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TRANSACTION COST ECONOMICS (Hardcover): Oliver E. Williamson, Scott E. Masten TRANSACTION COST ECONOMICS (Hardcover)
Oliver E. Williamson, Scott E. Masten
R18,302 Discovery Miles 183 020 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Although what has come to be known as transaction cost economics has its origins in the 1930s, it was not until the 1970s that transaction cost economics as a systematic and identifiable field of study began. Since then, numerous theoretical developments and empirical applications have expanded and enriched the field. Recognition of its contributions to our understanding of organizations and institutions includes two Nobel laureates, Ronald Coase in 1991 and Oliver Williamson in 2009. This is an important selection of key articles on transaction cost economics by distinguished scholars including Ronald Coase, Herbert Simon, Kenneth Arrow and Richard A. Posner. This research review addresses key areas such as private ordering and credibility, contracts and organization, internal organization, vertical integration and contracting.

The New Evolutionary Economics (Hardcover): Kurt Dopfer, Jason Potts The New Evolutionary Economics (Hardcover)
Kurt Dopfer, Jason Potts
R21,489 Discovery Miles 214 890 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This three volume set gathers together selected key articles in evolutionary economics, ordering these into the domains of micro analysis (concerned with agents), meso analysis (concerned with rule populations and trajectories) and macro analysis (concerned with the structure and development of the whole economy). This authoritative collection, with an original introduction by the editors, will be of interest to scholars and researchers seeking to understand how evolutionary economics fits together and to advance such an integrated approach.

The Informal Economy - Measures, Causes, and Consequences (Paperback): Ceyhun Elgin The Informal Economy - Measures, Causes, and Consequences (Paperback)
Ceyhun Elgin
R1,260 Discovery Miles 12 600 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Informal Economy: Measures, Causes, and Consequences provides a comprehensive account of the economics of informality through the lenses of various economic perspectives. Although informal economic activity is widespread all around the world, many issues around its nature and consequences remain largely under-explored or unresolved. Most importantly, the evidence presented in the existing literature on informality has failed to generate a consensus on the measurements, causes, and effects of the informal sector among researchers. Most, if not all, of the empirical results are inconclusive or dependent on the nature of the dataset used in the analysis. This book aims to address that gap by exploring different definitions and measures of the informal economy, including different perspectives, then subjecting these measures to a battery of empirical tests to examine the determinants and effects of informality. Through this analysis and an extensive review of the literature, the book explores many of the economic, political, and social factors of the informal economy including the relationship between informality and the tax burden, tax enforcement, and institutional quality. This key text makes for compulsive reading to scholars and students interested in the informal or shadow economy.

Equity and Healthcare Reform in Developing Economies - The Case of Turkey (Paperback): Songul Cinaroglu Equity and Healthcare Reform in Developing Economies - The Case of Turkey (Paperback)
Songul Cinaroglu
R1,229 Discovery Miles 12 290 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Ensuring equity in healthcare is the main concern of health policymakers in order to provide a sustainable health system. This concern is more prominent in developing countries due to the scarcity of resources. This book provides a comprehensive analysis and discussion on the distributive pattern of out-of-pocket pharmaceutical expenditures under the health reforms in Turkey and makes comparisons with pharmerging countries. Turkey's health reforms began in 2003 to address shortcomings related to financial protection and to improve health outcomes and the quality of healthcare services. The primary motivation was to ensure equity in the distribution of health resources, and this transformation process led to profound changes in how these resources were used, and in health financing in general. However, there is a lack of knowledge regarding the long-term effect of health reforms on the distribution patterns of health expenditures and health service use. This book offers a thorough equity analysis of the health financing system, affected by this health transformation program. Index and curve approaches are used in the equity analysis of pharmaceutical expenditures. The book examines the long-term effects of health system regulations on the health spending characteristics of households and improves the current understanding of equity in this context. It includes extensive international comparisons of healthcare services across a range of developing countries and highlights the significance of ensuring equity for emerging economies. The author explores the existing evidence as well as future research directions and provides policy and planning advice for health policymakers to contribute to establishing a more equal health system design. Additionally, the book will be of interest to scholars and professionals in the fields of health economics, public health management and health financing.

