Is there more the government could do to help the UK economy grow faster? What will happen to house prices in the future? Is competition good for consumers? An understanding of economics will not just help you to understand the world around you, it will also help you to make sense of the issues...

Over the last decade, the potential of Advanced Communications (ACs) to contribute to regional economic development has been of increasing interest to policy makers. Recent policy in Europe has focused particularly on how ACs can contribute to job creation in peripheral or less favoured regions,...

In the 1980s cable policy in the UK was based on the assumption that the development of cable would be domestically financed and 'entertainment-led', with cable television helping to 'pull through' advanced interactive services. In the 1990s policy makers and cable operators have discovered the...

What determines demand for Apple's iPad? How can whole countries go bust? Why did Tesco's UK profits fall? Featuring top practitioners from organizations including Deloitte, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Simon-Kucher & Partners and Mission Burrito, Business Economics offers students real insight into...

This paper develops a conceptual framework for understanding the ways in which space‐adjusting technologies relate to socio‐economic patterns and processes, and it then explores some of the challenges that such a conceptualization poses for transportation research and planning. Special...

Building upon the success of the first edition, Foundations of Economics is the ideal text for students taking their first course in economics. Assuming no prior knowledge, it introduces students to both microeconomic and macroeconomic principles. Its student-friendly approach is reflected by...

What determines the demand for products? Why do some businesses succeed and others fail? How do managers establish a pricing strategy? In the world of business, the ability to understand economic issues is crucial to making successful business decisions. Written specifically for business...

This series builds on the fact that pictures are easier to memorize than words. Each topic is summarized on a single page using annotated diagrams and concise notes with a full index for easy reference. Expert authors have taken the content of the AS and A Level specifications and presented them...

This paper attempts to reflect critically on the role which telephone call centers might play in the economic development of rural places in the 'information age', drawing mainly on a case study of the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. It argues that although call center employment tends mainly...