Industry & Industrial Studies

In Consuming Passion, Carl Gardner and Julie Sheppard have written the first overall study of the ‘retail revolution’ – a controversial and hard-hitting look at where retailing has come from, what it has achieved and where it is going. Key issues such as the role of design, the growth of the superma..

Written by a leading author in the field, this book, containing rigorous hard evidence, is of practical use to those studying or working in the pioneering cap-and trade market to reduce emissions in a more flexible and cost-effective manner...

This volume brings together work which addresses the economic impact of the huge growth of commercial gambling in the Western world._x000D_ This book was published as a special issue of Applied Economics. The academic editor of this journal is Mark P. Taylor...

Sponsored by MIT's Industrial Performance Center, this book examines the impact of globalization on the industry and economy of Taiwan since the 1990s. As manufacturing and services move plants and jobs to low-wage countries like China and India, what will remain at home in societies like Taiwan?..

Sponsored by MIT's Industrial Performance Center, this book examines the impact of globalization on the industry and economy of Taiwan since the 1990s. As manufacturing and services move plants and jobs to low-wage countries like China and India, what will remain at home in societies like Taiwan?..

Based on archival research, this is a history of the Russo-Chinese border which examines Russia's expansion into the Asian heartland during the decades of Chinese decline and the 20th-century paradox of Russia's inability to sustain political and economic sway over its domains...

The need to improve the basic skills of the workforce is a perennial problem for employers and employees alike...

Authoritative, accessible, and appealing, this book presents key findings on work-based learning, bringing together conclusions and investigating a variety of workplace contexts to show how such learning can be improved...

This book explores the way in which heritage is used to address social and economic change caused by deindustrialization and the ways in which regional identity has been renegotiated through heritage. It explores the local contexts and broader theoretical frameworks that have influenced the approach..

Industrialization and the Transformation of American Life: A Brief Introduction..

Industrialization and the Transformation of American Life: A Brief Introduction..

This title was first published in 1980: This volume analyzes Japan's industrial organization both from a historical perspective and by looking in details at specific industries such as iron, steel and the automotive industry...