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Rural Long Tail Public Service and the Correction Mechanism - Evidence from China (Paperback, 1st ed. 2021): Ji Luo Rural Long Tail Public Service and the Correction Mechanism - Evidence from China (Paperback, 1st ed. 2021)
Ji Luo
R4,124 Discovery Miles 41 240 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book firstly analyzes the status and characteristics of rural long tail public service and its unbalance in detail. In all, based on the long tail theory, mechanism design theory and resource dependence theory, this book makes an empirical study and basic judgment on the matching of supply and demand of rural long tail public services in China and explores the mechanism of the efficiency of supply and demand affecting the imbalance. This book presents a correction mechanism of rural long tail public demand based on the division of different response subjects and puts forward corresponding policy suggestions. By putting the rural public demand in the "embedded" economic and social system and the development process, this book analyzes its future trend and response path. Then, based on the difference of governance efficiency, this book analyzes the general causes of the unbalance of supply and demand of rural long tail public service. Especially for the representative field of rural public service (e.g., special education, old-age caring, medical care), this book carries out empirical studies (seemingly unrelated regression) to analyze the factors, internal mechanism and basic path of the imbalance of rural long tail public service. Thirdly, through the construction of the imbalance index of rural long tail public service, this book makes an empirical calculation of the severity of this imbalance. This book further puts forward the design of the correction mechanism for the imbalance of rural long tail public service and carries on the reasonable and orderly division for different supply subjects. In the end, this book puts forward the balanced "Internet + NGO" model for rural long tail public service and takes JD.com as an example to expound the operation of the network platform of the correction mechanism.

Data-Driven Policy Impact Evaluation - How Access to Microdata is Transforming Policy Design (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019): Nuno... Data-Driven Policy Impact Evaluation - How Access to Microdata is Transforming Policy Design (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019)
Nuno Crato, Paolo Paruolo
R1,492 R1,340 Discovery Miles 13 400 Save R152 (10%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In the light of better and more detailed administrative databases, this open access book provides statistical tools for evaluating the effects of public policies advocated by governments and public institutions. Experts from academia, national statistics offices and various research centers present modern econometric methods for an efficient data-driven policy evaluation and monitoring, assess the causal effects of policy measures and report on best practices of successful data management and usage. Topics include data confidentiality, data linkage, and national practices in policy areas such as public health, education and employment. It offers scholars as well as practitioners from public administrations, consultancy firms and nongovernmental organizations insights into counterfactual impact evaluation methods and the potential of data-based policy and program evaluation.

Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Economic Management and Green Development (Paperback, 1st ed. 2021): Chunhui... Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Economic Management and Green Development (Paperback, 1st ed. 2021)
Chunhui Yuan, Xiaolong Li, John Kent
R5,691 Discovery Miles 56 910 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The proceedings shed light on selected topics including economic management, public administration, and green development. Featuring scholarly works from the 4th International Conference on Economic Management and Green Development (ICEMGD 2021), this volume of proceedings showcases the papers composed with regard to a diverse range of topics situated at the intersecting field of Economic Management, Public Administration and Green Development. Arising as the top concern of the global community, issues of green development impose challenges for the academia to bridge the interdisciplinary prowess in tackling the gap of knowledge within concerned fields. ICEMGD 2021 is an annual conference initiated by the year of 2017 under the goal of bringing together intellectuals from economics, business management, public administration, and otherwise related spheres for the share of research methods and theoretical breakthroughs. The aim of the proceeding volume is for the integration of social scientific research methods with research into alarming development issues. The ICEMGD 2021 seeks to promote joint initiatives among well-established fields like macro- and microeconomics, international economics, finance, agricultural economics, health economics, business management and marketing strategies, regional development studies, social governance, and sustainable development. Featuring interdisciplinary contributions, this book will be of interest to researchers, academics, professionals and policy makers in the field of economic management, public administration, and development studies.

The New Dynamic Public Finance (Hardcover): Narayana R. Kocherlakota The New Dynamic Public Finance (Hardcover)
Narayana R. Kocherlakota
R1,409 R1,244 Discovery Miles 12 440 Save R165 (12%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Optimal tax design attempts to resolve a well-known trade-off: namely, that high taxes are bad insofar as they discourage people from working, but good to the degree that, by redistributing wealth, they help insure people against productivity shocks. Until recently, however, economic research on this question either ignored people's uncertainty about their future productivities or imposed strong and unrealistic functional form restrictions on taxes. In response to these problems, the new dynamic public finance was developed to study the design of optimal taxes given only minimal restrictions on the set of possible tax instruments, and on the nature of shocks affecting people in the economy. In this book, Narayana Kocherlakota surveys and discusses this exciting new approach to public finance.

