Economic growth Books
Yale University Press Stumbling Giant
Book SynopsisWhile dozens of books and articles have predicted the near-certainty of China's rise to global supremacy, this book boldly counters such widely-held assumptions. It brings to light the daunting array of challenges that today confront China, as well as the inadequacy of the responses.Trade Review"'Timothy Beardson is a brilliant entrepreneur and investment strategist and his observations about China are sobering - and a must-read for the well-informed.' (Steve Forbes, Chairman and Editor-in-Chief, Forbes Media) 'A thoughtful reconsideration of China's actual place in the new world order, based on reality rather than fanciful speculation.' (Kirkus Reviews)"
£16.14
Harvard University, Asia Center Coins Trade and the State Economic Growth in
Book SynopsisThe political fragmentation and constant warfare of medieval Japan did not necessarily inhibit economic growth. Rather, as this book shows, these conditions created opportunities for a wider spectrum of society to participate in trade, markets, and monetization, laying the groundwork for Japan’s transformation into an early modern society.Trade ReviewSegal’s book is a highly readable, lively analysis of money, trade, and the economy in pre-1600 Japan, with emphasis on the first half (late Heian through Kamakura periods) of the medieval age… Given its readability and substantive coverage, Coins, Trade, and the State could be used in Japanese history courses at all levels, surveys through graduate seminars… [Segal] richly illustrates how various members of society participated in a complex economy, including those with estate affiliations as well as those in warrior domains. This approach to history could put an end to the still-common notion that Japan before the early modern (Tokugawa) period was an economically primitive place, a sea of self-sufficiency. -- Suzanne Gay * Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies *Segal breaks new ground in Japanese history by focusing on economic developments in the 12th–13th centuries that laid the groundwork for the economic growth Japan experienced during the period of political decentralization and civil war in the 14th–16th centuries. In doing so, Segal fills a gap in knowledge of the economic history of Japan before the Edo period. Using evidence coaxed from a wide range of original Japanese sources and writing in an accessible style, he shows how the circulation of copper coins and the expansion of trade led to the emergence of a market-centered economy. A key part of this story is how the peripheral elites such as merchants, warriors, estate managers, and religious leaders devised new ways to circumvent the traditional center-controlled forms of commodity taxes and exchange by importing Chinese coinage, trading in local markets, and devising an effective system of long-distance money remittance. The author’s fresh analysis of the Kamakura bakufu’s late-13th-century ‘virtuous government’ (tokusei) decrees is particularly noteworthy. -- M. D. Erickson * Choice *
£30.56
Harvard University Press The Cuban Economy in a New Era An Agenda for
Book SynopsisThe Cuban Economy in ?a New Era diagnoses the ills afflicting Cuba's economy and examines seven areas: macroeconomic policy, central planning, small and medium private enterprises, nonagricultural cooperatives, financing options for the new private sector, state enterprise management, and relations with international financial institutions.Trade ReviewWith the passing of Fidel Castro and the reestablishment of U.S.–Cuban relations, Cuba is poised for major change—but towards what? In The Cuban Economy in a New Era, we get a rare glimpse from the inside. Ten leading scholars from the island discuss critical factors in that transformation, including the major economic reforms to date, the key players (from new cooperatives to the emerging private sector), and the role of the formal financial sector and the challenges of innovation and planning. In the process, we get an invaluable first-hand view of how the Cuban economy really functions. To cap it all, as bookends, two long-time Cuban analysts, Harvard’s acclaimed Jorge Domínguez and Lorena Barberia of the Universidade de São Paulo, put this in perspective for us. This book is a key contribution, at precisely the right time. -- Michael Chu, Harvard Business School, and Managing Director and Co-Founder, IGNIA PartnersThis is an excellent volume that profoundly analyzes Raúl Castro’s economic reforms, including the documents of the VII PCC Congress in 2016, with solid and balanced evaluations of performance, and sound recommendations for the future. -- Carmelo Mesa-Lago, Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of Economics and Latin American Studies, University of Pittsburgh
£22.46
Harvard University Press Thinking Small The United States and the Lure of
Book SynopsisDaniel Immerwahr tells how the United States sought to rescue the world from poverty through small-scale, community-based approaches. He also sounds a warning: such strategies, now again in vogue, have been tried before, alongside grander moderization schemes with often disastrous consequences as self-help gave way to crushing local oppression.
£23.36
Princeton University Press Pricing the Planets Future
Book SynopsisProvides a simple framework to organize the debate on what we should do for the future. This title outlines the basic theory of the discount rate and the various arguments that favor using a smaller discount rate for more distant cash flows. It offers a suitable framework for dynamic problems and decision making.Trade Review"Pricing the Planet's Future is a technically adept compendium of ideas on social discounting in an uncertain world, seen through the lens of the discounted utilitarianism and the Ramsey framework... [T]he book is not necessarily for the faint-hearted newcomer to intergenerational issues. Yet it will serve as an excellent accompaniment to the previous texts in this area, ... and as a clarifying resource for the technician or policymaker entering into the ever advancing literature on social discounting."--Ben Groom, Journal of Economic Literature "For readers with the appropriate technical background the book provides a very good introduction to the research frontier. Incorporating uncertainty into long-run project evaluation and discounting is certainly a central component of a more satisfactory approach to decision making, and Gollier's contributions are required reading for those wishing to understand the issues involved."--Antony Millner, Environment and Planning Government and PolicyTable of ContentsPreface vii Introduction 1 Part I: The Simple Economics of Discounting 1 Three Ways to Determine the Discount Rate 17 2 The Ramsey Rule 26 3 Extending the Ramsey Rule to an Uncertain Economic Growth 41 Part II: The Term Structure of Discount Rates 4 Random Walk and Mean-Reversion 61 5 Markov Switches and Extreme Events 74 6 Parametric Uncertainty and Fat Tails 84 7 The Weitzman Argument 98 8 A Theory of the Decreasing Term Structure of Discount Rates 111 Part III: Extensions 9 Inequalities 131 10 Discounting Non-monetary Benefits 149 11 Alternative Decision Criteria 168 Part IV: Evaluation of Risky and Uncertain Projects 12 Evaluation of Risky Projects 185 13 The Option Value of Uncertain Projects 203 14 Evaluation of Non-marginal Projects 215 Global Conclusion 225 Index 227
£37.80
Princeton University Press How Growth Really Happens
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the 2018 Schumpeter Prize Competition, International Joseph A. Schumpeter Society""A rare breadth of economic analysis."---Paschal Donohoe, Irish Times"Best discerns and deciphers key economic trends at critical junctures in world history, and we should warmly welcome his willingness to sacrifice many of the sacred cows of economics on the altar of greater understanding."---Michael M. Rosen, Weekly Standard"A wonderful analysis of how regions catch up and shape the industrial frontier through the capability triad."---Rajah Rasiah, Asia Pacific Business Review"Best shows that overlooking production in economics has led to a major misunderstanding of how the economy grows in the real world." * Choice *
£29.75
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Farewell to Growth
Book SynopsisMost of us who live in the North and the West consume far too much - too much meat, too much fat, too much sugar, too much salt. We are more likely to put on too much weight than to go hungry. We live in a society that is heading for a crash. We are aware of what is happening and yet we refuse to take it fully into account.Trade Review"I would like to use the opportunity of this review to urge readers to take up Latouche's remarkable book." Sustainability, Science, Practice, and Policy "This little book is a pleasure to read. It is critical, contrarian, informative and provocative. Latouche advances a coherent set of proposals for reversing the treadmill of an ever-more insistent growth dynamic in favour of a more serene existence based on quality of life, solidarity and respect for the environment." Bob Jessop, University of LancasterTable of ContentsForeword Introduction 1 The Territory of De-Growth A UFO in the Microcosm of Politicking What is De-Growth? A Battle over Ideas and Words The Two Sources of De-Growth The Green Algae and the Snail An Unsustainable Ecological Footprint A False Solution: Reducing the Population 2 A Concrete Utopia The De-Growth Revolution The Virtuous Circle of Quiet Contraction De-Growth as a Local Project Is Reducing Growth a Retrograde Step? De-Growth: A Challenge for the South Is De-Growth Reformist or Revolutionary? 3 A Political Programme An Electoral Programme Jobs for All in a De-Growth Society De-Growth: Behind the Work-Based Society Is De-Growth Soluble in Capitalism? Is De-Growth a Right-Wing Policy or a Left-Wing Policy? Do We Need a De-Growth Party? Conclusion References
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Africas Moment
Book SynopsisTranslated by David Fernbach The 21st century will be the century of Africa. This continent was once seen as empty, rural, animist, poor, and forgotten by the world. Now, fifty years after independence, it is full to bursting, urban and monotheist. If poverty and violence are still rampant, economic growth has taken off again and a middle class is developing. Africa will hold a central place in the big issues facing the world today. If it once made a false start', here it is back again in the fast lane. The West has missed the turnaround of a continent that will no longer wait for us. How can we best understand it? Demography, economics, politics, diplomacy, cultures and religions this book presents the different facets of this new Africa, which will soon have a billion people, at the mid point of the most rapid population boom that humanity has ever known. Without ignoring the risks of its metamorphosis, it brings to light the forces and hopes that Africa harbors.Trade Review"A wake-up call. Its message is simple: look out world, here comes Africa." Wall Street Journal "Clearly conceived, cleanly structured, tightly written and lucidly expressed. A highly readable text." European Voice "Their optimistic analysis of the continent and its inhabitants should be read by all who are interested in looking at Africa with a fresh and different perspective." African Security Review "A significant book for those interested in questions of economic and cultural change." The Age "Africa's Moment has the great value of underlining that Africa's future is indeed in the hands of Africans." South World "A timely and positive assessment of Africa's prospects founded upon deep understanding and a distinctive perspective." Paul Collier, University of Oxford "The West is wedded to a retrograde vision of Africa's past and know nothing of its present, even less of its future. This unprecedented book forces revision of that outlook by addressing a world, just a few decades from now, where one in four human beings will be African." Keith Hart, University of LondonTable of Contents Acknowledgements Foreword by Paul Collier Introduction Part One: The Peopling of a Continent Chapter 1: Who Wants to Be a Billionaire? Chapter 2: Malthus on CNN Part Two: Africa on the Move Chapter 3: A Black Peril? Chapter 4: Crowded Roads Part Three: Africa Versus Growth Chapter 5: The Undiscoverable Curse Chapter 6: The Great Wheel of Growth Part Four: When Africa Awakes Chapter 7: The Great Clean-Up Chapter 8: Emerging Africa Part Five: God's Africa Chapter 9: Urban Compositions Chapter 10: Crescent and Cross Chapter 11: Switched-On Africa Chapter 12: The End of Ethnicity Chapter 13: African Democracy Part Six: One March, Three Directions Chapter 14: Countries of Rent, Countries in Danger Chapter 15: The Vanguard of Development Chapter 16: Fragile Africa: One Crisis After Another Part Seven: Africa, The World's Vitality Chapter 17: The End of Infinity Chapter 18: Light Against Darkness Chapter 19: The Hunger for Land Chapter 20: The Struggle for Man Part Eight: The Newcomer at the Feast of Nations Chapter 21: Africa Courted Chapter 22: Emerging Powers: Africa's New Exploiters? Chapter 23: Acknowledging Africa Conclusion Maps Notes Index
