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Transatlantic environment and energy politics Transatlantic environment and energy politics Miranda A. Schreurs Greater economic interdependence and the internationalization of trade in a number of products and services have intensified transnational relationships. But, where does the transatlantic divide lie?… OL12039896W
The new inflation The new inflation Slawson, W. David Won't economists eventually solve the inflation problem? Slawson shows that supply-siders, Marxists and pragmatric middle-of-the-roaders are all basing their ideas on out-of-date assumptons. Most pri… OL13348928W
Housing and Social Change Housing and Social Change Ray Forrest This book aims to provide a wide-ranging exploration of the key contemporary relationships between social change and housing. It is both policy-oriented and theoretical and draws on a group of intern… OL15177806W
There is No Such Thing as a Natural Disaster There is No Such Thing as a Natural Disaster Chester Hartman There is No Such Thing as a Natural Disaster is the first critical scholarly book on the catastrophic impact of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans. The disaster will go down in record as one of the wor… OL15178580W
Transport and Urban Development Transport and Urban Development David Banister Today it is often stated that new transport infrastructure increases both the number of journeys and their length as well as the attractiveness of different locations for development. To understand t… OL15186421W
Divided sun Divided sun Scott Callon Divided Sun is the story of the methods and machinations that have driven Japan's high-tech industrial policies over the last two turbulent decades. It focuses on MITI and Japan's giant electronics f… OL15963860W
The handbook of global media and communication policy The handbook of global media and communication policy Marc Raboy,Robin Mansell "The Handbook of Global Media and Communication Policy offers insights into the boundaries of this field of study, assesses why it is important, who is affected, and with what political, economic, so… OL16141757W
Essence of indecision Essence of indecision Patricia I. McMahon xviii, 246 p. ; 24 cm OL16243098W
The technological state in Indonesia The technological state in Indonesia Sulfikar Amir "Using a historical sociology approach, this book presents an account of the formation of the technological state in Indonesia during the New Order period (1966-1998). It explores the nexus between p… OL16618523W
Global agricultural trade and developing countries Global agricultural trade and developing countries M. Ataman Aksoy "Global Agricultural Trade and Developing Countries explores the outstanding issues in global agricultural trade policy and evolving world production and trade patterns. This book presents research f… OL16934917W
Chile Chile Willem Adema This report analyzes the implications of recent developments in Chile's labor market and social policy and considers the available policy options from the perspective of OECD countries' experience. T… OL17903570W
The macroeconomics of scaling up aid The macroeconomics of scaling up aid Andrew Berg This study analyzes key issues associated with large increases in aid, including absorptive capacity, Dutch disease, and inflation. The authors develop a framework that emphasizes the different roles… OL18407525W
Communication et développement international Communication et développement international Thérèse Paquet-Sévigny,Université du Québec à Montréal. Chaire Unesc xiv, 1196 p OL19510154W
Maud's line Maud's line Margaret Verble "Eastern Oklahoma, 1928. Eighteen-year-old Maud Nail lives with her rogue father and sensitive brother on one of the allotments parceled out by the U.S. government to the Cherokees when their land wa… OL20007325W
Designing state higher education systems for a new century Designing state higher education systems for a new century Richard C. Richardson "Based on a study by the California Higher Education Policy Center, now The National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, this new work from the ACE/Oryx Series on Higher Education proposes… OL20140416W
Smoke signals Smoke signals Jim Poling "When Europeans discovered tobacco among Amerindians in the New World, it became a long-sought panacea of panaceas, the critical ingredient in enemas, ointments, syrups, and powders employed to treat… OL20882725W
Biosimilars Biosimilars Shein-Chung Chow "This is the first book entirely devoted to the design and analysis for assessment of biosimilarity and drug interchangeability of biosimilars, and test for comparability in manufacturing processes o… OL23291746W
The Social Life of Anti-Terrorism Laws The Social Life of Anti-Terrorism Laws Julia M. Eckert This book addresses two developments in the conceptualisation of citizenship that arise from the »war on terror«, namely the re-culturalisation of membership in a polity and the re-moralisation of ac… OL23497571W
À reculons comme une écrevisse À reculons comme une écrevisse Umberto Eco Des textes écrits entre janvier 2000 et fin 2005 : le 11 septembre, la guerre en Afghanistan, l'instauration en Italie d'un régime de populisme médiatique ... C'est dire si, depuis la fin du dernier … OL24203119W
Should Canadians have private clinics? Should Canadians have private clinics? Kaite Goldsworthy Developed in a debate format, each side presents a different perspective on the health care issue relevant to Canada today. OL24298412W
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