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South Korea under Compressed Modernity
Familial Political Economy in Transition
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2010
The condensed social change and complex social order governing South Koreans’ life cannot be satisfactorily delineated by relying on West-derived social theories or culturalist arguments. Nor can various globally eye-catching traits of this society in industrial work, education, popular culture,...
Inflation Targeting in MENA Countries
An Unfinished Journey
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2011
This volume assesses the current state of play for Middle East and North African countries, in the light of wider work on inflation targeting, and provides lessons from the evolution of monetary policy in Europe.
Who Will Provide the Next Financial Model?
Asia's Financial Muscle and Europe's Financial Maturity
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2013
During the past 4 years, faith in the present financial model has been shaken in terms of policy, regulation, the financial sector itself, and exchange-rate regimes. Past and present policies of the world’s most respected central banks have come under fire. Regulations that defined the system have...
by Alexander Hesse
Language: German
Release Date: August 14, 2006
Language: German
Release Date: August 14, 2006
Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2006 im Fachbereich VWL - Fallstudien, Länderstudien, Note: 2,7, Technische Universität Chemnitz (Fakultät für Wirtschaftswissenschaften), Veranstaltung: Seminararbeit zur Speziellen Volkswirtschaftslehre: 'Arbeit für alle', 11 Quellen im Literaturverzeichnis, Sprache:...
by Kian Kamalian
Language: German
Release Date: June 10, 2009
Language: German
Release Date: June 10, 2009
Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2007 im Fachbereich VWL - Fallstudien, Länderstudien, Note: 1, Technische Universität Berlin, Veranstaltung: Zukunft der Staatsfinanzierung, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die vorliegende Arbeit behandelt Defizite und Potentiale von 'Public - Private - Partnership' (PPP)...
Restructuring public transport through Bus Rapid Transit
An international and interdisciplinary perspective
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2016
Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) is commonly discussed as an affordable way for cities to build sustainable rapid transport infrastructure. This book is the first to offer an in-depth analysis of BRT, examining the opportunities it presents along with the significant challenges cities face in its implementation....
How Cities Will Save the World
Urban Innovation in the Face of Population Flows, Climate Change and Economic Inequality
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2016
Cities are frequently viewed as passive participants to state and national efforts to solve the toughest urban problems. But the evidence suggests otherwise. Cities are actively devising innovative policy solutions and they have the potential to do even more. In this volume, the authors examine current...
Mikro- und makroökonomische Analyse der indischen Wirtschaft - Chancen und Risiken eines Investments
Mikro- und makroökonomische Analyse der indischen Wirtschaft - Chancen und Risiken eines Investments
Chancen und Risiken eines Investments
Language: German
Release Date: February 18, 2006
Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2005 im Fachbereich VWL - Fallstudien, Länderstudien, Note: 1,3, Hochschule Offenburg, Veranstaltung: Seminar Volkswirtschaft, 22 Quellen im Literaturverzeichnis, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Aufgrund der wirtschaftlichen Liberalisierung und der Öffnung nach außen steht...
Determinants of FDI Flows within Emerging Economies
A Case Study of Poland
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2014
This study provides a detailed examination of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Poland and explores the impact this has on foreign investment policy. It analyzes and identifies location patterns of FDI and strives to determine the supporting motives behind location choices of foreign companies.
by Serdar Yalcinkaya
Language: German
Release Date: March 25, 2014
Language: German
Release Date: March 25, 2014
Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2012 im Fachbereich VWL - Fallstudien, Länderstudien, , Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Deutschland und Frankreich sind bekanntlich die zwei stärksten Wirtschaftsnationen in der Europäischen Union. Diese zwei Länder verbindet eine enge Partnerschaft, sowohl im wirtschaftlichen...
Homes, Cities and Neighbourhoods
Planning and the Residential Landscapes of Modern Britain
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2016
Given current projections of population and household numbers, housing has become arguably the most important issue in planning. Likewise, planning raises arguably the most important long term issues in housing, given the environmental consequences of urban development and the use of the home. Homes,...
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Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2012
The aim of this book is to explore the challenges facing rural communities and economies and to demonstrate the potential of spatial microsimulation for policy and analysis in a rural context. This is done by providing a comprehensive overview of a particular spatial microsimulation model called SMILE...
Transport Development in Asian Megacities
A New Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: July 27, 2012
The rapid growth of the Asian urban population concentrates on a few large cities, turning them into giant megacities. Despite new theoretical insights into the benefits of megacities, the emerging Asia is facing a daunting challenge concerning the management of infrastructure and services in their...
The Socioeconomic Evolution of the European Union
Exploring the Electronic Frontier
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2016
This volume explores the role of territory in the creation, maintenance and extension of a new type of frontier, the electronic frontier, from a social and economic point of view. It departs from the earlier concepts of borders – state, social, economic, ethnic, religious, etc. – to investigate...