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Overcoming Europe’s Long Term Growth Crisis Fabian Zuleeg  8. ‘Europe 2020’: The Shift to a Revised Climate Strategy Antonio Villafranca  Index","brand":"Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406331781463,"sku":"9780857933041","price":99.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780857933041.jpg?v=1730495423"},{"product_id":"the-economics-of-evaluation-in-public-programs-the-international-library-of-critical-writings-in-economics-series-9780857933416","title":"The Economics of Evaluation in Public Programs","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAll these methods address the benefits of the programs and most compare the benefits to costs, but the types of benefits and their measures vary greatly across the studies and across the different types of public programs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents:  Acknowledgements  Introduction Thoughts about the Diversity of Evaluations Albert N. Link and John T. Scott   PART I CRITICAL DISCUSSION AND COMMENTARY ABOUT EVALUATION METHODS 1. William J. Baumol (1968), ‘On the Social Rate of Discount’ 2. Arthur Maass (1966), ‘Benefit-Cost Analysis: Its Relevance to Public Investment Decisions’ 3. Amartya Sen (2000), ‘The Discipline of Cost-Benefit Analysis’  PART II PROGRAM ASSESSMENT  4. Luke Georghiou and David Roessner (2000), ‘Evaluating Technology Programs: Tools and Methods’ 5. Paul A. David, David Mowery and W. Edward Steinmueller (1992), 'Analysing the Economic Payoffs from Basic Research’ 6. F. Narin and Kimberly S. Hamilton (1996), ‘Bibliometric Performance Measures’  7. Barry Bozeman and Gordon Kingsley (1997), ‘R\u0026amp;D Value Mapping: A New Approach to Case Study-Based Evaluation’  PART III PROGRAM EVALUATION  A Agriculture  8. Zvi Griliches (1958), ‘Research Costs and Social Returns: Hybrid Corn and Related Innovations’ 9. David N. Bengston (1985), ‘Economic Evaluation of Agricultural Research: An Assessment’  B Modernization and Quality  10. Irwin Feller and Jon P. Nelson (1999), ‘The Microeconomics of Manufacturing Modernization Programs’ 11. Albert N. Link and John T. Scott (2006), ‘An Economic Evaluation of the Baldrige National Quality Program’  C Energy and Environment  12. Gideon Fishelson (1979), ‘Measuring the Benefits from an Innovation: An Application to Energy’ 13. Michael Gallaher and K. Casey Delhotal (2005), ‘Modeling the Impact of Technical Change on Emissions Abatement Investments in Developing Countries’  D Transportation  14. Robert William Fogel (1962), ‘A Quantitative Approach to the Study of Railroads in American Economic Growth: A Report of Some Preliminary Findings’ 15. Ian W.H. Parry and Kenneth A. Small (2009), ‘Should Urban Transit Subsidies be Reduced?’  E Support of National Infrastructure  16. Gregory Tassey (2008), ‘Modeling and Measuring the Economic Roles of Technology Infrastructure’ 17. Laurence J. Kotlikoff, Kent Smetters and Jan Walliser (2007), ‘Mitigating America’s Demographic Dilemma by Pre-Funding Social Security’  F Information Technology  18. Michael P. Gallaher and Brent R. Rowe (2006), ‘The Costs and Benefits of Transferring Technology Infrastructures Underlying Complex Standards: The Case of IPv6’ 19. Albert N. Link and John T. Scott (2005), ‘Evaluating Public Sector R\u0026amp;D Programs: The Advanced Technology Program’s Investment in Wavelength References for Optical Fiber Communications’ 20. David P. Leech and John T. Scott (2008), ‘Intelligent Machine Technology and Productivity Growth’          21. Albert N. Link and John T. Scott (2001), ‘Public\/Private Partnerships: Stimulating Competition in a Dynamic Market’  G Health Care  22. Burton A. Weisbrod (1981), ‘Benefit–Cost Analysis of a Controlled Experiment: Treating the Mentally Ill’ 23. Ted R. Miller, Maury S. Galbraith and Bruce A. Lawrence (1998), ‘Costs and Benefits of a Community Sobriety Checkpoint Program’ 24. Michael T. French, Kathryn E. McCollister, Stanley Sacks, Karen McKendrick and George De Leon (2002), ‘Benefit-Cost Analysis of a Modified Therapeutic Community for Mentally Ill Chemical Abusers’ 25. Bert M. Coursey and Albert N. Link (1998), ‘Evaluating Technology-based Public Institutions: The Case of Radiopharmaceutical Standards Research at the National Institute of Standards and Technology’ 26. Joshua T. Cohen, Peter J. Neumann and Milton C. Weinstein (2008), ‘Does Preventive Care Save Money? Health Economics and the Presidential Candidates’  H  Local Public Goods  27. Steven C. Deller (1990), ‘An Application of a Test for Allocative Efficiency in the Local Public Sector’ 28. Stephanie Riegg Cellini, Fernando Ferreira and Jesse Rothstein (2010), ‘The Value of School Facility Investments: Evidence from a Dynamic Regression Discontinuity Design’","brand":"Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406332109143,"sku":"9780857933416","price":233.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780857933416.jpg?v=1730495425"},{"product_id":"the-economics-of-electricity-markets-theory-and-policy-the-loyola-de-palacio-series-on-european-energy-policy-9780857933959","title":"The Economics of Electricity Markets Theory and","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Economics of Electricity Markets provides a cutting-edge analysis of the critical issues involved in the design and operation of electricity markets, as well as an assessment of alternative institutional arrangements that have either been implemented or are under discussion in Europe and the US.