A Quantitative Analysis of Regional Well-Being - Identity and Gender in India, South Africa, the USA and the UK (Paperback):... A Quantitative Analysis of Regional Well-Being - Identity and Gender in India, South Africa, the USA and the UK (Paperback)
Vani Kant Borooah
R1,232 Discovery Miles 12 320 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Using data from the World Values Survey, this book sheds light on the link between happiness and the social group to which one belongs. The work is based on a rigorous statistical analysis of differences in the probability of happiness and life satisfaction between the predominant social group and subordinate groups. The cases of India and South Africa receive deep attention in dedicated chapters on cast and race, with other chapters considering issues such as cultural bias, religion, patriarchy, and gender. An additional chapter offers a global perspective. On top of this, the longitudinal nature of the data facilitates an examination of how world happiness has evolved between 1994 and 2014. This book will be a valuable reference for advanced students, scholars and policymakers involved in development economics, well-being, development geography, and sociology.

Economics, European edition (Paperback, 11th edition): Michael Parkin, Melanie Powell, Kent Matthews Economics, European edition (Paperback, 11th edition)
Michael Parkin, Melanie Powell, Kent Matthews
R2,110 Discovery Miles 21 100 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Take your first learning steps in the essential Principles of Economics and follow in the footsteps of all leading economists! Economics touches almost every aspect of life: from climate change to terrorism, taxes to house prices, and wages to how much time one spends studying! Economics 11th edition retains the hallmarks of previous editions, providing a detailed overview of the principles of economics, showcasing how economic theories apply to real-world data, recent events, and examples. Specific features such as 'Economics in Action' and 'Economics in the News' incorporate the latest developments in Eurozone and UK policy, including Brexit and the impact of COVID-19 on the economy. The text aims at helping you think like an economist, enabling you to evaluate economic policies, understand human behaviour, develop critical thinking skills and make more informed decisions. Take your first learning steps like all leading economists once did with a course in the principles of economics, and learn to think like an economist with this comprehensive text! Personalise learning with MyLab (R) Economics. By combining trusted author content with digital tools and a flexible platform, MyLab Economics personalises the learning experience and improves results for each student. Parkin, Powell & Matthews, Economics (European), 11th edition PLUS MyLab Economics with eText access card Pack (9781292424767) consists of: 9781292424750 Economics, 11e (print book) 9781292424774 MyLab Economics Instant Access Card 9781292424781 MyLab Economics eText Pearson, the world's learning company. NOTE: Before purchasing, check with your instructor to confirm the correct ISBN. Several versions of the MyLab (R) and Mastering (R) platforms exist for each title, and registrations are not transferable. To register for and use MyLab or Mastering, you may also need a Course ID, which your instructor will provide. If purchasing or renting from companies other than Pearson, the access codes for the MyLab platform may not be included, may be incorrect, or may be previously redeemed. Check with the seller before completing purchase.

