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Environmental Economics and Management Theory, Policy and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Janet M Thomas Scott J Callan, PUBLISHER: Cengage South Western, NA

Controversies in Macroeconomics: Growth, Trade and Policy

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Dixon, Maurice, Jr. / Dixon, Robert Ed. / Dixon, Huw David, PUBLISHER: Wiley-Blackwell, "Controversies in Macroeconomics: Growth, Trade and Policy" presents debates from the world's leading researchers on some of the most important issues in economics today. Accessible to the general economics reader, this book is ideal for advanced undergraduates and graduates in intermediate macroeconomics, macroeconomic theory, development economics, growth theory and trade theory.

European Economic Integration: Limits and Prospects

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Jovanovic, Miroslav N. / Jovanovic, M., PUBLISHER: Routledge, In this major new text, Miroslav N.Jovanovic presents an analysis of all the major aspects of economic integration in the European Union. Beginning with an overview of the origins of European integration, he moves on to discuss in detail all the main policy areas. These include: *monetary policy *competition policy *industrial policy *fiscal policy *trade policy *the Common Agricultural Policy *foreign direct investment *regional policy. The volume also includes a discussion of less well-known policy areas, such as social policy, environmental policy and transport policy. Containing an excellent blend of theory and practice and presenting a highly complex issue in an accessible and non-technical way, this text will be an invaluable resource for students of international economics, international business and European studies.

Transport Economics: Theory, Application and Policy

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Mallard, Graham / Glaister, Stephen, PUBLISHER: Palgrave MacMillan, "Transport Economics"introduces students to the key areas of the transport sector, combining lucid explanation of theory with detailed case studies from across the European Union. The book applies microeconomic theory and isaimed at students taking their first course in the subject.

Environmental Management in Healthcare Facilities [With

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Wagner, Kathryn D. / Biello, Lisa, PUBLISHER: W.B. Saunders Company, This reference is the first comprehensive guide that addresses the wide range of environmental issues facing healthcare facilities today. Presents background information on environmental management, addresses regulatory requirements, and details implementation alternatives. Provides the knowledge and guidance necessary to make informed waste/materials management decisions and address environmental issues. A CD-ROM containing the most relevant federal guidelines and regulations is included.

American Foreign Environmental Policy and the Power of the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hopgood, Stephen, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, In an increasingly interdependent world, one marked by growing numbers of non-governmental organizations and international institutions, American Foreign Environmental Policy presents a powerful argument for the continued relevance of the state to our understanding of international relations. Drawing on detailed primary research, the author studies the key role central state officials have played in formulating American foreign environmental policy, and concludes that claims for the diminishing domestic-international divide and the erosion of state sovereignty are overstated. This study makes a substantial contribution to International Relations theory, while also offering a wealth of original and empirical data that will interest all who work in the area of environmental studies.

Environmental Politics Casebook

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Miller, Norman / Miller, Norman, PUBLISHER: CRC Press, Environmental Politics Casebook: Genetically Modified Foods includes laws, regulations, testimony, court decisions, journal and newspaper articles, book chapters, and interest group communications such as press releases and on-line briefs, as well as other studies and reports that constitute the principal elements of the public debate on the genetic modification of food. A companion to Environmental Politics: Interest Groups, the Media, and the Making of Policy, it provides the substantive, detailed, case-in-point application for practices and principles previously discussed only in theory, keeping the basic text compact and current.

Developing Ecofeminist Theory: The Complexity of Difference

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Cudworth, Erika, PUBLISHER: Palgrave MacMillan, This book provides a comprehensive overview of feminist and environmental theories of society-environment relations, considers the range of theoretical and political influences on socialist and Marxist theory, amongst others, and the social sciences' turn to poststructuralism and postmodernism. Cudworth also develops her own theoretical account for the interrelations between forms of social domination and contributes to important debates with sociology, social theory, feminist theory and environmentalism.