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Economics of Electricity Markets: Theory and Policy\u003c\/i\u003e provides an analysis of the critical issues involved in electricity markets and assesses alternate electricity arrangements in Europe and the US, and is a strong recommendation for any collection strong in electricity trading, production and, social and political concerns attached to this industry --The Midwest Book Review\u003cp\u003eThis book will appeal to professionals and academics who wish to understand the organization and operation of electricity markets. It is useful both as general background and as a reference guide to particular institutions . . . The debate over alternative market structures, described in this book, has influenced the design of every wholesale electricity market in the world. --Shaun McRae, Journal of Economic Literature\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents:   1. Introduction  Pippo Ranci and Guido Cervigni  2. Wholesale Electricity Markets Guido Cervigni and Dmitri Perekhodtsev  3. Generation Capacity Adequacy Guido Cervigni, Andrea Commisso and Dmitri Perekhodtsev  4. Congestion Management and Transmission Rights Dmitri Perekhodtsev and Guido Cervigni  5. Competition Policy in the Electricity Industry Guido Cervigni and Dmitri Perekhodtsev  6. Retail Competition Anna Creti and Clara Poletti  7. Climate Change and the Future of the Liberalised Electricity Markets Guido Cervigni  Index","brand":"Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406333124951,"sku":"9780857933959","price":95.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"the-handbook-on-the-political-economy-of-war-elgar-original-reference-9780857934017","title":"The Handbook on the Political Economy of War","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Handbook on the Political Economy of War highlights and explores important research questions and discusses the core elements of the political economy of war.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e‘From why wars begin and how they are waged to alternatives to conflict ,civil war, arms issues, and nation building, this offers a detailed, in-depth and comprehensive reference perfect for any military or political issues holding.’\u003c\/i\u003e -- The Midwest Book Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents:  1. Introduction Christopher J. Coyne and Rachel L. Mathers  PART I: WHY WARS ARE WAGED 2. Theories and Causes of War Jack S. Levy   3. The Reasons for Wars: An Updated Survey Matthew O. Jackson and Massimo Morelli  4. Can’t We All Just Get Along? Fractionalization, Institutions and Economic Consequences Peter T. Leeson and Claudia R. Williamson  5. Psychological Aspects of War Iain Hardie, Dominic Johnson and Dominic Tierney  PART II: WAYS OF WAGING WAR 6. What is Guerrilla Warfare? Anthony James Joes  7. The Economics of Torture Pavel Yakovlev  8. Terrorism in Rational Choice Perspective William F. Shughart II  9. The Political Economy of Conscription Panu Poutvaara and Andreas Wagener  PART III: CIVIL WAR AND REVOLUTION 10. Economic Perspectives on Civil Wars Nathan Fiala and Stergios Skaperdas  11. Political Economy of Third World Revolutions Misagh Parsa  PART IV: THE ARMS TRADE 12. The Arms Trade David Kinsella  13. Arms Trade Offsets: What Do We Know? Jurgen Brauer and John Paul Dunne  PART V: POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC SYSTEMS 14. The Capitalist Peace Erich Weede   15. On the Democratic Peace Sebastian Rosato  16. International Conflict and Leadership Tenure Randall J. Blimes  17. A Public Choice Perspective on Defense and Alliance Policy Bernhard Klingen  18. International Regimes and War James Ashley Morrison and Avery F. White  PART VI: POST-CONFLICT RECONSTRUCTION AND NATION BUILDING 19. Fixing Failed States: A Dissenting View Justin Logan and Christopher Preble  20. Choice and Consequence in Strategies of Transitional Justice Geoff Dancy  21. Dynamics of Military Occupation Michael Hechter and Oriol Vidal-Aparicio  22. Three’s Company? Towards an Understanding of Third-Party Intervention Effectiveness David Carment and Martin Fischer  23. Credible Commitment in Post-Conflict Recovery Thomas Edward Flores and Irfan Nooruddin   24. Conflict, Credibility and Asset Prices Gregory M. Dempster and Justin P. Isaacs  PART VII: ALTERNATIVES TO WAR 25. Disaggregated Trade Flows and International Conflict Han Dorussen and Hugh Ward   26. Sanctions as Alternatives to War David Cortright and George A. Lopez  27. International Negotiation and Conflict Prevention I. William Zartman  28. The Economics of Peacekeeping Lloyd J. Dumas  Index","brand":"Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406333157719,"sku":"9780857934017","price":58.85,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780857934017.jpg?v=1730495428"},{"product_id":"pharmaceutical-economics-the-international-library-of-critical-writings-in-economics-series-9780857934499","title":"Pharmaceutical Economics The International","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePharmaceutical Economics begins with an investigation of the structure of the industry and its three main components: the research firms which produce innovative products;\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents:  Acknowledgements  Introduction Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy  William S. Comanor and Stuart O. Schweitzer with Karleen Giannitrapani  PART I\tTHE INDUSTRY   A\tThe Structure of the Industry 1. Patricia M. Danzon, Andrew Epstein and Sean Nicholson (2007), ‘Mergers and Acquisitions in the Pharmaceutical and Biotech Industries’  B\tPatented Pharmaceuticals and Innovation 2. Iain Cockburn and Rebecca Henderson (1994), ‘Racing to Invest? The Economics of Competition in Ethical Drug Discovery’ 3. William S. Comanor (2007), ‘The Economics of Research and Development in the Pharmaceutical Industry’ 4. Joseph A. DiMasi, Ronald W. Hansen, Henry G. Grabowski and Louis Lasagna (1991), ‘Cost of Innovation in the Pharmaceutical Industry’ 5. Rebecca Henderson and Iain Cockburn (1996), ‘Scale, Scope, and Spillovers: The Determinants of Research Productivity in Drug Discovery’ 6. F.M. Scherer (2001), ‘The Link between Gross Profitability and Pharmaceutical R\u0026amp;D Spending’ 7. Patricia M. Danzon, Sean Nicholson and Nuno Sousa Pereira (2005), ‘Productivity in Pharmaceutical-Biotechnology R\u0026amp;D: The Role of Experience and Alliances’ 8. Henry