£54.00
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Africas Moment
Book SynopsisThe 21st century will be the century of Africa. How can we best understand it? Demography, economics, politics, diplomacy, cultures and religions, this book presents the different facets of this new Africa, which will soon have a billion people, at the mid point of the most rapid population boom that humanity has ever known.Trade Review"A wake-up call. Its message is simple: look out world, here comes Africa." Wall Street Journal "Clearly conceived, cleanly structured, tightly written and lucidly expressed. A highly readable text." European Voice "Their optimistic analysis of the continent and its inhabitants should be read by all who are interested in looking at Africa with a fresh and different perspective." African Security Review "A significant book for those interested in questions of economic and cultural change." The Age "Africa's Moment has the great value of underlining that Africa's future is indeed in the hands of Africans." South World "A timely and positive assessment of Africa's prospects founded upon deep understanding and a distinctive perspective." Paul Collier, University of Oxford "The West is wedded to a retrograde vision of Africa's past and know nothing of its present, even less of its future. This unprecedented book forces revision of that outlook by addressing a world, just a few decades from now, where one in four human beings will be African." Keith Hart, University of LondonTable of ContentsAcknowledgementsForeword by Paul CollierIntroductionPart One: The Peopling of a ContinentChapter 1 Who Wants to Be a Billionaire?Chapter 2 Malthus on CNNPart Two Africa on the MoveChapter 3 A Black Peril?Chapter 4 Crowded RoadsPart Three: Africa Versus GrowthChapter 5 The Undiscoverable CurseChapter 6 The Great Wheel of GrowthPart Four: When Africa AwakesChapter 7 The Great Clean-UpChapter 8 Emerging AfricaPart Five: God’s AfricaChapter 9 Urban CompositionsChapter 10 Crescent and CrossChapter 11 Switched-On AfricaChapter 12 The End of EthnicityChapter 13 African DemocracyPart Six: One March, Three DirectionsChapter 14 Countries of Rent, Countries in DangerChapter 15 The Vanguard of DevelopmentChapter 16 Fragile Africa: One Crisis After AnotherPart Seven: Africa, The World’s VitalityChapter 17 The End of InfinityChapter 18 Light Against DarknessChapter 19 The Hunger for LandChapter 20 The Struggle for ManPart Eight: The Newcomer at the Feast of NationsChapter 21 Africa CourtedChapter 22 Emerging Powers: Africa’s New Exploiters?Chapter 23 Acknowledging AfricaConclusionMapsNotesIndex
£21.84
McGill-Queen's University Press When Green Growth Is Not Enough
Book SynopsisA systematic and thorough comparison between Canada's and Britain's actions on climate change.Trade Review"When Green Growth Is Not Enough will inform a wide North American audience about European climate change and policy - we simply do not hear about this in conventional media and no similar debate takes place in Canada and the United States. We need this public discussion of what might be done and how we might do it." Robert Paehlke, Environmental and Resource Studies, Trent University
£27.90
Stanford University Press Human Capital and Economic Growth
Book SynopsisThe book offers an eclectic treatment of the human capital-economic growth nexus and uses state-of-the-art nonlinear econometric methods to provide an empirical assessment of the link between human capital and economic growth.Trade Review"The authors provide an in-depth investigation of the link between human capital and economic growth. They take an innovative approach, examining the determinants of economic growth through a historical overview of the concept of human capital." —Abstracts of Public Administration, Development, and Environment"This book imparts a deep understanding of the nexus between human capital and aggregate economic growth. By studying this book, you will have not only acquired the specific human capital knowledge to participate in the literature on human capital and growth, but will also have acquired general human capital knowledge that will improve your productivity in other economic areas." —Merwan H. Engineer, University of Victoria"The authors are excellent writers and experts on the topics they cover in this volume. They use an array of results to make the case that, indeed, human capital affects growth in a highly nonlinear way. There is nothing that is as extensive on the issue of human capital and economic growth as this book."—Chris Papageorgiou, Research Department of the International Monetary FundTable of ContentsPART I Introduction 1 Introduction to Human Capital and Economic 3 Growth 2 The Concept of Human Capital: A Brief 10 Historical Review PARTII Theoretical Research on Human Capital and Economic Growth 3 Theoretical Models of Human Capital and 27 Economic Growth 4 Human Capital and Endogenous Models of 53 Economic Growth 5 Threshold Effects, Multiple Equilibria, and 84 Nonlinearities in Human Capital and Economic Growth PARTIII The Empirics of Human Capital and Economic Growth 6 Empirical Studies on Human Capital and 107 Economic Growth 7 Human Capital and Economic Growth: Linear 156 Specifications 8 A Primer on Nonparametric Methods and Their 172 Application to Research in Human Capital and Economic Growth 9 Human Capital and Economic Growth: 193 Nonlinear Specifications Appendix: Nonparametric Methods 211 Glossary 217 Bibliography 221
£59.40
Stanford University Press BRICS or Bust
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Elsenhans and Babones critique development orthodoxies with aplomb, providing clear guidance on what can be done at a policy level. The authors' knowledge of relevant theory and debates, brought together with original data, results in an impressive synthesis of argument and evidence."—Robert Holton, Trinity College Dublin"Covering a wide range of theory and empirical evidence, this concise, critical survey chronicles the rise of the BRICS and the policy dilemmas that they face. Highly recommended."—Ray Kiely, Queen Mary University of London, author of The BRICs, US "Decline" and Global Transformations"This is a wonderful introduction to the critical policy problems facing the BRICS and to the wide-ranging and deeply insightful global political economy of Hartmut Elsenhans, one of the undersung giants in the field."—Craig N. Murphy, Wellesley College"This remarkable book provides a practical road map with theoretical underpinnings about how BRICS countries, despite enormous differences in their socio-political systems, can coalesce for the common goal of escaping the 'low or middle income trap.' The intellectual challenge that the authors pose to conventional market-oriented wisdom is a must-consider for concerned economists and politicians."—Amit Bhaduri, Jawaharlal Nehru University"This is a well-written book on a very important subject: the BRICS. At times provocative and controversial, it is most interesting and highly readable."—Lim Chong Yah, National University of Singapore and Nanyang Technological University"Are the BRICS caught in the middle-income 'trap,' facing a structural 'barrier' to further development? Through a detailed examination of the recent slowdown in these economies, this book offers a compelling theoretical analysis and a clear, actionable set of policies to overcome the barrier."—Jan Kregel, Director of Research, Levy Economics Institute, Bard CollegeTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. The BRICS Trajectories: Economic, Political, and Social 2. The Role of the State in Economic Development 3. Mass Demand as the Basis of Growth 4. Selective Links to the World Market Conclusion
£13.94
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Clusters and Economic Growth in Asia
Book SynopsisThis detailed book explores and provides insights into the development and transformation of various clusters, economies and industrial sectors in East and Southeast Asia.Trade Review‘The book is thus a useful addition to the large and growing literature involving industrial agglomeration and clustering in the dynamic geographic region of East Asia, particularly in an international setting. . . the collection is of value.’ -- Srikanta Chatterjee, World Economics Association NewsletterTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Cluster Policies and Entrepreneurial States in East Asia Alexander Ebner 2. Information and Communication Technology and Economic Growth of Four Asian Industrialized Economies Yanfei Li and Wai-Mun Chia 3. Industrial Agglomeration of Taiwanese Electronics Firms in Dongguan, China: Home Effects and Implications for Industrial Upgrading Felix Haifeng Liao, Karen Zhihua Xu and Bin Liang 4. The Rise of the Biomedical Cluster in Wonju, Korea Jun Koo and Jongmin Choi 5. The Global Economic Crisis as Leverage for Emerging Regional Growth Paths? Differentiated Evidence from China – Three Years Onwards Daniel Schiller and Henning Kroll 6. Technological Intensity of FDI in Vietnam – Implications for Future Economic Development and Emerging Clusters Curt Nestor 7. The Aircraft Industry as a Tool for Economic and Industrial Development – The Case of Indonesia Sören Eriksson 8. Foreign Knowledge Transfer in the Development of Aircraft Industry Clusters – The Case of Chengdu, China Sören Eriksson Index
£90.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Handbook of Regional Innovation and Growth
