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  • The Business of Systems Integration

    2nd edn

    Edited by Andrea Prencipe, Andrew Davies, Michael Hobday ...
    Over the past decade or so, systems integration has become a key factor in the operations, strategy and competitive advantage of major corporations in a wide variety of sectors (e.g. computing, automotive, telecommunications, military systems and aerospace). Systems integration is a strategic task that pervades business management not only at the technical level but also at the management and ... Read more

    $68.99 USD

  • Telecommunications in Developing Countries

    The Challenge from Brazil

    by Michael Hobday ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: Broadcasting
    Telecommunications in Developing Countries (1990) stresses the importance of modern, micro electronics-based telecommunications for developing economies in providing a basic communications infrastructure for economic and industrial development and the springboard for new information technology activities. Although progress in telecommunications has so far been concentrated in the most advanced ... Read more

    $39.99 USD

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  • Global Shift

    Mapping the Changing Contours of the World Economy

    by Peter Dicken ...
    The definitive text on globalization, this book provides an accessible, jargon-free analysis of how the world economy works and its effects on people and places. Peter Dicken synthesizes the latest ideas and empirical data to blaze a clear path through the thicket of globalization processes and debates. The book highlights the dynamic interactions among transnational corporations, nations, and ... Read more

    $77.99 USD

  • Digital Era Governance

    IT Corporations, the State, and e-Government

    by Patrick Dunleavy, Helen Margetts, Simon Bastow, Jane Tinkler ...
    Government information systems are big business (costing over 1 per cent of GDP a year). They are critical to all aspects of public policy and governmental operations. Governments spend billions on them - for instance, the UK alone commits £14 billion a year to public sector IT operations. Yet governments do not generally develop or run their own systems, instead relying on private sector computer ... Read more

    $55.99 USD

  • The Third Globalization: Can Wealthy Nations Stay Rich in the Twenty-First Century?

    Can Wealthy Nations Stay Rich in the Twenty-First Century?

    Edited by Dan Breznitz, John Zysman ...
    Given the powerfully negative and ongoing impact of the Great Recession on western economies, the question of whether historically wealthy nations--the US, Western European countries, Japan--can stay wealthy has become an overriding concern for virtually every interested observer. Can their middle classes remain comfortable as more and more good and technically jobs disappear to other parts of the ... Read more

    $38.99 USD

  • The New Global Rulers

    The Privatization of Regulation in the World Economy

    by Tim Büthe, Walter Mattli ...
    Global private regulations—who wins, who loses, and whyOver the past two decades, governments have delegated extensive regulatory authority to international private-sector organizations. This internationalization and privatization of rule making has been motivated not only by the economic benefits of common rules for global markets, but also by the realization that government regulators often lack ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • Focusing Partnerships

    A Sourcebook for Municipal Capacity Building in Public-private Partnerships

    by Janelle Plummer ...
    Series series Municipal Capacity Building Series
    Despite the increasing occurrence of policies aimed at mobilising the financial and human resources of the private sector, most urban local governments responsible for urban basic services in the South do not have the capacity to initiate and sustain partnerships. Nor do they understand how they can create partnerships that target the poor. This sourcebook provides practical information and ... Read more

    $79.99 USD

  • Solar Energy, Mini-grids and Sustainable Electricity Access

    Practical Experiences, Lessons and Solutions from Senegal

    by Kirsten Ulsrud, Charles Muchunku, Debajit Palit, Gathu Kirubi ...
    Series series Routledge Focus on Environment and Sustainability
    This book presents new research on solar mini-grids and the ways they can be designed and implemented to provide equitable and affordable electricity access, while ensuring economic sustainability and replication.Drawing on a detailed analysis of solar mini-grid projects in Senegal, the book provides invaluable insights into energy provision and accessibility which are highly relevant to Sub ... Read more

    $32.99 USD

  • Confronting Dystopia

    The New Technological Revolution and the Future of Work

    Edited by Eva Paus ...
    In Confronting Dystopia**, a distinguished group of scholars analyze the implications of the ongoing technological revolution for jobs, working conditions, and income**. Focusing on the economic and political implications of AI, digital connectivity, and robotics for both the Global North and the Global South, they move beyond diagnostics to seek solutions that offer better lives for all. Their ... Read more

    $25.99 USD

  • Digital Terrestrial Television in Europe

    Edited by Allan Brown, Robert G. Picard ...
    Digital technology for the production, transmission, and reception of television is expected to replace analogue transmission throughout the world. The timetable for this transition is uncertain and different projections have been made for virtually every country in the world. This book gives the exhaustive details of the issues of this changeover in Europe and elsewhere. The details are placed ... Read more

    $73.99 USD

  • Political Economy of Malaysia’s Industrial Policy

    Institutional Capacity and the Automotive Industry

    by Firdausi Suffian ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book examines the national automotive policy in Malaysia to help readers gain an understanding of the country’s industrial policy-making processes. Addressing a gap in analysis of the political economy of the national automotive policy, the research presented combines the new institutional theory and the developmental state approach to provide new insights into elite policymakers’ measures to ... Read more

    $80.99 USD

  • Global Strategic Management

    by Philippe Lasserre, Felipe Monteiro ...
    Seamlessly blending academic rigour and practicality, this textbook provides an introduction to global business strategy. Assuming a born global perspective, Global Strategic Management is supported by ample pedagogical features, including numerous case studies and examples featuring both established multinationals and unknown SMEs from across the globe.The book takes an applied approach to global ... Read more

    $64.99 USD