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The Economics of Philanthropy and Fundraising
Edited by James Andreoni
What are people buying when they give money away? Is pure altruism possible? Who benefits from grants to charities and subsidies to givers? Is religious giving different? Which fundraising approaches ‘work’, and is more charity always be... -
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Public Policy and Professional Sports
John K. Wilson, Richard Pomfret
Public Policy and Professional Sports is a comprehensive analysis of public policy aspects of the economics of professional sports, supported by in-depth international case studies. It covers regulation and competition in the sports indu...eBook:Find out more£24.76
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The Global Urban Competitiveness Report – 2013
Edited by Pengfei Ni, Peter Karl Kresl, Wei Liu
The Global Urban Competitiveness Report – 2013 is an empirical study and evaluation of the sustainable competitiveness of 500 cities around the world from regional, national and other perspectives. This one-of-a-kind resource draws on a ...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Culture and Economic Action
Edited by Laura E. Grube, Virgil Henry Storr
This edited volume, a collection of both theoretical essays and empirical studies, presents an Austrian economics perspective on the role of culture in economic action. The authors illustrate that culture cannot be separated from economi...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Research Handbook on Economic Models of Law
Edited by Thomas J. Miceli, Matthew J. Baker
One of the great successes of the law and economics movement has been the use of economic models to explain the structure and function of broad areas of law. The original contributions to this volume epitomize that tradition, offering st...eBook:Find out more£34.36
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Social Policies in an Age of Austerity
Edited by John Karl Scholz, Hyungypo Moon, Sang-Hyup Lee
Social Policies in an Age of Austerity is the first major publication on the topic, with a particular interest in the United States and the Republic of Korea. The authors of the ten chapters in this book review recent developments in soc...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Handbook on Medical Tourism and Patient Mobility
Edited by Neil Lunt, Daniel Horsfall, Johanna Hanefeld
The growth of international travel for purposes of medical treatment has been accompanied by increased academic research and analysis. This Handbook explores the emergence of medical travel and patient mobility and the implications for p...eBook:Find out more£48.00
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The Economic Characteristics of Developing Jurisdictions
Edited by Michal S. Gal, Mor Bakhoum, Josef Drexl, Eleanor M. Fox, David J. Gerber
There is ongoing debate as to what competition law and policy is most suitable for developing jurisdictions. This book argues that the unique characteristics of developing jurisdictions matter when crafting and enforcing competition law ...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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The New Economics of Income Distribution
Friedrich L. Sell
With the increased interest in the role of inequality in modern economies, this timely and original book explores income distribution as an equilibrium phenomenon. Though globalization tends to destroy earlier equilibria within industria...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Handbook of International Development and Education
Edited by Pauline Dixon, Steve Humble, Chris Counihan
This Handbook considers the myths and untruths that currently exist in international development and education. Using historic and contemporary evidence, this compendium redefines the international development narrative through a new und...eBook:Find out more£48.00
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Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the Global Economy
Edited by Charlie Karlsson, Urban Gråsjö, Sofia Wixe
Innovation and entrepreneurship are the prime drivers in the global economy. This scholarly book identifies some of the key forces behind innovation and entrepreneurship at the same time as it closes the gap between science and technolog...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Business Regulation
Edited by Edward J. Balleisen
This comprehensive collection conveys leading scholarly ideas on modern regulatory governance since 1871. The first two volumes lay out the rationales for and critiques of technocratic governance in industrialized societies. They trace t...