Economics books

This book is a successor to and replacement for the highly respected manual and handbook on the benefits of flood...  Read More >>

Consumption is the primary economic activity in a post-industrial society. This volume shows how consumer behavior...  Read More >>

All pre-industrial societies had to face certain challenges: earthquakes, plague, warfare, soil erosion and subsistence...  Read More >>

In this volume, the mutual interdependence between road and rail transport is investigated, providing a fascinating...  Read More >>

This book brings together academic work on contemporary issues in financial institutions and markets. It was originally...  Read More >>

Cooperatives are an alternative organizational structure for fostering collaborative process and outcomes in communities....  Read More >>

This book sets out in search of what we call ‘Confucian HRM’ in Greater China and beyond, vis-a-vis people-management...  Read More >>

This book is testimony to the emergent nature of human security as an idea, as a useful construct and as an operational...  Read More >>

This book explores the meanings assigned to goods sold retail from 1550 to 1820 and how their labels were understood....  Read More >>

This book is concerned with developing new ideas on economic policies designed for equitable and sustainable development....  Read More >>

Proactive Law for Managers deals with contracts and contracting, showing their profound impact on business strategy...  Read More >>

The last ten years have seen an enormous surge of interest in issues that are common to psychology and economics....  Read More >>

The unique challenges associated with understanding network industries requires insights from a range of disciplinary...  Read More >>

In this collection, academics and policy-makers from Australia, Japan, New Zealand and Singapore present research...  Read More >>

This new edition of Environmental Management in Organizations significantly updates the original handbook to provide...  Read More >>

This innovative book is the first to offer a Europe-wide perspective on the shapers of party politics on the issue...  Read More >>

This book explores risk communication research with a focus on new theoretical perspectives, research findings,...  Read More >>

Gambling is a fascinating subject which for many centuries has attracted public interest. Yet, despite its ubiquity,...  Read More >>

Financial accounting, reporting and regulation is a vast subject area of huge importance globally, with interest...  Read More >>

This book examines the complex regulation and deregulation of energy, communications, transportation and water utilities...  Read More >>

When a venture seems to be faltering, do you persist and hope that things will get better or do you cut your losses?...  Read More >>

This book addresses the intersection of entrepreneurship, innovation and sustainability (EIS), presenting high-quality...  Read More >>

Garcia de Orta’s Colloquies on the Simples and Drugs of India (1563) was printed in Goa, the capital of the Portuguese...  Read More >>

Using country case experiences, this volume discusses the dramatic innovation and learning experiences in East Asia....  Read More >>

This book brings into focus social patterns and policies of the Southern Rim of Europe and asks if there is a special...  Read More >>