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Principles of Public Economics
Francesco Forte
The public choice approach combined with theoretical welfare economics and institutions will prove a stimulating and engaging read for those with a special interest in public sector economics, public choice and Austrian economics.eBook:Find out more$64.76
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Foundations of Social Capital
Edited by Elinor Ostrom, T. K. Ahn
The selected articles embed the concept in core theoretical work in economics, political science, sociology, development theory, and philosophy. Topics include: contemporary conceptual and philosophical foundations; forms of social capit... -
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Terrorism, Organised Crime and Corruption
Edited by Leslie Holmes
There has been a marked growth in the awareness of corruption, organised crime and terrorism in recent years, especially since the end of the Cold War. Yet the linkages and resonances between these three forms of anti-social and anti-sta... -
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Natural Disaster Analysis after Hurricane Katrina
Edited by Harry W, Richardson, Peter Gordon, James E. Moore II
This influential book explores the key policy implications arising from Hurricane Katrina. Leading scholars from fields as diverse as decision analysis, risk management, economics, engineering, transportation, urban planning and sociolog... -
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The Impact of the WTO
Trish Kelly
This volume is the first to provide a comprehensive analysis of the nine environmental and health disputes that have been adjudicated at the WTO since 1995. The investigation concludes that criticism of the WTO has been overstated and, s... -
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![Social Policy, Employment and Family Change in Comparative Perspective]()
Social Policy, Employment and Family Change in Comparative Perspective
Edited by Jonathan Bradshaw, Aksel Hatland
This book is a comparative study of family change, parental employment and social policy in the five Nordic countries, the Netherlands, Germany and the United Kingdom. In all these countries family forms have been profoundly affected by ...eBook:Find out more$55.16
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International Migration and Economic Development
Robert E.B. Lucas
This accessible and topical book offers invaluable insights to policy makers in both industrialized and developing countries as well as to scholars and researchers of economics, development, international relations and to specialists in ...eBook:Find out more$62.36
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![A Primer for Benefit–Cost Analysis]()
A Primer for Benefit–Cost Analysis
Richard O. Zerbe Jr, Allen S. Bellas
Straightforward in style and cutting-edge in coverage, this volume will be highly usable both as a text and a reference. Advanced undergraduates and masters students in public policy, public administration, economics and health care admi...eBook:Find out more$57.56
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The Origins of Law and Economics
Edited by Francesco Parisi, Charles K. Rowley
This unique collection of largely unpublished papers brings together the founding fathers of law and economics to provide their own views on the origins and intellectual history of the field. Law and economics emerged as a separate field... -
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Trust and Crime in Information Societies
Edited by Robin Mansell, Brian S. Collins
This fascinating book gathers together an enviable range of experts from a variety of disciplines to study how trust and crime interact with new digital technologies. It provides a critical discussion on the prospects of the Internet and... -
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Financialization and the World Economy
Edited by Gerald A. Epstein
Financialization – the increasing importance of financial markets, institutions and motives in the world economy – is described and analyzed in this rigorously researched volume. The contributors, top scholars in their fields, explore th...eBook:Find out more$58.36
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The Young, the Old and the State
Edited by Anneli Anttonen, John Baldock, Jorma Sipilä
This is a comparative account of social care services for children and older people in five key industrial nations (Finland, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States). The authors break new ground by moving beyond institu...eBook:Find out more$46.36
