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The economics of technology and employment : theory and empirical evidence
Vivarelli, Marco - 1995
The impact of technical change on employment is investigated in this important new book which offers a critical appraisal of how far current economic analysis and theory can deal with this key policy issue. The Economics of Technology and Employment addresses the impact of technical change on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473912
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The economics of health care in Asia-Pacific countries
Hu, Teh-wei (ed.); Hsieh, Chee-Ruey (ed.) - 2002
In order to control ever-increasing health care expenditure, Western and Asian countries are seeking to develop more efficient health care models. Studies on health care that focus specifically on Asian countries are rare, rendering this a unique and welcome addition to the literature. This book...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014474098
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MicroFranchising : creating wealth at the bottom of the pyramid
Fairbourne, Jason S. (contributor);  … - 2007
Why microfranchising is needed now : introduction and book overview / Jason S. Fairbourne -- Microfranchising : the next step on the development ladder / Stephen W. Gibson -- The informal economy and microfranchising / Michael Henriques and Mathias Herr -- Current international development tools...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012419999
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Cost-benefit analysis and health care evaluations
Brent, Robert J. - 2003
Cost-benefit analysis is the only method of economic evaluation which can effectively indicate whether a health care treatment or intervention is worthwhile. This book attempts to build a bridge between cost-benefit analysis, as developed by economists, and the health care evaluation literature...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012420110
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Reforming healthcare systems
Marmor, Theodore - 2011
-87. -- Freeman, Richard (2000), The Politics of Health in Europe, Manchester: Manchester University Press. -- Frenk, J. and A … (2000), 'Public Health Care in the Balance: Exploring Popular Support for Health Care Systems in the European Union …', International Journal of Social Welfare, 9 (4), 301-21. -- Grielen, S.J., W.G.W. Boerma and P.P. Groenewegen (2000), 'Science in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012420117
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The political economy of HIV/AIDS in developing countries : TRIPS, public health systems, and free access
Coriat, Benjamin (contributor) - 2008
The book is based on original data and field studies from Brazil, Thailand, India and Sub-Saharan Africa. Focusing on the issue of universal and free access to treatment (a goal now taken to heart by the international community), it assesses the progress made and presents a rigorous diagnosis of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850669
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The Elgar companion to health economics
Jones, Andrew M. (contributor) - 2006
The aim of The Elgar Companion to Health Economics is to take an audience of advanced undergraduates, postgraduates and researchers to the frontier of research in health economics, by providing them with short and easily readable introductions to key topics. The volume brings together 50...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851278
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Elgar encyclopedia of healthcare management
Lega, Federico (ed.) - 2023
"Management practices within the healthcare sector are shaped by a multitude of professional, social, political and technical factors. This Elgar Encyclopedia of Healthcare Management provides insights and definitions on essential themes that clarify complexity and specificity of leading within...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014372525
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Innovation and the growth of cities
Ács, Zoltán J. - 2002
Machine generated contents note: 1 Technology and entrepreneurship 1 -- 2 Knowledge, innovation and firm size 24 -- 3 Local geographic spillovers 44 -- 4 Sectoral characteristics 63 -- 5 Innovation of entrepreneurial firms 74 -- 6 Capital structure, innovation and firm size 98 -- 7 Employment...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012419981
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Tax compliance and tax morale : a theoretical and empirical analysis
Torgler, Benno - 2007
The question of why citizens pay their taxes has attracted increased attention in the tax compliance literature of late. In this book, Benno Torgler considers the evidence that suggests that enforcement efforts cannot fully explain the high degree of tax compliance within society. To attempt to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012420106