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Labor Markets and Social Security
Issues and Policy Options in the U.S. and Europe
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2013
John T. Addison and Paul J. J. Welfens Because inflation seems moribund in OECD countries, stubborn unemployment became the top policy priority of the 1990s. Unemployment has increased in many countries, reaching critical levels for unskilled and young workers in most continental EU countries. Europe's...
by Rüdiger Wapler
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
In his Ph. D. thesis, Rudiger Wapler analyses the causes of the persistently high unemployment rates especially in continental Europe. Particular emphasis is placed on imperfect labour and product markets on the one hand, and on the numerous links between unemployment, innovations and growth on the...
by Riccardo Crescenzi, Andrés Rodríguez-Pose
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2011
This book investigates the EU’s regional growth dynamics and, in particular, the reasons why peripheral and socio-economically disadvantaged areas have persistently failed to catch up with the rest of the Union. It shows that the capability of the knowledge-based growth model to deliver its expected...
Desertification
Natural Background and Human Mismanagement
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Controversial, and often discussed with passion and vehemence, desertification is a problem on whose solution the survival of millions of humans is dependent. This book aims at an understanding of what is commonly called "desertification" - a term which has a connotation of irreversibility,...
European Agricultural Research in the 21st Century
Which Innovations Will Contribute Most to the Quality of Life, Food and Agriculture?
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2013
Jointly published with INRA, Paris.
What will people eat in the future and how can the food requirements in terms of quantity and quality be met? This EU-based study elucidates the need for a productivity level that will make agriculture competitive on the market and yet is reconciled with...
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Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 2014
This book provides an overview of the complex challenges and opportunities related to forest-based rural development in the tropics and subtropics. Applying a socio-ecological perspective, the book traces the changing paradigms of forestry in rural development throughout history, summarizes the major...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2012
Mountain agriculture is a socially and culturally unique system, but also a regionally important economic sector. In a globalising world, it is clear that fertile areas on all continents will always be used to produce large quantities of agricultural products in order to feed the world and, increasingly,...
Vertrauen gewinnen
Empathie und Offenheit in der Führungs- und Verkaufskommunikation
Language: German
Release Date: March 11, 2010
Die jahrzehntelange Praxis des Autors als Management-Coach hat gezeigt: In den letzten fünf Jahren ist die Verunsicherung größer, das Vertrauen aber kleiner geworden. In dem Buch motiviert er Führungskräfte und leitet sie an, das Vertrauen von Kunden, Geschäftspartnern und Mitarbeitern zurückzugewinnen,...
Production Systems and Supply Chain Management in Emerging Countries: Best Practices
Selected papers from the International Conference on Production Research (ICPR)
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2012
The book presents several highly selected cases in emerging countries where the production-logistics systems have been optimized or improved with the support of mathematical models. The book contains a selection of papers from the 5th International Conference on Production Research (ICPR) Americas...
Submarine Power Cables
Design, Installation, Repair, Environmental Aspects
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2009
The demand for high-performance submarine power cables is increasing as more and more offshore wind parks are installed, and the national electric grids are interconnected. Submarine power cables are installed for the highest voltages and power to transport electric energy under the sea between islands,...
Dynamics in Logistics
Second International Conference, LDIC 2009, Bremen, Germany, August 2009, Proceedings
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2011
The volume comprises the proceedings of the second International Conference on Dynamics in Logistics LDIC 2009. The scope of the conference was concerned with the identification, analysis, and description of the dynamics of logistic processes and networks. The spectrum reached from the planning and...
Dynamics in Logistics
Third International Conference, LDIC 2012 Bremen, Germany, February/March 2012 Proceedings
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2013
The volume comprises the proceedings of the third International Conference on Dynamics in Logistics LDIC 2012. The scope of the conference targeted the identification, analysis, and description of the dynamics of logistic processes and networks. The spectrum ranged from the modeling and planning of...
China’s Energy Economy
Situation, Reforms, Behavior, and Energy Intensity
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2012
In the new millennium, understanding China’s energy economy is crucial for politicians, businesspeople and energy economists, as China’s energy policy choices will mean both challenges and opportunities for the world in terms of an increasing share of primary energy consumption and investment....
Bonusprogramme
Rabattsysteme für Kunden erfolgreich gestalten
Language: German
Release Date: May 31, 2011
Bonusprogramme haben seit der Abschaffung des Rabattgesetzes auch den deutschsprachigen Raum erobert. Wie können Unternehmen davon profitieren? Das Standardwerk liefert einen vollständigen und systematischen Überblick zu allen Aspekten und zeigt, wie Kundenbonusprogramme gestaltet werden können....