Politics and Public Policy
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Applied Benefit–Cost Analysis
Edited by Andrew Schmitz, Richard O. Zerbe Jr.
Benefit–cost analysis reduces all of the impacts of a proposed policy change to a common unit of measurement. It is used in a wide variety of fields including agriculture, life and health, transportation and the environment. In this sin... -
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Generational Shockwaves and the Implications for Higher Education
Edited by Donald E. Heller, Madeleine B. d’ Ambrosio
This volume, part of the TIAA-CREF Institute Series on Higher Education, is based on a national conference convened by the Institute in November 2007. The generational issues that were the focus of the conference raise both risks and opp...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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The Shadow Economy, Corruption and Governance
Edited by Michael Pickhardt, Edward Shinnick
This book contributes to the current debates on the shadow economy and related issues of tax evasion and corruption. The approach taken here is one that will develop a better understanding of these related issues, which are increasingly ... -
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Benefit–Cost Analysis
Edited by Richard O. Zerbe Jr.
Benefit–cost analysis is at heart a subject of practicality and usefulness. With this in mind, the editor has chosen the most relevant previously published articles for these volumes. Having explored the theoretical and ethical underpinn... -
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The Political Economy of HIV/AIDS in Developing Countries
Edited by Benjamin Coriat
The book is based on original data and field studies from Brazil, Thailand, India and Sub-Saharan Africa. Focusing on the issue of universal and free access to treatment (a goal now taken to heart by the international community), it asse...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Handbook of Fiscal Federalism
Edited by Ehtisham Ahmad, Giorgio Brosio
This major Handbook addresses fiscal relations between different levels of government under the general rubric of ‘fiscal federalism’, providing a review of the latest literature as well as an invaluable guide for practitioners and polic...eBook:Find out more$91.16
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Regulatory Impact Assessment
Edited by Colin Kirkpatrick, David Parker
Better state regulation is a key component of economic reform. This is the first book to comprehensively explore international experience in the use of Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA), which involves assessing the potential benefits a...eBook:Find out more$49.56
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International Terrorism and Threats to Security
Edited by Ronald J. Burke, Cary Cooper
This original collection examines the managerial and organizational implications of international terrorism and threats to security. When Islamic terrorists flew hijacked airplanes into the World Trade Center on 9/11, it changed much of ...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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International Trade and Health Protection
Tracey Epps
This book examines and critiques the WTO’s Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS Agreement), asking whether it strikes an appropriate balance between conflicting domestic health protection and trade lib...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Peace in Northeast Asia
Thomas J. Schoenbaum
This book takes an in-depth look at Japan’s long-festering territorial and maritime disputes with its three neighbors – China, South Korea and the Russian Federation. Japan has established friendly relations with all three former adversa...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Peace Movements and Pacifism after September 11
Edited by Shin Chiba, Thomas J. Schoenbaum
Noted international scholars from a range of disciplines present in this book Japanese and East Asian perspectives on the changed prospects for international peace post September 11. Because East Asia has not been preoccupied with the on...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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International Governance and Law
Edited by Hanneke van Schooten, Jonathan Verschuuren
Around the world, the role of national regulation is often hotly debated. This book takes as its starting point the fact that legislatures and regulators are criticized for overregulation and for producing poor-quality regulation which i...eBook:Find out more$40.00