Book SynopsisToday, economic growth is widely understood to be conditioned by productivity increases which are, in turn, profoundly affected by innovation. This volume explores these key relationships between innovation and growth, bringing together experts from both fields to compile a unique Handbook.Table of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Introduction to the Handbook of Regional Innovation and Growth Philip Cooke, Bjørn Asheim, Ron Boschma, Ron Martin, Dafna Schwartz and Franz Tödtling PART I: REGIONAL INNOVATION THEORY Introduction Bjørn Asheim and Dafna Schwartz 2. Schumpeter and Regional Innovation Esben Sloth Andersen 3. Neo-Schumpeterian Perspectives on Innovation and Growth David Wolfe 4. Regional Agglomeration and Growth: The Classical Approach Eirik Vatne 5. Innovation, Product Life Cycle and Diffusion: Vernon and Beyond Gunther Tichy 6. Perspectives on Mature Marshallian Industrial Districts Marco Bellandi 7. The New Marshallian Districts and their Process of Internationalization Fiorenza Belussi PART II: REGIONAL INNOVATION AND GROWTH DYNAMICS Introduction Philip Cooke, Franz Tödtling and Dafna Schwartz 8. Innovation and Productivity: Local Competitiveness and the Role of Space Roberta Capello 9. Human Capital and Labour Mobility Determinants of Regional Innovation Daniel Felsenstein 10. The Geography of Knowledge Flows Stefano Breschi 11. Regional Innovation and Diversity Simona Iammarino 12. Networks of Innovation Elisa Giuliani 13. From Regional Anchors to Anchoring Lisa De Propris and Olivier Crevoisier PART III: REGIONAL INNOVATION AND EVOLUTION Introduction Ron Boschma and Ron Martin 14. Technological Relatedness, Related Variety and Economic Geography Ron Boschma and Koen Frenken 15. Regional Economies as Path-Dependent Systems: Some Issues and Implications Ron Martin 16. Absorptive Capacity in a Regional Context Maria Abreu 17. Regional Knowledge Networks Michael Steiner 18. Regional Competitiveness: From Endowments to Externalities to Evolution Ron Martin 19. Regional Cultural Economy: Evolution and Innovation Al James PART IV: AGGLOMERATION AND INNOVATION Introduction Philip Cooke and Bjørn Asheim 20. Proximity and Innovation Christophe Carrincazeaux and Marie Coris 21. The Changing Form and Geography of Social Capital Stuart Rosenfeld 22. Cluster Evolution Arne Isaksen 23. Transversality and Regional Innovation Platforms Philip Cooke 24. Technology Clusters Edward Malecki PART V: REGIONAL WORLDS OF INNOVATION Introduction Philip Cooke and Dafna Schwartz 25. Worlds of Production: Conventions and the Microfoundations of Regional Economies Peter Sunley 26. Culture as a Source for Growth and Change: Some Evidences from Cultural Clusters in Andalusia Luciana Lazzeretti 27. Service Innovation Yuko Aoyama and Rory Horner 28. Regional Services Innovation Philip Cooke 29. Open Innovation and Regional Growth Peter Prud’homme van Reine 30. Foreign Direct Investment and Regional Innovation Philip Cooke and Dafna Schwartz 31. Innovation Systems in Emerging Economies: The Case of India Scott Ptak and Sharmistha Bagchi-Sen 32. Green Innovation Philip Cooke PART VI: REGIONAL INNOVATION SYSTEM INSTITUTIONS Introduction Dafna Schwartz and Franz Tödtling 33. Regional Innovation Systems Franz Tödtling and Michaela Trippl 34. Intermediaries in Regional Innovation Systems: Role and Challenges for Policy Claire Nauwelaers 35. Regional Entrepreneurship Niels Bosma, Veronique Schutjens and Erik Stam 36. Venture Capital in Regional Innovation and Growth Jesper Lindgaard Christensen 37. Regional Entrepreneurship Development: Promoting Spin-offs through Coaching and Mentoring Magnus Klofsten and Staffan Öberg 38. Regional Innovation and Incubation: The Technological Incubators Programme for Entrepreneurship and Innovation Daniel Shefer and Amnon Frenkel PART VII: REGIONAL INNOVATION POLICY Introduction Philip Cooke and Ron Boschma 39. Regional Innovation Governance Martin Heidenreich and Knut Koschatzky 40. Learning Regions James Simmie 41. Regional Innovation Platforms Vesa Harmaakorpi, Tomi Tura and Helinä Melkas 42. Regional Innovation Policy and Dramaturgy Philip Cooke 43. Design-Driven Regional Innovation Philip Cooke and Arne Eriksson 44. Regional Innovation Policy between Theory and Practice Arnoud Lagendijk Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd PostCrisis Growth and Integration in Europe
Book SynopsisAgainst the backdrop of the financial crisis that unfolded in 2008, this book deals with policy challenges going forward, focusing in particular on the ongoing catching-up process in Central, Eastern and South-Eastern European countries.Table of ContentsContents: Preface PART I: CATCHING-UP AND GROWTH PROSPECTS AFTER THE CRISIS 1. Challenges to European Economic Integration Vítor Constâncio 2. A Forward-looking View on Catching-up Strategies from an Austrian Angle Ewald Nowotny 3. Re-establishing Growth After the Crisis – Lessons from the Nordic Countries Seppo Honkapohja 4. Catching-up Prospects After the Crisis for the EU’s CESEE Region Kieran Mc Morrow and Werner Röger 5. Growth Prospects in the EU-10 Members States After the Crisis Dariusz K. Rosati 6. Neoclassicism in the Balkans Vladimir Gligorov 7. Unlocking Growth Potential in the Balkans Boštjan Jazbec and Albulenë Kastrati 8. The Catching-up Experience of the Western Balkans – the Cases of Serbia, FYR of Macedonia and Albania Michael Loufir PART II: POLICY CHALLENGES IN THE CESEE REGION AND BEYOND 9. Monetary Policy and Financial Stability: What’s Ahead for Central and Eastern Europe Stephen G. Cecchetti 10. Central Banking for the 21st Century: An American Perspective Paul A. Wachtel 11. Monetary Policy Challenges in the CESEE Region: Architecture for an Earthquake Zone Bas B. Bakker and Leslie Lipschitz 12. A Policy Recipe for Successful Convergence of CESEE Countries in the Post-crisis World Júlia Király, Attila Csajbók and Mihály András Kovács 13. Monetary Policy Challenges in the CESEE Region – the Case of Poland Marek Belka 14. Monetary Policy Challenges in the CESEE Region – the Case of Romania Christian Popa 15. Monetary Policy Challenges in the CESEE Region – the Case of Croatia Boris Vujčić 16. Challenges for Monetary and Exchange Rate Policy in CESEE Created by the Crisis: Back to Square One? Peter Mooslechner PART III: THE NEW ROLE OF FINANCIAL INTEGRATION, GROWTH FINANCING AND EXPORTS 17. Policy Perspectives on Financial Integration After the Crisis Ignazio Angeloni 18. The Need for an Enhanced Role of Local Supervisors and Shareholder Oversight Andrzej Stopczyński 19. Firms’ Patterns of Trade and Access to Finance Jože P. Damijan and Črt Kostevc 20. Financing for Growth in CESEE Joachim Nagel and Corinna Knobloch 21. Capital Inflows, Exports and Growth in the CESEE Region Jarko Fidrmuc and Reiner Martin 22. Structural Components of International Trade Growth 1995–2009 Joseph F. Francois and Julia Wörz 23. The Great Trade Collapse and its Impact on Firms in Europe László Halpern PART IV: CHALLENGES FOR BANKING IN THE CESEE REGION 24. After the Crisis: Financial Sector Reform in the EU María Teresa Fábregas Fernández 25. Banking Challenges in the CESEE Region from the Erste Group Perspective Andreas Treichl 26. Challenges for Banking in the CESEE Region – the Situation in Austria and CESEE in November 2010 Michael Hysek 27. The CESEE Experience of KBC Group Marko Voljć 28. Challenges for Banking in the CESEE Region – the Case of Swedbank Baltic Banking Håkan Berg Index
£116.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Chinas Economic Development
Book SynopsisWritten by distinguished Chinese academics, this book provides a unique and rare insight into the development of the modern Chinese economy. The book concludes that following three decades of high economic growth, China now faces great challenges for sustainable growth, and the institutions of China’s economy have reached a critical point.Table of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction: The Reform and Opening-up of a Large, Developing Country 2. Political and Social Foundations of Economic Development 3. Urban and Rural Economic Development During the Process of Urbanization and Industrialization 4. Industrial Agglomeration in the Process of Globalization and Regional Economic Development 5. Transitions of Public Services and Government Responsibilities During the Marketization Process 6. Developmental Imbalances and Mechanisms for Improving the Market System 7. Appropriate Institutions and Sustainable Growth: China’s Development and its Worldwide Significance References Index
£95.00
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd The Dynamics of Economic Growth Policy Insights
Book SynopsisIt is these two factors that have determined not only the remarkable success of Asia in economic development but also the uniqueness of its growth model. This book examines the rise of Asia in the past two decades and draws lessons from its growth patterns.Trade Review'Asia, like other continents outside Western Europe and North America, was poor and considered a least-hope region for breaking the poverty trap in post WWII. However, Asia has surprisingly become the most dynamically growing region in the world in the recent decades with extraordinary speed and scale. This book is an insightful study of the root causes and strategic policy framework of Asia's development success. It provides convincing analyses to show that other lower-income countries can learn useful lessons from Asia to achieve their aspiration for prosperity. The book is a must-read for all policy makers and students in the developing world and international development institutions.' --Justin Yifu Lin, Peking University, China and formerly Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of the World Bank'There are many studies that attempt to explain the rapid rise of the economies of East and South Asia. Only a few of these studies base their analysis on a systematic quantitative comparison of the sources of growth in East and South Asia and none do so with more rigor than this work by Professor Vu Minh Khuong. The study is a major contribution to our understanding of these important economies performance.' --Dwight Perkins, Harvard Kennedy School, US'The astonishing rise of Asia over the past decades is transforming the world economy and changing the balances in global politics. In this book, Professor Vu Minh Khuong provides an in-depth study of the drivers of growth in sixteen Asian economies based on solid empirical analyses. While successful growth relies heavily on investment, technology catch-up and openness to trade, Professor Vu emphasizes the decisive importance of enlightened leadership that creates a favourable environment for countries to prosper.' --Marcel Timmer, University of Groningen, The NetherlandsTable of ContentsContents: Foreword by Dale W. Jorgenson Preface 1. Introduction 2. Developing Asia in the Global Dynamics of Catching Up and Falling Behind 3. The Rise of Asia 4. Sources of Developing Asia’s Economic Growth: Insights from the Standard Growth Accounting Approach 5. Sustaining High Economic Growth in Developing Asia: Strategic Insights and a Catch-up Policy Framework References Index
£104.00
The Peterson Institute for International Economics Financial Globalization Economic Growth and the
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The Peterson Institute for International Economics World on the Move Consumption Patterns in a More
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Clusters of Innovation in the Age of Disruption
