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Head to head Head to head Lester C. Thurow The classic text on the post-Cold War economic battle.Starting with the fall of communism, influential economist and former dean of MIT's Sloan School of Management Lester Thurow deftly explores how … OL12242W
European Union foreign policy in a changing world European Union foreign policy in a changing world Karen Elizabeth Smith Karen Smith presents a thoroughly revised and updated introduction to the complexities of contemporary European foreign policy and offers a fresh and distinctive perspective on the nature of the EU's… OL1900109W
The economics of sport The economics of sport Peter Sloane,Mark Rosentraub,Robert Sandy This text, by three distinguished authors, applies the theories and techniques of economic analysis to sport and topics related to the business of sport. It builds on a basis of introductory microeco… OL19668456W
Educating immigrant children Educating immigrant children Charles Leslie Glenn Surveys educational policies and practices in response to language diversity in twelve countries, and draws from them lessons for a more effective whole-school approach. Policies and practices are di… OL20140702W
An Empirical analysis of changes in personal income taxes An Empirical analysis of changes in personal income taxes Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Committee on Fiscal Affairs This report provides a quantitative analysis of how inflation, economic growth, and changes in the number of taxpayers and legislation have affected personal income tax liabilities in 17 OECD Member … OL20483971W
Making policy in Europe Making policy in Europe Kjell A. Eliassen,Svein S. Andersen Focuses on the Europe-ification of policy making in the EC countries, whilst underlining how national political traditions limit progress towards it. OL20587585W
The European Union and the Regions The European Union and the Regions J. Barry Jones,Keating, Michael Is Europe witnessing the death of the nation-state? In this book, leading scholars examine how European integration and regional assertion threaten this once-mighty institution and are profoundly alt… OL20603969W
European business European business Richard Welford,Kate Prescott,Simon Mercado This textbook provides a comprehensive study of how European enterprises are coping with the important issues of European integration. Each chapter contains discussion questions, a case study and que… OL20940222W
Farming, fertilizers and the nitrate problem Farming, fertilizers and the nitrate problem T. M. Addiscott,A. P. Whitmore,D. S. Powlson The ten chapters of this book deal with the perception of the problem, use of N in crop production, details of the biology, chemistry and physics, the use of computer models to stimulate movement of … OL20982895W
Sustainability of the European Social Model Sustainability of the European Social Model Ralf Rogowski,Jean-Claude Barbier,Fabrice Colomb xii, 363 pages ; 24 cm OL21552322W
Understanding EU law Understanding EU law Erika M. Szyszczak 'Understanding EU Law' provides an accessible and modern understanding of European Union law, based upon an analysis of the principles which have underpinned EU integration. OL24305302W
The European Union The European Union Susan Senior Nello Susan Senior Nello provides a multidisciplinary account of the economics, the policies and the history of the European Union. OL24670289W
Environmental law Environmental law J. Thornton,Silas Beckwith The vastness & complexity of environmental law presents a particular challenge to students studying the subject for the first time. This text makes a wide-ranging subject manageable by focusing on ma… OL24825325W
Introduction to the law of carriage of goods Introduction to the law of carriage of goods D. Glass,G. Cashmore This detailed guide to the law of carriage of goods by land, sea and air provides an exposition of the principles of law in the United Kingdom, supplemented where appropriate by Commonwealth, Europea… OL24834113W
Europe 2020 Europe 2020 Daniel S. Hamilton How well is Europe positioned to deal with the competitive and highly connected G20 world? Are Europeans primed to be world-class players? Or are they complacent, failing to meet their challenges whi… OL26197093W
Managing quality in tourism Managing quality in tourism Denis Harrington,Tony Lenehan "Managing Quality in Tourism aims to assist both students and managers by providing an up-to-date account of quality management issues in the industry. The authors critically examine the practical re… OL28606122W
A European Welfare State? A European Welfare State? Mark Kleinman "European integration arouses strong emotions. For some people a strong European social policy is essential in order to reverse the erosion of national welfare states. Others resent the 'Brussels' in… OL3242307W
European Integration, 1950-2003 European Integration, 1950-2003 John Gillingham Integration is the most significant European historical development in the past fifty years, eclipsing in importance even the collapse of the USSR. Yet, until now, no satisfactory explanation is to b… OL4470126W