Grabowski, John Vernon and Joseph A. Di Masi (2002), ‘Returns on Research and Development for 1990s New Drug Introductions’ 9. Mark Duggan and Fiona Scott Morton (2010), ‘The Effect of Medicare Part D on Pharmaceutical Prices and Utilization’ 10. Frank R. Lichtenberg (2003), ‘Pharmaceutical Innovation, Mortality Reduction, and Economic Growth’ 11. Bernard Munos (2009), ‘Lessons from 60 Years of Pharmaceutical Innovation’  C\tThe Generic Drug Industry 12. Richard E. Caves, Michael D. Whinston and Mark A. Hurwitz (1991), ‘Patent Expiration, Entry, and Competition in the U.S. Pharmaceutical Industry’ 13. Henry Grabowski (2007), ‘Competition between Generic and Branded Drugs’ 14. Fiona M. Scott Morton (1999), ‘Entry Decisions in the Generic Pharmaceutical Industry’ 15. Richard G. Frank and David S. Salkever (1997), ‘Generic Entry and the Pricing of Pharmaceuticals’  D\tBiologics 16. Steven Kozlowski, Janet Woodcock, Karen Midthun and Rachel Behrman Sherman (2011), ‘Developing the Nation’s Biosimilars Program’ 17. Scott Gottlieb (2008), ‘Biosimilars: Policy, Clinical, and Regulatory Considerations’  PART II\tTHE DEMAND FOR PHARMACEUTICALS: DEMAND AND INCENTIVES  18. Willard G. Manning, Joseph P. Newhouse, Naihua Duan, Emmett B. Keeler, Arleen Leibowitz and M. Susan Marquis (1987), ‘Health Insurance and the Demand for Medical Care: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment’ 19. Frank R. Lichtenberg and Shawn X. Sun (2007), ‘The Impact of Medicare Part D on Prescription Drug Use by the Elderly’ 20. Meredith B. Rosenthal, Ernst R. Berndt, Julie M. Donahue, Arnold M. Epstein and Richard G. Frank (2003), Demand Effects of Recent Changes in Prescription Drug Promotion 21. Davina C. Ling, Ernst R. Berndt and Margaret K. Kyle (2002), ‘Deregulating Direct-to-Consumer Marketing of Prescription Drugs: Effects on Prescription and Over-the-Counter Product Sales’ 22. Michele M. Spence, Stephanie S. Teleki, T. Craig Cheetham, Stuart O. Schweitzer and Mirta Millares (2005), ‘Direct-to-Consumer Advertising of COX-2 Inhibitors: Effect on Appropriateness of Prescribing’ 23. Joel W. Hay (2004), ‘Evaluation and Review of Pharmaeconomic Models’  PART III\tPRICING   24. Ernst R. Berndt (2002), ‘Pharmaceuticals in U.S. Health Care: Determinants of Quality and Price’ 25. Z. John Lu and William S. Comanor (1998), ‘Strategic Pricing of New Pharmaceuticals’ 26. Jayanta Bhattacharya and William B. Vogt (2003), ‘A Simple Model of Pharmaceutical Price Dynamics’ 27. Stuart O. Schweitzer and William S. Comanor (2011), ‘Prices of Pharmaceuticals in Poor Countries are Much Lower than in Wealthy Countries’ 28. Patricia M. Danzon and Li-Wei Chao (2000), ‘Cross-national Price Differences for Pharmaceuticals: How Large, and Why?’  PART IV\tREGULATION   29. Daniel Carpenter and Gisela Sin (2007), ‘Policy Tragedy and the Emergence of Regulation: The Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938’ 30. Ernst R. Berndt, Robert S. Pindyck and Pierre Azoulay (2003), ‘Consumption Externalities and Diffusion in Pharmaceutical Markets: Antiulcer Drugs’ 31. David Granlund (2010), ‘Price and Welfare Effects of Pharmaceutical Substitution Reform’ 32. Adrian Towse (2007), ‘If It Ain’t Broke, Don’t Price Fix It: The OFT and the PPRS’ 33. Stuart O. Schweitzer (2007), ‘The Timing of Drug Approvals in the United States and Abroad’","brand":"Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406333550935,"sku":"9780857934499","price":343.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780857934499.jpg?v=1730495429"},{"product_id":"the-dissemination-of-economic-ideas-9780857935571","title":"The Dissemination of Economic Ideas","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis highly illuminating book marks a significant stage in our growing understanding of how the development of national traditions of economic thought has been affected by both internal and external factors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘This book is highly recommended for the richness and novelty of its case studies. Leaving aside the positive contribution made in enhancing our understanding of Japanese economic thought, by giving voice to economic traditions that had been previously neglected, and by showing the complexity of the interaction between the ‘centers’ of economic theorizing and the ‘periphery,’ the book has a great capacity to raise deep questions on the ways in which economic ideas originate, travel, adapt, and eventually become institutionalized.’ -- Gerardo Serra, Journal of the History of Economic Thought\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents:  The Dissemination of Economic Ideas: Introduction Heinz D. Kurz, Tamotsu Nishizawa and Keith Tribe  PART I: SYSTEMS OF POLITICAL ECONOMY 1. Cameralism as an Intermediary between Mediterranean Scholastic Economic Thought and Classical Economics Bertram Schefold  2. The Ideal Statesman: The Influence of Richelieu on Davenant’s Political Thought Seiichiro Ito  3. Polizei and the System of Public Finance: Tracing the Impact of Cameralism in Eighteenth-Century Portugal Alexandre Mendes Cunha  PART II: EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN INTERACTIONS 4. The Development of Economic Theories in Germany: From Karl Heinrich Rau to Wilhelm Roscher Yukihiro Ikeda  5. German Influences in the Making of American Economics, 1885–1935 Bradley W. Bateman  6. Marshall’s Ideas on Progress: Roots and Diffusion Katia Caldari and Tamotsu Nishizawa  PART III: THE DIFFUSION OF ECONOMIC IDEAS IN SOUTH-EASTERN EUROPE AND BEYOND 7. The Dissemination of Economic Thought in South-Eastern Europe in the Nineteenth Century Michalis M. Psalidopoulos and Nicholas J. Theocarakis  8. Adventures of an Austrian Trio Ahead: The Influence of Schumpeter, Polanyi and Hayek in Turkey and the Dissemination of their Work Eyüp Özveren  PART IV: THE EXCHANGES OF IDEAS BETWEEN JAPAN AND THE REST OF THE WORLD 9. The Diffusion of Economic Ideas: Lionel Robbins in Italy and Japan Atsushi Komine and Fabio Masini  10. The Kyoto University Economic Review (1926–44) as Importer and Exporter of Economic Ideas: Bringing Lausanne, Cambridge, Vienna and Marx to Japan Robert W. Dimand and Masazumi Wakatabe  11. The Background of K. Akamatsu’s Gankou Keitai Ron and its Development: Early Empirical Analysis at Nagoya Tadashi Ohtsuki  12. Was Sozialforschung an Aesopian Term? Marxism as a Link between Japan and the West Kiichiro Yagi  13. The Contributions of Two Eminent Japanese Scholars to the Development of Economic Theory: Michio Morishima and Takashi Negishi Heinz D. Kurz  Index","brand":"Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406335091031,"sku":"9780857935571","price":131.