A wide range of managerial challenges in healthcare, from decisions on what reimbursement levels to accept to how to deal with social determinants of health, could benefit from economic insights. This book for professionals in medical services, insurance and public healthcare emphasises...

"Capitalism is hitting the buffers. Unable to handle the various crises that its inherent logic of growth, profit and competition has produced, capitalism has led the world into a state of emergency - with the authoritarian right on the rise globally and progressive forces unable to realize the...

Purpose - Egypt could face total water depletion by 2050 due to the current waterscarcity of aboutseven billion cubic meters. Climatic shocks worsen this crisis, alongside Ethiopia's unilateral construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). This has caused a stalemate, raising...

Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Direct government contribution to culture: legitimacy, financial mechanisms and level of spending compared internationally -- Chapter 3: Funding the Arts and Culture Through Tax Incentives -- Chapter 4: Philanthropic fundraising and sponsorship: the arts...

"Development and Social Change: A Global Perspective explains how development thinking and practice have shaped our world. It introduces students to four interconnected projects, and how their dynamics, contradictions and controversies have influenced development trajectories: colonialism, the...