Politics and Public Policy
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International Trade and Political Institutions
Fiona McGillivay, Iain McLean, Robert Pahre, Cheryl Schonhardt-Bailey
International Trade and Political Institutions broadens the public choice theory of trade politics to allow for the study of ideas and institutions within a longer time horizon. The authors use theoretically rigorous historical analysis ...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Reforming Economic Systems in Asia
Edited by Maria Weber
After the 1997 Asian crisis, most Asian countries embarked on a serious process of reform to revitalise their economies. This highly topical book begins with a thorough analysis of the reforms proposed and implemented in China, South Kor... -
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Analytical Transport Economics
Edited by Jacob B. Polak, Arnold Heertje
Analytical Transport Economics opens with a critical examination and overview of the scope of transport economics. Next, the production of transport, travel demand, transport externalities and transport markets are thoroughly analysed. T... -
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Rules, Choice and Strategy
Ram Mudambi, Pietro Maria Navarra, Giuseppe Sobbrio
This topical book analyses the change of electoral rules in Italy from proportional representation toward plurality. While Italy is used as the illustrative case, the analysis has far-ranging theoretical and practical implications, and ...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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The Economics of Public Law
Richard A. Posner, Francesco Parisi
Judge Richard A. Posner’s work on the economics of public law is a critical component of the interaction between the new law and economics movement and public choice theory. It exemplifies the parallel influence that these two important ... -
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The Global Market for Higher Education
Tim Mazzarol, Geoffrey N. Soutar
The authors of The Global Market for Higher Education discuss this industry from a strategic and services marketing perspective and suggest a model to explain how to obtain and maintain a competitive advantage. The book draws on more tha... -
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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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Public Policy and Local Governance
Peter Bogason
Traditional policy analysis takes as its starting point national legislation and then traces the public policy process through the hierarchical chain of agencies which implement directives. In this book, Peter Bogason takes a postmodern ... -
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Good Governance in Central and Eastern Europe
Edited by Herman W. Hoen
The implementation of a democratic order embedded in a market economy environment has proved immensely difficult. Furthermore, this process is subject to tremendous variety within Central and Eastern Europe. Ten years after the collapse ...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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The Political Economy of Local Government
Brian E. Dollery, Joe L. Wallis
In recent decades, local government has become increasingly complex. The Political Economy of Local Government draws upon recent developments in economics, including new institutional economics, and contemporary advances in the theories ...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Government and the Transformation of the Gaming Industry
Richard A. McGowan
The book is divided into three parts. The first part focuses on the historical and cultural forces that have shaped the new gaming industry. The second part of the book analyzes how each segment (pari–mutuel betting, lotteries and casino...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Civil Service Systems in Asia
Edited by John P. Burns, Bidhya Bowornwathana
This extensive book critically examines and contrasts the civil service systems of eight diverse Asian countries; Bangladesh, China, India, Japan, Laos, the Philippines, South Korea and Thailand, using a common comparative framework. The...