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  • Psychology of Relationship Banking

    Profiting from the Psyche
    • 1st Edition
    • James Lynch
    • English
    Jim Lynch’s latest book focuses on one of the major threats to the banking industry - customer defection. The tradition of customers remaining loyal to their banks is fast disappearing. The economic and social threads which linked banker and client have become frayed and easily broken by recession and other forces of change. Customer relationships in all sectors are in need of repair, not just economically but psychologically. This book is a guide to bankers and others in financial services on how to forge, renew or strengthen banking relationships.
  • Insolvency

    A Practical Legal Handbook for Managers
    • 1st Edition
    • Peter Eales
    • English
    This book is intended to provide a middle road between the basic student text and the heavy practitioner’s manual. It covers all aspects of insolvency, including both corporate and private bankruptcy together with the alternative routes to the insolvency process. The book aims to give not only a view of the complex legal issues met with in the field of business, but also addresses the practical alternatives open to insolvent debtors and creditors. Includes a new addendum to take into account the effects of the recent Insolvency and Enterprise Acts.
  • Handbook of Development Economics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 3 (Set)
    • T.N. Srinivasan + 1 more
    • English
    This third volume of the Handbook of Development Economics employs rigorous theoretical and empirical frameworks. It focuses on policy and includes material from unpublished and not generally available sources. In particular, it covers analytical and policy issues arising from the collapse of the paradigm of development based on import-substituting-... in most developing countries; and the demise of centrally planned economies of Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union. The volume also deals with the increasing recognition of the importance of micro behavioral responses to a range of incentives and unobserved factors both for analysis and for policy formulation. It discusses the ongoing process of economic reforms in developing countries by reducing state involvement in the economy through privatization, opening up the economy much more to foreign trade and investment and allowing market forces and the private sector to guide resource allocation to a much greater extent. As well as updating developments on topics which were included in the earlier volumes, this Handbook also includes different topics, such as econometric and other empirical modeling tools for development analysis and the role of technology in the development process. As in the previous volumes of the series, the chapters in this Handbook provide self-contained surveys summarizing not only received knowledge but also recent developments. Each chapter is also a definitive source, reference and teaching supplement for use by researchers and advanced graduate students.
  • Handbook of Development Economics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 3B
    • J. Behrman + 1 more
    • English
    This third volume of the Handbook of Development Economics employs rigorous theoretical and empirical frameworks. It focuses on policy and includes material from unpublished and not generally available sources. In particular, it covers analytical and policy issues arising from the collapse of the paradigm of development based on import-substituting-... in most developing countries; and the demise of centrally planned economies of Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union. The volume also deals with the increasing recognition of the importance of micro behavioral responses to a range of incentives and unobserved factors both for analysis and for policy formulation. It discusses the ongoing process of economic reforms in developing countries by reducing state involvement in the economy through privatization, opening up the economy much more to foreign trade and investment and allowing market forces and the private sector to guide resource allocation to a much greater extent. As well as updating developments on topics which were included in the earlier volumes, this Handbook also includes different topics, such as econometric and other empirical modeling tools for development analysis and the role of technology in the development process. As in the previous volumes of the series, the chapters in this Handbook provide self-contained surveys summarizing not only received knowledge but also recent developments. Each chapter is also a definitive source, reference and teaching supplement for use by researchers and advanced graduate students.
  • The Japanese Advantage?

    Competitive IT Strategies Past, Present and Future
    • 1st Edition
    • Brian Hunt + 1 more
    • English
  • Handbook of Econometrics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 4
    • Robert Engle + 1 more
    • English
  • The International Nickel Trade

    • 1st Edition
    • Simon Clow
    • English
    Nickel is an internationally traded commodity and the smallest of the LME's six base metals contracts. Its unique characteristics allow a variety of commercial and industrial applications, the most important of which is undoubtedly in the production of stainless steels. Simon Clow has set out to paint an overall picture of the nickel trade; the result is a book which genuinely covers the entire industry. It describes the history and growth, defines areas of production and explains the mechanisms of demand and consumption. Above all the book is concerned with patterns of supply, with prices and with attitudes towards different pricing mechanisms.
  • Retrofitting Publicly-Owned Treatment Works for Compliance