Book SynopsisTrade Review‘Governments world-wide are seeking to encourage the growth of new ventures. Making this task harder is the fact that entrepreneurship is undoubtedly an “increasing returns” activity: the presence of nearby high-growth ventures increases the innovation and success of a new business. This volume presents a fascinating series of country-specific “case studies” that show the potential and challenges associated with growing entrepreneurial clusters.’ -- Josh Lerner, Harvard Business School, US‘Professor Jerome Engel has updated, expanded, and extended his Clusters of Innovation framework in this new book. There are fresh ideas about culture and behavior in these clusters. There are new regions included. And there is an extension to a non-geographic cluster built around a business model instead of a location. Anyone wishing to gain new insights into what makes the Silicon Valley cluster of innovation work will find this new volume an essential resource.’ -- Henry Chesbrough, University of California, Berkeley, US and Luiss University, Rome, Italy‘How do entrepreneurs, risk capital and corporate Innovation strategy come together to form an innovation cluster? Clusters of Innovation in the Age of Disruption provides a framework for understanding how this happens. This essential text updates the innovation cluster framework and provides a series of case studies on urban clusters and national strategies. Insightful, intuitive and intelligent – Clusters of Innovation in the Age of Disruption is a guide to creating value out of chaos.’ -- Steve Blank, Stanford University, USTable of ContentsContents: Foreword xv David J. Teece Preface: Silicon Valley – a state of mind xx Jerome S. Engel 1 Introduction: Clusters of Innovation in the Age of Disruption 1 Jerome S. Engel PART I CLUSTERS OF INNOVATION: REFINING AND EXTENDING THE FRAMEWORK 2 Global Cluster of Innovation theory and practice in the 21st century: COI Components 13 Jerome S. Engel and Aline Figlioli 3 Global Cluster of Innovation theory and practice in the 21st century: COI Behaviors 35 Jerome S. Engel and Aline Figlioli 4 Major Corporations and Open Innovation: capturing value from disruptive innovation 81 Jerome S. Engel, Dickson Louie and David Charron 5 Business-model-led Clusters of Innovation: the case of Product Led Growth 115 Itxaso del Palacio PART II GLOBAL CASE STUDIES: REGIONAL AND URBAN CLUSTERS 6 The Munich high-tech region: development towards a leading European startup cluster 129 Helmut Schönenberger 7 The Oslo case: agile and adaptive responses to Covid-19 challenges by actors in local and globally extended health technology clusters 152 Per Ingvar Olsen and Morten H. Abrahamsen 8 Changing pathways: urban dynamics and governance at 22@Barcelona 181 Montserrat Pareja-Eastaway and Josep Miquel Piqué PART III GLOBAL CASE STUDIES: NATIONAL STRATEGIES 9 The development of Singapore’s innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem 206 Poh Kam Wong 10 State- and private-led Clusters of Innovation in China 245 Virginia Trigo and Chen Peng 11 Strategy for economic recovery from the COVID-19 disaster: Japan aims to become a startup nation again 269 Shigeo Kagami 12 Supporting innovation in India through a special Service Organization 292 Manav Subodh 13 Australian Sports Technologies Network: adding value through creating synergies 312 James Demetriou, Martin Schlegel and Danny Samson 14 Conditions for the implementation of a biotechnology Cluster of Innovation in Colombia: a benchmark of best practices with German clusters 341 Christian Bruszies and Carlos Scheel 15 The Brazilian innovation ecosystem takes off 425 Flavio Feferman PART IV CONCLUSION 16 Clusters of Innovation: lessons learned and final thoughts 420 Jerome S. Engel Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Research Handbook on Inflation
Book SynopsisThis Research Handbook provides a comprehensive overview of the multifaceted landscape of inflation studies, policy, and practice. Analysing theoretical and empirical literature on measuring inflation and on the drivers of inflation dynamics, it sheds light on developments in monetary policy over the past two decades.
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Edward Elgar Publishing Indiaâs HighTech Leap Industrial Policy and Future of Innovation
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John Wiley & Sons Inc The Next Revolution in our CreditDriven Economy
Book SynopsisGo inside the research to see the global consequences of unethical banking The Next Revolution in our Credit-Driven Economy: The Advent of Financial Technology integrates market theory and practice to help investors identify growth opportunities, and to help regulators create a sustainable economic environment. Author Paul Schulte, former economic analyst with the National Security Council, draws upon his own decade-spanning research to demonstrate how unethical banking practices provide the brute force that drives political and economic crises worldwide. By unbundling how credit markets work, this authoritative guide provides deep insight into crisis avoidance and detection, successful investment climates, and the groundwork that must be in place for policy makers to build a sound basis for economic growth. Clear, succinct case studies provide examples of policy and its effects on economic stability, giving you a stronger understanding of the network of forces that dTable of ContentsAcknowledgments xvii About the Author xix About the Website xxi Introduction: A Few Numbers Can Crack the Code xxiii PART ONE How Bank Credit Drives Economics (Not the Other Way Around) and Why CHAPTER 1 A Few Simple Concepts That Anyone Can Understand 3 CHAPTER 2 Differences between Liquidity and Solvency Are Thin 23 CHAPTER 3 Anatomy of a Credit Crisis and Examples in the Real World 33 PART TWO I Am from the Government, and I Am Here to Help Your Broken Banking System CHAPTER 4 Socialization of Debt after Mismanagement by Bankers (or, Why Keynesian Economics Doesn’t Work) 55 CHAPTER 5 Why Capitalist Bankers Create Soviet Banking Models When the Going Gets Rough 75 CHAPTER 6 Central Banks Are Carrying the Greatest Load and Will Dominate Outcomes 89 CHAPTER 7 How Bankers and Policy Rescuers Affect Stocks, Foreign Exchange, and Property 103 PART THREE Interlude CHAPTER 8 Why Government and Institutions Get Suckered into Debt Binges 119 PART FOUR The Revolution in Financial Architecture CHAPTER 9 Why Is This Revolution Happening Now and Why So Fast? 135 CHAPTER 10 The Revolution in Alternative Investments 145 CHAPTER 11 The Revolution in Big Data and SME Lending in the Emerging World 157 CHAPTER 12 Banking and Analytics—The PayPal Gang, Palantir versus Alibaba, and Hundsun 177 Appendix 195 Bibliography 197 Index 199
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Fewer Richer Greener
Book SynopsisHow the world has become much better and why optimism is abundantly justified Why do so many people fear the future? Is their concern justified, or can we look forward to greater wealth and continued improvement in the way we live? Our world seems to be experiencing stagnant economic growth, climatic deterioration, dwindling natural resources, and an unsustainable level of population growth. The world is doomed, they argue, and there are just too many problems to overcome. But is this really the case? In Fewer, Richer, Greener, author Laurence B. Siegel reveals that the world has improvedand will continue to improvein almost every dimension imaginable. This practical yet lighthearted book makes a convincing case for having gratitude for today's world and optimism about the bountiful world of tomorrow. Life has actually improved tremendously. We live in the safest, most prosperous time in all human history. Whatever the metricfood, health, longevity, education, conflictit is demonstrTable of ContentsForeword vii Preface xiii Acknowledgments xvii Part I The Great Betterment 1 Right Here, Right Now 3 Part II Fewer 2 The Population Explosion, Malthus, and the Ghost of Christmas Present 19 3 The Demographic Transition: Running Out of and Into People 31 4 Having Fewer Children: “People Respond to Incentives” 43 5 Age Before Beauty: Life in an Aging Society 59 Part III Richer 6 Before the Great Enrichment: The Year 1 to 1750 79 7 The Great Enrichment: 1750 to Today 89 8 Food 101 9 Health and Longevity 121 10 Energy: A BTU is a Unit of Work You Don’t Have to Do 135 11 Cities 155 12 Education: The Third Democratization 171 13 Conflict, Safety, and Freedom 191 14 The Alleviation of Poverty 217 Part IV Explorations 15 Robots Don’t Work for Free: A Meditation on Technology and Jobs 245 16 The Mismeasurement of Growth: Why You Aren’t Driving a Model T 269 17 The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie: Deirdre McCloskey, Capitalism, and Christian Ethics 285 18 Simon and Ehrlich: Cornucopianism versus the Limits to Growth 299 19 Obstacles 305 20 “He Shall Laugh”: Why Weren’t Our Ancestors Miserable All the Time? 319 Part V Greener 21 Prologue: Why Poor is Brown and Rich is Green 331 22 A Skeptical Environmentalist: The Greening World of Bjørn Lomborg 339 23 Dematerialization: Where Did My Record Collection Go? 355 24 “We are as Gods”: The Fertile Mind of Stewart Brand 369 25 Ecomodernism: A Way Forward 379 Afterword 403 Reader’s Guide: Annotated Suggestions for Further Learning 407 References 415 Index 439
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University of Toronto Press The Evolution of Great World Cities
Book SynopsisChristopher Kennedy illuminates how geography, technology, and especially the infrastructure of urban economies allow cities to develop and thrive.Trade Review'Drawing on an extensive body of literature and examples from prosperous and not-so-prosperous cities around the world this book attampts to explain the evolution of great world cities...Vast mass of literature is coupled with illustrative cases in a way that makes the book informative and an enjoyable reading experience.' -- Kristina Vaarst Anderson Regional Studies, vol46:07:2012 'Kennedy has written a lively and thoughtful book... he carefully builds a novel argument about wealth creation and urban form and does so in an accessible way that teaches urban history and economic concepts as it goes.' -- Clinton J. Andrews Journal of Industrial Ecology, 26 October 2012
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Bristol University Press Private Renting in the Advanced Economies
Book SynopsisThis edited collection analyses recent changes in the private rental housing market, using case studies from the UK, Europe, Australia and the USA, and assesses the initial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.Table of Contents1. New Trajectories in Private Rental Housing - Peter A. Kemp 2. Growth and Change: Private Renting in Australia in the 21st Century - Kath Hulse 3. Rental Housing Dynamics and Their Affordability Impact in the United States - Alex Schwartz 4. The Irish Rental Sector and the Post-homeownership Society: Issues and Challenges - Michael Byrne 5. Private Renting in England: Growth, Change and Contestation - Tony Crook and Peter A. Kemp 6. Private Renting in the Netherlands: Set to Grow? - Marietta E.A. Haffner 7. Suppressive Regulation and Lower Political Esteem: Private Renting in Germany at the Beginning of Decline - Stefan Kofner 8. Private Renting in Denmark: Foreign Investors in the Crosshairs - Kath Scanlon 9. Norway: Booming Housing Market and Increasing Small-scale Landlordism - Mary Ann Stamsø 10. Private Rented Markets in Spain and Housing Affordability - Montserrat Pareja-Eastaway and Teresa Sánchez-Martínez 11. The Short Run Impact of Covid-19 on the Private Rented Sector - Tony Crook 12. Change and Continuity in Private Rental Housing - Peter A. Kemp
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John Wiley & Sons Global Economic Prospects January 2020 Slow
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MP-WBK World Bank Group Publ Labor Markets and Skills in a New Era Managing
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MP-WBK World Bank Group Publ International Debt Statistics 2021
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MP-WBK World Bank Group Publ The fallout of war
Book SynopsisIdentifies the impact of the Syrian conflict on economic and social outcomes in Iraq, Jordan, and Lebanon. The publication combines a large number of data sources, statistical approaches, and a suite of economic models that isolate the specific impact of the Syrian conflict among numerous global and regional factors.