Deregulation in the European Union

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Collier, Ute, PUBLISHER: Routledge, "Deregulation in the European Union" examines the environmental implications of economic deregulation through case studies of energy, transport and water sectors, and discusses options for deregulation, such as self-regulation, negotiated agreements and environmental management systems. This book represents the most up-to-date research from Europe on environmental deregulation. It also covers more general issues, including links between regulation, environmental protection and competitiveness, and the importance of better availability of environmental information.

Antitrust (Black Letter Series)

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Herbert Hovenkamp, PUBLISHER: West Group, Antitrust Economics; Price Theory and Industrial Organization; Cartels, Tacit Collusion, Joint Ventures and Other Combinations of Competitors; Monopolization, Attempt to Monopolize and Predatory Pricing; Vertical Integration and Vertical Mergers; Tie-Ins, Reciprocity, Exclusive Dealing and the Franchise Contract; Resale Price Maintenance and Vertical Non-Price Restraints; Refusals to Deal; Horizontal Mergers; Conglomerate Mergers; Price Discrimination and Differential Pricing Under the Robinson-Patman Act; Jurisdictional, Public Policy and Regulatory Limitations on the Domain of Antitrust; Enforcement, Procedure and Related Matters.

Nber Macroeconomics Annual

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Fischer, Stanley / Blanchard, Oliver Jean / Blanchard, Olivier J., PUBLISHER: MIT Press (MA), This is the eighth in a series of annuals from the National Bureau of Economic Research that are designed to stimulate research on problems in applied economics, to bring frontier theoretical developments to a wider audience, and to accelerate the interaction between analytical and empirical research in macroeconomics. Olivier Blanchard and Stanley Fischer are both Professors of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Contents: U.S. "Commercial Banking. Trends, Cycles, and Policy, "John Boyd and Mark Gertler. "The Effects of Government Purchases: Theory and Evidence, "Anton Braun and Ellen McGrattan. "Macroeconomic Growth with Microeconomic Empirics, "Ricardo Caballero and Adam Jaffe. "The Chinese and East European Routes to Reform, "Alan Gelb, Gary Jefferson, and Inderjit Singh. "Waiting and the Option to Invest. Theory and Evidence, "Robert Pindyck and Andres Solimano. "Unemployment in Europe, "Gilles Saint Paul.

The Economics of Imperfect Competition: A Spatial Approach

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Greenhut, Melvin L. / Norman, George / Hung, Chao-Shun, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, This book takes a new approach to traditional price theory and to the analysis of imperfect competition. It represents a breakthrough in the development of a 'new' microeconomic theory. Increasingly, it has been recognized that the perfectly competitive paradigm is inappropriate to the explanation of pricing behaviour in many 'real life' markets characterized by a significant separation between producers and consumers. The spatial perspective adopted by the authors provides a natural separation of markets, but provides as well a powerful analogy for apparently nonspatial issues such as product differentiation, pricing over time, problems of storage and transportation, and the economics of intraindustry trade and of the multinational enterprise. A major concern of The Economics of Imperfect Competition: A Spatial Approach is to make these analogies explicit by applying this spatial analysis to a wide variety of nonspatial problems. In addition, the analysis and results presented in this book are shown to carry signficant policy implications with respect, for example, to the Robinson-Patman legislation, antimerger policies, and antidumping legislation. In particular, the authors have addressed issues that are of increasing concern to specialists, researchers, policy makers, and students in the areas of price theory, industrial organization, international trade, and regional and urban economics.

Green Plan for Industry

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Schell, David J., PUBLISHER: Government Institutes, David Schell offers environmental managers, specialists, and consultants this comprehensive resource for achieving environmental excellence within their company's compliance efforts by developing an environmental management system, or green plan. Using easy-to-read nontechnical language, Schell breaks the concept down into easy-to-understand steps and illustrates how to tie together the facets of environmental management. This book also addresses typical problems such as getting management and employee support, breaking down the barriers of industry versus the regulatory agencies, and recruiting help from others. The author's innovative suggestions describe how to get feedback, how to handle criticism, how to keep everyone informed and motivated, and how to get market benefit for the company.

