and Brookfield, VT: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 185–211 6. Thijs ten Raa (1994), ‘Comment on Wolff’, in Gerald Silverberg and Luc Soete (eds), The Economics of Growth and Technical Change: Technologies, Nations, Agents, Chapter 8, Cheltenham, UK and Brookfield, VT: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 212–14 7. Angel Luis Ruiz and Edward N. Wolff (1996), ‘Productivity Growth, Import Leakage and Employment Growth in Puerto Rico, 1967–87’, Economic Systems Research, 8 (4), 391–413 8. Thijs ten Raa and Pierre Mohnen (2002), ‘Neoclassical Growth Accounting and Frontier Analysis: A Synthesis’, Journal of Productivity Analysis, 18 (2), 111–28 9. Edward N. Wolff (2003), ‘Skills and Changing Comparative Advantage’, Review of Economics and Statistics, 85 (1), February, 77–93 PART III OUTSOURCING AND PRODUCTIVITY SPILLOVERS 10. Thijs ten Raa and Edward N. Wolff (2001), ‘Outsourcing of Services and the Productivity Recovery in U.S. Manufacturing in the 1980s and 1990s’, Journal of Productivity Analysis, 16 (2), 149–65 11. Thijs ten Raa and Edward N. Wolff (2000), ‘Engines of Growth in the US Economy’, Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 11 (4), December, 473–89 12. Edward N. Wolff (1997), ‘Spillovers, Linkages and Technical Change’, Economic Systems Research, 9 (1), 9–23 PART IV LABOR AND CAPITAL PRODUCTIVITY 13. Edward N. Wolff and David R. Howell (1989), ‘Labor Quality and Productivity Growth in the United States: An Input–Output Growth-Accounting Framework’, in Ronald E. Miller, Karen R. Polenske and Adam Z. Rose (eds), Frontiers of Input–Output Analysis, Chapter 11, New York, NY and Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 148–62 14. Edward N. Wolff (2006), ‘The Growth of Information Workers in the US Economy, 1950–2000: The Role of Technological Change, Computerization, and Structural Change’, Economic Systems Research, 18 (3), September, 221–55 15. Maury Gittleman, Thijs ten Raa and Edward N. Wolff (2006), ‘The Vintage Effect in TFP-Growth: An Analysis of the Age Structure of Capital’, Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 17 (3), September, 306–28 16. Thijs ten Raa and Pierre Mohnen (2008), ‘Competition and Performance: The Different Roles of Capital and Labor’, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 65 (3–4), March, 573–84 PART V PRODUCTIVITY AND EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS: SYNTHESIS 17. Thijs ten Raa (2005), ‘Aggregation of Productivity Indices: The Allocative Efficiency Correction’, Journal of Productivity Analysis, 24 (2), October, 203–9 18. Thijs ten Raa (2007), ‘Don’t Aggregate Efficiency But Disaggregate Inefficiency’, in Rolf Färe, Shawna Grosskopf and Daniel Primont (eds), Aggregation, Efficiency, and Measurement, New York, NY: Springer, 145–51 19. Thijs ten Raa (2008), ‘Debreu’s Coefficient of Resource Utilization, the Solow Residual, and TFP: The Connection by Leontief Preferences’, Journal of Productivity Analysis, 30 (3), 191–9 20. Thijs ten Raa and Victoria Shestalova (2011), ‘The Solow Residual, Domar Aggregation, and Inefficiency: A Synthesis of TFP Measures’, Journal of Productivity Analysis, 36 (1), 71–7

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Book SynopsisThe significance of industrial ecology's geographic context of has for too long been neglected. This book makes a timely and pivotal contribution to the field by presenting analysis of an impressive range of case studies from across the world. Authors are highly familiar with their case study locations, which are analysed through a range of theoretical perspectives. International setting emerges as a significant contextual factor with which industrial ecology activity is inextricably linked.'- Alfred Posch, University of Graz, Austria'This book covers updated perspectives on eco-industrial parks across the world. It is an excellent work done by researchers from different backgrounds and cultures. History, barriers, institutional arrangements, policies, waste management, and greenhouse gas emissions, together with eco-industrial parks, are all discussed so that decision makers from different countries can understand the potential benefits of developing eco-industrial parks by considering their own realities. Specifically, case studies from both developing and developed countries are presented so that variations between different countries can be identified. Readers can enhance their knowledge on eco-industrial development, a useful tool for responding to challenges related to current resource depletion, environmental emissions and climate change issues.'