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  • Markets and Politics in Central Asiaby Gregory Gleason

    Routledge 2003; US$ 185.00

    Over a decade after national independence, this book analyses how the development strategies the five new governments of Central Asia have affected their transition from communist governance. more...

  • Creating Regional Wealth in the Innovation Economyby Jeff Saperstein; Daniel Rouach

    Pearson Education 2002; US$ 34.00

    This is the eBook version of the printed book. Drawing on extensive new research through dozens of interviews with entrepreneurial champions in diverse sectors, Creating Regional Wealth in the Global Innovation Economy pinpoints the key reasons why some locations succeed in the quest to become centers of technology and innovation - and sustain their competitive advantages over time - while others fail. It answers the central questions about the world's entrepreneurial hotspots: What makes these locations special? How can local business and government organizations most effectively promote local entrepreneurship? And what can budding centers of entrepreneurship do in order to enter the game? more...

  • The Regional Multinationalsby Alan M. Rugman

    Cambridge University Press 2005; US$ 34.00

    Alan M. Rugman explores alternatives to the popular model of increasingly globalized business, and explores the widespread evidence of regionalised business practice among the world's top 500 companies. Detailed case studies and real-life examples flesh out the theory and practice of regionalisation in multinationals. more...

  • Managing Concentrated Stock Wealthby Timothy S. Kochis

    Bloomberg Press 2005; US$ 100.00

    Executive-compensation packages, stock inheritances, IPOs, and corporate buyouts can cause many investors to have a significant portion of their wealth in one stock, leaving their portfolios dangerously unbalanced. Managing such concentration is a multifaceted and highly nuanced response to this risk and to clients? concerns about it. Tim Kochis explains the best strategies for managing concentrated stock wealth by illustrating successful outcomes of decisions to sell, give away, or retain the stock. more...

  • The Fixed Income Securities and Derivatives Handbookby Moorad Choudhry

    Bloomberg Press 2005; US$ 79.95

    In Fixed-Income Securities and Derivatives Handbook, respected practitioner Moorad Choudhry provides a concise and accessible overview of the main elements of the markets, the techniques used, and their applications. The book covers a wide range of market instruments--both simple and complex products--and the mathematics behind them. Choudhry's unique focus on the international nature of these instruments makes the techniques and applications appropriate to every debt capital market. more...

  • The Mirage of Global Marketsby David Arnold

    Pearson Education 2003; US$ 26.95

    This is the eBook version of the printed book. Why do even the best companies struggle to become as profitable in international markets as they are at home? Because they've fallen for the "mirage" of a truly global market. In fact, the world is comprised of hundreds of intensely local markets that are becoming more fragmented with each passing year. In The Mirage of Global Markets, David Arnold reveals why multinationals are actually losing market share--and how the world is rapidly accelerating towards "segments of one." Next, he offers you a comprehensive new blueprint for maximizing profitability in a world of local markets. You will discover why international marketing has become radically different from conventional marketing, and... more...

  • Developments in Spatial Data Handlingby Peter F. Fisher

    Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG 2004; US$ 259.00

    The International Symposium on Spatial Data Handling is the premier research forum for Geographic Information Science. It is the primary event organized by the International Geographical Union's Study Group on Geographical Information Science. more...

  • Building Assets, Building Creditby Nicolas P. Retsinas; Eric S. Belsky; Edward Gramlich

    Brookings Institution Press 2005; US$ 29.95

    "Examines the path from basic banking services to creditmaking decisions to mortgage lending that can give low-income individuals and communities the opportunity to build assets through credit, highlighting the need for transparency in the subprime market, buyer education, and borrower safeguards"--Provided by publisher. more...

  • Knowledge Citiesby Francisco Javier Carrillo

    Taylor & Francis 2005; US$ 84.95

    Knowledge Cities are cities that possess an economy driven by high value-added exports created through research, technology, and brainpower. In other words, these are cities in which both the private and the public sectors value knowledge, nurture knowledge, spend money on supporting knowledge dissemination and discovery (ie learning and innovation) and harness knowledge to create products and services that add value and create wealth. Currently there are 65 urban development programs worldwide formally designated as "knowledge cities." Knowledge-based cities fall under a new area of academic research entitled Knowledge-Based Development, which brings together research in urban development and urban studies and planning with knowledge management... more...

  • Local and Regional Developmentby Andy Pike

    Taylor & Francis 2006; US$ 64.95

    Addresses the fundamental issues of 'what kind of local and regional development and for whom?', frameworks of understanding, and instruments and policies. This work outlines what a holistic, progressive and sustainable local and regional development might constitute, and reflects on its limits and political renewal. more...