An important book for advanced PhD courses in public finance and macroeconomics, "The New Dynamic Public Finance" provides a formal connection between the problem of dynamic optimal taxation and dynamic principal-agent contracting theory. This connection means that the properties of solutions to principal-agent problems can be used to determine the properties of optimal tax systems. The book shows that such optimal tax systems necessarily involve asset income taxes, which may depend in sophisticated ways on current and past labor incomes. It also addresses the implications of this new approach for qualitative properties of optimal monetary policy, optimal government debt policy, and optimal bequest taxes. In addition, the book describes computational methods for approximate calculation of optimal taxes, and discusses possible paths for future research.

Crowdfunding in the Public Sector - Theory and Best Practices (Paperback, 1st ed. 2021): Regina Lenart-Gansiniec, Jin Chen Crowdfunding in the Public Sector - Theory and Best Practices (Paperback, 1st ed. 2021)
Regina Lenart-Gansiniec, Jin Chen
R5,096 Discovery Miles 50 960 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In recent years, crowdfunding has become important and it has been enthusiastically used not only by commercial organizations but also by the public sector. This alternative source of financing in times of constrained government budgets enables citizens to vote with their dollars online to bring ideas into reality. This book sheds light on the developing concept of crowdfunding in the public sector, with an overview of current academic discussions and best practices on crowdfunding in the public sector. The volume approaches crowdfunding in the public sector from an integrated perspective, addressing the dearth of publications on the subject. The book gathers a wealth of theoretical information, ideas, best practices and lessons learned in the context of executing concrete crowdfunding projects, and assess methodological approaches to integrating the topic of crowdfunding in public organizations curricula. The book provides definitions, insights and examples of this managerial perspective resulting in a theoretical framework of crowdfunding in the public sector. The contributors also explore different crowdfunding applications in public sectors such as local government, higher education, schools, arts & culture organizations, healthcare, energy sector, and police services, which are presented in several case studies. This is a unique book in the field that points the way forward both for policymakers and for the research community in terms of thinking about crowdfunding in the public sector and the complex issues surrounding its development.

Handbook on Public Private Partnerships in Transportation, Vol II - Roads, Bridges, and Parking (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022):... Handbook on Public Private Partnerships in Transportation, Vol II - Roads, Bridges, and Parking (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022)
Simon Hakim, Robert M. Clark, Erwin A Blackstone
R5,664 Discovery Miles 56 640 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Second in a two-volume set, this book discusses the role of public-private partnerships (PPPs) in global transportation infrastructure, specifically focusing on roads, bridges, and parking. To provide vital services in an era of shrinking government budgets, public-private partnerships have become an increasingly important part of travel infrastructure worldwide. This book describes and analyses the structure of various models of PPPs in several countries, evaluating their effectiveness, and drawing policy implications for future use. The chapters were written by leading international researchers and practitioners in the transportation field where each chapter is a case study on the adoption, implementation, and outcome of transportation services. Taken together, these diverse case studies provide an integrated framework for evaluating, using PPPs, and suggesting policy implications to both the public and the private sectors in transportation. Providing rigorous empirical analysis of PPPs in transportation, this volume will be of interest to researchers in public administration, political science, public choice, and economics as well as practitioners and policymakers involved in establishing and monitoring PPPs in transportation.

Report on the Pacific Roundtables - actions to address correspondent banking and remittance pressure (Paperback): International... Report on the Pacific Roundtables - actions to address correspondent banking and remittance pressure (Paperback)
International Monetary Fund Research Department, Jihad Alwazir
R674 Discovery Miles 6 740 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Pacific island economies depend heavily on remittances - more than many other regions in the world. For example, remittances account for 27 and 21 percent of GDP for Tonga and Samoa, respectively. Reliance on foreign exchange inflows makes access to low-cost financial services and correspondent banking for cross-border flows critical for these economies. Australia, New Zealand, and the United States each account for approximately one-third of the remittances to the region

Handbook of Regional and Urban Economics, Volume 3 - Applied Urban Economics (Hardcover): P. C. Cheshire, E.S. Mills Handbook of Regional and Urban Economics, Volume 3 - Applied Urban Economics (Hardcover)
P. C. Cheshire, E.S. Mills
R2,792 Discovery Miles 27 920 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This volume is a follow-up to the earlier "Urban Economics, Volume 2" of "Handbook of Regional and Urban Economics," edited by Edwin Mills. The earlier volume, published in 1987, focussed on urban economic theory. This new handbook, in contrast, focuses on applied urban research. The difference is of course in emphasis. The earlier volume was by no means entirely concerned with theoretical research and this one is by no means entirely concerned with applied research.