The Challenges of Public Procurement Reforms (Paperback): Annalisa Castelli, Gustavo Piga, Stephane Saussier, Tunde Tatrai The Challenges of Public Procurement Reforms (Paperback)
Annalisa Castelli, Gustavo Piga, Stephane Saussier, Tunde Tatrai
R1,240 Discovery Miles 12 400 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Public procurement affects a substantial share of world trade flows, amounting to 1000 billion euros per year. In the EU, the public purchase of works, goods and services has been estimated to account on average for 16 percent of GDP. The novelty of this book is that it focuses on the new European Union Directives approved in 2014 by the EU Parliament. The book consists of original contributions related to four specific themes of interest to the procurers' day-to-day role in modern public purchasing organizations - both economists and lawyers - allowing for relevant exchanges of views and "real time" interaction. The four sections which characterize the book are Life-cycle Costing in Public Procurement; Calculating Costs and Savings of Public Procurement; Corruption and Probity in Public Procurement and Public Procurement and International Trade Agreements: CETA, TTIP and beyond. These themes have been chosen for their current relevance in relation to the new European Public Procurement Directives and beyond. The original format features, as is the case with the first three volumes, an introductory exchange between leading academics and practitioners, from differing disciplines. It offers a series of sequential interactions between economists, lawyers and technical experts who supplement one another, so as to enrich the liveliness of the debate and improve the mutual understanding between the various professions. This essential guide will be of interest to policymakers, academics, students and researchers, as well as practitioners working in the field of EU public procurement.

Social Neuroeconomics - Mechanistic Integration of the Neurosciences and the Social Sciences (Paperback): Jens Harbecke,... Social Neuroeconomics - Mechanistic Integration of the Neurosciences and the Social Sciences (Paperback)
Jens Harbecke, Carsten Herrmann-Pillath
R1,496 Discovery Miles 14 960 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Neuroeconomics has emerged as a paradigmatic field where neuroscience and the social sciences are integrated in one analytical and empirical approach. However, the different disciplines involved often only relate to each other via the shared object of research, and less through the constructing of precise models of integrative mechanisms. Social Neuroeconomics explores the potential of philosophical and methodological reflections in the neurosciences and the social sciences to inform those efforts at cross-disciplinary integration, with a special focus on recent contributions to mechanistic explanations. The collected essays are drawn from the fields of neuroscience, psychology, economics, sociology and philosophy, and examine the ways and methods of constructing unified conceptual frameworks that can guide empirical work and hypothesis building. This is demonstrated in a range of applications, particularly regarding finance and consumer behavior. The concept of the 'social brain' is also explored; a multilevel framework in which complex analytical categories such as emotions or socially mediated cognitive processes connect neuronal and social phenomena in specific mechanisms that generate behavior. This book addresses a wide audience across the various disciplines, reaching from the neurosciences to the social sciences and philosophy.

Pandemic Economics (Hardcover): Thomas R. Sadler Pandemic Economics (Hardcover)
Thomas R. Sadler
R4,435 Discovery Miles 44 350 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Pandemic Economics applies economic theory to the Covid-19 era, exploring the micro and macro dimensions of the pre-pandemic, pandemic, and post-pandemic phases. Using core economic tools such as marginal analysis, cost-benefit analysis, and opportunity cost, this book explores the breadth of economic outcomes from the pandemic. It shows that a tradeoff between public health and economic health led to widespread problems, including virus infections and unemployment. Taking an international and comparative approach, the book shows that because countries implemented different economic policies, interventions, and timelines during the crisis, outcomes varied with respect to the extent of recession, process of recovery, availability of medical equipment, public health, and additional waves of the virus. Pedagogical features are weaved throughout the text, including country case studies, key terms, suggested further reading, and discussion questions for solo or group study. On top of this, the book offers online supplements comprising PowerPoint slides, test questions, extra case studies, and an instructor guide. This textbook will be a valuable resource for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate courses on pandemic economics, macroeconomics, health economics, public policy, and related areas.

Pension Fund Capitalism - The Privatization of Pensions in Developed and Developing Countries (Hardcover): Leokadia Oreziak Pension Fund Capitalism - The Privatization of Pensions in Developed and Developing Countries (Hardcover)
Leokadia Oreziak
R4,051 Discovery Miles 40 510 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book examines the origins and consequences of so-called pension fund capitalism, which has spread around the world since 1981, when the pension system was completely privatized in Chile. The author highlights the driving forces behind the privatization of pensions, its forms and tools used in practice, and the risks and costs related to private pensions. The reader can also learn about the experiences of various developed countries (including the USA, Canada, Australia, and Germany), as well as Latin American (including Chile) and Eastern European countries, related to the privatization of pensions. Particular attention is paid to Poland as an example of a country where such privatization failed completely. This book provides a source of serious reflection on what this privatization has led to, what its real economic and social consequences are and what the likelihood is of reversing it and strengthening the public pension system. Academic researchers and students of economics and finance, as well as social and political sciences, will find the book invaluable in understanding the problems arising from the privatization of pensions. It will also be of interest to professionals: institutions that shape or influence economic and social policy, including political parties, trade unions, non-governmental organizations, the media, and institutions operating on the financial market.

