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This work contains everything the practitioner or student needs in order to understand what regional and local economic development is all about, as well as to acquire the basic analytical skills for regional development planning, and to design and carry out a regional development planning process.

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This work contains everything the practitioner or student needs in order to understand what regional and local economic development is all about, as well as to acquire the basic analytical skills for regional development planning, and to design and carry out a regional development planning process.

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Offering both empirical analysis and experience-based case studies of eight nations--including the U.S. (Silicon Valley), Catalonia, France, Finland, Switzerland, India, West Germany and Belize--the authors explore the ways in which regional culture influences and is influenced by industrial and management practices.

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Considers regional development policies in the European Union - long in the forefront of regional policy - Mexico, and Canada, and shows the need for regional policy in the U.S.

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Using the experience of postwar Western Europe as a benchmark, this book assesses how regional financial institutions can help developing countries - often at a disadvantage within the global financial framework - finance their investment needs, counteract the volatility of private capital flows, and make their voices heard.

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AFTA is ASEAN's response to the world-wide movement toward regional economic integration. Recent economic debate centers on measuring the impact of regional economic integration as a means of achieving persistent growth and facilitating structural adjustment.

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Assessing the potential benefits and risks of a currency union. This book, by two leading experts on economics and Africa, makes a significant analytical contribution to the debates now under way about how Economic Community of West African States could achieve and manage its currency union, andthe ramifications for the African continent.

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This work describes how regional integration has worked in Western Europe.

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This book challenges the prevailing view that regional economic decline is caused by unionization and can be avoided through tax cuts. Policymakers, those interested in employee ownership, unionists, and those interested in the nation's economic problems in general will find the book provocative and timely.

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Students of comparative politics, political sociology, Western European history, international affairs, or comparative social institutions can turn to this book for a balanced assessment of the alternative structures of decentralized political power which are emerging in various Western democracies.

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This work presents a discourse on regional aspects of electric power regulatory reform in the US. It examines the policy debate, looks at the political and economic issues at stake and provides a strategic road map for the industry over the coming decade.

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Analyzes the US government's efforts to combat the objectionable trading practices of other countries, arguing that some US regulatory activity has acquired a political momentum of its own, in part because it offers policymakers the ends and means to aid constituents at relatively little risk.

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In presenting the case for incentive-based regulation, the authors review the history of comprehensive incentive plans, look at what organization theory can teach us about using incentives as a regulatory strategy, and explore the effective use of incentive compensation by nonregulated companies.

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Over the past two decades Americans have become increasingly skeptical about the benefits of community growth and hostile to new taxes--while continuing to demand improvements in local services.

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This collection explores debates on global capitalism and its regulation. It integrates three areas: Karl Polanyi's economic sociology, regulation studies and socio-legal studies of transnational risks.

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Top experts in the field discuss how to improve the effectiveness of foreign aid, proposing practical solutions to specific problems rather than a utopian master plan.

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Forget events as one-off experiences, and organizers purely organizing events.Welcome to a new world, where events build communities and nurture relationships all year round all with event technology at its core. Featuring dozens of practical case studies, this book will help event professionals or anyone looking to enter the future of the liveevents industry.

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What is the future shape of the American workplace This question is the focus of a national debate as the country strives to find a system that provides a good standard of living while allowing businesses to succeed at home and compete abroad. David Levine shows that greater employee involvement in the workplace can significantly increase both productivity and worker satisfaction.

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Though few might think of Moses as a 'leader' or even a 'manager' in the contemporary sense, Moses among the most significant leaders in Western civilization is arguably the quintessential example of leadership from whom much can be learned by people entering and occupying leadership positions.

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Though few might think of Moses as a 'leader' or even a 'manager' in the contemporary sense, Moses -among the most significant leaders in Western civilization - is arguably the quintessential example of leadership from whom much can be learned by people entering and occupying leadership positions.

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This work is an examination of borderless markets where national boundaries are no longer the relevant criteria in making international marketing, economic planning, and business decisions. Religion is one critical factor that affects economic development, demographic behavior, and general business policies around the world.

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Examines the business of professional league sports, focusing on league expansion and franchise relocation.