There have certainly been important theoretical developments during the last decade, and they are surveyed at appropriate places in this volume. However, there has been an outpouring of high quality applied research in urban economics, as in other specialties. The reasons for the rapid growth of applied research are not difficult to identify; improved theoretical frameworks within which to do applied research; improved econometric techniques and software; more and better data; and, probably most important, ever cheaper computing power, which is being ever more widely distributed within the research community, providing increasingly easy access to and analysis of, data.


Selection and classification of topics to include in this handbook has inevitably depended on the editors' perceptions of subjects on which important research has been undertaken. It has also depended on the availability of authors who were able and willing to write critical surveys of large amounts of international research. An attempt was made to include authors and have them survey research from a variety of countries. However, there is still a US bias in applied urban research, partly related to the availability of data and computers but also to the sheer size of the US research community.


For more information on the Handbooks in Economics series, please see our home page on http: //www.elsevier.nl/locate/hes

Neglected Links in Economics and Society - Inequality, Organization, Work and Economic Methodology (Paperback, 1st ed. 2021):... Neglected Links in Economics and Society - Inequality, Organization, Work and Economic Methodology (Paperback, 1st ed. 2021)
Dieter Boegenhold
R3,365 Discovery Miles 33 650 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book deals with the Neglected Links in economics and society. These neglected links are the inner bonds and lines which keep the society and economy together and are almost interconnected although they are very often treated and discussed separately in different discourses. Contemporary discussion has forgotten to think universally and to integrate items into one common field of observation. Instead, too often particular items are studied and discussed as being independent of each other without acknowledging a broader context. The book gives an exemplary instruction on how to treat reciprocal links and how to work in an interdisciplinary way, which tackles history, sociology and economics at least. By so doing, the book as also serves as an educational instruction for integrative and interdisciplinary science instead of recapitulating mono-disciplinary approaches. Discussion includes topics such as social and economic inequality research, limits of rationality, and orthodoxies and heterodoxies of economic research, as well as a discussion of the heroes of interdisciplinary thought.

The Problem of Property - Taking the Freedom of Nonowners Seriously (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2023): Karl Widerquist The Problem of Property - Taking the Freedom of Nonowners Seriously (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2023)
Karl Widerquist
R2,860 Discovery Miles 28 600 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book is Karl Widerquist's first statement of the "indepentarian" theory of justice, or what he calls "Justice as the Pursuit of Accord" (JPA). It provides five arguments for UBI, one based on the JPA theory of freedom, another based on the JPA theory of property, and three that reply to common objections to UBI. Each of these three turns the argument around using the central concepts in a justification for UBI. Although the central argument is for one specific policy proposal, this book's perspective is much wider, including very basic criticism of social-contract-based and natural-rights-based theories of justice.

Fundamentals of Public Budgeting and Finance (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019): Aman Khan Fundamentals of Public Budgeting and Finance (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019)
Aman Khan
R3,352 Discovery Miles 33 520 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Budgeting is probably the single most important function in government, considering the amount of money a government spends each year on various expenditure programs and activities, as well as the time it spends in preparing the budget, appropriating funds for these activities and, finally, executing them. This book integrates the complex theory and practice of public budgeting into a single text. Written in a simple, concise and easy to understand manner, The Fundamentals of Public Budgeting and Finance captures the multidimensional perspective of public budgeting that students, as well as practitioners will find useful.

Implementation of Basel Accords in Bangladesh - The Role of Institutions (Paperback, 1st ed. 2021): A K M Kamrul Hasan, Yasushi... Implementation of Basel Accords in Bangladesh - The Role of Institutions (Paperback, 1st ed. 2021)
A K M Kamrul Hasan, Yasushi Suzuki
R3,354 Discovery Miles 33 540 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book analyzes the impact of Basel Accord in Bangladesh. More specifically, it focuses on the credit risk homogenization under standardized approach of Basel Accord where External Credit Rating Agencies (ECAIs) are allowed to rate the exposures, the potential risk of allowing sub-ordinated debt (Sub-debt) as Tier 2 capital, and multiple bank distress cases as a real-world scenarios. In doing so, the book explores why the ECAIs rating fail to capture the real credit risk of exposure and to what extent sub-debt is reliable as regulatory capital. With that, the book's scope is categorized into three tracts (i) analyzes the ECAIs incentive and sanction issues from institutional economics perspective (ii) discusses the ill-impact of Naive adoption of sub-ordinated debt as regulatory capital and its associated risk on financial system, and (iii) providing readers an empirical illustrations of bank distress when an economy tapped into institutional failures in the above-mentioned tracts (i) and (ii).