Energy and the Ecological Economics of Sustainability

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Peet, John, PUBLISHER: Island Press, "Energy and the Ecological Economics of Sustainability" examines the roots of the present environmental crisis in the neoclassical economics upon which modern industrial society is based. The author explains that only when we view ourselves in the larger context of the global ecosystem and accept the physical limits to what is possible can sustainability be achieved.

Water Quality - Management of a Natural Resource

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Perry, James / Perry / Perry, Jim, PUBLISHER: Wiley-Blackwell, Once a purely technical sub-discipline of hydrology, water quality management is now a social and political discipline, with concerns ranging from ensuring adequate health standards to preserving biological diversity and ecosystem integrity. This book goes beyond the technical manuals and specialty publications to provide support and guidance for the everyday decisions made by water-quality managers. Water Quality: Management of a Natural Resource addresses the rarely touched upon social, biophysical, land-use and policy considerations, which reflect the issues that confront managers and decision-makers. In a series of incisive reviews, experts address key topics in modern water resource management and case studies illustrate the successes and failures of past management efforts. Water Quality: Management of a Natural Resource develops and presents a management view requiring an awareness of: the social context of management, new ecological theories, and how policy is implemented in different situations and countries.

What Price Incentives?: Economists and the Environment

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kelman, Steven, PUBLISHER: Auburn House Pub. Co., Sets forth in a straightforward and sensible way the philosophical reasons for the non-economist's skepticism of the economist's view of the world. Its relevance extends beyond environmental issues to other areas where microeconomic theory is being applied to public policy. Kelman cites results to confirm his view that both opponents and supporters of economic incentives have important philosophical concerns. He takes the role of an advocate of the use of incentives in formulating an environmental policy. He also discusses political strategy from the point of view of the "policy entrepreneur" who is trying to get ideas adopted. Economists and non-economists alike will welcome this book as a bridge over a perceptual gap in an important area of policymaking.

Hydrology & Mngmt Watersheds-97-2*

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Brooks, Kenneth N. / Debano, Leonard / Gregerson, H. M., PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons, Recent developments show us the urgency of knowing what we're doing when we direct or redirect the flow of water--and of understanding how nature itself manages this precious resource. Hydrology and Management of Watersheds is essential to such an understanding. A basic account of hydrology and watershed management, it provides the fundamental information and practical methods necessary for solving water-use problems in a wide variety of settings and situations--forest or range, agricultural or environmental. The authors present a detailed discussion of the planning, implementation, and evaluation of watershed management, with an emphasis on the social and economic factors involved. They also include a section devoted to specific problems in different regions of the United States and elsewhere in the world. This new edition gives added attention to the cumulative effects of human activities on watersheds, the place of policy and institutions in guiding resource use, and the role of riparian and wetland systems in natural resource management. A key text for students in natural resource management, water resource sciences, and environmental studies, the book will also prove invaluable for administrators, technicians, planners, and natural resource managers.

Encyclopedia of Japanese Business and Management

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bird, Allan, PUBLISHER: Routledge, Reflecting the multidisciplinary nature of this field, this volume consolidates and contextualizes the leading research and knowledge about the Japanese business system and Japanese management thought and practice. This definitive reference work for the exploration of Japanese business and management will be valuable to scholars and students alike as an essential resource for teaching, an invaluable companion to independent study, and a solid starting point for wider exploration. Entries include: Bubble Economy * Dual Structure Theory * Industrial Efficiency Movement * Japanese Business in the U.S. * Just-In-Time * Kaizen * Lifetime Employment * Mitsubishi Corporation * Quality Control Circles * Total Productive Management * and many more.

