Developments in international accounting

general issues and classification

edited by Christopher W. Nobes.

Developments in country studies in international accounting

Europe

Developments in country studies in international accounting

Americas and the Far East

edited by Gary K.Meek

Developments in financial reporting by multinationals

Ed. Clare B.Roberts

New pespectives in economics theory

the selected works of Halbert White : volume two

New perspectives in econometric theory comprises specielly selected papers by Halbert White which reflect his research in a variety of related areas in econometrics: heteroskedasticity of unknown form nonlinear an nonparametric regression; instrumental variables and generalized method of moments stimation; and measurability and limit theory ...

New technologies and environmental innovation

Developing an annuity market in Europe

On the premise that pension provision in Europe will dramatically change over the next few decades, this book concentrates on the funded component of pension wealth, and specifically on annuities # financial products that, on the basis of actuarial equivalence, allow the conversion of wealth into ...

Reforming pensions in Europe

evolution of pensions financing and resources of retirement income

Since the early 1990s the countries of the European Union and Central and Eastern Europe have been involved in the process of reforming their retirement income systems. The principal objective of these reforms is to contain the cost of pay-as-you-go public pension in the face ...

Games and public administration

the law of economics of regulation and licensing

Despite the increasing trend towards deregulation, the public regulation of private activities remains a common phenomenon in industrialized countries. However, it is frequently claimed that slow and costly regulatory licensing procedures impede economic growth. This book investigates the strategic and adaptive interaction between citizen-applicants and ...

The Porter hypothesis and the economic consequences of environmental regulation

a neo-schumpeterian approach

Combining the public choice literature on political decision making with the Neo-Schumpeterian literature on innovation, this valuable new book develops a conceptual model of how environmental regulation is designed. The author presents a novel perspective on the Porter Hypothesis, arguing that the effect of environmental ...

Land and forest economics

This text provides a comprehensive introduction to the important issues of land use and forest economics. The authors employ economic tools to study the allocation of land among alternative activities such as agriculture, grazing and forestry which impact upon the landscape. Contents: Preface 1. Introduction ...

Organizational knowledge and technology

an action-oriented perspective on organization and information systems

This book attempts to make sense of a new area of integrated study, namely information systems and information technology (IS/IT) and the organization. It also aims to bring this mix into the broader theme of complexity as applied to organization and management and draw ...

The management of innovation

This is the definitive collection on the subject of innovation management, it brings together in two volumes the essential analyses in the field from its leading authorities.

The economics of standards

theory,evidence, policy

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the important topic of standards, which remains a vastly under-researched field of empirical inquiry. It presents a variety of interesting empirical analyses which reveal the driving forces and the economic impacts of standardization both in the manufacturing and ...

Sustainable fiscal policy and economic stability

theory and practice

The public debt/GDP ratio in several countries showed the largest ever peacetime increase during the last 20 years of the twentieth century, thereby causing widespread fiscal unsustainability. Towards the latter half of the 1990s, several governments initiated steps to reverse this trend however, they ...

The evolving economy

essays on the evolutionary approach to economics

Change manifests itself in all facets of the economy. This important collection of previously published essays illustrates how the evolutionary approach can reveal not only where change comes from, and how it happens, but also where it will lead. ÍNDICE: Preface Part I: Introduction Part ...

The network society

a cross-cultural perspective

Manuel Castells # one of the world#s pre-eminent social scientists # has drawn together a stellar group of contributors to explore the patterns and dynamics of the network society in its cultural and institutional diversity. The book analyzes the technological, cultural and institutional transformation of societies ...

Creative knowledge environments

the influences on creativity in research and innovation

Although there is an ever increasing demand for new technology and innovations in the economy and society in general, we currently know little about the conditions for stimulating creativity in relation to research and innovative activity. This book fills a significant gap in the literature ...

Knowledge spillovers and knowledge management

This book reveals the key importance, in terms of international competitiveness, of firms# capability to adapt to, and develop, new technologies. At the same time, the authors argue that the sheer complexity of emerging technologies is such that the knowledge involved in their creation is ...

International yearbook of industrial statistics 2004