The volume contains a wide variety of original contributions on topics that have interested economists over the years and are still relevant today in discussions on theoretical developments and policy making. It includes discussions on analytical issues related to interpretations of productivity statistics and growth oriented public policies, multisectoral linear model on economic growth... |
Despite recent upheavals, Japan remains one of the dominant economic powers at the end of the twentieth century. Yet the Japanese economy is one of the most misunderstood phenomena in the modern world. Conventionally, Japan is presented as the exception to mainstream economic theory: an exception to the standard models of modern economics. This book demolishes that notion... |
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With the achievement of further EU and NATO enlargement, a critical political and economic lens is now focused on East Central Europe and, to a lesser extent, the other former communist states. Economic growth in each transition state - and more broadly the region - pivots around the prospects for foreign direct investment (FDI), with decisions on where... |
Anti-economics is described as the opposition to the main stream of economic thought that has existed from the Eighteenth-century to the present day. This book tells the story of anti-economics in relations to Smith, Ricardo, Mill, Walras, Keynes and Hicks as well as current economic thinkers. William Coleman examines how anti-economics developed from... |
The new edition continues to engage with the latest theoretical developments in economics. With a host of new boxes, data, and examples throughout, the new revision brings economics right up-to-date. A brand new feature of this edition is free access to Power Web, an online database of refereed articles, news stories and features about economics topics... |
'It is not difficult to understand why this volume commands high praise from macroeconomic theorists, practitioners and teachers. It contains many interesting features that make it an excellent companion for both students and teachers of tertiary level macroeconomics. . . The authors present the material in a way that conveys to readers that macroeconomics is a "living science"... |
Microeconomic Theoryis based on lecture notes for a graduate course in microeconomic theory. It covers a broad range of topics, and to some extent the lecture structure is retained in the style of the book. The author provides a clear account of the main ideas in each area concisely, and in some depth of detail. The presentation is at an advanced level... |
The stagnation of the Japanese economy and the ageing of Japanese society has led to major changes in the labor market in Japan. This comprehensive study looks at how the Japanese employment system is adapting to its new economic environment. Using the latest statistical evidence, the book focuses on the growing use of part-time and other forms of atypical... |
This highly successful textbook is now available in its third edition. Over the years it has become the standard textbook in the field world-wide. It mirrors the huge expansion of the field of economic evaluation in health care, since the last edition was published in 1997. This new edition builds on the strengths of previous editions, being clearly... |
What should be privatized and what should be left in the public sector? Who decides and on what basis?* Presents worldwide examples from all sectors to show what??'s worked, what hasn???t, and why--what the limits to privatization are* Major analysis of and challenge to the market shibboleth of our age: private sector good, public sector bad* A Report... |
Prevailing wage laws affecting the construction industry in the United States exist at the Federal and State levels. These laws require that construction workers employed by contractors on government works be paid at least the wage rates and fringe benefits 'prevailing' for similar work where government contract work is performed. The federal law (Davis-Bacon Act) was passed in 1931. |