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The Impact of Globalization on Argentina and Chile
Edited by Geoffrey Jones, Andrea Lluch
During the first global economy of the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century, Argentina became one of the richest countries on earth, while Chile was an economic backwater. During the contemporary era of globalization, libe...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Disequilibrium Sports Economics
Edited by Wladimir Andreff
For decades, sports economics has been set within the framework of equilibrium economics, in particular when modelling team sport leagues. Based on a conviction that this does not reflect real life, this book addresses a gap in the liter...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Global Governance and Democracy
Edited by Jan Wouters, Antoon Braekman, Matthias Lievens, Emilie Bécault
Globalization needs effective global governance. The important question of whether this governance can also become democratic is, however, the subject of a political and academic debate that began only recently. This multidisciplinary bo...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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The Global Financial Crisis and its Budget Impacts in OECD Nations
Edited by John Wanna, Evert A. Lindquist, Jouke de Vries
The global financial crisis of 2007–09 constituted the biggest shock to the economies of the OECD nations since the Second World War and caused most of their governments to move into intense crisis mode. They made significant adjustments...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Individualism and Political Disorder
James M. Buchanan, Yong J. Yoon
Inspired by F.A. Hayek’s Individualism and Economic Order, this book also stands in contrast to the themes of that work, by emphasizing that collective action works differently from the way the market works. The chapters comprise papers ...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Urban Economics and Urban Policy
Paul C. Cheshire, Max Nathan, Henry G. Overman
In this bold, exciting and readable volume, Paul Cheshire, Max Nathan and Henry Overman illustrate the insights that recent economic research brings to our understanding of cities, and the lessons for urban policy-making. The authors pre...eBook:Find out more$39.16
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Environmental Pricing
Edited by Larry Kreiser, Mikael S. Andersen, Birgitte E. Olsen, Stefan Speck, Janet E. Milne, Hope Ashiabor
Environmental taxes can be efficient tools for successful environmental policy. Their use, however, has been limited in many countries. This thoughtful book explores the scope of environmental pricing and examines a variety of national e...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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The Evolution of Central Banking and Monetary Policy in the Asia-Pacific
Akhand Akhtar Hossain
This book of case studies is a contribution to monetary macroeconomics in which country-specific experience and issues in inflation and monetary policy are reviewed and analysed in an historical context. In doing so, the key ideas and vi...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Central Banking and Monetary Policy in Muslim-Majority Countries
Akhand Akhtar Hossain
This book reviews key aspects of central banking and monetary policy in selected Muslim-majority countries. While reviewing country-specific experiences and issues in inflation and monetary policy, and analysing them from an historical c...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Balancing the Regulation and Taxation of Banking
Sajid M. Chaudhry, Andrew W. Mullineux, Natasha Agarwal
This concise book gives a unique overview of bank taxation as an alternative or a compliment to prudential regulation or non-revenue taxation. Existing bank taxation is reviewed with a view to eliminating distortions in the tax system, w...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Carbon Pricing
Edited by Larry Kreiser, Mikael S. Andersen, Birgitte E. Olsen, Stefan Speck, Janet E. Milne, Hope Ashiabor
Carbon Pricing reflects upon and further develops the ongoing and worthwhile global debate into how to design carbon pricing, and how to utilize the financial proceeds in the best possible way for society. The world has recently witnesse...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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The Rise of the City
Edited by Karima Kourtit, Peter Nijkamp, Roger R. Stough
This book examines urban growth and the dynamics that are transforming the city and city regions in the 21st century focusing specifically on the spatial aspects of this process in the “Urban Century”. Forces that are driving city growth...eBook:Find out more$40.00