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780857935571.jpg?v=1730495436"},{"product_id":"innovation-global-change-and-territorial-resilience-9780857935748","title":"Innovation Global Change and Territorial","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe critical message of this book is that in the current context of global change, local and national territories have to upgrade their resilience in terms of improving both their competitiveness and capability to innovate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Innovation, Global Change and Territorial Resilience\u003ci\u003e is indeed a timely contribution addressing the challenges that the global economy poses for local, regional and national economies. In the current situation, resilience is instrumental and innovation is the key mechanism to get there. In this volume, an impressive line-up of international authorities in the field - from across Europe and beyond - present highly valuable insights, models and hypotheses on innovation dynamics and activities in current day economics, as well as policy analysis and advice.'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --Anders Malmberg, Uppsala University, Sweden\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents:  Preface  Introduction Mario Davide Parrilli, José Luis Curbelo and Philip Cooke  PART I: CONCEPTS AND MEASUREMENT: INNOVATION, INSTITUTIONS AND CHANGE 1. The New Argonauts, Global Search and Local Institution Building AnnaLee Saxenian  2. Resilience, Innovative ‘White Spaces’ and Cluster Platforms as a Response to Globalisation Shocks Philip Cooke and Arne Eriksson   3. The Innovation Index: Measuring the UK’s Investment in Innovation and its Effects Stian Westlake, Brian MacAulay, Peter Gratzke, Albert Bravo-Biosca and Hasan Bakhshi  4. Territorial Benchmarking Methodology: The Need to Identify Reference Regions  Mikel Navarro Arancegui, Juan José Gibaja Martíns, Susana Franco Rodríguez and Asier Murciego Alonso   PART II: TERRITORIES: INNOVATIVE AND EVOLVING 5. Innovative Regions: Strategic Spaces for Development  Antonio Vázquez Barquero   6. New Policy Approaches to Develop Innovative Territories: Developing Trust and Behavioral Additionality in Gipuzkoa Mirren Larrea, Maria José Aranguren and James Karlsen   7. New Focus of Economic Reactivation in Spain: Creative Industries in the Basque Country Luciana Lazzeretti and Mario Davide Parrilli   8. Assessing Country Competitiveness: The Case of Spain Mercedes Delgado and Christian Ketels   PART III: INNOVATION AND VALUE CHAINS 9. Outward FDI from Developing Country MNEs as a Channel for Technological Catch-up Alessia Amighini, Roberta Rabellotti and Marco Sanfilippo   10. Heterogeneous Social Capitals: A New Window of Opportunity for Local Economies Mario Davide Parrilli   11. China: Beyond the Global Production Line Philip Cooke and Fangzhu Zhang   12. Are Clusters the Solution? Andrés Rodríguez-Pose and Fabrice Comptour   PART IV: TERRITORIAL POLICIES: EMERGING FROM THE CRISIS 13. Conceptualisations, Relationships and Trends between Innovation, Competitiveness and Development: Industrial Policy Beyond the Crisis Patrizio Bianchi and Sandrine Labory   14. Regional Policy: What (it seems) we have Learned from Some European Experiences Juan R. Cuadrado-Roura  15. Cities in Times of Economic Crisis: A Challenge for Local Governments Manuel Perló Cohen  16. What Public Policies Can and Cannot do for Regional Development  Mikel Landabaso   17. A Participatory Methodology for Evaluating the Cluster Policy of the Basque Country Cristina Aragón, Maria José Aranguren, Cristina Iturrioz and James R. Wilson   18. For a Resilient, Sustainable and Creative European Economy, in What Ways is the EU Important? Philip Cooke and Lisa De Propris   Bibliography  Index","brand":"Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406335353175,"sku":"9780857935748","price":159.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780857935748.jpg?v=1730495436"},{"product_id":"choice-modelling-foundational-contributions-9780857937278","title":"Choice Modelling Foundational Contributions","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChoice modelling is an area of growing popularity as many researchers and consultants seek to find better ways to explain the choices made by individuals, households and firms in many application contexts such as transportation, health services, environmental science, marketing, finance, economics, tourism, vacationing, education and employment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents:  Acknowledgements  Introduction   David A. Hensher and John M. Rose  1. L.L. Thurstone (1927), ‘A Law of Comparative Judgement’ 2. Jacob Marschak (1960), ‘Binary-Choice Constraints and Random Utility Indicators’ 3. R. Duncan Luce (1977), ‘The Choice Axiom after Twenty Years’ 4. John I. Yellott, Jr. (1977), ‘The Relationship between Luce’s Choice Axiom, Thurstone’s Theory of Comparative Judgement, and the Double Exponential Distribution’ 5. Kelvin J. Lancaster (1966), ‘A New Approach to Consumer Theory’ 6. André de Palma, Gordon M. Myers and Yorgos Y. Papageorgiou (1994), ‘Rational Choice Under an Imperfect Ability to Choose’ 7. Charles F. Manski (1977), ‘The Structure of Random Utility Models’ 8. Daniel McFadden (1974), ‘Conditional