Fiscal Sustainability in Theory and Practice - A Handbook (Paperback): Craig Burnside Fiscal Sustainability in Theory and Practice - A Handbook (Paperback)
Craig Burnside
R1,012 R925 Discovery Miles 9 250 Save R87 (9%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Fiscal sustainability analysis is the use of a simple set of tools to analyze a government's budget and its debt position, and leads to conclusions - given the government's debt level - about the appropriateness of fiscal policy. Many economists are familiar with fiscal sustainability analysis, but there is no single reference work that explains it. Fiscal Sustainability in Theory and Practice fills this gap. The handbook is organized around three themes: (i) Basic theory and tools for everyday use, (ii) The effects of business cycles on public finance and the role of fiscal rules, and (iii) Crises and their impact on fiscal sustainability. The first theme is central to the book's purpose of bringing the basic theoretical literature together, along with a set of examples used to illustrate particular methods of analysis. The second and third themes develop the topic of fiscal sustainability further, by extending it to topics at the forefront of policy debates in the recent past. Aimed at economists previously unfamiliar with fiscal sustainability analysis, this book will also serve as a useful reference work for all economists with either an advanced undergraduate or basic graduate level of training.

Pension Systems - Beyond Mandatory Retirement (Hardcover, illustrated edition): Elsa Fornero, Paolo Sestito Pension Systems - Beyond Mandatory Retirement (Hardcover, illustrated edition)
Elsa Fornero, Paolo Sestito
R3,292 Discovery Miles 32 920 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Pension Systems enters into the current lively debate on European pensions. The focus of the book is the analysis of public intervention in individuals' retirement choice, its rationale and the desirability of legislation introducing a sizeable and compulsory increase in retirement age, to face the prospects of swift population ageing. The book assesses the impact of different retirement rules on individual decisions, on the sustainability of social security systems and on labour market dynamics, and inquires whether mandatory retirement has not become an outdated feature of modern pension systems. The motivations behind public intervention in fixing compulsory retirement rules as well as the likely consequences of allowing the individual a higher responsibility in retirement choices are analysed. These issues are examined both theoretically and empirically and through a focus on country-specific patterns of retirement and on policy issues relevant at the European level. The impact of later retirement on the labour market is also investigated, considering the role of retirement rules in increasing employment. This comprehensive and topical book will appeal to academics and scholars of public finance as well as pensions experts and organisations.

Norway's Sovereign Wealth Fund - Sustainable Investment of Natural Resource Revenues (Paperback, 1st ed. 2021): Ole Bjorn... Norway's Sovereign Wealth Fund - Sustainable Investment of Natural Resource Revenues (Paperback, 1st ed. 2021)
Ole Bjorn Roste
R3,128 Discovery Miles 31 280 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book elaborates on how Norway has managed to convert a large fraction of its endowment of hydrocarbons below the seabed of Norwegian waters into financial wealth, invested in the world's capital markets. Further, it explains how this wealth is managed. Under the current guidelines, only the assessed return on investment may be allotted to public budgets. This ensures that the wealth will benefit both current and future generations. The capital is gathered in the Sovereign Wealth Fund - or State Pension Fund Global (SPF-G) -, which is intended to maximize capital value without exceeding acceptable risks. The book offers new insights into the history and management of the fund, examines its successes,and discusses future challenges. Given its scope, it appeals to scholars of economics, finance and political science, and to anyone interested in the sustainable investment of natural resource-based revenues.

