Economics of specific sectors

This book applies the contents of a working economist's tool-kit to explain, clearly and intuitively, when and why over the course of four centuries individuals, families, and enterprises decided to locate in or around the lower Hudson River Valley.

This book presents a hands on approach to the digital health innovation and entrepreneurship roadmap for digital health entrepreneurs and medical professionals who are dissatisfied with the existing literature on or are contemplating getting involved in digital health entrepreneurship.

This book deals with 20 voting procedures used or proposed for use in elections resulting in the choice of a single winner.

Alternative medicine (AM) is hugely popular; about 40% of the US general population have used at least one type of alternative treatment in the past year, and in Germany this figure is around 70%.

Hypnosystemische Therapie, Beratung, Supervision, Coaching - interessante einführende Artikel und Erfahrungsberichte von Experten zum Thema Konzepte und Methoden aus dem Bereich hypnotherapeutischer und systemischer Methoden.

This book sets out to reframe the theory of real options so that it can be used to support environmental investments for climate change adaptation and mitigation.

This book offers an intellectual history of the libertarian case for markets in education.

This book is the third installment in a series of volumes looking at episodes in American economic history from a public choice perspective.

'This book makes an important contribution to the history of household labour relations in two contrasting societies.

Providing an in-depth case study on the emergence of social impact investing in the UK, this book develops a new perspective on financialization processes that highlights the roles of non-financial actors.

How, where and when can a universal basic income be put into political practice?

This volume examines the impact of wealth on quality of life and subjective well-being (SWB).

It is increasingly apparent that capitalism cannot stave off the truly frightening ecological disasters that threaten the future of life on earth.

This volume synthesizes research from a five year program supported by the Norwegian Agency for Development to assess how coastal communities in Tanzania can adapt to climate change impacts such as sea level rise, and better assert their rights to implement decisions regarding coastal resource management in the context of global climate change.

This book offers a practical introduction to healthcare analytics that does not require a background in data science or statistics.

This innovative book analyses the evolving nature of leadership, exploring an ever-increasing range of theoretical concepts and applying these to practices within healthcare organisations.

International shipping is currently at a crossroads.

This book explains the nuts and bolts of affordable housing development.

This book examines the drivers of inbound medical tourism in Germany.

At least six different Universal Basic Income (UBI) experiments are underway or planned right now in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Finland, and Kenya.

This book investigates cluster-life-cycle (CLC) analysis to inform the entrepreneurial discovery process (EDP), in order to support the effectiveness of the smart specialization strategy (S3).

This book investigates various kinds of climate change mitigation behaviour, which range from a general support of environmental policy to concrete energy-saving activities, in selected countries.

"e;A fine collection of essays exploring, and in many cases extending, Jim Buchanan's many contributions and insights to economic, political, and social theory.

This book addresses major issues facing postal and delivery services throughout the world.

This book presents new research related to climate change policies and effects.

This book investigates the potential trade opportunity of climate friendly goods and technology (CFGT) in Asia and South Asia region, and uses a case study of India to clarify India's position on global warming and efforts to mitigate climate change impacts regionally and globally.

This book presents different patient-oriented perspectives from surgeons, economic evaluation and management researchers, and business companies active in the healthcare sector, striking a balance between the appropriateness/effectiveness of treatment and efficiency/cost.

This book describes current trends in m_Health technology, systems, and applications.

This book describes the 60-year history of the AO Foundation and its impact on the treatment of bone trauma.

Thomas Robert Malthus (1766-1834) was a leading figure in the British classical school of economics, best-known for extending the insights of Adam Smith at a time of revolutionary improvements in agriculture and industry.

This book gives a selection of contributions from the 6th Social Life Cycle Assessment (S-LCA)  Conference in Pescara, Italy.

This book explores the politics behind "e;de-liberalization"e;, defined as policy reforms that constrain markets and their underlying mechanisms.

This book provides a study of the forces underlying the development of economic thought at Cambridge University during the late nineteenth century and the first half of the twentieth century.

This book examines the nature of service design and service thinking in healthcare and hospital management.

Homeopathy is over 200 years old and is still experiencing an uninterrupted influx of new practitioners and patients.

Climate change is one of the most pressing challenges of the twenty-first century.

The 21st century qualifies as one in which humanity raised environmental decay, especially climate change, as a key global concern requiring urgent political attention.

This book explains the nuts and bolts of affordable housing development.

Networks have become a prominent template for public service governance.

An authoritative reference on food system transformation and how it can be achieved in the face of climate change.

Why would political leaders shutter entire industries, decimate local economies, and destroy jobs just to clean up the air?

The must-read summary of Daniel Esty and Andrew Winston's book: "e;Green to Gold: How Smart Companies Use Environmental Strategy to Innovate, Create Value, and Build Competitive Advantage"e;.

Ce livre est le résultat du travail concerté de gens de métier, de consultants en technologies de l'information et de ressources spécialisées en gestion des connaissances (GC).

Depuis 2017, nous vivons dans le golfe du Saint-Laurent, et particulièrement au Québec, une crise importante liée à la présence de la baleine noire de l’Atlantique Nord, une espèce de plus en plus répandue dans nos eaux.