"Examines trend toward digital means of consumer payments, asking several questions: How will digital money evolve? What impacts will technologies such as wireless devices have on payment for goods and services? What other technologies await consumers? And what will the consumer payments...

Contributors from academia, government, and the private sector evaluate more than a dozen efforts at market design. Analyzing a broad range of sectors, including airlines, electricity, education, and pensions, authors ask critical questions about developments in Canada, the United Kingdom, and...

"International transportation experts compare and contrast how different nations have managed their airports and air traffic control systems to address congestion and delays, carrier competition, and air travel safety and how well they are meeting the needs of their people" - Provided by publisher