Economics and Finance

Economics and the Social Sciences

Edited by Stavros Ioannides, Klaus Nielsen

This book is based on the premise that mainstream economics has become excessively specialized and formalized, entering a state of de facto withdrawal from the study of the economy in favour of exercises in applied mathematics. The edito...

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International Handbook on the Economics of Education

Edited by Geraint Johnes, Jill Johnes

This major Handbook comprehensively surveys the rapidly growing field of the economics of education. It is unique in that it comprises original contributions on an exceptional range of topics from a review of human capital, signalling an...

Paperback (2007)

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Hardback (December 2004)

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Handbook of Survey-Based Business Cycle Analysis

Edited by Georg Goldrian

This Handbook aims to provide an overview of regular survey activities, as well as to show how survey results can be used scientifically in the context of business-cycle analysis and forecasting.

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Retirement Provision in Scary Markets

Edited by Hazel Bateman

The past few decades have witnessed a global move towards private provision for retirement through individual defined contribution pensions at the expense of publicly provided and employer-sponsored defined benefit pensions. As a consequ...

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Regional Planning

Edited by David A. Plane, Lawrence D. Mann, Kenneth Button, Peter Nijkamp

The difficulties involved in formulating national policy over large geographical areas have led to the widespread adoption of more localized planning methods, covering regions of a large country. This comprehensive collection includes cl...

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Land Use Planning

Edited by Hugo Priemus, Kenneth Button, Peter Nijkamp

This is an authoritative collection of papers that are generally regarded as landmarks in the history of land use planning in the western world. A wide variety of leading articles have been selected for this comprehensive volume, which c...

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Planning History and Methodology

Edited by Michael Wegener, Kenneth Button, Peter Nijkamp

Planning as deliberate preparation for future action is as old as human history. Agricultural land allocation and cities were always planned, as were military warfare and defence. With the growing complexity of society in the 19th centur...

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The Regulatory Challenge of Biotechnology

Edited by Han Somsen

This book will make a significant contribution to the debate surrounding the effective regulation of biotechnology. The contributing authors assess how regulatory regimes can accommodate the many different and often conflicting issues ...

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Globalized Freight Transport

Edited by Thomas R. Leinbach, Cristina Capineri

The worldwide movement of freight has emerged as one of the most critical and dynamic aspects of the transport sector. The contributors to this study examine the current state of global freight transport, with an emphasis on Europe and N...

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Regionalism, Trade and Economic Development in the Asia-Pacific Region

Edited by M. A.B. Siddique

This book is based on the premise that Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs) in the Asia-Pacific significantly impact on the material progress of the peoples of this region. These impacts – in terms of the benefits and costs associated with R...

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Planning Cities for the Future

Peter Karl Kresl

Planning Cities for the Future links the study of urban economic competitiveness with urban planning and is able to ascertain the crucial factors for success in this area of public policy. These factors include effective governance, lead...

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