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John Wiley & Sons Making Devolution Work for Service Delivery in
Book SynopsisThis study provides the first major assessment of Kenya's devolution reform. It assesses what is working, what is not working, and what could work better to enhance service delivery based on the currently available data.
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John Wiley & Sons Hidden Potential Rethinking Informality in South
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John Wiley & Sons Collapse and Recovery How the COVID19 Pandemic
Book SynopsisThe COVID-19 pandemic has dealt a severe blow to human capital. This report presents new evidence and analysis to provide a comprehensive diagnostic of the effects of the pandemic on human capital outcomes and identify promising policy responses for governments faced with the task of rebuilding human capital in the wake of the pandemic.
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John Wiley & Sons Boosting Productivity in Kazakhstan with MicroL
Book SynopsisExamines the causes of low productivity growth in Kazakhstan by combining an analysis of firm-level data and multiple policy drivers. This is the first work to analyse the micro-foundations of the total factor productivity in Kazakhstan and elaborating specific recommendations for boosting aggregate productivity growth.
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MP-WBK World Bank Group Publ Thriving Making Cities Green Resilient and
Book SynopsisGlobally, 70% of greenhouse gas emissions emanate from cities. Cities are also experiencing an expanding variety and frequency of climate change related stresses. This report provides policymakers with a compass for designing tailored policies that can help cities take effective action to mitigate and adapt to climate change.
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MP-WBK World Bank Group Publ World Development Report 2023
Book SynopsisHow can we manage cross-border mobility in a way that is beneficial to all? The World Development Report 2023 shifts from a focus on labour markets for migrants and legal protection for refugees to a more holistic perspective - one that recognises the humanity of migrants and the complexity of the societies of origin and destination.
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John Wiley & Sons Exports to Improve Labor Markets in the Middle
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University of Toronto Press Applied Welfare Economics Trade and Agricultural
Book SynopsisProviding a broad-based background for analysing economic policies, this textbook brings economic rationality to political decision making.Table of ContentsList of Tables List of Figures List of Acronyms Chapter 1. Introduction 1.1 Setting the Agricultural Stage 1.1.1 Top Agricultural Commodity Producers 1.1.2 Food Security: Green Revolution and Crop Yields 1.2 Structure of the Book Guide to Literature Chapter 2. Project Evaluation Criteria 2.1 Private Financial Analysis 2.1.1 Financial Ranking Criteria 2.1.2 Conclusion 2.2 Society’s Perspective: Social Cost-Benefit Analysis 2.2.1 Benefits and Costs as Rent and Surplus 2.2.2 The Fundamental Equation of Applied Welfare Economics 2.2.3 Total Economic Value 2.2.4 Total (Average) Value Versus Marginal Value 2.2.5 Conclusion 2.3 Multiple Accounts and Alternative Criteria 2.3.1 Environmental Quality 2.3.2 Regional Economic Development and Employment: Indirect Benefits 2.3.3 Other Social Effects 2.3.4 Concluding Observations about Multiple Accounts 2.4 Alternative Methods for Evaluating Projects 2.4.1 Cost-Effectiveness Analysis 2.4.2 Multiple Criteria Decision Making 2.4.3 Life-Cycle Assessment 2.4.4 Cumulative Effects Analysis 2.5 Extreme Events and Irreversibility 2.6 Discounting and Choice of Discount Rate 2.6.1 Dilemmas in Choosing a Discount Rate in Cost-Benefit Analysis 2.6.2 Risk Adjusted Discount Rates 2.6.3 Discounting in an Intergenerational Context Guide to the Literature Food for Thought Chapter 3. Externalities and Nonmarket Valuation 3.1 Cost Function Approach 3.2 Expenditure Function 3.2.1 Hedonic Pricing 3.2.2 Recreation Demand and the Travel Cost Method 3.3 Contingent Methods or Direct Approaches 3.3.1 Contingent Valuation Method 3.3.2 Choice Experiments/Stated Preferences 3.3.3 Constructed Preferences/Stakeholder Method 3.3.4 Fuzzy and ad hoc Methods for Determining Nonmarket Values 3.4 Benefit Transfer 3.5 Concluding Discussion Guide to Literature Food for Thought Chapter 4. International Trade and Applied Welfare Analysis 4.1 Spatial Price Equilibrium Trade Modelling 4.2 Unrestricted Free Trade 4.3 Trade and the Measurement of Wellbeing in Multiple Markets 4.3.1 Vertical Chains 4.3.2 Vertical and Horizontal Chains 4.4 Economic Policy and Trade: Examples 4.4.1 EU Import Restrictions on Canadian Durum Wheat 4.4.2 Incentivizing Anti-Dumping and Countervail Duty Complaints: Byrd Amendment 4.4.3 Restricting Log Exports 4.5 Concluding Discussion Appendix 4.A: Mathematics of Supply Restrictions Appendix 4.B: Calculation of Objective Function in SPE Models Guide to Literature Food for Thought Chapter 5. Governance, Rent-Seeking, Global Trade and the Agreement on Agriculture 5.1 Institutions and Governance 5.1.1 Models of Government 5.1.2 Takings 5.1.3 Institutions 5.1.4 Financing Government and Public Projects 5.2 Land Use and the Principal-Agent Problem 5.3 International Trade Negotiations and Agriculture 5.3.1 Agreement on Agriculture 5.3.2 Agreement on Subsidies and Countervail Measures 5.4 Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) 5.5 Concluding Discussion Guide to Literature Food for Thought Chapter 6. Analysis of Agricultural Policy: Theory 6.1 Background to Analysis of Agricultural Policy 6.2 Stock-Holding Buffer Fund Stabilization 6.3 Quotas and Supply-Restricting Marketing Boards 6.3.1 Quota and General Equilibrium Welfare Measurement 6.3.2 Quota Buyouts 6.3.3 Designing and Dismantling a Multi-Region Quota Program 6.4 Price Discrimination 6.5 Agricultural Technology: Genetically Modified Organisms 6.5.1 Agricultural Research and Development 6.5.2 Genetically Modified Organisms 6.6 Measuring Externalities in Agriculture 6.7 Concluding Discussion Guide to Literature Food for Thought Chapter 7. Agricultural Policies in the U.S. and Canada 7.1 Agricultural Support: A Brief Overview 7.2 U.S. Agricultural Policy 7.2.1 Analysis of U.S. Price Support Programs 7.2.2 Reducing Production and Disposing of Excess Grain 7.2.3 Decoupling 7.2.4 Moving Forward 7.3 Canadian Agricultural Policy 7.3.1 State Trading: The Canadian Wheat Board (1935-2012) 7.3.2 Crop Insurance 7.3.3 Western Grain Stabilization Act (1976) 7.3.4 Transportation Programs and Subsidies 7.3.5 Supply Management 7.5 Concluding Discussion Guide to Literature Food for Thought Chapter 8. Agricultural Policy in Europe and Asia 8.1 Agricultural Policy Reform in the European Union 8.1.1 Background to the European Union 8.1.2 High and Increasing Costs of Agricultural Programs 8.1.3 Integration of New Members 8.1.4 Reform of the CAP and Increasing Environmental Concerns 8.1.5 Further Analysis of Sector-Level Programs 8.1.6 Brexit 8.2 Agriculture in Developing Countries 8.2.1 Economy-wide Economic Reform and Chinese Agriculture 8.2.2 India and the Rice Economy Guide to Literature Food for Thought Chapter 9. Agricultural Business Risk Management 9.1 Privatizing Agricultural Hedges: Financial Products versus Insurance 9.1.1 Index Insurance and Derivatives 9.1.2 Futures Trading and Options 9.2 Agricultural Business Risk Management in the United States 9.2.1 Deep Loss Protection: The Federal Crop Insurance Program 9.2.2 Agricultural Business Risk Management Programs in the 2008 Farm Bill 9.2.3 Agricultural Business Risk Programs in the 2014 and 2018 Farm Bills 9.2.4 Dairy 9.2.5 Trade Issues 9.3 Agricultural Business Risk Management in Canada 9.3.1 The Shift from Price Support to Risk Management 9.3.2 Enter Growing Forward 9.3.3 Shift from Growing Forward (GF) to Growing Forward 2 (GF2) 9.3.4 Evaluation of Canada’s Agricultural Business Risk Programs 9.3.5 Going Forward: Canadian Agricultural Partnership 9.4 Concluding Discussion: Lessons for Agricultural Business Risk Management 9.4.1 Do Agricultural BRM Programs Distort Production? 9.4.2 Comparison of U.S. and Canadian Approaches to Risk Management Appendix 9.A: A Brief Look at the Economics of Risk and Risk Aversion 9.A.1 Systemic versus Idiosyncratic Risk 9.A.2 Expected Income Maximization and the Risk Aversion Coefficient Guide to Literature Food for Thought Chapter 10. Climate Change and Applied Welfare Economics 10.1 Anthropogenic Climate Change and its Impact 10.1.1 Climate Sensitivity 10.1.2 Damages 10.2 Economic Evaluation: The Role of Integrated Assessment Models 10.2.1 Climate Models and Policy Models 10.2.2 Carbon Price Policy Variable 10.3 Economic Impacts of Climate Change on Agriculture 10.3.1 Land Rents and the Regression Approach 10.3.2 Mathematical Representation of Landowner Decisions 10.4 Climate Change and Food Security 10.5 Discounting and Climate Urgency 10.5.1 Discounting Carbon 10.5.2 Economics of Wood Biomass Energy: Climate Urgency and Discounting 10.6 Mitigating Climate Change 10.6.1 International Action to Mitigate Climate Change 10.6.2 Agricultural Role in Mitigating Climate Change 10.6.3 Managing for Carbon: Carbon Pools and Fossil Fuel Substitution 10.7 Discussion Guide to Literature Food for Thought References
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University of Toronto Press Applied Welfare Economics Trade and Agricultural
