Economics of specific sectors

Provides a rigorous analysis of sustainable development that includes practical, policy-relevant, global case studies, explained concisely and clearly.

This comprehensive volume provides the first book-length account on the politics of fossil fuel subsidies.

Provides a rigorous analysis of sustainable development that includes practical, policy-relevant, global case studies, explained concisely and clearly.

This book explains why the Korean welfare state is underdeveloped despite successful industrialization, democratization, a militant labor movement, and a centralized meritocracy.

An analysis of the UN''s development targets up until 2030, and the case for prioritizing the most powerful investment areas.

Analyzes the effectiveness of the earned income tax credit in the United States and offers suggestions for how it can be improved.

This book explains why the Korean welfare state is underdeveloped despite successful industrialization, democratization, a militant labor movement, and a centralized meritocracy.

Johnston unpacks and critiques the legal, economic, and scientific basis for precautionary climate policies pursued in the United States.

An analysis of the UN''s development targets up until 2030, and the case for prioritizing the most powerful investment areas.

Analyzes the effectiveness of the earned income tax credit in the United States and offers suggestions for how it can be improved.

A revised and updated introduction to primary commodities, a crucial part of the world economy.

Investigates implications of domestic debt on consumption and growth, and studies separation of debt and monetary management.

Studies the question of achieving and sustaining high rates of growth and economic development in India.

In this book, compelling case studies show how past crises have reshaped regulation, and how policy-makers can learn from crises in the future.

In this book, compelling case studies show how past crises have reshaped regulation, and how policy-makers can learn from crises in the future.

Over 100 scientists, architects, journalists, artists and activists address creatively the unprecedented challenges facing an Urban Planet.

Over 100 scientists, architects, journalists, artists and activists address creatively the unprecedented challenges facing an Urban Planet.

This book seeks to explain the political and religious factors leading to the economic reversal of fortunes between Europe and the Middle East.

This book seeks to explain the political and religious factors leading to the economic reversal of fortunes between Europe and the Middle East.

Examines the politics shaping whether, how and to what extent cities engage in global climate governance.

The first critical, interdisciplinary handbook in which leading experts critically debate crucial questions around the corporation.

The first critical, interdisciplinary handbook in which leading experts critically debate crucial questions around the corporation.

Describes the physics of the coastal ocean, for advanced students, researchers, urban planners, and environmental engineers.

Explains how energy industry firms have hedged their bets by using paradoxical strategies to cope with the uncertainty around energy prices and climate change.

Describes the physics of the coastal ocean, for advanced students, researchers, urban planners, and environmental engineers.

Explains how energy industry firms have hedged their bets by using paradoxical strategies to cope with the uncertainty around energy prices and climate change.

This book provides a systematic introduction to the debate on historical emissions and climate change, for students, researchers and policymakers.

This book provides a systematic introduction to the debate on historical emissions and climate change, for students, researchers and policymakers.

An international survey of different approaches to the provision and regulation of long-term care for the elderly.

Valuation and Risk Management in Energy Markets surveys the mechanics of energy markets and the valuation of structures commonly arising in practice.

This book provides a fresh perspective on the state of global climate governance, offering innovative suggestions for improving its effectiveness and legitimacy.

An international survey of different approaches to the provision and regulation of long-term care for the elderly.

Valuation and Risk Management in Energy Markets surveys the mechanics of energy markets and the valuation of structures commonly arising in practice.

This book provides a fresh perspective on the state of global climate governance, offering innovative suggestions for improving its effectiveness and legitimacy.

Professor Ross Garnaut explains why Australia''s contribution is vital to the national interest and matters to the global effort.

In this primer the authors provide an unintimidating introduction to the main techniques of choice analysis.

Nobel Prize-winning scientist''s assessment of options for switching to sustainable energy provision to avert potentially disastrous consequences of climate change.

In this book, Professors Baumol and Oates provide a rigorous and comprehensive analysis of the economic theory of environmental policy.

The most authoritative analysis of the full range of options open for a world climate agreement to succeed the Kyoto Protocol.

Presents a strategic vision of the role that performance measurement can play in securing health system improvement.

In this book, Professors Baumol and Oates provide a rigorous and comprehensive analysis of the economic theory of environmental policy.

Over recent decades national environmental policies have converged.

Over recent decades national environmental policies have converged.

Questions the doctrinal construction of environmental law and looks for innovative legal approaches to ecological sustainability.

Questions the doctrinal construction of environmental law and looks for innovative legal approaches to ecological sustainability.

Evaluates and compares risk regulation and safety management for offshore oil and gas operations in the United States, the United Kingdom, Norway and Australia.

Evaluates and compares risk regulation and safety management for offshore oil and gas operations in the United States, the United Kingdom, Norway and Australia.

Partisan Priorities investigates issue ownership, showing that American political parties deliver neither superior performance nor popular policies on the issues they ''own''.

Ulbe Bosma details how the British and Dutch introduced the sugar plantation model in Asia and refashioned it over time.