Economics of specific sectors

Provides a diverse, multi-faceted approach to health care evaluation and management The U.

This book offers a lively account of the humanitarian, economic, societal, and planetwide impacts of the pandemics, the COVID-19 pandemic included, which are traced back to as early as the 14th century plague pandemic.

A Brookings Institution Press and Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) publicationIn the last ten to fifteen years, the Latin American and Caribbean region has undergone the most significant transformation of economic policy since World War II.

Deep reductions in energy use and carbon emissions will not be possible within political economies that are driven by the capitalist imperatives of growth, commodification and individualization.

Inheritances are often regarded as a societal "e;evil,"e; enabling great fortunes to be passed from one generation to another, thus exacerbating wealth inequality and reducing wealth mobility.

In view of the increasing quest for environmental management in businesses, this book provides a good reference to firms to understand how they may manage their supply chains to improve business and environmental performance.

Dieses Buch versammelt etwa 300 Schlüsselbegriffe, auf Deutsch und auf Englisch, die sich auf nachhaltige Entwicklung und auf ökologische, soziale und Unternehmensführungsthemen beziehen.

This book analyzes the impact of Covid-19 in different areas such as corporate social responsibility and legislation in SMEs, insolvency law, behavioral finance, government interventions in markets, financial disclosure, the emergence of unregulated financial sectors, the increase of coronavirus-related crimes, and the development of banking regulations in the Covid-19 pandemic, among others.

​Das Buch ist eine Fortsetzung des bereits bei Springer Gabler erschienenen ersten Bandes Chefsache Gesundheit.

This book compares the Chinese and Russian dreams, focusing on eight aspects: prosperity, affluence, family harmony, fairness and justice, diversity, green beauty, honesty and uprightness, and happiness.

That America's natural environment has been degraded and despoiled over the past 25 years is beyond dispute.

Effective policies to prevent global warming and climatic change are urgently required by the world community.

This informative volume synthesizes the literatures on health economics, risk management, and health services into a concise guide to the financial and social basics of health insurance with an eye to its wide-scale upgrade.

Health inequalities are widening, and crises of obesity, physical inactivity and mental health are worsening around the world.

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.

The Volta River Basin (VRB) is an important transboundary basin in West Africa that covers approximately 410,000 square kilometres across six countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Mali and Togo.

This book deals with the increasingly complex issues of eco-innovation.

"e;The labor of nature is paid, not because she does much, but because she does little.

Winner of the Gold Award in the Tenth Annual Robert Bruss Real Estate Book Competition24 Hour Cities is the very first full length book about America's cities that never sleep.

Earth Observation for Monitoring and Modeling Land Use presents a practical guide and theoretical overview of the latest techniques and Earth observation technologies applied to land use and land cover change through qualitative assessment of Earth observation technologies.

Alexandra Silbermann entwickelt einen neuartigen, systematischen Ansatz, der eine ganzheitliche Analyse und Erklärung des Bewusstseins für einen gesunden Konsum zulässt und die Identifikation bedeutender Einflussfaktoren, die für Maßnahmen zugänglich sind, ermöglicht.

Originally published in 1987.

This study investigates the complex link between natural disasters, individual behaviour - in the form of an individual's risk-taking propensity and level of trust - and the demand for microinsurance.

This book explores how the fragile and lengthy process of developing a city brand can be carefully managed.

This book discusses human factors research directed towards realizing and assessing sustainability in the built environment and architecture.

Over the past decades, considerable debate has emerged surrounding the use of cost-benefit analysis (CBA) to analyze and make recommendations for environmental and safety regulations.

Effective policy is vital for creating greener economies, new jobs and industries, for securing energy supplies and for protecting the climate and environment.

The early 1990's marked an environmental watershed for our countly.

First Published in 2011.

This history of Cass Business School, part of City University in the UK, contrasts its humble beginnings with its present high international standing.

Why do affluent consumers almost automatically acquire new versions or variations of products already at their disposal?

Die konsequente Optimierung von Gemeinkosten in mittelständischen Unternehmen kann für ein Renditeplus im zweistelligen Prozentbereich sorgen.

This book explains China's approach to carbon peaking and carbon neutrality.

This fourth revised edition sets out to analyze and compare the operational mechanisms of the Chinese economy between the pre- and post-reform periods and through national, regional and local dimensions.

This volume of the Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology, Second Edition, describes technologies that actively convert solar radiation into useful heat in a temperature range from just above ambient up to more than 1,000(deg)C.

Studies of African economic development frequently focus on the daunting challenges the continent faces.

Clonal forestry has come of age.

The Business of Greening, first published in 2000, debates the relationship between business and greening, and the future form this relationship could take.

The loss of biodiversity is a major environmental problem in nearly every terrestrial ecosystem on Earth.

Many countries around the world are engaged in decentralization processes, and most African countries face serious problems with forest governance, from benefits sharing to illegality and sustainable forest management.

Rapid structural transformation and urbanization are transforming agriculture and food production in rural areas across the world.

This book explores the relationship between space and economy, the spatial expressions of the knowledge economy.

Die gesellschaftlichen Beschleunigungsprozesse, wie sie durch die rasanten Entwicklungen in Wissenschaft, Technik und durch den sozialen Wandel ausgelöst und angetrieben werden, bleiben nicht ohne Folgen für das Gesundheitssystem und insbesondere für die medizinische Versorgung.