Logit Analysis of Qualitative Choice Behavior’ 9. H.C.W.L. Williams (1977), ‘On the Formation of Travel Demand Models and Economic Evaluation Measures of User Benefit’ 10. Kenneth A. Small and Harvey S. Rosen (1981), ‘Applied Welfare Economics with Discrete Choice Models’ 11. Moshe Ben-Akiva and Steven R. Lerman (1979), ‘Disaggregate Travel and Mobility-Choice Models and Measures of Accessibility’ 12. Charles F. Manski and Steven R. Lerman (1977), ‘The Estimation of Choice Probabilities from Choice Based Samples’ 13. Daniel McFadden (1979), ‘Quantitative Methods for Analysing Travel Behaviour of Individuals: Some Recent Developments’ 14. Joel L. Horowitz (1984), ‘Testing Disaggregate Travel Demand Models by Comparing Predicted and Observed Market Shares’ 15. Carlos F. Daganzo, Fernando Bouthelier and Yosef Sheffi (1977), ‘Multinomial Probit and Qualitative Choice: A Computationally Efficient Algorithm’ 16. Daniel McFadden (1989), ‘A Method of Simulated Moments for Estimation of Discrete Response Models Without Numerical Integration’ 17. Andrew Daly (1987), ‘Estimating ‘Tree’ Logit Models’ 18. David A. Hensher and William H. Greene (2002), ‘Specification and Estimation of the Nested Logit Model: Alternative Normalisations’ 19. Frank S. Koppelman and Chieh-Hua Wen (1998), ‘Alternative Nested Logit Models: Structure, Properties and Estimation’ 20. Axel Börsch-Supan (1990), ‘On the Compatibility of Nested Logit Models with Utility Maximization’ 21. David S. Bunch (1991), ‘Estimability in the Multinomial Probit Model’ 22. Joel L. Horowitz (1983), ‘Statistical Comparison of Non-Nested Probabilistic Discrete Choice Models’ 23. Paula Armstrong, Rodrigo Garrido and Juan de Dios Ortúzar (2001), ‘Confidence Intervals to Bound the Value of Time’ 24. William H. Greene and David A. Hensher (2003), ‘A Latent Class Model for Discrete Choice Analysis: Contrasts with Mixed Logit’ 25. J. Hayden Boyd and Robert E. Mellman (1980), ‘The Effect of Fuel Economy Standards on the U.S. Automotive Market: An Hedonic Demand Analysis’ 26. N. Scott Cardell and Frederick C. Dunbar (1980), ‘Measuring the Societal Impacts of Automobile Downsizing’ 27. David Revelt and Kenneth Train (1998), ‘Mixed Logit with Repeated Choices: Households’ Choices of Appliance Efficiency Level’ 28. Daniel McFadden and Kenneth Train (2000), ‘Mixed MNL Models for Discrete Response’ 29. David Brownstone and Kenneth Train (1999), ‘Forecasting New Product Penetration with Flexible Substitution Patterns’ 30. Chandra R. Bhat (2001), ‘Quasi-Random Maximum Simulated Likelihood Estimation of the Mixed Multinomial Logit Model’ 31. David A. Hensher and William H. Greene (2003), ‘The Mixed Logit Model: The State of Practice’ 32. Michael P. Keane (1997), ‘Current Issues in Discrete Choice Modeling’ 33. Lesley Chiou and Joan L. Walker (2007), ‘Masking Identification of Discrete Choice Models Under Simulation Methods’ 34. Peter E. Rossi and Greg M. Allenby (1993), ‘A Bayesian Approach to Estimating Household Parameters’ 35. Jordan J. Louviere and George Woodworth (1983), ‘Design and Analysis of Simulated Consumer Choice or Allocation Experiments: An Approach Based on Aggregate Data’ 36. Joffre Swait and Jordan Louviere (1993), ‘The Role of the Scale Parameter in the Estimation and Comparison of Multinomial Logit Models’ 37. Moshe Ben-Akiva and Takayuki Morikawa (1990), ‘Estimation of Travel Demand Models from Multiple Data Sources’ 38. M.A. Bradley and A.J. Daly (1997), ‘Estimation of Logit Choice Models using Mixed Stated-Preference and Revealed-Preference Information’ 39. David Hensher, Jordan Louviere and Joffre Swait (1999), ‘Combining Sources of Preference Data’ 40. David A. Hensher (2006), ‘How do Respondents Process Stated Choice Experiments? Attribute Consideration Under Varying Information Load’ 41. W. Michael Hanemann (1984), ‘Discrete\/Continuous Models of Consumer Demand’ 42. Jeffrey A. Dubin and Daniel L. McFadden (1984), ‘An Econometric Analysis of Residential Electric Appliance Holdings and Consumption’ 43. Chandra R. Bhat (2005), ‘A Multiple Discrete-Continuous Extreme Value Model: Formulation and Application to Discretionary Time-Use Decisions’ 44. Kenneth Train and Melvyn Weeks (2005), ‘Discrete Choice Models in Preference Space and Willing-to-Pay Space’","brand":"Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406336958807,"sku":"9780857937278","price":425.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780857937278.jpg?v=1730495442"},{"product_id":"the-elgar-companion-to-health-economics-9780857937667","title":"The Elgar Companion to Health Economics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt authoritatively covers theoretical and empirical issues in health economics, with a balanced range of material on equity and efficiency in health care systems, health technology assessment and issues of concern for developing countries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAcclaim for the first edition: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis companion is a timely addition... It contains 50 chapters, from 90 contributors around the world, on the topical and policy-relevant aspects of health economics... there is a balanced coverage of theoretical and empirical materials, and conceptual and practical issues... I have found the \u003ci\u003eCompanion\u003c\/i\u003e very useful.'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --Sukhan Jackson, \u003ci\u003eEconomic Analysis and Policy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e'This encyclopedic work provides interested readers with an authoritative and comprehensive overview of many, if not all, of the current research issues in health economics. Highly recommended. Upper-level undergraduates and above.'