Managerial Economics (Hardcover, 6th edition): Ivan Png Managerial Economics (Hardcover, 6th edition)
Ivan Png
R5,399 Discovery Miles 53 990 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

1. The text explores highly complex topics with simple, non mathematical approach for managers rather than economists. 2. The editions have always been well-received in US market and the newest edition has been updated with behavioural economics, case studies on Amazon, Spotify, Uber, TikTok, England National Health Service and other topical businesses. 3. Includes case studies, discussion questions and examples to illustrate the principles. 4. The book will be updated with bigger font and come in color.

Think and Grow Rich (Hardcover): Napoleon Hill Think and Grow Rich (Hardcover)
Napoleon Hill; Foreword by Dave Ramsey
R467 R399 Discovery Miles 3 990 Save R68 (15%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Economic Consequences of Globalization on Thailand (Hardcover): Juthathip Jongwanich The Economic Consequences of Globalization on Thailand (Hardcover)
Juthathip Jongwanich
R3,926 Discovery Miles 39 260 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book explores the impact of globalization, especially in the context of trade and investment policies, on the key economic outcomes, including innovation, productivity, employment, and wages, using Thai manufacturing as a case study. The book looks at the impacts of the shift of manufacturing share from industrialized to emerging countries and emergence of 'global value chains' (GVCs) as well as liberalization through the proliferation of free-trade agreements (FTAs) on key economic outcomes. The book highlights that globalization, through trade (including the parts and components trade) and investment, continues in Thailand amid the anti-globalization sentiment since the onset of the new millennium, especially the US-China trade war and the COVID-19 pandemic. Thailand has gained considerable benefit from trade and investment liberalization in various forms, including innovation, firm productivity improvements, and workers' skills enhancement. Although the country has prospered in these areas, several further enhancements are needed in order to effectively harness the benefits available from globalization, including continued trade and investment policy reforms. Key policy inferences are provided in the last chapter. The book will appeal to those with an interest in international economics, especially issues relating to the economic consequences of globalization. It will also appeal to policymakers and practitioners responsible for international trade and investment regulations.

Economic Analyses of Social Networks (Hardcover): Matthew O. Jackson, Yves Zenou Economic Analyses of Social Networks (Hardcover)
Matthew O. Jackson, Yves Zenou
R22,732 Discovery Miles 227 320 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This comprehensive two-volume set brings together important contributions providing fundamental economic analyses of social networks and the central roles they play in many facets of our lives. The first volume consists of classic articles that model network formation and games on networks, as well as those on the identification of peer effects from an econometric viewpoint. The second volume provides empirical analyses of network effects on labor, education, development, crime and industrial organization, as well as some laboratory and field experiments. This set of indispensable papers, with an original introduction by the editors, will prove an essential tool to researchers, scholars and practitioners involved in this field.

Economics and Business Environment (Paperback, 5th edition): Wim Hulleman, Ad Marijs Economics and Business Environment (Paperback, 5th edition)
Wim Hulleman, Ad Marijs
R2,560 Discovery Miles 25 600 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Economics and Business Environment is targeted at students preparing for a career in a managerial position in business or public service. With its accessible style and convenient structure, this textbook offers an insight into: 1 current economic developments that are important to (European) businesses and governments; 2 the influence of the business environmenton company profit and turnover. Students are offered an insight into the economic risks faced by all companies. This fifth edition of Economics and Business Environment has been fully updated; including the measurements taken to reinforce supervision of the banking industry.

