Economics of industrial organization

This handbook presents a comprehensive study of the post-reform Indian economy, three decades after the economic liberalization started in the early 1990s.

There is a large shortage of affordable housing across Europe.

Can a price ever be too low?

The book offers a theoretical and practical analysis of the contemporary approach to art, culture and innovation, with special emphasis on the relationship between culture, innovation and the economy, in the context of green transition, as an indispensable sustainability factor.

Originally published in 1979.

From the few tickets that were sold by Alaska Airlines and former British Midland in December 1995 via the industry's first airline booking engine websites, global online travel has grown to generate today more than half a trillion dollars in annual revenue.

National competitiveness has become a misnomer, as competitiveness is increasingly understood as a regional phenomenon and regions are not confined to the boundaries of the nation state.

Over the past 50 years the US economy has experienced economic dynamism and technological change at a dizzying pace, driven substantially by innovation in digital communication technology.

Proper cost accounting and financial management are essential elements of any successful construction job, and therefore make up essential skills for construction project managers and project engineers.

Breaking new ground in its innovative blend of quantitative and qualitative methods, the book essentially argues that another sort of growth is indeed possible.

As most economies remain caught in a global recession, that shows little sign of abatement, the importance of maintaining a flourishing industrial sector for the economic wellbeing of a country has rarely been so relevant.

Winner of the European Association of Agricultural Economists Book AwardFood and agriculture have been subject to heavy-handed government interventions throughout much of history and across the globe, both in developing and in developed countries.

The end of the twentieth century saw remarkable changes in the way that economic regulation was viewed.

This book explores the twists and turns in Argentina's modern economic history and the debates that raged there around a problem common to all former colonies: how to achieve a level of economic growth for its population in a world characterized by unequal economic relations between the industrialized nations of the north and the commodity producers of the south.

The development of Nigeria's oil industry is examined comprehensively in this book, originally published in 1984.

Developing regions are set to account for the vast majority of future urban growth, and women and girls will become the majority inhabitants of these locations in the Global South.

Few economies have witnessed such accelerated economic growth as that arising from Saudi Arabia's discovery of oil.

In The Financiers and the Nation (1934) Mr.

A review of the theoretical research on unlawful collusion, focusing on the impact and optimal design of competition law and enforcement.

There are few industries that have had a more profound impact on business and society over the last century than aviation.

Bread was the staple of the ancient Mediterranean diet.

Originally published in 1992 and now with an updated Preface this book analyses the development of innovations using a network perspective.

With more than half the world's population now living in urban areas, urbanisation is undoubtedly one of the most important phenomena of the 21st century.

Explores the combination of capital''s changing composition and labour''s subjective agency.

Originally published in 1994.

Systematic analysis of the determinants of climate policy durability, combining state-of-the-art policy theories with empirical accounts of landmark political events

Infrastructure is vital to a resilient society and infrastructure investment is therefore critical to the vibrant functioning of societies.

Originally published in 1991 this book brings together 9 essays which address a number of central issues relating to the nature of German industrialisation, including the role of foreign competition in fostering technological change, the importance of market integration for economic development and the response of German banks to industrialisation.

Originally published in 1994, this book contains the edited papers of the workshop of the Energy and Environmental Programme at the Royal Institute of Interantional Affairs which examined the interaction between environmental legislation and the energy indusutries.

Central economic planning is often associated with failed state socialism, and modern capitalism celebrated as its antithesis.

Continuous Cost Improvement in Construction: Theory and Practice aims to provide students and practitioners with an all-inclusive understanding of strategies for adopting continuous improvement in construction cost management.

The numbers of workers employed on a temporary basis has grown massively over the last few decades.

Following the British referendum held on June 23, 2016, voters supported the withdrawal of the UK from the European Union (EU) (Brexit), a starting point for the third round of European crisis, following the eurozone debt crisis and the migration crisis.

As China has blended market reforms with comprehensive industrial policies, most research has focused on the national government's strategies for economic growth.

The use of comparisons to explain, analyze and understand social and economic phenomena is recognized as a valuable social science tool.

More than any other area of regulation, antitrust economics shapes law and policy in the United States, the Americas, Europe, and Asia.

This volume presents a comprehensive assessment of the economic effects of the emerging information and communication technologies associated with a knowledge-based economy, and looks at how knowledge is increasingly treated as a product in its own right.

The Evolution of Contemporary Arts Markets looks at the historical evolution of the art market from the 15th century to the present day.

Internet and World Wide Web platforms, big data analytics, software, social media and civic technologies allow for the creation of smart ecosystems in which connected intelligence emerges and disruptive social and eco-innovation flourishes.

This book offers a comparative perspective on the technological, economic, and political aspects of Internet development in the post-Soviet countries.

This book delivers crucial historical background in these times, as bloc-building returns to the global economy and China and Russia massively intensify their economic cooperation.

This book makes a strong and coherent contribution to the discussion of the knowledge economy and of innovation, offering a range of theoretical insights from different disciplinary perspectives.

The only comprehensive textbook on Europe''s business environment, examining the region''s economics and policies in social, political and historical contexts.

The first edition of Applied Health Economics did an expert job of showing how the availability of large scale data sets and the rapid advancement of advanced econometric techniques can help health economists and health professionals make sense of information better than ever before.

In a turbulent global economy, the popular idea of declining farms and factories is largely unfounded.

Precarious employment presents a monumental challenge to the social, economic, and political stability of labour markets in industrialized societies and there is widespread consensus that its growth is contributing to a series of common social inequalities, especially along the lines of gender and citizenship.

The definitive guide to measurement and estimating using NRM1, written by the author of NRM1 The 'RICS New rules of measurement: Order of cost estimating and cost planning of capital building works' (referred to as NRM1) is the cornerstone of good cost management of capital building works projects - enabling more effective and accurate cost advice to be given to clients and other project team members, while facilitating better cost control.

Safety at Work and the Unions (1983) surveys the whole field of safety at work.

This book expands the explanatory scope of econophysics to the real economy.

This title was first published in 2002: This compelling text is the first major application of Michael Porter's diamond framework to identify the sources of national competitive advantage in the case of Greece.