    • 1st Edition
    • Bob A. Hegg + 2 more
    • English
    Retrofitting Publicly-Owned Treatment Works for Compliance is intended as a source document for individuals responsible for improving the performance of an existing, non-complying wastewater treatment facility. Described are: 1) methods to evaluate an existing facility's capability to achieve improved performance, 2) a process for systematically improving its performance, and 3) details on how to modify the facility to achieve the required levels of performance. The manual emphasizes meeting National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit requirements for secondary treatment facilities (30 mg/L BODs and TSS).
  • Handbook of Monetary Economics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 2
    • B.M. Friedman + 1 more
    • English
    Due to the fundamental two-way interaction between the theoretical and the empirical aspects of monetary economics, together with the relationship of both to matters of public policy, any organization of material comprehensively spanning the subject is bound to be arbitrary. The 23 surveys commissioned for this Handbook have been arranged in a way that the editors feel reflects some of the most important logical divisions within the field and together they present a comprehensive account of the current state of the art. The Handbook is an indispensable reference work which should be part of every professional collection, and which makes ideal supplementary reading for graduate economics students on advanced courses.For more information on the Handbooks in Economics series, please see our home page on http://www.elsevier....
  • Handbook of Monetary Economics

    • 1st Edition
    • Benjamin M. Friedman + 1 more
    • English
    Due to the fundamental two-way interaction between the theoretical and the empirical aspects of monetary economics, together with the relationship of both to matters of public policy, any organization of material comprehensively spanning the subject is bound to be arbitrary. The 23 surveys commissioned for this Handbook have been arranged in a way that the editors feel reflects some of the most important logical divisions within the field and together they present a comprehensive account of the current state of the art. The Handbook is an indispensable reference work which should be part of every professional collection, and which makes ideal supplementary reading for graduate economics students on advanced courses.For more information on the Handbooks in Economics series, please see our home page on http://www.elsevier....
  • Handbook of Industrial Organization

    • 1st Edition
    • Richard Schmalensee + 1 more
    • English
    This handbook serves as a source, reference, and teaching supplement for industrial organization (or industrial economics), the broad field within microeconomics that focuses on business behavior and its implications both for market structures and processes, and for public policies towards them. Comprehensive and up-to-date surveys are provided of recent developments and the state of knowledge in the major areas of research in this field as of the latter part of the 1980's, written at a level suitable for use by non-specialist economists and students on advanced graduate courses. Each chapter can be read independently, although they are organized into sections.
  • Handbook of Industrial Organization

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 2
    • Richard Schmalensee + 1 more
    • English
    This handbook serves as a source, reference, and teaching supplement for industrial organization (or industrial economics), the broad field within microeconomics that focuses on business behavior and its implications both for market structures and processes, and for public policies towards them. Comprehensive and up-to-date surveys are provided of recent developments and the state of knowledge in the major areas of research in this field as of the latter part of the 1980's, written at a level suitable for use by non-specialist economists and students on advanced graduate courses. Each chapter can be read independently, although they are organized into sections.
  • Handbook of Development Economics

    • 1st Edition
    • H. Chenery + 1 more
    • English
    For this Handbook authors known to have different views regarding the nature of development economics have been selected. The Handbook is organised around the implications of different sets of assumptions and their associated research programs. It is divided into three volumes, each with three parts which focus on the broad processes of development.Volume 1 of the Handbook begins by discussing the concept of development, its historical antecedents, and alternative approaches to the study of development, broadly construed. The second part is devoted to the structural transformation of economies. The role that human resources play in economic development is the focus of the last section of this volume. For more detailed information on the Handbooks in Economics series, please see our home page on http://www.elsevier....
  • Handbook of Regional and Urban Economics

    Urban Economics
    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 2
    • E.S. Mills
    • English
    This second volume of the Handbook presents professional surveys of all the important topics in urban economics. The first section contains 6 surveys on locational analysis, the second, 5 surveys of specific urban markets, and the third part presents 5 surveys of government policy issues.The book brings together exhaustive research by distinguished scholars from many countries. It is the only complete survey volume of urban economics and should serve as a reference volume to scholars and graduate students for many years.For more information on the Handbooks in Economics series, please see our home page on http://www.elsevier....
  • Handbook of Labor Economics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 2
    • R. Layard + 1 more
    • English
    The Handbook brings together a systematic review of the research topics, empirical findings, and methods that comprise modern labor economics. It serves as an introduction to what has been done in this field, while at the same time indicating possible future trends which will be important in both spheres of public and private decision-making.Part 1 is concerned with the classic topics of labor supply and demand, the size and nature of the elasticities between the two, and their impact on the wage structure. This analysis touches on two fundamental questions: what are the sources of income inequality, and what are the disincentive effects of attempts to produce a more equal income distribution?The papers in Part II proceed from the common observation that the dissimilarity in worker skills and employer demands often tempers the outcomes that would be expected in frictionless labor markets. And the last section of the Handbook deals explicitly with the role of institutional structures (e.g. trade unions) that now form an important part of modern labor economics.
  • Handbook of Labor Economics