The Economics of Brexit - Revisited (Paperback, 1st ed. 2020): Philip B. Whyman, Alina I. Petrescu The Economics of Brexit - Revisited (Paperback, 1st ed. 2020)
Philip B. Whyman, Alina I. Petrescu
R795 Discovery Miles 7 950 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Economics of Brexit - Revisited builds upon and extends the analysis contained within the authors' previous book, The Economics of Brexit: A Cost-Benefit Analysis of the UK's Economic Relationship with the EU, which arguably represented the most comprehensive and systematic evaluation of the UK's economic relationship with the EU. The Economics of Brexit - Revisited continues where the previous volume left off, given that the UK has now formally withdrawn from the EU, and therefore the focus of the evidence presented concerns the potential economic implications arising from Brexit and considering the options available to those negotiating the UK's future economic relationship both regionally and globally. The Economics of Brexit - Revisited seeks to provide greater clarity to a range of issues that have been hotly debated over the past few years, ranging from the trade and fiscal implications of Brexit, to the economic impact of regulation and migration. The significance of different Brexit options are discussed in detail, including the significance of demands for regulatory harmonisation (the 'level playing field'), along with their implications for UK trade with the EU and the rest of the world. A wide range of economic analyses are evaluated to determine their relative methodological strengths and weaknesses, and ultimately whether their conclusions are sufficiently robust to engender confidence. Finally, noting that a key determinant of the effectiveness of any post-Brexit economic strategy depends upon the degree of flexibility created for economic policy, the book provides an extended examination of the potential relating to different economic policy options available to the UK government, depending upon the form of final trade settlement that is agreed with the EU. These policy options include more active forms of macroeconomic management, combined with industrial and procurement policy. The Economics of Brexit - Revisited therefore seeks to combine evaluation of the available evidence indicating the economic impact of Brexit, together with consideration of policy trade-offs that lie at the heart of the choices surrounding Brexit, and how these might be resolved. The Economics of Brexit - Revisited therefore maintains its position as the most comprehensive analysis of the economics of Brexit in the market today.

Profit Shifting and Tax Base Erosion - Case Studies of Post-Communist Countries (Paperback, 1st ed. 2021): Danuse Nerudova, Jan... Profit Shifting and Tax Base Erosion - Case Studies of Post-Communist Countries (Paperback, 1st ed. 2021)
Danuse Nerudova, Jan Pavel
R2,872 Discovery Miles 28 720 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of current techniques for profit shifting and tax base erosion in the area of corporate taxation and measurement. Firstly, it explains the relevance of the issue at hand - profit shifting and base erosion in the context of the 21st century. In turn, the book provides a comprehensive analysis of available techniques for the identification and measurement of profit shifting and base erosion, which adopt both the macro and micro perspective. It also provides examples from selected post-communist countries now in the EU, including the Czech Republic, Poland and Hungary. Concrete recommendations for economic policy round out the coverage.

Budget of the U.S. Government, Fiscal Year 2023 (Paperback): Executive Office of the President Budget of the U.S. Government, Fiscal Year 2023 (Paperback)
Executive Office of the President
R817 Discovery Miles 8 170 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

As the main overview book of the FY 2023 Budget, this volume contains the Budget Message of the President, information on the President's priorities and budget overviews by agency, and summary tables. From large corporations and small business companies interested in developing new products for specific markets to policy makers, contractors, and federal agency personnel, this reference may be the go-to-resource to have at your hands for 2023 federal spending priorities.

Analytical Perspectives - Budget of the United States Government Fiscal Year 2023 (Paperback): Executive Office of the President Analytical Perspectives - Budget of the United States Government Fiscal Year 2023 (Paperback)
Executive Office of the President
R1,456 Discovery Miles 14 560 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Contains analyses that are designed to highlight specified subject areas or provide other significant presentations of budget data that place the budget in perspective. This volume includes economic and accounting analyses; information on federal receipts and collections; analyses of federal spending; information on federal borrowing and debt; baseline or current service estimates; and other technical presentations.

In Quest of Humane Development - Human Development, Community Networking and Public Service Delivery in India (Hardcover, 1st... In Quest of Humane Development - Human Development, Community Networking and Public Service Delivery in India (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022)
Byasdeb Dasgupta, Prasenjit Sarkhel, Archita Ghosh, Bishakha Ghosh
R4,159 Discovery Miles 41 590 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book presents a multidimensional perspective on the interlinkage between human development, community characteristics and public service delivery with special reference to India. The chapters in the book analyze the influence of public service delivery on human development from neo-classical as well as Marxian point of view. Thus, the expositions in the book provides a balanced mix of macro and micro approaches in the study of development. The analytical discussions are supplemented by case studies and empirical estimates so as to demonstrate the applicability of the theory and the theoretical discourse about human development, community network and the success and failures of critical public services in the Indian context. The methodology followed in the chapters involves critical survey of existing literature, case studies, field survey and use of econometric techniques as well as statistical tools of index construction. While contributors are primarily scholars from neo-classical economics discipline, some are intellectuals from the field of political economy and development studies. Given the wide array of development perspectives, this book is of interest not only to students and researcher of development economics, social science and management, but also a valuable reading for development practitioners and policy makers, who would be interested in understanding how community and public institutions interact to determine access to health, education and social security services that shapes the wellbeing of disadvantaged populations. The lessons and implications are extremely pertinent to other emerging economies, in particular those in South Asia.