The Dual-Entity of Market Competition - Establishment and Development of Mezzoeconomics (Hardcover): Yunxian Chen The Dual-Entity of Market Competition - Establishment and Development of Mezzoeconomics (Hardcover)
Yunxian Chen; Contributions by Xiaobo Zhang
R4,368 Discovery Miles 43 680 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

i) This title approaches the relationship between the government and the market from the perspective of mezzoeconomics in an effort to fill up some gaps in this regard by building a new economic model in theory and clarifying economic operation in practice. ii) This title offers first-hand information and practical suggestions for regional governance. iii) The author uses a number of figures and tables to illustrate the theoretical models.

Foundations of Coopetition Strategy - A Framework for Competition and Cooperation (Hardcover): Anna Mina, Giovanni Battista... Foundations of Coopetition Strategy - A Framework for Competition and Cooperation (Hardcover)
Anna Mina, Giovanni Battista Dagnino
R3,914 Discovery Miles 39 140 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book disentangles the foundations of coopetition (i.e., concurrent competition and cooperation) by exploring in-depth the intellectual legacy of Eastern and Western perspectives. In particular, it detects the foundations of coopetition in three Chinese streams of thought; Confucianism, Taoism, and Legalism, and in five Western schools of thought; David Hume, Adam Smith, Immanuel Kant, Georg Wilhelm Frederich Hegel and Soren Kierkegaard. In such a way, it unveils four logics used to tackle the essence of coopetition, respectively either/or, both/and, both/or, and either/and. The key objectives of the book are: firstly, to adopt a paradoxical lens to investigate the foundations of coopetition strategy. Secondly, to offer an interpretive framework that detects the different forms, tactics and patterns of coopetition. Thirdly, to discuss the implications of the framework proposed for other paradoxical strategies and to distil a bouquet of managerial implications. In such a way, the volume combines existing foundational perspectives with a contemporary interpretation of the coopetition phenomenon, thereby offering a valuable understanding of the current business and management world. The guiding principles of the book enable readers to extricate the dichotomy between the phenomenon of coopetition and coopetitive strategy, appraise the rationale for distinguishing between deliberate (planned) coopetition strategy and emergent (unplanned, but conscious) coopetition strategy, and understand how to deal with coopetition tensions.

The Limits of National Liberation - Problems of Economic Management in the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, with a Statistical... The Limits of National Liberation - Problems of Economic Management in the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, with a Statistical Appendix (Hardcover)
Adam Fforde, Suzanne H. Paine
R3,044 Discovery Miles 30 440 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book, first published in 1987, examines the experience of the North Vietnamese economy during the struggle for national reunification and the Vietnam war. It chronicles the impact of war and Socialist Construction upon an extremely poor area left undeveloped by French colonial exploitation. The analysis focuses on the severe restraints that faced socio-economic development in North Vietnam, and the adverse effects of forced development based upon neo-Stalinist institutional models. Deep problems were encountered in attempting to implement Socialist Construction in the North, and wartime aid from fraternal Socialist countries masked the fundamental economic imbalances created by the development effort. After national reunification in 1975 the structural difficulties of the Northern economy and the shortcomings of its economic management system crushed the expectations of rapid peacetime development and led to the economic crisis of the late 1970s.