    • 1st Edition
    • Orley Ashenfelter + 1 more
    • English
    The Handbook brings together a systematic review of the research topics, empirical findings, and methods that comprise modern labor economics. It serves as an introduction to what has been done in this field, while at the same time indicating possible future trends which will be important in both spheres of public and private decision-making.Part I is concerned with the classic topics of labor supply and demand, the size and nature of the elasticities between the two, and their impact on the wage structure. This analysis touches on two fundamental questions: what are the sources of income inequality, and what are the disincentive effects of attempts to produce a more equal income distribution ?The papers in Part II proceed from the common observation that the dissimilarity in worker skills and employer demands often tempers the outcomes that would be expected in frictionless labor markets. And the last section of the Handbook deals explicitly with the role of institutional structures (e.g. trade unions) that now form an important part of modern labor economics.For more information on the Handbooks in Economics series, please see our home page on http://www.elsevier....
  • Taxation

    Made Simple
    • 3rd Edition
    • Henry Toch
    • English
  • Basic Business Systems Simulation

    Butterworths Basic Series
    • 1st Edition
    • Peter Stratfold
    • English
  • Accounting Control and Organisational Behaviour

    • 1st Edition
    • David Otley
    • English
    This book goes beyond the material usually included in traditional management accounting texts and provides both managers and management accountants with a simple guide to the major issues involved in developing and using accounting systems for management control. Attention is focused particularly on budgetary control systems because these form the basis for management control in most organisation of any size.
  • Handbook of Mathematical Economics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 3
    • English
    The Handbook of Mathematical Economics aims to provide a definitive source, reference, and teaching supplement for the field of mathematical economics. It surveys, as of the late 1970's the state of the art of mathematical economics. This is a constantly developing field and all authors were invited to review and to appraise the current status and recent developments in their presentations. In addition to its use as a reference, it is intended that this Handbook will assist researchers and students working in one branch of mathematical economics to become acquainted with other branches of this field. Volume I deals with Mathematical Methods in Economics, including reviews of the concepts and techniques that have been most useful for the mathematical development of economic theory. Volume II elaborates on Mathematical Approaches to Microeconomic Theory, including consumer, producer, oligopoly, and duality theory, as well as Mathematical Approaches to Competitive Equilibrium including such aspects of competitive equilibrium as existence, stability, uncertainty, the computation of equilibrium prices, and the core of an economy.
  • Taxation

    Made Simple
    • 2nd Edition
    • Henry Toch
    • English
  • The Autoimmune Diseases

    • 1st Edition
    • Bozzano G Luisa
    • English
  • Handbook of Public Economics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 1
    • Martin Feldstein + 1 more
    • English
    The first volume of the Handbook of Public Economics contains eight essays on various topics in Public Economics by international leaders in the field. It begins with an historical perspective on the growth of the area as a whole, and subsequent essays focus on the theory and evidence about the impact of taxation on economic behavior. The material presents an up-to-date survey of the field of public economics by those actually doing work on the frontier of the subject, and is written in a manner that renders it useful to the public finance specialist, whilst remaining understandable for the student and non-specialist.
  • Lectures on Microeconomic Theory

    • 2nd Edition
    • Volume 2
    • E. Malinvaud
    • English
    This book deals with microeconomic theory as it concerns general economic equilibrium and the implications for prices and resource allocation. Students with a background in mathematics will find in this volume a broad, comprehensible overview of the ideas which have contributed to our understanding of general equilibrium.
  • Basic Investment Appraisal

    Butterworths Basic Series
    • 1st Edition
    • R H Mole
    • English
  • The End of the Practical Man

