Economic growth

Since the 'environmental revolution' began in the late 1960s, economists have done a lot of work in the field of economic theory-building on the preservation of nature.

Stabilization and Privatization: An Economic Evaluation of the Shock Therapy Program is the first comprehensive account of Poland's economic transition since mid-1989.

Capitalism versus Pragmatic Market Socialism: A General Equilibrium Evaluation contains important contributions both to general economic theory and to the evaluation of potential market socialist economic systems.

When we first invited the group of distinguished scholars represented here to contribute to a new volume on Austrian economics, four themes were stressed: tensions, new directions, selectivity, and criticism.

The modern system-wide approach to applied demand analysis emphasizes a unity between theory and applications.

I consider it a privilege to have been invited to write a preface for "e;The Limits to Certainty"e;.

The computer revolution both in the hardware as well as in software has made it possible for economists to analyze complex issues which could not be solved in the past by analytical methods.

Two central problems in the pure theory of economic growth are analysed in this monograph: 1) the dynamic laws governing the economic growth processes, 2) the kinematic and geometric properties of the set of solutions to the dynamic systems.

Road pricing (tolls, etc.

Telecommunications Demand in Theory and Practice, which builds upon the author's seminal 1980 book, Telecommunications Demand: A Review and Critique, provides comprehensive analyses of the determinants and structure of telecommunications demands in the United States and Canada.

THE CONCEPTION OF THIS VOLUME This volume, Cardinalism, has been initiated by Ole Hagen, and is now published due to his perseverance and to Kluwer Academic Publishers.

This volume in essence continues my recent contributions towards building up a better understanding of the wide range of obstacles besetting the transitions away from administrative planning in the former communist regimes in the eastern part of Europe.

In his book "e;Jurassic Park"e; (and in the movie based on the book), Michael Crichton describes a crazed professor who through techniques of genetic engineering manages to recreate the dinosaurs and giant ferns of 65 million years past.

Inevitably, at a panel discussion not too long ago comparing planning cultures the discussion turned on the issue of globalisation.

In this book Eileen Trauth peers inside the day-to-day work lives of the people who have been bringing about Ireland's transition from a small agricultural country to a healthy information economy.

This book was born from the belief that, in an era of narrowly specialized experts, looking beyond the arbitrary borders on one's own field offered the only chance for intellectual survival.

It is probably true, as the editor of these essays and studies by Ragnar Frisch points out, that the majority of economists are not well aware of the contributions made to their discipline by Frisch.

This book is concerned with the question of inequality - which points to a major structural problem in intra-national and inter-national respect.

It is universally recognised that Venice and its lagoon are of such value that they constitute an international public good that must be preserved for humanity as a whole.

This book is about the ways in which two western European countries attempt to cope with the changing demands of urban development.

It has been often said, even by dispassionate observers, that our economic policies built on ideological considerations and economic assumptions are far removed from the realities of our situation.

Giovanni Castellani Rector of the University of Venice This book contains the Proceedings of the Conference on "e;Economic Policy and Control Theory"e; which was held at the University of Venice (Italy) on 27 January-l February 1985.

This monograph presents a detailed examination of a variety of issues pertain- ing to pricing in the context of the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (CMEA), a designation that I much prefer over Comecon.

John D.

As a psychologist by education, my interest is in how people solve problems.

National income estimates date back to the late 17th century, but only in the half-century since the Second World War have economic accounts developed in their present form, becoming an indispensable tool for macroeconomic analysis, projections and policy formulation.

The scientific-technical potential of the Baltic States and their possibilities for co- operation with Europe require in-depth, specific analysis.

South Africa's peaceful transition to democracy has gained it world recognition.

This compact volume is meant as a modest contribution to the ongoing debate on how to transform in particular the radically reforming Eastern European economies into more productive sociopolitical organizations.

Modeling North American Economic Integration presents descriptions of the models and the central results obtained by four teams of economic modelers who analyze the impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) on the economies of Canada, Mexico and the USA.

The editors of Factor X explore and analyze this trajectory, predicting scarcities of non-renewable materials such as metals, limited availability of ecological capacities and shortages arising from geographic concentrations of materials.

New Issues in Polar Tourism traces and analyzes a decade of growing interest in the polar regions, and the consequent challenges and opportunities of increasing tourist traffic in formerly remote and seldom-visited places.

In this book the theory of social production is systematically formulated in terms and concepts of classical political economy and neo-classical economics.

Since the mid-1970s, economic and educational developments in Canada, Mexico, and the USA have been influenced by two parallel trends: (1) the resurgence of glob- al economic competition and (2) the active promotion of knowledge-intensive, serv- ice based economies.

Computational Models in the Economics of Environment and Development provides a step-by-step guide in designing, developing, and solving non-linear environment-development models.

This book has three purposes.

This book analyzes the structural factors that underlie the persistent mass poverty and extreme inequality in South Asian countries.

China's reform and opening-up have contributed to its long-term and rapid economic development, resulting in a much stronger economic strength and much better life for its people.

Exchange rates, growth and crises is a collection that captures the author's ringside perspective of events as they unfolded in the large and tumultuous world of finance and economics over the past 25 years (post liberalization).

This book offers a selection of intensely researched essays focused on the critical planning objectives and policy priorities that would enhance the promotion of inclusive growth in a developing country.

This book undertakes rigorous empirical research on competitiveness of the sub-national economies of India.

This book discusses various dimensions of Indian fiscal federalism, focusing on the current fiscal imbalances - both vertical and horizontal - and their correction.

Shandong is a thriving economic centre with a Gross Regional Domestic Product of RMB 6.

This book challenges conventional wisdom by revealing an extensive and heterogeneous community of foreign businesses in Australia before 1914.

This volume is a collection of essays that provide a comprehensive coverage of multiple aspects of the discourse on environment, development and sustainability.

This book is the fifth annual project of the Asia Competitiveness Institute studying competitiveness at the sub-national level of Greater China.

This publication offers a comprehensive regional-level analysis of Southeast Asia's fragile recovery from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) that damaged some core economic drivers and sank millions into poverty.