Political economy

This volume constitutes the proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute on Water Resources and Land-Use Planning that was held in Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, July 3-14, 1978.

The 1977 BTE Report on Cost Recovery in Australian Transport 1974-75 provided estimates of the aggregate level of financial cos~ recovery in the various modes, by broad transport task.

Soon after starting work on the development of a methodology for national trans- portation planning in Venezuela, we realized the importance of an integrated management process for such an effort.

The greatest challenge facing mankind today is the immense disparity in the levels of income among people in different parts of the globe.

Most of the research incorporated in this monograph was initially undertaken as part of the author's Ph.

If indeed scientists and technologists, especially economists, set much of the agenda by which the future is played out, and I think they do, then the student of scientific methodology and public ethics has at least three options.

The Commission of the European Community has, by means of the Directorate General for Energy, been involved in energy research aimed at improving the energy supply situation of the Community.

Bifurcation theory has made a very fast upswing in the last fifteen years.

In order to alleviate their problems many less developed countries (LDCs) are endeavoring to develop to the full their energy resources and in particular their hydrocarbon resources.

It was Lenin's genius to recognize the importance of [socialist] system with all the trappings of embellishing the democracy.

In recent years there has been a growing concern for the development of both efficient and effective ways to handle space-time problems.

This monograph presents a detailed examination of a variety of issues pertain- ing to pricing in the context of the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (CMEA), a designation that I much prefer over Comecon.

Impact analysis of economic policy is a subject which is gaining in- creasing interest in both theoretical and applied economic research.

This monograph is about the multi regional input-output model used in long-run simulation.

Our interest in studying televised legislatures was kindled by two episodes.

The philosophical study of technology has acquired only recently a voice in academic conversation.

We must all hang together or surely we will all hang separately.

The health of American manufacturing has been a cause of real concern during the 1980s.

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swollen with deutschemarks and yen newly created to purchase unwanted dollars from the markets.

It is generally agreed that food, clothing and shelter are the three basic material needs of all people.

This book grew out of the conviction that the preparation and management of large-scale technological projects can be substantially improved.

A wide range of books on urban systems models are available today for the student of urban planning, geography, and economics.

The accession of Spain and Portugal to membership of the European Community in January 1985 not only brought new vitality to the European initiative, but served as a powerful reminder of the broader dimensions of the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking worlds.

Growth of the electric industry Electric generating stations and the associated transmission and distribu- tion systems are high ticket items as are the costs of fuel and of operating the industry.

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This is a work on "e;hostile"e; data and the conditions under which they are accepted and rejected.

A challenge facing society today is how to develop a meaningful strategy for integrated hazardous waste management.

On a mountainside in sunny Tuscany, in October 1989, 96 people from 23 countries on five continents gathered to learn and teach about the problems of managing contemporary science.

Some years ago, when Principal and Professor of Economics at the infant Univer- sity of Buckingham, Britain's only independent university, I was intrigued to receive an application, supported by strong recommendations from a Signora Ilde Rizzo, who wished to take some courses in public finance.

his volume brings together and expands on research on the subject of energy T security externalities that we have conducted over a twenty-year period.

Retail real estate properties and their marketplaces are in a constant state of change.

The scientific-technical potential of the Baltic States and their possibilities for co- operation with Europe require in-depth, specific analysis.

Countries establish defence industries for various reasons.

This study looks at the roots of German legacy historistic and organistic economic thought, gives a survey of its development and indicates the present-day significance of these ideas.

At present we observe a decreasing role for the state in many areas where it used to be prominent.

The thirty-five chapters in this book are edited versions of papers presented at the Advanced Research Workshop, State Intervention on Behalf of Children and Youth, which took place in Maratea, Italy, February 20-24, 1989.

Significant changes have occured in the structural composition and geographical distribu- tion of the populations of North West European countries during the 1970's and 1980's.

Thi s book ari ses from The Fourth European Coll oqui urn on Theoret i ca 1 and Quant itat i ve Geography wh i ch was he 1 din Ve 1 dhoven, The Netherlands in September 1985.

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This book is a thoroughly revised text based on a report commissioned by the Swedish International Development Authority (SIDA).

The great, complex and rapid change happening in fonner Soviet Union is overfloading an impressive impact on the western world, especially Europe, and, in the close future, on the global world.