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From tackling the collusion of elites with international corporations to enhancing local democratic governance in Africa, this book examines the potential for reform, and how it may become a springboard for broader development gains.

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We should be grateful to Ostry and Nelson for giving clarity and balance to interrelated subjects too often dominated by passion and muddle. Keith Pavitt, University of Sussex Sylvia Ostry is chair of the Centre for International Studies, University of Toronto.

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With reference to concrete cases of technological retrogression a new conceptual framework is developed

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The author's primary purpose is to compare the effects of the different technologies offered by the two groups--the capital-intensive technologies of the West and the labor-intensive technologies of the Eastern bloc--on the economic growth of developing countries, as measured by growth in output.

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Assesses the current state of knowledge and note the advances since the initial colloquium; examine recent contributions in light of the heightened awareness of the complexity of the R&D process; and review the broader implications of the contributions of research in areas such as education, health, the environment, and quality of life.

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A discussion of the strategies linking the changing world of telecommunication to local desires for economic growth. Taking the examples of Richardson, Texas, city-state Singapore, and Atlanta, the book examines the successes and failures of each.

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During the past decade, dozens of large cities lost population as jobs and people kept moving to the suburbs. Despite widespread urban revitalization and renewal, one fact remains unmistakable: when choosing where to live and work, Americans prefer the suburbs to the cities.

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Can expectations alone explain the yield differentials among bonds of different maturities To what extend do attitudes toward risk and transactions costs influence the behavior of bond investors Is it possible for the Federal Reserve to "twist" the interest-rate structure in accordance with its policy objectives These are among the questions tre

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Covering events such as banking crises, economic bubbles, natural disasters, trade embargoes, and depressions, this single-volume encyclopedia of major U.S. financial downturns provides readers with an event-driven understanding of the evolution of the American economy.

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Ed Gordon marshals a vast amount of data to illustrate how various trends are converging to create a labor vacuumwith potentially disastrous consequences for economic competitiveness and individual opportunity.

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This work traces the evolution of capitalism from its roots in medieval Europe's rigid economy, through the laissez-faire abuses of the 19th century, to its contemporary form as shaped by competition with socialism.

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The Academic Scribblers offers a thoughtful and highly literate summary of modern economic thought. It presents the story of economics through the lives of twelve major modern economists, beginning with Alfred Marshall and concluding with Paul Samuelson and Milton Friedman. In a very real sense, this book picks up where Robert Heilbroner's classic

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Deals with the Adam Smith problem, namely the contradiction between his most famous works, "The Theory of Moral Sentiments" and "The Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations". This book argues that these works are, indeed, two different concepts of human nature. It is aimed at those who want to understand utopian thought of Adam Smith.

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The governments and central banks of the developed world have tried every policy tool imaginable, yet our economies remain sluggish, or worse. How did we get here, and how can we emerge from the longest downturn in recent memory This book looks at why Western capitalism is broken and how the US can recover its global economic leadership status.

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This diagnostic history of Argentina's economic prostration is full of timely lessons for readers in the United States about how an irresponsible capitalist elite and cynical politicians can lead a wealthy nation to throw it all away.

They say those who do not learn from history are bound to repeat it.

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This diagnostic history of Argentina's economic prostration is full of timely lessons for readers in the United States about how an irresponsible capitalist elite and cynical politicians can lead a wealthy nation to throw it all away.

They say those who do not learn from history are bound to repeat it.

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The American Dream is a inspirational, encouraging and motivating How To Book.The book offers tips about becoming financially successful doing Door to Door Sale. Both authors earned over a million dollars selling Door to Door over the last five years.

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The papers in this book were delivered in the Summer of 1958 at a seminar of the Duke University Commonwealth Studies Center. The papers cover four main areas: the effects of American influence on Canadian economic policy; and the influence of American labor organizations and policies on Canadian labor.

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Every economic system exists only to satisfy human wants, yet most systems fail to do so. Taking a keen look at the gap between goal and result, Stanley Lebergott appraises public policies relating to the U.S. distribution of income and wealth today. Part I shows that many programs have disappointed their proponents because certain basic assumptio