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --R.M. Mullner, \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents:  Introduction Andrew M. Jones  POPULATION HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS  PART I: POPULATION HEALTH 1. Understanding the Relationship between Macroeconomic Conditions and Health Christopher J. Ruhm  2. The Dynamics of Health Andrew M. Jones, Nigel Rice and Paul Contoyannis  3. Health and Work of Older Workers Maarten Lindeboom   4. Using Observational Data to Identify the Causal Effects of Health-related Behaviour M. Christopher Auld  5. Economics of Public Health Interventions for Children in Developing Countries David Bishai, Divya Nair and Taghreed Adam  6. Health Behaviours Among Young People Don Kenkel  7. Economics of Obesity Peter J. Huckfeldt, Darius N. Lakdawalla and Tomas J. Philipson  8. Illicit Drugs and Drug-related Crime Jody L. Sindelar and Todd Olmstead  PART II: HEALTH CARE FINANCE AND DEMAND 9. The Value of Health Insurance John A. Nyman  10. Incentive and Selection Effects in Health Insurance Pierre-Yves Geoffard  11. Prescription Drug Insurance and Reimbursement Paul Grootendorst  12. The Economics of Social Health Insurance Peter Zweifel and Friedrich Breyer  13. Competition and Health Plan Choice Bryan Dowd and Roger Feldman  14. Empirical Models of Health Care Use Partha Deb and Pravin K. Trivedi  15. Unofficial Payments in Low- and Middle-income Countries Tim Ensor and Robin Thompson  16. Trade in Health Services: Current Challenges and Future Prospects of Globalization Richard Smith  PART III: EQUITY IN HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE 17. Decomposition of Inequalities in Health and Health Care Owen O’Donnell, Eddy van Doorslaer and Adam Wagstaff  18. Economic Studies of Equity in the Consumption of Health Care Hugh Gravelle, Stephen Morris and Matt Sutton  19. Equity in Health and Health Care Systems in Asia Ravindra Rannan-Eliya and Aparnaa Somanathan  PART IV: ORGANIZATION OF HEALTH CARE MARKETS 20. Hospital Competition and Patient Choice in Publicly Funded Health Care Richard Cookson and Diane Dawson   21. Models of Negotiation and Bargaining in Health Care  Pedro Pita Barros and Xavier Martinez-Giralt  22. Contracts, Information and Incentives in Health Care Martin Chalkley  23. Contracting-out Health Service Provision in Resource- and Information-poor Settings Natasha Palmer and Anne Mills   24. Waiting Times and Waiting Lists Luigi Siciliani and Tor Iversen   PART V: PROVIDER REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVES AND BEHAVIOUR 25. The Physician as the Patient’s Agent Thomas Rice  26. Capitation and Incentives in Primary Care Tor Iversen and Hilde Lurås  27. Optimal Risk Adjustment Jacob Glazer and Thomas G. McGuire  28. The Role of Economic Incentives in Improving the Quality of Mental Health Care Susan L. Ettner, Michael Schoenbaum and Jessica A. Williams  29. Nursing Home Quality of Care David C. Grabowski and Edward C. Norton   30. Informal Care David C. Grabowski, Edward C. Norton and Courtney H. Van Houtven   31. Direct to Consumer Advertising for Pharmaceuticals: Research Amid the Controversy W. David Bradford and Andrew N. Kleit  PART VI: ASSESSING THE PERFORMANCE OF HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS 32. Concepts and Challenges in Measuring the Performance of Health Care Organizations Peter C. Smith and Andrew Street  33. The Use of Performance Measures in Health Care Systems Carol Propper and Deborah Wilson  34. Productivity Analysis in Health Care James F. Burgess Jr  EVALUATION OF HEALTH CARE  PART VII: MEASURING BENEFITS 35. Conceptual Foundations for Health Utility Measurement Han Bleichrodt and Jose Luis Pinto  36. The Multi-attribute Utility Approach to Assessing Health-related Quality of Life David Feeny  37. Methods for Developing Preference-based Measures of Health John Brazier, Jennifer Roberts and Donna Rowen  38. Distributional Judgements in the Context of Economic Evaluation Aki Tsuchiya  39. The Capability Approach: An Alternative Evaluation Paradigm for Health Economics? Richard Smith, Paula Lorgelly, Hareth Al-Janabi, Sridhar Venkatapuram and Joanna Coast  40. Contingent Valuation in Health Care Cam Donaldson, Helen Mason and Phil Shackley  41. Using Discrete Choice Experiments in Health Economics Mandy Ryan, Karen Gerard and Gillian Currie  42. Design of Choice Experiments in Health Economics Leonie Burgess, Deborah J. Street, Rosalie Viney and Jordan Louviere   PART VIII: MEASURING COSTS AND STATISTICAL ISSUES 43. Estimating Costs for Economic Evaluation Maria Raikou and Alistair McGuire  44. Dealing with Skewed Data on Costs and Expenditures Willard Manning  45. Future Costs in Medical Cost-effectiveness Analysis David Meltzer  46. Selection Bias in Observational Data Daniel Polsky and Anirban Basu  PART IX: ECONOMIC EVALUATION AND DECISION MAKING 47. Decision Rules for Incremental Cost-effectiveness Analysis Milton C. Weinstein  48. Generalized Cost-effectiveness Analysis: Principles and Practice David B. Evans, Dan Chisholm and Tessa Tan-Torres Edejer   49. Decision Rules in Economic Evaluation Revisited Stephen Birch and Amiram Gafni  50. Statistical Methods for Cost-effectiveness Analysis Alongside Clinical Trials Andrew Briggs  51. Decision-making with Uncertainty: The Value of Information Karl Claxton, Elisabeth Fenwick and Mark J. Sculpher   52. Moving Beyond Mean-based Evaluation of Health Care David J. Vanness and John Mullahy  53. Priority Setting Methods in Health Services Stuart J. Peacock and Craig Mitton  54. Economic Evaluation and Decision-makers Michael Drummond  Index","brand":"Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406337745239,"sku":"9780857937667","price":49.35,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780857937667.jpg?v=1730495447"},{"product_id":"handbook-of-creative-cities-9780857937681","title":"Handbook of Creative Cities","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe diversity of the contributions reflect the multidisciplinary nature of creative city theorizing, which encompasses urban economics, economic geography, social psychology, urban sociology, and urban planning.