Ageing and Effecting Long-term Care in China (Hardcover): Sabrina Ching Yuen Luk, Hui Zhang, Peter Pok-Man Yuen Ageing and Effecting Long-term Care in China (Hardcover)
Sabrina Ching Yuen Luk, Hui Zhang, Peter Pok-Man Yuen
R3,913 Discovery Miles 39 130 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Recognizing rapidly ageing population is one key concern faced by cities and the challenge it would present to healthcare system, this book looks at ageing in China's population as well as the delivery and financing of long-term care (LTC) in China. The book compares key features of long-term care insurance (LTCI) schemes in 15 pilot cities and evaluates the sustainability of various financing models adopted by the cities in the LTCI schemes. The book uses an interpretive case study approach to give an in-depth look into the LTC models in three pilot cities - Qingdao, Nantong, and Shanghai. The three cities represent three different models of financing and delivering LTC. To assess how effective the LTC models in these three cities are, the book uses five criteria, including utilization of medical resources, cost, equity, quality of care and sustainability. Also, the authors discuss how the financing and delivery of LTC can be improved in China, the impact of the 2019 coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on older adults in need of LTC in the country and the implications of China's LTCI reform for other countries. The book will be a useful reference to scholars and policy-makers who look at urban ageing and healthcare costs and delivery.

Disruptive Platforms - Markets, Ecosystems, and Monopolists (Hardcover): Tymoteusz Doligalski, Michal Golinski, Krzysztof... Disruptive Platforms - Markets, Ecosystems, and Monopolists (Hardcover)
Tymoteusz Doligalski, Michal Golinski, Krzysztof Kozlowski
R3,911 Discovery Miles 39 110 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

It has taken platforms only twenty years to become digital economy hubs. They have changed markets, enterprises, and society. They have expedited communication, collaboration, and trade for consumers, winning their attention and collecting their data. In doing so, they have made processes, products, and industries obsolete, and disrupted the expectations and behaviours of market players. This raises the question, are digital platforms global innovators or disruptive monopolists? Are they a solution to problems of the past or emissaries of a problematic future? This book provides a multi-faceted approach to platforms and their profound impact on markets and ecosystems. Economic, managerial, social, and political aspects are analysed, and the differentiation of platforms and their disruptive potential is reviewed. The book also examines the mechanism of achieving a monopolistic position, including in the international supply chain, and the greater influence of platforms on political activity and contemporary democracy. With examples from Poland, USA, and China, the contributions offer an international evaluation of disruptive platforms across a multitude of industries. The edited collection, prepared by scholars from the SGH Warsaw School of Economics, will be valuable to researchers and academics across the fields of strategic management, marketing, innovations, international business, and the digital economy.

Credit and Creed - A Critical Legal Theory of Money (Paperback): Andreas Rahmatian Credit and Creed - A Critical Legal Theory of Money (Paperback)
Andreas Rahmatian
R1,243 Discovery Miles 12 430 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Money is a legal institution with principal economic and sociological consequences. Money is a debt, because that is how it is conceptualised and comes into existence: as circulating credit - if viewed from the creditor's perspective - or, from the debtor's viewpoint, as debt. This book presents a legal theory of money, based on the concept of dematerialised property. It describes the money creation or money supply process for cash and for bank money, and looks at modern forms of money, such as cryptocurrencies. It also shows why mainstream economics presupposes, but avoids an analysis of, money by effectively eliminating money from the microeconomic market model and declaring it as merely a neutral medium of exchange and unit of account. The book explains that money rather brings about and influences substantially the exchange or transaction it is supposed to facilitate only as a neutral medium. As the most liquid of all assets, money enables financialisation, monetisation and commodification in the economy. The central role of the banks in the money creation process and in the economy, and their strengthened position after the bank rescue measures in the wake of the financial crisis 2008-9 are also discussed. Providing a rigorous analysis of the most salient legal issues regarding money, this book will appeal to legal theorists, economists and anyone working in commercial or banking law.

