Challenging Malaria: The Private and Social Incentives of Mosquito Control
Author:   Byron B. Carson, III
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   2023 ed.
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Pages:   240
Publication Date:   28 September 2023
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Author:   Byron B. Carson, III
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   2023 ed.
Weight:   0.467kg
ISBN:  

9783031395093


ISBN 10:   3031395093
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   28 September 2023
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Introduction.- Part 1: The Economic Approach to Malaria Prevention.- 1. Malaria Takes a Toll.- 2. Advancing Howard’s Insight.- Part 2: The Collective Action Problem of Malaria.- 3. The Burden of Collective Action.- 4. Incentives Can Help.- 5. Tying and Associations Help Too.- 6. Don’t Forget Firms in the Private Sector.- Part 3: Extending Private and Collective Prevention.- 7. Collective Action Can Fail.- 8. Residential Markets May be Thin.- 9. Resurgence in India, Venezuela, Nigeria.- Part 4: Revising Malaria Prevention.- 10. What of bed nets and indoor residual spraying?.- 11. A Market-based, Voluntary Approach to Malaria Prevention. 

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Byron B. Carson, III is Associate Professor of Economics and Business at Hampden-Sydney College in Hampden-Sydney, Virginia (USA). He teaches courses on introductory economics, money and banking, development economics, health economics, and urban economics. He earned a Ph.D. in Economics from George Mason University and a B.A. in Economics from Rhodes College. His research interests include economic epidemiology, public choice, and Austrian economics.

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