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents:  PART I: FOUNDATIONS 1. Analysing Creative Cities David Emanuel Andersson and Charlotta Mellander  2. Creative People Need Creative Cities Åke E. Andersson  3. The Creative Class Paradigm Richard Florida, Charlotta Mellander and Patrick Adler  4. Big-C Creativity in the Big City Dean Keith Simonton  5. Clusters, Networks and Creativity Charlie Karlsson  PART II: PEOPLE 6. The Open City Peter Jason Rentfrow  7. The Value of Creativity Todd M. Gabe  8. Understanding Canada’s Evolving Design Economy Tara Vinodrai  9. Technology, Talent and Tolerance and Inter-regional Migration in Canada Karen M. King  10. Higher Education and the Creative City Roberta Comunian and Alessandra Faggian   PART III: NETWORKS 11. Research Nodes and Networks Christian Wichmann Matthiessen, Annette Winkel Schwarz and Søren Find  12. Scenes, Innovation, and Urban Development Dan Silver, Terry Nichols Clark and Christopher Graziul  13. The Arts: Not Just Artists (and Vice Versa) Elizabeth Currid-Halkett and Kevin M. Stolarick  14. The Creative Potential of Network Cities David F. Batten  15. Why Being There Matters: Finnish Professionals in Silicon Valley Carol Marie Kiriakos  PART IV: PLANNING 16. Creative Cities Need Less Government David Emanuel Andersson  17. Land-use Regulation for the Creative City Stefano Moroni  18. The Emergence of Vancouver as a Creative City Gus diZerega and David F. Hardwick  PART V: MARKETS 19. Cultivating Creativity: Market Creation of Agglomeration Economies Randall G. Holcombe  20. The Sociability and Morality of Market Settlements Arielle John and Virgil Henry Storr  21. Creative Environments: The Case for Local Economic Diversity Pierre Desrochers and Samuli Leppälä  22. Does Density Matter? Peter Gordon and Sanford Ikeda  23. Creative Milieus in the Stockholm Region Börje Johansson and Johan Klaesson  24. The Creative City and its Distributional Consequences: The Case of Wellington Philip S. Morrison  PART VI: VISIONS 25. Contract, Voice and Rent: Voluntary Urban Planning Fred E. Foldvary  26. A Roadmap for the Creative City Charles Landry  Index","brand":"Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406337810775,"sku":"9780857937681","price":51.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780857937681.jpg?v=1730495446"},{"product_id":"the-political-economy-of-arab-gulf-states-elgar-mini-series-9780857939876","title":"The Political Economy of Arab Gulf States Elgar","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis insightful research collection examines the internal and external transformation of the Arab Gulf states and their repositioning within the global order. A multi-level approach begins with sections on domestic political and economic reform and the reformulation of domestic agendas to reflect new issues such as climate-change.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e‘This volume brings together some of the most important articles on the Persian Gulf over the last two decades. All of the articles in the volume have been central to our understanding of the region, and some have been game-changers. For anyone interested in knowledge of the Middle East in general and the Persian Gulf in particular, this book is essential reading.’\u003c\/i\u003e -- Mehran Kamrava, School of Foreign Services, Qatar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents:  Acknowledgements  Introduction     Kristian Coates Ulrichsen  PART I              RENTIERISM AND POST-RENTIER APPROACHES  1. Lisa Anderson (1991), ‘Absolutism and the Resilience of Monarchy in the Middle East’ 2. F. Gregory Gause III (2000), ‘In the Persistence of Monarchy in the Arabian Peninsula: A Comparative Analysis’ 3. James Onley and Sulayman Khalaf (2006), ‘Shaikhly Authority in the Pre-Oil Gulf: An Historical-Anthropological Study’ 4. Hazem Beblawi (1990), ‘The Rentier State in the Arab World’ 5. Kiren Aziz Chaudhry (1995), ‘Economic Liberalization and the Lineages of the Rentier State’ 6. Gwenn Okruhlik (1999), ‘Rentier Wealth, Unruly Law, and the Rise of Opposition: The Political Economy of Oil States’ 7. Steffen Hertog (2007), ‘Shaping the Saudi State: Human Agency’s Shifting Role in Rentier-State Formation’   PART II              POLITICAL LIBERALIZATION AND PARTICIPATORY OPENINGS    8. Gerd Nonneman (2008), ‘Political Reform in the Gulf Monarchies: From Liberalization to Democratization? A Comparative Perspective’ 9. Michael Herb (2009), ‘A Nation of Bureaucrats: Political Participation and Economic Diversification in Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates’ 10. Katherine Meyer, Helen Rizzo and Yousef Ali (2007), ‘Changed Political Attitudes in the Middle East: The Case of Kuwait’ 11. Jeremy Jones and Nicholas Ridout (2005), ‘Democratic Development in Oman’ 12. Stéphane Lacroix (2004), ‘Between Islamists and Liberals: Saudi Arabia’s New “Islamo-Liberal” Reformists’  PART III              THE ECONOMIC RISE OF THE GCC STATES   13. Abdulkhaleq Abdulla (2006), ‘The Impact of Globalization on Arab Gulf States’ 14. Jill Crystal (2009), ‘Economic and Political Liberalization: Views from the Business Community’ 15. Giacomo Luciani (2005), ‘From Private Sector to National Bourgeoisie: Saudi Arabian Business’ 16. Christopher Davidson (2007), ‘The Emirates of Abu Dhabi and Dubai: Contrasting Roles in the International System’ 17. Martin Hvidt (2009), ‘The Dubai Model: An Outline of Key Development-Process Elements in Dubai’ 18. Dilip K. Das (2008), ‘Sovereign-Wealth Funds: A New Role for the Emerging Market Economies in the World of Global Finance’   PART IV              CHANGING DOMESTIC AGENDAS    19. Gawdat Bahgat (1999), ‘Education in the Gulf Monarchies: Retrospect and Prospect’ 20. Mohammed Bosbait and Rodney Wilson (2005), ‘Education, School to Work Transitions and Unemployment in Saudi Arabia’ 21. Caroline Montagu (2010), ‘Civil Society and the Voluntary Sector in Saudi Arabia’ 22. Onn Winckler (2009), ‘Labor and Liberalization: The Decline of the GCC Rentier System’ 23. Andy Spiess (2008), ‘Developing Adaptive Capacity for