Shareholder Primacy and Global Business - Re-clothing the EU Corporate Law (Paperback): Lela Melon Shareholder Primacy and Global Business - Re-clothing the EU Corporate Law (Paperback)
Lela Melon
R1,245 Discovery Miles 12 450 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In the context of growing public interest in sustainability, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has not brought about the expected improvement in terms of sustainable business. Self-regulation has been unable to provide appropriate answers for unsustainable business frameworks, despite empirical proof that sustainable behaviour is entirely in corporate enlightened self-interest. The lack of success of the soft law approach suggests that hard law regulation may be needed after all. This book discusses these options, alongside the issue of shareholder primacy and its externalities in corporate, social, and natural environment. To escape the "prisoner's dilemma" European corporations and their global counterparts have found themselves in, help is needed in the form of EU hard law to advocate sustainability through mandatory rules. This book argues that the necessity of these laws is based on the first-mover's advantage of such corporate law approach towards sustainable development. In the current EU law environment, where codification of corporate law is sought for, forming and defining a general EU policy could not only help corporations embrace this self-enlightened behaviour but could also build the necessary "EU corporate citizenship" atmosphere. Considering the developments in the field of CSR as attempts to mitigate negative externalities resulting from inappropriate shareholder primacy use, the book is centred around a discussion of the shareholder primacy paradigm, its legal position and its (un)suitability for modern global business. Going beyond solely legal analysis, juxtaposing legal principles and argumentation with economic theoretic approaches and, more importantly, real-life examples, this book is accessible to both professionals and academics working within the fields of business, economics, corporate governance and corporate law.

The Distribution of the Product (Hardcover): John Craven The Distribution of the Product (Hardcover)
John Craven
R2,740 Discovery Miles 27 400 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Originally published in 1979, the purpose of this book is to introduce a theory of the distribution of national income between wages, profits and other categories of income. The relation between this branch of distribution theory and other areas of economics is explained in the Introduction. The first six chapters are designed to introduce distribution theory to students of intermediate economic principles. The reader should be familiar with the basic analysis of supply, demand and market equilibrium, and with the use of indifference curves to represent a consumer's preferences. The remaining seven chapters discuss developments of the theory introduced in the first six.

Supply in a Market Economy (Hardcover): Richard Jones Supply in a Market Economy (Hardcover)
Richard Jones
R2,739 Discovery Miles 27 390 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Originally published in 1976, Supply in a Market Economy was a new kind of introductory micro-economics text which both assesses the usefulness of traditional theory in tackling social and economic problems and compares and contrasts the alternative approaches to the practical problems inherent in the allocation of scarce resources. Richard Jones has succeeded in bringing together the most useful features of a standard microeconomics theory book with empirical and applied material more usually dealt with separately in second year surveys of industrial organisation. The book gives full coverage to the standard theories of the firm, of production, of cost and scale, and of location, to recent critiques of these theories and to alternative approaches now being proposed. Integrated into this theoretical background is a clear analysis of the relationship of these theories to market structures and the economics of industry, and a 'real-world' examination of markets in action - with individual sections on the control of rents, on the water supply industry, on the effect of taxation on commodities, and on the economics of crime and its prevention. Supply in a Market Economy would prove to be an invaluable new course-book for first and second year students of microeconomics at the time and particularly for those non-specialists who were impatient to see the relevance and applications of traditional theory to real problems. Now it can be read in its historical context.

The Routledge Handbook of the Economics of Education (Hardcover): Brian P. McCall The Routledge Handbook of the Economics of Education (Hardcover)
Brian P. McCall
R6,451 Discovery Miles 64 510 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The economics of education is a burgeoning area of study, employing increasingly sophisticated analytical tools to answer questions with high societal impact. Thus, the aim of this handbook is to provide readers with an up-to-date overview of the current state of the field of the economics of education and its main areas of research. This comprehensive handbook provides an authoritative overview of key theoretical and policy areas, covering topics like econometric methods for education economics, returns to education, competition in education provision, education and economic growth, and education and inequality. It reviews the current state of research from early childhood through postgraduate education as well as adult education and life-long learning. Offering a truly international perspective, the handbook benefits from a global group of contributors and attention to both developed and developing country contexts. The Routledge Handbook of the Economics of Education will be a valuable resource for advanced students, researchers, and policymakers across economics, education, and public policy.

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