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The Economics of Schooling and School Quality
Edited by Eric A. Hanushek
This authoritative two-volume collection brings together the most important published papers on the economics of schooling and school quality, issues which are at the heart of current intellectual and policy debates. -
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Economic Principles for Education
Clive R. Belfield
Education has become an increasingly important activity within all economies; from pre-school years groups through to continuing education and retraining, the accumulation of skills spans a lifetime. Economic Principles for Education loo... -
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The Public Sector in the Global Economy
Attiat F. Ott
In the 21st century, the public sector in the nation state has lost some of its insular structure. Its decision-making power has been subjugated to the forces of political and economic liberalism that are sweeping the global economy. Thi... -
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Transport Logistics
Edited by Alan McKinnon, Kenneth Button, Peter Nijkamp
This comprehensive and integrated collection includes a wide range of previously published articles from logistics management, operations research and economics journals, as well as the mainstream transport literature. The volume is divi... -
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Incentive-Based Budgeting Systems in Public Universities
Edited by Douglas M. Priest, William E. Becker, Don Hossler, Edward P. St. John
Financial incentives play an important role in the behaviour of public institutions of higher education. Incentive-Based Budgeting Systems in Public Universities examines alternative uses of these financial incentives, and reviews the co... -
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Private Initiatives in Infrastructure
Edited by Sanford V. Berg, Michael G. Pollitt, Masatsugu Tsuji
Public-private collaboration in infrastructure projects takes place in a variety of institutional frameworks worldwide. This volume considers the different cultural, political and legal settings in the US, UK, Japan and other countries a...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Transport Infrastructure
Edited by Roger R. Stough, Roger Vickerman, Kenneth Button, Peter Nijkamp
The editors have brought together in Transport Infrastructure a set of classic readings in the literature which show the development of analysis in this field. -
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Modernizing Infrastructure in Transformation Economies
Christian von Hirschhausen
The design of infrastructure policies is a controversial issue in the transition economies of Eastern Europe, where the dismal state of infrastructure was widely regarded to be one of the major obstacles to economic recovery and sustaine...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Railways
Edited by Chris Nash, Mark Wardman, Kenneth Button, Peter Nijkamp
This authoritative new collection gathers together the issues important to the understanding of the challenges and problems of modern rail transport. -
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Air Transport
Edited by Peter Forsyth, Kenneth Button, Peter Nijkamp
This authoritative new collection of 40 articles, presents the most important classics and contemporary papers on air transport. -
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Federal Intergovernmental Grants and the States
Shama Gamkhar
intergovernmental grants in the US since the 1970s. This period spans six presidential administrations and encompasses a diverse set of political and economic conditions. Containing original research this book contributes to critical ass... -
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Political Economy in Federal States
Stanley L. Winer
Federal states are lively sources of data on the economics and politics of the public sector. In this rich collection of essays, some of which are previously unpublished, Stanley Winer makes use of these data from Canada, the United Stat...