Regional and urban economics Books

"This book provides a rigorous and comprehensive coverage of transportation models and planning methods and is a must-have to anyone in the transportation community, including students, teachers, and practitioners." Moshe Ben-Akiva, Massachusetts...

This book stresses how the rise of China and India has completely changed the world economy, moving it towards disequilibrium. Several alternative economic policies are tested to seek a way towards high growth in any continent associated with long-run...

Introduction; J.Bibow & A.Terzi PART I: EUROLAND ON A COLLISION COURSE Global imbalances, Bretton Woods II, and Euroland's Role in All This; J.Bibow Wage Divergences in Euroland: Explosive in the Making; H.Flassbeck Can the Euro Area Play a Stabilizing...

A Primer for Spatial Econometrics aims to meet a growing demand in the field by introducing basic spatial econometrics methodologies to a wide variety of researchers. Spatial econometrics is a relatively new topic that is becoming increasingly popular in...

This two-volume book explores how the great buildings of England bear witness to a thousand years of the nation's history. In every age, investment in iconic buildings reaches a climax when the prevailing mode of production is operating most effectively,...

Social protection systems in Latin America developed in a fragmented manner, offering varying access to benefits and benefit levels to population groups. In the context of widespread informal and precarious work, social insurance institutions could only...

This book explores the drivers of technological upgrading and catch-up in the emerging economies, paying specific attention to technology and innovation policies, national innovation systems, the role of foreign direct investment and small and medium...

Reparations and the Legacy of War Summits on Sums Fulfilment Crises and Allied Disunity From Dawes to Young The End of Reparations (And After) Appendix: Keynes, The Transfer Problem and German Reparations

Foreword; J.Holscher Reflections on Progress in the Transition; B.Schmögnerova Introduction; E.Marelli & M.Signorelli Economic Growth and Structural Features of Transition: Theoretical Framework and General Overview; E.Marelli& M.Signorelli PART I:...

The Economic Design of Sporting Contests The Political Economy of Sport Is there a European Model of Sport? Antitrust and Inefficient Joint Ventures: Why Sports Leagues Should Look More Like McDonald's and Less like the United Nations Governance and...

Expansion of non-standard employment under globalization is widely observed in all of the newly industrializing countries. This book explores the deregulation of labor markets, social protection for nonstandard workers, and social security reforms in...

Introduction PART I GENERAL FRAMEWORK OF COMPARISON Conversion and Divergence in Transition Process: Europe and Asia China's Transition to a Market Economy: How Far Across the River Two Reforms under Mono-Party Systems-Hungarian NEM and China's Reform...

Analytical Framework for Understanding Economic Systems Elaboration of the Analytical Framework The Firm Intensive System: Economic Challenges and Agent Responses in US, EU, Japan The Firm Intensive System: Polity Functioning and National Accommodations...

Preface PART I: ECONOMIC INTEGRATION AND SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION Introduction: The Social Impact Of Trade and Production Networks On Labour And Local Communities in Asia; B.Pokrant & M.Gillan Globalization and Economic Change in Bangladesh; J.McGuire ...

This book investigates the role and the impacts of armies and military regimes in the Middle East. It argues that one of the main causes of the slow and stagnated economic development in the region is high military expenditure perpetuated by strong grips...

This book examines the economic, political and institutional dimensions of pan-Asian integration. With little progress made in the Doha Round, there is heightened interest in deeper regional integration in Asia. The book explores regional patterns of...

The economic landscape of Asia has changed profoundly in the past two decades. Regional economies are now increasingly linked, and the region as a whole has achieved remarkable economic prosperity. However, past success is no guarantee of future success...

Acknowledgements Notes on Contributors List of Abbreviations and Acronyms Preface Unpaid Work and the Economy Understanding Poverty: Insights Emerging from the Time-Use of the Poor Gender Inequalities in Allocating Time to Paid and Unpaid Work: Evidence...

A thorough analysis of the interconnection between inequality and rural factor markets, Ünal's work focuses on the intersection of agriculture and inequality. She uses Turkey as a case study to investigate the effectiveness and efficiency of land and...

The New Chinese Economy is a comprehensive look at Chinese economics and an increasingly globalized world. The topics addressed highlight the institutional and cultural forces that shape the dynamism of the Chinese economy today and that will continue to...

Introduction and Overview Privatization's Shaky Theoretical Foundations; B.Fine Privatization in Practice; K.Bayliss & B.Fine Rethinking the Rethink: The World Bank and Privatization; B.Fine & K.Bayliss Water and Electricity in Sub-Saharan Africa; K...

Introduction and Overview; P.A.Aroca & G.J.D.Hewings PART I: MACROECONOMIC ANALYSIS Structural Change in the Chilean Economy: The Impact of Economic Reforms, 1970-2000; N.Reinhardt, W.Peres & N.Correa Toward a Modern State in Chile: Institutions,...

This monograph presents a novel typology of relational and territorial perspectives on legitimacy and identity. This typology is then applied to two different political and historical contexts, namely the trajectories of the metropolitan region Amsterdam...