Responding to Environmental Change in the Arab Gulf States: Uncertainties to Linking Ecosystem Conservation, Sustainable Development and Society in Authoritarian Rentier Economies’ 24. Joanna Depledge (2008), ‘Striving for No: Saudi Arabia in the Climate Change Regime’   PART V              EVOLUTION OF REGIONAL SECURITY AGENDAS   25. Henner Fürtig (2007), ‘Conflict and Cooperation in the Persian Gulf: The Interregional Order and US Policy’ 26. Kristian Coates Ulrichsen (2009), ‘Internal and External Security in the Arab Gulf States’ 27. Toby Craig Jones (2006), ‘Rebellion on the Saudi Periphery: Modernity, Marginalization, and the Shi’a Uprising of 1979’ 28. Bruce Riedel and Bilal Y. Saab (2008), ‘Al Qaeda’s Third Front: Saudi Arabia’ 29. Dalia Dassa Kaye and Frederic M. Wehrey (2007), ‘A Nuclear Iran: The Reaction of Neighbours’ 30. Toby Matthiesen (2010), ‘Hizbullah al-Hijaz: A History of the Most Radical Saudi Shi’a Opposition Group’  PART VI              FOREIGN POLICY AND GLOBAL REBALANCING   31. Fred Halliday (2002), ‘The Middle East and the Politics of Differential Integration’ 32. Gerd Nonneman (2005), ‘Determinants and Patterns of Saudi Foreign Policy: “Omnibalancing” and “Relative Autonomy” in Multiple Environments’ 33. Abdulla Baabood and Geoffrey Edwards (2007), ‘Reinforcing Ambivalence: The Interaction of Gulf States and the European Union’ 34. J.E. Petersen (2006), ‘Qatar and the World: Branding for a Micro-State’ 35. Madawi Al-Rasheed (2008), ‘The Minaret and the Palace: Obedience at Home and Rebellion Abroad’ 36. Steve A. Yetiv and Chunlong Lu (2007), ‘China, Global Energy, and the Middle East’","brand":"Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406341185879,"sku":"9780857939876","price":343.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780857939876.jpg?v=1730495460"},{"product_id":"varieties-of-capitalism-secondgeneration-perspectives-9781035312740","title":"Varieties of Capitalism  SecondGeneration","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents:  Symposium: Varieties of Capitalism  Theorizing Varieties of Capitalism: economics and the fallacy that ‘there is no alternative (TINA)’ 1 Thomas Palley  In search of varieties of capitalism: hardy perennial or troublesome weed? 39 Mark Blyth and Herman Mark Schwartz  Learning from distant cousins? Post-Keynesian Economics, Comparative Political Economy, and the Growth Models approach 56 Engelbert Stockhammer and Karsten Kohler  The politics of growth models 76 Lucio Baccaro and Jonas Pontusson  Rethinking Varieties of Capitalism and growth theory in the ICT era 94 David Soskice  Varieties of peripheral capitalism: on the institutional foundations of economic backwardness 114 Esteban Pérez Caldentey and Matías Vernengo  Varieties and interdependencies of demand and growth regimes in finance-dominated capitalism: a Post-Keynesian two-country stock–flow consistent simulation approach 136 Franz Prante, Eckhard Hein and Alessandro Bramucci","brand":"Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406698193239,"sku":"9781035312740","price":80.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"food-security-availability-income-and-productivity-9781035312702","title":"Food Security  Availability Income and","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e‘Food security is often talked about but very little understood. Kerr clearly explains its characteristics and its importance as a policy issue. He delves deeply and succinctly into the economics of food security and touches on the politics to good effect, By reading this book those interested in the topic will gain an in-depth understanding of the subject’s complexities as well as having a great many simplistic views and myths exposed.’\u003c\/i\u003e -- Nick Perdikis, Aberystwyth University, UK\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e‘Engaging, thought provoking and well written. Kerr’s focus on food availability, income sufficiency and productivity provides a holistic view of a critical issue affecting the well-being, and lives, of two billion people across the world. Bringing together insights from many decades of experience, this book is a comprehensive resource for anyone concerned about food security.’\u003c\/i\u003e -- Siân Mooney, Indiana University, US\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e‘Food security is at the heart of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals agenda. Without adequate and secure nutrition, none of the other goals are attainable. This book advances our understanding of the challenges and opportunities, comprehensively unpacking the causes of food insecurity and exploring the feasible pathways to sustainability.’\u003c\/i\u003e -- Peter WB Phillips, University of Saskatchewan, Canada\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents: Preface  1. The three pillars of food security – availability, adequate income and increasing productivity  PART I AVAILABILITY  2. Famine – failed food security  3. Hardship – the toll of rising prices  4. Local – the myth of self-sufficiency  5. Trade – its central role in availability  6. Food aid – the last resort  7. Man-made crises – war, conflict and food as a weapon  PART II ADEQUATE INCOME  8. Poverty policy – food policy versus incomes policy  9. Price policies – the perils of keeping food prices low  10. Food entitlements – stamps and other targeted policies  11. Food deserts – food poverty amongst plenty  12. Food banks – the limits of food charity  13. Directly raising incomes – does reducing poverty lead to food security?  PART III INCREASING PRODUCTIVITY  14. The race against time – escaping the Malthusian trap  15. Climate change – the changing geography of food security  16. Science for tomorrow – the long lags in productivity enhancement  17. Can we bet on ‘big science’? – science is only a necessary condition  18. Social science and increasing productivity – lessons from the Green Revolution  19. 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