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The Economic Value of Water Quality
Edited by John C. Bergstrom, Kevin J. Boyle, Gregory L. Poe
The theory and case studies discussed in the book suggest that important determinants of the economic value of water quality include: the probability of contamination measured objectively and subjectively, information on actual levels of... -
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Competition
Edited by Jack High
Competition follows the development of the idea, as an analytical tool and also as a policy ideal, from Adam Smith through the marginal revolution to the modern concept of perfect competition. The editor’s original introductory essay sho... -
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The Regulation and Supervision of Banks
Edited by Maximilian J.B. Hall
This major four-volume collection will prove invaluable for lecturers, researchers and practitioners. The first volume covers the case for and against banking regulation, touching upon the design of an ‘optimal’ regulatory framework. The... -
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Water Resources and Coastal Management
Edited by R. K. Turner, Ian J. Bateman
Water Resources and Coastal Management presents a comprehensive and unique collection of articles which provide an interdisciplinary perspective on the science and management of global coastal resources. -
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Taiwan’s Economic Success since 1980
Edited by Chao-Cheng Mai, Chien-Sheng Shih
Taiwan’s economic development experience represents a unique case study especially in the wake of the Asian financial crisis. Taiwan has performed outstandingly in terms of macroeconomic and industrial development, particularly during re...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Korea’s Economic Prospects
Edited by O. Y. Kwon, William Shepherd
This book examines the major issues arising from the Korean financial crisis of 1997. It considers the strong prospects for rapid economic recovery and the emerging changes in Korea’s international economic relations and business environ...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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The Complexity Vision and the Teaching of Economics
Edited by David Colander
This ground-breaking book focuses on the implications of the complexity vision, such as that held by economists at the Santa Fe Institute, for the teaching of economics. This complexity vision suggests that answers to questions such as ... -
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International Securities
Edited by George C. Philippatos, Gregory Koutmos
The world of finance has been revolutionized in the last twenty years by factors such as the liberalization and subsequent integration of global financial markets and the advances in computing and communications technology. Thsee import... -
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Tourism Economics, the Environment and Development
Clem Tisdell
This is a fascinating book that will be of great use to a wide readership including economists, environmentalists, geographers, tourism scholars and professionals, as well as academics in development studies. -
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Models of the Chinese Economy
Edited by P. J. Lloyd, Xiao-guang Zhang
Models of the Chinese Economy is an authoritative and comprehensive book which will enable readers to gain a more thorough understanding of this important economy. The authors focus on economic modelling of the current Chinese economy fo... -
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Public Subsidies and Policy Failures
Cees van Beers, André de Moor
Public Subsidies and Policy Failures provides extensive analysis of the theory and political economy of public support policies, demonstrating how subsidies can harm the environment, distort trade, and benefit those in society who do not... -
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The Economics of Sport
Edited by Andrew Zimbalist
The economics of sport exploded onto the academic teaching and research scene in the 1990s. This decade of intellectual effervescence is encapsulated in this state-of-the-art collection which reprints both classic work and more recent pa...