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Practicing Professional Ethics in Economics and Public Policy
Searing, Elizabeth A.M. (ed.); Searing, Donald R. (ed.) - 2016 - 1st ed. 2016
Preface -- Part I. The Role of Ethics -- Chapter 1. Why Am I Reading This? -- Chapter 2. People to Know -- Part II. Ethical Decision-Making -- Chapter 3. Framing the Problem -- Chapter 4. Hypothesis Testing -- Chapter 5. Drawing Conclusions -- Chapter 6. Case Studies -- Part III. Perspectives on...
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Social Welfare Functions and Development : Measurement and Policy Applications
Kakwani, Nanak - 2016
published extensively on poverty, inequality, pro-poor growth, inclusive growth, education and health. …
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Globalization and Public Policy : A European Perspective
Audretsch, David B. (ed.); Lehmann, Erik (ed.);  … - 2015
This volume of selected articles was released in light of the new economic, social and environmental challenges Europe and the United States have been faced with following the end of the Cold War and in the evolving era of globalization. National security, immigration, and the provision of...
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Public Policy Analysis : New Developments
Thissen, Wil A. H. (ed.); Walker, Warren E. (ed.) - 2013
Traditional policy analysis approaches are characterized by a focus on system modeling and choosing among policy alternatives. While successful in many cases, this approach has been increasingly criticized for being technocratic and ignoring the behavioral and political dimensions of most policy...
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Endogenous Public Policy and Contests
Epstein, Gil S. (contributor); Nitsan, Shemuʾel (contributor) - 2007
This book focuses on the role of interest groups and their lobbying efforts in public policy. It applies strategic contest theory as the basic methodology and clarifies the fundamental parameters that determine the behavior of the government and the interest groups. It illustrates the proposed...
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Famous and (Infamous) Workplace and Community Training : A Social History of Training and Development
Kopp, David M. - 2018
-Directed Training: John Lennon and Paul McCartney -- 7. Pregnant mothers should avoid thinking of ugly people: Parenting education and …
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The Market Economy as a Social System
Tsukada, Hiroto - 2018
natural resources, including the question of natural talent or who should bear the costs of children’s education; the rule of …, viewing society as a single integrated construct. Equal distribution of land, not private but public payment of education fees …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012396847
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Regional Growth and Sustainable Development in Asia
Batabyal, Amitrajeet A. (ed.); Nijkamp, Peter (ed.) - 2017
1. Introduction -- 2. Spatial Disparities and Poverty: The Case of Three Provinces in the Philippines -- 3. Decomposing Poverty Change in India: Within- and Between-Group Effects Across Regions, 2004-05 and 2009-10 -- 4.Pathways Out of Rural Poverty and the Role of Agriculture in Four...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012397335
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Socialist Optimism : An Alternative Political Economy for the Twenty-First Century
Auerbach, Paul - 2016
. The detailed blueprint presented here focuses upon the education and upbringing of children in the context of social … -- Introduction to Part II -- 6. Education and Economic Growth: The Statistical and Historical Record -- 7. Education as a Social … -- PART III Socialism and Human Possibilities -- Introduction to Part III -- 11. Education in a Free Society -- 12. Equality …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012397557
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Theory and Practices on Innovating for Sustainable Development
Krozer, Yoram - 2016 - 1st ed. 2016
feed-in tariffs in Europe. Lastly, the book also discusses policies that invest in education, skills, knowledge and know …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012397917