- Geng Yong, Shanghai Jiaotong University, PR ChinaWith its high-level focus on industrial ecology-related policies such as circular economy and industrial symbiosis, this book provides a timely analysis of the industrial ecology experience worldwide. Editors Pauline Deutz, Donald I. Lyons, and Jun Bi combine their diverse experiences in both research and teaching to examine the topic as a business, community, and academic endeavor in different settings worldwide.International Perspectives on Industrial Ecology provides a cuttingeedge, in-depth exploration of the commonalities and differences of industrial ecology experiences, comparing geographical contexts from each of the world's continents. Expert contributors utilize case studies and contextualized reviews of current projects to formulate invaluable insights in the field. Much attention is given to industrial symbiosis, waste management, circular economy, sustainable development, and environmental management as each pertains to the field.This book's international perspective makes it ideal background reading for academics working in industrial ecology, as well as a valuable reference for postgraduates doing research or taking courses in the field. Public or private sector bodies trying to facilitate industrial symbiosis, economic development agencies considering industrial symbiosis projects, and environmental managers and regulators trying to improve environmental performance in their particular country will also find it engaging and relevant.Contributors: W. Ashton, L. Baas, H. Baumann, J. Bi, F. Boons, R. Branson, S. Brullot, I. Costa, C. Davis, P. Deutz, M Eklund, D. Gibbs, L. Hu, R. Isenmann, G. Korevaar, Y. Lei, L. Liu, P. Lowitt, D.I. Lyons, G. Massard, P. McManus, O.E. Olayide, J. Patchell, M. Rice, E. Romero Arozamena, C. Ruiz Puente, M. Shenoy, W. Spekkink, B. van Hoof, V. Verguts, H. Wang, Q. Wang, B. ZhangTrade Review‘The significance of industrial ecology’s geographic context of has for too long been neglected. This book makes a timely and pivotal contribution to the field by presenting analysis of an impressive range of case studies from across the world. Authors are highly familiar with their case study locations, which are analysed through a range of theoretical perspectives. International setting emerges as a significant contextual factor with which industrial ecology activity is inextricably linked.’ -- Alfred Posch, University of Graz, Austria‘This book covers updated perspectives on eco-industrial parks across the world. It is an excellent work done by researchers from different backgrounds and cultures. History, barriers, institutional arrangements, policies, waste management, and greenhouse gas emissions, together with eco-industrial parks, are all discussed so that decision makers from different countries can understand the potential benefits of developing eco-industrial parks by considering their own realities. Specifically, case studies from both developing and developed countries are presented so that variations between different countries can be identified. Readers can enhance their knowledge on eco-industrial development, a useful tool for responding to challenges related to current resource depletion, environmental emissions and climate change issues’ -- Geng Yong, Shanghai Jiaotong University, PR China‘As ecologically informed industrial development decision making gains traction among policy makers, this book offers a timely and necessary exploration of several industrial ecosystems across diverse economic, industrial, and regulatory settings. In bringing together a number of leading practitioner and scholarly perspectives on industrial ecology internationally, Deutz, Lyons and Bi offer key insights for supporting more effective eco-development policy making across diverse settings. As well, the work contained in this volume points to a number of areas where future research can continue to lend necessary insight.’ -- Raymond Paquin, Concordia University, CanadaTable of ContentsContents: Foreword 1. Introducing an International Perspective on Industrial Ecology Pauline Deutz and Donald I. Lyons 2. Industrial Ecology in India: Converging Traditional Practice and Modern Environmental Protection Weslynne Ashton and Megha Shenoy 3. Industrial Ecology, Industrial Symbiosis and Eco-Industrial Parks in Africa: Issues for Sustainable Development Olawale Emmanuel Olayide 4. Eco-industrial Development in the United States: Analysing Progress from 2010-2015 Peter Lowitt 5. Comparing Industrial Symbiosis in Europe: Towards a Conceptual Framework and Research Methodology Frank Boons, Wouter Spekkink, Ralf Isenmann, Leo Baas, Mats Eklund, Sabrina Brullot, Pauline Deutz, David Gibbs, Guillaume Massard, Elena Romero Arozamena, Carmen Ruiz Puente, Veerle Verguts, Chris Davis, Gijsbert Korevaar, Inês Costa and Henrikke Baumann 6. UK-China Collaboration for Industrial Symbiosis: A Multi-level Approach to Policy Transfer Analysis Qiaozhi Wang, Pauline Deutz and David Gibbs 7. Industrial Waste Management Improvement: A Case Study of Pennsylvania Donald I. Lyons, Murray Rice and Lan Hu 8. Bilateral Symbiosis in Australia and the Issue of Geographic Proximity Robin Branson and Phil McManus 9. Varieties of Industrial Symbiosis Wouter Spekkink 10. Institutional Context of Eco-industrial Park Development in China: Environmental Governance in Industrial Parks and Zones Lingxuan Liu, Bing Zhang and Jun Bi 11. Intersection of Industrial Symbiosis and Product-based Industrial Ecologies: Considerations from the Japanese Home Appliance Industry Jerry Patchell 12. Institutional Capacity for Sustainable Industrial Systems in Caldas, Colombia Bart van Hoof 13. Greenhouse Gases Reduction Strategies for Eco-Industrial Parks in China Haikun Wang, Yue Lei and Jun Bi 14. Embedding an International Perspective in Industrial Ecology Donald I. Lyons, Pauline Deutz and Jun Bi Index

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Book SynopsisThe economics of worker cooperatives is a branch of economic inquiry with a long and esteemed pedigree, dating at least from the work of John Stuart Mill in the mid-nineteenth century. Since then, leading economists have paid intermittent attention to the topic, but the collapse of state-sponsored socialism in Eastern Europe and growing discontent with loosely-fettered capitalism have resulted in a resurgence of interest in worker co-operatives as a method of enhancing productivity and reducing income inequalities without heavy government regulation. Professor Pencavel's judicious selection of articles by leading scholars conveys the vigour and rigour of this new empirical research. His original introduction provides an authoritative guide to past and current thinking in this topical area and raises important issues, which point the way for further contributions to the already rich literature.Trade Review‘The Economics of Worker Cooperatives, edited by John Pencavel, is therefore a timely and important collection of theoretical and empirical pieces of research. Pencavel’s collection includes important classic writings on worker cooperatives and related business forms such as some collectives, as well as more contemporary commentaries and analyses. The range of selections is quite balanced overall, especially in addressing risks as well as advantages observed in the financial performance of worker cooperatives. . . The Economics of Worker Cooperatives is an excellent volume for anyone who wishes to become familiar with the array of economic issues implicated in worker cooperatives.’ -- Work, Employment and SocietyTable of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements Introduction John Pencavel PART I THE SETTING 1. Derek C. Jones (1976), ‘British Economic Thought on Association of Laborers 1848–1974’ 2. Gregory K. Dow (2003), ‘Workers’ Control in Action (I)’ and ‘Workers’ Control in Action (II)’ 3. Derek C. Jones (1984), ‘American Producer Cooperatives and Employee-Owned Firms: A Historical Perspective’ 4. Robert A. Dahl (1985), ‘Democracy and the Economic Order’ and ‘The Right to Democracy Within Firms’ 5. Samuel Bowles and Herbert Gintis (1993), ‘A Political and Economic Case for the Democratic Enterprise’ 6. John P. Bonin, Derek C. Jones and Louis Putterman (1993), ‘Theoretical and Empirical Studies of Producer Cooperatives: Will Ever the Twain Meet?’ PART II ISSUES OF OWNERSHIP, FINANCING AND CHANGE 7. Louis Putterman (1993), ‘Ownership and the Nature of the Firm’ 8. Henry Hansmann (1990), ‘The Viability of Worker Ownership: An Economic Perspective on the Political Structure of the Firm’ 9. Eirik G. Furubotn (1976), ‘The Long-Run Analysis of the Labor-Managed Firm: An Alternative Interpretation’ 10. Jaroslav Vanek (1973), ‘Some Fundamental Considerations on Financing and the Form of Ownership under Labor Management’ 11. David P. Ellerman (1986), ‘Horizon Problems and Property Rights in Labor-Managed Firms’ 12. Avner Ben-Ner (1984), ‘On the Stability of the Cooperative Type of Organization’ 13. Hajime Miyazaki (1984), ‘On Success and Dissolution of the Labor-managed Firm in the Capitalist Economy’ PART III ECONOMIC MODELS 14. Benjamin Ward (1958), ‘The Firm in Illyria: Market Syndicalism’ 15. Evsey D. Domar (1966), ‘The Soviet Collective Farm as a Producer Cooperative’ 16. Walter Y. Oi and Elizabeth M. Clayton (1968), ‘A Peasant’s View of a Soviet Collective Farm’ 17. Saul Estrin (1982), ‘Long-Run Supply Responses under Self-Management’ 18. A. Steinherr and J.