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The economics of ethics and the ethics of economics : values, markets and the state

Brennan, Geoffrey (contributor); … - 2009

-making Processes: The Relevance of Motivation / Philip Jones -- 7. Positive Constraints on Normative Political Theory / Geoffrey …

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The law and economics of the environment

Heyes, Anthony (contributor) - 2001

. Self-enforcement of environmental law -- 9. The theory of penalties : "leverage" and "dealing" -- 10. Criminal law as an … instrument of environmental policy : theory and empirics -- 11. Citizen suits -- 12. Law versus regulation : a political economy … model of instrument choice in environmental policy -- 13. International harmonization of environmental law : theory with …

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Unemployment, recession and effective demand : the contributions of Marx, Keynes and Kalecki

Sardoni, Claudio - 2011

In the midst of the current world economic crisis, many claim there is a necessity to return to the Marxian and Keynesian traditions in order to better understand the dynamics of market economies. This book is an important step in that direction. It presents a critical examination of the...

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Competition in the provision of local public goods : single function jurisdictions and individual choice

Reifschneider, Alexandra Petermann - 2006

The central purpose of this book is to analyse the optimal allocation of local public goods or services (for example garbage collection, police, fire brigades and medical services) in large urban agglomerations and the allocation consequences of increasing competition in the provision of them....

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International handbook of labour market policy and evaluation

Schmid, Günther (contributor); … - 1996

pt. 1. Methodology of labour market policy evaluation -- pt. 2. Evaluating labour market policies in selected target areas -- pt. 3. Evaluating institutional frameworks of labour market policy -- pt. 4. Evaluating policy targets at the European level

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The economics of biological invasions

Perrings, Charles (contributor); … - 2000

The growth of international trade and travel means that more species are being introduced to more places than ever before. This book represents the first concerted effort to understand the economic causes and consequences of biological invasions. The volume discusses the theoretical and...

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Using experimental methods in environmental and resource economics

List, John A. (contributor) - 2006

This book explores frontier work at the intersection of experimental and environmental economics, with cutting edge research provided by premier scholars in the field. The book begins by focusing on improving benefit-cost analysis, which remains the hallmark of public policy decision-making...

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Trade, jobs and wages

Hoon, Hian Teck - 2000

analyses how employment levels and real wages are affected by international trade. Popular trade theory disregards the impact …

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Full employment abandoned : shifting sands and policy failures

Mitchell, William - 2008

This book dismantles the arguments used by policy makers to justify the abandonment of full employment as a valid goal of national governments. Bill Mitchell and Joan Muysken trace the theoretical analysis of the nature and causes of unemployment over the last 150 years and argue that the shift...

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Handbook of regional growth and development theories

Nijkamp, Peter (contributor); Capello, Roberta (contributor) - 2009

Regional economics - an established discipline for several decades - has gone through a rapid pace of change in the past decade and several new perspectives have emerged. At the same time the methodology has shown surprising development. This volume brings together contributions looking at new...

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