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![Health, Mortality and the Standard of Living in Europe and North America since 1700]()
Health, Mortality and the Standard of Living in Europe and North America since 1700
Edited by Roderick Floud, Robert W. Fogel, Bernard Harris, Sok Chul Hong
These two volumes bring together important and influential articles and papers on different aspects of the history of health and welfare. The collection includes classic and more recent essays on the origins and nature of mortality decli... -
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![Economics of Corporate Social Responsibility]()
Economics of Corporate Social Responsibility
Edited by Abagail McWilliams
This authoritative collection examines the five related and most significant elements of this subject - theoretical perspectives, firm financial performance, socially responsible investing, environmental performance and strategic CSR - t... -
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![Islam and the Challenges of Western Capitalism]()
Islam and the Challenges of Western Capitalism
Edited by Murat Çizakça
This unique book brings together some of the finest minds in comparative economic / financial history and modern Islamic finance to discuss the rise, the decline and the contemporary efforts to regenerate Islamic capitalism. The collecti... -
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Social Structure of Accumulation Theory
Edited by Terence McDonough, David M. Kotz, Michael Reich
In this two-volume set, the editors present seminal articles by leading SSA scholars describing the development of SSA Theory and its wider application. -
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![The Political Economy of Ageing and Later Life]()
The Political Economy of Ageing and Later Life
Edited by Alan Walker, Liam Foster
This timely new collection presents the most important and influential articles and papers on ageing and later life of the past half century. The editors examine policy creation and implementation, practice and critical gerontology inclu... -
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![Path Dependence and Lock-In]()
Path Dependence and Lock-In
Edited by Stan J. Liebowitz, Stephen E. Margolis
Since their first emergence in the work of Paul David thirty years ago, the dual issues of Path Dependence and Lock-In have become critically important subjects in the fields of economics, sociology, and business strategy. Theoretical an... -
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Environmental Regulation
Edited by John McEldowney, Sharron McEldowney
Featuring an original introduction by the editors, this important collection of essays explores the main issues surrounding the regulation of the environment. The expert contributors illustrate that regulating the environment in the UK i... -
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Culture and Economic Growth
Edited by Enrico Spolaore
This two-volume set provides fundamental analyses of the relations between cultural variables and economic performance. It encompasses indispensable contributions by economists and other influential social scientists in this growing inte... -
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![Climate Change and the World Economy]()
Climate Change and the World Economy
Edited by David I. Stern, Frank Jotzo, Leo Dobes
World economic activity is a cause of climate change and climate change has an impact on economic activity. Adaptation to climate change can occur locally, but action to reduce the extent of climate change requires global cooperation or ... -
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Economic Models of Law
Edited by Thomas J. Miceli, Matthew J. Baker
The economic approach to law relies on the use of economic models, mostly mathematical, for understanding the nature and function of law. The articles in this collection reflect state-of-the-art modeling techniques and explore how to use... -
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![Modern Monetary Policy and Central Bank Governance]()
Modern Monetary Policy and Central Bank Governance
Edited by Sylvester Eijffinger, Donato Masciandaro
There has been a recent evolution in the relationship between modern monetary policy and central banking, visible in the now merged study of public economic choices made every day and the features of monetary architectures and institutio... -
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![Megaproject Planning and Management: Essential Readings]()
Megaproject Planning and Management: Essential Readings
Edited by Bent Flyvbjerg
Megaproject Planning and Management: Essential Readings contains the seminal articles from the growing body of research on megaproject planning and management along with an original introduction by the editor. Bent Flyvbjerg, the leading...