-F. Thisse (1979), ‘Are Labor-Managers Really Perverse?’ 19. A.A. Brewer and M.J. Browning (1982), ‘On the “Employment” Decision of a Labour-managed Firm’ 20. Hajime Miyazaki and Hugh M. Neary (1985), ‘Output, Work Hours and Employment in the Short Run of a Labour-Managed Firm’ 21. Murat R. Sertel (1987), ‘Workers’ Enterprises are not Perverse’ 22. Jonathan Levin and Steven Tadelis (2005), ‘Profit Sharing and the Role of Professional Partnerships’ PART IV SOME EMPIRICAL RESEARCH 23. John Pencavel and Ben Craig (1994), ‘The Empirical Performance of Orthodox Models of the Firm: Conventional Firms and Worker Cooperatives’ 24. John Pencavel, Luigi Pistaferri and Fabiano Schivardi (2006), ‘Wages, Employment, and Capital in Capitalist and Worker-Owned Firms’ 25. Gabriel Burdín and Andrés Dean (2009), ‘New Evidence on Wages and Employment in Worker Cooperatives Compared with Capitalist Firms’ 26. Ran Abramitzky (2011), ‘Lessons from the Kibbutz on the Equality-Incentives Trade-Off’

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Book SynopsisAshok ChakravartiTrade ReviewThis book represents an important next step in the new institutional economics. Using this perspective, it undertakes a thorough re-examination of the problems of development. - Barry R. Weingast, Stanford University, US Institutions, Economic Performance, and the Visible Hand is a wide ranging, well-written, and provocative contribution to the study of political and economic organization. Ashok Chakravarti advances arguments and interpretations that are both interesting and, often, controversial. Although I find myself ''arguing'' with many of them, this is one of the many virtues of the book. I recommend the book to others who have an interest in institutional economics - why it is important, where it has been, and where it is going. - Oliver E. Williamson, Nobel Laureate in Economics, University of California, Berkeley, US This is an ambitious and wide-ranging book, which seeks to overthrow the minimalist view of the role of institutions in economic systems contained in the standard economic model, and instead advocates a more active institution-building effort to promote the development of poor countries. This important contribution is to review and consolidate the themes and issues that emerge from a very large literature on the subject of institutions and economic development, and to coherently formulate hypotheses relating institutions to economic performance. This should be useful to a wide range of scholars. --- John Toye, University of Oxford, UKTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. The Neoclassical Model and its Critique 3. The Old and New Institutional Economics 4. Development Strategies and Performance: An Overview 5. Institutions and Governance: The New Empirical Evidence 6. Institutions in Economic History 7. Discontinuous Institutional Change 8. Southern Sudan: A Case Study in Discontinuous Institutional Change 9. Markets and Institutions 10. Mechanisms of Institutional Transition Appendices Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisWorld Statistics on Mining and Utilities provides a unique biennial overview of the role of mining and utility activities in the world economy. This extensive resource from UNIDO provides detailed time series data on the level, structure and growth of international mining and utility activities by country and sector. Country level data is clearly presented on the number of establishments, employment and output of activities such as: coal, iron ore and crude petroleum mining as well as production and supply of electricity, natural gas and water. This unique and comprehensive source of information meets the growing demand of data users who require detailed and reliable statistical information on the primary industry and energy producing sectors. The publication provides internationally comparable data to economic researchers, development strategists and business communities who influence the policy of industrial development and its environmental sustainability.Table of ContentsContents: About this Publication Introduction Part I: Summary Tables Part II: Country Tables

