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Social Development in the World Bank Essays in Honor of Michael M. Cernea

This book honors the work of Michael Cernea, who was the World Bank’s first professional sociologist, by taking on and ...

Society - Water - Technology : A Critical Appraisal of Major Water Engineering Projects

This book presents the results of the Interdisciplinary Research Group "Society – Water – Technology" of the Berlin-Brandenburg ...

Socio-Life Science and the COVID-19 Outbreak : Public Health and Public Policy

This book presents the first step towards building socio-life science, a field of science investigating humans in such a ...

Socioeconomic Inequality and Educational Outcomes

Education systems generally aim to narrow the achievement gap between low- and high-SES students and to improve the performance ...

Sourcing of Services : International Aspects and Complex Categories

Lydia Bals provides terminological clarity regarding the field of offshoring. She identifies different types of offshoring, ...

Sovereignty and Interpretation of International Norms

This work contents a comprehensive and critic approach to international judicial and arbitral case law concerning interpretation ...

Spanish Economic Growth, 1850–2015

This text offers a comprehensive and nuanced view of the economic development of Spain since 1850. It provides a new set ...

Standards and Thresholds for Impact Assessment

Standards and Thresholds play an important role in many stages of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process. They ...

Strategic Management — New Rules for Old Europe

The European market presents numerous opportunities and challenges for business enterprises. In this anthology, lecturers ...

Strategy, Structure and Performance in a Transition Economy : An Institutional Perspective on Configurations in Russia

Being one of the biggest transition markets, Russia plays an increasing role within the global economy. Non-Russian firms ...

Structural Change and Exchange Rate Dynamics

Structural change, economic growth and adequate exchange rate adjustment are key challenges in the context of EU eastern ...

Student Misconceptions and Errors in Physics and Mathematics Exploring Data from TIMSS and TIMSS Advanced

This book explores the nature and extent of students’ misconceptions and misunderstandings related to core concepts in ...

Studies in Global Animal Law

This book contains 13 contributions on global animal law, preceded by an introduction which explains key concepts and methods. ...

Successful Global Collaborations in Higher Education Institutions

This book presents deep investigation to the manifold topics pertaining to global university collaboration. It outlines ...

Sustainability Standards and Global Governance Experiences of Emerging Economies

This book focuses on the issue of sustainability standards from the perspective of both global governance frameworks and ...

Sustainable Commodity Use : Its Governance, Legal Framework, and Future Regulatory Instruments

This book examines the governance and legal landscape of the global commodity sector. For that purpose, the author conceptualises ...

Swiss Democracy Possible Solutions to Conflict in Multicultural Societies

This book provides an updated and fully revised 4th edition of this authoritative analysis of Swiss democracy. It particularly ...

Swiss Energy Governance : Political, Economic and Legal Challenges and Opportunities in the Energy Transition

This book gathers the results of an interdisciplinary research project led by the Swiss Competence Centers for Energy Research ...

Swiss Public Administration

Swiss citizens approve of their government and the way democracy is practiced; they trust the authorities and are satisfied ...

Systematic Modeling and Analysis of Telecom Frontends and their Building Blocks

This book reports on research in the field of methods for modeling and analysis of telecommunication frontends and their ...

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