Book SynopsisProviding a broad-based background for analysing economic policies, this textbook brings economic rationality to political decision making.Table of ContentsList of Tables List of Figures List of Acronyms Chapter 1. Introduction 1.1 Setting the Agricultural Stage 1.1.1 Top Agricultural Commodity Producers 1.1.2 Food Security: Green Revolution and Crop Yields 1.2 Structure of the Book Guide to Literature Chapter 2. Project Evaluation Criteria 2.1 Private Financial Analysis 2.1.1 Financial Ranking Criteria 2.1.2 Conclusion 2.2 Society’s Perspective: Social Cost-Benefit Analysis 2.2.1 Benefits and Costs as Rent and Surplus 2.2.2 The Fundamental Equation of Applied Welfare Economics 2.2.3 Total Economic Value 2.2.4 Total (Average) Value Versus Marginal Value 2.2.5 Conclusion 2.3 Multiple Accounts and Alternative Criteria 2.3.1 Environmental Quality 2.3.2 Regional Economic Development and Employment: Indirect Benefits 2.3.3 Other Social Effects 2.3.4 Concluding Observations about Multiple Accounts 2.4 Alternative Methods for Evaluating Projects 2.4.1 Cost-Effectiveness Analysis 2.4.2 Multiple Criteria Decision Making 2.4.3 Life-Cycle Assessment 2.4.4 Cumulative Effects Analysis 2.5 Extreme Events and Irreversibility 2.6 Discounting and Choice of Discount Rate 2.6.1 Dilemmas in Choosing a Discount Rate in Cost-Benefit Analysis 2.6.2 Risk Adjusted Discount Rates 2.6.3 Discounting in an Intergenerational Context Guide to the Literature Food for Thought Chapter 3. Externalities and Nonmarket Valuation 3.1 Cost Function Approach 3.2 Expenditure Function 3.2.1 Hedonic Pricing 3.2.2 Recreation Demand and the Travel Cost Method 3.3 Contingent Methods or Direct Approaches 3.3.1 Contingent Valuation Method 3.3.2 Choice Experiments/Stated Preferences 3.3.3 Constructed Preferences/Stakeholder Method 3.3.4 Fuzzy and ad hoc Methods for Determining Nonmarket Values 3.4 Benefit Transfer 3.5 Concluding Discussion Guide to Literature Food for Thought Chapter 4. International Trade and Applied Welfare Analysis 4.1 Spatial Price Equilibrium Trade Modelling 4.2 Unrestricted Free Trade 4.3 Trade and the Measurement of Wellbeing in Multiple Markets 4.3.1 Vertical Chains 4.3.2 Vertical and Horizontal Chains 4.4 Economic Policy and Trade: Examples 4.4.1 EU Import Restrictions on Canadian Durum Wheat 4.4.2 Incentivizing Anti-Dumping and Countervail Duty Complaints: Byrd Amendment 4.4.3 Restricting Log Exports 4.5 Concluding Discussion Appendix 4.A: Mathematics of Supply Restrictions Appendix 4.B: Calculation of Objective Function in SPE Models Guide to Literature Food for Thought Chapter 5. Governance, Rent-Seeking, Global Trade and the Agreement on Agriculture 5.1 Institutions and Governance 5.1.1 Models of Government 5.1.2 Takings 5.1.3 Institutions 5.1.4 Financing Government and Public Projects 5.2 Land Use and the Principal-Agent Problem 5.3 International Trade Negotiations and Agriculture 5.3.1 Agreement on Agriculture 5.3.2 Agreement on Subsidies and Countervail Measures 5.4 Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) 5.5 Concluding Discussion Guide to Literature Food for Thought Chapter 6. Analysis of Agricultural Policy: Theory 6.1 Background to Analysis of Agricultural Policy 6.2 Stock-Holding Buffer Fund Stabilization 6.3 Quotas and Supply-Restricting Marketing Boards 6.3.1 Quota and General Equilibrium Welfare Measurement 6.3.2 Quota Buyouts 6.3.3 Designing and Dismantling a Multi-Region Quota Program 6.4 Price Discrimination 6.5 Agricultural Technology: Genetically Modified Organisms 6.5.1 Agricultural Research and Development 6.5.2 Genetically Modified Organisms 6.6 Measuring Externalities in Agriculture 6.7 Concluding Discussion Guide to Literature Food for Thought Chapter 7. Agricultural Policies in the U.S. and Canada 7.1 Agricultural Support: A Brief Overview 7.2 U.S. Agricultural Policy 7.2.1 Analysis of U.S. Price Support Programs 7.2.2 Reducing Production and Disposing of Excess Grain 7.2.3 Decoupling 7.2.4 Moving Forward 7.3 Canadian Agricultural Policy 7.3.1 State Trading: The Canadian Wheat Board (1935-2012) 7.3.2 Crop Insurance 7.3.3 Western Grain Stabilization Act (1976) 7.3.4 Transportation Programs and Subsidies 7.3.5 Supply Management 7.5 Concluding Discussion Guide to Literature Food for Thought Chapter 8. Agricultural Policy in Europe and Asia 8.1 Agricultural Policy Reform in the European Union 8.1.1 Background to the European Union 8.1.2 High and Increasing Costs of Agricultural Programs 8.1.3 Integration of New Members 8.1.4 Reform of the CAP and Increasing Environmental Concerns 8.1.5 Further Analysis of Sector-Level Programs 8.1.6 Brexit 8.2 Agriculture in Developing Countries 8.2.1 Economy-wide Economic Reform and Chinese Agriculture 8.2.2 India and the Rice Economy Guide to Literature Food for Thought Chapter 9. Agricultural Business Risk Management 9.1 Privatizing Agricultural Hedges: Financial Products versus Insurance 9.1.1 Index Insurance and Derivatives 9.1.2 Futures Trading and Options 9.2 Agricultural Business Risk Management in the United States 9.2.1 Deep Loss Protection: The Federal Crop Insurance Program 9.2.2 Agricultural Business Risk Management Programs in the 2008 Farm Bill 9.2.3 Agricultural Business Risk Programs in the 2014 and 2018 Farm Bills 9.2.4 Dairy 9.2.5 Trade Issues 9.3 Agricultural Business Risk Management in Canada 9.3.1 The Shift from Price Support to Risk Management 9.3.2 Enter Growing Forward 9.3.3 Shift from Growing Forward (GF) to Growing Forward 2 (GF2) 9.3.4 Evaluation of Canada’s Agricultural Business Risk Programs 9.3.5 Going Forward: Canadian Agricultural Partnership 9.4 Concluding Discussion: Lessons for Agricultural Business Risk Management 9.4.1 Do Agricultural BRM Programs Distort Production? 9.4.2 Comparison of U.S. and Canadian Approaches to Risk Management Appendix 9.A: A Brief Look at the Economics of Risk and Risk Aversion 9.A.1 Systemic versus Idiosyncratic Risk 9.A.2 Expected Income Maximization and the Risk Aversion Coefficient Guide to Literature Food for Thought Chapter 10. Climate Change and Applied Welfare Economics 10.1 Anthropogenic Climate Change and its Impact 10.1.1 Climate Sensitivity 10.1.2 Damages 10.2 Economic Evaluation: The Role of Integrated Assessment Models 10.2.1 Climate Models and Policy Models 10.2.2 Carbon Price Policy Variable 10.3 Economic Impacts of Climate Change on Agriculture 10.3.1 Land Rents and the Regression Approach 10.3.2 Mathematical Representation of Landowner Decisions 10.4 Climate Change and Food Security 10.5 Discounting and Climate Urgency 10.5.1 Discounting Carbon 10.5.2 Economics of Wood Biomass Energy: Climate Urgency and Discounting 10.6 Mitigating Climate Change 10.6.1 International Action to Mitigate Climate Change 10.6.2 Agricultural Role in Mitigating Climate Change 10.6.3 Managing for Carbon: Carbon Pools and Fossil Fuel Substitution 10.7 Discussion Guide to Literature Food for Thought References
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Parallax of Growth: The Philosophy of Ecology and
Book SynopsisParallax of Growth explores the ideas of economy and ecology and the factors that have put them on a collision course. Bjerg argues that our current mode of economic organization is characterized by an inherent �debt drive�, whereby the creation of money through the issuance of commercial bank credit has locked our economy into a vicious circle of forced growth and increasing debt. Parallax of Growth is not a catalogue of solutions to the ecological or the economic crisis. The book aims to shift the inquiry from �what shall we do?� to �why have we not already done it?� In order to address the challenges of our contemporary times of crisis, we need to understand how the idea of growth is deeply ingrained in the ideology as well as the organization of our society. The book aims to open the space for philosophical thinking about this important issue.Trade Review"Ole Bjerg takes a fresh look at capitalism�s existential ecological crisis from beyond the usual perspectives of growth, de-growth and green growth. He argues that, before we can change our orientation towards growth, we need to understand why we have not changed it already. Bjerg�s philosophical therapy eco-analysis might just be what equips us with the thinking to be able to act." Tony Greenham, Director of Economy, Enterprise and Manufacturing, RSA "In this fascinating philosophical reflection, Ole Bjerg draws on the ideas of Slavoj iek to show that, in spite of the public opposition between ecological and economic approaches to well-being and the environment, they are in fact mutually constitutive paradigms that shape contemporary ideology and the social reality of nature. This argument casts a new light on issues of growth, justice and sustainability and will be of considerable interest to a wide readership both within and beyond the academy." Arjun Appadurai, New York UniversityTable of Contents Introduction Part One: The Logy of Eco Chapter 1 - Balance of Nature Chapter 2 - Ecology Beyond Biology Part Two: The Nomy of Eco Chapter 3 - How is the Economy? Chapter 4 - The Market Theory of Value Chapter 5 - The Fantasy of Growth without Bounds Part Three: �Economy or Ecology? Yes, Please!� Chapter 6 - The Need to Grow Chapter 7 - The Desire to Grow Chapter 8 - The Drive for Growth Conclusion: �It�s the Money, Stupid!� Bibliography Index
£49.50
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Parallax of Growth: The Philosophy of Ecology and
Book SynopsisParallax of Growth explores the ideas of economy and ecology and the factors that have put them on a collision course. Bjerg argues that our current mode of economic organization is characterized by an inherent �debt drive�, whereby the creation of money through the issuance of commercial bank credit has locked our economy into a vicious circle of forced growth and increasing debt. Parallax of Growth is not a catalogue of solutions to the ecological or the economic crisis. The book aims to shift the inquiry from �what shall we do?� to �why have we not already done it?� In order to address the challenges of our contemporary times of crisis, we need to understand how the idea of growth is deeply ingrained in the ideology as well as the organization of our society. The book aims to open the space for philosophical thinking about this important issue.Trade Review"Ole Bjerg takes a fresh look at capitalism�s existential ecological crisis from beyond the usual perspectives of growth, de-growth and green growth. He argues that, before we can change our orientation towards growth, we need to understand why we have not changed it already. Bjerg�s philosophical therapy eco-analysis might just be what equips us with the thinking to be able to act." Tony Greenham, Director of Economy, Enterprise and Manufacturing, RSA "In this fascinating philosophical reflection, Ole Bjerg draws on the ideas of Slavoj iek to show that, in spite of the public opposition between ecological and economic approaches to well-being and the environment, they are in fact mutually constitutive paradigms that shape contemporary ideology and the social reality of nature. This argument casts a new light on issues of growth, justice and sustainability and will be of considerable interest to a wide readership both within and beyond the academy." Arjun Appadurai, New York UniversityTable of Contents Introduction Part One: The Logy of Eco Chapter 1 - Balance of Nature Chapter 2 - Ecology Beyond Biology Part Two: The Nomy of Eco Chapter 3 - How is the Economy? Chapter 4 - The Market Theory of Value Chapter 5 - The Fantasy of Growth without Bounds Part Three: �Economy or Ecology? Yes, Please!� Chapter 6 - The Need to Grow Chapter 7 - The Desire to Grow Chapter 8 - The Drive for Growth Conclusion: �It�s the Money, Stupid!� Bibliography Index
