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A Century of Monetary Policy at the Fed: Ben Bernanke, Janet Yellen, and the …
In this narrative history, David E. Lindsey gives the reader a ringside seat to a century of policies at the US Federal Reserve. Alternating between broad historical strokes and deep dives into the significance of monetary issues and developments, Lindsey offers a fascinating look into monetary policymaking from the Fed's inception in 1913 to today. Lindsey's three decades of service on the …
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- 978-1-137-57859-4
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Tohoku Recovery
The March 11 disaster in 2011, known as the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami, caused extensive damage in various sectors. Through the recovery process, special lessons are being learned and applied in the affected region. This book attempts to draw lessons from different issues and sectors such as policy perspectives (both national and local), the role of international NGOs, fishing indu…
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- 978-4-431-55136-2
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- 20 b/w illustrations, 35 illustrations in colour
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Three Domain Modelling and Uncertainty Analysis
This book examines in detail the planning and modelling of local infrastructure like energy systems, including the complexities resulting from various uncertainties. Readers will discover the individual steps involved in infrastructure planning in cities and territories, as well as the primary requirements and supporting quality factors. Further topics covered concern the field of uncertainty a…
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- 978-3-319-19572-8
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- 49 b/w illustrations, 41 illustrations in colour
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Mountain Hazards and Disaster Risk Reduction
The Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) region is highly vulnerable to earthquakes and water-induced disasters. This fragile mountain region is under tremendous stress from climate change and land-use degradation that has accelerated flash floods, river-line floods, erosion, and wet mass movements during the monsoon period and drought in the non-monsoon period. Against the backdrop of intensifying disas…
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- 978-4-431-55241-3
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- XI, 284
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- Disaster Risk Reduction
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National Innovation Efficiency During the Global Crisis
What effect did the Great Recession have on innovation efficiency and the effectiveness of scarce resource management? Did countries with high GDPs and GDPs per capita sustain efficient innovation? How did the recession affect the time lag between innovation development and implementation? This book presents the most comprehensive data set in current economic literature to measure and compare t…
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- 978-1-137-58254-6
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- XVII, 184
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Theme Cities: Solutions for Urban Problems
This book reviews a series of new urban ideas or themes designed to help make cities more liveable, sustainable, safe and inclusive. Featuring examples drawn from cities all over the world, the various chapters provide critical assessments of each of the various approaches and their potential to improve urban life.
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- 978-94-017-9655-2
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Multicultural China
With its easy-to-use format, this book provides a collection of annual data on China’s 56 ethnic groups. It is a resource book that profiles the demography, employment and wages, livelihood, agriculture, industry, education, science and technology, culture, sports, and public health for each of these ethnic groups. This material, which is compiled from a variety of sources, will be of great v…
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- 2194-7937
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- XIX, 434
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- Current Chinese Economic Report Series
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Multiregional Economic Development in China
This book provides, in an easy-to-use format, an extensive collection of data and information on China’s 31 provinces and its interprovincial economic linkages. Intended as a comprehensive resource book, it profiles the geography, demography, and economy for each province. The materials presented, which are gathered from a variety of sources, including many not easily found in English-languag…
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- 978-3-662-46619-3
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- XV, 528
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The Transnational and the Local in the Politics of Islam The Case of West Su…
This book explores the relationship between transnational and local Islam as expressed in public discourse and policy-making, as represented in the local press. It does so against the background of local governments in majority Muslim regions across Indonesia promoting and passing regulations that mandate forms of social or economic behaviour seen to be compatible with Islam. The book situates …
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The Towers of New Capital
With mega townships as the tool, this book analyses the complexity, scale and the challenges associated with the development paradigm in India from various built environment lenses. The Towers of New Capital is an enquiry into how these 'global fixes' are leading to territorial reorganization.
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