Financial Regulation and Bank Performance (Paperback, 1st ed. 2021): Shaofang Li Financial Regulation and Bank Performance (Paperback, 1st ed. 2021)
Shaofang Li
R2,856 Discovery Miles 28 560 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book focuses on the impact on financial regulation and examines the impact of financial regulation on bank performances from different perspectives. More specifically, this study investigates how bank sector reforms and bank regulation and supervision affect the competition, stability and risk-taking behavior in banking system.

Traction - Business Plan and Business Strategy - Quadruple Your Business Immediately With These Marketing Techniques... Traction - Business Plan and Business Strategy - Quadruple Your Business Immediately With These Marketing Techniques (Paperback)
Jonathan S Walker
R471 R387 Discovery Miles 3 870 Save R84 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Local Public Finance - An International Comparative Regulatory Perspective (Paperback, 1st ed. 2021): Rene Geissler, Gerhard... Local Public Finance - An International Comparative Regulatory Perspective (Paperback, 1st ed. 2021)
Rene Geissler, Gerhard Hammerschmid, Christian Raffer
R4,399 Discovery Miles 43 990 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book is based upon a comparative public administration research project, initiated by the Hertie School of Governance (Germany) and the Bertelsmann Foundation (Germany) and supported by a network of researchers from many EU countries. It analyzes both the regimes and the practices of local fiscal regulation in 21 European countries. The book brings together key findings of this research project. The regulatory discussion is not limited to the prominent issue of fiscal rules but focuses on every component of regulation. Beyond this, the book covers affiliated topics such as the impact of regulation for local governments, evolution of regulation, administrative costs and crisis prevention. The various book chapters throughout provide a broad picture of local public finance regulation in theory and in practice, using different theoretical and national lenses for the analysis. Furthermore, the authors investigate the effects of budgetary constraints and higher-level regulatory efforts on local governments and on democracy and public services in every European country. This book fills a gap with respect to the lack of discussion on local government finance from an international, comparative perspective and, in particular, the regulation of local public finance. With its mix of authors, this book will be useful for practitioners as well as for scholars and for theory-driven research.

New Foundations of Cost-Benefit Analysis (Hardcover): Matthew D. Adler, Eric Posner New Foundations of Cost-Benefit Analysis (Hardcover)
Matthew D. Adler, Eric Posner
R2,414 Discovery Miles 24 140 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Cost-benefit analysis (CBA) has been an important policy tool of government since the 1980s, when the Reagan administration ordered that all major new regulations be subjected to a rigorous test of whether their projected benefits would outweigh their costs. Not surprisingly, CBA has been criticized by many who claim that it neglects, especially on the benefit side, important values that are hard to measure.

In this book, the authors reconceptualize cost-benefit analysis, arguing that its objective should be overall well-being rather than economic efficiency. They show why the link between preferences and well-being is more complicated than economists have thought. Satisfying a person's preference for some outcome is welfare-enhancing only if he or she is self-interested and well-informed. Also, cost-benefit analysis is not a super-procedure but simply a way to identify welfare-maximizing policies. A separate kind of analysis is required to weigh rights and equal treatment.

This book not only places cost-benefit analysis on a firmer theoretical foundation, but also has many practical implications for how government agencies should undertake cost-benefit studies.

Financial Sustainability of Pension Systems - Empirical Evidence from Central and Eastern European Countries (Paperback, 1st... Financial Sustainability of Pension Systems - Empirical Evidence from Central and Eastern European Countries (Paperback, 1st ed. 2021)
Stefania Amalia Jimon, Florin Cornel Dumiter, Nicolae Baltes
R3,373 Discovery Miles 33 730 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The sustainability of public pension systems has become an important aspect for governments and institutions worldwide. This book addresses the multiple elements that influence the sustainability of pension systems with a special focus on central and eastern European countries. Supported by the results of econometric empirical studies, the authors discuss and analyse areas like social economy versus capitalist economy, globalization versus glocalization, population aging versus birth and fertility, emigration versus immigration, early retirement versus prolongation versus professional activity, the sustainability of public pension systems versus the adequacy of benefits provided, public pension systems compared to private pension funds and taxation of salary incomes versus subsidization of state social insurance.

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