£17.09
Bristol University Press Responsibility Beyond Growth: A Case for
Book SynopsisCritically assessing growth-based models of innovation policy, this enlightening study sparks new debate on the role and nature of responsible innovation. Drawing on insights from economics, politics, and science and technology studies, it proposes the concept of 'responsible stagnation' as an expansion of present discussions about growth, degrowth, responsibility and innovation within planetary limitations. This important intervention explores real-world relationships between the political economy, innovation policy and concepts of responsibility, and will be an invaluable resource for individuals and civil society organizations who seek to promote responsible innovation.Trade Review"This book is an invaluable contribution to current discussions on economics, innovation, growth and responsibility." Anna Henkel, University of Passau"Easy to read and understand, jargon-free and above all clear and thought-provoking." The Bassetti Foundation“Responsibility Beyond Growth is refreshing as it is very easy to read, has a great feel and is tight. It is aimed at a broad audience base, is not overladen with references or jargon and doesn’t require specialized knowledge to follow.” Journal of Responsible InnovationTable of ContentsPart I: Welcome to the Matrix Introducing Responsible Stagnation as the ‘Fourth Quadrant’ ~ Stevienna de Saille Part II: What’s Wrong with Innovation and Growth? Challenges to the Story of Innovation ~ Michiel van Oudheusden The Problem with Markets ~ Kevin Albertson Part III: Responsible Stagnation and the Real World Putting Responsibility Centre-Stage: The Underlying Values of Responsible Stagnation ~ Fabien Medvecky Innovation for Social Needs ~ Effie Amanatidou, with George Gritzas The Plurality of Technology and Innovation in the Global South ~ Mario Pansera, with Keren Naa Abeka Arthur, Andrea Jimenez and Poonam Pandey Challenges Facing Willing Firms ~ Timothy Birabi Part IV: Responsibility in the Fourth Quadrant Conclusion: The Scope of Responsible Stagnation ~ Stevienna de Saille, Fabien Medvecky and Michiel van Oudheusden
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Bristol University Press Compassionate Capitalism: Business and Community
Book SynopsisThe idea of corporate social responsibility may seem like a recent trend, but the previously unpublished historical documents on Cambridge’s sophisticated urban property market reveal that businesses have been practicing what is sometimes referred to as “Compassionate Capitalism” for nearly a thousand years. This transdisciplinary study presents an invaluable contribution to our knowledge of the early phases of capitalism.Trade Review"Our knowledge of early capitalism is far from perfect. This book makes an important contribution to redress this situation, while also providing very valuable new information about medieval Cambridge and its territory." Guido Alfani, Bocconi University“A novel and creative approach to the Capitalism debate. The transcription and analysis of primary sources are valuable contribution to medieval and early modern social, economic and business history.” Claudia Jefferies, City, University London"This study of the medieval property market in Cambridge, presented in the context of medieval capitalism and Christian charitable foundations, will be widely welcomed." Nick Mayhew, University of OxfordTable of ContentsIntroduction Dynamics of the Property Market Economic Topography Family Profiles Family Dynasties Cambridge and its Regional Environment Legacy: Cambridge in the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries Conclusion
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Bristol University Press Business and Community in Medieval England: The
Book SynopsisOne of the most important manuscripts surviving from thirteenth-century England, the corpus of documents known as the Hundred Rolls for Cambridge have been incomplete until the recent discovery of an additional roll. This invaluable volume replaces the previous inaccurate transcription by the record commission of 1818 and provides new translations and additional appendices. Shedding new light on important facets of business activity in thirteenth-century Cambridge, this volume makes a significant contribution to our knowledge of the early phases of capitalism. This unique text will be of interest to anyone working in the fields of economic and business history, entrepreneurship, philanthropy and medieval studies. A research monograph based on recently discovered historical documents, Compassionate Capitalism: Business and Community in Medieval England, by Casson et al, is also now available from Bristol University Press.Table of ContentsIn addition to the new edition of the Hundred Rolls, the book provides new translations of the following previously unpublished documents. Amercements in Cambridge 1176–7 The Cambridge Tallage of 1211 Amercements of the Abbot of Ramsey and William De Kantilup and Their Associates in Cambridge in 1219 Gifts (Oblata) Summary of Information in Published Editions of the Pipe Rolls Relating to People and Places in Cambridge, 1130, 1158–1224 and 1230 Selected Excerpts From Rotuli Curiae Regis, I-XX Relating to People and Places in Cambridge Selected Excerpts From Calendar of Fine Rolls I-III Relating to People and Places in Cambridge Cambridge Debts: Selected Cases From the Exchequer of the Jews, 1219–81 Cambridge: Jewish Records of Debts by People Resident In or Closely Connected to Cambridge Feets of Fines: Selected Cases Relevant to the Town of Cambridge Cambridgeshire Subsidy Rolls and Eyres Mayors and Bailiffs of Cambridge, 1263–1300 Ancient Places in Cambridge Family Dynasties of Property Owners
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Bristol University Press Managing the Wealth of Nations: Political
Book Synopsis‘Commerce and manufactures gradually introduced order and good government,’ wrote Adam Smith in his Wealth of Nations, ‘and with them, the liberty and security of individuals.’ However, Philipp Robinson Rössner shows how, when looked at in the face of history, it has usually been the other way around. This book follows the development of capitalism from the Middle Ages through the industrial revolution to the modern day, casting new light on the areas where premodern political economies of growth and development made a difference. It shows how order and governance provided the foundation for prosperity, growth and the wealth of nations. Written for scholars and students of economic history, this is a pioneering new study that debunks the neoliberal origin myth of how capitalism came into the world.Table of Contents1. Inventing Dynamics: Political Economies of Money, Markets and Manufacturing, 1300s–1800s 2. Governing the Future: Capitalism’s Early Modern Temporalities and the Origins of Growth 3. The Myth of the Myopic State: Governing Economy and the Politics of Economic Change, 1250s–1850s 4. Configuring Free Markets: A Deeper History of Laissez-Faire 5. Money and the Rise of Modern Capitalism 6. Velocity! Money, Circulation and Economic Development, c.1250–1850 7. Creating Wealth: Homo Manufacturabilis and the Wealth of Nations 8. Manufacturing Wealth: Industrial Policy and the Rise of the European Economy, 1350–1850s Epilogue: State Capacity and Capitalism from Cain to Keynes: Money, Markets and Manufacturing
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Emerald Publishing Limited Economic Growth and Development
Book SynopsisSince the very beginnings of economics as a science, which might be dated from Ibn Khaldun's "Introduction to History" (1377), the challenge of making societies escape from poverty and attain some degree of prosperity has always been, and will remain, a fundamental issue. It was and it is still recognized today that this central venture is multi-faceted. Inasmuch as investment and technical progress are central in the growth and development process, many other dimensions must be taken into consideration, such as institutions, the openness of the economy, the protection of the environment. This book will presents cutting edge research on each of these issues and features a preface from Ken Arrow.Table of ContentsAbout the series: Frontiers of Economics and Globalization. About the Editor. List of Contributors. Foreword. Chapter 1 How Growth Can Undermine Growth: Three Examples. Chapter 2 Commodity Price Volatility, Democracy, and Economic Growth. Chapter 3 Growth, Colonization, and Institutional Development: In and Out of Africa. Chapter 4 On the Relation Between Investment and Economic Growth: New Cross-Country Empirical Evidence. Chapter 5 Vintage Capital Growth Theory: Three Breakthroughs. Chapter 6 Adaptive Economizing, Creativity, and Multiple-Phase Evolution. Chapter 7 An Explicit Nonstationary Stochastic Growth Model. Chapter 8 Growth Volatility and the Structure of the Economy. Chapter 9 Stability of Growth Models with Generalized Lag Structures. Chapter 10 On the Track of the World's Economic Center of Gravity. Chapter 11 Homothetic multisector growth models. Chapter 12 Medium-Term Growth: The Role of Policies and Institutions. Chapter 13 Modeling Parameter Heterogeneity in Cross-Country Regression Models. Chapter 14 How Much Should a Nation Save? A New Answer. Chapter 15 Aggregation, the Skill Premium, and the Two-Level Production Function. Chapter 16 Factor Substitution and Biased Technology with Balanced Growth. Chapter 17 Illegal Immigration, Factor Substitution, and Economic Growth. Chapter 18 Investment, Technical Progress, and the Consequences of the Global Economic Crisis. Chapter 19 Market Power, Growth, and Unemployment. Chapter 20 Optimal Abatement Investment and Environmental Policies Under Pollution Uncertainty. Chapter 21 Robotics and Growth. Chapter 22 Government and Growth: Friend or Foe?. Economic Growth and Development. Frontiers of economics and globalization. Frontiers of economics and globalization. Copyright page.