    Entrepreneurship and Higher Education in Germany, France, and Great Britain, 1880-1940
    • 1st Edition
    • Robert R. Locke
    • English
  • Handbook of Mathematical Economics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 1
    • Kenneth J. Arrow + 1 more
    • English
    The Handbook of Mathematical Economics aims to provide a definitive source, reference, and teaching supplement for the field of mathematical economics. It surveys, as of the late 1970's the state of the art of mathematical economics. This is a constantly developing field and all authors were invited to review and to appraise the current status and recent developments in their presentations. In addition to its use as a reference, it is intended that this Handbook will assist researchers and students working in one branch of mathematical economics to become acquainted with other branches of this field.Volume 1 deals with Mathematical Methods in Economics, including reviews of the concepts and techniques that have been most useful for the mathematical development of economic theory.For more information on the Handbooks in Economics series, please see our home page on http://www.elsevier....
  • General Competitive Analysis

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 12
    • Kenneth J. Arrow + 1 more
    • English
  • Handbook of Econometrics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 1
    • M.D. Intriligator + 1 more
    • English
    The Handbook is a definitive reference source and teaching aid for econometricians. It examines models, estimation theory, data analysis and field applications in econometrics. Comprehensive surveys, written by experts, discuss recent developments at a level suitable for professional use by economists, econometricians, statisticians, and in advanced graduate econometrics courses.For more information on the Handbooks in Economics series, please see our home page on http://www.elsevier....
  • Transparency Masters for Economics Private and Public Choice, 3/E Macroeconomics Private and Public Choice, 3/E Microeconomics Private and Public Choice, 3/E

    • 1st Edition
    • James D Gwartney
    • English
    Transparency Masters for Economics Private and Public Choice, 3/E Macroeconomics Private and Public Choice, 3/E Microeconomics Private and Public Choice, 3/E
  • Economics

    Private and Public Choice
    • 3rd Edition
    • James D Gwartney + 1 more
    • English
  • Generalized Concavity in Optimization and Economics

    • 1st Edition
    • Siegfried Schaible + 1 more
    • English
  • Food-borne Infections and Intoxications

    • 2nd Edition
    • Bozzano G Luisa
    • English
    The principles of foodborne disease and it causes, transmission and control are presented in a comprehensive reference for students and professionals in food science and public health. Part I examines basic concepts and practices of epidemiology as related to foodborne disease. The magnitude of the foodborne disease problem, patterns of disease outbreak, and chains of infection are discussed. Part II describes the nature, detection, prevention and control of foodborne infections from Salmonella, Clostridium, Vibrio and other bacteria, as well as viral and parasitic infections. Part III reviews intoxications of microbial origin including botulism, staphylococcal intoxications, Bacillus cereus gastroenteritis, and mycotoxicoses. In Part IV, techniques for the safe processing and preservation of foods are presented. These methods prevent foodborne diseases and ensure the consumer of a healthy food supply.
  • Estimator's General Construction Manhour Manual

    • 2nd Edition
    • John S. Page
    • English
    This manual provides the reader with an accurate and convenient method for estimatig direct labor for general contrsuction work for any given system, plant, or location. Though this book, the reader has a reliable process of obtaining and streamlining an efficent model of operation.
  • Venture Capital and Private Equity Contracting

    An International Perspective
    • 2nd Edition
    • Douglas J. Cumming + 1 more
    • English
    Other books present corporate finance approaches to the venture capital and private equity industry, but many key decisions require an understanding of the ways that law and economics work together. This revised and updated 2e offers broad perspectives and principles not found in other course books, enabling readers to deduce the economic implications of specific contract terms. This approach avoids the common pitfalls of implying that contractual terms apply equally to firms in any industry anywhere in the world. In the 2e, datasets from over 40 countries are used to analyze and consider limited partnership contracts, compensation agreements, and differences in the structure of limited partnership venture capital funds, corporate venture capital funds, and government venture capital funds. There is also an in-depth study of contracts between different types of venture capital funds and entrepreneurial firms, including security design, and detailed cash flow, control and veto rights. The implications of such contracts for value-added effort and for performance are examined with reference to data from an international perspective. With seven new or completely revised chapters covering a range of topics from Fund Size and Diseconomies of Scale to Fundraising and Regulation, this new edition will be essential for financial and legal students and researchers considering international venture capital and private equity.