Management of Invasive Weeds

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Inderjit, PUBLISHER: Springer, Biological invasions are one of the major threats to our native biodiversity. The magnitude of biodiversity losses, land degradation and productivity losses of managed and natural ecosystems due to invasive species is enormous. The ecological and environmental aspects of non-native invasive plants are of great importance to (i) understand ecological principles involved in the management of invasives, (ii) design management strategies, (iii) find effective management solutions for some of the worst invaders, and (iv) frame policies and regulations. The objectives of this book are to discuss (i) ecological approaches needed to design effective management strategies, (ii) recent progress in management methods and tools, (iii) success and failure of management efforts for some of the worst invaders, and (iv) restoration and conservation of invaded land. In an effort to achieve these objectives, contributing authors have strived to provide up-to-date information on the management of non-native invasives. Chapters included in the book are peer-reviewed by international experts working in the area. Readers will get a unique perspective on ecological aspects of the management of invasives. The book will be useful to graduate students, researchers, managers and policy makers involved in the management of exotic invasives.

Knowledge Management and Virtual Organizations

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Malhotra, Yogesh, PUBLISHER: Idea Group Publishing, Based on the completion of the latest knowledge, research and practices, Knowledge Management and Virtual Organizations synthesizes the latest thinking in knowledge management with the design of information technology and the Internet-enabled new organization forms. The major emphasis of this exciting book is on knowledge management, virtual organizations and teams, and success factors for knowledge management and virtual organizations.

The Social Market Economy: Theory and Ethics of the Economic

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Koslowski, P. / Koslowski, Peter, PUBLISHER: Springer, The social market economy forms a fundamental theory of the market economy and an integrated economic and ethical theory of the economic order in which the political and societal conditions for the working of the market are included in the theory of the market economy. The social market economy is presented as a universal theory of the decisions to be made about the economic order in all cultures and is analysed in its basic theoretical foundations and in its application to the transition process from the planned to the market economy, particulary in the privatisation of socialised property in Russia and former East Germany. Leading German and Russian experts in the field as well as four classical texts present a systematic analysis of the social market economy from the point of view of economics, law, and ethics.

Environmental and Natural Resource Economics

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Thomas H Tietenberg, PUBLISHER: HarperCollins Publishers, NA

Economics in Urban Conservation

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lichfield, Nathaniel, PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, The role of economics in urban conservation is relatively underdeveloped. Professor Lichfield has added to his other pioneering studies in this innovative and important exposition of approach, method and techniques for the systematic application of economics in the conservation of urban areas. In order to establish an appropriate base for the economic analysis and application in parts III, IV and V of the book, the opening sections provide essential background information about the management and planning for conservation in the urban system in general and examine the special place of the cultural built heritage: those building and objects chosen by society for particular protection. Written in a highly accessible style, Economics in Urban Conservation makes a major contribution to an understanding of how economics in conservation can help in achieving a sensible balance between continuity and change in the built environment.

Profit Centers in Industrial Ecology: The Business

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Smith, Ronald S., Jr., PUBLISHER: Quorum Books, Complying with environmental protection laws need not punch a hole in a firm's bottom line. Smith shows that compliance can be profitable. He provides corporate executives with easily accessed data and analyses of the theory of environmental management systems (EMS), and in doing so covers the major environmental concerns worrying corporate America. The result is a practical guide to the tools of environmental management and how they can be used to enhance a corporation's profitability while at the same time reducing its impact on the environment and consequent financial liabilities. Readers will find ways to tailor an appropriate strategy to their specific business needs, justify that strategy financially, and integrate the EMS into an existing business plan. Smith takes the reader through all of the environmental factors that affect profits and productivity. He demonstrates the practicality of not only considering the life cycle of a single product or service, but also the impact of life cycles throughout the entire company. A degree in environmental science is not needed to follow Smith's reasoning and advice, but solid business knowledge is important. Smith provides all of the background needed to start an EMS program, the benefits of which are limited only by management's priorities and the creativity of a company's people.

Marketing Management for Nonprofit Organizations

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Sargeant, Adrian, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, This book provides a comprehensive overview of the theory behind non-profit marketing, and analyzes key non-profit sectors such as fund-raising, the arts, education, healthcare, and social ideas. Second and third year undergraduate and postgraduate students taking courses in non-profit marketing, service marketing and public sector management will find this volume an invaluable course accompaniment.

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