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Migration and Economic Growth
Book SynopsisThe main focus of the papers appearing in the first part of the book is on inequality and its effects on growth, labour market integration and government policies. The book continues by dealing with migration, its determinants and its possible effect on the host country's output, employment and standard of living. Finally, the authors discuss economic growth and its relationship with trade, capital accumulation and internal and external debts.Economists and researchers studying development economics and migration studies will find this original book, with its innovative state-of-the-art studies, of great interest.Trade Review'Mathias Czaika and Carlos Vargas-Silva have assembled an excellent collection of previously published articles on all aspects of the connections between migration and economic growth. As well, they provide an introduction that sets out the cross-connections between migration and economic growth, and provides and lead-in to the articles that follow in their compilation. An excellent place to start if one wanted to cover most of the important topics and researched areas in the overlap between migration and economic growth during the last fifty years.'Table of ContentsContents: Acknowledgements Introduction Mathias Czaika and Carlos Vargas-Silva PART I ECONOMIC DRIVERS OF MIGRATION: THE ROLE OF GROWTH AND RELATED ECONOMIC FACTORS [274 pp] A Classical Theories 1. Larry A. Sjaastad (1962), ‘The Costs and Returns of Human Migration’ 2. John R. Harris and Michael P. Todaro (1970), ‘Migration, Unemployment and Development: A Two-Sector Analysis’ 3. Jacob Mincer (1978), ‘Family Migration Decisions’ 4. Oded Stark and David Levhari (1982), ‘On Migration and Risk in LDCs’ 5. Oded Stark and J. Edward Taylor (1989), ‘Relative Deprivation and International Migration’ 6. Barry R. Chiswick (1999), ‘Are Immigrants Favorably Self-Selected?’ B Empirical Evidence 7. George J. Borjas (1987), ‘Self-Selection and the Earnings of Immigrants’ 8. Michael J. Greenwood and Gary L. Hunt (1989), ‘Jobs versus Amenities in the Analysis of Metropolitan Migration’ 9. Michael Vogler and Ralph Rotte (2000), ‘The Effects of Development on Migration: Theoretical Issues and New Empirical Evidence’ 10. Peder J. Pedersen, Mariola Pytlikova and Nina Smith (2008), ‘Selection and Network Effects – Migration Flows into OECD Countries 1990–2000’ 11. Anna Maria Mayda (2009), ‘International Migration: A Panel Data Analysis of the Determinants of Bilateral Flows’ 12. Mathias Czaika and Krisztina Kis-Katos (2009), ‘Civil Conflict and Displacement: Village-Level Determinants of Forced Migration in Aceh’ C Return Migration 13. Yaohui Zhao (2002), ‘Causes and Consequences of Return Migration: Recent Evidence from China’ 14. Christian Dustmann (2003), ‘Return Migration, Wage Differentials, and the Optimal Migration Duration’ 15. Dean Yang (2006), ‘Why do Migrants Return to Poor Countries? Evidence from Philippine Migrants’ Responses to Exchange Rate Shocks’ PART II THE DIRECT AND INDIRECT EFFECTS OF IMMIGRATION ON ECONOMIC GROWTH: MULTIPLE CHANNELS A Labour Markets 16. David Card (1990), ‘The Impact of the Mariel Boatlift on the Miami Labor Market’ 17. Jennifer Hunt (1992), ‘The Impact of the 1962 Repatriates from Algeria on the French Labor Market’ 18. George J. Borjas (1995), ‘The Economic Benefits from Immigration’ 19. Rachel M. Friedberg (2001), ‘The Impact of Mass Migration on the Israeli Labor Market’ 20. David Card (2001), ‘Immigrant Inflows, Native Outflows, and the Local Labor Market Impacts of Higher Immigration’ B Fiscal Impact 21. Alan J. Auerbach and Philip Oreopoulos (1999), ‘Analyzing the Fiscal Impact of U.S. Immigration’ 22. Kjetil Storesletten (2000), ‘Sustaining Fiscal Policy through Immigration’ 23. Ronald Lee and Timothy Miller (2000), ‘Immigration, Social Security, and Broader Fiscal Impacts’ 24. Assaf Razin, Efraim Sadka and Phillip Swagel (2002), ‘Tax Burden and Migration: A Political Economy Theory and Evidence’ C Technology and Innovation 25. William R. Kerr (2008), ‘Ethnic Scientific Communities and International Technology Diffusion’ 26. Jennifer Hunt and Marjolaine Gauthier-Loiselle (2010), ‘How Much Does Immigration Boost Innovation?’ 27. William R. Kerr (2010), ‘Breakthrough Inventions and Migrating Clusters of Innovation’ 28. Jennifer Hunt (2011), ‘Which Immigrants Are Most Innovative and Entrepreneurial? Distinctions by Entry Visa’ PART III THE DIRECT AND INDIRECT EFFECTS OF EMIGRATION ON ECONOMIC GROWTH: MULTIPLE CHANNELS A Brain Drain and Brain Gain 29. Robert E.B. Lucas (1987), ‘Emigration to South Africa's Mines’ 30. Michel Beine, Frédéric Docquier and Hillel Rapoport (2001), ‘Brain Drain and Economic Growth: Theory and Evidence’ 31. Oded Stark (2004), ‘Rethinking the Brain Drain’ 32. Michel Beine, Frédéric Docquier and Cecily Oden-Defoort (2011), ‘A Panel Data Analysis of the Brain Gain’ B Remittances 33. Richard H. Adams Jr. and John Page (2005), ‘Do International Migration and Remittances Reduce Poverty in Developing Countries?’ 34. Carlos Vargas-Silva (2008), ‘Are Remittances Manna from Heaven? A Look at the Business Cycle Properties of Remittances’ 35. Natalia Catrinescu, Miguel Leon-Ledesma, Matloob Piracha and Bryce Quillin (2009), ‘Remittances, Institutions, and Economic Growth’ 36. Paola Giuliano and Marta Ruiz-Arranz (2009), ‘Remittances, Financial Development, and Growth’ PART IV MIGRATION, LONG-TERM GROWTH AND CONVERGENCE 37. Richard A. Easterlin (1966), ‘Economic-Demographic Interactions and Long Swings in Economic Growth’ 38. Robert J. Barro and Xavier Sala-I-Martin (1991), ‘Convergence Across States and Regions’ 39. John F. Helliwell (1996), ‘Convergence and Migration among Provinces’ 40. Alan M. Taylor and Jeffrey G. Williamson (1997), ‘Convergence in the Age of Mass Migration’
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Networks, Space and Competitiveness: Evolving
Book SynopsisIn a period of increasing globalization and rapid growth in emerging countries, recognizing sources of regional competitiveness is of paramount importance. This timely and informative book identifies and analyzes changes in the origins of regional advantage. The expert contributors illustrate that sources of regional competitiveness are strongly linked with spatially observable yet increasingly flexible realities, and include building advanced and efficient transport, communications and energy networks, changing urban and rural landscapes, and creating strategic and forward-looking competitiveness policies. They investigate long-term interactions between regional competitiveness and urban mobility, as well as the connections that link global sustainability with local technological and institutional innovations, and the intrinsic diversity of spatially rooted innovation processes. A prospective analysis on networks and innovation infrastructure is presented, global environmental issues such as climate change and energy are explored, and new policy perspectives - relevant world-wide - are prescribed. Networks, Space and Competitiveness will prove an invaluable resource for academics, students and researchers across a range of fields including international and regional economics, regional science, economic geography and international business. Contributors: C.R. Azzoni, R.N. Baleiras, A. Bhattacharjee, R. Capello, J.I. Carruthers, E.A. Castro, T.P. Dentinho, P.C. Ferrao, A.M. Fuertes Eugenio, M. Grillitsch, E.A. Haddad, C. Hoglinger, J.L. Marques, C.S. Silva, K. Spiekermann, F. Todtling, J.M. Viegas, M. WegenerTable of ContentsContents: Evolving Networks, Spaces and Competitiveness Policies: Introductory Remarks Roberta Capello and Tomaz Ponce Dentinho PART I: EVOLVING TRANSPORT AND KNOWLEDGE NETWORKS 1. Transport and Communications and Regional Development: New Potentials and Challenges Klaus Spiekermann and Michael Wegener 2. The Urban Mobility System and Regional Competitiveness José Manuel Viegas 3. Change in the Energy Systems Paradigm and the Impact on Regional Development Paulo C. Ferrão and Carlos Santos Silva 4. The Knowledge Economy in European Regions: A Strategic Goal for Competitiveness Roberta Capello 5. Knowledge Relations and Innovation from a Regional Perspective Franz Tödtling, Christoph Höglinger and Markus Grillitsch PART II: EVOLVING CLIMATE AND LANDSCAPE 6. Climate Change and the Futures of Regions Carlos Roberto Azzoni and Eduardo Amaral Haddad 7. Methods and Models of Analysis in the Urban Housing Market João Lourenço Marques, Eduardo Anselmo Castro and Arnab Bhattacharjee 8. Land Use Regulation and Regional Form: A Spatial Mismatch? John I. Carruthers PART III: EVOLVING POLICY PERSPECTIVES 9. Collective Efficiency Strategies: A Regional Development Policy Contribution for Competitiveness Enhancement Rui Nuno Baleiras 10. Policy Failures and Food Crises in Less Developed Countries Ana Maria Fuertes Eugenio 11. New Challenges for Sustainable Growth Tomaz Ponce Dentinho Index
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