Terrorism : considering new policies / Bruno S. Frey and Simon Luechinger -- An empirical analysis of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) / Howard Kunreuther and Erwann Michel-Kerjan -- Airport security : time for a new model / Robert W. Poole, Jr. -- Cost-effective strategies to address...

Recommended readings (Machine generated): C. Christou and N. Vettas (2008), 'On Informative Advertising and Product Differentiation', International Journal of Industrial Organization, 26 (1), January, 92-112 -- Claude Fluet and Paolo G. Garella (2002), 'Advertising and Prices as Signals of...

Contents: 1 Reinforcing the 'social' in social marketing / Lukas Parker and Linda Brennan -- So what is social marketing? -- What social marketing is not -- Book structure -- References -- Social marketing frameworks / Linda Brennan, Lukas Parker and Ella Chorazy -- Approaches to social...

Competitiveness and Tourism brings together the key scholarly articles which discuss the challenges of managing, maintaining and enhancing competitive tourism destinations. This authoritative title of articles covers service sector competition; conceptual models of tourism competitiveness; the...

1. An investigation on the growth performance of small tourism countries -- 2. Forecasting international tourism demand and uncertainty for Barbados, Cyprus and Fiji -- 3. Land, environmental externalities and tourism development -- 4. Tourism, increasing returns and welfare -- 5. How to develop...

Recommended readings (Machine generated): Alleyne, D. (2006), 'Can seasonal unit root testing improve the forecasting accuracy of tourist arrivals?' Tourism Economics, 12 (1), 45-64. -- Briguglio, L. (1995), 'Small island developing states and their economic vulnerabilities', World Development,...

"Carefully examining the challenges of meeting fast-developing consumer demands and preferences, this enlightening Handbook captures the difficulties involved in providing optimal service experiences. It provides invaluable theoretical guidance while emphasising the evolutionary nature of...

This well-documented book analyzes the possibilities and constraints of regulatory cooperation between the EU and the US (particularly California) with a specific focus on environmental protection, food safety and agriculture, biosafety and biodiversity

The impact of climate change on seven regions of the United States is studied in this new and accessible collection. The study examines how the different regions of the United States may be affected by climate change. In particular, the study explores whether warming would be beneficial to the...

Recent corporate governance scandals have brought to the fore the inherent contradictions of a capitalism dominated by financial markets. This challenging book by Michel Aglietta and Antoine Rebérioux argues that capitalism's basic premise--that companies must be managed in the sole interest of...