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Book SynopsisSince its inception Research in Labor Economics has published over 350 articles encompassing a wide range of themes and spanning an array of labor economics topics. Authors have ranged from young scholars with much potential to mature leaders in the field, including Nobel Prize and John Bates Clark award winners. Over the years Research in Labor Economics has continued to present important new research in labor economics. It covers themes such as labor supply, work effort, schooling, on-the-job training, earnings distribution, discrimination, migration, and the effects of government policies on worker well-being. It aims to apply economic theory and econometrics to analyze important policy-related questions, often with an international focus. To commemorate Research in Labor Economics's 35th anniversary, this retrospective edition contains 20 of the most influential Research in Labor Economics articles along with new introductory prefatory updates written by the original authors. These new prefaces emphasize recent developments that each article might have inspired and also discuss remaining unanswered questions.Table of ContentsList of Contributors. Editorial Advisory Board. Preface. Introduction to “Labor Supply Under Uncertainty” 35 Years on. Introduction to “The Effect of Tax and Transfer Programs on Labor Supply: The Evidence from the Income Maintenance Experiments”. Introduction to “Earnings,Schooling, and Ability Revisited”. Introduction to “Schooling and Labor Market Consequences of the 1970 State Abortion Reform”. Introduction to “Early Test Scores, School Quality and Ses: Longrun Effects on Wage and Employment Outcomes”. Introduction to “Are Private Schools Really Better?”. Introduction to “Private Sector Training: Who gets it and what are its Effects?”. Introduction to “Soft-Skills' and Long-Run Labor Market Success”. Introduction to “A Life Cycle Approach to Migration: Analysis of the Perspicacious Peregrinator”. Introduction to “Job Mobility,Search, and Earnings Growth: A Reinterpretation of Human Capital Earnings Functions“. Introduction to “Income Prospects and Job Mobility of Younger Men”. Introduction to “Wage Changes in Job Changes”. Introduction to “Job Satisfaction, Wage Changes, and Quits: Evidence from Germany”:The View from 2012. Introduction to “Work Effort, on-the-job Screening, and Alternative Methods of Remuneration”. Introduction to “Raids and Offer Matching”. Introduction to “Job Characteristics and the Form of Compensation”. Introduction to “Accounting for Income Inequality and its Change: A New Method, With Application to the Distribution of Earnings in the United States”. Introduction to “Changes in the Structure of Wages in the Public and Private Sectors”. Introduction to “Relationships Among the Family Incomes and Labor Market Outcomes of Relatives”. “The Mouse that Roared?”Turns Thirty Introduction to “The Federal Attack on Labor Market Discrimination”. 35th Anniversary Retrospective. Research in Labor Economics. Research in Labor Economics. Copyright page. Labor Supply Under Uncertainty. The Effect of Tax and Transfer Programs on Labor Supply: The Evidence from the Income Maintenance Experiments. Earnings,Schooling, and Ability Revisited. Schooling and Labor Market Consequences of the 1970 State Abortion Reform. Early test scores, school quality and SES: Longrun effects on wage and employment outcomes. Are private schools really better?. Private Sector Training: Who Gets it and What are its Effects?. “Soft-Skills” and Long-Run Labor Market Success. A Life Cycle Approach to Migration: Analysis of the Perspicacious Peregrinator. Job Mobility, Search, and Earnings Growth: A Reinterpretation of Human Capital Earnings Functions. Income Prospects and Job Mobility of Younger Men. Wage Changes in Job Changes. Job Satisfaction, Wage Changes, and Quits: Evidence from Germany. Work Effort, on-the-Job Screening, and Alternative Methods of Remuneration. Raids and Offer Matching. Job Characteristics and the Form of Compensation. ACCOUNTING FOR INCOME INEQUALITY AND ITS CHANGE: A NEW METHOD, WITH APPLICATION TO THE DISTRIBUTION OF EARNINGS IN THE UNITED STATES. Changes in the Structure of Wages in the Public and Private Sectors. Relationships among the Family Incomes and Labor Market Outcomes of Relatives. The Federal Attack on Labor Market Discrimination: The Mouse that Roared.

