Economics of specific sectors

Ecological economics is an exciting interdisciplinary field of study that combines insights from the natural sciences, economics, philosophy and other fields to develop innovative approaches to environmental problems.

An exploration of the ways in which ancient theories of empire can inform our understanding of present-day international relations, Enduring Empire engages in a serious discussion of empire as it relates to American foreign policy and global politics.

In Small Business and the City, Rafael Gomez, Andre Isakov, and Matt Semansky highlight the power of small-scale entrepreneurship to transform local neighbourhoods and the cities they inhabit.

In Small Business and the City, Rafael Gomez, Andre Isakov, and Matt Semansky highlight the power of small-scale entrepreneurship to transform local neighbourhoods and the cities they inhabit.

Some cities seem destined to become major financial capitals, yet never do—Seville, for instance, was the centre of Spain's opulent New World Empire, but failed to become a financial metropolis.

Some cities seem destined to become major financial capitals, yet never do—Seville, for instance, was the centre of Spain's opulent New World Empire, but failed to become a financial metropolis.

In a globalizing, knowledge-based economy, innovation and creative capacity lead to economic prosperity.

In a globalizing, knowledge-based economy, innovation and creative capacity lead to economic prosperity.

Abandoned factories, shipyards, warehouses, and refineries are features of many industrialized cities around the world.

Abandoned factories, shipyards, warehouses, and refineries are features of many industrialized cities around the world.

The annual harvesting of cereal crops was one of the most important economic tasks in the Roman Empire.

Between 1930 and the mid-1970s, several thousand Canadian-born children were adopted by families in the United States.

This is a study of Northern Norway and Atlantic Canada, two regions experiencing a severe crisis due to overexploitation of fisheries resources.

A framework is concisely presented for the economic analysis of pollution problems and for evaluating proposed solutions.

Bringing together top scholars in the field, Universality and Social Policy in Canada provides an overview of the universality principle in social welfare.

Bringing together top scholars in the field, Universality and Social Policy in Canada provides an overview of the universality principle in social welfare.

Systematic study of the geography distribution of the wood-processing industry has received recent Soviet attention, yet the results have been disappointing.

The purpose of this collection is to provide the student with an introduction to the way in which the discipline of economics tackles the problems posed in affluent societies by their various ‘waste’ products.

Even in a globalizing, knowledge-based economy, cities remain engines of growth, innovation, and diversity.

Even in a globalizing, knowledge-based economy, cities remain engines of growth, innovation, and diversity.

In The Rise and Fall of Moral Conflicts in the United States and Canada, sociologist Mildred A.

In The Rise and Fall of Moral Conflicts in the United States and Canada, sociologist Mildred A.

John Porter’s landmark study of social and ethnic inequality, The Vertical Mosaic, became an instant classic when it was first published in 1965.

John Porter’s landmark study of social and ethnic inequality, The Vertical Mosaic, became an instant classic when it was first published in 1965.

Between 1930 and the mid-1970s, several thousand Canadian-born children were adopted by families in the United States.

Nursing Work has been transformed by political economy and women's struggle.

Getting older is not what it used to be.

This edited collection provides an alternative discourse on cities evolving with physically and virtually networked communities-the 'digital polis'-and offers a variety of perspectives from the humanities, media studies, geography, architecture, and urban studies.

The living standards and scale of development around the world are vastly unequal.

"e;The Limits to Growth"e; (Meadows, 1972) generated unprecedented controversy with its predictions of the eventual collapse of the world's economies.

The Chinese Oil Industry: History and Future presents a wealth of tables and figures with new data on Chinese fossil fuel production and consumption, together with a peak oil model to forecast future trends in energy supply and demand.

For the past 150 years, economics has been treated as a social science in which economies are modeled as a circular flow of income between producers and consumers.

Nothing happens in the world without energy conversion and entropy production.

Drawing on the middle chapters from the first edition of J.

Transportation contributes to roughly a fifth of greenhouse gas emissions, and as a growing sector of the economy, its contribution to climate change, if remained unchanged, could even grow.

This book provides an overview of the state of animal agriculture and present methodologies and proposals to develop policies that result in sustainable and profitable animal production that will protect human and environmental health, enhance livelihood of smallholders and meet consumer needs.

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The 21st century promises to be an era dominated by international response to c- tain global environmental challenges such as climate change, depleting biodiversity and biocapacity as well as general atmospheric, water and soil pollution problems.

Few people actively engaged in India's water sector would deny that the Indian subcontinent faces serious problems in the sustainable use and management of water resources.

Few people actively engaged in India's water sector would deny that the Indian subcontinent faces serious problems in the sustainable use and management of water resources.

This guide helps readers understand the past, present, and future of America's Medicare and Medicaid programs, which provide health care services and medical coverage to millions of Americans across the USA.

Economics has the capacity to offer us deep insights into some of the most formidable problems of life, and offer solutions to them too.

This title highlights the pertinent issue of climate change and its management using sustainable sources of finance.

This edited volume is an interdisciplinary approach towards examining and integrating diverse theories, methodologies, and practices of social entrepreneurship.

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Defining the fundamentals of building a risk management plan, Applied Risk Management in Agriculture uses strategic management to organize the process of risk management.

Dealing with stormwater runoff in urban areas is a problem that is getting bigger and more expensive.

The earth, our home, is in crisis.