Economics of specific sectors

"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.

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;.

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

This book asks, how would a stable, prosperous economy of the future look if one started with a blank sheet of paper?

This book addresses topics and issues of high relevance to the widely shared desire to promote inclusive growth, sustainability, and innovation within a context of global governance.

La nature a-t-elle un prix ?

Nous vivons une révolution sans précédent mais qui en a conscience ?

Ce livre lève le voile sur le rôle décisif – et totalement méconnu – qu’a joué l’Asie dès 1900 sur la scène du monde.

L’électricité n’en est pas à sa première mue.

The must-read summary of Ron Pernick and Clint Wilder's book: "e;The Clean Tech Revolution: The Next Big Growth and Investment Opportunity"e;.

Modern capitalism has focused on profit maximization at the expense of non-renewable natural resources.

Achieving carbon neutrality is crucial for creating a sustainable and resilient future worldwide.

Sustainable finance involves making investment decisions that consider not only financial returns, but also environmental, social, and governance factors.

Renewable and Clean Energy Systems Based on Advanced Nanomaterials: Basis, Preparation and Applications describes the fundamental aspects of a diverse range of nanomaterials used in the fields of renewable and clean energy.

Advances in Natural Gas: Formation, Processing, and Applications is a comprehensive eight-volume set of books that discusses in detail the theoretical basics and practical methods of various aspects of natural gas from exploration and extraction, to synthesizing, processing and purifying, producing valuable chemicals and energy.

What drives support for or opposition to redistributive taxation and spending?

Cities in South Asia are homes to one of the highest concentrations of people anywhere in the world and the allocation of land and urban resources and the benefits that can be derived from them in this region have become increasingly contested.

Clinical and Statistical Considerations in Personalized Medicine explores recent advances related to biomarkers and their translation into clinical development.

A shocking and unputdownable expos of the United States meat industry and the growing disappointment of alternative meat producers that ';is required reading for anyone who eats' (Christopher Leonard, New York Timesbestselling author).

An ';eye-opening' (Kirkus Reviews) and timely exploration of how our foodfrom where it's grown to how we buy itis in the midst of a transformation, showing how this is our chance to do better, for us, for our children, and for our planet, from a global expert on consumer behavior and bestselling author of Why We Buy.

This book is a comprehensive guide to community engagement and investment, beginning with a survey of community-related voluntary standards and then turning to strategy and management, community engagement, community investment and reporting and communications on community-related activities.

This book serves as an introduction to sustainability standards and instruments and includes chapters on initiatives of governmental and intergovernmental bodies, sectoral CSR commitments, CSR-related reporting and management standards, and securities exchanges and regulators.

Food and architecture, the two pillars of human civilization, have intertwined to such extents to sustain the civilization itself, that the connection between the two has visually ceased to exist.

Mark Schwartz, author of leadership classics A Seat at the Table and The Art of Business Value, reveals a new (empowering) model for the often soul-shattering, frustrating, Kafkaesque nightmare we call bureaucracy.

The year 2120 may appear a long way into the future but will come quickly.

The updated 2nd edition of Healthcare Management Engineering In Action in the Business Guides on the Go series provides a comprehensive exploration of healthcare management operations.

Temperatism is more than a bleeding heart version of the capitalist ideal.

The challenges related to disaster risk management (DRM) in the agricultural sector are now widely linked to sustainable environment.