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Book SynopsisThis volume contains eight new and innovative research articles relevant to researchers and policy makers. Each chapter deals with an aspect of human welfare and is authored by an expert in the field. One deals with how technological change affects the distribution of earnings, two deal with how workers advance through corporate hierarchy, four deal with how incentives motivate workers, and the final chapter deals with how one immigrant group is far more successful than even the native population. Among the questions answered are: What accounts for the relative rise in skilled worker salaries? Which workers advance more quickly up the corporate ladder? Are workers hired from outside the company as successful as internally promoted workers? Does performance-based pay affect worker absenteeism? Do retirement incentives to workers really help the firm? Do unexpected decreases in retirement income decrease retiree life satisfaction? Do more stringent divorce laws increase cohabitation? What causes immigrants to really succeed in their new country?Table of ContentsList of Contributors. Editorial Advisory Board. Preface. Institutions, Technological Change and Wage Differentials between Skilled and Unskilled Workers: Theory and Evidence from Europe. Career and Wage Dynamics: Evidence from Linked Employer-Employee Data. Position-Specific Promotion Rates and the “Fast Track” Effect. The Effect of Variable Pay Schemes on Workplace Absenteeism. Adverse Selection and Incentives in an Early Retirement Program. The Mental Cost of Pension Loss: The Experience of Russia's Pensioners during Transition. Can Long-Term Cohabiting and Marital Unions be Incentivized?. Indian Entrepreneurial Success in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Research in Labor Economics. Research in Labor Economics. Research in Labor Economics. Copyright page.

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Book SynopsisOwnership and decision-making are key issues in the economic restructuring taking place as economies struggle to emerge from the Great Recession, and technological change and globalization continue to place new demands on workers and firms. Corporate, labor, and policy leaders are increasingly recognizing the potential role of employee ownership, cooperatives, profit sharing, and other ways in which employees directly participate in decision-making and financial performance. This volume contains cutting-edge research on the causes and effects of financial and decision-making participation, including results from the United States, European Union, Russia, India, and Basque area of Spain, along with a unique laboratory experiment to probe the real-world findings. Along with consideration of standard economic outcomes are studies that examine job satisfaction in the largest U.S. worker cooperative, and firm survival among cooperatives and ESOP companies. In addition, there are theoretical and thought pieces on the meaning and value of employee ownership in a rapidly changing world economy.Table of ContentsForeword. Effects of Cooperative Membership and Participation in Decision Making on Job Satisfaction of Home Health Aides. Can Group-Incentives Without Participation Survive the Free-Rider Problem? A View From the Lab. Information Technology and High Performance Workplace Practices: Evidence on Their Incidence from Upstate New York Establishments. The Relative Survival of Worker Cooperatives and Barriers to Their Creation. Firm Survival and Performance in Privately Held ESOP Companies. What Does Mondragon Teach Us About Workplace Democracy?. Employee Ownership in Russia: Evolution and Current Status. Determinants of Financial Participation in the EU: Employers’ and Employees’ Perspectives. Financial and Decision-Making Participation of Marginalized Small Farmers Through the Pragathi Bandhu Model in India. Democratic Differences: How Type of Ownership Affects Workplace Democracy and its Broader Social Effects. Three Themes About Democratic Enterprises: Capital Structure, Education, and Spin-Offs. Political Metaphors and Workplace Governance. Worker Ownership and Collaborative Production. List of Contributors. Introduction. Destructive Trade and Workers’ Self-Defense Through Economic Democracy: A Research Note. Sharing Ownership, Profits, and Decision-Making in the 21st Century. The Labor Managed Firm – A Theoretical Model Explaining Emergence and Behavior. Advances in the Economic Analysis of Participatory & Labor-Managed Firms. Sharing Ownership, Profits, and Decision-Making in the 21st Century. Copyright page.

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Book SynopsisAfter three decades of economic reform, China is experiencing substantial demographic changes and a steady structural transformation toward a market economy. These phenomena pose major challenges for the Chinese labor market, which are at the center of the booming academic and policy research in recent years. This volume presents fresh knowledge on labor market issues in China. It contains eight original research articles which offer insights and answers to question such as: Which are the most important challenges of the Chinese labor market? How does rural-urban migration affect occupational choice in rural China? Does urban occupational mobility differ across gender? Which is the cost of job displacement in urban labor markets? Is over-qualification affecting the hiring probability across educational groups? How does the social insurance system perform in terms of coverage of urban workers? Which are the incentive problems in the new rural pension program?Table of ContentsPolachek, S.W. - IZA, Institute for the Study of Labor, Bonn, Germany Tatsiramos K. - Binghamton University, SUNY, NY, USA

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