Economics of specific sectors

This upper level textbook provides a coherent introduction to the economic implications of individual and population ageing.

This volume presents novel concepts to help physicians and health care providers better understand the thought processes and approaches used in clinical decision-making and how we develop those skills  as we transition from being a medical student to post-graduate trainee to independent practitioner.

There is a lot written on climate change from various points of view, but this is the first work that demonstrates the connection between the hunger of the poor, the deprivation of safe and healthy food on the part of those who can afford it in the wealthy countries, but still face starvation in the sense of lack of nourishment, and climate change itself.

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

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.

Things will always go wrong in organisations.

This book is an interdisciplinary examination of China's new urban development model and the challenges Chinese cities face in the 21st century.

This edited collection is a novel book with contributions from eleven expert researchers on the history of tourism in Europe.

The book provides a holistic and practical approach to lean management throughout the business value chain.

Building on co-author Sharon Williams' previous title Improving Healthcare Operations, this book examines the role of co-design and coproduction in health and social care.

This book explores the foundations and potential of a theory of need-based distributive justice, supported by experimental evidence.

This book offers significant managerial and economic knowledge on hospitals, and will serve as a valuable tool for explaining complicated managerial and economical problems, and for facilitating decision-making processes.

This book explores the ongoing transition of China's economy by examining how its healthcare industry is growing and changing.

This book addresses the challenges that healthcare organizations experience when attempting to manage the emergence of troublesome events or crises.

This book deals with the quest for a divided welfare state in Sweden.

This proceedings volume provides a multifaceted perspective on the unprecedented crises generated by the global COVID-19 pandemic, and its ramifications for individuals, businesses, organizations, governments and systems in developing countries.

This book gathers 22 papers which were presented at the 6th International Symposium of the ICA Commission on the History of Cartography in Dubrovnik, Croatia on 13-15 October 2016.

This book, a second edition, includes new data from the 2010 Census of India and NSS reports on consumer expenditure (2011-12), health and education (2014) to examine poverty in China and India, and how it connects with minorities.

This book examines failed new city proposals in Australia to understand the hurdles - environmental, societal, and economic - that have curtailed such visions.

This state-of-the art collection of papers analyses various aspects of the theory of externalities and public goods.

Applying a rational choice perspective, this book presents a dynamic theory of the evolution of totalitarian regimes and terrorism.

In a series of conversational essays, this textbook discusses the manner in which economic thought addresses a broad array of everyday issues beyond classical textbook treatments.

This volume analyzes the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on energy transition and climate change from an economic perspective.

This book is a social-ecological system description and feedback analysis of the Lake Tana Basin, the headwater catchment of the Upper Blue Nile River.

This book explores statistical models in regional specialization, presenting a brand new measure.

This book explores the parallels between the Renaissance during the 14th to 16th centuries and the upheavals in human and physical sciences in the 21st Century that herald an insurgent entrepreneurial renaissance.

This book explores three particular strategies in the extractives sector for creating shared wealth, increased labour opportunities and positive social, environmental and economic outcomes from corporate projects, namely: state wealth funds (SWF), local content policies (LCP) and corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices.

This book explores the issue of consumer financial education, responding to increased interest in, and calls to improve peoples' financial literacy skills and abilities to understand and manage their money.

This Palgrave Pivot argues that basic income at a decent level is, in fact, affordable.

This Edited Collection provides a rigorous and rich overview of current bargaining research in economics and related disciplines, as well as a discussion of future directions.

This book is concerned with the complexities of achieving quality in care transitions.

Exploring the theoretical concept of collaborative dynamic capabilities, this book illustrates how service innovation can be achieved in an era of technological convergence.

Mexico is currently facing severe problems with water availability, wastage and contamination.

This book introduces the concept of 'healthy healthcare' and posits that this new concept is necessary in light of a shortage of healthcare staff in the near future.

This two-volume book examines the most important global problem-the recovery of the social-economic crises due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

This book provides an interdisciplinary account of how technological advances - mainly in the domains of energy and transportation - contribute to the transformation towards a more sustainable economic system.

The main aim of this book is to provide a state of the art of the Levelized Cost of Energy calculation for energy communities from both a theoretical, defining a systematic analysis approach, and a practical point of view, providing results for three representative real case studies.

This title offers an in-depth analysis of the causes, consequences and treatments of illicit drug abuse.

This book considers the use of Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) in the delivery of physical assets, infrastructure and technologies and related clinical services, in the health sector.

This comprehensive handbook provides a unique overview of the theory, methodologies and best practices in climate change communication from around the world.

This book defines the dilemmas related to the interface between legal regulations and planning practice in the spatial management system.

This book provides the most comprehensive survey of mining activity and the principal challenges confronting the resources industry in the Asia-Pacific region today, and presents new theoretical and practical insights into the political and business risks faced by mining companies operating in the region from both academic and corporate perspectives.

This volume spans economics, history, sociology, law, graphic design, religion, environmental science, politics and more to offer a transdisciplinary examination of debt.

This book demonstrates how hospitals can be transformed into dynamic, patient-centered, and cost-effective organizations.

This book presents a diverse set of decision-making methodologies to solve some of the most important decisions that most organizations face today.

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.

Presenting the latest research on the sustainable development of energy systems, this book provides a broad and holistic perspective on various aspects of renewable energy sources and grid integration.

The period of past four decades has been characterized as one of neo-liberalism, financialization, globalization, privatization and de-regulation.

Addressing the area of shared leadership, also known as collective or distributed leadership, this edited book embraces the underlying idea that leadership is a dynamic process that intersects closely with followership.

This book provides a robust set of health economic principles and methods to inform societal decisions in relation to research, reimbursement and regulation (pricing and monitoring of performance in practice).