This book investigates at both the micro- and macroeconomic levels the impact of mobile phones on poverty and inequality in developing countries. To gauge the effects of mobile phones on these aspects, the author refers to the standard concept of technology adoption and also analyses the actual...

This Brief proposes a new theory of public economics which deemphasizes reliance on the free market and affirms the importance of public goods and services within the context of the democratic process and constitutional governance. Public non-market production makes up from a quarter to more...

This unique book develops an operational approach to preference and rationality as the author employs operators over binary relations to capture the concept of rationality. A preference is a basis of individual behavior and social judgment and is mathematically regarded as a binary relation on...

Introduction -- New Trends in Globalization and Trade Patterns -- Measuring National Welfare by 'Comprehensive Wealth' -- Sustainable Development of China: An Overview -- Trade Openness and Sustainable Development in China -- Cross-Border Investments and Sustainable Development in China --...

1 Introduction -- 2 Environmental Kuznets Curve Hypothesis -- 3 Empirical Analysis of the Environmental Kuznets Curve -- 4 Concluding Remarks -- Appendix A Stokey Model with Accumulative Pollutant -- Appendix B Nonstationary Panel Data -- Appendix C Model Specification Test -- Further Reading.

Part I Reconsideration of The General Theory -- 1 Analyzing the Structure of The General Theory -- 2 Analyzing Book I of The General Theory -- 3 Analyzing Book II of The General Theory -- 4 Analyzing Book III of The General Theory -- 5 Analyzing Book IV of The General Theory -- 6 Analyzing Book...

This book presents an in-depth empirical analysis of consumer response to alternative policies for energy conservation. Its main focus is on innovative policy instruments that have attracted increasing attention from academics and energy conservation practitioners alike: critical peak pricing,...

Introduction -- Ethical Premises and Values -- Technical Progress in Economics, Market and Democracy and Informational Revolution -- The End of Communism and the Beginning of an End of Capitalism -- A Vision of Informed Society and a Sustainable Redistribution System -- Who will be Adverse? --...

Foreword -- Preface -- Chapter 1 Borders and Frontiers in the Internet Age -- Chapter 2 Socio-Economic Evolution of the European Union: A Frontier Perspective -- Chapter 3 What is the Electronic Frontier? -- Chapter 4 The Electronic Frontier in the European Union -- Conclusions. .